The Majesty of the Law (1910)
Give a man a chance and you will often find him equal to the occasion. Bill, the town drunkard, in a spirit of jest and a sinister purpose to make him a "southpaw," was chosen by the tough element as a candidate for sheriff, and the joke was at its height when he was elected to the office. The joke was not on Bill, however, nor the decent people whom the grafters wanted to affront by the election of Bill. When the newly-elected sheriff woke up to a realization of the dignity of the office and the trust imposed in him, he shows himself worthy of the honor bestowed by renouncing drink, asserting his manhood, declaring his independence and rising superior in the circumstances which had controlled him. This was like throwing a bomb into the camp of the powers that be when they find out that the joke is on them, and Bill proves himself to be a man of worth, courage and character who brooks no interference with the rights and privileges of others, sustaining the law and bringing order out of chaos. His old cronies and associates become his enemies and await their opportunity to get square. Bill unflinchingly does his duty, even in the face of their threats and pistols, which confront him when he is called upon to quell a brawl in which one of the participants is considerably shot up. Bill gets his man, but gets a bullet in the back when he returns to warn the others of his determination to end feudism and outlawry at any cost. The sheriff is assisted to his home, and Bill's daughter, whose love for her father is staunch and true, rushes to the home of the leader of the disturbing element which is the political boss of the town, denounces him in unmeasured terms for his cowardice and bullyism and bursts into tears. When she speaks of her "dear old dad's" goodness and love for him, it is too much for the leader, and he goes all to pieces, hastens to the bedside of the wounded man, asks his forgiveness, commends Bill for his good work, and promises to support him in carrying out the law. He asks him for his daughter, whom he admires and loves. The engagement is publicly announced and we all wish we could be present at the wedding to congratulate Bill and the young couple and with them long life and prosperity.
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