Evening journal., 1912-10-03


tend that it is wrong for lawyer in the discharge Of
his professional duty, appear in defense Of anyone
accused of crime. The point we wish to make is,
that If II wrong for Mr. Saterield to appear in
defense Of those accused of election frauds, Mr.
Hughes contends, II leaves him and certain others
close 10 him in an unenyiabIe position Does Mr..
Hughes forget that he himself, who processes to he
shocked because Mr.. satterield appeared for the
defense in certain cases, counsel to the defense
when James l.. Wocott Jr- q for the former Chan
celisr and brother Of Josiah o. Woco the present
Democratic candidate for Atorney-General, ac-'
cused bribery couple of years ago, and that he
retained, and had as his assistant former Attorney
General Robert II. Richards, the against whom
he makes such an unwarrnnted charge in his editor
iaIl And does Mr.. Hughes also forget that James l..
WoIcott, Sr- Henry RdgeIy Jr- James H. Hughes,
and certain other leading Democratic lawyers and
politicians defended the Democratic members Of the
Board Of Canvass following the notorious Kent county
election steal in 1897 Does Mr. Hughes admit, for
the sake OF consistency that the fact that James l..
WoIcott participated lawyer in that defense
untitled him to hold the position Of Chancellor Of
Statel Does he admit for the same reason, that
he and Mr. Rdgey disqualified for holding public
Office because they were associated with Mr. WocOtt
in that defensel Does he admit that because he de-
tended James L. Nolcott, Jr he is not ht to be nOmi
mated and 10 for a State Ofice matter what
II may bet And does he admit that he guilty Of
an ofense against the public when he retained Rob-
ert n Richards, former Attorney General, TO assist
in the defense OF young WOcOttl We doubt that he
will make any such admissions. Nor do We make
any such contention. But certainly, ii Mr.. Sstter-
field Is to he poried because OF his professional
nection with such cases, Hughes Mr. Rideely and
others must be piorIed with him. They stand ex-
scty the same footing before the public so far as
such cases are afected. It may he added that Mr..
satterfeId never engaged in the defense Of anything
quite so abominabIe as that Kent county steal Of
which Mr. woIcOtt, Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Rdgely posed
as volunteer defenders Understand, We not crit
icising them or coudemning them for It, but merely
showing discriminating public that when Mr..
Hughes condemns Mr. satterheId for having been con-
nected with such cases. he Of necessity condemns him
self and close personal and party friends.
Mr.. Hughes never has been himself since he failed
to land the Resident Judgeship OF Kent county The
keen disappointment he felt because OF that turn
down has been manifest In his OF conduct ever
since. lie has become Illogical, inconsistent and emf
nentIy Unfair He takes distorted view OF both men
and measures and cannot discuss them without per-
hitting bis natural regard for consistency be cloud
ed by unfalrress and selhshness.
Another charge made against Mr.. Satter6eld by Mr.
Hughes and the Indox Is that he lacks aggressenes
That too, is untrue. Mr.. Satterheld has been prac
ticing at the Kent county bar eight years. He has
been "aggressi,c" enough to acquire practice equal
to that of any other member of the bar, old
young, and one which surpasses that OF of the
Dover lawyers. 1t also may be said IN his behalf
that he has acquired that practice by his own per-
sonaI and individual EFFORTS. He was not taken up by
james l.. Wolcott. Sr- or any other and dropped
into ready made practice. Neither did he have VOL.
colt or other influence TO make him Secretary Of
State. He has stood on his own feet, built up his own
practice become one Of the leaders at the Kent county
bur, and done It all in eight years, while Mr.. Hughes,
his critic has been practicing in that town twenty
two years. and had when he began the prestige aud
benefit Of close association with James l.. Wolcoi;,
Sr.
Ii Mr.. Hughes desires to attack Mr.. Satereld upon
his work Deputy Attorney General, upon his ser.
vices as counsel to accused OF corrupt practices
In the elections, upon his lack OF aegressiyeness
as lawyer, he must not forget his own record, or
think that # Is unknovn to the people Of Delaware
Th truth Is that Mr. SatterheId is fitted eminently
to hold the once Of Attorney General and that the
friends OF yomg Mr.. woIcott desire to attack him,
they must do II upon other grounds ii they can ud
them.
Major S Redmond Smith who died in Florida on
Monday had many in lie