The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-12

Bow they would resent the idea IN
bare Idea, mind you. OF mixing in anl
thing 80 derogatory 90 the Bench. I
the sacred Bench, aa politics As fc
listening 60 the suggestion of VIII
would be q good man for clerk. q
who might be glad to get lob a
bailia for his night and day service
for months, tut. tut. think OF tn
"ermine, ," think Of the sanctity tba
doth surround a judge
But bless you, when the time beeal
to swing around FOR another election
how easily and sincerely these zoo,
men forgot al about that assumption
of aloofness and political chastity
You would meet them in the Httl,
petty back halls IN The various wards
at the downtown meetings and at thi
clubs, and they always rememberet
you (if You were active IN the portyl
and they always had choice lot q
gun about tho principles OF tn,
party which, translated iato tho yer
naeular meant: y want to hold On t,
my job" Why, these fellows wert
occasionally the most ungrateful and
palpably hypocritical skates" | ever
met. The most ordinary ward work
er" could see through such a game az
this without a second glance.
Of course the corporation counsers
Office, with bunch Of assistants. was
a fruitful place for bestowal of
legal Jobs. 1t had many a tough legal
nut 70 crack, and was busy Office.
Being right in the llme-light, and with
SO many matters OF Importance. the
head Of the office had 10 be somebody
who could do more than put MP d bold
front" He had to be lawyer. and
ne was generally a good one. But
While this was necessity, and while
no had TO have several live. able as-
sistants, he could appoint, by way Of
helping ont the party, a number cf
assistant" corporation ccunsels, who
could be consulted occasionally ana
draw their salaries without going into
"bra,n-stogms' with fatigue. The mum
Der Of corporation coun-els the "traf-
ilc" would bear varied with different
administrations Some corporation
counsels pared It down to actual he.
cesslties, so far as possible. Others
expanded the list unul ii threatened
to stretch out TO the crack Of doom. /"
The city attorneys once, being an
elective one, was a plum eagerly
sought by the more active of the pure
" political attorneys He had a num-
Der Of positions under him cf as IS
tants in the running Of the Office. and
these places were regularly fllad from
the legal ranks Of the party. Here,
then, were more inches to be filed up
with legal timber; and if a young poli-
tician had been admitted to the bar
he had a chance OF going IN and get.
ting a salary from the start and an on
portunity for experience which would
be invaluable to him. An the CITY at.
torneys | ever knew we're orators. ex.
cepting one. They were all active in
party weflk and party councils. and
sometimes graduated from this Office
either to aigher political positions or
to positions with big corporations If
they chanced to develop unusual ca.
pacity as lawyers.
There were other departments. often
appointiye, where legal talent was re-
quired, and there was always some
political attorney ready at the dropo
of an interview to shoulder the wh.te
mans burden and take hack" at the
city treasury 1t is a noticeable fact
that lawyers as a rule Il don't saw
It because | am one MYSELF are hon
est in the practice Of their profession.
mean by this that they don't en-
bezzle money and prove urfaithful