The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-26
ELECT THE PRESENT JUDGES,


that the people regardless Of politics. demand the reelection of
Judges Murask Seawel Trout and Kerrgan The
rare and exceptional and such decline by rec
ognzing they have tried approved
As the city grows larger and older and its interests multiply and
their nterdpendence becomes complex the need of learned
and upright courts increases Time when the Acade su
San Francisco has grown But could go back the
OF the Acde One by Superior Courts have in
of the growing litigation which
development The friction and
patient and learned judges required the rights of ALL
judge have strings him. If judicial candidate
go among the pleading that he has favored class
may get He with
strings him. and they of the judicial equipment
Such candidate effect brbed advance He seeks votes by
improper promises actual implied order that he may grasp
the oluments Of the Office Then he back the bride by misuse
of the judicial authority behalf of those who of their
friends In this established the practical sale of justice for
price, condition ntolerabe in any society.
Judges Murasky
Seaw and Kergan is not only Of great present Importance but
1t that hereafter there will be less pasanshp the
of judges 1t that who seeks the judicial office
will learn rely only upon his known good character legal ability
and reputation tor possessing the judicial mind tor success 1t
also that when he has reached the bench by the
of such qualities he may depend upon fairly permanent judicial
than which there is noble more important I'M
der system of government.
stake the reelection of Judges Muras Trout Seawe
and Kegan than has either of those gentlemen To each cit
than
opportunity administer it is the judge charged with that duty
BY these considerations affecting impartial
Judiciary California far behind the older States In New York
provided the law that there be impartial judiciary
Right the midst of the present campaign
the Republican Governor of that State has appointed eminent
Democrat the vacancy the bench of the Court of
Appeals caused by the resignation of Judge Parker Even in the
New England States that have long been oneded politically Dem
the Federal
followed President Harrison appointed Judge Jackson of
Tennessee Democrat Federal district udgeship, and Pre
dent Roosevelt has done the with Judge Jones Alabama
Democrat.
Why should not the people of San Francisco follow these high
and excellent examples? Why should here for jul
da candidate simply because he the ticket thereby
retiring the bench incumbent who has himself
worthy 1t the judgment of the best American thinkers that
the integrity of and the perpeuaton of
upon judiciary This being why should
choice judges be influenced by the passions of parisansp
appeals the preudce of section of the community
Fortunately the majority the newspapers San Francisco
alike this and will be their fault the city
fail the opportunity reform
will purge judiciary of all suspicion of holding other obligations
than the law The reelection of Judges Muray Seaw Trout
will mmeasuraby elevate dignity the
will be an honor the city and guide to the State.