The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-23
The Judicial Nomination.
Salt Lake City Aug. %.
To the Editor of The Herald:

Salt Lake City Aug. %.
To the Editor of The Herald:
AS some talk and criticism is being in
dulged in about the propriety of the
Democratic party putting up a judicial
ticket this fall to be run against the
present incumbents, Messrs. Street and
Richie perhaps you will not think 1t
amisS for a private the ranks to make
a few observations. Hast year the Re-
publican party nominated and run a
straight partisan judicial ticket. Two
of their nominees came very near being
elected, a great majority of that party
voting for the straight ticket The Demo-
cratic party followed suit, and by the
assistance of Republican scratchers elect
ed their full judicial ticket for this dis
trict. These gentlemen upon the Demo-
cratic ticket were not elected through or
by the influence Of "ronpartisanship.
They achieved success through the Re
publican judicial convention making an
ass of itself, putting up as they did
weak and inexperienced candidates and
causing the better element of their party,
through sheer self-respect and protec-
ton. 10 vote for the Democratic nom1-
nees. None of those gentlemen who vot-
ed for Hiles Howatf and Young posed
for one moment as a nonpartiSan.
None had lost their sardor as Republic
cans or discarded single principle of
Republican faith. The condition that
confronted them as taxpayers and bust
ness men was TO vote for Democratic
judges or run the chances of having de-
cisions coming from the bench, however
honestly rendered that would be sus-
ceptible of digtrust and hazardous to de-
pend upon if taken to a higher court. II
one man kills another in self-defense the
act is not considered to have emenated
from feelings of 'nonparttsanship, nor
were the judges elected last fall supposed
to have been the recipients of this great
boom So much for the 'nonpartisan-
ship displayed by the Republicans last
fall.
Now, about the present judicial cleo
ton. Has anything in the clements
caused men to become all of sudden
what that docile emblem 'nonpartisan'
implies or has old mother nature still
held her own? AS an advocate of the
Democratic party placing a straight
ticket in the field, l base my reason upon
the very action of the Republican, party
last fail. the majority of which, as be-
fore stated, voted. IN spite OF the Irallty
of their nominees, the straight ticket is
the Democratic party OF Salt Lake
county, flush from the victory of last
fsI With Republicans falling over each
other to get into our great party OF Tree
silver. and with a weak ticket in oppo-
s.tiou, going to SIT Supinely by and not
gather the fruits of victory? What halo
hangs about and ovef Judge Street or
Richie that causes the chairman OF our
judicial COMMITTEES 70 deplore the putting
up of a Democratic ticket? Is 1t the pre-
rogatiye of either him or the entire com
mjIree to decide this question? Shall
their duties be performed perfunctofaiiy,
or viii they call g convention OF Demo
Gratis and let them act free from Scorh
or contempt of this astute BODY! Win
the goldpug procIivit$es OF Judge Street
and mex psrienc of Judge Ritchie. what
committee or committeeman can gaansay
that hundre reds of Straight-out and mlodie
of the road Republicans are not READY
and anxious to vote for better material!
Who is 1t in the party that would thrust
Street and Richie down the throat OF a
Democrat giving him no show TO vote
for a man of his own party? is ne
Democrat? What encouragement is IL
to the Republican who has burned ms
bridges behind him and come into the
Democratic party to go to the polls ana
find ONLY a part of the ticket to vote: L
say let the few Democrats VINO are unoeI
the hypnotic influence OF s s.I,s anu
Richie scratch their own tichet anu
vote for them, but in all political decency,
keen their hands off the rank ana hie
of the party who wish to vote tnelr r
ticket straight. The Democrats OF SAT-
Lake county don't propose ;, !" md f,sr'
horses while crossing a stream, ana TUT
Their. they don't propose to tacluy aGll i
not having good enough timber IN tnelr
ranks for judges, which they VIII Ger
tainly do by not putting ticket IN tale
field Former Republicans, such as
Dickson, Kenyon, Mcintosh, Bradley,
Varian, Shepard and Stevens, VINO lliis
fall will vote for Bryan, are now Demo
Gratis Tor getting there) ana instead ol
being pleased over this nanny my Ds1i1,.
are going to be just as disguised, II not
more SO. as the o,d-timer. The complex.
ion of both parties has changed, anu II
there ever was a time for suaiSht-out
partisanship around which 10 Aos Ne q
nucleus for future time, it is now Non
partisanship' is a hollow mockery, an
mere rnicrobe. j. b. WALDEN.