Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-10
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THE FAULT FINDER


III opel alton merely bcarS,e they
are on The statute b05iass is carried
to extremes. For instance. some years
ago 4 Inv wss 7lcf-1u in tkis territory
authorizing the governor to parole CON
victs. The law was permitted to
grow RUSTY with Cisuse dI.-i-g the ad-
ninis;T,dtion of GJvern3- Hu-fes. who
had especially recommended is en-
ao.ment, AID many prisoners were
given another chance for their white
a-1ey. In nl3s7t ca>-S. the records.
am so1rY to say. sh'1W that tle expes i
meEt was Il failure. Mary OF chose
Nho old not vioglte fGaa parole AND
escape from the country. were return
ed ID the prison. for Offe-ses more
heinous than their original ones.
| The rITole law has not b5en worked
overtime lately ard the Tucson Star. Il
| journal, il the f01rIt:oH CO whose
pOficy eX-CiOver-i0r Hughes is sup
posed TO have sleine tnfiIlc nee. asks
almost daily. ''W1ly this neglect Of
the law?" AID intinD3:es that it IS in
suspension by the. Will Of Govrrno1.
Murphy In ;l.l,-1.icn to ;sIe original
argument in favor CT the Iarv. that the
purpose OF purl.s hl,eEs is reformatOry
rs well as exemplary and preventive,
and that therefore the prisoners ought
to he given 4 chance TO REFORM. the
Star urges TINT the more frequent OPP
eraition CT the TlgJ1e 42.w wGC,d re-
dl.ca thu exp nSts of maintaining the
prison. u therefore re4n.ECfs GOyerror
Murphy fl0m Cily 70 day of the eXis-
tence of the law and asks him why lie
doesn't use it.
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are not created for the m re sake Of
operating There is a law in this ter
ritory providing fer capits;l punish
ment. yet for m5re than half Il geTer
alton no man has be II hanged ia this
county Does the Star require cnat
we shall h&i-g i man ROW and then
just to prove riflt the lew of capital
puniShn.e Mt has rot been suspended
or annU1Ied? The law Cf parole would
probably be set i'll motion if a case
should come directly under its provis-
ions. but ii is not TO be expected That
cases shall be especially created for
IT, Laws are to be used only when
they are needed. like food The editor
of fine Sfar would GRANNY got think
that he was wickeGIy neglecti2g his
Opportunities if he were to refrain
from eating constantly. merely bscaEse
Ire happened 10 have food in his house.
1t would K. prep fer Tin To eat when
he IS hungry and ;IerE he would he
showing a sufficient aTDlelEtion OF she
food and tllankfuInass TO the Giver of
all good things for his bounty.
1 picked up a well known paper tie
other day and my aye fell on the f5l-
lowing choice bit of advice:
THE way TO get credit is to pay
cash. if f5c,sstl,1'a. if rot. be prompt in
pagtcg ones bills The way to pre-
serve it is rot to use it 90 much. Set
tie often: have short accounts
I could not help laughing when 1
read il. at the way this Old world is
changing. The lines above quoted |
wsre doubtless from TIC pen Of soTe
hcrest t:!e co fashioned adviser who
made his reputation years ago. ;r,aI
made it in accordance With the advice
he gives. But the coat ard Pants shat
Ii father wou,I he tnla-ely out of
date on You and me. In the good old /
days when credit was given merely as
a personal accommodation ard that in
small communities where she local |
m,eHchart IVES aware Of every ''hOss !
trade ard knew where every young
man ii TIE community WIS employed |
as Wen as his PERSONAL ,11lzits. the rule /
given would apply and ;be n good o2a
10 live by. HTlf E-iwG1yS the greater (
Dl-.- Of Ire I-Ts-il rasS5 of all small con-
nsUnisie< at least, s dCl-ia On credit j
as much for CoDvsni-tf-e as it is for
personal accommodation. Even the
lirtla family vince .Ire bread winner I
draws lis wages daily CT weekly runs /
a store bill OF course he has to be
prompt o. change his t.-liing place
frequertIy IN which event he VIII |
eventually he viewed With suspicion.
But take the yourg man who has al /
ways work 4 fer fair wages. never I
accGmuIat 'lrg a great deal and always
paving cash for Wherever he buys.
strictly honest and Industrious ana +
against whom fhe slightest su>ric;Onl
has never 1Teon raised. He may live i'll ]
Il conHn:rs-'i;y for rten Yeas RIDER these
conditions and when he gets married /
and wants a little time at the store Or
the lumber ward, or even the ta.:or lie
has always patrOnnad. knowing fun /
VII t1Flt he can pay up in L north O"
81 the ciia-rces are he WI lie
rcTus.,i They WI sl:'sG1e their heads
and say 81 Fever knew Tom 10 ask
f r credit before There must h. SOME
thing wrong &Ed ] am afraid Of him
TiroUl-.! it nlev IL | ,Glin0US principle.
1T las teccme SIC T:'3l>;:-- c'f n-.3St Pe0-
PIE these days to establish Il credit by
Ir1ying on e-rcGit. even t-t-.I@h Il ba1l:
ncc0urF is n the buyers di<pc5al. He T
says. I nay rot always nav money !
sf-I Will buy on crC.a1- when ! can .
pay Tlc7It ~ 80 wien he time cones
that l need credit l can get it.
A girl of sixteen should remember
how soon twenty-six is reached, and