Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-21
IT WILL nut STAND
Public Sentiment Asainst the
81 psrior Court
uisAGREEoY POLITICAL SNAP
Tss EVENING Pspsss cosd<na Il n
susss L.uss.s.-rAs Circus cess
RsSosd II Cases.

st<noErsphsr B<ndes's astuss stroke
in securing nsmss u Fsrrsssnsatsvs
c.tlzens u . petition for the superior
court si'I ses - boomerang. Some
have ALREADY ssat him notice 10 svAse
shs.r names from the pertons, they
having s4gnsd tns same without fuii
understanding Of the actual fscsa
New tAAs Il - known that neither .
recorders court nor IN sxtra circuit
judge will b necessary when the
suprems sonrs - abolished. nobody
hut lawyers and democrat politicians
can Be prevailed upon TO sign the pee'
Co1a
The plea mat the court room and
court have been secured and NAM
tanned A. = large sspsnss fails TO con-
vince the taxpayer that they ought
10 oe continued The court rooms are
very nne-hoest IN the sEAte. l. cal
PRIDE IN them q very ssrong. But the
tzxpayers are un~nllEg I'd pay ons
their good hart-e4rnst money "a man.
tan nne court rooms and 10 pay big
salaries ~ Dol tlcians for little WORK.
Lass nixht Tee Essaing fress said.
amossx other tnlngs: ." nen the court
wAs established Tue salary OF the clerk
Was liked ~ 1 coo aud mat OF tho
stenographsr sE 81 .aoo- These saiafies
we're ample compensation for the work
attached 10 ths positions, and there
wssA lively scramtl- after the appoint
msnus. NsssrsL Fife and bender moved
heaven and earth TO secure .hesr jobs.
an. were entirely s4tisnsd with their
saiAries until tnsir party friends
.<car~d coatrol If tbeieg stature. Then
they orxan Esd . rad upon the trsss-
org and secured raise Of the cisrk's
"A AIRY 70 81 10 4na % the stenograph-
sr's 10 q. ~.
THESE lns;reases are nothing less than
sfssis lt 10 notorious that the time OF
neisher ofhccr 3 hAIf occupied by the
duties OF his position. aad q o an Gu-
doubted fact that Mr.. Bender. for the
amount OF actual work done. IS the
beet paid nan drawing . salary n the
city Had they contsnted themselves
with attending 70 their duties. the grab
would not nave excited q great deal II
comment. but botn OF them have been,
O. republicans. osfenaveiy active IN
poglticxl affairs, and nave used large
portions Of the time pad for By the
city IN farthering party ends and their
osn sn4bitlon."
Th- Eagle tAsaEnst IL
The Eagie. IN commenung on tina
subject, szys: There would seem To
De no 70. q reason Why the Judicial
business OF kent county and TINS city
should require 80 much more expen-
slse machinery. ia proportion 10 popu-
i<tloD, tnsn the county Of Wayne and
the cry o. Detroit. The superior court
az this city -. IA point Of fact. su-
pesfioous. expensive aud unnecessary
piece OF RADICAL machinery. lt Was
cr~st~d a. a measure Of partisan ex-
psdiency. In operation Il nas not sub
served a purpose 30 useful IS TO Justify
10 creation IL - 81 unnecessary ex-
penss 10 the taxpayers OF the state.
county aud city. inssmuch as u - an
unnecessary institution, 4 has no legii-
mate right 10 further existence. TIE
bal nou before the legislature. provsd-
INK for its st0lltlon, . measure n tie
in.~rsst OF economy. aud ought to PASS
without unnecessary delay"