The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-25
FULLER'S GOOD-BY
Chicago Friends Banquet
the Chief Justice.
MEMORIES OF OLD ILLINOIS.
The Past Rises Before Him Like =
Dream-A rerse Speech by Judge
Gresham-The Magistrate May be
at Fault. But the Law Is Right
eous.

CHIC AGO, Sept 2f-Five hundred friends
Of Melville W. Faller. the new chief ius
tice OF the United States supreme court.
comprising not only members of the legal
fraternity, bat distinguished rcpresen;a.
fsses of the leading professions ard bnsi-
Ress interests Of Chicago. met him 10 night
al grand banquet previous to his tsspar.
tare 10 assume his duties at Washington.
The scene Of the banquet was the grand
dining room OF the Palmer house. and II
was tsst6nlly. and In some instances re-
splendeagly decorated. The tables we're
fairly hid by huge banks OF flowers. this
being particularly the case al the main
table. a; the center of which sat the CUES;
OF the evening and at whose right hand
sat Judge Gresham.
When the chief justice appeared in the
maguiiicently lighted hail he was saluted
wifh q round OF hearty applause
After the good things on the bill Of fare
had been disposed of, Judge Drnmmond
raped the assemblsge TO order aud made
a speech which evoked CREST applause At
its conclusion all present arose 10 their
feet AID drank to the health OF Chief JUS
tice Fuller. After this demonstration had
subsidized, the guest OF the evening began
bis speech. He said:
JUDGE FTLLER's SPEECH.
I profoundly appreciate the manifesto
ton Of kindly feeling toward me person
ally which accompanies this tribute 10 the
exalted Office 10 which ! have beeu called.
can conceive Of no reward of human
endeavor, no qualification in the attain
ment OF the objects Of human ambition.
which can be compared to the affectionate
eommeuiatono ofthe friends, the associates
aud feliew-laborers of years. Centuries
ago friendship was declared to be the nnl<
fshh
were agreed. Many despiSed riches; many
spurncd great Offices; many diregarded
what was most thought worthy OF Hsimira-
tion, but all found friendship essential 10
endurabie existence, rendering adYersify
more Supporfabic and prosperity more
years of professional exsFtion and daily
companionship, this assurance Of the re-
gard OF my brethren and my people is in
eXpreEsinly grateful IL Eliminates the
reIaembranees of the past and brishtcns
the anticipation OF the future. In the -
years the circle, enlarging as they passed,
has known many ioosened haad, many
missing face; yet the lies Of youth and of
advancing nge remained i'll effect un-
broken, holding the past, the present and
the future In su indissoiubie bond.
When, leaving the whispering pines and
the hundred harbored shores of my native
state, cast my lot with the busy denizens
Of the rising city of the imperial West, the
members of the supreme court OF Illinois
were Scates and skinner speedily followed
by Breeze and Wnlkerl and Caton--C atom
the master Of the Chicago bar, who has
not yet ceased 70 enjoy the gladsome light
Of the jurisprudence, whose foundation
he did so much 10 lay deep and broad for
the building OF postefity. Treat bad shortly
before transferred his distinguished ser
vices from the state To the federal court. /
and Trumbuil, whom we welcome here in
the full tide of successful practice, had
but Just entered upon his great
career In the national senate. hav-
ing for his colleague stephen A.
Douglas whose remarkable abilities
had already made his name a household
word. Mauniere, VITO died all too early
for his fame. graced the bench, and tae
logical John NJ. Wilson adorned the court
of common pleas, while Payne FrieF dis
charged 10 entire satisfaction the duties of
sole master in chancery OF Cook county
Mr. Justice Mclean. who had been post.
n nastcr-generai under Monroe and xas ap-
pointed 10 the supreme court by Jackson.
was our circuit justice, ard the beloved
friend who has honored Us by presiding
on this occasion tDrummond) had for sey-
erai years been informing the country.
through the decisions of the United States
cogrt for the northern district Of Illinois.
thai judicial capacity was not confined 10
that part of the country east OF the Ale
ghauy mountains Long may he be spared
in his weii-earned retirement, TO End that ]
As evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars Invisible by day 1
IN our courts appeared, from outside the /
county, such accomplished LAWYERS as
Abraham Llueolu. Archibald Williams. o. !
:. Browning, Jas, T. Noy, y. II. Purple !
