Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-07

minded y, ~ corasmu his conduct, are we |
no' .orced TO conclude that there Is some
thing within the man that tells MIN ne mas
done what be ought not TO have Done;
Let us see bow "another Lawyer DIM
self rates his profession. Ills language
betravs him. Ia bis fret inquiry he
hoasts tina. he has associated himself With
uthe poople.n In the fourth he asks II
adesire 10 make this contest between the
LAWYERS and the people.W In the NTH
no Announces that 1.-THE people" have de-
clined 10 further trouble me (the meaning
being the class TO which belong to ad-
wise them how TO VOTE. Now, does ne
NOT here draw a line between the people
and the lawyers, MAKING them distinctf
have always thought that the people were
composed Of men pursuing all the various
occupations Of life, including the law
ysrs; and / have slwsys supposed
that when the rights Of the people, the
voice OF the people, and the virtue ana
intelligence OF the people are spoken oil,
there Is no exclusion Of any class I'M
piled. But "Another Lawyer draws the
line, and evidently he places what be
styles "the people" above him, else why
shoald he bosstiugly allude 70 his associ-
atiug himself with "the people" Law
yevs generally consider themselves part
OF the people and as such entitled 70 the
same rights and privileges as others
They think 1t no discredii TO be-
long TO profession ordained Tor
such lofty purpose as the law, and
which has embraced In its mem
bership such men as Marshall, Story,
| Kent, Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Black aRd
Tildeu. People generally have very little
respect for a man who will not rise up
and proclaim "Mine Is an honorable
calling. am proud Of 1t and l shall al
ways defend is fair name"
! "Another Lawyern wishes to know II
an not charitable enough TO adHit tba
other lawyers may differ from me hon
testify, with the possibility Of being right
/ Certainly, / am. Some of the most hon
Orsble lawyers Of my acquaintance ar
sincere Republicans. While I differ iron
them politically, | concede honesty Of pc
Ltical or inion to them But they are no
blatant demagOgues who would de
preciate their profession for the sake o
either political or private preferment
! Another lawyer asks II desire to max,
a contest between the lawyers and tn,
people. Not recognizing the distinction
I he makes l certainly could not, but, &C
ceptiDg his distinction, would not, Tx,
him, II could, array any class agains
smother. Such antagonisms, In the even
either OF the contending forces should be
come sufficiently powerful to carry elec
tiols, lead to class legislation, and every
good Democrat condemns such Legislation
as not only pernicious but contrary TO th,
genius Of our institutions. In the pend
ing contest / am lighting, and shall con
tinue 10 do so till the end, those lawyer,
and others who are endeayoring to array
class against class.
In conclusion, will ask what distin
guishes "Another Lawyer" and othet
lawyers who, like him. have allied them
selves with the so-called "People',
party" from the fraternity generally
Has he, and those who with him hay,
Joined that party, done anything to eudeaI
themselves 20 "the people" besides tn,
act Of connecting themselves therewitl
and their present advocacy Of It's claims
II so, the public would like TO hear what
A LAWYER.