“Say It With
Noose,” from the editorial page of the Amarillo
Tribune, as printed in The Clovis
News, Clovis, N.M., Dec. 29, 1921.
“Say it with a gun”
seems to be popular as a slogan for many Texans. There is an alarming number of
homicides in the State. The murder rate is certainly on the increase although
definite figures will probably not be known until a summary is made at the
close of the present year.
“Say it with a
noose,” is the most effective answer to those who “say it with guns.” A few
legal hangings will do more to check the murder game in Texas than anything
else.
One authority has
said that a murderer in this country is in less danger of being executed for
his crime than a locomotive engineer is of losing his life in the regular
routine of his work.
America has been
made pretty safe for criminals but it is time for us to begin to give some
thought to making it safe for the rest of us. The best way to do it is to “say
it with a noose” a little more often.
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