The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30

part In the decision Of cases, In
which thsy have participated or Of
which thsy have partaken- 1
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In . serious vain nov, geoe1e-
men,. Il IL eaough to say Of any
Judge - W can tYuthfully say OF
our guest Of honor today. he repre-
seuted the true type Of American
jurist-he had the grace Of . rare
scholarship; he vas, at I'll times.
the generalization Of gentlsnanly
kindliness and courtesy, he Wa .
lawyer, par excelleaee, he did. a.
ways. all that any Judge could do.
under our system. or under any
other system Of turispfudence, to
make law synopcmous with justice,
and that his record Of almost .
quarter Of . century on the bench.
contains nothing. not worthy Of the
emulation Of tho bench and the bar
Of this circuit, and Of this state for
10 hundred years to come"
Judges Graves and Church. rep
resenting the Fourteenth judicial
district, spoke Of the personal side
Of Judge Ramsay's life and Of their
association with him on the bench.
Referring TO the occasion a. ono
ito toast Judge Ramsay; not to
bury him." Judge Graves said:
while We mean everything that is
said. It 10 not TO say goodbye. We
- II yu>o$ him vnk end c~Ahr hja Cd
vice and enjoy life with him and be
part Of life with him. I canrot add
to what has been said: only can I
concur. / was born and raised not
far from Judge Ramsay and l knew
of him A. just q normal American
boy"
Judge Church said his 1S years
of practice before Judge Ramsay as
an attorney had left its wholesome
mark with him. and particularly had
this feeling Of respect been in
creased during the six years the two
have served ON the bench together.
when Judge Ramsay was NOM
mated the first time he impressed
me as a man of integrity. absolutely
on the square," he said. Il have
found his verbal word Just as sacred
as II written and sealed. He was
! always punctual in arranging the
work of the bench and never at
tempted to shift the burden from
himself. He never attempted tc
impress me with what q thinl
should be but was always generous
with his advice when asked"
! Justice Floyd E. Thompson, rep
resenting the Fourth supreme Jude
ial district, said: Judge Ramsay Is
held In high esteem by members Of
the supreme court. AS a body il
has been deeply impressed by hi!
quiet dignity and his great ability
as a jurist. He was always tn,
friend Of the young lawyer. During
my tenure of office as states attor
ney l found him my willing counse
and advisor at all times"
: Elmore H. Stafford, member o
the committee that arranged tn
program, concluded by expressing
; the Joy and satisfaction that was hi
in being chosen to plan for such al
suspicious event.
In responding to the tributes
Judge Ramsay thanked everyone II
the kindly, appreciative way that
his. He concluded by urging tha
the law be held foremost in tn
minds Of men at all times. He sal
e that in admitting applicants to cit
: izenship he had ever held befor
D them are great hand Of respect 10
the law that governs this countr!
. and to which everyone from tn
president of the United States dow
t is subject. He said that this ide:
s once grasped, had clearly estat
e lihed in the mind of the new citize
: the great principle of difference b.
a tween this country and the one I
r which he was renouncing alle1
e ierce.