, 1881-03-18

Moro PrcaR Opinions of IAfA Candidacy
for tho Aul,remo RoncIa.

MORO FFeaH OflnI0nA OF latN Candidacy
for tho supreme Bench.
fn'rd Slate Register tltop.): Thore may bc some
Rood reason for tho denomination Of Stanley
Matthews as Supreme Judge. It ts said It ID
donn to meet n request on tho part Of [iaycs II
80. that was nhont tho only thing that could
nnku tho appposntment wosse. Tho. Gonate
ought Ia elect ii.
New York Graphic ,tscp.G It Is to bo regretted,
for several reasons. that President Garfield has
nominated Mr.. Stanley Matthews, of tho Ohio
Sixth district. to MI the vacancy oxfGting In tho
Supreme Court Of tho United Statea from tho
Seventh llfnu!s District. Mr. Mntthows IL not
qualified by temperament nnd disposition for
such II position. There Is nothing In bis record
to commend him for Judvo OF tho Supreme
Court. There IL widesprcua fccifDE that biz
courae as member Of the sepate regarding tho
Tlursnhn bills relating to the Pacific 1tallronds.
and bis professional connection with grcat cor
1rntpns III the past, indicate that. eihor by III
sas;p s y o. sA@ss,o b. isans s.reK!y q shs
Interest aud that of tho pubic conflict. With
thg exception of where. personal ur corporate
s H. aedews s 81 rresans re sss
Mnyss y, ; h. ySry EGnray oppe Is clsya,ion
nt work which arc SO pesStstontly pushing 4ir.
Matthews candidacy for tho Supreme Honchi
f'lsNuinRton ill.,, Letaier tKcpJ: Tho
President has apparently mnde tho 1lrst serious
mistake or bis Administration In TIM non,iuti-
ton of Staulcy stnttl,ows to tho Supreme Hcnch,
. at'u tn7 10 u lea"ey' pesn.ps PaFuuk '1uhc-
UNt!tcld tnny hnyc felt bound to respect, nrd fUr
,,,.,'.i,a mG ~ y, aHn'a ~ a " Me'a ~
cot,ur from fairfield ID a.iy nort. naiatniin 4,
tho Senate thun when tcalcrcd py his prc]e-
cess"r.
on,nha Ncb1 Rec ntcp.): Tho Supreme
Nclieh bus up 10 tho prcaeu. ttu1c escaped thu
suspicion Ut corruption. While tho monopoltes
hu rt,n
touycnt1aus. ard nlied 1rutslnt.,rex nn,s ron.
t,,o.a ,...h thn.n ,n,'; .o,s .," As'u 10y"
ccctsc3 IN poluttng the fountain-tcnti OF Justice
tu tho Supreme Court. Ever since the ceIe-
bratcd GRANGER dccistuns they bnve been str1tg-
M 1onm nn,io IL tt,c ctrTrnttn,,s - iT,,t, G % -
cru,nrI J,,tI~ns higbcr anIaFirs tbom 4bnsc cu. ~
1na1at!tt Is teIr postions, whlio nicn jIKu Stun.
tnear tts E,oisupny AInlat,ons; navax been pushed
10 tnn ,In % nncca 10 [r .1anmeeEs
upon tho Supreme Ucnch: Tho sentiment or
tho country Ia decidedly nEainst this ,,nmIna-
uon' ann frcsH'ent IaTletd u aeltt'erhtnay sst-
n.r.,ss. n Tt,rct 'i1.on th s,,p,. t..h u"
i,l.lt, 70 fatally an,it fes tho nostien M sancv
.',.''.'.'a,,x ,r..,,
Mu.neauous !feaatH tltcps: We oe'tcse Fres'
iuent Garfield bus committed tho error Of over.
nsniabll!ty In yleidlnv 10 sLo opportunities OF
Stanley Matthew'S aud rcaotnlnatug tllat geu-
tleman for thn Supreme Ilcnch. 1t may be az
elitne1 tbat tho President Is reasonably assured
q us c.,nnfmat!oii or nG would not haye sent III
h"n,, n,,,ittoi '''s eo"'e "et' 1''o
1.uat,,,, I,r,,,n,,n,, i, 1,..-, Ia
crol f.nt,n, ~ re,,r,. ~ ~ .,.xt =, 49, p.es,-
dchss frIends N tho Eastern States thns he has
rcfls'ihtnuted Stanloy Matthews for Associate
Justice OF tho Supreme Court, That Mr. Mat
tl1ows tx Il brilliant lowvrr t},er, fnf, bo M
,o,,,,, Tho o,,,,ar,i ;,1,,,4,,t T., 49,. pa.. J..
tbut Nr. Mntfhnw,s incKs ft,nt haianrta rcrssor..
t1 mako him Il mon1oer Of tho highest cnlirt III
the ha!ton: In his transactions VIVA tho Louis
@ a!. nn ~ VIZ M piaee at p M mnsL nncnv,s W.
eet,,soI Gy t. a,1vt,cary OF f!n,nstin sch,mcs.
question. ana disclosing nl1 ny occaslon that ~.
GutAte JudGsnent hud 50A!clal lencnuOr whlch
ART rt+'ulslt ~ Justice Of tue Supreme tourt.
uao. n,s ~ -, ses.oas Until 'oe
t,, u s, , ~ ~ tno senney
." ~, 80 80, s'.s,,. @ 80 "'.n. ~
wv n.kn post.. ,, ~ Nv ""s toas oeu" .Ao w
la5neS ot tuo Fa'!1oaa n'ohono!Ics IN foeIr war
upon tho Government tfu mAy, II confirmed,
10 cu,tctt unun to Kive Judgment IT, cases In
which hn hns hcretofore nctcd as an attorney.
inc senlts. Y " T., te hne's' VIII have n dell
~ ~ ~ cini tsnSrtrnans ~ Tin fsnvnrnir,.os
dc,unud Il,
flostub Htraid ttnt1.}: Pre,Itlent Garfield bna
erred, grossly and unaccountablc. ia renewing
tho nnlt,tuatior ,,f Stnn,ry Matthew'S tn rho Su,
prctuc tlcncb, lta ratification By tho senato
will not redeem, 1t. No nomination To that posI.
tloIl was vser $" empIa.ien!ly rss'ukea ey tho
pcople as 1nx' NONE was eeer l''auo VITA 'ess
reason or smaller regard, to fitness. 1t would
hn Interesting til k1u,y tho tnturt nf tfe nhi-
Kuttu,ls' thHt induced President Garfield to 40
tjlsrrt:nr,l mtblio uplu),,l, Tho country had
hopn;i that This sort ii thing ended with the he
turning I3t,arl rewards 1t Is bad start for tho
new Administration.
st. LuuIs Republican nou,.1: Tho renomlna-