The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-15
LETTERS From THE PEOPLE
Another View Of Mob Law.


To the Editor OF The Post.
Houston, Texas. July AIN your Issue ot
yesterday appears what lie believed TO be
true and correct statement Of the Trinity
AFFAIR signed by committee OF four cit
liens. and in the same paper a piece signed
"A Reader" and headed 'Moh Law Con
demncd." II is this TO which ] wonld Ike
to reply through your columns. While !
am opposed 10 mob law in n general way.
still there are cnses where It becomes neces-
sary and where an outraged people are
compelled to resort TO II In self-defonse, ~
defense Of theIg wives and daughters. "a
Reader" goes on to state that mob law
is curse that is doing the State aud the
South more harm than any other one thing.
That it keeps out capital and desired i'm
migration ana therefore retards the devel.
opment o. our resources and enrichment Of
our people. This ! do not think IS the
case. but Instead II is the trouble that
so, II II Is done at all Tell me %
Q State In the Union thar has had
IN the past hye years anything to con
pare with the Immigration 10 this state
Or ! defy "A Render TO mention a state
In the Union that has had her resources
developed within the past two years as
has the state Of Texas
There Is not q State In the Union that
has u better, more 10y al, law abiding cit
tzenship than Texas and II we bad men
IN authority VINO would see 10 II that uui
aws we're strictly aud promptly coupled
with it wouid do more toward putting an
end TO mob law than anything else \ few
years sine at Bristol, Va. negro was
arrested for rape This occurred on a Sal.
urday afternoon, and In one week
from that time he had been indicted tried.
found guilty ana sentenced to he hing aud
the time Tor the hanging liked for the very
earliest day possible under the law. This
was perfectly satisfactory TO the people
and such would be the case here II uur
laws were ccrrled out promptly, but as l.
Is a black brute may commit bis hcllSh
outrage and, unless the people take the law
into their own hands, the probability Is
lae mend. after laying In jail At The tx
ptnse OF the State Tor weeks aud iarins
iietter than he ever Jared before. Is tired
at great expense TO the State, and sumo
itue snystcr lawyer takes his case, has
the trial put on on first one plea aud IN
other ana after bringing II finally 10 II
trial with part negro Jury manages to
get hung luri Instead o. hung scoundrel.
Iheu ut stlll greater expense, has 10 come
another trial and nnuiiy lie prisoner is
perhaps sent 10 the pen for a short term
ahd mus gets Just what he wants, free
board and lodging Finally his time is ny
ana ne returns tu be made much over anu
from that time h. is big Ike among mis-
people ana the poor girl he outraged Is
ruined forever, heart broken, ashamed 10
meet those among whom she was ruised.
feeling herselt forever uisgfaCed ana tuf
10 FAULT of her own but because OF the
h'lliSh, brutal passions OF brute IN the
form Of man. With uuv laws or the way
In which they are administered mefr
tlnrcsty, can we expect our people do to
no more than TO try TO project their BONES
mothers, wives ana daughters?
eur people, 4 large majority, are WORRYING
Incn anu women, and those Of us who have
on liien, guls particularly, make gre Z
riirccs Ia raise and .ucatc en- an a
we watch them grow from childhood 10 Wn.
iulnhood we are proud OF them ana love
!Ptin' ana we expect great things from