The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-09-15
SILAS NJ. CLARK.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF
THE SUPREME COURT.

| DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF
THE SUPREME COURT
Hon. Silas NJ Clark is n resident of
the beautiful little town of Indiana, in
Indiana county, where he has dwelt for
many years. He is widely known
throughout his own and surrounding
counties, and has the respect, the con
fidence aud friendship of all classes of
citizens. Eminent as lawer, he adorns
every relation of life and meets and dis
charges all the duties of advanced citi-
zenship in great commonwealth. He
is not a politician" in the perverted
popular sense of that word, and in
every case in which office or distinc-
ton came to him it was not of his own
seeking. His nomination to the high
and responsible Office of Judge of the
Supreme Court, is deserved tribute
alike to his professional ability, aud to
his personal worth.
| MIR. CLARK POLITICAL RECORD.
But Silas M. Clark is not one of
those men who avoid politics as a
filthy pool in which honest men should
not dabble. He holds it the right and
duty of every good citizen to vote; he
recognizes that good men should not
shirk their share in party management,
ana while he never stopped to the de
tested tricks of political schemers, he
never ran away from public duties
lie has frequently represented his
county in Democratic State Conven-
tions and was ever ready to lend his
wise council to party leaders. He has
also been candidate for office. Pro-
found in his knowledge of the law, and
just in all his dealings with men, he
has long been regarded fit man to
grace the Judicial bench. In 1869
while yet in his seth year, Mr.. Clark's
name was presented, without bis
knowledge or consent before the Dem
ocratic State Convention for Supreme
Judge. He received between 40 and
so votes. Hon. Cyrus T.. Pershng
was nominated.
The following year he was rendered
the unanimous Democratic nomination
for President Judge of the Tenth
judicial district, then composed of
Armstrong, Indiana and Westmore.
land counties. The district was Re
publican and his opponent was an hon
orable member of that party-IIon.
James a. Logan, Of Westmoreland.
The contest was the most exciting ever
had in that district for any office.
Both candidates We're able lawyers and
popular gentlemen. Warm friends
sprang to the support of each. Mr..
Logan was solicitor of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Co., aud the western
officers of that corporation We're hls
warm personal friends They dd all
within their power for Mr. Logan.
Trains were sent out along the railroad
and voters were hauled f,ee of cost to
the polling places, Mr.. Logan was
popular also among railroad employees,
and every man voted for him. That
won him the contest. Mr.. Clark was
defeated 10y 400 votes in district that
in the election of the succeeding year
gave other Republican candidates 2900
majority. Judge Logan assumed the
erlnine, Mr.. Clark practiced under him
for years, and the other day paid him
this well merited compliment
Judge Logan was a good, able and
just judge"
IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
In 1872 Mr. Clark was a candidate
for delegate to the Constitutional Con
vention, and having been elected he as
sumed the duties of that office. lie
served on the committee On Declaration
of Rights, on private Corporations and
on Revision, bodies entrusted with per
haps the most important work accom-
pli4hed by the great body of represen.
tative men. Mr.. Clark was added
to tbs latter committee at the special
request of its chairman, Hon. Henry
w. Palmer, Attorney General of Penn
sylvania.
In 1874 Mr.. Clark's friends again of
fered his name before the Democratic
State Convention, and he received for
ty-one votes for Supreme Judge. Jus
tice w. j. Woodward was nominated
and elected, When Mr., Clark was
| uuiiicu DCIOIc tHc ItCcHl plulc NOuNtu
ton at Harrisburg, delegates from
every section focked to his support
He was unanimously nominated by ac
climation on the second ballot The
nomination came to him unsought. Sew
eral days afterward he wrote a private
note to a personal friend, in which ht
says 81 had no hope of receiving the
nomination, was not thinking of it
expected only complimentary mention,
He resorted to no tricks to secure it
there was no bosses to promise it tC
him it was given to him by conven
tion whose enemies freely admit that il
committed no blunders.'
Such is Silas NJ Cark's political rec
ord. Mr.. Clark is no disappointed of
flee seeker no broken down politica
hack he is man who always scorneC
the tricks of the demagogue, an hon
est Democrat, but no political bigot-
man to challenge the admiration o
every voter who believes politics SHOULD
not be brought into the canvass fo
Supreme Judge.
THE fRIEND or POPULAR EDUCATION.
Mr.. Clark has the merit of being
self made and sel'-cultured man HI
has achieved his present success in lif,
through no family influence. wealth o