The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-13
THE JUDGESIIIP.
"OUR BUSINESS, NOT THEIRS


PoET DEPOSIT, May !, lSS2.
r. Tie Dc.noclui:-l notice hy th" papers
that the contest over the noininaii"n for Tie
Iud9r>hip promises 10 be lively: amt Il SIN
gular feature of the canvass is. the unhrard-
OF and unprecedented interest taken hE the
newspapers of the other counties III what
would seem to most people to be peculiarly
our business. not theirs.
The above extract j. clipped from Il caus-
tic. sharp. an, wrll-witteu communication
published in last Saturdays ferd DcmocJH
The coolneSS with which this writer tells
the people of Talbot and other counties of
this judicial district that this little matter
Of naming the Judges who are To admins
ter the law amongst us for the next fifteen
wears, is none of 0ur business, ut least so
far aS one-third OF the number is concerned,
amounts to etfroutery. IL is sheer inpu-
dcnce And his innocent surprise that the
newspapers of "other counties" should
have "A word to say in regard to the Selec-
lion of one-thirl Of the judges, 'our buSi-
ness "not theirs, is :he coolest thing ont
since Lieutenant Danenhower'> rs story of the
cruise of the JcdnH,itc was published.
Tie Ledger has argued i'll general terms
and on general principles that it would he
we'll for the Democrats to renomluate the
incumbent Judges. We have expressed the
opinion that this is the general sentiment
in Talbot; and that Talhot would, at the
time we wrote, declare for all the present
bench. We have gone further, and depre-
Gated that Cecil county Democrats We're
about 10 engage III, what ut this distance
appeared an UnSecInly struggle over Il Judi
cial nomination. i'll which political com
binationS and entanglelnents and pledges
and promises We're TO enter.
We have never said, and have never be-
iieved, that the gentlemen now on the bench
are the only Democratic lawyers in the dis
trict qualified to be made Judges. The only
advantage they have over many others, Is
that they have the experience already To
use for the benefit of the public service,
which others would have to gain.
That the people of Talbot generally, who
think about the matter at all. We're in sym
pathy with what The Lcdgcr has heretofore
said regarding these judge>hips, we he
icved; we knew they were not universally
SO.
This sentiment in favor of the renomina-
tion of the present judges grows out of the
fact thar by their denomination we can
make available judicial experience As well
aS legal ability, whereas by the nomination
of any others for judges we can get the
legal ability, but will lose the judicial eN-
pcrience. Take this element out of the QueS-
ton, and it is quite certain Talbot would
not vote for all the three gentlemen now on
the bench, nor any other three gentlemen
from those three counties.
Take that element out, as the Ccctt Demo
crot proposes to do. and other elements will
come i'll that will be potent in determining
Talbot'S course.
Fifteen years ago there was much diSsat-
isfaction in Talbot and Caroline at the geo
graphical distribution of the nominees Tor
Judges 1t was said then that business in
convenience would result from having the
Judges of the circuit resident in the three
northern counties of the circuit: and 1t Is
said now that the results then predicted
have followed. Judge Robinson is geGer-
ally at the Court OF Appeals when not
on circuit duty. Chestertown and Judge
NickeS are almost inaccessible from fast"n
and Denton i'll the winter. Talbot and
Caroline lawyers have generally found it
more convenient 10 90 to Judge Stump ut
Perryville for business Necessary to he done
when the courts are not iii session; ana the
Inconvenience of such Il trip Will hc seen ut
Il glance. Counsel have been put all these
years to much trouble: and clients 10 much
expense because there has hs, 40 Judge
resident III EaSton or Denton.
We do not understand that Talbot and
Caroline are willing To COnCade that in any
event, and under all circumstances, the
Democratic candidates for judges must
come from the same counties the judges
are now from. The Ledger will certainly
never advise such concession. II these
two counties are willing To put ur with the
business Inconvenience of having the judges
all from one part of the district Tor the sake
OF making available for the benefit of the
people the judicial experience of the very
competent and justly popular Judges now
in office, it is all our Cecil friends have any
right to expect. destroy that equivalent,
and other issues and other questions Will
have to he considered,
Meanwhile our cecil Dcmocr0! writer will
continue To he surpriSed; for doubtless the
press of Talbot and Caroline, of Kent and
Queen Auuc'S will continue 10 take inter
est in the matter. and will not leave the
Cecil papers Il monopoly of it,
EdSt0n Ledge"