The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-27

takes Of judgment and official corruption
mirror Of Justice. 239; l Reeves 49,, and
Lingard is authority for the statement that
Henry ii and Edward l, for malversation in
office, cast out large number or judges
and confiscated their property. And we
know that the choice by the English peo-
pie of William and Mary rested largely upon
the corruption and u1competency of the
judges under the Stuarts; and every scnool-
boy accepts the names of Jeffreys and
Scroggs as synonyms for all that Is cruel
and corrupt in the administration of the
Judicial function, In our own federal Ju-
dicial history, there has been nothing 10
compare with the grave conduct or these
men of old England. but, during the first
ten or twelve Years ii must be said that
our federal judges did not appreciate the
delicacy, dignity and importance or thelr
office; some of these seem to have simply
bivouacked in the judicial camp on the
march to what they believed higher political
preferment and have delivered polticai
harangues from the bench; one at least in
memorable campaign. so far forgot
the decencies of his position as to lay aside
the ermine and enter the dust of the arena
of political debate: and Chase the culprit.
stumped. as we speak of it, the State OF
MARYLAND, uttertng speeches as VehemenI
and abusive as some of those that fell from
the lips of revolutionists in France, during
the latter part of the last century. So vio-
lent and unbecoming was his language
that 1t invited articles of impeachment.
which were rendered TO the Senate of the
United States during the administration OF
jefferson and he escaped upon the narrow
margin of the difference between a ma
JOrlJy and q tWo-tnirdS vote.
ut affords me great pleasure to say that
the year $685. the date of the memorable
Wing revolution in England, constitutes the
great divide which separates two distinct
Srae II, judicial history We can almost saw
that. prior to that memorable event the
student can count upon the fingers OF his
two hands the names of all the judges or
Great Britain who were above criticism IN
learning. character, dignity and conduct;
subsequent to that date, the fair-mlnded
historian can almost count on the fingers
of one hand the men in high judicial ONCE,
in England and in this country, who de-
served to be blacklsted for conduct serious
ly in violation of the duties of their station.
II have endeavored to show TO you that
the great struggle between human equahty
before the law and organized capital VIII
be adjusted largely by the courts in ad-
ministering an elastic system or Jurls-
prudence known as the common law.
have pointed out some or the dangers car
culated to delay or pervert these tribunals
in the discharge of their great work: | nope
| have not said anything that will be dis
torted into the advocacy of a dependent
judiciary: | believe that every proposltlon
advanced can be reconciled with the lndc-
pendence of the courts had / not so be-
lieved, | would not thus have spoken For
every citizen must agree with Chief Justice
Marshall in the declaration made IN ms
old age, standing in the virginia constltu-
tional convention. by the side of Madison
and others who had, IN their young man.
hood, done so much to lay pfoauy aug au9
wisely the foundation of the ReputAic SAID
he The judicial department goes nome IN
its effect to every mans freside; 1t passes
his property. his reputation, MS me, HIS
all. Is it not important 10 the laSt ueSIee
that the Judge should be rendered perfectly
and completely independent; with hothlnS
to control him but God and his conscience:
| have always thought, from my
earliest youth until now that the greatest
scourge an angry heaven could lnilict, upon
an ungrateful and a SHINING people. was an
ignorant, a corrupt, or dependent judi
ciary.
A violin solo, Revere" by Mr. C. REG
ger was next on the programme. Addison
c. Harris of the faculty, conferred the de-
grees on the class. He told the graduates
they We're about to become part of the
great brotherhood of the law. The bench,
he said, without the bar to assist by It's
principles of honesty and its high ideas OF
just administration can do nothing 1t is
the lawyer who will go before the bench
and secure for the poor and the unfortu-
nate the rights of the American citizen.
The member of the bar in every community
gives color and tone to society. These
diplomas about to be given, the attorney
said. would be evidence of the fitness and
ability of each holder to enter this legal
brotherhood.
After the delivering of diplomas to each
member of the class Mrs. Evans and Mr..
Meek gave a duet, Il Feel thy Angel
Spirit" After this came the awarding of
prizes In awarding the three highest
prizes the ten members OF the senior class
holding the highest grades had been Sc
lected. The class then voted as 10 VINO OF
the contestants should receive the prizes.
The first was awarded to |. T. Trusler, the
second to Edward G Faith ana the tnlrd a
to William Hubbard. The prizes We're
offered by the American Encyclopedia
Company. The two young women Of the
class were amorg the ten members ne VINO
nounced that a prize had been offered the
junior class in the same manner. This was
nv
The members of the graduating class are:
Homer O. Allen, of Rockville Ind. OTTO =:
Indianapolis Albert f. Baumbauer, OF Wa
bash, Ind; James NJ Berryhill of Lebanon,
Ind; George Q. Bruce, Indianapolis; Chas;
A. Carlisle, of Mooresville, Ind; Everett
Cooper, of Plantield Ind; Thomas }: COVE,
of indianapolis; Alice M. Greed, OF South
Bend. Ind. John W. Davis, JT; OF N S.trtIi
Leonard w. Felker, Winamac, ma CharleS
r. Hanna of Indianapolis; john L. Hanna,
of Delphi; Lucian Harris of indianapolis;
Norman e. Raymond, of WarsaW, Ind;
John II. and Henry B. Heller OF De6atur'
Ind William P. Hubbard, of Rapid River,
Mich; Ralph e. HILL Of indianapolis; Jo nm
Everett HolIett, of Indianapolis; Alfred w.
Hopkins of Rensselaer,, Ind; John =. Jen-
kins of Indianapolis; :. Edgar kePperley'
apOIis: Lee A. Moon, of Indianapolis; Ellza-
beth Myers of South Bend; Fred L NC
Cain, of Crawfordsville, Ind James .45II -. NC
Donald of Indianapolist John McNuIlenI OIL
Buffalo, N Y; John S. Quick, OF lndlan-
apolis; Orestes L. RiZer, of Burnett creek,
Ind: Samuel H Shank, of 1ryington;
Jam; NJ. simms. Of Louisville l. 81, Ert
Slack of Trafalgar, Ind. Albert +. snlin'
of indianapolis; Zell c. Swain, OF Mlddie-
TO Ton md: ira X Thayer, of Indianapoliss;
I. T. Trusler, of Connersyille; Ome TuS ?.
Whiteman. of Greensburg; Walter l.. VIII
lev Of Rensselaer,. James n. Simms, or
Huntsville. is the only colored man of the
Glass; He is said to be one of the bright
MI e Elizabeth Myers and Miss Greed both
reside at South Bend. Miss Creed IS Lne
daughter Of prominent lawyer yer 9dtb .h@s
city and she will take ae ; n e er Is un9