Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-12-30

seen followed the decision of Judge Dillon,
of the Supreme Court of Iowa, an eminent
law writer, and now a Federal Judge Will
the careful attorney" tell the people in this
county that ought to be cashiered for adopt
| ing rule, which, had it been originally
adopted by our Supreme Court, would have
avoided Threatening and dangerous combina-
| ton against the authority of the courts, and
would also have protected the mortgages in
| every instance where law and justice were with
| them.
| But this is barely the beginning of the dis
cussion of this vital objection" against me. |
shall stay my hand till "the committee re-
| ports" If he will call on me promise him
| all the aid in my power
Well, if Supreme Courts would 90 round
| on the circuit, try cases as | do and study the
wants and conditions of the people, we should
| differ little with reference to the law
| Judge Davis, the most eminent OF the New
| York nisi prius Judges, tries Stokes for the
murder Of Fisk. He fails; the people endure
it. He tries Boss Tweed-does his best. He
| is ignorant of the law. The careful attor-
| ney will report him for the Aduocate But
| this time the press and people Of the State
| discover there is screw loose, aud Charles
OConor, who is somewhat of lawyer, pro-
| poses Impeachment" of the final Judges just
| because they showed their profound knowl,
edge o. the law in a decision that had one
redeeming quality Nobody could understand
| it. | am of the opinion that if the Albany
| Judges were no: immured there, was il part OF
| their duty to try jury cases and come into
| close contact with the effect Of their rules up.
| on the community as Davis does, there would
| not be that divergence Of opinion between the
| two courts that startle the uuproiessonal
world. AT the same time the Supreme Court
| of Iowa decides that no District Judge there
is capable of trying Brandt new trial is
| granted him, but what Circuit Court would
undertake it now? Meantime the press is so
| savage on the Judge that wrote the decision
| that he has thought best to resign. 1t is clear
that the entire discord and confusion arise
| from the exemption of the Supreme Judges
| from Circuit Court duties
Sir, for long while back I'd forgotten there
was such being in existance as myself, but
III looking over the number ofvery large cps"
| In this communication, | am satisfied I am
alive yet, and their bold aspect indicate that
degree of self conceit and reliance necessary
| for judicial campaign.
And what Circuit Court is capable of trying
| Wintermute for killing McCook. Is there no
general cause fol- this smashing of the cogs,
| levers and wheels in the machinery of Justice?
Wen, have been so intent in expressing
my ideas about the administration Of law in
| general that | have not said whether should
| be candidate or not. | have always been
more devoted to my ideas than to an office.
| There is coterie of persons united together in
all the compactness and devotion of conspir-
acy, who would sacrifice anything less than life
to defeat me. IT thought their motives were
in the least degree patriotic should bid them
| God Speed" That clique says to Moses NJ.
Strong, Judge Cothren and p A. orion,
neither of you can defeat Judge Mills.
| Strong, keep your address in your pocket for a
while Your antagonist is pertinacious and
pugnacious; knows something Of the use Of
| both tongue and pen, and will surely contest
every inch of ground. Take up a Republican
Run the Hon. j. Allen Barber against him
| get him once out of the way and our clique
will get control of the Judiciary in this Cir
cult. An accommodating Judge can put the
practice of the law into the hands of his
friends and increase litigation generally
Mills is in fact an enemy to the entire lega
fraternity. He is a born Ismaelite and the
| whole bar must unite against him" If tht
| people think proper to reject Judge so odiou
| to the clique as | am, shall cheerfully steI
down and out. Yours truly,
J. T. Mills