The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15
HOW IT WORKS.
The Recent Efforts TO snppre's
Ganbliug.
Three Weeks Occupied ON One VI
Many Cases.
A Correspondent Gives Ms Views

DALLAS, Jan. Il -[Eiliof HrR,Lpl-Now
that thu TRADE sgsinst Eanbli1g aud gam
bsrs has about spent i,a iorcs add the
dear lovers OF "l.w and order have hah
lime b breath and 20 take second sobsr
tboughtg wort uplu the subject would MOI
d, .miss. rho bold aud fearless stand
recently taksn by the hERALp In regard iu
that matter was t1U correct ono IN ne
main and net the approved OF every sober
minded man, IN needles Oh tav that mo
position of the HrRALp Was not an ildorss'
ment Of gambling or gamblers, hut Nns
nuly an expression oi opinion ns 90 fhn
proper mode Of dealing with The pcrple1 Ing
fuhj,c'. The llThALp la COMMON with tho
errHl macs ni the aplnhlandlnE .luui ana
being In position % ycN
th'aEt impArtinlly, "ecame disguised sttht
sGddcn hue and cry raised against gamblers
aud could see no reason Why the righteous
Indignation ~ the over piuus lover, ut Law
aud Ter" should bee lcyerd at this class
Of criminals 10 the exclusion Of every other
class. The HERALD, like It's Intelligent
readers, is not unmiudul OF the TACT that
an impartial administration OF the criminal
lave Of the state is perhaps the hrmest
bond TO secure Cheerful submission ui the
people aud 90 engage their anrcilons
ilr the goyerum nj. There Is no sympa'hJ
partial people like those Ia Dallas county,
ever ready 20 discern the riehi from the
wrong, are aroused by every appearance 4
oppression gud part alitfi whether meas
urps resorted 10 are supported openly BY
the power OF the governmg ut or by lea
overzsalnua officers clothed With a little
brief authority, or masked under the
made that most extraordinary general pro-
sentiment 90 the district court, wherein
they commended that spies Dp retained
90 spy our crime and serve ~ witnesses Ia
court under the pies presume
that the ordinary appliances heretofore re-
sorted 90 since he Organization OF this gov.
egnmeut arc insiequtte 10 suppress crime.
Prudence aud a nice sense OF justice Viii
onligo right thinkiDg people 10 make CONF
mon cause even with class Of offenders
whose conduct they may censure " they
zee them singled Out from y multitude ui
criminals more vile tnan they, and perse.
cuted aud hunted down by hungry gang
II paid spies IN way which the real spirit
oftlr Avs will moi Justify This obsrrva.
ton 10 verified when we consider the exceed
ing grea difficulty convictions are secured
10 Inc gambling cases returned by that
lrand jury, thrse weeks Ut the first Term OF
Inc county criminal cOurt having been &C.
tgaIly consumed iu the iriN 81 two
cases against the gam Ter returned by tli
puNefinl IN y, one OF Wllc,l vas ulsttlAl
and the other appealed. 10 Is b0asied IN
praise OF bat gdnud jury thg. they adjourn
ed leaving on the county criminal docket
freeu hundred gambling cases. Ifit Will
axe three weeks ~ try one gambling case,
how long wi.llttAke IO dispose Of fifteen hun
dt.l, to say no.bing ofother criminal cases?
Hence, i1s cad Of adding 10 tue cause ci
mora i'v hy tha impression OF CRIME, crime
actually increased by promoting uncertain
ty cod couv sion. Crime is discouraged
NOR. hy he uu'rrf iuiy of punfhmsnt
fh8u hy the severity oil; that proposition
b. true tina. certainty is diminished Ia
precise ra'l' OF severity, especially the ad-
miu.s.rt'iln OF the law IS attended oy q
Wild excitement aki 20 mob law. Let the
"yigillutgs" OF tue city Of Dallas aud Us
august executive COMMITTEES and its paid
spies learn now Tor ali time that the crimi-
nal laws against gambling, however just,
cannot be executed IN the present slate OF
society bought about by themselves. Crime
is repres5ad by laws impsrtally executed
then society IN its healthy state entorce1 tho
laws and certainly, or q close approx,ma.
ton 20 n, accompanies convictions undor
them. The sober-minded people of Dallas
county do not believe that the strong arm
Of the law has suddenly become so weak
and { ifsmlnate as 20 require resort 20 snca
extraord nary methods to enforce tbem:~lf
otherwise the wisdom OF this enlightened
age has taught us but little aud indeed our
penal code has become farce.
JUSTICE