Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-07

no TIME TO sGRmoNizr ABOUT
MOD VIOLENCE"
The Different Editors View the Affair
from Different Points
Of View.
Comments ON the Report OF the Grand
Jury.

ments gu the New Orleans grand ury
report:
New York EpcninD Post II Is con-
fession by competent authority that the
machinery Of criminal justice has com.
plciely broken down In the state OF
Louisiana, and that crimes OF any
magnitude have to be punished by u
revolutionary tribunal. IL throws some
light on the workings Of the jury sys-
tom which the people Of other cities,
particularly Of New York, will do well
10 digest.
New York Herald; II Ia no time to
scrmonize about moi violence. An up
rising Of the people 10 not M outbreak
Of q mob. The disease called for the
cure, aud Justiiicr the means.
Minneapolis Tribute: The grand Jury
has published the declaration that New
Orleans IN ruled by a detective agency
on one side, or n mob on the other; that
the very forms Of law are disrcgnrded
by those whose sworn duty II N TO
hold up ib majesty grand jurors
themselves. Anarchy refgns In New
Orleans.
Minneapolis Journal: Public opinion
will hardly endose tho omission Of tho
grand Jury TO formally indict the lead.
ers Of the lynching party, or NJ many
Of the party M were known. IL would
have been much more TO the credit VI
the community had this been done.
Cincinnati 7mcs-Sdr: We believe
II 10 be the common opinion that, far
from showing any grave weakness or
defect In our social or political system,
this episode aud the outcome demon
sirated the strength and efficacy Of
popular government In America.
New Orleans States Thr people did
II, and no grand Jury could devise q
way TO indict ''tis people"
7imes.Dcmocrdt: The grand Jury's
return will meet tho approval Of tho
tried before the lar Of public opinion
and the finding Of "well done' long
since been returned m ~ the men
whose act suppressed the Malta aud
gave warning 10 the criminals Of
Europe that they would find no wei
come In this country.
Washington Post: The picture which
the report presents Of Jury methods Mt
New Orleans indicate that, while 1t
may bc necessary 70 strike terror 10 n
dangerous class Of the community,
there are still other aud equally as
dangerous elements that would seem
10 require heroic treatment.
Philapelphis IeieDrdph: The people
OF this country, thanks TO the ins1lcnt
course Of tbs Italian government, will
not seriously concern themselves with
the question whether respectable mot
Of the "bcst citizens" are drought To
punishment" but they are nightly
Interested In the question VIII, ther tho
greatest city IN the south IL 10 be n
place where no human life " safe.
where government may be looked 10 In
vain for the exefcisc OF legitimate and
necdful authority.
Toledo Blade. The report shows that
the courts have been for years more or
less under outside control, and Justice
In any case In which those outsiders
might DO interested was not 10 be cx-
pectod. The cluzons arc blameabie
that they did not yoars ago correct this
monstrous condition OF affairs.
Toledo Commercial; the report
merely attuinpts " condons the crime
on the gtound u necessity, and falls 10
show the necessity. Was the Staying
OF Hennetsy 10y ndozen assassins worse
than the staying OF dozen mon by
hundreds Of asAAssins?
Kansas Mar: II II 10 be deplored
that my combination Of events In
America should render II necessary for
judicial body 10 condone n lynching,
but the report proves ccnclusiveIy that
such a condition Of affairs exists In
New orleans, and tho Staying OF Hem
he-sy's i.Hsassins WAS not only Justin
able, hut was the only muans OF reuress
under the circumstances.
Kansas City WnrE The report will
settle In most minds conviction that
the time had come Ia New Orleans
when the people M mass were called
upon TO enforce the laws.
Cleveland Ieadicr: II the grand
jury had briefly disposed OF tho ease
by the assertion that d community
cannot be expected TO charge itself
with murder, the world would at least
have given that body credit for man.
hood aud common sense. As It IL, tho
report Is very weak and rambling.
Cleveland fiatndceier. so far as the
people OF Louisiana arr concerned In
the report, no matter. Under tho cir.
cunistances, Rudini may as we'll dis.
miss thr whole subject AZ u "bootless
controversy"
Chicago NepG Arbitration will af-
foM an opportunity 10 the United
States ~ prove 10 the European row.
shes VIZ IuT the
New Orleans tragedy aud many other
bloody conflicts between Outraged
American citizens and alien forces
tansplanted 10 American soil rests
primarily with the European govern.
ments.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Why did not
the Jury call upon Parkerson, who
claimed the meeting was called by
himself and tho committee Of oue hun.
ured for the purpose Of taking tho law
into their own hands? In Illinois Par.
kerson would 10 held responsible for
the work Of the mob, because he melted
u 70 violent lawlcrsness.
Chicago Times The conclusion the
grand Jury arrived at, while n logical
ieault oithn conditions existing Ia
m.ir city, Is adisgrace 10 the Siatcand
nation.
Chicago Staats ZeitunN II Is by no
means 70 the glory Of the United
States Government that there IL no
legal way 10 punish crimes Of this
character. Congress ought TO enact u
statute allowing the Federal aulnorl.
TIES IN the future 10 take MEASURES 10
prevent mob violence, by which our