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The Mistake of our Forefathers
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And hot volcanic epithets
Most picturesquely mean
Are spoken of his Honor, out
Upon the court yard green.
Most picturesquely mean
Are spoken of his Honor, out
Upon the court yard green.
At last the final case is closed,
And compliments are free,
The Judge extols the jurors for
Their fine ability.
Who joyously reciprocate
And say they can't refrain
From giving such a righteous Judge
A gilded headed cane.
And compliments are free,
The Judge extols the jurors for
Their fine ability.
Who joyously reciprocate
And say they can't refrain
From giving such a righteous Judge
A gilded headed cane.
And then the warriors of the bar,
Their battles being o'er,
Lock arms and chum together when
Outside the court house door,
While nudging farmers wink and smile,
And say: "They're mighty tame;
The fightin' is all make believe,
It's all within the game."
Their battles being o'er,
Lock arms and chum together when
Outside the court house door,
While nudging farmers wink and smile,
And say: "They're mighty tame;
The fightin' is all make believe,
It's all within the game."
And when the term is over and
The court room closed again,
With law and justice meted out
To erring wrangling men,
A-ringing in the court-house tower
Is heard the evening bell.
In sweet melodious harmony
To tell us all is well.
The court room closed again,
With law and justice meted out
To erring wrangling men,
A-ringing in the court-house tower
Is heard the evening bell.
In sweet melodious harmony
To tell us all is well.
Seattle, Wash.
The Mistake (?) of Our Forefathers in Adopting the Common Law of England
The opinion is not often expressed that the United States would have done better to adopt the Civil Law instead of the common law which We derived from England. That, however, is the view of Charles F. Beach, who said in a recent address delivered at the St. Paul College of Law[1]:
"A study of the Civil Law and a
- ↑ "The Civil Law in America." By Charles F. Beach. Published by A. Pedone, 13 Rue Soufflot, Paris. Pamphlet. Reprinted in Chicago Legal News, June 29. July 6.