The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-04

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and the law to do no injustice Tn.
lack Of scruple as To means which
counsel too frequently use In de-
fensc or preservation of their clients
interests is often the real occasion for
7 popular resentment.
The conduct OF the defense Of Grim
inals In this country and the extremes
which counsel deem themselves JUS
titled In using to save their clients
from the just Judgment Of law. have
much 10 do with the disgraceful con
dition In which we find It's administra-
tion. The awakened moral conscience
OF the country could find no better OBJ
ject for its influence than In making
lawyers understand that their obliga-
ton 10 their clients Is only To see that
their clients legal rights are protect
ed and that they need not and ought
not to lose their own Identity as Of
ficers OF the law In the cause of their
clients and recklessib resort to every
cxpedlont to win the cause. I believe
that there ls no escape from the evils to
which | have referred. except by In
/ ducing the bar to cleanse itself OF those
who In the interest OF their clients.
forget their obligation as Americans.
to the court and their duties as citi-
zens.
Progress.
THE progress that Is being made Ia
medicine " marvellous and q consid-
GRAFTON of recent advances justiflcs the
view that we are on the eve Of dis
coverles which will rob most of the dis
eases to which flesh Is heir of their
terror and destructive nature.
The pecuniary rewards of the pio-
fcssion of medicine ~ In many In
stances great. but the rurh into IN.
medical profession is not explained by
the probable emoluments. II comes
from the fascination Of possible dis
covery Of that which will aid humanity
and secure the investigator world wide
fame regret to say that during the
last generation too small proportion
OF the strongest young men do not
seem to have been attracted to the
ministry. The lnadequacy OF me COM
pensation. the change from The COM
manding influence that the ministers
had In the early part OF this century to
that which they now occupy has in
fluenced men. who In early lays would
have taken to the ministry. Ncverthe.
less the influence of the church in our
community Is still deep seated and re-
ligion forms the inspiration of the great
body of our people.
Power Needed.
"A minister to command the con-
stant attention of a great congrega-
tion. must now be ~ man of Dower The
.
either the sacrcdness or the Influence
that was once attached TO H. look.
however, for "A reaction IN this matter
believe that In the near future men
OF greater native force will enter the
ministry. We are all familiar with the
enormous power for good that "A min
lister OF the gospel influences over hs
congregation. and in the community In
which he lives and we may well eN-
pect that after the wild rush for wealth
that has characterized previous gene.-
ations shall cease. the opportunities
for great usefulness offered by the
practice Of the profession OF the clergy
man Will furnish "A temptation 10 more
of the strongest college men 10 assume
the cloth
The call of the life. the phiosoph-
cal contentment: the earnest endeayor
Of n teachers life commend ii to mary
and there Is no more honorable profess
sion. Many of them do not recciva
more than the wages of the skilled
mechanic. many not 80 much. but the
fascination of teaching tho young idea
how to shoot. the pleasure of contrib
uting to the formation of character at
the a
life. have always presented attractions
sufficient To fill the ranks of profess
sors and teachers with the best
The power-inspiring confidence in
the youth of evoklng from them the
best that is in them, of training their
unpractlced minds Is power that
seems hardly to come with practice but
J to be born In one and II you have il.
become teacher and exert it.
journalism.
"Of the profession Of journalism there
is much to say. The increase In the
/, Intelligence and determination ~ tho
people has in one way largely modlfica
the power OF the press The editorial
writer's have by no means such influ-
ence upon popular view is they had in
, days gone 10y.
THE newspapers are taken more for
, the news they contain than for the adj
vice as to the lessons which should be
. drawn from a. The people make mara
allowance now for the bias OF the pa
per than they ever did before, T'hs
, reputation of d paper for accuracy and
yeracity IL generally as wei! known as
, the reputation of melnper II u eoru-
! munity, There are some newspaperJ
, that seek to effect their purposes and
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