Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08
THE SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS.

baby were killed at Lake City and
their bodies burned in his house,
which was set on fire by the mob, that
his wife was shot ,and one of the chill
dren and we do not think there is a
man who heard or read the testimony
in the case, who doubted that some
of the men on trial took part in the
horrible atrocity at Lake City. The
only thing that stood between them
and the punishment provided by law
was political and race prejudice.
1t is true. Why not say so?
If the politics and complexion of
the actors in the tragedy had been
different, the jury would have brought
in verdict of guilty without leaving
their seats. All the evidence was
one way, and against the defendants,
but the evidence had nothing to do
with the failure of the jury to act.
That was Influenced by considerations
apart from the testimony in the case.
No one expected that the jury would
find verdict of guilty; it would not
have been surprised had the jury
found a verdict of I not guilty; it's
failure to agree to verdict must be
regarded as distinct advance in pub
lie thought and conscience.-Char
ton, S. G. NesUs and Coatr Ter.
An Atlanta despatch reports that
Zone special and two regular trains
carried nearly 1000 people to New
nan so witness the burning of Sam
Hose or to visit the scene of the hor-
rible affair. The excursionists re-
turning last night were loaded down
with CHASTITY reminders of the affair
in the shape of bones, pieces of flesh,
and parts of the wood which was
placed at the negroes feet. These
people are ION the same plan as the
Samoan head hunters, or any other
savages, and as long as like practices
are possible in this country, there is
an evident incongruity in our under
taking to force such Christianity and
civilization upon the Filipinos. If
there is any missionary work to be
done by Us, the missionaries should
be sent to both whites and blacks in
the south. Philadelphia Ledger.
Bishop Alexander Walters, presid-
ing over the New Jersey conference
of the African Methodist church in
his opening address on Tuesday
discussed the recent lynchings of
negroes in the south. He said:
"The real cause of our trouble is
race hatred. Some years ago it was
thought that as the negro became in
telligent and cultured this race pred
JUDGE would disappear; but in some
sections of the country it has only
intensified this feeling. The passing
of the Jim Crow car laws in several
of the southern states; the disfran-
chisement of negroes, regardless of
qualification; the shutting out Of
them from hotels, restaurants, and
places of amusement, are all mani
festatlons of race hatred. We are
censured as race for not exhibiting
manly qualities, and are considered
'impudent niggers' if we assert our
manhood. We are truly between the
upper and neither milestone.
I have come to the conclusion that
nothing but manly resistance on the
part of the Afro Americans them
selves will stop these atrocities Pres
ident Mckinley and the federal gov
eminent have shown themselves i'm
potent to convict the murderers of
federal officials. The governors of
certain states in the south have ac
knowledged their inability to protect
their colored citizens. In the name
of Almighty God what are we to do
but fight and die? The greatestpr
lem of America today is not the cur
rency question nor her colonial pos
sessions, but how to avoid racial
war at home. You cannot forever
keep the negro out of his rights,
Slavery made coward of him; for
$50 years he was taught to fear the
white man. But he is rapidly emery
ing from such slavisb fear and ere
long will contend for his rights as
bravely as any other man."
Same Old Model