The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-10
Mr.. Harlan Thanked, I'm the Name OF
All the People, for His Example and
influence for the Good.
AN APPRECIATIvE RESPONSE
PLEASURE EXPRESSED BY THE JUS
TICE AT THE HONOR DONE HIM.
Ee VIII Rest Content IN He Has His
Countrymen's Approval as Legacy
for HIS Descendants.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The dinner by
the bar of the Supreme Court Of the United
States at the new willard Hotel tonight
to Justice John Marshall Harlan. in recog-
milton of the completion OF twenty-five
years of service on the bench Of the Su-
preme Court. was a brilliant function. The
banquet hall was handsomely Illuminated
and the tables elaborately decorated with
palms, American Beauty roses and laurel.
In the absence of Attorney General Knox
Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh presided. When the
guests had been seated grace was said by
the Rev. Richard ID. Harlan, of Lake For
est. ILL.,, eldest son of the justice, who had
come to Washington especially for the oc-
CASTOR Justice Harlan was in his happiest
mood and gave every evidence of his ap-
preciation of the honor bestowed on him.
His two other sons-James s. Harlan, chief
justice of Porto Rico, and John Maynard
Harlan, Of Chicago-also were present,
while Mrs and Miss Harlan and a host Of
friends were interested spectators in the
gallery. A hidden orchestra played popular
airs throughout the evening.
Interest in the banquet outside OF Justice
Harlan centered in President Roosevelt.
His arrival shortly after $3.50 o'clock was
the signal for a great outburst of ap-
plause. The President warmly congratu-
lated Justice Harlan, srasping him by both
hands before taking his seat Those at
the banquet included members Of the Cabi-
net. several senator's and representatives.
members of the Supreme Court of the
United States. of the Court of Claims and
of the local courts, and quite a number
of eminent lawyers from outside the city.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIBUTE.
When the time for speech making ar
rived. Wayne MacVeagh. in few appro-
pirate remarks, introduced the President,
who spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen-It is
peculiar privilege to be here tonight as
one of those gathered to do homage to
career which has honored America. Loud
applause.l IL Is difficult to say certain of
the truths which most need be said without
being guilty of truisms In saying them. 1t
is not an idle boast of this country when
we speak of the court on which Mr.. Justice
Harlan sits as the most illustrious and i'm
portant in all the civilized world. Jap
plause.l 1t is not merely our people who
say that-it Is the verdict of other nations
as well.
'.Mr. Justice Harlan has served for
quarter OF a century on that court During
that time he has exercised an influence
over the judicial craftsmanship of the
under our own form OF government. lap
plause.l For the judges of the Supreme
Court of the land must be not only great
5urists, but they must be great construc-
tive statesmen lapplausel; and the truth
of what say is illustrated by every study
of American statesmanship. for in not one
serious study OF American political life
will ii be impossible to omit the immense
part played by the Supreme Court in the
creation, not merely modification of the
great policies through and by means of
present position. lApplause.l
Thrice fortunate Is the court when 1t
has one OF its members a who has
played great part in other spheres of
our complete life. Mr.. Justice Harlan came
from Kentucky. State in which the pa
culiarly a severe test In the civil war. In
the States farther north 1t was easy for
she man TO make UP his mind which
side ne would unsheath his sword. In the
States farther south il was equally easy
In Kentucky the task was a difficult one
remember, Mr.. Justice, being told by an
American who was a Stanch friend of
yours. and one of the greatest LAWYERS and
most patriotic citizens whom this country
had-John Mason Brown-that he came
pack from trip In the West as 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 20 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 hope you will draw
II on the side that defends the flag for
which your father fought, but for one side
or the other draw IL you must TApplause
I'm any audience in any State of the
Union, take IL as far north as you wish r
can appeal with confidence to the neonle
1 address 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 nav
to the men who. with equal sincerity. with
equal devotion 10 the right, as il was given
them TO see the right. wore the gray Ilond
and continuous applausel and none nav
that tribute OF regard so frankly as those
who themselves wore the blue in battle
Loud applause-l
WHERE PATRIOTISM WAS HEROIsN
And having said that, / am sure that
none of my friends who fought in the
confederate service will misunderstood me.
or will grudge what / am about to say.
when / say that the greatest debt owed
by this country to any set of men is
owed by IL to those men of the so-called
border States. the men who in statesman
ship followed Clay and the Crittendens
and the Blairs, the men who as soldiers
fought on the same side with Thomas
and Farragut, the men who were for the
Union without regard 10 whether their
immediate associates were for IL or not.
loud applause.l In New York. in Massa-
chusetts, in Illinois. in Iowa, the men who
stood for the Union went with the stream.
in parts OF Kentucky. OF Virginia, OF Mis-
souri,. they stemmed the torrent. Zap
And, gentlemen. I am half Southerner
myself Two of my uncles fought in the
confederate navy. One OF them served
under the father-in-law of Vice Governor
Luke Wright, OF the Philippine islands
And so | think l have the right TO say
that, knowing the Southern people as
do. / would heartily advocate fighting
twice as hard as you fought from 1861 to
1866 for the privilege of staying I'm the
same Union with them. Laughter and
applause-l
..The man 10 be a great statesman or
the bench of the Supreme Court must have
saany qualities, and fortunate are we that