The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-12
MANYMEMDERS GREET GUEST
After Good Supper, Diners Ascend to
Guild Hall Where Jurist Tells of
Attacks Made on Bench of
United States.

A large assembly of Kenosha IS repre-
sentative business men, we'll armed with
good cigars and congeniality, gathered
at the Men g, Club dinner given in ST..
Matthew's guild hall on Tuesday night
in honor of former Supreme Justice
John Barnes of Milwaukee.
Richard P. Cavanagh, incoming chair
man, presided at the dinner and in
troduced the speakers at the assembly
in the upper hall which followed.
Preceding the speaker of the even
ing, James Cavanagh made an appeal
for support of the Chamber of Com
merce, urging critical ones to desist
from criticism long enough to allow
time to get into active work that might
be helpful to the community.
Heretofore, things have been done
in haphazard manner by the citizens
of Kenosha," said the speaker, and
then showed how the Chamber of
Commerce will prove a center for con-
structive efforts if it is given proper
support by representative men.
Mr.. Cavanagh arraigned the many
citizens who do not give their assist
zee 10 the furth - projects for
! ii b betterment OF the community. He
has no sympathy for the voters who
elect councilmen and then do not 90
to the council chamber even though i'm
portant measures are under considera-
ton. AS an example of the neglect of
Kenoshans he presented facts regard
ing the recent track erevation move.
He said ninety per cent of the better
citizenship of Kenosha is in favor of
track elevation, yet when the matter
came up for consideration before the
council not single one of this ninety
per cent of the population appeared to
give the councilmen their support in
passing the track elevation project,
but, he said, every selfish minded
individual who had some personal adj
vantage to gain, against the public
good, by not having the tracks ele-
waited, was there to make protest. He
contrasted the zealousness of the indi-
vidual for his selfish ends and the
Indifference Of the same man to the
community good.
Mr.. Cavanagh is of the opinion that
the Chamber of Commerce will serve
to voice the desires of the ninety per
cent Of the community and that its in
fiuence when it has a membership of
fifteen hundred representative men,
which Mr.. Cavanagh believes it will,
cannot be set aside Ola disregarded.
Mr.. Cavanagh prophesied a Kenosha
of fifty thousand inhabitants in less
than three years and is certain that in
ten years from now one hundred thous-
and is not too large population
to expect.
Judge Barnes was enthusiastically
received when introduced by Mr.. Cav
anagh, and entered Immediately upon
his subject, making dissertation up
on the attempt, which he said was
neither local nor sporadic, which at
tracted the attention of the country
several years ago, to discredit the
judiciary with the people.
He read excerpts from articles print
ed in the most influential papers of the
United States, attacking the sincerity
of judges Of ali the courts from the
lower ones to the supreme benches of
state and federal government.
He said the imputation to judges of
dishonest motives and of being in
1eaoue with the moneved interests as
against the masses, was voiced from
every section Of the land and that its
effect upon the people in discrediting
decisions was far reaching. That the
judges should attempt to exonerate
themselves by explanations or answer
ing arguments, he said, was too undig-
nifed course 10 be thought of.
He has faith tc believe that although
many people, through the propaganda
which was issued, became imbued with
the idea that the courts are corrupt,
that the majority Of citizens of the
United States are still Of the opinion
that although judges are fallible like
other men, they are usually right
minded and good intentioned
He said that bad results have come
of the campaign Of SANDER if SANDER
it were.
Judge Barnes cited number of |
cases where the people had sorely muir
INJURED and found fault at Judicial de-
cisions which later have been appToved