Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-03-22
The Independent" Candidate.

SoIhron mas I8toIy visited PraIrle du
Chen, for the purpose of exhibiting
an Indopendent candidate" for
Circuit Judge. We have read lot
ter from q well informed gentleman
of that place, stating that the Judge
informed the people there, that the
candidate" was the unanimous
choice Of the bar assembled at Lam
caster, and that legal gentlemen We're
bcttcr qualified than mere clOdhop-
pors and rail-spiitters, TO mako q Sc
lection. and had therefore gotten up
i candidate of their own. ndtpcndclt
.. the people. When and whore this
council Of Ie4ai gentlemen held It's
sittings, W aro not informed like
the wind, 1--WE have heard the sound
thereof" but cannot tell whence it
came, or whittier it wont, or who
composed the convention. But we are
authorized to deny point blank that
any Republican lawyer in the Circuit
participated 10 tho movement, or
had tho least sympathy with it. The
radical, copperhoad stripe of the de-
mocracy 10 not conceal their want of
faith in tho people. Sat Clark de-
sirod tic constitution to be amended,
so that Judges should BIO appointed
instead Of elected and the La Fay
otto County Democrat boldly declares
tho elective judiciary TO DO & failure,
except in such places as New York
city and in La Rayctto county,
whero Democrats have a permanent
majority. The Democrat is largely
made up.of extracts from Brick Pom
eroy, altering sincere curses against
God and humanity but the assasina-
ton Of Lincoln and tho death OF
Stanton which ho regards as provi-
Dental has reoonoiled him somewhat
to tho divine administration. He ex-
tolls Philo Orion, "thc Independent
candidate" curses John Brown but
thinks "thc soul Of John Wilkcs
Booth is marching on" The Demo
crat sometime ago declared that "we
(meaning the La Fayette copper
heads) feel tho inferiority Of Judge
Mills to many Of our Grst class men,"
The new aspirant for judicial honors,
the editor informs us, is at the very
head Of this first class. There is no
doubt that the young gentleman feels
his superiority to the Judge it is q
very pleasant feeling, and although
his defeat is certain, we do not think
it will deprive him of this pleasure.
From all that we can learn, we think
Mr.. Orion has been too hasty in en-
deavoring TO snatch judicial honors,
and to preside over bar largely
composed Of his superiors in age
and legal knowledge. The voters
throughout the district do not repose
the same confidence in the opinions
Of the La Fayette Democrat in refer
encc IT, "irt cla-s men," that Mr..
Dct.n iOvF. No hear that his !ricud-
arc ready 70 demonstrate his capaci-
ly by producing approved phreno-
Logical charts ol his Uranium, SHOW
ing bump Developments equal TO
those Of Marshall and Story, but we
think he ought to be satisfied for the
present with the Probate Judgeship
of La Fayette County. We cannot
accept without some suspicion, the
fulsome eulogies bestowed on Mr..
Orton by tho La Fayette Democrat,
for wo do not regard Brick Pomeroy,
Horny Clay Dean and John Wilkes
Booth as model men, and the DEM
ocrat docs so regard them. We have
heard reliable gentlemen say tina;
Mr. Orton is hard, tough, technical
oopperhead lawyer, who regards law
as system cotton up for the benefit
OF attornios, while Judge Mills re
cards law as a system intended t
promote Justice between man anC
man. Knowing little Of tho "Inde
pcndont candidate ourselves, ex
oopt from the suspicious endorsement
Of Moses n. Strong, knight & Co.,
wo quote tho following from the
Mineral Point Tribune, a nojghbor Of
Mr.. Orton's:
"Thc Democrats o. this Judicial
Circuit, as was anticipated, arc play.
ing their old dodge Of getting up an
Independent candidate. The star &C
tor in tho play this time is z. A
Orton, Jr., of Darlington. Mr.. Q. i:
young lawyer OF Some promise, Dul
not particularly distinguished fol-
anything save tho virulence of his
apprehension.
For some time the Democrats were
in doubt rs who to make an independ
ent of-whether Cothren, Orion oil
somebody else-but finally decided
last week to take Orion, who being
a new nag TO most of the District
would not show so many blemishes
We sppreheHd the independent
dodge will deceive no one. The PEG
pie understand that il is only whcr
they are in the minority, that the
Democrats believe judicial offices
should not be governed by politics
Judge Mills is worthy the support O
tho Republicans of the Circuit, anc
will receive it."
HEPhilo A. Orion, Esq., of La
Fayette, Democrat, has consented
To be the Independent candidate fol