| Show AMUSING Itis said that Chief Justice Zane and his admirers feel that His Honor is absolutely ab-solutely secure in his office and that he cannot be removed even should the President desire to get rid of him The law declares the Territorial Justices shall hold their offices for four years and untiltheir successors are appointed and qualified In the cases of other > Territorial officers appointed by the President they are to hold office four years and until their successors arc appointed and qualified unless sooner removed by the President As the law fixes a definite term for the Judges and provides no way for removal it is claimed that Zane can defy the President until the t four years term of the Judge has expired The claim is amusing in i the light of the history of the appointment appoint-ment of Territorial Judges How many i Federal Judges have we had who were not unceremoniously bounced during I their terms by the President Very few indeed It has never made any i difference to the President as to the j r term i he has removed early in the termin the middle and at the last quarter quar-ter Chief Justice McKean was dropped without ceremony early in his term so also was Shaffer others were fired after they had served a year or two and some near the close of the four years for which they were commissioned Removals take place just when the offices are wanted for others or the appointing power thinks the incumbent should get out If Cleveland should conclude tomorrow thatZane ought to go the ChiefJustice d would be promptly notified to step down and out The Judge might try to keep himself in through the refusal of the Senate to confirm his successor i but even then he would have to uo the I moment the senate adjourned |
