Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-02

s!onal acquaintance. The prominent
characteristics of Judge Andrews ma
tnre, were Kindness charity, generosi-
ty and justice. All these attributes Of
character We're controlled by strong,
zen he was Independent. but not OBJ
stinate. Old associations and afhlia-
lions could not hold him when con-
vinced they We're wrong. He was
frank and outspoken upon all the~lues-
tons of life. He was never a trimmer
hut stood in the open upon all public
matters. He was impulsive but his IN
ciinations were honest. He was as
ready to rectify a mistake or right a
wrong as to do favor
Judge Andrews in my opinion, was
natural orator. Had he cultivated
the art of speaking, he would have had
few superiors in Maine. With his linn
.ted practice at the bar and conse-
quently, meagre association with the
lawyers. ! have wondered if they We're
able to appreciate this faculty of his
mind. 1t was not my lot to do SO until
l was thrown in close contact with him
in speaking tour, some years ago,
, when rather to my surprise, l found ne
was possessed of eloquence, a vein of
ready wit and fund of biting sarcasm.
Rut he always employed these powers
III such tactful way as to leave only
a good humored effect upon the feelings
of his hearers. On these occasions I
am pleased to say he was one of the
most genial companionable and gen.
circus men one could wish to meet
We have here an example of how
the progress of men may be
checked by taking position made
quate to the development of their tai
ents. Had Judge Andrews assiduous-
~ pursued the study and practice of
the law, inctead OF accepting a NUM-
cipal judgeship, he undoubtedly would
have stood in the first rank of it's
leaders. | would not be understood as
criticising Judge Andrews or the lower
courts, but rather as desiring to ex-
press to the young men of talent, that
the prayer give us this day our daily
bread" will not develop the mines of
intellectual power, but rather deadea
and suppress the fires of ambition,
which alone can stimulate to progress
and final success. The goal can never
he reached upon the level pathway of
ease. 1t lies over the hills and noun
tains Of toll.
In his judicial career of twenty five
years, as judge of the municipal court
Of the city of Augusta, he achieved en-
inent success. No man can occupy a
high position of trust for so many
years, in one community, giving I'M
qualified satisfaction, without complete
adaptablity to his work. In some re-
spects it may he said. the administra-
ton of law in a police court is to be
regarded as very important. The mag
istrate of such a court IS compelled to
deal with more new offenders than does
any other tribunal Upon his judgment
may depend the future of many lives.
lie must have the discrimination to
distinguish the criminal at heart from
the victim of circumstances, especially
SO in the case of young offenders,
Judge Andrews possessed this power
in an eminent degree and established.
if l am rightly informed, a system of
wise and conservative probation, the
results of which have demonstrated
not only his judicial wisdom but his
nobility of purpose and kindness of
heart. But he did not engage all his
energy in the practice of law and per
Torrance of his judicial duties. His
kindly nature instnctively responded
to the call If humanity The appear
ance of great fraternal order was his
opportunity. 1t was undoubtedly
through his long and intimate associa-
ton with this great organization of the
state and nation, that he became most
y,-iJ hi
His devotion to this work has been in
strumental in distributing vast sums
of money to the needy, and his opti-
!nism and good cheer have carried
comfort to multltudes. 1t was said of
Apelles the artist of Alexander the
Great, that he pursued his avocation
with such diligence that his industry
gave rise to the proverb, nulla die sine
Inca. no day without line.
Such must have been the activity OF
our departed brother. I suppose a
mans life is to be fairly measured by
the results accomplished. The stand
ard. however, is quality, not quantity,
the golden rult and not an eye for an
eye and a tooth for tooth. In this
standard avarice, cupidity selfshness
and envy disappear, however great the
fame of their possessor. Benevolence,
charity, tolerance and justice rather
are the virtues that satisfy and con-
stitute the merit of real usefulness
Measured by this criterion, Brother
Andrews is entitled to high place in
the memory of the bar and the appre-
citation of the community.
1t seems to me that the highest en-
cosnium that can be bestowed upon a
life of activity is to have it said, that
the world is better for our having lived
IN it, the community is better for our
having worked in it, and that We were
loved most by those who knew us best
This can be truly said of Albert G.
Andrews.
ORVILEE DEWEY BAKER.
Response of Mr.. Justice Whitehouse.