The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-07
HON. gILLIsn r. DAY.
Il Tribute 20 tas New Judge from Political
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Ffuz the View YORK TIuss Deal
The nomination OF Nh Day to be Cir
cult Judge Of the Sixth Judicial District
OF the United States Court nay Be re-
carried as determining the career OF the
late Secretary Of State. he may. indeed.
be called 70 take part IN the higher tasks
OF diplomacy on particular occasions. but
these VII necessarily b exceptional The
occupation OF the remaining years Of his
lie vii be on the bench. for which his
mind and character enineutiv fit him and
Ter which bis own preference Is decided
and well known. There have been only
TOO many cases Of the transfer CT men
from active executive service TO the iudici-
airy when IL has been In the nature Of
POLITICAL reward and the result has not
hsen crad.iahle 10 the appointee or 10
the President making the change. There
WI be no question of this sort among
either the party friends or the opponents
OF Judge Day. All viii agree that his
appointment IL one eTainently fit to be
made, and all will look forward with con-
hdence Ind with satisfaction TO his steady
Promotion, as opportunity offers, to the
highest rank Of the Federal judiciary.
In speaking of the work Of the Peace
Commission on Saturday evening Senator
Gray, OF Delaware declared that no
state Of this Union could have contrib
uted 70 this high function OF statecraft
mind and character. one more settled.
loyal or stronger than did Ohio when she
sent that great statesman. the Hon. Will
am x. Day In this he expressed the
feeiing that Mr.. Day has aroused in the
minds OF all who have been associated
with him 1t sounds little extravagant.
great statesman 10 any one connected
with q history so brief and so recent as
that OF the affairs In which Mr.. Day has
been concerned, and undoubtedly he
would himself dsclaim a title that can
fairy belong only to very few in each
generation Of the world, and which is
oIten not wen IL any one country in
single generation. But the career Of the
eN-Secretary Of State has been remarka-
DIE enough to gain for him the heartIest
respect and TO awaken high admiration
among MS fellow-eitizens. Perhaps the
most remarkable attribute Of this modest
IeSa4 practitioner from a small town has
oeeh the extreme self-restraint that he
mas SHOWN under conditions calculated to
excite mind well accustomed to the ex-
lgencles OF responsible official life Not
Only mas ne given no sign of perturbation
IN pubic, but al agree that he has main
tanned singular poise in his relations with
the experienced diplomatists with whom
ne mas had TO GeaL Nor has his reticenca
Deeh mat OF man with nothing to saw.
When the occasion has come he has baen
round quite equal TO the requirements
ana mas net them with as much force as
dignity What he has done and his upr-
rect freedom from any apparent selfish
anoitlon, his readiness to quit the career
IN which he had won so much distinetIo,,
IN order to resume the profession 70
Wmch ne Is so frankly attached have
gwen him strong hold on the esteem If
ms couhtrymen. and he will be followed IN
ms new Office by their cordial good
wishes. s'0u