The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Wards Words.


BY dispatches from the west-which as a
rule are not such outrageous lies as those
from the south-we learn that "Out on
Water" a celebrated Chyenne chief who
was under arrest for shortening the lives of
four cowboys, has just died of pneumonia.
What pity! When we needed him right
here in this home of murderers to preside
over the senate which has recently voted
down capital punishment. There is another
chief out there called ''Out on Whisky
who has killed more cowboys than all the
rest put together, but we don't exactly need
his services.
How ''in the name Of all the gods at once"
the Michigan senate, right here in the face
and eyes of the most damning evidence of
increase of murder in this state and the
orphans of murdered men crying around
them could coolly vote down capital punish
ment is mystery. However, they are re-
sponsible only to their constituency and
their God. The former however they care
little about, and the latter in fact they have
mostly heard referred to in connection with
mill site. Shoot such senate! Great
Scott. Let us go back to heathendoml
Why, there are thousands and thousands of
men in Michigan to whom life sentence to
Jackson would be luxury!
And now three more normal schools are
called for to educate murderers. 1t would
be really interesting to know what in the
name of common sense we need of the one
we have? Aren't there innumerable schools
equally good scattered all over the state
under various denominational and corpora
ton protection?
Out upon such legislation which offers
premium to crime and takes the weapon
away from civil citizen who has to travel
among murderers to get his daily bread.
When man or woman develops into de-
/ liberate or chronic homicide, they ought to
be killed in order to protect society-same
as we kill rattle-snakes-and the law should
specify the person to do it. Now that state
ment is so true, so plain, so patent, that it
would seem as if the wayfaring man though
diabolcal idiot could understand it, but it
is evidently too great subject for our state
senators to grasp.
The legislature however got stalled on the
Chicago junket at the expense of the state,
, though the estimated expense was only one
thousand dollars. The amount is too small
undoubtedly but don't see why they should
refuse the state the glorious privilege-for it
would be privilege-to junket them to the
Columbian exposition and return. 1 would
be proud to do it myself, and yet my native
timidity holds me back. Still, in the Ian
guage of the illustrious Ex-Gov. Begole,
"Let no one suffer. Draw on me at sight,"
If there are any members too poor to pay
their way to the show I'll help them out.
They certainly ought to be allowed to go at
somebody's expense except their own, and
to go before cholera gets there too.
President Cleveland has at length put his
foot into the Hawaiian matter clear up to
his body. 1t wasn't difficult to surmise
after the young queen-fresh from England
had visited the White House, hugged and
kissed baby Ruth, to say nothing about the
balance of the family, how the thing would
terminate. 1t was easy enough to be seen
through then. The senate message was re-
called, and Blount, an ex-confederate who
was known to be opposed to protectorate,
was made special messenger and has in
gloriously done what the ex-confederates
all over the south would like to do again
pull dOton the American flag. Oh shame
where is thy blush!
Laingsburs, April 10, '93.