Evening star., 1932-10-13
FALSE PROPHETS"
SCORED BY HOOVER
"Disastrous Theories of Gov
ernment" ASSaiIed in
Speech to Bar.
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OF 1914, PreSloeDL wilson AOnOred the
meeting with his presence" said the
Chief Justice.
He spoke Of himself as being in part
the embodiment of the law Urging
upon us the need of its improvement,
he spoke eloquently Of the importance
of giving heed to the moral judgments
Of mankind. Some Of us who were
present on that historic occasion re-
member his stirring address and his
concluding words: My hope is that.
being stirred to the depths by the ex-
traordinary circumstances Of the time
in which we live, we may recover from
those depths something Of renewal OF
that vision of the law with which men
may be supposed to have started out IN
the old days of the oracles, who COM
muned with the intimations Of divinity.
Eighteen years have passed. The
Great War, then begun in Europe and
ended IA years ago, has given US oil.
ferent world with problems undreamed
of when President Wilson spoke. But
IN the midst of the storm we Still steer
by the compass.
when Mr.. Taft, as president OF this
association, introduced President VII
son on the occasion to which have re-
ferred. he attested our high respect lor
his office and our personal commence
in his ability and purpose. We extend
the same greeting to his successor, ou
dened with responsibilities not less AS
American citizens. regardless OF party,
as lawyers devoted to the INSTITUTIONS
of our Government: we welcome our
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the law. and we tender to him our mt.
ting assurances of profound respect ana
deserved esteem
Text Of Address.
The text of the Presidents speech
follows: l.. u,,sr
fnoton You meet here under clrcum-
stances which must stir the deepest
springs of your professional pride. The
SlIpreme Court of the United states
represents the summit OF emlnence IN
the legal profession. 1t likewise stanos
as an equal with the Congress ana une
presidency in the solemn responsibility
If exercising the highest powers OF gov
eminent on this earth. And tomorrow
voII will share in dedicating a new
brilding to house this great tribunal
For the first time In the history OF our
country the Supreme Court Is ABOUT 10
occupy a temple Of SURPRISING beauCy'
symbol of its independence ana an ex.
preston of its equal power In the maj
will of great Nation.
therefore understand your feelings
IN coming here tonight. I am IN tune
with them AS fellow citizen, snare
them. For though I am wltnout tne
technical training of lawyer, long re-
sponsibinties at home and abroad nave
taught me something of history ano
something of government. I therefore
share the common knowledge OF the
snecial blessings which we enjoy IN this
country. by which men and women are
safer in their persons and their nper
ties and more secure in the peace1ul
possession of their property In this iano
today than they are in any other tlme
or place in all history. I assert TINS
with full consciousness OF many oen,
ciences of lawyers and OF the law ana
its execution. In spite OF tnese; tne
statement holds. This ordered liberty
under law Is the codification Of the In
stincts of our people, and that codihca-
tion has been largely the work OF the
legal profession. This freedom OF men
and women peacefully to pursue their
business and the rearing OF their 1aml.
lies, with scarcely ever thought OF
danger or duress, Is monument TO the
intelligence of our people and TO the
skill. thought and good conscience OF
lawyers who have served to formulate
it in the legislative bills ON the bench
and at the bar. For this they have
deserved the gratitude OF mankind.
The Bicentennial Year.
It is also appropriate that this special
recognition Of the place Of the Supreme
Court in our Government should be
given In this Bicentennial year OF COM
1nemoration of the birth OF George
Washington. The men on Whom ne
leaned heavily in the onerous task OF
erecting an effective government TO re-
place the weak structure OF the Con-
federation were chiefly men trained In
the law-Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson,
Madison, Marshall, Monroe; the list OF
Constitution builders IS too long TO re.
neat. They represented the genius OF
our people. They combined the knowl-
edge of history, the knowledge OF human
nature and the knowledge OF the me-
chanics of law and government neceS-
sarv to devise a workable machinery to
govern the complex relations OF men IN
an orderly society. And that machinery
has proved by succeeding generations to
have had no less than divine 1nsplra-
tion.
Here wish to interject word OF
admonition. These men did not limit
themselves to the practice OF their
highly technical profession, necessary
as that practice always must be. Be-
fore they were great lawyers they were
preat citizens. Their interest ran be-
yond their briefs and their precedents.
They took a hearty share in the full
life of the day. They felt keenly their
responsibility for leadership. Their sps-
cial gifts, their special training, were
needed not only in the court room but
in the administration of public affairs.
The very ablest of them accepted this
duty and took their places in the Legis-
latures, the Congress and the admins
tration, conscious that their full outy
as lawyers required them to see that
good laws must first be enacted If JUS
tice were to be done when those laws
arrived in the courts for execution.
But their services as citizens did not
begin and end in the legislatures where
laws are made. Back Of Legislatures
is the life of the people. 1t is in the
consciences of the people that laws
are frs born. These great men there
fore accepted the duty of developing
and guiding public thought itself.
They were indefatigable letter writ
ers, they spoke to the people from
the platform and in the public
halls They debated the great public
issues, contributing their knowledge and
ideas and ideals to the formation OF the
public opinion. Since the press IN those
DAYS was relatively feeble, it is hardly
too much to say that the lawyers and
the clergy chiefly nodded the early
thoughts of this Nation and gave us
the Institutions under which we have
dourished for a century and half.
Powerful New Ally.
Let me therefore say to you that the
country still needs you to share fully IN
this task of forming and leading public
opinion. You have powerful new ally
today in the press, but I frankly feel
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