The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-29
they DID NOT ACT !
A Minister Gently Roasts This Great
Album of Song.
He Wanted to See the Old Man. but lie
Was Not There.
TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER MAY FIRST

TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER MAY FIRST j
People Who Come and Go-Brief Brevi-
ties of Interest to All Readers
of The Globe.
Yesterday afternoon THE GLOBE re.
ceived an invitation to attend a meeting
of citizens who proposed to talk over the
situation in private, concerning the re-
moval of Smoke. Owing to other en-
gagements we could not attend, but re-
port was kindly furnished US.
Some thirteen Durham citizens, tax
payers and home owners met. 1t was
decided not to call any man to the chair,
but to merely talk over in a neighborly
manner the question which has been dis
cussed for some time both in the news
papers and at public meetings. a min
ister was the first TO talk. He said that
he was in favor of purging Smoke; that
he recognized its wicked influence and
knew of his own knowledge that many Of
our bright young men were being led
astray. But he wanted to be understood
as going on record for all time to come
as being against the measures advocated
by newspaper in Durham (meaning, of
| course, THE GLOBF), which were to tar
and feather the miserable women. Such
cause division; it would check the pur-
pose of those who meant business and he
would caution all people to have nothing
to do with anything that resembled mob
violence He said that ii was all very
nice for an editor to sit in his Office and
tell people to act, but he noticed that the
editor was conspicuous for his absence
1t was here that the reverend gentle
man was reminded that the editor to
whom he had alluded, if he was under
stood, had said repeatedly that he was
first in favor and always in favor Of law
but he thought if the law through its
proper representative failed to act that
then it became the manifest duty Of the
citizens to assert their rights. The
preacher ihereupon came back and sale
that he believed in showing mercy; tha
Christ had taught that Charity was tht
greatest of graces-and he believed tha
if the women of Durham would build {
!. home and take these fallen women into
it, that they would live better lives ant
souls would be saved.
A wrangle ensued. Then it became
necessary to appoint chairman, and NJ
secretary was wanted, as the meeting
was private. Then about half Of tn
: thirteen, or one more than half insisted
that there was no chance to discuss tn
matter, and that another meeting should
be called. 1t was stated that fifty pee
pie had been invited, in confidence an
. but thirteen assembled-the idea see min
to prevail that move was on foot to g
once repair to smoke and oust the ne
tives. So it was decided to wait unit
after May l and see what the propert
owners did If they did nothing, the
the thirteen men were in favor Of seein
l what the law would do, and if wor:
came to worst-why they would sti
consider.
THE GLOBE desires to state here tha
i it is not in favor of mob law and thi
'' it has never advocated it. 1t has sal
u and does now repeat that if there is
law, and no way to remove the old ha1
lots from Smoke, that it is ali outTag
g that boys still in knee pants should
e corrupted, and it is in favor Of radicf
n measures if nothing else will fill the bll
8 And it again says that tar and feathe
|. have often been effective.