Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-13
TWO MEETINGS OF THE LIME
KILN CLUB.
LAWYERS.

| EACH Udl dS lOOh OONI faHNi'
said the old man as the lights were turned
up, 81 see case of embezzlement,
wholesale robbery, breach of trust or
misuse of odder peoples money. One
day it am de cashier of bank de-nex'
day it am city or county treasurer; de
mex it am some confdenshul clerk, or a
bank president, or de treasurer of some
corporation 1t is an era of stealln' an
embezzlin' an fraud. No man who has
money in de. hands of friend or en-
ployee feels safe. No man who depends
upon another man knows what a day may
bring forth.
What brungIbout dis state of fairs :
Who profits by it: Who aids de Offend
ers to escape :"
There was silence throughout the hall
as the president paused and looked up
and down. Samuel Shin was about to
rise up and explain that he hadn't made
dollar out of it yet, and didn't expect
to, when Pickles Smith hit him with the
big end Of a potato and Brother Gardner
continued
Il araign dc bar Of de kentry an
charge de lawyers, big an little, wild be-
ing de direct cause of dis reign of knav-
cry. Three men outer five am honest
OILY until DER am a chance to make a
haul by bein' dishonest. One man OUT
ter three will be dishonest on all occa-
shuns whar dar am a chance to escape
de consequences. Ii dar was no law to
punish dishonesty, we wouldn't find one
man outer twenty doin' de honest thing
fur principles sake. 1t am de fear Of
de consequences which keeps thousands
of de clerks an cashiers an treasurers
honest
AN what do dc lawyers say to ebery
man who's fingers itch to make haul :
Dey might as we'll advertise at reg lar
rates dat dey will guarantee to clear 'em
of de law fur a sartin sum. Let me
steal SIS, 900 in cash an nine-tenths Of
the lawyers of Detroit will be eager to
defend me-to effect compromise-to
hush it up-to clear me of punishment.
About de best legal talent in America
makes a spe' atty of defendin' criminals.
Any lawyer am looked upon as good 'nuf
for Prosecu,in' Attorney, while de Very
keenest talent am reserved fur defense
of de thieves, burglars and odder law
breakers.
Time after time men have stolen or
embezzled, an de lawyers have taken a
sheer of de plunder to clear EN- We've
had half dozen cases right yere widin
two vars, an we am sartin to have
mo- Let me steal ton of coal, an up
90. Let me get my claws on $50, 900
an doan go up wort shuck | may be
rested an ,oted off to jail, but inside Of
week de case am settled up, an |
walk de streets hero. De lawyers re-
turn $4,000 of de money, pocket &c.
975, an han me twenty-five as a reward
fur bringin EN- fat case.
Suppose it war known dat ebery
burglar fa'ly convicted would receive
twenty years in prison, wild no possibil-
ity of pardon, would we nab one burg
larry whar we now hab two: Who
makes burglary payin' perfeshun: De
lawyer.
"If clerk who embezzled was sar-
tin to receive five or ten var sentence,
how many cases of embezzlement would
you h ar of in a year: An who makes
embezzlement payin' biziness: DE
lawyer.
elf dat Rochester bank president am
sent to States Prison for twenty years,
what will be de effeck on odder Rochester
bank presidents: But he won't be. DE
lawyers hab gathered to his aid, an will
defeat justice.
81 am spokin' what | believe to be
solemn truf, when | say to you dat law
has become farce, an lawyers de mid
dle-men between de robbers an de rob
bed. De question am how to break d.
law-not how to enforce it. 1t am no
how to punish dishonest officials, bu
how to gently squeeze out as much al
dey can restore, an forgive de remain
der. Let US purceed to biziness, feelin'
dat whatever crimes we commit we stan
two chances of goin' clear to one of pun
ishment."
ERs,-CoNTINUED.