Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-25

pointing . democrat to the supreme
bench; but democrats who now smile
complacently can afford to wait. There
viii be great many democrats disap-
pointed when Cleveland takes Mr.. Har-
rison's chair.-Iowa State Register.
No democratic senator will object
to his confirmation, for the reason that
he himself is democrat. Republicans
will be surprised that the president did
not appoint a member of his own party.
and many of them viii only not be sur
prised, bat disgusted. Judge jackson,
however, is not a partisan. Kansas
City Journal
In all respects the appointment Is an
excellent one Judge Jackson's intel
lectual and professional qualifications
cannot be questioned; his experience
is wide; his character is of the highest.
Moreover, since these things are con-
sidered, the geographical and political
aspects of the case are also favorable.
Detroit Tribune.
Mr.. Harrison throughout his admin
istration has been strong party man,
but nothing which he has done since
his Inauguration has strengthened him
more in the respect of the best ele-
ments of all parties than will this latest
nomination. The Courier-Journal joins
with the country in congratulate
ing him.-Louisville Couricr-Journal
Dem
President Harrison has shown excel
lent Judgment in the appointment,
which was not expected in his own
party. 1t was believed that he would
appoint a republican. But he has
shown broad spirit in designating for
the high office one who had been APP
pointed by Cleveland to the federal
circuit bench, and whose merit was his
fitness for the office.--Minneapolis
Journal
By appointing as the successor Of
the late Justice Lamar on the bench of
the supreme court Judge Howell E.
jackson, of the Sixth judicial circuit,
President Harrison has at once dis
armed criticism for his course in MAX
ing the appointment so near the end OF
his own term of Office and kept good
his record for selecting men for judicial
offices who are excellently qualified -
n. Y. Times Qnd.).
The president has been exceeding
ly fortunate in his selection OF sue
cessor to Justice Lamar upon the SUI
preme bench. Judge Jackson's career
upon the circuit court of the United
States has been conspicuously promi-
nent. He has displayed the qualities
of a learned and fearless judge, just the
kind of man needed to interpret the
highest laws of the country. President
Harrison is to be congr atulated upon
his selection. Times-Star.
President Harrison's action relieves
him from the charge of partisanship
which has been so freely brought
against him by democrats and proves
him to be an executive who is not con-
trolled by party bias in the selection
of men to fill high places in the jul
dietary. Few presidents have shown
such conscientious regard for proprie-
ty in the matter of an appointment to
the supreme bench. 1t is not proba BILE
that the same patriotic freedom and
independence would have been exer-
cised by a democratic president
Wheeling Intelligencer.
Justice and politics cannot be too
widely separated, and President Harri.
son is to be congratulated upon this
appointment, not only from its in.
trinsic excellence, but also from its in
dication that he has sufficient courage
to act up to the independence Of his
convictions in the matter. This act
comes, moreover, with a good grace as
sequel to the ides of November. in
the avoidance of all basis for the ac-
cusation that the president desired to
use the powers of patronage for par
tisan purposes up to the last minutes
of his official existence. pittsburgh
DiSpatch