St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-27

QuStry they Will reacn the pOSltOnS OF
eminence that have been attained by the
men of those early days whose names
have come down honored."
Judge Egan's Humor.
Judge Egan was next introduced as
James "Justinian" Egan, and a roar
of laughter went up that re-echoed
through the whole building.
Judge Egan said: II have heard that
Judge Willis has been sentenced to
some penal institute in Paris, and he
wants to be heard. Judge Otis main
tains that his ancestors rang the old
bell of liberty, and he wants to be
heard. So suppose | must be brief.
We are a republic, and one Of the evils
Of our judicial system is tho lack of uni
fOrmity between the laws of our states.
[ had better be careful, for there
are members of the legisla-
ture here, and they may abolish
the constitution and destroy our
occupations. There are two questions
that ought to receive attention. One is
the empanellng of jurors, and the
other is a multiplicity of other things.
| realize that being humorlst de-
. tracts from ones intelligence and
have for long time been impressed
with the fact that the members of the
bench and bar are of the same mold. Ii
you are superior to the judge, so much
the better for you. We should come into
close ASSOCIATION and learn each others
composition. | mean that the lawyer
should know the judge, and if he is not
honorable and truthful. bounce him."
Applause.
Hon. Daniel w. Lawler was the next
speaker. He said:
"Our accomplished toastmaster, Gov.
Altgeld, of Illinois [laughterl, has not
given faithful report of the work OF
the committee i'll charge of this BAN
quet. A secret ballot was taken by the
committee for the selection of speakers,
and. by singular coincidence, each
member Of the committee had one vote.
These are the speakers who have adj
dressed you here this evening. The
other day when horse case
was being tried before Judge
Egan, a wiSp of hay was Of
fered to the judge, and he said:
Il don't want it: give 1t to the jury L
am always reminded when think OF
Judge Egan, Of the occasion OIL which
he announced with such solennity:
Gentlemen. the first case Oh the calen'
dar is No. l. | well remember speech
Judge McCatferty made at a certain
meeting nine years ago, in the course of
snln In II al ~ a II
lean ci tiZenship and patriotism that his
grandfather was at the battle of Bun
ker HILL When asked HIM afterward.
what he was giving us about his grand
| father being present at the battle OF
Bunker Hill. he replied: why, of.
| course he was. He was a private
In the British Army
and fought under the British flag"
| Wild applause.
Il. R. Palmer was then called for and
responded with few words with refer
ence to the qualification the committee
| felt at the success of the affair.
John w. White followed, in response
to the invitation of Mr.. Tighe, with a
| short speech. He told the story about
| the heavy sentence Judge Brill gave
| the defendant in the first criminal case
| the speaker had ever undertaken, and
| said he was as lucky as Pierce Butler,
| because the first man Butler prosecuted
was convicted, and one of the jurors
said it was because the jury did not
want to discourage the young lawyer.
This brought calls for Mr.. Butler, but
the popular prosecuting attorney
thought it was too late, and excused
himself.
Justice Nelson was called on and read
a brief speech cd evolution that created
great deal of merriment, one sentence
especially, which read: "As under
stand 1t, courts of justice sprang from a
misunderstanding between Adam ana
the serpent in the Garden of Eden"
MIR. Tighe moved to have Justice Mel
sons speech published, that it might go
down in history with the poem he him
self read at last years dinner.
G. ID. O'Brien was called for and said:
1.-The bench and bar of Ramsey county
are indebted to the Commercial club
for one of the happ,est reunions we
have ever had. and l congratulate the
club on the unselfshness of purpose In
bring the different elements Of society
together by the different means it en-
ploys, | also congratulate it on the
good sense shown by the scarcity of the
commodity OF the bar at such gather
ings The things we have heard here
tonight are much brighter and contain
more wisdom than they would have had
wine and whiskey flowed freely. The
lawy er is the guardian of his client, and
if at times in the
Heat of Argument
he goes beyond the line of prudence, 1t
should be remembered that it is often
due to the feeling OF Indignation he
| feels over the injury done his client"
Mr.. Haynes, of Minneapolis, returned
the thanks of the Commercial club Of
| that city. He said President Calder
wood, of the club, intended to be pres
| ent. but could not. Continuing, Mr..
! HAYNES SAID: II regret that these two
| clubs are not brought into closer CON
| tact. | regret that the Evening Journal
of our city feels little bitter and is
making a little ripple Oil the political
| surface. 1t is time for the TWO clubs to
get together and love each other little
more. We ought not to be so short.
| sighted as to allow political fight to ill.,
| terfere with the business and progress Of
| the Twin Cities. The truth is that the
| Democrats of Minneapolis are feeling
| better than the Republicans. A voice:
! They usually do. | want TO say for my
| self and for the Minneapolis club that l
| have enjoyed this occasion Immensely,
and | nope that when the Minneapolis
| club extends an invitation for you 10
| participate in any thing it gets up, you
will make 1t point to be present not
that you will enjoy yourselves greatly,
perhaps. but for the purpose of bring
| ing about That good feeling that will be-
| come a power in these two cties.''
Judge Willis was introduced, and
| said it was a sincere qualification to
mingle with the members of the bar.
| He called OH Mr.. McGhee, the only col
ored attorney present.
Mr.. McGhee made very witty speech
| that was greatly enjoyed.
President Footner then expressed the
| thanks of the club to those present.
| and also to Mr.. Haynes, of Minneapolis,
and he desired that the latter take back
| to his club the statement that the club
| Of st. Paul will always work in har-
mony with it for anything in the inter-
| est OF these two cities.
This concluded the banquet.