The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-10-17
MAYOR M'CONATHrs ADDRESS

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e0nformabls. a. must b supposed. 20
this standard and devised uDou AZ
enlarged view u the relations Of per
soas and things as they practically
exist
Justice j. a chaotic mass q prin-
ciDles Law is the classified map Of
principles. reduced 70 order and put
N the shape II rules. agreed upon BY
this aseertajniag common consent
Justice Is the virgin gold in The mines
that passes for its intrinsic worth ii
every case. but is subject 70 a vary
ing value. according TO the scales tnr0'
which il passes Law Is the coin from
the mint with its value ascertained
and fixed. with the stamp Of the gov
eminent upon IL. which insures and
denotes its current value The act Of
moulding justice into a system 81
rules de,racts from its capacity of
abstract adaptation in each particular
case. and the rules Of law, when ap,-
Piled to each case. are most usually
but an approximation 20 justice
still mankind have generally
thought &c better 10 have their rights
determined By such a system q rules
than BY the sense Of abstract Justice
as determined BY any one man. or set
Of men. whose duty il may have been
20 adtudge them Whoever under
takes 70 determine a case solely BY
has own notions Of its abstract jus
tice' breaks down the barriers BY
which rules Of Justice are erected in
10 a system and thereby annihiIates
law
Now. since ours Is government 81
Law. the citizen can only hope 20 Oh
tain the amount of justice that is
contained in the laws And because
We make the laws We are responsible.
and must blame ourselves IL undue
injustice grown out OF them
Therefore the first lesson that
would impress On my hearers today
is. that IL il FOR you TO see that the
laws administered in this building
come as near To pure Justice as con-
ditiOns Of society viii permit.
The other thought that / cali your
attention To is OF paramount impOr-
lance in these United States at this
time. Il is that principle % natural
justice that no law. circumstance, in
convenience. cost or anything else,
should deprive a human being Of that
is that no man shall be condemned
in his person property or reputation
without notice and an opportunity
to be heard. This principle is 81 root
ed and grounded in every idea Of jus
tice that IL is an INDISPENSABLE ele-
ment of its nature: and the recogni-
ton Of this principle is by no means
confined 10 the courts. nor incumbent
on them alone. but its absence from
the administration Of any other branch
OF department Of government must
necessarily work wrong. open avenues
Of corruption. falsehood and intrigue.
and bring disrepute 10 our civil af-
fairs.
No matter what charge may be
brought against any one. nor how
guilty such one may be. common
decency. orderly government the pro-
lection Of the lives and liberty of the
w-abiding men and women Of our
land. require that that one shall have
When that right ceases 10 exist our
republic is gone 1t is 20 preserve
Justice and law, To protect the weak
and ignorant. that We build these
temples OF justice, and they. and what
they represent. ought TO be sacred 20
every American. We should see that
our laws are fair 10 all. and that
only men Of true sense Of justice
are permitted TO control our public
affairs. =
II is in the hope that this build
ing which the people of Marion cOun-
~ are erecting may ever be kept pure,
free Of injustice. and the citadel To
which all alike OF our people may
come 20 defend their lives. liberty.
property and character. that Ocala
welcomes you to the exercises Of this
occasion.