Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-18
Che iantaster 1ntelligentrr
LANCASTER, DECEMBER Is, is
A New Tribunal.

John NJ Broomall is an old and excellent
lawyer of Media, Delaware county, who
has been Judge and congressman. There
is bad blood between him and the presid-
ing Judge of his district who was his sue
cessful rival for the bench. Judge Broomall
is doubtless a much better lawyer than
Judge Clayton and the people of the county
did not do themselves justice in substitut-
ing Clayton for Broomall a. their Judge.
But that is a bad habit which the people
of most counties have and there seems to
be no help for it. The trouble springs from
the peoples ignorance and prejudice. Not
one in a hundred knows what lawyer is
well fitted to be their Judge. They do not
even know who is the best lawyer at their
bar, or who even is a fairly good lawyer.
1t is quite customary to find really poor law
yers with large practices and very
good lawyers with small elientage.
1t Is the same way with doctors. The
poorest physician in the town may
have the biggest practice. II is not what
the man is that makes him successful, but
what he can make the people think he Ia.
Generally people are inclined to swear by
their doctors. If he has fairly good adj
dress he can make those whom he attends
believe that lie is a very good physician,
indeed. They believe what he tells them,
because they hire him to tell them what to
do. and he assumes confidently to be learned
in the matters wherein they are ignorant
They want to believe him because il is com
Portable in affliCtion to lean or some one.
His mistakes they have little opportunity
to discover. The world will probably 60
on forever with most of its people abused
by poor lawyers and doctors, and suffering
from quacks and robbers of every degree.
who appear among them as wolves in sheep
clothing; Just because they are unable to
= 500 +tthafoGgh the disguise and detect the
true nature of the beast. The Lord has
made man so, and there is no help for it.
He has intended that we should suffer un-
der poor judges, and we have taken the most
efficient me- II to carry out tie intention
by making the Judiciary to be elected by
the people,
Judge Broomal, however, has cen.
cieved plan TO balk this design Of the
Almighty, and it is this scheme which we
started out to consider. He has found
himself unable to practice before Judge
Clayton. No doubt the fault is largely his
own. since Judge Clayton is not bad
Judge and the state would be fortunate II
il had mono worse. Judge Broomall il
however, his superior in legal calbre and
attainment, and he knows II very
well. lie undertook to put OF
airs before Judge Clayton which
the judge would not stand. s.
Judge Broomall retires to his law offic,
10 al rit
that he will not again appear before Judg,
Clayton as an advocate. lie will attend t
business in his office, and offers his service
tosettle amcably there the differences sris
ing upon legal questions in the community
Judge Broomall, it will be seen calmly pro
poses to don again the judicial ermine an(
to bloom from an ex-judge to a judge
without the formality Of an election, bu
under commission derived from the as
sent of the community. He starts an op
position to the established court. He use
no power Of the state to aid his pro
cesses. His business and powers COM
from the agreement Of the parties litigant
Obviously this is a very fine scheme If il i
practicable. 1t saves the cost and delays Q
litigation and brings to a speedy head and
fair decisionthe conflicts of the people. Iii
thevery beau ideal OF temple Of justice tina
Judge BroOmall ereCts down in Media, i
only 1t can be kept full of business. Clearl,
II requires that the presiding oracle shal
be one who commands the confidence Q
the community. Judge Broomall IL tn
right man TO start this experiment among
his people, who look upon him as gooC
and honest lawyer. We shall await viii
interest the result of his experiment. l
his court is crowded with suitors we vii
want some more of them we know plent
Of places where they ae needed.