The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-21
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His speeches are strong, argumenta-
tive persuasive and logical. He rare
ly attempts to captivate the magma
ton by the embellishments of fancy
and rhetoric, yet when the occasion
requires he is impassioned and elo-
quent, and, in appealing to the feel
ings of a jury, is seldom rivalled.
His efforts on the stump, during his
political campaigns, were happy and
effective. The plain and practical
view which he took of the subject un-
der discussion always interested his
hearers, while his wit and anecdote
amused them. Any notice Of his pro-
fessional career would be incomplete
without mentioning his great kindness
to the members of the bar. He would
gladly go to any trouble to give them
assistance. His books and all the
time he could spare were at their SER
vice. Judge 1zlar has always been al
ardent Democrat of the Jefersonian
type, and has, from early0manhood,
been prominently identified with the
politics of the State. For several
terms he was mayor of his own city.
In 1866 he was chosen a member of
Of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, and served in that posi-
tion continuously for twenty years,
with the exceptions Of four years, from
1874 to 1876, when he was Chairman
Of the Orangeburg County Democratic
Executive Committee.
Judge Izlar was Chairman of the
State Executive Committee for ten
years, and his influence vas pronounced
in giving form and direction to the De-
mocracy of his State. He was a mem
her of the Democratic National Con-
vention at Baltimore, and again at
Chicago, when Grover Cleveland
was chosen as the candidate Of his
party.
Judge Izlar has always taken a deep
interest in the cause of education. He
was elected q trustee of the South Caro-
lima University in 1881, and held that
trust until 1890. Although a gradu-
ate of another institution, he has
abiding interest in the South Carolina
College, and has has always been one
of it's foremost champions. In 1880
he was also elected to the State Sem
ate and served continuously in that
body for ten years, and until his ele-
walton to the Bench. He took an ac-
tive part in all measures before the
Senate, participated in most of the
important debates and was regarded
as one of the leading members. For
six years he was President pro tenn of
the Senate. In 1890 he was elected
Judge of the First Judicial Circuit by
the Legislature. Judge Izlar carried
to the Bench the profound learning
acquired by him during the preceding
years Of laborious study and practice
at the bar. His extensive knowledge
of the leading principles of jurispru-
dence and adjudicated cases, together
with his methodical habits of thought,
gave him great facility in dispatchisg
business, and he vas recognized as q
working Judge. His DEGREES were no.
ted for their accuracy and learning.
They firmly fix his reputation as a ju-
rist, and will not suffer in the compar-
ison with the ablest opinions in u
Reports. From the many that merit
commentator I mention FAINT VS..
Guess 81 S. c., 1879; Younger
VS.. Massey SO S. c., lis; DesPor-
ties vs.. gladden. 80 S. c., 131,'as wor.
thy of his fame. His charges to the
jury, as they appear in the reports,
were admirable expositions of the law,
and so clearly put that the jury could
readily comprehend the points they
had to decide. The following words
of Lord Nottingham, that he adopted
as his guide, may be fttingly applied
to him: "But what perhaps still more
raised his judicial fame was the ad-
mirable habit which he adopted and
which has been revived and recon-
mended by illustrious Judges living
Of uniting the judgment to be deliver
ed in every case of Importance
whereby the Judge is forced to appre-
bend accurately beth facts and Law
becomes fully acquainted with all diff
| fculties and objections before he COM
mitted himself by any opinion, and
lays down and qualities his position
with more nicely than it is possible
for him to do in an extempore speech"
Judge Izlar was never o%pinionated.
When a question was under discus
sion he was under discussion he was
open to conviction. lie sought light
wherever it could be found, but when,
after thorough research and mature
deliberation, his judgment was made
up, he maintained it with undertaking
frmness. In his department towards
the bar he was dignifed and courtc-
Gus. His uniform kindness has drawn
from them the highest e%nconiums.
They never fail to speak in the
most complimentary terms of his our
tesy, learning and celebrity in dispatch
ing business.
Certainly no Judge ever had high
er conceptions of right or was actua-
ted by a more accurate sense of duty.
His judicial career was brief, but not
too brief for him to gain a lasting
place among the great Judges who
have adorned the bench Of our State.
After serving on the Bench with
distinguished ability for his full term
of four years, he was elected to Con-
gress from the First Congressional
District. The duties Of this respon-
siblc position he filled with marked
ability. Shortly after taking his scat
in Congress he delivered q speech ia
voring the abolition Of the tax on
State Banks. This speech brought
him into prominence, as the currency,
or money question, as it was then
called, was the most important sub
ject then before Congress. He did
not seek reelection, but determined
to devote the remainder of his life to
the practice of his profession. This
was a brave undertaking for a man of
his age without clients or legal con-
nections, but it is illustrative of the
character Of the man. He is never
disconnected. Neither prosperity or adj
versity changes him. He seems to
take with equal favor fortunes frowns
and rewards. lie wont back to the
bar with the energy and enthusiasm