Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-02-29
LYNCH LAW.
IT'S WORKINGS AND ITS
HORRORS DESCRIBED
John Mitchell, Jr.
The { OIDred Journalist OF
Rich 1Ond. Va speaks
Here.
John Mitchell, Jr.
OTHER SPEAKERS OF NOTE.
The Golden Cssin Lodge of Odd Fellows
Had Gala Night at Graves Hall


John Mitchell, Jr., the able young
sournalist of Richmond, Va, George A.
Rnsbv of Worcester, district grand
mater of the grand lodge Of Massa-
ehrsetts, and Andrew b. Lattlmore,
ex-xrand director, were their guests;
The gathering was IN Graves nah
which was Prettiiy oecors.eo lor Sns
the members of the lodge marched in
to the hail and escorted the guests co /
che nlatform. The committee OF re- |
eeption was made up orc "A Strong, |
HI, HarDer. Austin I. Taylor, u.
linton j s Witty, A n Brown,
Jr George Davis, w b. Butler, ID. v
Johnson.
HI. Harper, master OF ceremonies,
presided at the meeting and lntroouc-
"a the apeakers. The first OF hese
was the district grand master Mr.
Busby said in part:
ut 10 a great pleasure for me to
sneak to you IS the representative
head OF the ord er in Massachusetts. 1
hiring Won the congratu lations of the
district grand lodge. 1 congratulate
YOU on your appearance. l congratu-
late you on having invited our distin-
auished brother from the far South
He has been doing good work and
has come here to tell us something
about it. We are fighting for life.
There is a great battle on and ere 1t
begun we Loaf our Sumner. our Philips
and our Garrison. And now we have
lost our Douglass. Tomorrow al
over the land will be celebrated the
day that gave birth TO the late father
of the country. The day is coming
when we will celebrhte the birthday Of
one who did more for the Afro-Amer-
lean than any other
rh- onoaE0r Was q I.affi-
more OF Boston In introducing him,
Nj. Harper said that the day will come
when Mr. baltimore will be elected
mayor OF Boston Mr.. baltimore said /:
THE chairman has made my speech.
I only hope the Creator Will 1t him
live long enough to see me elected
b his honor, the mayor OF Boston II
he does, there will be contest IN
heaven as to which lived longest, he or
OF che order, its purposes and plans
and its work of relieving distress, Wis
ting the sick, burying the dead and
seeing thai the widows and orphans
need nothing.
The number of lodges in the country
are as follows Alabama, fifty-eight
Arkansas, ninety-tive; California
eleven; Colorado, seven; Connect
cut, ten; Delewere, fifteen, District o
O0lUmuA0s bWCntI AACDeoCAt
one hundred and ten MassachuseI t.
eighteen; Michigan, ten; Mississippi
eiThtv-three; New York, thirty-one
New Jersey, thirty-five; Ohio, ten
Pennsylvania. ninety-six; Tennessee
one-hundred and FIVE south Carolins
one-hundred and fourteen; West Viz
ninia, thirfy-three Florida, one-hun
dred and twelve: Georgia, oRe-hun
dred and sixty-seven; Illinois, forty
Eve Indiana, fcrty-six; lows, fifteen
Kansas. thirty-one, Louisiana, thirty
eight Montana, four Maryland, nine
ky-five Missouri, eighty -four; Mort
Carolina. one-hnndred and twentS
New Mexico, twenty-one; Oregon, ont
Rhode Island, B; Virginia, "a; Texa
81. The order has spread to foreig
lands and now there are lodges even
Africa. Mr. baltimore closed wit
words of praise for the work Of u
Mitchell
Miss Abbie @ Ritter read a paper {
the Household of Ruth, the ladi
branch of Odd Fellow, and a seleetit
Was rendered by the Magnolia qua
tee. Then Wr. Harper introduced Il
chief speaker, Mr.. Mitchell.
He said in part - think it was
Walter Scott who said:
'Breathes there man with sonl
Whenever teshimself hath said,
Thisls mig OWL my native iandr'
II come to Springfield as an Anne
can citizen. ] love my country a
deplore the evils that make for 1t {
srruetions Lynching is anarchy, q
no country; can exist where anarc
In. 1t is nigh time that anarchy v
crushed out, and if we are TO do I'll
we should be up and doing. Fave
my mothers knee heard the stories
sumner, of Phillips and Garris'
Grand men. glorious men, who
great service for our people.
st have wondered what right
government has TO exact defense of
citizens il the government IN turn q
not defend it's citizens. Citizenship
form OF contract, and If know a
thing about law, q contract viola
By one party is not binding upon
other. We aRe in fact people W
out q country. for we have no pro-
tion in the South The soil OF Virl
is has been dTenched in blood
mostly with the blood of dArk-skin
ais il any wonder that we resist
resist Is it any wonder that we
ever on the defensive2 am arrel
By an officer of the law tie {,
from me every weapon of defens'
am manacled, helpless. / am il
cent, for the law holds 8 man inno
until he is proven guilty. An 81
mob takes me out and hangs me
am power,ess to resist or defend
self. Shall we submit to murd
the name of law2
They argue that lynching IS
cessity. Hit is. then anarchy 10
cessity. They say that they
lynch for the uncomfortable CT
Why, they lynch fer everything
an attempt TO burn q barn up :
sulting q white lady The Soutl
ers are not progressive. Their id
greatness is TO boast OF what
9randfathers did in the revolu
They hug their pre1udlees as el
a. mother hugs her child.
"rhe government failing to pE
rs. I'VE must protecs ourselves.
government is supposed TO be TIT
Want of the people and II the Sc
iails. TO do what is demanded
Who willf
Take the case OF Smith, VIII
roasted n Texas. What va