Show THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY john W judd was yesterday selected by president cleveland as successor to C B S varian in the office of united states attorney for this territory the change to take effect so soon as the appointee may quality this t f course cannot be until his commission cum mission arrives but we may say with safety that bat the now new official will enter upon the discharge ot his bis duties some time during the coming week As to the question i f fitness nothing need be said regarding the now new attorney his bis abilities his experience and his p personal personal integrity are too well known to make comment thereon otherwise than so much surplusage he has ban the poise of mind the directness of purpose and that sene of impartiality and fairness which should characterize every agent of the people whether in their individual or their aggregate and official capacity in this respect attorney judd ought to be superior to some of the prosecutors we have had bad who seemed to imagine that it vas their official duty to be partisans in the work of investigating charges and prosecuting individuals as it the governments ern ments or territory Terri torys were the only side of the case they were supposed to know anything about of course they should recognize that public policy does not become strengthened through the conviction of the innocent or subjecting any one to annu annoyance yance or disadvantage without sufficient cause that in short and in reality a prosecuting attorney should represent the people whether it leads him to either prosecute e or defend one charge 1 with crime in all this no reflection upon mr varian or any of his assistants assistant fi is i intended he has ditc hared his bis duties unpleasant enough at times no doubt in a decidedly able and impartial manner and he retires with the respect of his legal associates and many others who know him the NEw its congratulations to him on his to private life and to judge judd it wishes every success in what we believe to be his first experience as a prosecuting i officer |