Telegram-herald., 1889-12-27

ha4 II rha 1sssE>s sf rspFss11astlsss, De-
fare an Aslileaos EhAa -hsnl noas mors
alsELaes al.saasd 90 Interesting syer sasem-
slsa On tnLs oonLslsnL hls sssved -
drk- again - allz TIA aEtsaEion 8f ths
PgDiic- Hs ssrcess A. al orator % =
tilsZ1s 2irs.siy sosn~~has exhAasDed az-s
sprs@f nls f4n1s ant more securely nKed
his nznk a. 0os q Eas zFszs@ men II TIE
1zGsz4 Il go u. 1rst opportunity hs
hsd I'D - dsLnonstrsss his Lntsiisctua1
c4p@siEy ansi cuisars Ia other uh4n ooart
zaAAnsS, 4ad thss eis sr>4t siboos-s ~as
gsneFs1lT ane rpesSsed MAKES Il al tns
mcrs Seisoms - him. The fact Is. Aad
1 sss AZ rss.soa ~hy oBs should not men
ElOn iL. Tie chief sLstsos has been looked
a. souae~hzx szsanos sy the biy I1en Of
congress- rhsy have been Just tns leass
Dil lncllasd ~ r=g&ra ain as a. 1pstart,
- aOm good hIck and nothing else had
brought sadsiea distinction
lE ha-s os~D ne ta-shion Of men who
had ~on shsIr spurs 0y long years u
service in seEats 0r house o. indalze ia
Esatls snsecs a. shs hsJAe unknown man
whom Mr. Cleveland picked up FOR chief
justice ~ the great supreme court Ia
lnis ar 0f superiority both DemocraLa
ald Republicans have joined. Who Is
tlLs Fuller. anyway thesy have inquired
~ ona another, ard what has he ever
a1ne. Is hr alan " force and power
- he Big enough fyr the plaoe< These
questions are ASKED no longer. The cen
lenni1l celebration - the inauguration
of Lae first president was a lucky thing
tor tns new cnlef justice. Ia that IL gave
a.a the opportunity - Win the applause
ali admia..iOa of the leaders Of public
n4oa ia -As capital
happen 20 know that she chief Jus-
--e kurked hard for this success. as he
h-s worked iOr everyta ng that mas come
.o hla throughout his hfs. A a news
paper reporter many years ago n Maine.
as a law student and p-acticing attor-
rey. hs vas noted as a bard worker. No
man up earlier n the morning. or re-
ro aiming up later az night, than he. For
tee euty years he was the hardest work
lag L4Uyer iu Chicago. and one Of the
lllat successful lt NAV surprise some
oi my readers. as 10 surprised me, to
hlar LA2r IAs chief justice works harder
now than ever before. We have
great deaI 70 Do" be said to me the
olaer night. both in and out OF the
court room. Our four hour sessions
i've days a week ara bus a small share
of our toll We have briefs and records
~ read. opinions u write, and docu-
ueuts b examine. 80 that not one Of us
lhiaks of retiring % his bed before mid
shE. and it B often nearer , in the
morning before our heads touch pillow.
Speaking FOR myself. I have never in all
my professional career worked as hard
as I aEn working DOW, and think the
same - true OF every member Of the
court. You Ask how the older justices
endure t. Admirably. Sometimes
tank the longer a man sits on the bench,
AID the more hs becomes accustomed N
ths work. the eaSnsr Is - for him JUS
TOE Bradley - our oldest member in
years, and he aPpeszs 70 Dc the youngest
ia nis work I think he docs his tasks
ea1er than any other man on the bench,
and he does fully as much. notwlth-
Standing that h,s Is 20 years old"
L u somewhat remarkable tha. the
chtef justice Of the supreme court Of the
United States fnds Il next ~ impossible
20 gst away from his work for dsy or
two. The yOung lawyer who could not
leave hus Office for pleasure trip, almost
az will, would think himself very un-
fortunate The government official who
could not take a .lesve.~ and drop tho
weary routine Of ms daily toll. would
Join his faAso~s IN asking congress for
Law ad0rdlng some sort OF relief. Sen
anorS. Representatives. cabinet officers.
even the president himself. can ". away
from work. But when the chief justice
wanted - Aesvs theo0urt long enough. n
week or two ago. 70 90 ~ Chicago end
witness the opening OF she great AndIto-
rum. he found It impossible 20 do so
without practically susp~RdIng the work
of The court. and that, q course. he WAS
not willing - 10.
r. seems that the chief Justice IL the
only member of ths court WAC keeps
run II the busi0s-ss The only one who
Knows enough of the affairs of the tribu-
nal ~ snahle hin 70 run the machine.
The chief IllStsce steends - Al ths de-
tails--she calls q CARS md motions the
records. the orders and soch things. the
sssociats Justices Departing absolutely
upoa him. and thssuuseksrs paying 10
bed "a shs ORDER % business The chief
H1ztioa found. th<rsfors. when he want
81 - 80 away for three or four days,
that hs could. not "a spArsd. II. il not
dispensing ~ be thought indispensable
e somebody or =1m -5ing. ne said.
"but I did want ~ - present. az the
opening Of the Auditorium.
a. the chief Justice faced his great
sudieuca last week coald not keep my
ulnd cfF the thought that glance aDogs
tla hall vas enough % convince even
saa uiost sSerticai - tho great ps'sssibils-
Ges n ogr sysheua II RAISING gp men.
Rlxht m front of r'e orator of the occa-
son hlmseif tse chef u the greaeest
TRIBUNAL in this -ountrY AMI probably
ala Greatest il she worid in inlhsence
ever che FiF8irs ~ men. ssf a row of per
scrs of she rerv highest statiCn. The
rrssi 1errt - -hs Tai1e8 States vss there.
arS tsr Years seo bis name vas not
k-rvn hc-rrl his 0vvu immediate neigh
Irhoni So Vlth the members of bis
"a 1fr,ss excepting Mr Blsine. sitting ~
fre matr1sv % tDs ssnafo-s snd
r-rr--- -srf~rs ar ocn1rarsilre.T new
81 rsalic srarion-
rha ch.ef 'rs.ice preserves az trcss
un. r,srsed hss r~rs,nalirr on
f Frr scresrsnca .n ~ ssningron. Hs
a ~ --rrea.-rarls. ss afsbie ~ charm
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