The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-27

psincston Democrat.
AZ the ensuing November election
three judges OF the supreme Court Of this
Slate are 20 Be chosen. one Of whom will
he from this district. For this position the
DEMocRAT would insist upon Judge O..
M. Welborn. OF this city. No better 20.
He Il comparatively . young man and
IN his vigor, yet. not without . record
that attesss his integrity. industry and
ability, and guarantees his fitness. For
twenty-five years he has been . resident
Iof Princeton. During the first ten years
Iof that time he was practicing attorney.
During the last fifteen years he has been
Judge OF the Eleventh judicial Circuit,
The position he now holds.
While practicing law he took and
maintained . high and honorable rank
IN his profession, obtaining . largo prac-
ltice.
When this Circuit was formed. IN
1879. he was appointed Judge by Gov
lcrnor Hendricks. He has been since
Three times elected. Upon the bench
his course has been marked by palma
liakissg industry. ~ sticc aud ability. until
Judge but that of the highest.
| Few Of the Circuits ~ the State have
Remained - they werc formed under the
division OF 1873. Most Of them have
been reduced until the average, incIu'
ding the Superior Courts, does not con-
tain over forty thousand inhabitants.
The Circuit presided over bv Judge
W~iborn, embracing Gihson, Pike and
Dubois couniies. has remained the same
since lie formation, fifteen years ago. u
now contains sfxty-fve thousand inhab'
litants. All the counties in this Circuit
have made great advancement IN thal
time. and business of sll kinds has great
lIy increased, yet the buainess im iii'
Courts has al received careful considera'
ton and been promptly disposed OF. The
jd0ckets are all free from old cases. The
lawyer ~ . rule, who practice In BIZ
Court, are men who are competent and
Accust0med 10 reserve, and present q
1.-THE Supreme Couri for its review. ai
don btful and complicated cases arising
|in his Court. Yet IN looking over th'
cases reported In the last ten Of the In
diana Reports. from lOl 10 ITO incInsive
and the cases since reported in the Nort'
Eastern Reporter. II will be found tha
lof the thirty -three cases appesied from
his decision, but six have been reversed
while tweniy.seven have been afirmed
such record for promptness. care, an,
ability, 10 IN absoluie guaranty 10 Iii
Igsnts and the legal profession Of III
Estate. that IN case Judge Welborn shoul
slbc elected. their business would receiv
llprompt and intelligent considsraii0u.
\ Judge Woloorn Il not ,only = g0od citl
,Izen, : good lawyer. and good Judge
|bus he u : good Democrat Ills char
acter IN this reepect. ne well a. in al
lothrr', - Of the purest type. Upon th
bench he recognizes neither politica
party nor party man. lie has the mora
'lcourage, under all circumstances. TO Il
what no deems the right. regardless 0
Iany considerations OF fear or favor. Ye
'lof the bench In aII appropriate way
land 1t the proper times he neither for
lgets Lie political convictions nor neglect
HE duty tn his party. Being . citizen o
this county, Of course the Dtmocra
would favor Judge Welborn, othe
things being equal. But aside from III
IIQucatiom Of his residence. there 10 no maj
whom the Democrat could more hearth!
and cheerfully support for both nomina
Ilion aud election. We know him. w
know him to be competent and worthy
4 Worthy Of : nomination at the hands 0
the Democracy % iis ensuing State con
d 'Ivention. aud 81 an election. His nomi
nation would reflect credit upon III
party, and bis election. credit upon th
people and judiciary or the State.
Let ~ have Judge q. M. Weiborn 10
The next Supreme Judge from this Dis
ltrics- Neither the Democracy. ~ party
lor the people ~ . whole. would eve
have cause to regret his nomination Q
ELECTION.