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The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Legal Ethics.

Many high-minded members Of the legal
profession feel keenly the public senti-
ment against lawyers as a class arising
out Of the belief that they are willing to
engage in chicanery for pay. The AmerL-
can Bar Association is endeavorlnE to
counteract this popular prejudice and 10
raise the standard Of professional honor
by the formulation Of code Of ethics
covering the principal problems Of pro-
fessional conduct. committee OF dis
tinguished lawyers. composed Of Alton B.
Parker. former chief Judge Of the New
York Court Of Appeals; Justice Brewer
Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States; Judge Thomas G. Jones. of the
United States Court IN Alabama: ]. NJ
Dickinson, president Of the American
Bar Association; George R. Peck and Will
lam Writ Howe, former presidents Of the
association. and Francis Lynde Stetson.
president of the New York Bar Associa-
tion, has lately prepared draft OF a pro-
EO0e
adopted some years ago by the Alabama
Bar Association. This code Will be present.
ed to the American Bar Association at its
annual meeting in Seattle for final ac-
ton. Meantime. the committee is de-
sirous of obtaining such suggestions and
criticism as the members OF the bar
may offer.
The code emphasizes the duty OF law
yers to uphold and observe the law. An
attorney cannot hide his responsibility
behind the instructions of his client It
is his duty TO serve his client with fidel-
ity and devotion. but this trust should be
performed within and not without the
bounds of the law" He cannot do what
ever may enable him TO win his clients
case. no matter how questionable. The
Office of attorney does not permit much
less demand. for any client. violation OF
law or any manner OF fraud or CHI
canery." An important paragraph Of the
code reads:
NO Client corDorats or individual however
powerful. nor any cause civil or political. however
important is entitled to receive, nor should anv
lawyer render any service or advice involving dis.
loyalty to the law. whose ministers we are. or dis
respect OF the judicial Office. which we Ars bound
70 Uphold or corruption Of any person or persons
e1eTaSing public Office Of private trust or decep-
non or betrayal OF tho public When rendering
any improper service or advice the leWyer lsv,
sfe ~ nFq.
invites and merits stern and Just Condemnation
Correspondingly he advances the honor Of his pro-
fession and the best interests Of bis client whom
he renders service or gives advice tending TO I'm.
press upon the client and his undertaking exact
comDlianco with the strictest principles Of moral
law He must also observe and advise his client
to observe tine statute law though until statute
law shall have been construed and interpreted by
competent adjudication he is free and Is entitled To
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Woman Su11race.

Last week saw the celebration at
Seneca Falls, N. Y, Of the sixtietb an
niversary OF the first fully organized
movement in behalf Of woman suffrage
According TO the records OF the repre-
sentatives of the movement, # was in
July, 1S4S. that an organized meeting Of
women. the first OF its kind in this coun-
try. was held Ito demand equal particl-
patton IN the framing OF laws and all
other matters concerning the welfare OF
the people" Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Luereta Mott called that meeting. and it
was attended by many prominent men
and women, who passed, among other
things, the following resolution. moved
by Mrs. Stanton and seconded by Fred
erick Douglass:
That It IS the duty Of the women of this coun.
Try 20 secure 70 themselves the sacred right to the
elective franchise"
There are stin a few old-fashioned
enough to doubt "the sacred right" Of
which these champions Of the fair sex
spoke, and 10 doubt whether the conten-
tion Of its sacredness or OF its right
could be successfully maintained. but be
that as IT may. It cannot be denied that
the movement started sixty years ago
has brought upon the scene many women
Of large intellect and marked by sin
eerity OF purpose. The sum Of their ac-
complishments. though not large. has
been notable.
The battle Of the suffragettes has been
much moro successful in other countries
than It has here. In England the bat
tie Is waging furiously. In Finland the
women have won limited suffrage and
seats in Parliament. In Australasia the
women have won the vote. and IN some
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Where All Is Peace.

