The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-19

The BUREN, Coaaty Tribuae, taking the
correct view of the judicial contest in this
district as involving the ceaseless conflict
between the people and the aggressive ava
rice of corporate capital" gives stalwart
reasons for preferring Judge Gilbert to
Judge Parks, as follows;
We will not deny that we view with deep
concern the candidacy of Judge Parks. His
advocate and defender the Chicago 1'7-
bune, said last spring that the CHANGERS
might be inclined to view his candidacy
with disfavor because of his long and con-
spicuous services to corporations as an at
torney; but that they should consider that
the learning and ability which had com
manded such fees from corporations rs to
make him eminently qualified for posi-
| ton on the bench.
Well. the intelligence and other qualif-
cations which had made man successful
railroad superintendent might eminently
qualify him for Juror and yet you would
scarcely insist upon his being on panel
which was to decide the equities in case
between you and railway corporation.
Judge Parks is said to have grown veal
thy and old in the service OF corporations.
For many years all his energies have been
devoted to study of their interests anu
defence of their claims as against the peo
pie, incorporated towns and private indlvl
duals. That which he has fed upon has
naturally become a part OF him. lie has
been in sympathy with the aims and Oh
jects of corporate capital; Its ways and me.
thods have been his ways and methods, and
its views have been his views, and these
views have necessarily become intense be
cause of his necessary activity and intensi-
~ in enforcing and defending them. AT
the age of seventy odd years, can he divest
himself in day of the habits and infuen.
ces of a life-timeg TO become an advocate
of the people he would have to get on the
opposite side of the question from the pc
sition he has occupied so long Yet the
people are asked to make him an arbiter
between them and corporations without his
ever having done so much as even to look
au their side of the case, excepting as an
antagonist. They are asked to choose him
to sit in Judgment between his old friends
whom he has served so long and accepta-
bly, and who have feed him so literally,
and those whom, ms the champion OF these
friends he has fought so bitterly.
The Marseilles Register (rep9 also puts
in an oar in favor of Judge Gilbert, as fol
lows:
The candidates for Circuit Judge, to sue
coed the late Judge McRoberts, are getting
ON their war paint, but thus far it seems
that Judge Gilbert, of Ottawa, has com.
plete walk away. He is IA young man, ami
rs County Judge has made grand record,
and will no doubt receive the hearty sup
port of both republicans and democrats in
La Sale county, as he well deserves.
And now comes the Bureau County he,
publicat, returning ts its old hobby, and
calling the judicial contest in this district
"Gilberts Fight Against Will County"
Because VIII county has no judge and the
election of Gilbert would give La Sale
county two, therefore Gilber's candidacy
is fight against Will county" WASH a
fight against La Sale county when VIII
for six or eight years had two judges anu
La sale none? If locality has anything TO
do with the question tits Grundy county not
Will that should get on its ear and howl
OF the % years of iudgeship in the district
viii has had 10, La Sale 4 and Grumpy
none. Now let Grundy pu, forward some
superanpuated old hulk or callow incompe'
tent and insist on his election on the ground
of Justice to Grundy county. No locality
can put forth any such claim. The only
righteous and proper claim any locality car
prefer is that 1t presents the best man,
But 1t is not true, further argues the
same paper, that Mr.. Parks has all OF his
professional life been railroad attorney
and Mr.. Parks kindly furnishes that paper
with extracts from brief of his showing