Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-06

last regiments raised in the state. Like
Sturgeon he was evidently an ambitious
voungstcr His regiment was enlisted
for 100 days. At the expiration OF this
period it was asked to 60 over TO Mis-
souri, and aid in running out General
Price, which it did. 1t served in all
$50 days.
]. w. SimOnson of Port Byron was in
the Both New Jersey infantry. He too
must have been young in years, when
he Joined the army. r
Out of about thirty lawyers, mem
bers of the Rock Island bar, Immediately
before and after the war, two thirds
were in the army. l doubt if this ratio
was exceeded in any county in any
state.
Our friend Joseph L. Haas was in the
German army, before coming to Ameri-
ca. Carl Kuehl is veteran of the Fran
co-Prussian war.
During the Spanish war no appeal was
made for a spontaneous enlistment.
That grand organization, the National
Guard. was our reliance. The self-poised
lawyer. soldier and statesman President
Mckinley heroically sustained himself,
and made a record which will always
live,aas tcat ,n
Whenever the lawyers of our country
are called on to aid in fighting its bat
ties they will always be found in the
front rank
This concluded the program prepared
by the committee, but Mr.. Hurst in
succession called upon Judges Ramsay,
Graves and Parmenter. They respond
ed with brief addresses, which proved
enjoyable additions to the symposium,
which ended at 1870 o'clock.
Law and Society.
What the Active Practitioner Can
Do for Society" was the topic assign
ed W. J. Entril<in. of Moline, the mas
ter in chancery of the county. There
was no phase of society the lawyer
did not touch. He guarded the inno-
cent protected the weak and stayed
the hand of the mighty. The lawyer
was the one great foundation, the
mighty pillar of society. There was
nothing so small or so large that did
not come within his jurisdiction. The
doctor and the preacher accomplished
much good in their respective spheres,
but were it not for the civilizing in
fuence of the lawyer neither could
perform his work. Society came to
the lawyer with its great and little
woes. its hopes and its property. The
lawyer figured in all phases of life
the settlement of troubles between
man and man. and the teaching of
men to regard the rights of state.
Many great conflicts are avoided by
the intercession of the lawyer, candi-
dates for trouble going home as
friends instead of enemies. The law
Yer's great work was the conciliating
and modifying influences on society.
The lawyer was the Peacemaker, al
though his business seemed always to
be war. blessed are the peacemak-
ers, for they shall be called the sons
of God"
Judges f. ID. Ramsay and +. c.
Graves we're called upon and respond
ed with brief talks, the former eluci-
dating ON the part the lawyer played
in the founding of the republic. bring
ing in the immortal utterance of Pat
rick Henry, Give me liberty or give
me DEATH" and the latter defending
the lawyer as against the seemingly
generally accepted theory of the pub
lie that he be insincere and dishonest,
is cut only fer the money. and would
sell out his client to the highest bid
der Judge T. +. Parmenter was also
heard. congratulating the members of
the bar on their coming together for
social purposes, and stating that
while there were lawyers of fame 40
years ago, there were lawyers here
now who were gradually climbing the
same ladder. and in this connection
referred to the presence of two cam
didates for governor. Hon. z. w.
Hurst and G. w. McCaskrin The for
lner denied the soft impeachment
4 concert program was furnished
by Bleuer's orchestra.
There is no cough medicine so pop
uiar as Foley's Honey and Tar. It
contains no opiafeS or nelson's and