The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-03
Brandeis Works for the Public

ANY young man with aspirations to public but with
dsase for politics and office holding may learn something to his
advantage looking the of Louis Debz Brandeis law
and pubc of the United States and incidentally OF Boston,
says Hamptons Magazine.
will hold he does He has theory that he
the community good outside of office than in it Keeping
of office Mr. Band has found that he needs to trim his
sails to the moments direction of the breeze.
have reading his the reports of the Balnge
Pnhot Investigation in the last few months If you live IN New
England you have not needed to look HIM up III your nos Who
because England he has been for than decade sort OF
unofficial attorney general for the public interest serving without
retainer.
Louis D. Bande works for the public simply from conviction
that somebody ought He is instinct with the public conscience
He understands the public interest and he fights from sheer
love of fair play of the fight and of the opportunity his powers
Born in Kentucky little 50 years ago. Mr. Brande1s was
educated American and German universities beng law gad
ate of Harvard For 81 years he has pacced law Boston lie
attained success distinction early IN his career and then an
abnormal and interesting idea got OF him. lie explained
+ recently somewhat thus Il had done pretty well in practice
and getting together enough worldly goods to assure against want
and then seemed ought to do something for the public
have been trying to do it
Mr. Brandes way of doing something for the public has 6ee
10 e the public to do something for itself His first great light
in Boston, for cheaper and more honest gas IS
an illustration gas business was ouageoy overca
- the os was high priced and inferior and the situation was
tber bad Mr. Bandes hired hall and announced that he
1J , on the subject The people and interested
IF r. another part of the town. hired another hall and de-
another speech and he kept at until he had made an issue
T edre were aroused and Brandeis ready to
the oh ND to the legislature He got the legislation ne want
"a I TODAY Boston, as a result of that fight has cheaper gas than
eastern cities a., or bofore tho ,ao-
Tlotist the
~ nc volunteer then carry the hight to the legislature
~ took savings bank insurance and obtained effcent legal re-
He oot the Massachusetts legislature to pass new anti
act Tnder which the New Haven road is prohibited from
gino the Boston Maine into its own system but per,
- the Rev Havens holding in the latter stock to be turned
. holding company Under this act the two roads must Dc
;rlenendenlv The New Haven IS prohibited from eNe
~ control direct or indirect, over the Boston q Maine
c & Rrandeis etder things which, being OF concern 10
are widely accepted OF interest to nobody got INTO
;na struggle He took up the question OF tns Ii m molNs
oe in factories eight hours per day HIS measure
Jered in number of states and wide interest," mas Dee
mas Illinois passed the law and it has been carried 70
~ in the effort establish its uncontuonality. &
me : be counsel supporting the statute he eNpecs 10 Wl
d o see similar laws passed IN other states IN te ~
- zoo b,,sv to serve as counsel for Louis R.
& Ba1IngerPinchot fight of the people to save leir PuDn
domain
t; a large will endorse the attitude OF oenograpnel
ne @ Interior Department who went before the Ve6ugals
kerDy oI m d what he knew about the whole nasty 9alge
eonnltse @ a The Aurora () Daily Beacon Ihe Pubic w VINO
affair." say for his services will appreciate that IN nm Il, IT. Hda
paid MI g % his business If Keby had been IN Balnge
his publication of confidential letters wGa You oenn Se G was eminent
Of treason m for him to act as he did Mr. kerby has been as
y mt ana t Secretary Banger If Uncle sam men Know $50
charged by ev see one they will not let the grass grow
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