Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-09-05
ARP FAVORS A WALL
he Says Northerners Hate the South
Any Way.
NEGRO QUESTION NOT IN 1T
Recent Race Riots North of Mason
and Dlxon's Line Discussed by
Bill.

We thought that maybe the late New
York and Akron riots would even up
things and the south haters up in
Gods country would call off the dogs
but they are still blowing.the same old
horn. They are hard up, however
Some of the hounds have lost the trail
and all are scattered and there is no
keynote to rally them-the buglers
don't harmonize. Some said that the
riot In New York was owing to that
city. The Akron horror called for an
other solution. and now they boast that
they saved the niger. but il ii had
heen down south he would have been
lynched with Sam Hose tortures late
paper sent me as marked copy says
that southern mobocracy has crossed
the line and is affecting the lower
classes mp north, just as a tontagion
spreads in unhealthy regions. 1t al
comes from the south. and there is no
quarantine 10 arrest It's progress
That's bad and sad. Let's build a
wall.
But seriously we must warn our good
negroes not to cross the line. 1t is dan
gerous Keep away from Pana and
New York. Stay at home and cult
yate our cotton and corn and let poll
tics alone and you are in no danger
idleness is your curse. II | had my
9 way | would re-establish the old pat
rol system and make every tramp ne
gro carry pass or take "A whipping |
would empower the town marshals and
the country constables to arrest every
vagAbond on the highway and il he
touldent give good account of him
self he should be tied up and dressed
down. We old men know that one
good whipping has more effect on a.
bad negro than five years in the chain
gang. Even hanging is glory. for
they are going straight to heaven Last
Saturday night tramp negro cut the
slat from the blind OF Mr. Cad-ys house
SDd opened it and crawled in and stole
his paternal gold watch and his pocket
book within three feet OF his head,
while he was sleeping. No doubt he
wss armed. and would have shot Mr..
Cary had he walked up and resisted
The negro took night freight and
'ras arrested at Kingston, and the
watch was recovered. but he got
away. We have got to do something
with these tramps. Our chain gang are
full enough. | repeat 1t. that no coed
industrious negro is in any danger in
the south. and they know Il. Jim
State. and he says there is no labor IN
the world equal to that OF well-regu-
lated negroes, and he knows.
But the spirit OF mobocracy Is net
confined 10 the race problem up north
The lynching last Saturday at Gilman.
in Illinois. was against an cid defen-
seless white woman-a doctress who
was suspected of causing young
girls Death by malpractice. but who
had not had n trial. nor had a-y IN
tention 70 harm the erring girl y
moDFof $40 men attacked her house in
d. the night. and she defended. herse
and eher home and,killed and wounded
Sas many as she .GoIld. They mortally
twounded her and burned her house.
What kind Of civilization is that? Why
hident they hunt~np the man who
ruined the girl? Our civilization down
south has always: protected women,
10 matter what they did We will not
lang them for murder. for even old
Mrs. Mobiles was sent to the chain
g'ng. Our women must have protec-
tim from white brutes and black
fimds. and we would have rejoiced il
somebody had have given that scoun-
Dire DR.. Wilkerson. who ran away
with his wife's sister. hundred
Atlanta. That was a good case far a
little mob. law. II the law could not
reach him the lash would Poor help
less. iitiful woman! How you have to
suffer IN SILENCE and live and die with
your wrongs dnavenged. How many
hearts .are breaking now because OF a
husbands tyranny or his f3ithfulness
10 his marriage VOWS. For her chill
dreps sake she keeps silent and
buries htr secret in her bosom. !
know OF men who made fame while
living, and on whose monuments full
some epitaphs are chiseled who dis
graced and dlshonored the name of
husband. l know some who are not
dead who are doing the same thing
now. A woman chained to an unprin
cipaled man is the most helpless c.ea-
ture upon earch. Promethius. bound
10 the rock and the eagles eating his
heart. was not worse on Blackstone
says there is no wrong but has a rene
dy. He was mistaken. Women have
a thousand wrongs that are remediless
What kind OF remedy is divorces or
separation or alimony? It is the heart
that is broken 1t is love and honor
that woman wants, and that was
promised her at the altar. IT, as a
la-t resort. she leaves him. he struts
ar;und and claims the children. The
children are mine" he says. The man
who says that is a conceited fool. In
the first place he does not know for
certain that he is their father, and II
he is. he made no sacrifice to be so. All
the pain of motherhood is hers. All
the tender care and nursing and night
watching and generally all the prayers
for their safety and good conduct are
hers. while he is at his bank or store