South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-02
JUDGE GEORGE FORD AN ALTMAN
OF REAL CHARACTER AND WORT

Or REAL CHARACIER AND WORTH.
Q OUTH laid Of her
y distinguished ciizens-Judge George Ford, of
superior This judgeship only recent, and
the last Of his connections he public Of
community lie up Bend. has
served in number o. ways;
political o which south Bend only He
"a Of character; indiyidualst a
of force of character be
nehing a half ago. Judge Ford
to he write he wished
his Cords obituary, after he dead with the
date to tell he trut
he whole TRUTH was asked of him Yes he
led Iawyerlike the whole truth nothing
truth"
hat was George Ford Everybody who knew him.
characteristic o
m; significant OF idosyncrasies, may
that he is gone
the portfolio conferred, since it
case quite completely
Judge Fordh lie
q vas what he He mighty poor pretender:
outspoken plain possessed of idea, he sell
dom It for expedencys sake, consequence
OF he sometimes unpopular-the GROWING
glory OF strong m in millions of
believe Ford,
= count. you might disagree him
vas an apostle Of non-confornty when conformity be-
a. 80 interference; conforTnties
cnvrten the like He also a
formist when non-conformity niue of
Interference because ne George Ford and in
dyidualist
He kept Of public niue could, just
n that but the strength that it added his
ukableness trait nevertheless
pit forcing repeatedly He couldn't
than because there
@ ch sham n it; too pose.
oh he a lie
~ las dstinctvely democrat even more we
thought f n political opinion.
emocracy indvduaism i anything.
nd ndividualism capable OF being pushed almost o
he point is sometimes called philosophical
lnarchism: anarchy with the violence eliminated He
believed individual,
the individual for the state. have
Gistinctivey anti-Gernan. though had
to directly on point
such were traits of the man. and VIII
say They embraced a kindly. considerate nature
sure; that a kindly, nature
something which he regarded important
not at
became very blunt
inconsiderate. quite unkindy lot he
hurt he driving that something home
he wasn't wholly unconscious average thick
Of huns heads
TO make confession. characteristic of the man.
taken oussng. an editor from
any 9th ten zen that he
knew-but it onesided. cussng al
"sonss praise" subject, so
m we may all
that "admrerr.
Each subject stood alone with him. came along
~ talked frequent intervals sometimes
rather vehementy and then again delight
You can't help liking man like that You get his
rOnt Of right yours. you agree
and disagree perhaps with xitho
Hl-feeings
We know from experience that George Ford was a
student humanity what viewpoint
appeared fralties. seemed part of his
nature discipline you about often
% help BY backing you up VIII
he right
editorial sanctum OF this : to
Ford. from lifelong acquaintance,
one lately acquired-vihin a decade; will
miss him
One O him his-pecuiarfties.
idiosyncrasies individuality, every you
net I'm you had n
with character, altman. o sham
We say n less. III o Of him, Tor we know
nothing II have diagnosed his quite
right. DIV bette velco TO
judgment
imposed upon rs. truth he who truth and
the truth" wes see il.
~ Angel do no bette
there wasn't NJ worldwide democracy N
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