The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-21

/ murder. According 10 DIS Ibeoiys
there should be no law against the
crime OF stealing horses because
three men disobeyed the law over In
Montana last fall and stole several
head of horses. According TO bis
theory there should be no law against
rape because there are brutes In this
country who perform this unnatural
crime. According to his theory there
should be, no law against robbery,
because men will commit this crime
every day In the year for gain. We
should make exceptions to this state
ment, however, and say that unless
a man is at the head OF trust, and
then he should be permitted to rob
the people regardless Of law. Bah /!
Such unmitigated rot gives US pain
In the region Of the apex Of the odon.
told process.
1t Is as true OF religion as 1t Is true
OF politics that the most bitter par
| tisans, the worst biggots TO be found
In this world are the nost densely
ignorant. This is true OF Br'er Abb
bott, or he would not make such a
consummate blockhead out OF him
self. In other words, he would be
sure OF his premises before he as
sumes to criticise the sheriff and pro-
bate Judge for a dereliction OF duty.
For the benefit OF Mr.. Abbott we will
inform him that there was COM
plant filed In the Office of Probate
Judge Steel on January 10Th In case
OF gambling in this county. County
A ttorEey Cowen was notified o. the
filing OF this complaint, and also told
that the sheriff and probate judge
were ready to perform their duty by
enforcing the law as soon as Mr..
Cowen authorized the probate judge
to issue warrant. 1t has not been
quite thirty days, but 1t has been
quite over half Of that period, yet Mr..
J Cowen Is falling to perform his duty.
He is republican. Why did not Mr..
. Abbott criticise the county attorney
for not doing his duty In his great
philippe of condemnation of every.
!, thing democratic and his panculog.
ism OF everything republican? Mr..
Abbott should know, ii he does not
that neither the sheriff nor probate
, judge can do anything In this matter
unless the county attorney orders thu
probate judge to issue warrant
Come, Mr.. Abbott, II you are so an
xious to assist in enforcing the Law
let your republican colleague perform
bis duty and see how quickly Sheriff
, Mulkey and Judge Steel will perform
theirs. Don't howl until you flint
out what is hurting you.
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In his bitter partisan effusion
Mr.. Abbott throws the odium Of tn
failing to enforce the ordinances up
on the night Waterman and tn
chairman Of the board of trusees, ex
honorating and ignoring the par
the republican officials have In thi
case. We refer to this part of hi
diatribe, not to either condone tn
, acts of the democratic officials or t
} magnify the responsibility Of the re
] publican officials. By referring
j the statutes, the philosopher ant
/ critical moralizer will find that 1t 1
D as much the duty of the justice o
the peace or constable Of this pre-
cinct to enforce these ordinances a
! 1t is the parties whom he make
: such herculean effort to condemn
We hope he will not attempt to sa
I that these two gentlemen are demo
, Gratis for, II be does, he may hav
, other uses for his talents than at
I tempting to impose upon the ere
r dulity Of the people. The best tina
{ can be said OF his efYusion Is tina
[ this Is only one of his many effort
! In the way Of being champion G
/. public morals-he never opens hi
, mouth that he does not put his foo
0 into it,
, -
!, 1t will no doubt be source Q
Q much qualification to the genera
I reader when the salacious evidenc
7 In the Thaw trial Is completed
Much of this evidence Is not DIT 70
{ the mature mind, and when 1t
, taken into the family home, for tn
5 perusal OF the children its effects ar
pernicious. While we have not rea
E much OF the evidence, yet II the evi
: dence of Thaw's wife Is to be take
with any degree OF credence, Tha'
performed a righteous act. In riddin
5 the earth OF such monster as Whit
: Is proven to have been. He, accord
5 Ing to the testimony, was not only
! libertine OF unbridled passions, bu
, seemed TO devote his life to ruinin
| young girls. II he could not accom-
: plish his purpose in any other man
Q ner he brought drugs into use. TIL
/ world is well rid of such inhuma
{ monsters. and In place of being con
+. demned, Thaw should receive a me