The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-05

boldness; one or two strong leaders start movement, Others are drawn Into 1t and under the guise of pro-
 tecting themselves or their business
 they commit a crime against law,
 humanity and decency. Remember Gods law.
 A. Men who are totally bad en- gagged in bad business with vile char aeters and vicious impulses com | bined They encourage. embolden and arouse each other. They combine to attack any man or set of men, | however good and honorable. who op pose them in their nefarious work. This Is the hideous terror of society. It is the final result of the mob spirit All mobs, of whomsoever com posed or by whatever motive moved, tend in this direction. Here Is the horrible danger to society and the danger to which every citizen con- tributes when he turns from law and undertakes to carry out personal ani- mosities or personal revenge by mob violence.
 What stirs VioienceF
 What stirs men to mob violence? What arouses good citizens to take the law into their own hands? Good men are aroused to take the law in their own hands and attempt its execution when they feel like it will not be promptly and effectively exc cuted by officers of the law This doubt has been generally inspired by: q. Corrupt or inefficient officials
 men who fail to execute the func-
 tions of their office, who by bribery of personal interest, personal friends or the hope of perpetuity in office,
 disregard the interests of the people,
 the dignity of the law and the well
 fare of the public. Why not mob the official? Better still--put 8 good
 man In his place.
 "2. The large number of vicious or
 incompetent jurors who, on account
 of their own immoral character, their
 own incorrect Ideas of right and wrong or on account of sympathy
 with their own companions ln wrong,
 fail to render decisions in harmony
 with the law. facts and the higher
 moral principles If moral and pa l triotic citizens would accept serv-
 Ice In our juries as a patriotic duty, | this defect in government could be
 easily remedied. If all moral citi-
 zens would take the time and care
 that every moral citizen ought to
 take to investigate the character of
 the candidates for office and to cast
 their ballot for men of high moral
 character the first defect might be
 easily remedied. Many of our finest
 characters are in office and many
 moral and patriotic citizens accept places on the jury, but being often in
 the minority they are unable to func-
 tion in the execution of law.
 | Filings at shysters
 ''3. The 'shyster' lawyer, who
 for the financial success of his own | .-.. AL the particular case or on account of his own moral character, and his
 sympatry for the violators of law,
 directs all his efforts toward defeat ing law and justice. If the honor able and high toned lawyers of the | community, and they are far in the | majority, woud rise up in the dig 1 nifty and honor of their profession | and dsbar these 'shysters,' they | would confer upon their community, | their city and their country the | highest possible service. These l 'shyster' lawyers not only do all in | their power by false witnesses and | oratorical tricks to influence the | jury, but they use their utmost en- 1 deavors to place upon the jury men whom they know to be in sympathy 1 with the wrong or who can be easily | influenced by thelr professional tricks. They are the contemptible | bars to justice, the blot upon an honorable profession and curse to | the peace and safety of the country. I These are the criminals of the high 1 est type because they assume the | guise of friends to justice, defenders
 of the right and upholders of thelaw. 1 when in fact they willfully and vii | ciousiy prostitute and degrade every 1 function of their honorable profess | sion.
 Every mob, whatever may be its | purpose or however laudable it's ap- narant ohiect contributes 10 the mob