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Lafayette Chapter, No. 3. Royal Arch Masons, was instituted September 13. 1856, with twenty-three members and by 1885 had grown to one hun- dred and thirty members.
Lafayette Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar, was chartered June 18, 1852. The following were the charter members: Abner H. Bowen, Isaac Bartlett. Moses Colton. William Crumpton, Horace Coleman. Elizur Dem- ing. Abraham Fry, Henry C. Lawrence, Mahlon D. Manson, Herman Peters, Lewis Rumsey and James M. Stockwell. In 1887 the commandery had a membership of one hundred and twelve.
The Order of Eastern Star of the Masonic fraternity received a charter May 16, 1874, and the charter members were: Mesdames M. A. Comstock, Annie E. Morse, M. E. Hathaway, Alma Alexander. Mary Osgood. Misses . Jennie Lambert and Gussie Lambert. It is known as Hope Chapter.
The Masonic order is represented at present in Lafayette by the above lodges and the Tippecanoe Council. Royal and Select Masters, No. 68. The membership in the summer of 1909 of these various degrees and branches of Freemasonry in Lafayette was as follows :
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Lafayette Free and Accepted Masons, Number 123, two hundred and thirty-eight members.
Tippecanoe Free and Accepted Masons, Number 492, two hundred mem- bers.
Lafayette Chapter, Number 3, Royal Arch Masons, two hundred and forty-four members.
Tippecanoe Council, Number 68, Royal and Select Masters, one hundred and ninety-five members.
Lafayette Commandery, Knights Templar. Number 3, one hundred and ninety-eight members.
Hope Chapter. Number 5. Order of Eastern Star, one hundred and eighty-eight members.
There are seventy-five 32-degree Masons and two 33-degree in Lafayette.
Up to 1909. the Masonic order in Lafayette leased different buildings for their hall purposes, but in the month of July. 1907, they purchased the old wholesale grocery building and lot, originally used more than a third of a century ago by James Ball. The Masons, after securing this well located property, had it all rebuilt, using only the bare walls of the old building. From it they have constructed a commodious Masonic Temple, at a cost of about forty thousand dollars. It is a three-story brick and stone structure, all occu- pied by the fraternity, save an office or two. It was dedicated in the month of June, 1909. It is the property of the "Masonic Temple Association."
MASONIC ( COLORED ).
In Lafayette there are the following Masonic lodges among the African race :
Floyd Lodge, No. 23: Dorcas Chapter, No. 14: Douglass Chapter, No. 14; and Garrison Commandery, No. 13, Knights Templar.
Miller Lodge, No. 258, Free and Accepted Masons, was organized in 1859, in the warehouse of E. J. Loveless. at Clark's Hill, with C. C. McDow- ell, master. The lodge at first had a membership of fourteen. In 1865 they erected a building and became a prosperous lodge.
Dayton Lodge, No. 103, Free and Accepted Masons, was instituted many years ago and is now in a flourishing condition.
Transitville Lodge, No. 425, Free and Accepted Masons, was instituted in 1870 with eight members, by Henry Dryer as master.
Colburn Lodge No. 490. Free and Accepted Masons, was instituted by John M. Kerpen July 1. 1874. with twelve charter members.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Lafayette Lodge, No. 15, of the Odd Fellows fraternity. received its charter October 14, 1843, and was instituted November 15th, the same year, with members as follows: J. M. Stockwell, Joel B. MeFarland, James Ross, Mathew H. Winton, and George Mclaughlin. This lodge was highly suc- cessful from the start and in 1887 owned a half interest in the Milwaukee Block, and had assets, above all liabilities, amounting to almost twenty-three thousand dollars. At that date the lodge consisted of one hundred and eighty- three members. Its present membership is two hundred and forty-eight.
Friendship Lodge, No. 22, Independent Order of Odd Fellowes, was char- tered April 21, 1845, and instituted the same date. The charter members of this lodge were : William H. Day, F. B. Brown, James M. Stockwell, George W. MeLaughlin.
