Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
NEWPORT NEWS VA, THURSDAY, AUGUST p, 1905.

well he Imagined. To the bar il would
ne especially interesting, for ut
jamestown The itst representative ;is.
scnlbly that ever met in America was.
convened This was in 1919, II v"ar
before the foundation Of plymouth
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Many men in this country believe
ne church Il good thing for women
and children. hut not for men. ma
that the teachings of the pulpit nrc
sent only Il code Of ethics we'll suited
Tor practice ON Sunday. to he CAREFUL.
lcldrd away in Il napkin at the close
ol the day, awaiting the return of Tho
next sunday. Indeed, many incor-
r"ctly believe that most Christian
mon are possessed OF ii dual character:
That the Christian character is one
wcli suited To The quiet hours of "A
rcStful Sabbath day. hut wholly unit.
ted to the strenuous demands of mol
crn business life; and this view inds
us analogy in the claim of Il class Of
mon who maintain that the necessities
us well as the law of politics do NOT
require The rigid application of the
same rules al life that are applicable
to man rs IL citizen in his business life
indeed. they believe that in this 10.
spect men carry about them from ,lay
To dizzy two characters. one nnIitiral
ana one personal. The controlling uriu.
clplcs OF which are widely divergent.
II the use of the one in the domain
ol the other would bd regarded MS 10
siructivc Of the other.
Dual Personality.
The difficulty about such Il contcn.
non tcvcn admitting that such IA dis
lihction could be officially right is
that II n man carries in his two peck
Gus, instead of his one bosom. two char.
actcrs Of different kinds, the one Ia
De drawn non in political matters
ana the other in personal or business
atlairs that in the hurly-hurly of n
strenuous life ono is npt to draw upon
the wrong character, thereby %pro,iuc.
ing confusion wOrse c%onfoundcd. i'm
Inc biiEhting of personal character br
the application Of political methods to
personal Affairs III in his failure MS a
politician in the eyes Of his comparl-
ions because Of the application of
principles which govern his private life
to political affairs. No ma. can serve
Two masters, for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or else
he Will hold 10 the one ana dcsplsc
The other To this class of critics
OF the Christian ministry, and ofthusc
ings upon lhCni.. iii alI tho walks on
life, both secular end sacred, the law
yer appears In Il different srOlc, as the
of weekday ethics as applied
to men in their everyday business af-
fairs. as the eXpositcr of justice nnh.
right unaidcd by pricstly cNcgcsis or
any other sources than those of nat
ural law and justice. In it's applica-
tif,tl IN t1,N J,,.t,X., rrn; - NJ -
is kcehly watched by the gaping
crowds that gather within tho temples
of Justice AS witnesses of the trial of
causes, and either. in this wise or
through tho columns of The press. Tho
powerful sclioolmastcr of the people.
the powerful teacher Of right or
wrong. the unsdlhried' Educator OF the
public.
The Battle. For. Truth.
IF by cunning artiiice he seeks to
conceal the real truth. or by devious
methods The seeks 10 .nttaiIi immoral
ends under legal form, or if for the
purpose 'of obtaining n mcretriciQus
success he takes position in favor Of
an immoral conclusion in its applica:
'tion To tho facts of his case. that posi-.
tion finds ready defenders among those
N''St's W. "iiiib w hpltiut a pilH-
ciplc which, however base, has for its
object the success of the cause. On
the other hand. the lawyer who fights
his battles in the open, with ITO wca-
pons save those taken from the arse
nal of eternal truth and right. who
sc0rns the temptation to advance "a
principle for his client or his cause
as his " which cannot be defended
In the forum OF conscience leaves Il
lasting impression for good upon those
who hear him; and day by day in the
shop, ON the street, In the market
place and around the family hearth
stone the discussion continues whicl,
quietly but effectively forIls Il part of
the character of the community I'm
which he lives.
Indeed, ! go further and claim that
the character Of any people in Il conf
munily, public and private. in their
maintenance of public and private obli.
cations, in the upiIoiding of the law
and in all that pertains to the duties
and obligations of citizenship is large.
ly determined by the character Of the
bar of such community.
Relation of Lawyer and Client.
when we consider the intimate and
confidential nature Of the relation oil
lawyer and client. the need Of propol
counsel by the client, who must lay
bare his heart and mind in full dis
closure OF the inmost secrets of hi.
business; when We remember thai
they do not deal at arms length, bu'
that the lawyer, from his training ant
learning, IS familiar with all the in
tricacics of tho law in its application
to any state of facts, and that In tn,
adoption of one or the other course
presented the client, without the lat
tcr's knowledge, may be led into path: