The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-09
No Need for Military Machines.

no neeo TOT military Machines.
With the exception of a few New
York and Philadelphia papers, controll.
ed by rich monopolists who care for
nothing but their i'll gotten gains, and
who rather enjoy the Strengthening Of
unarmed citizens by military machinery,
the press OF the North declare. that the
use Of troops at Cincinnati was a mis-
take. Although there we're seventeen
&c ments Of State Guards. the police
did most OF the real work OF suppressiug
the riot. The soldiers moved down the
mob with their muskets aud gatling
guns, killing dozens Of peaceful citizens
IN Their own homes, by stray shots but
he police dashed out with their clubs
and seized not only the cannon which
wa being loaded by the rioters. but
also captured the ring-leaders, and thus
stopped the active movements of the
mob. kilograms from Cincinnati says !:
Public opinion i distinctly on the side
Of the mob. A nua.her of representa-
tive men have expressed their views 10
reporters as follows:
Mr.. Hermann Marckworth said: Il
am sorry the mob did not complete the
work while they were at it, for want of
a good leader. | regret very much the
shedding of blood
Charles Egman said Its a pity
that the mob didn't take out all the
murderers and hang them. Its a shame
that the militia fired upon the crowd and
killed so many innocent men. All
honest citizens ought TO be aroused on
this subject. and | believe the end Of the
disturbance is not yet.''
Charles Remelin said IN substance:
Il am opposed to all mobs, but it seems
to me there were some legitimate rea-
sons In this case for the people taking
the law in their own hands. It's a pity
that the mob, as long as they determin-
ed to do the work, did not accomplish
1t. They hadn't good leaders. But
most to be regretted is the loss of life
and the unfortunate wounding Of SO
many. The hanging Of Berner would
assuage the feelings of the community
considerably. He was the very incar-
nation of deceit and wickedness."
Adam Gels said Il am opposed to
mob-law, but 1T was high time to stop
the cheating of justice. L believe if Der.
ner, Palmer, Ingalls,, and Johnson were
to be hanged the excited feeling Of the
community would subside.'
August W~ittgenfeld said Hang all
the murderers. l am sorry they didn't
do it last night. Make quick work with
jurors, too.o
MIR. Joseph VAIL II am sorry the
people did not succeed in taking all the
murderers out of jail and in hanging
them. The Berner jury ought to be
hanged, also, and it would not be out of
place to set fire to the jail if nothing
else can be done"
Mr.. William S~ticktenoth: st was an
outrage perpetrated against innocent
for the militia to shoot into
them indiscriminately. They should
not have fired at all. Let Justice have a
| am not in favor of mobs or
or lynch law, but when the sense of the |
community has been outraged in 50 fla
grant a manner, and finally vents itself
10 action, 1t is all wrong to shoot people
Leo Wise, editor of the Israelte, was
present in the hottest of the encounter
at the Jail, and freely expressed his
that there was no warrant what
for the fire by the militia. He had
that everywhere the most
pronouncea indignation existed against
the hasty action of the militia.
Judge Murphy said that if the military
had not been called upon, and the case
left to the police to deal with, not one
would have been killed.
The Commercial Gazette SAYS editori-
ally:
Its a mistake to talk about the mob
at the jail the night before last as toughs
roughs. The men active and earnest
IN the movement were not, as a rule, of
vicious classes. They were largely
workingmen, a good example of the
plain people. There was but one reply
made, and that was to this effect:
There is no justice here. If a man has
money he can commit murder and get
away. Thrust be stopped.' Ofcourse
it must be stopped.
A remarkable feature of the trouble is
the feeling in Cincinnati is shared BY
he country towns all over Southern
Ohio. At least a dozen efforts were
made between here aud Columbus to
lynch Berner, the murderer.
CINCINNATI, April ALFRED Hop
klns, aged 50 years, another victim Of
riot. died last night. This brings
the death list TO tifty-one. He was an
old captain and pilot on the river. The
Cincinnati Trades Assembly passed a
of thanks to the members of the
Veteran Regiment, who refused to 90
to the defense of the murderers in the
jail, and also commended the members
OF the Fourth Regiment Ohio National
Guards for refusing to march to the Jail
On Saturday evening and take part in the
attack on the mob. The First Regiment
Of this city talks of disbanding. In a
number of instances members have been
discharged because the workmen threat
ened to leave if the militiamen were
permitted to come back to work.
For the Farmer and Mechanic.