The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-05
LAW ENFORCEMENT.


and disobedience to Law in general
there Is no class of people who have
higher regard or will more quickly
invoke its protection, than the liquor
dealers when the law is on their side
of any controversy. And their appeal
to the law when they are operating
under the law. is all right; we have
no criticism or objection to that But
what is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander;' and any and
all interests which at times invoke
the protection of the law, must at any
and all times yield obedience to the
law.
It is against the law now for any
man, woman or child to sell any in
toxicating drink in Maury county and
the Herald invokes obedience to that
law And we should be glad to be-
lieve, II we could, that everybody
will obey that law. But we do not
believe it: we cannot believe it. On
the contrary we are reliably informed
that preparations are being made to
dlsobey 1t. We are informed that two
men heretofore engaged in the saloon
business in this county will open a.
shipping house" in Nashville, for the
purpose Of continuing to supply their
Maury county customers. And we are
further informed that arrangements
are being made to run a hack regular
Iy from the eastern portion of this
county to Nashville, to supply that end
of the county. And we do not doubt
that these and other similar attempts (
will be made to violate the law which |
prohibits the sale of liquor in this |
county. We do not begin to believe
that because the saloons are gone the j
millennium will come in a day. And
we do not believe that moral suasion
or preaching or praying will enforce
the law against the sale of whiskey.
Simple souls who would hold that de-
fusion to their hearts. must close their
eyes and stop their ears very closely
to avoid rude awakening. That, in
our judgment, is not the way to deal
with boot-leggers and blind tigers.
Might as well cast pearl before swine
as to attempt moral suasion upon ,
them. They have no reverence
or fear for God or man or devil. The ,
Dne and only thing that can cover or !
deter them, is the strict enforcement ,
of the law. +;
And that brings us to the considera-
ton of the main question we started
out to discuss, and that is Law En-
forcement." The Herald has no pa
thence with the cry that some officers =
sometimes make that they cant" 4
One chief of police and sheriff after :,
another said they couldn't break up
the gambling dens of Nashville, until =,
Charlie Johns took hold Of the job; VI
and he cleaned them out in six r.
months. And the police OF this town, NJ
md the sheriff OF this county, and his a.
deputies can prevent Bookkeeping in 4,
his county, or at least keep it down he
o the minimum If they will, and if m
hey won't, then, plainly and emphat-
cally, we are in favor of embracing
he very first opportunity to put in In,
heir places men who will. tic
We have no fight to make against fo,
ny individual who enforces the law. ce,
70 nave nght to make against every tn,
ldiyidual who fails to enforce the vo
w. IL he is an officer, sworn to en- the
rec the law and won't, then he is I'M vir
orthy. II he is an officer, sworn to on
force the law, and can't, then he is she
In either event he ought cou
give way to the man who can and sail
II do his sworn duty. 9Th
If an officer starts out not merely wo,
tn the good intention, but with the ma!
II determination to make any new Idle,
v effective, he can do So But il he soci
rts out thinking maybe he can and
ybe he can't; maybe he will and NJ
ybe he won't; maybe il will be pen
,ular for him to, or maybe 1t would prol
Ike his next election a little easier of h
to; II he is doubling and hating e..ss ..
his opinion and purpose like that, receo
n he will fail in his duty; and mark
prediction, he will also fail in his 8
both sailing for reelection. For y
v Enforcement will be the issue
the city campaign, and the next 81
nty campaign; and the men who 8
e been faithful and effective In the q
harge of their duties will be re- n
ded: and those who have refused 8
allied. will be discarded. For. un- x
we mistake the temper OF the
Sic OF this county, they are in ear 3
about this matter, and they are q
e to hold officers of the law re. B :