The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-04
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Colonel Wattefson hanis a bouQue
10 Thornton Hams recently acquitted
0i murder. as follows:
Thornton jenkins Halns has ha
the insoIence 10 ray public tribute
to tas virtues OF the nnwriten law
ala he has aeounced hts d2termlns
ton to spend the rest Of bis aays wri
ING articles N praise Of the lnstitr
tlon. Including a novel or two. NatnI
eny since his life and freedom have
bae4 saved sor hlH by tho agency
OF sc sinister a device. be foels tnn
Il Is the Ereatest thing In $40 vorlc
liDler tie circumstarces, too Il n
kSeliesable that such a nature as kh
eli permit him 10 be so indtllcete q
10 undertake numerous articles o.
the 'unwritten law R'th the 2ctlci
cn the Side. sul tee articles tnen
selves cHnnct reach lha public encep
sy. tle means OF printers mo ea
printing pfesses 5ains may prosose
Is 10 The vgitlre, but Il Is for ~
publishers to do the disposlng III
crse win furnish American. publish
ers golden opportunity 10 establis
salutary example The psDllsheTs
anould seize II and HitE one accori
aad II the name Of decency dignity
ana humanity refuse 10 glve clrcula
tlor 70 Ills tlreatened sgasms OF
rhetorical anarchy. ahe men, women
and chldreA Of the nation should b
spared the contamination Of his cyl
preachixgs The recognition OF tne
so.callei "unVrltien law by the 50
called courts OF law IS sufficiently put
yld ubiaOua eompounding the mes
Nith publications 81 Written not from
the seeih,g. crude anG soilen uin'
OF 3alns
Vhe 'pnwritten law aas long 1eei
sngcnailcally aml Nith a sine, superio
als refereed 90 by northern partlson
Is iiatlaeilg ana exclusively South
efn institution This fallacy has beei
explcacd IA number Of Instances
tne latest Instance having been th'
naias case alnuled To- Slut the fact
shkl It il Il Northern us Wen as 9
Southern Institution does dot fehec
any glory upon a. indeed, the iac
mskes II all one more hldeeus Fol
ii u 8ecOme national would be VI
make the law throughout the country
not only a fake, but freak. The very
fS.pose Of law Is to keen order
among mem Il restrain an Individual
from encfoachlag un1n bis nelghbor
10 anord e peaceahle mannei OF set
.nlhN difficulties Il Is to shield the
lnrOcegt from prosecution aad pre-
seat lhe weak from becoming the
Ffay 81 the strong Every time & man
akos ne law into Ills own hands ln'
stegd Of employln slhe machinery
provided By civilization he becomes
Il barbarian and steba society he
breaks i euntrec5 created at DTS birth
EainH who praises TIE jurors who
acquitted him, raises his voice
against any civilization which says
'Thuu saait 7ot Slll1 lie who points
tt verdict as triumph Of jus.
ice oveflooks the lbet that hnnls,
the vic,lm. was not sigec chanee
a g4urg at all
vbr the siains case 70 he lna0rpof
alea into the body Of ghe law Il ioi
sAe principle % be established that
aYeny man who MSS a real o. taneied
/ grievance agalnst aeother les the
/ privilege 70 shoot alnt on aishl. you
must not apply TINT 70 specific cases
! but conslier It aa an abstract pnn
elple ana the udlonsness. Fonlnese
ard brutality Of it Is emphatic.
whe country seeds so selfeonstl
tutuA syruphanta Of the 'unwrilspn
i | 81 4 snd the bomptl0us selfssertlve
meas of Thornton jenkins Haint
should be compuisoslly sQueicned