The Yale expositor., 1899-03-31
THE ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR ST
CLAIR COUNTY.

y large number OF the electors OF
the State seem TO take it for granted
that they should vote mo" on every
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State.
For years we have discussed the adj
visibility of changing our Constitution
so as to vote for L. S. Senators by di-
rect vote of the people, rather than
through the State legislature.
Yet at the last general election the
proposed State Convention to revise
the State Constitution was defeated by
a large majority. a revision of the
Constitution would have permitted the
change necessary to enable electors to
vote directly for the L. s. Senators.
But a large majority voted mo" thus
defeating a measure that very large
majority of the electors of the State
favor
At the coming election several
amendments are TO be voted upon.
These should be inteIligently consider
ed. An important matter is the pro-
posed amendment allowing the people
of this County TO elect Second Circuit
Judge.
1t is unquestionably true that it has
become impossible for one Judge TO
conduct the business of our court
alone. The building of the Tunnel, of
additional Railroads, of new Street car
lines, of increase i'll shipping enter
prise, and the general increase in other
lines of business results in more import
ant work for courts in the shape of
damage suits against these corpora
tions, against townships, cities, villages,
and in other classes of important liti-
CATION.
The result has been that according
to the Statute of 1899 allowing it to be
done, our county has been compelled to
bring in outside Judges to assist in dis
posing of the work of the court, and
unless we provide for the additional
Judge it will be absolutely necessary
to continue to pay for assistance in
this manner.
Judge Eldridge, of Macomb county,
has been paid the following:
Oct. 1926, $51.42; Oct. 1897, S7373;
Oct LES, 1927. This is an average of
$1,000 per year.
Attention is called to the fact that
this Judge is state officer and his sal
airy is paid by the state taxation by the
state treasurer. Attention is called to
the fact that judge whose salary
would be $1,000 per year ,Could cost
this county but S47 per year.
Here are the figures THE equaliZed
value of the state is 81, l05, 100000. The
equalized value of this county is
S21 100000, and of course our county
would pay just this proportion of
the 81, 800, or S47 per year in even num-
bers. We should not need the services
of Judge Eldridge at $50 per year, and
in this item alone would save this diff
ference. AS matter of economy
alone, every vote in the county should
be yes" on this proposition.
There is no politics i'll the PROPOSE
ton. Both parties, through their con-
ventions and committees favor the
proposition and the matter as to who
may be eventually elected to fill the
place may be safely left to the electors.
See that your ballot is marked Eyes"
on this proposition.
The business end of the proposition
is this: We must continue to engage
and pay for the work of Judges from
other counties under the Statutes per-
hitting this to be done, thus securing
necessary assistance few weeks of
the year, or we may, by paying less
sum secure the serctceS of competent
man the entire year.