Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-10


against I'LL clustering expeditions and
the injury TO commerce as "most inn
portant."
In his appeal to Congress for the au-
tbority to act, he said:
I'm the name of humanity. in the
name of civilization, in behalf OF en-
dangered American interests which
give US the right and the duty to
speak and TO act, the war in Cuba must
stop"
He says further:
SIN view of all this tn Congress was
asked 10 authorizes and empower the
President TO take measures to secure a
full and final termination OF hostilities
between Spain aud the people OF Cuba
and to restore In the island the estab-
lishment of q stable government cspa-
bic Of maintaining order and observ-
ing its international obligations, insur-
ing peace and tranquility aud the te-
curity Of its citizens as we'll as our own
and for the accomplishment OF these
ends to use the military and naval
forces o. the United States as might be
necessary with added authority to con.
tinue generous relief to the starving
peopls of Cuba"
Here. you have the President OF the
United States asking the Congress Of
the nation to give him the power to Sc
cure a condition of affairs abroad
which he will nc t, or cannot secure at
home.
Why did he not ssy in the same mes
L fsT Ao - -,
name of civilization, In behalf of en-
dangered American citizens interests,
which give me the right and the duty
to speak ard act, the butcheries OF our
citizens in the South must STOP"
Was there not abundant cause and
justification for such an appeal
During the year 1897, one hundred
and sixty-seven persons had been muir
dered by lawless mobs. Some were
shot co death. some were hanged, some
were burned at the stake and some
were dayed alive.
On January Z, 1898 four were lynch
ed in Arkansas. Ga June IL, 1898, four
, were lynched in Alabama On August
1
kansas On september Sth, 1898 three
wsre lynched in Texas. On October
%, 1898, niue were lynched in Missis-
sipp. In but two of the cases did the
stereotyped charge OF assault" f. ure.
These are bus few OF the many,
there having been more than one hun
dred and fry cases OF lynching during
this year.
In the neighborhood OF Wilmington,
n. C., the lynchers not only butchered
colored men, and forced their hapless
wives and children to the woods. but
contested property, exiled the own
ers thereof and took forcible posses
sion OF the ely government, without
"let or hindrance," and even while
this message is being read to q wonder
ing, world hold possession .of offices,
: which are the rightful property of the
men chosen thereto in accordance with
} the laws OF the state of North Carolina
But why refer to South Carolina {?
Why tell OF Phealx? Why refer TO
the mute forms OF eleven coiored men
innocent and helpless. whose blood
cries from the ground to Goo for ven
geance?
No Cuban reconsentradoes we're ever
butchered in more barbarous fashion.
Their relatives are suffering. Today,
their children are crying for bread.
No Red Gross flag waves over Will
mington. No Red Gross flag is heard
of Gin the neighborhood of Ph@nix,
S. c..
The Posi- says that President No
KINLEY told delegation OF colored
man from the meeting of citizens of
color, held at the VERMONT Ave. BAP-
TIsr CHURCH. REV. DE- G. W. LEE, pre-
siding officer, and w. CALVIN CEASE,
Esq, chairman of the committee, that
this was a time to be conservative.
The colored people at PHOENIX, s. O.
thought so too, but what was the an
swer of the murderous white cut
Threats who shot the life out of their
quivering bodies?
The colored people at WILMINGroN
tnougnt SO TOO, when they rellnquIsh-
Ell their right to vote and hold office,
but what answer did the murGerous A.
M. WADDELL and his fiendish Red
Shirts give when they shot down about
twenty-five InofeDsive colored men in
the streets OF that city?
The President is right. This is @
time for conservative action. 1t ia 3
time for that kind of conservatism
which eschews lawiessness, and ap-
: peals to reason.
81 it is the Tina when grand juries
{ should indict and the petty juries con-
4 Wet the murderers. 1t is the time
! when the machinery of the law sAou ID
be conservative in its action and care
: taken that only those white men whC
were actually concerned in the muir
/ ders, swung from the gallows by the