The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-04

ulblOub VI h0hibu hhu BsfOo uo bho iuil-
est enjoyments Of all the blessings OF
life. But that is not the common belief.
The number who would labor unless
they had to is very small and may Tor
time grow smaller, There may be
people who have worked from necess-
ity until the habit has become
second nature, but il there we're oppor-
tunity they'd find way to break even
that habit Of their lives and they
would love labor less than any class
that had been more fortunate. The
time will he when intelligent people
will perform some actual labor each
dsy--Lsbor for it's own sweet sake end
the inspiration it brings.
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Under the sun there Is nothing new
and hosts OF things that are not
true.
There is little to hope for from the
treatment Jack Winters got at the
hands Of the detectives and the pro-
prietors Of the Vallejo Smelter which he
robbed of t2SO,OOO. Shoot your dye
stuff as you please, about bank robbers
and train robbers and men like this
German employe, who has been sent to
the pen for fifteen years, there is
certain respect due the man who is
genius in his line, and Winters was
genius. He fouud a way to tunnel quite
distance through the ground and fetch
up under the exact spot where the gold
bars Of this great smelling plant were
stored. He next cut with drills through
the steel floor 80 carefully that a slight
jar made manhole into the treasure
vault, from which he abstracted the gold
bars, got away with them and sunk
them In the botto of the salt water
bay. Why he was not wise enough to
hide his tracks, after being able to
copper all these obstacles, is mystery
and only proves that crime, while it
may develop abnormal talents in certain
ways, will inevitably blunt the faculties
in other directions. But there was some
circumstantial evidence discovered
against Winters that might have re-
suited In his conviction. Armed with
this the detectives arrested him and on
promises Of immunity and reward of
t25,OO0 offered by the company, he con.
iessed the whole thing, showed where
he had the gold hidden, enabled the
smelter corporation 10 recover its $3.50.
900, and for his reward he was sent TO
the penitentiary. It is not said that he
should not have gone there, but il, in
order to recover their treasure, the
smelter people offered him reward and
promised him protection against prosecu.
ton, was 1t honorable to let Jack
Winters go to the pen2 Are the smelter
people aud the detectives justified in
betraying the confidence ola burglar?
Will you be held guiltless for breaking
your word eyeA TO criminal2 II seems
to our imperfect vision that Jack
Winters is an honest man compa red TO
his captors andihis former employers.
Jack Winters is an honest man COM
pared TO an officer Of bank who loots
II or that employe OF the San Francisco
mint who stole $4,000 aud has been
kept In office TO be given chance TO pay
back what he tilohed in cowardly
manner for one 10 a trusted position
on the inside. Jack Winters is saint
compared to officials who abuse their
trust and rob the people in public office
right and left in the name of politics
and party. II took nerve and courage
and ability to do what he did and il is
not oreditable 10 the machinery of
justice that pledges must be broken to
convict even tho greatest robber of
modern times. IL is on a par with the
means adopted by General Funston of
Kansas TO capture Aguinaldo, only in
war all is supposed 10 be fair, But even
against crime ON rebellion il is better TO
honorable.
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