The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-22

A ysss sxs tie gsw. David srings q
Chicago. eozsfih1tsa al article &c tie
Aresscea Jsurnaf If PsIsis<z. coacss=lrg
ssorssssy ia hzsaasss ss5 prysessaoasi lie
Dr. swing esnogSces without casiatea-
tson tbs theory. not only Es1strssss. %:
dsssn6ed By great intsltsssrai sg0f5s.s
ike Goethe. safoIeon and Asron Barr.
shss great nirss snnst not - tsosbses or
fYxmnssse1 wssb little qsesssons q EoSof:
thai there sss oa< kind CT honesty and
morality fos kings. Eos men Of genius. for
merchants % lawyers, sad another xsna
for vesa<a assd tie rnssx OF mankind. Dr..
sxing points ont thai Jesus psreesv~d tks
unsty and uniformity Of mofss. hs
ethics incsaae1 every assd thai possessed
the reasoning faculty. Coacsrniag . dis
honorable lawyer be says that he has
transformed his naturally high nnd noble
calling into . kind Of Eisek srf. and
among other shsngs says:
There ksve been and still sxis. minds
shsisow enough 20 boss. that they make
no p1ets1se 10 being chasca members a.4
DO NOT claim Always 70 follow the oorrse Of
- sdesi honesty. Even the ssw ofEsa per-
mfts society 20 act the part ri q cheat. The
principle caseaf esspsev. tie pa,cb aser mast
beware. ought 10 perish before the ysyIrrs-
PIE that the seller most beware. The
seller must no more issue false goods shan
he must issue false money"
Dy. swing points out that honesty Is
The starting poin; 81 society. that re are
oil sasages until honor comes: that religion
only begins where fishono, ends. Thsse
views Of Rev. Dr. Swing are the sound
ethics Of civilized socissy. bat are they
popular legal ethics o. even commercial
morality7 Last week In It's review OF the
life Of that great lawyer, the late
David Dudley Field. the Springfield Mass }
R<padSieaa remarked that 40 other
Of his engagements rs counsel aroused 50
vide an interest ~ his services, extending
over several years, 10 the sask and Could
conspiracy 70 wreck The Erie railroad,
whose saesess wAs Largely cue 70 the E-ez,
Int 3ieesasi resources of Dsx.d Dudley
Fed. employed wsahoni sc-nftle 70 sassasn
that ragsssie swin1Esng enterprise"
The Fhsisgelphis F-ess sastains this
yiss " ben II says that M. Fields moral
weight assd snaaenes wauss have been
greater II he hsd ~. prostitutes rsass
legs ability 81 tie service Of fIss Il Gozla
ard for years consented for price - rsAv
the part 81 the Skilled navigator Ia tie
pirates chart rcefa and On ths wessheg
eide 81 hla baoeaneertng craft. With tie
Jelly Roger at tire peas and a bod
ssatfed wish corporation piGs9er.
Mr.. Field a8s oasy ass tie iA~ys- Of the
''E4is ring" o. EAsk saa 6czld from iss8.
10 isT2. "a; he ~as ire iaaser q the plrAi.
srzipT aaamany rsng ard u Twsess 70 tie
1ss'. and be wzs she eoaasel of Jaosh
shsrp and ass ts.sew eoaxptrasors. engage.
Aa tbs ofagla&i corrupt Rsaaas wsy rsilroa1.
sghssns. Mr.. F.r}6's peculiar Eheorv q
''aeszi ssAles" ia his defense q The ~Eria
sspw ssd iAs Tsnmsay rsnE's master
tAEsf Tseed. drew gpoa hlu1 the saarv
criticism Ct tAe Iste Saea1el Bawies. ths
gssas e4ssof 81 the Springfield Eepas3s-sa
vsieh resulted IA a coatroyersy betwrea
;hs gss4t lawyer sna lie great editor. in
~hIch shs asassl result remained wisA NJ
Rosass. ~ho arnouE either th.ngs sad:
sfSow ii the .aw Is "a exset science III.
geology a. yaS;aeUs aties--W the eleraers,
thai enter lnS8 u aad admin stsr K are & !
ytwn-~a ca. 90 Judge Earuargff. tots.rr
tlans Is decree OF Providence sd an -el
oavls ~ Mrs. lswaeF a so0gof she anxe :
-~5f the SugTt uf tae laQuitr - rua ~ "a.
Nsw YORK code AMI kield amd ~hearfg7 a.
-see entitled TO an arrest q insefnrs,l
against The lee Eommsn8ments--3f II
short, the dessi - a. good s. tie averax,
sad she sum Of both divine AID Anraar
sissiosp = sas french philosophy shat !
10 ga nasttrr what hspp~us. So long 50 i
ssss not hsnF'ra - yctsrseli~-shts nSinr So
thsss gentlemen are eJsAYsy righL
has 81 sc Aan4it the EsoraI element
u there - snch thsag a. q private cor
sciences saa palsste eanScssor~ 80 sell
shsa fAsy Afs al wroag.
Gsrn tas csnexsstcn u the faoraI sense IL
haaasu action. yield 10 pualir op4nsaa IN,
right - bring N tse Ten CSsn saanaF meat
an1 independent shssgkt 10 Ae.r Ersos
iaw ard ccQrss asa sawyer-. AnS tie cas-
- &c See Aess-s Fsssd ana Fasa and shet
a?oaogssts
The krSat editor preached TIE .sAses o.
. jesas Christ aus ths Rev. nr. ss,ax. Ia
tie great iswyer preached the legal eshiei
g Aaron Eayr. Los3 BFcagAasn and 1asai
I6osss. Tie xI4au sil>a u such men a.
David Dudley Fseld Is shat shcy a-~ aesti
sass q high eonv.eticas apon tanaa
mental principles either IN is~ O. rolitses
HIS legal stases we're thes~ that rssea Hk,
Lesd Bacon. Ges;ts O. SApolraa xoQss
have acted nr1n 81 rsaeg,es. hat doe, any
body suppose thss The rrSst Ch.sf J-4..te.
Josaa Marshall. eAlis4 she iueArc Assa. i,
reason. equity ana honesty. ~ Arab.
Lsaccln wenla have ever ecasea.ss E,
aeaieAte his vast ABILITIES - tas servie,
fer year. Of fisk asa Gould, Tasarnan,
and Tweed and corrupt Jscoa Ssaspt Ia,
Calamity Of AF. Fsssa's legal ilse sad sx
ample les ia the fast taas he has s3ueafr,
sseheol Of ''ersst" lawyers IA ias, oaan
~ who are largely responsible Tor asst.
sng she vast systen OF legal wrreksse G
great railroads and esSer great corpora.
trusts.
Fas late Jay Csoala robbed ~wasash
taEeaSs ia ssass lawyer. sea- Mage