Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-17

many have ever proved false 10 the trust
reposed IN them. | VIII 20 farther and
declare, and history will sustain me, that
there has never been any movement IN
support of civil liberty and civil right,
since the feudal ages, but 1T was
originated, fostered and borne TO final
success through the agency and exertiors
Of lawyers; aud they have sealed their
devotion with their blood. Lawyers, such
as john Hampden and AlgernOn Sidney
gave life TO toe English revolution under
Charles l.; lawyers. such as the Adamses,
Patrick Henry and others, initiated our
own struggle for independence; aud law
yers, such as Toombe, Stephens, Cobb and
hosts OF others, headed and suffered for
our own righteous, but lost, cause. am
not, however, engaged in eulOgizing law
yeCs-there is no need to do so-but
only in protesting against wanton at
tack upon them. An attack that looks
almost like conspiracy when we read
that 1t would have been successful chad
there not "been one among the twelve who
was a devilr' Both of my friends, who
have replied through your columns, de-
clare that they have no objection 10 law
yers when engaged in their legitimate
calling" but they must take no
part in legislation. Neither l nor
any one else to my knowledge
has ever expressed SO ungenerous
Il dogma against the workingman.
No one objects to the workingman legis-
lating or taking any position of trust or
profit that his fellow citizens will be-
stow. But suppose | had said in the
words of my controversial friends:
at is not against workIngmen engaged
in their legitimate calling that they are
prejudiced, but against workingmen in
legislation; hence the fiat, 1.-The legisla-
ting wOrkingman must go!" This is
the language of one OF your cOrresDond-
ents, as to lawyers; what an indignation
would have arisen had it been used as to
wOrkingmen by lawyers.
In the name of common sense and of
justice, let every man take the position
that his abilities aud education entitle
him to. Ii the workingman is better for
any office than the lawyer, then put aside
the lawyer and elevate the workIngman;
butin the name of justice don't ostracise
either on account OF profession or of trade.
The great trouble of the worKingmen
seems to be that they are in a state of
chronic complaint; they are continually
crying aloud about their rights or their
wrongs, and use no moderation in the
qualification Of vengeance for their fancied
| injuries. Nv Orklngman" informs me
! that the knights of Labor have taken
/ your (my case INTO consideration and, no
/ doubt, VIII treat it with the respect and
! Justice its merits deserve"
do not know that | nave any case for
the consideration of the Knights, but God
grant that l am not to be bOycotted for
having had the temerity OF publishing a
harmless expression OF opinion.
WOrkingman writes: "Senat0r
Evarts remarked that out OF the
seventy six Senators in the Senate sixty
five were lawyers. What servility
| What an admission Of imbecility TO-
free American citizens" No, my good
friend; neither servility nor imbacIlity
But what triumphant MEDICATION of the
superior ability and education Of lawyers
thus to be honored by the free choice oil
what claims TO be the most enlightened
and cultivated nation on earth. Ferdt gHl
nlerujt Dg'nIlmp' And rest assured thai in
this country at least, where there is nc
aristOcracy, no acknowledged privileged
| class, the lawyers would not bear the
| palm IL they did not merit it.
The workingmen had best take well
meant advice. Cease to declare wal
against the lawyers. You have really No
| just casus belli. and if you had, you will
! find the lawyers too powerful a foe (it
! you insist on treating them as foes), toe
well intrenched behind their bulwaTks OF
ability, training, education and expert
ence for you 10 prevail against them.
YoRICK.