The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-23
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Joseph Walsh's Qualifications are
His recommendations.

Joseph Walsh's Qualifications are
His recommendations
The office of prosecuting attorney is
one of great importance TO the people
of st. Clair county. That officer is
called on to advise the board of super.
visors in matters of Importance to the
people of the county, as has been the
case very frequently in the past three
years. The advice of the prosecuting
attorney and Mr.. Walsh as his assist.
ant has ever been to guard the inter.
est of the whole people and cut down
the cost of county matter. Many
prosecutions are attempted, not be-
cause the law has been violated to such
an extent as to demand public prOsecu-
ton, but because the party complain
ing seeks TO humiliate an enemy or
settle private grievance, and some
times for the fee there is in it. In
order to detect these various methods
for squandering the peoples money it
requires man of experience in deal
ing with such people. He must know
their ways and oppose them.
The republican party has named
General Joseph Walsh for this office.
He was born and raised in Port Huron.
He started as clerk in Avery Bros.
office only few years ago. BY in
dustry and hard work. coupled with
natural ability, he became a member
of the firm and is now one of the best
trial lawyers in the county. The firm
has very large business and Mr..
Walsh either tries or assists in the trial
of nine-tenths of all their cases and has
been very successful.
As assistant prosecuting attorney
for upwards of three years, he has
tried or assisted in trying, all the Grim
inal cases in the circuit court, besides
criminal matters of less Importance
before the justice of the peace. Dur
ing this period more persons have
pleaded guilty and saved the county
the expense of trial than ever before.
This is due to the fact that the prose-
cutting attorney and his assistant, Mr..
Walsh, have been prompt to collect
evidence as soon as crime was COM
mitted and when it is fresh in the
minds of the witnesses. When this is
done and the prisoner is confronted
with the proof, the cases are few when
he will demand trial. Thousands of
dollars have been saved to the county
by this promptness. The liquor licen-
ses have been promptly collected,
and prosecution has always followed
failure to pay. No man has been ac-
Quilted who was tried for violating
the liquor law. In all this splendid
record Mr.. Walsh was assistant prose
cutting attorney, and has done large
amount of work and is entitled to a
share of the credit.
Mr.. Walsh's popularity and ability to
deal with men is best illustrated by
his military record. He started as a
of the Guards at Port Huron
a few years ago, and today is inspector
general of the Michigan National
Guard, the highest military Office in
The state.
AS man Mr.. Walsh is broad and
liberal in his views; as lawyer he is
ogical and aggressive; as a soldier he is
4 thorough disciplarian. These quail
ications cannot fail to make a good
attorney.
Through all his life Mr.. Walsh has
been an ardent republican and has
spent his time and money in support of
The party and the party's candidates.
His face is familiar throughout the
entire county as a forciable stump
speaker in all campaigns, and whether
securing nomination he has never
lesitated to take the stump and sup
port the party's ticket.