The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-26

said mot guilty." q comparison OF the facis
relative to.the taking Of life and the dispo-
sition of criminals up to the present date
this year in the respective sections shows
that both in regard for and the enforce
ment of the law, the south is far ahead OF
the north. The Chicago Tribune. certainly
safe and for the north acceptable and suf-
ficiently prejudiced witness, has, by look
ing over certain sgures, come to the knowl-
edge of the fact that mp to the present date
OF this present year iorty.nine GRIM
inals have been legally execu.
ed in the United States, thirty
four Of them in the southern states.
In the same period forty-eight have been
illegally: executed, twenty-five of them in
the south. Out of forty-niDe the south
executed thirty. four, the north fifteen: and
out of forty EIGHT the south lynched twenty
two and the north twenty.six. Now, any
intelligent reader of the daily press must
have noticed the daily accounts OF numer-
Gus murders, rapes and robberles in the
north, as many or more than in the south,
and yet thesonth, by processes of law, has
punished over twice as many of such Grim
| inals as the remainder of the country. So
much for the enforcement Of the law, even
in the imposition of the EXTREMIST penalty.
Then, again, the north, with all its boosted
civilization and reverence for the majesty OF
the law, has set it at naught in twenty-six
instances where the south has only
done so in twenty-five cases. Thus,
and by this simple comparison. the
south stands forth prominently
over the north, both in the matter of the
enforcement of the law and reverence for
the law. Such facts as these are worthy Of
extensive publicity, for they speak more
eloquently and convncingly of the state OF
feeling and morals In the southern states
than all the general discussion that could
be INDUCED. Much of the rsncor and un.
fairness Of the past fortunately are dying
out and the light Of truth is less dimmed
and obscured, but it is still matter Of re-
gret that the north affects to believe that
in tue particulars referred to ii is immeas.
urably ahead of the south. Such questions
and such facts bearing thereon are of much
concern to any section, as they directly IN
hueLce the destination of capital, immigra
ton and enterprise. Aside from
this weghty subject Of the enforcement
OF and regard for the laws
there is otherwise every advantage in
the present heslthful condition of southern
over northern society. In the south there
are O isms, no commune, no socialism, nc
labor struggles, no overgrown monopolies
baneful existences found everywhere in the
north, but in their stead is a universally
healthy and progressive sentiment bent on
building up to the utmost limit the mater
iai. mental, social and moral interests
When the real status OF affairs in the pre-
misses is appreciated by the outside world
facts will soon indicate that as there is nc
comparison in the morals and social health.
fulness of the two sections so there will be
no comparison between the development Of
the north and that of the south. 1t will be
found that the rich and balmy south will
laugh in its growth and might at the futile
efforts of its enemies TO null II down.