Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-09

personal popularity. His address is ex-
cellent and lie is probably the best speak
err in this part of the State, but he Is not
regarded as one who can fill this very
important Office with either satisfaction
to himself or to those who have business
in the court. We will not he betrayed
into saying one word about this candi
date that can initiate against his future
success in life; it is sufficient to repeat
that lie is not recommended for this OF
flee by those who are best acquainted
with him.
The circumstance that certain dele
gates to the judicial convention grTev-
ously disappointed the well-tounded eX-
pectations OF those who entrusted them
with part Of the vote OF Jefferson, the
suspicion of foul play that attach to The
nomination of Mr.. Faulkner, complete
" strip that nomination OF all title 10
our respect or allegiance. II we had a
man in the field worthy OF this Office
and competent TO perform its duties, we
! would exhaust our enterprise to defeat
that gentleman, because We Will never
countenance snch a breach of faith as
that which accomplished his nomination.
But we cannot get into the field man
as well qualified as Mr.. Faulkner. W e
must make selection among the three
present candidates; there is no aIterna-
tive, we must take either Faulkner,
Grove or Wisner, and the first is the
only one possessed OF the chief requisites
necessary 10 make successful Judge.
! We dc not support Dir. Faulkner be
cause he is the nominee, wesnPport hun
simply because be is the best OF the
three.
The conduct Of those delegates from
Jefferson, who voted contrary 10 The
well known wishes and expectations Of
their constituents, cannot be too Sc
verely reprehended, but Berkeley Is not
to blame because we selected uotalihhf
agents; we ought TO appoint better men;
it was our bad management that mis-
represented this county, aud 1t Is no
remedy for that mistake to elect an I'M
fit man for our judge. In our Judge
ment the whole nominating system is
radically wrong and should be abolished
but so long as we ''play this game, we
must pay when we lose. The Jnd'clal
convention was no worse than seyera!
Others We have wituossedin tins county.
Again. We must not sacrifice our
: own welfare. in order 10 punish those
who have done wrong. We must not
saddle ourselves with bad Judge, III
order TO punish oar own agents.-thIS
Office is too important and We have too
! much at stake II Il were 4 political
Office, it would be a different mlttrr,but
the irdgeship acts directly upon the IL
diyidual and if VIC elect the wrong man,
We will suffer the consequences during
the eight long years OF his term.
MIR. WISNER.
He il lhp leader Of the Republican
paltyin this section, and is recognized
rs a bitter, uarclsuiimg radical. 1t
is true, that this is not "A political Office,
but every ouc appreciates lheimperalire
necessity OF avoiding repetition OF
those Judicial outrages we experienced
some twelve years ago, under the part
zan rule OF The radical judges. BESIDES
this, he is not qualified as a lawyer and
could not perform the dates OF t"'
place. We speak within bounds, when
we SAY. the election OF WiNer would
be the greatest misfortune that could
belall this community. Those, in Mar
tinsbur9, qualified to give an opinion,
tell me. that he is eminent " and con.
spicuously unfit for the Office oil Judge
Hence we do earnestly beg our citizens
to think twice before they cast a vote
that may saddle us, for eight long years,
with bitter, nngelen;ing partizln OF
the Republican party, who has not ever
the merit Of being competent lawyer
There is one other aspect of this dl
I lemma that should be considered. /
the Democratic vote is split, Wisnel
will be elected. After an experience o
ten years, we have never seen the Re
publican vote divided. They always
, pile their ballots upon one OF their own
party. We must Judge the future by the
past. There is 10 reason TO believe
, they will change their system on thi:
occasion. II we divide and they vote
solid, Wisncr will be elected. Here are
the figures: