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! for his own county as a very young
man from 'S3 to 81. he prosecuted
in many celebrated criminal cases.
and succeeded j.. securing such q
| leading position at the Bar that up
on his retirement from the States
| Attorneyship in January 1888 he
/ formed a partnership with the late
! Judge Henry Page. and the firm thus
| er Thomas B. Reid that he was pro-
created soon gained a statewide
reputation as the leading law firm Of
| the Eastern Shore. Elected to Con
gress in 1894, Mr. Miles took a
prominent place in the debates and
committee work Of the Lower House,
and in the one term which he served
in Congress, his ability as q lawyer
| was 40 recognized by the late Speak
NOTED during that term to member
ship to the Judiciary Committee of
the House Of Representatives, serv-
ing with such great lawyers as Judge
Culberson of Texas, the late Speak
er Henderson, and the distinguished
constitutional lawyer, Joseph w.
Bailey of Texas.
After his defeat in a close contest
as a candidate for reelection to Con-
gresS in the memorable campaign of
1906 when every Democratic candi-
date for Congress in Maryland went
down to defeat. Mr.. Miles resumed
the practice of law in the First Judi
cial Circuit. ami it is no eXaggera-
ton to say that no member OF the
Bar on the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land today commands larger ellen
tage. and few lawyers in the State
enjoy 4 finer reputation as a trial
lawyer Nj. Miles has not only
taken high rank and shown, his
aL.Ii!E in his chosen profession. and
il the public affairs OF the State,
bur he has secured Il commanding
position and shown unusual ability
in the business world.
As Collector OF Internal Revenue.
he discharged the arduous and exact
ing duties of that important Federal
post with high praise from the pub
lie and the administration under
which he served. and when he vol
unfairly retired from the Collector
ship last summer, the Office over
which he presided as Collector en-
joyed the highest rank of any office
in the United States.
He was elected President of the
Bank of Somerset III 1900. and was
President of thu Maryland Bankers
Association in 30. As \ harE@:
hr has aided in making III" Bank Of
Somerset with resources of over Il
million dollars one of the leading
banking institutions of this section
of Maryland. As Il member Of the
Maryland Bankers Association. he
did more perhaps than any other
member CT the Association to secure
the establishment of a State Bank
ing Department. and secured the
passage of such legislation regulat-
ing state banks as had met the APP
prevail of all the progressive states Of
the Union
We sincerely hope that Mr.. Miles
will speedily announce his candidacy
and if he should do so, we hazard
the prediction that the nine counties
of the Eastern Shore Will promptly
rally to his support, for certainly the
people of these counties recognize his
high standing as a lawyer. his cxalt-
ed character as a citizen. and his
sound and conservative democracy
and men and women every where in
these parts believe that no political
honor to which he might aspire is
too good for so sterling d Democrat
as Joshua w Miles Worcester
Democrat, May 10, 1922.