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w 81 pathy on the other hand, is prima
facia evidence Of criminal shrewdness to crafty a
criminal desire at the expense of criminal benevO
lence.
The frequency Of criminals being turned loose to
again prey on society is the prime cause Of the in
crease Of crime The bulwark Of society consists in
the enforcement of law, and when society by NOR
bid sentiment called sympathy fails to enforce law,
it opens the door to anarchy and enthrOnes crime.
It is Just as true with the individual with com
munity. Let merchantru run his business on sym
pathy and how long will he lasti
1t may be said that individual personally con-
ducts his own business and that society does busi.
ness through chosen representatives, and that there
fore society is at greater disadvantage, and while
the individual is acting for personal gain society acts
for the personal gain Of ALL
By this manner Of reasoning society is made to
appear as something apart from man.
Man In q savage state had but few wants and
many ways Of supplying them. The savage state
laws ct the bottom OF The civilized state. When
wants we're few and as restrictions followed wants
so the principle of self defense into use, and
then It was that man discovered his weakness to
hold and enjoy what he had produced from the viO-
lenoe Of bis more powerful DeighbOr.
It was at this point Of mans progress that he dis
covered the need Of "prOtectiOn" and the principle
OF Law spread over his barbaric brain.
Society is the outgroWth Of the law Of mutual de-
tense and the reciprocal exchange Of the social In
stinct.
You will notice that man has ever been fond OF
pleasure and averse to pain. You will find him
thus in a savage state and you will find him 80 in
civilized state, and il you know anything about this
republic you know that man never bsrtered away
his right to life, liberty add the pursuit Of happi-
ness.
Much has been written about the constitution and
human freedom, but the greater number Of writer's
overlook the foundation stone on which the republic
was builded.
Let us see to it that the right to lie liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness has been surrender
ed by any American to any government. Keeping
this fact in mind we viii soon see that society was
not organized to suffer, but on the other hand to
increase human happiness.
Injustice is a cancer on the body Of justice, sap.
ping the vital force and as wrong seeks to overlap
the straight line Of right society seeks protection
and declares that its function is not to suffer
where it is necessary to resist evil or to do good
and in no sense shall the Law OF justice hold the
Crimina. guiltless. Society imposes tax on itse
for the enforcement OF law to protect itself from the
lawless To this end public servants are fully EN-
powered and their services fully remunerated.
Society stands as 8 bulwark to defend man il
the enjoyment Of life, liberty and the pursuit O
happiness, ever and forever holding fast to ths
throne Of righteousness, while it points with pleas
ure to the sublime heights where minglea the dawE
ever and forever, dispeng barbaric night With th'
divine, radiating law Of justice.
The benign influence Of good laws enforced is th'
life Of society.
Eon.eniorcement Of law Is the dagger with which
criminals assassinate society.
A thief in Oice ia 3 criminal in the sight Of God
angels and man, and the greatest enemy Of the hu
man race and the deviPs best friend, end for whom