Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-16
THE CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP.
cLEMENsoN's CAUSE, AS PICTURED BY
PAPERS OF THE DISTRICT.

ice the cost OF the circuit Court has
been very much less than it cost
under other judges, particularly
Judge Mills The pockets of the
voters are appealed to on the score
of economy. Before making this
issue the Judge and his friends
should have examined the Court
records, This assumption is false
so far as Lafayette county is con-
cerned. We have been to the trouble
of examining the Court records for
the last five years, which covers the
period Judge Cothren has been on
the bench since his last election, and
also of the five years Immediately
preceding that time, which were the
last five years Judge Mills was on
the bench, and this examination
shows that in truth, Judge Cothren
has held court 50 more days during
the five years he has been Judge,
than Judge Mills did the last five
years of his official term in LaFay-
cite county.
In addition to this, it is fact
which every lawyer will admit, that
there has been less business for the
court to do, in Lafayette county,
during the last five years, than the
five years Immediately preceding,
and that the cost to the county
ought to have beeL less on that
account.
HuScodd Ne,cS. According to the
Supreme Court reports, out of forty
three cases appealed from this cir
cult, twenty one decisions of Judge
Cothren were reversed, showing him
to be wrong nearly half the time.
This is not campaign mud, but an
actual fact, shown by the records.
Candidly, reader, do you think Goth
rem is good Judge of law? Do
you actually think that he can weigh
in the balance against such a man
as George Clementson has shown
himself to be?
As a general thing, the bar of the
district is against him, and nearly
the entire press occupy the same
position toward Cothren, and we
are pretty well convinced that,
on the fourth Of next April, Judge
Cothren will find "the people" are
against him.
Prairie 2u UieU J1aioa.' Some
Of those who oppose Mr.. Clementson
for Circuit Judge give as Il reason
that gentleman's youth. We think
good answer to that objection was
made by a farmer the other day, who
said that if man is ever to know
anything, or be fit for anything, he
ought T. know something at forty.
The truth of this is borne out by
the facts of history. Many of the
great authors, orators, soldiers, and
statesmen have made their reputa.
tons before they attained their for
tieth year. The very fact that such
fiimsy excuse is made to serve the
purpose of argument is nothing less
than an admission that the gentle
man against whom it is urged is in
vulnerable in character, attainments
and all qualities requisite in Judge
The Richland County Republican
and Observer says: "The encomiums
showered upon Mr.. Clementson are
profuse, but they are no more than
he is richly entitled to. This being
the fact, there is not a Republican in
the district but can cheerfully give
him his vote at the coming election"
BoScobeL Dial The entire bar of
the circuit, with perhaps few Bour-
bon exceptions, are delighted with
the nomination and will give it their
united and earnest support. The
contrast between the nomination of
Mir. ClementsoD, coming from the
people through a popular represent
alton, and the "calling OUT of Judge
Cothren by petitions worked up by
John Savage IL Co, is so great that
the mass of the voters will signify
their appreciation of the former
course that will cause John and his
co-workers to beware of the petition
dodge IN the future. While tke
nomination, to all intents and pur-
poses, was a party one, and while it
is expected that all true Republic
ans will heartily, cordially and stead
lily support MIR. Clementson, it will
be the privilege of all who are mem
bers OF other parties, n privilege
guaranteed them under our Repub-
licau form of government, to vote for
Mr.. Clementson, as against Judge
Cothren, if they so elect, And in
so doing they viii in no wise sur
render any Of those principles of
manhood so dear to the American
people.
Grant Co. Herald The ability of
Mr.. CIementson Us a lawyer was dem
onstiated during his first term as dis,