The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-26
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Tia organ o' the roconstruction league 80
doing lts little boet 10 make mob law Ia Okla
homa tho rule instead Of the exception. Either
because OF inorduats desire to be considered
tho parent OF some reform from motive OF
ultsrior purpose, this publication has been ad-
vooatlng the pardon OF seven men now under
sentence Of death. and has now broadeued Hs
efforts to bring about the repeal OF tho law
making provision for capital punishment
II is asking tho people to secure signers 70
petition to be presented the ninth legislature
asking that capital punishment be abolished,
and urges that "womcn and children be put to
work circulating these petitions" IN order that
at least $4,000 signatures may be secured
TO put children at such work Is monstrous.
Better by feF that they ne employed in some
constructive industry than IN further feeding tho
flames OF maudiin sentlmentalsts than 10 be
thus used by forces which deliberately take ad-
vantage Of their immaturs years. This paper
to take very great interest In preventing
tho employment Of children In tasks that
dound to the advantage Of the child yet scruplee
not at all in employing them in work that is OF
a mischevious political character,
Concerning tho merit or tho demert OF thA
seven men who in tho penitentiary under
sentence OF death. we know nothing Some OF
tation of sentence. If that is no, then the indl-
vidual whose case demands such consideration
should receive IT. But a blanket pardon or
Communication, simply because of prejudice
against the supreme penalty---that Ia absurd.
Il Is singular that such movement M this
will be undertaken at time whom the need OF
the moment is to discourage mob law Tho
question turns whether men who commit
heinous crimes shall be executed according 10
law or executed contrary to law. There may
come ii time, when tho spirit OF the Nazarene
shall have taken possession of the minds and
hearts OF men in such manner as TO touch their
better natures into fun brotherhood for all men,
that It will not be necessary TO inflct the
supreme punishment. but submit that such
condition does not exist in Oklahoma.
The cold-blooded murderer the wanton de-
spoler OF womanly virtue whether the victim
be black white and whether the criminal be
black or white must needs be put TO death in
order that public sentiment be appeased Such
is the law. Such has been the law for ages. The
The excuse plead by the various mob organza-
tions is that judicial system does not meet
out Justice In such cases, II this reconstruction
journal has It's way. and the death penalty is
abolished. how long, think you. until in all
such cases the mob viii lay violent hands upon
the cuplrt and intlct that punishment which
the old Mosaic law has instructed us in both
righteous and just?
on the eve OF the commemoration Of the birtl
of Christ the whole state was shocked by q
wholesale pardoniug Of criminals The reaction
to the profligate use OF the writ Of pardon Il
the best possible answer to the assertion OF thi
radical paper that public opinion ia Oklaho
ma is overwhelmingly opposed to capital punish
menL' The World ventures The opinion tina
public opinion in Oklahoma is overwhelmingly
favorable TO the carrying out Of the sentence
of the courts aud Juries, that 80 dlsapproyo
most heartily OF this practice OF allowing maud
lin sentiment to Illustrate the work OF tn
judiciary,
When a citizen has deliberately ehown him
self as enemy Of organized society and ut
terly dsregardful OF the most cherished right
OF men, he has become standing menace ant
should be destroyed The very highest suthorit
known 10 man jusuras such conclusion. Who
any individual or group of individuals seeks &
make the individual case OF such citizen O
paramount importance TO tho hundred thous1n
who are endangered by his acts, that .ndlvldu
al or group Of individuals becomes a manae
10 organized society.
a LOST OPPORTUNITY