Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-17
THE PROPOSED NEW JUSTICE
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EuREkA. Nevada, Nov. 16.

EUREKA, Nevada, Nov. 16.
EDrroR SENTINEL: The right of petition,
from the days Of King John. has been
recognized as one Of the most sacred, not
only by princes and potentates, but by the
representatives of republican liberty. This
right Of petition has often been abused,
viz. to the extent Of applications to the
| Supreme Executive, asking Communication
Of sentence, where the party sought to be
benefited deserved a scverer penalty than
the one inflicted. / have heard people say,
| that they could obtain enough signatures
to a petition in an hour and a half, to hang
their mother-in-law, merely for the reason
that she objected to her slumbers being
disturbed in the "wee sma' hours" but
these people are extravaganza. Let us deal
in facts.
In the recent contest for the position Of
| Justice Of the Peace. there were two can
| didates fairly prescr ted to the people, viz:
D. W. Cromer and Samuel Goldstone. On
the day Of election the people decided in
favor of the former, by giving him 223
votes more than his opponent. This GER
| tainly should have been enough to satisfy
| the most ambitious aspirant for Office that
| his services in this capacity we're not re-
| quired. The battle had been fought and
won. and the gentleman who endeavored
to impress upon the minds of his friends
that he possessed superior qualifications
to his antagonist was told to remain at
| home and attend to his business. Sup
pose Mr.. Goldstonc had been elected, how
would it look for his opponent to go round
41o na~N1e nfro1luftn0 q rafifion
begging them to create a new township out
Of the same territory in which the contest
was made, over which he might preside as
| Justice Of the Peace2 What wonld he
deserve? The only answer is, the scorn
and ridicule Of all honest men. No intel
ligent voter can for a moment indulge the
idea that his opponent wonld resort to so
debasiDg o step. The defeated candidate
may have extravagant notions as to the
perqnisites of the Office, and his zeal in this
particular may be attributed to the fact,
that he believes that half a loaf is
better than no bread; but we are
informed and believe hat the aspiring
Justice, in case of a division,
would sincerely regret the abandonment
OF a legitimate business to the uncertainty
OF making a living as J. p. The title of
Judge" has charms, and it is tarely pos
- ehtt thS 81 Atltito "a hAN ACA
the honor than the e~moluments Of the po-
sition.
But there is another question back of
all this which it may be we'll for our citi-
zens to consider. Throwing aside the
question OF the legality of the proceeding,
in case the Board of County Co mmission-
ers should see fit to grant the request of
our would-be judicial friend, how would it
operate as a precedent for future action
The people are not fools, as indicated by
their vote on the day Of election. They
were called upon to vote for Justice of the
Peace for Eureka Township No. l, of Eu-
reka county. Mark you, for one Justice
OF the Peace for Eureka Township No. l,
and they did SO, and L. W. Cromer re-
ceived the aforesaid mentioned majority of
223 votes. Did the voters anticipate that
Immediately after the election a second
Daniel would appear and inform them
that, for the proper transaction of judicial
business. it would be necessary to create
a new township "a new Justicel, for the de-
feated one, and that the circulation of q
petition among the citizens, addressed to
the Commissioners, was all that would be
necessary to have conferred upon him the
honorable title of ~"Judge?" 1t wonld
look well in print to send back to the Old
Country; but the honest yeomanry here
would regard the title of as little impor-
lance as does the Supreme Court of New
York George. the Count Joannes. Coun-
selor Of the Supreme Court Of the State of
New York"-we mean Jones, the mad-cap
attorney.
we.do not think that tho mass of our
good citizens will tolerate such nonsense.
We do not believe that they will so far
stultify themselves as to append their
names to a petition having for its object
such a dishonest proposition, and we en-
terrain the hope that our honorable
Board Of County Commissioners will, in
case such document is presented, treat it
as it justly deserves-with contempt.
CITIZEN.