Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-28
SATURDAY. AUG. n 1897.
ENDORSED KBNrUOKYs GOVERNOR
Ringing Resolutions in Brooklyn Gov
eTpor O'Ferrall Remembered-De-
Tended bis Home.

A. accent regular meeting OF the |
Soc;atv of the Sons of NOrth Carolina,
are following compliment was paid 10
C;ovsrnor Brad ely OF kentuc y 10y Ia
vid b. Flu TN;
Mr. President when Jehovah
was about 60 destroy the cl1les oil the
Main. the pray rs of ten righteous men
would have saved those "lcRsu cl'ies
So, dsstruetion but ten righteous
-, =, could not be found in all those
hveS fourishing cities, the report OF
. whose wrong doings had gone up 70
hefvsn Has God changed one whit
si1ce lie visited these Pc pie with
iHdoement of fire and birthstone we
sare, oftan wondered that should the
R;gbteous Judge visit Kentucky with
its family feuds, its lynchlngs' us
4 burnings, its intimloatlons' cOuiu
there be as much as one righteous man
found in all maitland. hehtuckS n"s
as much religion perhaps as any OJner
STATE Int of all her hOrd OF processing
,.hr;st,ans where is that man or won,
Who would dare to be a Daniel WI
fearless of men or devils openly de
nounce the sin which has olsgraceo
Cs~sins Nj. Clay, tt e fearless cham
Mon of universal freedom, weary ana
hattie scarred has retir' q 70 ms castle
too old to longer fight, his DAY OF ac-
tive warfare are over but Sou ma,
- 80 mn another, bold, fearless and
un.werviDg in the person OF Governor
Rrsdlev of that state. Long have we
aarnastlv prayed that The people OI
mis- conntrv would see and realized
tha FOO TINT it's not bee iuse the Negro
Of tba south is the chief trangressor.
that he is the only sufferer at the
hands of lawless mObs but because Oh
IN AZ insatiate desire IN the breasts o.
the strong to press the weak
cause chatting over the Cecree "io"
hr,ke the chains of the oppre sea
THE former master and his descend
an are by inhumau treatment oil MN
seeking TO make the Negroes freedom
more OF a curse than blessing
at little dill we dream that 1ou
would raise up such right in the very
stronghold of oppression as tie nas SO
yraciouslv done in the person OF gov
Il ,adlry of Kentucky. rms executive
In pardoning that Negro VINO nreu IN
to the mob who came to drive MIN
from his home has shown thaI ne Is
that man whom God has ora aineu 10
Mt an end to, mob law in KENTUCKY
cannot at this juncture re rain from
r,neating a linz or two nom nat re-
markable message: Too long mas
mob law disgraced the fair name Oh
Kentucky and while am Governor OF
the commonwealth no man hoWSNe5
obscure or friendless shall be punishSu
for killing the member OF a mop VIM
seeks to take his life or drive hlh from
his home :"
In connection with Kentucky's G1v'
ernor. Mr.. President, we place upoI
this roll of honor, Gov. OFerrall o.
Virginia and Atkinson of Georgia. ths
Johns whom God hath annolnteu aho
sent to drive the chariot OF righteous
ness over the neck of oppression. OlSl
z.ns who love good government shoul
not allow such a righteous act as ina
of the Governor OF kentucKy pas
without due praise. Iherelore' M
Pr, sident. ] offer the following reso
lutions TO wit:
Whereas. Governor Bradley OF Ken
lucky in pardoning that citlzsn wh'
had been sentenced to prison ior
term of years for killing the ASSASSIN
who sought to drive him from III
home has shown himself TO be Above
of justice and right. Be 1t
Resolved that copy OF TINS au1res
be forwarded 10 said Governor brAo
lev at Frankfort and be it further
Resolved that copy OF the same
submitted to the press for publication
aud be it further
Resolved, that the people every
where be entreated to invoke God
blessings upon this great ana goo
man. who. despising shame, stoo
firmly for Justice for the oppressed.
The resolutions were unanimousl
adopted.
AID PEYToN, President,
ALBERT STANLEY, Sec'y.
All praise TO Bill Bradley for he's nC
ashame,
To come to the rescue of Kentucky
fair name.
Too long has she been the stronghold
of sin,
Too long full of rapine and murdt
within.
She gave birth to Lincoln, she nurse
Henry Clay,
And must we the mother of sue
men gainsay
Once exalted to Heaven by SIN she Ia
low
To justice and right most insolel
foe.
Tho sin down the broad road is RUS
so madly,
Its foes in the field and his name
Billy Bradley.
No more shall the red handed murde
er go tree
BY narrow souled judges lnfamo
decree.
Wives of the murd cred who're mour
ing so sadly,
Your avenger has come and 4
name is Billy Bradley.
He'll give the Determined" nan
that is proper
towards and murderers" and
them be a stopper.
"JAoK THoRNE "