The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-23

make some OF the guilty ones com,
down.
JUDICIARY BALLOT.
Editor Carroll Of The Carpio New,
has found another legislative bull b,
North Dakota solons. 1t relates to the
judiciary ballot and the points RAISED
by the editor are apparently of con.
siderable Importance. His editorial 1.
as follows:
We suppose that Secretary Of State
Blaisdelrs attention has already been
called to the new Non Partisan Judi
ciary law with it's usual blunder
characteristic OF the last legislative
| assembly. ... ..
The new law provides for a separate
ballot for judicial candidates without
any party designation and does not
provide for the rotation OF names in
any way.
This means that the secretary Of
state will have to arrange the names
alphabetically or In order of the date
of fling of petition or by lot or some
way In HIS discretion. The editor is
not lawyer but II is supposed to be a
fact that where discretion is given an
executive Officer the supreme court
will not interfere We are sure the
secretary will show his usual fairness
but still 1t is unfortunate that the law
should not have fully covered this
matter. If alphabetically arranged
John Burke Judge Carmody would
have by far the big advantage and this
would not be fair to the republicans.
although we recognize the fact that
these men may be good timber for the
bench TT that.
Practical politicians predict that
the vote cast for the judicial nominees
Is a most Indifferent one. Outside Of
perhaps a few hundred attorneys and
few hundred business men who are
thrown into more or less close asso-
citation with the courts It is probable
that the great majority of voters will
vote for the first three names that
head the judiciary ballot. This taking
the judiciary out of politics as was
intended by the new law takes n out
OF the frying pan and throws II intn
the fire. Our supreme court should
be carefully selected. None mt tha
best men should be selected. Our new
nom partisan judiciary law may prove
ruinous.
'f@' There is some hot air to the cold
December winds.
ET whiskerless Santa Claus makes
a fireless celebration.
Ear Nebraska farmers have concluded
to make dollar corn" their slogan.
That's going some.
eS There should be no delay in the
passage by congress of the bill to abol-
ish white slavery.
eN The North Dakota farmers are
able to I'LL the socks of their friends
with Christmas gifts.
s8 With the old kings dropping off in
Europe it will be necessary for the
newspapers to get new supply of
cuts
Ew If Mrs. o. P. II. Belmont looks
anything like the different cuts publish
ed of her-she must be much more
than two-faced.
&T Some anxious inquirer wants RI
know what has become of the ld-fash-
Toned minister who used to whistle
when he preached.
Ar Some of the insurgerg are 40
busily engaged In knocking Taft and
his administration they are unwilling
to give him an even break.
ar Superintendent Hall of the North
Dakota Children's home found many
liberal people over the state in the
offerings for the institu-
ton.
E1 Automobiles are evidently re- |
sponsible for more deaths than of
those they hit. A New York harness |
maker suicided because autos had kill
ed his business.
III There must be more humanity
abroad in the land In many states
there are dozens and dozens of appli-
cations for orphan children--but the
supply il unequal to the demand.
lsw AS soon as Editor Taylor gets
moved from LaMoure to Valley City 1t i
will be 10 order for him to dust Off his
old political announcements and in
form the long suffering public ne Ii IL
for commissioner OF agricul-