Jacobsen gave wholehearted and capable service to all his constituents. following the splendid example set by his father. Bernhard Martin Jacobsen. who had represented the same district from 1931 to his sudden death in 1936. These were Democrats. both with the large and with the small "d." In national affairs. and in local affairs. they held to the tradition of rising above party interests. in the spirit of the nobel saying of Rutherford Hayes: "He serves his party best who serves the country best." The Jacobsen family stands for one of the proudest traditions of Americanismthe tradition of the immigrant boy who made good. who served his neighborhood as a storekeeper. his city as a banker and postmaster. and his country as legislator. Bernhard Martin Jacobsen came to this country from Germany as a boy of 14. ignorant of our language. accompanying his immigrant parents. He worked in a sawmill. then in a brickyard. then in a general store. learning English from his fellow workers. then resuming his education as his earnings freed him to devote some time to studies. It is an inspiring story and is good to think that this great tradition established by Bernhard Jacobsen was most worthily carried on by his son William. and that others of this fine Jacobsen family survive to carry on the tradition of patriotism and friendly service.
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