The Irish standard., 1903-07-11

they differed as to issues and policies,
they were of single mind about the
desirability of putting Jerry Sullivan
at the head of the ticket. The reaf-
tirma tionists agreed with the reorgan-
izers in respect to Mr.. Sullivan as a
candidate. Both parties liked him
equally and both had unbounded con-
fidence in his honesty, his ability and
his fairness. His course during the
turbulent and unsatisfactory years
since Organism came into prominence
had been marked by such high con-
ceptions of duty and loyalty that re,
affirmationists and reorganiZers alike
regarded him with pride and atfec-
ton.
II strive" said Mr.. Sullivan, mot to
be partisan. 1t is the highest aim Of
my life to be fair, to view men and
events impartially. l know how diff
cult it is to escape the penalties OF
partisan rancor and l presume my
own case is like that of nearly all
men. l remember when was Il little
boy an experience that left an indel-
lille impression upon my mind. My
father lived in Henry county. His
farm was seven miles from Mount
Pleasant In the presidential election
of 1865 father had to walk all the
way to Mount Pleasant to vote. 1t
was raining. The roads We're knee
deep i'll mud and the weather intense
Is cold. He reached the polling place
and offered il Seymour ballot to the
Judges of election. In those days the
Australian ballot was not known and
it was easy to detect the ticket which
a voter put in the box. The judges
were republicans. They knew father.
He had voted in the county for years.
They knew he was Il citizen and Il
voter. nevertheless they rejected his
ballot and demanded that he produce
his naturalization papers. He had not
taken them to Mount Pleasant with
him. His eXpostuations and explain
atoms were received with taunts and
laughter. Then father left the polling
place. walked back to the farm
through the mud and rain. procured
the papers and returned to Mount
Pleasant. His vote was accepted.
~ remember he was sick for Il long
time after that incident and it aroused
q bitterness in my bOyish mind that
time and experience have never fully
eradicatcd. If father had offered to
vote the Republican ticket his ballot
would have been accepted without
question. That was Il stern school of
political education The men who
were raised in it undoubtedly found,
like myself, difficulty in cutting adrift
from the Democratic party and be-
coming Republicans. | will confess
that l could not do it. did not like
the Republican party and I do not
like it now
Jerry Sullivan came to CreSton just
twenty-onc years ago. Creston was
then only Il promising village. dis
tinguished from thousand other vii
lagos in Iowa by the fact that it WAS
the end of division of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad. Mr..
Sullivan entered the law office Of
NT,.IN H-r
appointed by the late Governor Gear
to succeed Kirkwood as United States
senator. McDill was one of the
pioneer lawyers of Iowa, Il sturdy. ag-
gressive, courageous, far-si@hted man.
He was a profound lawyer and schol-
ar and possessed of that best of all
human qunlities-common sense. He
liked the young farmer boy from east
ern Iowa who came to his office to
study law. He found in him qualities
which were congenial. He found him
true and loyal and he lavished upon
the young man all of the ripe OK
periences of his own life. He COM
bined the qualities Of father and men
tor. When young Sullivan was ad-
mitted to the bar Judge McDill took
him into partnership and that part
nership continued until the older man
died. 1t was a fine thing for Judge
McDill as we'll as young Sullivan.
The present candidate for governor
will tell you with feeling that all Of
the success, professional and other
wise, which he has achieved since
coming to Creston was due to the
training which he received at the
hands of his first partner. Until this
day as one climbs the flight of stairs
leading to Mr.. Sullivan's offices, the
first thing that attracts the eye is a
sign containing the names of McDill
& Sullivan That sign will probably
never be removed, although the per-
sonnet of the firm may undergo many
changes in the future.
At present Mr.. Sullivans partner is
another lawyer of his own name, f..
+. Sullivan, who is also one of the
richest and most extensive cattle
raisers in the bluegrass region OF
Iowa. He is older than the candidate
for governor and is not so we'll known
but he is Il fine lawyer. The law of
fees of Sullivan l. Sullivan are diff.
ferent from the offices of the average
country lawyers-they are so neat and
clean The floors are actually bright