Tippecanoe Lodge, No. 55, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, received a charter dated July 13, 1847 and was instituted May 15, 1848. The charter members were J. G. Carnahan. W. F. Chapin, J. B. McFarland, F. Britton, R. S. Ford, T. T. Benbridge, John Little, Thomas McMillen, David Pyke, H. T. Sample, M. Fowler, Israel Spencer, E. M. Burt and Peter McClure. Its present membership is about one hundred and twelve.
Star City Encampment, No. 153, Independent Order of Odd Fellowes, was instituted April 8, 1880, with these members: Samuel H. Kellogg. D. Leslie, George W. Burroughs, J. N. Milton, W. E. Tilt, L. W. Brown, Peter Mc- Clure, James Robertson. Charles Jones, Bento MeAtee, Charles Reinhardt, David Bryan, Thomas C. Fox and A. C. Sale. It now has about eighty mem- bers.
Wabash Encampment, No. 6. Independent Order of Odd Fellowes, was chartered July 14, 1848, and was instituted the 26th of the same month and year. In the year 1887 it had a membership of one hundred and fifty. It now has about one hundred members.
Siegel Lodge, No. 273, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (German), works under a charter dated January 17, 1867, and was instituted the same date. There were thirteen charter members.
Colfax Lodge, No. 13, Daughters of Rebekah, was chartered July 14, 1869, with twenty-three members, but later the charter was surrendered.
Tippecanoe Lodge, No. 1992, Grand United Order of Odd Fellowes (colored), was organized in 1879, with nineteen members.
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Household Ruth, as a branch of the last named lodge, was organized in May, 1887, with twenty-four members, consisting of both gentlemen and ladies.
Randolph Lodge. No. 376. Independent Order of Odd Fellowes, was or- ganized July 24. 1871. by D. D. G. M. Thomas Underwood. The charter mem- bers were : John C. Dilts. W. S. McClelland. Samuel L. Smock, Sylvanus V. Hedrick. David A. Brenton, George W. Mikels and Thomas J. Mikels. This lodge was the first of the order of Odd Fellows in Randolph township.
The other lodges within Tippecanoe county are: Odell Lodge; Stock- well Lodge, No. 439: Battle Ground Lodge. No. 659, and the lodge at Dayton.
Stockwell Lodge, No. 439, was chartered May 21, 1874, by ten charter members.
W'ca Lodge, No. 450. Independent Order of Odd Fellowes, was instituted April 30. 1874. under a charter dated the 18th of that month and year. This was the beginning of Odd Fellowship in Wea township. This lodge is not in existence at this writing.
The fraternity of Odd Fellows in Lafayette is strong and has been very prosperous for many years. It now owns the fine, valuable brick, three-story block in which its hall is situated. It is on the south side of Main street, near the public square. The order also owns the "Milwaukee Block." another valuable property.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTIHAS ORDER.
This is one of the modern fraternal organizations that has made great strides in membership, number of lodges and universal influence throughout this country, especially among the young and middle-aged men.
Lafayette Lodge, No. 51, Knights of Pythias, was organized August 6. 1874. by Grand Chancellor H. H. Morrison, assisted by N. C. Potter and a large delegation of Knights from other lodges. It at once became prominent among the lodges of Indiana. Wilbur F. Taylor, chancellor commander, be- came very prominent in the order, and served as grand keeper of records and seals. The drill corps of this lodge took many prizes for their skill in the Uniform Rank degree. In 1884 he was made major-general in command of the Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias of the World. No. 51 now enjoys a membership of about two hundred and fifty.
Curran Lodge, No. III. Knights of Pythias, was instituted in Septem- ber. 1885. by H. H. Francis, of Michigan City, with a membership of one hundred and forty in 1887. It has kept pace with the rapid strides of the
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order and in July, 1909, had a membership of strong and active working Knights of Pythias, whose work and influence is being felt in the community.
