Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-24
LYSCmiSG FIGURES.

LYNCniNG FIGURES.
According 10 statistics published by
the Chicigo Irtlr.Oos1n there oc.
CURED in Che United States up 10
May oh. this year. poo less than n.ty
Gases OF Iyncblns Oi these, four
were rorru,ulcI Boo Kansas, two in
Ohio, two ln Indiana, aud ono in
pcnusylvauiai while fof.y.0no boioug
60 Southern E.atrs. OfthcsU Alabama
heads tlaIIst with eleven; next come
Louisiana with uiuo and Atkansa8
with seven.
Apologies Tor tho savagcry in the
lruib generally Oner the excuse that
lyughings occur hsa natural result Of
tho uncomfortable feeling OF indlgna-
tI1n on the part OF the white populn.
ton, whom tho daughters anI wives
orc assaulted by black butc.-- sense
u honor requiring that the dearest
honiaguo Of mnn must bu doiondol ami
avenged. Thus prominent bishop Of
tho Methodist church, last October
when negro had boon burned at the
stake after nrt having been subjected
90 iofiufss alter the manner Of the
most Cruolaavagoi,vrl,cin tho Forums
Unless assaults lF negroes on white
women aud LITTLE white kris como tu 200
UuIi iuDru Will most probably uH HtIII
further displays ~ Vengeance that Will
shock tho world. stuH men whubro Just
VIII consider tIH urINurHlUu. SluU mon
Who AFRO righteous WllI remember mos
ouIy ih1 hruuHh man vino dIUs UY ihn
slow torture ui nrHi ihoy will thIus also
az the ruined woman, wuf.o tortured
than ha.
This haa bosn tho essence OF tho
apology offered f1r tho Southern
lyuchings, bat from tho statistics gath.
cred % evident shat tho plea is not
well sustained, Tor Of tho iorty.lnu
cases OF murder by Lobs iu tho South,
only oigh, victims wcru killed faF such
o1ouacs, while ull tho balance were
accused OF loss grave crimea aud some
were only suspected.
Tho fact Of tho matter II that tho
frequent recurrence of killing by moba,
whether the Victims bu c1l0roi or
white, is the outgrowth Of a lawlrss
spirit aud tho desire 10 graft.
~ the brutal craving Tor per.
s0ual revenge common % man Ia "a
certain stage Of morat development
II ~ ON "a level with durlllng, street.
lighting, family ieuds, venlclia5 and
similar cmb0Ilmynts " the Iurspgud.
ouco OF "a b,fJsrous age. The people
fctoring 90 such means may uo hd.
vaucrl Ina every other respect aud
stand boa tho front ranks OF the nine.
tenth century civilization, but tho
worry fact that they prevent the law
from taking Do regular c0urfo proves
that they morally stand 0n tho level OF
Couicsua, Afghuns auI Monloucgrlana
wh0fo lrt thought is0i tho slilIcto OF
other weapons Of tbo assassin. To
olsf any apology Cor such deed. 10 90
rulard tho needed progress towards d
higher plane OF morality aud Is 20 DO
dup.lrud especially When 10 comes from
teachers OF religion,
Tho safety and progress OF any
people depends Uu tho sac,ulncH with
which the laws nru regarded. Wuon
thU execution of those laws hos been
entrusted 20 certain officials. the people
must fus,ain them iu tho performance
VI thulr duty. To act otherwise DO 10
break down Que Of the safeguards with
which civilization b. surrounded. Itia
anarchy in ita nature; % 10 murder.
The continuation of tho practice
breeds contempt Tor the law and tho
executors Of tho law, GuI uuleas tho
nation some time r.at1 iu lls majesty
auI puts q stop 90 tho outrage, the
SPIRIT Of lawleUntss win spread until
Che hand of everybody may ue agains,
every ONE cleo, aud nothing but might
be- recognized as right
Tho Jaw iEDl, recognizes the excup.
tou Of rgveug, taken 10y an Injured
party iu Jbo ease OF dsaclm
aIgruU8, buJu1 oEguaB can bo 0lrrui
iygauy other clae OF killing boy private
g.J.EHus Lyugulaga no not rlop thc
cr.mcT uu tho contrary they seem Co
multiply. Horror breeds horror and
crime gvnumlaH crime. 10 ia time Co
wake uu over tHH UIIuuluu and bring