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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
4
The piece rages against sentimentality toward criminals and the urge to spare or rehabilitate offenders. It argues many call for mercy after prison but offer little real reform, portraying the public as subject to old, repeating defenses of leniency.
The speaker defends the supreme penalty on Cole and Grammer, asserting the evidence convinced the judge and jury. The judge is not bloodthirsty, and jurors were homeowners who felt taxes entitled them to protection.
The piece questions how long inmates have waited for death sentences while repeated reprieves delay executions. It accuses the governor of spinelessness and suggests a political link to the Organization for the Suppression of Capital Punishment in Nebraska as newspapers receive bulletins.
A bulletin quotes critics urging mercy for two condemned youths aged 20 and 21 who have spent two and a half years in prison. They request residents to write to the governor on a postal board appealing for a stay until the state's residents vote on capital punishment.
The speaker questions the organization’s origins and membership while criticizing its appeal as a lawyer’s tactic aimed at swaying public sentiment rather than presenting facts to a jury. The text emphasizes a horror of blood as the motivational hook.
The evidence shows a man hired another to kill a woman and the act was planned and executed as specified. No extenuating circumstances or impulsive rage. a calculated murder of a defenseless woman.
A fragment details a planned murder driven by money, outlining the motive of the killer and the payment from a hired party. The text implies a crime organized for financial gain and indicates involvement of both the murderer and the employer.
The letter avoids detailing the crime and targets readers as humane citizens. It warns silence equals consent to the boys' execution and urges action, arguing the appeal costs a penny and could save their lives. It invokes the golden rule and asks readers to consider relatives in the same position.
Lee Richmond of the Minden Courier urges mercy for two inmates amid public debate on capital punishment. He admits ignorance of the case yet appeals to readers to imitate his humane stance and petition the governor.
The speaker warns that lax enforcement of laws amid a campaign against order will aid subversion. Justice must balance mercy with firmness, as sentimentality undermines true justice and governance.
The text argues for the death penalty in the worst cases as a crime deterrent. It distinguishes between intentional murder and killings driven by anger intoxication or mental impairment, urging containment to prevent further loss of life.
The passage condemns violent crime and advocates rapid execution for those who murder or hire others to kill. It asserts equal treatment of offenders and warns that delay emboldens more crimes as society pledges to act.
The text argues for life imprisonment without parole for all first degree murder and demands strict enforcement of all laws except those the group refuses to observe, reflecting a stance on punitive policy and selective legality.
The text discusses that courts follow rules but juries are not forced to or likely to recommend the death penalty. It notes burglar, bootlegger, and forger positions, and emphasizes juries’ beliefs about appropriate punishment within the justice framework.
The author argues against referring court decisions to a public vote and urges firm action against criminals. The piece mocks coddling criminals and imagines future medical removal of criminal behavior, while noting the need for purpose.
The author outlines three aims of prisons: protecting the public by removing dangerous individuals, warning others that crime carries punishment, and attempting reform. He notes reform is difficult alongside punishment and argues prisons supplement rather than replace Sunday schools when churches fail.
The piece argues life imprisonment without parole is worse than capital punishment, claiming the society pretends to favor harsh sentences while permitting early releases. It cites a pardon board trend and a county attorney remark about prisoners outpacing sheriffs to the penitentiary.
The wife visits the penitentiary as the electric chair is prepared. She sits in the chair her husband is to die in and declares he will never sit there again, claiming sentimentality will sway fate.
The piece argues no bias against opponents of capital punishment. It urges sympathy for victims' families while noting the death penalty deters crime. It suggests the certainty of death can prevent murder and emphasizes the gravity of voting on the issue.
The Woman Suffrage association may dissolve after ratification of the amendment, with Carrie Chapman Catt predicting its last Chicago convention next February. It could merge with the national league of women voters or reincarnate within men's political groups as a plan to spur better efforts. She also notes Susan Anthony’s body is at rest, but her soul is said to be active in organizing work.
A clipped quotation from Life remarks that souls like hers are not likely to quit work, suggesting persistent effort and resilience in the face of difficulty.
The Methodist church in Hemingford reports a large Sunday congregation and about sixty communicants as the sacrament was administered. Services were well attended with special music by Mattison and choir, Miss English, Gladys Cahn, Fay Muirhead, Adrian Clarks, and Leer Osborn. Also notes a church visit by Dr. O S Baker and a birth of a boy to Mr and Mrs H D Johnson. The Lockwood store and Farmers State Bank buildings near completion with new quarters planned within a month.
The Arkansas Gazette notes that Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman advocate remaining in the United States to expose its flaws and warn the public about its shortcomings.
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