The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
HEP Ib0GES NON-PART|SAN
askk, Spatding' and Burke Compared
Nah. opponents-Questions at 10
sua Briefly Outlined.

90 ue want judges to decide cases
~ We want them decided, or accord.
Hy to law and justice? Will not q
,leaguoelected judge render q League
l3stEad decision?
isy It safe to allow any political Or
sanitation to select our supreme court?
Mistakes viii Happen.
Asolh this League will control the
EssasI1ei0n and every state office.
These are new mon, untried and mex
xzzsaaesd- In their enthusiasm they
,x7a hkely to make grave mistakes.
ig,ea1 We need now, more than ever.
xa emergency brake that we can
xrxsx:: We can trust the present su-
7rsme court-the judges we have.
Tha, only real non-partisan candi.
saaees for supreme court are Charles
K. xiak, Burleigh F. Spalding and e. T..
sysrife. They are controlled neither
Es sis Politics nor Big Business. They
7zxs experience, ability, integrity,
snstf uame and are free from the in
:fEaacsof any political machine. Their
zs.nMds prove them progressive. They
.-s1x4 catered to no class. Yet an in
s7sa.tidu OF their decisions shows they
snvy given the farmer and toiler a full
.x4zxsure of protection. They have
3a.n criticised for four decisions
assAgsa,; .t il, asserted, we're wrong. Out
sE strndtsds Of decisions, to have but
s's1r criticised is marvellous record.
|heir Record-Their Decisions.
Here are some decisions of the pres
:s1s !csyurt!-
Il. lfelN the low Ignite coal rate
raid; three big railroads were fight
gnS IT,
II: hefd' the anti-snuff law good; the
.axin,szs. srnst opposed the law;
WMan' al elevator man became bank
.znw- the court made his surety, a
'snrudiug company, pay in full every
saramr. who had. sold his grain to that
,a,ss1. ever wien the bonding compa-
my axd compromised with the farmers,
,ssus <aE; the bonding company allowed
~ Es business I'm the state till it paid
zls.llur for dollar;
s1vas shipped by farmer was in
asne1. Tie railroad claimed he had no
.sspssAt . damages because he waited
sEas 7Hys4 before making claim. The
tszxTs- set aside the sixty-day clause
azuZ Z!Eade theorailroad pay;
II zzme1~- shipped grain; the car
zrustst feaky and lot of grain was
aAEa He sued for the price and the
ta,nys. neid the railroad must prevent
sn.eas. g1ss. or pay the damage;
:si 5tsnmer's wife worked too hard
sm,hg'a prairie fire started by a rail-
.zaEs engine. She sued for damages.
s1ssr~ railroad argued that she was not
.aiymrd by the fire, but the court held
:sasr' damages were due her;
..ks court made the elevator, lum-
sxs and Off companies pay taxes on
sMd used on railroad right Of way;
Nsae court made q hail insurance
.s.ksynar pay for farmers crop, even
,shns- the land was wrongly described;
The court held the state bonding law
: .,.a: this law would allow the state
x~~rite bonds for county and city of.
Mrers; saving the cost, usually paid to
tNMK1g companies, who fought 1t hard
aNAt Have the Others Done?
nsAr three opposing candidates have
asuzsY,at the state . number of years
Nmr tkey- given their time and talents
- hShtiftg, the battles of the farmer
~ nane: they suddenly grown inter
sxxtsBr'
MaaaAson ID nearly seventy-fve years
-al1 xzs1 has: lived in the state thirty
aueee years: His record does not show
Hm q, farmers champion. He has
Nlewzs i'm ons case where he tried te
,sa5se. q, farmer of the farm he haG
thasGan, cultivated and paid taxes or
sx,tsr years snd wanted the supreme
-zsnxt 1tsp declare law unconstitution
sia :iDna0 It:
szs1astr ID q man Of No practical ex
uuzsnoor iii the courts. He has beer
aEkal1e3khRr I'm the state university, but
lxa2zsver-hatf occasion to do the worl
s1E:AG attorney. &
Snee is small-t0wn lawyer Of lesl
innHsnedioere ability and education
49, skkndfng at home was showl
vnnhSrran for county Judge and wal
Mk- msns of three candidates, ant
aQn1svi1en. he ran unsuccessfully TO
shnkkhr attorney. As candidate fol
u1ezister HE could not got sumcien
Et from his home people to LIANT
ankt1S tsyihg $500.
H8mn5Ses. have besup mada for thes,
RAsesn. that cannot be fulfilled
1Dreandidate who solicits votes b!
Hnf11fng - do what he knows is i'm
uEn6S d morally as guilty % tn
NEsuH who obtains property unde
11fe'WsAnnses.
vSas fur Fisk. Spalding and Burk'
&RRHndlnke such men and methods
EFoLlr1cAL JUDICIARY Asso
CATION.
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