New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

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dark and sombrc, with touches OF
"horizon or Joifre blue SKIRTS are
ample. but short. Exceedingly attract
ING the principles of American law to
tho Government of the islands. lie
described some of the difficulties en-
countered in that work, involving as II
did the application of principles, al
odds with those under which they mao
lived, by army officers, and under the
strong and sagacious control OF Gov
ernor Taft in the Philippines, Leonard
Wood in Cuba and George W. DAVIS IN
Porto Rico.
Old Principles Now Needed.
81 escaped once from Washington,
but was caught and carried back.
have returned again TO my home 10
take nv accustomed place with my
brethren at the Bar Of New YORK.
81 find here new conditions TO which
the old principles must be applied
conditions which did not exist IN the
early days, when, as a boy, ! stood at
the feet of Choate. always our leader
"Then we thought only What IS the
law? The underlying principles were
never questioned. The only duty was
TO reason straight from them. But now
the postulates are all denied. Inc
foundations upon which we builded are
questioned. We are told the laws put
the dollars above the man-an express
sion which. suppose. means that one
mans right to dollar is to be re
parded as higher than another's rght
70 So. u
1--WE are told that the right to con.
tract is TO be limited by the ability. oil
p citizen TO make a contract damaging
TO him. We are told the liberty OF the
individual is to be limited to his abil-
ltv to keep step with class.
1--WE are told that the state Is every
thing and the individual nothing.
"ail the bases Of our profession are
held 20 be subject TO re-eXamlnatlon'
Who can enforce them unless the
people believe in them? We must see
the neople Of our country recognize
tho identity of our law with our
justice.
Must Recognize Law.
ain this era. when the duties Of the
bor have multiplied and changed, we
must make the people Of our country
believe again in the Jurisprudence OF
+beiy country. Il is not enough 10
o,ote decisions. No country can nam
tain its liberty, its industry, without
tho confidence that rests upon an ac-
cepted and respected system OF JurIs-
"Tbe bar of New York City and
State are equal 10 this new and large
"Whcn we went into the Constitu-
-ional Convention Of 1894 we went as
one might have gone from the Wilder
ness after months Of intercourse "ltn
none. Members had to advance out oi
their own minds what the conSttution
should be. Now the state IS ialfi!
alive. There has been a radical change
of the attitude Of the bar on puohc
questions. It has risen TO reaiiza-
ton of its duty to the law by whIch we
all live, from which all the DRESSINGS
of civilization come. ana aIler SIN''eA
years | greet with enthusiasm the en-
largement of the bar OF New 1orAi
Joseph II. Choate declared MI hoN'
was mot the prodigal returning ON!
the elder brother who renamed d
home 49,,
"He says that forty years ago. |nen
he came to the bar, he sat at my lee'
| remember him" =, -
He reioiced, ne declared. to AID III
welcoming back one who nad oeen AZ
honor to his country after slNteer
years of unbroken service.
Choate Recalls 1894.
He recalled. amidst laughter. the
ccnvontion Of 1894, when they worked
All uipbt and into the wee, sma
Tours sustained by sense OF duty
doro and little Scotch whlskey
He will be there this year in my place
and I hone he won't do without the
necessary stlmulant
MIR. Choatc's praised Senator Root 5
work in recognizing the army IN IN,
augurating the reign of peace ana
arbitration" and as Senator.
"There he had a splendid time" said
Mr.. Choate.
81 have been a part of the bar for
sixty wears" Mr.. Choate went on, e.
riously. 81 have studied the bench fol
sixty years. Both have to-day as great
ability, as great character as those OF
twenty and forty and sixty years ago
| have no doubt, no misgiylngs OF the
future of the bar and of the people Of
the State of New York
Senator James A. O'Gorman declared
Mr.. Root worthy of all honor the ba;
could bestow upon him, pralslng hlm as
a lawyer and cit
ain Washington" said Senator O'Gor-
man, "hc left political opponents, bu'
no enemies. He is a partisan, but
there never was a time when he al
lowed his partisanship to influence him
where the public welfare was involved
-Four years ago" the Senator went
OF. Mr. Taft's political bark encount-
cred adverse winds, but tonight his
name is safely anchored in the atiec'
tions Of the American people
Seated at the guests table were Luke
y. Stapleton, Frank c. Laughlin, Joseph
A. Burr, John Proctor Clarke, John
w. Hogan. George l.. lngraham, Henry
Wade Rogers, Emory A. Chase, Willard
BARTLETT. Edgar VI. Cullen, Joseph II
Choate. Elihu Root, Thomas II. Hub
bard. William II. Taft. Alton b. Parker
James A. O'Gorman, Frank II. Hiscock
Alphonso T. Clearwater, Benjamin y
Cardozo. Almet +. jerks. Adelbert 7
Rich, Henry d. Hotchkiss, Harrington
Putnam and Elihu Root, jr.