Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-15

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half d chance. but of course he was never
left in such position that an assassin could
have come upon him from the rear. Pres
adent Taft Is OF different temperament.
He kastsuoh taifh ii his fellow countrymen
that IL he ever vere attacked itswould fall
entirely upon his guardsste protect him.
How can public officials be protected
from assassinatiofg Well, as said before.
they can DO guarded SO that no one can
ATTACK them at close quarters. OF course,
a crack shot with a rifle, II he Is deternn-
ined to kill certain man, 10 beyond the
power OF human agencies to prevent him
from carrying out his work, But the great
est danger IS from the crank and insane
man. and they invariably try TO get too
close to carry out their work.
stringent Laws Needed.
81 think II the several states passed laws
maldnK it a capital offense to make any
kind Of assault upon governor, mayor or
high official. It @euld tend TO make such
crimes less numerous.
Then, too, every sac OF firearms
should be registered. Every store that
sells a revolver or rifle should be COM
PEELED to file report with some official,
stating to whom the fiTearm was sold and
for what purpose II was to be used.
This would have a beneficial effect In
this way. II a public official would re-
celve q threatening letter. ne could ascer-
tain II the writer had purchased revolver
or IL he owned one. All firearms should
be numbered. II q revolver we're found
near the crime 1t would be easy to trace
it's owner, or at least the purchaser.
Another thing I would suggest is a
strict enforcement OF the law which pro-
hibits the carrying Of concealed weapons.
More care should be exercised in the Is
suing OF permits 20 carry firearms. Now,
not one of these things. nor al OF thetn. viii
prevent murderous assault from being
made upon a public official. II Is lmpossi-
bic 10 prevent insane men FROM attempting
to carry out their purposes. However.
these suggestions, lf followed out will lessen
the danger.
THAT our officials must be guarded and
protected from murderous assaults is evil
dent and especially when they are IN public
places II Mayor osynor had only taken
the preeaution and had two guards near
him last Tuesday he would now be enjoying
his vacation"
Not a Simple Task.
A. l.. Drummond From the expert
ence gained while connected with
the secret service came to believe
years ago in the advisability OF hav-
ing protection for every executive off,
Ger, whether he be Of the United states
or OF the individual states. There are in
every community men OF the type repre-
scented BY the cOwardly assailant OF our
mayor. who through their association with
other loose thinking and looser talking lndI-
vlduais finally come 70 believe In tho just
Ice OF violent methods Of righting real OF
imaginary wrongs.
Deeds such as his require no great oour.
age. They are rather the act OF a desper.
ste, tln;ical, ffolhardy man.
AND to protect our public officials Is BY
no means q ample task. Detectives arr
more or less helpless against thsfn because
The assassin Is a creature OF the moment
He comes TO life lives and dies all within
few hours.
ITO guard against these men there should
be at the elbow OF every official q big
strong, nerVy man. ready to take a chanct
with any one and on the alert. The mar
who is on guard should be one willing t
AXE the risk OF making q mistake and VIII,
y not afraid to be In the wrong nine time
Sut OF ten. such a man can DO more {,
protect the lives OF our officials than
Ehole detective force.
such personal protectors, and the yer,
speedy execution OF justice with sewer,
penalties. will do more than can q who'll
detective force.
such personal protectors and the speed,
execution OF justice, with severe penalties
win 90 mora than anything else TO aver
such crimes = shat OF the attempt ON I'M
life OF the mayor"