The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-06
snoULD HOLD ON TO MIS- JOB.

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During political campaigns parti'
san newspapers dish out to thelI
readers brand Of dope that Is an
insult to average Intelligence. Te
one who makes study OF sucl
things, the question as to whether
or not this variety OF advocacy adj
yances the cause which 1t Is Intend
ed to benefit. is an interesting proc
lem which he can solve.
A notable instance OF this cam
paign method was contained In the
Boise Statesman few days since
That paper, a violent Gooding organ
started out to find something to sa,
against Judge Stockslager, the demo
erat candidate for governor, opposing
Gooding Apparently, being unable
to find anything In his record on
which he could be condemned, 1t
seized upon the report that Judge
Stockslager had declared that he
would not resign from the bench,
pending the election, and proceeded
| to deliver to him a severe lecture on
his disregard of judicial ethics and
political etiquette.
1t cited the plank in the democrat
ic platform declaring In favor OF re-
moving the judiciary from the pale
of politics and, methapborically
speaking, rolled its eyes to heaven
and held up its hands In holy horror
at this early exhibition of bad faith
on the part of the democratic candi-
date--all OF which was transparency
insincere: the merest burlesque stage
business. ="
In the first place, this pretended
solicitude foI the niceties OF cam
paign ethics, the eternal fitness OF
things, Is trifle nauseating; In
view OF the fact that politics is not
parlor game, nor is IL governed by
the rules of procedure obtaining at
live O'Clock pink tea. Yet no one
can be made to believe that Judge
Stockslager Is going to be guilty OF
any act during his canvass that will
reflect dishonor on the bench. He
has done nothing Of the kind hereto
fore, commands universal respect; so
it is, therefore, somewhat puzzling to
comprehend what the Statesman
hopes to accomplish By issuing that
kind Of dope sheet.
But its attempt tc show bad faith
with the platform, is the rankest
case on record of placing the cart be-
fore the horse, of confusing cause
and effect. The democratic enunci-
alton of party policies to take the
Judiciary out Of politics, by having a
separate election for choosing judges,
SO that politics will have as little in
tluence as possible in their selection;
which does not apply In the remot-
est degree to Judge Stockslagers
gubernatorial candidacy. He is
about to retire from the bench, and
this declaration refers to one who is
seeking judicial honors. Nor is this
merely conforming to the letter of
the clause; It's spirit is In no wise
outraged.
As a matter Of fact, in order to en-
tirely fulfill his trust, Judge Stocks
lager should serve his full term. lie
has unfinished work to do, work with
which he is familiar, that no new
nan could do so well. And, speak
Inc vi a new man, one whom Gov
ernor Gooding would appoint; Is any
one SO simple as to hope for a mo.
ment that such appointment would
be uninluenced by political motives?
1t Is quite clear, that, in order to
give practical application of the
democratic judicial plan, Judge
Stockslager should hold on to his lob
aud thus prevent Governor Goodine
from violating this democratic prin.
ciple. -Mountainhome Maverick.