The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
Macveagh Attacks Policy of
Imperialism in Marshall
Day Grafton
M'KINLEY WAS LISTENER
1IacVeagh Asserted United States
Mission Was One of Peace, and
That IT Was Better To
Give Liberty Than
Gain.

Washington. February 4-John Mar
shall. n Virginia. was installed as chief
Justice of the United States one hundred
years ago today. and at j. o'clock this
morning tho centennial anniversary II
that event was commemorate with M
rs,ssiv., ceremonies CD ;hr haU - rrnre-
s,nta-ives at TIRE capitol tt" president
AM his cabinet. N. mcrhc-s ~ ihe -U-
urerle cuurc. the members II th" senate
and hous,. che .iiplomatic C. -rIss arj mem
hers - the district bar association. at-
s1tei as invited guests
Eeurcseutativa Dal-ri NJ Pennsylvania.
called tho aszerlh'agc 10 order lie stat
81 briefly the action of congress IN prn-
vgEsrr- for the cerefn1Fies and the s'-icc-
tor, ~ Chisf Jus''c.. Fuller as residing
officer Th. chief Justice in his sui .'ial
robes. was 1rtef - TIRE chair Sv Ron
-,.scutafsves Girusveuo-. 1f C,-ic- AMI Rich
ar.Is1u. ~ Tenn
Eev. u. William Stratfe- Jones. nf
Trenton. - J.. a srclt-r-ra--sl1on q John
Marshall. invoked the divine blessing
chief Justice Fuller-s address was de-
voted almost entirely to the cons-nsrsiti n
~ his n-ssfecr-sz0-'s carer AS an eNnount-
- " tho federal constitution He refer
r-I briefly 10 ths. judicial work OF tie
earlier DAYS ~ thr nations history and
then presented tire E-reat task which iaF
before Marshall. when he assumed IN"
duties OK the chief magistrate ~ she Hnd-
IL. quoted chief Justice Marshals IA
nous uttrrances to the effect that the con-
stItut.ol must b Interpreted by its IN
tentiun-
Mr. MacVeagh's Address.
Hon. wavue NlacVsash delivered the
orution- He sai,i-
.-rofsv is dedicated - the law
therefore speak to You IS lawyer II
would frd.-.,t have been a grave eeTelic-
ton OF duty II tire brotherhood 81 Amer
lean lawyers had not assembled - honor
the ceutc unial anniversary - the entrance
u John Marshall into the uIilce oI chieI
Justire ~ the supreme court II tie nl'ei
States- 10 IS emincutly lifting that such
a orrasinu should b. hsnorad by the pres
..-1-s Of distinguished senators and repre-
ss.urAfsv.sS IA cuEssress - tlo s-s-t'Ss
sFu~e urofsr ami abisliug place 90 "lif
s-uVsrumI. rIt-zl - Ttsru was nt tiiiliitl ~
h5r1- hv tbs. urescuCss uf m mlDssrs 81 that
u.ustrfnus tribunal. che vast extent 't
Who's. rightful jurl lstiictiru was deter
mined hy hirn' by the pFtssi-,e "a l..'
chief magistrate and llls Tnttsr- ~ tie ti,'i-
not. whose subiectIuu 4 the s1w sEsis de-
t,.rTuine,i by him. and by other citizens 1i
the country whl'h us,le- h.s forming = iid
Instead ~ becoming p dtssullhie t"iil' ~
s..lss - tiiss0r.lIut states became e -
aud .uG soluble uNtInu- endowed With al
tho powers necessary ta enable it p "tts
10 pratr.t itself against enemies al nome
.~ abr a hr.t also to accept and de-
chn---e tlie splendid ana eunohiiis mission
which hs= F~t. HUEr4Htfn 4n a. ~ tlt"
divine purpose for fiis s'-l alton ~ w
world and wr I'd ha rrss --ulzsI when ir~t
~ au wru D. sFHEr 90 tee empire -
Amcrira-thIt III securing so the whoi"
American continent -eHyerumeut Tf the
r.opIe. by ti1 people and Ter The pe'-
\ Thrust at imperialism
NJ 1IacVeaCh then reviewed Alarshail's
sh.rry-Gve years ss chief Justice tha gre IL
rrrrh u-aEiug decisions ln whicL IN par
ticIpated. his trcrnc nIou- influence sE tine
settlement ef the great crnstitut .oua1 cum
rtrvers.es au,i concluded ls follows
Although many E0ld AMI thoughtful
r.lrls are just usN greatly troubled at
3 bat seems to them au vii promise of rhe
fu-urr. as American lawyers WEE must
never Tor q moment. ia dark dlys or IN
br.-ht. despair af the republic bihet-
cH..as aE opinion luaE Wtis rN.st -i- ts iiie
best rhrsl- af ai-ct--.f--lsas tlr z-F-tFe
.-..f serious duties uut-sr.. erts.lEv aNEulE,d
LrHU u- hE 60 uar It-ll W-fl thr noble
rEtett uf helping Struggling people 10
-.Cw-e their luaF ueti leflae- Nft lcf us tTu~t
tE-t however We may diuer as 20 the
methods We an believe that tne true glory
.r America aud Lar frzt. mission IN fils-
new century l~ iu th. utl what great
TEcilt@ ~ tEr f-tH l.l rTfl -l has recent
D. declared DO ta t.- -IH stand iast hy
Christ aut ili- gospels to cultivate n"L
ru- Mn-,-ru ti- -le- s- war; ~ -t-itstitgr-
IL Fsuiu- aud uL c"r4u.-t. urlt rl-e Chris
rEau slr-rses uL eslt -laeillst. sll.l Ai-ilii.-s
aul hruLlrElg lHEa. afsA tAsaE IS l@ lGr mis-
SION. mt 10 harm. rgt tu ueiu lp a uet-
ter life every fellow - 1Lure nI what
ever calur auI however weak aut iuy.iy.
auG then we may some tllv hear the heEr-
ctiHn. Lul-n1cl - ~ 1Ll ~ I. .---