| Show LYNCHING J IN IS WYOMING Tint The lynching of ot at lit Cos Cali Cosper Caliper per Wyoming by n a band of masked toughs lo IH Is another evidence of or thu fact that such lire tue not committed for COI forthe o othe I Ithe the of or the lilt lit ernie ond t of justice but hut In lu to tn tha tue ot of ferocious fer Instincts which It la Is the object of law to keep within proper bounds Woodward was waR In the Iho ho hands of or the Ihu of or the law Ho Be was sentenced M to death for Cor hIs crime and ant there thre wait as no ground for time tho J ton that lie hI would have escaped hU hll fate lint limit justice Is III too slow einY for tOI n II Utah mob possessed of the tho evil spirit of or And that Hint Is la the tact feet In lii u II majority ot of the Iho noses of or lynching that disgrace American history U It r for fol the tho law elti tens zens of or Wyoming to protest strongly against ho outrage commuted commit led against tie the state III te and nM for the officers oI to 10 do nil all allIn In their power to 10 hunt laWn down and pun punish ish 1517 tho the angels of you ven vengeance I entice who did not 1101 oven even dare to In show their tacos faros Only HO 80 o can enn the tho dark blot be 10 wiped out The rhe danger of or such Hueh occurrences when not OMit dealt with according to law lawIs lawIs Is that they tile act net like contagious dh hIS eases They spread an nn evil Influence Lynching would have been rare oc 00 occurrences now nUI had hami not the cowardice of or the guardians of or the tho law restrained them from taking vigorous measures when that list form of lawlessness first commenced to attract attention It 1 Is not too tUI late lat yet et to stamp It out Hut It may mil 1 tome Home time become too late In Ie to 10 todo do tb go So with the civil arm arm of or the law If It that arm Is permitted to hang bang too long a IlK as paralyzed by the tho side Hide of the hotly body politic And nl then thon no prophetic tle rift gift Is needed to foresee for the condition that may arise For It 1 is sure suro that whore where lawlessness Is III first permitted to 10 spread nl It I will 11 not take lako very cry long be before tore fore neither life lite honor nor property Is sate |
