Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16


court In 1853 He twice declined a seat on
the bench OF the supreme court, and in 1865
resigned from the beuch OF the superior court
TO resume private practice. Mr.. Hoadly was
an active member Of the constitutional con-
vention Of 1874, and in 1888 was elected
governor OF Ohio. From 1854 TO 1887 he was
q professor in the Cincinnati law school
Since his retirement from the gubernatorial
chair OF Ohio, Judge Hoadly has been the
senior member Of the firm OF Hoadly, Lauter-
bach s. johnson, OF New York.
Ex-Governor Hoadly said: think the
legal profession Is somewhat more crowded
now than when entered il, forty-three years
ago, though know Of no statistics on the
subject, and hsnce am not quite certain Of
this poition. At that time the avenues open
% men possessing capital Of brains only
we're not as maay as at present There were
no telegraphers no stenozrspherS, no type
writer's, nor were there 50 many railroads as
now. At fhat time there we're 10 gold, silver
OF copper mines in tho country, snd the
rntlinz of coal and iron was a small affair
compared with the dimensions OF those indus
tries todny. Law, medicine and the pulpit
seemed q be- ths only avenues by which
young men might come UP
cei,encs IN other professions offer % young
men. Of course, constitute a great attraction
st1l do ncs thiuk this has as Jet seriously
Affected toe lsgal pre- c-essi0n.
Tters So great demand Tor educated law
ysrs. and vacancies 2 the top, as the saying
goes. ara ~ many as ever. The ruoney re
warlis in ths sgsi profession are vastly
greater nov than they we're IN my youth
And taers e. think. an equal oppor sznity
fcr every crI.ivsted young man haeins nat
ural fseultT Tor hw with tsst open IN those
years IN ore Department 4 jurisprudence
there is a very much greater opportunity
than thars vss forty years agn. refer %
the dsparerneut et patent ls~. The same re-
marx .s t1.sasurabiY trle Il railroad law. m
cludirC me p-srcsples ani practices of equity
IN the sttlss=7S1t of controversies among
great cory -ng1ous Of a more OF less coEnate
chsrarter
I vos a teacher 4 law q young men
f-r more tran twenty years and have never
Seen arr resso1 20 discourage sober, honest
sni Industrious voung man from stndytng
law He ree.is- frvt ~ al, absolute fidelity.
trust worthiuess and integrity, secondly. de-
votion 20 ss caling-in ether words. in
dustrv rot intarfsral With hv So dlStrsc-
ton of society or purTlie # poitics II he
he honest ant wiling to work he will with
reasonable intelligence, mavs a sufficient sgc-
ceSs II - hsve th7 patience Co wait for suc-
cess H. I'm addition. he save what I may
ca1 tts lawyers faculty. that God given
power to appreciate leadiuz principles and
spulr them Cd facts a. they srisa. coupled
wi-h Che ability % reason and 90 state results
r-gentlY aul persussivel7. he VII make
shining Success
The -~~al profession is enc En- which rs~lits
sre ssb svei ~ de-sTvinE re confhienoe =
cfaar peCris A. meu de snd generations
crsrrs. snd esr~r'a,iT e. Gre porula-uor q
frs -rsartrv tacrp~ars tFarss-tirNs tser0rfa
crnrieE snd .nayroses magnify there
V7 - .srTrr sn3 stA larger field f'T Ne
lawyers ~ tae frsnre Tee prof--sian. 2
e~er-rs-viei ~ sH. s svsr-forv,s-i mir nj tlse
hcffnrs. ani fsrrs = rs r-saon WY Terng
man = iatecrirT snd ans-gsts1diax ssr-ild