The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

law as Kaiser William II was OF WI
liam Shakespeare.
AT n dinner In England the principal
guest was Kaiser william II. someone
remarked IN the course OF tn" conversa-
t!on. AS the immortal william said
There is tide in the affairs OF man
etc" The Kaiser turned 10 the speaker
er and asked Ibid I say that? don
remember"
when the story was repeated al Tea
one evening amid the genera! laughter
ono lady said with plying smile vi
course Il was his grandfather theE
meant Ignorance OF The law excuses
no one. but Il Is unrea sonahIe 10 expect
50 many laws either 10 ho properly en-
forced or ohcyed In England and
France We find fewer laws and ines"
few enforced md in consequence much
less crime exists
"Somebody has said that law should
e!ther be enforced or he repealed. Inc
principle OF this statement "a plain.
IF law Is not enforced the breaking
Of I. breeds disrcspcCt for authority
and leads TO The breaking Of other laws,
Whatever breeds diSrespect for the law
or the law Of the land tends 70 the
general breakdown Of social orfanlzA-
ton.
"L,nco!n we'll said. T.". reverence for
The law become :he political religion
Of the nation. T,"' the Old and the
Young. the grave and the rav s7"riar"
uncea Singlv ar ia altar. He N'Nid'N
saw The danger or d!sresneCt for n"
law IIo saw how impossible u - for
n lawl"ss nation to stand.
"One factor which seems 10 hinder
some laws from being enforced Is pub
ilar
able sentiment against a Law. We ind Il
violated almost openly. II public sen
timent IL go strong against law that
Il canno: he enforced. then public sent
ment should no strong enough 10 have
that law repealed.
"No one would think much Of FOOT
ball coach who made f"w stringent
trimming rules and thew did not enforce
them because he found ;ha' tho players
did not Ike them The PLAYERS them
solves would lose respect Cor him. And
thus I. IS with the laws. When they
ore not enforced the public loses It's re-
spcct for them.
''Rut !. does not seem to 10 entirely
public sentiment which prevents the
enforcement OF some laws. Allowing
vehicles 10 exceed the speed limit ana
permitting small boys 10 smok" cigar
cites are violations which seem I" ne
tolerated as n matte" OF course. WHAT
IL needed In these cases * few GOOD
leaders 20 stand firm for the enforce
mcnt Of law and order In sr!'r or all
criticism.
wheeling has been striving Tor years
10. secure for itself 4 pure water system
and at every election the proposition
was voted down. Bnt at III" las; cleo
nl n.
rrlcIcn, and energetic leaders appeared
r.bn 1jI ,,clr best 10 pa: the thing
,hrourb The result Is that Wheeling
IL have nure water. This ia an exam
ne of wha, public sentiment Win the
aid Of good leaders can accomplish.
"Now. this is the problem, 40 the class
If 1922 has been able 70 observe. !"
tho outside world there are many laws
good laws. that are absolutely alSre,
rarled What is the outside worln
going to 90 about ~ We Will soon 1"'n
you vino arc already there. but we Sha
form So small. 60 insignificant part
Of lenst for n while. that our influence
will be almsst nothing. And so II
remains Your problem. VIII you a'loW
conditions to remain as they no" arc
NJ will YOU show us that In TINS ne"
world, our ideals OF government h"Ve
not been acquired In vain
The Graduates
The class of 1922. In whose honor the
exercises were held last evening. arc
Classical Curriculum.
Donald Emsley Harper.
RAYMOND Grove Huges.
John Henry Kingdom.
Ralph Henry Miller.
Gaylord Muldoon.
Simon Sigesmund.
Margaret DSlilah ArmStronE'
Clara Marie D.ct"rS
IONA Klief Fields.
Vermillion Easter Graner'
Irene Mary Greer.
Grace Mildred Groves.
Dorothy Jane Holden.
Maxine Ruth Muldoon.
Mary Elizabeth Ste'nbicker.
Alice Louise Stollar.
Lillian NJ. Trautman.
General Curriculum
Russell Tarr RuliloIer:
Charles Albert Cook
George Bradley Cunningham.
-,h,,,,aS sherman Defihaugh.