The Progress., 1896-06-27
SUPREME JUDGESH|P.
Our People Want Judge Land
for the Position.

Shreveport bar held meeting and
unanimously indorsed Judge A. ID.
L nd for the position to be made va
cal t by Jud, Q McEnery. On the
heels of this petition was circulated
among the voters of our p 'ish In
dorsing the.action of the a. and ad-
dr. g their testimony to the fitness OF
Judge Land for the position. The
Progress is likewise informed that
the lawyers of every parish between
this city and Vicksturg had followed
the suite of the Caddo parish capital,
while the citizens of the same balll-
wick. whenever given the opportu-
n,y, were readily subscribing their
names 70 this earnest request to Gov.
Foster to thus recognize n juri7t who
knows law and its science far better
than be knows how TO manage Il
political campaign or meeting or
convention.
The Endorsement Of Judge Land
is based more especially and partlcn-
larly on his knowledge of the law
and his being free from fractional EN-
tanglements and not his conspicuous
participation in them. The petition
ers believe as does The Progress
that our judiciary should be com
posed of men whose time has been
devoted to their law books; whose
active pursuits have been in the
cause of their avocations in the
courtrooms. A man who is to Judge
of the rights of others; who is to pass
on cases where ones personal llber
ties aud lives are in jeopardy, should
not be one whose opinions, preJu-
dices, likes and dislikes lave been
warped, controlled or Influenced by
friendly alliances or strong opposl-
ton in factional contests. Our SUI
preme Bench should be composed OF
men whose iudividualisms do no!
tend to the political arena, but men
whose minds love to deal with alb
struse questions, who take an inter
es ing analyzing ambiguous matters,
who take pleasure in study ana the
higher problems Of scientific thought
as applied to law, equity and justice.
The political and Judiciary should
be entirely separate and distinct, and
it was because of Judge Lands aver
sion to the political field and bis love
for the quiet, studious, medltative
forum that he was Endorsed by the
Shreveport bar and other bars.
Since this, however, another petl-
ton has been circulated in the inter
est of Senator Blanchard. OF course
The Progress has known of this tol
quite awhile. 1t always learns q
such things, but paid no attention tc
il because it did not believe the
place suited TO the Senator'S taste
and hence thought he could not bt
a. aspirant. 1t does not yet know
whether CT not he is; but it does seen
incredulous that q gentlemen wh'
has been such al active, agile ac'o
IN the political arena for so long,
man whose life for the past slxteel
years and more has been of ceaseles
8 excitement, participating in shar
parliamentary battles in both house
of Congress, meeting foe and frlen
u in conventions; taking the stump i
{ political campaigns, could gain hi
: own consent to settle down to til
q quiet hum drum life of justice
our Supreme Court. Why the gel
o tlemsn would fret out his very exls
+. ence. painting for the startling scene
! he had beeen accustomed to,and inc
l. ing none.
" And SO without being opposed
70 Senator Blanchard; in fact not CO..
q sidering him an applicant at all,
is giving heed to whether he was or NJ
:. in fact not considering whether
rs not there would be opposition, t
no friends of Judge Land have As
rs ed and will continue to ask that Go
as ernor Foster appoint him.
The Progress has been told u
Mr.. j. Nj. Poster said that if he {
sired it, Gov. Foster would appol
"a MIR. Blanchard, though every man
TO the State requested the appointme
el' of Judge Land. This may be only
ut bluff to make the Judges frier
% and admirerers desist; it howe