Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-07-09 | Page 4 | The Written Law.

Inn TEN LAW 11 New York Sun Those who have havea a notion noton that thal the case of the lie murderer mur mul- mul derer of oC Stanford White ought to be le tried under what they are e accustomed to call cal the unwritten law la or deter deter- any the provisions of any unwritten co code e h have he e drifted far from the foundations of common commonsense commonsense commonsense sense and common safety The written law lav lavis is adequate for the tho protection of society and of all duals composing society Whenever the contrary is assumed anarchy comes into sight Whenever a man impelled by no matter mater how great gleat and how low Just a sense of or grievance re resorts resorts rim rim- sorts of unwritten law and amI makes himself himsel Its Is tribunal and executioner ho he 10 likewise makes himself responsible to the written law lan and amI is tho Ito proper subject for Cor the lie exercise of its Is most must rigorous rig orous processes fire Tiro rIe final vengeance belongs to lo the lie law aw that Is written If this community Is la healthy am and right there can be but ojie view o othis of this crime It I was cowardly In its Us attendant circumstances a and amid 11 It I was accompanied by lIy that deliberation an and premeditation which constitute murdel murder mur- mur mur der del In it-i the lie first degree Tho The Indictment Indict indict- ment which was presented yesterday must be followed In due course COUlse by i atrial u a trial rial before a u Just ju judge ge and a fait fair jU jury ury and money must be le as powerless as the tho unwritten law to save a murderer mur- mur let lerer from Crom the electric chair In this way vay only can the tho deterrent force Coree of oC If capital punishment be he le of oC lasting in- in Clence In iii our city