The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-25
Railroad Monopoly Great
est CT All Evil
Trusts.
IlIDGt ClARK'S ADDRESS
Ref-a the Virginia Bar Association Yesterday
Ne Exposed Methods Of rusfs in Eva
ding Law and Crushing Life
Out Of The Masses.

FEl Sunless d. nus = oIiSI o@bit
2-r,r~- Clark, of the Supreme Court OF
>.r,n Carolina, today delivered the annua
.ft..-. before the Virginia State Bar AS
.~...t.un in its annual convention, and hi,
address. is remarked upon as the. strongest
.rl most stirring that has ever been de
l,a,.l before the association. Judge Clark
faok up the evil doings of the trusts and
.ef abroad monopoly, and his exposure o.
tH. methods of the trusts in evading the
Isu. received the undivided attention of the
large. audience of lawyers.
Judge -c'lark's address before the law.
>ee- Is herewith given IN full:
1. President and Gentlemen of the Virginia
State Bar Association:
1.,r distinguished Senator. John ". Daniel,
F., ...ring his address to your body last year
,.aI. .-It is'a great honor to be invited to
.ts.-- tine Virginia State Bar Association" ]
.,ar.y..te that honor and make my acknowledge
n,r.-. give You, one and all, the greetings OF
LAWYERS AND NIRGINTANS.
IN both cayacitics l feel very near to you.
.Hal. is q mystic: tie which binds all lawyers
.a.tngr wherever and under whatever circun-
stances. they may meet. Ii there are but two
IT,. is str~aightway an argument and If they
an. 4 thousand jll'IE Is SIM fraternity ana SOoU
fellowship. / was tempted to say Fellow
lsvy,r-.' hut | remember that d well known
gentleman in an address at the banquet in honor
1T tl. Centennial of the United States Supreme
,.rt hogan by saying "Fellow-Lawyers-for we
arr AT lawyers here" and then CHANGING at the
raw ri Justices, added with a bow except the
Judges However. one of them got even with
'm for I find that Justice Brewer in an address
before the American Bar Association at Detroit
i'm 1873, (EoI,. Is, p. 1879, used these words: 1T
wEtd be a blessing to the profession, and to
Il. community as. we'll, if some Noachian deluge
would .cn@ult half of those who have a license
IT, rr.utg law But then he is an appOintive
a.3 lifatenure judge who has not retained the
elbow touch OF judges who remember, the kindly
support o, comrades into whose ranks they may
one DAY return and who for both reasons are
aEer,e to- setting Il precedent for drowning out
half OF. the profession at a dip.
confess to having always felt satisfaction in
Knowing THAT when our Saviour denounced Woe,
m,o y6u also We lawyers. who lade men with
Imie.e Srjcyous to be borne, and We yourselves
tau0a not the burdens with one of your fingers,
and that when the evangelist spoke of "a certain
lawyer who stood up tempting Him. there was
me- reference to our profession. The only law at
that time was the Mosaic law. The law students
jen. unlike those of this day, studied theology.
il ta.yc = any inherited damnation to be i'm
putea On account Of those incidents. it Is not
or profession that fails heir 10 it. Besides.
whoever heard OF one of eur laWyc.S refusing 10
tighten is client of any burden?
Hon. too. as Yirginians, YOU are my next door
~Migbtyr. The first Governor North Carolina
ever had Governor Drummond, one OF your Gov
emars did US the honor to hang-and the two
states have hung together ever since. Drum
mld after the expiration of his office moved
over here and got into some sort of rebellion, a
SPIRIT watch fingered long in your atmosphere.
SEEING captured and brought before Governor Berk-
tW. the latter said: Nh. Drummond, | am
Happy TO see YOU. / had rather see YOU than any
owner man in Virginia. MIR. D%rummond, YOU
.a- ~ hanged in half an hour"-and he was.