The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-14

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:; in this town have been violat- Z:
: ing the laws of this state" but !:
e they acQuit and find no indict- :.
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Suppose that there was in some
county in this state such a proceed.
ing as I have called your attention
to here.
!:
: Why, my friends, do you :
: think that such proceedings +:
:: would have a tendancy to create :
(: a respect for the laws of this :
: land which protect our lives, our :
= liberties and our property. :
:
Or rather, wouldn't it have a ten
dency to create a contempt for the
enforcement of such law? What
would be the consequences?
:
!: Why, the consequences would :
:. be that the grand jurors had +:
s. perjured themselves. and that :
:: they couldn't hide their perjury :
:. under the bouquets that they F:
:. handed to the court. :
:. : :
OF course, I am only supposing the
case.
If such a case should arise and
the grand jurors who have taken a
| solemn oath that the statutes of this
state require them to take, if they
should come into court and make
such a report as I have said,
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/: 1t would be the duty of that :
:. court to say to them: Gentle :
: men, it is not for you to say :
:. whether or not these men have :
:. quit business; that has nothing /:
:. to do with your duties. You :
:. have sworn to find indictments :
s. against all persons committing {:
:. crime in this county within the I:
:. last three years. You go back Z:
:. and consider this case further. {:
: 1 cannot accept your report be- i:
:. cause it shows upon it's face :
:. that if I did you would be vio- :.
:. lating your oath of Office and i:
:. so would I by accepting it." :
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So much for judiciary.
Now, we have another branch, the
executive; and it is the duty of the
executive to enforce the law. II
would be no use to have a legisla'
| tive assembly to make your laws;
it would be no use to have a judiciary
to interpret and construe them, II
YOU didn't have someone to enforce
them.
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:: 1t is the duty of the executive =:
:. to enforce the law; and when 4:
). he takes his oath of Office and :
: holds up his hand and wear :
$. to perform the duties of his Of :
!. flee to the best of his ability, :
) and when he knows that n OF +:
!: the duties of his Office is to en- p:
:. force the laws of the state. and :
!. that every other executive Of :
$. ficer is under his immediate :
= supervision, he would be violat- :
: ing his oath of Office If he didn't .
: do everything that was possible :
!. to enforce all the laws of the /:
!: state. (Cheers). Not a part OF :
: them, but all of them. =:
Not enforce them as to some PEG
ple, but as to all the people OF the
state. The laws of the land are made
for all the people of the state. They
are made to protect all the people
All are equal before the law. The
law knows no distinction.
Is It is the duty Of all the off,
: r of this state to enforce :
= the law az to all, ana 10 en- :"
I: force all the laws. ::
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executive to enforce laws in a com
munity in which the sentiment of the
people is against the law. No matter
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how conscientious your executive may
be, or how much he may try to DC
his duty, it is sometimes difficult when
the sentiment of the people is against
the law.
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e But every right minded man.
IS II he will stop and think for a =:
- moment, must come to the con- >
= clusion that there is no escape I:
from It. The only thing to do .
10 is to enforce It; and If it isn't {
= right, II you don't want it, get .
rid Of 1t as quick as you can, .
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