The colored American., 1903-08-29

GeHeTdl 1 turner recognized dD1IlCy anu
and stood by his appointee throughout
his term. During his term of office
Mr.. Settle covered himself with glory
more than once. He served with hon
or to himself and race, since which
time he has been recognized by every
body in Memphis, from the highest
Judge to the lswest citizen, as being
one of the best lawyers, irrespective
Of race practicing in the courts of
Tennessee. ~
A few months ago, while in Wash
ington, Mr.. Settle was admitted 60
practice law before the United States
Supreme Court. 1t was in the capac-
ity of Assistant Attorney General that
your correspondent first heard Mr..
Settle speak. After making a great
speech for the prosecution, Mr.. Settle
took his seat and was followed by one
of the most prominent lawyers in the
city, and who is now one of the judges.
This lawyer commenced his speech in
the FLOWING manner: May it please
the court, the Attorney General has
not referred to any law in the case.
he comes here relying on his elO-
quence to win This brought forth
a quick retort from Mr.. Settle, which
caused the attorney for the defense
to make an apology. The case was
continued and finally decided in Mr.
Settles favor. Since hts residence in
Memphis his career as a lawyer has
been in direct keeping with his Green
vile speech. There is no more high
toned lawyer in the city than he. Not
long ago big lot of stolen goods were
found in the possession of a citizen
who said he brought them from
oeddler. who could not be found. The
goods was the property of a leading
furnishing store. Mr.. Settle was
called upon to take the case. Being
prompted by desire to benefit his eli
ent and not to grasp after the fee he
advised a compromise, giving as his
reason, to fight such a case would be
expense for nothing and a probable
sentence. Following his advice, the
store was visited, a compromise was
arranged and the public were none the
wiser. InnumeCable instances of this
kind, showing the greatness of the
man, could be cited. He invariably
advises his client to engage in law
suits when they cannot do otherwise.
The old adage, that in raising men
up we also lift ourselves" is certainly
shown in the life of Mr. Settle. In
showing that he is not so much inter
ested in fees as he is in beneftting
his fellow man he has amassed a COM
Portable fortune. This is a plain
case of the "office looking for the
man" Mr.. Settle has law practice
Of five thousand dollars a year. His
income from rents on his property,
all of which is located in the most
aristocratic portion of the city, is
twelve hundred dollars. Thirty or
forty thousand dollars would be a
moderate estimate of his wealth.
When asked about the prospects of
the race. Mr.. Settle said, IF every
man would do his duty in deeds and
not in SO much talk, the time would
come when our race would be respect
ed equal to any in the land" Con-
tinuing, he said:
Il see a problem within the race
as serious as the one between the
black and white men-it is the bad
feeling that seems to exist between
the blacks and the mulattoes. God
made us all and He loves us all, and
We should love each other and work
together ts the advantage of our ma
tional cause. The enemy is too great
for members of the race to stop on
the wayside and quarrel. The con-
ditiOns in this country are such that
every person known to have Negro
blood in his veins, even though he
may be as white as the whitest Anglo
Saxon is treated in the same manner
as the blacklist African. The inter
eStS of the blacks and mulattoeS are