Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-03
SOUTHERN VIEWS,

Comments on the Selection of Judge Jack
son for the Supreme Court.
The appointment of Judge Jackson to the
Supreme bench received universally favorable
comment at Atlanta, Ga. The Constitution
says: ut is needless to say that patriotic
democrat and a learned jurist the southern
people will deem him worthy of promotion.
While gratified to know that the President has,
to great extent, observed the propriety Of the
situation by appointing a democrat, We still
think that it would have been the proper thing
for him not to have taken any action, but to
have left disappointment to the new administra-
ton. No doubt the President will now appoint a
republican circuit judge as successor to Judge
jackson, an action TO be regretted when he has
such distinguished array of able democratic
jurlsts from which to make a selection.
However, whatever NAV be said as to the
Preslderts observance of what many of the
leading republican newspapers and nearly all
democratic newspapers and individuals thought
to be the demands of propriety, all will unite in
commencing the excellence of his choice.
Judge Jackson will ornament the Supreme
bench and will prove an able and distinguished
coworker with the learned jurists who now form
1.-THE greatest tribunal on earth
The Knoxville Tribune says: 1.-The nomina-
ton OF Howell L. Jackson as Justice Lamar q
successor was something of a surprise to many;
but it meets with favorable and general satis-
faction
The Richmond Times says editorially today:
president Harrison has nominated as the sue
cessor of the lamented Lueius c. O. Lamar on
the bench Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States Howell Z. Jackson OF Tennessee a
state rights man and a sterling democrat.
In dong this Mr.. Harrison has committed a
most laudable act. Not only was Justice Lamar
one of the meager democratic minority on the
Supreme bench and the only representative Of
the south in that body, and, therefore. his
successor should in justice have been also a
southern gentleman and democrat but at the
last election the people declared most posi-
lively IN favor OF the democratic party and had
MIR. Harrison nominated a republican he would
have defied popular sentiment
In acting as he has done the President has
been guided by sense Of justice and regard
for the will of the people. His conduct, there
fore, is deserving of the highest praise, and the
Times is prompt to accord him the commenda-
ton to which he is so deservedly entitled"
The Richmond Dispatch says: president
Harrison seems to have done very well indeed
In his selection Of Justice Lamar's successor.
Judge Howell Z. Jackson. who is hi. nominee.
Is a democrat and southern man, and. under
the appointment of Mr.. Cleveland, is at this
time ably discharSing the duties of the United
States judge for the western district of Ten
nessee. The Senate will hardly be able to find
any sort of objection to the nominee and his
confirmation may, therefore be looked upon as
quite certain. If this nomination is favorablv
acted upon at once President Harrison NAV
have time to send in and the Senate to confirm
before the 4th OF March u nominee for the dis
trict lllSe.hip.''