The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
.,,.oIIS MENACE TO SOCIETY.
...,,e. ursr BE PREVENTED
LINcHi'',ys GOV. ELLERBE.

liable to Relatives of
EaEe -Itouor Question to he
De All over Again Before
f''s' caroIiua's LegisI"ture-A
soni' lion suggestion in the
Ioeai acknowledgement
Cove, reorganization.
''sr ,, 5. C.. Jan. 1o.-The state leg
c9l-p'' med to-day. In view of the
tl'a'' 's... which have occurred in the
r'c' l...' 5,rIng the past year, that por-
clIoIl-' rrsrbe's message dealing
ton o. ..,,isst of iynching will be read
W. o.,aliar interests. on TINS point 'he
VIZ snr,ar in part said;
O' ,n.+,s the last several years there
~, spparently increasing dispo-
"a snoas us to attempt The righting
sue -. s1aposed wrongs by the law
O '' ,,.. or1,f.ce of lynching. 1t is i'm
~. oof 10 see in this tendency seri-
,,s IN society. 1t means the aboh-
..,s4 rsguIar order of justice, and
,.,,,, The first step in the destruc-
''' ..ss sae.al order. The deed that,
,5e name of law and order, puts
,.- s,t of office. is as serious crime
society and morality as the most
..,. act. execrated of men and de
of Cod How deeply criminal,
nounod u .-.-,-
nrst such lawless acts of mistaken
,...e. bs,ome. when they are the express
,.. of righteous indigna ton than of
s'l rt- ,t+i,suass-less of the instinct of
nla a. -,".-r.,tian than of the instinct of
seAp thar marks our nearness to
t-,ts INT his is what this lawless
N af lvpchfne means; to this alone
pa
j ''-' ,, D..t,. of tho LAW
ia"
We have the laW' WIN an ITO dse"-leS
end sanctions ana " can doi"dys p@ re
lei on to guard ana PUNISH, II we VIII
but hack 4 Ni'h puphc coiIlue.lce' anu
sustain il by an enlightened pubic oph-
l}n H. however we suler 1t 10 De as
regarded and olsHonoiea py rlotous ana
irresponsible moos' we snaIl ma the lamp
Of justice become a Hreprahd Oh aa"less-
ness and aef protecting SWORD an assas-
ri, ,1is uslrnar.on of the highest func-
tons Of justice by the unchecked brute
force Of the mob.
The officers Of the law must be chosen
i0T Woby, and for courage; and 1t
should become of itself high crime and
misisutl1or for sheriff or constaoles TO
allow prisoner TO be taken by violence
from their hands even though his own
blood should nave to be shed TO protect
The criminal. mat an olhcer charged
with the duty of holding and of protect
ing prisoner should suffer him to be
the representative OF the states power
ana sovereignty should constitute tortei-
lure III user OF ms ONCE LOT IL is con-
lesson Oh hdispositoh OF Oh lnapihty 10
psfoih 'le Aisn ouly committed TO MN.
S0'n oneeIs VIII never correct lawless-
ness Iof they are elther IN sympathy with
OF tney are afraId OF 1t.
AS an additional measure of restraint,
Il Houu pe We'll ana l recommend that
Sl9 county III "ilch the crime OF lynch-
ing is eoIulliea shau De habte, to the
lsI' u . e'5 ''0'iil u 'he lyhcnefs' IN the
sum VI wv anu .nal men VINO shall be
'S S,.,' We ~ pdlt'c'Pdlius III ynchlhg
n bo,5 .4tl. ~, ~ ,il9 iisH' u 'ole Vi
ING STATE
His Views of the Disnensarx
During the past summer the South Car
mdea IN the eyes of the world since the
n n.5 ,l %, ol the unique system of dealing
wan 'Ae HQuor problem, was feature of
1s state campaign To-day the legisla-
t'5 e'5a'el as result of that campaign,
r Us "isl annual session, and the
s.'., "e"ty an OF whom are new,
p ryl'G WIN unusual concern what Gov.
aIo, NuO vas reelected, had to say
', NJ lae system as It stands at present.
,Is lspensary has run the gamut of all
Wy olfls' ana Is now protected i'm its
CCS .,.. by the Federal Supreme
, NO-il IN 'he' legislature the prohibition
,'s saye me balance of power, as between
s srs aspfnsary aud anti-dispensary forces,
over sga '90 at Question que, rs 10 be fought all
Governors views In nart as exrras eli9
ID bis message: p e'7'e'i
Nothing connected with the odr,inistra
to1 Of the state government o. tbig 80