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

him would rather be hated by
thousand men than 70 hate one
The Law OF God, Of nature and
| OF the land Ii against killing.
The only thing that win jls.
tify the killing Of a man is self
defense and that does not occur
In one case Ia a thousand. The
laN Is beginning to be enforced
IN this state, and am glad 70 see
it.'
No reputable newspaper og citizen
would Intentionally slander any city
or county IN this state. The Leader
can say and gladly relteratcs state
ment often made. that Il holds no
anlmoslty against any city or county
ln Oklahon. ~-0r any other state. II
noes malnlaia tAat The advocates oi
law-enforcement must continue their
activities and thrt sentiment must be
80 strcng agalnai these doers Of un.
lawful acts lhat Il VIZ tprprlzo them
an understand there viii continue.
as IA the past. these tragedies where
ip man. IN the hen Of passion aroused
uvcr some hela0us Oifense against bis
loved ones or because ul some sud
ien assault on his good name, win
Alll and rcgrais that modera s0elely
has not BANNED that 10 q degreo
sufficient i0 stop iiut Twas not OF
that we referred. bus u The taking
llfe 1f 0eslrpykH ones sanity by
some awful threat against which The
Leader protested
Juige Rosser understands .he sItua
ll0n, and hns proven that ne Is arous
ga 20 the condition which exists. Tho
AcAlester News.Caniia " likewise
energetic IN ils assistancc to she cii-
laens who demand strict enforcement
and maximum punishment for the
Offending persons
Il concerns every citizen Of the
state. Il Is 4 question Of whether We
Rre to rid the state Of these awless
oaQss lpw lndeea ID snumber, but none
the less destructive not alone BY the
taking. Of lives but because OF the bal
name they give to their respective
communities 70 those who DO not m
dersIand peculiar conditions and the
Old outlaw feuds Of other days.
asst fan the report WAS sent over
The world by more than one Of the
great news gathering agencies that
there had been more people killed III
Oklahoma between December lrHE
1907 enid january FIRST 1909 than IN
ail the other sleies af The Union. BE.
llesing the state Of Oklahoma had
been grossly wronged by that state
mcnt The Leader sci about gather
Ing data to fefuie q had the as
slatance Of General Canton. who has
known and been part Of the move.
ment 10 stop cutlaWrg In this section
for more than twenty years,
While Il Is nc doubt incorrect as 70
tue state ext suing an others. 4 II
nndeniably true that Il has exceeded
any other three states, and the list Is
appalling
Since that time there hive been
many convictions for efimea Of thls
nature, and there has been faline
0H oi more than seventy per sent ia
murder and attempted murder.
The Leader belleYea that c0ntln.
uod effort upon the part Of the press
with the courts sitting Determined
10 enforce the laws. Will cause this
iesord 10 be wiped of the slate. and
that those Of the lawless element not
lnng or sent 70 The penlienliary Nlll
moFe 10 more healihful climate.
Ia dominating enforcement of the
Law no one should have privilege over
another Red white. black or ''bln4
gum the statutes are fer all alike
aud because The state projects an.
MI shalt likewise he amenablc q lIs
| laws.
Tae Judges statement is timely Il
shows no fayor. Labor can not 0fdoi
human NE taken. capital has ths
same restriction. ana whoever offcndi
IN The name Of an organization or So
cloty only increases the en0rmitS
ef his Oltense. because he lays !
burden across that society which 4
always innocent feels hard 10 endure