Telegram-herald., 1890-08-06

Ifeyer therewas a pollucianof the real
foxy KIND, Il is Judge Morse of the
Michigan supreme Court. During
period OF dssat.sfacticn and disgrunt-
tlemsnt on the part of Republicans, at
spring election, when there was a fall
ing of Of nearly 10000 votes from the
total east at the last preceding presi-
dental election, and in the very height
OF the psedjudice stirred up by the De-
troit Erening Neirs against Judge Cooley,
he was elected Justice OF the Supreme
Court. This political successor
rather accidcnt-has been his stock IN
trade ever since. He and his sycophan-
&c mouthpieces have rung the charges
on 10 IN connection with nearly every
Office from United States Senator down.
For long time he has been afflicted
with gubernatorial itch ,psora gubcrna-
forialif morsicnsisl and has been indus
triously scratching around among his
friends, innoculating them with the
same. The Lansing Journal took it in
acute form and scratched at lively
rate.
Judge Morse's sore affection contin-
ued up 10 the recent amateur political
conventions in Lansing. Then il
ceased and he has come out with n let
ter prociaIming bis freedom from the
disease. He does not announce the
manner Of his cure and give those pO-
Etical physicians due credit, but he
very disingenuously senies ever hav-
ing had the itch. Truth IA mighty
however. and Will prevail, especially
when tho Lansing Jorraef gets to ''slop-
ping over and doesn't tintend to tell u.
The Journal reproduccs Judge
Morse's recent letter to the Detroit
Free Press. Incorporating u INTO an edi-
torlal article The letter opens with
this paragraph: "Iu response 10 every
private aud public nmiry, I have
steadily declined % accept the nOmina-
ton FOR Governor TINS fall" To this
tns Journal very cruelty gives the BE by
saying, "that while Justice Morse has
never positively assured ANYBODY that
he would accept tho Democratic nOmi-
nation for Governor, he has neverthe-
less q iscussed n private the chances OF
hss own election with degree Of
caudor and unrcserve, that Ted many
of his friends to believe that be
would waive after all hrs wci-known
personal objections TO retiring from the
supreme bench, and accept the active
leadership of bs party In the coming
campaign" THIS shows that, instead
of being steady" his declnation
wobbled seriously up TO period imme-
diatelv succeeding the amateur Conven-
tons aforesaid. Then is steadied down
nto steady tead.ness Of positive con-
vctiou that Che grapes were far be-
youd his reach, and tat they we're
sour. anyhow.
Jud-s Morse's letter says again.
"But since my election ss Justice Of
the Supreme Court z bave had noother
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satisfy the reasonable demands 0f its
people. and 90 administer The Law ss c
~ snd ought to be IN the interest Of tie
whole people, without fear or favor. so
thst. wnen my duty vas done. my own
conscience would stand acquitted and
satisfied This sl sounds very states
nanhke. but degenorates at once into
rank demaEogusm when the Lansing
Jsnr,ars statement = placed SIDE by
ste with lt.
Tn vew OF this private 6irtston wih
she nomination for governor ard tae
rnbhc dsnal of the Irritation when
corsgmr'a becomes impossible. the
following y Jr.rsa.issss ''slop over g sie
rifcsut That Justice Morse. more
tnsn any other Democrst in the stats.
with the possible excevron of George I.
Vsrie. mbusd with she spr.t Of gen
unfns Democracy. Tie shovr letter
bresthes the pcrest spirit cf TeFersoc-
isuisn' Whstever usv Pc Judge
M0rses notion. genuine Democracy
and "the purest spirit q Jefersonlau-