The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-24


Chrisman by the Goverhor and hi !
confirmation hyeihe>Senass on 1ast
Manday as Judge of the 10th judicial
+adIstflSt, Is an act that will be hailed
with prolaq9d Satisfaction bY, the
'aeHhe df Every Count" embraced
within his jul -diction. That this
able jarist, Ifairioiiq sii;kfn a6d
neutrality-suspicious. ald
be hisown succ' ssg,,ye, hays, snev,
entertained serious d uhtt because
aside from his emnept qualifications
for the position, we knew it was the
desire ot,the great mass of law
abiding ard, order loving people
orthe. district "a well rs the almost
,.unani,Eo Gus wish Of the bar, and we
K new that Governor Lowry, whatever
might be his personal preferences
wa. not tIiem man To wart6nly disre-
gasl TIE wishes II so large. inielli-
gent and 'ftsbtctahica class Of citi
zeus. We do, not. knnw, however,
That the. Governor had airy other
pre4eience; :. but whether he dld or
not, we can assure him that nothing
he could have done would have
raised HIM so much in the esteem
and contide-ce of the people of
Southwest Mississippi as his accord
ing tn them their choice of the man
who is 10 execute the Law and
hold 10 his hands the delicate scales
of Justice for the next six years.
IL is taken as an uDmistakable
earnest that the Governor is wiling
TO consult not only the wishes of
TIE peoi le, but their most vital inter
ests also.
We hazard nnthing in saying that,
excepting the personal friends OF
the other gentleman whose name has
been meGtiCned as q candidate FIR
the position, AID that small and
semi lavless element which always
love licentiousness rather than
legitimate restraint. the re-appoint
ment viii! meet with universal appro
baton. In any aspect of the case,
it was 4 thing eminently proper and
acceptab De. and the people and the
bar are to be pngratulated. What
ever Else may occur, their interests
in this respect at least are in safe
hands.
As to Judge Chrisman himself,
his is the honor and reward which is
the just tribute TO talent, learning,
and that faithful and fearless dis
charge OF public duty which ever
wins the conf lence and respect of
ali lovers Of law and justice.
A few years ago when Judge
Chrisman went nn the bench, three
counties Of his district were under
special restrictions for lawleSsness;
but under his firm and vigorous yet
never over bearing administration
Of the law, things have steadily i'm
proved until the entire district has
been transformed into one of the
most law-aOiding and Orderly OF
the State. His reappointment is
all the more complimentary to him
because it Was left to be de
cided by an expression of the people
and bar OF the district aud The wis
dom of the Executive, and not the
result OF al undignified personal
canvass. Trae, there were effort and
expression on the part Of Others in
his behalf, but this was because they
felt that in this they were promoting
the interests Of the whole people, and
because they regarded him as the
one, alb We all Others, b st suited tor
this responsible position; and We
here remark that the force, which
were ttus exerted to secure his
reappointment were in marked and
shining contrast with some Of the
scheming methods AMI personal
SANDER which were used to mi>lead
the Executive and defeat it.
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