The herald., 1894-11-05
THE SUPERIOR JUDGES AND A.
p. A.-ISM.

THE SUPERIOR JUDGES AND A.
p. A.-ISM.
Our lives. liberties and property and
our most sacred rights are in the hands
of our judiciary. Not only must tho
judges be just, fair and impartial, but
they must also appear SO to be. We
have six superior judges. They are all
Republicans. Imagine = political ques-
tion submitted to the decision of one or
all of them.-eay a contested election
case-the Republican claimant repre-
sented by Republican attorneys before
Republican court, and imagine then a
judgment by such court seating the
Republican and declaring the election
OF his opponent illegal. Imagine more
over, the judge and Republican con-
testant and attorney actual or supposed
A. P. AS. Suppose the Judgment is
actually correct in fact aud law, will the
public believe that the Judgment
was honest? And if the public believes
it a partisan, q dishonest judgment, will
not the confidence of the psople in the
law and its administration be shattered
Confidence in the integrity OF judge
once lost can never be restored. and the
loss is the loss Of the people, for that
loss means the loss of respect for the
law itself. Caesars wife should be
above suspicion" The voters have their
opportunity at the polls tomorrow to
break the political uniformity that pre-.
vnile in our superior courts. Elect both
Democratic nominees. Even then there
will be four Republicans and only two
Democrats, bat those two Democrats will
be Sheldon Borden and Robert II. Chap
man and they both stand go high that
no taint OF suspicion will ever reBt upon
q decision of theirs. Protestants, Cath
olics, infidels and A. P. A., all will
stand on tho ssme footing before them
in any and every case, and if political
question should arise their participation
in the hearing will not only insure
the protection OF every mans right, but
the judgment rendered by court COM
posed of Judges OF both parties will COM
mand the respect OF the public and in.
sure that confidence in the just admin
istration of the law, without which no
nation can endure. II judgeanips must
be political Offices. the voters should
take care that they are not all held By
one political party.
Be sare therefore to vote for both can.
didates, Sheldon Borden and Robert H.
Chapman. Remember that vote Tor
one Republican and one Democrat only.
9 vote really against both Democrats !;
for 1t divides portion of the Democratic
vote, distributes it between the two Re-
publican candidates and by adding it to
their Republican votes may elect both
Republicans and therefore defeat both
Democrats. Therefore in the judgeships,
vote for two Democratic nominees, Bor-
den and Chapman. Don't be led by
Republicans to vote for one only and
to swap the other for g Republican can
didate, or you may defeat the man you
want to elect. The game is very simple.
Suppose one Republican votes for York,
Republican, and Van Dyke, Republican,
and one Democrat is led to vote for Bor-
den and York and the other for Chap.
man and Van Dyke. the vote will stand
as follows: York 2, Van Dyke2, Bor-
den /, Chapman l. Both Republicans
will be elected both Democrats defeat-
| ed.
As to the two Republican nominees.
York and Van Dyke, we have this to
say to non-partisan voters and to such
Democrats if any such there be. who
may, whether for personal or other rea-
sons, wish to vote for only one of the
Democratic nominees and for one Re.
publican.
Turn to the Times OF Saturday morn
ing and you will find an editorial col
umn long on the superior judges. The
frst sentence admonishes the voter to
vote for York aud Van Dyke. and the
last sentence likewise sdmonishes him
to vote for York and Van Dyke. Out
side OF these sentences the name of Van
Dyke does not even appear. The entire
balance speaks only Of York. Who
wrote that editorial? What are the
qualities for which he is. therein 80 highly
lauded? That he has refused natural
ization where other judges have granted
it; that he has been more strict than the
other judges in constituting the natural.
ization laws. Does the articls mean to
imply that all the other Republican
judges have been ignorant OF the proper
construction Of the naturalization laws,
or that they have been untrue to their
trust? Or is it not rather studied at
tsmpt to make political capital? II 80,
it is a crime that should unfit York for
the position to which be aspires, and
will prove q boomerang. Or is Judge
York an A. p. Az Let him explain.
All that is really known OF him in this
community is that he came hero ebous
six years ago; that he became deputy
distEiss attorney under McLaeh!an; +; that