Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-28
THE GOOD CAUSE GOES ON.

(San Antonio Exprc~~.l

The cycs of the whole country were
upon the federal court in indianapolis
the trial of the Tcrrc IIautc cleo.
ton corruptioniSts. The press of the
whole country found not u word 10 say
in 'lcrugation Of the stringent result Of
that trial. There IL no class uf rriml
mails more dangerous than they who a.
tempt to DESTROY the power Of the hodN
polite aud publicly bcfoul their own
community. Prison i the place for
them.
The Tcrrc Ilautr outrage has resulted
in a revival If public spirit for the pub
lie good 4 stron. lnI heroic ~ any ~
%vcalc,l ia this nation through mIuy
years. Other communities are hra mining
Ia look To- fearless grand jurors. upright
Judges aud prosecutors 10 lead them "ui
"f 4 wilderness uf wrong. The ch Irgc
.basine the Tcrrr IIautc prosecutions
have been initiated in California anu
twice in Texas >inrrl;ohertS and his
gang were lrmncd ia L~raNenworth pris
on.
II il hateful that such charges have
Ia be. hut il would hc ~ hateful II
they were not prnhcl 60 the utmost. The
difficulty of Furnishing political crook
.elnc>>. under most circumstances and IN
MANY communities. j. itself the eNpla
nation of the protrartrd existence 81
that crookc,lncsS. But these conditions
are rightin.: the people are demanding
that they bc actually protected hy their
duly authorized protectors. They have
come Ia that point IN their awakening
" hen any least hint or threat or charge
Of election felony must 80 to the grand
Jury and lie examined ~ the limit.
50 when Judge Waller T. Burns in
the court nf the Southern Texas federal
district. al Corpus Christi aud ~ when
Judge William :. Anderson IT the Grim
inal District Court in san Antonio.
charged their grand iuries lo look mln
alleged c%orruptionS Of the ballot ~ eth
er general or local elections. or merely
into the conduct of elections concerning
which there has been NO charge Of crimi
nalitv. il means that one al the most
important phases of the public good ANA
the public safety il heln. attended Z"
and that Il very large portion 81 the com
mumitv is talking about election conduct
and lcmandin. Il clean ballot.
There il 40 getting away from THIS
brand of popular agitation. The people
.lYyr come Ia mean business. They are
done with prctcn>c. II IL noi>ed about
that votes have been bought or voters
%coerccd in any of their elections. they
want the facts established aud The culi
~ factors brought IL book.
The federal judges rcmar II lndll
nalmli>. upon committing. I" jail certain
men charged with tamprrng with govern
mcnt witnesses in the Tcrrc Hante "a
ses. Was this:
Il will show You there il a law IN this
country"
here j. law i'm this country and ~"
people more than ever before are ~"
mandin. that il bc enforced are RESPECT
cd. Particularly ia the business " Ten.
fnrccmcnt of tatutc> applying ~ The
conduct of public affairs are the people
now up and AT it," A. Judge Thomas
III. Franklin has put il. Ia his series of
ARTICLES appearing ia these columns: III
a grand jury refuses To indict. there y
no way whereby they may be forced In
indict. but the failure of one grand jury
10 do its duty will not prevent action
by succeeding grand %juries.' That j..
If need he the people must persist in