The daily critic., 1890-10-11
wAsunorog. T. c.. o,roprn ID. 1880.
SAMUEL FREEMAN NLLER

SAMUEL FREEMAN MILLER
The greatest lawyer on the supreme
Bench Of The United States was yts'ar.
day stricken with paralysis and now
lies within the dark Valley of the
Shadow Of Death
SAMUEL FREEMAN NuLEH was born
10 Richmond, Ky April 3. 1916 lie
was graduated at the medical depar,-
ment Of Transylyania University in tha,
State in 1898 lie practced for a short
time and then abandoned medicine for
the law Being q strong believer in and
advocate Of frec.s1iI doctrines, and
favoring emancipation, though he
took no part flo politics. he
was induced by The ddrt 1f public
sCairs 10 remove In $3.50 from his na
tive State 20 Iowa lie there advanced
atorDc 10 lhC head Of his profession.
ard taking part in public affairs. be-
came leader Of the Republican party
upon its formation lie steadily de-
Clin,d to hold public Office, though
often pressed Co accept State and local
nominations. In 1859 he was appointed
Associate Justice OF The Supreme Court
by President LINCOLN. He has occupied
that position CyJl since, and has long
been regarded as thc greatest lawyer on
the Bench and ,he legal and intotlcc'ua'
successor uf CM.f Justice MAUsu,LL
and Justice STnHEY
Judge MuLIG served with four guiul
Justices. ThyIr CHASE Ware AMI
IguUu. Og lwn ucclal0us hc came
ucqg being himself made Chief Justice
The first was when CuNsE dviua
Picsi5cu GU>Nv hlJ the lpp1.1tman,.
Two OF his uminres GEoWg H.
WUrN- and CNLEg Cr-WNo. were
rejected bv .be senate PrcHl.n
GRANT would then have elevated
Justice MulEU 90 ;bg Chief Justice.
ship. but for The isll0usy of Justice
SwAYNE Of Ohio who was his senior
ON the Bench hy few month .
Finally MmlusoS r.. WAITE received
the appointment and was conGrnei
When Ch.egJustlogW WAITE died Pcesi
dent CLEVELAND thought seriously OF
advancing Justice NUMH 20 the Chief.
Juslirtsbip But various reasons inter.
y,ned TO prevent his and MELyulE
" FuuEE was appWu,cd,
Judge MILLER. aiNay strong and
consistent Republican never mingled
politics with bis law, nor allowed parti,
san considerations 60 sway his judicial
decisions on the Bench ho has always
bstu The learned lawyer and just Judge.
Nevertheless, Lehas been osun named
On available candidate for his party
20 put ia The feld '1y President Like
other eminent Justices ~ the Supreme
Court Judge MILLER would have liked
10 exchange The crmine of the Judge
Tor he purple OF The Presidency HIz
party, however, never named him, on
one OF two occasions 10 went further
and certainly Jared worse
Judge MILLER was the orator At the
Constitutional Centennial Celebration a
Philadelphia en- September lj. 1887 on
which occasion De delivered a learned
and splendid UFauOH
Tn society and with the Washington
public generally, Judge MILLER was a
great fay0Iite Il common with the
other members 0s ihe Supreme Court
lie ws- a great diuerolL He was
familiar figure On The street, often
walking Tie eudIe distance from hi.
bCueto The Capitol about Two miles.
Il Is ROT tl1 much t1 1y that the strik
ing down of u1 one else would have
caused So a.lespGesI gr sd ieep-tsl
sympathy iu ra's community la
throughout the c.ulEy 40 large as th
sui-ug down M ~sIJEr FEEEvla
MILLER