Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-17

Darlington Democrat of last week
contained the following ably written
article upon the contest for the
judgeship Of the Fifth Judicial cir
cult;
The Grant County Herald contains very many
able articles Gin literary sense) that do credit to
the party ring politicians In urging upon the
people a Jealous partizan for Judge instead of
The Herald says. In the present Judicial
campaign there will he, as there always has
been two parties ard each candidate chosen
will be the representative NJ the principles emu
'nlerated in his own party convention"
The above statement is the gist Of our charge
against the man nominated by the Lancaster
ring. IL is the lesson taught in the Joe Mills
catsehtSm. II was the theory Of Judge Mills
TINT the people were divided in politics. and that
the courts should recognize this and in giving
decisions when possible should bulwark aud
fariifs the party. Aud that is the reason why
The people want Judge Nho for eighteen years
has held the scales even 50 that no man can to-
day aSsail him with censure.
II this connection. LEI Us turn 70 the history Of
this circuit
Judge cothren was put in nomination against
Judge Jackson for his first term by u party con
Nention. and WAS elected untried man. He
more than met the expectations OF the people,
and although ~ the end of his first term the dis
triei was republtcati. he was called out in
this instance, =! the people and elected. He
sas again s~..cited ID run but fatty refused up
On the ground that the Grant county politicians
claimed that there VAS an implied agreement
that he should Withdraw: and Mills was nomin.
ated against George L, Frost Hundreds of Dem
ocratS voted for Mills. IN the hope of creating a
feeling of jealousy among the republican lead
ers and in the belief that Mills would make a
good judge. While all admit Mills ability and
honesty, that partixanShip, which has ALWAYS
characterized the Lancaster politician made him
the reverse Of Cothren, who is good Judge
With Mills the doctrine laid down IN the Her.
aid has been tried
The Lancaster crowd are not only psrtisan in
the sense OF party politics. but they conspire
against the rest OF the world.
hut few years ago they objected To having a
railroad for the reason that IL might bring In
some one 70 start another store, bank or news
paper.
because Mr. Carter was not Lancaster man
they heaped up faggats for his pyre and have
continually siuce been casting his ashes % tbs
wind
taere is no member but what VIII gay that he 4
pains-tsking, leinent and just AE
We believe that many OF the eminent men tina
have occupied seats on the supreme Bench hav,
had eccentricitcies Whitney would set week
without speaking 10 q lawyer: Stow would cool
his own meat at his hotel: Dixon would sing III,
Lord loved old Noses all night, Paine woulC
mix up Paul Jean Val Jean with the sinners o
Paris until the Supreme Court report would Iest
more like Les Mtserahles than law book. anS
the roar Of Ryan is still heard whenever the re
port OF the Granger case is heard. Then VIII,
should not Cothren have blooded horse, even
Ii does look more like prunpker than a Parole
There Is not in this state circuit Judge whs
stands so high rs Cothren, then why should mel
who know the fact who pay taxes. perhaps
Sometime in jeopardy Of litigation, seek Il
change an honest able servant for a political ex
pertinent