National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-18
TIE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About the Men and Measures that
Peonle Like TO Think or

Under the law as now in force any Judge Of
United States court, after having served ten
continuous years upon the bench and having
tcurhcd the age of 20 years can, upon his own
request be retired on full pay. The motion
must be voluntary, as there is no power that
can compel United States judges to retire from
active service on the bench, though they live
10 be 100 years old or become incapacltated
for work There are number Of lu dyes who
could avail themselves of the privilege now If
they so wished, among others Chief Justice
Cartier, of the district; Chief Justice Drake, of
the court ofclaims; Mr.Justlce Bradley ,ofthe su.
| prcme court; Justice wylie, ofthe district court,
and within n few months Judge Macarthur,
also Of the supreme court Of the district. will
come within the provision of the law referred
I 10 above.
Several reasons are given for the failure of
i tie Judges named TO ask to be retired. Parties
who are not friendly TO the department of
Justice claim that nearly nll of them would
he on the retired list but for their dislike
/ Of Attorney General Brewster, upon whose
rccommo ndalions the places made vacant
would be filed, in the natural course
of business II Is hinted that Mr.. Brewster
would not bo nvorso to exchanging a cabinet
position tor q place on the supreme bench, and
that Justice Bradley is deferred from retiring
through fear that the distinguished Pennsyl-
vanin iurist may succeed him. From the
source that the above information omanates 1t
is further learned that Judges Cartier,
Wylic, and Drake entertain u prejudice
agnins. the department of Justice, aud
do not retire because they do not
know who will be appointed to succeed
them. Congressman Reed of Maine, Judge
Jorc NJ. WILSON, aud Col. Enoch Totten of the
district, aud others of equal prominence and
known integrity have been mentioned as pos.
sibilities. Doubtless any of these gentlemen
would be acceptable, and II assurances could
be given that men OF as good standing would
be named, two or three vacancies might occur
Oh tho district bench between now and the 18th
of March next II is safe to say, however that
none of the three judges named will retire un-
I'll they know, by direct communication with
the President, upon whose shoulders their
mantles will fall"
ON the other hand, IL Is said that Justice
Cartier will not retire because he thinks one
oftwo members of the district supreme court
he does not like might bo made chief justice
and that one Of the judges in question will not
retire until Chief Justice Cartier sets the
fashion. If this be true then death alone can
decide the novel contest of endurance. Por.
sonal jcalousies can. hardly be the reason for
failure on the part of superannuated district
judgcsto retire 10 private life because the Office
Ofchiefjustice Is a distinctive appointment, and
not necessarily promotion. IL would not
follow, therefore, that either Judges Wylie or
Cox would become chief Justice upon Judge
Cartter's retirement.
A great many people are anxious that
whatever changes are possible be made be-
fore the close of President Arthur's adminis-
tration. 1t is almost certain that none of the
judges will step down and out after Cleveland
takes hold If they find that the presdent-elect
is attempting 10 make Il partisan administra-
tion without reference to qualifications, The
older members of the bench enjoy the respect |
of the legal profession and citizens generally, |
but the younger generation is decidedly in
favor of an admixture of now blood into tho
district judiciary nevertheless, believing that |
the wheels ofjusticc might with advantage be |
lilled out of the rut into which they seem to |
have fallen.
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Local election gamblers did n great deal of |
settling yesterday, and many thousands of dol
lars were paid over by Stockholders during the |
day to those who had backed their belief in
Cloyeland's election with money. Among the
bets paid was one of 50 900 to $500 that Cleveland
would not carry Indiana, New York, New Jer-
sey, and Connecticut, a department clerk hay
ing mortgaged his house for larger sum- and
laid it against Col. Taylor Suits $500 on the
negative OF the proposition. Ihat department
clerk realizes the uncertainty of sure things.
The next time he CANDLES on dead open and
shut he will take steps to have the certainty
riyeted and cinched TO tho foundation stone
of the Washington monument, or something
equally secure
Besides this 5000 Col. Suit won between
IS 5000 and $4,000. Jim Wall quit the game win
ner 50 500, and "Mit," Ian" and "Ned" Jones
between S., 800 and $1,000. The Jones brothers
began business by betting on Blaine; but they
speedily chopped and played the Maine
statesman with Il copper" cutting their
losings very short. II. d. McIntlre is SUD-
posed to be ahead $4,000 or $4,000 on indi-
vldual account and for the Dwyer Bros, of
New York, but his winnings may fall consid.
erably short of these figures as he did copsd-
erable betting by majorities in New York.
The departments are full of men who lost
well known business man of the district is |
short 5000 of which $3.50 was bet even ON |
Blaine two days after the election, when he |
could have gotten odds of three to one II Ia |
estimated that between $4,000 and $50 600 |
changed hands in this city on the result.
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lexas letter 10 a resident says; u sup |
pose you WIZ nave Dig crowd In washington |
between now ana the ith OF March. strong |
cohtngent oil lexahs VIII be on hand TO see |
wnat lhey can ge'' ana athousand lett mere |
'hiS week Oh 'oot'
Tho dov af,or tho "ciection N nron;,on,
bnreau oflcal ,vos nnnroschod hv a ha;na -,
the genu, tromn, who handed him n nr,p,ed |
card hearing tbe legend .Massura ,b,s man
for n desk" Tho oiiicial scowlcd MT first and |
then A genial smile oversnread bis Gne omen |
eountonanoe, and he urasnea the tramn,s hand