Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-29

jurisprudence, composed OF constltu-
tons, treaties. congressional and legiS-
lative enactments and the countless
decisions of federal and state courts,
together with the customs, maxims,
and principles of the common law,
seem vast and complex. Yet through
it all there are well beaten paths and
SO we'll are it's fundamental principles
ed to know the law.
Embodiment of Morality and Justice.
This vast system is the embodi-
ment of the morality and justice of
our people. 1t is as broad and COM
passing as the air OF our republic. 1t
manifests the spirit and the character
of our people. 1t is the growth of cen
turies. Many of its principles are
as old as the human race. Others We're
gathered from the crumbling empires
OF Greece and Rome, others from the
dark forests of Germany, others from
the sturdy ancestors of the Anglo
Saxon. II is the product of the high
est wisdom aud the most enlightened
conscience i'll the world. 1t is the
greatest work and the proudest monu-
ment of the human intellect standing
forth in the midst of the ages.
Sensitive Yet Strong.
at is so sensitive that the wall of
a helpless child will appeal to il not
in vain and set the machinery in mo-
tion for its relief and protection. 1t
is so stern and strong that all the in
tiuenee of the rich and mighty cam
not move it toward the end of injus
tice.
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and With as when we walk and when
we sleep. It's ceaseless yigils are over
us in our homes and all along the
avenues of our daily toll. SO long
have we been accustomed to its sway
and protection that we have ceased
to wonder at its universal operation
its influence and guiding control us
in all the complex affairs of human
society and in all the varied pursuits
of human life and in all the wide
irange of the commercial and business
world. What We're bars and locks and
vaults OF steel TO guard the priceless
ingotts of treasure houses without the
mighty arm of the law. Does anyone
think that the delicate lock and the
brittle pane of glass would suffice 10
protect our homes, and our storehous-
| es of merchandise and vaults of gold
treasure from the depraved and the
| wicked i'll the quest of gain
Judge Roberts Address.
| Judge Roberts followed with "a
strong practical talk upon the "Ildu-
cational Value of the Court System, :"
which was in part as follows:
! Il have been impressed more and
/ more of recent Years With the thought
| that the public generally is accustoln
/ ed To take too narrow Il view of the
great work done by the courts and the
/ influence exerted by them upon the
public. The thought seems to be that
iall the good derived from Il court is
itlle settling and determination of a
1 lot of troublesome controversies. The
tpublie seems 10 feel that courts are
necessary evils without which if they
lcould be done without, everybody would
I be better off. This / consider an ed
| ror.
Courts are Necessary.
Court are absolutely necessary and
4 they are also a great blessing 10 the
\ public. The human family has not
/ yet reached a stage in which there
are no differences Of opinion as to
the respective rights of citizens, and
in which there are not numerous dis
turbances which come up for adjust
4 nlent before there can be amy peace ol
harmony The thought of doing With
4 out courts contemplates u condition of
4 society Where every one is free from
! the tendency to Go wrong: and not only
50 but from mistakes of memory and
4 Judgment as Well; a condition in which
all people should agree as to what is
right and proper at all times and all
d circumstances. Very few people are SO
4 foollSh as to think that we could get
along without some regular tribunal
4 constituted by the people and author
lied 70 settle all differences rising
among the different members of So
ciety Some means by which the ig-