Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-10-29
For District Judges. E. Paul


The Herald is glad to be afforded the opportunity of
supporting the candidacy of Judge Paul for reelection.
If ever there was a public official who has made a rec
ord which merits being returned to office, in our opinion
Judge Paul is that man. If ever there has been a man.
who, through his private life is worthy of the highest
regard for his usefulness and helpful counsel, Judge Paul
is he.
His u years of service on the bench has met with
such universal approval by attorneys who practice in his
court-for his fairness, his ability, his judicial temper
ament-that not one has voiced disfavor to that record,
no. not even the attorney who opposes him.
We have read newspapers publishing column after
column attempting tc set forth plausible arguments for
the election of Ernest Walton of Wolf Point. We have
listened TO radio broadcasts intended to furnish convinc-
ing reasons why Judge Paul should be unseated, but we
have yet to read or hear one single criticism of Mr..
Pauls efficiency as a presiding judge.
All the arguments thus far have conferred about two
basic themes. First, that Judge Pauls court reporter
should be discredited; second, that the court chambers
should be established in Wolf Point When people re-
fused to become excited over the abusive TRADE against
Mr.. Koser dor. after all, what did the court reporters
shortcomings have to do with electng a judge candidate
Walton centered all his efforts on the only point he had
left-that the court chambers should be in Wolf Point.
They should be in Wolf Point because records which
Mr.. Walton had compiled that would work to his own
personal advantage. showed that more court cases
were lei III hOuStNt4 county III > lldN III
Sheridan county. Judge Paul promptly and forcibly re-
futed this in his radio address by showing, first, that this
was not a fair comparison because of the character of the
cases; second, that court had been in session amsterdam
county more than TWICE as many days as in Roosevelt
county Thereby showing more actual business here);
and third, that judicial matters had been so taken care Of
in Roosevelt county that not one single attorney had ever
suggested any additional sessions of the court.
This week on the radio candidate Walton very
frankly admitted that Issues had been injected into this
campaign which had no place there" How right he was!
And he might well have added-THEY WERE NC IN
JECTED BY JUDGE PAUL.
The bottom having dropped out of one of his two
major issues, MI. Walton sought another to take its place;
SO in Mondays radio talk he came forth with the anti
quated argument that Judge Paul had been judge long
enough; it fought to be passed around" It is always a
good sign when this argument is given. 1t only shows,
and quite conclusively. that the opposing candidate, ber-
eft of reasons which will influence the average voter, re-
sorts to this as a last, forlorn appeal.
The mans turn in office, at least so far as the pub
lie he serves, should be when he is able, honest and
fearless enough to dicharge the duties of his office eff
GENTLY and to the satisfaction of the people who elected
him to office. Especially is this true of a judicial office
where so much depends on a mans ability, his temper
ament, and his fairness. Precedent throughout the
country has proven that the American people are slow
to replace men holding responsible judicial positions, ana
the state of Montana is no exception. Did this practice
not work to the advantage of good government, it would
not continue to be a national tradition.
People of Sheridan county will without question
show their regard for S. f. Paul as a man and Judge Paul
as a public official next Tuesday, and give him one of the
largest majorities in this county he has ever received
They should count it a privilege to support him, and not a
duty.