The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-03-09
THOMAS N. MILLING FOR JUDGE.

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where the BANNER feels that i
should express a choice for thu
man we think best fitted to fill the
distinguished position OF District
Judge.
This paper has never lodged ar
issue, but has always openly anc
fairly supported the man We
honestly thought best fitted for the
position. In the judicial cam
paign we intend to earnestly and
fairly support our choice without
regard to partisan politics or per-
sonal issues.
The position of District Judge
is a serious apd responsible Office
and the voters of the Parish of St.
Mary should select him with es-
pecial care. There is no position
so important to the people as that
of their Judge and they should
select a man whose past record
iustifies belief in his future con-
duct.
Fret of all our Judge should
possess manly firmness and moral
courage; he should be honest,
conscientious and faithful in the
discharge of his duties, and he
should be a man of experience
and knowledge in the criminal
and civil law.
In this state the District Judge
has original jurisdiction in all
criminal matters and Unlimited
jurisdiction in all civil matters.
Thus, with respect to the great
mass of the people he possesses
more power than any other pub
lie officer. In some States there
are civil judges and criminal
judges but in this state one Judge
passes on all questions and the
people of this parish should
select for their next District Judge
a man with experience and know
ledge of both civil ana criminal
law.
After a careful and deliberate
consideration of this matter, with
the feeling and belief that the
press should voice and champion
the rights and the interests of the
people, and with view only of
assisting to select good, strong
and learned man to succeed our
present Judge, we have concluded
that the interests of the parish
will be best subservpd by the
election of the Hon. Thomas NJ.
Milling to this high position.
Mr.. Milling has been District
Attorney of this parish for the
past three and a half years, and
and he has discharged the duties
of that Office with energy, courage
and honesty. We know that the
people realize with what ability
he has conducted that Office AID
we feel that his record as District
Attorney entities him to the earn
est consideration of every voter
who expects to ballot on the
judgeship. During the time that
Mr.. Milling has been District At
torney the criminal expenses of
the parish have been reduced,
crime has been minimized and
the school revenues have been
increased. Mr.. Milling does not
claim all of the credit for this i'm
proved condition, nor do we claim
It for him, for we know that our
efficient Sheriff and our present
Judge are entitled to large share,
but we do claim that Mr.. Milling's
able and efficient work in the
District Attorneys Office has COM
pleted and rounded out the efforts
Of the Judge and Sheriff.
In addition to being District
Attorney, Mr.. Milling has been
attorney for the Police Jury for
the past three years and has often
been called upon to advise that
body in matters where the most
intricate and delicate points of
civil law were involved, and he
has advised and guided the Police
Jury with such intelligence and
knowledge of the civil law, that
be has kept the parish free from
and embarrassing litiga-
ion and always favorably to the
people.
For the past four years st. Mary
las had one of the best set of Of
icers in her history. The Sheriff,
he Clerk and the Assessor were
ewarded by being nominated .
gain without opposition. Our
resent District Judge, Hon.
,hares A. O'Niell, we think would
ave been overwhelmingly re-
lected had he not chosen to aspire
. q higher Office. Mr.. Millingl
as been just az faithful, just as
icient and lust as capable as I