The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-09
Law MUST BE SUPREME

LAW MUST BE SUPREME
whcn tho black hand outrage was
committed II McAlealer The Leader
sell L timely 10 comment upon the
urgebi need 81 sll lawabIdlne ell.
GEMS to demand and to encourage II
yefs possible manner tha strict ea
orcement OF iae statutory laws.
Rqcauso slcllian black baud cxtor-
slUa Il one Of the worst and nioss
aomnabIe crimes known, The Leader
asca rather vigorous language, but
aono too Vigorous considering the
enophaly Of the crime ia which Mr.
NelIls, q clllsen Of Plusburg county,
Naf ylciinl il The srilcle The
eader referred to Tie large foreign
population ia Plusbnrs county aad
adabd that from me forngn.born.
scnpfaIiy from Sicily Of southern Italy
we're lo Be found toe lntamoas black
aanu criminals
TIN NeNaCapilsl of McAleaieg re-.
PRODUCED ihe article. and, the next
lay luo doubt some one had hurried
ID rend lhe article and concluded that
i meant "a raisf 10 tho entire f0r
plHn p0aulat'onl The Nows Capital
contained this explanation,
The NeNs.Capltal reproduced
NJ editorial FROM The Guthrie
Ltadey feslenlay bu, a did nni
endorse 1ii lhe slhiemenia con.
Aimed ihefeis The statement
hat 0ves ore half Che populg
lpn AarcahontA fl or foreign birth
N Vida ~ lhe mark Only a rela-
iiyely small para II this popula.
iun II ~ Foreign birth And the
difference that eny considerable
portion Of the Foreigners are
alnckmallers 1r criminals. which
might have been drawn. would BE-
wrong AZ Ssale they eFe peace
tAls induetfipua., - =bidinR cit-
sensm Nof II 4 probable that
there Is 6 branch Of the reguar
9lacli Hand ID this section. pri
xaie hlachmellefh. knowing the
seriors that the name has for be
tlNes 81 itelf douhgleas usea +.
to lnumidaie
the Leader understood the News.
Hnlla printed The second arllcle Il
order to ba faif 10 en-. Feeling thai
"lnference which might hnye been
drawn saovld 6 lufiher elncldaled
he3phd Probability ol misconstfue.
Ion The Lender 1id nol Use the
xp|anauot heeausa 1 felt Rhal the
lfA|esier paper had said sufficient.
aal lhc lnk Nas hnrdly arg On he
HaNef when a second attempt was
nade al AlcAlaalef aud further denial
shat There were nud possibly are snm
sew % that cult n the co,mty ef
Piiishurg is moi made
Naturally three & thet culs can
u nlqfE lp ruin q eauny than aae
ran first Imagine ana because Vt
mat The Leader felt toe strongest
usblRle effort neneasarg ic destroy
e srlai at once imperative.
hAlh ihirlgsulue mnrderg c0nualts
ied ~ plllebnrg county siuca slase.
hoof The Leader believes Il ls.g
ol 81 good citizens 70 encourage tie
uplenuld citizenship 0i that county in
- st0ri 80 suppress laWlefa1os8 and
abrRh the nifenders. The LeAluf
AnQNs that au county 81 tho stats .as
hesttf peopla than the large majority
II lAosp whu feslde III piltsanrg Il
hfak shni l lew iaWipss 1ncs. IN
aaMlstlpd hs conscience ana It sAe
hlffelo. unhladnled because us the
3 tef b laws II the Indian eunnliy
aHa lho wholly Inadequate cotfl Il.
eilla.ft ul those troublesome lntk.
naAN ACMnIrehea ghe namr 81 hi.
county and gefruflxed oerlGu OF he
leas ienHeiY populated see'irns III
ueH AZ suine oE The llslle mining VII
laaes
That oihots feel ID Tht i.cadef AID
are seeking with al failh ana hsie
forever sap tie lloot %. crlms in
aaEi section IS aiIesled by ,hf fehalk
p indFe lluesef. III MrA'Sstu whua
h was sentencing samael Nncd Il
4ftlgls scara III the psnilrniiafy las
1elAn one 0f ernWd MairA killgl
Washington llafnea. the crime uceuft
flns january Wst
THE iudkt maae the following tlue.
IS and nalrluflu statement 10 Nnias
You and hose olhet mea wAre
auRry With barnes because. ~
sou 8nld. he had been dolue Two
mems work. huldlnR two l0hal
which was agHluaf the rules IT
your unIou
"A unlen has right to- make
rules governing IL members, but
i - net Justified III becoming
afefy aud eonmllllue i hfepnll
aI peaee afeF their liifatiluH
Qp nave Vfhsf means Of setting
.|4eAoi gHu hhiea tlsls nlAn And
]. 'lnN plsq# khah llknve thaI
fi|e'|s a aeadl insult tn a uhI0n
niAn.
The Testimony shows that Bar.
neg ni's enoi n Ehe back and The
hand fcH 81 suma one elsh
sno| lAe lHlefpused Wood shaI
hlH III |hH hand With RI. You
hated him faH had Il In fof