The state herald., 1899-02-10
The Akron Lender is the only news.

paper OF The l3, judicial district tha' is
advocating the passage of Senatorrhom-
as bill for consolidating the four judi
cial districts OF northern Colorado In II
sinsla district and we are very much sur
prlsed that the Lender IN found support.
ing such measure which, il passed, can
not feil to do great injustice to the peo-
pls of thus district. No man can con
siSteutly advocate home rule for the peo-
pie OF any portion Of the state and at
the snme time support such u measuie.
He ought to know enough about the
politics oi this state to know that, II
this bill becomes law, it will place
the voters OF the l. outside counties
completely at the mercy uf Ara ahoe
county IN the matter Of nominating and
electing their indical officers This oh
TO condemn The Thomas bill 10 the judg
inent OF every voiei OF the state who be-
| iiev, s iu fair treatment for the people oi
| all parts OF the state. OF course the
Denver politician, in advocating the pms
age of this pet measure, laughs IA, such
| ali objection HIS this aud is yer, lavish IN
his promises OF fair treatment for he
outside counties, hut they ARE simplN
making play to aid IN carving o,t
| their y lincai scheme S Ira t,e con
solicitation uf the Tour borthefn Judicial
diJtricts is concerned, the tili does mol
p ssess II SINGLE red-emiug feature tu Off
SIT the injustice that its provlSloue would
do the people of the three 0ulslde dis
rlcts. 1t canput be urged on thr line Of
economy for there would he no saving
IN exp-ns by the propo Il consoli1a
tion. True, 1t provides foi one les judge
Is decidedly doubtful about seven judges
being able TO iii pose OF The business oi
the proposed district and, even If there
shonld be a saving Of Sl,00D year on
the salary of Judg s, the extra court ex
penses imp, sed upon the IL outside
cnunlies under consolidation would much
proposed large district. 1t is not reSsona-
ble to anticipate that the same Judge
would hold court in the same outside
county tslce in succession and the re
suit would be that the Judge would come
into tue county with very little, il
any, acquaintance with the people, the
bar Or the cases nn the docket and tins
could not fail To result III delay IN the
transaction OF business and IN ex.
ira expeuse 10 the tax payers ani thi,
extra expense would be paid by the tax
payers uf the county not as purt oi
their state tax OF mills, hut in addition
to it. II is all folly for rne Akron Lead
or To claim that tnis b II is being opposed
by those only who are either personally
interested or "deluled." II this bill
could BE- presented to th- vo'ers OF THE
jndicial disi rict Tor a vote on its merits,
30 ont Of every l0n voters would vote TO
kill tue bill. The bill is not in the line
Of economy aud would worka ran k in
justice to the people OF this district and
they are simply demanding fair treat
ment when they protest against its pas.
sage. The bill originated with Denver
politician aud ia simply and purely u
Denver political scheme and nny news
paper in this district that supports il, is
imply playing into the hands OF Den.
yer political machine aud is not in a very
euyiaolo position for consistently Ia king
abont the ''deIuded" opposition TO this
measure. II, in he iuler-sis Of economy,
1t Is thought brst 10 retiririct the staie,
let 1t be done, but, in dcir SO, We insls
that, In all Harness TO the residents Of
other counties, Arapahue county should
ne made u indicmi distuci by itself.
Snouid II be found necessary to change
omewhnt the boundary lines oil TIN. dis.
ret, the people OF the district woal,i not
s-nonsly "ij.ci, but they wlll aways be
found yer, empaatically protesting II.
-aiust eng annexed 10 Denver for ju. |
hicl'l purposes.