Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30
Judge Sherman PAGE.

The statement IS made, with much con-
fidence, by the friends of Judge Sherman
Psge of Austin, Minnesota, that he will
be renominated, when the time comes,
this year. Looking at the subject merely
as an entirely disinterested spectator, The
Chronicles opinion is that the warfare
that has been carried on with Mr.. Page
and by him, is, of itself, sufficient reason
why the people should find some one
else. No matter to whom the blame is
chargeable for the bitter contest that
has been so long waged in that judicial
circuit, it is enough that it has been, and
that it would only be continued and in
tensified BY Judge Pages reelection.
The judicial Office should be free from
such contests and from any suspicion of
prejudice and personal bias, and without
any discussion of the question of the
right or wrong of Judge Pages cause,
it cannot be, in the nature of things, that
so intense q struggle as he has passed
through, has left him without personal
enmities that would endanger, if not i'm
pair, his impartiality Of judgment, and
render 1t difficult for him to exercise his
authority without suspicion Of unfairness
or bias. It cannot be overlooked in sum-
ming up judgment upon this question
that Judge Pages escape from impeach-
ment at the hands of the Minnesota
senate, last winter, was a narrow one
There were few votes to spare, and even
if the decision reached was the just one
i: was clearly developed that there is a
strong element whose opinions do not
accord with it. Whatever may be Judge
Pages virtues and ability, and we do
not presume TO doubt that he has both,
enough arguments may be found, with
out encroachlng upon the feud that has
grown up between him and some of his
neighbors, to warrant the citizens who
desire the bench to be cleared of broils,
in declining to lend him support Ger
tainly nothing could be more demoral-
izlng than a campaign conducted be.
tween the two factions upon the question
of his reelection, and no matter what
might be the issue of such . campaign,
the old feud would be nursed and inflsm-
ed. What the people should do is to step
outside and select man tor Judge who
has not been partisan on either side of
the old quarrel. il such . man can be
found. The judicial ermine should be
like Cesar's wife, above suspicion.-L0-
Crosse Chronicle, Jan. 23d.
we 90 not believe rage can be re-
elected Judge Of this district, and We can.
not believe his friends will ask his re.
election. No matter how innocent they
may believe him 10 be of. the charges
which have been made sgainst h,m. they
certainty cannot deny that he 10 the cause
OF the personal bittefnesswhich Il existing
and has existed In this county for ysars,
and for the sake Of peace, they will op
pose his sreelection. We know Of several
of his supposed friends in this city who
have thus expressed themselves. We arr
all tired Of wsr--we want peace and
one Of the surest ways Of securing It Il
to elect man to that position living out.
side Of Mower county, and We can bu,
believe that all true friends Of Page will
join heartily IN this plan. The legisla
ture may relieve the Judge Of nll anxiety
In the msttsr, By doing away with thil
district, In which case the Office Of Judgt
will be vacated. z#