The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
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about these suggestions. Let me recall
some OF them and thus fulnish aphoto-
graphic group OF OUT aspirations, VIC
have been invited TO lend our aid tpae-
cure Increased compensation n iudgesi
improvement IN The p~hFaaeoioPy OF
statutes tie taking olteanmuny OF Wit
neasea IN ohahcoFy cases Ia. ppen court;
amethpd Of trial in which the facts may
hb found by the Jury and the law ap.
Piled 20 them by the judge, lnstead q
tho law being found ny the Judge 70 be
applied TO tile tacta by tho jury, there
by preventing reyersals and rotriala be-
cause otrnlings Of Law which may have
been Of no influence on the verdict or
falling IN that reloFmi at least one
which win require the giving OF in'
Hlruetioua 10 the Jury before argument
orat tile very least 70 preYent tie read
ing OF law 10 the jury, We have been
asked to assist 10 reform the laws ahectl
ing land titiaai 20 secure uniformity Of
leglalalion with other states on such
matters "a divorce, and the acknowledge
ment Of deedsj to prevenl abn9es under
our corporation laWai to lessen the de-
lays OF litigation, and to secure q higher
standard Of admission to the bar,
NWhRt Impression hRve we collective.
y made upon tho court oil appeals and
its practices? Does that tribunal chow
sigma OF LONGING Tor oral argument2
And when such argument lie had, does
the court consider the case while IL Ia.
fresh, or docs IL adjourn, 10 away, and
atTRightway forget what manner Of case
IL Waa2 And when, alter many days,
tho case Ia TeHuscltated and IL 70 be do
clded, Ia ii considered and decided by
the full conrt, elected under tho con-
stitution for that purpose, or are the
cases, before they are considered, count.
cd out 10 the judges after the style oil
the children'a emery, twoery, tckeFy
an and then does each judge bring
back to his associates his case and
his opinion on II, with power Of lie and
death oyer the facts OF the case aud
control Of III law but little less absolutsP
at has been suggested that the TACT
that tho aeasions of the court arc held
at different places, come OF them with
out adequate library facilities, prayents
the submission and consideration OF
causes in the way which would seem
better To some Of US Whose pretunnp-
ton in this respect ia perhaps in In.
verse ratio to orr knowledge, But
the court, when sitting Mt tho seat Of
government, with tho state law library
at its collective elbow. should try the
experiment here aud heretofore sug.
gested, the good wishes NJ least oil this
association would attend q movement
embracing those Objects ~lAEgeincrease
In the compensation OF our appellate
judges, from whom we ask 90 much,
and to whom we give 90 littlei the
holding Of all the ausaions oil tliecourt
at the aeat Of governments and acon.
stitutional provision that the heads OF
the Judicial department OF the govern
ment shall, like the heads OF the execu.
tive department, reside at tho seat OF
government, so as to be always within
consulting distance OF each other ~
we'll "a OF the books. So much by way
Of a rest from the story Of our own
shortcomings.
During the history oithe association,
what have 1t or its members in their
professional capacity done for their pro.
fession or the stated This question is
not without answer.
"HuiChinaon, Hogg aud Wiley have
published useful treatises which do
credit to the abilities ofthe authors and
to their zeal and professional pride, and
which shed a sort Of reflected honor on
the rest Of Us, or at least rs many OF us
as acknowledged our indebtedness as
citizens and lawyorsby subscriptions to
the publishers, as we'll as gratitude to
the authora
"Your namesake 1.-THE West Virginia
Bar" which does you credit, could not
have been founded or maintained but
for the active aid Of tho association, and
yet our thanks are duo for the individ-
ual zeal, energy aud discretion with
which 1t has been conducted.
"Ihe training and experience Of q
lawyer are such as to interfere with his
individuality. In turn he represents
all sides Of all legal questions. His
training thus is manifold, and while the
field OF his roienrch is broadened, his
excursions into 1t arc more frequent and
diverse, but tboy are necessarily less
persistent aud their results less perma.
nent. His Investigations in his daily
practice, too, are guided by tho course
OF associate and opposing counsel and
are controlled by tho influences OF the
Judge.
nAnothor hindrhnce may DO found in
tho fact that most OF us are practically,
though perhaps uncnnsciouSly, on both
sides oftheie questions. Take tlelaw's
delays for instance. Halt tho time they
lavor our clients, aud as lawyers urow
older and moro olton arc found on the
defendants side than on the plaintiffs
1t may be that moro than half the time
tho practical inatinct Of such o lawyer Is
content with tho present staie Of a1airs.
"Thosc meetings Of tho profession
serve TO introduce us TO q broader,
clearer Wow OF tho real, deep interests
Of tho profession and tho public. II
they do not also serve to initiate and
secure BWeoping reforms thoy DO at
least In time bring us to appreciate tho
efforts OF those who arc willing and ablo
10 accomplish those labora. lfalAwyer
las tho courage and genius 10 get out OF
tho rutol everyday practice II no takos
time from trying easel 10 writOa book
Or draw q general statute, to attack an
dbuse or try to reform a practice, no
ought 10 find, and sooner or later will
find, in an association Of the thoughtful
members Of his profession that on.
%couragemcnt and aid 10 which ho has II
right. That association will Welcome
men such as tho Grocian siptos used TO
ask OF Sparta for generals. Emerson
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