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Show A Tali Kick, Editor Riu'uiilicax: Tho ways of the local politician and oillce holder seem to be of the stripe of Bret Hart's heathen chink, at least 'peculiar. In the Alnsworth case, considered In all ' Its phases by parties who aro familiar with all the circumstances, to them at least, his punishment of one year In the penitentiary appears outrageous. There Is not one lota of the burglar In Alnsworth's make-up. True, according ac-cording to his own statement, he,with others, broke Into tho place mentioned mention-ed and stole some liquor, but Ih what condition Irresponsibly Intoxicated. The burglar docs his work in cold blooded sobriety. I am aware that the wise guy of statutory luminosity will say, "Oh, but his being drunk Is no excuse In law," but I am also aware that some L of the brightest minds and the broadest of human principles and thought declare de-clare tho drinking habit, to excess, to be a disease and should be treated accordingly. ac-cordingly. There were others Implicated with Alnsworth, and they arc known to the officers. Why were they not arrested ar-rested and made to face the charge the samo as Alnsworth? Was It poll-tics poll-tics that says we can't convict them, or is it some other over zealous feeling that says we can do nothing with them. It was. an easy matter to convict Alnsworth, he Is a stranger within our gates. Some of 'the others may not be. To repeat, the ways of the local politician and officer holder are P. Culiaji. |