Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-31
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made an appeal for Judges who decide
upon the law and are not Influenced
by public sentiment lie declared that
the lawyers should go 10 the people
and not demand or command, but
rather aid them iu getting what they
want. but most often do not know
how Go get
Come Back"
j. g. stone proved am c4temporau-
auus humorHt of the arst class and
succeeded Ia convulsing his auditors
with laughter by his witty remarks
m responding TO the toast, Coming
Bnck" At the outset he declared that
he hoped his subject would not be
confused with the widely term,
Beating Back" In spite Of all re
verses he said, a lawyer always comes
back and all he wants is the chance
a. j. Hddison. placed upon the
program at the last moment. held the
floor for nearly thirty minutes with
a learned discourse upon the subject,
The Trials Troubles and Triumphs
Of n Trial Judge" A Judge, he said,
must administer the law and not his
private judgment.
Congressman James Davenport got
into the Chauncey Depew class by
relating a series Of humorous stories
that proved the real laugh-hits of the
evening
Judge Galbreath OF Ada, member
of the supreme court commission,
proved a real optimist in responding
to the toast. designations" lie
,I..u..J ,tttot. ..gIav.tr, ri f,V b,
many criticisms of the bar with re-
gard to the supreme court and the
commission and half-seriously sug-
gestcd that the work Of these bodies
would be greatly expedited If the law
y yers themselves would so prepare
their briefs and petitions that the
court would not have to sit as both
Judge and advisory counsel
Made a Mistake.
In my salad days, when / was
green in Judgment he said. Il re-
signed from office. but | assure you
that never again viii / voluntary re-
tire from a public position"
The last speaker, eJre O'Meara of
Tulsa. was given the honor OF wish
ing the association Happy New
Year" He was billed on the pro-
P dlI as Up anu uiNdAs il'
explained that while both his mother
and father were born In an adjoining
county to Tipperary, he first saw the
light OF day in Kentucky with his
rich philosophy Mr.. O'Meara urged
that the lawyers and the courts adopt
a few resolutions with the coming
New Year that would make all work
I'm better harmony ana Increase the
efficiency OF each suit He paid
tribute to the young lawyers OF okla
homa. declaring that there were more
attorneys under 80 years of age in
oklahoma whohad made a name for
themselves than any other state in
the union and predicted that within
ten years time the oklahoma bar
would rank with the profession in
any other state
Real Tragedy.
The last word" on the program.
which was emphasized by an appro-
prlate toast from the toast master,
was as follows.
This program is fcelngly dedi
Gated to the lawyers of the world who
suffer and are silent"
On the back OF the program ap-
poared verse ot Ring W. lardner.
entitled Tragedy" which follows.
\ fool there was and he framed
speech.
Even as you and l.
4 speech that he thought was "A per
feet peach
\ speech that he knew was a scream,
scrcech,
\ highly hilarious heluva speech.
But the POSTMASTER passed him by,