The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-27

Page Morris was born Virginia gen.
tleman and he might have lived and
died as one had he not kicked over the
traces, turned on his own people,
brought down ostracism on his head
and then selfishly pursued the pathway
of a professional politician.
If everyone held as high an opinion
of himself as Page Morris seemingly
does of himself, and then those opinions
became facts, there would not be room
enough in this old world for it's present
population Bodies would be incon-
ceivably gigantic and the smallest
heads would look like the new moon
when seen through Uncle John Oar.
ling's telescope.
Right here in Duluth, bungalows
would have to be built as high as the
Alworth building. Elbows would be so
big, strong and close together as to
crowd the weaker citizens off the
streets into Lake Superior. Even then,
the waters two miles off shore would
not come more than waist high on
many of the victims. Billy Sargent 8
polished dome Of thought would look
like the Muir glacier and A. A. Far
rington would literally be a primeval
and mastodonic George Washington i'll
physical appearance.
But, gentle reader, you need not take
the word of the Great Family Journal
as to the size, wisdom and Importance
of Page Morris. There is documentary
evidence as to that mans opinion Of
himself Henry A. Castle 8 History and
Biography of Minnesota records the
life-story of Page Morris, as written
and offered in evidence by his own
hand, the same as all others in that
personal stud-book write their full
some, flattering biographies. Here 8
what Page Morris says about himself,
viz:
Page Morris Autobiography.
"The high esteem in which Hon.
Page Morris, judge of the United States
district court of Minnesota, is held as
jurist among the entire profession is
| the result of rare combination of le-
gal ability and culture, and incorrupt-
ible integrity, with the dignified pres
ence, absolute courage, and graceful
urbanity which have characterized all
his acts. The great majority of men
are unable to wholly divest themselves
of prejudice, even when acting in an
upright manner, and are unconsciously
| swerved in their judgment by their
own intellectual char acteristics, an un-
conscious influence which is an agitat-
ing force, more or less entering into
the final judgments of all men. In
I,,lo So
IDLE and does not exist.
"Judge Morris belongs to a family
which originated in Wales and from
that country came to America prior to
the Revolution, settling as pioneers of
Hanover county, Virginia. He was
born at Lynchburg, in the Old Domin-
ION state, June 30, 1853, and is a son
of the late DR.. Sylvanus and Laura
Page (Waller) Morris. The father, a
physician by profession, was typical
Virginia gentleman, an associate of
Morse, Field, Hewitt, Peter Cooper and
others of the foremost men Of his day,
and pioneer Of the telegraph industry
Of the country"
Then follows an eulogistic narration
of what DR.. Morris accomplished in the
telegraph business while the Civil war
was in progress.
"His mother" continues Page Nor
ris' story Of himself, "a typical Vir-
binia lady was Of an old English fam.
lily and her ancestors in Virginia were
amongst the earliest Of the Colonists
Of that state, having settled near
Jamestown in the Seventh century,"
A Purple Blooded Jurist.
| Page Morris must be more than red
blooded, yea, more than blue blooded.
He must be purple-blooded, for he is
credited with claiming to be a ineal
descendent Of Charles Stuart. IF so, it
must have been on the mothers side,
the father having come from the Welsh.
CATER securing his preliminary edu-
cational training in private school in
Hanover county, Virginia, conducted
by his uncle, Mr.. Charles Morris, who
was afterward professor in the Uni
versity of George" says the sketch,
"Judge Page Morris attended one
term at the William and Mary college,
Williamsburg, Va, and subsequently
entered the Virginia Military Institute,
at Lexington, Va, where he was gradu.
ated July A, 1872. He Immediately as
sumed the duties of assistant professor
of mathematics at the same institution,
when he moved to Texas and took the
position of professor of mathematics
a position he held until the year 1873,