The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-01
BOTH SIDES OF 1T.

| To the Editor of The Post
Lott. Falls County, Texas. May 30-Ex-
| Governor Hogs motion anent mobs and
| mob laws seems to have been center
shot" such as he usually tries to make
Many pencil pushers over the State are
| virtually tumbing over one another in
their mad rush to side in" with the big
man from Austin. There are always num-
erous extremists on all questions II lead
err can be started, and these now are will
Ing to accept Hogg For one beg to differ
from the views of the ultra opponents of
mob law and to dispute the sweeping de-
nuncia,ion by Governor Hogg of those who
| compose mobs.
| All good citizens deplore the necessity
| for mob law amongst civilized people. and
We must acknowledge that Il mistake is
liable to occur in such transactions, just
as mistakes and malpractice occur in the
legalized courts of the land. one is as sub
ject to sweeping condemnation the
other one is the cause and the other the
| evil effect
But mob law Is a great question and 1t
primarily involves the most serious Issue
| confronting the Southern people today,
viz: What shall be done with our negro
population? 1t is no argument to say that
| the negro is free citizen and has as much
voice in the settlement OF this question Ms
| the white man. for we know that the
white is the dominant race on this con
tinent-always has been since the United
States We're formed and always Will he
while the Union lasts. Aud to the superior
race belongs the sacred obligation of pro-
viding the proper sphere OF life. OF being
and of action of those whom nature has
made inferior in the scale of humanity
and with whom they are surrounded No
Henry Grady is needed to explain to intel
| ligent people the mighty problems involved
| in the existence of two utterly distinct and
antagonistc races living together on equal
political terms under the protection OF one
! government. which is chiefly maintained BY
blatant mouthed demagogues who derive
their power largely from hypocritical pan
dering to the ignorance. prejudice and ami
mostly of a people whose dark desires and
dense understanding the light OF thirty
years of perfect liberty has scarcely re-
| moved shadow from.
| To call the good citizens Of Texas who
participated in mobs such as occurred at
| Paris and Tyler and here, near my home,
| tRosebud). To call these men contempt
| ible. vllainous and cowardly murderers" Is
| to make use of expressions wholly illogical,
| untruthful. unmanly, unwise and disre-
| spectful Of the class of people whom Gov
| ernor Hogg has so conspicuously repre-
| scented in times past-the safe, conservative
yeomanry of the land
| | have always been a great admirer of
Governor Hogg and faithful supporter OF
f, his political ambitions. but when he gets
| 10 prancing around and showing the APP
| pendages of the donkey and the fanatic so
| plainly on this occasion, he VIII please
excuse me from pinning my faith TO his
/ indie nj Ia nj lGh bnr
| And need scarcely 10 add, there are others
with me.
do not uphold the shooting of the pris-
oner in the Tyler Jail. | believe that was
wholly uncalled for. cowarily. and agree
with my esteemed friend. Governor Hogg.
1t murder. But that was an exception
10 mob practices, and courts. which the
gentleman from Austin represents. some
| times make exceptions and convict Grim
| inals; but hang them-well. If one out OF
every hundred cold blooded murderers In
| Texas is ever hung by legal PROCESS
would thank some one to inform me of 1t.
| No, we have laws enough If we had
| lawyers and courts that would execute
| them. And | do believe the vigilant COM
| mittees would do their State better serv-
| ice to turn their attention TO these institu-
| lions Of incompetency for awhile and make
a righteous butchery OF few Of them The
people OF Texas are highly civilized and
shyster lawyers. by techuicalites OF UNI
construed Jurisprudence make it no longer
possible for justice to be meted out 10
criminals. the brave and honest citizens of
this State VIII not hesitate to take the law
III their own hands and visit retributive
| justice, swift and certain. upon those guilty
! OF heinous attractions of the chastity and
honor OF our society. And the man who
| condemns them doesn't understand the
| sentiment OF the people and is a slanderer
OF his race.
The people OF Texas love their country
and its institutions, and above all they
love and Will defend the purity and order
of enlightened society.
Reform your courts. governor. and have
| them meet promptly the requirements OF
the law and society will regulate itself
accordingly in this matter. and In all
others. Mobs are no more murderers than
courts that turn proven assassins Tree on
technicaliiies or for other reasons, and l
personally know OF several instances OF
that kind. Respectfully yours,
James I. Denton.