Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-26
THE RULE OF THE MOBS.

American commemorative in the
hands OF mobs--thls was recent spec
tacle in several of our States during
the past month";
When the t.atter-day Saints in times
| past have complained of mobocracy and
| other forms of outrage they have found
il difficult 10 get the people Of this
| country to realize the magnitude Of the
wrongs done to them or to sense the
danger TO American institutions that
the mob element signifies.
But 1t will hardly he maintained to-
day that the civil government of our
American states has done anything like
its full duty in the regulation of mob-
ocracy or in the bringing of mobbers
to justice.
Too often when our people have made
mention Of mob violence, of outrage
and expulsion from their homes and
properties, the average American has
assumed an incredulous and sometimes
an injured or indignant air, az Il such
| things as rampant lawlessness could
| not flourish very extensively in the land
| of law and liberty.
But what does the average AmeIi-
cam think of the race riots of last
week in the home of Abraham Lincoln?
OF an attempted lynching In New York
City? OF the recent mob violence in
Cincinnati and Chicago? And in Ken
lucky OF whole State terrorized by
bands of armed men who defy the au
thorities and nullify the laws?
OF the race riots of last week in Illl
nois. the press dispatches have given
US a sufficient picture. even at this
distance. OF the Kentucky night riders
and lynchers, the Courier Journal has
declared that they have been making
civilization a myth, law a joke, and
the 'malienable rights of man Il delu-
sion"
Now II is some one else's OK that is
being gored. The cultured East is
shocked over the probable miscarriage
Of justice in the Thaw case. Every
one knows" says the New York Post.
that If this murderer had not had "a
fortune to spend on his lawyers, he
would be today in Matteawan where
he belongs Instead OF which, thanks
TO minor court. he Is enjoying his
case in comfortable county jail. with
frequent outings to the opticians, or TO
court TO listen to the pleadings OF his
attorneys. In all probability, the pre-
| cious Hams brothers, who have just
resorted to the private vengeance OF tho
days Of the cave and the stone Ratchet.
| were emboldened by the Thaw case t.
believe that they, too, would go free,
after a yunr or two OF notorety."
What does the average Americana
think Of the former power OF the Molly
Maguires IN Pennsylvania, or Of the Ku
Klux horrors OF the South, both yet
fresh In the memories OF men who read
and think2 DO not ali these conditions
and occurrences argue the danger IN
which country stands that does moi
enforce the laws for all alike2
AS long as the rich criminal Is pro.
tected by his money, while the pennl-
less man is promptly convicted as long
as influential societies are able to So.
cure for themselves consideration aut
tolerance before the law which they
are unwilling TO accord TO others: a.
long as uninforced liquor or gamblnl
on racing laws, from Maine To- Georsi
are allowed by their silent example [.
bring all laws into a sort OF contempt
lust that long will 1t be necessary fol
a Governor Of Kentucky 10 ISSUE ,
proclamation ordering out the Stat
troops and urging law-abidus citizen,
Ia arm for their defense and iu SHOOT
Ia kill; or for a Governor W IImols /.
order out the military IN defense of lif.
, and property against the mobs tauEh
@ by many examples chat laws don.
a amount to much
= IT rs unfortunate that not an COVER.
nors of Illinois have had lhc sfar,iua
: and respect for law shown Nm a slurIai
crisis by the present eXerutiye W,r,
n Governor Ford alive today. ho cour.
(. learn much 10 his advantage.
II Is all very We'll u raise "a t,,r,,
{. about the anarchist the ho4lers am,
Il other uninhueutaI organizations. hmm
+ IS the Post We'll says nom aroelos ,,..
Il concern themselyes little with tho tbs
oretical anarchists. tha Berl,mai,s ao,
r. Goldmans and Mosts. The real am
81 arohists of today arc those who declor,
ID themselves mishtcr than the laws lam.
8 stalk ABROAD revolver IN hand, " dea