The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-27
Press Comment
For Judoes supreme Court.

The terms of office Of two Of the
present members of the supreme court
of Florida will expire at the end OF the
year. It will be necessary, therefore
for the democrats OF the state to nom-
Mate two men for the places to be-
come vacant, at the primary in June.
Justices T. F. West and w. III. Ellis
are the judges whose terms expire.
this year, and very fortunately for the
state, they have announced their will
lingness to stand for the nomination
and again to serve the state as justices
OF the supreme court.
It is hardly necessary for The Herald
to point out to intelligent readers that
there is no office within the gift OF the
people more important than the office
of justice of the supreme court.
We hear very little about the gen.
tlemen who sit at Tallahassee review
ing the actions OF the courts below,
seeing to it that no error has been COM
mitted either in the procedure or the
judgments of lower courts and securing
to all men with the state that exact
justice that is contemplated by our bill
of rights and our constitution. They
do their work very quietly, but never
theless, no state officer is charged with
more solemn or important duties than
these men. It is an honor to be JUS
tice of the supreme court of Florida
and no man who does not measure up
to the requirements of the high office,
in character and legal attachments
should ever be thought of for posi-
tons on that exalted bench.
Both of the gentlemen. who have
consented to serve again il their fell
low citizens desire them to do so. have
occupied positions on the supreme
bench for years. They have acquitted
themselves in way that has won the
regard and the respect, not only Of the
lawyers of the state, with whom they
come directly in contact, but of all the
people of the state. They are men Of
high character and OF great ability, as
they have amply demonstrated, and
should, for the benefit of the court and
of the people. be continued therein as
long as they can be prevailed upon to
serve.
1t is to be supposed that neither Of
these gentlemen will make a canvass
fro nomination. Holding high ideals Of
the duties of a justice of the supreme
court, they cannot well make the con-
test political one.s They will be CO..
PEELED to leave the matter of selection
to the offices with the people whom
they have served so long and so well.
The Herald certainly hopes that
there will be no opposition to either
Of these gentlemen, and as they can
not speak for themselves in the usual
way of the office seeker, this paper
ventures to present their case for them,
without solicitation on their part, and
to ask for them the entire vote of this
section of the state.-Miami Herald.
If there was any doubt about Sen
ator F1echer's reelection, all such
doubt has vanished since his visit to
the state. No candidate ever made a
more favorable impression upon the
people of Florida during a few weeks
than the senator has
made during his short tour of the
state. He knocked all of Governor
Cats claims and charges into a |
cooked Hat" and clearly demonstrated
hat the governor is unfit to succeed
aim in the United States senate
Daily News.