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IMPRISONMENT BY RESOLUTION.
To THE OONSEKVATIVE :
The re-incarceration of Mr. Bartloy ,
recently accomplished by order of the
governor at the command of a party
convention , is possibly good politics ; it
is certainly bad Christianity. "Go and
sin no more" seems indeed divine when
contrasted with the fiendish heartlessness -
ness of this convention's edict of "go
and suffer some more. "
Will some wiseacre , who does or does
not want votes , be pleased to point out
a single advantage to be gained , either
by an individual or by the community ,
from the further punishment of this
man. Is cruelty the aim and object of
our civilization ? Is it Christian , or even
human , to inflict punishment for pun
ishment's sake ? Is it manly to attack
where none may defend ? Why not then
place the nuin in the stocks ? Apply the
lash to his bare back ? Tie him up to
hang by the thumbs ? Stretch him on
the rack ? Or burn him at the stake ?
Are these inflictions cruel ? So is im
prisonment. Are they unnecessary ? So
is imprisonment. Are they cowardly
and abhorrent to the teachings of
Christianity ? So is imprisonment. But ,
it might win or lose the votes of devils
without pity , and fiends who kill for
pastime.
No man can point to a single induce
ment to the further punishment of this
poor man. It does not bring the money
back into the treasury , but prevents it.
It does not supply a needed example to
others , for that has been done already.
It simply adds another name to our list
of convicts , and crushes the heart and
hopes of another wife. A splendid con
summation ! Achieved by Resolution !
Mr. Bartley is a man made in God's
image , and with an immortal destiny.
Why postpone the milleuium by barring
for ten long , weary , dismal and fruitless
years , the door to his return to integrity
and usefulness.
"Do unto others as you would that
others should do unto you" is the com
mand of heaven. "Go back and suffer
your life through , in a dungeon" is the
demand of hell and a convention.
BALLOU.
Omaha , Neb. , Sept. 10 , 1901.
A WISE SUGGESTION.
A very wise suggestion has been of
fered by J. Sterling Morton , in his
CONSERVATIVE , whereby he recommends
the narrowing down of public roads or
highways from C6 feet to 33 feet in
width. Of course the Sage-of Arbor
Lodge does not forget to suggest further
that the 16 } feet on either side be set
out to trees , and that these be cultivated
and cared for by each road District.
Every sensible citizen we believe ,
should fall in with the idea , and wo be
lieve it is a stroke toward progress and
improvement to advocate the suggest-
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and we all know it is much easier to
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rope , and in time it will break it's own
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roadway more advantageously. Ne
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