Evening star., 1928-06-17
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Nevertheless. their acts and their at
titude are such as to cast odium upon
always should be one OF noble pur-
pose and high accomplishment for
public veal.
It is to such lawyers that Chief
Justice Taft Of the United States Su-
preme Court referred when he re-
marked that "a critical Englishman.
in referring TO politics, has said that
1t is neither q science nor an art, but
it is dodge. There Is an unfortunate
popular impression, justified by certain
men who practice at every bar, that
such Is the practice OF the law"
A cartoonist recently expressed the
same idea In one of his recent draw
ings. His sketch was entitled, Lamp
ing Couple Of Lawyers Who Are on
Their Way TO Court for Another De-
lay" 1t depicted two gentlemen OF the
legal profession denoted by their
horn trimmed glasses and brief cases)
proceeding happily on their way to
marking to the other: MY case will
drag along for three years. 1t will
take that long for the prosecution TO
find the missing books" The reply OF
his companion was: My case Is like
that, too. The witnesses wanted by
the other side In my case won't be 10
Gated for years. Tn sure"
One of the bystanders was depleted
as remarking: Nowadays all o lawyer
has to know is what time the trains
and boats leave town 50 that he can
get guys away: while another,s re-
mark was: The guy that invented the
corkscrew got the idea from looking
at q lawyer"
Opinion Of Millions.
Undoubtedly, and unfortunately. this
Is an accurate representation OF the
opinion OF millions OF American citi-
zens as TO the character OF the legal
profession.
Ridicule Of the lawyer Is not con-
fined TO this country alone. Dickens.
who was q constant visitor to the
courts OF London. asserted that Jarn-
dyce and Jarndyce was not an exagger-
ated condition existing In those days.
Thus he said:
"Jarndyce and Jarndyce drones on.
This scarecrow OF a suit has, in course
Of time, become 20 complicated that no
man alive knows what 1t means. The
parties to II understand II least; but
1t has been observed that no chan
Gerry lawyers can talk about Ii for five
minutes without coming TO total
disagreement a. TO all the premises.
Innumerable children have been born
into the case: innumerable young
people have married into 1t; innumer-
able old people have died out Of It,.
Scores OF persons have deliriously
found themselves made parties IN
tn nxaA II SErttl tSsAa
ing how or why. whole families have
inherited legendary hatreds with the
suit. The little plaintiff or defendant
who was promised q new rocking
horse when Jarndyce and Jarndyce
should be settled has grown up, pos
seased himself OF q real horse and
trotted away into the outer world"
Danger 10 Nation.
There can be no greater danger TO
any nation than the loss OF confidence
by Its citizens in the integrity and jus
tice OF the courts OF the land. The
very basis of our Government Is faith
on the part OF the majority OF citizens
that their rights, their lives and their
liberty are protected by that Govern
ment through just laws. Justly ad-
misiistered There undoubtedly are
millions OF persons who actually be.
lieve that the possession OF enough
money TO hire battery OF crafty and
unscrupulons lawyers will insure the
freedom OF any crook as well as the
profits OF any rascality. The con.
tinued growth Of such belief would
grayely imperil the existence of our
form OF government.
The fact Is that probably there
never has been q time In the history
OF our Nation when the lawyers OF
the country were rendering greater
Yet that fact Is obscilred, and often
completely hidden, by the disgraceful
conduct OF very small proportion OF
the profession.
We have lawyers who regard their
certificate OF admission to the bar as
license to loot, rather than license
10 aid In the administration of JUS
ttce,
On the other hand, for every lawyer
OF this kind we have dozens of clients
who seek attorneys not for the pur-
pose OF obtaining justice, but 10
There are lawyers whose sole inter-
est IN their clients and their cases Is
tltioner OF bygone days, 'first charge q
retainer. then a reminder, then q re-.
fresller. and finally finishAr."
The Criminal Lawyer.
We have lawyers whose entire time Ia
devoted 10 the defense of habitual
cfiminals~lawyers who know and use
every technicality that brings about de-
lay and consequent disappearance OF
necessary witnesses: who know In ad-
vance what men will be called for
Jury duty and which OF them may be
reached: who know every devious
means by which justice may be thwarted
or ut least materially delayed.
We have lawyers who obtain their
clients through the service OF "ambu-
lance chaaefs" and similar gentry. A
woman falls In stepping from street.
car and spfains her ankle Another Is
detained for five minutes In the once
OF store where a gang OF shoplfters
has been active. Within few hours
both women have yielded 10 the sng-
gestion OF a kindly stranger that "thh
corporation ought 10 nay you big for
what they did 10 you" and have been
escorted 10 the nflices of Roe A. Doe,
eminent attorneys who generously agree
10 take the case on o DO per cent con-