The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-20
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Word About Justice.
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y The subject af this article is
Justice does any honest man object,
is the question
II he does let him do 50 publicly,
mot stand On the corners and malici-
lously, innoceatly or ignoraptly express
his thought 70 the unlearnedSo those
who do not read and cannot possibly
| he enlightened to an extent that would
ligiye them The resisting power they
should possess while in the company
Of such defaners Of justice as the fol-
lowing willtruthfully mention and the
true or untrue man or woman then
can weigh their own minds as the
writer will rest the case after 9 few
hints with honor where honor is due
and respect where respect is due.
with charity for all and malice to,
ward none.
This country Is fast being filed up
with an element Of people whose NOR
ais are going to improve or get worse
which will ithe2
This country is fast filling up with
our own natives Of North America
are their morals getting better OF
worse, which are they?
we claim that justice is one Of the
things to practice, preach and pray
for.
Who says nj? Surely no one.
Justice to everybody and everything
and justice 10 Justice will reyolu-
aonize. satisfy and harmonic this
liand sooner and more systematic ally
than all the doctrines AMI side issues
that could be preached or printed in
the next fiftyyears or has been In the
last fifty years. but poor old honest
Justice are you on the decline or nots
It is for the people to say. your friends
and your enemies, but the writer will
ask, hasn't public sentiment, popular
lily and general principle crowded the
life out Of you?
Think Of q man wnom you would
risk your life, your liberty, your finan-
ces With and on close igsrcction or
a thorough Investigation the place in
| his mind thatwa made for Justice was
filed with public sentiment or popul-
arlty. a respectable citizen, a Chris.
tian on oath bring on your scales,
weigh him or let him weigh himself.
Can any man do his neighbor an
injustice and not do himself likewise?
Justice is lettered over our heads and
under our feet.
It's wonder the statue on top OF
the Court.house. don't collapse and the
scales or balances representing JUS
tice don't turn upside down and fall
to the ground, when men wearing
the cloak Of reputable, upright citi-
Gems will advocate and express worse
than heathenlsm according to the
way they are supposed to be enlight-
enedin this Christian land.
They call the foreigner rough; he
Is smooth BY the side Of such a man
and the very God that this reputable
gentleman would Rave us believe he
worships, knows It too.
Justice is not practlced enough not
cultivated. Interest Is lost In It. It
is on the decline, with hardly enough
nonrishment 10 keep It going, Those
credited with doing the most for It,
do the least The majority Of poor
men are afraid to speak. and the mai
GRITTY Of the rich men don't care. sim
both WIN sometimes take an oath TO
stand by justice or at least that is
the principal meaning Of the oath and
It's as plain as the writing on the
wall that their mind was 50 fun Of
something else that there wasn't stand
ing room for Justice. Last week the
Times mentioned about a couple Of
gamblers shaking dice on the steps
Of the temple Of Justice bad enough
indeed In a Christian land; but what
would the Court Of West virginia think
Of a jury Of 70 men deciding . case.
in court BY matching money! No
doubt innocence or ignorance Of tho
ughtlesness had the advantage Of that
Jury IN place Of public sentiment Or.
popularity, but where life and liberty
ana finances are IN jeopardy, what
think ye? sas
The writer would suggest q nice set
Of dice or 1 roulette wheel 80 an up
todate, Courthouse Il the above should
be decided legal, s5
While public sentiment and general.
principle advocates, wkasatt not
oath are airing the doings Of others,
the writer has given . few hints which