The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-17
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
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Nearly 200 of Robson county's most
prominent citizens met in MaxtOn, n. c.,
and resolutions expressive of their indig-
nation at the acquittal of ID. A. MCDOU-
GALD were drawn up and signed. HAM
ILTOH MCMILLIAN, ESQ, MAJ. D. 7.
MCEACHIN, r ". KNIGHT, MAJ. j.. r.
MCLEAN, ED. MCRAE, D. E. MCBRIDE,
and A. T. MCCoLLUM, were the leading
figures in the meeting In their resolu-
tions they condemn the jury system and
openly censure the presiding officer for
his action in regard to he jury.
What's the difference?
Suppose MCDoUGALD was guilty of the
coolest blood and blacklist murder yet
recorded. The evidence was pretty
straight that he was guilty. But what
are you going to do about it The judge
and the ~jury-well, they are spotless-
they are the high worthless who let Grim
inals loose and who do other things in
the name of law.
What does an indignation meeting
amount to, any how?
We have had sample cases Of outraged
Justice in this county. The county has
paid for the judicial farce.
Look at the HERNDON case. Look at
the case of where ROGERS shot at JOR-
DAN and he was fined twenty five PIE
cious dollars for attempting to take the
life of an inoffensive and upright citizen.
The people tolerate men like BoYKIN.
l. hoe oouor Iao, o,muroraI u1y povrI~
did not hold court at a certain place and
why he laid up at Graham. Why was it
all men kpow-yet he is the hair curled
jedge-the jedge Of the district-and you
must hold your everlasting peace.
BoYKIN should be forced to explain his
conduct. But he goes along, failing to
administer justice, CLOSING yer crimes
which deserve and call for severe punish
ment, and the dear people sit silently
down and say nothing, or, after the horse
is stolen they lock the stable door by call
ing Indignation meetings.
Poor comfort is an indignation meet
ing to a man who has been outraged first
and then insulted by the law which he
called to defend him.
Such proceedings as were manifest in
the MCDOUGALD case and the HERNDON
case and the ROGERS case, cause mob law
to still have a hold in this land of the
brave and the home of the free.
The Judiciary should always be pure,
and the bummers and venal scoundrels
sitting on the bench should be asked to
stop.
This alone will end the disgraceful bust
ness now being peddled in North Carolina.
WHAT ELSE:
The esteemed and able Norfolk Land
mark says:
The Baltimore Sun is one of our most
esteemed and valued contemporaries. 1t
is full Of sound sense and the latest news.
What more can be required of a news
paper?
What else: Why, MURRAY, you sur
prise US. What else? Listen and we'll
tell you:
a newspaper should be required to ask
permission to print its opinion. If the
opinion did not suit all the people the
paper should be muzz!ed and the editor
should be hanged.
4 newspaper has no right to an opin-
ion and all men should be solicited to i'm
part information concerning the modes
and methods best adapted to running a
newspaper successfully.
4 newspaper should never print news
if it is of a character which exposes a
rogue who erstwhile posed as a gentle
man.
y newspaper has no business to exist
unless it is able to print papers for moth
ing and puff the whole town without cost.
y newspaper man should be strangled
who claims any right to his opinion.
These, friend MURRAY, and a few other
things, should be required of a newspaper.