Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01
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befsse the voters II tAe Seeesssh Jsd
sasal DsaEsct a. candidate tor Ee
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for ssx wears hs nas ssEsea uPoa
abe baseh If sh.s. ths sesessh JsdA-
clal a.sauscs. Naasrssiy, asrsae snss
time, he has nsaae enemIes Whss
Judge, ena.sv0nsns ~ AL tunes y
eonscls.sflos=ly asschaEge the dss'e-
af hls office. has not maize soae
eneusess Al the same time Jsaa<
Shack lsiords ofhe,.l rscoFd. a. weii
AZ be personality. has won fos hl@
hundreds of warm friends and sup
portere IN every eoaniy of the lhs-
trict. aaa tbsss friends and sup
poaters are confined 10 no one party
D.rins these years the writer hes
been IN a position 10 closely folios
the coarse Judge shsekIeford has
saken, and cur eyes were not always
those II a friendly critic, bat wess
often those ut one ~ho differed rsdi-
eally ,as he does today with the
Judge oa political questions. New
ertheless. IN all fairness and trsth-
fulness, we contend that dsrlHe
these years Judge Shackleford hos
proven himself 10 be conscientious
jsr,st. hardworking. ANXIOUS TO be
Just in ever litigation, and in every
trial. sincere and reasonable in his
rulings, and guided at oil times by
the desire 10 be fair aud TO be strictly
ia accordance with the Law in his
decisions.
The Seventh Judicial Distrist is
perhaps the busiest district, with
largest volume Of business, presided
over by any one district judge in
Colorado. The court sessions of the
seven counties are srduous, impor-
tant aud lengthy, and sufficient 10
tax the physical strength Of any man
and yet Judge Shackleford has been
ct his post of duty year in and ysss
out, and unbiased investigation viii
show that the court affairs Of the
Seventh Judicial District were nevss
more thoroughly administered thsa
under the directioa of Judge Shack
leford. =
There are those who, for purely
personal ressons, are seeking to
bring about the defeat of Judge
Shackleford for reelection. We do
not refer to those who differ with
Judge Shackleford purely on polit-
ical grounds, and Who are for another
candidate, because that candidate
represents the party with which they
are affiliated. We simply urge that
the voter who is admonished by
some one who hes q personal motive
for opposing Judge Shackleford to
investigate that motive, TO find just
Why that person would like to de-
feat Judge Shackleford, before that
voter nakes up his or her mind.
We have heard the argument ad-
vanced that certain candidate for
district judge shoold be elected be-
cause it is alleged that he has the
support Of the majority of the men,
bers Of . particular organization.
This report is misleading.
However, . judge of the district
court is not supposed to be selected
primarily because he has the favor
Of . considerable number of the
members of any one organization, or
any one group Of men. He is
chosen to represent the PEOPLE
AS A WHOLE on the Judicial bench,
to pass upon the matters that come
before him fairly and squarely, with
out giving attention FIRST to personal
desires.
Clean in his personal life, genial
and sympathetic in his every -day