The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-09
daughter Of Kansas.


punishment and reason why this form
Of punishment should be abolished,
has aroused a good of interest among
the ladies' societies OF this place; pre-
pared by Mrs. l.. b. Blackledge for
the w. G. T. IT,:
1. In the name OF law the state has
no right to commit the same crime o.
the criminal. Taking life is murder,
whether committed by one person or
by collection called q state, and 10y
80 doing II is doing also a criminal
act.
2. II Is asking too much Of any Of.
ficer Of the state to aid In the execu.
tion. It has a sad, q hardening effect
on him and his family.
3. It has brutalising effect on so.
ciety in general and very harmful
and suggesting effect on the growing
mind Of the child.
4. It Furnishes horribly and unjust.
ly the families Of the condemned, the
saddest and most deeply felt shame to
the innocent friends.
6. It is unjust to you and me to
convict on circumstantial evidences;
as innocent persons are convicted and
executed, thereby not giving us the
protection that time might prove our
innocence.
6. And this law which is based up.
on the law which was established at
the time Of Noah, Whose shedeth man
blood by man his blood he died." This
command also in regard to beast, or
whose disobeys their parents. The
needs Of the times Of Noah are not the
needs of today. Progression has
means of reform and not revenge, and
under the law which Jesus the Christ
established for all time, reads, 1t used
to be said an eye for an eye, or a
tooth for tooth, but ! say unto you,
resist not evil, that is, return not evil
for evil, but the new law of love,
which will reform every wrong. And
there is infinite ways of executing this
law that Jesus the greatest reformer
that was ever known taught.
The law, life for life has not the
principle of reform in it, but It's oppo-
site, so thwarts is main object.
1t does not diminish crime, as Grim.
inals and degenerates are only the
outcome of the child birth Of the ef.
fects of the houses of iii fame and liqu.
or traffic, which are licensed and regu.
lated by the vote Of the people. God
never created the criminal or degen.
crate and the first man that ever muir
dered the Lord said "Whosoever slay.
eth Cain; vengeance shall be taken on
him." The way to protect ourselves
from desperate criminals, to begin
now and destroy the white slave and
liquor traffic; and the future genera
ton will be free Of mountaineer out
laws and q great help to the present
generation yet. we believe in capital
by killing with our vote
every license and regulated evil that
Is making more criminals than our
state can take care of, and this can on
ly be done by man and woman united
in love and purpose as God command.
ed to go forth and subdue the earth,
with the spirit Of love. they had be-
fore the fall, and the spirit OF Christ
at the coming Of Jesus.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Cain of Colum.
bus, visited with the latter's brother,
Mr.. d. M. Brumbach, and family the
past wek
Mr.. Robert Simpson of Mt. Vernon,
visited with his aunt, Mrs. Ella Potter
in this place the past week.
The Lyons family reunion will be
held at the home of Mr.. B. N. Scar
brough in Fredericktown on Thurs
day, August %.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ralston of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio. visited with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ralston
in this place the last two weeks.
Mrs. Mccoy and daughters, Dora
and Nell of Mt. Vernon, were guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Goodell the past week.
Mrs. Steel of Bellville, visited with
her sister. Mrs. Sager, in this place
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. X. Bateman and
daughter, Miss Grace, went to their
farm on Wednesday to prepare for two
automobile loads of guests who are
coming through from New London to
attend the Waterford picnic on FRI
day Of this week.
Mrs. William Edward, who has been
quite Ill with pneumonia. is recover
ing from her illness.
Mr.. E. A. Day, editor of the Messen-
ger at Bellville, and son Norman, were
guests at the home of his brother, Mr..
F. A. Day and family last Sunday.
The Board of Public Service re-.