Hon. George L. Yaple

Tbe Jackson Patriot says: The 1 riot believes tbat George L. Yaple, the ' candidate on the union silver ticket for j Jnstice of the supreme conrt, and now cironit judge of the fifteenth judicial i district, made op of St. Joseph and Branch counties, is mnoh the best man in all respects named for the position, or vee would alinde to his candidacy in a few perfnnctoiy phrases or pass it over in silence. There is not a lawyer of more exemplary habita, of clearer mental perception, of loftier integrity, and botter qnalified in every respect to discharge tbe dnties of the higb position than George L. Yaple. We respect and admire him more ihan any other man whu bas been prominently before the people of this state. Never a seeker after office, he has, nèverthelees, been a member of congress from a district that was overwhelmingly republican, defeating Julius C. Burrows in 1882 by 352 majority, and being defeated by Mr. Bnrrows by abont tbe same vote in 1884. In oongress he was trne to his oonvictions of right and dnty, and gained a repntation that few men achieve during a single term. We recall an inoident conneoted with his first speech on the tariff. The next day after its delivery, Hon. S. S. Cox, one of the most brilliant membérs of tbe house, was asked if he bad noticed it. He at once replied : "I have jnst been teading it, and it is a perfect gem." When nominated for governor by the democratie party in 1886, he ran ahead of his tioket, and Governor Lnce led him the election by only seven thousand votes. As oircuit judge he has proved his fitness for the snpreme benob, eb that his elevation to that position will be in no respeot an experiment. A fine scholar and a close student, always near to the people and true to his oon. victions, he will prove, if elected, an ideal justice of the supreme court, and besides his election will relieve that body of its entire one-sideness on partisan questions. Justice itself, because a large element of our population are not now represented on the snpreme benoh.would be exalted by his eleotion, and the highest court of the state woulrl have the services of a good lawyer, a clear thinker, a man of unbiased jndgment, and an indefatigable ■worker. For even partisan purposes be wonld scorn to be anything else than an upright judge.