Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10
ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW.
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You could see that the Jury was
absolutely carried away, I myself was
as though under a magic spell. l did
not notice the lapse of time, until, fl
nally, amidst a pause of breathless in
tensity, realized that the spell must
be broken, and, though reluctantly, II
had the speaker cease, and q recess
taken before l would send the jury
out with the case; feeling sure that
they would otherwise act regardless of
the evidence under the impulse of the
orator"
Other Instances.
Judge Memminger cited several 9TH
er interesting instances which had
come under his observation to show
that oratory in the court room was
not on the wane and had not outlived
it's day.
The remainder of Judge Memming-
er's address was in the nature Of prac-
tical and wholesome advice to the
members of the senior law class. He
warned them Of the danger of failing
to use all the available testimony in
a case and advised them never to at
tempt to get in incompetent testimony
or to ask improper questions, even If
the court evinced a disposition to rule |
them in.
Undoubtedly the law school affords
the best opportunity for training to
enter the bar. The old style Of study
ing in an office under some prominent |
lawyer has gone out Of vogue. The
busy lawyer Of today has no time to
devote to personal supervision over the
studies Of his pupil, and no special
training along those lines. In the law
school you have the trained teacher,
and the spirit Of emulation and discus
sion among the students.
And then l say use your mind in
applying general principles to prob
lens presented to you, and don't be
too keen to consume your energy in
cropping for prec dents.
Finally" said Judge Memminger,
my plea here tonight, in concluding
my address, is especially for law and
integrity and diligence at the bar in
the practice Of law. Classed as it Is |
among the three learned professions, |
(the clergy, medicine, law), the prac- |
tice Of law in our courts is but the
only one which can be said to be in |
any wise assailable. That most of the
slurs cast upon it are without founda- |
tion and in the face Of the facts Of his |
tory, except to the extent that all hu-
man undertakings are fallible, there
can be no doubt.
Must Be Law.
THAT for lives, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness among mankind |
courts for the administration of law, |
no one can deny. And the facts do
show that it Is the people Of the world |
whose thought has been most directed |
to law, who have evolved the most |
perfect system Of law, and been most |
rigid and exact in the enforcement Of |
law, who are the people who have left |
the deepest impression upon humanity |
and upon human institutions.
so it Is always for each generation
of those who come to minister in the |
temples of the law; the duly organized |
courts; the lawyers, to see to 1t that |
the movement for law be always for |
ward, towards better law, and more
certain and swift enforcement Of law; |
that the people may be encouraged to
maintain their respect for law in and |
through it's proper source, the courts;
that the name Of the court be not tar
nished, and it's authority broken down.
"The young law graduates who will
go forth from here tonight are, for
generation, to minister in those tenn
Piles of law in South Carolina. AS the
older lawyers whom they will find up
on the bench and at the bar fade away
and pass on to the bar Of final and
eternal, absolute, exact and equal JUS
tice, they will have to take up their
burdens, meet their temptations, and
stand before the people as the expo
nents and ministers Of law, Of 'sover-
eign law, that states collected WILL
which Ger thrones and globes elate.
sits empress, crowning good, repress-
ing ILL.,"
ION behalf Of the judiciary Of South
Carolina-on behalf of the faculty of
the university, on behalf of the men,
women and children Of South Carroll
ma, who must all live under the aegis
of the law-we wish them all full
measure of success"