Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31
BRYAN SPEAKS TO STUDENTS
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT GEORGE
TOWN Law SCHOOL.
Discusses the Individual and the
State - Success in Politics.
Making of Anarchists.

| Speaking before the student body of
| the school of law. Georgetown University,
| in the main hall of the law school
| building, :06-J0S T. street northwest last
evening. William Jennings Bryan declared
i tina. success in politics. we'll as in
all other Ids in life, depends principally
on preparedness.
There are two main channels for entry
| into politics. Mr. Bryan said LAW and
| journalism. But do not prepare for puo-
lie life with the idea Of making that
profession. Every man should study cur
| rent events and the science of politics,
so that he may be prepared when the
call of opportunity comes. More men
fail through lack of preparedness than
through lack of opportunity
Mr.. Bryans subject was The Indi-
vidual and the State and he entered
into various questions of taxation. gov
eminent and politics. "One of the New
York newspapers recently attacked the
constitution of the state of Oklahoma
and spoke of it as. the product OF Ger
tain 'corntield lawyers. the speaker re-
marked. But / read over the constitu-
ton of Oklahoma. and l may say that
If j, is the product of the minds of corn
field lawyers, they have succeeded in
producing one of the best constitutions
of which l have ever heard.
Shooting Holes in Constitution.
THE trust-fed lawyers have been shoot
ing holes in the Constitution, and the
'cornfield lawyers have patched up the
holes they have made. 1t is these corn
field lawyers who are the real gauge OF
the law OF the country. A lawyer can
get larger fees in the city, but in the
end you will find that the county seat
lawyers have done their duty and filled
their places well. These men have not
lived in vain, even if their pocketbooks
do not show up so well. or the news
papers do not mention their names i'll
connection with certain large cases with
large fees
Every man is the teacher of environ
ment. Violence is the prominent ctarsc-
teristic and force is the main feature OF
the government, in which environment
plays an important part. The line of
progress is between two extremes. This
is best illustrated by the Korean lions in
Japan. l was SO impressed with these
lions that j got two just like them and
If any Of you ever come out to see me.
you will see two stone images Korean
lions, one on each side of the door.
One has its mouth open and the other
has its mouth shut. One is the radical
and the other is the conservative, and
go up and down the steps between
the two. IL it were not for the conserya-
tive the radical would go too fast, and
if it were not for the radical the con-
sentative would not go at ALL
Laws Must Be Just.
Mr.. Bryan insisted that laws must be
just, and he declared that anarchists are
not made BY the teachings of Herr Most
or of Emma Goldman. but by inequalities
in the administration of the laws-the adj
ministration which Furnishes the small Of
fender and permits the great offender to
escape through some loophole.
Almost the entire personnel of the law
schcol Of the university turned ont to
hear Mr. Bryan. and the Nebraskan was
not only enthusiastically received but his
remarks We're frequently interrupted by
applause. The speaker was introduced by
Chief Justice Harry NJ. Cla baugh of the
District Supreme Court. who is dean Of
the Georgetown Law School. Others on
the platform were: Chief Justice Seth
Shepard of the Court of Appeals. Justice
Wright OF the District Supreme Court
Prof. NJ. J. Colbert. Prof. Charles H.
Douglas and Richard J. Watkins, secrc-
tary-treasurer of the law school