The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-01
PASSION suspAy-A DAY oY rAssIos

The holy Sabbath, designated by To
Almighty for rest and recreation, ives,
with iis tinted ky, scarle' day la he
calendar Il cline In At lessi two OF the
cites this Union. Passion suncay,
wnsn the Christian church tern onEos
OF too suiisripgs ofthe Savior, HIN who
preached 'peaos on earth and good " II
10 men," was dsseeraled by hands,
even during the boar OF divine
worship, that allowed red.handed
plssion In Il, other meaning, In les b,ssr
role 10 shed the blood OF their fellows In
the open city highways. In civilized Gin
clnnatl the slaughter OF citizens was
rampant In It's riotous spirit. lu't,ai at
soothing sermons In the house Of the Lord,
stormy scenes upon the streets, where
sh Dtted guns were doing the work OF death,
became the sscreligious substitute. Ia
Dallas, Just as the last notes OF the organ
IA the Episcop / church near by were peat
ing forth their prsisss TO Him
wh1 hath said. "thou shalt
MT kill" this sharp cracks Of tho pistol, ~
II Ia defiance Of the divine injunction and
In derlslon OF tbs sacrsi tones, ,old thatot
nall avail had been the preceding prayer,
"f'am sudden death, good Lord deliver
us.n Our columns thi, morning reek with
the details OF the reckless rotine, and our
readers must form for themselves their
owa estimates OF the justification OF the
act, upon euch part 'orlars as could be sup
piled to Us.
Ia the Cincinnati case, n mass OF
men discouraged and disgu7ttd
at r conviction for only mAnslauchter Of an
individual who himself had made confess
ion OF 'delb crate murder" and feeling
outraged at tho "course of justice" In ihai
and other preceding similar cases, under
took OF themselves TO assign the penaltY
TIE law attaches 10 such crime. Tho author
itlss interfere and mob violence relgns.
In Dallas we have another sadiening
lilo STATION OF what The 'everod pulse OF
passion can and will DO when
that hip.pcokst pest, the pistol
! f. g, convenient TO crafty the glut that
goes rolling hot through the veins when the
rod devil that turks in the glass inpires
the trigger fpger. II is disheartening TO
think that men. whether in masses or as
individuals, whether In matters concerning
the L>mmon veal, or their own personali.
ties, CA neither learn TO obey the laws
Themselves have created, nor 10 observe the
laws Of the Creator In exact conformity
with them.
We are not sllting in judgment upon he
justification or denunciation OF either OF
tho participants in the occurrences
that have brought disrapute upon the
communities concerned the courts In their
own good time will do that and will assess
the truo yslue OF the pleas that will be pre-
ssnted, but we cannot but lament aud
deeply deplore and osnsure the courses that
masses Of men or q man takes when either
ends the existence OF fellow creature by
constituting himself or themselves Judge,
Jury and execuiioner. a purer, healthier
public sentiment must proclaim and insist
that 1t Is no part of heroism or bravery
10 thus destroy life. Ther5 is too preva'
lent an impression obtaining that The man
who bears and forbears aud is little ps.
snt aud prudent is lacking In courage and
chivalry. The man who has the christian
courage TO resist the promptinss OF the
brutal part OF his nsture, ana to wait TILL
his anger COILS ere he strike deadly blow,
save in self defence, is the conqucror and
the hero. The sooner We appreciate this
truth the better. And the sooner VIC ban
ish from our midst that dictionary OF the,
desperate, the pocket pistol, whose Alpha
aud Omega Is death, the better for body
and anul