Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-03


court Of the United States all have
the clerks appointed by the Justices
Of the courts.
Now, gentlemen. I am not going
to weary you today. I know this
House we'll enough to know that you
do not care for any long speeches:
know that you can understand a
proposition and can grasp the point
without being talked to for one or
more hours upon any particular sub
Ject' and am going to leave 1t to
you, and you will hear arguments
presented here against 1t from the
fact that Ave Of the lawyers on the
judiciary committee are opposed to it
and five are in favor of it.
I want to say to you again, men.
and 1 want to repeat 1t, with all en-
phasis, that it is in the interest of
the State Of Maine and for the best
interest OF the State Of Maine, laying
aside all petty suggestions or poIiti-
cal influences and all those things
that do not care rap about say
to you, men, you laymen who are in
touch with things. that you will be
doing a real service to the State of
Maine il you permit the justices of
our supreme judicial court to pick
out the right men for this Office and
then retain them just so long as
they do their duty faithfully and eff
ficiently. I thank you. gentlemen.
Mr.. McILHERON Of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker. ] am thankful to say / am
not lawyer.
Mr.. HINcKLEY Of So. Portland: We
agree.
Mr.. Mc1LHERON: Where lawyers
disagree, Let the common people be-
ware. (Laughter). When the Ameri-
can peoples Judgment IL Ques STONED,
and when YOU set on the bench of
Judgment that is superior to the Amer
lean peoples judgment. then l say !
have got to beware, Now this Is a PEI
caliar condition OF AFFAIRS. A commits
tee Of ten lawyers divide and bring In
a report. Well. haye always UNDER
stood that of two evils choose the
least; and. Mr.. Speaker. / move you
that the report ought not to pass"
be accepted,
Mr. WING Of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker,
as a member Of this House who signed
the report Ought not to pass." 1 find
myself supporting the motion of the
gentleman from Lewiston (Mr. Nell
heron) who casts such aspersions upon
the legal craft Of which / am a men,
Der; but let that pass. ! think this
House should be told somewhat of the
history Of this particular piece of leg
islatipn and that this 10 net the frst
time that it has appeared. It origi-
mated in the mind Of distinguished
jurist in this State. now no longer in
Office, It was a pet scheme OF his for
some years. It was usually presented
at the State Bar Association at its
meetings held In the years that the
Legislature met; and that the most
of the lawyers had gone from the
meeting, there would be presented q
motion that the State Bar Association
go on record in favor Of the appoint
ment of the CLERKS of the Supreme
Judicial Court by the Justices there
OF. ! could never bring myself to view
Win An<oi eHdt eA6FCiA4 OF power by
the Court. So much for the history
of the thing. You now have it before
you. and You are TO Judge of its msr-
it's. The gentleman frem So, Port.
land mr. Hinckiey) has said that this
is an appointment BY judges Of court
which is doing. the courts business
Now come from county in which
we have established . Superior Court
and that court II tsanssating the bust
ness of the county to large extent
The average run Of business, the trial
Of causes. the foYnslosure Of mort,
cages, the criminal business OF the
county. is done in that Superior Court
and this bill does not provide that the
Judge OF that court shall have any.
thing to say about the Clerk who
serves in his court; and ] say to you
gentlemen that this IL an occasion
where q so-called reactionaIy can rem.
der service to the State, because II
does not concern me and it should
not concern You what they do in Ar
kansas - What they do In North Da'