The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-06

savage (such as in general and then into the
nature Of particular class of savage called rapst IN
particular.
That great socologt Herbert Spencer, speaking of the
natives Of Africa says 1T characteristic OF them to be
governed in all their actions by whatever impulse may Tor
the time being uppermost in their minds II 1t be re-
every other excluded from consciousness and
they pursue that impulse with wild totally regard
less of consequences Obvious alike the dictates of
humanity and Of etribution It is the with
all their undertakings but changns led away
by some equally ephemera passion will in
transport of fury bury his knife in the heart of his closest
friend and comrade What then be the effect of
the most terrible example a such this? When
he commits the deed there in his mind for
the fear of consequences. He monomanac, and his de-
um may last for many hours, is the case where the
raps lies wait his victim the person EN-
poys cunning and elaborate device for the attain
ment Of an end, No punishment deter him All that
be done is place him where he do more harm
and this be accomplished well by law as by MOI
violence
Now picture to yourself black with these pas
sions trampng the country Being thirsty he stops
at farm beside road and knocks at the door
The farmers wife daughter the summons and
gives him wherewha refresh himself On seeing her his
hitherto dormant desire to have carna knowledge OF white
usurps control and drives other consd
Grafton from his mind He hangs around until an opportun
ty presents itself of accomplishing his dire On the
read of another foul crime and another burning
fire. has for these wreches be-
their intelligence that they incapable Of
imagining the pangs of cremation Therefore that be-
cause the nature OF negro and raps lynching fails to
accomplish the only of its being 1t fails to deter
A posterori 1t is a fact that in the period between the
burning negro Paris Texas and the present
there have been of these horrors committed than
period of the length before 1t is also fact that
before has the punishment been speedy and
dreadful
Some other solution must be found; a negro will con-
the future he has acted in the past long
his unchanged and lynching will change
it. Yours respectfully. L. B. DE Ponies.
Must Stop Burning.
To the Editor of The Post.
San Marcos Texas September 1.-The opinion of OBJ
citizen have but little weight yet in of
such awful significance raperapc and the subsequent
burning of the 6eud--I feel iupelIed to speak.
entirely with The Post that burning must be
stopped not because the fend does deserve it, but from
the unuerabe consequences that follow such horri-
bic exhibitions.
The crime for which these bunings to
ognized the of the cuprit is casting baleul
shadow the country and the rghtfu vengeance follow
ing swiftly has apparent lettering effect The
is not far to seek They these in the form
man. yet but few from the gorilla mental ac-
qurements and animal passions He has a species of low
cunnngnot that if he hears of the fate await
ing him he does not appreciate its understand
that IT Will reach him. The body of negroes
plemnded Industrious densey ignorant superstous and
sensual going people kndhearted generous They
creduous degree and believe the foolish story
ed think by the negess Ida Wells that usually the
is committed by white and a negro burned" This
preposerous notion could find Judgment in thinking
4 brain.
So much for the crime and the criminal The remedy
far there may be when such beings are aed-is
here The negroes be informed autoritativey that
there is law for rape hend that his guilt will be deter
mined outside the house and that be no ap-
peal That innocent may suffer we grant but the
enormty OF the crime and the temper of people will
brook delay Then hang him Let preachers and teach
lawyers and judgeseader among en-set themselves
to this notion to burn Let the press stop printing
counts OF these things. Let white then see to it that
negroes get fair trial by judge and jury for all other Of
lenses. When is ynched for other crimes punish the
ynchers will take time and effort correct such
monster evils Thomas IAruAu