The evening Republican., 1902-10-02
LAWYER MAKES
STR0tGDEPENCE
Says Members Of Bar Are Not
Too Numerous as ONCE
Holders.

In reply to Fred E. Bach's recent
communication on Lawyers" q
member of the New Castle County
bar writes TO the Editor of the Re-
PUBLICAN as follows:
''ln your issue Of Tuesday, l mo-
ticed an article credited to F. 3.
Bach in which he makes number
of misleading statements, some of
them so gross that I feel it neces-
sary to call your attention to them.
lit i'll becomes a man who has
been in public Office for years, and
who today is holding lucrative po-
sition in the United States Postal
Department. under the civil service
rules, to criticise the one candidate
for office who happens to be law
yer. Mr.. Bach is today holding an
office under leave of absence, which
does not expire until after the cleo
tion in November; and, while grasp
ing this position with one hand, he
is reaching for the Office Of Register
of Wills with the other.
In the first place Mr.. Bach says
that the judges are all lawyers
course they are. Would you take
day laborers to run the city pumps
or the engines on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, or would you take ex-
perienced engineers' The judges are
not only lawyers but there is not
judge on the bench who could not
make more that the salary paid him
by the State working at his pro-
fession. They accepted not for the
salary but for the honor the DO.
sition affords. The Office of Prothono
tary of the Court Which means
the care of and the making up of all
records in the Superior Court can be
done by man skilled in the law
better than by layman. This office
and the office of register of wills
the register Of wills being the judge
of the Probate Court, have always
been considered in the line of legal
work, and knowledge of legal pro-
celure has always been of great
advantage to every person having
business with these offices. :,
"Mr. Bach finds fault because only
lawyers Can plead causes for pay in
the Court. Does he not know that
any man is allowed to plead his own
case before tina Court il he does n, 4
care for the assistance of an aLtor-
ney?
But the grossly misleading part
Mr.. Bach's statement was where .
asserted that the lawyers want all OF
the Offices How absolutely false!
The office of Clerk of the Peace is
the best one in this Country; it ia
said to pay anywhere from $4,000
TO $l5, 900 per year. Did Mr.. Bach
ever hear of lawyer holding or
this positien2 It is today
held by hisliespecial friend, Up to
his year the office of Sheriff has
been equally good.-It has always
been filled by laymen. With one
- that of a Democrat
he lucrative Office of Recorder of
Deeds has never been filled by
awyer.
Whoever heard of lawyer filling
he office of County Treasurer and
Receiver Of Taxes Probably the
'ourth best Office in tho County.
The Office Of the Clerk of Chancery
las also been left for the laymen.
The Office Of Secretary Of State is
'qual to or better than that of Clerk
# the Peace for this County, and
awyer does not hold it-and' the
alaries Of all the offices held by
awyers, namely, Prothonotary,
Postmaster, Collector Of Port and
State Treasurer, combined do not
mount to the single office Of the
Clerk of the Peace.
SO far rs the Republican men,
'ers of the bar are concerned they
AVE always stood shoulder to
houlder with the rank and file in
ighting for clean politics and good
government, while in campaign
work., or in looking party affairs in
he Court, their services have been
;iven freely and without compensa-
ion.