Perhaps there is no official position en-
tirely devoid OF worry and care. but
surely. so far as the anxieties OF state
are Involved, the duties Of the governor
OF the Glorloso Islands would seem ap-
proximately ideal. The governor is the
executive head OF affairs in this inter-
esting locality. and the only inhabitant
in that immediate part OF the world. His
domains are situated in the Indian Ocean.
about 100 miles from the northern ex-
tremity of Madagascar Here, he is
monarch OF all he surveys"
While the governor may have cause to
regret the absence Of human companions.
he must find great solace of mind in con-
templating the things he thereby misses
politically. He never has opposition for
reelection. He simply calls an election;
goes to the polls. votes for himself, can
vases the returns honestly, declares
himself the chosen one. and swears him
SELF In! Could anything be more attrac-
tive than that? There is no campaign
fund to collect. and this is rendered all
the more delightful because Of the fact
that If there were, he would have to put
it up. There is no spellbinding to do;
nothing TO view with alarm-everything
at which 20 point with pride. It Is the
most restful thing we ever heard of. so
far as certain aspects OF It are con-
cerned.
Then. after the election returns are all
In and the Inauguration Is over, there is
no unruly and obstreperous legislature
with which TO contend. The governor is
his own legislature, as well as his own
Supreme Court. He never has 20 engage
in partisan politics to carry his point:
he has made no ante-election promises
and has no erstwhile delegates 10 placate
and keep in good humor. With an eye to
debating HIS successor. Then, too. there
arise no perplexing issues 70 vex his
soul. There come no tariff rows. no child
labor questions. no employers liability
bills no Brownsville disputes. no prohi-
bition contests, no woman's suffrage
question. He is az peace with all the
world, for he Is all the inhabitants in
sight.
In him, perhaps. Is answered. in part
at least, Alexander selkirk's query: 20
Solitude! where are the charms that
sages have seen in thy face?" Far from
the madding crowds ignoble strife" the
governor OF Glorioso Islands dweTs in
political tranquility as nearly perfect as
such thing may be. In many respects. he
has what We sometimes ineIegantlv hut
very expressively term "a lead-plpe
cinch."
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

advise to its validity and as 20 what he con
scentiouSly believes to be its just meaning and
extent"
This applies to the practice Of those
attorneys who are popularity believed to
be retained for the sole purpose OF in
venting evasions Of the law, and who
have been so severely excoriated by Mr..
Roosevelt in one or two Of his messages.
1t may be feared that a code Of ethics
will not appreciably affect the perform
ances OF the highly paid corporation law
yer. whose smirched honor is repaired
by money largesses. Yet. not all COR
poration lawyers are q this stripe, and
their example, reflected in the code.
ought to have an elevating influence on
the younger members OF the bar. The
legal profession, as the committees re-
port says, plays a highly important role
in our governments and II should be
one OF the most honored and trusted, as
it is one OF the most honorable. Of the
learned professions. 1t is greatly to be
desired that the proposed code Of ethics
will have the influence on conduct that
the committee hopes It may have.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
No Charm, for Hughes.

Prom the PrOTidence Journal
Gov. Hughes makes as plain and un-.
mistakable as possible his advance declI--
nation OF the Vice Presidential nomIna-
ton 7 should not be able 10 accept,
he writes Gen. WoOdford, and would not
IN any contingency accept a nomination
for the Vice Presidency. And even were,
elected 1 could not serve" This seems.
20 remOvee him from the list OF possibili-
ties. although Gov. ROosevelts language
is generally understood TO have been. in
private, as unequivocal IN regard 70 sec.
ond place on the ticket just previous 90
the action Of the Philadelphia convention
in 1900 in putting him on the ticket with
Mr.. Mckinley. IL is evident that tho
Vice Presidency has no charms for NJ
Hughes. Perhaps, II the expected should
happen and Mr.. Taft be nominated et
Chicago, he would look more kindly than
hitherto on a second term as governor.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

