The record-union., 1896-11-13

than could ever mingle in one human
being; if the executive and legislative
and judicial elements could ever be
united in one person, then next to that
perfection of manhood we would rank
the Hon. T. B. Mcfarland.
l ask you all to drink with me to the
health of Judge Mcfarland.
Judge McFarland's health was drunk
with all the honors and he replied as
follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: I
have never in my life had a good time
that continued for any considerable
length. Uaughter) Now l have en-
joyed myself this evening very much,
and now comes q trouble 1 have been
dreading and hoping against.
Uaughter) 1 wanted to get out OF
this, but was disappointed
If / had q speech to make 1 would de-
liver 1t to you with the greatest of
pleasure. There are some men whose
minds run like n perennial stream
about the same velocity and the same
quantity and the same quality all the
You can depend upon. My mind is bet
ter exempliiied by a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
upon an occasional supply. When it is
full you can get pretty good stream
out OF It, with some head Qaughter), but
when it is empty there is nothing IN it..
In our business-and l have followed
it for some years-we have to write
good deal Bacon says that writing
makes an exact man, but if there is any
thing wanted here 1t is not an exact
man. He wants to be like General
Fitzgerald, General Clunie and above
all like Mr. Miller. He wants to cut
away from anything like exactness. He
wants TO get away from the facts.
Uaughter) He wants to depend upon
ina ginaton and float away into the
clouds, climb to airy nothingness.
Gaughter)
Now if / could make a speech to ex-
press the gratitude we feel to the people
of Sacramento, whom / love, 1 certainly
would like to do so very much. This is
a wonderful city and has wonderful
people in it. 1t has fought against a
great many evils which other cities have
not. 1t has suffered from fire and flood
and taxation and other evils-and po-
litical vagary, for instance. daughter
and applause.) Arising from the the
ashes like another Phoenix, it has said
to the flood, Thus far shalt thou come
and no farther" 1t has loosened the grip
of taxation so that in a short time 1t
may throw it off like a robe. Well, l
ink + In n
other evil l have mentioned. Uaughter)
/ started for California a good while
ago-I would not like to say how long
when a boy. say. 1 started for Sacra-
mento and l was just twenty years get
ting here. | had some friends here
some of the older inhabitants-one by
the name of Kennedy, who, l think,
kept store on Third and K streets.
He came here early in 40 at the first
announcement of the rumor of gold, and
insisted that 1 should come TO Sacra-
mento. by that time I.had just been ad-
mitted to the bar. l started across the
plains but was captivated by the mines
and by the magnificent men who lived
there, and I did not get here until
twenty years afterward. Still a great
passed in this city, and / shall always
look upon the days / lived here as
among the post pleasant in my life, and
/ shall always hope for the prosperity
Of Sacramento City and the people who
live here. (Applause)
Now I would like to say something
more, but I think I have nothing more
! 10 say tonight, and 1 will end by
thanking you on behalf of the court for
this magnificent entertainment.
JUSTICE HENSHAW.
r. T. Devlin, being next called on,
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
was informed but a few moments ago
that / was expected to take the place
of a gentleman who is indispoSed but
after listening to the eloquent remarks
Of the gentlemen who have preceded
me feel that | must say something on
this occasion. | have been great deal,
as Judge Mcfarland said like a reser-
voir trying to see how full / could get
in the meantime, and perhaps / can
give you something with a head on it.
/ simply want to bring out one or two
thoughts that We're passing through my
head while listening to the remarks,
and one is this: There cannot be in a
republican form of government too
much respect shown to the supreme tri-
bunal of a State. (Applause.)
General Fitzgerald said the Supreme
Court is the weakest arm of the three
coordinate branches of the Govern
ment. While we may admit that it is
10 81 a he nf
power and the enforcement of it's de-
crees are concerned.
After some further remarks (Which
cannot be inserted, owing to the late
ness of the hour Mr.. Devlin proposed
the health of Justice HenshaW