The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-19

from a possible unjust judgment. But
"justice" u it be justice is as swift, as
hasty and hustling In these cases as In
cases before other courts il is lmping
and tardy. We cannot claim 10 adminis-
ter justice until We provide trained ana
competent person to look after the Inter
ests OF those who have none TO look after
them.
We will say that o youth, hitherto
stranger to crime, comes before the
court, supposed to be guilty OF tnat
offence which can shnt him up for three
months with many who are the ofscour-
ing of the earth. Right here is the max
ing or breaking of man. In numerous
cases conviction means education in
Grim inslity. could pray to be delivered
from the awful position OF judge under
such circumstances. Right here is the
evidence that IL man has the proper
sense of his divine vicegerency he Will DO
not too eager In pressing his claims for
such place.
Our blind eyes have seen God only at
Church. Is He not in presence within
every court room. NJ ore holy spot In
none than that whereon the associations
of the future are to be decided and VIII IRE
falls on human souls the sentence OF
All days in the week its mill is turning,
and more than at church ii breaches and
declares the righteousness of God or the
injustice of man.
Ill. To pass into another phase OF the
sui bject. We have kept much that was
good and we have not sloug he'd off all
that was evil from the days OF our
conditions and certain ages may have
been well enough-before newspapers
were published, and when men could
easily leave their rural OCCUPATIONS In the
care of their neig n bors. What would you
think Of the system OF passing overy one
of our city pulpits In relation first to this
lsyman, tnen to that, taxing care
especially to choose the less intelligent.
or at least those who read little, and
had few opinions. Your answer is that
while the result might be interesting 1t
would not be satisfactory. The judgment
of God is declared against this silly out
worn, expensive and kill-iustice system.
Consider. he.a bsurdity wnich occurs every
day, of a Judges telling a jury what the
law is, often instructing them
what to do, scolding them and
sending them back when their decision
lacks sense; keeping them shut up by
themselves until Ia very. desperation the
outstanding bers give in to escape
the wearing restraint. A judge knows
the law, sits to interpret 1t, sits while
the side having the ablest lawyer pulls
the jury about and finally at the very
point where ne, the judge, is most
nesded, he resigns all to those devoted
II men to decide. The thing is repug-
nant to sense, to justice, TO God. 1t re-
mains for a class of cases that need it
not; and where the judge is judge the
public feels that justice is far more cer-
tam. wicked lethargy to continue a
method just because 1t was perhaps good
is the only name for this relic. God let's
us suffer for Ii continually and will until
Wa place judgment entirely in the hands
Of fearless, pure and intelligent judges.
The entire genius of our civilization,
tending to the division OF LABOR results
ia this The men best adapted for jurors
cannot afford 10 sit; generally only those
unit for IL have the leisure for it. That
man is immorsl weighs in fact not whit
against MIN. lie mas habits which the
courts cannot scrutinize for ne is not a
responsible person. This is he, who
more and more is glad to do duty in sit
ting In the place of God on his brothers.
sine.
III. Another phase of this subject
and II Is of the highest Importance. Ii
lies largely with the attorney general or
with the cbief OF police tc say what
crimes shall be punished and what shall
be winked at.
II Is alleged that a certain class OF
crimes, gam bling, liquor nuisances ana
immoral houses seldom come TO convic-
tion. Why is this Why are cases of
persons reputed to have money brought
no to certain point and then quietly
settled, without conyictionP Who pre-
sumes to follow "policy" in non-en-
forcement of law? Are not these classes
OF criminals as vile, as dangerous to the
health OF the State as any class whatever2
A murderer can kill the body. Our Lord
bids beware of those who can kill of
torture the soul.
The laws against these offenders are Of
ten dead letter because forsooth tie po-
lice do not choose to bring them to JUS
tice. In our system the chief executive Of
the law. the man who can make the GRIM
nal walk, is the man who directs the po-
lice force. What Is he like? | know moth
ing bat this, that no Legislature gives
discretion ia the enforcement OF law. 1t
Is well known thar the patrolman will do
as be Is bid; Ii means bis position. Are
not the courts and their officers awere
that about all stbe laws are steadily, i'm
pudently broken; that the wors. forms
OF sin flourish rampant against God and