Evening star., 1926-04-04
Capital Sidelights

an eulosy, by Representative Ashton
{. Shallenberger of Nebraska.
A follower. who rode beside de Mont
fort. advised:
My lord. the Kings men outnum-
ber uS 10 to |. Nothing is left TO us
but surrender or to flee
But de Montfort said To him:
Not So. One thing we can do to-
day as Englishmen for England, and
that is TO die like men upon the field
Of battle in just cause"
And. as he lai his lance at rcst to
make his last charge, before he drove
spurs ineo his horses TANKS, he rose
in his stirrups and called to the little
band of faithful knights about him:
Gentlemen, commend your souls to
GOD: our bodies are the enemy's."
And SO he died. fighting gioriously
that you and and every man that
speaks the Saxon tongue might have
representative form of government
and might he free
The names Of those who won upon
that fatal field are lost amid the OBJ.
iiNlon Of 700 years. and will be heard
oi no more in human history; but the
name Of him who fell In behalf OF con
siitutionai liberty and representative
government who gave his life that
YOU aud | might he free--his name
VIII ilVe until the English language is
forgotten.
The integrity of the judiciary
hoht history and the noble
sense of absolute justice that should
create an aura of trust and con.
hdence were well described by Rep.
resentatiFe John n. TilIman OF
Arkansas during consideration of the
English impeachment proceedings. He
saidy
Samuel Judged Israel wisely and
well, and we reverence him because
ot his record. portia laid down the
law to Shylock with proper iudiciaj
wisdom and dignity. We revere John
Marshall and respect him not only for
his wonderful legal ability, but will
never forget that he said the grea test
curse an angry God can infiict upon a
SHINING and an erring people Is an
ignorant, corrupt and dependent
judiciary
A Federal Judge appointed for life
provided with a good salary. should
be m ideal man and officer Because
of his power, he should he generous
to his foes and fair To the weak and
the poor. He should he lone who
softens the hard rigors of the law.
bunts their keen edge and grinds
their harpy claws. He who the sword
of justice wields should be as holy as
severe"
He should he absolutely Just.
Justice should bend to neither side. A
Judge should he possessed of both
honor, mercy and probity of mind
He should not take advantage of his
regal power to punish his enemies or
to oppress the weak. 1t. has been
written:
plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice
hurtless breaks;
Arm ii with rags, and a pigmy :
straw doth pierce it,"
Empha sizing that Americans hate
tyranny and that the most hateful
Of all tyrants is the judicial tyrant
Representative Tillman quoted Jeffer
son:
Il have sworn upon the altar OF
God eternal hostility against every
form of tyranny over the mind OF
man"
Commencing the motto of "noblesse
obligep in the DAYS, of chivalrN, Mr..
TiIlnaa n pointed out that
This gracious doctrine did much 10
excuse and Justify the existence Of
the feudal nobility during the Dark
Ages. II recognized the principle that
power. rank and place impose duties
and obligation as we'll as they confer
privileges. tt carries with it the idea
that man in official position should
recognize the double duty of admins
tering a trust faithfully; at the same
time retain the public confidence. The
officers honesty and integrity must
he unquestionahle. He must be i'm
partial and just to all. and particularly
generous and helpful to the weak and
unprotected.
..Noblesse oblge'' This chivalric
doctrine should appeal to every
officer clothed with the power that a
Federal Judge enjoys, and should
prompt him to be merciful polite
courteous, and just to the lo"iy
rather than to put his iron heel ON the
neck Of every helpless man he
chances to dislike.
"He who the sword OF justice wields
should he considerate as well as
severe"
II but one virtue adorns the judicial
officer, 1t should be an obsession Tor
clean. handed justice. If we are beset
with an unworthy Federal judiciary,
we NAV GApeCl IL ldldt HochUhAh6 VI
the strongest bulwark of our national
existence. The Judiciary should be
honorable and as far above suspicion
as was the wife of Caesar. If you
fling even the appearance of dishonor.
unfarness and injustice upon our
Judges, you discredit the whole jul
dicial structure.
The ermine Of a Judge should be like
a. delicate white flower. II will not
bear a soil. The light that beats on
him is fercer than ever beat upon a
throne. II his judicial ern1ine Is
spotted and stained, 1t should be
stripped from him. Upon his brow
dishonor and official cowardice ought
to he ashamed to sit. He must not
only WOO, honor, he must wed 1t. The
judicial officer should wear the white
flower of a blameless life and with
strict integrity and high purpose he
should possess patience, dignity, kind
liness and gravity.
Edmund Burke said:
II put the judges i'm the place of
first Importance. 1t is public justice
On the whole, America has been for
tunate In her high judicial officers.
Let me count our rosary in this re-
gard: Marshall, Taney, Lamar. White,
Holmes, Brandeis. McReynolds and
Taft.
y
Sounding a LEST we forget" warn
ing to his colleagues that. as the
World War recedes into history we
must not let the debt we owe to
those who fought to become cob
webbed In our minds, Representative
Charles II. Brand of Georgia, in pre-.
senting an insurance relief measure,
recalled that
Lord Burleigh said:
Soldiers in time of peace are like
chinneys in Summer"
Romance said:
After victory the soldier is for.
gotten
Marshal SAKE said
'tWe are like cloaks-one thinks of
us only when It rains"
Emphasizing that 1t has always