The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-29
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Gratis to be a good man until he
became a candidate for the presi-
denoy ten years ago. recently ad-
dressed the graduating class of the
Yale law school. and under the topic
~ true patriotism he had this 20
say 80 the young lawyers OF his au-
diencc.
Il would call upon you 90 stand
ever ready TO do battle against every
enemy Of constitutional law and con-
stitutional liberty, bocause you are
young, because the country needs
such service from you aud because
az lawyers you will hava a special
mission I faithfully serve In the
constitutional army.
True patriotism is the only foun-
dalton upon which such q service can
rest. not the oratoricai type that
loves the hamboyant pesoiation and
The applause OF the crowd not h
functional type that Is Satisfied with
the high sent at the public east. not
the ~stlpcndery sort nat II happ,
only in public office. not the patent
medicine kind that Is always pre-
scribing a newer and more nauseous
cure for a body polite that needs
only watchful care and the fresh air
81 real freedom.
Tho true patriotism is the only
brand that viii produce real citizen
ship. and Il is free from selfishness
and shorn of py~rotechnics. His
great care FOR the true veal OF the
public prevents the patriotic citizen
advocating al acquiescing In the
novel and risky theories that pretend
TO point a short cut TO the millen-
gumf' rn uftpnte us'
These words are fairly entitled 20
he classed as %"giittering generaii-
ties. perhaps. but the occasion hat
evoked them could scarcely have
called for specific advice or instruc-
ton. The philosophy ~ Judge Park
or's observations, the Houston Post
thinks. Is plain enough and certainly
applicable enough TO our time and liz
manifold tendencies. We can not see
how anybody can take exception To
fine patriotism which ne ~ eloquent
~ exalted. says the Post That he
gave expression Ia ideals that are
seldom found now In the legal pro-
fcssspn. when n considers the
numbers In the ranks. can not be dc
MED
without discussing the applicable
ity Of Judge Parkers observations
10 modern law practice and the many
manifestation Of commentator and
even probation which 80 frequently
appear in IL, hut considering only the
lawyers relation 90 the community
as q public servant, u is evident
there has been a steady decline la
ideals.
As an enlisted man iu the "consti-
t%uiiunal army" the lawyer is not al
WAYS on The Job. Let r. constitu-
tioual issue come up and very likely
there viii he an army 81 lawyers ON
both sides Take the statutes that
nov burden every statute hook uf
the country. federal and state. and
lawyers wrote % per cent of them.
ana yst We lind there has been such
O. fabric 81 unnecessary ill-adviscd
and half-haked legislation hat even
The lawyers themselves ate unable at
times 10 understand just what they
have accomplished.
Every statc IN the Union Is clam
oring for "a revision uf its codes and
a Eimpiincation of its statutory laws
The system 81 Jurisprudence has be-
come 30 complicated, so top-hoaNy,
$40 cumbersome that justice il ana
cult in thousands of causes. whereas
a De- utterly defeated In Thousands 81
others Il H. frequently charged that
cnactments are placed ou the statutes
20 litigation and surely
NJ lawyer who rises 90 judge Park
sr's ideal would do that And the
cherge IL aH often made that lcsisla-
tors have laws changed to meet exi-
Eencies that "a arisen in causes
which they have pending.
II the bar Of the United states
could attain unto 'trse patriotism as
Judge Parker has defined H. u
reema 10 u that We would have bet
ter government In this country
state ard n%ational