The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-05
Very sincerely yours,

my paper.
Very sincerely yours,
Steve X. vaught. Editor.
Mr.. II. H. Moore. the youngest
member of the local bar, delivered
at the Methodist church Wednesday
evening an eloquent address which
was highly praised by all who heard
1t. both on account OF its compost
ton and delivery. The subject was
The Lawyer and the Golden Rule"
The Speech.
/ consider myself fortunate In
having this opportunity OF speaking
to you and feel profoundly CRATE
full for the honor but | would rath-
er an older lawyer had been chosen
because he could have dealt with
this subject, THE LAWYER and the
Golden Rule" from the experiences
of actual practice, while |, a mere
fledgling in the great legal field.
must necessarily speak OF the un-
tried theories of youthful ina
gination.
In my opinion there is no more
noble profession than the law with
the possible exception OF the minis
try. The blind goddess OF justice,
the emblem OF our profession stands
with perfectly balanced scales ever
ready to mete out justice, equal
and exact, to all alike. and II this
end is not attained II Is because
her purposes are enmeshed in the
tolls Of selfishness or shattered by
the parasites of corruption.
In no walks of life could the goI-
den rule more fittingly be used IN
the professional motto because IN
no business is there such chance
to take advantage OF your fellow
man and trample under foot the
divine precepts of mans Creator
Honesty and truth. the twin vir-
tues without which character would
be IA barren waste, pay no larger
dividend in any calling and kind
ness and love. the commendable
traits of every Christian, crown the
lives of no men more completely
than members of the law.
1t is source of regret to the
followers Of Blackstone and Kent
for the lasmen to Judge the Legal
profession from some of its mem
bers and measure its standard by
their efficiency. or rather their
lnefficiency.
You must view the profession as
a whole. You must stand where
you can see a majority OF its mem
bers engaged in life's engrossing
battles You must study its his
tory which began before the days
of Justinian and the lawgiyers OF
Rome and has continued through
the cycles sweep of years until the
dawn of the twentieth century.
By doing this you will convince
yourself that the legal profession
Is one OF renown and that II has
contributed to the world its quota
of worthy characters whose achieve
ments We all delight to honor.
While 1t Is true that the minis
try may well boast of her Wesleys.
her Calvins, her Whitfields and
Campbells, and science mentions
with acclaim her Newtons and Spen-
GERS, her Marconls and Edisons, the
law feels filial pride in her Lin
coins and Kents, her Cokes and
Marshalls, her Websters and Clays,
men who have crossed the raging
seas of life and have anchored safe
on honor's shore, tributes to their
profession and compliments to their
Creator.
While 1t is true that there are
members OF our profession who
have but little regard for truth and
honor and in the furtherance of
their contemplate schemes be-
smirch the profession to which they
belong 1t might also be mentioned
as a truth that even within the
sacred provinces of the ministry
such vermin may be found who
screen hypocrisy behind their sacer-
dota' robes thus bringing into dis
repute the calling of their Maker.
The shyster and the pettifogger
are as much out of place In the
temple Of Justice as the hypocrite