The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-21
What the Papers say of Judge Waite

HhaIIhe Papers Say Of Judge Waite
NEW YoRK, Jan. 20.-All the morninl
papers have more or less 10 say about th
Presidents nomination for Chief Justice
ItFrou the Sun
NM. Waite Is well spoken oil by thos
who are acquainted with him; but tn
fact that he Is not generally known 10 thI
country will render his nomination TO
Cher Justice less satisfactory than /
might be otherwise"
From the World
II President Grants third selection io
CHIEF Justice had happened TO be his frs
the appointment OF Mr.. Waite woult
have been received with wonder BY tht
country and disappointment by that por-
tion OF the bar who ever had any practice
In the Supreme Court. We have, II says
no doubt that Mr.. Waite possesses some
very good negative qualities, but come
70 the conclusion that the eight Associate
Justices can decide, every case as ably
without Mr.. Waite as with him, and the
Senate would serve the country by keep.
Ing the Chief Jusuceshlp vacant till We
get President who has some apprecia.
tion Of the qualifications required for that
great station. 2 'ta.i'
From the Herald.1
mo other reason is apparent for the
nomination Of Waite save that Grant Is
determined to Nominate man whom he
considers best, and not q man whom the
country considers the best"
From the Thbune.l
"Ot course Mr.. Waite is not the best
man that could be named Tor the place,
but there Is good reason why he should
be promptly confirmed. To tnat great
mass Of serious people who believe in the
principles for which we went to war and
who regard 1t as the duty Of the national
legislature TO fortify and defend these
principles by statute, and the duty Of the
Judiciary TO take care that they receive
no detriment through hostile construc-
tons Of the law, the political antecedents
oil MI. Waite will seem far more impor-
tant than all the learning and brilliant
abilities OF General Cushing"
Iron the TlmesI %
The nomination OF Judge Waite to the
post Of Chiet Justice Of the Supreme Court
Is thought an acceptable one, and will
probably meet with little opposition from
any quarter. he. is>a man Of very high
personal character, Of. recognized abili.
y o. quite sufficient standing In his pro-
tession to justify the belief that he will
make coed Chief Justice. In the nomi.
nation OF Mr.. Waite the President has
SHOWN an earnest desire to discharge a
very difficult duty in q contentious man.
ner and without reference to party or pri.
Vate wishes Of any clique in Washington
or elsewhere"
CINCINNATI, o, Jan. 20.-The Com.
nlsrctdl, in commenting upon the uomina.
non oil Waite for Chief Justice, says 1t Is
from every point OF view respectable
nominstion-one that will be widely en-
dorsed BY the bar and satisfy the desires
OF the people. ,a =
The EaQuirer says: Though Waite's
name is not most known among iurists of
the United States, his nomination will
settle the ve&ed question Of the Chief
Justtceship more satisfactorily to the pub.
lie than We have dared to expect. -
The Gazette says: The nomination il
mol only unexceptionable In every way,
out is an admirable one, and there can be
no reason to doubt It's prompt confirma.
tion.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The morning pa
pers all have something TO say on The
nomination ofMr. Waite for Chief Justice.
The Lnter.0cean speaks OF him as Of a
modest and retiring disposition with rath.
er conservative tendencies, but as close
student and ripe scholar and model Law.
yer, and looks for his confirmation with.
out opposition.
The Tribune says, all that is said Of Nor.
rison Il. Waite, the Presidents third nom.
ination for Chief Justice Is so far to his
credit He has come OF illustrious judicial
parentage, his. father having been Chief
Justice Of Connecticut and one of the most
eminent jurists Of New England. He Is a
graduate OF Yale and Is 81 years old. This
assidious devotion to the practice OF law.
has prevented him from achieving a cheap
popularity, but placed him years ago al
the head Of the bar Of northwestern
Ohio. He has commanded respectful
public attention in the last two years Ior
his services at Geneva as counsel for the
United States, and at Columbus, Ohio, as
President of the Constitutional Conven.
tion, over which he was presiding when
ne and the country were surprised by his
nomination.
M
The Times denounces the nomination
IN severe terms and says verify the shades
Of Jay and Marshall and Taney and
Chase may arise TO protest against a
proclamation OF their yenerated seat BY a
man 80 utterly incapable Of filling Il &C.
ceptably.