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u1sTICE GARY SPEAKS AT YORK
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employees, SilouiS W
a committee, consisting OF an equal
number selected by the employers
the employees, and the government
and that no change should be made
!, the compensation, nor should
there be a strike during the time
specified by said committee; that
after the expiration of said time, the
employer. OF employee might petl-
ton for a change in the rate OF com,
%nensation, but that the work should
not stop in consequence OF SAID pc
tition. The employer was also re-
CURED to see that the places whefe
the work was performed, were kept
in a sanitary condition, and every
SAFEGUARD used to protect the
rights of the employee as a citizen.
The government also required the
bich VINO owned lands as hunting
preserves in New Zealand, but re-
NAMED citizens of foreign countrjes,
to sell their lands to the govern
ment for a fair valuation. in order
that it might, in turn, sci! a certain
number of acres to each eltlzen'
who was required to secure the pur-
chase money by a mortgage on the
land sold him, at a low rate OF IN
terest. The idea was that there Is
a higher order of citizenship, when
the people worship God under their
w vine and fig tree.
Who can tell the beneficial re-
suits that may have flowed from
this timely action?
The desire of the interests to on
troll legislation and influence the
appointment of officials arises, In
large measure from their opinion,
that the great industries which have
come into prominence in the last
few years, need protection, which
they fear will not be accorded them,
unless they take an active part IN
governmental affairs.
There is no necessity. however,
for this apprehension, and. as soon
as the interests change their policy
voluntarily in this respect, or n
people force them to make the
change, the greatest danger to rep
resentative government Will have
passed.
The duties which the lawyer owes
to the State or body polite, arise
from the fact, that he is an oflcer
in the judicial department, which is
one of the three coordinate
branches of the government, and, as
such officer, he is under the moral
obligation, to use his best efforts, to
render effectual and successful the
administration of the legislative and
executive departments, as the three
branches are so inter-dependent, that
a failure to administer properly the
legislative or executive departments
will necessarily hamper and render
less effectual the judicial branch.
In the language of another:
"a lawyer is an officer of the
Courts, and, as such owes them
various duties. But the Courts
compose one of the coordinate
branches of the government. Hence
the duties owed to the Courts are
indirectly owed to the State and Ma
ton. But there r many other
duties that the lawyer owes directly
to the State. The ordinary citizen
is under certain obligations to the
State, and a failure to keep, or a
wilful violation of these obligations,
renders the offender liable to pun
ishment. Upon admission to the
bar the duties and obligations of the
citizen remain, and the duties and
obligations of the lawyer are added
to them. The State has, through
one of it's agencies, the Courts, con-
fo-ral ,,~1r tho loyp1rar ,1nnn hIc oG-
missio nto the Bar, a new standing
in the community in which he lives.
1t has granted him new powers and
privileges. It is proper, therefore,
that it should exact greater account
ability from him, than from the Or
binary citizen"
We desire to make clear and en-
phasize the fact that the duty of the
lawyer as a citizen is paramount to
that which he owes his client.
There are numerous and various
criticisms against certain members
of the legal profession, who, it is
claimed, have been active in the de-
struction of representative govern
ment, and who by the use of techni-
cal objections, have delayed the adj
ministration of the law. and de-
feated the ends of justice. :
We will quote only three of such
criticisms.-two of which r made
by those who stand high in the legal
profession, an dthe third by one of
our greatest scholars, who expresses
great admiration for u profession.
At the outset we desire it shall be
distinctly understood. that the dis
cussion of this question is intended
to be applicable, in a general way.
throughout the United States, and
without special reference to the
Bench, the Bar, or the people of
Sc1th Carolina.
Our first quotation is from the
address of Chief Justice Stafford of
Washington, D. c., which was de-
livered before the South Carolina
Bar Association in 1908. and was
published by order of that Associ-
alton.
"See how wealth almost monopo-
Lies legal talent. 4 moments re-
Election will suffice for you to n"me
n n of 1o,r1,a,c &c oropoopJi dino