Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10

size ne would unSheath his sword. In the
states of the farther south 1t was equally
easy. In Kentucky the task was difficult
one. l remember. Mr.. Justice. being told by
an American who was stanch friend or
yours, and one Of the greatest lawyers and
most patriotic citizens whom this country
had-John Mason Brown-that he came
back from trip from the west as a young
man of twenty-one. just at the time of the
outbreak of the civil war, just after Sum
ter had been fired upon, and his mother
brought down to him the sword that his
father had carried in the Mexican war and
said to him: MY son, this is the sword
your father carried. 1 hope you will draw
1t on the side that defends the flag for
which your father fought, but for one side
or the other draw 1t you must" Applause0
In any audience in any state OF the Union,
take 1t as far north as you wish, can
appeal with confidence to the people I ad-
dress when l say that next to the homage
we pay to the men who proved the truth
of their endeavor as they battled in the blue
uniform is the homage We pay to those men
who, with equal sincerity, with equal de-
votion to the right as 1t was given them to
see the right, wore the gray. Cloud and
continuous applause) And none pay that
tribute of regard frankly as those who
themselves wore the blue In battle. cloud
applauSe.)
And having said that am sure that none
of my friends who fought in the confeder-
ate service will misunderstood me, or will
grudge what l am about to say, when l
say tndl the greatest dept owed ny lAlS
country to any set of men is owed by 1t to
those men of the So-called border states,
the men who in craftsmanship followed
Clay and the Crttendens and the Bla1rs;
the men who aS soldiers fought on the
same side with Thomas and with Farra-
gut, the men who were for the Union, with
out regard to whether their immediate as
sociates were for 1t or not. loud ap-
plause.) In New York, in Massachusetts,
in Illinois, in Iowa, the men who stood for
the Union went with the stream. In parts
of Kentucky, of Virginia, of Missouri, they
stemmed the torrent (applause). And,
gentlemen, ] am half southerner myself.
Two of my uncles fought in the confederate
navy. One of them served under the
father-in-law of Vice Gov. Luke Wright
of the Philippine Islanus. And so think
have the right to say that, knowing the
southern people as L do, 1 would heartily
advocate fighting twice as hard as you
fought from 81 to 65 for the privilege Of
staying in the same Union with them.
daughter and appause)
The man to be great statesman on the
bench of the Supreme Court must have
many qualities, and fortunate are we that
this evening we can point to Justice Harlan
as embodying them. A good citizen
must be a good citizen in peace and
In war. He must have the decent and
orderly virtues, and he must have
the essential manliness for the lack Of
which no good intention can atone. Gaugh-
ter and applause.) 1t will be a bad thing
LOT the nation IL ever we grow as a ma
ton to submit to the suppression of eff
cheney and morality, if we ever grow to
accept the belief that we are to have two
camps in one of which will be grouped the
men who mean well. but who don't do
things Qaughter) and In the other the
men who do things, but who do not mean
well. daughter and loud applause)
The art of successful self-government Is
not an easy art for people or for individ-
uals. 1t comes to our people here as the
inheritance no
thrown away; 1t can be unlearned very
easily, and it surely will be unlearned If
we forget the vital need not merely of
preaching, but of practicing both sets of
virtues-if we forget the vital need of hav-
ing the average citizen not only good man,
but a man. Appause)
1t is a fine thing to have on the Supreme
Court man who dared venture all for the
great prize of death in battle when the
country called for him, and then the man
who after the war was closed did not con-
tent himself with living an ignoble life on
the plea that he had done SO we'll it was not
necessary to do more, but who continued to
do his duty as a citizen all the better be-
cause he had done it as a soldier; the man
who remembered that duty done to be of
practical use, must serve not as an excuse
for not doing further duty, but as an in
centive, as a spur, to make him feel
ashamed that his present or his future
should fall short of his past. applause
Judge Harlan, greet you personally, sir;
wish to express my own personal debt to
you, for your influence, for your example:
but 1 wish far more, speaking as the repre-
sentative of all our people, to express the
infinite sense Of obligation We have to YOU
for having shown by your life what the
type of fearless American citizenship should
be.
The President resumed his seat. but the
entire assemblage was on its feet. Three
times. three We're given with a will in his
honor, the applause continuing even after
nhaarinp nj had
Mr.. MacVeagh's Remarks.
Mr. MacVeagh was the next speaker, his
address serving as an Introduction to JUS
tice Harlan, who followed him. Mr.. Mac
Veagh's speech was full of humor. though
some Of his wit had barbed shafts which
struck home to those against whom 1t was
directed. He spoke of the life Of Justice
Harlan and of the debt the bar of the conn
try owed him. He said he felt that he was
partly responsible for the appointment Of
Justice Harlan TO the supreme bench as he
had suggested his name to President HAYES
when that executive had an appointment to
make and the suggestion was accepted
Justice Harlan. therefore, had Mr.. Mac
Veagh to thank for his present eminence.
The speaker made a humorous allusion to
the fact that he had recommended the ap-
pointment of several distinguished public
servants to President Hayes and they had
all won honors in the cause of their coun-
try. This example Of President Hayes, he
said. would be good one for others to
follow. The purpose of the address of Mr.
MacVeagh was to introduce Justice Harlan.
Justice Harlan's Response.
When the venerable jurist arose to speak
he was greeted with cheer after cheer The
guests were on their seet in a moment and
the building shook with the vibration Of
their greeting. Before proceeding with his
address Justice Harlan raised his glass and
proposed the health Of the President Of the
United States, which was drunk standing.
He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Bar:
On your behalf. as well as on my own, l
thank the President for honoring this &C.
that. notwithstanding the pressure OF public
engagements. he has given US the pleasure
or seeing him here. In him are most strfk-
ingly Illustrated the possibilities Of Ameri-
can citizenship. At the time Of my acces-
sion to the bench the distinguished citizen
who Is now the chief executive Of the ma
ton was still at the university little
dreaming that there was before him a ca
reer which. within a very few years after
hfas graduation, would make his name
known throughout the civilized world-a ca
reer remarkable for its courage, its direct
ness Of purpose, and its fidelity to the
highest ideals Of duty to his fellow-man
and to his country. We welcome him to
this banquet. In common with our coun-
trymen everywhere, We recognize his ele-
waited character and his patriotism, and