Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-11
OUR JUDGE

One Of the greatest honors ever con-
ferred on Henry county was the action
taken at Fridays judicial convention,
wherein Judge Michael Donnelly was
nominated Common Pleas Judge for
the Sd Sub Division Of the Sd Judicial
District. Not only do we regard the
honor great one from the point OF
possessing the office, bat 1t is knowing
full well to what high standard Of dig
nifty and justice 1t will be maintained
by our candidate, that makes the Sc
lection of the convention most pleas
ing and gratifying.
The judicial ermine will become
Judge Donnelly in every respect nec-
essary to give to us as was Portia in the
Merchant of Venice, IA wise judge, an
honest judge, an upright judge" A
student in fact, and by nature there is
no attorney in Northwestern Obi G
more thoroughly versed in all branches
of law. Before the bar he demonstrate
ed this; on the probate bench two
terms his prompt administration oi
law, never yet being reversed in de-
cision, still added to his already big h
laurels. And now that he has been
elevated IN the judiciary to positio n
where length and breadth Of scope is
furnished for the active work of his
bright intellect, the result of untiriDe
research, we cannot expect too much
from Judge Donnelly. Kind words are
beggarly in expression ofour sanguine-
ness that our expectations will in nc
wise fall short OF realization.
The Judge is comparatively a young
man, being in the 37th year of his age
His early boyhood was that of a farm
er's lad and it was here that the foun'
dation on which to live this life was
built on solid rock, as his future acts
have attested. He is distinctly a self.
made man, being surrounded in his
youth with conditions very meager fol
the furtherance of an unlimited ambi'
ton which early began to show itself
His battle flor a thorough education
was one fought by all our great men
and which was most decisive in favol
of Michael when he graduated at Leb'
anon in 1878.
Having already chosen his calling
he entered the law office of Hon. justin
81. Tyler, and in December, 1880
was called to the bar, his eXamin'
ers speaking words in high praise o.
him as a researching student and pre-
dieting for him a brilliant career a
the bar. Their predictions have moi
fallen short of their aim.
Recognizing his ability, Justin Tyler
took him in partnership and the firm
of Tyler g. Donnelly was one of oul
leading ones.
In politics Judge Donnelly's Democ
racy is of the pure, unsullied, Jackson
ian stripe, that makes it possible fol
him to enjoy the greatest polltics
gifts of his party-and these gifts to bt
given freely. 1t was the high esteem
in which he is held by his party tha
placed him on the probate bench O.
Henry county. The business relation:
with Mr.. Tyler were dissolved and the
Judge assumed his official duties in
1888. He was reelected at the end oi
his first term by handsome majority
In regard to Judge Gonnelly's citi'
zenship, nothing but encomiums
is his portion. By dint of hard labol
and careful management, he has
amassed considerable of competency
and is thereby one of our leading tax
PAYERS. AS such he has always advo
Gated public improvements in both
town and county.
While the honor of Common Pleas
Judge is one which any OF our lega
lights might we'll use every honest en-
deavor to secure, Judge Donnelly'f
nomination was manifestly due to the
call of friends. The fact of the matter
is, that in addition to his qualifica
tions as lawyer and judge, he is with
the mass of people, and his election
next Fall by an overwhelming major
ity is certain.