The Washington times., 1906-06-01
JUSTICE BROWN HONORED
BY LAWYERS OF DISTRICT
Distinguished Guests atDin-
ner Given to Jurist.
PRESIDENT MAKES SPEECH
The Supreme Court Is Growing Ex-
ample of American Devotion to
Highest Concepts, Says Cannon.

= The Supreme Court of the United
States is the crowning example Of Amer
lean devotion 10 the highest concepts OF
right and duty. 1t is an inspiration TO
every American. For myself, / had
rather go to hell. with fortitude and
courage and the confidence 1 have fol-
lowed the right than 10 go 10 heaven
under the personal guidance of any body
of men who seek 10 control my con-
science and direct my actions"
Speaker Cannon, responding last night
to a toast at the dinner given in honor
of Associate Justice Henry b. Brown.
upon his retirement from the bench of
the Supreme Court, voiced in the above
words his admiration for the court and
the unyielding front II has always Of
fered to the attempted dictation of cor
porate greed or popular clamOr Mr..
Cannons rugged phrase embodied not
alone his own thought, but the sub
stance OF the tributes paid during the
evening to Justice Brown and the august
tribunal of which he had been so long
a member.
Lawyers Were Hosts
The dinner was given in the Red Room
OF the New Willard. The hosts of the
evening were members Of the bar of
the District-of Columbia, and the guests
included the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. the Chief JUS
tice and several Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court, the Secretary Of State.
the Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives, and other men distinguished IN
the public life of the day.
The first speaker was President Rcose-
welt.
Presidents Encomiums.
The President said:
1T is sometimes a good thing to be
heard first II Is always good thing
10 have the right 10 speak last. That
President and the Congress are all very
well in their way. They can say what
they think they think but il rests with
the Supreme Court 10 decide what they
have really thought,
Mr. Justice, we have come here to-
night 10 pay the just homage due to You
you on behalf of the people Of the United
States for what you have done, and to
wish you in your time Of well-earned
happy wears. There is but one thing
better than the right 10 do honorable
service, and that IS the right to rest
done. And Mr. Justice. II has been your
great good fortune to earn the right to
both
Dignity and Power of Court
In all the world. and think, gentle
men, you viii acquic me Of any disposi-
ton TO needless fattery. there is no body
of men Of equal numbers that possess
the dignity and power combined that
inhere IN that court over which, Mr..
Chief Justice you preside"
After brief apprer alton of the in
tegrity with which the Supreme Court
has always upheld the highest traditions
Of the nation, the President concluded:
Mr. Justice. IL has been your su-
preme good fortune 10 do that work. TO
render that service. to make us all your
debtors by the part you have played in
land. On behalf Of the people 1 thank
YOU for your past, and wish you well in
the future
Justice Brown Speaks Briefly.
Mr.. Justice Brown. responding to
the compliments of the President and
the flattering introduction OF the toast
master. spoke briefly. He eulogized the
law. declaring that It contained the es-
sentials Of human wisdom and Justice
and that in its impartial and unfiinch-
ing enforcement resides the hope OF
the perpetuity OF free institutions.
Other speeches were made by the
Vice President. the Secretary of State.
the Speaker of the House, Associate
Justice Harlan and William A Maury
q OF the District bar.
Guests of Evening.
The guests were Mr.. Chief Justice
Fuller. Mr.. Justice Harlan. Mr.. Justice
White. Mr.. Justice AIcKenna, Mr.. Jus
tice Holmes. Mr.. Justice Brown. the
President the Vice President. Hon
Elihu Root. Hon. William II. Moody,
Hon. Ethan a. Hitchcock, Hon. George
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