Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
LIFE DETAILS RECORDED
Former Chief Justice and Associate
Member of Wtsconsin's Highest
Tribunal the Distinguished Subjects
of Solemn Exercises Feeling Re,
Spouse by Justice Winslow,
Madison, Sept. s.

! UNCh WSIS NWiNSlaSu NNSlNlNuN tAtSl'
noon before the supreme court and the
tributes and estimates OF the dead
iurists, both of whom have died within
/ the present year, will he made u part
of the permanent record OF the court
| Gen, Il, G, Wiukler OF milwaukee, pre-
scented the memorial Of the milwaukee,
! Bar association on the death of Judge
Cole. Henry NJ, Lewis Of Madison also
spoke ON Judge Cole and the response
from the bench was mado by Chief
| Justice Cassoday II was Judge Cole
who admitted Judge Cassoday to prac'
tice before the Wisconsin bar and the
present chief justice was an associate
for II years with the one whose mem
DRY was being recalled.
Circuit Judge w, G, Y, Silvorthome
Ipresontod the memorial OF Justice Bar
deem for the bar of the sixteenth cir
cult and the response from the bench
was made by Associate Justice Wins.
| low. Marvin Roseuhury and Neal
Brown Of Wausau, and Burr w, Jones
of Madison also delivered hiograph'
! ical and eulogistic remarks, a number
of prominent attorneys from around
! the state were present at the cero
monies. The response of Justice Wins
low, in reference To Judge nardeon
was ms follows:
Justice Wtnslows Tribute.
Il have been commissioned by my
brethren to make reply ON behalf OF
the bench to the words SO hty spoll
on by the bar II is by no means an
easy task So close were my person
al relations to Judge Bardeen, SO free
and loving our intercourse, SO higl
my regard for his worth, that when
come to speak Of him as he deserves
to be spoken OF my heart swulls viii
emotion and my eyes are dimmet
with unhIdden tears cannot vel
realize that he Is really Como lnyol
unfairly turn to meet that manly
form and gaze into those expressive
eyes in whose calm depths was II,
shade Of insncority only TO feel my
loss anew
"Thosc proceedings close the ON
cial record of his mortal HE It was
rot long life If measured by years
When 1t closed his powers were a
their best, the sun was stil nj thu
meridian; the shadows had not so
begun to lcngthcn To tho eastward
yet IL was In every true sense long
or life than many which have Ions
passed the three score years and Ter
of holy writ 1t had been Crowde,
with earnest and conscientious labor
+, duties had been braycly met anC
faithfully performed, II shone Will
the bright radiance Of worthy deeds
In this sense it was long life, /
this sense it was complete
- feel that | knew him well. w
first met in early manhood wheI
hopes were high and lIfc was all be
fore us, For years watched hi,
course as he made his way steadily
aud IaborIously to professional emi
hence; for five years never 10 be for
gotten by me we sat together on this
bench In that close relationship than
which few can be closer. we Confldrt
personal cares and pcrplcxitios eacl
70 the other as only close friends car
do, and think can truly say thai
there was never during all this time
any rift in our friendship nor nny
lessenlng Of our mutual confidence
From this vantage ground OF init
mate personal acquaintance ! would
| speak without conscious oxaggeratiou
OF the qualities Of the man as they
were revealed to me And first lei
me speak Of the simplicity and trans
parent honesty Of his character. No
character can be entirely admirable
or wholly great which lacks these
! qualities and they were present IN
tho deceased 10 a marked degree. tn.
affected and approachable as q child
neither social nor Official position
moved him and the superciliousness
Of mere wealth excited only his con.
1 F@ft'Phs > NV ihlhBtA8A AiIiL'H t1HtI
approach him with the certainty OF
receiving appreciation and respectful
consideration lie detestcd sham and
pretense; trckery and chicanery
aroused In him righteous anger
Bluntly honest himself he demanded
honesty in others.
His intellect was honest as well
as his heart. When after due consId.
Grafton his mind assured him Of the
correctness N proposition he ac-
cepted the result. unwelcome though
II might be. and scorned any attempt
to avoid II by doubtful reasoning or
/ sophIstical argument. Such a man
was necessarily absolutely reliable |
do not believe there Ia anyone who
can Justly say that Judge Bardeen
was ever 1ailty Of double dealing
He did not promise one thing and do
another. nor did he say one thing To