Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11
Public Sentiment Averse to the
Lynching of Criminals.
CRIME At NEWMAN, Ga, CONDEMNED
Leading CoIored Men Indorse Sen
timents of Democratic Leaders.
TIDAL WAVE OF CRIME

Public sentiment at the south, it is I'M
derstood, as expressed in church circles as
we'll as among state officials, is fast APP
preaching the point where organized ell
fort will be made to end mob rule and es-
tablish and maintain the forms of law and
order. The tragedy enacted recently at
Newman, Ga. has, it is declared, brought
to the front the law-abiding citizens, who
while they condemn the transgressor are
nevertheless determined that his execution,
If deserved. shall not be accomplished by
mob violence.
Speaking of the probable effects of the
Georgia crimes, Mr.. II. P. Cheatham OF
North Carolina, who. is we'll known, Is
the recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia. said:
The tidal wave of crime in this country,
growing out of an acute stage of the race
problem, must cause every man who loves
his native land to pause and reflect, and to
earnestly strive for better conditions. l
have always contended, and nothing has
happened to change my view, that the good
white people of the country, In the south
as well as in the north, are radically OPP
posed to mob violence. and can be relied
upon to draw upon every resource at their
command to establish the supremacy OF
law and order. l am firmly convinced that
this so-called negro problem must be set
course, by the better element of the colored
race which will invariably be found, as
reference to history will prove. supporting
their white neishbor in all that tends to
elevate and ennoble the masses. This IS
rendered plausible when we remember that
the white people have all the power. civil,
military and political; that they control
the press and all the mighty educational
influences that make public sentiment.
Their environment and vast opportunity
for culture have made them unquestionabiy
the superior race. 1t is to their Christian
impulses and philanthropic spirit that we
must look for just and permanent solu-
ton of the difficulties that beset US. They
are generous and broad-minded.
White Lenders Quoted.
Happily, we do not have to go far to
find ample illustration of the fact that the
self-respecting ,Anglo-Saxon recognizes the
gravity of the situation. and that he is
conscious of his duty toward our people
and to his own integrity. Tne manly utter
arces of Rev. DR.. J. l. Vance of Tennessee
at the hate Atlanta Sunday school conVen-
ton demonstrates the growth of the chiv-
alrc spirit in the breast of the proud south
erner. DR.. Vance denounced lynching and
mob violence in the strongest tertas, and
declared. in language that admitted of no
IN sc onstruc ton. that the south, for its own
good must weed out from the garden Of ITS
civilization the outlaws aid enclnles OF
public peace that threaten the WY life of
that great section.
Mr. JOsephus Daniels who held a re-
sIonSibe position in the Interior Depart
ment throughout the administration of
President Cleveland one of the strongest
political leaders in North Carolina, and con-
coded at all hands to be one OF the sirong-
est political factors in American Journal
ISM writes in the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, the cleareSt, brayeSt and most con-
vincing defense of southern honor, dignity
and patriotic character that ] have ever
read. The argument IS pitched upon high
ground, and reflects the best thought, intel
ligence and moral strength Of the people
with whom he Is identified. | find intense
satisfaction in this vigorous paragraph.
which well sets forth the keynote of the
entire docum mt What is wanted is n pub
lie sentiment that shall put the right esu-
mate the act of the lyncner, {. public
sentiment SO stern in its condemnation that
it will bsget d few clean-cut jury convlc-
cease. Signs are not wanting that this time
is coming. The lyncher IS no legitimate
product OF our civilization. Our people are
coming TO take his true measure. That is
the beginning of the End. So soon as the
fact, Invested OF all glamor stands bald
that the lyncher puts himself on d level
with his victim, in the eyes of the citizen
and In the eyes of thu law. we shall have
done with these sckening butcheries.
Anglo-SaxOn law is strong enough to pro-
teCt AnglO-SaxOn civilization against the
negro brute; it must be made strong
enough TO protect 1t against the white
lyncher well. Therein alone les the
safety of society