The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-01

/ OF the future, that age ana time has come
| the lawyer will lay aside his books and
| so to saving wood. The duties of the
lawyer viii be rclegated TO the Macaulays.
who Will rummage among the files Of an
: clent morning newspapers to search for
/ history. That will be the daywhe every
| body will tell the truth. the whole
/ truth and nothing but the truth,
and each will do unto others as he wishes
/ others to do unto him. Fishermen will
/ be making cotton gins, preachers will
! make clearing house certificates and
| blacksmiths will hammer water into
| Scotch whisky, and no one will express
| wonder that cotton merchant will make
/ u tirst-class railroad president.
/ CAN'T 30 WITHOUT THEM.
/ But until that day comes lawyers cannot
/ be dispensed with. 1t is necessary 10 have
/ men trained for the work to safely steer
| the way through the intricaCies of law.
/ The courts are open for any man TO plead
/ ms own cause, and judges viii give full
| credit to the man who appears for himself,
| but the results have been shown to be
| disastrous. Since you cannot altogether
! dispense with lawyers, you had better
/ make up your minds TO take your med
! icine gracefully and take it rs YOU do
/ your Scotch whisky, without making
| faces.
| The theory of our government Contem-
! plated that there should be an ultimate
! tribunal between the people and legisla-
| tive acts, which must carry out their laws
| AS far as is in their power. Judges have
many forms TO contend against. 1t re
| GuireS sometimes the highest moral
courage for Judge to follow where the
! spirit of the law leads. 1t must be some
| times at The enmitX of the rich and in the
teeth of an enraged populacc. An up
right judge must be sustained by his
| faith in the Almighty and must follow
the truth and spirit of the law Judge
MacDonel concluded with an apt and
striking illustration from the recent cleo
tions, showing how Maynard had lost by
lack of character and Gary had tri-
umphed through ability, honesty and up
+ right endeavor to preserve the spirit and
| purpose of law
Mr.. VIM. Falconer followed with a Sc
| lection which was sung with much effect.
THE HOME OF OUR ADOPTION"
-Eneas S. Way, Esq, responded to the
| toast, Savannah the Home of Our AdOp-
| ton"
Mr. Way said that having recently be
| come a citizen of Savannah, he might
! speak more impartially than one who is
native born. He asked to discard fig
ures and statistics, nor did he want to
! weave a romance out of the subject He
! spoke of Savannah S past as OglethOrpe's
! city and the alma mater of GeOrgia's civ
| ilization.
In the wilds of a savage land it was
! born, but where the law of human inter
| course and commerce intended that a city
| should be built. From the day of its
| founding it has for many years been the
| commercial and intellectual center of
! Georgia. 1t has furnished men Of ability
| and worth. He spoke of Savannah
! great men and said that while we have
| no Westminster Abbey ,'the wayfarer who
| travels through our cemetery will find
| beneath the shadows of the garnered
oaks heroes whose deeds eclipse those of
! the warrior in battle array The
| living, he said are building monuments for
| themselves. He spoke of the De Soto as
| one of the many noble structures which
! adOm the streets of Savannah and beau
| tify the city. No other city could rival
| Savannah in the beauty and art of her ar
| Chitectural designs.
He spoke of the solid foundation on
which Savannah rests
on A SOLID FOUNDATION.
Savannah, he said, has stood the test Of
the financial crisis better than any other
southern city. Her banks had met
every obligation and her credit
was unimpaired. Her sanitary
condition, and her sanitary board were
the best in the state These significant
| facts, he said stood out boldly and chal-
| the world. Whatever Savannah at
tempts to do, she does it well, and what
she cannot do, she doesn't try to do This
is the pride of Savannah and her repre-
senatives, the secret of her success and
the palladium on which rests her hope for
the future. Mr. Way closed with a glow
ing tribute to Savannah's hospitality and
her prospects for bright and glorious
future.
Mr. f. f. Rebarer then sung Bonnie
Mary Of Argyle" 1t was rendered so
sweetly and with such effect, that he
was cheered to the echo. "Annie Laurie"
was called for, and it seemed that the
banquet board would not be satisfied until
the bonnie lassie had her toast in song.
This was appreciated by Mr. Rebarer
who rendered it with much effect
MIR. Way was followed by Mr. f. r.
Mcclellan, who responded to the toast,
Our Sister Societies. The song 80
Promise Me, " was sung by Mr. w. r.
BlOis Mr.. p. A. Stoyall responded to
the toast The Press, which in his
hands always makes a hit. and then a
quartctte composed of Messrs Falconer.
Rebarer, Blos and Walker rendered
selection. Our Invited Guests" was re
spOnded to by Judge W. d. Harden, and
Scotland Yet was sung by Mr. p. NJ.
Dougan.
Col Geo A. Mercer responded to the
toast "A the Bonnie Lassies," after
which the banquet was adjourned b.
singing the chorus "Auld Lang Syne.''
in which all joined standing.
The stewards of tine banquet were
Messrs. w. NJ. Davidson. Jr. r. II. Nc