of the States Of these United States the
privilege has been accorded them. while
in several European countries the bat
tie is still on.
Our politics is not so clean and lovely
a thing that man can contemplate with
equanimity the spectacle OF his women
folk mixed in the turmoil. The political
mud that brushes of rather easily from
the garments Of men would. we fear.
stain and spoil the dainty skirts OF the
fair.
Already woman is sovereign mistress
Of three kingdoms-love. fidelity. ma
ternity; these are real. and her sway is
indlsputed. And yet she will not be con-
tent TO learn that
womans rank
Lies in the fllneSs Of her womanhood;
Therein alone she is royal
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Doubtful States Tbi. Year.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Let the Republican campaign man.
ayers remember that the majoritles in
New York in 1896, 1900. and 1904 were
abnormal. and could not be repeated in
1908 even under the best possible condi-
tions for the party. Previous TO 1896 the
State had been swinging from one party
to the other in successive Presidential
campaigns for over a quarter Of a CEN
fury Connecticut and Indiana had been
very uncertain in those days also. while
New Jersey had usually been Demo-
cratic. Let them also bear in mind that
In 1892 IN Mr.. CleYeland's second elec-
ton, not only did New York, New Jersey.
Connecticut. and Indiana go Democratic.
but the Democrats carried such stalwart
Republican States as Illinois and Wis
consin, while the swing of GOO votes from
the Republican to the Democratic side
would have given Ohio 70 that party.
Cleveland secured one OF Ohio's cleo
toral votes. And the Republican can
didate Of that year. Gen. Harrison, was
native OF Ohio, and a resident Of In
diana.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
A Tax on bachelors

From the New Orleans Daily States.
It may become ere long a seriously de.
bated point whether tax upon bach.
elors might not be imposed TO the ad-
vantage not only Of the imperial ex.
cheGuer. but to the position Of the ever.
growing army OF women in our popula-
ton. Such tax would be a revival not
a novelty In the reign Of william and
Mary when the whole population OF Eng
land was less than the present popula-
ton OF London. an act was passed oblIg-
ing all bachelors and widowers above
twenty-five years old TO pay a tax OF
shilling yearly; a bachelor or a wIdower
duke i pounds l shilling yearly; a mar
quis 10 pounds year. A curious com
bination, this. Of tax upon single bless
edness and social glory, and one which
concelvably might be revived with ad-
vantage.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
The Joke on the Senate.

A session Of Congress which has been
marked by an extraordinary exhibition
OF one-man parliamentary control OF the
majority in the House comes fifty 10
an end with an equally extraordl-
nary exhibition Of the parliamentary
helplessness OF the majority in the
Senate as against the opposition Of a
single Senator. In the one case the mi
nority is tied hand and foot: in the other
tho majority. and these extremes Of legis-
lative Incompetence meet In a display of
the undue domination Of an individual
over the course OF legislation There is
at least this excuse for the situation In
the House-that the Speaker is a real
leader Of the majority, and presumably
upheld by its consent; but the Senate may
be under the thumb Of a mere obstruc-
ZIONIST, with scarcely a half dozen votes
at his back
In their way. the rules or the Senate
are as bad as those OF the House, and
even worse. for the House can at least
transact any business approved Of by the
majority-and the Speaker; but the Senate
cannot effect its own will save by unanI-
nous consent. 1t is a situation that has
called loudly for reform these many years.
and II Is only poetic justice that the very
men who have been sweating under the
hhouster are chiefly responsible for fall
ure to introduce some form of cloture
into Senate procedure. Only when a piece
Of desired legislation IS threatened by the
exercise Of a Senatorial right jeaIously
preserved by the old-timers are they hot
for putting on tho shackles. Il ought 10
be. done, Of course. and there has been
ample time since the last one-man flibus-
ter to set the rules in order
We do not believe that vote on any
legitimate legislative proposal should be
obstructed in either House. after ample
time for debate on 1t has been allowed.
either by power reposed In the Speaker
or by privilege lodged in a Senator. Wher-
ever the rules Of either House contravene
this simple principle they should be
amended. The majority in any legislative
body should be able TO have It's own way.
not a merely arbitrary way. but the way
OF the unhampered voting majority. Else
the public business cannot be responsibly
conducted or legislative policies carried
out. 1t was this consideration which de-
veloped the existing House rules. But
those rules go far beyond the necessities
Of the case, and olothe the majority. and
especially the Speaker with too much
power. They err IN one direction as
badly as the Senate rules, by clothing
the minority with too much authority.
err in the other. It ought to be possible
TO frame rules for both Houses that would
hamper neither freedom Of debate nor
the right Of the proponents Of legislation
to have It voted on.
Doubtless plausible argument for legis-
lative obstruction may be offered when #
is used to defeat bad measures. The
trouble Is that obstruction may be- en-
ployed as easily to defeat good measures
as bad. The best way to defeat bad legis-
lation is to vote It down. II that cannot
be done. the majority becomes responsible
for it, and may be made to suffer for II
The people have a remedy at the polls
for all legislative blunders.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Shifting Battle from Afar.

