The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-05-21
LrpGE TAFT's LEE.

shortly after, he settled ia Cincinnati.
and here le has resided ever since. lie
soon began the practice Of law, and it
was not long before he had large and
lucrative business. lie took an active
interest in the affairs OF the city, and
whatever concerned its prosperity and
growth found in him "A hearty and zeal
ous advocate lie was public spirited,
not for the sake OF political advance
ment, for he uniformly declined TO avail
himself of opportunities of preferment.
Only once, believe, did he make an ex-
ception to the rule lac appeared to have
laid down for himself. In 1856 he was
called upon by the newly organized Re
publican party to make the fight for Con
gresS against Mr.. George II. Pendleton.
He entered the contest, made IA good
fight, receiveda a handsome vote for these
days, and was beaten by small ma ior-
ity.
He had joined the Republican party
when it was first organized and had de-
Tended its principles at all times and in
all places, and of course when the war
broke out, hc was found on the side of
the Union. y man with lis profound
conviction OF right, his Unborn sense Of
the value of liberty, and his deep seated
and abiding love of the national govern
ment, could be found nowhere else. He
was one of those OF whom il can be truly
said, he never wavered, never lost faith.
With voice and with pen he labored for
the success of the North with tirrIess Ell
ergy and unceasing hope.
1t may as well be said here, us any
where else, that his Republicanism was
before the war, and during the war, SO
il has been ever since. lie las never
voted any other than a Republican tick
ct since the first Republican ticket was
nominated The Liberal movement Of
1872, which led away so many men OF
prominence ia Cincinnati, hai ncverany
charms for linn. lie was opposed to it
in its incipiency, opposed To Ii while the
Cincinnati Convention was yet 70 be held
and before amy nomination had been
made, and was opposed to it aitcr lIr.
Greeley had been put up. That year lie
spoke for Grant and the Republican par
ty with an honest dirtctuc-S aI.d c5udor
that gave his words large influence and
weight. In word, no more consistent,
devoted, honest, unscliish Republican
can be found in the State, search it
through and through, than Judge Taft.
La 1856 Judge HOadley retired from
the ben.h OF the Superior Court, and
Judge Taft WAS appointed by Gov. Cox
to fill the vacancy. la April he was nom
mated 10 fill out tii,. uncXpired term, and
was elected by a i,rge majority. In 1869
he WAS nominated by the Republicans
fJr another term, the nomination was
endorsed 10y the Democracy, and, for the
first time ia the history a Judge was
elected to the Superior Court by Il unan-
iinous vote. lie retired in 1872 with the
confidence and esteem Of the whole city.
Few men have ever better deserved the
ti;ir of just Judge. tie was cOnseief,-
ti,u. , I,orJ worker ci4ur in hi. D,r...p-
tions lucid in statement Of his reasons,
and fearless in announcing them. Sine.
ms retirement from the b-i.ch he has
b...n mr., ctfsi,,,, his profession.
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