New-York tribune., 1907-08-27
LAWYERS IN SESSION.
JUDGE PARKER SPEAKS.
Giues Presidents address BefOrf
Hmerfcon Bar Association.

Portland. Me-. Aug 28-The thirtieth annual
meeting Of the American Bar Association was
opened to-day and will continue through TO-
morrow and Wednesday. closing with banquet
"wednesday evening Two hundred delegates had
arrived before the convention was called 10
order. and as many more were expected to-day
and Tomorrow
An executive session of the general council
WAS held al the headquarters preceding the for
mai opening Of the convention. President alton
r. Parker. of New York, presided and .ss OH
GERS and committee were present t1haI ar
-angements for the convention were perfected
CITY Hall where the sessions OF both the
American Bar Association and the international
Law Association. which will meet the last three
aaxs of this week, will be held. Well filed
when the convention was called 10 oroer pS
President Parker. He presented Governor Will
lam r Cobb Of Maine. who welcomed the menl-
hers Lucius a Emery, of Ellsworth. chief
Justice OF the Maine Supreme Court, EXTENDED
the welcome of the Maine Bar Association
PRESIDENT PARKER's ADDRESS
President Parker then delivered his address
as president He spoke. in part. as follows;
e5s aeaS - s q hodE have higher ideals than have
LAWYERS as a class We cannot deny that there are
rnarly among them with no higher ann tlan me-
money making nor can We say that there are not
a considerable number who are SO destltute q, oi
ms ts true But such minority. The grea1
n 1ot only for clients but society at large
II has often and truly been saiG out netet Sko -
this association. that the people make the com,
law While this Is & SO ye5 I the esach And for
the most part II comes only after the court mas
2a e ehe erof oSgi fnnoton M M Of the legislator supple
nneniary 10 that Of the judge He should strive -
ascertain the growing but lmperlec' custom, ,
which spring from the effort Of people 10 coITecs
ors and give 10 6he Ine TO ao and frequently
succeeds the task OF even the vase Iesls-
upon his attention that if he had the wisdom @ Q,
Solomon he could not master them IN & one 81 SlUT,
statutes are passed which ought never 10 iiaNe
AT a time when our prosperity seemed greatest test
and enjoyment Of the material tnlies 0I Ill al
VI as ib noe Dedps became Stirred and justly stirred BY
ispe III fortunes had not been fairly gained Rev
slatlon followed revelation IN 9u4ek eanca ty
Svbich few had been enabled 10 add to theiT
store az The & ssnse sh poper 15 e a Of all law Of
ali lawmakers great care Is required LLi ST. s-o ,1S
ieSf The innocent should suffer with the guilty desl
through ill-chosen ana ec9nSchhy h,Id he made 10
surfer because of the faults comInitted pg SntV
[otb because Of official obligation ana from e sese
Of country. were not m tea+ oiet and orderly
law
nENrAcoGUEs SEIZE OPPORTUNITY
Indeed when they had scarcely begun & the s9ns
which the situation oeyolEeo ei ther opportunity
VI ses2sS ~ They filed the land VIII DDed0ers but
not Gg oDorafe Dr ne-ests OF every kind ~ the
There were those, hoEeVeF' ,ronsress and appre-
,. E,iI the wisdom Of the fathers IN seeuIi i the
the states .Ofn f the states had failed in the per
.saTnance Of duty they should now p'0'eeD -
pair suGn moi sy purpose discuss ne m merits ffara 81
ihe raI33Us fbe expense OF states In the a enc
srl7 of them as favoraoy acteo
s van have 10 pass the test OF cosl ~,
before Shat gs-5 states and such statutes viii
Court OF me me ss t5ey show or faf show fidelity
stang % % i-it snd purpose OF the Constitution, Ga
The aJi~apl5 10 GesPo the OF the powers
en5 functions belonging TO them "n iI nep heIne of
eu IN TIE working OF our 0na- sCiS,i4c
vneT5 stnoo Already il had its effect me an, an
dgnation g1 the gqoSEs g2ognd It is shown the leg
isiafion Of year II had not tit !. of judicial
a11y+bo-i4y sny in North Carolina. - rs ta,,a
rSroTn many quarters for the last t"o 9eal -,
- - s-s-sfion and reiterstion Of the necessIts
90 49,, assumption Of federal control bss+o an x. @
main the feehiseSs 1s @ or e5eecS and writing
Of pubic sentiment has been SO @ ssos Who would
S-e,art 70 stand against it When ne IVES S ioullE
his motives were discredlted So @hFn ;U5 5e
in the performance OF what ne Ia-efion of
asxed 10 be ms duty restrained the of'erauoa =. -
the legslal.99n oi n,- tie cflrination OF series
OF assaults by the federal goEer@IIeits nm l. ~ Four
feenth Amendment the power has been con I6
-on rbe courts OF the United states 10 SCI dS4u
rgo-a S+a-,y+es state constitutions as well II
they deprive any person OF hfe' liberty OF prop
without due process OF law
The ABUSES lying al the foundation OF me taIheSt
,,- sometimes reckless cropping for remedies fnust
he checked And # II were necessary IN oroer 10
,orounre th.s result TO pass through these proc
ssses many OF which will prove estruc'ife OF tt
-s~fTs and interests Of multitude OF innocent anu
honest persons still IL would be We'll ror the
.-o1erfy the services and even The lie OF a cltl
zen should be cheerfuily sacrificed on the altar OF
the country's necessities
GOVERNMENT OF LAW. NOT OF MEN
So much Of it. though. is unnecessary worse
than that so much deliberately mischieVous,
Ero,y1pfed by same spirit that cries OUT, away
with law and .ts restraints. Lynch him! 11ynch
hfuf" that every patriotic student OF the times
while hopirg for the best. fears that the coIse-
<s,jeces viii be disastrous unless again take up
sne press forward IN al eernestness the shlonole1
OF fathers, "A government OF law not OF men,
When we do this shall fnf faithful adherence
70 the corsts plan Of the fathers. to-day as
nearly ideal seemed TO them We shall love
the common law have inherited ana deeei-
.,DeS II sn this country, because as body OF law
~ approaches more nearly TO the ideal: in that
as standard justice is furnished by the people
themselves Hence the better and hlgher lle