The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-16
Judge Spaulding
Is A Candidate
flas Served Successfully For Eight
Years and Should be Given
Another Term


An honest, upright judiciary
is the basis Of justice, and just
ice is the most precious possession
of the social order. 10 obtain
it men have given their lives; to
obtain it for their prosperity the.
have ccunt,d 10 sacrifice too
great.
The machinery for obtaining
justice must ncccss alily be- i'm
perfect because it is administer
ed by human beings, and some
Of us radicals are inclined to
think that our American ma
chinery is much more defective
than it needs to be. We would
establish d system of checks up
on the encroachments Of this
branch Of our government and
restrain the assumption of undue
power.
But no checks, no restraints,
are as effective i'm securing
justice as it is to select the
right kind of men for the cx-
a'ted position of judge The
judge comes nearest absolute
power CT anyone in our system;
he ought to be fair, impartial
and capable. Whenever we Sc
cure that kind Of a man who
presides upon the bench in the
fear Of God and with sincere eff
fort to administer the laws just
ly, he is the most valuable
functionary of the state.
North Dakota has shown great
wisdom in removing judicial no.
nina tions from partisan politics
and providing non7partisan. can
didatts. The state now has an
opportunity to exercise the high
es wisdom in choosing one candi-
date for the supreme bench at
the November election.
The justice Of the. supreme
court whose term expires this
year is Burleigh f. Spaulding,
and he is upon the ballot as a
candidate for reelection.
There are many good lawyers,
many lawyers Of good character,
who do not possess the qualifi-
cations desirable in justice of
the supreme court. Judge Spauld
ing does possess them in AN
eminent degree. To these quail
fications he adds a sterling
character. He is known to be
brave in maintaining whatever
cause he believes to be just, and
he has had seven years Of in
valuable experience in his pres
ent position.
There are official positions
in which rotation in office is
desirable, but in the judiciary if
the occupant is capable and up
right, the longer he serves the
more competen+ he becomes.
Judge Srauloing is much more
valuable servant to the state for
the next term than any new
man could be. He ought by all
means to be retained, and every
citiAn should be interested in
his election.
The judge is Of mature years,
Of wide experience and his stud
ent habits insure that all busi-
ness coming before him will have
the wealth Of a cultured, ex-
perienced, studlous mind brought
to bear upon them. The at
torneys practicing before the
count seem unanimously to agree
that he puts wisdom, conscience
and careful attention into all
his work.
Til is the most honorable po-
site II in the state and Judge
Spaulding has proved himself
invaluable in it. There ought to
be no experiment, no changing at
this time. He should be reflect
ed by vote practically unani-
mous.-Fargo Courier-News.
Chief Justice Spau]ding Of the
Supreme Court is candidate
lor reelection this fall. Judge
Spaulding has served on the.
Supreme Court for nearly eight
years, during which time he has
gained the reputation Of being
one of the fairest and most COM
petent judges who ever served
on the bench in North Daota.
He is a hard worker and his
services are invaluable to the
people Of the state and we be-
lieve that he should be- returned
to the office at the coming ell
ection. Politics should play no
part in the election Of the judges
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