Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-16

TO try IL out"
Thomas Mcmahon, city police
man; This executive action only
encourages the commission OF
crimes"
John Burris: This is new way
OF carrying out the law that ] never
heard Of before
Al Everts. business man: "The
people should resent this action and
I am in favor Of any method. 1t is
an outrage"
J. n. Rodenburg. cour, official:
"As long as the law is on the stat
ute books, il should be enforced
The Governor is sworn to execute
the laws and he has not done so.
His action in this case is an out
rage"
A. ID. Adams, lumber merchant
1--WE can't have murderers running
around like that. The action OF the
Governor should be condemned"
J. I. Gardner, merchant: The
action taken by the Governor was
wrong When man takes the oath
OF Office to execute the laws. he
should do so. irrespective Of personal
feeling in any instance"
James Stephens. business man:
"1f there are TO be no hangings in
Arizona, that suits me. But where
there Is law on the statute books
pertaining to capital punishment or
otherwise. it should be enforced. I
am in favor Of the recall right
now"
II. +. Armitage: Governor Hunt
repudiated his oath Of Office in re.
prieving the sentence of the murd-
erers. The question is not what
Governor Hunt thinks personally
about the matter. but what the law
says, which he has sworn to up
hold.
w. Curtis Miller. County Superin-
tendcnt OF Schools: II do not be-
lieve in capital punishment and think
there ought to be some more effec-
tive way of reforming and restrain
ing men; still, so long as it remains
the law. the Governor should be
very careful when and how he sets
aside the judgments Of the law.
Mr.. o. A. Hesla: II do not believe
in capital punishment. but as long
as it is the law, the Governor made
a mistake in not allowing il to be
carried out. Probably he has it in
mind to free the prisoners later on.
when the general public is less in
terestsd IN the cases than just at
present"
w. d. Martin. when asked what
he thought Of the action OF Cover
nor Hunt in reprieving the sentences
OF the four condemned murderers
from Yavapai County. said: IL am
like the Irishman. am furninst IT,"
And added that ii there was to be
such lax enforcement OF the law,
there would be damage OF lynch
law coming into prominence. II
the people thought law WAS wrong
they should change it. but while 1t
remained on the statute books, it
should receive the support OF every
citizen. and especially of the officers
of the state. who were sworn to
enforce the law. The governor
should be very careful when he ex-
ercised his pardoning power.
A. {. Acker thinks the governor
did just right. Capital punishment
is relic of the dark ages. Our
whole system OF punishment in this
country is behind the times and
should be radically reformed and
since the Governor does not approve
OF capital punishment. he should
not allow anyone to be hanged in
the State while he is in Office.
X. r. Morrison. attorney: In
my opionin. the act of Governor
Hunt in preventing the infection OF
the death penalty upon the four
who are now in the peni-
Tertiary and reprieving them to the
extent of passing the time for the
carrying out Of the death sentence,
makes him guilty of fragrant. will
full, and deliberate violation Of his
Official oath as chief executive OF
this State"
Ed shumate. merchant: az Cover
nor Hunt has scruples that prevent
him from carrying out the law,
which he promised to see executed
when he took his oath of Office,
then he should resign. II he does
not, then he should be recalled, and
| am frank TO say that | am willing