Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-01-18


mending his action TO the favorable con-
sideration of waiting world.
LESSON FROM VIRGINIA.
On the night of Aug. Z, 1900, mob
or white men visited the home of Paul
Smith, colored, who resides near Pleas.
ant View, Amherst County, Va. for the
purpose of furnishing him for trouble
which he had with Martin, a white
man. They demanded that he should
come out and deliver himself up 70
them. Brother Smith, didn't come out,
but from his windows and doorways
there came such a patter of shot and
bullets that IL seemed that the United
States government had established a
land battery with orders to fire upon
the approach of danger.
ALL WE'RE WOUNDED.
1t is reported that every member of
the mob was wounded Those who
couldn't run walked, those who couldn't
walk lmped, and those who couldn't do
either groaned on the ground and called
for assistance
No more picnic parties OF this kind
have been heard of in that neighborhood
Lynching is anarchy, and either the
lynchers or the anarchists are outlaws.
When colored men throughout the
country act like white men, buy fire.
arms for hunting purposes and use them
against lawless mobs be they while or
black, this dangerous business will be
discontinued and the citizen of color
be permitted to live in peace.
WORSE THAN HORRIBLE.
1t is announced that 25I6 lynchings
have been recorded during the past l6
years. OF these 20S0 took place in the
Southern States and 1876 in the North
ern states. OF these 1878 were colored
people. OF these the Chicago Tribune
says:
THE crimes or alleged crimes which
caused the people TO take the law in
TO their own hands come near exhaust
ing the calendar Murder and rape
head the list in point of number. bnt
there is total of 1l2 other offenses Civ
en- as excuses for lynch.law. Some of
the crimes were of the most petty ma
ture. Fer instance, one man was lynch
ed for slapping child, another for tilt
ing girl, another for drunkenness,
another for throwing stones, another
for colonizing Negroes, another for en-
uclng servant away, two paid the ex-
treme penalty for eloping, two for writ
ing insulting letters, three for being un-
popular, two for. practicing .hoodeoism,
three for keeping saloons, five for swind
hing and five for gambling.
STATES WITHOUT LYNCHING.
Ten people were executed for no Of
fQnGa w n n L.
for unknown causes.
Vigllantes are charged with IA deaths,
white caps 8, Indians l.; moonshiners /;
desperadoes 1. The only States in which
no lynchings have occurred are Massa-
chusetts, Delaware, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Utah.
What IS the cause of all this, Mr..
President, and what is the remedy :?
These questions are easily asked. Can
they be as easily answered? ? Let us see.
The greatest enemy that the citizen
of color has in this country to-day is the
poor white man of the Southland. He
regards with jealous eyes all progress
made by the new citizen of the new re-
public. 1t must be admitted that the
friction now existing is manifesting it.
self in an increasing ratio.
hEAN lNChEASE.
A race of people that was penniless
in 1865 IS now worth $500, ,009, 100000 in
1902 and to-day the tide is still rising.
In proportion as the estrangement is
increasing between white and black la
Dor the bond of union is increasing be-
tween black labor and white capital.
1t must be conceded that the virtual
retirement of the citizen of color from
politics has caused him to reach out in
the fields of industrial endeavor and
practical comm
The very ostracism which has been
exercised towards him has tended to-
ward his segregation and Mr.. President,
he is building up nation within ma
ton. This seems to be a startling de-
claration impossible of faccomplishm ent,
but it is nevertheless fact.
IN THE LAND OF oPPREssIo
Where the sun shines and liberty
smiles, granting all of the benehcient
Of the New World, the pro-
gress Of the American citizen of color is
slow. But "Way Down South" where
prejudice is rampant and lawless laws
prevail, he is coming in way that has
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