Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-31

Ane answered. 1T suggests 10 me
that the voice of the people in any one
generation may or may not he III
Spired. but that the voice OF the best
men of all ages, expressing their sense
OF Justice and of right, in the law, is
and must be the voice OF God. The
spirit and body Of its DEGREES are Us
understandable as the throne Of Heaven
You can overthrow them but until
their power is re-esrablished, az surely
it will be. you will live In sayagery.'
You do NOT deny the right OF revo-
luton"
mo, bur | can see no excuse for II
in America 1t has remained for us
TO add TO the body OF the law the idea
that men are created free and equal.
The lack Of the saving principle in the
codes OF the world has been the great
cause OF injustice and oppression
Honest Abe rose and walked up and
down the room in silence for mo-
lnent. Then he added
"Choats phrased 1t we'll when he
said We should beware OF awakins
the tremendous diyinities Of change
from their long sleep. Let us think
of that when We consider what We
shall do with the evils that affiict u.s."
The boy Joe had been deeply In
terested in this talk.
III you'll lend me book, Id like
10 begin studying he said.
There's time enough for that" said
Lincoln. 'First. / want you TO under
stand what the law is and what the
lawyer should be- Yeu Wouldn't want
TO be pettifogger. Choate is the
right model. He has dignity suited
Co the greatness Of his chosen master.
They say that before justice of the
peace, in 4 room no bigger than II
shoemakers shop, his work is done
with the same dignity and care that
he would show In the supreme court
OF Massachusetts. A newspaper says
that in dog case at Beverly he
treated the dog as il he were a lion
and the Grabbed old squire with the
consideration due a chief justice
''He knows low to handle the Eng
lish language" Samson observed.
''He got that by reading. He is the
best read man at the American bar
and the best Bible student. There's
lot OF work ahead Of you, Joe, before
You are a lawyer, and when you're
, admitted success comes only Of the
capacity for work Brougham wrote
| the peroration of his speech in de-
tense OF Queen Caroline nineteen
| times"
~ want to be q great orator." the
boy exclaimed with engaging frank
ness
'"rhen You must remember that
| character Ia the biggest part OF it."
Honest Abe declared. "Great thoughts
| come out OF great character and
| only our OF that. They will come
even if you have little learning and
| none OF the graces which attract the
! eye. But You must have a character
that Is ever speaking, even when your
[! lips are silent. It must show in youl
| life and fiji the spaces between your
| words. 1t will help you to choose and
! charge them with the love Of great
| things that carry conviction.
II remember, when was a boy over
in Gentryyiile. shaggy, plain-dressed
| man rode up TO the door one day. He
| had cheerful, kindly face. His char
| acter began TO speak 10 us before he
| opened his mouth to ask for drink
| OF water.
| at don't know who you are, my
| father said But I'd like it awful
! we'll il you'd light and talk to u.s. He
| did and We didn't know till he had
! gone that he was the governor Of the
| state. A good character shines like q
| candle on dark night. You can't
mistake it. A FREELY can't hold his
| light long enough TO compete with il.
webster said In the Knapp trial /:
| There is no evil that We cannot
either face or fly from but the con
seriousness OF duty disregarded
| "a great truth like that mak-s Won
derfnl music on the lips of q sincere
man. An orator must be lover and
digcoverer OF such unwritten laws"
1t was nearing midnight when they
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