Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-17
O'y Ono Womlr- Mrs. MevIcket-Takes a
Position Against Executive clemeney
CARBON, BELNAP, ALLISON
SAY the Law should Take u. Course
interesting Interviews on what
promises TO be Celebrated Ease.

Nineteen more days-thcn whntf !
Life or death. The law has spoken and
ail ln express terms.
James Morgan. alias Abraham Ma
jars. you have slain an officer VI the
commonwealth; you have had fair
and Impartial trial by twelve good men
and true. they adjudgcd you guilty Of
murder and the sentence Of the court
De- that you must pay the penalty by be-
Ing shot 20 death on the 1th day Of July
some time between the hours OF . am.
and 4 pm"
hut IL this to remain irrcvocablcT
The officers II the law. especially those
who are familiar with the case, say to
man that IL must And here the club
women % salt Lake step forward and
declare that Il should not. that the
young man who shot ana killed Cap
tain willip'u a. Brown of ogden should
have executive clcmcncy shown him by
the State board Of pardons, over which
Governor Wells prosidcs Committees
have been appointed ana appeals VIII
be made us soon as Governor Wells,
now In the East ON business, returns
home. The club women who express
themselves In tonlghts News" as TO
executive clcmcncy are the followingi
The Rev. Mrs. MAYNARD of the Wo-
mans club. Mrs, n V. Taylor, presi-
dent of the Council Of Womcn'a clubs;
Mrs senator j. l.. Rnwilns of the La
dies Democratic club DR.. Homnnia u.
Pratt of the RDapers' CLUB; Mrs. -
Ilemphlll. president OF the Poets
formidable club. Mrs n. W. Hyde,
f.r.ntNnuF - fHs TFiuh WUmuu'H Press
club. Mrs. James II. Moylc. president
81 the Cieotnn: Mrs. Ncbeccu Little,
49, s. OF the Authors club; Mrs. Ellen
Elliott. president OF the Mother club,
Mrs. J. G. Ruyle. president ot the Re-
Viewers club. MrH. w, w. Williams.
Vice regent OF the Utah chapter Of
Daughters OF the Revolution, and Mrs.
John McVlckor " thu Ladies' Literary
club. 10 Is an interesting and refresh
inr fact that Mrs. McNcker stands out
boldly alone among her sisters aud
maintains that the law should be al
lowed to take It's course. She says;
81 am afraid Communication of the
sentence pronounced by law would be
mistake. Where the criminal Instinct
feoms TO be hereditary II Is not usually
'Tuced by humane influence and cnort,
and tho Interest OF community, which
must Inevitably sufIcr from the exist.
cucc OF such characters should stand
bgt1rr those OF the individual.
u do not wish 30 convey the idea that
favor taking the life of "A human be-
ing Doubtless lt IL were a question o.
my casting the deciding vote In such
o. case u would BE- In favor Of commute
tIOn. / might do so even ns II n, II u
were sure that q term uf litc-imprison-
mont would really be carried out The
probability lf. however. that the crime
Inll would not suffer that ppnlty-as
,T0rtH would doubtless be made la time
Co. secure oven lighter sentence.
The eject Of such examples upon so
CIrty Will be- 20 encourage crime, ana
the question rests ns 10 whether mercy
should be- shown the criminal or the
We cannot aford TO decide questions
~ such large moment upon Impulses OF
continent Impartial Judgment and de-
termination to render strict 1uHtice TO
me larger number should govern a de-
cslon"
IF HE WE'RE MY OWN SON"
The Rev. Mrs. Mnyunrd-"My inter-
oHt In their case ~ entirely founded on
general principles. 1 have not seen the
man or any Of his friends, N he had
shot my son. II would not affect my at
utude Capital punishment " confess
plly an extreme necessity Personally
should always oppose the law, but
since II exists In this state, executive
CIpmcnCy could .Gcarcely be urged on
ihls ground alone, The youth of the
prisoner IN the chief reason for commu-
il'lon OF the sentence Co life lmprisun-
mont II Ia horrible 20 think that the
law should take a NE sn young and
30 sadly enylroned during those Few
years. No one wishes lcnlcucy, Life I'M
prlsonment IL not rose colorrd pros
peet and the possibility Of pardon Is
not remote since the criminal tcn-
1ency NJ this mans education ana
probable Inheritance a. well known
md no pardonlng board would risk
turning him loose upon society again.
tie has already abused the confidence
N the California officials by violating
Ms parole, Hla lie should be- spent he
nina bars, but not thrust into eternity
by human hands,
SHOULD NOT DESTROY GRIM
INALS.
Mrs. A. V. Taylor: with the case OF
Harry Hayes before Us. In which the
accused barely escaped losing his lie
FOR crime OF which he WIS not guilty,
II would seem that II Is not wei 20 hur-
~ a man out of existence In few
weeks even N the taking Of human llfe
Il the approved manner NJ proteotng'
rociety IN Utah. ! AN opposed 10 cap
itll puniHhment-not only because hui
man life " divine, but also because II
docs not deter mon from committing
crime. Where capital punishment has
been abolished. homicide has de-
creased.
THE same spirit that prompted the
thinking people In England 10 abolish
the death penalty for stealing sheep
and for numerous other petty crimes
uctuatea the thinking people today, be-
cause then. NJ now. the removal or the
death penalty resulted In q CONSEQUENT
decrease In crime. Extreme penalties
recfn 10 create IN the minds OF me
weaker class feeling OF hatred auu
resentment that makes them more
reckless and desperate, Let US nave
Justice and let II be sure, ana accom-
plish It's end. TOO often so-cnlled Jus.
tce Is only revenge one murder WIN
not cure another; II only Increases me
spirit Of hatred and revenge which In
some weak mind resolves itself into ac-
ton. Society should reform the cUln-
inal, not breed and then destroy him.
THE MAD IMPULSE or MURDER
Mrs. Senator j. L. Rawllns-"The re
lntivos OF the murdered Mt Brown
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