The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
A Compliment to Lawyers.

The ever brilliant and interesting Commonwealth COMMENTING NJ, tho a.
'er'ion OF Dr Tainage that If he wcr o trial for his integrity or his life, he
would rather have his case submitted to n Jury Of II LAWYERS than IL clergyman,
pays handsome tribute to the legal profession. While we think the .uoyhu
hd'~rved by many lawyers iii only on tn hypothesis that tn" lawyer. A. /,
y" ire devote " the passion Of self interest and nvarice that in their every
ia c"nt"ctw win II" Fhhh OF hnmnn weakness and corruption they escspr with
ool de6lenhent TINT The ful ascent of all The Commonwealth says ,cco,,,s ms.
sde Necessity ta harl task master and no doubt in nnmlerhr~ instance. !,
forces lawyers to accept fees and defend suits TINT n their heart of hearts tho,
know are rot deserving of success How many reletions of this process will i,
require +" ar the lawyers conscience and lead him to believe that anything /.
1usfhsf'e Elm oraSw which can be romra~td by legal technicaluies and short
ens' Equuas @quter cgem isH legal maxim. we Jlieyc hut We pever s.e
II quoted without being reminded of the prayer of the witty Irish b.yy,r who
SEEING 4 nal tn X nj his pocket book A. if about to le~tow aims exclaimed
May the blessings Of Providence pursue You but he added when IN, N a. M.
restore ITO the gentleman pocket without the expected douation, and never
overtske You Justice undoubtedly does follow law but frequently Tho latter
WORKS hr IN ir ied that a junction of their forces becomes impossible
However II The Commonwealth viii qualify It's argument 40 As to includc
only those lawyers whostudy something in addition to the law who broaden their
understanding and widen their intellectual field by pursuing a course Of general
residing then we shall give n n unoIuivocal amen to- what its y sin pr,iso of h,
lawyers But n lawyer who reads nothing but tn law necessarily awo,fs III.
intellect by combining it to that one particular channel There is a LAWYER
Known throughout he south for his grcnt legal profunany, and vet when lie
e"Ssh u" shne IN mother lire a. has sometimes been the cas-. he has mazda
himseh' The laughing stock of men of far less ability, but whose fund Of ,,,.r,,
information gave them n decided advantage ovr him in any field outsids y IN.
law Why the lawyer who couanc. his reading to law is open to ,hc some nh
lection which Te Commonwealth, by imputaton, attributes to the rrs,c,.r In
the following extract from its columns
S, We will yrnturs a Thought which the writer has entertained for ~m NJ" e a W
t. character Of hi. hfes work and study we have thought it would "@I ie w % wMn to
ton Of their preachers a thorough knowisage Of the elementary principle of y" so
a., mx wS" ID, &C., '.a balance wheel y sort Of compass. which would hold them
many Jars and complications which We now suffer Wv """s
We want to offer an rmcudmrn, tt The Commonwealth proposition
Suppose that both the lawyer and preacher he required, before entering o their
stnre including both history and romance. 1t would surprise some ciersy ner
t.aiv. ssrmom. than ru" be fhdd f from roma IN "% N r %~ipitt in ' = year Of" of s %oS 81
Then .pl.Mnt a n "d,ocotns diaqoli to follow each prrrchrr and test by adverse
.d do would It hE, sem !" ssyor ,'rs,k Of h,.rhs,ay INT j, wond put IN
faipss% n, !" 10 Il, =" r "s,] %Nr """", ,", ' r% y" a." s :" ~ ss ~", I" ".sns .""I how r' S.,. tn
should i. III. th".vh,. S1ich n. s rr.~a% i" Vie rr,a, >"""
The lawyers nv pene,al, lulow-, by u devils aivooate anyhow, and ti
provision ne-a not he ext.ndtd to ,aen :" Car,ha: eniau