Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-09-17
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districts claim that the Judiciary
should be non-partisan. Notwith-
standing these claims, the favorit-
ism thus shown has corrupted the
entire political fabric. This fa-
voritism is only shown to lawyers
who in return, will lend their in
huence to keep in power, the
bigotry, selfishness and unscrupu-
lousness that dare insult the dig
nifty of position and power. On
the other hand, the attorney who
is not an accepted favorite feels
that to oppose Judge for office
subjects his clients to the opposi-
ton of the courts, and if an appeal
be taken his bill of exceptions
will be SO disfgured as to present
good cause for the verdict against
him being affirmed. The poor
man offers the most potent reason
why candidates for Office, who
have shown the least favoritism
toward any man, should be called
upon to step down and out. When
it becomes known that certain
lawyer has the ear of the court, to
be successful in a suit, it matters
not how just the cause, that par
ticular lawyer must be employed,
or the case lost. The poor man
goes to this attorney, who sits in
his arm chair with feet upon his
desk, and asks a price for his
services that is next to downright
robbery. Thus the poor man must
be cheated out of Justice or pay a
lawyers fee that will bankrupt
him. But what is the remedy for
a state of affairs like this? We
answer, elect men to these posi-
tlons who ask no favors and ex-
pect none; who have records that
will bear public scrutiny; VIII
measure men by the standard of
integrity, honesty and morality,
and not by the standard of the
political trickster.
1t is q notable fact that no
Democratic convention has vet
gone into details in its indor.e-
ment of President Cleveland. It
would be interesting to see an
Endorsement recounting his silver
policy and civil-service reform,
his two most definite positions.
Additional interest would be added
by indorsing in plain terms the
Presidents idea that appropria-
tions should not be made for
Custom-houses that are not needed
-Recently q number of
gentlemen (all democrats were
talking in Macon about the Judge
ship. One of the number, promi-
nent lawyerof Macon City, was ask
ed if he knew Mr.. Higbee. He re-
piled: 81 have known Mr.. Higbee
for a long time. He has two
for the office. In
the first place he is an honestman;
in the second place he is a good
lawyer" :" The questioner said,
that covers all the ground, and SO
they all agreed. And that is what
the people generally think.
The fact that the people of
Charleston have not lost faith in |
the future of that city is no
evidence that they do not need
help from the outside. Rather it
affords reason why aid should be
extended. 1t is a case of helpin g
hose who help themselves. There
s no knowledge yet of what will
De the loss there, but it is known
hat many people will be in sore
distress during the next few
months. Charleston is not a city
If great wealth, and many losing
heir homes lose their all. Many
ZONES yet standing will be found
Unsafe for occupancy, so that the
to the city will be almost
S great as if fire had passed
'yer it. There is repetition, in
fleet of Chicago's disaster in 1871, !
Then every city in the country
ontributed to the wants of the
ufferers.