The morning call., 1894-07-29
FIELDS FRIENDS.
Claim the Great Justice
for the Coast.
The Graceful Letter Sent Him bv the
Pacific Coast Judiciary and
Local Bar.

Following is the letter sent by the Cir
cult and District United States Judges in
the Pacific Coast jurisdiction. the Justices
of the Supreme Court of California and
the members of the California bar to
Stephen j. Field, Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, on hearing of his
prospective removal to the New York cir
cult, and which was considerable factor
in inducing him TO decline the promotion
referred to. Justice Fields response las
already been published in THE CALL.
The letter ran:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March 81, 1894.
Hon. Stephen j. Field, Justice of the United
States Supreme court, Washington, d. c.
SIR: We learn from the newspapers that the
presidency OF the chief circuit of the country
has been rendered 10 you by your associates.
IL is without doubt mlnently fitting that your
great services should receive recognition; and
coming from your associates upon the high
tribunal which You have so long adorned, the
tribute is graceful one, and must on all ac-
counts be pleasing.
But we beg TO express our hone that you will
not break the remaining link which connects
you with the State OF your adoption and the
scene of your early labOrs and successes, as it
seems 10 US there are good reasons why your
name should continue TO be linked with Cali
fornia. She claims you by reason of the SER
vices you have rendered her. What is good in
her law Is largely your work. 1t Is matter of
history that in the early days Of the State, the
elements OF the law were divergent and difficult
10 deal with. The country had been a pastoral
one. Its lands were possessed by people of a
different race, VINO were accustomed TO a DIFF
ferent law, brought up with different ideas and
attached TO different traditions. The torrent Of
American settlers imposed the common law
upon The feeber people, 10 whose habits il was
foreign ana who regarded 1t with disTrust ana
dislike.
And the new industry which had attracted
the new population, having assumed gigantic
proportions, called for the application OF new
principles. In this condition of affairs II would
have been greatly To be regretted If ignorance
or narrowneSs OF mind had had the direction of
affairs. 1t was the good fortune of the State
that you were called TO the head of the judi.
cary.
Your mind moved upon the face OF the
troubled waters, and ou. OF chaos there came
order wise and farseeiDg insight laid broad
ana deep the foundation OF our Jurisprudence.
These things link your name with the judicial
history of The State. The bar know them and
appreciate their importance. Since then you
have been called to higher sphere and have
taken part In the work OF the highest judicial
tribunal OF the nation and have acquitted your
self in manner OF which Cafo rnia may well
be proud.
Pardon us for saying that we do not think
that such associations should be broken. Nor
do your old friends like 10 feel that you are go
Ing TO take step which Will separate you from
them completely. IL may be that the new
circuit is more important, OF greater dignity
and III many ways more pleasant but you can
not find beartier appreciation of what you are
and what you have done than you will meet in
your old home.
j. McKenna, United States Circuit Judge !;
William B. Gilbert. United States Circuit Judge:
Thomas 7. Hawley, United States District
Judge; William w. Morrow, United States
District Judge; ErsAi Inc Nj. Ross, United States
District Judge; Morris Nj. EStee.
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF California
W. Ii. Be tty, L. b. Mcfarland, J. j. de Haven,
W. F. Fitzgerald. Ralph G. Harrison, G. h.
GarOutte.
Members of the bar of the State OF California: {:
w. ID. l.. Barnes, L. c. Coogan. w. III. Chicken
Charles Page, Hall McAlister. Isaac Fronman,
Charles Z. EellS. M. 4. Michael, Harold
Wheeler. Joseph ID; Reddng; f. NJ. Allen.
Thomas b. Bishop, Russell j. Wilson, Nathan
IT, Frank, William Barber, q. l.. Gear, w. S.
Wood, a. c. Freeman, &. E. Bates, S. V. Smith,
Warren Gegory, M. l.. Gerstle, II. l.. Gear,
John CARRIER. William Rlx, Edward j. Nc
Cutchen, II. ii. Lloyd j. C. Van Fleet, E. Burke
George n. Williams, Edward c. Harrison. NJ.
B: kellogg, Charles M; Fox, j. F. Fassetr. s.
w. Holiday. w. G: Belcher, George
H. Mastick I. j. Bergen Mount
ford S. Wilson, William NJ. Person,
George II. Maxwell R. NJ. f. Soto Edward R.
Taylor. Aylett r. Cotton. W. S.: Goodfellow.
Garret w. McEnerney, George X. b. Hayes,
Brenton a. Haynes, W. H; Melson. J; G. Camp
bell, Robert Y. Haynes. E. S. Pilsbury. Con-
stantine f. A. Forester. Duncan Hayne. George
A. Knight, NJ. II. Mesick, E. B. Young, q. F.
GOfQOn, u. a stephens, James AVIAN
Watt. E. H. Rixford, Donald Y. Camp
bell, Ii. c. Campbell. Philip G. Galpin,
Richard c. Harrison, Warren Olney. a. f.
Morrison, Joseph j. Dunno. f. S. Stratton. L.
NJ. HOefler, William L0ewy. Gustav Gutsch
Eugene r. CARRIER, j. B. ReInsteiD. j. E. Foulds,
II. A. Brandenstein, j: FL. Meredith. NJ s..
Eisuer, A. q. Booile, John A. Wright. Nor
man Ii. Hurd, William Thomas, A. j. Gunn-
son, NJ. c. Sloss. w. j. BartDett Henry II.
Haight, Ralph Harrison, Joseph NaphIaly,
j. w. Dorsey. w. f. F. Deal, Edmund Tauszky.
Richard Bayne, r. f. Houghton. A. II. L0ngn-
liam Ii. Judson, Carter p. Pomeroy, John N.
Pomeroy, Il. B. Carpenter, a. ID. Friedenrich.
A. Z. Shaw, Crttrnden Thornton, f. Fl. MerZ-
bach, NJ. G. Blake, 4. N. Drown, Charles j.
Heggerty, f. j. Kierce Samuel knight, James
&. Martin, william Herrin.