Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
tribute TO JAMES Mcdowell TRIMBLE


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far nlss years He wzS city attorney
- Mexico for tro terms AID ! also
filled fszf position sAe- Ai1. BE vas
p-Fose~asing attorney os Ardrzin Com
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c@szr for four years Whez ! we@t.
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ed NE As my best ran kneE lin
a. q stnSeng Al college. = yozng izE
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years / knsE him as & arzns y
kneE ha1n rs a friend As a student
al westmInsses College. the class n
which be graduated. along with WI
Jam II. Wallace. has always been
pointed 70 9Th pride By every s1
dent Who has since entered It's class
&c walls. He vas regarded as the
strongest debstor, Of any Haan in the
institution.
As a lawyer ! think he sas the
greatest I ever met He IA poser
ful and strong az an advocate WhenI
he was in actual practice I never saw
his superior. He was analytical, fore
ifuL logical. clsaT aid strong. he
was intellectually honest. He was al.
ways an honest, honorable and able.
adversary. He was never guilty Of.
any shape Of dishoHo-abIe practice
His word was always as good as his
bond There was no need OF a slip.
u%lation. vhen dealing with him, be,
vas always honest and upright.
lie vas a man Of the most splendid
courage I ever saw. He always bad
honest convictions and the splendid
courage TO maintain them az vhateve
sacrifice 10 himself. He desDised AZ
stiokler of public opinion. As a strik-
ing example Of this splendid quality 81
Instances can be mentioned. First
IN 1896. when be had the courage to
accept the nomination for Governor
on the sound money Democratic
ticket and canvassed this entire State,
10 the face OF q certain personal de-
feat simply because o. a conviction
biz part that tho doctrine oil
Silver. as then advocated was
unsopnd and dishonest. How well he.
demonstrated his position ls one OF
facts Of history. Then too. whea
ono u The great lawyer Of this city
~concsivea the idsa q taxing All tbel
Federal Judges in certain terri
tory sad al o his assistant railroad
stsorne7s or n a special car io- Al
fshinx expedition. - WAS reserved.
sor afs able. honezt peerless eoarag
@ezg isTyer % pubisely assert that
g vas AisAlF lrprBpeg for the law
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fEss % receive EBcA cour@M Is
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wa me- wat said judges night So
? sgaezt and pending Mugzeiou
whI motive tie public would
Pare upon theF acts Courage Of u
sszeEt gEzIity was one Of his moet
distinguishing characteristics. he
ga, when opposing wrong and dlsho
eEy, ss bold and strong "a a lion.
could read the motive back or
the acf and no care of wrong, dis
honesty o. oppression could escape
When once his powerful in
was brought into play to dis
cover it. He was intensely logical.
he had the faculty OF wading through