Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-06-17
Maryland Independent.
PORT TOBACCO. MD:
1881
THE JUDGESHIP.

The Democratic state Central Committee
which recently met in Baltimore. adopted d
resolution. ~. 80 have heretofore stated call
Ing Convention to nominate candidates for
chief and 4 ;suciatc Judges ia TIL, JHdI'id
Circuit. We believe this action 2. iA" NiHu
Central Committee w., ia drc",d-ue th"it
previous action two y.ar ago. w5cn 40 elce.
ton tor similar officer, WIS &c uo held on the
Eastern Shorc. Notwithstanding this prccc-
dent, We bes leave TO enter protest against
this action Of the State Central Conmttcc, as
ill-adyiscd, and h,sty
There nrt in this section ue th' Srrc, as
suppos, elsewhere NJ M good, sltonca Dem
.ncrats. uhs are strong I,rt..,ms who htia
l...na.i i., tiss ,ffo,, or thetr .,rss
convention but who quc8tion very much tii.
proprieiy Of making tn, Judicial Office po-
IiticaI one. They bcicve thai these positions,
above all others should be kept as ftr a. pos
.eiLle from politics and the influence Of poll
tcinns. To this to n certain extent, we give our
assent In no sense Of the word is the Office
political ono and fsuch thing were posi-
tile the election of persons 10 such positions
should be absolutely divorced from politics -
Bu, practically is never dlne. tor meu a q
elected or appointed, as i rule bcalusc they
are Democrats or Republicans, AMI make
good judges to-. But as We have said q
large number OF intelligent voters. not regard
ing the office rs political one, will not hold
themselves bound by party nominations bus
will vote for the men Of their choice. The
question Of a nomination for tie Judscship
had not been canyasscd in this Sc .tion, and
the action Of the Committee upon it was
general surprise, md therefore, in our opin
ion, hasty OF the counties in this judicial
circuit, but one WIS fully represented At the
meeting Of committee two others but par
TALLY represented, and ono entirely unrcpre-
pn,ed
From party point Of view, the action If
the Committee was nl-adyised, as The wisdom
OF any nomination Wy the Democrats is very
questionable This circuit, % say The icss,
oftt, is very dnuhtfsl politically. A. 'hr l's
,.oayrcssional election them tjorlty OF Wilmer
.,..i: ..;.. e.; :''' TO- e, "a. va.
given in a Presidential year when party lines
sre drawn strictly and both pIriics display
their iull strength IN Othtt Nft' III is H1iu-
rious TINT there is always a great falling ol
IN the Democratic VOTE, whist the Republican
vote falls of very ltilc, if any. Therefore il
MY be safely said that without careful
management the four counties, constituting
this judicial circuit Will aggregate Rcpub-
lcan majority. In view o. these facts, We
think from a party point OF vie" 'iely, II Wa
nnwise for the Democratic Committee to b"
she frs, to draw party lines Or there ought %
at least have been "A more careful consideration
ofthe question than there WAS. THIS eousid IA
zion could properly have been obtained in but
one " ay, and that was hy reference Of the
whoIe subject to the State Central Committees
of the four counties composing the circuit, with
instructions to report to afuture me ling ot the
general committee.
As it is the action Of the committee has
given dissatisfaction, aud can hutbe cousil-
cred h,sty and ill-advised, aud Likely to ben
bad fruit.