The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-21
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and to demonstrate thereby that there
Is power enough in our form of
government to enforce all of the law.
There rests the further duty of
seeing to it that the law as a law.
shall not pc tried by a jury. to be en-
voked or rejected at will.
II the law is tried, then ends pro.
lection of person and of property, for
the application of the law will depend
upon the will of its triers, and the
plain purpose Of the law may be multi
fed.
Ii the law may be condemned and
nullified at the will of those who are
selected to administeriit, then their
will, and not the will of the people
as ma de into law, will govern, and
the court will become but farce. I
do not propose to discuss the moral
phase of Sunday base ball, that is not
now open for discussion, for in this
state it is an unlawful act. But the
thing that alarms me as citizen is
the fact that the law in this regard
cannot be enforced in Ingham county.
1t is not step further to the point,
where the Sunday closing of saloons
cannot be enforced. 1 believe in the
majesty Of the law, and let me say to
you here tonight, that the people,
the thinking people will never rest
content until it is demonstrated that
the law can be enforced in Ingham
county and its majesty remain unas-
sailed. If 1t is unlawful for players
to play base ball on Sunday, is it
lawful for resort managers or owners
to bring about its playing and conse-
quent violation of the law, upon their
premises, that the people may be
gathered there to the profit of such
persons?
1t is unlawful to play base ball ON
Sunday.
Is it lawful to incite and abet those
engaged in the laws vioaltion?
Whether the law can be enforced,
and whether only the players of the
game are engaged in breaking the law
and should be held, therefore, are
questions that can best be answered
by the authorities of Ingham county.
The prosecuting attorney of my
county has done his best to compel
observance of the law and no censure
attaches to him because of it's failure.
Good citizenship calls for backbone
it demands manly men; men morally
clean; men who dare to look and dis
cover evil and say that it shall end
men who will not wink at the laws
transgression because it is to their
financial interest to pretend they are
blind; men who are honest enough to
place principle above the dollars and
moral worth above financial worth or
policy.
Good government, honest admins
tration OF official duty, demands in
return good citizenship from those
who enjoy its blessings, and this with
as much right as good citizenship
demands coed government.
The obligation is mutual and if you
have not done your share toward
maintaining the relation, and in help
ing to elect or reflect men who dare
to stand for good government, will
you do so III the future, whether you
agree with them in politics or not.
When an element starts in to defeat
a man who has dared to do his whole
official duty, good citizens should
meet them man for man and not in
quire of politics until good govern.
met has been indicated.
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