Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
HARLAN THE SPEAKER
Notable Testimonial to the
Supreme Court Justice
IN NEW YORK LAST NIGHT
Guest of Honor at Banquet by the
Kentucky Club.
THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE
Mastery Grafton on the Constitution
and It's Powers-Beautiful
Tribute to His Wife.
IN NEW YORK LAST NIGHT
THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE

Tribute to His Wife.
NEW YORK, December "a. Jus
tice Harlan of the United States
Supreme Court was the guest of the Ken
tuckians In New York at their fourth an
nual dinner at the Hotel Plaza last night.
southerners of prominence In various
walks OF life heard Justice Harlan dis
cuss Kentucky. United We Stand;
Divided We Fall" His subject gave him
an opportunity to talk about the Con-
stitution.
President Roosevelt sent a letter Of re-
greet in which he said that Justice Har-
Ian would extend to the Kentuckians for
him Ibis hearty good wishes" The let.
ter follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington. November 30. 1907.
"AIl that can do is to extend, through
you. my heartiest good wishes to the
diners. and the assurance Of my very
sincere and earnest esteem and good will
to that fine old American patriot, that
admirable public servant. Justice Har-
Ian, who. In the army and on the bench.
in public life and private life. has stood
for what Is highest in American citizen
ship. With regards. believe me,
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Harlan Tells Of His Courtship.
1t was the thirtieth anniversary of JUS
tice Harlan's service on the bench of the
Supreme Court of the nation, and his fell
low-Kentuckians. members OF the Ken
g.. lucky Society. devoted their annual din
ner to impressing upon their guest how
proud they were of him. Mrs. Harlan,
hoard, listened eagerly to the praise for
her husband
She. too. was singled out for words of
praise. and by her husband. for he. as
preface to his address. told of the days Of
his counting ftty-two years ago. told of
having wooed and won the little Hoosier
maid, who. now a gray-haired matron,
sat there in the gallery thrilling with
pride for her husband The words of
love sounded by Justice Harlan made q
uuet hall. Evcry eye was turned to Mrs.
Harlan. and when her husband ceased
speaking the orchestra played a wedding
march. Then one of the diners presented
to Mrs Harlan a big cluster of American
beauty roses
Cheers for Hughes.
1t was a telegram of regrets from
. Gov. Hughes. the reading of which at
the dinner brought forth the cheering
OF his name
TT Is a great disappointment not to
be able to join in the tribute. so rightly
deserved, to the character and distin-
wired Gov. Hughes. I'm him Kentucky
has made a priceless gift to the nation;
a gift which is sure of increasing ap-
., probation"
shouted some one near the guests ia
BILE and in an instant almost every
one or the 200 or more kentuckians in
the room was on his feet. cheering and
ter from President Roosevelt was read
Other letters Of regret came from Vice
President Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon, At
torney General Bonaparte and Secretary
TAFT
CIrlisle, president Of the Kentuckians,
pfesfdedSLAmong the speakers of the
evening 4ersIAifon B. Parker. eS-sene
., ,he ,a sp94Ss2 Chief Judge Cullen Of
Augustus Thomas. the playwright.
Many wornenlwere in the boxes and the
ssil .,Gy oyeAGokingL the banaueters.
P Hsr,sn Carlisle Introduced Justice
the justice and Mrs. Harlan were about
to celebrate their fifty-second wedding
anniversary.
Justice Harlan's Address.
Justfee Harlan addressed himself to
the toast. Kentucky; United We stand.
Divided We FALL He spoke of the
early httory Of Kentucky and the
great men who built up the common
wealth. and then took up a discussion
OF the respective rights of states He
spoke as follows:
M. President. Observation-Disclosures and
II count myself most happy to he
surrounded On the present occasion by SO
many representative men of my native
state Every true man has a peculiar
affection for the state in which he first
saw the light OF day and in which he
to me-indeed. the fact has often been
commented upon by others-that there
is an unusual feeling Of brotherhood
among kentuckians. I am far enough
to have known personally the fathers,
even the grandfathers. Of many mem
bers of this club At a memorable
PERIOD IN the country's history I stood
the flag or the Union. while the fathers
OF some Of your number rallied under
another nag-each man, whether under
the one flag or the other. resoiutely con-
tending for what. in his conscience he
deemed to be right But we who then
were opposed are. I rejoice to say, no
longer estranged. but. with hands clasped
in friendship. stand together under the
the world as the emblem Of the great
republic We may differ about political
questions. but apart from such differ
ences, when Kentuckians meet, whether
IN one Of the states or in foreign lands,
they warm toward each other because
they are fellow-Kentuckians
We are, however. something far more
thin Kentuckians. We are americans
Trite as that phrase may sound. the
older ! grow the more priceless to me
Is the fact 1t expresses. Proud as we
may we'll be of the state that gave birth
to Abraham Lincoln and Zachary Tay-
Tor and Samuel r. Miller. that sent
Henry Clay and John ]. Crittenden to
the Senate, and grew such men as Isaac
Shelby, George Nicholas. the Breckin-
ridges, the Marshalls, John Boyle, George
Robertson. Joseph r. Underwood,
Charles s. Morehead, James Guthrie.
John L. Helm, Richard H. Menefee and
many others distinguished I'm all the,
walks Of life and too numerous to be
mentioned on one occasion-what would
II mean to us to be Kentuckians IL we
were not also. or rather. first Of all,
Americans whose allegiance to the ma
ton in matters OF general concern is
above allegiance to any state, Just as
the Constitution Of the United States.
with respect to all national objects, is
above the constitution Of any state.