The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-05-03
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SESSIONS INCOMPETENT.

very serious charges directly and by
innuedo, against the present incumbent
of the .judgship of this circuit; and
these are accompanied by standing car
toons whose evident purpose is to
charge by implication certain officials
with such practices as would injure
them in the public estimation.
l am not aware whether these arti-
Giles, which are unsigned and without
other indications of being communica-
tions, are productions of the editor or
are supplied by outside individuals, but
incline to the latter opinion as they
bear all the indications of a disgrunt-,
led and malignant mind smarting under
alleged grievances and longing for re-
venge-a condition not probably true
of the young editor of the aforesaid
sheet.
But, however, this may be, there GER
tainly can be no excuse for the course
pursued by one of the competitors
Mr.. M. M. Sessions-for the high and
honorable position of Judge of the Blue
Ridge Circuit, who, when announcing
his candidacy, at the same time sees
fit, over his own signature, to ascribe
the most unworthy motives and prac-
tees to his opponent, submitting no
proof, beyond his own bald assertions,
of the truth of his statements. This
will be the first time that the constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
election of the circuit judges by the
people will be practiced; and twas to
be hoped that for these places, which
are or should be free Of political infiu-
ences, the disreputable methods of 9TH
er elections would not be practiced. A
Judge should be an evenly poised man,
free from rancor and vindictiveness
and weighing carefully his proofs before
submitting them as facts, If there
were no other objections to Mr.. Sess-
ions the fact that he has pitched his
campaign upon this low plane is of it.
self sufficient to show that he is un-
worthy of the Office to which he aspires.
But let us examine some of the other
qualifications which 4 judge should
possess in order that he may so admin
lister the law that its great principles of
justice and right may be subserved.
Aside from moral considerations these
are three. First, he should be man
of good native intellect and sound judg-
ment; secondly, he should have good
mental training afforded by superior
educational advantages and, thirdly
he should be thoroughly conversant
with the technical principles of law.
All three of these conditions are mu-
tually dependent upon each other, and
the absence of any one will vitiate both
the others to great extent. A weak
minded man no matter how much he
studies can never attain great results
an ignorant man even though he have
strong mind is greatly handicapped 4;
and a man who does not understand his
succeed in it. From what 1 have heard
of Mr.. Sessions he is not whit above
the average Intellectually, educational
~ he is below par, and professionally
almost zero. do not make these as
sertions upon my own authority, but
arrive at my conclusions as a result OF
the opinions of many others who have
long known him. The reader, il
he knows Mr.. Sessions, may have
his own opinions on the subject
l will cite q few instances to show
his educational and professional
DEFICIENCIES. He was in a neighbor.
ing town n few days ago, and wishing
to announce mis- candidacy in the Local
newspaper, went into the office for that
purpose, and at the editors request
wrote his card spelling candidate
''c-a-ni-d-a-t-e." No, Brigadier, am
afraid you cannot date your judicial
career from next October. Get bet.
ter education, learn more law, and
above all cultivate a calm, Judicial
mind and perhaps sometime during the
next century you may be elected Jus.
tice of the Peace.
AS proof that the aspiring Brigadiel
is altogether lacking in the technical
knowledge necessary to the high posi-
ton he seeks, he effected loan o
one thousand dollars for cer.air
individuals, also secured by mortgage
on real estate. When the creditor.
brought suit to recover this debt it de
veloped that the debtor did not owl
the property upon which the mortgag,
was given, the Brigadier apparently
considering it too trivial matter t.
attend to such small thing as examin
ing the validity Of title; or perhap
in the goodness Of his heart and tn,
plenitude Of his ignorance he fondl,
imagined that the debtor would do tn,
right thing. His clients lost the thou
sand dollars and the costs OF the suit.