The broad ax., 1920-09-04
Ex-Assistant States Attorney
Of Cook County; Repub-
ican Candidate for the
Nomination, for Judge of
the Municipal Court. Prim-
aries Wednesday, Septem-
Der Is.

coincidence. Worthy men are always
modest men because intelligence has
no disposition to blow its own horn of
fitness choosing rather to serve the
world Of its day leaving entirely to
others the task Of commenting that
service. Just such an individual is
the Hon. James A. Scott who is now
candidate for Municipal Court Judge.
Mr.. Scott has lived in Chicago for
more than thirty years and has always
been actively engaged in the practice
Of the law at the Chicago Bar and has
won the respect Of the judges Of the
various courts and Of the lawyers gen
orally who have had the good fortune
to know him. He is q man Of inteIli-
genee and learned In the law, Il eour-
teOus and afable choosing under the
most adverse circumstances always to
be gentleman first. His belief in
justice is unimpaired by selfshness or
class hatred being assured from ex-
Perienee that the greatest safety Of the
nation lies in the fullest protection Of
all Of its citizens regardless Of any
other considerations Of difference. The
doctrine Of fullest freedom Of the indi-
vidual citizen under the law meets his
entire approval and his confidence in
the supreme win Of al the people is
without faint Mr.. Scott sprang from
the loins Of the common people and
shares their feelings without any de-
sire to prescribe those who have been
more fortunate at birth, believing that
lowly birth may Inconvenience but
should not deter the individual citizen
to ultimately share the greatest glories
Of this nation. His long and varied ex-
Perienee at the Bar and his thorough
understanding Of people together with
his ability as a lawyer and his tempera-
ment eminently fits him to do credit to
the bench in Chicago, thus rejecting
upon the race which nature gave him
and the people of Chicago generally
since his belief in justice is without
a racial lining. Thus must needs be so
for he learned early in life at the Bar
in Mississippi how hateful is eolorful
justice which undertakes to draw a line
between races and classes melting out
one kind of justice to one class of in
dividuals and another kind to another
class of individuals thus rendering
good government impossible and max
ing the law an object of public con-
tempt Mr.. Scott believes in one jus
tiee for all men and that just justice
administered in the interest of the
good Of all and with a willingness
though kindness to achieve the ends
sought.
Mr.. Scott is the author of Scott on
Interstate Rendition which is one Of
the most valuable and useful law
books in existence at the present time
and it is freely admitted by the most
eminent lawyers residing in all parts
of this country that there is no ADLER
text on the subject in the United
States.
For four long years Mr.. Scott, hon
orably served as assistant states attOr-
ney under the late John E W. Way
man and as such he acquitted himself
wei and hOnOrably.
During the trial Of the not cases, in
this city in 1919, more particularly,
the Washington, Scott and Brown
cases, Mr.. Scott distinguished himself
as a good citizen and an able harristeT
net in seeking to shield crime, or
criminals, but in insisting on a fair ad-
ministration Of justice He gave six
months Of his time to these various
eases and did his duty wen and with
ont complaining with little hope Of re-
ward in view except in doing a duty
which was vel rendered.
Mr.. Scott has for many years been
happily married and he and his good
and lovable wife, MrL Scott, reside
at $40 Prairie avenue, he is the father
Of one son, James A Scott Jr., and
Mr.. Scott is also the proud father Of
one married daughter who resides in
miss.
Mr.. Scott stands at the head Of the
lIaw firm Of Scott, Brown . Marshall,
consisting Of himself, Mr.. @. W. P.
Brown AID Mr.. Eugene ]. Marshall,
VITA law oGiess At szss 8. State street
Mr. Scott has always been fun Of
raes pride and for mary years he has
been 4 eosstant supporter Of this
paper, and fer Cur part ss sre proud
AZ him and We ksnsstly feel that nons
q the citizens Of this city win naks
any nistake b. v0ting far his nomina-
! zion as one Of The Republican eandi
! dates for Judge Of the MunieiPa
Court Of Chicago.