Lafayette Division, No. 1. Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias, was organ- ized as a drill corps, in September, 1876, and took in class "B," the first prize (a one-hundred-and-fifty-dollar United States flag), and best commander prize (a forty-dollar gold badge) at the supreme session, at Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1877; also won in class "B," the first prize (a one-hundred-and- seventy-five-dollar banner), the best commander prize (a thirty-five-dollar sword), at the session of the supreme lodge in Indianapolis, in 1878. It was instituted as a division of the Uniform Rank, December 21, 1878, with James R. Carnahan as knight commander. From that date on this body kept taking high prizes, including five hundred dollars and one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, consisting of three banners, one flag, two gold badges, one sword and one fine painting. This was the first Uniform Rank lodge in the world. It has made a wonderful record. At present Col. John W. Warner. of the Eighth Regiment of Indiana, is an honored citizen of the place and is now oc- cupying the position of justice of the peace. He is also a past commander of the order at Lafayette.
The Uniform Rank division at Lafayette in July, 1909, had a member- ship of fifty-three.
The Knights of Pythias occupy the third floor of Wallace Block, corner of Fourth and Ferry streets.
Besides the lodges of this fraternity at Lafayette, there are within Tip- pecanoe county, two other lodges-one at Dayton and one at Montmorenci.
MISCELLANEOUS FRATERNITIES.
Almost without end is the list of benevolent fraternal societies that have from time to time been formed in this county-especially at Lafayette. Some have long since become extinct, while a legion still exist and are doing splendid work as beneficiary insurance organizations. Among the organizations of this type may be named :
Ancient Order of United Workmen ; Royal Arcanum, organized in 1879; the Order of Chosen Friends, 1883; Wabash Tribe of Red Men, 1868; Wea Tribe. 1872; these were finally consolidated; Knights of St. Paul, 1882; Knights of Labor: Typographical Union, 1863; Order of Railway Conduc- tors, 1884; Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1883; Young Men's Hibernian Society ; Father Hamilton Council, Catholic Benevolent Legion. IS87 ; Purdue Council of National Union, 1884; Independent Order of the Immaculates ( Col-
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ored ), 1880; the Woodmen of the World and Woodmen of America, Forest- ers, Ben Hur, Eagles and Maccabees.
The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks are very numerous and are in a flourishing condition today-this is a modern-day organization and is grow- ing and extending out to every part of the world. It has as members many of the best men in the country. It has for its object the social functions of other orders and also is a semi-beneficiary society in that it cares for its sick and buries its dead.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC POSTS.
After the close of the great Civil war it was no more than natural that the veterans of that conflict should band themselves together in a fraternal society. It was indeed a blessing to both the soldiery and to the people at large, perpetuating as it does the deeds of sacrifice and valor that the rising generations may take on the true spirit of loyalty and patriotism.
Tippecanoe county furnished her quota of men from 1861 to 1865 and very wisely became interested when Grand Army Posts were being organized, in forming such societies here and there, at convenient places throughout the county. The subjoined will give a list of such Grand Army of the Republic posts, with other facts concerning them :
Lafayette Post, No. 3, was organized May 29, 1879, with twenty-six members, by Col. E. W. Chamberlain, of Chicago. At that time it was in the Department of Illinois, and known as No. 54. But by January, 1880, a sufficient number of posts were organized in this section to entitle them to a department charter, which was granted, when the post was transferred to the Department of Indiana and the name was soon changed to "John A. Logan Post. No. 3."
Among the first and earlier commanders of this post were: James R. Carnahan, 1879-80; J. B. Shaw, 1881 ; W. McBeth, 1882; J. B. Shaw, 1883 ; N. I. Throckmorton, 1884; A. L. Stoney. 1885; James Davidson, 1886.
By the records of the post it is found that in 1887 there were one hundred and sixty-three members in good standing, while there were names on the roster amounting to just four hundred. At that date, it was stated that this Grand Army Republic post had one of the finest equipped halls in the state. One of the most active and enthusiastic members and officers has always been Capt. J. B. Shaw, who, without doubt, has a better knowledge of the per- sonnel of every soldier who went from this county to the Civil war than any other comrade, and has the most complete record of all that pertains to the
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posts of the county, many of which he has organized himself. He has been chief mustering officer of the state several terms, and assistant inspector-gen- eral for the Ninth Congressional District, aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen. S. S. Burdett.
