The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

irony like Mr.. McVcaGh II not OF a
humorist like Mark Twain. Even Mat.
thew Arnold himself loved fool I'm
a mortar" where he could pestlc him
to death. But not 80 with these. to
whom time was precious and patience
little known, v
Il tell you. sir" (this would be In
the morning). that man is fool"
NO" would be the drawing response.
you are mistaken. Don't cxaggeratc.
Be exact. He ia a lunkhcad." Fright.
right: amendment accepted"--and 40
on to something clse.s
Brother to Voltairs. 49,.
If one would have a true picture of
Mr.. MacVeagh, he has only to turn to
any authoritative sketch of voltairc.
The two were alike as brothers. not
only in thought and expression, but in
every essential purpose Of their beings.
Both were perhaps most noticeably
voices of protest. but back or every
declaration of dissent. constantly stir
ring. agitating. inspiring. was revolt
against any form of tyranny or autoc-
racy. crystalizcd into two of the no.
blest individual fights for human
freedom the world has ever known.
The regal setting of his period gave
more conspicuousncss to the great
Francois, but In persistent cndcavor
and tirclcss energy Mr. MacNcagh was
quite his equal. From the time when
he retired from active practice of the
law hardly a day passed on which ne
did not strike n blow somewhere, some
how. for personal liberty. II might DO
in the form of an anonymous comnu-
nication to newspaper, or of a signed
article. or Of letter to a public off,
cinl. or OF bcstirring, even bclaboring.
others into fresh activities, but what
ever the means the sun seldom set
upon nothing done to break injustice
and to strike down unequal privileges
If the old man CALAIS had lived In Chcs-
ter. Penn. instead of in Toulouse. and
had been executed for killing his son.
VIC know very well what would have
happened. Wayne MacVcagh would
have done precisely what Voltairc did
given of his time, his money, his
skill and all of his powers of dcnunc.a ia
tion and savage wit till the wrong was
riGhtcd and the memory cxoncratcd.
We should. indeed. rather have OK.
pcctcd him to address the judges of
either Toulouse or Chester much as
he did speak to the bench and bar upon
rrt ,xrt Aul,. Al
when ! look around me and sec the
many lawyers here who never can be
judges and the many judges who never
have been lawyers. | realize that am
course. ne could do and say things that
from any other would have been I'M
pardonablc. Who else would have had
the humorous audaciy to pause In an
argument before the supreme court
,, and say calmly: MAY II please your
lionors, move that the court do now
adjourn; wish to take the 4 o'clock
train for homc:" gathering his papers
simultaneously with the entering of the
! order seemingly as n matter Of
couTSc, Dy inc cnlcI justice.
Was Religious Man.
Fascinatingly loquacious rs nc COM
| monty was. Mr.. MacVeagh held GER
| tain subjects in reserve as sacred to
himself. Never once did VIC hear him
utter II word indicating his religious
belief. 1t Is n natural superstition.
however. that he would have sub
scribcd generally to the faith finally
and masterfully declared by svoltaire.
, contrary to expectation and even
somewhat to present day unlcrstan nd.
| ing. in the existence of a God, n Father
| of all men. There was this odd dit
ference: While both invariably spoke
of the Christ with veneration and ten >
derness. VoltaIrc frequently used the
name Jesus. but Mr.. MacVeagh Ito the
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