Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-06-04

imam mously nominated by reclamation
A committee. consisting OF Hon. Alex
ander Parks of Berkeley, P. A. Lawyer
of Morgan and E. H. Reinhart of Jeffer-
son, was appointed to notify MIR. Woods
OF his nomination and escort him to the
convention hall.
MIR. Woods came before the conven-
ton, and in able. trite remarks, accepted
the honor conferred upon him.
Members of the Democratic Judicial
Executive Committee were appointed as
follows
Berkeley-John T. Morrison, w. c. Kill
mer and Alex. Parks.
Jefferson-C N. Campbell, WE. Dit.
meyer and E. T. Moler.
Morgan. A. Phillips, Earl Nixon
aud A. c. Unger.
The judicial committee organized by
electing Wade c. Kilmer of Martins
burg, chairman, aud c N Campbell, of
Charles Town, secretary.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Before concluding the labors for which
this convention has been called together to-
day, it would seem eminently fitting, if not
indeed solemn duty, that proper official
recognition be made OF the splendid record
and efficient service rendered the people OF
this judicial circuit by the distinguished
jurist who presdes at this time over its
courts, and who voluntarily returns at
the close of the current year to the practice
of the law.
Called in February, 1892, to the discharge
of the delicate, manifold and ever onerous.
duties of this exalted station. to fill the va
cancy created by the death of the Hon. JOS
S. Duckwall and thrice thereafter without
opposition elected his own successor, he is
now rounding out continuous service of
twenty one years, covering the m )st produc
tive period of his life, and we'll deserves to
be relieved of The further administration of
an office demanding at all times the expend-
itrre of intellectual and physical vigor al
together disproportionate to its compen-
sating benefits.
The judiciary commands conf lence and
inspires respect only as it holds the scales of
justice with equal poise, unbiased, unprej.
udiced, unafraid uphoIding the dig lity and
majesty of the law in complete self efface-
ment and meeting out its penalties. on oc-
casion, with firmness tempered with
mercy.
Every human tribunal, it is said, if it
hopes to justify its existence ought to take
care to administer justice, as we look here
after to have justice administered to our
selves" Thus it is the more important, if
TO no greater purpose than an incentive to
those who follow that we should not al ow
to pass unnoticed the public career of men
who have SO unsefishiy contributed to the
maintenance of those ideals ftqual and ex-
act justice, personal integrity, leg ii learning
and ethical department which have become
a Fart of the imperishabe history of the
bench of this circuit. Whether consciously
or not, the morals of the community are
largely in their keepings its happLess at
their disposal, and it's prosperity AT their
mercy. To them, as final arb.ters, j, COM
mitted the public veal aud woe. 1t is for
them to mediate in ''lvaliits Of business
and politics. the shock oi conf cti = aims
and interests, the pr+juiie 5 and perry rites
of men, aye, even to sunder the sacred ties
by which society is protected from chaotic
confusion, unbridled license, and uuspeak.
able debaucherv, They stand with the
Eternal for righteousness, and will not
suffer that fools or criminals divert them to
lower ends"
As one of the most conspicuous names
identified with the application and enforce.
ment of these principles in their relation to
the social fabric that of the Hon. f., BOYD
Faulkner, The present incumbent of the
bench in this circuit, will go down through
history well meriting the encomiums sue
cessiye public honors, and a scrupulous fidel-
ity duty, have brought to him. His iu
diciai career has been one of which any ian
might feel proud, rejecting "a al credit
upon his constituents and himself Remod-
eled and modernized court houses in each of
the three counties comprising his circuit,
with no appreciable burden therefor to the
taxpayer; improved jis, with more ssni.
tary and humane accommodations for Grim.
inals; less protracted terms of court, with
corresponding economy in cost, of admin
istiation; suppression of vice. without re-
spect to birth or station. with cJnsequant
decrease of criminal offenses; and sound.
but negligible percentage of reversrl.. in.
dieate something of the energy, watchful.
ness, efficiency aud natural ability of the
man, while emphasizing in most unmistak.
BILE terms, the thoroughness, impartiality
and business of the judge.
Mindful of the inestimable value of true
manhood wherever exhibited and the por
trayal of the highest and truest ideals in
public, as in private life and especially de.
string to commend CONSPICUOUS public ssr-
vice in an age of unrest, corruption, com
mercialism and cant, rs well as to bear testi-
mony to his abiding loyalty to the princi-
pes of tt at Democracy of which he has al
ways been an able exponent, therefore, be it
Resolved That the Democrats of the 18th
Judicial Circuit, in convention assembled,
do hereby express their appreciation of the
unselfish, impartial. unbiased, economical
and able administration of the Honorable
E. Boyd Faulkner, Judge of the Circuit
Courts IN thi, Circuit, and their sense ofre-
greet that he feels impelled to decline
longer service in that behalf,
Resolved, further, That. we learn
with pleasure that he will not retire