Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-27
THE BAR ASSOCIATION
AN EMINENT ARRAY OF LEGAL TAI
EMF ATTENDS.
In Ills Address the President Calls
Attention to the Loose Manner
In which Incompctcnts Are
oraped Licsnse--papers.

'fHNA AAtnAutnl . (. BAuClfOrQ
eaiied the meeting to order. There was
quite large attendance. A number or
members who were unable to be here to-
uay VIII De present at the session to-
morrow.
Hon. Seth Shepard and Judge F. a.
Williams OF the civil court OF appeals for
the First judicial district and Associate
Justice Brown OF the supreme court were
among the prominent people who ~.
tended the meeting today.
After few Introductory remarls pnes,.
dent Padeiford delivered the following ad.
dress:
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen OF the Texas Bar Assoeia-
uon' The privilege aud duty OF opening
ana presiding over the deliberations OF
the thirteenth annual session OF the Texas
Bar association. is to me a great pleas.
ure, and hope that the labors OF this
meeting Will be commensurate with the
noble objects OF this association.
section !. article Z, OF our constitution
provides that; THE president shall opep
eaeh meeting OF the association with an
address In which he shall communicate
the noteworthy changes IN statutory and
constitutions. law. and especially sucn
changes as affect the development. and
prosress Of the, law and the admlnistfa-
ZION OF justice"
i am glad that 1 am relieved of the
performance OF this duty. for the reason
shat since our last meeting there have
nten no changes, noteworthy or other-
wise, IN the statutory and constiuitional
Jaws OF TINS STATE, and It rs "a matter OF
congratulations, that for the past year
we leslslaIiye temple OF Janus has been
crossed, ana We nave had respite from
law making. and surcease oil law mn
makhs. sur this calm Will not be vouch-
saied TO us long for there is being CON
SelNtd ana gestAted in the womb pollti
Hesitation, the formation and delivery OF
Mhlch VIII call into requsltion us IL mas
~ the past, the best energies and the
IS certainly u source OF pride to us when
we look back upon the iabors OF the bar
~ me past to discover that to the ef-
rorts OF the lega. profession In the main.
is our country Indebted for It's free Gov
stitutlons.
The colonial lawyers under the leader
snip OF such patriots as Patrick Horny
anu James Wilson, with the watch Words
OF Liberty or Death" We're the moving
spirits in the great agitation and con-
tiict which resulted In our Severance
from the mother country.
The Declaration OF independence, that
immortal charter OF liberties Is the work
OF committee OF six, all of whom ex.
eept one were lawyers, More than one
halt the members Of the convention which
framed the Federal constitution were
lawyers and It's adoption BY the different
state conventions was principally due to
the lucid and convincing arguments OF
asre eoli sread inw ih which arguments
since served as the best Interpreter %
that instrument. jefferson and Hamilton
VINO oileiated at the birth OF our govern
ment VINO stood as sponsors for our free
Institutions and We're the leading spirits
In the first administration. formulated
and gave. caste and character 10 two
theories OF government and two construc-
tons of our constitution, which have
ever since contended FOR mastery In the
administration OF Federal affairs.
Our Federal congress has since Its frat
organization been operated principally
under the influence OF lawyers though
neither branch OF the legislative depart
ment Of our, government had majority
thereof, until 1923. since which time no
senate has ever convened without having
a majority of members OF the bar, and
since 1855 the same condition OF affairs
has existed in the house OF represeut-
atives. A majority OF the chief maEis-
trates OF our Nation have been lawyers,
and when this exalted position mas not
been hlled by member OF our profess
sion the leading places In the cabinet and
me chief ADVISERS OF the president were
The Federal judiclary-that silent but
most active and potent force in the build
Ing up ana strengthening the powers and
Jurisdiction Of the Federal government,
whether for veal or woe, az n matter OF
course has been formed exclusively from
the members of the bar. Substantially
the same observation can be made CON
cerning the formation and administration
Of our State governments, and especially
that OF our own State.
I ny va. a nas Deell the itaIiinE anu v9n-
uoHihB lnHuehce' not ohly IN the active
adn, histtatloh OF me EoSernheht, put IN
mouldlns the pupno idilhu 9pon az poiit-
lSai qhsst ,p ,hu, Sn o,,r aLe JiS
from every stump and rostrum IN the land
anu wy" sp evsneo aI 'r hoi ,, "a
ut5uisu 'h.eus ' t,.nteia ""SSo noit,,sa.Si
aiu N.Y. ion,,' ,,Ist ,,,,,bot,t b,,S,tr,, n,s,n
party ~ ~ 'y p,,r a. az ers sva, hettb 4
De,s y, s ~ oSaad n,av ie sond.,nnnfoty ~
he nrofession. No publlc enterprise Of
snv Moment IN ever. entered tii,on and per
some member of the bar. No one is com
sidered capable OF CONFLICTING any busi-
ness Of tnnrnit,ido without d legal adj
wiser. and no Important business engage
ments are scarcely ever entered into
without first having obtained the opinion
qalIty,
In most OF the disputes before the dlf-
farent tribunals whether the controversy
be between individuals or the Individual
and his government. or between indvld-
uals and States, or States and States. or
the state and the Federal soyernment. or
between two or more Independent nations,
calls in some. member OF the bar 70 ADVISE
them as TO their rights, 20 advocate TIER
cause and TO show the Justice OF their
contentious.
The conservative AMI Just innuence OF
our profession rs lhterMuNen ns Eosutn
most all Of the varied PUBIC anu priNa'e
transactions o. our Isoplei, T.. a.. -
No stone has been laid IN the deep
foundation OF OUT Temple % hperty ~