The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-13

diet night riders, other judges aud
other commonwealth attorneys have
followed suit.
Everybody who Is for the law will
win In the end. Let US not forget
that. Judge Reed and County Judge
II.ightfoot. and Attorneys Lovett and
Barley have the community behinl
them.
"In Galloway county Judge Wells
course invited the opposition OF the
night riders and their sympathizers
but his actions made an appeal TO the
| loyalty OF upright citizens which can
not fail of effect. OF this county and
the effects of this course, the Padu-
cab Sun says:
| 1.-THE officials have adopted the
right course. Judge Wells, It Is said,
has the cordial support OF many good
citizens, and the loyal support of Sher-
lin J. A. Edwards. Sheriff Edwards
will have important duties to perform
when the juries are selected to try
the alleged outlaws In the circuit
court. The outlook is that he will
he faithful in his performance Of
those duties, the prospects are brigh;
for peace, the restoration OF property
rights and the protection of life in Cal
loway county
"The response will be the same
from every county In the state. Our
20 ople love order, peace and prosper
| ity, all of which are threatened by
these lawless bands The facts are
coming out. and men must prepare TO
face the consequences of their own
conduct"
Progress IN Galloway.
The Courier-Journal says:
Judge Wells, OF Galloway county,
cannot be too highly commended for
his vigorous, fearless and useful ac-
tivity in making war through the
courts upon the tyranny of the mob.
Dispatches state that the results OF
| the determined stand OF the county
judge and Sheriff Edwards have
wrought change in public sentiment
and that the presence OF the militia
men is now looked upon with favo.
by persons who at first protested.
THE Courier-Journal insisted at the
beginning of disorder that the duty of
stamping out night riding devoKed
upon the local authorities in each
county, and that the militia could MOI
lie effective, save in doing guard duty.
until there should be an. awakening
Of the county officers 10 the import.
ance of discharglng their proper func I,
tons as servants of the community
The Galloway authorities, aided VII
the troops, are making excellent pr |
gress, and are already being giyy |
moral support by the citizens who31
first resented the employment Of H.
military arm of the law in protectnsl
property and making arrests. Il
Judge Wells has conducted hlsean |
paign for peace without pyroteonht |
and with dignity and a mantle de
sire to be just. In the face OF breats
Of assassination, and at ting when |
lssassinatlons have been adpcated |
threatened and committed, bs posi-
ton has been difficult HIS methods
have been beyond criticism " II is
possible to find In Calloway county |
men available for grand ND petit
jury service, who are as 6uiageuos
as public spirited and as kesnly ap-
preciative of the responsbi Niles OF
citizenship and the sancity Of The oath
administered TO officials jhaged with
the duty of enforcing thslavs, grea;
deal may be accomplished II is q
be hoped that the goodtxGple set b.
Galloway will stir oJer counties to
action.
Judge Wells has fceved a copy o.
az Indiana journal, Gp-o-Date-Farm
ing in which II isktard that 'therc
is limit beyond which, men and wom-
en-, civilized or ssage will not en-
drre.' The uttepnce was an apology |
for mob violence built applies to the
other side of the argument. The peo-
pie of GALLOWAY comfy had reached
the limit of ehuraice when the local
authorities bu,kled down to work. II
Is fortunate that tley didn't reach that
limit earlier and, begin to fight VIC
,,Ece with Nolece.'
On ths Right Trail.
The Herald avs:
Justice lasstruck the trail of law
lessness in alloway county. This
fact is clear rom the evidence at the
preliminary Fearing yesterday. when
testimony as given by several wit
nesses as I. the use of violence in or
der to secfe submission to the sway
of the niot riders.
"The Ning of the veil of mystery
hat has.lothed the activity of these
rash me dlscloses the existence of a
powerf, and desperate organization
not cGposed of rash, ungoverned
boys. ut of responsible farmers who
bouni themselves by blood oath to
carr, on their warfare OF terror and