The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-02
Just,ts +. Temple.
The Waynesburg Messenger gives the
following sketch of the career of the Demo
cratic candidate for Auditor General:

The Waynesburg Messenger gives the
following sketch of the career Of the Demo
cratic candidate for Auditor General:
Justus f. Temple, Esq, the present NOM
inee for Auditor General was born at
Meredock's Cross Roads, Whiteley now
Greene) township, this county, on the 18th
day of February, 1924, and is consequently
now in his 51st year. His father died
when he was but eight years old, leaving
him, the eldest child, at that tender age,
without means, not only to fight the bat
tie of life for himself, but to aid an ener-
getic and devoted mother in raising her
family of orphan children. At very early
age Justus went forth to earn his bread by
! the sweat of his brew, working for half
dollar week. When youth of some
| fifteen years he commenced learning the
coopering business, ut which he continued
to work Tor several years, and until by an
acclGent he almost lost the use of one hand
! for manual labor. As he had ALWAYS been
| remarkably studiOus, spending his nights
aud every leisure hour in self-instruction,
/ he had acquired a very creditable English
education and now determined to turn his
attention to school teaching as the most
| available means Of making living. In
| those early days teachers in this section
| commanded very moderate pay-Mr. Tenn
f, pie sometimes receiving as little as ten dol
| lars per month. Mr.. Temple followed the
| profession OF school teaching for ten or
| twelve years-working what he could at
bis trade night and morning and during
vacations. He was married in 1852 In
! 1858, his name WAS announced by friend
! as candidate for nomination for County
Auditor, before the Democratic primary
elections. When Mr. Temple saw the an
! nouncement of his name in the Messenger,
he fastened to the town to withdraw it
from the list Of candidates, as he did not
| feel able to lose the time necessary to can
vass, but the present editor of the paper
persuaded him to let his name remain be-
fore the people candidate. He did So
and was nominated and elected, and made
one of the most efficient Auditors the conn
ty has ever had. He served in this impor-
| tant but not lucrative ofiice for the term
of three years. In 1857, Mr.. Temple was
elected Register and Recorder in which
capacity he gave such universal satisfaction
/ that he was re-nominated and re elected in
| 1860, almost without opposition. Before
his second term in this ofIiceEhad expired
he was nominated and elected Prothono-
| tary of the county for tho term of three
| years, at the end of which time hes was re-
| elected by very large majority.
Mr.. Temple commenced the study of
| law with Robert A. Mcconnell, ESQ, in
! 1857, at the time he entered upon his du-
| ties as Register aud Recorder, but could
not be admitted to the Bar until after he
| left the Prothonotary's Office in 1869. since
which time he has been practising with
| much success.
Mr. Temple has been most courteous,
| prompt and efficient in every position he
| has flied since his boyhood, and being care
! fui and industrious, and withal a first rate
| finaneier, he has acquired a very handsome
estate for this section of the country. True
| he has been fortunate in some money in
vsstments within the past ten years, but
the real basis Of his success was his iudg-
nent, frugality and close attention to bust
! hess. IL is to such men that the State
| must look for an honest, economical and
| faithful discharge of official duties. Mr.
| Temple whole life training has been such
as to peculiarly qualify him for an able and
| efficient discharge Of the duties pertaining
! to the position of Auditor General and
| should the verdict of the people in Novem-
| Der next be IN his favor, the State will have
| secured s3e services of faithful public
/ servant IN one Of its most important official
| positions.
Our neigh Dor of the Republicans in his
last issue, in closing a credltabe article in
| regard tto the serenade given Mr. Temple,
on his arrival at home on Saturday even
ing, the 10Th ult., says:
| We might just hero state that Mr Tenn
| pie ls the first citizen of.Greene county who
| has ever been houored with position on the
J SU't'e Ilchet, .Snd aithough he IS adverse to
| US IN pOhtIcs, We must in Justice to himself
| state thatShekls, as a-citiZsn aud man, all
| that could sbe wished, and If there.is a Dem
ocrat to be chosen for. the office of Auditor
General in.thissS State, weS would4prefer MI
| Temple to any other name mentioned in The
| Convention for that Office"
IN addition to the above extract we
, might state that we have heard of many
| Republicans in this place who have declar-
| ed their purpose 10 vote for Air. Temple in
! November.