The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-06
THE RECENT
SOUTHERN
OUTRAGES
Has Fanucd to Life the Dying
Sentiment of above OF
Simple Justice.
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRAT
Uses Some Very Vigorous Ian.
guage In Regard to the
Newman Horror.
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRAT
EFFECT OF THE ATROCITIES
On the Public Mind-.-Thc Future
Outlook In the South Some.
what Encouraging.

soccial Dispatch to the IntellIEenccr.
= WASHINGTON, May 5.-Thc publica-
tion which has recently been made in
various influential newspapers OF the
true status OF political affairs in some
of the southern states has already be-
gun to bear fruit, and the noble band OF
those citizens in the section referred to
who love 10 have justice shown to their
follow citizens. whether they be black
or white. hnve taken fresh courage anu
nre determined that the managers OF
the Democratic party shall not again
carry the election In any southern state
by means Of the Winchester rifle, rapid
firing gun or the torch.
It should be borne in mind that the
words quoted were not those OF Re-
publican, but were spoken by man
who took very prominent part on the
Democratic eide in the campaign In
North Curolina last fall. and who, dur
Ing the last administration of President
Cleveland. occupied high government
position in Washington. 1T has been
claimed" said the gentleman, "as an
excuse for the brutal conduct OF the
Georgia mob that It was the work OF in
sane people. This claim Is the best pal
liation for men vino could cut of cars,
fingers and toes. kindle n fire with oil
and pitch, and burn up the basest GRIM
inul, but the stn.emen. that they will
become Insane at stated periods shows
that the plea OF insanit; viii no: en-
upon their section and u blot upon
southern civilization.
Manhood Rcvoltr.
THE manhood and intelligence Of the
south h-revolts alike 1T the crime and
the punishment. The first was the act
OF d brute who would have been exc
cuted by law: tho last Is the crime of
| tho white men who boast OF their cIvili-
zation. Uncivillzed men grow cnrnged
and avenge crimes like that in Georgia
was avenged: civilized men are able to
! govern themselves md to leave the pun
f! ishmcnt OF crime to the constituted au-
thoritics. When they grow frantic and
relai.ie into barbnrisn:. ny those Georgia
men did, they bring discredit upon the
south and are law-breakcrs.
"The south must put an end to lynch
law. 1t IS no justification 10 say that
the brutcs deserve the punishment they
receive. That goes without saying,and
It would be meted out without causing
the destruction Of respect for law and
| morals among the less educated young
mep OF the south. Lawlessness begets
n disregard for law, and the innate re-
spect for authority that has always
characterized the south will be utterly
destroyed unless lynch law Is complete
ly wiped out.
Lynch law barbaritlcs must cease In
the south. not because they give occa-
sion 10 ssctionalists at the north to
abuse the south and TO mlsrepresent the
attitude OF Its reputable cltiaeus, but
because lynch law strikes at the very
foundation OF our civilization, and sub
stltut!ng the blind fury OF the mob for
the safeguards of law.
Effect of the Atrocities.
"The effect Of atrocities like that Mt
| Newman. Georgia, does not end with
the lust gasp of the wretch who Is burn
ed at the stake or with the further bru-
talizinS of the seml-brutes who take
part in them. 1t wounds the public re-
spect and begets skepticism as to the
efficacy of enlightened public opinion,
and that Is the surest forcrunner Of de-
| srncracy nnd decay. No patriotic man
Of the south can read the sickoning de-
tails OF such affairs without bowling his
head in shame for his section. his race
and his bonsted heritage of 5000 years
OF civilization, that could not save them
from such Il lurch downward to primal
savasery.
''The fact that lynchings have rather
Increased In the atrocities that attend
them OF late years Is an unmlstakable
evidence OF their effect upon the public.
1t shows Il steady trend toward brutal
ity; that there Is no halfway ground,
no certain limit, when once the will OF
the mob is substituted for the processes
OF law. From killing TO torture is but n
step, when passion and not reason is
the guiding force. The logical lnilex OF
continually taking the law into their
own hands Is appearing all to plainly IN
those communities that have been wont
to do that.
Next to the harm done to the healthy
sentiment for law and order by the
lyucher Is tho evil wrought by his apollo
gist. SO long MS mob murder IL de-
clnred to be rooted In chivalry mob
murder will multiply. So long ua the
thug who cuts Off ears ny souvenirs Is
dubbed hero. thugs viii multiply.
what is wanted Is public sentiment
that shall put the righ; estimate on the
act OF the ly7ichcr. public sentiment
80 stern In itR condemnation that 1t Will
hcEet n few clean cut jury convictions.
Then and not before. lynchinss will
coJHc.
Signs nrc not Wanting.
signs are not wanting that this
time Is coming. The lyncher Is no To-