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 (Signed) GUY COOPER,
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
"A DamnabIe Record"
Florence Daily Times.

Florence Daily Times.
1t is true That Baker. the pcstmas-
ter at Lake City, was black. IL Is
likewise true that the people OF the
town collected to his sappOintlnsnt and
and that the department at Washing
ton appointed him over the strOn sesG
kind If protests. Yet all OF this Is
not even the faintest shadow Of an ex-
cuse for the dastardly crime commit
ted. The details are sickening. Ba-
ker's body a charred mass. the body
of the helpless infant still somewhere
in theashes, the other members Ol the
family painfully, and some OF them, IL
is feared, fatally wounded. What a
dismally drear and damnably dark re-
cord is this to te sent Throughout the
length and breadth Of this fair land
where culture sits enthrOned and civil
lization has reached its highest stage
Of DEVELOPMENT, and what blasting
and eternal shame it is that men VI
South Carolina, the proud, should
bring this reproach upon their native
State!
Courage-is there nothing in the
manner FOrbearance-has it ceased 10
be a yirture? Law-haS all respect
for it been wiped out? Humanity
/ has the devilish bloOd-thirstiness OF
the barbarian and the savage come
to take its place right in our MIDST:
1t the name Of high heaven, whlther
are we drifting, whittier are We drft-
ing?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
The Crime Of Savages.
winnsboro News and Herald.

WinnsborO News and Herald.
The men who did this are guilty OF
murder. 1t was cOwardly assasslna-
tion. The usual crime generally inter
posed as a justification for lynch law
cannot be invoked in this case. The
only possible ground upon which these
murderers can rest their case Is be-
cause they were indignant at the APP
pOintment Of a cOlored man pOstmas,.
ter. This is lame and weak: He had
a right taaceept it, and President Nc
kinney is the man responsible for IT..
The innocent babe had nothing to do
with it, and the wife and children
were not responsible. tits hard to en-
dure colored postmaster, but 1t Is
still harder. for the State to endure
such crimes as this one. Governor Ei-
lerbe should do everything possible to
have the murdererS caught and
brought to justice. II only the post
master had been assassinated, 1t
would have been bad enough. but the
assassination of a little baby and
manning children for life is a crime
that would fit savage rather than
white men in civilized State. Where
is the white mans bOaSted superiority
that such things are done by him?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
Sickening Barbarity.
Evening Post

Charleston Evening Post.
A most astrOcious murder was COM
Nmitted at Lake City early yesterday
morning, the direct result Of wilful
and fierce outrage upon community.
The postmaster at Lake City, an lg-
fiorant and irresponsible negro, ap-
pointed by President Mckinley to ad-
minister the affairs OF white men, was
shot to death by mob, his wife and
children were wounded, his baby was
killed, and his home and office were
burned to the ground. 1t Is tale OF
barbarity, sickening and disgusting
i'm this age Of nominal civilization.
There can be NO excuse or justitica-
tion for any feature Of this terrible
affair, nor palliation to the offence OF
any party to it, from the President OF
the United States to the most drpfay.
ed member Of the bloodthirsty mob.
All are to blame and the cOndemna-
tion of enlightened men must rest
upon them heavily.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
Shaming the State.
.aurensyille Herald,

Laurensville Herald.
Such murderous deed is enough to
bring the blrh Of shame to the Gle K
of every South Carolinian, and de-
serves, the strongest condemnation
and severest punishment. While 1t
was an outrage on the part OF the
Washington authorities to appoint
this negro to the pOstmastership, the
brutal crime Of the mob is none the
less.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
Without Justification

The murder of Baker is the sixth
lynching that has occurred in South
Carolina since the beginning Of the
new year. The State and local au-
thorities appear, to be absolutely
powerless to punish crimes of this
sort. They made practically no eff
forts whatever to stay the hand of
violence. We are steadily drifting
from bad to worse. The law is not
enforced, and the law is cOnse-
quently not respected. The pulpit
and some Of the newspapers have
preached against the crime OF
bloodshed, but the mob moves on
in its appointed way, riding down
its victims in the dead OF the night
and killing whom it pleases. But
the mob has Oyer-reached itself In
the present case, let as hope and
pray. The State authorities have
demonstrated their inability to deal
with such crimes against the law,
and the opportunity is now presen'
ted for the United States Govern.
ment to iuterpose. We have nc
doubt that it will do so.
The murdered man at Lake City
was Il United States officer. It was
an outrage to appoint him post
master. lie was not acceptable to
the community, and he was no
competent for the discarge of his
duties. lie was cOlored man. He
would not have been appointed
postmaster for any town North
East or west. He gave great offense
to the patrons of his Office, and he
should not have been continued tG
the position. But whatever the
brutal indifference of the authori.
ties at washington tO the reasonable
protests of the people of Lake city
and whatever the Incompetence Of
Baker, his assassination was with
out justification and his murderers
should receive the saverest punish
ment that the law provides.
While the mob at Lake City is di
rectly responsible for the murder o1
the postmaster, the State authOritie:
are Indirectly responsible for thi:
horrible manifestation of popular
fury. The murderers had good cause
to saw we will never, be found out
and we can do this crime with0u
personal peril or Inconvenience
Other mObs in other parts of tht
State have committed murder will
immunity, and We need not fear tina
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
HeartIess and Bioodthirsty.

