The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03

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will add that I would be one Of a party to do the Killing set
whenever occasion requires it. But when you say you pfotSs'
AGAINST hhruing a human being because OF the horflDe e'oel-
~ Of the punishment, you put yourself on record as appeal
- r svr,rsthv for the heilish brute (who for no other
-essor than to crafty his internal lust, inhiets a torture, a
,reI indescritably horrible death upon his poor, innocent
helpless victim), and show none for the poor woman u emu
butehered. and the victim Of an unnamabIe assault the very
thouyht al which makes the blood boil in the breast OF any
man having a spark Of humanity in his organism. Let the
author Of your editorial for just the space Of one moment
imagine his feelings should his mother. wife sister or sweet
little innocent. pratttine babe become the victim, and quickly
he himself will be ready to apply the torch.
As matter Of fact Mr.. Editor land in this know |
voice the sentiment Of the great masses Of our people NORTH
South. East and West, the brute, sotdepraved, so utterly IN
human as to commit such a crime, places himself beyond the
pale Of humanity and deserves the most eoudign punish
ment that can be devised; indeed, the genius OF man up to
this good day has utterly failed to originate a punishment
sufficiently terrible to in any manner compensate tor the
d@iabolicaI crime.
You say that the only point made BY Mr. Smith is to the
effect that the horrible manner OF death would act as a de-
terrent upo1 criminals OF that order, but that experience
has proven this untrue. and more crimes Of that character are
committed since the adoption Of the torch penalty than be-
fore Why tbs is SO is hard to understand but it is 50,
nevertheless, and you pertinently ask, What them
Sir. Z make bold 70 answer this question, What them
ar, one Of those land there are hundreds Of thousands Of
men, good and true" all over this free America, that feel as
: do about it,. who. if our wives. mothers, sisters and daugh-
tiers can rot be protected in any other way, holds himself
ready, as soon as that fact Is demonstrated, to join his coun-
trymen in absolute determination Of the whole black race
! say black race adyisedly. fer they are responsible Tor these
heIish crimes the few whites so lost 20 every sense Of hui
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as an absolute deterrent Tor a whole generation, The black,
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