The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-04-02
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TIE frequency of murder through
out the length and breadth Of the
land has caloused the public mind. it
is expected to find the record OF SON E
homicide, somewhere, displayed in
glaring headlines ia the morning "a.
per. The details are read with little
sMiOusness. In the rush of matters #
daily routine, we will not suffer off,
selves to think of anything much, but
o lr own affairs. It Is no uncommon
thing, to hear the expression regard.
| .ss OF how many Thousands the man
WHO utters it already has piled up II
must work for a living" The rivalry
is who can get there first" who can
make the most dollars" In the mad
rush after that which the scriptures
says the love of" is ''the root OF ell
evil" the care of the. children are
neglected, the cultivation of old time
social amenities are forgotten and
friendly ties are permitted to dwarf
aid shrivel away because OF the lack
of that nutrition which can come only
of a heart bred of interest in each
others welfare. God just as certainly
made the social nature OF man as he
did his physical nature. Our Maker
recognized this when He said of father
Adam ''it is not good for man to be
alone" II the %exigencies are such
that a man must put all the energies
OF mind and body to money making,
then the world is spending too much
and needs to call a halt.
Something is wrong. Something is
radically wrong somewhere or else
mec OF the same race-Of the same
flesh and blood-would not ruthlesSly
and wantonly take the life Of a fellow
being. There is a cause for this whole
sale slaughter. Every cause must
have an effective see the the effect.
Let's endeavOr to ascertain the cause.
We submit that the causes to which
we have adverted are worthy of con-
sideration. But it will not do to stop
there. When a patient is critically i'll
there would be little wisdom in calling
in the SPECIALISTS to theorize about
the causeS that produced his illness
what he needs then is a cure, aid
then re move the CT Use so as to prevent
a recurrence. Undoubtedly our coun-
try is sick, yes. very sick. 1t has the
murder mania. Our remedy is: Stop
The carrying OF concealed weapons.
Can it be done. Yes, if the people
make up their minds that they want
1t done. Columns might be written on
the innate wrong o: pistol toting, but
TO the average pistol toter such would
be like casting pearls before swine.
law upon this plan will, in our
judgement, accomplish the desired
md: Require every one who carries
! pistol or any other deadly weapon
% pay a privilege tax Of S25.
md make it the duty Of the sheriff to
monthly the names Of all who
ave procured license. Then when
ny one is apprehended with a COL.
ealed weapon, who has not obtained !
license, deprive him Of his right OF
uffrage for five years and fine him
so. To the negro, OF course, the
natter of suffrage would amount to
'ut little, but the fine would reach
i'm, for a second offense on the same
barge, make the minimum fine 900
nd the suffrage deprivation 10 years.
hen to make sure Of reaching the
fender. provide that every infermer
pom whose information the officer ar
ests the pis tol toter. shall receive as
reward one half Of the fine imposed.
his of itself will bring many 8 viola
or to the bar of justice,
OF course our court procedure
1ould de improved upon, but when
ne pistol toter is disposed OF the bus
less of courts will be very much
linlmized
Tired mothers, worn out by the