The Washington bee., 1895-04-06
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1895.
OUR INCARCERATION.

w Whatever the results OF our re-
cent trial were, there is one proud
satisfaction, We have the indorse-
ment of grateful people and
of the all-powerful press of this city
and the country.
A man may make mistakes in his
lifetime but those mistakes are the
result of his anxiety to save an
injured people anil 10 rihdicate a
struggling race which bas been
recently emancipated.
The verdict of a jury is not al
ways right; a verdict of the pop
ular masses ia above all. 1t is
better that victim be acquitted by
the people than be acquitted by
twelve men who do not express the
will of the people.
The American people are pecu-
liarly constituted (; the masses be-
lleve in having honest and good
men controlling their affairs
Every American Negro is not
sentimental to great extent it is
the ofice.seeker or those holding
an Office. Some believe that the
removal Of one of their nun ber
from Office is suicidal to the race
no matter what his offenses may be.
The average American Negro
editor does not hold to the view
that mans color should be a bar
TO his condemnation.
Was the cause of the editor of
the BEE a just one?
1t is an apprehension too true
that a just aud rig hteous expose Of
public or private wrongs will even
tuaIly be demonstrated.
What apology shall We offer3
Tue people no doubt will make
it in manner that will put to
shame those who played the coward
and sacrificed their honor and maE.
hood.
The attacks against us have come
from a diseased brain and men
whose sole ambition and desire
have been to mlsrepresent the race.
A man who has the re utatiun
of being a deserter is a coward in
the eyes of the race and an impos-
ter on the people. When we see
such a man holding up to scorn aud
ridicule honorable and honest men
it is not surprising that we see
them sacrifice every principe of
honor, integrity and honesty for
an Office.
This has not been the mission of
the BEE during Its thirteen years
OF existence.
Whenever fraud or corruption
has shown itself the BEE has had
the temerity to expose it be the
cost what it may.
No editor is ever injured because
he exposed that which he believed
to be right and just.
Dc is only the base soldier who
becomes elated over the defeat of
his brave captain; il is a foul plea
that be makes TO the prosecuting
officer who is often led into a snare
to carry out, as be thinks, the ends
of justice. He is honest in bis be-
lief that he is satisfying an injured
people, but in after ages, in the
hour of remorse, history shows that
it was a conspiracy and an imposi-
tion upon the government.
BY the fear of the Establishments
of official power that spark of man.
hood has been oblIterated he sees
approaching him the official lash
and hides his head behind a shield
only made for towards.
He falsifies his former position
end deserts from the field of battle,
like the timid Greeks from Their
mopole.
In future ages when we turn over |
the leaves of history and read the |
accounts of the fallen braves our
eyes will fall upon these thoughts
as expressed By Dessalaines:
"That waverlDg is cowardice
and despeI alton makes men brave;
that the arms of the oppressors,
however great In number, caunot
prevail with The desperation of the
lion at bay"
There are two great principles
10 the life of man; one is to subdue
him and tue other is to whip him.
A person temporarily subdued Is
not whipped. No great principle
ever dies. This American govern
ment was founded upon a great
principle and one of the greatest