Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-05
JOHN MARSHALL DAY
Fitting Observance of the Accession of
John Marshall, Chief Justice of
the United States.
House and Senate Meet in Informal
Joint Session in the Hall of
the House.
Pleasing Programme and an Eloquent
Address on John Marshall by
Judge Bartholomew.

Judge Bartholomew.
There was even larger crawd at the
joint session yesterday to enjoy the John
Marshall memorial services than at
tended the inaugural exercises.
The exercises were under the auspices
of the North Dakota Bar association
and the legislative assembly.
The vocal quartette, by Misses Bar
tholomew, Wilson, Jones and Mrs.
Smyth was charmingly rendered, the
four exquisite voices blending perfectly.
Mrs. Moore acted as accompanist.
After an invocation by Rev. Surrie,
Miss Bartholomew rendered a vocal Sc
lection in her most delightsome man
ner, her sweet voice being at it's best.
George White read the following tele-
gram:
Illinois sends greetings to North Da-
kota. The American bench and bar are
united in one common brotherhood on
this historic day.
[Signed Adolph Moses, Chairman
Associated Committee of illinois John
Marshall Day" .~ =.
He then introduced ex- Chief Justice
j. M. Bartholomew, the orator of the
day. The judges address was scholarly,
and delivered in the easy manner for
which the judge is noted. The address
was listened to with the closest interest
from start to finish and was greeted at
its close with vociferous applause, and,
upon motion Of Senator Ames rising
vote of thanks was passed the speaker
for his able effort.
After America had been heartily sung
by the audience, standing, the meeting
closed.
Judge Bartholomew's address follows:
We meet upon an occasion for which
no parallel can be found. The people
OF the United States join hand today
IN paying homage to the memory of
a noble man. to the works Of mighty
mind. We select this the centennial
anniversary of the day upon which that
man entered upon the duties of his
great Office as day we'll fitted to COM
memorate his life.
There is in our human nature an eIe-
ment that tends to hero Worship The
military captain who amid the pride
and pomp of glorious war with un-
daunted personal courage and with
/ ready and exhaustless resources leads
an army to victory commands our wor-
ship and scarcely less he who with bold
defiant utterances in senate hall or
from the Tostrum overcomes opposi-
ton and forces conviction even upon
his opponents. With century inter-
vening and understanding the un-
4 Worthiness of his motives and the cruel
! Injustice of ambitions, we yet wor-
ship as military hero the first consul
| OF France. A General Grant could
make the circuit of this earth amid
/ prolonged and continual acclamations
! because upon many frightful field
| OF battle he had proved himself the
4 greatest military chieftain of his gen.
Grafton. An Admiral Dewey for one
bold brilliant and successful stroke in
the far away harbor of Manila Was re-
ceived upon his return by nation
with uncovered head and outstretched
arms. Scarcely less do we worship
the eloquence of a Burke, the fervor
of a Webster or the invective of Cal
i houn. But he whose memory is here
j revered won not his laurels on the
I field of battle though he was soldier
I tried and true. He won not his ever
lasting fame in legislative halls,
although a debater of singular force
and persausiveness. No, is name
shall be ever immortal by reason OF
what he did on the seclusion of his own
chambers. After days and perhaps
weeks OF profound reading and study
J he laboriously wrote out his thoughts
and formulated the principles he de-
sired to establish. { No thought of ap-
piause, no thought OF renown, nc
thought OF future fame entered his
mind. Win singleness of purpose he
sought to establish truth and justice
;. But in his earnestness he manifested
/ a mind so clear, a logic so irresistible
and genius SO Incompatible that
even in that age OF mental giants, il
i was clear that as jurist he stood
without a peer. His thoughts still
!, burn and spread and to the principles
4 that he announced we still turn as tc
. an unfathomed fountain from which
a can be drawn the solution Of every
q legal problem that concerns the powers
i or the interests of the federal govern
i ment. We must today pay homage te
that cold unresponsiye intangible
4 something that we term inteIlectu.
ality, but an intellectually SO grand
81 and colossal that lit will cease TO be-
n admired only when mankind ceases tc
II he governed by reason and convinced
Iby logic.
The review :of such a life viii pre-,
q 4, sent to the tender youths of today
q every nducement that leads to rnort
n vigorous exertions and to higher at.
a tainmeats, every Inducement thai