Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-09-26
FROM BLUEFIEID.
Our Correspondents Tribute-Au Awful
Tragedy-Local Items

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The great masses Of our people Of
the day should be centered upCn its
real leaders. especially those of the.
gress. We are glad co know sOr fact
Virginia has one mighty leader Not
'nly is his heart wrapped up in the
interest OF his own state, but il is for
the world. We recognize. the fact
there are many earnest leaders OF oui
race that have done much good and
are still doing great good
Christ said on one occasion when
upon earth, what greater love has
man than 20 lay down his life for his
friend
When we SAY Virginia has one
mighty leader in the interest OF hi
races prosperity and ad vancement. we
refer TO none but i'm the person OF thai
noble. brave Ind patriotic gentle man.
Hon. John Mitchell Jr. who has de-
tended his race and cOuntr, So much
until the good he has accomplished
IL can now be seen north south, west
and east.
The people of the sections Cf this
vast land has read his powerful paper,
and have already discovered the course
he has been pursuing in life, for our
race.
We have read different accounts of
Hon Mitchel's trips over the countr,
We notice with pride and pleasure
this distinguished gentlemans trip
over the state of Ohio a few days ago.
He was received it'll many and great
orations by the prominent people of
that state especially those places of
interest where he visited. The large
number o people that have read of
this great hero throughout the state
of Ohio, have now seen him and tn, v
have heard him With him one sees
a man honest, sincere and fearless who
"a it was has STOOD i'm between the
very jaws of death for his race on this
| lynching question which has terrorized
this country from end to end. until il
has reached he foreign continent.
This gentleman to whom we refer.
MIR. Mitchell whose natural sense O
right and justice has been touched
with all loving citizens OF America.
those who love justice regardless of
color, by what he has suffered for his
race but still believing in the potency
OF human nature and the eternal ius-
tice of human rights.
Many of our people have heard the
magic of his voice and seen the flash
ing of his truth-searching eye. The
people have shaken his honest hand
end wished him Gods speed for his
race. Let us as loving people Of our
race stand up in the defense of our
true leaders. Well may we, as race
and citizens of America, be thankful
TO have such leader to champion our
rights and justice which must be met
ed out to US.
Scotland produced her Wallace and
her Bruce TO d. liver her from Eng
lands tyranny and oppression, Ameri-
ca gave her Washington TO free her
from q foreign foe, and we, a down
trOdden and oppressed race have John
Mitchell. Jr. Long may the silver
tones of his voice and the rnoving OF
his pen be heard championing the
cause of his oppressed peopie--long
may his strong right arm be raised TO
strike the letters from our enemies
who seek our lives.
1t was just as we predicted in the
Turner case at Graham on Wednes-
DAY for the murder of Mr.. William
Johnson, son of Rev. Phelix Johnson
of Christianburg, Va. of which we
spoke of in our last weeks letter.
1t will ever be known so long as God
sits upon his throne of justice that
this man. Turner was not Unsuitable
in killing Johnson. It seems as the
case was argued in this way and it was
finally decided to hold him under the
small sum of $500 bond TO appear be.
fore the grand jury. We consider thil
poor thing for taking mans life al
this man did. and then let him 20 free
as il he had never committed a crime
II our lives are not protected by the
, laws of this section any more than W.
have been treated for the past severa
years, the only time we will ever ge
Justice as down trodden race will b,
when God himself will be the Judge
Christ, the prosecuting Attorney anC
the Angels, the jury.
.sJohnson sleep sweetly on and taxi,
thy rest in the peaceful realms of TIT
! eternal God.
Hon. G. W. Atkinson of Wheeling
West Va. Who Wit be the next Gov
ernor Of West Virginia under the Re
publican administration, has been il
this section for the past week making
speeches. He addressed ever tw,
thousand people here on Friday noon
, West Virginia will give a large
majority of Republican votes thar
ever before.
! The Prosperity Club of which Mr.
; ]. G. Simpson is president and Nh
! Samuel Blel is secretary, is doing
|, progressive work for sound money.
Rev W. Carter, of Pocahontas
Va, filed the pulpit at the Scott ST
: hurch Sunday evening; also at 8 p i
: preaching excellent sermons.
Rev. r @. Fox, the little sterlin
polished divine of this city, we learr
= delivered noble, soul-stirring sermo
at the First Baptist Church of Pocs
hontas, Sunday night to a large an
appreciative audience