Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

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 personal integrity practice law, success E5E9 practice requires highest integrity l1NSSsNT FAILING HONESTY. do not, of course, YIY that there dishonest lawyers There bad eES21 in all professions there black sheep in every flock Doubtless personally dishonest by their intel eual skill brancy in the knowledge of the law, achieve notoriey leas and nrequenty wealth. wealth is known to the profession
 conditions of life this republic have wonderfully changed during the last century Formerly there paes the dividua and the government NOW THERE ARE THREE-he individual the corporation and the government
 
 Between the individual and the government has the aton which collects individual means organizes individual activities assumes by collective action to accomplish more than the included it BY SEPARATE ACTION can hope achieve In aspects stands half way between the individual and the government and times antagnes both the interests of the and the the other Yet here AND HERE TO STAY powerful factor promoting both the material and telectual advancement of the republic
 Washington the great lobby the world using that offensive do that the greatest corruption of legislators he but that there interests and agents of those interests seeking recognition AND LEGISLATION from the great legislative body of the nation
 
 The greatest the law1nakng lawyer from the marvellous development of corporate interests These interests colossal in aurng by the magnitude of their achievements tempting merely by the they and with which they reward, but by THE INFLUENCE THEY GAN FIX ERT individual awmaker urtherance of his PERSONAL advancement
 be mighty corporations holding tempting inducements to lawmakers regard in their law1naing those interests RATHER THAN THE WELL FARE OF THE NATION
 SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES THEIR PLACES TO CORPORATE INFLUENCE AND THAT INFLUENCE HAS STANDING, THAT AS LAWMAKERS THE CORPORATE INTERESTS SHALL BE sUBsERvED.
 do deny the value corporations the magnitude the work that possible through such combinations and do deny their right be heard before any legislative body in defense of their rights furheranc of their But the lies in the fact that they so POWERFUL and that the of much power upon the individual temp get the nation and remember the corporation.
 
 There may be written agreement There may fact exists which may make for his advancement OR OTHER WISE, that will be exerted according the pancy with which he yields it's solicitations lifts the corporation position of danger and MENACE TO REPUBLICAN, INsTITU- GIONs.
 do not to nsnuae that all legislators influenced there by On the contrary know there who stand in the full integrity of their being acting always with their udg of the best interests of the naon but within limits profession elsewhere in the Wor characters wh while they might DELBERATELY do thing deliberately false oath obligation yield the corporate interests DELUDG THEMSELVES with the idea that the