The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-02

it to her. Continued cheers and ap-
plause), but in doing so, gentlemen,
don't let US disturb that constitution
that has blazed the way to white su-
premacy and this high civilization.
Let's give it to them gladly and un-
grudgingly, gentlemen, but let's do it
by constitutional amendment. and if
necessary to aid in the carrying out of
this act of justice, let's take the stump
and see that it is put before the voters.
81 want you to consider me your
friend. have been given the most
loyal support thus far, and my hands
have been magnifcently upheld by you
in everything l have asked of you.
want our cordial relations to continue.
l want to help you in every way l can.
l want every member to feel that l am
personally interested in him, and really
and truly his friend.
81 want each man to feel that well
come always awaits him at the Cover
nor's Office, and want you to come in
and see me and advise with me, and
| will work with you if can. If l can't
| agree with you, | will tell you so; and
if don't think what you want is right,
l will reason with you and counsel with
you, and tell you so, and tell you why l
can't go with you; but there will be no
breaches between US that l can avoid.
"Let's lay away all factonalism and
, all members of the Legislature remem-
ber that they represent all parts of the
state. Let's get together and find out
what is right, and then let's come
down the middle of that right road and
do our duty, regardless of what any
man or set of men may think, secure
! in the consciousness that we are doing
. right as God has given US the ability to
! see it, and to perform that sacred duty.
+ Another thing Mississippi needs is
better law enforcement. Let US teach
that civic righteousness that will frown
upon the man who commits the highest
crime of which the law is cognizant-
the taking of human life; it is too cheap
in Mississippi. Let US teach that civic
righteousness that will discourage the
making of heroes OFT of murderers. -
He had noticed with his own eyes at
the various courts he attended as dis
trict attorney, that after some fellow
killed man and escaped through some
d of the numerous rat holes of the law"
town he is surrounded by little crowd
of unthoughted persons who attempt to
make hero out of him. That idea
, should be dispeled, and instead of hav-
ing people focking around murderers as
though they had done something to be
proud of, let's let them feel the condem-
nation of all good citizens for one who
has broken the highest laws of God and
man. (Applause.)
"Kuman life is too cheap in Missis-
sippi, and l believe fully seventy-five
per cent of these homicides are trace
able directly to the unlawful carrying
of concealed weapons. We must dc
something to prevent the taking OF
human life so easily, and getting away
, with it,. 1t can be stopped, we car
, stop it, and we must stop it.
r "There are many rat holes in the
law by which any good criminal lawyer
= can extricate his client from these
e serious charges, and to them are due
5 the fact that so many unpunished Grim
n nals swagger unwhpped of justice.
4 ''It has been the custom, every ter
f years or so, for the Legislature to orde,
) the laws of the state codifed and the
n governor authorized to appoint code
= commission to do the work. In the his
e tory of the several code commissions OF
tee lat twenty-five years, there hao
: not been first class criminal lawyer
y connected with the work. All of the
e code commissioners we're eminent law
b yers, practitioners of unimpeachablt
r ability and standine-b but they were moi
d cri, \inal lawyers, and had paid no at
B. tc> bn to that branch of the law
= therefore, when the code and its pro
n visions framed and arranged by these
= eminent gentlemen who did not have {
= thorough knowledge of the crimina
S law-for it was a distinct branch o.
r the law, and not the one upon which
|. they specialized, fell into the hands o.
n the shrewd and earnest criminal lawyer
t defending criminal, the rat holes
J. were not hard to find, and by thes'
It subterranean channels most of th'
criminals found their way to libert!
S without paying the penalty of the law
= "Let's get down to business, gentle
J. men!" Let's put the laws in shape t.
e be executed and so they may in trutl