From the Pun1sltawney Spirit.
Prof. Goldwin Smith. Canada's Grand
Old Man, scholar, statesFlan. and philos-
opher, viewing the situation from his
Toronto library in the light OF the ma
tured wisdom OF eighty-five years, writes:
In a few weeks Democrats and Re
publicans Will be organizing r political
war against each other in a spirit hardly
less beIicose than that OF actual warfare,
with arsenals full OF political projectiles
on both sides; while the community Will
be inhamed, intrigue. and perhaps not q
little corruption OF different kinds will
be at work, and the press on both sides
viii be blowing the trumpets with more
regard 10 effect than truth"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Clever. but Disreputable.

From the New York Herald
In maneuvering for defeat Of the bill
requiring publicity Of campaign expenses
Republican Representatives were guilty
Of bit Of sharp practice which must
excite public resentment against its per-
petrators. BY coupling with the proposed
reform scheme for reducing represen-
tatiOn in the Southern States that have
disfranchised the negro it was easy 10
obtain Democratic votes against the bill
TO insure its defeat in the Senate. But
the Republicans are IN a majority in
both Houses. and cannot evade respon-
sibility for defeat Of the publicity bin.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
THE OLD THINGS

Once I believed IL God. And then
! doubted him-and, later still.
Threw him away, And foolish men
Applauded as I cursed; until
With patient search for something lost
(How many the same path have trodD
Through tears and fears, at awful cost,
1 found another. better God.
And yet sometimes at night. find
The old one running IN my mind.
Once ! believed IN You. And then
/ doubted yOu-and. later still.
Threw you away, Unknov'Ing men
Applauded as I cursed you; till,
With hopeless search for something lost
And pain that you know nothing OF,
With you and youthful soul the cost,
AT last 1 found another love.
(And yet sometimes in dreams I start
To find you tugging at my hearth
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Give the Currency Bin n Chance.

From the Providence Journal.
But the scheme may work better than
is anticipated. Probably nothing worse
has been said about r. than was said in
the COS about the wartime law that
has now done service for more than
generation in spite Of its grievous de-
fects. II n situation like that OF last
october should arise next fall and be
triumphantly met by the new law, criti-
eism Of it would be lessened. though
the proposed monetary commission ought,
or course, 20 strive, when Il begins It's
sittings, to give US statute that will
be more closely In line with the financial
systems that have been tested and tried
through many an emergency on the other
side Of the Atlantic
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
THE DAY OF THE CIRCUS HORSE

II was fiery circus horse
That ramped and stamped and neighed.
TIL every creature IN its course
Fled, frightened and dismayed.
The chickens on the roadway's edge
Arose and tapped their wings.
And making for the sheltering hedge
Flew of like crazy things.
Nor iron gates nor fences barred
That mettled steed's career,
It galloped right across our yard
And filed US all with fear;
And when II tossed It's head and ran
Straisat through the pantry door.
Cook almost dropped her frying pan
Upon the kitchen foorl
u neighed and pranced and wheeled about
And scImpered of. but then
We scsrcely saw the creature out
When II was In again.
Aud so throughout the ivelong day.
Through house and yard and street.
That charger held its fearsome way
And only stopped TO eat
But when at dusk. a little lame.
II slowly climbed the stairs,
Behold! a gentle lady camo
And made II say its prayers.
Now. what q wOndrous change you scel
'Shi Come and take a peep
Here lies. as tame as tame can be.
A little boy. asleepl
II. A. DaE. IN the Catholic Standard,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
CORTELYoU NOT WANTED.
Western Taft PnDer Opposed TO Put
ting Him on Ticket.

