The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-24
A Democratic Opportunity.

On the whole, we are inclined to con-
graduate Judge Bum upon the failure
of his Republican friends to secure a
nomination for him from the Plumber
bund If it is true that men are known
by the company they keep, then the
Judge has had very narrow escape.
A straight out Democratic nomination
for a straight out Democrat is much
the better thing, and Democrats ought
to be willing and even anxious to go
up or down with their party. Much
cant is INDUCED in by the lovers of a
so-called non-partisan judiciary. The
''mire and muck of politics and the
wickedness of dragging in them the
judicial ermine are descanted upon in
connection Herewith. 1t appears to be
the fact that in highly civilized COM
niunities the people take hand in the
matter after the politicians have done
their work, and in the end the inferior
judicial candidates are disposed Of &C
cording to their deserts. 1t is for the
Democratic convention to demonstrate
to the people that their candidates are
better qualified to discharge judicial
duties than Messrs. Willrich and Jag
cult matter. And while they are about
it they should give special attention
to the selection of a probate judge. A
lax administration of affairs in this
particular office reflects not only upon
the intelligence, but also the honesty
Of a community.
We attribute perfect sincerity to the
Dispatch and the Pioneer Press in their
regret that their party could not rise
to their own lofty non-partisan level.
It is plain from their comments that
their party has committed a sinful, If
not fatal error. Says the Pioneer
Press:
Thousands of Republican voters in this
city will Join US in feeling that the Re-
publican party has greatly lowered itself
in the respect and confidence of it's own
deliberately repudiating this long established
principle of a non-partisan judiciary. They
will feel this recreancy to high political OBJ
legation all the more keenly because under
the circumstances the convention was not
asked to go to the full length of its re-
quirement.
And again.
But even this was refused. and principle
guarantee for the continued high character
and integrity of its judges was set aside to
crafty the personal ambition of some lawyers
eager for judicial honors and salaries. who
had not even the excuse of extraordinary
distinction in their profession.
The Dispatch declares:
The convention deliberately tore the party
from it's former lofty attitude, trampled
upon the principle OF a non-parjisan judiciary
and gave to the Democratic party its first
CLEAN Of hope for months. 1t simply remains
for the party to accomplish at the polls what
its delegates failed to do in convention. The
sentiment which demanded the nomination OF
Judge Bum, defeated in the convention, will
rally in the voting booths in November.
Not a candidate OF the Republican party,
Judge Bum will be installed a candidate Of
the Republican people and as their choice
will continue his able administration of JUS
tice from the district bench
We shall expect to see these influen-
tial newspapers give a hearty support
to Judge Bum when he Is renominated
by the Democrats next week. And
they can render still further service to
the community in which they are sc
deeply interested by supporting the
other candidates Of the Democratic
convention, for these, If the leaders dc
their full duty, will be q picked BODY
Of men, whose standing among their
townsmen will be a guarantee that the
interests of Ramsey county will be
abundantly cared for after their cleo.
ton
This is a Democratic year, the party
in this county is reunited and the op-
portunity has arrived for the Democ-
racy to redeem itself.
Send none but the best Democrats t.
the front Box the little fellows ur
and nail the lid down on them.