The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-13
NO POLITICS THERE.
Einnesota's Supreme Court Justices
Are in No Way Mixed Up in POlit.
ical Matters.
No Servants of the State Have More
Conscientiously Performed Their
Official Duties.
They Are Men Of Industry, Learning
and Integrity, and Should Be Con.
tinued on the Bench.

lQoT0 Will 10 CuOscu dI Vic cIeCCiOu III
November next, three supreme court
Judges as successors to those whose
terms will expire at the close of the
present official year, The present in
cumbents whose terms will then expire
are. Judges Mitchell, Vanderburgh and
Dickinson.
The republican state convention.
actuated purely by non.partisan spirit,
nominated these three gentlemen for re-
election, without regard to their political
utilization. Judge Mitchell is life
long Democrat and each of the others is
a Republican.
An impartial review of the work per-
formed by our supreme bench is at once
a credit to the judges by whom it has
been composed, and an honor to the
state. The members. of that bench
have been, with scarcely an exception,
men of learning, ability and integrity.
No servants of the state have more con-
scientiously performed their official
duties than they.
True to Its Record.
In making non-partisan nominations
of the supreme court judges, the Repub-
lican party has been true to its record.
With rare exceptions that party in this
state has acquiesced in the wide spread
sentiment that the judicial ermine
should not be imperiled by the storms
of political strife. 1t has repeatedly
The Democratic party has evinced a
marked partisan spiritin connection with
judicial nominations. It has selected
as its nominees men whose views and
associations are distinctively Democratic.
While no point is made against the
qualifications of the nominees OF the
Democratic party, it is
A Matter Of Grave Concern
to the people of the state that it should
have selected the Honorable William
Mitchell as one of its candidates, because
he is Democrat, and repudiated the
Honorable d. A. Dickinson and Honor
able C. E. Vanderburgh because they
ere Republicans.
There is well concerted movement
on foot to secure change in the per-
sonnet of our supreme bench, with q
view to change in the many salutary
rules and principles Of law which are
now faithfully observed by it, and in
line with this movement, and in further
ance of it, the work Of the court has
been viciorsly assaulted by unscrupu-
lous men who are willing to sacrifice
the interests Of the people at large, in
order to attain to their own mercenary
purposes.
The Assaults SUNNI arized.
The assaults upon that court may be
briefly summarized as follows:
1t is urged that it has evinced an
undue friendliness to corporations; the
charge having been made, even, that its
decisions have at times been actuatei
by corrupt considerations.
Now, what is the truth?
In the course of the past ten years, to
restrict the inquiry within moderate
bounds. many cases involving corporate
interests have come before that court,
and it is very conservative estimate.
that in not moro than three cases out Of
everv ten where such interests have
been involved have corporations been
successful.
During the past six years questions Of
the taxation of railroad lands haye come
before the court. Certain Of these
roads, holding land grants. had at
tempted by means Of trust deeds and
otherwise to avoid the assessment Of
their lands, and succeeded tor many
wears in thus deluding the assessor and
defrauding the public. 4 number Of
suits were instituted A few years ago
with view to determining the taxa
bility of such lands. The interests Of
the railroads were ably defended ii the
courts of the state, and were eventually
determined by the supreme court. AS
result of the final adjudication OF
ose questions many thousands OF acres
fland, which had heretofore escaped
taxation, We're ordered
Placed Upon the assessment Books;
and. not only that, but the court
further held that the companies were
liable for back taxes The companies
were therefore required to pay into the
treasures OF several counties OF the
state taxes amounting to many thou
sands of dollars.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba Railway company, purchased a
large tract of land situated in Todd
county, in this state. This land WAS
largely covered with valuable timber.
The railway company insisted that as it
was employing the timber growing upon
these lands for railroad purposes. the