While 1t was very annoying and
aggrivating in the extreme to have an
incompetent negro postmaster forced up
on them, and their ma facilities almost
destroyed threby, the people should
not have res0rted IT, violence, endanger-
ing ,he lives Il "A helpless and children.
to remedy the evil. We are sorry that
the deed has been done. We know per-
sonally many Of the good people Of Lake
City, and manv Of them We know are
incapable or doing such heartless and
blOodthirsty deed denmark Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03

Rev. E. Edwards, pastor Of the
English Baptist Church at Einers.
vii e, Pa when suffering with rhu-
matism. was advised to try Cham.
berlain's Pain Balm. He says: "a
few applications Of this liniment
proved Of graet service to me. II
subdued the inflammation and re-
lieved the pain. Soould any sufferer
profit by giving Pain Balm a trial
It will please me-" For sale BY
Wallace & Johnson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03

Ihave been afflicted with rhuma-
tism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed to give any relief. [ was a.
BILE to be around all the time, but
constantly suffering. / had tried
every thing I could hear OF and at
last was told to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, which I did. and was
Immediately relieved and in short
time cured. I am happy to say that
il has not since returned.-JOsh Ed
gar, Germantown, Cal. For sale by
Wallace & johnson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
In the Mould Of Satan.
Greenwood Index.

Greenwood Index.
1t seems that in the matter, OF
crimes our unfortunate State is deS-
tined to 60 from bad to worse. we
think every now and then the limit
of atrocity has been reached, but
about that time some community
comes to the front in a manner cal
culated to eclipse the last crime. We
thought South Carolinians could not
be guilty of fouler deed than the
whipping to death Of the poor old ne
gro woman at Broxton Bridge. in
Colleton county, but Williamsburg has
now surpassed Colleton in the inhu'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
Disgraceful and Inhuman.

The heinons crime committed TT Lake
City on last Monday night is one Of the
most disgraceful and inklman acts that
any set of men could have perpetrat"d.
Every means possible should be
used to apprellend those who took part
in this crime, and they should i'e sur =
marily dealt with. If these outrageous
deeds are not stopped, there is no telling
where they will end. Berkeley Echo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03

negro UirenSlye Tue People, Dut
various and vel MruS charges were
filed against Ay by the citizens.
These charge y$ent in the rtgular
channels to Ede proper authorities.
Senators and representatives appeared
to substantiate them and yet the de-
partment refused to att. They pre-.
ferred to believe that they were In
spired by race prejudices Or malace
and refused to heed the charges. Such
a travesty upon justice eXaspcrated
the people beyond the point Of EN-
durance.
Let it be understood that there Is
no sympathy here with those who
took such brutal, barbarous measures
to rid a community Gf an offensive
postmaster as was done in Lake City.
We do not seek to extenuate or pal
liate the offense. 1t was as terrible as
can well be imagined. but in this res
pect South Carolina is not worse than
PENNSYLVANIA: Two years ago James
Ray, a respectable negro OF this city
went to Pennsylvania under contract
to work in a rock quarry. lie had
scarcely landed when committee OF
the citizens waited upon him and In
formed him that he would not be al
lowed to work for wages in that COM
munity. He was given three days TO
get out. and when he failed to go, he
was told in a more. emphatic manner
and requested to leave if three hours.
These people who objected to a negro
working for an honest living in Penn
sylvania quarrics, will most likely be
loudest in their proclamations OF a
"Southern outrage" oner the Lake
City affair.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
"MekinIey Most to Blame.
.anhnrp Daily Herald,

Spartanburg Daily Herald.
OF course all patriotic and peace
loving citizens deplore the bloody
work at Lake City. which resulted in
the death of the colored postmaster
and his child and the wounding Of his
wife and two other children. 1t is
lawlessness and without excuse. But
President Mckinley is most to be
blamed. Not only his color made this
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
A Hideous Crime.

