The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
sired purity. impartiality and calmnesso of the

| judicial character"
The supreme Court, in giving this construc-
OF the people, as well as given the true mean
| ing of its terms. The intention of the ConSti-
tuition Is that the Judge shall be divorced
from politics, and that his Office shall not be
used as a stepping stone to other offices. 1t
means the office. the Judge and court, shall
be taken out of the arena of politics. and the
proach, and his honesty beyond question.
When we reflect that such vast number of
the decisions of the judge are in matters of
| discretion, it is of the utmost importance that
| they should be believed to have been made
honestly and fairly. If jud &c is a candidate
for office, or engaged in electioneering, the
lawyer or litigant against whom ruling is
made on matters in the discretion of the
court oriudge, will regard it AS partison and
| corrupt. Even in such cases IL judge makes
an honest and impartial ruling he does not
get credit for 1t, and the attorney or party
against whom the decision was rendered will
insist that it was dishonest and partial, and
| it is therefore more important that the con-
duct of the Judge should be above reproach,
and the court believed to be in fact the sane
tuary OF justice SO as to secure tine confidence
| OF the people.
| this necessarily must occur with judges who
are candidates for re election to judicial of
ices, but the reasons are a thouSandfOld
more strong when another than a judicial Of
\ flee Is sought by q judge. While it is true
that many decisions OF the Judge may be re-
viewed, il is also true as general rule that
U1dIuerS Oh W>cretlOn are not "a subject OF re-
view, except when the discretion Is abused.
But it is difficult matter and often impossi-
| bic to show abuse of discretion even in
fragrant cases. Years ago, while in the prac-
! tice of the law, l have seen the discretionary
power OF Judge often cNerted wrongfully,
| wilfulIy in favor of the lawyer or litigant,
and even jurors who were understood to be
| factors in Il prospective caucus or political
convention, and can feel the necessity and
importance of placing our Judiciary on q
plane where it will be above reproach, and
beyond criticism so that party who invokes
| the law in his favor, can feel that while IL de-
cision is made against him, it Ia an honest
one, and not dictated by favoritism or par
| TALLY to political supporter. The security
of life, the title to property, and the vindica-
ton OF character, are each so dependent on
an honest. upright and impartial judiciary
that above all else its integrity, honesty and
impartiality should be preserved.
For the purpose of securing the advantages
of a pure judicial system, as contemplated by
the Constitution, and securing the confidence
and support of the people, it Is important
that tins end should be secured by such legiS-
lation as will effectually keep the Judiciary
and the courts above rcproach. To tins end
deem it II matter of tue highest Importance
that you provide by law that all ballots cast
for a person holding the office of judge be de-
clared absolutely void: Except for a judicial
Office) that such vote shall nos be canvassed,
band that m certificates of election suall be
issued by any board of canvassers to any per
son holding IL judicial office, except the one
excepted by the Constitution.
REPORTS.
me pienhIhi r'Po, Us Vi Tue various State
tiOns commission of insurance, penitentiary,
',I.u oti.e oni'i WI, &c
nltted 10 yon i9r eAaiilhatIon anu ihiorn ii,
ION. ~ Moui.i oe .eoious ~ u..enPs iss =
efit to YOU. and no epitomc would convey to
your minus tne lhlorIiatloh anu recouihehu,
ISI aoi t ~ well
rs Il careiul examination ihaoe ior yourselves.
r,far tho nrosaut svstep, of saIIi,g tho
S,ota I,n5s ,,n,a.n-s.r,.' an,i uSnIaSI axna,,
diTsres are incnrred The exnense of Saline
the school lands H. LARGELY in excess of what
~ nu.,ht 70 ba uuder nroner laois.tinn
Fverv orgnniZed cnunty. under the nresent
,,iior ,i,asn axnenles and this ort;cer nn.ier
tba law IL ,uthorized to draw his or,iers on
i've Conntv Treasurer tor the nayment If
these eynenscs ont of the proceeds of the
snI.s ,,f such school lands
II T. low, nv the r.cnr1s IN tho office of
tho Audifnr of State that the exnensas Of the
sale aud COLLECTIONS on sales M the Con,nnn
Srhoni lands iyr;cnltmr.I COLLAGE Lands
Normal SchonI lands and state TFniversjty
Lands tor the last biennial period. were s3i
77s.32. Auditor Bonebrake, who has given the
iiiat'er Iiutl t.iouS aliu t.leiIi hhcstiSa,
uon' III M pleiil,iu IePoi. loI 'he year 1871
a. fS1 N, ~, ,i,h i, 80; az on on vi
S,,Dou pr el, WIN ctSfk LILY vi S,V.''yV
anu u cuItl.nS sen. Iui. VI .-:v.,.vV, Soilu no
Ine Moih vi tic uePai. III, Boo tnus lnahiie
DlemhiaI saving o, aD ', sum THAT
sloulu pe st'r Gu 20 III .,e
IL VIII als9 ne .ecoiec.eu una. a'teauy ,lere
mas peel, uhJ ,s hauMn us W sne sSnooi
Iuhus, " sno ~ 90 vi vi Sony
VI 60. Si u op S Sio inn I'll ahI I
poria Noil Sthoot y, siv.ooV. ine losses
anu ~, ueiiiS s ~ az. i'.o w. soai,ue, anu
viii oui 1aA :! ai -, ent,
~ u. IT, ,,,t,,; &c ,T 80 20 az ~ any
,I vi. 81, $50, Va .is,., ~ .,
i Iu,'is. VI .iie ,u , , aias $1,000; mes
. aola,o.'tio, MY 1850 i,e'iI III III.
i . C. 80 800 .;n,ai;,,r 10, ,o. Ui Uai
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