The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
TAFT'S SPEECH
 AT LAW SCHOOL Secretary Heartily Greeted as He Addresses Members of the Graduating
 Class.
GOOD ADVICE TO THE MEN
Importance of Reading Decisions and Following Discuss sions in Law Re-
 views.

The reception accorded Secretary Taft at the Law school exercises yes- terday was rouslng one. After the applause had subsided MT. Taft said that thirty years ago a band of good fellows In Yale took q pledge that they would stand by each other. Two or three weeks ago." he said T re- celved letter saying that two or three of those men were under load and It was the business of every '7S man to come in and help. Had l known that John Proctor Clark was l shouldn't have come in. expect to have' speaking enough without hunting for It. (Applause). Judge Clark has spoken eloquently and given you men substantial instruction on practicing law. Possibly I could add something to 1t. He suggested that when you have woman as witness to lead her along easily. would add to let the woman alone. And the more ignorant the woman the more certain this advice should be taken | for l have seen a woman who could not spell her name put a pretty brainy lawyer to flight.
 There is something about the intui- | tion of q female, especially on cross examination, that leads her to always give you information that you do not want with the result that she Is n- vited off the stand as soon as possi- be Judge Clark told you to go out into the world and get at facts; when You have a case to get right down to the actual conditions surrounding those facts, rather think 1t depends upon the person. I don't think a lawyer needs to be advised. An office without clients is not likely to be conducive to keep him there; he's likely to get out on his own initiative and get in touch with people and things. I began with slight legal education and was made aware of my failings early. If there are defects in ones early training 1t Is difficult to overcome them. You young men are. learning the science of the law which many of those who have preceded you found 1t hard to &C., quire. urge you not to give up study of that science of the law. Follow the discussion of cases in law reviews. read the decisions of the courts and the de- cree of the United States courts and add to your knowledge in thorough way The days you pass In contem- plation of the walls of your office waiting for clients to come are days (which should be made of value.
 In those days you ought to lay the foundations of the years of success to come. Another thing In the practice of law to pursue is the principle of-well what l shall call the get there max i'm" The administration of criminal law of the country Is defective. Mem bers of the bar do not recognize that their duty Is not only to the court but to their clients at large. A lawyer Is not justified in resorting to the tricks of pettifogger just to indicate that the man sitting beside him is his client
 We are having general moral awak- ening and the members of the bar need that awakening just as certain as men in other walks of life. We cannot af- ford to sacrifice everything for sue cess, not permit loyalty 10 client to carry one beyond the line marked by