The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-01-21
Circuit Court Next Week.

Were it not for the transgressors we would
need no place to pronounce the wrath OF the law.
Did every man measure his conduct with his iciio"
man by the Golden Rule We would need no court
houses to adjust controversies about properly aho
settle business and other disputes between men.
Unfortunately we have not reached that Golden
Age when every individual is supposed to do right
for the sake of right. Hence. society must invoke
the strong arm Of the law to protect man from
himself, Courts are but machines to execute the
concentrated thought of the thoughtful citizenship
of the land. The vicious and subtle traits OF man
kind make them imperative. They have a most
sacred duty to perform,
A good Judge alone can not properly run a
court; neither can a good district attorney. 1t takes
both. And more important still, GOOD JUR1ES.
BY good juries, we mean men that really are IN
earnest about sppIehending the law breakers an6
men that are not blind to some fragrant lnfractions
of law that every honest man knows is constantly
taking place. BY good juri:s we mean men that
recognize the sanctity of their oaths and realize
that they have q sacred duty to society and their
friends. The judge is the backbone Of the court
If he is a strong, vigorous and determined char
acter. he can supply strength at the opportune
moment tor many a weak kneed Juror.
Grenada county is by no n cans in an ldeni
condition. II is no worse than some others and a
hundred times better than many, yel we are reap
ING the results that grow out of loose enforcement
of law, not only here, but in other places. Too
many of us have winked at law breaking too long.
We need to wake up. What we sow today will be
reaped by our children. How many Of US, if our
children were compelled to seek homes in new
places and they had the choice of setting in con-
,nun;tv where pistol toting and other things Incl
dent to it were notorious, or in communities where
such things are unknown, would hesitate ABOUT the
place we would have them go?
Too frequently grand juries think they have
done an important thing, and discharged their
duty when they have indicted a few parties already
run down bv the sheriff and in Jail. 1t is too often
the case that the worst offender is still at large.
Too many times grand juries overlook the pis-
tol toter and the blind tigers den in reaching for
what they conceive to be grave ohenders-when, as
a matter Of fact, these two things are the real
oriqinators and breeders of much of the crime.
The grand Jury that is to convene here Mon
day, with the exercise OF reasonable diligence we
dare say, could find a half hundred true bills for
carrying concealed weapons, and, perhaps, just as
many more for blind tigering. The maxim, LOOK
after the nickles and the dollars will take care OF
themselves" could be paraphrased into: LOOK
after the pistol toter and the blind tiger and there
won't be many other crimes" Gentlemen OF the
Circuit court, petit juries, as we'll as grand Juries,
people are looking to you to do your whole duty
will YOU do it? We believe the judge and district
attorney want to do their best, will you gentlemen
who are placed on the juries, help them? Results
will show,