Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

simple business carQS, DelnB IHat-
ter Of personal taste or local custom,
and sometimes Of convenience, Is not
per Sc improper. But solicitation OF
business by circulars or advertisements
or by personal communications or in
terviews not warranted by personal
relations, is unprofessional.
"stirrins Up Litigation, Directly or
Through Agents"
1T Is unprofessional for a lawyer to
volunteer advice to bring a law suit,
except in rare cases where ties Of blood
relationship or trust make 1t his duty
to do so. Not only Is stirring up strife
and litigation unprofessional, but 1t
Is disreputable in morals, contrary to
public policy and indictable at common
law: No one should be permitted to
remain in the profession who hunts up
defects In titles or other causes OF ac-
ton and informs thereof In order to be
employed to bring suit, or who breeds
litigation by seeking out those with
claims for personal injuries or those
having any other grounds Of action In
order to secure them as clients, or
employs agents or runners for like
purposes or who pays or rewards di-
rectly or indirectly those who bring
or influence the bringing Of such cases
to his officer or who remunerates po-
licemen, court or prison officials, ply
sicians, hospital attaches or others who
tt1a 'nf erINT
ing disinterested friendly advice In in
fiuencing the criminal, the sick and the
injured, the ignorant or others to seek
his professional services.
"Responsibility For Litigation"
mo lawyer is obliged to act either
as adviser or advocate for any person
who may wish to become his client
He has the right to refuse retainers
Every lawyer must decide what bus
mess he will accept as counsellor, what
plaintiffs, what cases he will contest
in court for defendants. The respon-
sibility for advising questionable trans
actions, for bringing questionable
defenses, is the lawyers responsibility.
He cannot escape 1t by urging as an
excuse that he Is only following his
clients instructions.
1.-THE Lawyers Duty In Its Last
Analysis"
No client, corporate or individual,
however powerful, nor any cause civil
or political, however important, is en-
titled to receive, nor should any law
yer render, any service or advice in
volving disloyalty to the law whose
ministers we are, or disrespect Of the
judicial office, which we are bound to
uphold, or corruption of any person or
persons exercising public ofiice or
private trust or deception or betrayal
OF the public. When rendering any
improper service or advice the lawyer
lays aside his robe Of ONCE and in his
own person invites and merits stern
and just condemnation. Correspond
ingly he advances the honor Of his
profession and the best interests Of his
client when he renders service or gives
advice tending to impress upon the
client and his undertaking exact COM
pliance with the strictest principles Of
moral law. He must also observe and
advise his client to observe the statute
law, though until a statute law shall
have been construed and interpreted
by competent adjudication he Is free
and Is entitled T. afvice as to Its val
Iidity and as to what he conscientious
/ ly believes to be its just meaning and
extent. But above all a lawyer VIII
find his highest honor in a deserved
reputation for fidelity to private trust
and to public duty as an honest man
and as a patriotic and loyal citizen"
Oath Of Admission.
Finishing it's report the committee
commends for adoption the following
oath Of admission to the bar as con-
tanning clearly the general principles
which should ever control the lawyer
in the practice of his profession:
81 do solemnly swear:
"I will support the constitution OF
the United States and the state Of -
II will maintain the respect due to
courts of justice and judicial officers.
81 will counsel and maintain only
such actions, proceedings and defenses
as appear to me legally debatable and
lust, except the defense of a person
charged with a public offense.
Il will employ for the purpose OF
maintaining the causes confided in me
such means only as are consistent
with truth and honor, and will never
seek to mislead the judge or jury by
any artifice or false statement Of fact
or law.
81 will maintain the confidence and
preserve inviolate the secrets OF my
client, and will accept no compensa-
ton in connection with his business
except from him or with his knowl-
edge and approval.
81 will abstain from all offensive
personality and advance no fact pre-
judicial to the honor or reputation or
party or witness, unless required by
the justice of the cause with which
am charged.
81 will never reject, from any con-
sideration personal to myself, the cause
of the defenseless or oppressed, nor
delay any mans cause for lucre or
malice So help me God"
The report is signed by 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
William Writ Howe, former presidents
Of the association and Francis Lynde
Stetson, president Of the New York
Bar association. The report is re-
suit of a three days session Of the
committee recently held in Washing
ton.
THE WORST ALL RIGHT.-Back in
the dark ages when the manage
ment of the Erie railroad was not all