The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-20
Supreme Judges.

L. e lion. H. n JachsOu, VI JaCA-
son, is warmly urged by tie bar and
press of West TeRnesseegfor position
on the Supreme Bench. Heis re-
cognized hyStlie profession asa law
yer of splendid ability and the press
regards him as the coming man of
that section. That our mountain
readers may know more OF a gentle
man they may be asked to vote for
in August we copy the foIlowing
editorial
From the Jackson Wing and Tribune.
Ia the selection Of candidates to
Gil positions upon the Supreme
Bench it is of the first Importance to
select men eminent for legal attain
ments, for spotless private character,
aud a bread and liberal culture;
men fit to adorn the highest public
stations, and Competent to deal just
~ and wisely with the rights the
lives, aud the liberties of their fell
low men. We do not doubt that
the judicial convention which is call.
ed to assemble in Nashville will Sc.
lect the purest and ablest lawyers in
the State.
In this connection we desire to
call the attention or our readers and
contemporaries to a citizen of Jack
son who fills 10 the fullest measure
our idea of the standard for the Su-
preme Bench. We allude to the
Hon. Howell E. Jackson, OF the Jack
son bar.
Judge Jackson is famed through.
out the State for distinguished legal
attachments, no less than for his high
character as a christian gentleman.
He has for years stood at the head
of the bar OF West Tennessee, and
during the discharge of his duties as
Special Commissioner eli the SUI
preme Court OF Arbitration, for West
Tennessee he won the respect, the
confidence, and esteem OF almost
every member of the bar in the
Western Division of the State. His
opinions were held in the highest es-
teen and commanded the most pro-
found respect for their legal force,
and the research and acumen they
evinced. Without consultation or
suggestion from him we take the
liberty of thus presenting his name
more prominently than We have done
before, in order that merit which is
too modest to assert itself in a per-
sonal canvass may not be overlooked |
when the Judicial Convention assem- |
bes at Nashville. While Judge |
Jackson has not even mentioned TO |
us that lie would desire or accept
the position we know that he will,
and we believe that we should nomi.
nate and elect our best men wheth-
err they actively seek an election or
not. The following from the Colum-
OIa Herald and Maui is in the right
spirit, and We commend it.
I'VE suppose it is aim ost a work
Of superereg at ion for us TO advocate
he claims OF W. +. Cooper nd Ii.
Z. jackson to positions on the Su-
,reme bench. Neither the lawyers
Tor the people can afford to fail to
ecure the services OF these men as
.udges-aow that they have the OPP
Both OF them are oppos-
ID to making personal canvass for
his high posltion,-thlak il to be an
Hice that should seek The man. We
imply call attention TO these men
ecause of the fact that as they are
oC making personal canvass, they
nay be overlooked. The lawyers
+ the State and the people should
ee to it that the services Of these
zen be secured-shou!d see that the
Oliticians do not run away with the
and nominate men for
hese high positions without regard
D their illness, but only with regard
D some political influence or end