The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-10

stamps tho murderer az villain, who woull
wreaK his vengeance upon a delenceles
woman, but WAS too cray0n 10 meet lace Y
face the men whose conduct had distorted
bis Impractical mind" II Ia true
there ara two punishments for murder
but those who discuss this question promptly
respond 10 the suggestion that he will ocon
fined for life by saying that n prison repula,
tlon once made Is equivalent toa pardon, and
that the duration OF tho restraint OF bis I'D
erty was mere question Of time Of low
yenra, nj lurlhesL
| have written you NJ length on
this subject, not 80 much on nc
count of Tho peculiar features Of THIS oase
as 10 illustrate the doop-aeated conviction on
tho part Of tho people that mnrdereTs must
hang. They say that tho better part OF ouI
population aro wrongod, and 6foyously, too
by lust such scenes Of bloodshod, and they In,
sist that the judgments Of tho courts should
be executed and tho law rigldly enforced.
As german TO this question Of the enforce
mcnt of law and order, II may be stated
that distinguished citizen Of Northwest
Texas recently informed YOUR correspon'
dent that tho people in his section were
much excited over tho proposition contained
IN the inaugural address OF Governor Rob
erts looking, under certain contingencies, Ia
the abolition Of county organizations. The
part Of the address which seems TO have occa-
stoned this discussion Is wherein tho Gov
ornor after calling attention TO such
prerequisites M would be necessary Ia
rcndcr organization cxpodient, says; "And u
any county already organized should, from
any cause, permanently fail below that
standard Of capacity for local solfgov-
eminent 80 10 TO require standing
military police through number of years il
should be abolished and attached to Il county
that can govern itself" With hundred
and twenty thousand dollars annually appro-
priated to sustain police iorco, with tho ma
chinory of the courts in good working order,
this recommendation Is condemned as not
only unwso but exceedingly hurtrul to that
,uc,ion Of The State. Not only Is II dcstruc.
Vie Of that feeling Of security nee
essary TO insure rapid development
but il tends and already in some counties has
stayed tho tide Of emigration which had
hitherto flowed in that direction, Why Is IL,
IL is perinently asked should VIC be rehabili-
tated TO Il state Of dependence upon other
political divisions. and Invested Of the indie
pondenco accorded 10 us us the result Of laws
duly and legally passed, aud which in the
main are Is consistently observed and as
rigidly enforced as they me in any other
county or counties in the State.
1t seems flat it must have been more salts
factory if the counties suggestive Of this re-
commentator had been named. And es-
pecially does this appear 10 be just, said the
obiector, when the records of c. me during
the past year show moro TO have been perpo-
trated in the older settlements than in the
new ones. 1t is true, said he. that from the
very nature of things that our country, owing
to the sparseness OF popu lation, is the resort
of the refugee from justice, a hiding
place for those who have fled from
older settlements, yet MS 70 crimes origi-
mating there, there are fewer than anywhere
else N the State. viii Governor Roberts
contend for one moment said he, that the
old counties should BIO abolished, and that
such organizations rs have been in existence
siuce the days of the Republic must be wiped
out? BY no means. And henceit that we
are sensitive on this proposition, a. we con-
slider it Il blow aimed directly at us. On
principle we are opposed to any
disturbing legislative action sucn
US this, and doubly SO are
we, who pay our proportion 80 besunport OF
the government. Government in It's last
analysis means protection, and the executive
is sworn to execute the laws and thereby af-
Ak it, ard since Institutions, notably among
which is that of public fee schools, that
onuht IN ha fnsinrpl aro ne ihp Sta; p'a ii