Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-01-11
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put the mead OF JTcge Mills. ms
is the only antidots., He wants to
be bitten by mad cog SO he can go
and bite the judge. His Honor
ought to swear the peace against
him. He impeaohes The present in
cumbent' with high crimes and mis-
demeanors. He charges the Judge
with incompeteney, dishonesty, in
capacity, of openly end shamefully
deciding against law and justice in
order TO please the bEople whose suf-
frages he is counting, Rc enlarges
upon the supreme Importance of the
judicia! office, and calls on the pco-
pie to meet en- masse, without regard
to party, and nominate and elect
competent, honest and dignifed per-
sonage to fill that high station, and
intimates the enlightened democracy
of La Fayette county have just the
man to fill the bin. De tells us the
masses no longer respect courts DO
cause politicians by Srade and party
hacks are paid for ahsir services by
Judicial promotion. 1t is true that
the liberal minded whole souled
democrats of La Fayette county
nominated and elooted county
judge Belonging TO tEeir own party
last spring, but it &as done in no
partisan spirit no Il democratic vo-
ters are wise and Intelligent, and
know who is fit to wear tho judicial
ermin, besides, they have the ma
jority in La FayeHc County, and
oughtito rule.
Well, Mr.. Democrat, your furious
statements in retereAce TO the hide
Gus expenses OF courts in La Fayette
county occasioned by Judge Mills
maladministration arc hardly worth
attention. The Boatd ofSupervlsors
in Grant County have Just finished
their citing. They are men of OK
perieEce, of thorough knowledge of
the ccunty's history and business,
and they say there IL no enlargement
Of coart expenses in the largest
county in the circnit. The jury
business is usually ended here in two
weeks. We have understood that
Judge Mills clears your entire dock
ct in LA Fayett CouYtV at every sit
ting Of the court. Wien he entered
upon bis duties Eve gears ago he
found huge mass on old cases, some
Of which had remaincd'undecided for
years; Yet Judge sSlills has five
counties to attend ton while his pre-
decessOr had but th.es. How is it
that The tortoise has out run the
hare, with nearly double the load 10
carry at that? 1t liz true Judge
Mills might adjourn your court sine
die at any time, ana indulge with
friends in an old iashibned iolIifica-
ton and spree, but To $bridge terms
in this way is not his's.yle.
Now, Mr.. Democrat, ghe difference
between you and Judge Mills is radi-
eel, constitutional and qreconcilable.
You and be belong to, different types
OF humanity. He LOOKS at the fu-
ture aud is full of progressive ideas,
aud you wish TO galvanze the past.
We have no right TO advise the citi-
zens Of La Fayette county, but if
they wish to reduce expenses we do
not think they can do Vt by electing
circuit Judge Of tGo' same stripe
with those liberal fin@nsiers who pay
to deiAocratic officials salaries and
perquisites which sharse the gener-
osity Of the diminutige and penuri-
GUS county in which WI dwell.
A few words in reference to the
administration of judge Mills. We
think we know the general opinion.
1t is this: that the lawn the west |
ern part Of the State ha.s never been |
more faithfully and fairly and Justly
administered by any cf,his predeces-
sors than by himself He has
faults: but they do not lean towards
judicial tyranny, but fn'the opposite
direction. Juries respett his charges
and fellow them because their pro-
priety and equity is clsarly manifest.
He was never satisfied with the slip
shod procedure of coGr's, and from
the fest imposed upon himself the
labor of writing out in Slain English
his eI.tire instructions so tho jury.
If he has been guilty of'bias or pref
udice; the record is open to the pub
lie. The party injured could take
advantage of it, aud the Judge could
not deny or modify what he had de-
clared to DO the law, in Cease bill of
exception was to be- made out.
He argued that if dted or mort
gage should be in writing, Judges
chsrge-.that more deeply affected
the rights and liberties of men
should not be inscribed upon the air.
The advantages of this innovation
have received the sanction of the leg
islature and become tho law of the
State. And members OF the legisla-
ture in advocating the law made hon.
orable reference to the psactice Of the
9Th Circuit. Again, IN almost every
case tried before him be- has CAREFUL
ly written the Testimony of the
witnesses. Tho importance Of hav-
ing this testimony recorded by an
impArtisl hand il such that in sever
al counties, short hand reporters are
authorized by special legislative acts.
The Judge, we think, understands
very well the causes thst have made
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and expensive; and has endeavored
to secure such legislation as will re-
duce court expenses within the mar
rowest limit. Many of his theories
have become the settleG law of the
State. snd we wish him success in
this direction But to- think OF can
ceiling expenses by reslsrrecting the
old stagers OF the democratic. regime,
the lineal descendants 9t-"the forty"
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