Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-26
EuIogies Paid the Late Chief Justice, David E. Morgan
At a Special Meeting Of the Bar Association
Held in the House Chamber at Bismarck

integrity of his official service. The
manifestations of his high sense oil
honor were as simple and unostenta'
tons as those of his personal traits
generally. The dignity and reserve
| by which he held his official conduct
apart from his private relations was
never grating or offensive. The
strength of the principle OF honor,
however, was never weakened by the
gentleness of its manifestation, and
1t was only necessary to pass in slight
degree the bound of honor in order
to feel beneath the unrutfled surface
of his demeanor the grasp of steel
which thrust backward and repealed
even a suggestion that swerved from
the line of duty or the principle OF
truth.
In conclusion may | be permitted
10 revert to a thought suggested at
the beginning. In these times of the
rapid and intense development Of life
in all it's phases, when SO often pur-
ity, integrity and honor are lost sight
Of in the mad rush for wealth, fame
and place, We have often borne in
upon us the utter futility of a hope
for any permanent accomplishment
for good of one or wen many human
lives. At those rare times however,
when we stand in the presence OF Il
life and work such as that we arc
now contemplating, there comes over
us an uplifting sense, an exaltation
Of spirit which seems to whisper:
All: there is something here,
Unfathomed by the cynic's sheer,
Something which gives our feeble
light
A high immunity from night;
Something that leaps life's narrow
bars
And claims it's birthright with the
hosts Of heaven;
A seed of sunshine that can leaven
Our earthly dullness with the beams
Of stars,
And glorify our clay
With light from fountains elder than
the day"
wv MUG hloN tluI O"tNC ldISIs
II hearts are dazzled by the pre-
cions manifestations of Justice, Truth
and Honor, these qualities are still
present to measure the boundaries,
reach the heights and sound the
depth Of all that illumines our pres
ent life or reflects onward a heritage
of value to coming generations.
James W. Foley.
Mr. James w. Foley of Bismarck,
read the following beautiful tribute
to the dead jurist written for the oc-
casion: .
The Just and McrcifuI Judge.
| loved him because he was human
as human a man as you'll find;
Real to the core of his being with a
soul that was blessed and kind;
FRIEND Of the needy in trouble; cheer
of the struggler in strife;
Sowing the seeds that bring blossoms
all down the way of his life;
Gentle Of speech and in manner;
modest and simple and true,
leaving ,- ."
This world of ours better just for his
having passed through;
Stranger to lie and deception; gra-
cious with mercy and mild,
With the strength of a man, heart OF
a woman, and the soul, still un-
spoiled of a child.
And SO, when the strife is all over
and all, OF our trials and tears;
When life is cast up in the balance
and all of the deeds of our
years; "s .....
Are weighed up and counted and
measured; when each of us
steps to the bar,
70 answer the roll call of judgment,
and comes to see things as they
are; ..
God grant us a judge who's like he
was-somebody who just un.
understands
The soul OF a man we'll as he did,
and put the whole case in his
hands;
And Mercy will write the Opinion
that come down to us from
above, D..
And Kindness concur in the findings,
and their Greater Seal shall be
Love. +,
Judge c. J. Fisk.
Judge c. j. Fisk, Of the Supreme
Court, spoke as follows: ,,' @ ,
Mr.. President, and members Of the
State Bar Assertion and Friends:
| have been requested to say a few
words on this occasion on behalf of
the court Of which Judge Morgan was
for so many years such an honored
and distinguished members. / fully
appreciate how feeble any words Of
mine will be in doing justice to this
grand and noble man. Those of you
who had the good fortune Of enjoy
ing an intimate acquaintance with
the departed will not accuse me of in.
dulging in fulsome praise when ] say
that he was blessed with that rare
quality of heart and brain that cas-.
ly distinguished him from most men.
10 say that he was endowed by ma.
ture with a heart overlooking with