Vile Ddily news.
party Of men who visited Baker
aesday morning at one O'Clock
ted OF from three to seven hun.
They committed the crime Of
era crime, mark, and some
more than merely a serious and
mt fault. Murder is one OF the
gest words in the language we
al, Imagine q party OF three
&red murderers at work together
the nighttime. Three hundraA
handed murderers! How would
n reader, like to come IN contact
lth three hpdred men, each and all
whom you kAeY To- be Durderers!
he mere thOugh6Sof three hundred
hurderers, together. assembled in the
Hence of the night, instigdted by the
|eyil and their hearts filled with NAL
lee Is one of the mt s5 horrible that
han enter the human mind. But
there Is a thought more horrible. 1t
ks assassination. When man secret
hy and without warning kills another
giving him no chance, creeping upon
him like snake to strike in the
nighttime, he is worse than a mere
murderer who slays in the open. The
OF three hundred assasSsns
together. feeling mutual elbow
touch and harmOusly plying their. as
members of the same firm, dealing in
human blood, is enough to alright
the mind in which 1t Is formed. Such
a conception has become a picture
before the people of South Carolina.
As a background for this picture, to
make it more hideous, the more grue-
some, the more repulsive, what could
be more effective than arson? VS.
assins coupling theirwork Of shedding
blood with arsOn:Three hundred ass.
assins, in an organized capacity, anu
each red-handed assassin an incen'
diary as we'll? How is that for a
picture? Could any picture be any
stronger? Let us imagine that the
assassins did not, like the murderer.
Cain, upon whose brow Almighty God
set mark for life, cOnfine, themselves
to the Staying Of a man, but shot and
mained a woman and her twelve-year
old son. And her two young daugf'
ters. Shot them as they fled from the
smoke and fire of their burning house,
u6rad By incendiaries. Shot them as
ey ran! Shot the babe from the
ms Of its mother, shot 1t dead to die
fore her terrified eyes, to roast with
father in the flames of his home!
Murder, we repeat, Is a strong word.
assassination is strong word. In
bndiary is q strong word. But when
hrao-fundred men unite to commit
der. assassination and arson and
d butcher women, to slaughter chill
hren, little girls and bOys-when
South Carolinians unite to do this Ia
the nighttime, it must test the faith
|of the devoutest Christian to believe
THAT there Is a just God in heaven tG
show them mercy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03

Lake City, 5. g., is one Of the
towns that always responds
promptly when there is an appeal
for funds for the missionary cause
in China.-Washington Post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
After....

man murder Of the negro postmaster
at Lake City with his baby and the
cremation Of their bodies in their last
home. How men made in the image
Of their Maker can assemble and COM
NIT such crime Is past our compre-
hensiOn. Somehow the moulds must
have gotten mixed with this special
cast Of the devil when these men
were made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
Every Lyneh-Law Advocate Responsib

y
Sumter Evening Item.
rne Lake City horror is the culmina-
tion Of the spirit Of lawlessness that
has been fostered and encouraged by
the advocates Of lynch law. Every
man who has raised his voice or PEN
ned a line in defense Of ilynchers, or
in advocacy Of lynch law in any
circumstances, Is in part responsible
for the unexampled deed Of diabolic
ferocity committed under cover OF
darkness at Lake City on Monday
night. ApolOgists for lynch law, BE-
hold the result Of your teaching! See
how the seeds Of lawieSSneS have
brought forth murder, arson and des-
tructiOn! 1t was brave work, truly,
for wblCe men to engage in, the shoot.
ing of an unarmed man, his wife and
children as they sought to escape from
beneath the burning rool OF their
house which had been fired over their
heads while they slept. The pagan
and savage Indians who roame0 the
forests Of South Carolina 200 years ago
were never guilty Of more fiendiSh
and brutal crime, although they were
destitute Of the knowledge Of law, Of
God, Of the teachings Of Christianity.
There are no words strong enough TO
fully; express our detestation OF the
brutes who shot that negro woman
and the babe at her breast. No pun
ishment that the law permits Is tCo
severe to fit their crime. 1t was muir
der most foul and damnable and we
are ashamed and Inundated that SO
vile crime must go On record against
the white people Of South Carolina.
There are no ORIGINATING circumstan.
ces and the blood Of these slaughtered
negroes cries aloud from the ground
for justice.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03
A Plea for Justice.

