Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-07-28
Stories of Our Public Men
Justice Brandeis
Tho following interesting sketch Of
the newly appointed associate JUS
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the newly appointed associate JUS
tice 10 collected from the Literary Dr.
gest and is full of human interest:
The first man in the history OF the
United States to win promotion in the
Supreme court after being there but
one day was Associate Justice Bran
deis. The day after he took the oath
of ONCE, Justice Hughes resigned to
accept the republican nomination for
president, and accordingly Justice
Brandeis, who was the next
man appointed after him. moved up
one step into his place. Thus the re-
publican party which opposed his
appointment, was responsible for hia
advancement. But Justice Brandeis
has other claims to public attention
In the first place he is the first OF the
Jewish race to reach the supreme
bench; again. he has been weighed and
measured as no other candidate fol-
this court has been. There has been
q greater diversity of opinion about
his fitness than in most candidates..
BRANDlEs IN COURT.
Ray Stannerd Baker says:
I recall wildly one of my earliest
Impressions Of Mr.. Brandeis. It was
about six years ago in the crowded
rooms Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Washington. Some
forty or fifty of the ablest railroad
attorneys. with a number Of railroud
presidents and managers. were there
demanding permission to increase
their freight rates.
II had been an important hearing
involving millions Of dollars. but AZ
dull and prosy as ever such a hearing
could be. remember the sudden
change in the whole atmosphere how
ever, the new electricity. when Mr.
Brandeis' tall, spare. rugged slightly
stopping figure arose in the middle Of
the room to dispute the claim OF the
railroads.
Almost from the first sentence -h>
speaks in a high. rather harsh voice
but with perfect command one fel,
a new sense Of breadth Of gra:;7. sure
ness Of understanding. aptness OF ex'
preston, and above that wearisom<
tinkering with infinitely minute details
and musty precedents. return to con-
structive principles and vigorous rem
edies for the ancient evils.
I remember his whole bearing. Hit
large head with the stubborn black
hair streaked with iron gray-he was
then nfty-four, now sixty years Old
thes triking, dark, strong face. thu
sensitive hands he has the hand o.
a musician-gave one singularly ar
Impression of originality and power.
HIS APPEARANCE.
His face. indeed, at a certain angle
and especially in repose. recalls almost
startlingly one Of the portraits Of
Abraham Lincoln. It is more like Lin
coin above, in the Intellectual equip
ment perhaps: less broadly and com
monty Lincoln below, in the mouth
and chin.
It is one of those rare. scarcel,
classiflable faces-altho Jewish. no,
typically Jewish; altho American. MOI
typically American in which the
qualities Of strens 9Th of character, sidt
by side with keennesa. sensitiveness
depth Of vision. and even at times
kind of sad mysticism, are extraordi-
narily mingled.
Rising in any gathering. stepping
forth on any platform, he would In
stantly command, even from his bit
tarest enemies. an acknowledgment OF