The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
t-om The Detroit Nswa. Dec. q.


Hece is another nut 70 nlbble on. The peo-
pic have recently voted on a proposition to
ameud the constitution TO make way for pay
ing the Judges OF the Circuit Courts or this
state q little more than police court shyster
can make A great many MichganderH voted
yea" on the question, and five hundred and
ninety tive more said mo" according to the
cOunt-not to speak OF the stupidity OF certain
Off eIals who did not return the votes on this
question at all in counties where there was a
handsome ma jority the other way. The good
people at tho Same time, ever ready to vote
yea" On the questions that cost nothing, said
tha tune for voting on amendments should be
changed from the fall to the spring Now II
che fuends OF tbls increase OF salary want to
Drss3 the matter, let them bring it up next
spr,ng and there Is no law to prevent, and
theu Il they have them) put two or three hon.
est LAWYERS whom the people will believe, at
wort FOR the measure IN every county just be-
Yore Gown meeting day next spring, and the
thin rs done. AS the people have voted
"no 80 many times, The News is not sure
thai 1t Is good policy or worth while to stir the
question up again so soon, nor is it certain that
$4,000 is much more than some OF the present
occupants OF the bench are worth IN any posi-
ton where brains or manhood ID needed and
@t 500 may be ample enough; but the sug-
gestion can be examined by the interested par
Tres and a report rendered any time between
the opening OF the session OF the Legislature
AID tho date set for the spring elections.
va would Ike to have The News tell US
what counties gave handsome majorities the
othec way that was not returned. At the
time OF the declaring OF the result on the first
canvass OF the votes on the salary question,
Nov "a. the returns from nine counties werc
not IN. viz Beriien, Chippewa, Isle Royal,
keweenaw Mackinac, Manitou. Octonsgon,
SauGac and Schoolcraft. At the second can
vass on the eighth day Of December the re
turus from seven Of those counties were in
ouj counted The first CANVASS with those
nne counties not counted showed that the
am sediment to increase the salaries OF the
Circuit Judges, at the expense OF tax-paying
non O lice holding people, had been carried by
two hundred and seYenty-nine votes while the
canvass Of December Sth showed that that
Amendment had been lost by five hundred and
ninetv-dye adverse majority, showing differ
ence OF eight hundred and ssveniy-four ad-
verse ms ority not taken INTO the account on
tue 1fth OF November.
At Che last canvass on the Sth day Of De-
cember, the returns from the counties OF Isle
Royal and Manitou were not III. The votes in
those counties were light, and the returns
from tlem on this amendment could not have
effected the result or the State Board would
bava waited longer for them, because every
Circuit Judge in the State was an interested
party and anxious to have this particular
ameulmen, counted in as carried. Indeed,
we have been told that several OF them had
their eye on" the matter at home, and was
not al all grieved because OF absence OF the
So of kho -ratttr
ties that gave large majority against the in
crease OF salaries.
The suggestion OF the News that the Circuit
Judges shall bring up the matter next spring
and put two or three lawyers on the stump &c
work for this measure just before town meet
ing day. savors of unfalrness, and the people
should beware Of such traps and pitfalls.
Wo take it that the lawyers in twenty ode
othec circuits are about as ambitious to become
Judges "a they are in this. So far as we ART
advised there are but two OF three lawyers il
this circuit who are not willing, yea, anxious
for the position at the present salary. Tit
only ob!ecnon we ever heard advanced by an,
OF thea was that to secure the Office it hat
become necessary to enter into species o.
{" mud throwing they did not wish to en-
counter or have applied to themselves.
The people do not want any arstocracy o.
odcc-holdlng, neither do they want too mucl
of their earnings, gained by the hardest knt
OF toi!, lavished on ofice-holders or place
hunters There are but few men, howeve
iearnod and brilliant, that can earn more THAI
one thousand dollars year by square, homes
professional labor. When you give one
iudgoship, with one thousand five hundre'
dollars year attached. you at the same tirn
give him 4 long advantage over his forme
associates who are his equals. and frequentl
bis superiors in ability.