The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

and the home of the brave" was known
, In all ages and times has the law and its
Interpreters received the highest praise by
master minds, who were regal in the intel
lectual world, whose words of wisdom must
ever carry with them great weight and re-
spect.
Socrates, the celebrated ancient philoso-
pher, in speaking of the requisites of the
Judiciary, said -Four things belong to
judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely,
to consider soberly, and to decide impair
TALLY"
Hooker, in his Eccl. Polity, says: "of law
there can be no less acknowledged than that
her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the
harmony of the world"
Bolngbrol1e, in Study of History, declares
that "the profession of the law is in its ma
ture the noblest and most beneficial to man
kind, in its abuse and debasement the most
perncious."
DR.. johnson says: "Law is the science in
which the greatest powers ofthc understand
ing are applied to the greatest number of
facts" and Sir James MacbintCsh adds that
"no one can doubt the truth of this obserya-
ton"
Edmund Burke saysi "The science of
Jurisprudence is the pride of the human in
tellect-the collected reason of ages One of
the first and noblest of human science"
Sir William Blackstone, in his celebrated
Commentaries, says: How unbecomng
must it appear in a member of the Legisla-
ture to vote for new law, who is utterly
| ignorant of the old. What kind of an inter
probation can he be enabled to give, who is
a stranger to the text upon which he COM
| ments. Indeed IL is nerfactlv on,azing that
there should be no other state of life, no
| other occupation, art or science in which
some method of instruction is notlooked nm
on as reouisite, except only the science of
legislation, the noblest and most difficult of
! any,"
1t is not necessary tomultiply authorities.
stand upon the doctrine that "the laborer |
is worthy of his hire :" that the offices and |
positions of honor and trust in this com |
monwealth were not intended for the rich |
alone. .. . .....
mean to say that there are to-day many, |
indeed most, positions of honor and trust in |
this State which able and competent men
cannot accept without pecuniary loss, be- |
cause the compensation is too small. and
hence the State freauentlv loses the benefit
of the best talent, for the reason that men
not blessed with this worlds goods can not
afford to leave their own business to accent
them.
1t NAV be urged bv some that there are
plenty of men to accept the offices without
|
true; but we do not alwavs ret the hest men
for public positions under this kind of states
manship. | am opposed to any such doc
trine It does not contain one correct idea
of business or sound Dolicy of government |
"and whosoeyer is decei we'd therehv is NOT
wise"
| adhere To the nosition that tho host ecop-
omy and reform that we can Introduce is 10
pay our public servants such comnensation
for their services as will enable the very best
men to serve the public without pecuniarv
loss to themselves. The State can we'll afford
TO do this. If this policv were odonted I
venture to say that in a short time it would
save tens of thousands of dollars 10 the com.
monwealth annually. The notion Of GETTING /.
cheap men, under the mistaken ideo Of econo
omy, is simply following the old maxim of
being "penny wise and Mound foolish /"
NV purlose to-day is to sneak a fa,y words |
in behalf of the Judges of tbis common
wealth, whose positioS and dignity is sucb |
that they seldom, if ever, sneak themselves
upon the subject of their salaries. 7 faeI
satisfied that our iudres are NOT fnllv com
pensated for their time and services I am
aware that there is n strong nonuIor do.
mand for retrenchment. and that bnsinoss h
very much depressed. but am NOT ayyoro {
that the people are opposed fo noving tbo;r
honored Judges snitable cdmnensotio,, {
And | NAV state here that the biII now mn. I
der consideration does NOT nronose 10 moto
a general increase of saIorieI II simnI,, I
fixes the salaries as they were under tbe
constitution of Is3s. eyce1t in n few indioiai Q
districts where good and sufficient reasons
exist for n small increase, The bilI docs Dot
make the salaries as liberal rs thew mirbt I
be, but, since the bill is prohobIv os libSyai G
as we can agree upon now. 7 am in favor Of ]
its passage. II Frequently bncomas omr Jrt,, j
10 accent comnrornise measures when ~
exigencies of Tie occasion demand II SOW !
again that we have nm obIn nnrigbt oH1 O
respected bodv Of indgas in ibii cs,n,, "iru
wealth. and that we do NOT nav tbsra e. r
their services what their timc would M bo |
worth IN thou If tbev ,yoro 10 ros;,,r tt,a;u
positions and resumc tho ractico NJ tbo Ian,
In other words ,yc do not no,, tbar, ~ t
tbev are actuaIIv worth in doIInrs anJ o
cents. Another noint welI wortLy 81 onn ~'rN o
siderotion s That ind,o is not oY,otoJ ot ~ ~
take an active mart in busness ehterprisos ,Sro il
generally: he Is restricted ~ bis hidicioI liri