Daily camera., 1900-11-21

and adofes Nemesis. the goddess OF
vengeance; but civilized man should
adore reason, and should do that which
his cool judgment tells him would bring
about the most good with the least pos
slble evil.
The mob. 10 more ways than one. did
worse than Porter. In the 6rst place
they inflicted more suffering. and did it
purposely. on Porter. than be did on his
victim In the second place they had
more time to consider what they were
about to do than he did; that is. as far
as the murder of tue girl is concerned
1t is we'll proven that, IN the first place,
he did not intend to murder her. The
murder was committed on the spur OF
the moment no doubt, and with the hope
of covering his FIRST crime, and while ne
was under the influence OF fear for mis-
life In the next piAce 1t is reasonable
to presume that they have had more IN.
telllgence, education, and better bring
ing up than Porter had; and consequent
ly they should have better control over
their passions If they say, which no
doubt they do, that they did It for
good purpose; that they did It for an x
ample to others. they should not have
forgotten the fact that the Spanish In.
qulsltors insisted on the carrying out Of
the same principle. They held that the
end justified the means. How many are
there in the world today who think the
Inqu,sitors were right in this principle? !?
We now believe and we know that the
end does not justify their burning and
torturing people; nor did their burning
and torturing stop Stree thought and
free investigation" which they expected
1t would
No lend" justi6es brutal and inhuman
means. In what respect is that mot
better than Porter? Porter's lus,ful
passion was aroused and he gave way to
it, the mob's angry passion was aroused
and it CAV way to it, and as a result 1t
committed far more heinous crime than
did Porter. Like Porter, al! the mob
needed was stimulus to cause them to
commit one of the most atrocious deeds
OF which the mind of man can conceive.
Every one of those men, who. com
posed tha, mob. should be arrested. but
not burned, not banged. but they should
be tried for murder. and if convicted,
sent to the penitentiary like other mur
derers are. am, myself, satisfied that
the question of capital punishment had
nothing, whatever, to to 10 the way OF
encouraging that mob to commit that
barbarous act. believe under the same
circumstances, the negro and the mob
would have done what they did, If CAPT
tai punishment had been in vogue in this
state. Mobs have done similar and even
worse things in states where capt. ii
punishment had been in force. Take
for instance, the case of the negro Smith
who was, few years ago. burned at the
stake by mob in Paris. Texas. Capital
punishment, was then, and now is. in
vogue IN that state.
wonder how many OF the mob went
to bed last night, and before going there
knelt down and repeated the Lords
prayer wonder how many of them
asked God to forgive them their tres.
passes on the ground that they had for
given those who had trespassed against
them. Think of those men asking or
expecting mercy from God, when they
did not themselves show an iota of
mercy to Preston Porter.
THAT mercy to others show.
That mercy show to me-"
Ihave not myself, the inconsistency to
ask, nor could expect that God wou d
show mercy to me, that have refused
to show to others.
lam yours. Mr. Editor, in the cause of
civilization and humanity.
John r. FURLoNG.
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