The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-03
ABSURD.

Booker Washington, in state
ment given out to the press, ex-
presses the opinion that the prac-
tice of lynchihg, common to oil
sections of the country, was re.
sponsible for the assassination OF
President Mckinley, and the whole
country, because of the disregard
of the law III this respect, are par
4 tieeps crininis in. the crime OF
| Czolgosz.
This view is the sheerest non
| sense. The government of the
United States is less than one
hundred and fifty years old, and
in that period three presidents
have met death at>;the hands of
assassins. e., In the : last twenty
years so far as | can remember,
three European rulers and the
wife of another, have been laid
low by violent means. These were
the car of Russia, the president
of France, the king of Italy, the
empress of Austria, ito say moth
ing of the numerous unsuccessful
attempts made upon the lives of
other sovereigns, including the
good Queen Victoria.
In all these countries the prac-
tice of lynching is unknown, and
therefore could not have had an
effect in inducing the murder of the
rulers of these countries. Anar-
chy, III fact, originated in Europe,
and it's legitimate fruit is violence.
Except President Mckinley none
of our chief executives were assas-
sinated by anarchists. President
Lincoln met his death by the
hands of John Wilkes Booth, who
because of his devotion to the
South, was half crazed OH account
Of the failure of its cause and who.
but for his morbid and sensitive
nature, would not have committed
this crime. President Garfeld's
slayer was an insane man named
Guiteau, and he took the life of
his victim because of fancied
slight which the president offered
him by his failure to appoint him
to office.
Lynching is bad enough as it is.
Let us not make it worse by as
cribing to it effects for which it is
not responsible. While OH this
subject it may be remarked that
the usual crime which is punished
by lynching is the highest expo
nent of anarchy that exists, for it
is a revolutionary blow aimed at
home which is the foundation of
society and government. If Cool
gosz was influenced at all to his
crime by American presidents, it
is more than probable that the ex-
ample of the negro brutes of this
country in over-turning the God
given sanctity of the home, had
an effect upon him; for it is one
of the principles of the anarchists,
creed that marriage should be
abolished. This doctrine is open
ly preached by Emma Goldman,
who instilled her views into the
mind of theI presidents assassin.
With all this talk by negroes of
allowing the law to take its course,
it is notorious fact that they
consider it great hardship when
one of their race, after fair and
impartial trial by due course of
law, is executed for crime
against a white woman. 1t was
true in this county where very
few attended recent hanging for
this otfense, Notwithstanding their
Inherent love for CHASTITY free
shows of this kind. 1t was also
true in Cherokee county, where
the negroes were so severe in their
denunciations of the solicitor gen
eral who prosecuted a negro rap.
list, resulting in his conviction and
execution, that it was necessary tc
make threats of violence against
them i'll order to bring them tc
their senses.
If Washington wishes to do his
lace real service let him preach
In season and out of season the
Nervousness of this crime, anC
exhort them to assist the officer,
of the law IN apprehending sucl
offenders instead of aiding then
to escape, as was done by this rae,
ma recent shocking and blood
curdling case in Missouri.
RADIUS VICTOR.