The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
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Ths death 10 Chbf Justice Albert B.
Judd removes D. noble 0Fuf, 90 Hawaii.
an mHspfudencf Iar q quarter 90 .
century ~ Judd wore the ofmlno uf
Die hlgh court ahd novc, suluod 90.
Thofc were times when be- might have
pleased hIs soycroiEn by questionable
decree. have won popularity fUr nlm
self or have escaped some grave en-
! barrussmont. but he never wayorcd
from the even line Of duty In these
\ respects as In those Of learning. dig
nifty and sagaclty he was an idea.
/ Judge. The longer his influence shall
last In It's accustomed sphere tho
stronger the Hawaiian bench viii be.
Aside from his judicial labor Mr..
Judd performed many eminent public
services lie was always q safe coun-
selor Of Hawaiians and particularly Of
Hawaiian Kings. Once when the revo-
luton Of 1898 was being discussed from
the platform I'm the drillshed, the Chief
Justice, who made a short address
said: IF the Queen had listened to
my counsel she would still be on the
throne" Every one present felt that
this was true, for from the outset Mr..
Judd had warned the sovereign OF the
memorable consequences of certain acts
and pleaded with her against the rash
ness of her policy. 1t was natural that
he should not have wanted the m0nar-
chy overthrown for the mere sake of
change or experiment; 1t was also
natural that he should be willing to see
II go, once the hope Of its usefulness
had passed. He loved Hawaii and
wanted its government TO STAND for the
highest aspirations of It's people. Ha-
wall was his native land; his father
had been one of the noble missionary
band who had planted the seeds of
Christianity here; his children were
born on this soil Why should he no;
have been, as he was, a loyal Hawaii
an, mindful of the trucst interests OF
this little island rellm-the place Of
his cradle, of his public services and
of that Gods Acre which was TO hold
his grave?
1t was Hamlets sneer, How soon we
are forgotten" But the hopelessness
in that curt summary of human end
ing does not embrace universal truth. |
True, for the most of us, the dead jur-
lists fellow citizens, times effdcing |
waves will not be long in doing their
appointed work, but there is in the |
career Of a just judge that which COM
mands long remembrance. Who can
name the Governors, the Vice-Presi- |
dents or many of the Senators of the |
earlier days of the American republic |
Their memories are lost in mist. Not |
so with those of the men VINO IA: in
the highest place of the Hottest tribu-
nal of the republic. There is an almost |
contemporary familiarity in the names
of Jay and Marshall, OF fancy an.
Chase. These men made marks SO |
wide and deep in the stone tables of the
law that they cannot be forgotten |
while respect for law remains and |
while the DEGREES of great judges make
rules and presidents for courts. 1t Is
the same with the memory of him
whoes death We mourn today His
mortal part will go to mingle with
the earth; In one of the many mansions
may be prepared a place for his i'm
mortal part; but his name will last
among us because 1t is craven in he
law by which We live. That body of
will still survive in part,
despite the change of political condi-
lions here. Indeed it has passed by
grace of quoted DEGREES into the judg-
ments of the American bench and be-
yond that, every great University has,
on the shelves of its law library, the
decisions of the Chief Justice
and his colleagues. Furthermore these
same decisions have made or influenced
Island history in such vital way that
hey cannot soon be rorgotten and
while they live, the name of their
author will live also
40 JouA nal "hiCh announced MI. |
|udd's entrance to the bar; which urg-
I'd and witnessed his elevation to the
'ench; which has made record OF his
public life during all these years. and
which has never had cause to disagree
With him, the Advertiser feels the per-
onal element of loss. A good friend ,
s well as just Judge has gone be
'ond these voices. May peace go with
lin forevermore.
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