Chas. Il, Lawrence, Leonard sweit, and
host OF others, while our local bar was rep
resented by such men as Beckwith and 1
Arnold, Blodeett and McAilister aud
Hitchcock, Tom Hoyne, sam Fuller. kales. I
Walker, Dexter. Tuley, Anthony. McCagg,
and little later gewejt, Arlington and
Gondy and Aver and-bHt can not go on.
Tie list would embrace substantially the 7
entire roll OF the bar, for the lighting was
hot; every man seemed 70 be a little cor
poral
For learning, accuracy Of thought,
knowledge Of men, industry and skill; the
bench aud bar OF ;fiai day were equals OF
those Of older communities, as, indeed, |
need not say, since victories are siill won
or prizes Of victory awarded by many OF
the veteran aelamarshals who put the
squadrons in the Geld in that far-oH time.
II there was something lacking IN the
sHdritcr "a moio, 1t was fully made up hy
the f0rt5teF fa re- II there was sometimes
little neglect Of literary culture, the cxi-
eeucieS vi the time did not seem 10 de-
inand absolute elegance OF dictiOn in al
eases. The law was their scheolInaster
aud familiarity with It's pfecepis. 10 the
and strength in their expression, aud there
ssas about all at esprit ae corps which made
them band of brothers disagrceiBg only
by agreement, glorying In the advance
uicnt of their fellows and jealousy alive
t. the preservation of the integrity aud
honor OF the profession.
In the lapse Of these years Chicago has
multiplied mauy times fn-wealih aud pop
ulaii0n aad more iu power, passing from
the ovcrgFown ;oTgn % 3 city. aad through
the baptism % tire from a city 10 world
10 itself. fiie cosmopolitan center Of
great people, aud as litigation has IN
creased aid new questions have afisen-
the bench and baF. reinforced uy the steady
tide q! fresh blood flowing 10 from every
quarter whose confines honorable amhi-
ton found too narrow for expression. have
kept steadily ABREAST OF The progress
OF mankind. No problem Ia auy branch Of
iaW but has rpecircd an adequate trcHi-
nienf aud an accurate solution az their
hands, while. as Of yore. the sp5fi; of fra
seTnsfy. infused taroHgs CFery member %
the mass. has peryaaei. sustained sad
aetuafed the whole. aHd i has cone %
pass THAT as the star e empire. moving
westward. hangs resplenaeaf ats3ve the
glorious valley IT the Mississippi a mem
Der oi that bar. ciiizeu % Chicag1. has
been designated 30 the hardship cf the
misntiest tribunal on earth
OF that tribunal or the grave aEd gciEA;y
possibility of the 0ttice 4 does net De-
crfle me now 10 speak. HoT could ! were i
otherwise appropriate. 3or I ana oppressed
with the sadness Inevitable where one 8f.
ter long year. OF hattie puts his a-mus y
and rsfires from the faaks - his cons as3es,
] haFe sigays been deeply Impressed with
the truth oi ihe words - one al iae Nsfcsi
of mankind. that Men ia great PLACES are
thrice servantS-ss rVaDts % the state. saf-
wants ai fasae. Had servants oi business. -
theF have ua lfceGgfa, aeiiher IN tleis
v.se.are Far fW ffsfIr actions UitT
Ia their times hus ! Eiso know.
af course. the performance of duty Is the
;rue end of }ife. aud i fug consolation in
the thongAt that though Ia fhs c1qri 20
t.rsiFe worthy 81 the ceateetice or = arysf
eaautry J must tread tie W7ae pfess, Z
shat he sustained By the sFaf aiay- tEe
friend, ship and EpCa VIII os thcse 9Th
n he1a hase aweif 80 lang, zad ray as4ee-
fie,u lsT WHO'S no uascc, however exalted.
70 en1ineace. heHsver 81 At. ear Impede
OF asEainlsa
Au8 aes. reF;scF0ea, wishing gou aH1
invoking fsr nNsz-lf shat blessing slt4uuf
wtlssa nothing esa pFssts { tyust A. SOS
aefansrany me - tbe ship we heed no;
sorrow as laase aao s,ka see szch ctscE
fsfsss no rsnre ts'zt tEa1 sc part "a reNsua-
si,la exrsscta.il,a KAT taeFe Tid - uapT
rsFasus 10 tne fzsze F-r ifcla lne hNftI
rs wairh aEe t.isisng Is public aofE es5sal-
rels me q elal'4rz.
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