Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-25
Bismarck Letter as published il
Lidgerwood B%roadaxe, Oct. "a, 1912.
For the Supreme Court.

For the Supreme Court.
Remember now, this Is not politics.
for by the non.partizan judiciary act,
he election of judges-district and su.
preme cOurt-has been taken out Of
politics and there is no way Of dis.
tinguishlng between the politics of
the men who are candidates for the
judgeships in the state.
But It seems to me, In a campaign
that Is apathetic as this one, where
DO little interest Is shown even In the
presidential contest and where en-.
thusiasm Is SO abnormally lacking,
that the election of a Supreme Court
judge Is being passed almost without
notice. Let me tell y0u--that's not
right. And th"t Ia why | have been
looking up the matter and investigat.
ing. / want You to know n few
things before you 80 to the polls to
vote.
Let me say at the start that l favor
Judge Andrew A. Bruce, who was APP
pointed by Gov. Burke, and l wish to
see him elected. And this isn't be-
cause ! have any great personal
friendship for Judge Bruce. 1t is be.
cause ! know his record in this and in
other states-and l have got wise to
some OF the records Of his opponent,
James L. Robinson, of Fargo.
Let me size up that opponent.
Those OF you who have seen or look
ed over the State Publicly Pamphlet
will have noticed the gentleman with
the lambrequine whose portrait ap-
pears in the book. l have concluded
that lace curtains like those are some
what on the order OF charity-they
cover so much, you know. But if
you will so deeper and read the state
ment printed over his signature in
that book, or If you have received his
pamphlet that he has sent out all over
the state, you will see that he prom
ises to Overturn and remodel the ell
tire court procedure and the laws
governing the courts in pretty short
order, speeding up the courts action
onto the high gear and doing away
with dignity, decorum and delay.
Huroo for Robinson. No wonder he
Crusoe! To my mind he promies the
impossible-for him.
| wish some Of you men would sit
down and read calmly Guy Divets
statement to the voters Of the 18th
district on the present laws and the
necessity for remodeling them. 1t
appeared in the Globe.Gazette as a
paid advertisement, but If l have my
way about 1t, 1t will appear in the
Broadaxe as a publication worth ev-
cry mans reading. 1t is the truth,
as see 1t, succinctly, conservatively
stated. And that statement shows
that the remedy for the abuses, the
| delays, the expense and the miscar.
rage of justice lies only with the
legislature and the proper making OF
laws. A judge has little to do with 1t,
except that he lnterprets law and
once in awhile, pushed to 1t, adds to
or detracts from a law-and makes
a bit to suit himself. But that is not
considered proper. However, were
sensible laws passed-the judges
would not be taking to such tricks.
Yet here comes Robinson and says
he intends to change it all. Aaron's
rod that budded isn't a marker &c
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the voters put him on the bench. Now
It might be that he really meant just
this and al mistaken. If he is
then he's no fan to put on the bench.
On the other hand, | am convinced
that he is not really in earnest-that
he knows better-and that his own
course and record show him to be I'M
fit.
IL Robinson's Career.
The gentleman Of the alfalfas is a
lawyer and his principal business is
that Of tax.titles. He may be known
and described as a 'taX.title shark"
You own a piece OF property and Rob-
inson finds there is a flaw in the title.
At once you are the defendant in a
suit and unless the courts are len.
lent and your defense strong-the
shark has you. Now-this is not wind
jamming. The records of the courts
show this. Nice specimen, that, to
put on the Supreme Court?.
OF course the most profitable field