The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-10-26
CRIME.


and serious problem than the NEE
OF suppressipg crime. The thee
~ that underlies the present m anper
dealing with the subject is to punt
. the criminal by death, trap7ort
sh ton Or Imprisonment ip order tn
- the penalty the vis.sted law inaic
La upon him may Letter others. 1t cs
not be der-sd that provided the tri
10 fouc~s speedily and the punishme,
Zones with certainty, then til.
I there is much sound wisdom in tn
. theory The fear of a speedy an
certain punishment will in the ms
jority of cases stay the hand Of tn
murderer aud check the purpose o
the thief. But there are men VIII,
90 not fear the law even with tb,
prospect of speedy and certain con
domination awaiting upon the cam
mission OF crimes. 1t is hard to deal
With this class of criminals that fnr
n'shes the problem and the welfare
OF society requires it's solution.
The 1gar OF Russia, the verv 70.
preventative of despotic power. 80
well as of the law; surrounded hr
MS guards is murdered in the street
The President, IMPLYING the males.
" OF our own law, is slain in a rai).
way depot. In both cases it must
nave been known that escape was
and that death was GER
lain to follow, and yet men were
oana TO take their lives in their
'anos and to commit these two tor
ioie crimes. In the Parish of Nat.
hitoches, where we have reason to
now that the able, upright and fear. {
'ss Judge who presides over that
''s'fict has for several years rightly f
'forced The law blythe inHic,ion Of 8
we're penalties, the paper of week "
90 gives long list of crimes com. p
''ted in that Parish--several of y,
em being brutal murders. In our b
N Parish, on the eve of the pres. m
term of our Criminal Court now Ell
session, if we are to believe the
count we published last week. n nr
'-handed assassin attempted the th
'fder OF two unarmed men whom Of
stopped on the road. Every M. sill
one picks up is filled with the 81
ais of horrible crimes. Last in s
* in New Orleans two policemen All
'cked and murdered another no. hui
man: Trains and stage coaches les!
robbed, houses burned, women LEAF
shed, men murdered and every not
n possible crime committed ey pro
day. e' p pt
ne question again recurs: What tho.
De done to suppress this satur. SO a
! OF crime? Enforce the law that
one. But enforcing the law of
,a no' stop crime always. The that
lem is to deal with those who as {
the punishment into account beas
they commit crime and are not the {
req. by it. In either case IN. econ
mere ls healthy public septi- laws
~, uei'ih q, tue Court nothing can who
one. The society whica is Of. he "
q by a crime must te brought exist
gara Vt, as It truly is, a stain his q
It's iair name and it must resent to th,
'rd!ngly. Crime must be made to VIII
PERU that there can be no es alone
rom the condemnation by the ter de
sentiment which is first Of all He to
the criminal. The public Fut
las duty to perform also. Il out a
give us less of the details of care
which corrupt public senti- 0,
ad more Of comment and con. hensib
Ion. Let the press call mur-
us right name and stigmatize
81 as thief. Let the press II
and or; min !. im a a. crime quida
the fear of such trial and
nation will reach that partic.
'ss OF criminals who do not
law. Such trial has been :. Hue
he case of Gpitean tho cow liquidat
s'sassin, who lives in daily -PRE
he wrath Of the people and De place
ms to fear his own infamy ''onal Pr
IN he does the law. COP
'tspoken press--a healthy i mas the
eatlment and the fearless s sn.eo
on of criminals seems to be 'Ao'u n WA,
TO meet the exigencies of anunallv
ia oeallng With crime. refuse to
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Hustmyre is selling Capt
)ost to liquidate. very gen