The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-28

he was to impress the value of Ameri-
can citizenship upon others. To him it
was no light thing to take up, it was
a vital thing, a living thing, and he
guided his lifework by his views.
1t was fortunate for the Territory OF
Hawaii that Judge Estee came as the
first representative of the Federal
court. He came to us a ripened jurist,
trained in the broad school of the West,
with an understanding of men and
manners which can only be obtained in
that field. He thus readily learned to
understand us and our ways of thought.
A man who had spent his life east of
the Rockies, even a man of the middle
west could not so readily have under
stood us, and so quickly have assimi-
lated.
OF Judge Estee's career on the main
land, others may speak. 1t was, stir
ring and brilliant. High civic honors
have been his, and yet higher honors
have been proposed for him. He pass
ed through an adventurous youth and
he reached a calm and dignified old
age. He left an impress on his time,
which will not be forgotten. With him
it was not out of sight, out of mind.
When he returned to California after a
three years residence in our islands,
he was welcomed heartily and was the
recipient of heartfelt hospitality from
scores upon scores of friends. Nothing
could better show the high esteem in
which the late judge was held by his
fellow citizens than his reception when
he returned from the territory to the
state of his adoption.
But it is not his career in California
that we have to consider. 1t is his
career here. Having been sent to rep
resent Federal justice in the new ter
ritory, what success did he make?
There can only be one opinion express
ed upon this point, he worthily fulfill
ed the duties of his high office. His
judgments have been sound and have
been supported by the higher tribunals.
1t was only couple of days or so ago
that an appeal against his judgment
was settled in his favor. His court was
dignified, as he himself was dignifed.
1t was model court, no one could
dream of any unworthy or undignified
act within its precincts. 1t was a Wor-
thy exemplar of American justice mn
der the rule of an American gentleman.
Brief, as measured by time, has been
Judge Estee's career in this Territory.
tar reaching, as measured by results,
VIII be the influence of that career.
The late judge set an example, struck
a Keynote, which can not be forgotten
and can not be unheard. He showed us
what should be the ideals of a Federal
judge, and he worthily lived up to those
Ideals. To have impressed himself so
thoroughly and so strongly upon a
community in so brief a space, is in
deed success, and is a noble monument,
self erected. Said the Roman of old:
Exegi monumentum acre perennius.
1 have erected for myself a monu-
ment more enduring than brass, taxi
ing a just pride in his poetry. But
there is something more enduring
something more noble than poetry.
man may write noble sentiments. NAV
weave lofty ideas into poetic form, and
may be very poor kind of a man af-
ter all. But to live noble sentiments
to make lofty ideas a part and parcel
OF the life, to weave them into the
Woof of daily existence is truly to erect
a monument more enduring than brass.
Follow what say, not what l do" Is
often ready cloak for the weak, and
mayhap the vicious. 1t is far nobler.
far greater TO be able to saw Live no 7