Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-06-13

merit going to waste, talent rusting
for lack of use, flowers OF chiydiTy
born to blush unseen. Such was the
case with Langley, until with the
courage OF "a Grecian stole, he forced
himself into the halls of success, AND
so long as such mountain men as these
lie s.apinely down. lvysd =. us.ssa..g.-
hattehes. or fightened by the dreac
Of stubborn contest, so long will men
OF other sections reap the harvest and
carry away the fruit which is justly
ours, both from the intellectual sand
geographical standpoint.
Judge Kirk is pre-eminently a noun.
tain man, the most intellectual man
from a family of men noted for tAait
intellectually. He was first elected
county attorney Of this county, ana 90
well pleased were his constituents
with his administration that he aarIt
ly afterwards was nominated by h.s
party as commemorative attorney e.
this judicial is;rict composed then Of
live counties. Following along the
path Of success he was nominated and
elected circuit judge of mis- disr,st,
and afterwards renominated ana re.
elected, a portion Of the last term Is
yet unexpired.
During his terms in Office his dis.
trict has been slashed by Democratic
Legislation and plundered by selfish
politicians, yet he has stood fairly and
squarely by his party, neither giyiag
nor asking quarter, yet no decision OF
his nor official act has ever been dark
ened by the thought of political su.
premacy, or biased by malice or envy.
He has done his duty, his whole duty,
though painful at times, fearlessly and
unflinchingly No man has a greater
regard for his friends nor can look
upon his enemies, political or other.
wise, with more sympathetic gener.
osity.
Many the time during his political
life has justice decreed, and the ham.
mer of the law fell, incarcerating sou Q
friend, and while despising the crime,
his big heart was wrung with SYM
pathy for the criminal With cour.
age which could not fail and a sense
of justice which could not be turned
aside, he "hewed to the line, letting
the chips fall where they might"
Judge Kinks work in this district, and
especially in Pike county, has been
such that men generally have a more
wholesome respect for law, and her
people have made rapid advancement
In the scale of civilization. II Judge
Kirk has an enemy In Pike county il
must Of necessity spring from some
one who has justly paid the penalty
for his own mlsdeeds or has tried and
failed to foil the ends of justice, OF
course every crime is justified In the
eyes OF the criminal-"when sell the
wavering balance shakes, It's rarely
right adjusted"
Pike county may well mourn th,
loss of Judge Kirk on the bench he
has held to an ideal and has set ne
dangerous precedent, lie goes with
the gratitude and best wishes of the
law.abiding element of Pike county
and this Appellate district may 20 fur
ther and fare worse il Judge Kirk Ia
not unanimously accepted us the log
lcal candidate. The people of pike
county know that Judge Kirk ha.
done his duty in an able and eilcien
manner and It is with regret we 10
lease the bonds of official friendship
sincerely hoping that his next step no
itically viii be higher in the Judi
ciarys II elected he will bc an honor
to the mountain section of Kentucky
m honor to Pike county aud ous NJ
and will receive the united SUPPORT o
.asrsSl5Oo Republicans.