Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1890-01-23

a correspondent IA Inc Baltimore
Sunday Mems thus states the argu-
ments against the extension Of Julge
Stones term
"There Is no mystery surrounding
the question Of the extension Of tho
term 81 Judge Frederick Stone. ali.
Though Mr.. Bernard Carter and other
recognized able lawyers try 70 make
il appear SO. The Constitution aarks
out the plain duty Of the Legislature.
Ii retirea judges when they reach The
age Of 10 years, but givss the LeglelA
ture power to extend the term Of 4
Judge by sesolution TO be passed Al
the session next preceding his attain-
Ing asid age. II does not require q
learned lawyer 10 interpret the mean.
ing Of this. Any intelligent mans
opinion il as valuable as that Of the
abIest iuriss as 70 what this means
Judge Stone will reach the age Of ~
years next mouth. Tie SESSION Of 1898
was the one nert preceding The
present session could not be aert
preceding unless il should adjourn
sine de before Bis 10th birthday.
Could anything be clearer than THAR
Certainly not, ard everybody knows
Il who has read the Constitution.
aMr Carter told tho judiciary com
mittee that the question Of extension
should be considered irrespective q
party consideration. would pro.
pound this qnet ton 10 him Wss
Judge Stone elected irfearcctiva q
party consideration 2 Was he not
dominated as a Republiean, aud as
such elected Aud wis nol more thaa
seventy per cent 81 tie bal!cts csel
for him voted BY ilIilerase negroes
Have not the white citizena Of bid
oirouil declared him to be a paTlnaa
upon tie bench, ii his REPATRIATION
decisions and declared against tx.
tending his term : Every judge Ia
this State il psFlIaan--thal a an
adhersns o. 4 political party holding
so caflain political principles and psA.
lev .and was nominated ard s.scs 4
- a.4h fpsifissl slfsss1zD4hlp vi not
iAcopaIss2ns Eith upflghteonsDs ard
fair dealing. No man that ID not 4
political partisan u n to 81 4
Judge. A man who takes VA i,,fareat
IN bis State and country. aud thus IA
interest 10 politics, IL not lil for any
public Office. He ii 4 nobody. What
would Mr.. Carter, who | believe il
something or Democratic partisan.
believer 10 party adherence 10 such
nominations, have thought had the
Democrats Of Southern Maryland
bolted Judge MaRrudsrst uornlaa-
ton and supported Judge stpna
What would any Democrat have
thought o. it2 VOL, wouia X aoe
have been termed treschegy Wall,
would il not be rs treachesoas for The
Democrats Of ID ) Legislature TO elect
Judge Stone now for IN exienaion III
his term is equivalent 10 al election
---as IL would have been for tAa psm.
ocrats Of l5onlheFu Marylsna 10 have
done so2 Ills term IL out according
to the constitution, end be knew Il
would be when be sought the Repab.
lican nomination. The question now
is Of SLING a vacancy. Pre- Demo
Gratis 70 elect Republican 10 ofiic I.
II 90, let The palty be disband.ed
suppose the legislature sbould liad
That the coz .stilution iorbids the *
tension Of Judge Stones term2 A
pscene y would then exist. What
wes I'd the Democrats Of MARYLAND
aink OF Gov. Jackson il he Should
/ appoint a Republicau q fill the Va,
cancy?"
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AJudge Magrudef was not nominated
He ran against the Republican, nominee.
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