Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-31


SAUCE FOR ONE, SAUCE FOR The oTHER
1t is rumored that C. F. Hunt, OF Ra-
ton, will be appointed clerk OF ttla judicial
district.-Albuquerque Citizen.
And ii not, why not? II Judge Lee
appoints n competent man and good
Republican TO office, the people will be
satisfied. In this matter Judge Lee
should suit himself, provided, Of course,
the appointee is qualified and OF the right
shade in politics. We do not think the
recently appointed judges ought to pay
attention to the wishes Of Democrats and
of few Mugwump lawyers who desire
to control court appointments. When
his high toned honor, the chief justice,
| the honorable Z. V. Long, imported a
whole tribe of Indiana Democrats and
provided them with fat offices at the eN-
pense of the tax payers and lltlgants,
when he imported Il clerk, two
deputy clerks and q stenographer from
Indiana, there was nothing said about
these matters by Democratic and Mug
wump lawyers. OF course the people
were not consulted any way During the
past three and hall years they had no
rights anybody in official position needed
to respect. When the aforesaid chief
Justice appointed his nephew clerk OF the
4th judicial district court there was no cry
OF nepotism raised,
When clerk for this district was i'm
ported there was nothing said. 1t was
considered all right and as q matter OF
course.
The Republican judges Of this territory
might as we'll understand the situation,
and we will speak plainly.
The Republicans OF this territory desire
to see Republicans and good, competent,
honest men in Offices as clerks, as deputy
clerks, as stenographers and as interpret
ers. The Republicans Of this territory de-
mand the change as being in the interest OF
the people. The extremely partisan and
dishonest conduct OF some OF the courts
5 during the years 1886, 1887 and 1855 was
l disgrace and an outrage. The 2Stl
! legislative assembly and the New Mexico
o Bar association investigated some OF the
+. charges made and found them sustained
> The cost of the courts during the three
years mentioned consumed over 80 pc
: cent OF the revenue of the territory iron
# licenses and taxes. 1t was found nee
essary to pass stringent laws to remed
this state of affairs and to crcumscrlb
u the power OF the courts; much has bee
done by Republican legislature in tbs
direction, but in order to complete TIN
:. reform the Democratic officials who hay
administered the affairs OF the courts du
ing the years named should be prompt
" removed and their places filled with con
e petent and honest men.
d THE New MEXICAN has no candidate
Ie for any of the offices in question II
Judges should exercise their own judi
ment. 1t simply expresses the sentiment
n of all good Republ leans, and indeed, II
rs that matter, of all good citizens. W
IS think the judges will do well to heC
II these sentiments. The sooner they Il
IS the better for the public welfare, and IL
ot quicker will the people learn to agal
s. THAT lot Of unmitigated cranks, styiir
ct themselves the Indian Defense AssOcii
l. ton, has again been intermcddlng i
ID the affairs between the government an
a. the Sioux Indians, and this time the
l. have been sat down upon by Sec. Mob
much harder than they were by Prcsidel
Cleveland about a year ago. Gen. Nobl
told them in plain language that he re
@ fused to acknowledge their right to int,
d fere in the pending business between tn
d Indians and the commission appointe
: by congress to treat with them, and the
skulked away like whipped ours. Gen
Y Noble has been needed at the head of tn
interior department for a long time,