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Show THE CITIZEN 4 g Idaho has sounded due warning to those who persist in this campaign for prospective votes. Senator Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, appears to be the most notorious discoverer of the plunderbund but so far no one has been nailed to the cross except former. Secretary Denby who resigned as one of the goats but not because he was guilty of any yet proven wrongdoing. Former Secretary Daniels of the navy is credited of having pushed the present oil leasing bill through and under it sanctioned leases surrounding and draining the government oil reserves. The villainous attacks which Heflin is making against persons, especially if they be Republicans, do not look well, when it is considered that he sat dumbly by and. peacefully watched the greatest orgy of waste and graft in the history of our country without interposing during the war. Grafters openly plied their trade without fear or molestation, because the accuser would have been hailed as a and with such a smoke screen for protection, the United States in the course of two or three years, produced over 23,000 millionaires. What was the matter with Heflin then? How many millionaires have been produced, say for instance, the past three years? What made the crop so good during the war, and what has become of the seed now? Attorney General Daugherty has been accused of much graft and unlawful practices and his resignation was demanded by many of the senators. But Daugherty refused to resign. He says he is not guilty, and he is not going to plead guilty by resigning. Efforts have been made to blackmail him and he told them to go ahead with their stories. They could not buy him nor sell him. The fight against Daugherty is a fierce one. No doubt President Coolidge would prefer that Daugherty was not there, but the president has refused to ask for Daugherty's resignation until his guilt is proven. The attorney s. general is at the bat and he invites his enemies to throw their Certain interests have vainly tried to get his head ever since he went into office. His war investigations did not prove popular with some people. So far when he has been brought face to face with his accusers their flimsy evidence has proven mere piffle. We hope he is not guilty, but if he is, let the law' take its course. According to press reports Daugherty is guilty of everything under the sun, and yet his enemies have failed to convict him. At the end of this investigation the whole matter must be referred to the courts. In the language of the supreme court, no suggestion has been made of what the senate can do in the way of remedying the alleged wrong already done. It can pass no ex post facto legislation. It is simply a fruitless investigation into the personal affairs of individuals. If the constitution of the United States is still the supreme law of the land and if the supreme court of the United States is still the supreme arbiter of the constitution these investigations, no matter by what laudable purpose they may be prosecuted, in a legal, lawful and constitutional sense, constitute an usurpation of power not possessed and are contrary to the law of the land. It is even more usurpation when such investigations are guided by no rules of evidence, the rights of witnesses are not protected by counsel or an adherence to legal relevancy, and they degenerate into mere forums of publicity for gossip, rumor and scandal having as their real purpose the effect upon a political campaign. mud-rakin- pro-Germa- n, spit-ball- . PENITENTIARY A SOCIAL CLUB. receive on the outside. Picture shows, radio, athletic games, and concerts are some of the amusements furnished. o; Criminals are allowed to loiter in our cities without work or visible means of support and they in turn knock over the public" their living. These hardened criminals get acquainted with boys living in the city whom they inveigle, in petty crimes at fiJ with their glaring accounts of success. The result is that a new of criminals is constantly growing because of the easy life that held out to them. Occasionally an arrest is made but the plu is seldom recovered. In fact the field has been so fertile, and tl humane treatment of prisoners so well advertised that none hi fear of prison. Murderers, the most vile of the lot,, are even loob upon with pity and after a few years service and careful groomi are again turned loose upon the public. Occasionally we find some blockhead who advocates laws icl make it a crime to have small firearms. They say do away ' the firearms and there will be no more crime. Criminals all on in the country are also agitating such a law in order that the citizen can be held up without fear. The criminals would p their guns and the populace would be at their mercy. Instead, every community ought to have its revolver club a the citizens should be taught to shoot and how to use the revolve Police officers should be expert shots and they should carry the guns in such position that they could be whipped out in the fry tion of a secondhand one shot ought to be sufficient to stop crook. Instead of a neighbor standing at the window silently in he would be interfering with a well aimed nessing a hold-uwhizzing in the direction of the crook. It is a well known fact th in all cities where the police are expert shots, the crooks keep am They want to live just the same as any one else. They are mon cowards and only take a chance when the other fellow is down. With our ideal rifle range at Fort Douglas, it ought to b2 easy matter to create enthusiasm in this city for shooting clubs. women ought to learn a shoot as well as the men, and it would be long before the community would be rid of criminals. The abiding citizens should go out guning. The citizens should also see to it that all reports circulated tb police, or some of the police, are protecting criminals, should reeff attention. Officers in the past have been convicted of being c partners with the most murderous thugs of the country, but rule the people have faith in their police departments and look them fro protection. However, in cities where notorious crooks 2 allowed to congregate there must be some reason and there sure must be some way of breaking up these dens. Legislation against firearms will never lessen crime. It crease crime. Just because the criminal uses a gun is no reas citizen hould not own or possess one for his or why a protection, but if he does not know how to use it or is not quick the trigger, then it would be far better not to have or own a The automobile is probably the greatest accessory a thrief can hi but we are not going to do away with the automobile because $ murderer or thief uses it to advantage in his nefarious business. Pardon boards and indeterminate, sentences are crime breede incent1 Turning our penitentiaries into social clubs is also a great for crime. Ever since the inauguration of these humane quaht crime has increased, and today we are the greatest criminal nat of the world, when under our just government we ought to be least in criminal offenses. To correct this condition we ni 1st retf our present system and make the criminal pay the penalty 111 1 4 111 t law-in- g tl p, 1 Ti rc lav as law-abidi- ng fr-crim- It in the is time for the people to seriously consider the crime wave nation. We have more than our share of it in this city. One can hear reports that criminals have organized centers where they gather. It is said that Salt Lake City is one of those centers, and the names of those arrested upon our police blotters are significant. The federal government has so many prisoners that it is contemplating building another large prison, probably larger than any we have yet. Prison life is not feared by the criminal. Once the criminal is inside the walls he is protected from an enraged public. He is given good food and is given better treatment than a large per cent of the citizens Workhouses should be erected in every penitentiary criminals should be made to support those whom they have inp If a murderer has killed the breadwinner of a family then criminal should work at hard labor all his life behind gu rded to provide the necessaries of life for the injured. There shou to) no pardon for such a man. Crime should be measured b the done and not be controlled by political or social influences. J must be severe. No quarter should be shown the criminal c the rattlesnake in society and must be wiped out. Just laws |