The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-04
BAPTIST MINISTER
breaches ON CRIME
The Rev. l.. S. BOwerman Says
Laws of Country Should Be
Enforced.
PREACHER CRlTICISES
PRESENT JURY SYSTEM
Should Not Delay Conviction of
Criminals: Recommends More
Police Officers.

In spite Of the inclcmcnt weather,
there was an excellent attendance at
the Emmanuel Baptist church Sunday.
In the morning the pastor, the Rev. l..
$. Bowcrman spoke on "The Enforce.
mcnt of Law, calling attention to
Romans, Xiii. ;, "For rulers are not Il
terror TO the good work, but to the
evil In part the Rev Mr.. Bowermau
said.
Many things arc emphasizing the state
ment that crime is increasing in Amer
lea faster than In any other land. "
appalling. We are told that the United
States leads the world in murders. di-
vorces. lynchings, labor riots municipal
corruption. Sunday desccration, impure
shows and brutal sports"
In our own city We have been appalled,
by several brutal murders, the last
shocking the entire community. Nine
thousand murders a year is the record
for our land. and this city is furnishing
its share: while Of holdups and robberies,
we are having more than our share.
We have not time To cnumcratc the
crimes. but let us notice how 1t may be
Curtailed
Failure of Jury System.
Any student OF our court system is
soon impressed with the failure and the
farce OF our Jury system. The method
Of selection. the challenging and the
zone man hanging eleven" The jury
failure is equalcd by the long delays.
Takes two years 10 try and convict a
murderer" has come 10 be common
saving. Why should there be, any delay
at ali? Why is not three months enough?
To try convict and hang murderers
within three months after the crime
would decrease murders more than three
quarters. Chicago has seven times as
many murders as London In proportion
TO population. The enforcement of the
law and that speedily Is accountable for
Another cause OF the Increase Of
crime has been the determination OF eN-
ccutiVcs to only enforce such law as
was pleasing TO themselves or certain
interests or to enforce in a way that
law. Create disrespect for certain laws
and YOU Will create disrcspcct Tor all.
The best way to get rid OF laws II they
are bad is To enforce them; public SEN
timent VIII demand their repeal
Should Enforce Law.
Ia he a Judge OF the law: il is his duty
To see that Il is enforced according To
its evident meaning. As long as II is
the law, enforce ii, because 1t is law.
For II one can set aside one portion of
the statute. another may set aside some
other portion. and you soon have anar-
chy. A large part OF the increase In
forcing OF some laws and playing fast
and loose regarding others We believe
in enforcing every law with reference TO
gambling. prostitution and kindred evils.
They are the stepping stones for the
crimes of robbery and murder.
In enforcing laws. we believe in elimi-
mating all politics from the police force.
and that every officer must be up 10
high standard morally and physically.
Drink and brutality should debar any
man.
Recommends More Police.
Let the city be provided at once with
the needed number OF police-but let
no man be there simply because he can
pull so many votes
In enforcing the law. we urge as well
the elimina ton of tricky lawyers. The
man found 10 he dishonest or tricky in
any way should be disbarred The law
ycrs first duty should be to choose state
and then law. That is OF more import
auce than anything else.
Enforce the law. let 1t he done impar-
TALLY. The great need for growing young
America is respect for law as law. The
best way TO create and maintain il is to
enforce the law just as IL stands. gradu-
ally thus you Will be eliminating the i'm
perfect and perlectlng a better code.
Only in strictest enforcement can YOU
deter the criminally inclined