Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-20
LAW AND ORDER IL AGUE.
An Eushusiastie Meeting Held Last
Evening.


Evening.
In order that the officers may be
backed up more strongly and enoOur-
aged in the faithful performance of
their duties in the administration Of
the laws of tho city and Territory, a
number Of citizens conceived the idea
Of forming a Law and Order League.
and took the necessary steps to carry
out that end. A public meeting was
called 70 be held at Yesler's Hall last
evening, and several prominent men
we're announced As speakers. Accord
ingly a large aud intelligent audience
assembled at the appointed time. d.
b. Ward was chosen president. and i'll
troduced
JUDGE JACOBS
Az the first speaker. For half or three
quarters Of an hour the Judge talked
good sound common sense in his usual
forcibie manner. He said thu enforce
ment Of law depends not NJ much upon
its severity "a upon its certainty. man
seldom violates the same natural law
more than once, because the punish
ment for such violation il certain and
swift. The Judge then went on to show
the necessity Of the people selecting
able prosecutors. He believed in allow
ing iuries to Tx the amount OF punish-
ment to be inflicted. "A criminal Law,
to be effective said the Judge. must
be the embodiment Of the convictions
of the great conservative masses"
GEORGE vKNABLE SMITH
Wss next introduced. He regretted
that want Of time had prevented him
from preparing himself to meet so large
and into ligent an asseTbla2e. and that
he would be compelled to talk ia gener-
alisies. He said Ia large community
like this, il makes no difference how
efficient and capable officers may be,
they can do but little in the way Ut re-
ssraiuing vice and preventing and pun
ishinO crime, unless backed up with the
moral support Of the community, he
eaid that in a place like this, where
everyone il seeking to do the bsst he
can for himself, the community be
comes lax, like q N N who loses sus
pender button; he bitches up his clothes
and coca along till another button
| oomss Oh, and 70 on, till, in tit OF des
| peration lest he lose his trovsers, n
roea 20 work and puts the buttons al
ON again. So is sometimes Is With com
munities, things are lot 60 loosely; the!
90 from bad 10 worse, till finally tn
reople realize the true situation o
affairs, and hold q "neck-tie party.
Just a. was done two years ago.
W. H. WHITE
was next introduced. He said: AS
loyal citizen l stand here to lend m
voice to the enforcement OF the laws.
He thought, however, that ths mos
effective way TO get rid OF bad laws va "a
by repeating and fighting them. n
thought the League might DO muc
good, and advised them 70 uss all diil
0encs in seeing that the ELECTION iav
Are not violated il the future as the
have been in the past. He wanted ever
man indicted and punished VINO a
tempted TO violate these election laws,
| Al the conclusion Of his remarks 20
secretary, Mr.. G. l.. Wayland. vas Gale
ON to read the pledge necessary 20 s.S
in order to become member 0! 70
League. After circulating the piede
for sign atures. meeting OF the lNaQu
vaa held. at which the following of1ce'
vere elected: President, ]. f. Lewis
vice- president, Daniel T. Denny; scr
. tary. G. L. Wayland treasurer. r.
Danny: executive committee. hrss war.
Il. Jenner, X. III. Thompson and
RI. Terry; second ward. W. h. Reeve
In. KELLOGG and Lawrence J: Colin a
third ward, d. T. Denny. DIR. y. u. no
and A. II. Kellogg. A COMMITTEES, 90
siefine OF Aeesrs. Wayland. Wood al
D Calvert, vas appointed TO canvaas :!
. eitv for signatures for membersni
\ The COMMITTEES reported that t42o ~
| alreadv been subscribed TO assis.
1 the pfososution Of violations Of "a
md that Subscriptions we're coming
rapidly. -, =
" ~ inpeetanee he JAaGas sd,oefn'