Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-04-01
Judicial Dignity.

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The democrats, in their opposition to
the reelection of Judge Mills, are engaged
in ridiculng his dignity. No doubt Mr.
Orion and his friends have different views
of dignity from the Judge, but whether
or not they are better, the people can
judge.
True dignity is true worth. A man
cannot acquire dignity without merit
Dignity does not consist in sitting erect
on the bench and peering from beneath a
pair of scowlirg eyebrows while couple of
suitors stand in the forum wraDgling
about an old spawned horse, the removal
of some rickety fence, or the cause OF
black eye or bunged nose; fit did, it
would be much cheaper for the counties IN
the State 20 import cargo of monkeys )
for they are quite as dignified as any other
animal without merit, and-they don't
drink
If dignity consist in appearing grave
over petty quarrels between petulant
husband and brawlng wife, and smiling
with scstatic delight over the threatened
ruin of the country, then the democratic
party is entitled to the palm of dignity. If
to weep at the breach Of warranty in the
sale of an old cart horse, and take delight
in the destruction Of the constitution of
the country, be dignity, then we grant
them the honors. If to oppose every
measure that is calculated to add dignity
to the government and it's people, be dgni-
ty, Shen the democratic party possesses
more dignity than any other people in the
world; for no party ever existed that has
been vanauished, defeated, routed, and
thoroughly confused on as many questions
as the democratic party of the United
States. They have opposed everything
that has been proposed that could confer
dignity on the people, and have as often
been defeated. They fought the l4th
amendment to the constitution comforting
the dignity of citizenship on four millions
of people, and they fought the 18th amend
ment comforting the dignity of the elective
franchise on the same; and when the
amendments to the constitution were rati-
fed in spite of their opposition, they had
the dignity to button-hoie the few colored
voters in this community, trying to per-
IL 70 ha Ia,noorotIo II al of
and the niggers turned from them in
disgust
The democratic legislature of the State
of Ohio possessed the legal knowledge and
dignity to attempt to withdraw the ratif-
cation of the 18th amendment by the re-
publican legislature, and the democratic
legislature Of the State Of New York, at
tempted to withdraw the ratification of the
18th amendment by the preceding republi-
can legislature. 0, for some democratic
member of the Ohio or New York legisla-
ture to run against Judge Mills for the ju-
dicial office, on'account of their erudition
and dignity or, 0, we pant for some other
democrat such as Phio A. Orion, who be-
lieves that a democratic legislature has
mower to withdraw ratification OF con-
stitutional amendment! They have, in
every instance of defeat, after they have
been kicked along by the marching tread
of human progress, fallen to the rear and
followed after crying, "These are dead
issues - 1t is needless to tell how they
fought for she extension of slavery-how
they dipped their souls and swords in the
bloody pool of treason, and when van
Guished and captured, cried out, "dead
issue!" This is dignity When the gov
eminent groaned under the infection oil
their treason and rapine, they were wont to
assemble ON the street corners and back
alleys and smile and congratulate them
selves at its reverses. This they call dig
nifty
If the democrats Of this judicial circuit
would teach US dignity, let them point
backward to some of their Judges, when
drunkenness gave dignity to the bench !;
and when we behold, as has been witness
ed by many, the inebriate retchings of the
'court," we are forced to exclaim, "These
are dead issues ~