John A. Logan Woman's Relief Corps has been a helpful auxiliary of the post, and now has a membership of about forty-five women, with the following officers: President, Mrs. I. S. Wade; senior vice-president, Mrs. A. A. Jones ; junior vice-president, Mrs. Mary Marquis ; chaplain, Jemimah Brown; secretary, Mrs. O. Il. Crider ; treasurer, Mrs. F. H. Williams; con- ductor. Mrs. Mary Walker ; guide, Mary Pechin.
William B. Carroll Post, No. 363, at Stockwell, was organized by Capt. J. B. Shaw, in September, 1884.
George Wright Post, No. 185, at Clark's Hill, was organized in Decem- ber, 1882. by Capt. J. B. Shaw, of Lafayette.
West Point Grand Army Post was organized by Capt. J. B. Shaw, of Lafayette, in 1881. This post has now disbanded.
Dayton Post, No. 160, was organized in 1882 by Capt. J. B. Shaw, of Lafayette.
Marsh B. Taylor Post, No. 475, of Chauncey (now West Lafayette), was organized September 24, 1886, by Capt. J. B. Shaw. of Lafayette. It now meets in Lafayette proper.
Battle Ground Post, No. 464, was organized by Capt. J. B. Shaw, of Lafayette, June 14, 1886. This post has long since disbanded.
JOHN A. LOGAN POST, NO. 3, G. A. R.
Lafayette, Indiana.
(Compiled by Past Commander A. E. Shearman.)
This post of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized May 29, 1879, by Col. E. W. Chamberlain of Post 28, Chicago, Illinois, as Post No. 54 and assigned to the Department of Illinois. In the fall of 1879 the De- partment of Indiana was created and Post 54 was then transferred to the De- partment of Indiana as Lafayette Post No. 3. In 1886, upon the death of General John A. Logan, the name of this post was changed to John A. Logan Post No. 3, which name it will probably hold for all time.
L'p to the present time. August. 1909, nearly six hundred and fifty veter- ans of the Civil war have been mustered into the organization; its present membership in good standing is one hundred and fifteen.
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The post commanders have been for the years, and in the order indicated
below.
Date Name Regiment 11th and 86th
Deceased
1879 James R. Carnahan
1880
Indiana Infantry
1881 James B. Shaw
ยท Toth Indiana Infantry
1882 William W. MeBeth
46th and 116th Ind. Inf.
1883 James B. Shaw
roth Indiana Infantry
1884 N. I. Throckmorton
40th Indiana Infantry
1885 Alfred L. Stoney 12th Indiana Infantry
1886 James Davidson 4th U. S. Cavalry
1887 Henry Leaming
.40th Indiana Infantry
Deceased
1888 James W. Conine
Ist Ky. Infantry and 5th U. S. C. T.
1889
1890 William C. Wilson
Ioth, 40th, 108th and 135th Indiana Infantry
1891 Louis L. Frischmeyer
. 60th Indiana Infantry
1892 E. G. Black
. Band 15th Ind. Infantry
1893 Job S. Sims
79th Ohio Infantry
1894
William P. Youkey
. 72nd Indiana Infantry
Deceased
James H. Mitchell Sist Penna. Infantry
1895 1896 David C. Rankin 24th Ohio Infantry
1897 Asbury S. McCormick .9th and 154th Ind. Inf.
Deceased
1898 John W. Graves 150th Indiana Infantry
1 899 John W. Mitchell
12th New Jersey Infantry
1900
Daniel W. Moore
72nd Indiana Infantry
190I
John W. Warner
JIth Indiana Cavalry
1902 Balzer K. Kramer
133rd Indiana Infantry
1903 Geo. \V. Washburn
20th Indiana Infantry
I 90.4 Albert E. Shearman
117th New York Infantry
1905 Thomas Lonergan
38th Ohio Infantry
1906 Chester G. Thompson
72nd Indiana Infantry
1907 J. Rief Shearer 'th Pennsylvania Infantry
1908 Isaac S. Wade 147th Indiana Infantry
1909 David II. Flynn 108th Indiana Infantry The present officers are :
P. C .- David H. Flynn. 108th Indiana Infantry. S. V. C .- A. C. MeCorkle. 78th Indiana Infantry. J. V. C .- Eldon L. Lane. 4th Indiana Cavalry.
