Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-03
DEMOCRATIC JUDGES.

TSx DEMOCRATIC JUDGES
* I,From reading letter published in the
Xxx Avalanche of this morning are led TO
MN believe that deal of unnecessary gas
3&& was expended at the lawyers meeting in
kzzA jackson, a few days since the proceed
Tsz1g ings II which may be found in yester-
M SEpGER. The gentlemen who con
sNk this profession as clever and
~ sA3f as those others who compose the
+. Npyarioas classes of our society. They are
\lp sazslly entitled to their opinions in the
tsoverstAent of the State and to
x" that !. D .s. 'ls manner At
BS .bgkSspiety seems to suggest that this
NAAh part of the community should not
"a attempt to dictate to the great masses Of
W. X<fe.peo as to who should be their
&c. <5udges for the next eight years in this
NJ State. - hold that all are entitled TOT
vc%a in ticshatter and justly due a
II .,considegaiion,SS the deliberations of a
4 - C9pssntispNo nominate candidates for
40 III. SseAeme Bssssh. 1t is an erroneous
NJ opsssSsa tbs<fkr lawyers are more inte
q sna, - resfsssSYgte selection Of judges than
Il tttsn> all ssAsr $aSe{Eying in the State
- - ghs59 ggA w. ,h before ,,r the
SA %e11SA[A made to de-
IA. pend upSnIR : SsnlfSant set Of Judges
~ who afe-tezs u mi tESAe law correctly
49, And, aftef IN AtHs9slients, who are
- the people, sSa HAaIy interested
o. in life liberty III bSpRperty coming
up lar adjudicati$SS @S5oSe business be-
ES! fore he courts is trs1xsAb by lawyers,
it is a,ot theirs they ssagShly be inter
!. estcd in it to the extenfssae fee prom
- ised by the parties at suit Ye can see
- noreason why, then, the profession should
deem they had better right than every
sszszz one else 10 n anne the Judges 10 be elected
It's an unheard of piece Of presumption,
49, that has mot parallel in the history Of
". the Government. What have these men
done that the people should honor them
HTrt by giving this braL'ch of the government
4 into their control? They are not certainly
- 10 be complimented Tor being the special
IN guardians Of the peoples right since it
Wv is known but few of them will refuse a
fee on either side of a cake, and whether
iN the side they espouse be right or wrong.
1t is commended, however that the law
yers are the best judges of each other
and in consequence, would know who
A would best fill the Supreme Bench.
The same reason might be applied with
equal force to the choice of each psrtic-
I ular officer to be elected, until the g-eat
majority of the people wouldbe deprived
of all participation in their own govern
ment If the legal profession viii CON
tend that the people are not capable of
sefgovernment then their first dntyd
4 should be to take the power from their
hands altogether We suppose aone win
4 20 so far as this; and all must agree that
the right to select the Supreme Judges
ought to be left entirely with the people, +
who make and nnmake constitutions,
and whose prerogatiye it is to FIJI every
office in the State with such men as in the
Judgment Of the largest number are
thought most worthy and competent
The States Of New York Ohio and Ken
,plcky have set examples in the choice
Of judges that we may well follow, and I
according TO our reason IS the best 1t
is that Of party nominations for these
Offices and afterward hearty support I
of the ticket at the polls. If we would |
act with sense and judgment let us do ,
81 likewise in Tennessee in the conflict to
take place in August next