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“holding you a day of two longer, to ine vestigate your meang of livelihood, they let you go. a a ww. . your experience, and perhaps your wife : your remedies? if you gre 9 fhebrand, ! you reach out absurdly for those of a pre- = oem aré a 100 per cent American arid respect the laws and institutions of your country, ene Fo shows you just how far your rights go, and where they end. . You cannot cause the arrest of the ser- tempted to arrest yoM and when you re. sisted his he acquired an instant right te take you by force. You eannot proceed agzinat him for accusing you falsely, for. the courts have many times decided that’ & public officer, so Jong as. he cannot be ~ a Hable for errors of judgreent made ia the’ @xecution of his sworn duty. You cannot met the detectives on the mat, for when they questioned: you you were s Prisoner accused of felony, and they had s Fight te examine you. You cannot aue the turnkey at the watch house or the warden at the dal for locking you up, for they received yoor body, as the law saya, in @ lew and regular. manner, asd would have been - Hable to penalty if they had turned you loose. i eat Toad But: you ha‘ve no redresa. Whatever, no. Tights st-all? Certainly you have s right, and the courts have very jealously guarded it You have s clear right, gusrantesd ta j. 700 under the Constitution, te ge. into. 4 RI ERE 6 Nc RN RO eee j lery among the murderer, This la your f inalienable right, and no man or mén on eannot sue the cops for damages, and you trom exposing if to: the gate sfidie - withers, and if yo ean prove thet they | disregarded that order you can have them trait in their secret files, bat you can get at . . Te : ,- Thea the law, statute ‘semmoa and R ls ignorance of that gubtle and per- process and not apy special Love af , mn in the head The cop plainly has an ef the sovercign powar of the state, i Sourt of equity and apply for a mandamas “Teuiring the Pollzel to erase forthwith te <2 =- ; murderer, it appears, was colored. After’ * You are naturally somewhat irritated by * urges you to seek redress, Well, what arg 7 ; like the editor of the Evening Sunpaper, --. * posterous nature; the instant jailing of ..-- i the sergeant, the dismissal of the police” .< you. sead for a lawyer—and at once he ° geant, for you resisted him when he ate - : charged with corru ion o¢ malice, is not. -- + €annot prevent them eherishing your por- - aa order Commanding them te refrain for. 7.72’ fae, protects the citizen ageinst Injustice, _ : fe Berty per se that causes radicals of anti. < e American kidney t@ enort and rage every -. E . time as officer of the gendarmerie, in the - simple execution of his duty, knocks # cith { commissioner, the release of Mooney: 9 pee ~ : fair trial for Sacco and Vanzetti, free trade peng with Russia, One Big Union. But if -poe ee Juherent and inaliensble'right to knock “=.= | Bim in the head; ft ie an essential part Bf toad | €eheral prerogative as @ Frepresenta:! . * TM Sa vil + By. Eo MENCKEN. >. - Te ee ee “oe eM Te TPE “| carth can take, it away from you You “ ..0s.- ommfeee Fae ib nheen susiuitecoheanaen TE Rat te * PREIS MAE EE Ce ECT TREN ITE te an cosn inn wer teNiten tate sees nt