St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Next week the Republicans viii begin that
ntereSting process which has been before
successfully tried, known as whipping into
line" The palriarchs will solemnly shake
their heads and say that the safety of the
country depends upon Potter being elected
mayor: the Mckinley bill must be Endorsed,
cause it is a Republican measure The
barrel viii be tapped and the
Doodle will flow. Bands viii play,
the war will be fought over again, orators
will sing The praises of the g. 0. p. and even
intimidation will be used 10 keep the serv-
ants of monopoly in power. Keep your
head through all the pow-wow and remember
that the Australian system protects the Sc
crecy of the ballot, and that an employer
can no longer crack the whip and make you
vote the Republican ticket or be discharged.
When the GLoRE appealed to the Repub-
1icans and Democrats. the latter especially,
to nominate bipartisan judicial ticket,
ii was influenced by the desire that the jul
diclary should be Kept out of the political
strife. that The candidates for these POSITIONS
of dignity and trust should not be exposed TO
the discussion which of necessity results Ill
much being said and written concerning
them that is decidedly unpleasant, and on the
whole is deplorable. The Republicans, now
ever. insisted upon making partisan noml-
nations, and the candidates are now tarGetS
for their political opponents; Judge
Young. with all his years of service
on the bench, Is as legitimately subject tor
discussion personally aud officially as though
he were running for alderman. When the
GLOBE, because of the conditions imposed by
the Republicans, finds that certain argu-
ments are being made in favor Of his cleo
ton, TO the effect that the people of Mime
apolis are indebted to him for settling the
Crossings difficulty, whereas, as fact. the
adjustment was accomplished chleny
through The influence OF MIR. Lowry. ana
Judge Young but laid aside the judicial
ermine 10 go East and secure neces-
sary signatures to prearranged
agreement as an agent or messenger-When
the GLOBE finds this specious argument be
ng made i'll his favor as against the candl-
date OF the party it represents, 1t is hardly
apparent why il cannot reply TO this absurd
claim in his behalf without certain loud
mouIhed Republicans and Republican pa
pers bowling that Judge Young has been
attacked by the GLOBE.
John NJ Shaw is becoming famous for his
newspaper articles intended to Haunt before
the public gaze his own professional stand
ing and importance. While he invariably
has SOM pretense or excuse for his hi pipes
aside from his personal grounds. WI N he
takes up his pen to hurl anathemas and heap
ruin and disgrace upon his imaginary assail-
ants. it is always apparent that j. NJ. Shaw is
the central figure and real object around
which he encircles ell his burn
ing sarcasm and destructive nvective.
The Article appearing in minneapolis
morning paper labeled, "An Attack Upon
Judge Young" by the most casual perusal is
PLAINLY discovered to be an advertisement IOr
the writer. j. NJ. Shaw, rather than defense
for Judge Young. In the whole article there
is one trans cendent thing: The connection,
the knowledge, the perfect familiarity. The
sound Judgment, the legal acumen. the conf
dence of clients, the unbending power and
influence of j. NJ. Shaw. IL is conceded that
aside from being about the most egotlStlcal
man IL all Minnesota, john M. Shaw is a
that he claims to stand at the
very head of the Hennepin county bar. But
the important question is. has he in his
TRADE upon the writer of The article IN the
GLOBE ATTEMPTED to answer, denv palllate,
excuse or justify the act of Judge Young re-
1erred to in the article as being undignifed
and wholly beneath the honorable functions
of high judicial officer? The GLOBE under
stands that it is the province or judge TO
determine legal questions which are properly
brought before him for adjudication, and
has never before heard of an instance
where a court has left its jurisdiction
and travelled into other states to bend in sup
plicS;ion before ihemagnates ofmoneyed cor
porations whose legal rights were in contro-
Versy before it. Mr.. Shaw tells us that Judge
Young was thought to be the proper man to
go before those Eastern parties and impor-
tune them 10 accede to some terms wherein
the rights of this great city and other persons
were involved as against the claims OF those
Eastern magnates. He. on account OF his
his judicial ermine, was chosen as
fat bondholders Of Wall street and
humbly represent the much annoyed
and abused people of Minneapolis and in
solvent railroad mpanies and induce them
TO grant a right of way over the mortgaged
property in which those bondholders were
Interested. If few more Mckinley bills are
inflicted upon this country and few more
men who will act i'll similar capacity should
get on the benches of our courts, it will not
be long until corporations will not only own
the whole wealth of the country, but will
have the machinery of the law in their own
hands, where they can bring it into their
very presence to enforce their aristoeratic, if
not absolutely monarchical, power.
Potter made a bluff that he stood ready to
discuss the issues of the campaign with any
OF the mayoralty candidates. This was be-
fore The Keynote went to protest, and DR.. Ed
win Phillips, the Prohibition candidate, has
taken him up. 1t is understood, however,
that Potter is too busy just now asking fol
votes because he opposed the measures OF
his own party in the city council.