The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
Says Fifteenth Amendment Arl1,s'l [l''1l'|'.
WasNever Legally Adopted.
GOVERNOR MONTAGUE
AT THE ASSOCIATION
Alexander Hamilton Elected President.
AS Much Politics as Law and As i
Much Pleasure as Business In
duIged IL During the SEES n
sion. With Pleasure :
I5 Neck in the Lead. "a s3sss
(From a staff Correspondent.

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(From staff Correspondent 388s
"a HOT SPRINGS, August The secs
ond day OF the convention Of the Wiz ginta,
Bar Association, though a day Of speech
cs, was one Of unusual Interest. The res
markable paper read BY Chief Justice
Clark, OF North Carolina, In which he \
bitterly denounced trusts and great aggre-g
cations OF wealth, was the general 5ropic#
with all who heard it, until Hon. AN ~.
Braxton read his paper on the Fifteenth Va
tonight. "A. 5ss.zSs a. 5S
Il. since that time the distinguished }jurist 8
from North Carolina had to divide honors 4
with the creator Of the Virginia Corpora
ton Commission. 1t may be SAID, no W
ever. that sentiment Is much more nearly
unanimous with MIR, Braxton in his posi-
ton that the constitutional amendmen 81
enrranchising the negro was never, legally
adopted, and that Repub) can Leaders 4
favored it only as q means OF per petuat T. Y
Ing party supremacy than with hr.fCl!aTK, 8
whose denuncia tiions of com bnes was as 4
severe as any which ever proceeded from
Mr. Bryan. s3 Y !. n. ~. s,
to the Presld ency. @ ~ v,
The cleo ton OF Mr.. Alexander. Hamilton
to the position OF president OF the as So
ciatlon was anticipated. It was un tEiri'I
nous. - 33l56 S W . -, 7, 5tg
$"lSOVDRNOR MONTAGUE ARRIVES
4.5 Governor Montague arrived late s}sla 81
night, and is the recipient 9 much Ia at
Etentio1l a large mum Der OF lawyers came I.
gins to-day and several ladies came Win W: ~
them. The social eature Of thej4 con-
ventorl Is as prominent as the bus ness:
There are many ladies' here. Wit 3 * their ts
il vver / husbands and fathers, and they
add greatly to the pleasure Of all visitors rs
whether members Of the assoclati Ion #or
not. 54 IL ~ x XII N . Z, - 49,
q Judge John D. Horsley, Of Lynce : 81
lis accompanied by his daugh Ter MSS I 81 !
Catherine, and Colonel Watts, OF q Inc
Hubert Watts The two are among ,t Us /
most popular ladies at the convenu 0o.1
Mrs II M. Smith and Mrs. g. V:,3 Mere
dit11. Of Richmond are with th 1 nus us
bands. n 80 WIFI . e. Y, ~ s. 80
There we're several tally-ho parties to-
day. rious points in the nearby noun noun
{tains being visited. ~ ]. ~
,rha| ia wyers are combining business and
Measure In every way possible, and ~ i.S
feel safe In saying business IS NOT ge9lF-5
ting fair show. s5 , Y. . 4, =, ,ss
II 4 was after II O. clock this morning .l J
when President Graham raped 4 the as
ISOLATION to order, and In Q neat speec!.s
presented Chief Justice Walter C aaI7F. &
of North Carolina. There was q rip p!'N, ~
complimentary applause "hen - 1s,Ss@
Clark came forward He IS @ man " 2 ilNe
nresence. HIS speech demonstra ted tna; i$ 4
ho Ia q a scholar, thinker and an orator.
All who heard his address admitted tna NJ
what he said was said well. though all Ola ola
not accept his Views. W, ., ~
sIf%0TD FOES WITH NEW FACE 49,
Judge walter Clark;, e, o. I are,a nuSI9 His
m nua address on Old Foes Wi Il,
Nav Faces" with a complimentary s S'' M
Of his n, q y,iEEilm,at - the ola
North State that could hardly be J; excelled
f FOR grace and hunlor. On pluns ln6 14't W. Il
his subject. he SAID 9, "a. 4 :. .hera
can oG BE- no less acknowledged than that
her seat Is the bosom OF Gou, neT W WIZ
the harmony Of the world al thiasst thu
Reayen ana as sa feeling her and the
g gres ayass as not exempted from her g
power. He was. however; s spp aIRn ia %
is usually defined as "a rule OF CIV! con-
duct prescribed by the supreme power
in the state commencing w wnat Is r' snt
and prohibiting w rna IS now w5on n66mimrapds
s p necessarily right from the stanndpolnt
Of legality and what II proht'pt. ~ .av y IS
wrong: i Wond 1s mere the viii H't Of the su
S1mniS bower owe IN the state What Is that
supreme power? That Is the questtV.n
always debated. and never more nSurs
than now. A free country Is o,te md =
Where the viii of the majority, tatH9rnai!y
formulated by the public Servants treu1S
chosen. is duly executed. AS Edmunu
burke once said: THE people INA may NV "
deceived IN Their o saSss Of r. any ohocs
thev can make to be so miscellaneous "a
tie the existence Of any human force capar
BILE OF resisting ". aa,, -, ! con.
The history OF man has peen one CYL uh
tnuos Strug pawe 70 S For VIVA person
~ imn rss'' and they have imposed their
VIII unon the weaker, making the lapors
1 lse and comfort OF those who made the
Law Reduced 10 "a last analysis, the
history OF mankind has been the story %
an economic struggle among men 19r
wider feeding ground, greater snsars
q the comforts and ne 1aauF, rs % record
on what tho stronger have decreed
their own Interest. Ths greatest good to
tho greatest number Is the foundation q
principle Of the republic, &
In the dawn OF history pru!s tG.ss,
der Of the unfortunate, kept the many
under subsection and the army was alded \
II, this work by the ministers Of super
stitIon, paid In like manner, hese N N
later times aternatsy ~ Se os soothed
them with promises, Of conversation N
another world for the hardships expert
enced In this. ., ,..
AS the next evolution the higher class
ticipatIon In the sharing OF tile wealth
produced by the masses and became ne
reditary mobiles. From time to time the
treat mas 8 ssuers have groansd snd