New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
THE CASE or THE ERIE L1EYHR.
now IT LOOKS TO THE PUBLIC.

rom The Netc YORK Itf9rs
Mr. David Dudley Field il "a man very bard
TO please He does not like OF bB critics cctse ne
ia an American he does not like imoher Tor the con
has not sufficient standing and experience AZ the Odr,
1t will be necessary 20 have man made 20 9r' 20 s
Mr. Field. Gen. Barlow aTraigns Mr. Feld IN me 90,
umns OF TIE TRIBUNE Mr. Field writes 10 he eltoF OF
that paper demand whether he will undertake To puo
sh his (Fied's) to the indictment ne m men
sends the evening papers statement 20 the eeeg tha
he "cannot have fair play from IHE Ii'lUns t 80
what foundation Mr.. Field had for making that as
seron. He forgot apparently that tne eur f, ,h
to him from THE TRIBUNE could not be de1it T,th
conveniently he dealt with LOrd bOrlh"l9ks =
II appears to us that Mr.. Whitelaw REID rphod "a
Mr.. Field in "A most courteous and proper spirit
No editor worth his salt would bind bmscf " pun
sn any document without seeing 3eorohanu VIII
kind of document ii and MI Reid merely imposed
reasonable restrictions up0n ms correspondent ah TO
quired that his answer should MAINTAIN ths gent I
manly courtesy OF discussion from when SO M - we
have observed, Gen. Barlow has not departed. INA
earth was there IN TINS 10 Wneh any H onIj
man, anxious only to secure taf hearIng' Cou t
iustaby take eXccptiOni what excuse does u gtc 70
Mr. Field for leading people to suppose a! ne edn H o
denied fair play I" Does not Mr. fIeIus u3huS -; y;
this matter recall the criticism upon nm sad
TO have made by the late James T. Brady An edl
tor is only bound TO open hE columns 10 alr GscSson'
and is not called upon TO surrender an unknown guam
ty OF space whenever he happens 10 receive pnyng
letter. There ia nothing which Mr. tled lad fignt 70
ask from TIM TRIBUNE which refused to him. and It
his fault if he chooses 10 think that newspaper
Is as easily controlled as "a corrupt Court
From The BTO0kiyR EagL (LcaO,rdibl,
Mr. Field says that Gen. BarlOws calm and con-
vincng statement of the facts OF Ere litigation caa DC
readily refucd Mr. Field should lose no time In setting
about the refuaton because he statement Is producing
the public mind clear and deep impression wneh -
not removed, but rather strengthened, ny Mr. Fields
THRTSS at IL ocloek at night, and taking
snap judgment ON the ground tlilt Justice was NOT
done him next morning Tho press expresses It's OPINION
ON Field In "a positive way
1t is diicult how the members OF the bar VINO
honor their profession much longer abstain in view
of the direct and damaging charges made WIN cuna
tive force against its leaders ana against the courts from
taking collective action TO condemn the practices
and repudiae the morality Qr WhlGh tle pubic, III ue
absence of such action will hold the bar Responsible In
the third chapter of bis Erie history published to-day
Gen. Barlow says: ., -,
members q the NevIort bar Il ;hey care for The
S Wyer If men would tel half What they know some
judges who would never dare 70 appear az n on the beach Ana G
now Ssp1 70 speak mass Of corruption appear would
astound this community At the thought tga 'nsr s o
., @ n The so which would ave permitted the professional
conduct Of eng members ION the barr
buked, has the legal profession IN this city a, -,
There doubt this fairly expresses the judgment OF
the public and reputable and influential lawyers cannot
escape the serious OF t P
haps it is too much to expect tat inc DAT % tI
will cxpe Field But 1t is at least as important that te
Association shall pass suitable resolution on the sun
ject rs that il shall recommend amendments 60 the Code
From Ne,rdrk Adrertisr.
THE TRIBUNE edtOrially sums up Gen. Bar
lows Indictment of Mr.. Field in ten counts all based
upon evidence Of records OF courts the end OF when Is
that MI Field. in collision with Judge Barnafd IN
vented new modes Of fagtous ayoldance or Justice.
studied them out drew the papers instructed his client
how 20 swear, In what courts to move. ana then when
nohno else would carry through the fraud, how 10 in
duce Judge 10 eniOn another OF concurrent Jufuc
the legal courteses and of all sound principles oil Jl
We take 1t that all these things proved and there is
high priced shystering about the courts OF New n9rk
which only differs from the cheap swindng In the IOmDs
OF which Judge Bedford grieves, in That IN the
the client is robbed. and in the FORMER the clent II tod
how henay rob others We have quarrel in this mat
ter with the Erie Company. Its managers nave Deen
moro INSCRIPTIONS their methods OF grabbing ana
more reckless OF the pOput than some Other great
corporatOTs might name, but te result u INC s,r ~
last and trouble altogether with the hard blow when
has been administered O the h0nor OF me
.t.y A
secrets of his Client rather that they are sacredy
confidential aud imperatiyey seal his lips. But we
never understood that IL IL consistent WIN PROBES
another and still another wrong IN order w escape the
concurrence OF the first lawyer should himself DC
pure clearly, and honest in all his daily life. or
course he must defend crime or wrong IN any Iorn IN
which it may he presented 10 him, nut ne
may not multiply Eot crime ps ovS ana d mty"g 10 ms
client higher than tO his own nohOf ana con
scence There must be lawyers, for the very thought
OF law and justice includes ana pftslpposes corr
spondng laWessnfss and injustice which create the
necessity for the profession But the cOnc puOh ha W
as laymen have Of law profession II that u sn0u
proinp To- act as mediatOrs between law ana tSNio-
tators hut faithful theTusevesgOOd men, VINO sha Do
con sciosy trenching the provisions 81 statues
From Hartford Cogr1aL . . -,
In his correspondence with the edltor Oh me
Sn,.iu0Geld ReDu6iicdp, Mr. David Dudley fleld com,
d bitterly that the criticisms upon his professional
course were general in their nature ana Dased on
vague popular rumor He challenged the cItcs TO put
tbcir evidence. Probably he had no idea mat
the challenge would be aeetpt,SH pun S II
has been mother em9sIt hs% sd fUr p etnSss o
NJ Feds relations with Fisk and says the subject ~
not vet Exhausted. lie gives concise resume OF the
Erie gatioPs, in which 1t Is hard to Say when hguTes
20 tho least Vantage. Fisk his lawyer Field or his
Indte barnard. Mr.. Field called fOr facts How does
he like IL as far as ne has SOli