The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-10
T" kim Caucus"

The tendency to ut present re-
volt from the supreme control Of
of the "King Caucus in political
affairs seems to be on the increase.
AT a recent Convention of Iowa
Republicans they formally dc.
clared in their platform that 1t
was the duty Of every good citi-
zen to vote against bad or incom-
petent men, even II nominated by
their own party. This lisa marked
illustration of the sboye fact. In
speaking Of action Of the Connect
icut Legislature in this regard the
Detroit Tribune says: "This spirit
ofindependence has once or twice
shown itself in the past in Con-
necticut politics, in ways and from
motives not wholly praiscworthy,
but it's latest demonstration bids
fair to have good results. Under
tho constitution Of that State,
Judges Of the Supreme and
Superior Courts are chos.
Ell by the concurrent vote OF the
Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives. The present Legislature
has one vacancy ia the. Supreme
and three in the Superior Court
to I'll, and, rs its lower house 10
Democratic, while the Senate is
Republican, caucuses Of the two
parties fixed mp, compromise
ticket, andnominated Republicans
for the Supreme, Court. vacancies
and for one of the vacancies on
the Superior bench, the candidates
for tho two other Superior Court
seats being Democrats. The can
didato for the Supreme bench
is universally acknowledged to be
capable and worthy; but it is al
legged that the caucus candidates
for the Superior Court are not fit
for the position. The House
promptly elected the caucus nom.
inees; but the Senate has repudi-
ated the action of the caucus, and
after electing the candidate for
the Supreme bench, about whose
fitness there was no question,
proceeded quietly ito elect three
entirely new persons to the Super.
ior bench. Thus, as tho concurrent
action of the Senate and House
are necessary for an election, the
Legislature is at a deadlock.
Tho House insists upon ita, caudi-
dates and the Senate upon its
and the result is simply a ques-
ton asto which body has the
greatest tenacity Of purpose.
The action of the Connecticut
Senate is another symptom of o
healthy political sentiment. It, in
effect, carries into execution the
principal which the Iowa Repub-
licaus embodied in their platform
that no caucus or convention
nominations are to be respected
unless tho candidates selected
are worthy. The greatest evil of
our political system, originating
with the very organization Of
political parties, and constantly
increasing since then, has been
the belief, which professional
politicians have strenuously labor.
ed to instill into the minds Of the
people, that it 10 the duty Of
every man to support, with blind
confidence, whatever candidates
has party convection puts IN
nomination. This must 10 done,
forsooth, for the sake Of he partyt
But Republicans, at least, are
coming to understand that the
surcst way, TO destroy their party
il to nominate and elect unworthy
candidates upon it's tickets, should
the party convention or caucus be
80 unwise or unfortunate as to
nominate them. The bold pro-
test OF The Connecticut Senate
against party dictation Is especially
to be commended, because tho
preservation Of the bench from
partisanslip, and from the degra.
dation Of unworthy occupants, is
especially necessary"
s->O~,s-
TEE Connecticut Legislature
recently adopted resolutions con
dcmning the back.pay bill Of Con
a. a