The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-06-12
JUDGE SMART.

Judge r. d. Smart died on Friday
morning last after long and exceeding
Iy painful sickness. Early last fall bis
leg caused him great deal of pain. PLY.
sicians could give him no relief and he
had to submit to repeated surgical oper-
atoms. After the amputation of his
limb he began to improve. but the disease
was in his system and though everything
which medical skill and kind attention
could do was done, he was forced to sue
cumb to the disease. The great pain he
suffered never suppressed the natural
cheerfulness of his disposition and his
determined viii power and iron constitu-
ton resisted the approach OF death to
the fun limit of human endurance.
He was born in the parish of st. Pat
rick, New Brunswick, December 2f, 1882
where he received common school edu-
cation. He engaged in numbering, an
! occupation for which he had rare fitness
because of his powers of endurance, ply
steal strength and the wonderful con-
troll he had over men without making his
authority offensive. He came to Manlto-
voc in 1855 and engaged IN numbering.
He was elected sheriff OF Manltowoc
county in 1872 and made a splendid
record as an officer. Two years later
he was elected to the assembly IN a dis
trict strongly democratic. Later he was
appointed deputy collector OF internal
revenue, which position he held until he
was elected county judge in 1881. He
served as judge for four years and was
appointed postmaster in December last.
He took possession of the Office in April
last and had served but two months and
few days when he died.
There never lived man of more genial
qualities than II. d. Smart possessed. His
generosity was an unfailing spring and
it is doubtful If through his entire lie he
refused friend any request which 1t was
in his power to grant. The basis of his
popularity was devotion to his friends,
sympathy for suffering, liberality which
recognized no cas- . and degree of gen.
erosity carried t. the limit of eXtraya-
gance. No man ,fas more free from pre-
JUDGE whether On nationality, religion or
condition In life He had friends every
where whose attachment had no bond of
selfishness. He never cherished enmity
and never deliberately or with malice in
jured any one.
Though republican and residing la
county strongly democratic, he never suf-
fered defeat politically but once though
often put in nomination by his party.
His services were ever at the command of
his friends and the campaigns he made
in their behalf greatly outnumbered
those made in his own.
Mr.. Smart never occupied any position
which he did not fill with credit to him
self and to the satisfaction of those for
whom he acted. The insolence of office"
was something which never manifested
itself IN him, and though he was always
conscientious and strict he made friends
in the discharge of his duties. He loved
company in his lighthearted and demo-
cratic fashion, and was always consider
ate of the feelings of Others. Friendship
came to him as the flowers do to the WOO
ing of the sun-unsought but impelled
by the genial warmth whichis life giving.
He had the impulsive nature common
to men of large hearts, but his impulses
invariably ran in channels of kindness
and good will. Though prominent IN
public life and influential in securing
political favors he never bartered his
power for self gain but took his reward
in the pleasure it gave him to assist his
friends 1t was impossible for him to lose
confidence in a friend as distrust was
not an element of his nature. His friends
were limited to no circle as he recognized,
without limitation, the brotherhood of
man. There is no man more sincerely
mourned and, none whose memory will
be more kindly cherished.
HANDSOME SUITS FOR EVERY