Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-10

tween Justice as administered in France
and America, and the difference, d my
estimation, Is in favor Of the French
method. Santo, the cold:blooded italian
assassin, whose dagger wrought death to
the presidentssott the French republic, has
been found guilty, and his head will
taste Of the guillotine within about
eix weeks Of his CRIME. In America,
Santo would have enjoyed q respite Of
anywhere from one to three months,
while the excessive precision of justice
was being satisfied in the selection ct q
jury. Another period, Of perhaps an
equal length, would have been occupied
in adducing testimony Of IN lninitesmal
values as to the commission Of q crime
which was self.evident and undenied.
Two thousand sevenshundred ndeighty-
six experts would have been called in to-
testify that they were experts, and one
Thousand three hundred and ninety
three Of them would have proven that
the other one thousand three hundred
and ninety-three were ignoramuses.
Seventeen appeals would have been
taken after the guilt Of the prisoner had
been established, and eighty-four days
delay to the appeal would be about the
proper oaper. And after the memory OF
the crime had faded from public recol-
lection, q hanging would have occurred
some early morning, and the newspapers
would have announced that .%justice was:
slow but sure, and that a foul murder
had been avenged, after many MONTHS,
with other twaddle and fol-de-rol as to
the "care which is exercised in the adj
ministration Of justice" the dignity Of
the law the s'divine provisions for the
protection Of persons accused Of crime,s
and other expressions OF approba-
ton. It is a matter of surprise to me
that in this age Of steam, justice should
travel by stage coach, and that a horde
of pettlfogging shysters should,be allow
ed to hold up the stage, under those .di
vine provisions for the protection Of the
accused" What this country needs is.
less law and more justice. The speedy
trial Of Santo is q pattern for the trial OF
like cases in American courts.
There is a class of mon who are the
bette noirs OF the small newspapers.
They are the ones whose whole person
alities are tinged with mystery. They
are the mes who approach a newspaper
man with bated breaths, and a melo-
dramatic "Sh-h-h!!," and who then pro-
coed to detail some trivial occurrence
which must by no meansb be published. "A:
brief illustration may not be out Of
place. til 9 O'clock in the morning.
and the newsgatherer of the Daily
Clarion begins upon his duties. His
experience will be somewhat as follows.
Mr.. Alma stage whisper at $50 a. my:
"Sh-h-h!!. Don't say a word about itE
Sh.b b.! Going to Lonelyville 'safter-
noon. Mustn't let it get out! Might
spoil my plans. Sh-h-h!"
Mr. T., Tive minutes later. Bushes.
along the street with the sheriff and
seven policemen. Large chunks of
secrecy peep out Of his coat pocket.
Stops breathlessly and addresses the
moral lever Of the Daily Clarion): aForss
heavens sake don't mention this. Ser
want girl stole a glance at her fellow
while out with the baby. Coin Ia. have
her arrested. Dehced unpleasant. Keep
it dark, will you?"
Mr.. c., (ten O'Clock q. m. Drives,
along Horse Chestnut avenue with q hay
rake): "Goin' haymakin' to NASTY
slough. Don't mention it. People too.
d----n curious. Might rain if it cot
out where I was goin'. Say nothins
about it in the paper
Seventeen other persons admonishtheS
Daily Clarion in similar ways during the
day. It is now 5 O'Clock in the after
noon,::the Daily Clarion is on the streets.
and the newsgatherer poultices his head
with cracked ice to keep from conceit at
hearing the numerous compliments upon
his work. Ia
Mr.. A., (reading the Daily Claarion1:
"Wonder what that rnmpus up al BIS
place amounted to. Don't say anything
about it. Funny how q paper takes
your money and can't find out what's
gong on, when you pay en- for it,
Mr.. B, (reading the Daily Clarlon).
"Don't see nothin' bout C's hay contract
at Nasty slough. Wonder if he's COM
menced cuttin' yet"
Mr.. G., (reading the Daily Claricn):g
wonder where A. went this afternoon.
Funny how q paper overlooks these
little things. I'd like to give the Clarion
few pointers OF how to run a good
paper. I'd make one hum it L ran IL. 2
Mr.. A., Mr.. B., and Mr.. C., lin unison):
way"
l commend the above to the world at
large, and especially to the mysterious
man, the height Of whose whole ambi-
ton is to live and die on the strict q 1 !.
The SPECTATOR.
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