The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-23
THE TRUE PREACHER
DR.. DIXON uEDUceS A FEW LESSONS
FROM A GREAT EXAMPLE.

The Effective Preacher Muet BE Manly
Man and Renlize His Close Kinship with
others.-Tbo Fathorhood Of God and the
brotherhood of Man.
New YORK, Feb. 10.-Rev. Thomas
Dixon preceded the sermon of the morn.
ing in Association hall by review of
recent efforts at Albany to relieve Grim.
inals Of the interference Of law. He said
Again we are treated to the spectacle
Of criminals applying TO the legislature
for charter for crime.
The Brooklyn officials about to be con.
victed of the abuse of their positions rush
to the legislature and with monumental
check ask that special bill be passed by
which they may escape
The impudence of this brazen proposi.
tion is simply sublime.
And what shall we say of legislature
chosen to make laws for great state
and yet low enough to pass the measure
and send 1t to the governor?
Let us thank heaven that in New York
at least tho governor has the veto power.
All honor to Roswell p. Flower, chiet
executive of the Empire State, who threw
this infamy back into the faces Of the
party leaders who handed it to him! Mr.
Flowers choice of executive language
has not been eminently piOus on all oc.
casions, but it has been vigorous. We
must not be too critical of forms always
The governor evidently does some think,
ing for himself Let him continue bust.
ness at that stand awhile, and the people
of New York are certain to give him a
permanent job.
Let tho governor get his good right
boot ready to kick some other measures
back into the assembly.
If the Infamous Endres bill for the
abolition Of action against crime ever
comes before him, the governor will have
another brilliant opportunity to show
that he was born of Christian parentage
and still holds an old fashioned faith in
honor and deCenCy. And we believe he
will be equal to the occasion if it arises
This bin is the product Of the gam
blers. criminal saloon keepers, confidence
men. readers Of villanous books and
owners Of obscene pictures. 1t has been
on the calendar of the legislature for
many years Every year there appears
some rascal on the floor mean enough tc
reintroduce it.
Its sole purpose is to prevent the de-
lection and punishment of crime. If it
should become n law, it would practi
cally abroga;e the police powers of the
state.
1t poses under the high sounding and
virtuous title Of the "antispy" bill. Well
might we repeat today, "Oh, liberty, how
many crimes are committed in thy ga.
cred namer'
That such an infamous measure should
be introduced into modern legislative
body is sad reminder to us of the close
relations between the sewers Of our cities
and the halls of law
This bill provides that if any man at.
tempts to enforce the law and uses the
methods of the detective to procure evi-
dence he shall be held guilty of the
crime itself 1t is an ingenious piece OF
villainy and appeals loudly to that sup.
posed honor among thieves which long
suffering public is expected to applaud
and support.
The Christian public will look to the
governor to stamp his foot upon this
and all such measures the moment their
heads are lifted from the dirt of the as
sembly floor.
Liberty is our watchword. Liberty is
holy. But liberty to commit crime
with impunity is not liberty 1t is IL
cense. 1t is anarchy.