The Republican journal., 1885-05-21
Law and Public Sentiment.

l have said that offenses against the law are
is to say in comparison with the ordinary events
of life. Not one man in hundred, probably,
has even violated the provisions of the law AS
TO the sale Of intoxicating liquor. But viola
tons of the law are more frequent in some
communities than in others. The same law
against murder prevails throughout the city Of
New York, for instance, but in certain parts of
that city murder is of common occurrence when
compared with other parts. The law forbds
murder in all the Southern States, yet certain
kinds of murder by comparison with the North
ern States, are of frequent occurrence there
and go unpublished; and this is true to such an
extent as to be an occasion of reprOach to the
condition of public sentiment there. Dueling
was forbidden and punishable for many years
before public sentiment was such as to permit
the enforcement of the law. Now the statutes
against dueling have become of little conse-
quence, because public opinion about dueling is
a sufficient law. Laws do not make people vir-
tuous. honest, or temperate, by their mere pas
sage. When laws Furnishing crime, fraud, and
mtemperance are enforced, they do have an in
tluence in their prevention. But for the
iorcement OF The law we need not only persons
ready to set prosecutions on foot and officers
ready to serve warrants of arrest, but we need
also courts and juries ready to convict on suf-
iicient evidence. and witnesses willing to teSti-
fy. For all these we must have an overwhelm-
ing public sentiment in favor of the law, and
this is true not only Of large communities like
States and counties, but of small communities
like villages and hamletS. Neither murder nor
any other crime can be punished If those who
have knowledge Of the facts connected with it
will not tell what they know This is especial
ly true of any class of crimes in which all the
participants are held equally guilty; in illustra
lion OF which is the notorious difficulty of OBJ
f,r off, flal
to he relations of the sexes. 1t is also true
of ofenses against the laws now under consid-
GRAFTON, not because both parties to sale of in
loXicating liquor are held equally guilty, but
because both are participants in the act which
constitutes the otfense. and all manly feeling. of
which even drunkards have little, revolts at
testifyin9 in such a case. From Liquor Leg
islation," by Gorham d. Williams in Popular
Science Monthly for April
\ Kentucky girl was too much for Tennes-
dude. A Louisville damsel was visiting
Memphis, and according to the Times was sit
ting upon sofa with a fresh young society
man. who, as the conversation progressed,
allowed his arm to gradually fall down until he
had it around her waist. She arose very in
dignant and he made the following apology:
Il hope you will not think anything of this.
1t i just a way have. All the Memphis boys
act the same way, and YOU will have TO get
used to it. | hope you will not take any offence
at it as it's Just my way" She left the room
but came back i'll few minutes with married
friend and sat down on the sofa again. Soon
She began to yawn and give every Indication Of
being thoroughly bored. Finally she said
I'm dreadfully sleepy and l hope you'll go
home. You mustn't take any offence at this.
All the Louisville girls act the same. You are
exceedingly tiresome. and you had better go
home at once. Don't be offended at this 1t is
simply way | have" He didn't linger.
The distinguished U. 5. Senator from Indiana,
Hon Daniel W. Voorhees,, certities that in
rheumatism in the back, he obtained instantane-
lus relief from st. Jacobs Oil. He says it is
remarkable remedy.
Love is the toothache of the heart" SAYS
French proverb And laudanum Is frequently APP
piled to cure it,