The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1894-10-20


been period fraught with such serious
consequences, as now confront the
friends of humanity and believers in
free government, as is nov involved in
the issue before the American people,
raised by the Anti-SOuthern-O Outrage
Crusade an issue with which the
American people must deal and settle
once for all. The abominable cruelties
of mob law and lynching have become
National problems. and it seems that
the time has come when every good cit
izen must enter his protest against the
exhibition of this violent barbarity. as
Sert themselves, exert their best en-
deavor TO maintain the dignity and ma
jesty of the law. and demonstrate to
the civilized world that the American
Government is in reality government
OF the people, by the people, and for the
people, and for all the people.
THE END IN VIEW.
To the end that this agitation may be
conducted in such way as that full
light may be thrown upon all the facts
involved, we propose to org niZe around
the League d sustaining constituency to
do the proper work. For instance {:
Two colored men, near Alexandria,
Virginia, were charged with the crine
of assault Oh two white women. They
were arrested and placed on trial the
case was prejudged by the community,
and mob of armed men organized to
OVeraWe the court and jury, and deny
to the accused The right of a fair trial.
The State militia were ordered out to
convey the two cOlored men to and from
the court house. the result was the eX-
ecution of the men without any legal
evidence of their guilt. All this hap
pened under the very shadow of the
National Capt. ii. If the American
Liberty Defence League bad been in
existence, the case, instead of being one
of local cOlor-line- ne-Democratic- -p"litics,
would have assumed national proper
tions; fair trial secured to the ac-
cused the ablnSt legal ability at the
Northern bar would have been en-
ployed to defend the men; reporters
from the Metropolitan press especially
commissioned would have been present.
Able and experienced detectives, thor
Oughly skilled in 1erreting out all hid
den motives and facts i'll regard to
crime, would have been employed to as
certain the character of the women
who we're the accuserS, whether o" not
they were professional harlcts the
character of the house they kept the
frequenterS of that house if they were
criminally intimate with any members
of the armed mob, ETC., etc. With such
tecting the helpless, the Virginia affair
would i'll all probability have turned
out very different. The purpose of this
League is to apply all over the South
the principles and policy of such vigil
liant and tireless activity as to render
the repetition of the Virginia infamy
impossible.
THE POLITICAL PHASE.
The League also proposes to furnish
indisputable testimony, that, while al
lowing for The ferocity born of the spirit
of slavery, nevert heless, the animating
motive and significance of these South
ern outrages is Political. The political
motive and incentive to these OutraGeS
does not embrace merely local politics
it does not mean alone the election of
line sheriff, color line educational COM
mittee. color line members OF the legis
lature, color line governors aud like To-
cal and State officers embraces the
whole field of national political action.
1t embraces 159 solid votes in the cleo
toral college. It embraces a color line
legislative majority i'll both branches of
CONGRESS 1t embraces a color line
president of the United States. 1t en-
braces a solid South representation us
such in his cabinet. 1t embraces a rep
resentation in the United States Su-
preIue Court, where color line solid
South judges will hold the same relation
to Negro suffrage which Judge 1aney
of the Dred Sect and Missouri cOmpro-
mise, held to chattle slavery and solid
color line Democracy Without these
motives the solid South
could not exist for day; upon these
the whole colossal political fabric is
reared, from Missouri to Florida and
from Delaware to Texas. 1t is this sol
id South coalition which has elevated a
color line political leader to the Ameri
can presidency, which now controls ev-
cry department of the Federal Govern
ment; and which, in the face OF Il divi
ded North, threatens the life of the Re-
pu lie itself. For tyranny through law
cannot be enthroned upon the pro trate
form of black humanity at the South
without so affecting and deadeling the |
National conscience us finally to set the |
heel of a relentless military despotism |
On the necks of the white wage slaves |
IF the North.
AN APPEAL. !
We call upon the friends of liberty |
everywhere, the ambassadors of Christ, |
Jhe churches of the living God, the |
Dress of the civiliz d world, and those !
who give shape to Legislation to aid us
n our work. 1
To accomp ish the object as above set /
sorth, we need and must have N ney.
The membership fee is fifty cents
year, payable one half (25 celts) in ad-
vance. Contributions are also soici ed
rom every friend of humanity Re-
nj tances to ba made to the treasurer of /
he League. All money received Will :
De publicly accounted for and econo nj
;ally and honestly disb;Irsed i'll support
II our sacred cause.
- We earnestly request PERSONS de-
iring to AID in this work to join to-
,ether and organize leagues. Consti-
uII0uS anil by laws will hp furnished