The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

all the good things on the statute
books of this state. see some where
along the beneficent lines, the gray
goose quill Of some member OF the Kan
sas bar. The only strain of heredity
lawyer possesses, all else is ephemera1
in his career, is to transmit to the long
line Of illustrious lawyers to come. to
follow this high duty to the state, of
good laws, for a humane and mighty
people"
Mr.. Harris Made a Hit.
F. NJ. Harris of Ottawa and law
partner of A. w. Benson, should be
featured at the next Kansas Day ban
quet. If Mr.. Harris has never appear
ed on the program of speakers for
that banquet. and it seems that he
hasn't, his address on Blind Justice"
last evening should fittingly recon-
mend Harris is young yet with an
aggressive jaw and fine sense of we'll
rounded phrases. When we talk of
blind Justice said he, 1--WE think of a
number OF things. First, the woman
with sharp pointed sword in the one
hand, pair of scales in the other,
with eyes bound, whose figure we Of
ten see painted within our court
rooms. She has come to represent to
US real, fair play-she represents
strict justice, dealing out even handed
justice to ali that come. All that left
her presence were not satisfied. Some
Of US lawyers, unsatisfied have had an
idea that she lifted the bandage a lit
tie and winked one eye at the other
fellow. At other times we have
she was lame and halt from
the delay with which she arrived at
the decision for our side of the case.
There is another kind of blind justice
and that is the theory that law must
be strictly enforced because it is on
the statute books. That may be an
archy. There is a wide difference be-
tween law and justice. Under the old
theory the only question was, Did he
do it?
THE whole practice is changing.
Law has receded a step, justice has
advanced one. 1 am not in favor of
overriding law. We want an open
eyed and open handed justice to look
down into things"
Two of the speakers who were down |
for toasts, James F. Getty from Kan |
sas City, Kansas, and Governor z. w. |
Hoch, were unable to be present, the |
after being confined to his home by |
illness. Noah L. Bowman of Garnet, |
speaking for Getty on code Revis- |
on" advised against hurried action in |
making any revision and urged that |
he code be withdrawn from the COM
nittee of the legislature which is now |
entrusted with it and have it brought |
Up two years hence.
Charles B. Kirkland of Saline |
county, member of the house of repre- |
was asked to assume Gov |
.rnor Hoch's place and speak on RE |
.iprocal Relations" He urged closer |
cooperation between the members of |
he bar and the members of the leg |
stature.
Chancellor Strong, who was a guest |
vas called on in conclusion, and spoke |
" the imperative need OF increasing |
he appropriation made by the state |
or the State university. He stated |
hat the State university was more |
poorly supported than any other state |
chool in this section of the United |
states in comparison with the popu-
alton and wealth within the bounds /
4 Kansas.
The banqueters were homeward |
pound a few minutes after IL o'clock,
he banquet commencing at $50 and
N time.