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Show ' KNEW WHEN TO QUIT. Judge Promptly Saw the Point In Politician's Pol-itician's Advice. One of the most hospitable citizens of Sioux Falls was Judge Fuller of the Supreme Court. He was introduced intro-duced to the president's attention , with the following incident of his career: The judges made a strong campaign to get the legislature to raise their salaries. The bill met with great opposition. op-position. Judge Fuller, who had no small political influence,' went up to Pierre to see about it He was met by one of the leaders of the party. "How about this thing?" said the judge. "Judge," said the other politician, gravely, "you better drop this salary business. I tell you as a friend. You don't want it to go through. It is not ill your Interest." "Why ain't it?" "Don't you see, judge," explained the politician, "that if we put ihe salaries sal-aries of the judges, up to the figure you want, the people will turn around and elect real lawyers to the bench." The point of the story is that the judge dropped the amendment at once. New York Sun. |