The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-11-28

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Asslt fhah myself
T. fpf ~ | ANS i'a alaf llls
l1lsfstst hasss tn Same fstE4Is If
vnasiAsnt. mHA fth a.islHl taN mtle
HI. N. expressed IA sang 1s.sluslNtfs
na~ presented. sefi i - laie*t Asgi
- II ns III ii wlsi I'll SO haltah i
thought taaai Atel N lie fasi II
~enl,l IT, Will feeling. II ,lsstsn*s IL,
sat N thought lint 81 tie ratt ~
nis considerable lWEifaA III til itAt
theirs MS anN watt II ttlitrhrN I'LL
nj ieast ny Intentions IL sio right ~
far II. could have rtariise.i law
a great while III this district, nn'i
personally know every nstntal III
til. Profession. AMI hase known them
~ friends
A wpri III regard III 4 matter ~
common lutelssf. The Office III IBIS
iti.s Iu.ler Is otr thu, impnsss IN
some tnctnierr nt tlls ltaf burdens
thnt ought nni u I've hufnr tuf tile
compensation NJ present allowed hs
law. While occupying ih. position
III NAiAEF u hfA1 ~ AaaAtFA8NAtfN& 49,
anything alnus II, hnt nuw. on teiirs
iun. n cannot he considered o.l' eI
plnx.. | TOOK ,hr office With my
eyes open Oh that subject | felt tle
compensation IL ha inasisanat. then.
know II 10 u. ~ NOW nnlin. NY
term III office | hay. lrsn solicited
hs other Judge. Il meet then, IN lies
Muiner anA unit. will sirniih ~eeur-
Ink such MI increase IN salnfy a.
ts.eiild max. II commensurate with
! tn. af,inns Responsibilities. AMI duties
III The Office. hui declined ~ 10 "
because took thu uiii.. with Il full
knowledge ~ the fact. nnd | felt IL
ina.licui. for in. ~ ap anything
either directly OF indirectly under
the circumstances to ihci'use my
own salary. Hi now feel nj lih.r-
VI ~ ~ express my views IN this respect
think tho Office involves NOR. r.
spun~ibilitics. though probably not
more labor. than thui 81 Juig. ~ ihs
Circuit Court, innsmltrh ~ ihr rtiini-
mi bushes. imposes burdens very
sfevlous To he hoinc. Tho fcar thu,
actin. ~ Judge liz may not dca
Justly BY the public OIL the one hand
or by ih. criminal On the other. an,
tinAy inilict nh injury ~ ~ ihlnrtie.
that dollars nna cents cannot ndr
uun'rly l.cumpeh-c, II ii source "
constant anxiety for tic mind.
Again. the Judge has ~ lc avn,
from home. engaged IN hard, wear
ing, arluous labor, II large portion O
til, tiin'. and III expenses aie large
nnl puatinAuA~. which II hardly rs
- thought II ~ tie public. amt
shall seek - impress Oh tin l4.pi~la
turf nHd nn TIL people the n.a'.rsii.
~ u salary, while not rNirasnganl
. thni shall he sufficient to Justify hi,
good lawyer to leave Iii htlsinc,
and take thr office WHEN .all.d upu
10 do NJ by tia people, A. IL l. nov
the salary l. mol sufficient IN ae
! compli-h thu, end. 1t |. mol for III
/ best interests 81 tile public that thi
condition of things should eontinu
Il, exist | II, this luurh now, III
plainly, ~ | an ~ continue In I'll
effirc no longer, and shall rrehabl
i never again b. before Tho people Il
!. IN office, ~ | NV expect II .nt.
permanently upon thu ac,lsc plaetle
II the profession.
A word In regard t. my letter I
d.rlinntinn III tile latc nominate
for Judge Of tn. Supreme Court n
connected with NY resignation ma
!, no. w. on, of plnrr. Ny letter ~ Il.
], elination was carefully written, IN
In such terms that | thought II
member III the Bnl could n,i~und.l
i sinnd ii. ] wa elected for thr ilr,
term with thr agreement that
!. should serve during the period f.
which / was elected ulld Al serve,
Z During the lu-t canvass ] nude II
4 pledges, hut the understanding wa
!. Tint | should not leave this. to sre
another office. and / wrote the lett,
: Of dcclination with tint understand
Ing. Ny language was thnt ! roul
/ not resign this Ollie. ID take an
: sther Office, but III | continued I'm M
Office II must he this one 10 which
hal been elected under such II
J understanding A good muns ~ II
= friends knew Of my intention 81 ~
lRnatlon this fsll. nnd the feasun
!. for Ii considerable length of time II.
fore that letter VII. Wtlitei. md
I wrote II very carefully 20 avoid I'm
7 misunderstanding, though -nin. In
y unfortunately arisen from u n.l-pfli
III the letter IN published.
Iii conclusion. Brethren II Ill. In
IA IN With sincere niid heartfelt en-
lion ihat ! receive this te<limonl.
! of Your erir.nl md confidence finl
7 your hands. AMI shall treasure np i
!. memory 10 the last moment ~ lif
! nnl hope nothing will occur 10 IL
ifufb tie friendly relations sxistih
y between IT.. / -l,nll probably com
10 this county 10 every triinpf cuni
!, aud frequently ~ - nihef .snisnii,.
y i,ni ny business willplaaaleiy n1t !
lpf thai general ci,nrai.rnf my rfai
! tl.r III former Years. nt,i slistsi ltiai,i
= lily ~ - NJ count, 1filn~r Il, r,I'nl
7. line. III httiirs. Nuf III II i!nr
y anI ,lIi.isi i'll. circumstances .aIi
s~'is hnI. iisat nathinG nti.s sl'lA'
i Ii@itti tie friendly relations ssss
4 Ing b.twrrr myself NIL MI. Eifilt.
!. ~ III. I'm IL tsle District. terri,
men. iharh so's