Deceased
Deceased
Deceased
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Adjutant-James H. Mitchell, SIst Penna. Infantry.
O. M .- E. G. Black, 15th Indiana Infantry.
Surgeon-George J. Dexter, roth Indiana Infantry. Chaplain-Thos. Lonergan, 38th Ohio Infantry.
O. of Day-Daniel White, 19th Indiana Infantry. O. of Guard-D. W. Henderson, 116th Indiana Infantry.
S. M .- John W. Mitchell, 12th New Jersey Infantry.
O. M. S .- C. M. Nisley, 40th Indiana Infantry.
Post Hall is in the northeast basement of the court house. Regular meet- ings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays in each month.
John A. Logan Post. No. 3 has always taken an active interest in every- thing patriotic, and has been in the lead in looking after the Decoration Day services and flagging and placing flowers on the graves of their comrades who have "passed over the river." Many of the leading men in the city and county are and have been on its roll as members and have filled important positions. Notably, James R. Carnahan, a department commander ; William S. Haggard, Sixteenth Indiana Battery, lieutenant governor of this state, and the present commandant of the Indiana State Soldiers' Home; Harvey W. Wiley, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Indiana Infantry, a United States government official, head of the pure food commission and of the noted "poison squad" in Washington, D. C .; Col. W. C. L. Taylor, Twentieth Indiana Infantry, judge of the Tippecanoe county circuit court; Col. E. P. Hammond, Ninth and Eighty-seventh Indiana Infantry, and Col. William C. Wilson, noted law- yers, and Joseph J. Reynolds, Tenth Indiana Infantry and major-general United States Army, and others in more or less prominent positions.
UNION VETERAN LEGION.
Encampment No. 122, Union Veteran Legion, was organized March 7, 1893, by Gen. W. H. Tucker, commander-in-chief, and Col. B. C. Shaw, adju- tant general. There were forty-seven charter members. The following served as colonels of the encampment :
1893 James B. Wallace, 2nd Mo. Cavalry. 1894 John W. Mullen, 53rd Ill. Infantry.
1895 George A. Harrison, 62nd N. Y. Infantry.
1896 James B. Shaw. 10th Ind. Infantry.
1897 John W. Mitchell, 12th N. J. Infantry.
1898 Daniel W. Moore, 72nd Ind. Infantry. 1899 Job S. Sims, 78th Ohio Infantry.
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1900 Wm. P. Youkey, 72nd Ind. Infantry.
1901 Charles Hasty, 2nd N. Y. Cavalry (Harris Light).
1902 Amos V. Eaton, 18th Iowa Infantry.
1903 Alfred Smith, roth Ind. Infantry.
1904 James Davidson, 4th U. S. Cavalry.
1905 Richard P. DeHart, 46th, 99th and 128th Ind. Infantry.
1906 Albert E. Shearman, 117th N. Y. Infantry.
1907 Alfred L. Stoney, 12th Ind. Infantry.
1908 Stephen M. Aiken, roth, 72nd and 44th Ind. Infantry.
1909 Christian M. Nisley, 40th Ind. Infantry.
To become a member of this organization the soldier must have enlisted prior to July 1, 1863, and have served two continuous years, unless discharged for gunshot wounds. The encampment mustered two hundred and eighty- three members, of which forty-nine have died since its organization. All of its members have honorable records, enlisting in 1861 and remaining until the close of the war. Some were present at the surrender of Lee to Grant at Appomattox. April 9. 1865. Many carry the scars from wounds received in battles and some were in rebel prisons. The term of service of the mem- bers run from twenty-seven to eighty-two and one-half months.
Meets every second and fourth Thursday evenings in each month in U. V. L. hall, 618 Main street.
The present officers are : Colonel, C. M. Nisley ; lieutenant-colonel, Nathan Long : major. Robert Williams; surgeon, M. Rawles: chaplain. A. E. Shear- man ; officer day. Alfred Smith; adjutant, J. B. Shaw ; quartermaster, W. E. Wells: officer guard. Albert Stair; sergeant major, John Hart ; quarter- master sergeant. J. S. Sim ; sentinel, Wm. Vaughn : bugler. Thomas Haywood.
