Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ID, 1896.

1t is to the credit of many OF the
leading Republican newspapers OF
Wisconsin that they refuse to join In
the partisan cry for the defeat OF
Judge Winslow for re. election as jus
tice of the supreme court The Mil
waukee Sentinel well and truly says:
Judges, as well ms other citizens have their
party predictions. Judge Wlnslow Is n
Democrat, and the Republicans who support
his recollection do not assert that he Is n non
partisan In the sense Of having no political
bias, but say that in the election OF judge
the voters should vote as non partisans; In
other words that they should not oppose or
support I. candidate against whom there are
no valid objections because he Is u member
of this or that party They further urge
that IL has hitherto been the usual course In
this state to re elect the Judges of the SUI
preme court whether Republicans or Demo-
crnts, and that to dcpnrt from that policy,
without very strong reasons, would bc the
establishment Of II bnd precedent.
In regard to the rall upon Judge Wlnslow
To be n candidate for recollection signed by
members OF the bar, We think they are
rather better qualified than amy other class
TO determine upon tho fitness Of u candidate
for n judicial position. They have aS great
or u greater interest than any other class In
the election Of capable and upright men.
Nor do we understand that any particular
class OF lawyers nre urging Judge WinSloW' :
recollection. IN every suit before the court
whether between private persons or between
corporations aud private persons or the
commonwealth, lawyers appear on both
Sides, ana lawyers who have thus appeared
M opposing counsel have united IN signing
the call upon Judge WInsIow.
Judge Clemcntson Is mn upright, impartial
and experienced Judge who would ndorn the
supreme court and, " he Wcr" now n n"m-
Der Of the supreme court, We should most
cordially advocate his reelection,
This Is II fair and impartial state
menL of the ease. There are no valid
objections against Judge Win8low's
reelection. There are very many
weighty reasons why the long estab-
lished precedent Of re-clccting Judges
of the supreme court regardless of
their political convictions should not
be set aside The latter fact Is empha-
sized by Hon. W. T.. Carter, Of Platte
vile, one of the ablest members of
the bar Of this circuit In denying IN
alleged interview with him upon the
question of the judgeship, printed in
The Madison Democrat, Of Feb. II,
Mr.. Carter says:
~ may have said and probably did ~ny, In
casual, friendly conversations that was
sorry To see tho question of the recollection of
II Judge OF our highest court made 10 depend
upon his political opinions or affiliations and
an innovation made upon the rule. which has
40 long prevailed IN Wisconsin, that u Judge
upon that bench shall he retained, regardless
of his political views, 80 long M his judicial
conduct is upright his duties arc discharged
with reasonable ability, and his integrity Is
not questioned"
1t Is greatly to be regretted that
Judge Clementson has permitted his
name to be used rs u candidate for as
sociate justice The Democrat be
lieves that those who are 80 using it
are doing him an irreparable injury.
His admirers in this judicial circuit
and elsewhere throughout the state are
not confined to any political party.
He is II man Of the highest character,
an able, upright and impartial judge,
But it does not follow that he should
be elevated to the supreme bench at
this time. Judge Winslow is man
of unimpeachable integrity His
record rs circuit Judge placed him
upon the supreme bench. 1t has been
excelled by no circuit Judge in Wis
consin. Eminent lawyers, Republi.
cans rs we'll IN Democrats, who are
familiar with his record have signed
the call upon him to stand for re- cleo
ton rs u non-partisan candidate,