New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-17
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
ADDRESSES BY VICE-PRESIDENT STE
VENSON, SENATOR DOLPH AMI
PRESIDENT FIEKO.
LAW REFORM THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECT OF
pIsCUssIoN-MANY OLD WORDS NEWLY
eoor,v> rTc AIDING

Albany Ian 1G-The seventeenth annual meet
the Of the New-York State Bar Association was
called to order in the Senate Chamber TINS alter
noon by President j. Newton Fiero. Many prom
inont members of The bar and members OF 'le
Legislature were present -
President Ficro delivered an address, TAXING Ioi
his subject ~ Practical View Of Law Reform IN
New-York' lie said among other things:
The Office of Surrogate and County Judge should
be consolidated in ali cases wheIt one IrI ,bese
officers should be prohibited from practising; esa,o
The Superior Courts OF New ork anu 1,iaa
New-York should be consolidated with the supreme
In Srpre,ne Court fou: General Terms should be
created with five judges in each ana neS e, srea
be elected either hLo4gnoa' renresentation TO the
III, ;.ode Of Procedure as 1t now stands, IS
hodIv srrsnred not clearly expressed and lacking
tn aimniictV IL needs careful examination, re-
vision and condensation in order to give Of H ISL,
and 1851 were failures. II needs reNisoh a. de
Keep II u ~ the courts The code should be divided
into four parts. and much condenser LOT Pi"0"0"'
Af,er Inc transaction of miscellaneous business
recess was taken sn,o %' vas he'd in the Assembly
Chamber which was crowded TO tt he Steven
SON and United States Senator Doipn me sHahany
were also filed. The prominent cluzenS VI ~ aIso
the leading members of the state Bar ana coTf Of
ture in the well sat the JudgeS az nnd Tho SI-
preme Court Justices. $500, 1.,oo President Steven
President Fiero introduced WAKING in
son who delivered brief address, Spe"N''7' ="
part. follows: ,.,.. .ha, ,o,itics
II there be foundation for compliant ,ae low
especially in large cities mas ~ uses IN
hh ma not its origin be traced to tne SauseS ~.
dcated? Is it OF rare ~ cxtravagance
and c,rrnurion i'm public administration, tPFVa,,
of municipal government. are inose VINO ~. ritV sr
~ tbs ,n,ttcr" and whose dignity woHd DE oieileu
by suggestion nat 'ney a wen snch-bc they
go 90 well equipped for the discussion oil pup.c
or no adm; instration OF pubic a HAIRS
question VI nolitician though he stand upon
e,or 50 low a plane. the latter VII d4W'tHS
fti, he trne that politics has become with large
s s se mere business has not the time come when
men OF greater opportunities ana OF .Sn ,f,~, ari
shonid even at the sacrifice OF personal cohiIoIt
convcniencc exert a more potent influence III Pu"'0
We take pride and justly, in the matches groWtn
of orr country during the last half century ~
marvellous development. increase in Pppu.atGn am f
material wealth IL knows no rival lbS !Vit,S -. r.
exceeds all that was hoped for or p'edG'e car, n sn
most sanguine enthusiast may WEI Si' NO. 81
bilitles What of the future? We know that cues
problems have been solved. during our piie4 nc
as n nation. And yet who can oolDt tlit d.oiiS
Snrcbt Win peri, 10 our National safety with any
that in the past have tested the Nia~om anu '"e
The future danger is not from foreign foe as
during the decades. nor along the sectional
the multiplication and incrense OF i1aiylS iGr
rapidly augmentinS power Of aggregated Weaith'
and the murmurings and unrest iAat follow. as
the night the day: with the influx ana me grown
Of an element whose principle in action Is the a.
structiOn of the safeguards Of laws ana cOhstlu-
tions: with the rapid Increase in every t-id OF
endeavOr. Of appliances when IneTccss:y dlspeiii
with the labor Of human hands and with pOpula-
ton pressing upon the means of SubSisteice--Wfp
can doubt that from all these may spring dangers
to society the State. unknown u the first century
of the Republic?
The all-impor;ant inquiry then, is wherein VIII
lie safety? VINO doubt that history VIII bat
repeat itself. and that the lawyer will be found in
of what it has cost race the struggles Of cen
turtles to achieve? AZ in the past the lawyer wiz
stand fo- the existing order of things-for liberty
regulated by law; i will be his to conserve to
social fabric. In degree that words cannot meas
IRE. protection will be in our courts OF justice.
An ncorruptble and intelligent judiciary VIII
prove, indeed. our city of refuge.
The speaker was generously applauded.
United States Senator joseph y. Doiph. Of Ore
gon. then presented. He delivered the annual
address. taking for his subject Law Reform" In
the course of his speech ne said:
All reforms. through whatever agencies wrought.
begin with the people If legislators lack the
necessary qualifications for their position the
plant. If the people will not give the necessary
attention TO political affairs 10 secure intelligent
and vrtuous representation in their legislative as
semblies, there appears to be no remedy for the
evil.
Politics cannot be safely left to professional
politicians and the corrupt and purchasabc Gle
should not stand aloof from politics. but should
endeavor by their superior wisdom and influence TO
give direction to public sentiment and public af-
fairs.
A vote Of thanks was given both OF the
speakers by the members of the association,
and adjournment was taken to the Gov
ernors reception, which was held at the Executive
Mansion tonight