The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06
AGAINST MON VIOLENCE.
Representative Smith Introduce, n
Resolutions

Austin. Texas, May 4-Representat,y.
smith OF Colorado today introduced the
| following resolution in the house. which
went over until tomorrow:
hereas Since the assembling of til.
| Iwehty-iifth legislature on the 1ath of
| January, 1877, nine persons, Citizens of this
commonwealth and entitled 10 protection
pS the compact entered into by the State
ana her citizens. after having surrendered
10 the officers of the law and by them
uepIlVed OF every means of selr-defsnse
nave been taken from the custody of The
Vi'irvrs' ~ eV,l disposed persons and de-
tMed oi me 10y illegal ana unconstitu-
ioi'i He'iloHs' the persons above men
fHIyN having been murdered by mobs at
ttn'7't', ~ me coLniy OF Bastrop; al Bryan,
T., , ne county OF br9zos, ana sumyside,
" hereas. he hll OF rights of the CON
St.tt''-oi OF me State of Texas provides
~ ~ every person accused OF crime shall
nave speedy and public trial bv nm IN
partial jury; he shall have the rigim Of
pong heard by himself or by counsel or
Nv pom. anu further. no person shall be
iii,',,,, ~, ee'nl4hdl 6hense, unless on M
"iNiihent OF a grand jury. and
Whereas. Section 10 declares that fine
Ilsht OF trial by jury shall remain M
,, Iia'T, ana section - declares cn unmis-
'uhaule hihShaSe that no citizen shall be
deprNei of life except by due process of
law, and Va
81 '''i cdS' IN every case Of lynching the
above provisions OF the hill Of rights are
futhiessly diSregardod ana no.. oulv are
persons accused of crime and recklesslv
am a. .leSaEy deprived OF Ete, but in many
|dfSs SUBSEQUENT events have proven that
me molS, in rher BLIND search for n vic
I'm. nave actually hanged Innocent per
sons, and Ps'
WiHTtas. The governor in his moss, ,c
to the rwcnty-fifth lestslature Ira ~,
M,th the position taken upon this uues
ron by ms distinguished Predecessor has
n ese [ve e for Of ths body the
49, ms Erow.ng evil In the following
mts'age TO be found on nare ~ az ~ ~
Rouse journal: VI Wv
&c authority and possible innocence az tbo
go lS 'llle.en5.DIe In a guVcrr,nent OF
I tha dr ana written law, however revolving
ny or me- sought to he avenged -
Nh Gee in the enl mach mus ha Iart 90
lh"usntful ct,i2rrsh D. laws shonld h.,
any aiIl sba rIau,rng r.m9yal from office Of
execution nt or Sonstable who permits the
'. 80 u'''h Oh any person by mob in his
n,,ul,N Ahl precinct, and any county in
"""h such shall occur and n VIII oh any
MAJ. lf,,,,H"hs shalI paflcirdte. shall be
SiVoVo, 10 he devoted 10 pormane MIN Inn ~
oi, piN eGnlsml OF her benevolent and charIt-
vonun ~ ,, ,siohs for obv Gus reasons the
ho' t ~ proceedings In such cases should
90, nc uNcd al the seat Of government and
~ ~, should be conducted by the attorney
WteTcSSrs under nnlti, his authority and
t.la o..
laiorn, urQn which Il large na
10y OF me mtmhers of this hodv ana
ne sena,e were elected. expressly picdg"s
sr VIZ ry'r sen'anves TO enact laws that Win
htu3pertS OF the STATE, ana anu
nlrea '91,eG T. although the legislature has
nm ogy rs d no nii has he,n rassed by he
ami AN h1ig Sntn,s great and growing evil, !
IN, - ~, nlHposel persons dur ng the 81,
OF tho o' cs M assembly and almcss in sight
~ ny ny Itp tol MODS have deliberately MIR
ana "'Fc'tea OF crimes; |
whereas, Az least two of those porsors
, m@r, NOT even accused Of rape ana Two
more are sail by ahe sheriff Of Wailsy |
county % have been lvnehed ~. -, w aher
were witnesses. be II 'NS'"Se tHes
:, i tsoS y, BY the house, That the prac.
tIJ q yn'Mng beng subversive ~ - |
or,ior ~, XXI ICE, ana destructive ~ law ana |
~, mn having assumed such nro,or'
men . etns our rl nreNeni ssutes have proven
10 put down this cowarily brv,n ~ lon
rS an Of ne so, IN order that the fa,r
It,r,nrr dishonor and to rroteet he livns
lence. '"F'"er mob Nlo-