The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-07

CHICAGO May editorial comments on
the New Orleans grand jury report:
NEW YORK EVENING POST.
1t is confession by competent authority
that the machinery of criminal justice has
completely broken down in the state of
Louisiana and that crimes of any magni-
Jude have to be punished by revolution
airy tribunal. 1t throws some light on the
workings OF the jury system which people
Oh other cities, particularly New York, will
do well to digest
NEW YORK HERALD.
1t is no time to sermonize about mob vio-
fence. The uprising of the people is not an
outbreak OF mob. The disease called for
the cure and justities the means.
MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE.
The grand jury has published the decla-
ratlon that New Orleans is ruled by detec-
1--WE agency on one side, or mob on the
otner; that the very forms of law are disre-
garded by those whose sworn duty it IS to
hold up its majesty The grand Jurors
themselves declare anarchy reigns in New
Orleans.
MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Public opinion will hardly endorse the
omission OF the grand jury to formally in
dict the leaders of the lynching party or as
many OF the party as were known. II
would have been much more to the credit
OF the community had this been done.
CINCINNATI TIMEs-sTAR.
We believe it to be the common opinion
that far from showing any grave weakness
or defect IN our social or political system,
TINS episode and the outcome demonstrated
the strength and efficiency of popular gov
eminent in America. New Orleans states
the people, did it, and no grand jury
could devise way to indict ''the people,
NEW ORLEANS TIMES DEMoCRAT.
The grand iury's return will meet the ap-
proval OF the entire country. The case has
been tried before the bar of public opinion,
and the finding of "well done' has long
since been returned as to the men whose
act suppressed the Malta and gave warn
ing to the criminals of Europe that they
would lind no welcome in this country.
WASHINGTON POST.
The picture which the report presents of
jury methods at New Orleans indicates
that, while 1t may be unnecessary to strike
terror to the dangerous class of the COM
munity, there are still other and equally as
quire heroic treatment
PHILADELPHIA TELEGRAM.
The people of this country thanks to
the lnsolent course of the Italian govern
ernment- will not seriously concern them
selves with the question whether a re-
spectacle mob of the ''best citizensn are
brought to punishment" but they are
nightly interested in the question whether
the greatest city in the south is to be
place where no human life is safe. where
government may be looked TO in vain for
the exercise of legitimate and needful au
thority.
TOLEDO BLADE.
The report shows the courts have been
for years more or less under outside CON
troll, and justice in any case in which those
outsiders might be intereste was not to be
The citizens are blameable that
they did not years ago correct this mon
strous condition of affairs.
TOLEDO COMMERCIAL.
The report merely attempts to condone a
crime on the ground of necessity, and fails
to show the necessity. Was the shaving of
Hennessey by dozen assassins worse than
the Staying of a dozen men by hundreds of
aSSaSSinSs
KANSAS STAR.
1t is to be deplored that any combination
Of events in America should render il
necessary for a judicial body to condone
ynching, but the report proves conclu |
slvely that such condition of affairs exists |
N New Orleans, and the shaving of Hem |
1essey's assassins was not only iustifable |
put was the only means of redress under |
lhe circumstances
KANSAS CITY TIMES.
The report will SETTLE in most minds the !
that the time had come in New |
orleans when the people as mass were |
called upon to enforce its laws.
CLEVELAND LEADER.
If the grand jury had briefly disposed of
he case by the assertion that community
'annot be expected to charge itself with
murder, the world would at least
lave given that body credit for manhood
md common sense. AS it is, the report is
very weak and rambling
CLEVELAND PLAINDEALER.
So far as the people of Louisiana are
Concerned, the report is no matter. Under
he circumstances Rudini may as well dis
Mss the whole subject as "bootless con
roversy."
CHICAGO NEWS.
Arbitration will afford an opportunity to
he United States to prove to European
governments that responsibility for the
lew Orleans tragedy and many other
'loody conflicts between outraged Amer
can citizens and alien forces transplanted
o American soil, rests primarily with
European governments.
CHICAGO INTER-ooEAN.
Why did not the jury call upon Parker
on who claims the meeting was called NV
imself and committee of one hundred
or the purpose of taking the matter into
heir own handss In Illinois Parkerson
would be held responsible for the worl. If
he mob because he melted it to violent
awleSsness.
CHICAGO TIMES.
The conclusion the jury arrived at. while
he logical result of conditions existing in
heir city, is a disgrace to the state and
alton.
CHICAGO STATS zEITUNG.
1t is by no means to the glory of tho
United States government that there is mo
sgal way to punish crimes of this char
cter. Congress ought to enact statute
flowing the federal authorities in the
uture to take measures to prevent moh
iolence by which our relations with
orelgn powers are altered and treaties an
ulled.
ST. PAUL DISPATCH.
No more shocking illustration has been
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