Show MORALITY A JOKE A code of ethics was recently pre presented presented to the Pennsylvania Bar asso association n by a committee appointed for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of considering the matter It met with an ten astounding reception and the members of the committee making the report retired covered with opprobrium and nt at the same time burning burn burning burning ing with indignation The luckless code was dissected dl ted by b eminent lawyers and shafts of sarcasm launched at its au authors authors authors thors for tor presuming to suggest right doing A former president of the asso association association elation is said sald to have caused roars of laughter by many of his satirical refer references references references i to many ol of the proposed reforms I I am astonished he said Mid that i such a code should seriously have been I submitted to our consideration Why this sounds like the song of Solomon when It says A Judge ought to be dili dill diligent diligent gent In his business On the bench he should never be inattentive He should never even appear to be inattentive This code says A lawyer should not ordinarily acquire his clients property Now I submit that If we conformed to this cannon how could we live IIvo What are we lawyers law here for anyway anway if It not notto notto to acquire our clients property Such Sucha I Ia a proposition is ridiculous Again when this report says sas confidence confidence confidence dence In his integrity is as ILS the breath of life to the lawyer I suggest this amendment and his breath ought to have the odor of sanctity Sure enough e ugh What hat arc are the Pennsyl Pennsylvania Penns Pennsylvania I Ivania vania lawyers on earth for if not to acquire their clients property Why should they make any pretense of hon honesty h honesty n nest esty est or prate about decency The Key Keystone Keystone Keystone stone state has been debauched from turret to foundation stone and all too few of its citizens apparently have the sense of shame The lawyers lawers are like the rest and Judging from the talk at atthe atthe the meeting of ot tile the Bar association are prepared to gouge g gouge ge their th clients after having accepted aCe retainers to protect prote t their interests The spirit of the late lamented Quay still sUll hovers over oer Penn Pennsylvania sylvania and even though a few fet of his political pals and business associates are in the t e penitentiary the vast majori majority ty of the people are moving movin along In the paths frequented by him during his I mundane existence The Archbold let letters letters letters proved conclusively that three of the thi Pennsylvania Judges one of them themon on the supreme bench of the state had bad been appointed at the instance of the Standard OH OU company Unless we are badly mistaken there Is plenty of such material among the members of the Pennsylvania Bar association |