Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-07
PURE ANARCHY.
Governor Ross Writes q DsDaBeiafion
OF the Spirtf FViEcfd In the
Forsyths LyBehing.
He Cond ems sEnIob!vIolepc CO OF Every Char
acter and Urges VindtosIion CT the
suprs macy OF the Law.
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special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 6-Governor
Ross o.dsy wrote letter to Judge Long
of Carthage, Pamela County, severely con-
demning mob law in connection with the
lynching of Forsythe, the murderer OF
Treasurer Hill. The Governor, after say
ing the reward would be paid and stating
the case, says: 81 am aware tha'
it is sometimes urged in
lstifcst'on OF lynch law $50 callec) that
our laws are imperfect ana not properly
executed and because of mslAdmipistrs-
uOn in the exerc Sc Of the power belong
ing to the state and counties to secure
obedience, bad men under certeip con
ditions may be relieved from punishment.
This is questlonsolY true and
it would be strange il IL were not, since
our laws are made by fallible legislators,
expounded by fsllible judges, and exc
cuted by falhble Officers Bus This is no
excuse for violating them such IS they
are. Tie way TO gain relief for the vicls
tors of law is not by iDsugursting Jaw
!essness. II SO, we might as well tear
down.
OUR TEMPLES OF JUSTICE.
The very worst laW is bet er thsu no law !;
snd those who have an interest in the
country or the prosperity If the state,
those who have property to be
preserved, those who have Liberties to
De protected, those who have rights Iha1
they cherish, are the last men in any com
munlty who should give sanction to &C Of
violence. Let every man take the Vindi
cation of his gifts, the red ess Of his
grievances, or the punishment Of eff !Dses
INTO his own hands, regardless OF the
laws Of the land, which are st once tht
standard to DE- foe the limit of his lioer-
ties and the guardian to defend them, snd
he result Will be that eecR man will be
arTsyed in deadly strife AGAINST the
others, TO the possible extent Of
exteTmina alton, 1t mSY be. Tn
frat thing to do in this world is 20 be
right, and to plant ourselves in posi-
ton on which we can stand in sunshir e
and In storm, and while F0rsy he va.
certainly guilty of an act stamped by
Deity with
THE WORST SEAL
ard signet, cannot see by what method
If reasoning the good people of PAnols
county while earnestly protesting obedi-
enCe to law ana OTderI could persuade
themselves iSto an attempt to measure
out realisation as a recompense # bis
crime In due proportion to its ex-ent.
This was not only futile,
Bsg usurpalion o; the powers belonging
only to an All-wise and All-poweriul
being. Punishment is not 10 be admins
tered by way of vengeance. Ittheir sc,iop
is clAimed to have been In the interest OF
just punishment for s crime which other
wise would have gone without punishment
there is some messrre Of excuse. But
all right-minded men, when passion mas
cslmed, must see that this is anarchy
pure and simple, ard that the dearest
rights of their community and society
would be sacrificed by it's prevalence.
The Governor corclndts "a fol Ows:
Hence, as the executive, charged with a
care for these puoiic Interests, and jsnl-
Gus Of the honor ard fsir fame OF thu
state, record my utter condemnation OF
mob violence of every character, and urg e
The people TO fearless ard prompt vim
dicstion of the supre macy of the laws
wherever and nv whomsomever they may
be asssiled. Very respectfully, ID.
L S. ,Ress.