The Columbus journal., 1909-10-27

ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY.
The candidates On the republican
ticket for supreme court judges arc Ill
clean, able men whose Standing It the
bar and whose private life entities
them to the honest consideration Of
every republican. Itis not oontended
that they are superior in their profess
sion to the candidates on the demo-
cratic ticket, but from . careful read
ing of the extreme radical organs Of
the democratic press it is evident that
an attempt Is being made to convince
voters that 1t least two Of the demo-
cratic nominees are superior in ability
and morals to the republican candi-
dates. The extremists, in their zeal,
have not hesitated to attack Judge
Barnes in an unfair and bitter partisan
manner,-misrepresenting him and
shamefally abusing him for no appar-
ent reason, unless, by 50 doing, they
expect to discredit him with voters
and strengthen the candidates on the
democratic ticket.
Like al parties in the minority, the
democratic party of Nebraska claims
to advocate and stand for . non-parti-
san supreme court But the attempt
of the leaders to make voters believe
that they are sincere has been IN.
masked and the fact made apparent
that the democrats of Nebraska have
never departed from the lines laid
down by Andrew jackson that ito the
victor belongs the spoils."
The only candidate on the state
ticket the democrats expect to elect is
Judge Sullivan. HSullivan succeeds
in securing . majority At the polls it
will not be on account of non-partisan
voters, but owing to his popularity as
. man and his vide acquaintance
throughout the state.
The only successful method Of plec.
ing non.partisan judges on the bench
is for both parties to nominate the
same candidate. This IL the plan
adopted in New York and Wisconsin,
and until . similar plan prevails in
Nebraska the election of judges will
continue to be regarded q . partisan
issue.
If the election Of judges should be
considered . non-partisan question,
Why not the election of county officers
in Platte county where the democrats
have . thousand MAJORITY The dem.
ocrats have . full ticket in the field
this year, but the name of only one
republican will appear on the ballot
for q county Office. The republicans
of Platte county realized the hopeless
ness of electing . full county ticket,
and only placed one candidate in the
field-W. II. Robbins for sheriff, thus
giving the democrats an opportunity
to make good As advocates of the nom
partisan idea. If it is radically
wrong for the majority party in Ne
braska to hog all the places on the
bench of the supreme court, then it is
equally as wrong for the majority
party Of Platte county to appropriate
all the Offices in the court house.
Next Tuesday the democrats of
Platte county will be given an oppor.
tunity to convince the people that
they are sincere in the stand they have
taken on the bipartisan question, or,
as they interpret minority represen-
tation.
When democrats, who have been
agitating q non-partisan election 60 to
the polls next Tuesday, an K in that
little square to the right of the name
of w. II. Robbins, republican candi-
date for sheriff, will doubtless convince
the people that . practical demonstra-
ton of the non-partisan idea will do |
more to convince the people that they |
are sincere in what they profeP, than |
all the platform declarations ever
written or the hypocritical slobber |
eminating from democratic organs.
Then, too, the non-partisan demo-
Gratis could not do better to cast their |
ballots for VIM. Webster, candidate
for supervisor from the Fourth dis
trict. Mr.. Webster Is . business man
Of Monroe, careful in his own business
Affairs and just the kind Of q man the
Iax payers have on the county board
10 safeguard their interests. To keep
one party in perpetual control of
every department Of the county's bus
mess Is liable to breed graft, negli-
yence and indifference. Why not try
} little democratic non.partisan medi-