The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-01
MOB LAW DENOUNCED
GOV. GAMBLER APPEALS To THE
LAW-ABIDING ELEMENT OF
THE STATE OBJ GEORGIA
SAYS LYNCHING MUST CEASE

Traduced Because OF the Failure
to Punish Offenders Through the
COurts-Asks That All Classes
Join in the Effort to Put a Stop
to Mob Rule.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 31.--Gov. Gambler
tonight issued an appeal to the people
of Georgia to join hands and put an end
to mob violence in the state The gov
ernor believes that the only way to re-
store condition of peace and tranquil
1ty and to bring an end to the lawlessness
that has been manifested in different
parts Of the state is for the people to up
hold the courts, aid them in bringing
to speedy justice all criminals, and by the
| strong force of a vfrile public sentiment
| prlng punishment TO lawbreakers of all
kinds. The governor tells Of the reproach-
es heaped upon the state by the repeated
! outbreaks, and says:
The purity Of the fair mothers and
! daughters Of Georgia must and shall be
preserved, and at the same time the lives
! and liberties of all the Iaw-abiding ne
groes in Georgia must and shall be pro-
! tected. Arson and burglary, and assas-
! sination, and robbery, and rape must
stop, and at the same time lynch law
must stop. The good of both races and
the fair name of the state demand this.
The ordinary processes Of the law are
amply sufficient to punish all crimes. Our
judges are pure and incorruptible Our
Juries are composed of our most intelu-
gent, upright men, who seldom make mis-
takes. The mob often makes mistakes.
| ana the innocent are made to suffer with
! the guilty. 1t never knows where to stop.
put after Furnishing the guilty, drunk
| with the blood of one victim, it thirsts
Tor the blood of another, and often sacri
! fees on the altar of vengeance those who
| are guiltless of any crime.
| we must away with the mob. We
| must re-enthrone the law We must re-
! store the altar of reason, and tear down
| the altar that passion has erected. We
! must do this in the interest Of the white
men of Georgia, and in the interest of
the negroes of Georgia, and for the fair
name of Georgia, and to protect the vir
| tue OF the women of Georgia.
APPEALS TO LAW.
Lynch law does not stop at arson, Tor
murder, nor robbery, nor rape. This re-
| quires the strong power of the statute
laws, sustained by a healthy, vigorous
| public sentiment
Il would appeal" continued Gov
! Gambler, Ito all officers of the state, civil
! and military, urging them to remember
| that the dignity and the fair name of
! Georgia are in their keeping. 1 would ap-
| peal to them to remember that they are
| guardians Of the peace and happiness of
| the people Of this state. 1t is their duty
to apprehend and bring to justice all
who violate the law, whether it be the
negro who commits rape, or the white
man who kills him for the crime. The
| grand juries must realize that it is as
| much their duty to ferret out and re-
| turn bills against members of the mob
! who lynch a murderer, as it is to return
I a true bill against the murderer himself
Il would appeal, especially, to the bar
to bring that potent influence which the
members of the profession exercise in
! every community, to the aid of law and
order, not only by misunderstanding mob
rule, but by aiding the courts and juries
in bringing accused parties to speedy
! trial. 1t is the duty Of a lawyer to see
that his client has fair and impartial
trial but he should not resort 10 mere
technicalities and pretext to defeat the
end of justice. or even to delay the en-
forcemcnt of penalties whereby society
suffers and the confidence of the people
in the ability of the courts to punish
crime is destroyed.
"In bringing about this end" said the
governor in conclusion, ST would invoke
| the active, earnest cooperation of all
| good men, white and black, with the OF,
! ficers Of the law in their efforts to pre-
vent crime, suppress mob violence, and
bring criminals to justice, and to restore
! peace and order and tranquility to all Of
the people of every race class and con-
| ditiOn.'