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ity were their chief concern. They recognized their license to practice imposed added duties and believed that a lawyer, how- ever eminent and successful, if only a lawyer, was but one-ninth of a man. Their books were few, but these were fundamental, read and re-read until they became part of their intellectual being. They applied their mental powers in applying these principles ADLAI EWING STEVENSON 6/ to the cases in hand, and thus constantly grew in scholarly strength to a degree we of later days can hardly appreciate. They lived up to high ethical ideals; they recognized and obeyed the duty of fairness and courtesy towards all; they ap- preciated that justice is ' ' the chief concern of man, ' ' and that they were her ministers. One result was many of them were sought as leaders in politics and as office-holders. The people trusted and relied upon them. We do not read of corruption in campaigns or in office in those days. Upon the rostrum great questions were discussed by candidates and others, and the appeal was to rea- son and conscience. Politics then was regarded "the grand- est word in the language," and "the politician the most use- ful of mankind." To these old-time country lawyers we owe a debt we should always remember with gratitude. They held the foundations of our jurisprudence, and were a large factor in bringing about our heritage. It is eminently true of them that "the compara- tive civilization of a country can be measured by the relative