The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-18

him exclaim. Thank heaven, have fin
ished the Hillmon case'" Laughter.)
Judge Brewer expressed his apprecia-
ton of his reception and closed his ad-
dress with an eloquent tribute to the gov
eminent and the judicial system.
Judge Thomas of North Dakota, who
is the presiding judge in the Hillmon
case, had Tor his subject, Remarks"
and he made them just to
here" he said, no doubt aspire
to the federal bench, but l will say to
such that the life of federal judge is
not at all lovely, for we have over US
circuit judge and circuit justice. A
short time after l was appointed I re-
ceived letter from Judge Caldwell ask
ing me to GO to Colorado to try a mining
case. I wrote to Judge Caldwell tell
ing him that it was impossible to get
away. received telegram in reply
which said you must CO. aud went
(Laughter.)
81 found the case to be one of the most
intricate, involving all the questions of
mining law. It took me four weeks to
try the case but there was one satisfac-
ton about it and that was that no circuit
judge had chance to review my decis-
ions for the jury disagreed
''Last June | was sent to Leavenworth
by Judge Sanborn and was assured that
the docket was small and could be dis
posed of in few days. Imagine my
surprise when upon arriving I was faced
with $50 determined Coxeyites.
81 was next invited to come here and
was assured that the climate was de-
| lightful. There was an insurance case
to be tried but l had not heard much
about it for we don't get many papers up
in North Dakota. So I am here to try
the Hillmon case and if get home in
time to deliver my Fourth of July ora
ton will think have done we'll
81 feel like telling a story which may
apply to this case. Rufus Choate was
once trying case before Judge Shaw
and the Judge became vexed for some
reason and said: mr.. Choate please as
sumo that the court knows some law
i went upon that assumption in the
court below replied Choate. and got
left The attorneys in the Hillmon case
are not making that mistake" (Laug hter. }
| Judge Thomas concluded by referring
feelingly to Judge Foster in his illness
| An innovation in the programme of
toasts was the address of Clad Hamilton
on "Our Legal Alma Mater" Mr. Ham
ilton was the only really young man on
the programme, or for that matter the
youngest man who has ever participated
| in any of the exercises of the association.
| This address was sparkling with wit and
humor, and was considered one of the
best delivered He spoke of two alma
matters, the law school and the school of
experience, and he managed to get in
good word for the law department of the
state university.
| Mr.. Hamilton said of the school of ex-
perience: I'm this school the emery
wheel of reality is applied to your char
acter. It it will stand a high polish 1t
becomes brighter and better as time
rolls on; if it is without merit it is soon
ground to dust"
| In closing Mr. Hamilton said:
SIN both of these schools, however,
the purposes are the same, though the
modes of instruction differ. Each helps
to fit you for the practice of your profess
sion, and for the performance of the
duties Of an honorable life. Each seeks
to round out a symmetrical and per-
feet character; to broaden the mind and
give courage to the heart Each gives
| encouragement to merit and to industry.
Each gives bounteouslY of its stores of
learning to those who seek it. Each
hangs the laurel wreath of its approval
upon the brow of him whose life is hon.
orabIe and just. Each frowns upon the
evil and smiles upon the good. And so,
with good reason. we love and respect
them both, and delight to do them honor.
And upon occasions such as this we
speak and listen to words in praise OF
them; for no one can say in speaking of
either school aught but what is good OF
our legal alma mater"
The other gentlemen who responded to
toasts were Senator Ed O'Brysn, Con-
gresham Calderhead aud T. F. Carver.
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