... . Heading up the elite democratic views were, Greeley and the wealthy railroad executive, Robert Rantoul Jr. The philosopher and political economist, John Stuart from England and renowned United States attorney, Samuel Hand, were proposing the popular view for the death penalty. Hand stated that ""capital execution" was necessary for the safety of society (Gottfried, 1997, p. 20)." His fellow proponent thought that ... ...

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