Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-22
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! St Paul Globe; Justice White is sterling
democrat, and personally is above reproach.
lie viii be an honor TO the bench
Chicago Times The happy termination of
the incident will greatly strengthen the
president before the country. showing as
II does, that when he's whipped he's not too
proud to run away.
Globe Democrat The selection Of Sem
ator White of Louisiana for associate JUS
tice VIII be generally approved and his
appointment implies a happy solution of a
difficulty that threatened to become chronic
Chicago Tribune: Whatever his qualifca-
tions may be, or however his nomination may
Dc regarded, the country viii breathe more
freely now that the disgraceful squabble be-
tween liill and Cleveland lis at an end so
lar as the supreme court appointment is CON
ccrned.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The country is in
mind, however, to be satisfied with any
reasonably good man. since thereby the dis
graceful fight over this appointment Is ended
We hope 1t may not be necessary ultimately
to namo only member of the senate to
a supreme judgeship In order to secure con-
frmatiOn.
st. Louis Republic, Judge White IS one
OF the very few mastery speakers in the
senate. His appointment takes away from
that assembly an example which might have
shamed stewart, PETER and the other prosy
fellows into brevty. il not silence. But we
need few great democratic Justices worse
than we need senatorial orators There is
very little to mar the excellence of the ap-
pointmcnt.
Minneapolis Journal: 1t is gratifying to
know that Senator White is a man of no
second rate ability and experience. Louis
lana was selected doubtless, as the favored
state, because the president wants to
strengthen himself in that state as he is
aiming to do now in Virginia by liberal ap-
pontments. 1t is well that the dsgraceful
contest is over. 1t is only to be regretted
that Senator Hill remains victor
Chicago Record: Apparently the new as
sociate justice of the supreme court is a most
worthy man and will make an admirable
member of the supreme bench. But any
one who has heard republican statesmen
OF the llOar stripe desCant ON the peris of
conslgning the constitution to the keeping of
southern ex-confederates must be impressed
by the celerity and ease with which these
same statesmen have swallowed a fair-sized
camel after straning vainy at a gnat
Chicago Post: Any comparison based upon
tftness for the supreme bench between
Hornblower or Peckham and White is meal
culably to the latter's advantage. Mr..
White has had the benefit of varied prac-
tice in a state noted for its excellent law
yers. He has had experience on the bench
He has served his state in the senate with
dignity and ability. He is a gentleman of
courteous and conservative speech, and at
As he gives promise of a career of much
usefulness.
Chicago Herald: BY thus allowing his
resentment to determine a judicial appoint,
ment the president has punished, not the
senators from New York, but the people OF
that state who have had no part in the con-
troyersy. The greatest commonwealth in
the union-the Empire state-one that is en-
titled to and has had a representative upon
the supreme bench ever since the foundation
of that tribunal is passed over because of a
controversy between the president and two
senators-a controversy in which the presi,
dent, unfortunately, does not appear to ad-
vantage,