, 1879-05-11


The proposed reduction OF the salaries Of the
Cook County Judges from s., 600 to S., 00o
per annum, in accordance with the bill which has
already passed the Sanate at Springfield, has pro-
yoked not little discussion and unfayorable COM
ment among the lawyers aud business men of this
city. The general and, indeed, the almost uniser-
sal conviction among the best business men as
we'll lawyers, ia, that fair and reasonable judi
cta1 salaries are in the Interests OF true economy,
and that the present salaries are none too high r
view Of the responsible character OF the Office and
the qualifications requisite for the 1ncuun-
bent. = And, 80 long as the Taxpayers
Of Cook County are willing to pay their own public
servants the salaries now fixed by law, they arc
unable to comprehend the mistaken spirit OF econ
omy which seeks to reduce those salaries. It il
understood that petition 1s already in circulation
among the leading merchants requesting the Lcgis-
, lature to make no change in ths present salaries
following notice has heen addressed to the Secre-
ta1y OF the Bat Association:
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COOK COUNTY REPUBLICAN, CLUB.
To the Eju4loT a 4Ne 4Tl01Ht-
Cu1cAoo. May 1O.-In this mornings papers
there appears a notice that at meeting OF the
Cook County Republican Club, held last Thursday,
certain legal gentlemen Wero nominated for Judge.
As 1 a,n and have been Hi active Republican
worker for many years. asked many OF my Co
workers in tho party who constituted this Club.
and when and where it was formed! It must GER
tainly be . very close corporation. as it members
ara not known 10th party. and its existence is
Jubitable question. II it has been started for
purooke. Say. for instance. In the interest Of
few men who seek judicial honors, and who could
never enter into consideration eave throngh thIe
suggested simply from It's representations ana
Recommendations. II. on The other hand. It 1s
made up not OF chrome Office seekers and men who
are continually growing nervous anu restless De-
cause their superior want OF ability is not rccog-
1,{zed or of those who have carefully and silently
watched the notions Of men who haVe struggled,
taIkcd counived, and bothered the party for
years or OF those uneasy and never-tlred n1ortals
iThoze paaac4 for all the cares. strifes. and dis
orders in life il change, that cannot oe done
without theis leadership, then We can fe2oliy'
willingly and honestly avoid their recommenda-
tions.
One was said, it might be satire on the prefen-
eions of certain gentlemen, but he was 1mmedl-
ately rebuked with the answer that 1t WAS against
the traditions Of the political parties 10 encourage
anything that would prevent any man OF men IRON
making public exhibitions OF their weaknesses: or,
as ptseuology calls it, approbativeness. It IS an
earnest, bonrst, and longing desire of good and
true Republican to know what this organization
is. where 1t meets, who are It's members, "hen
and how it was organized. and whether It's recon-
mendatious ure sincere OF u Joke. LEX.