The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-01
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SUPREME COURT.

Many false and malicious statements
are now being made by the interests
and their attorneys against James E.
Robinson and the judicial reforms
which he advocates. Mr.. Robinson
does not claim that a judge should de-
eide a case without due deliberation.
He does claim. however. that the
judges of our supreme court, who are
employed by the state and paid five
thousand a year. should render their
decisions without sale. denial. or un-
necessary delay, and that they should
truthfully state the facts in the case
and give a reaso for their conclusion
as to the law. He does not believe
that 1t is proper for the judges to take
a three months vacation and allow
one hundred and eleven cases to ac-
cumulate while they are drawing their
salary and doing nothing. He be-
lieves that they should keep up with
their work just the same as though
they We're employed to do similar
work for a business corporation.
Mr.. Robinson believes that 1t is
highly improper for his opponent to
being argued before the supreme court
some of them involving ove ten
thousand dollars-and this Is just
what happened last week. And, DUR
ing all this time, the judge is drawing
his salary and compelling the tax
payers-Mr. Robinson's friends as we'll
as his own-to thus contribute to his
campaign fund without their consent.
Ii the supreme court and the taxpay-
ers can dispense with this judge at
present, why not dispense with him
entirely?
Another false statement that has
hnoS N1ne;ct1~xl, ~o~1~ l., IL. Sk>~
ests and their attorneys is t o the eff
fect,that all the attorneys in the state
have endorsed Judge Bruce. This Is
not true, as less than o~ne-eighth Of
the attorneys have signed up, and this
notwithstanding that frantic efforts
have been made in many counties by
the judges friends. And here again
Mr.. Robinson thinks hat it is highly
improper for a judge. or a candidate
for judge. to permit the circulation Of
such Il petition by his friends. Such a
petition Is in the nature of a threat,
and the fact that some who have sign
ed the judges petition will not vote
for him. and express a very unfavor-
able opinion of him in private, shows
that they consider it a threat. Mr..
Robinson has persistently refused to
allow his name to be used on any
such petition. Had he not done so,
he would today have the endorsement
Of more attorneys than Mr.. Bruce. Ee
believes that the Judges of this state
are the servants of all the people and
should w their election to no par.
ttcular class or profession.
No unbiased person can find any
fault with any of the reforms which
MIR. Robinson advocates in his pamph.
let on judicial reform. They meet
with h approval of most of the
leading attorneys. of the state. and
with the universal approval Of the
taxpayers. A noted magazine writer
says of these reforms:
Il have read his words with much
pleasure. He certainly states things
clearly and without palaver. Good
writing is always the result of clear
thinking"
Another misrepresentation which is
being circulated by the Judge and his
friends. is to the effect that Mr.. Rob.
inson is only a tax title lawyer. 1t is
true that he is an expert In this line
OF litigation, but he has always de.
Tended the owner Of the property
against the eastern tax title sharks
who try to get the property for a few
paltry' dollars. Hundreds of poor peO-
pie in this state can testify that Mr.
Robinson saved their homes. Can the
Judge say this of some Of his opin.
ions? DO his decisions favor the taS
title sharks. or the owner of the
property
But Mr.. Robinson has had many
other cases before the supreme courts
Of North Dakota. South Dakota. Wis
consin. Minnesota. and the United
States supreme court. He has had
0ver a thousand cases in the district
courts Of this state. and has the envi-
able record Of having over ninety
five per cent of his cases.
(Signed) j. NJ. Anderson.
VIM. Lemke.