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Barron opened the debate for the affirmative. He began by defining the question and said that there was no middle ground possible for either side, but that the question resolved itself into an issue of the enforcement or non-enforcement of law. He then showed that there exists an antecedent presumption in favor of the enforcement of all law and that the faithfulness or laxity of the Mayor in his duty in regard to the enforcement of law must be determined by his attitude toward the law and not by the absolute degree of enforcement attainable. He then quoted...
...quoted from a speech of Daniel Webster in 1832, showing that an executive officer has no more license to construe the laws which he is to enforce than a private citizen whose only duty is to obey them, and further developed the specific evils which would result from a non-enforcement of this particular law. In establishing this position, he showed that non-enforcement of the excise law would result in breeding disrespect for law in general among the citizens. He then brought out the fact that lax enforcement of law lies at the root of the great evil...
...saloons. Further more, if you say that the mayor has discretion, what will be the limits of that discretion? Shall he allow one saloon, or all saloons to be open on Sunday? Shall he exercise discretion in regard to this law and not in regard to others? Non-enforcement means blackmail, because it means the exercise of discretion by patrolmen, and it means the disregard of law which breeds lynching and anarchy. Strict enforcement means the setting of a true example of respect for law, and making the people better citizens...
...meeting of the Republican Club last night it was announced that Congressman Samuel W. McCall of this district had been secured to give a general political address in Sanders Theatre, probably on Wednesday evening, April 9. The address will be non-partisan, and much along the lines followed by Mr. Bryan in his recent lecture here. The subjects treated will be the money question, protection and imperialism...
Through the efforts of the Rev. Leighton Parks a service for students will be held at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury street, Boston, next Sunday at 8 p. m. At this gathering, which will be a non-parochial and non-sectarian meeting, rather than a service, addresses on "The Modern View of Life's Purpose," will be delivered by two laymen, President Pritchett of the Institute of Technology and Professor A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard. Bishop Lawrence will also speak...