, 1875-12-24
LEGAL HONOR.
Tho Ear Association and tho Alder.
manic Contempt Ca1s.
Wantcl An Organization Wtlic1, WIN
Enforce Professional He.
sponsibilt,y.

| EHtcAuo, Dec. nJ.-ln your articlo uHon ~ l4e-
Hat Honor" in thu itsnc Ut the 2ll suas., y0n
! jnst,y t.presa your.e'l as to somo Only Of the
das,gc1B to l,e npprohrnfoh 10 Tho administration
ut justice by tho corrupt practices of ulscrup!i-
lo,,s members Of tho legal profession.
While YOU nre right III your conclassons. you
mistake ths ercepno,h fr tho general rllo IN
stating tho premises upon which your co,lc'n-
rions aro baspi. For il II by 10 moaus true, AZ a
faet, that tho cuudl,os which You con,lomn -
recognized as ''profoaslonal" among tho n,enl-
bers OF n profession moro abused, bccanno moro
tntsappretondcd by lilo general public, tnan any
othos. lawyer tan no 'tnuro justify criminal
or c1in,D by resort to nnfnir mcnns than Ao can
| commit tho cri1,o Of which his cinnt may be
accHscd. andexpoct absolution under tho nthlcnl
| coao regulating tho conduct Of oil attorneys,
md that STANDARD Of honor and morality 30 uui-
vcrsa]ly recognized By JuIsea md co..nsolots.
Il Is not to bc dcnied taat yo'sr - cnsa { law
ycra ~. r. tue class stcreotypod nj mon who
will do auythnE for d foo, mud Aoll jtist.co for Il
consiieratIun--!o cxiAt. It is alsu truo OF tho
| most snc.ei calling that knavcs and bypocritcs
gain admission 10 the nltats Of rugion aud ef
uosernnient, and work tho greatest Injuries to
mankind BY tho prostitution Of their PLACES
| and tho hiEis Offices thoy mold.
The Supreme Court OF this state. in tito case of
Thu laoplo ss. LamboEn. contempt caao. where
an attorney Wa Charged with botraYn9 tho con-
| lilsnce reposoi III him, shyA "Conrts Of JUS
t,oc ought to DO cararnl, from jnss scnBe OF
tl1oir OWL honor md integrity, IN Wo}l nj from
cautious whom thny admit TO administer In their
tolnplcs, md firm In expotliug from their portals
| thso v hose conduct w0ald pouts tho judicial
| altar" 1u the same connection, tho Court says:
hono1able motvos; but, II otherwise, ho becomna
n Bcourge to society, aud staiu to profession
uverywlero esteemed honorable"
| [could till vollino with extracts OF ttoquen.
uxAt A.. t.tf ..1..
scribe in Fnch goSing language as mombots
| OF the legal proloBslon; but tho very rruclccs
Of whom, described BY you, places thc1n out
aide tho " Dar" and tlndor tile bun Of thor hon
osablp professional brotltou.
It was in Wow Of tho fact that tho reputation
Of the " Bar" has suffered, and will a1wAys Huf-
fer. in tho estimation Of tho outside public, from
tho practices Of !hoso who, according to tho
| opinion OF tho Supreme Court, "pollut8 tho
judicial n!tnr," and who according 10 your opn-
Ion, constitute tho "legal ptofessou,' that Bar
ASSOCIATION waa orennizod IN this city n year ago.
4 few of tho leading Ilcmbcrn. tho sntne as tbono
Cardozo on tue bench, ca,no togethor nnd do
clared TINT, to "mantain tho honor mud dignity OF
tllo profession OF tic law, mud to incrcaso its
usefulness In promoting the duo administration
1t was 50 orgao,aed. Il drew to Itself about $50
men out Of tue 300 that constitute the Lar Ut
Chicago. Livery promise was held out
thas tho eonc1'sens des'sn Of It's found.
! EFA HuulA W IGANA9u1 kuRt 1l0
fold would bo divided. ,ha. tho profession would
bo purified, and tho due administration Ut JUS
| tice necurcd a,ainst tho unscrupul0na huckstu1s
in flxed.up iur1es, ana bHck-stairA Influences act
| at work agalnBt Judges. TINT 20 often hisgrnco
the tc'npioe Of Justice and corrupt all thu fonu
| tainB Of jurisprudence. lut the ktlayes Of the
| profession aro more active than tho loyal body
as IN eyer tho caso iu as social organizations.
| il foB. like tho war1 bulninCrB lu our political
organization. from tue beginning obtaiHed tho
| control Ut It's nffhlts, and. nyhillng Themselves
| oe its combined strength. bavo to some extent
appropriated tho influence and power OF the AS
interests. Tho ring" In the Lar Association
have nlnn'fottol their power IN dong some
things tley ought NOT to llavo doue, but moro
especially in lowing undone tl,o things tts;'
ought TO ila'o done. mud ~o may add, !" Tl,ors
] u 10 health in it,"
Lot NO eito you to tho late election Of Judga
OF thu Supreme Court in this district, for whuu
tho very active ring memhera" ,of
was tho candidate Of tho clique mora
sratod @ horeo e"' for ''Ia thss bur- purpoys. s' wa W.
viii Aay nothing Of his legal atsainmcnts,
that respect, when you said OF him. " l1e ~as q
second-olass lawyer" But how dooa le stand III
respect to the honnr and dignity OF ille law,
anu tllo due administration Of justice accorIin.
to tho standard Of professional couluct2 TnD
record Of tho Supreme Court to waicl, he il
olocted, and 10 " tilch this ASSOCIATION contrLll-
y nntv Sc,T ,nnnhs nnn t., w." t,,a .,St,;,
,it, ,,,r ~ i.s "ho - 'uas ~ sno "lioso
's W., ~ vuo ~ b.ossess
Y.,a;t;a ~ ,r hass, .1 .u1 anfessa,
~ ~ ~ ~ t,.5 ~ .an bauIB u t.a1
| Government. Tho Cltizenb' Association thought
suo uuain r.. enua ".t t ~. nuIsa sisoM psoteeAoh
asS1 80 ~ ~ ~ ns.p W ~ sahen ~ ~ W rug
nna ~ tio no mnst "mr,rIt nr ~ 'nv o; om..sse
Judges isal,cd I'LL T. junction to. arrest the
a. ia ".ons. ~ Mas anoh aat so poaos
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o,aar ~ ,ia s,,t uoua ~ auty a. ~
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ulbea Dat u MAS oetpGsato Ano cohtF'Vea attos