Evening journal., 1905-12-08
OUR SONS AT
ANNUAL DINNER
Judge PennewiII Delivers
Address on Respect
For the Law
Mr.. WARD ON OMNIPOTENCE

WINE WnND Wv WINNIE
The Philadelphia mody OF the Sons OF
Delaware held it's fourteenth annual din
ner last night ln the Glover Room of the
Bellcvue-Suatford. The $50 members and
guests sat down at o'clock; il was IL
when the assemblage broke up, after lis
tening to addresses OF Judge James PEN
newill on Respect Of the Law" Herbert
H. Ward. "The People Omnipotent;' the
Rev. Carl +. Grammer on Noted Advan-
tages In Life" and Wilson Lee Cannon,
"Recollectlons of the Homeland An
ode, "Our Delaware" defeated to the
Sons by its author. Joshua Pusey, was
sung by an present TO the air OF my
Maryland" Avery d. Harrington, pres
ident, was toastmaster
Judge Pennswilrs Address.
Judge Pennewin said;
conc reason why we note so much dis
respect for the law is that so many per-
sons confuse the law and it's enforcement.
Now the law always has been, is and
ever will be the same. This. surely is
not TO be said of the manner i'm which Il
is applied. Yet II is really the appllca-
tionor. rather. the misappllcaton-that
aroused disrespect for the law itself. No
law ever nude by man is Of avail unless
it be supported 10y the moral sense of the
people. Legislatures may enact courts
may impose lawyers may argue and
prove. but the sense of the law must
exist in the popular heart IL it is TO b,
effective.
Laws do not make men honest, al
though fear OF the law may keep many
from being actively dishonest 1t is th
honesty of tine many that make possibl
the enforcement of the law against th
dishonest few.
, Much OF the disrespect for the las
I. ar.scs from what are called the law
!, delays-n subject of ridicuie and CON
p'ainst since laws were first made. Muc
+, Of the criticism is just The remed
would seem 10 DE with the lawyers then
4, selves, and IL Is remedy they ought
= apply. for the sake of their profession O
!, less than for their own protection.
4, "More serious. as glvlns rise 10 great
~ disrespect. Is the npparcut inequality
M She law. which aee,ns 90 punish the pct
y crime and to overlook the great erin
rn This s the stuff upon which soclalis
~ at It's worst feeds and grows fat ~
fault IS not especially the lawyers. b
he ,hcy must share the blame as membo
&, of the community at least. When q
oe law Is not enforced against the high q
y, fender as well as the low. the fault
De- not in the law, but IN public sentmer
on When such inequality Is possible, II is D
cause the public conscience is slow. VIII
an a man may go on. year after year. SCI
at seeking ever and recognizing no pow
,s- paramount to himself. IL is not bscuu
~ there is not a law TO reach him, but
cause there is not popular feeling
nd the law that may reach him.
NV People Not omnipOtent.
Former Attorney General Ward f.
lowed Judge Pennewill Though
toast was "The People Omnlpotent"
did not believe that the people were o
nipotent
N while ] believe In the Potentially
public sentiment" Mr.. Ward said.
~ am not a worshiper of it. 'Vox Popl
Vox Del is a delectabie mouthful; =
o. sometimes vox PopulL Vox Diabl
- would be more appropriate.
He instanced the slow moving
popular sentiment, giving Russia as
example. where only in recent yea
only this year. IN fact, hus "a great
rising come against cruelty and oppr
ing sion. Public sentiment he furt
vu- argued, is always destructive and ne
constructive.
'eu "The great Improvements Of all Il
INST have been made not by the people omr
ust otent. but by the man constructive
individual he continued. "Individi
ism Is The saving factor of society"
He gave as examples St. Paul
hen Martin Luther whose teachings spr
The over the earth, while the great mass
nv people of their times were powerless.
Truth" he concluded. "s the q
thing that is omnpotent; the people
not, except in carrying out that truth
The Delawareans present were:
Congressman Hiram r. Burton j.
Bancroft Henry P Cannon. Dr. Jos
', w. IL. Chandler. Bishop Leighton Coleu
,sas Henry c. Conrad. William a. FAIRIES
Smyrna. Captain c. A. r. Flagler. A.
~ II. Grier. George Massey Jones. of Do
George n. Hall, Of Milford. Benjamin
Hazel, of Smyrna, William n. ]
"a Charles b. Houston, j. H. Mehamey,
,'.. b. Megear. of Smyrna. Charles r. Mi
- Judge James Pennewill. Charles b. p
~, lyman. the Rev. c. W. Prettyman.
tbe New Castle. State Treasurer Thomas
Rawins. Charles A. Rudolph. John
,,,,e Satterthwait. State Senator Gel
oc- W. Sparks. DR.. Henry j. Stubbs. lie
a of NJ. Taylor, Leonard r. Wales Her
y 10 IT. Ward. Thomas B. Young. Thomas
al Young. William r. Westbrook now
.ture Philadelphia, but formerly of Whining