The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
The MISSlSSIPPII'
40 0hioan Answers
Aclauti,.
cast OUT FIRST THE st,,.|
smith Family Murd., !
BILE Affair ana ~.
Was Depree.I'.

Jackson. Miss, DECENT.
lowing CORRESPONDENCE L. q Y
'ah'i-hoo law" man and ~
nauFln makes very timely y, s's
Governor A. j. McLa,r,ss ~
springfield, Ohio, Decen...
Sir; We are very sorry ~ sa' 2
IN control of mOba and ly,s,.'
, ,alr at "esson is certaiulr ,1 .
mississippi. and to the clrlII.,
government. The civilized NJ
"oriu look at us as barb,,i,,'
frequent occurrences Of nsS
law is never right. and WI
anarchy begins and no man. - !.
we received a letter from i,
ago. and you stated that y, :"
IN your power to prevent i,
law in Mississippi. NJ @s
iieVe that you Will keen ~ ~ =
nave the assurance from ~. ,Sa
erhors of the United St,,ss Y
WIN us in putting down Irss
give 81. the law a chance. Anrs!
Governors O'Ferrall Of v,s. s
Kinson of Georgia. and yo Ss y
we are asking TO get strinss,. \
cd in every State against I 1sa..
Hoping to hear from yc ANY, y
main, Sa,n, ~ "
tion." 'lca "
IN answer to the above. a..
Eaurln responded as follow
samuel E. Huffman, secrets,,
ONO.
Jackson, Miss, December Il
OF the 18th is received. in WI,
we are very sorry that Mi.S y.
cohtrol of mobs and lyrchsrs
at Wesson is certainly a ds,n,
sissippi and to the ciyilirs,s
government l suppose NJ
We the Anti mob and IVA ~
clationT of Springfield. an.
matter of great surprise IL :,
hrst sentence of a letter Of a.
CT what purports to be a elys,
ciatlon, signed by the secralaT
should contain an Insult % All
or a State distinguished for d,
and chivalry of it's men and /.
and fidelity Of its women.
In Simpson county, in thh \
a farmer, after gathedu
was working Il few miles INN
mill TO supplement his years 4,
ms farm, and when he retux
home after dark no was sl,ri
that there was no light in h
house. and upon striking a Nh
covered his little 4-year-old III
der the cover ON a bed. who 4
II them niggers was gomez i
he found the lifeless body d
with her skull crushed, four d
nren lying dead around her, %
If one OF which his crawling ID
asleep. The alarm was give
rrerz;ed husband and fahs,
named Stewart, whose guilt Vi
indicated, was arrested, and he q
other negroes, who were aIraa
not guilty and released, While
was shown to be guilty beyora
md was slain by Smiths infuriEa
oors.
This no more MAKES Misss,i,i
VI mobbcrs and lyncners than y
ng affairs numbering and cut1g
leads of girls, and burning d
lollar courthouses, which you %
lave in Ohio, make you z Saa 4
ms. No sensible men has ew.
ohio was in the hands Of mos "
because these things occurred
| read where the Saviour ~
Iypocrlte. cast out first The 10
hlne own eye, and hen snaA
learly to pull out the mote TIL
eye"
The murder Of Mrs, Smith aN
hildren was horrible and ne
heir murderer was ieprecile
no reasonable preteSl la'
gainst a State as law-ablilnsa
he Union. If your letter had pc
gainst me personally | snoun
no notice, but the assam, .
the State OF Mississippi q
lit to pass unchallensel. M
his State conditions and prool''
OF confront you in ONO ), =,
If you will allow me, WI N n:
on could better employ YOU
pelling book than in d,atlOsi
eopIe of Mississippi. kesNn