The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29
CAPITAL PUhlSaMi Nj

Most men are prompt aud puuo.
till0us IN the payment oi thin
debts, which they look upon or
aud all. as debts 81 holYr IA i
also pay with IA little less " my.
Iitude, the debts which Ia y We i.
society. They will take ,nt lul,
ia TIE polls and vote, tn a sctf.
ou iune~, rhey"N.llhll pa ~, .litv..
" perform any other duty tn So
,zensulp imposes upon them Prov
ably because Of lts larg ape
,hty do not pay the i Naly
they owe to their own e., rlir ity,i.
opment, or what we call Hyiil ation.
Cuusplcuously are they dem Qurl
and medleant to those hu,r }tac
and sentiments nhlch A." il COT
slant protest against c.arst,, AN
suich are lsuorrd as "amIlo
,nder loot IA the Rkln4 .,- ~
'r uuf ldtearuus pTtt..' 'l rHi
| plHumHt Inns co.
uuv4. up tar trriN,.
o,.a'at., nud Is Al
l. naye uunr III other NAYS. "
udr and qualification we ca lm.
About US and see that uui az seltis
ahors IN other dlrectlon- are who'll
lway from and opposed to TT ids
II malevoleuce. We have cheer
ally taxed Ourselves 10 hu.Id an
ualntaln splendid aud CONN odiuu
Institutions, where the ouag'y ~
ed, where the naked ere n,heo
shere the suffering are assusget
where the aillng are medlcin,d oaer
to health ana We try by the Kill a
Our scientists to make the bliud So,
the lame walk. the deal hea, an,
even the mentally oblique sa le an
sound. Here we find all syr lpath.
and conservation, of p Inishl ient o
extlrpation. We but follow H.
steps. A man-God gave | is ill.,
for men, and there are man God
IKE men who are wiling % do, t.
suffer and even to d. tor other.
There Gethsemanes, Galvar es mn,
crucihxions in our day, whrte mer
| give up their lives for their fellow
men, and yet they tolerate ne tax
ing Of human life. which ia the
most valuable and precious asset q
I eiyilixstion, merely hecaus KIM
| Custom hath willed il so al dow
cred us with II as a common heril
age. We are constantly al ltatlnA
and instituting prison ref n, and
have gone so Tar IN some pI ces a.
TO do away with the cru lily q
separate cells and solitary tonhne
ment. Except in extreme ID un
avoidable cases. we have gr. vitatec
far away the darkness, thr dungeon
and the gives, chains and m ,naclts
lot former times. The tendency !.
TO give to prisoners during tle'r ~
csrceratlon cheerful surrol nding>
and the benefits AMI plea ures OF
community life, We are getting
away from the idea Of punishmrni
and are substituting rducat Oh ane
5etotn and character building The
unfortunate wastrel who war left in
pmpipte and inefficient ano with
ut inherent force 10 resist empta
ION or triumph over adversely, We
tive 10 strengthen and m Ike tit,
While we ruthlessly waste, destroy
nd exttrpate those upon vi ON tht
aw pronnuuccs capital sentence, in
dances OF which under our idyanC.
~ civilization are mercituly few
And IN these few instances, the en-
lsh'ened and subIimated cunscien.
- ~ courts and jur,es are in protes,
! ma refuse TO carry on. the law,
| They cannot resist the vail thai
comes to them from the prisoner Of
| Reading GaoI;
Bnt this | know, that every Law
That men have made TO, Man,
Since first Man took bic brother =
! life.
And this sad world began,
bur straws the wheat and saves the
chat
With 4 most evil fan.
NoTE--This il the second Of y
series Of FIVE articles on the question
| u Capital Punishment, prepared b,
VI. W Connolly. Managing Editot
Of the Memphis News Scim tar.