The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30

Righteousness In government which
shall
Ring out a slowly dying cause.
And ancient forms OF party strife.
Ring In the nobier modes OF life.
with sweetsF manners. purer laws.
Ring out false pride In place and
blood.
The civic SANDER and the spite:
Ring in the love OF truth and right:
Ring In the common love Of good
IAN nations have their periods OF dis
| tress In the fare Of some threatening os
maddeninx evil. and ALI have had thei,
champions who have stood between the
I people and the danger and delivered
them. and 30 the myths have grown Of
the heroes and dcmiEods who have
fought TO the death with dragons and
devils.
IF are look hack 10 Roosevelt's brave
work In the civil service commission.
10 we read his reiterated confessions vi
the faith that IL In him. In the power OF
, character for the accomplishment Of The
worlds best work. Ia honesty and eour-
age and enterprise. and patriotism. for
the best results in party polite. and
civic administration. and then consider
his unexpected elevation TO the high po-
sition he holds. 10 requires not prophets
vision 90 See In him one called of God
20 deal some effective blows against
tkoss features Of national politics which
are Inconsistent with the Fundamental
principles OF morality
ROOSEVELT An oPPoRTUSrsT.
Mr.. Roosevelt j. an opportunIst ac-
eordinE to his own Interpretation of
sense. oppOrtunssm should merely mean
doing the best possible with actual con-
ditions as they exist
.sHe - not . man % waste his forces.
he 10 not the kind Of man that would
attack battieship from fshsrunan's
canoe.
the principles Of warfare against
evil are the same a. those Of military
science Attacks are not TO D. made
where they viii do no good When OPP
portunities arrive they must BE- made
the most OF. The enemy IL TO b. at
tackled at his weakest point and at un-
expected times. a partial success u
better than nothing. many partial sue
cesses bring victory nearer.
We shall not ind the President en-
tering on n crusade against the evils
existing In national politics. but when
ever In the exercise OF his duties the
opportunity comes to him to strike a
/, crushing blow We may expect him o.
do IL
He will do the best possible with the
actual conditions as they exist"
4 Coronation day memories chung TO the
room and Toastmastcr Smith proposed
the health OF King Edward VII. on, of
order. aa fitting In the time and place.
w. 4. Stanley was called upon 10 re-
spond and spoke at some length. calling
up memories of old-time friendship be-
tween the nations. and In every way
simplifying his remark that In his
transfer OF allegiance he Was seemingly
only stepping out Of one house into an
orne-.
BENCH AND BAR.
Judge Estee was introduced TO re-
spond TO the toast. The Bench and
Bar" with a story and the ailusion
that there was none 30 universally re-
apected. Judge Estee spoke of recent
publications rejecting upon him and
told some stories In response 60 the
toast ne SAID In part:
The responsibilities OF the lawyer
arise from his relations TO the courts OF
Justice. TO his professional brethren
and TO his clients. where can you find
a profession which IL more worthy OF
our greatest efforts or which holds out
better rewards? In all free countries.
and especially In America. the profess
sion OF the Law IL the avenue TO emf
nent political distinction: and while II
Il true that IL IL not In every mans
power To rise to prc-emlnence in the
profession. set 10 f. In every mans
po7ver to attain n respectable position
therein. The American bar has aiwaS =
furnished the material FOR American
statesmen. Nineteen out OF the TWEEN
ty-sgx presidents OF the United states
have been either lawyers or educated
for the bar. while n large proportion
OF the men who have distinguished
themselves In American legislation and
In foreign diplomacy have been mem
bers OF the legal profession What a
power the profession u and always has
been In guiding the popular mind and
forming n wise public opinion!
. The judiciary forms an independent
branch OF the government. independent
In 30 FIR a. u relates to the other
branches OF the government. but de-
PENDENT upon n wise and well Instruct
ed bar. for the bench and the bar are
mutually dependent on each other.
There should exist between the bench
and bar. therefore. friendly and In
teliie-nt appreciation OF each others
work. The bar should remember that
courts must decide for or against one
side In each action. and " the bar
would have n wise and conservative
judiciary. "a should itself pursue n wise
and conservative course The bench
and the bar should seek 20 maintain a
rerfect confidence In each other. 20 the
end that the judiciary may trust In the
Integrity OF the bar In the presentation
OF cases. and the bar In the high pur-
poses OF the judiciary In determining
she sarnc upon the law and the facts
stated"
Jrdr~ Robinson Vas greeted With a
sonr ard In reference % The subject
OF ire toast assigned him. -fnt-rua-
ff,nai Arbitration ne a Substitute FOR
war. said he had been very busy and
could perhaps not do exact justice heI