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Copyright, 1911, by Morris Sale

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will favor those that are of their party. attorneys whom they know to be of the s cal faith as themselves. They will favo torneys that waste their time with them room, that smoke and drink with them, th with them, particularly those attorneys to lose at a game in favor of the judges. certainly favor those attorneys who helpe their election: the bargain has been ma vance. They will decide in favor of the I has political influence. The judge cannot 1 ing those who put him in office, his superiors. With his best intentions he independent. He would like to run again he would like a higher judgeship; he has son-in-law, a brother, a relative, a good frie he would like to place in office, and cannot less he is good with the "boys", unless h his friends. Besides this there is a great temptation; there is a good deal of money i justice.

JUSTICE IS BOUGHT AND SOLD.

Rich corporations, rich people, having f litigations, and smart attorneys, have a nice buying judges without being guilty of bribe certain occasions, as on Christmas or on H they send valuable presents to the judge whom they try most of ther cases. Some u lous ones enter into a regular arrangem

ular bargain, with a judge, pay him a

price by the year or from every case, and get what they want decisions in their favor.

FAVORITISM OR DISHONESTY CANNOT BE PROVEN.

The law is so technical that the gravest wrong committed by a judge cannot be proven; his decisions, however outrageous, can be shown to have been rendered according to law. Unless a judge be a big fool and violate so-called justice openly and notoriously, he may prostitute justice with impunity. He will yet find many to sing panegyrics to him, and exalt him for his sense of justice, for his keen observation in finding the truth, for his great knowledge of human nature, and for his deep understanding of the law. What a mockery of justice! What a farce!

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The Legal Profession From an Ideal and

Practical Standpoint.

Law as an Ideal Career.

To study law for its ideals, as an ideal profession, is more than folly. As well may one walk in the mud to become clean. At best the lawyer deals with the baser passions of mankind. He must be partial. He must be tricky. He must perjure his clients, i. e., he must commit what is technically called "subornation of perjury." He must be a gambler. He can never foretell the result of a lawsuit. His best case may turn out bad, and vice versa. He must be cringing; he must lower himself before a judge whom he may know to be dishonest, unfair, cranky and ignorant. He must "jolly" him, he must flatter him with his "great knowledge of the law" and with his "great desire of doing justice,”-knowing full-well that the judge is both ignorant and unjust. The lawyer must do so, perhaps this will help him to gain his point. Should he show the slightest disrespect to the "Honorable" court, his client will pay dearly for it and his own. reputation and the means of a livelihood are at stake.

From the formal phrases used by lawyers in speech or in documents, one must infer that the lawyer's business is to beg, to beseech, to pray, to ask favors, and not to demand his rights. "May it please the court." "And the petitioner will ever

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