The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-19
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

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burn Times of the previous week in
reference to the probable abolish
ment of the Municipal Court at
Was hbLrn and quoted Bro. Jones
statement to the effect that the
Municipal court costs the county
more than the old justice court
system. This week we received a
communication from Judge Warden
dealing with the statement made by
the TIMES with a request that the
same DE given space in our paper.
The communication makes many
statements that reflect upon the
character of the editor of the Times
and for this reason we decline to
publish the article in full He says:
For years before the creation of the
Municipal Court at Washburn the
writer occupied position where he
can state from his own personal
knowledge that there was more
money paid out to justices of the
peace in one year than it cost this
county for this court, the first four
years of its existence. No doubt
both courts have been a great saving
to the county from financial stand
point. but neither have paid to the
county the amounts which the county
has paid to its respective judges. !"
The Judge says that Mr.. Jones is
prejudiced against him and would
not hesitate to do anything that
might prejudice the people of the
county against the Judge of the NUM-
cipal court. Iron River Pioneer.
The great trouble with the
Judge of the Municipal Court of
Washburn seems to be that
whenever he runs for Office he
seems to have the idea that the
fellow on the other ticket is the
editor of THE TIMES. Even so
recently as last fall the Judge
made his campaign aginst the
editor of this paper, with a re-
suit that must have been rather
unpleasant for the Judge to
figure out when the votes were
cast. The TIMES may have
something to say this spring
witE,regard to the Judgeship and
it may not, but at the outset we
wish to state that we have no
personal quarrel with Judge
Warden or anyone else. We will
admit that the Judge is a good
fellow which is perhaps more
than he would concede for US.
We will admit, too, that he is an
average citizen, and we have no
reflections to make upon his per-
sonal character, even though he
has assailed ours. But we do
say that the outbursts of filth
and spleen that come from Judge
Warden every time he engages in
a political campaign, clearly and
sufficiently demonstrate in them
selves, that he has not a judicial
mind and some of the things he
says might leave doubt as to
whether he has any mind at all.
THE TIMES merely mentioned
a couple of weeks ago that there
had been suggestions at differ
ent times that it would be well to
abolish the Municipal Court of
this city. This statement was
AS everybody knows, absolute
ly true-yet the comment of the
Pioneer upon 1t seems TO nave
aroused the ire of Judge War
den to write a communication
that reflected upon 'sthe char
acter of the editor of The
TINES. In another place the
Pioneer says: "The Judge says
that Mr.. Jones is prejudiced
against him, and would not hest
tate to do anything that might
prejudice the people of the coun-
ty against the judge of the Mum
icipal court. And then again
the Pioneer of the week before
said that it did not know whether
the court here wasproperly run,
s'but that the one at Iron River
was Likewise we suppose
Brother Savage does not know
whathar tho WaShh11r1a news