The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-01-19

have no organized and high society in
| the presence OF lawlessness aud cor
Tuption We can have no financial adj
vancement in community, which by
a lax execution of its laws, frightens
capital away, aud we can inslil into
tihe hesris OF men no just appreciation
of our laws when we punish the sneak
thief ana turn loose the homicide.
| Under the sanction of your oaths,
aud by virtue of your manhood there
10 but one thing to do, and that lie to
investigate oil crime, irrespective OF
persons, aud let your well directed
efforts aid in the execution OF every
| law which has been preached. Ifyou
deem law TO be wrong, injurious,
oppressive, or that il fails of its pur.
pose, remember you are not the Judges
of the law. That law is on our
statute books, and you are 10 aid iu ils
execution.and If wrong.its prompt aud
thorough execution will be the surest
method of getting 1t removed.
Gentlemen, we live in an age of pro.
gress We lnhabit land rich in ma
lures most bounteous aud lasting re-
sources. We aspire to the attainment
OF competence, peace, social aud edu-
cational advancement, aud il pieases
me beyond measure to know that we
are going forward in some directions.
Bat compared with other sections OF
this great country we are but snails by
the side OF au express car. Such a
confession is humiliating; aud it is hu-
initiating TO know that the national
census of 1900 shows a decrease i'm our
population, during the last ten years.
Why is this gentlemen? Is It that our
country is All unfit place for men to
live IN? Is il that life aud property
are not protectedp or are there more
healthful or better farming sections
than ours. 1 think every one of these
questions can be answered in the neg
alive, except that which relates TO the
execution of our laws. though do not
pretend to say this is the sole or only
cause of the decrease in our popula-
ton Nevertheless, ii il one of the
leading causes. And il is one of the
leading causes of our lack of material
development. To you, gentlemen, as
well as all citizens of East Carroll.
these are serious questions, aud you
are representing the citizens OF this
parish and state We are part OF the
state. and what affects part affects
the whole. Our duties are twofold-
those as individuals with individual in
terests, and individual rights to protect
those as officers of great common
wealth, sworn to execute its laws. We
must not think that we can shirk any
part OF our duty. To do SO, would be
to act a lie. and its effect woald re-
dound to our Injury sooner or later.
Al The last term of this court | fell
it my unpleasant duty TO call the atten-
ton of The grand jury TO All effort on
the part of certain thoughiless, or law
less individuals, to raise riot aud or
ganze a mob for the purpose of lynch
ing hot tomolle peddler for some
trivial iusnlt TO meddlesome boy. /
spoke at length on the evils of such
course aud reminded our citizens of
the existence of this court. one of The |
exclusive functions of which, is the ex-,
pcution of the criminal laws of this
state, and this function belongs TO this
court and the officers of this court, and |
no private individual, or individuals;
and when any man, or men take, or
attempt to take. the law in their own
hands, they become criminals, and fire..
luenily commit a graver crime than
he one committed by the person
hey seek 10 punish.
| had hoped not 10 have TO repeat
his charge, thinking that reason aud
lot a lswless desire for personal ven-
,eauce would govern our citizens in
heir dealings with each other; but
UGH has not been the case.
On Christmas eve night, / suppose
'uoyed up with the desire to have a
Jig time, aud make life miserable for
hetown officers, party composed of
Dung men, who pride themselves as
cling members of the best society,
to-, ETC., town officials and others.
shot fire works against
be law, aud when the Officers tried
0 ascertain the culpriis, guyed
pecial policeman Schulz, and one ,
+ the gang tried to take his ,
lick away from him, and at the
Of bis fellows attempt :
to throw Schulz down. There is
o question from what | have been able
learn, that all this was doue in |
Dirt of fun, but it was rough aud S
oysterous, aud no officer should be e
Injected to it. and Schulz becoming Q
lddeuly euraged struck the young a
an who was SO sffectionately hugging {
I'd trying TO throw him down, sharp q
p on the forehead, which staggered
I'd dazed the wrestler. Schulz re- .
izing that he bad been hasty in :
riking his play fellow Immediately :
,ologized-did all in his power 10 at "
lie for his wrong-but Anglo Saxon :
God and American whisky were .
liked, and marshal Peck acted wisely u
making Schulz leave town at once, f..
events proved, for these gentlemen
DO few minutes before we're laugh r
g and joking Schulz, organized a
emselves into an armed mob aud
paired TO bis house, for the purpose,
am informed of strappisg Schulz
d OF making him leave the country. "a
'rtunately several officers were pres re
t. who, after much trouble, PERSIA r.
d the crowd not to invade Scbulz's n,
use aud TO disperse, there being no isl
e there but his wife and child. G..
For the sake of possibilities. let us T.,
eculate little as TO what might have l.,
Cured had these people found
hulz He being determined man G.,
d armed, might have killed some OF r
ese young men, in which case they
'uld undoubtedly have tried aud mr.
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