Show SEVEN whatever uncle dick oglesby does is done from conviction not foar fear if he commute the sentences of 0 the anarchists it will rill bo became he b believes his duty com cormanis comman mAnIs Js euch such action the foregoing ia is a frequent eion sion from men who know the governor govern rr of illinois but however complimentary it may be to the courage of OI OA esby it affords no duo to his intention with him now reits the power to fn retain upon earth seven wr etcher he ile may say to each a ot of them hern J id is the ifa which you have leally forfeited I 1 restora it to you for the sake of mercy and I 1 move from your path the ghastly gallows which tho the judicial power of the land has erected there and possibly he will find some consolation in such a course but to the vast majority of people it looks as if no grain of good can follow executive clemency the condemns conde mno 1 re not friends of humanity they are not men they are devils vampires fries in restoring their lives now almost lost what benefit could oglesby bestow upon them none if they would lave have to dwell in prison all their days they would be in a fever of misery they even acano acknowledge ledge that they prefer death to life incarceration hicl aby A by ought to let them have their wish it would be cruel to give condemned d e enned men any unnecessary disappointment disappoint point ont ulmo up to one this moral morning n x no word had been received ann announcing 0 in 9 definite action by the governor governo brunc the T he suspense is frightful and the greatest act of mercy which he can perform is to end the torture by one quick decisive word it corns seems almost inhuman to ask for the rejection action by the executive of all petitions in behalf of the condemned Buti But mercy to them means cruelty to the state why I 1 the innocent public be made to suffer for the guilty assassins millions of people in america are asking that oglesby will allow justice u tice to have full a ewing wing he the swing owing of the seven anarchists |