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ward-heeler and the spoilsman ! He sees those unmolested who "stand in" with the patrolman of his party; he sees criminals brought to justice by men often no less criminal than themselves ; he sees government, justice, democratic freedom travestied by an undignified politician on the bench.

Besides the necessary legal and administrative reforms, one thing stands out preeminently : Character, judgment, good tem- per are the prime qualifications to be desired alike in magistrate and officer. Our political organization and social administration must be such as to insure these qualifications in its officers. Whatever the laws may be, a good judge and a good policeman make a good court.

Mary Roberts Smith.

Leland Stanford Jr. University.