The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-05
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p'''ov -oo+ noyers of government thrive and
are maintained. -. 1,u;,,oo D.,
- ~ Austria came to an untimelY
It+b the representatives OF the foreign
uea.n FASTENED to telegraph TO their
or,a government that he died by sulcl1e-
-raT1afure information whlch uhey suOse-
6rsntlv we're obliged TO recall OF nIOGIiy'
~ American minister, however, VINO Is
ne ,7idst tonight, with diplomatic tact
III AZ iaau-ver-like astuteness, contented him
al iF 'rifb telegraphing his government:
ser ser croyn prince died suddenly" l shall
osiI mon this gentleman, whose name
= fomiliar TO you all, TO make response 70
- lA. .aer He comes TO US from the distant
elitS 70 exchange fraternal greeting. his
oLiIi+v as a lawyer not only, out ms services
a. he state aud to his reunited country,
80 nlaced him in the front rank OF pub
lie men. ho,,o,. 20 Introduce
NJ AIaTander R. Lawton of Georgia.
IApplause.I e.,,o s.,r.
Chairman and Gentlemen-I know not how
y, rasnond to such an introduction. l know
~ how TO decorate this toast in the man
nov that it would seem to be expected from
90 Who has lust been presented to you,
on5 after the luster of the American bar
hen he has challenged, when he has made
his earnest protest, and made it
successfully, againsG the decree not
orIv Of three score and ten, but of
the additional ten, that, by reason OF
graat strength, may sometimes be allowed
when he has been able to do all that, and
tell us with all the zeal and all the restless
ness and calm of youth itself-more than
the calm of'youth, because the view of the
q iect in the future is SO restless, so fiery,
so misleading. and SO beautifully tempered
bv the mild light of the retrospective.
T4pplausel There we have all that, and
all the pleasure that it gives. We have, gen.
tlemen, his discourse upon this question
Of the bar, and what it ought to be, and
insfew and pungent words and language
that ought 10 be burned into the memories
of the bar present. He has told you in his
presidential address what the bar ought to
be. and what 1t was. Rememter the en-
phasis with which he told you there was
time when members of the bar wished to
do these things which are now; there was
time when they did those things which
required courage to do and which
we now do. He has covered the ground,
and would cheerfully leave it where he put
it. But, since that duty has been deyolved
upon me by your kindness, permit me to say
that that service which the bar can render
TO which have alluded, do recognize in
my inmost heart. The great trouble of this
country at this time-the trouble which is
recognized, | believe, the world over, is the
great accumulation of enormous wealth in
the hands Of a few who are creating
what may be called a moneyed
aristocracy of this country, and whose
power can be better restrained in this
country where there are no great arlsloc-
racies recognized by the organic law, by
the united action of profession so
powerful as this is; by the united
action of a profession which will protest
not against the accumulation of wealth
because under many circumstances it is
not only a right always, but sometimes a
loyal duty to accumulate by every honest
means, and the progression of wealth IS
not only duty, but great privilege, for
which we are responsible to the community.
but it is to the falling down before the
golden image and looking to 1t as a power,
prlnclpality, an institution which is to
take possession of all others. The bar. by
Its cultlvatlon-.he bar, by its fulfllment of
duties to the community, by its
loyalty to higher thought, and to effect
i've speech, can do more IN restrain
this power and keep it within the
limits where it ought to be than any
other body OF men in the world and TO do
That, as well as many other reforms. we
must not only be honest ourselves, but we
must be brave as we'll We must give no
mating rebuke, which sometimes means
almost the acquiescence in wrong. but
insist always upon the right, and that is the
ann OF cur profession. The responsibilities
t Wnlcn rest upon the bar are greater than
they are willing to acknowledge. perhans
or at first sight seem probable
N our meetings we are talking about the
ueiays OF Justice. We are talking about
the courts and their liabilities to do what
Is expected OF them. Upon whom does the
responsibility rests Who are the indpes2
who are the lawyer:l Who are the man
sLao decide and the men who bring and
ueIeuu acLlons III courts? Aye, who are the
t meu thaV Oil our congress and our legisIa-
ou' anu create the courts and the laws
bar "Hicu al thls action is taken The
DaI mainly. Therefore the RESPONSIBILITIES
rests upon the bar Whv. gentlemen not
very long since l had occasion to saw in
aous"er TO an inquiry on the other side of
S'lo wafer mat every member of tho Prasi
o11U caplhet was a lawyer-tbat was tbs
Il - pu"eiye months ago-every meuber of
o'e residents cabinet was a LAWYER ~
az ~ 1ne tiflie when he took seat in the cah;-
"A az lsV was elIher an active praoticino LAWYER
Tho ing o1 judges seat. Now, that was
for at, IacI what responsibility, therefore
refars to .Ip IN all its forms This toast
frova',' W 'e TACT that IN the restraint of
Fl i ndnannnle tne bar had great power and
tb l1V fnlt and great responsibilities For
NJ tbo+ ~ 81 eiiue IN the history of the world
Nj bors peS1ucal duty devolve1 upon tha nam
il 49, VI .le oar, for in no country before was
comb 9a w. VI Ine organic law that the sheriff
Ri sbor1t tnsU the legislative enactment
M FroI 'u axe effect Never. That fact even in
81 con15 ~ highest court of England
Ri rncSna -ot say that an act of parliament ia
EA te,nnt' H1I tional and never would co at,
# wbspp , uuC the English have seen this ard
8 denartaS9 c 5!eI justice of the United States
8 fI h. ~ VnlS life and it was necessary -
8 conn., iace, the public Journals of this
IA pon1no3l we're not 50 effective and en- NO
FL pras+ III Their remarks as 70 tba
Ia court a. Power and Importance of that
81 LonSop Tue Tue great daily of London The
d thar s,,h 'n,es had article after article ~,
great T roJ, as to the great duties tho
MI amo.+ Po"ers the great imnortaroe 10
be pivan D9." =" that such powers nirbt
the cord; 70 tnelr highest court s,,oh -
this co,i,, ION In which the bar il nlored in
s 81 sponsibiiailIIy, and such ara tSa 70 -
4 Therafarin' which devolye mon ~
Look say we are not Onl,, ~
M Of 49,, all these conditj;o W
aud 10 ", with with which we are in cor+oo+
! 81 upon 70 oil tae duties which we arc nadIoj
Of onr peltorm, but to look to tho f,.o,.,'so
those law 10 the judgments nassad rre,
III and n avs avs to the execution of tho"o upon
E to VIA education of the nnbllc -, Il" .,
Fl tlemen + sne laws ought to he Nv ~ 90 a.
III alone 'ue Gar, might saw aIn,ost W, gen
<# tn, Is responsibla g. ALMOST tne par