Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1920 — IS A CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE [ARTICLE]

IS A CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE

Attorney A. D- Babcock of Good-* land Seriks Place on Ticket. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland was a business visitor in Rensselaer Tuesday and while here informed The Democrat that he had decided to make the race tor the Democratic nomination for judge of this judicial circuit in the primaries to be held the coming spring. Mr. Babcock also stated that he proposed to make his campaign for election, if nominated, on the theory that the judge of a court. In rendering decisions, should use bls head and’ heart rather than depending solely upon decisions of the higher courts in like cases where the latter had decided three or four times that thus and so was the law and about, an equal number of times directly the opposite. In other words, that good common sense, honestly and properly exercised, was a better guide to go by than many of the decisions of our learned men who occupy seats in the higher courts, as evidenced from the numerous cases in which these courts have reversed their - opinions. • Mfr. Babcock is a native of Jasper county and has resided all his life in this county and Newton, which comprise the thirtieth judicial circuit. He is one of the oldest practicioners—the oldest, with one exception, Tn sact —in the circuit, and is not only well versed in law but is also known to be an honest lawyer—something very rare tn the. opinion of many people. He enjoys perhaps a-wider acquaintance among the voters of the circuit than any other lawyer In the two counties. Should Mr. Babcock be nominated and elected he will without question tprove a popular judge.