El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-31
Jan 81. 1912

Jan 81, 1912.
Editor FL Paso Herald;
Begging your pardon. I want to say
Just one word more" 1 see that J.
l. Campbell, in Tuesdays Herald, says
that Mr.. divers statement that had
not prosecuted certain violations Of the
liquor law IS correct ! stated IN a pre-
vious communication that the records
OF the county court contradicted M
divers statement Mr.. Campbell now
says that evidence Of the violation OF
the liquor laws was followed by no
criminal prosecutions"
It is very evident that Mr.. Campbell
means to be technical when he refers
to criminal prosecutions It was ey-
ldent to me that Mr.. Oliver meant also
TO draw the line there, but I ignored his
fine point
Now. with reference to the question
Of criminal prosecutions" II Mr..
Campbell desires to narrow the ques
ton down to that point 1 want TO say
that the records Of the cOulty court
contradict Mr.. CampbelPs statement in
that particular also. But II is to be
understood that the law provides civil
remedies as well as criminal The law
provides for proceedings to cancel
licenses and for suits upon bonds and
for measures to prevent the reinsurance
Of licenses.
Embracing all these. I say that ade-
quate steps were taken Mr.. Camp
bell viii say that such was not the
case We can never agree Mr.. Camp
bell wants to split hairs. I don't Mr..
Campbell criticizes my zeal. I criticize
his. He thinks am not Jealous enough
think he is too Jealous He thinks 1
should have q broader view. I think he
should have broader view. I think he
is decidedly narrow minded. I know
he thinks he is the broadcast minded
man in the community
Mr. lNamnha1f saws I Lack 4sfnfffatiVa'
/ say he Is a fanatic. Let the public
Judge between US upon those points. he
is prohibitiOnist. I am not. He would
sue upon the liquor dealers bond. for
felt his license prosecute him Grimm
ally. think one remedy at time is
sufficient in ordinary cases.
Mr. Campbell has written columns
and columns upon the prohibition Ques-
ton and upon other questions / have
written a few communications when
have felt that I had been unjustly crit
icized. I an not sensitive, but I have
never been given to tamely submitting
TO wrongs. I have used some charity In
dealing with my critics and never an
unfair method. I am human and am
doubtless prone to err Therefore
make some allowances for myself as
we'll as others. IF have not done all
that could have done, 1 have conSoled
myself with the thought that drastic
measures are seldom warranted Inus
1 doubtless lack a larger initiative.
1 suppose that have been engaged IN
the prosecution OF criminal. cases Tor as
many as six years all told in one ca
pacity or another In all that time
DO not recall that I have ever urged a
jury to inflict severe punishment IN put
two cases, and in both instances the
jury did so. ] lean to the gentler SIDE
and am never disposed to tmpale any
nan. II this is a fault in a prosecutor
am glad to possess that fault
In the matter OF the liquor violations
Of last summer, a saloon man who naq
been Caught" came to me and asked
for leniency He said that he would
Immediately close his saloon and retire
from the liquor business II would not
prosecute him agreed to his PROPOSE
ton and he kept faith with me. Though
taken to task, directly and indirectly,
BY some OF your correspondents for
that act, I am glad that I did II, gao
that 7 did not prosecute the man he
may be better off for il and surely the
public has suffered none i say again
that I am glad I did II.
do not hope to please men OF MI
CampbelTs mental makeup, however
broad minded he may consider himself
[ flatter myself that I take broader
view than he does He thinks he is
The one who is actuated by the broad
pr view" Let 1t go at that: but If the
people generally knew what Mr.. Camp
bell and I privately think OF one an
1ther. / dare say both Of US would be
arrested for disturbing the public
peace.
As to the polltax matter, I want to
clear up one little item for the benefit l
IF Mr.. Campbell and all others con
cerned. Numerous references have |
act that when this matter was laid