The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27
Judge Jackson [. Smith.
Boonville Democrat:

Inc Missouri Democrat takes eS-
pecial pleasure 10 presenting to its
readers, this week, an excellent por.
trait Of Judge Jackson l.. Smith, OF
the Kansas CITY Court OF Appeals, and
to accompany II with an endorsement
of his re-electio4 to tnat nigh and
honorable position. The likeness will
recall to the host Of friends of the
Judge, in this and other sections, the
familiar features of one whom they
learned to admire many years ago,
and for whom their admiration has not
in the least diminished.
The term for which Judge Smith was
elected to aseat IN the bench of the
Kansas City Court of Appeals will ex-
pire with the present year, aud his
friends have already begun to urge his
nomination to succeed himself. Law
yers in a majority OF the large demo
crat counties Of the appellate sdistrict
have, with remarkable unanimity, call
ed upon him to permit the submission
OF his name to the next nominating
convention for favorable consideration
All this is an expression of conf
dence and compliment that should
uake any man feel proud, and the
Democrat is pleased to tate that
Judge Smith Is not unmindful of the
regard thus besiowed upon him. Dur
ing the fifteen years he has presided
over this court tls conduct has been
such as to challenge the admiration and
respect of the en- ire bar of the district
The tribute is MT only directed to him
personally, bn professionly, aud is moi
wholly confn I'd to Democrats.
The appellate court, under Judge
Smiths administration, has been sin
gularly free from scandal. 1t has been
a clean, courageous, industrious, i'm
partial and digniied tribunal, TIE
work done by it since Judge smith has
been at his head, may he seen by ref
erepee to the last 20 volumes Of the
Missouri Appeal Report. The cases
reported in these volumes cover every
branch Of the law and stand as a monu-
ment to the great ability, industy and
learning of the judges comprising the
conrt. In fact, the court is one to
which every citizen of the state, re-
CARELESS of party, may point with pride
Since he has been a memoer Of the
Appellate court, Judge Smith has writ
ten upwards OF fifteen hundred
opinions-the most of which have been
reported. These opinions are clear,
forceful and concise expressions Of the
law as applied to the cases involved.
The administrative functions of the
court have devolved upon Judge Smith
as the presiding judge. 1t has been an
economical court.
Judge Smith is one of the best known
men IN Missouri. He Is a native Of
this State, of liberal education, and a
thorough-going democrat, who has
never failed his friends or his party,
even when the days we're disastrous
and the outlook dark, Until he, went
upon the bench he was an active, ag-
gressive democrat and spared neither
time, money nor bodily comfort to ad-
vance the interests Of the party or help
il toward the goal Of victory. Not only
as a private in the ranks, but as M Of
the conspicuous leaders, he has rendered
the party Invaluable service in national,
state and county conventions and on
the hustlngs. While an occupant Of
J the bench,he has maintained The dignity
Of the court by retaining from active
partisanshlp, but he has never failed to
support any democratic ticket from
president to township constable. His