The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-24

Changing Our Judges.

Changing Our Judges.
The question of making changes in
the judiciary continues to be dis
cussed in the newspapers, and some
Of them speak with certainty that two
new judges will be elected. # the
General Assembly is going to put
two new men on the bench we hope
that they will select such men as will
reflect credit upon the Reform move
ment. We do not believe in placing
men on the bench whose only quail
ications are factional services rem
dered. The judicial bench should be
lifted above partisan politics, and the
judges elected should not only be
pure, but men Of legal learning; men
who can we..gl matters that come be-
fore them without prejudice or favor'
If there are to be changes on tue
bench as at present constituted, it IS
our honeso be1;ef that the Reformers
in the General Assembly would show
proper spirit by elevating to so high
and important place Hon. Joseph II.
Earle. In placing the Judicial robes
upon the shoulders of Joseph Il.
Earle, the Reformers would add to
the bench man Of unquestioned
ability and integrity; one whose SER
vices to the cause of white mans
government is a part of the history OF
this State; a man who, after making
a gallant fight in 1890 and was de.
feated, recognized the right OF the
majority 10 rule, and not only &C
quiesced in the decision but refused
to further antagonize it. In 9th
er words, Joseph b. Earle entered
the race for governor in 1890 against
B. r. Tillman. He went before the
people advocating his cause, and
when the people selected Tillman as
the standard-bearer OF the Democra-
cy, Earle, like true patriot, laid
aside his opposition and went into
the ranks to battle for the cause of
Democracy; because he did this
and would not sulk or kick out OF
traces as others did, he was denounced
by his former friends, even some who
went so far as to say that "Earle IS fit
to wear a crown
We again say, if in the wisdom Of
the General Assembly when it meets,
they think changes on the bench
should be made, We hope they will
call upon Joseph II. Earle to take up
the ermine. By elevating Earle to
tie Judiciary, it will show to the
world that the Reform movement is
not grab game for Office to be di-
vided out among those who shouted
the loudest, but that it was Instituted
for the betterment of the people. It
will encourage thousands of men
throughout The State who believe in
our principles to work for the cause,
and before the next election rolls
around we will have enlisted in our
ranks, men who are now waiting to
see whether or not the Reform faction
mean to reform. There are thou
sands of true ,Aen in the. State anx-
ious to be with Us, and only remain
Inactive because an invitation to
come has not been extended
to them. Joseph Fl. Earle did not
wait for the invitation, but having
become convinced OF the righteous
ness Of the peoples cause, he boldly
made known his views, and contin-
ued to make them known in spite OF
the derision and sneers from the ele-
ment that was willing to disrupt the
Democracy to continue in power.
Joseph Il Earle is Democrat, a
patriot, gentleman, and his legal
learning is r. &C ,nized throughout the
land. His services on the bench OF
South Carolina would go down in
history, and his name would be
placed in the niche of fame beside
that OF Marshall, O'Neal, Wardlaw,
Richardson, and others, who to this
day are held up as beacon lights for
the legal profession.
If the Retormers hope to, continue
to rule they must not allow them
selves to become intoxicated with
power, because the people are fast
learning that too much power is dan
gerous and not calculated to do them
good. They want STRIFE allayed.
They want the public service i'm
proved, and taxes lowered. It there
fore behooves our representatives to
weigh their actions well, and when
making changes in important posi-
tons not to make them for the sake
of rewarding for factioncl services
rendered, but with an eye single to
carving out the wishes Of the people
and the welfare of South Carolina.
We are satisfied when our law-mak-
ers call Earle into the peoples service,
they do so for the improvement of
that service, for the allaying of strife,
and for the lowering of taxes His
integrity is acknowledged. HIS con-
servative course and views will have
the effect of lifting the veil of preiu-
dice sothat all men can see the good in
the Reform movement, and his ablll-
ty to dispatch Business will make our
court expenses less and thereby re-
duce taxation. We say that if a change
on the bench is to be made, place upon
It Hon. Joseph II. Earle.