The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
ANOTHER CHAPTER ON LYNCH
INGS.
A Correspondent Who Wants Lynch
ers Dealt With More Tenderly.

ers Dealt With More Tenderly.
Editor, Morning News: Referring to
your criticisms on my remarks published
in your issue of the Dist, feel it incum-
bent on myself to disclaim any feeling of
indignation for the MORNING NEWS, or'its
able editor; on the contrary, have been
patron and an admirer of yours for
many years, and trust, that at least, so
far as lynchings are concerned, we will
both continue to grow in grace and in
the knowledge of the truth" l cheer
fully concede to you that am not in full
accord with the general tenor of the
MORNING News and the newspaper fra
ternity who think and treat as you do
on the subject of Ign ching. / admit,
further, that this might be some show"
of presumption, but not indignation.
In order to be sufficiently explicit, that
you may mot err herein" l take from
your editorial the following "Lynchiug
will stop when the crime that iucites
lynchings is not committed Efforts
should be made, therefore, to create
strong sentiment among the blacks
against the crime" / cordially agree TO
this, and the only fault l have
to find with it, is that
there is not enough Of it. Let the force
and bitterness of your condemnation rest
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impulsive executioners, for they are good
people, while he is the cause of the whole
trouble They honor and respect both
God and man, while he regards neither.
They honor, protect and love the country
and its laws, while he has no more regard
for the feelings and rights of his fellow
creature than the wild stag that
stalks through the Florida everglades.
Let the pulpit and the press unite
in taking from tho SthoHV
of this death, " and then there will be no
occasion for them to impugn a brave man
hood that "stoops to conquer only when
goaded beyond human endurance. Do
subject myself to the assumption that
have little respect for the law, If / inquire
would it not be more Just for this very
same press and pulpit to direct the atten-
ton of their auditors, first, to the princi-
pal offender in this matter, and thereby
amend, to great extent, the disrepute
into which their repeated attacks have
brought much of our best citizenship!
Will the aforesaid press and pulpit deny
that outside of the south the impression
is growing that we take the law into our
hands and lynch sometimes an innocent
MANI often for a trivial offensel Can
they consistently deny that by magnify
ing and condemning the act of the mob to
the comparative exclusion of the rapist,
they are responsible for this false impress
sion abroad. Rather should they pre-
sent in its true light the cause that incites
these mobs, and thereby court the SYM
patty of civilized men everywhere for a
people afflicted as no other has been or
can be.
So, to make long story short, ! repeat
my suggestion, that we hunt up, discuss
and remedy the defects in the law, aud
not compel the victim to testify i'm open
court in order that the accused be CON
victed. for | assure you that il is bad
medicine to expect a girl of our day and
time TO take. l.. W. r..
Savannah, Ga, Nov. %, 1898.
IL. w. II. seems to feel that great in
justice is done those who resort to lynch
law because lynching is condemned. He
holds that they are among the best
people He says "they honor, protect
and love the country and its laws. " Is
not lynching violation of law? How
then can it be said thai those who violate
the law, "honor, protect and love the
laws -
L. w. r. wants the press TO throw the
whole force of its condemnation against
the accused and pass those who lynch him
unnoticed Would that have the effect of
creating sentiment against lynchings or
put a stop 10 them3 What is the aim of
the law, and of the press in condemning
iynchings7 Is il not to put stop to VIC
lence and lawlessness3 Which course
tends most to accomplish that object, that
pursued by the press or that advised by
l.. w. RI
II you excuse lynching, why not excuse
whitecapism, since the whitecaps say
their purpose is TO regulate the commu-
nifty for the community's goodl If you