Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-10

chief justice of that great court at
time when law was being framed. an
when you can read as lawyers do, in tn
records of the adjudcated cases of tn
development of the great business inter
ests of this city, and in his hands. witt
his Earnings and rare common sense
those interests were safe. As associate
justice. Augusta contributed Richard d
Rice, a great man among judges, and
King among kings in business circles. I,
| him more than to any other man is du'
the building up of the great railroad In
terests OF this city and the development
OF that system CT railroads which is, to
day, not only a source of pride but
source of business power. After him
Augusta contributed n man born to III,
bench, whose legal learning and intuitiv,
power Will always be remembered as loni
as lawyers practice law. We Of thi.
generation honor him. and future genera
| tons viii honor the marvellous powers o.
| Artemus Libby; and of the living, Judg,
warehouses; record is being made ant
will be made, and Maine is proud of him
Among the later lawyers come Richard
Ii. Vose, the Rufus Choate of the State
| of Maine. With the same generation
come Joseph Baker. a man of marvellous
industry and remarkable legal attain
rnents, dying in the fullness of his pow
| ers: and with him. in the same genera
| ton. Samuel Titcomb, brght-minded
| levoi-headed. and as honest as the day
| was long, SeWalI Lancaster, with rare
| estate and another lawyer whom per-
| haps business men have forgotten as a
| lawyer, james w. North, educated to the
| bar, once an active practitioner, but who
| transferred MS mental acumen and dis
| cipline to the lines of business and was
| ever afterward enc of the factors in the
| development of this city. To tell you
| what lawyers have done would be to
| write the history of this city; to tell you
what the lawyers of today wlil do would
| be to write her future history. We are
an egotistical profession and believe
| there is nothing we cannot do. We like
| to lead; sometimes we like to drive. but
whether leading or driving, whether fol-
| lowing or consulting, there is not a law
| yer born here or living here that does
| not love the city of Augusta with his
| whole heart.
| Public Spirit" was the subject of
Hon. j. III. Manley's words. which were
| closely listened to. and given the warm
est applause. He was introduced with
| the words:
The only kind that is fostered in a
| Prohibition State
Mr.. Manley spoke as follows: Lord
| Macaulay declared: "A people which
| takes no pride in the noble achievements
| of remote ancestors, will never achieve
anything worthy to be remembered with
pride by remote descendants.
We citizens of Augusta have right to
| take pride in the noble achievements of
| our remote ancestors. Let us see to ii
| that our achievements may be worthy to
| be remembered with pride by our remote
descendants.
The distinguished orator of this CEN
| tennial celebration, who gave such a
graphic and truthful account of our an
| cestors, fills us with inspiration for the
| future of our descendants. His life and
Of
| mortal truth of Macaulay's. He is a di-
| rect descendant of John Alden and Pris
ella Mullins. and mis- ancestors, who gave
| to this town its character, were among
| the early settlers. BY his pure life, by
| his intellectual attachments, by his high
| judicial career he has proved a worthy
descendant of those illustrious ances-
! tors. who moulded the character and
| formed the purposes of this community.
His great grandfather was the first
moderator of the first town meeting held
| in Augusta and was the first represent
alive which this town had in the great
and general court of Massachusetts,.
| Both of his great grandfathers partici-
pated in the Revolution. His grandfather
was the first associate justice of the su
preme court which Augusta ever had,
| and the only chief justice of our suprem
court who WAS ever a resident of this
| town; and he is himself the only ma
| tive of Augusta that has ever held the
| high and distinguished office of chief
/ justice of the supreme court of the tnl-
| tea States.
This old locality visited by John Al
den whose descendants are now living in
our midst. is memorable historically.
Here was established ancient trading
| posts two hundred and seventy-two
| years ago by one of the signers of the
compact upon the Mayilower. Here the
| indians. Pilgrims and Puritans constant
| y fought. The brave men who founded
| this community have left us for our III
- art,it i.sI
labor and the prosperity which comes
| from it.
The one predominant trait which ami
mated the early permanent settlers Of
| this portion of the State, named one nun
bred years ago--Augusta. who partici-
pated in the trials and the conflicts of
| the old colonial, and the Revolutionary
days was public spirit. The public spirit
of our ancestors has been transmitted
from generation to generation and is to-
day the chief characteristic of our people,
making Augusta stand out rs distinct
community. giving it a leading position
| far above its wealth or its numbers.
BY public spirit | mean that pure and
unselfish WISH that unity of purpose to
| accomplish the greatest good for the
greatest number. mean ambitions
| toward high aims, wisdom to see and
fprtitudp to achieve them. \ true public
| spirit must contain the dignity of pa
! ticnec. which must apply to material af-
| fairs. to mental achievements, and 10
Suirituai conditions, Tor success only
| comes to those who endure, labor and
wait
| Every civilized people have always held
| TO the doctrine that there is no evil so
| great as that of being cold in matters
| which relate to the common good. This
| is but another form of expressing that
| Biblical doctrine, that he Is worse than
| an infidel who viii not care for his own.
| Public spirit is based upon patriotism.
| Love of country is the offspring Of love
| of home. No community can be public
| spirited whose mentors do not have the
| love of home and the love Of locality.
| Public spirit in its highest, widest ana
| best Interpretation. has always animated
| the residents of this community. 1t eX-
| lists not only among those who trace their
| ancestors to its first settlers, but also
| among all of its adopted citizens who
| have imbibed this spirit. and have be
| come as Jealous in whatever pertains to
| the welfare. the good name, and the
| progress of this community. as those
| who inherited these traits from our first
| settlers
Milton said childhood shows the man
| as morning shows the day" Our first
| permanent settlers Impressed their char
| &ctcr on the future of Augusta. which Is
| now our present. 1t is only as we recede
| from the mountain that we are conscious
| of it's lofty splendors. Looking back
| through the century and studying the
character of our first permanent settlers,
we find they were both Pilgrims ana
Puritans. They had profound regard