The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
A COMMUNICATIONS.
THE JUDICIAL QUESTION.

EdttOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'oih'-
Allow me, through your valuable
paper, to make Il few observations
relative TO tho approaching Judl-
ciul election. ] consider elections
OF that character OF far moro i'm
por tance TO the people than they |
generally attribute to them.
Upon the legal ability, knowl- !
edge, native good sense and iDteg.
rity of a Judge depends moro di.
rcctly the safety Of our personal
liberty md property .han upon
that ofany other office, aadthere-
foro our selections 20 fll that place
should be carefully mado.
/ am n Democrat, and have al.
ways been and expect TO remain
one but just now, in making my
choice for whom shall cast my
vote for that Office, l an fortunate.
ly not compelled TO ConGno my inc
vestigation within my own party
lines. Az Democrats, wUahavc 10
party candidate, and our choice
sooms forced 10 he between our lcl-
low citizen, Mr.. j. W. Wood, phd
Mr.. Okcy, Of Noble county. Nr.
Okoy comes before Us as an mde-
pendent cdHiidHe, as much and
more the candidate of the Radical
party Of Noble county as Of the
Democrats Of the Same county, and
therefore claiming the allegiance
Of 10 party, and no enc Is bound 10
support him for party reasons. II
seems, also, that the people Of NUblo
county have determined 10 mako
his election purely local question,
a question ~ to whether Noble Co.
shall have II Judge resident among
thom, or whether he shall be res
idcnt Of Morgan, and the friends Of
Mr. Okey IN that county, are fight
ing 1t out on that line" Noble Co.
IN so dong, Is altuatcd by purely
selfish motives, and cares not u
whit what the political holdings Of
tho Judge may be so that he is a
Noble county man. IN fact Noble
county is aronsud 10 fl dollar aud
cent Wow OF the matter, and is do.
termned TO have tho bcaefts arls-
ing out Oft Judge resident in the
county. Now I would Gsk II il is
not equally important that Morgan
county should DO looking littlo 10
her own interests as well as Noble
to hers ? Have we not been guili-
ently impressed with the ncccssi
~ ola Jud goresiding in our County?
Let any ono who has had II suit IN
court within TIE past fifteen years
answer, md he will tell you yes =
Dollars upon dollars OF costs hayO
been made at every term ofcourl
that has set within tho county by
tho Judge being Il resident ofunoth
or county, and having TO adjourn
court and go homo before the fin.
ishing of the business OF tho term,
? anu the costs had to be paid by lit
igants. Now If Morgan had u
Judge in the county, these expens
es would be obviated, and a great
saving would be made to lltigants
Every man is liable to bo a party to
a lawsuit, and every man is liable
, to be subjected to the payment Of
ccSts IN lawsuit, and it Is thoro.
fore every mans interest TO vote
for that candidate for Judge by
whose election ii saving of costs vii
l. be made 20 linn, should ho DC sc
unfortunate as TO be party 10 law
suit,
Of Mr. Okoy's personal fitness
for the place, only know that he
is represented to be far lawyer
>, and beyond that know nothing.
S Mr.. Wood i have personally
known for yoars, and although W,
d have differed in poIiucs, 1 have al
ways been ready TO say, and sa.
now, that he is a man in whose le
gal ability, good sense and honest.
| can safely trust any case / ma.
have TO bring into court, ifI am
}, Democrat.
Not feeling bound to support MI
+ Okey as a partizau, for 10 that kin
OF support, as l have already sale
ho has no claim taking also int
the account that our Noble count
friends in forcing this local issu
upon us, have aroused my pride fl
my own locality, ana believing tina
e. Morgan county is as much entitlo
s,4 10 this oiGco as any other county I
Lilo subdivision, and that in NJ
L Wood We have the best man, who's
election is now possible, ! sha
cheeriully cast my vote for lnm G
next Monday4and hope that over