The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-19
Hon. John f. Dillon,

The Republican, y Mon candidate for Su-
preme Judge whose name heads this arti-
Gle, has so long enjoyed an unexception-
able and wide spread personal and profess
sional reputation in this State, that it seems
scarcely necessary to say anything to the
voters Of Iowa as to his qualifications for
the important office for which he has been
nominated. Yet there are some facts con-
nected with his history, sustaining an init
tlmate relation to his fitness for the position
to which we desire his election, that may
not be known to all those called to and de-
string to give him their votes. Some of
these facts we will briefly allude to;
,aa JUDGE billions RESIDENCE,
Though comparatively young man, he
is yet one of the Oldest residents of Iowa.
having resided continuously in the State
more than twenty-five years. He is en-
phatically an Iowa man; having grown up
with the State from it's earliest infancy and
being intimately acquainted with its re-
sources and wants. He was educated in
the common schools of the State, and has
often in public addresses recognized his
Indebtedness to that benefcent system.-
Poor unfriended, and almost alone, he has
toiled day and night with ceaseless energy
for his education and support. He is the
builder of his own fortune-a self-made
our freeinstitutiOns enable young man to
do for himself. E..~,. rar -
HIS CHARACTAR FOR INTEGRITY AND MO-
RALrTY. ttf.5 .r -rf.
No extent of industry and perseverance,
no vigor of intellect or depth of learning
can be of real value in any public station
without personal Integrity and morality,
and least OF all in the position for which
Judge Dillon is candidate. These oualifi-
cations are indispensable to give weight
and character to the Bench; their want
cannot be compensated for by personal at
| tainments however great or learning how
ever profound. Here Judge d. has ever
sustained reputation untarnished by the
taintest breath of suspicion. Even the
venom of political strife has never dared
| to whisper reprOach of his private char
| acter, and to-day, as ever before, in a COM
| munlty where his whole history is known
| to every citizen, Judge Dillon is universal
~ respected as man of unbending intap-
Iity, unsuilled honor, rigid morality and
active vir ue.
PROFESSIONAL AND JUDICIAL QUALIFIcA-
TONS.
He stands at the very head of his profess
sion; to which he constantly devoied his
time, thought and energies. To be a iurist
is his highest ambition; the great aim of his
life. A student and q worker. he So dill
gently labored during nearly ten wears,
extensive practice at the bar, that attention
was early called to his eminent fitness for
the Bench. In 1858, he was elected District
Judge over an able and worthy opponent
by majority of over HOO votes. When
his term expired, the members of the entire
bar of the District, Dithout reference to par
tn, united in a request that he should take
the office for another term. No more con-
elusive testimony TO his fitness for the DO
sition, or to his private worth, could have
been given. He ,0as elected soitisOat oppo-
sitiOn. aH
As an evidence of his diligence we may
state, that during the five years that he has
been Judge of this District, he has never
| failed to hold term of Court, and he has
cleaned the dockets which he found block
ed up with cases Of many years standing.
after bis election, in the midst of judicial