Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-04
CONVENTION TO NOMINATE SUPREME
IUDGFS


Judges in this State is a matter of too
much importance to be lightly dealt with
or passed over with indifference. II is,
of all other offices TO be filed, the most
worthy to be first considered. This court
furnishes the last refuge for justice, and
should be carefully presided over by men
learned in the law, sound in integrity
and Democratic in politics. And as to
the latter, it is required, for the reason
that men cannot hold to Radical theories
and be above the corruption that dis
qualities them for the sacredness of the
Judges Office. We had as well think of
Satan occupying the Great Judgment
Seat and dispensing law to the wicked of
this world as to contemplate for one mo-
ment placing the mantle Of Supreme
Judgeupon Radical shoulders. 1t would
be as appropriate in the one case as the
other. and in view of these surroundings,
we think it expedient that the Demo
cratic party should make nominations
for this position, as well as others to be
filed, by the voice of the people. We are
constantly brought in contact with sore
headed politicians who are ready at any
time to deelaim against partisan nOmi-
nations for Judges, and when asked to
give their plan of choosing the right kind
of men, will at once begin to pirate about
a peoples convention, or some other
such stupendous folly A peoples
convention must embrace all classes of
society, and with u.s. in an assemblage Of
that kind, the negro would constitute
very large part Of the admixture- And
we are willing'to bear the impntation OF
standing still and not having progressed
in Radical sociality IS yet, so far as to
be willing TO sit down in public or private
With the Odoriferous African. We believe
il xhite men governing this eOgntTy. /
and desire no asiliation WITH negroes IN
a political sense Il IS for these and Ike 4
rezzsas We are peszzdea that ; meeting 4
q or party xozld b tbs means TO
s-lees sueh eznds3aies f0E the Supreme
g-seS A are enlisted to Ea5 vii eon-
mad the rsspse; and support u ihe I
people 81 ike polls One Osher idea thai
has gotten abroSd u, that party nomina-
tons for judges nEs work corruption
On the bench and BoiRte the
sources Of Justice. by throwing ~
it the filth Of politics. This is
not necessarily a sequence, and the
same reason might be applied 70 every
Office elective by the people when pollt-
ical parties are instrumental in bringing
forward the candidates voted for. We
are not one Of those who believe that
politicians are corrupt as a clsss, and to
entertain distinctive political sentiments
disaualifies a man for diseharging the
duties of Judge on the bench. II is,
indeed, rare sight to find any one in
this republic of ours who does not belong
to one or the other political parties Of
the country. If, then, politicians are
corrupt, almost every man in the nation !
may be set down as q rascal, which would !
leave the honest men in qnite . minority. /
But the best joke of the season is, that '
the lawyers of the State should be pab, ;
fishing this idea and arrogating TO them :
selves the right to say who should be our /
Judges. We won't say much on this {
point for fear of offending soar Of our !
best friends who belong to ths
profession. But the fact is the b
lawyers in putting on the robe Of sane u
tity brings a smile on the face Of every :
one else. The devil himself would not i
be guilty of greater piece Of presump- .
lion. We will cease this sparring. and |
hope that all classes Of our great and good !
society may be properly harmorized, :
and made to believe that the Democratic v
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