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Show In conclusion, wo wish with all tho forco at our command to dopri-cato dopri-cato tho tondonoy towards lawlossuoss that seems to bo growing in tho community. com-munity. Thoro is a duty wo all owe of good citizenship, to uphold and dofoud tho ofllcors in thd disohargo of duty. Tboro is altogether too mcub sympathy for tho law breaker. Wo dlect mon to ofllco and placo thom in ' tbo front and thou desort and loavo thom to tboir futo, A porson not iu-timatoly iu-timatoly acquainted with tho situation situa-tion is not awaro of tho press uro that is brought against tboso oleoted to on-forco on-forco tbo laws. Whon a caso goes into court tbo room is filled with sympathizers of tho accused, while tho stable, law-abiding portion of tho community is soarcoly roprosont-ed. roprosont-ed. Tho result of this iufluonco is obvious and it requires a groat deal of courngo and stamina to deal out justice under such oiroumstanoos. It is not Buflloiont to elect men to ofllco and say sick-om 1 Tho moral support of ovory good oltlzou Is also necessary. neces-sary. Iu tbo roughost mining camps of this western country tho conditions iu thlsrcspootls infllntoly bettor than it is boro. Many of you bavo boon iu tbo miuig oampB of oastorn Nevada and olsowboro and will boar us out in this stntomont. Lot a man thoro got drunk nud "run n muok," aud what booomos of him. Ho is taken in ohargo by an olllcur. If bo resists ho is knocked down und dragged to tho coll. Whon his trial Is callod bo stands up nud tokos his medicine. Nobody takos any purtioulnr notlco of him or cares what tho ponulty is, unless prompted by ldlo curiosity. Ono or two suoh lessons sullloo to convluco tho wuold-bo bad man that ho is no boro, and ho is glnd to llvo witbn tho laws. Hut bow is it hero? No sooner doos tho law-breaker got into tbo tolls than thoro aro a dozen follows on baud to go his ball, sympatbizo and coudolo with him aud ourso tbo officer offi-cer who arrested him. Tho situation is rogrottnblo and It behooves ovory oitlzou hnviug tho Interest In-terest of tbo town and our valued Institutions In-stitutions at hoart to tnko a dooidod stand on tho sido of law aud order I and frown down this sontimont that Is gotting root among us, wbllo thoro is yet timo. |