The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
THE SUPREME COURT CLERK
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/ When John C. Crockett resigned the
office of clerk of the supreme court H.
L. Bosquet was deputy and 7. H.
Grub was file clerk The supreme
court knew both men. and taeir work,
and 1t unanimously appointed Bous-
quet to fill the vacancy. though Grubb
was candidate and Bousquet was not
and though Bousquet endorsed Grubb.
Thereafter, Bousquet made Grubb his
deputy. and he served over two years,
and then resigned to become candi-
date against Bousquet. VITO had stood
out of his way, endorsed him and pro-
noted him. Encouraged by this. and
probably hoping that a state primary
made all things possible, Mr. Garrett
also became candidate. giving as his
reason that he lad suffered many
scars by engaging in factional politics.
In recalling these facts of history the
Carroll Herald makes a strong plea
for the denomination of Mr.. Bousquet
as a justification OF the primary law.
Ito argument. which is quite convinc-
ing, is as follows:
"A single term for clerk of the SUI
preme court is four years. and Mr..
Bousquet Las served few months
more than two years. Unless there be
some good reason for doing it. it
will disgrace the primary should Mr..
Bousquet be denied a denomination,
under the conditions We have de-
scribed. There is anything but good
reason for it. The very appointment
by the supreme court is tie highest
evidence that the man is highly fit
for the place. Iowa never had better
clerk, and that Is saying much. Thoug1
an elective state office. Mr.. Bousquet
will meet train late in the night to
help some one file a paper in time
The evenings find him at work as
though ne were beginner, striving
for promotion. instead of the head of
state department 1t is a pleasant
sight to watch him help some humble
litigant who wants information. He
has a courtesy that is delightful be-
cause so absolutely kindly and genu-
inc, and so unlike the skindeep polite
ness of the politician
we do not hold that men should be
given office simply because they were
soldiers, but we still are proud of the
patriotic sentiment of the Republican
party, which has always led 1t to
deal tenderly with those who Iisked
their lives for our salvation There
will not be many candidates this year
who wore the blue; and there must
be less and less every year Mr. Bous-
quet, with his superior fitness, COM
bines the recommendation that he car
ried a musket for three years. If such
men are to be denied a denomination
for their first full term it was a
mistake to have a statewide primary.
We have supreme faith in the good
sense of the Iowa Republican of any
shade. and we earnestly urge and be-
lieve that Mr. Bousquet should be and
that he will be triumphantly nominal
ed. We assure tie people of Iowa
that he will continue to deserve sue
cess by doing his whole duty ably and
faithfully
There Is no question as to Mr.. Bous-
Duets efficiency for the supreme court
clerkship and deservingness of another
term. He has been faithful and eff
Gent IN discharging the duties of the
Office and is entitled to denomination
by every consideration of precedent
and common fairness. If the party
fails to recognize his merits and it's
duty to him such failure, as the Car
roll paper points out, will be serious
Indictment of the primary as a means
of making choice of party candidates.