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
General De Lafayette Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revo- Jution was organized April 21. 1894, by thirteen members and named by Mrs. Robert S. Hatcher, who was the first regent of the chapter. The first his- torian was she who is now Mrs. William B. Stuart, then Miss Geneve Rey- nolds : the secretary was Mrs. John Perrin and the first treasurer was Mrs. C. Gordon Ball. This society has been among the most highly honored and effective in its good works of any in Indiana. At one date it numbered almost one hundred and fifty members, but by removals, deaths, etc., the number has been reduced to about ninety.
This chapter of the Daughters presented the battleship "Indiana" with a beautiful "loving cup"; had erected "markers" at the graves of the Revolu-
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tionary soldiers at Greenbush cemetery at Lafayette; erected the monument- marker at the spot where old Fort Ouiatenon was located: has presented the public schools with numerous flags and books as prizes for essays on Revolu- tionary affairs, and in many another way been great protectors of historic places and sentiments.
The officers at this writing-1909-are: Mrs. Bertha Foresman Falley, regent ; Mrs. Eliza Howe Weigle, vice-regent; Mrs. Olla Alkire Brindley, re- cording secretary; Miss R. Katherine Beeson, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Frances Stearns Boggs, treasurer ; Mrs. Ada Earhart Erisman, registrar ; Mrs. Flora Linn Shearman, historian.
For a description of the monument erected by this chapter at the site of old Fort Quiatenon see the history of the fort. within this volume.
The Daughters of the American Revolution had erected in Greenbush cemetery, near the north line, in 1903, a befitting "marker" to four Revolution- ary soldiers. It is in the form of a huge natural bowlder, to which is perma- nently attached a metal tablet bearing the following inscription :
"IN MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
JACOB LANE NATIIAN WHITE GEORGE RANK GEORGE STONER
"Erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution, General De La- fayette Chapter-1903."
There is also another chapter of Daughters of the Revolution known as Oliver Ellsworth Chapter, which organization now meets with the one already mentioned.
OTHER MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
The Sons of Veterans, another active society, represents the sons of honorably discharged Union soldiers who bore arms during the Civil war. Their number is 131.
The United Spanish-American War Veterans. A. P. Lee Camp. No. 15, is made up of the Spanish-American war soldiers.
Two chapters of the Sons of Temperance were organized in Lafayette, the first in 1846 and the second the following year. This was a popular and very effective temperance society that had its chapters or lodges throughout the entire country in the forties and fifties.
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CHAPTER XII.
THE BAR OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.
Wherever commerce and true civilization is found, there will be seen the representatives of the legal profession. The most of our laws are today based on the principle of right and equal rights to all citizens, be they native or foreign-born and adopted into our national citizenship. If all men were informed as to law, and possessed a law-abiding spirit. such as the Bible picture of millennium dawn presents to view, there would be no use for lawyers and courts, but we have not yet reached that state, hence the rights of one person must be met and justice forced upon another, at the hands of wise, learned jurists and attorneys-at-law. The legal profession is one of profound prin- ciples, and it is for this to point out and enforce the rights of one set of citizens as against other men and classes. While the world has no need of the dis- honest lawyer, it has great need for the truly honorable attorney, who seeks ever to make peace rather than encourage litigation among the people of his community. The type of lawyers found in the great representatives such as Gladstone, of England, and the legal lights that have lighted up the pathway to a higher, better civilization, in our own country, as a Webster, an Everett, a Choate, a Tom Marshall, a Lincoln, a Douglas and more modern-day attorneys, who have shaped the affairs of our national ship of state, in consti- tutional matters, even from Jefferson, Hamilton and Washington's day. to this the opening of the advanced twentieth century. While there is still abiding in the minds of many the idea that lawyers are trouble-makers, the fact still remains that through them peace and order and good government obtains in this and all countries. But few of our eminent statesmen have been found outside the legal profession. The day has long since passed, when this profession is looked upon as one of trickery and dishonesty-in fact the educated and thoughtful minds all along the passing centuries, from Blackstone's time to the present, have recognized this as among the useful and honorable professions.
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