The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-04-01
STATE LEAGUE FORMED
Law and Order People Organ
ize at Nampa.
ENDORSES PROHIBITION
Strong Address by Ex-Governor
Gooding.

Gooding.
The meeting OF the law and order
forces at Nampa, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week, was attended
by delegates from eleven counties:-
Ada, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham.
Lincoln, Canyon, Kootenai, Idaho.
Nez Perce, Twin Falls and Washing
ton. The convention was called to
order by w. j. Thompson OF Koot-
enai county, who presided throughout
the two days session.
The organization Of the state Law
and Order league was effected by the
election Of o. v. Badley of Caldwell
as president: w. j. Thompson OF
Rathdrum, first vice president; w.
A. Hyde of Pocatello, second vice
president; A. A. Brown OF Weiser,
secretary; Rev. NJ. F. Finn, Lewis
ton, chaplain.
Resolutions drawn up by A. A,
Brown, o V. Bailey and A NJ Rowe,
committee, were adopted, declaring
for statewide prohibition and pledg-
ing support to candidates for state
and county office who favor such
enactment at the next legislature.
The resolutions declare the league 10
favor of the enforcement of all laws,
the maintenance of county law and
order leagues throughout the state,
the advancement of the cause and
the maintenance Of temperance and
good governments; and the league
shall in no wise become affiliated
with any political or religious organi-
zation, but will support candidates of
any party who stand for the enforce.
ment of all moral law and the
extension Of good government.
An address of ex. Governor Frank
: R GoOding, who spoke at banquet
. in the evening, was feature OF the
convention. Mr.. Gooding .spointed
out the humiliating fact, proven by
statistics, that the United States Is
!, the most lax of the great nations ia
the enforcement of law. He read
e figures showing that 200 persons q
week are being murdered in this
= country and that only two out o1
every 100 murderers are ever punished
. the other SO going absolutely free
In contrast to this condition II
j, America, he read figures to show tina
+, 10 Germany 95 out of every 100 mur
= derers are brought to Justice; 10 Spail
i the number of convictions Is 85 per
cent of the total number Of crimes
in France 81; 10 Italy II; 10 England
- so. The figures also showed tina
= crime is increasing in the Unlte'
= States and is much greater 10 pro
- portion to population than in Europe
that the increase 10 crime Is due t
the poor enforcement of the laws an
= the weak court procedure ia thi
9 country.
1e Mr.. Gooding said "the first an
~ highest duty of every citizen of thi
state is obedience to It's laws and q
rv citizen can perform higher duty
ot his state than to assist In the en-
as forcement Of Its laws" He also said
IN 1--WE have the right to expect frol
US every peace officer In those countis
where the local option law Is 10 fore
that he will do his full duty. II h
fails, we should know the reason VII
and If we find that he is n sympatt
with the bootleggers let him
ry branded as the most dangerO,
or criminal of them all, a man unflt
ne be trusted as an honored publ
"A servant of the people.
OF 1.-The greatest service any citizt
ed can give his country Is to assist
Or, the enforcement of existing laws, ar
he the establishment of better one
'ed We must organize for fight to t
ne finish against the liquor interests
,ne Idaho. am proud of youc resol
eer tions and proud that the gauntlet
mt thrown down for fight to flush.
LIVERY commercial club shOu
nat join this organization. II they
the composed of good citizens they shot
nor ho ;n., in line for lust what Il
pop league stands for.