Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-25
A WORTHY CANDIDATE.
We have the pleasure of introdu-
ling to the readers of The Democrat

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| HON. JOSEPH Z. MCDONALD,
of Iudiauia, who is most prominent
| " mentioned as the democratic cam
didate for President. Among the
many worthy names that have been
mentioned in this connection there
is none worthier than that of the
Hon. Joseph +. Mcdonald. His
soundness in the faith of democracy
4 and his Arm and Eteadfast adherence
to its true principles, though good
report and through i'll report, mark
him as a man upon whom the dem
cratic nomination for the highest
Office within the gift of the people
would be most worthily bestowed.
The Times, published at Lafayette,
INDIANA, Of which place Mr.. Melon
aid was for many years a resi-
dent, recently gathered the leading
events of his life and presented them
to its readers in a connected form.
McDonald's younger days are de-
scribed as follows:
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald was born in Butler
county, Ohio August goth, 1919. His father,
| John Mcdonald was Of Scotch extraction, but a
native Of Pennsylvania, and by occupation far
mcr His mother, like her husband, was Penn
| syvanian by birth. John Mcdonald died when
the subject of this sketch an infant, and con
scquenuy the training Of the young lad derolved
upon the mother, who is described ms Nn estma-
Bile LADY Of very superior mental cultivation and
relinement-qualities that she bequeathed in q
rare degree to her children. 4 few years after
her husbands death Mrs. McDonald's was mar
ricd to John Kerr and the family removed. i'll the
fall of 1896 to Montgomery county, Indiana,
then an almost unbroken wilderness. Young Nc
Donald was at this time seven years of age, and,
excepting two years spent attending school at
Crawfordsyille he remained on the farm until he
had reached the age of twelve. Even at this
early period the lad evinced IL keen desire to
study la" but the country tl'ei'' as now, beng
sorc.t ond host ,hat he sbonII Iearn trade-pnr.
suing, meanwhile, certain studies in the direc-
o % '' 'ti D,'oS" ,,,S "0 f 9o
determine to become lawyer. The trade Sc
n was "' Sar r ,"r af ynars
the usual period in those days-to Jessie Andrew
and Geo. Nichol' of the well know firm of Andrew
family Of Jessie G Andrew VIII" was relative , He
became an excellent worlsman, and as a reeosni-
,t,' , rro, ,, he onnro,,,a".rin ,brlo months he,
fore thc legal expiration Of the same Mcdonald
was now eighteen years of age, and he deter
leraI studies nnon which his mind hod ALWAYS
been bent. He, therefore, entered Wabash Col
,sps ~ J., ~" ,o,9, '"r ,"r,o,H"S "',SIn
remained until 1870, when he entered A~bury
University Grt"ncastlc to pursue particular
course of study there offered. lie bore with
him from both colleges an excellent reputation
for diligence and scholarship
A. y
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Donald brilliant career as 4 lawyer
and . rcviav- of his honorabln nolit-
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he has always favored hard money
aliu oPpoSeu any pdpeI CURRENCY NV
conycltiblc INTO coin nj the pleasure
. a., lII m; A.
tariff question are all that Inc
n,,,,o,,t ,,,,ll ,r;eL h =, IN
taVor OF greater commercial nee
dom and has no love for protcc-
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anything else. The following short
a,,4root c,,,,, .,,,,a,b ,,olo NV hin,
III 1907, SHOWS eNaCtlN now he re-
cards tariff toxotion.
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=,
,,roJ ,ha first nronost,inn The rrnnhIicnn mr..
ty has made Itself thc champion of The last and
. ,y F u "'' rnn I' ,I r,s ' be rrnnn
iicnn party and in the interest Of capital and in
y''la''1" of the constitution ! do not, however
sense and no other. II we had other ana better