The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-09-15
A LIFE OF HONOR.
Brief Biographical Sketch Of
Hon. D. B. Searle,
Republican Nominee for Con-
gress in the Sixth District.

60puDl1Can Nominee Tor Con.
gress in the Sixth District.
Judge Searle, the Republican candi-
date for congress in this district, was
born in Franklinville, N. Y, June 4,
. 184O-about the time the opening guns
of that celebrated political campaign
were being fired which landed General
w. H. Harrison in the presidential chair
and entirely revolutionized the policy of
the national government. He was born
on farm and grew up after the fashion
of tens of thousands of farmers BOYS all
over the fruitful and progressive North.
He learned how to work, and gener-
value of being up with the early bird
! which was to seek and find the worm
that had been out all night, and gener-
ally made himself useful about the
premises, as American boys are trained
to do. He was educated at the district
school, graduating from the high school
at Franklinville at 10, became country
, school teacher and followed that honor
able but not lucrative occupation until
in July, 1861, he became volunteer
soldier-enlisting as a private in Com
pany I. of the Sixty-fourth regiment,
New York volunteers. Young Searle
became soldier during the frenzy of
patriotic enthusiasm which swept over
the Northern states Immediately follow
ing the disastrous defeat of the Union
forces at Bull Run. His regiment was
sent Immediately forward to Washing
ton, and became part of the Army Of
the Potomac. With this army he re-
manned, discharging the duties of
private soldier and non-commissioned
officer for about two years. during which
period he participated in the siege of
Yorktown, and the battles of Fair Oaks,
Seven Pines, Gaines Mills, White Oak
Swamp and Malvern Hill-the disastrous
seven days that terminated the inglor-
ious Peninsular campaign. His regiment
Immediately thereafter joined Gen. Pope,
and he participated in the second Bull
Run and race for Maryland. Afterward
it saw service at South Mountain and
Antietam under Gen. Mcclellan, at
Fredericksburg under Gen. Burnside, at
Charlottesville under Gen. Hooker, and
elsewhere.
The hardships Of these campaigns had
undermined the health of young Searle,
and, in the spring of 1868, he was honor
ably mustered out of the service be-
cause Of disease contracted in active
service.
During several years following he
studied law, graduated from the Column
bian law school and was admitted to the
bar in 1871. He then came to Mime
sofa, settled in st. Cloud and became the
law partner of Hon. E. o. Hamline.
After few years of active practice at
the bar in Stearns and surrounding
counties he was chosen city attorney of
st. Cloud, a position he filled with
credit for five years. In 1880, he
was elected county attorney for
Stearns county over. his Democratic
competitor by 100 majority.
In 1882, he was appointed United
States district attorney by President
Arthur, a very important legal position,
which he filed until Clevelands election
to the presidency, when he resigned and
again practiced law.
In the campaign of 1886, Judge Searle
was an active and valuable member of
the Republican state central committee,
and delivered many able speeches..
In 1887, he was appointed judge of the
Seventh judicial district by Governor
McGill, and i'll 1888, was elected to the
same high position, the Democrats re-
fusing to nominate candidate against
him and placing his name upon their
ticket. This position he still holds
and in the discharge of its duties has
achieved record as lawyer second to
no man in Minnesota.
But Judge Searle is something more
than a lawyer. He is recognized among
his fellow citizens as one of the
| most active, successful and clear
sighted business men Of st. Cloud.
He owns one of the best farms in the
neighborhood of st. Cloud, and, to a
large extent, superintends its workings.
1t is just twenty-one years since Hon.
d. b. Searle became d resident of Min
nesota, and SO it is very probable that
the people of the Sixth district will cele-
brate the majority of his citizenship by
sending him to Washington for period
to represent them in congress.
| Judge Searle is a pronounced Repub-
lican in thorough touch and entire SYM
pathy with the progressive elements
OF his party, and yet he is in no sense an
offensive PARTISAN, This is shown by
his popularity with all shades of political
complexion in his judicial district, and
by the sincere friendship for him of his
| Democratic friends in st. Cloud and
Stearns county.
After all, how slight are the real diff
ferences in opinion amongst friends and
nelghbors as to matters of public policy?
| Judge Searle may honestly be moder-
ate protectionist and still receive the
support of his Democratic fellow citizens
who are for tariff for revenue only; for
while there is small difference between
them on this single issue, there are
thousand lesser matters upon which
they agree.
No man will question Judge Searle's
strength and ability as leader or his
genuine loyalty to the widely separated
interests represented by the great and
growing district he is being called upon
to represent. If Judge Searle shall
be elected land who for a moment
doubts that he will beD there will
then be discovered a marked differ
ence in the congressional legislation in
which Northwestern Minnesota will be
interested. h.
Is 1t not of the most vital Importance
that the man who represents this great
district at the nations capital, should be
honest, progressive, intelligent, ener-
getic. Judge Searle has all these at
tributes, and his election to congress
will give the Sixth Minnesota district
its proper standing in Washington City.