The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-30
THE BAR HONORS LATE
JUDGE W. AUSTIN WHITING

IN observations upon the social side Of f
Mr. Justice MCully's character. said: +
II recolsect a trip along the beach at f
Kfpukai with MIN. then in all the glory I
OF youth In this simple sentence we /
see the disposition OF our dead friend t
to associate the memory Of his dead /
friend with what was 70 him beautiful /
in Tifa-with the changing colors OF the I
inner sea. with the spray OF the ocean, /
with the glistening sands upon the /
shore. with the stately cocoa palms. TO I
me. knowing Judge whiting, better. no +
doubt. than many here whose acquain-
lance with him. in mere point Of years. /
goes far beyond mine. I can look over
the career-the whole career-of this i
yirfIe. bsg-hearted. whole-souIed man, |
this loving mar, and hold him in my
memory as one who was unconscious
of SHINING or wrong doing. His faults
were
s.Those Of circumstance,
That all pervading atmosphere, where
our spirits. ike the unsteady lizard.
The tints that color, and the food that
nurtures.'
And who. / ask IS there so bold
among rs. as would sit in judgment on
the faults Of our departed friend and
brother? a recent philosophical writ
er says: "I am going 10 revolt against
I the lie that truth resides with the ma
/ iority. What sort of truths do the
majority rally round? Truths that are
decrepit with age. Truths are by no
means the why Methusalehs some peo-
pie think them. A normally-consttut-
ed truth Iives-let me say-as rule,
seventeen or eighteen years: at the
outside twenty. seldom longer. And
truths so stricken in years are always
lshockfngiy thin; yet it is not till then
that the majority takes them UP and
recommends them To society as whole
some food. can assure you that there
is not much nutriment in that sort OF
fare. All of these majority truths are
like rancid ham, producing the moral
scurvy that devastates society.
Judge whiting had a fine, we'll
trained mind: had he taken more
serious view Of life, been a bit more
ienergetie-I say this in kindly spirit
HE would have enjoyed an exception
ally distinguished and prosperous ca
ireer at our bar; but, even as matters
stood at the close Of his life, he had
held and disposed of with fair credit,
las many briefs as the average practi-
itioner of his years, in small commu-
nifty. He served US here both as a
Circuit Judge. and as a Justice Of the
I supreme Court. Candidly, he did not
ifH either position with remarkable
distinction; truthfully, however, it can
be said that he did fill both of those
thigh offices to the satisfaction OF the
bar and the community. No man ever
Questioned his answering integrity,
mr. doubted that he would fairly and to
the best OF his ability decide any ques-
jtion that might be submitted to him.
II do not believe that he had single
ieneny when he died: If he did, am
sure he bore that enemy no malice
If was not IN his nature to do so. Judge
Whiting was not an old man when he
died. although he was getting along
in years. had he lived a century
longer. / think he would have been
!stfn young: young in his tastes. young
lin his love of family and friends, and
the beautiful world about him. In
closing these brief remarks, I cannot
do better than apply to our dead
brother. the sweetest couplef in Tenny-
tson-
kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood. "
i Peace to the ashes of William Aus
tin Whiting.
A HAWAIIAN LAWYERS TRIBUTE
]. Lot Kaulukou. interpreted by
Fred. w. Beckley, delivered an elo-
quent speech in Hawaiian. His re-
marks were as follows:
May it please this Honorable Court
and the honorable members of the
bar: We have all heard the resolution
Of coincidence on the death Of the late
Hon Justice ". A. Whiting just read
by the committee which had the same
carefully drawn up. / rise in support
tof the resolution.
|, Beautiful 10 contemplate is peace
and harmony among brethren"
Many kinds Of brotherhood are mem
toned in the Bible, the sacred teach
ings Of the Most High, and even on
the statute books compiled through
the ingenuity and wisdom Of man. but
that which I wish to speak of today is
| the brotherhood Of the profession -
that which has caused cur assembling
here today 70 express our regrets and
give unanimous support TO the adop-
ton Of the resolutions already intro
duced and the further perperuation Of
our sympa,hies for the memory Of our
late brother. the Honorable Justice al
ready mentioned by asking that these
resolutions be spread on the minutes
Of this Honorable Court.
The tie which bound US TO our de-
parted brother who has overcome the
trials of this life. was that Of an al
torney at law. a profession which We
are all proud to acknowledge We have
kept the sanctity and honor of the
sacred trust imposed on Us when we
took our oaths 10 see right and justice
done al all times
We stand in the same relation TO
this Court and this Honorable Court
To Us, members Of the same brother
hood. so that one cannot work against
the interest OF the other. The spirit
H. rzr~nr Ht