, 1873-05-30
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.

10 tho Etii'or u Tho Chicago Tff5nne:
SIN TEoro ia no claHs of tho Chicago people
tint feol moro anxious in roforonco to tho Judi
cial election which ia about taking place than
tho Gorman-AmoricanB. Thoy havo been lnia-
represented to u fearful oxtont by o compara-
lively Bman number Of tho GermanB and by n
portion Of tho public press. IA class Of law
abiding citizens, thoy do not desro TINT tho
temperance question should become oven q
negative clement In tho Judicial election.
Whatovor their opinion may bo as to
tho Vows Of any candidate aooking
tho Office Of Judge Of my Of our courts, they
desire it to DO distinctly understood that they do
not wish to support any man upon tho single
question That ho ID, Or may be, favorable to any
Judicial action which would extend to thom, as
class Of citizonH, any special privilege.
On tho contrary, tho groat minority Of tho
German votors desire that tho judicial Offices
should DO t1llod by mon who will enforce tho
law, whatover it 1nay be, manfully, and regard
loss Of consequence.
There is no clnss Of citizons in Chicago who
desire the enforcement Of tho law to tho fullest
oxtont moro earnestly than tho Gcrman-Amori-
cans.
As ono evidence OF this, I need but mention
forty Ea1oon-kcopors in rofcronco to tile Sunday
la,H was almost universally condemned by them.
Aud even those who, III moment of excite
me1lt, seemed to hayo forgotten their ob1iga-
tions as citizens, have seen the error Of their
ways, and arc taking every moaauro, aa far as
may be, to correct tho mistake Qf in charity wo
may 80 caii it) which they hare inalc.
Tho Gorman-Americans do not countonanco
my political burssInlng olectioneering which may
DO pursued by any candidate on tho snglo
beor-halls aud Wino-co1lnrg, and thoy entirely
dlscountonanco the notion OF candidates seeking
tho office Of Circuit Judge, who bnao their
claims upon the fact that tlioy aro not tompor-
for tho Office.
Ii, my daily walks end conversation with the
German pooplo Of the city, lnd That thoy arc
in perfect accord with tho genetnl pub
Of tlo y Circuit Court p&ia' Iayo 'eiSn1 giyon
general satisfaction. Each one Of thom llas
boeu untiring in his zeal for tho public welfare
Tho compensation which thoy lnyo received
which the n1nhlio Las gonorally oxtonaod 10 i'll
servants and yet il there 9 nun in tho City Of
Chicago who dues not know Of tho unre,nitting
labor which they have performed? There il
eesing agents, against THO honesty, integrity,
and loyal ability Of any Of tho present Judges.
Whom candidate for tile high aud honorable
position for Circuit Judge Of Cook County pro-
scnts lis claim to tho people On tho ground that
ha hus always taken his glass Of vino and
beor. and not upon Lis legal qualifications, ho
makes hnsclf utterly contemplate in tile oycs
of tho very mon tlat STAND bollind tho counter
aud enter to tho hRbip mud desires of their Ger
man customers.
In conversation with ono Of CIR most promi.
nent German citizenu, ho referred with great
pride to the good name and fa,no which tho
Judges Of Cook County hnvo always borne. Shall
wo now commit tho error which New York City
made in it's Cardozos and McCuncs?
Tho~e is no class OF the public TINT desire m
honest md oafo Judiciary moro tlau tho Ger
mans.
1low can our present Jt1lgeu bcdisplaccd thon
with Hafcty5 By aach 1nen aud taseyers Us tho
Hon. Sam Ashton?
THO qualifications necessary to mako q Judge
competent to decide in any Of onr courts {as 1ln-
derBtooa by d Qelman) aroAoncsty, experience iu
tho legal profession, and ability.
II drinking glass Of vino Or beer occasional
ly would qualify man for n position az Judge,
thore aro many lawyers as woll qualified as some
OF the candidates now before tho peoplo.
will not trespass further upon yolr columns,
Havo to PROFOUND to every Gorna1l-Amorica
this question, for his consideration until CLOG
tion-day: Can the people md tho whole people
Of our beloved Chicago dispense with the inval-
Nable services Of any one Of our present Circuit
Judges? And TO tho glory Of the city, md in
the interest Of public poace md security, Aayo
no doubt That 4 largo majority Of tho Gorman-
Americans will answer, No
JNo W. KncoMEn