The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-14

| to pick and choose which he VIII preak
 or keep; because if he violates one. it IS
 merely question of temptation, neces-
 sity and opportunity when he will trans gress all. If he bears false witness and | lies, he will steal money as he filched | character: if he covets his neighbor wife, the time comes when he murders her husband" Did not the same univer- | sal truth the ultimate result of hsence' | come to us first from the Great Law giver" when His Apostle James wrote: For who soever shall keep the whole | law and yet offend in one point, he IS | guilty of all?'
 l, therefore, urge that you honestly | investigate such offenses presented. and base your findings alone upon the evi- dence before Npu, regardless of what any l former grand jury before you may nave | failed or refused to do regardless or the | finding of any coroner's inquest. or or | the opinion of committing magistrates and without regard to the standing or color of his unfortunate victim. Remem- bering that if you overlook violations Of law, you take the fearful responsibility of the ultimate conduct of the same or other offender Seeing the law not en- forced in the one case, violate again graver statute.
 Assaults With Intent to Murder. An assault with intent to murder. so far as the person making the assault is concerned ,only lacks the actual death of his victim to make his crime con-
 plete. If. then. 1t is apparent that such all assault has been made, call 1t by it's name in your finding.
 Offenses Against Females. You will carefully consider any com- plaint of rape, assault to rape, seduc- ton or abortion. The sanctity of home, ,-tN of society is involved in these issues. Such
 an injury done to any woman, no mat
 ter now humble her estate may be, is an
 insult to virtue; and the man guilty of
 such offense forfeits his place among his
 fellow men, and you should see that he
 Is branded with his crime by an indict-
 ment therefor.
 As to Gambling.
 The evil of gaming unfortunately con-
 tinues, notwithstanding an enlightened
 public sentiment is against it. It is to
 you that the law-abiding citizen looks
 for it's suppression. In the investigation
 of this evil. strike at it in all classes
 the man of standing as well as the ig-
 norant crapshooter. The former. by his
 example. can do an hundredfold more
 harm to the public morals. Because he
 happens to be clever in society and prof.
 itable in business relations is no reason
 why he should be excused and the un-
 known negro indicted for shooting craps
 As to Sale of Liquors.
 It is disregard of statutes relating to
 the sale of liquors that goes hand in hand with other misdemeanors to the
 commission of grave felonies. Often do you find the minor and the man of
 known incorporate habits. with reason dethroned by drink. armed with con- oaa lad tai Wit provocation.
 Vagrancy.
 In a recent issue of The Journal. an "Open letter to the Mayor" by "A Citi-
 gen." using vigorous English 1t Is said: There are 17,000 negroes in this city Some of them are industrious and easily | find employment, for which they are l fairly and justly compensated, but a very large number will not work when an opportunity is afforded them, even at | their own prices Such creatures are a | curse to the city. The men spend their | time about grog shops. billiard saloons and secret places. where they engage in various kinds of gambling" If this be true, and you can get the evidence. the enforcement of the vagrancy statute will, | in a measure, hel the labor question. But don't forget that this statute was | not made for vagrant regroes alone, but
 all classes. If what he says applies to any | whites. indict them, too. This might | help the enforcement of gaming and liquor statutes, and that against prosti- | tuition.
 Sunday Violations. Tn this connection. I call special atten- | tion to violations of Sunday laws
 have examined our Sunday statutes. and | find the exception to be extended only to druggists from the class of merchants
 and shopkeepers.
 read you a newspaper clipping which
 explains itself:
 Mayor Joseph handed a representative | of The Advertiser the following communi-
 cation:
 Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 5, 1902
 MT. A. Gerald. Chief of Police. Office "'Dear Sir-My attention having been called by the local union of the retail clerks international association to the | fact that Section 1132 of the City Code | has been heretofore violated, I ask that you issue special instructions to your | force that this section of the Code be strictly enforced. Yours very truly, ''E. B. Joseph Mayor "Thi saction by the Mayor was the re- suit of visit to his office yesterday | morning by a committee representing the Montgomery retail clerks. This commit tee consisted of George H. McGough
 Bryant Goode. Heyman Strauss, Hunt Taylor and J. A. Paulk.
 MT. Strauss acted as spokesman of the | committee. He told Mayor Joseph that several retail stores of Montgomery had | kept their stores open on Sunday in the past, but that recently large majority
 of the retail stores of Montgomery he'd entered into an agreement to close on Sunday" | How this commendable movement re- suited, I shall not comment. This I shall say, there seems to be no doubt of the violation of Sunday laws in the past. and it is with commendation that I point you to the act of the retail clerks.
 "Remember the Sabbath Day." was spoke nto US from the hundreds of Sinai. You must not forget that the great body of our citizenship wish the one God
 given day for rest and worship, and not
 have fragrant examples of violated law
 Haunted in their face to disturb them and
 tc poison the minds of ther children. Go
 back to the old blue-back speller and
 learn again the lessoa of the fabled breeding lark of the wheatheld and do
 your duty.
 There are statutes that use has modi- fled. as the bakers stamp on bread. In the enforcement of the Sunday law, a
 misdemeanor, you have a sound discre-
 tion to use good judgment and common
 sense suppressng the evil and unneces- sary and permitting the necessary and the good.
 Special Statutes.