Illat murder foul Should raise Ia DfdZen
head.
Aud unrvenged stalk boldly through
the land.
And proudly raise on high iss blood
dyed hand.
While We, with honor gone. aud drag
glrd name,
Sit like wanton In our naked shame ]
All God! that we should live to seq this
day
When truth and righ. and love are
filchcd away;
While where our fathers ruled with
gentle grace
Thugs and assassins now must take
their place;
And devils darker than the damned OF
Do their accur<ed deeds and murders
fell.
The sucking child killed on its mothers
breast,
while loving arms in vain arc round /,
pressed.
Falls from. the shattered hands which
could not save.
And mocking tends provide q fiery
grave.
The f .thcr dumb In death besides it lies
While cracking flames to pitying
heaven rise.
And timid girls, who but an hour before
Were sleeping safe behind the bolted
door,
Half crazed with fright, and blind with
smarting pain,
Fly in the darkLess from the leaden
rain:
And brush and thicket in the grey morn
How all along their path the red drop.
fell.
No Turkish blade that stabs the unborn
child,
Nor spanish bloodhound baying fierce
and wild
More cruel is than those who wrought
this crime
Beneath the shadows Of the Southern
To brand our State to age yet unborn
The object Of just mans Righteous
scurn.
And what their crime for which such
judgment came?
Ahi tell it not, to blazOn forth OH
shame;
But with their murders mem'ry LEI
1t rot,
A cursed tale, thing to be forgot
A duSky color was their only sin,
And all their guilt the blackness Of theil
skin.
Men of our State, how long shall deeds
like this
Give us name at which the nations
hiss?
I plead the cause Of that long faithful
Whose loyal service time can ne'er ef'
Who. while 'heir masters battled at th'
Kept want and famine from each South.
ern door.
Near where the SaItkehathic winds 1t,
Through tangled glades Of cypress and
of bay,
There is a lonely mound, half hid Fl on
sight.
Where tall reels rustic through eacl
SIN mer night.
And resting there, within that humbl'
grave,
Sleeps one most dear to me, though bu
"a slave-
NY mauma: she who nursed Inc wi en-
boy,
| And counted nothing hard which gave
me joy.
NV foster-mother. All! her love wa
Nor can silent be while hellish wrong
SMITHS down her race with shot and torrl
and rack.
And mocks their cries because thei
skins are black.
I pleai for justice! II our State Shouts
fail,
And all her righteous power canno
TO sink this shame, then far across ou
land,
To where our nations council-chamber
stand,
I cry, I'll ow long In this great land 81
free
Will We permit such wrongs as this II
be-"
Enthroned on high, Thou God of trnti
and right
Must sin like this pollute Thy hol!
sight?
To The cry, elbow long. oh Lord
how long
Wit Thou permit to pass such fearful
wrong!"
Fair justice lies, cut down BY sinfu
/ might. ,.
Arise, oh God! and in Thine ange
smite.
| e. a. WINGARD.
Rev. E. Edwards, pastor Of tn
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! PRESS COMMENTS.
MAILS CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES:
ew of The Editors Who Condemn
The Horrible Murder
of Baker.

The dastardly, cOwardly outbreak Of
0b violence at Rake City is the
Eackest crime In the ANNALS Of South
arolina. Every resource should be
Ehausted to bring the members Of
hsutal 11tedthirSty mob to JUS
hor becomes fatigued
On Of the enOrmity Of
rle aboriginal savages
I'd the woods Of South
not have been more
he Is absolutely no ex-
me. Great God. can it
Carolinians have sunk
butchers of the inno-
encelesS, aSSaSsins and
The BrOxtOn Bridge
|rful enough, but is it as
pared to the crime at
A halt must be called.
8 as staunch an advocate
bremacy as there is in
ma, but white supremacy
Rngered by the appoint
Igro postmaster at Lake
hite supremacy can only
ned by arson and assasSa-
boasted mental superiori-
.nglo-Saxon race Is with out
!. Every participant in
City outrage should be Sc
finished. Every ringleader
be hung and the Others sent
nitentiary. Governor Eller.
exert the whole power OF
to have the laws Of the
forced. The lives and prop
olored citizens are as dear to
as those Of white citizens are
and they should be protected
enjoyment. The blood OF
and his baby calls aloud for
to b. meted out to their muir
The wounds Of the surviving
rs of his family and the ashes
II home demand that justice be
The friends Of law and order
se demand that jnstice be
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-03

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