Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
POLITICS
Plea for a NOn-PartiSan
Judiciary.
NH. NEWTON THINKS THE TRAIL
OF POLITICS SHOULD NOT
Touch THE BENCH.
DISTRICT JUDGES
SHOULD DB CHOSEN REGARDLESS
OF FAIRY TIES.
Fitness should lie the only rest
When Judges Are to he se-
DISTRICT JUDGES
SHOULD DB CHOSEN REGARDLESS
OF FAIRY TIES.

Mr.. Elihu Newton, who has served
In the state legislature and Is regard
ed as one OF the leading Democrats OF
Tarrant county. has been In Fort
Worth several days on grand jury duty.
Knowing him to be keen observer of
political affairs Gazette representative
/ sougnt him for an expression. MIR.
Newton was already warmed up to
a subject. lie thinks the trail of prac-
teal politics should be kept from the
/ ermine OF the bench, and said;
| "a mere are two otlces 10 be filled at
[ the coming November elections which
in my opinion ought to De separated
from politics and entirely freed from
All political ana other undue influences.
such as are usually brought to bear
and practiced at The precinct and ward
! primaries. The Offices to wnich l re-
fer are those Of the Judges of the Sew
enteenth and Foriy-eighth district
courts of this county. II both OF the
present monuments were candidates for
recollection the mode of selecting / do
not think would be important, as ! do
not think either would nave any serious
opposition. But 10 my regret. ana |
may say, of the entire county, 1t Is now
definitely settled that Judge 5, p. Greene
ul noe, after the expiration of his
present term. consent to further hold
tue position which he has SO ably
faithfully and lmpartlally filled for the
last four years. There are already Il
number of candidates in the field for
this position, aud perhaps there VIII
be still others later on.
That these candidates are all high
toned honorable gentlemen may be
conceded, yet the peculiar qualifca-
tions and fitness Of any one of them
over the others to ill this office cannot
be Judged OF by the masses Of the peo-
pie. The people are not in a situation
to know, and while they are now and
have heretofore been ready and willing
to be governed by the wishes and good
Judgment of the Tarrant county bar
In these matters. there has never been
any positive oppression of the bar by
which the people could be lntelllgently
guided. All OF these candidates come
out among the people. claiming with
great assurance TO be the choice of a
large majority OF the bar. but the people
know this cannot be true. "a only one
OF them can in reality claim this dis.
tinctlon, the people are thus left in
bewllGerment and confusion.
Now, why cannot the members of
me TaTant county bar In some intel
hgont, fair and honest way without
regard to politics. come together and
name the candidates for these two Of
ices? While am not commissioned
or In any specific manner authorized
by the country people 10 speak for them
on this subject. yet. knowing as / do
the sentiment of u very great many In
ttlllgent country people touching the
matter ! feel Justified In saying TINT
this method OF naming the candidates
Tor t"ese TWO very important offices
would meet with the hearty approval
ana unqualified Endorsement OF a large
majority of the country people. and /
believe the city voters also