The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-27

exceedingly narrow margin upon which to
build any hopes for a majority even for the
next two years, the republican majority of
the Illinois legislature owed 1t to the coun-
try and themselves to elect a republican
United States sonator. Because q very
small minority Of their number chose to
be pig headed, afforded no excuse for the
majority also being pig headed. They
could aud should have presented a osndi-
date upon whom all republicans could have
united, and who would, also, have been
satisfactory to the independents. But
without attempting to concillate the "inde-
4" pendents," they did not even attempt to
ccnciliato republicans. Neither Logan or
Lawrence received the full republican
strength. Is 1t to be doubted that a nomi.
nation satisfactory to oil, and at the same
time honorable to the country could have
been made2 II the mountain would not
come to Mlhomet, Mahomet should have
gone to the mountain, even if tho mountain
was no bigger than a mole hill.
II, however, the republicans hadn't
patriotism enough to select a senator,
the democrats have made a most OK
cellent choice in Judge David Davis.
Judge Davis is not enough of a dem.
| ocrat to hurt him, and will make
| more than a reputable senator, ranking
with Senators Edmunds, Conkling; Christ
fancy, Hoar, Kirkwood, Herman, Thur
man and Bayard. Ho was born in Mary
land, March 0, 1914; was educated at Ken
yon college, Ohio, where he gradia' ed in
1889; read law with Henry w. Bishop. 1T
LenoI, Massachusetts, from o t,ber, 1882,
to September, 1884, and comp!e.cl h law
studies at the New Haven, Connecticut,
law school, then under the charge of
Judges Daggett and Hitchcock. He com
menced the practice Of law in Tazewell
county, Illinois, in the fall of 1885, remov
ing, the next year, to Bloomington, Nc
Lean county, where he continues TO re-
side. He was a member Of the Illinois
house of representatives in 1874 and 1916
and, In 1S47, was a member of the conven.
ton which framed the present constitution
of the state. In 1S4S, he was elected Judge
Of the eighth judicial circuit of Illinois, anC
was thrice reelected without opposition
being an incumbent of the office when, il
October, 1862, he was appointed by Presi
dent Lincoln, a Judge of the United States
supreme court, which office he continued
to hold at the time of his election as sen
ator.
By his election to the senate, not only ha
the country gained a senator of unques
toned ability and integrity, and one VIII
will, as we believe, act in a great measur
independent of party-for although he wa
elected by the democrats aided by the in
dependents, and, perhaps, with enc o
more republican votes, we can but remem
Der that, formerly, he was a pronounced re
publican and the friend ard ~confdentis
adviser of Abraham Lincoln-but tn
scandal of having one Of the judges of tn
highest court of the land a man who ha
been constantly a candidate for politics
honors will DO removed. His election is
gain to the country in nearly every respec
He is vastly superior to John A. Logar
whom he succeeds; he will make an ablt
fearless, independent senator and he car
] under the circumstances, be spared froI
: the bench.