The Washington times., 1906-06-10

an earnest desire to understand the
Constitution Of your country. TO in
culcate in you a desire TO read about
II. Upon Il the lawyers OF this cOun-
try depend today a great deal. They
are really the instructors OF the peO-
pie Of this country as 70 what the
Constitution of the United States
means, what are their duties under
the Constitution, and what are their
rights under the Constitution I think
every year, Notwithstanding the COM
plants OF some. the people Of this
country are coming TO get a larger
view OF their country, OF the Con-
stitution, and OF the value Of the
Constitution It looks sometimes when
you read the newspapers that il IS
all going 10 the dogs; that all sorts
Of corruption prevails Well, corrup-
tiOn IS being Unearthed. and the fact
that IL IS unearthed and the fact
that Il Is attracting the attention Of
the people Of the country IS evidence.
not that we are getting worse. but
that the public conscience IS alive.
that they want 20 know about these
things, that they want 10 apply rene
dies. ! think today our country is
better of than II ever was, that our
people have higher ideas OF public
duties than they ever had, and we
are on the road 10 even better things
a story is told which I an sure is
substantially true. about the battle Of
Lookout Mountain You have all read
about that battle Lookout is a very
high mountain back OF Chattanooga.
upon which. in the civil war. there was
encamped a large number OF Confed-
in Chattanooga and finally got an order
from General Grant 20 advance. \ part
OF the troops advanced up Lookout
Mountain. the precipitoUs place upon
which the Confederates were posted.
A squad OF men under the command OF
a Kentucky lieutenant was in front Of
the Union troops When he got nearly
20 the top a Confederate bullet struck
him and he fell. but he lived long
enough 70 exclaim Almost AZ the top. -
L think l can say (the jurist con-
tinued in a broken voice. that our
country under this ConstitutiOn-that
we are-almost at the top. and We can
look abroad upon q united. happy
people. who have a great future"
It has been the purpose OF this brief
Sketch 20 let You know Justice Har-
Ian from new standpoint. not from
that Of his frequent biographers, but
from the truest and most impartial
point OF view that there is-that OF i
student body. To the occasional visitor
70 the class Of constitutional law at
George Washington, IL may seem That
the frequent demonstratiOns-th
stamping upon the floor and the laughter
that occur during Justice Harlan's
lectures and quizzes, are just a tride
d-srespectful 70 the venerable inscruc-
tor. but such a person could not be
well acquainted with university ccndi-
tions. Behind all the demonstration.
even though 1t may at times seem rude
70 the oUtSide--the judge knows bet
ter. uOwever-behind all the laughter
and The lively applause that seem
sometimes a triie out OF place. there
lies a deep respect for the great old
man on the platform. 4 bond Of SYN
pathy exists between instructor and
student Jhat VIII neve-. even in later
years. be broken. and. in addition
there is a yet stronger cord binding
together the old and the young. more
laGticg -hsn respect. more enduring
than a mere bond Of sympathy. and
that is that we-the feuows-Iove the
justice. and there isn't the slightest
possibility Of a doubt but that the
justice loves us-''his boys"