Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Terrible Calamity
For 6. O. P.
Members of Y. L. R. C.
Have "CoId Feet"
Not Anxious to Get Into the
Flght-Campaisn Notes

The Republican Executive commit
tee is getting ready to play its trump
card, which is no less a substance than
the Young Lawyers Republican club.
1t will be played as soon as the feet
of the various members have been
warmed up a little. When the COM
mittee dragged the assortment of em-
bryo Nestors off the shelf and started
to dust them up preparatory for action,
the startling discovery was made that
they all had cold feet" and were
standing pat on them, besides. The
discovery scared the COMMITTEES hsK
to death, because the Young Lawyers
Republican club has long been regard
ed as the only never-failing fountain
Of enthuGiasm in the party, ready to
respond to every beck and nod Of
the Great Father on the Hill. But now
it's different. The hitherto invtncibles
want to be let alone. They don't want
rto be bothered.
But the committee will not have 1t
that way. The Club must get ineo the
ring, and stand pat upon nothing ex-
cept the rules laid down By the Czar.
Letters were sent to all the old MEM
bers, and also to all the young law
students known to have leaning
toward the @. o. p, commanding them
to appear at headquarters Thursday
evening and give an account Of their
stewardship. Many Of the members
neglected to show up, and those who
did failed to create the impression
that they were likely to bite anybody
or glut the market with votes. They
stood around, first on one foot and
then on the other. with almost human
intelligence, and asked such fool ques-
tions as, do you think we've any
show:' and What's there in 1t for
us?" AS to enthusiasm, they were
actually so tight that they sQueaked
every time they moved. 1t was almost
impossible to warm them up to the
situation, which Chairman Beery
says is dangerous.
However, some kind Of an organiza-
ton is on the way, and, ye gods, look
outi
They're telling a funny little story
on Judge Anderson. II doesn't amount
to anything in political way, but
serves as an instance of how quick
people are to bristle up when any at
tempt is made to fasten upon them the
stamp of mediocrity. The Judge, how.
ever, has a perfect right TO feel that
he has administered the affairs Of his
office well, especially so far as tina
keeping Of records is concerned. 1t is
only when he attempts to apply his
peculiar methods Of politics, with q
view to being the whole Republican
party, that people go after him with
long knives. AS to the story;
One day the Judge dropped into
barber shop on West Hill, and the con-
versation between him and the baYbes
soon drffted into politics. Most any
body can be probate Judge, can't
they?" asked the barber.
What do you mean?'
THAT it's an Office most any one can
hold-one not requiring a great deal of
ability on the part of the person hold.
ing the office"
your idea is wrong"
"Why he desn't even need to be a
lawyer. I'm told any ordinary book
keeper could handle the business OF
the Office, couldn't hep
MY dear man, as I said before.
your idea is wrong. The office requires
a person equipped with knowledge of
every phase of the law, a person with
proper ideas on everything, one po-
sessed of great accuracy of Judgment,
keen perception and ability to analyze
law points of every description. No
stree, he must be a man ofalyfe abiI-
ity."
This opened the eyes of the barber
to the real situation, and started him
to pondering over the relative abilities
of the present candidates for the office,
His conclusion is such that It would
appear that the Judge in standing xlp /.
for his own ability and wide exper-
lence created an impression which has
knocked down certain bulwarks on
certain other man who claims to have
all the requisites for holding the office.
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