The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-21
ANOTHER SIDE.
4 Few Very Statutory Suggestions and
and CauSlic Criticisms.

being said nowadays on the question
of the law and it's enforcement.
Ought the law to be enforced?
What is the c>nsequence of its not
b, ing enforced? / have been in
Waco for some time, and nee it
stated in the public prints, and hear
mt said on the streets taat the law IL
openly VIGOROUSLY and continuously
violated by certain class, called in
sporting circles, gentlemen of the
cloth, and ia the statutes Of this
state ana my old state, gamblers
and Migrants. J take it that the
statements and sayings are true, else
certainly some officer would have
denied them no ice ano her
thing, the ,uree Of which can be
traced 70 thi4 lax way OF dealing
with law breakers, aud that Ia that
The boys Of the community have
litle respect for the Lax, and leas Of
respe.t Tor its others They are
oear.y as polite to policeman a. a
hack driver, and accord 10 the
ldioysl efmine about the same
aouor an respect that they would 10
bill goster. | am tod that it is
20; an unusual thug for these boys
to organize and rad peoples
property, AMI time and again they
are arrested for petty thefts aud
misdemeAnors. While it is hardly
true, thst as the boy is, 50 will the
man be; yet 1t is very trle, that as
the men do, so viii The boys do. BY
permitting hundreds of men daily
aud with lmpunlty to defy the law,
the oaieers are INJECTING much
greater evil upon society than is
comprised in the mere failure 10
arrest the offenders The boy
knows that gambling ia against the
las, he is allowed to frequ mt the
gambling houses; he sees the bust
ness going on all the time and
prospering |. ia fascinating. He
sees the Off GERS by their negligence
and ind ference encourage the crime;
he likes the excitement, and having
lost his respect for the law and its
off GERS, thaC sense of awe and fear
Of the lay, which is natural to the
young, ia gradually overcome, he
breaks the law himself and rare in
deed il the instance that the second
)tlense does not occur and the
embryo does not become confirmed
vioIator. Uniform, open, notorious
and continuous violations of law
are prime factors IN the debasement, |
debauching and contamination of
society. No community is, or can
he IN healthy social state, where |
the Young men and boys OF the
laud, Respect neither the law nor
its emisaries. That country is in
bad shape, when those charged with |
the enforcement OF its written law,
are always posing as apologists for
ths non-performance of duty. Then,
far beyond and above the mere
damage OF the actual violation of
law, the evil extends. The law
should no. be made mockery and
a by word "A thing to be banded
about like lifeess trab.ball by un-
scrupulous vandals and compromis-
ing Officers. 'The law is mighty
and VIII prevail" How long. Oh,
voters of Waco, how long before it
viii prevail in your midst? 1t is
shame, disgrace and a reproach to
your citizenship and civilization
taat the majesty of the law is IN
The law is play,hing,
a jugg efs trck aud msrch antable
convenience. The gamblers could
be convicted Of rape upon the law,
but it prosecuted for ravishing the
otficers, the case would fail, the
officers are consenting, "Barkis is
wiling
Another suggestion to your proud
people OF great md growing city
another state OF facts of which
yon ought to be thoroughly
ashamed. You are deliberately de.
a confiding people through
out Texas and the country generally. ,
\ on are advertising Waco as the
Baden Baden OF America, and invit- F.
mo- al,