The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-10-14
JUDGES AND The AMENDMENT

JUDGES AND The AMENDMENT.
The Republicans of the state should
stand unqualihedly for every move that
can conceivabiy aid in encompassing
the defeat of the franchise amendment.
There should be no compromise in any
direction, least Of all in the selection Of
the judicial circuit chief judges VINO
constitute the Court of Appeals. This
is no time for any Republican to con-
slider in the most distant manner the
support of Democrat for chief Judge
ship. The crucial subject, of vast pub
lie interest, of overwhelming party i'm
portance, is the fate of the proposed
suffrage amendment Therefore, no
manner of excuse could be offered for
any degree Of support for any man who
stands with the Democratic organiza-
ton. Whatever justification might
under other conditions be found for
leaning toward a judicial candidate Of
unimpeachable record though Of the OPP
posing party such considerations would
be overmatched by the imperative de
mand Of the party for every man to
stand Upon the guard line and let no
candidate for the ermine reach that
position where the Republican vote is
strong enough to defeat his ambitions.
For instance, in the circuit comprised
by the three tar western counties the
Democrats have in nomination for the
chief judgeship Judge Boyd, whose re
election they advocate upon his record
Opposed to him is Judge Sloan. 1t is a
matter of common knowledge that
Judge Boyd, owing allegiance to his
party and sharing its views upon the
paramount issue, is alien in sympathies
from the purposes and efforts of the
Republican party. d. Lindley Sloan,
the Republican nominee, on the other
hand, stands ready, in case Of his cleo
ton and in case he should have to pass
upon the amendment as a member Of
the Court of Appeals, to give its consti-
tutional relations consideration, I'M
affected by the tremendous predilec,
tons which would have to be gotten rid
of by Judge Boyd in order to afford the
measure like unbiased consideration.
Without in any wise rejecting upon
anyone who wears the ermine in Mary
land, the fact remains that the Repub-
lican party has one clear duty, and its
members should not be found derelict in
in any part OF the state. That duty IS
to prevent the enactment into laWsof
the suffrage amendment and to prevent
the election to the chief iudgeship of a
circuit a man who has committed him
self to the support of the amendment in
advance and who therefore, has already
prejudged it. The question is now
question of duty, and the Republicans
of the circuit in question, Ike the Re
publicans everywhere, should haye but
one mind and be actuated by one pur-
pose.
Before the commanding Importance
of this issue all local adjustments be-
come secondary. In the presence of
the success, which means the preserya-
ton of the influence of the Republican
party as party with the capacity to
win victories and to ably govern the
state, all considerations that are not of
equal breadth are unworthy of promo
ton. Therefore. it should be borne in.
with all the weight of vitality of the
issue, upon every Republican that he
cannot and should not do aught that
might critically contribute to the sad
ding of the amendment upon the peo-
pie and the Inauguration of the per-
petual power of the Democratic party.
1t is obvious that under conditions as
they exist there is but one course for
any Republican in relation to the for
tunes of one or the other candidate for
the chief judgeship. A straight vote
for the Republican ticket is the duty of
every Republican. A square vote for
the Republican judicial candidate is
the imperative need of the hour. No
Republican would want to cherish the
reflection. in the event of the success
Of the amendment, that ne contributed