Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-03-24
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lto the world his capabilities.
hat Inc world needs to>day i
| efficient young men women, men
] and women who have On object IN
view, y purpose 70 accomplish.
While i do not accept the one the
.ory Of industrial education AZ I'D
lvanced ~ Booker 7. Washington,
asthe panacea Of all our ills, and
the acme ofall Of our achievements
nevertheless ! believe he is doing
! great work and is filling q long
Itslt want. Professional men and
women along different lines is what
- need 70 day. Like the com.
Imoditiss il the market, which is
regulated ny ths memorable Law Of
supply and demand, just 90 will
| your services be utilized wherever
you may Sc, especially among our
people in the South land, and
while il may not be pleasant tor
you young men to tear yourself
away from the beauties, pleasures,
and allurements in and abont
Warrington, my advice il to 60
away, which, in the end, means 2
far greater degree Of success, and
grandier achievements will come
70 grow rusty and dormant from
non>use. Some may argue thit
ills necessary to get some capital,
but thet ouble is they never get the
capital, they never leave the city,
bat instead become 50 deeply in
volved that they cannot get away.
When I graduated here | was Of
tered : position es messenger in
one Of the Department, but ! r."
fused to accept, why, because |
knew it was far better TO 60 out
into life and carve out my own
destiny without the aid or assist
ance Of Uncle Sam. Some Of my
classmates accepted and are here
today, still paying rent and can>
not get away if they wanted TO.
The lawyers in every commune
II are the leading lights, the mol
dsrs Of public sentiments. This
is true in the comcn councils ofthe
cities, and also abundently true
in the management Of state affairs.
In the State Legislatures, and in
the national Congress the lawyers
are in the majority, and are the
moulders and shapers Of all legis-
lation. While . laymon may draft
bills, as rule they are scrutinizod
and modified to conform to the
rulings Of the courts BY those
learned in the law, and in that way
lawyers have in all ages been the
moulders Of public sentiment and
the lightsin all committees; hence
the necessity Of those looking for
wardto the practice Of their pro-
fession being well grounded, thor
onghly prepared in all that goes to
make up ! useful, intelligent, and
industrious citizen.
A lawyer in order to succeed
permanently must bs an honest
and honorable man; must deal
fairly and squarely with his clients.
Shysterism and sharp practices
may cause ore to win fora short |
while; tbut it will only be temper
airy success. While the average
man thdughout the country looks
npon lawyers as liars, and it has
almost become / common belief
that they are INSCRIPTIONS and
untrustworthy, and that torment
has 9 greater proportion Of that
profession, still I never found
in the profession that
prevented a successful lawyer from
being an honest, dignitied truthful,
Christian gentleman.
You cannot afford when taking
up the practice OF the law to be
content with mediocre position.
The ground floor Of every calling
is filed with the riffraf and rabble.
but there is plenty Of room at the
top. Aim high and be content
with nothing less then climbingl
high. The greatest legal lights in
this country to-day have more
business than they can possibly I
transact, and frequently transfer
their business Of minor character
cess fortunate practitioner, or
refuse to accept it at all.