Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-04


county commissioner. lwifh All due
respect TO he responsibility q these
POSITIONS and he holders Il same
seems belttliag 10 The common
sense ana sane wisdom. 70 say moth
ingot The dignity 81 this greaI
country. because rms has been he
/ practice IN the past IS no reason
why &c should continue Tor The future
il lr can be proven that here are
otker methods safer and more ssr
isfaetory
inner The present system. eject
ion 81 the people. it il no uncom
;aen thing 70 ina a Iudgeship con
ferred upon The head u young
ambitious lawyer. the ink on whose
decree has scarcely dried. whose sole
qualification seems 10 be his popn-
larity on he strength d his affTiat
ID party certainly not ms past
record for ability proven Nor IL
it an uncommon happening. under
your present system, 10 find "A sec.
ond or even th1rdrate LAWYER. the
chosen. candidate % his PARTY for
lack OF a better one. with only the
qualification Of popularity ana the
strength q his party 10 commend
him elected 10 he high position %
Judge. defeating a man much his
superior in ability ana experience
bur who. in the practice Of his PRO
fession, imbued with only The prin-
cipies Of honesty OF purpose and OF
ineorruptible integrity. NAV have
e.fnbittered a certain portion Of the
electorate TO such an extent as to-
give him majority a. The polls
Should this system 10 followed OF
/ vouid Il not be better 70 gave fhis
! question more serious thought and
consideration. 70 find a better WAY if
+, possible: Mr. Bartlett's views and
I his courage to prove them should
receive he support Of al well-think
/ ing men whose whole ambition
should be for the welfare % the
I nation ana for The upbmldiuv Cd
those institutions which make foy
the greater greatness of this corr
try There are SO many men tosiaY
who. In their craving ana STR ing
for these high positions are pron7fif-
/, I'd solely by selfish ana sordid le
& lives he prestige which sueh a prs.
tion win give hem. the sslaav ri.
4 taehed 10 l. or as a SOD 10 thA4r au
itv Ambition nav 10 an very v5.tI
but the necessary qualificatiar 1re
the main requisites ana the glrsi IS
sentials to position u this kua
/ Let a man FIRST win his snsFs 1y
Years Of experience as a. praetieing
awyer, then let he position 80 a
life one as a reward FOR houesf effort
and recognized ability ~ Epe
land, the soliditv and the fairuass
q whose laws are unquestiouesi.
here Is no bartering or traffIcing
lu such positions where he maxine
and the preserving Of har laws Is
II stake likewise in eausaa. since
al Judges are appointed bv The
government in power Tesa men
are selected irrespective OF their
profession. UNCHANGED by vears 90
experience. 70 command hpya f8r The
responsibility. the grave responsibdl-
ity 81 his position 10 whieh hpy
have beer elevated
Mr. Bartlett is also -ri5isel Tor
he fact that he opposes the recall"
u ndEes Nisnt ssk what naei
herr ~ recall i We -xerrisa
sober Judgment III our SELECTION II
hes~ men. leaving his selection O
he government which So have aiae
led weighing aniy freir proper lual.
ficslioHs based noe On popularity Ht
rather soieiv mon merit eliminate
sht % HE erT start he. 1osslhilfr
90 udEe soiuE 4rnug It's aait
human - .fr ana aiEiaFes are 1roua
as 81 at rcress eould sfiil -
ERA Q D.. selection eaa sad 5ns
nr tInnuE ne legal anternifg
~ Established code lat 8 uefu
sbsiher s. lawFer %
aawe alatea bis aeret ttsaf
suF NsF - ran - mueaehssa. tis
n'sssi ud sshsrrzi sam araesirts
aef a~ sii seat a eeeaiI st,
aaH. IaeEssa Ia .t.