Show enforcing ia and observing OW BRA LL COuNS name la is often used in ar 1 Agu argument 1 ment for the enforcement of law regardless of ite its cliar character act r he lie is iq quoted as a having expressed him hira self in favor of it as its a matter of good citizenship but tout such is not the case the quotation relied upon is the one that appears at the head of the editorial col cot it reads eads I 1 bad las 9 dmn of a los angeles paper i it if they buet should be repealed repeated as soon as possible still while they con continue in force for or the sake of cample they should be ir religiously observed it ill 11 be difficult to find anthi an thing ug about enforcement fore ement in that quotation he ife places the 11 stress tress nn m the duty of the citizen to e law lair not to wait until some officer compels him to do so we are malting making the same mistake in the matter of all our nur laws we are st stressing enforcement instead of ob servance we can not and should not neglect use of the por nt the gourn men to compel obe obedience diance to hw ot of a all 11 kind but when we rely upon the strong arm instead of upon good citizenship we shall hw hire poor success in lit securing general obedience in this matter of the itilene it izene attitude toward towards law ane platforms of both po li fical parties are faul ty they hey lay stress upon enforcement it would be a far higher stand to take if they rould put the em upon obedience to law A far higher note would be sounded it a platform declaration pledged the members of the party to observance of law as good citizens instead of merely pledging the officers cerit of the law to a campaign of enforcement what this county needs above all other things is a it spirit of law oberia obe nance nce not only prohibition laws but traffic lawa laws trespass laws and en every cry other enactment legally made and intended for the common welfare it is the attitude of the individual citizen towards all law that is the important thing if it we do not I 1 have a blint of observance of law we shall find en increasingly difficult 0 i france is installing great systems of br bright i igat light lights f tr r the be benefit befit of night fl bleers ers that is not a new idea at all broadway introduced the system of bright lights for night flaer a 0 negroes were given their chance at the fl houston convention A small bunch sang spiritual songs on the stage and a larger bunch sat in a wire cage in th the gallery and listened 0 women may rejoice that they arc are making some progress in national political conventions they do not tint quite belong as bet et but they are tolerated get their pictures in the paper end arc are at timea cheered in a friendly way the committee ommittee reports progress I 1 and asks aski for further time |