The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
The Protection Of Home.
Editor Of Tho Zines. p,snatch.

Editor OF Tho Times-Dlspatch:
Sir.,-Referring to your EDITORIAL In
last Sundays paper anent the Loving
trial. and the danger to society from
rules Of evidence obtaining. and TO
Judge Jackson,s letter, / note that
there is very different ground taken by
YOU paper and by Judge Jackson.
20 called to consider such questions
from the jury box, hope to be par
onSn tor eSpre,ssing some Of the deep
viewpoint Of the law OF the land.
tb air ,sr,to wiz say that. heart and soul
larly the unwritten law" This term
only sets out the fact Of it's almost
universal acceptance in this land 1t
Is not descriptive, because the great
nody OF our law Is not .written--that
IS to say, Ia not statute law, but con-
slsts OF immemorial customs and Of
of our highest courts. and 1uries are
recognized as component parts OF our
courts.
The writer is nearly fifty years old.
and has had some opportunities OF OBJ
alarmist when he says that the preser-
vation of the purity OF our h ONES pre-
iem nss n ,o .aas,s one Of the grayer prob
rication" are ''unfortunately:. not cons
paratiyely rare. l say "comparatively,a
considering the fearful ruin and havoc
badly regulated homes but even id
homes we would hope safe from their
faint. The Judge seems 10 think thatths
homicide Is the offense against 500
ciety, while the violation of the sane.
THY OF the home lis matter between
the male and female concerned. 80.
ciety' cannot accept or tolerate that
view. Society. by training. by guar-
customs has and does and must seek
to, protect the woman. Not for her
sake alone My heaven!rthis would bs
s"hs 70 Reh We es are h ay
but for its, own sake. 1t must at any
and all cost, protect her; and the man
S Who IMAGES snG 3 the sin,nctity Of decsn,
pensitles brings shaAle and ruin and
| Disgrace on the woman, and her kin.
dred an ana associates. and the ertir.
community Of which she is mem.
which She is almost indissolubly
bound. must be made to know that nd
docs SO at the imminent risk OF hit
Judge OF the man. ~hose weakness Is
this should be; and IL this rule wera
universally applied 1t would strength
ments. and under 1t the young men
and young women OF our land will
grow UP with a clearer appreciation
OF the enormity Of the ofrense. as a
Is the foundation unit OF society the
State the nation, and a blow at Its
integrity Is one at our very vitals,
that the killing OF such an oifender
would be the saddest duty a man could
be called on to perform. have known
a. community as high as any in this
Iyears, only one case of the kind was
known of. and that resulted In forced
marriage; others gradually followed.
and. as far as possible avoid publicity.
The result has been fearful. No sta
tute law can in the nature OF things
provide a remedy. The State is COM
preserve their dearer and most i'm
Iportant rights and interests. have
waived their right to PERSONAL redress esa
IN others. which the state undertakes
cannot be waived. No man valves the
fright to defend his person or his life.
for the State. cannot ~ many cases
lbe true as to life. before High Heaven.
lis 1t not true in things dearer tnan
life? a man lives for his family; his
hopes and aspirations centre there: he
man. In spite OF all the bubbles OF
Jaw, he will stand on his threshold
a CHS IS no ea harde IS tne to the other
man. II he is man he can keepSp
society. do not tt desire n to 20 cr rite
Judge Jackson for his views. AZ ex-
as as es a setting ou. Of his view Of the
wSn1d ph bnia anu ,na,i' the
same prineIples have expressed. Nor
co. n ,tot ny hae, ,pri,tan oeap
10 afn ~ th ids pesh Rt ns re-.
lferring to that case now. Without any
nacfi ion VIII; III ,be sa ereater n.a ~ ,ust,-
flea don and and used to bar ont the wv evi
a faf must pc the nn
o. 3nss s,h IprGsofn0h peihg ualy
Iauinissioie ~ mltigatioh1 mas ra1 ,et,
very e aadhgee9nS issue. a.sc.Ing saa
raee , nna Wet-pelhg q soGiety con so
grsa., inaeea, ina, rom ~ mus. eo ,n,
Are reaetlon .hat WI seriously
u INV tts i law A'finrSN has no need
yeraiet barring q
or evidence OF fact 1870 1earIull prece-