Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-08
CLARENCE BARROW.

Clarence Darrow Is prominently be
fore the public eye, but 1t is safe to
say that not one out Of one hundred
know the slightest thing about the
man, possibly many going on the the
ory that he is devoting himself to
the cause OF labor gratuitously- The
facts are, Darrow Is allied TO Socialism
for the money there is in 1t. No one
ever knew him to divide his money
with his fellowman And his fee for
defending Haywood was fat juicy
one. When there is money In sight
Darrow's heart bleeds for down trod-
den humanity. Otherwise re man,
ages to retain his blood. We do not
blame Mr. Darrow for demanding and
receiving big fees, but 1t is the n.y.
pocrisy that goes with 1t. He is In 1t
for the money the same as Tom Pat
terson and others we might mention.
The following from the New York
World. a Democratic sheet that caters
somewhat to the Darrow class, con
tains the following OF interest;
when at the close Of his address
to the jury In the Haywood case Clar-
ence Darrow said. For thirty years
have been giving my best efforts to
the cause of labor there must have
been more than one man in the court
room who mentally added. For con
alteration
''Mr. Darrow has grown gray and
rich also in the service of labor, and
no man living has been able to coin
more money out of popularity with
workingmen than he. A good lawyer
and an effective pleader. he probably
earns all that he gets, but he will not
be thoroughly understood unless the
fact is borne in mind that he invar-
iabIy gets all that he earns.
Thirty years ago Mr., Darrow was
not so much servant of labor as he
was an ambitious young lawyer, keen
ly intent on making his way in the
world. He did as other men do, and
without reproach to himself. He
held office, he accepted n partner
ship In firm of corporation law
yers, and for time he was exclusive
ly corporation lawyer himself
"Originally Democrat of the con
yentional sort, Mr.. Darrow fell under
tn influence of John Peter Altgeld,
and from that strange but in some re
spect admirable character received an
impulse which changed his perspective
and revolutionized his opinions upon
practically every phase of society and
government. AS is often the case
with discipleship, the man who sat at
the feet OF Governor Altgeld outran
his master.
There Is certain comfy among
lawyers which enables them with i'm
punity to assail law, courts and gov
ernment. Men have been hanged in
Chicago for utterances in this vein
which were much more circumspect
than those which In carefully prepared
books bear Mr.. Darrow's name
IAN infidel, misanthrope. revolu-
ZIONIST, hater OF the rich. contem-
ner OF the educated and the polite, Il
hopeless cynic. man whose soul re-
volts at every manifestation of in
telligent self-interest in others and
one who evidently has lost faith In
his fellows, Mr.. Darrow nevertheless
cherishes the Idea that he is the
champion OF the oppressed, and he has
persuaded good many people to think
likewise.
Young lawyers will find some
phases of this man career which are
worthy of imitation, but more of
them against which they should turn
their faces like flint. He is able
and he is eloquent. but he is other
wise n solecism. A household, com
munity, a state or a nation OF Oar
rows would be impossible"