The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-03
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
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(For the Bulletin by X. Ray Faber)

Judge Bacon-Talk among the peo
| pie of this country Just now points
| tn defects in the criminal law. TIL
| law should be amen led so that in
telligent men may be secured for
| jurors on important cases that have
been canyasScd by the public Every
| intelligent lawyer knows what is
| necessary and how it may be brought
about. The bar association of Hi
uoi5 can secure the amendments u
| the criminal law needed to disCour
age homicides and resort to lynchng
in this state. In the legislature there
the passage of any reasonable Law
desired. II is time for the lawyers to
act ana show their regard for the
public welfare, by having Tire law 50
amended that slSelligent meD who
keep Informed on current cvcats may
serve ON iuries in important criminal
cases.
Lawyer Rangs-Nou surp{sd me.
JUICY. ~ tbu tApctt us law N'iN "
kill the goose that laws the go II
|cg;? DO you expect us to cut ont
good sorrce for our bread and bTt-
ter DO vOn cX9ect us to forcgo our
most easy means for making a repu-
tation? When we undertake the e.
Tense in a criminal case we must sue
coed. otherwise there is no glory in
it for Us, nor press either; for if We
have no reputation fer winning cur
cases We cannot expect to have
clients II we clear murderer lie
does not get of without punishment;
for we usually impoyerish him, and
frequently his near relatives also
orr strong hold is in the selection If.
the Jury If we got this 10 suit. much
Of our brilliant work following in the
trial is merely to furnish The tgy.
with some reason for their verdict
and to raise dust for ohscuring the
vision Of the public
Judge Tlcoa-Thc interests of the
lawyers 9e . class are best served
by maintaining respect for the law
by demonstrating its efficacy Lett
il become fixed in the minds IF The
public that great criminals cannot
he punished through the courts. then
law aud al Of its attachments, or the
machinery for it's enforcement - iu-I
to contempt. Then come mob law,
night riders and lynchings; lawyer
arc not required to try either criml-
nal or civil cases. Force is substi-
tuted for law
Prof Crawforl-Tle plea for wo-
man suffrage is. that it would secure
better enforcement Of the law and i'm
prove the morals OF tae people With
the women as judges or on jurics
there would he no sweryiug 10 the
strictly enforced. Perhaps the eXpe.
Timent is worth trying. The trouble
IS however, when you enter upon such
IN experiment and it fails tier is no
retracing of steps.
Capt Jinlis: The women. God bless
'em, woud make the dearest. swcctf $.
jurors entirely; they would always
turn the murderer Loose. even if he
had murdered GOOD wife aud all hor
relations When he came into court
nicely groOmed for the occasion, ard
looking as innocent as a turtle dove,
he would he an object of great int r
est to the women jurors, and when
the pathetic lawyer for the dcfcAso
appealed to their emotions they wculd
feel like falling upon the prisoners
neck and weeping in sorrow over his
sad plight, in being arraigncj fer q
crime by a brutal grand jury Wnea
women become full citizens, having
the right 80 vote 10 set on jurics and
20 10 war the criminal lawyers viii
rot need TO know much law. H.
would have to have the talents Of
tho evangelist or the temperance Ice
turer. His work then would be easy
after he secured a woman jury.
Mai. Harris A tub will have to b.
tossed 10 the Cairo whale soon. Some
poor devil who floats to his share an
cannot employ a lawyer will be the
scapegcat.