The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-29
a High IDEAL for Lawyers.
rom Senator Hsaris address 10 TIE Ta,e Lam

From Senator Hsdr's address 10 TIE Ta,e Lonr
Schgol. vf.s n
L sWhat forces areTT the command OF our
Iyoiing liligfai Tile giaai corporation cUss-
es States, crosses Continents with Its ways.
LIS capital exceeds the valuation OF great
cities. IL has It's army of able servants. IL
capIpa It's finger on this u that spot "f tie
eaitll's surface, upon this or tina, popa.ous
towir orrvilage aud say To- II, /" You shall
grow or you shall dwndlr; wealth, nanlitac-
turers. trade shall visit nr aha idsn this spot
| al our will Let II. but lay al uiila@iul
finger nlpn The poasest wi,l,w's y he'd anu The
nrarest lawyer can call IN her all power
which will not cease uniil, If need were. tl:e
wbve force of The gUvefarnent IL exeried,
until the army has spent rs last Inaa and the
navy fired its last gun. t@A@& Wz#rH
Some OF you are To assume the function Of
advocate, c0unsel6f, inagislrae, citizen, IN
l.OId and settled communities. Such lif',
woItliily led, viii be full of honor aud dig
nifty. But a higher and more beneficeh
service will lac his who wiiiscarry the teach
ings Of This place iiito The WILDERNESS. aud
With them layfhe foundation Of Il new SAFE.
This task demands a coiisecraiion as TO
priesthood. BE but recognized by the peso
tltering her voice aud speaking ler authority
upon the great things that concern the State,
ami fee and'educated people will nVt be
backward to obey your call.
The profession that will aspire TO this
honor aud this service must pay its price.
The LAWYER must lie known by the people as
Tire officer of jist lee, helping Ahe court Ia
judge the fact aud The law, helping the peo-
pie. 10 keep The paths Of Justice and Liberty,
aud not as :. the Swiss, wno sells the strength
Of his arm aud the sharpness of his spear 70
the bighest biider.pf The accused must he
defended AID hot tprejli,leed. The court
must be aided ia Judgment by "A collection
Of the arguments on each side by trained
officers selected by each patty for himself,
hO act for each other solely Ia that service.
But the moral sense of mankind has rejected
Lord Brouglman's eXiravagaut AMI immoral
81 statement of the datvluf tire advocale. Is
pecaiiy when tfpublic Interests are al
81 AXE before Legislative bodies, or drpendun
the peoples decision, aud wealth aud power
appeal 70 The. lawyer to aid Ia accomplishing
what IS wrong. let IL he understood that ev-a
cry honest mrmbcr of the profession has ail
original apd perpetual -rvtast'ef OF the other
side l&A%S4 a. 'e1~ - - val.
If you walk these high paths you must
abandon the pursuit of wealth a. a principal
the lawyer must have lis guid dam honor
drim. He must lave his ample library.
He must provide for his wife and children a
comfortable home, lay up something for old
age, and start u a Idfpl la liiewitli good
education and tile 81 mi ant 81 his own COED
example. That BpTetryhfnrtch all. 1 hope
to see our profession every" here return 10
It's ancient and healthy abhUrreBce Of cOn-
tingent' fees ann everything that savors Of
speculation IN justice. When you are once
known 10 the people, mt as masters Of the
law, but ass tlagegs AID III rafi'k'as seeking
your own gain, The viz the has gone ont Of
you. Who wUuld strike IN the rolls If
our illustTious brotherhood the men whom
have mentinlet, wnoIliSed and died poor
and Jeff 10 their children names far batter
than ricLes,- aud insert all tssmi llionaires
whom nkindhas frrgtterl2 Or even the
q eat lart If The lsi ~ eisancell Ions aud chief
justices whose lives Lori Galaphsl has writ
-ten2 Woaid you not rathrr Inherit or leave
behind pames worthy 10 be remembered a
among the fonndersSofthe jurisprudence of
an American state than fortune, or palk,
ora fish pond. Or apslace, or a picture gal
lery, or a stud of race horses? IL las been
said, flat II is the sadat.st If all epiili-is
.the rich, man has died, aud was buried"
To other aspiration has Yale trained her
children. ".Ad remfibHeUB .JormundIn, et
ad stubHiendds rires, ed sanandum popaiuna
omnfs ejU@ purgebat instttttio. To iashion-
ing the repuDlic, To- est ablshing il in strength
and TO making sane people, tendelh every
instruction Of hers HHT H8A ~ .aa