The Power Of The Law

Every criminal is in enemy of society. The aggregation of crimínala conMl'utos a great irray at war wlth eo i ty. It coste society- the gooi people of the country - an immense s'im of money to proteet theraBplvea asa'n-t the foe. Under these I c Lrciimstanees it would seem that ' ry law-abi ing Citizen saould always act wltb liis own class ; extenrt his i-ympathiee to the good rather than the bad, and beware of doing .t.i.vthing in ai', comfort or oncourage the pneray. The reason crime Is as rampari as it is. lies in the fact that crime 1 es nut underetand how strong law is, might be. Tii.-n is irsson ihat ought to be taught- the overwhelming power of the law. If ihat Were lmie 'the innocent might pleep, or walk the highwaya in peace i-.nl safety. Repreives, pardons, remifs'on of penaltles, delays in the operation oí taw are favore ronferreil on the enemy. It shonltl be seriously conBiitered whether society, in the present c ircumstances, is in a eondition