ting Him on Ticket.
From the Kansas City Star.
1t would be unjust and hazardous 10
make compromise ticket by nominating
FOR the Vice Presidency a man who rep
resents the faction that has opposed, by
all the power that money can command,
by all the trickery that politics can de-
vise both the administration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the candidacy OF Sec
retary Taft. 1t would be a sacrifice Of
principle and It would be bad politics. It
would also be something more.
Those interests that have opposed Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Taft fully understand
whether the people do or not. that the
man chosen for Vice President may serve
all or part OF the next Presidential term.
They take into account the uncertainties
Of life. They have failed to control the
Presidential nomination, so they propose
to gamble on the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation, II the convention Will let them.
In other words, they are willing TO take
an action that would invite assassination,
as the assassination OF Garfield was in
vited, for political suggestion entered the
AAlilu VI Oullcdu DtIOIe lne desire Tor
murder took possession OF him.
The man for Vice President should be
IN full accord with the nominee for the
Presidency. There should be no political
differences TO suggest a change Of ad-
ministration in. case OF a change in the
Presidency. The Vice President should
be depended upon, In case Of succession,
TO do as President Roosevelt did-carry
forward the policies Of his predecessor
to the best OF his ability. Mr COrtelyou
is not big enough for the Presidency or
the Vice Presidency He has already
been honored above his merits And his
close sympath.es with the interests Op-
posed TO the President and Mr. Taft
should preclude the possibility Of his
nomination for the Vice Presidency. The
friends and supporters Of Mr.. Taft every
where should protest against any propo-
fF~- .s..r,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

NzSS and Harrison cam
paigns he figured on the stump in Illinois.
Since then he has taken part in every
campaign in Washington State
He was elected to the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress and his constituents have repeated
the dose ever since. The last election he
won by a lares vote against a big field.
larger than most members have 10 go I'D
against. There were three Democratic
candidates. two Socialists. and three Pro-
! hibitionists.
Representative Jones is on the Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors and with the
assistance Of Cushman and Humphrey.
from the same State, every little brook IN
Washington IS especially well looked
after.
Yesterday being a holiday. the Senate
galleries were crowded. and there was
standing room only during the day. Sen
ator Gore. the blind Senator, held the re-
spectful attention OF the galleries and the
Senator's who could keep awake. He
spoke forcibly and well. The absence Of
books and manuscripts on his desk was
noticeable. Early In the day Senator
Foraker In a wakeful moment. raised a
point against a speaker reading from
books, &C. but the point wSs not pressed.
Senator Gore. in starting out. said ne
would not violate that rule. He promised
not 10 read either from books or manu-
script, yet while speaking. quoting fig
ures. &C. he held paper in HIS hand.
having the appearance Of a man, who
had his sight, reading.
Il was sleepy lot In the Senate after
the all-night session. The older solons
and those who had stuck TO their posts
looked Ike they had passed a hard night
Senator Foraker went sound to sleep.
and his mods were decided and frequent.
Senators Hale and Galllnger took turns
at It. and Senator Du Pont enjoyed a re-
freshing snoOze in full view OF the au-
dience. Even the younger Senators were
drowsy, and the first termers had taste
Of legislation BY flibuster.
But Aldrich-was he sleepy? II he was.
he didn't show It. He was stiI on guard.
frequently consulting the rules, trying to
find way 10 stop the seance.
Senator Ia Toilette has the record
Single-handed he fought the Aldrich-
Vreeland currency bill for eighteen hours
or more. When he finished. his voice
was apparently as strong as at the begin
ming. To an inquirer. he said that he
could have kept going four hours more.
The bill IN question. though not in favor
in the West, was passed up by the West
ern Senators. La Toilette alone remained
to fight. Some Of the Western Senator's
have received kilograms from Influential,
sources, asking why La Toilette shoulc
be the only one IN the Senate from the
West to stand up against the bill
Sentiments on Memorial Day were sue
cessfully invoked in the House Yesterday
in behalf OF pension propositions. and
they went through without roll calls The
most important was the bill TO extend 20
the Texas Rangers, who protected the
frontier against Mexican and Indian
forays in the years IS55-lS6O. or their wild
ows, the benefits Of the bin penslonina
the veterans OF the Indian and Mexican
wars.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
JUST BY THE WAY.

From tie Cleveland Leader
IL Depends.
Advertising always brings results"
Yes. but not always the ones YOU
want"
What do you mean?"
We'll, young Barnes was shal1y on his
college examinations. and he advertised
for a coach"
Did he get one?''
No, but the next morning thirty-six
cabs were standing In front of the house &"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

Admiral Evans viii, perhaps. be pleased
to learn that his original remark advo-
eating four new battle ships has grown
from four 70 eight from eight to nine
teen. and from nineteen 10 forty-eight
1t hasn't found jumping of place yet
either.