Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
Biennial Meeting Maine Bar AS Held Banquet In The Even

and only in the most sketcbv -
ner as to them"
The Chief Justice said that 1, !,
own practice at the bar ana 49,. -
on the bench covering a ner,os.
forty-five years he had not know, !.
such a conflict. and personally Ira
of none in this State, although 49,
may have been some. He said -.
utmost courtesy and cordially .,,..
between the Federal and State 49,
here. He cited an instance NUTS
when a request, not a demand
made by Federal authorities ~ vas
'prisoner that had been convicted H.
the State court. he had expressed -.
opinion that the Federal court h.s
best wait until that term was cor, NV
pleted. an opinion that proved satsa
factory and is in accord with the rr,.
restated by Chief Justice Taft ,nA s
recent case before the Suprers
Court.
The speaker recounted the ren,..
he had received to his search ~
cases of conflict between the stss.
anu Federal authorities and touch.s
entertainingly on the interes.irs
chapter in legal history pertaininss
to Names Personal Liberty Iamss
and in concluding that said: aT A.
not find that these Personal Liber.v
Laws were specifically repealed !,
Maine, but they were not includsd
! in the next statutory revision ~
1871. Perhaps it was deemed Tho,
they were repealed at Appomattors
! Since the Civil War no ouestio,
. has arisen in this section Of ~.
Country to inflame popular passion
anG encourage a clashing betwean
the Federal and State courts. Tss
, problems which have arisen havs
been dealt with in a tactful. .dinlo.
matte and reasonable manner ana
now after 1876 years of comi&b ths
two governmental powers are rnov.
ing quietly along. each in its own
sphere, and each Il balance wheel for
its sovereign. May these pleasant
relations continue without interim.
ton, as long as the figure Of Abra.
ham Lincoln shall sit in the simplest
buE most impressive memorial in ali
the world, by the banks of the Pc.
tomac, holding his gaze steadfastlv
upon the distant capitol which shelf.
ers the other two branches of our
! national Government, presumed &c.
tenders of our Constitution, and with
that anxious and patient and "a.
thetlc countenance seeming to saw
with all the power of martyrdom and
reinforced by the spirit of Washing.
ton whose lofty memorial stands
within the direct line of his vision
,"Remove not the ancient Landmark
which thy fathers have set"
| And then came a novel feature Of
| closing the entertainment of the
| banqueters. Below the names Of
the speakers were these words.
| Some scenes, portraits and bits Of
| history along the road hither." Pres.
| ident Hamlin called upon Secretay
| Bassett TO explain.
Mr.. Bassett said that he had an
idea that they might have begun 10
suspect that the Association which
had the reputation of being staid
and conservative was going into the
moving picture business which
seemed SO attractive these days
Well the Association proposed to be
up to date in all lines of ACTIVITY
whether or not this new venture Of
the Association was to be perman.
ent, there We're in the next room
some pictures which claimed to b.
moving" in the best sense Of the
word. These pictures had some very
! decided views upon the Constitution
OF the United States and its pre-.
servation and earnestly asked the
privilege of presenting those View
So If all would follow him the Do
sired opportunity would be given.
Mr.. Bassett led the way into the
old dining room where q fine dissoly.
ing view stereopticon had been oct
up with a silver screen, and Nj.
, Herman r. Mansur of Augusta pre-.
siding over the presentation Of the
decided views" &
Preceding the scenes and por.
traits were descriptive slides leading
banqueters were led "along the road
hither' and first "along the old road
in the Mother Commonwealth when
we were the District of Name"
And finally q picture of the front
page of THE Immortal Charter" and
OF the last page with its long line
of signatures and then at the very
end the words of the text OF the
banquet brilliantly illuminated
Remove not the ancient landmark
Which thy fathers have set"
AS the lights were thrown on. "
rose and facing the beautiful Ameri'
can flag of the Augusta Rotary Cluo
which stood beside the screen sang
the first and last verses of America
AS the banqueters went out, N
their hearts they must have though
I'VE reaf1irm our Allegiance to the
Preservation OF the Constitution IN
impaired"