The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
SUPREME BENCH
ssRs Ga;ee Vas osee reraea Devn bg
theodore gasseeeh
A TRUST JUDGE

"a was Called .Prsrsse Car Lus
soe,~ and the Soorsercs SsieSs
soaetasas About she Posaeetse'
Hu,xars OF Our Liberties - Ties
Cnised States.
~ came here 70 see wat S:oc 0
g reputation h:s ae:sheo-s civ. e
judge Horace Il. Lurtoc- wso 20
bea, picked sy President Tax st
succeed Justice PecShan o. 'cs
Cn.:ed States supreme court. SID
6csco Gardne:, n Nashville. Ieac-
O few days ago.
-.Tne railroads and the corpo.e'
soos OF Tennessee VIII be endceiy
satisfied With Judge Lu.soo's appoint
neoe,' said tie 6rse man asked
He has served them here in Ieanes-
see long and faithfully. and .aey viii
be glad 70 see him promoted to The
larger fe;d-'
81 asked wha: evidence there vas
OF sricaai.ness between Judge. Lu:
soa and the railroads The familiar
designation. Private ca- Ins:oo.
sAe lawyer answered I suppose
sou're heard waat erecyoodS Knows
throughout this section OF the South
sboc. Judge La-;oo's hao!'uas use
OF private cars furnished oS The saf-
roads Up 70 the passage Of she
Hepburn law. Judge La.:oo scarcely
moved wisacu. the private car.
'True eooush. everywhere / wen'
I sorat tales Of Lustoa's private
cars. Not 70: business merely e:s
BE nse them. bet ae gave private
car parties Once he :oos a party
Of yorss friends. men and women.
through the West. including Q. vss!;
% the Yellowstone. On such occa-
Sons tie railroads furnished not
oaly the cars. but ese chef. the PRO
visions and all tie little extras that
20 70 make . 5unkes OF this so.'
complete.
~ should be understood taae the
expenses o. these cars were borne
81 railroads which were, ac:ua. 0.
potential !ieisanss !n his court. AZ
one time. ! am Informed. there vas
4 ,eceive.ship which brought theI
management OF 3 railway into Judge
Lrston,s court. and tie Judge ss@p-
IS Indicated TO :Ae -ecelvey his de-
airs % have private car. Tse ce-
cesrcr naturally sSeSed-
Neither Judge LH..os aoc bis
fY;ea6s erer have deosed his t:s-
eoene habieual uss OF pirate cars.
Ncs ssSe they tried 70 Justify 4 II
vas talking to srsEied eorporst;oo
lawyer who wes most friendly 70
tne Sadge.
~ doc. think that Story sSocla
be brought up at this time. said sae
.awye.. Judge LuEeor has ret
formed and seen tie error os bis
ways way not forget the past:'
lie went % to say :sae ibis pr
ra.e car asas- had already lost the
tadse a promotion TO the supreme
court
"'Ie vas Pcesidea, 2eoseve::s !.
purpose 20 appoint j: sc Lu-ton 20 /
succeed Justice Brown the lawye. |;
s7ia. Judge Tai, who was thea sec
,esary Of var. was pressing Lc.-
toms name. 3u. Roosevelt got the |
story Of Judge LnEoa.s use Of pcf
rate cars. and Be dropped tSas name |
s-o1 his Ns.- !
President Taft and Judge Lu.-
scs were or the bench together. At
one time the court vas made Up OF /
Tsfs. Lu-ton and Day. tie latter
being NJ. Justice Day. Of tie Gated
States supreme court The district |
Included Michigan. Ohio. Kestuesy
aud Tssnessee. Judge iuTton owes /
ais apooiatnea. 20 PTessdca. c!e7e-
iaac.
~ leading member OF sse NASH |
Vile ba: and himself corporation |
;awye, John J. vestress- What b.
had to say Of Judge Lurtoa takes |
on added significance from the fact
sSae be = personally and oroaSs ]
tse Judges srien6-
'Io these days. said N:. Yer
trees. Judges and lawyers are az:
70 be classified rndee two beads
those who place the emphasis On
property rights. aad those who psae-
tae emphasis on persona! rights. To |
the former class belongs Judge Lu.-
eoa.'
The a:tcrney went % 70 a:su-
TIA: this position IS :se correct one. |
aae tia: stability OF property .ou'd
Se nado paramount. ! talked w!tA
lawyers N Cincinnati and Memphis.
and fonnd oosh:as 70 eoatsad:cs the
impression as 70 Lu:too's corporate
and railway !eaaiaes.
IL SSO6c S&. WI A<s SsC~ SS~
cieed q nossoo CT case Il way
d!seastesul to the Louisville and
Nashville railroad said Memphis
attorney. 7 have neve. beard Of tAe
case aud be added: This mas
ueaa tnat tie L. & \. road IS al
Ways right: but & tha. IS What !;
meacs +: is singular TO sag :ae
least
Judge Lultos's o-o-rai!road and
p.o-ccrporat.o1 record covers a pc
rioA Of about 50 years. /: Began
wne, the s-m vas LuToo & Smith.
and be was local attorney 10. the
I. & y. Il IS made up 90 many
learned decisions. veil written aud
fully 'but.ressed' by hoavy piece
dent. and all tending TO the weaken
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