The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-13
ROOSEVELT TO DURB1N.
Comment Of the Press on the pres'-
,,,e Ivnch-l NV L etter.

Comment Of the Press on t'e
dents Lynch-Lsw Letter.
Nav York Sun: Lynchng In our country
hoe NOT anv real relation to anarchy OF
t,,ronnv az Europeans understand those
,rords It Is not an issue between ricn
"a moor men, There Is no more danger
80 ,bo overthrow Of our Constitution t lian
~ Tho browning of President Rcosev.e VIZ
ne os hing or emperor. This sentence OF ~, Inc
letter. therefore. will produce a. ials' ~
pression among Europeans: ~, d.eed
~ Where we permit tho law to be denea
ar evaded. whether by rich man or pVV ~,
man, by black man or white. We s a ~ o ~
just so much weakening the t Pu.' Stances
c af It's its overthrow and Of the substitution
tboreror OF a system in which there snaii
be Violent alterations OF anarchy anu
tyranny. ,,, IN our land
are not the forerunners Of anarchy, anu,
therefore, this sentence should nave Deeh
qualified; - .,,,, o,e form of
anarchy; and anarchy Is now, as It al
ways way has has been, the ,handmaden and FORE
runner Of tyranny. r,.,,,d.,+
Again, was 1t prudent Tor the ILes,ut ~
70 Urge prosecuting officers, magistTates
and jurymen, under forms Of judica1tur,e,
r. railroad" accused persons to death
with the celebrity which history, teiis uS
was used IN the days OF the "o1o ea"eS
III '"N Medic tutlssmus ibis" Mr.. President.
philadelphia Press: But, there has come come
In indiana the aftermath of opposition
from the unions whose members iurhls Iin
so large a proportion. Of the Eyansyills
mob, from those in whom raco preoudice
Is strong. from the respectable who hate
a row. from those who riot, who hate re-
speciality. 49,, c.oy-
ernor Durbin may by his courage be held
.'less available" There is always TO dis-
courage civic courage and the COURAGEOUS
e enrrent drift and desire which crops up
everywhere to look on lynchinG as ne
cess ss evil" The cause in come cases.
Is enough TO Justify aImost anyt W never nae
wholly disappear until the evil Wh!ch
causes it Is crushed also. ,,d-
But as President Doosevsit has !e intter
ed all the land by ms eh me- : ~ i Thsre
are no necessary evils Lynchlng is
anarchy Anarchy is never Necessary AZ:
The crime Of lynching Is never one n ,Ias
can be allowed by courts or communities
TO go 'just once"
Atlanta Constitution: The letter OF Pres.
ident Roosevelt to Governor Durpln, os
Indiana, IS filled with common truths OF
minded citizen will contest AS an sA
preston OF the Presidents horror q some
Of the he!nous, of'enses for wh y, ,, ,net,
law under ill circumstances and DIS de-
sire for the speedy and certain ope.!!at'ons
OF the courts set to administer Jusuce IN
der the laws Of the State, the letter
timely enough, and conservative enough
in tone and phraseology. 49,. bean
The letter. however. might nave S 1
better aadesfed the ul Presldent
seeks to confer upon him. ne IS not -, Il
ft American representat'Ve OF respeGt i9r
the laws OF the State over which nc rs Is
governor. On the, contrary. ne enjoys " t tss
evil distinction of violating guaranIee
Of the national Constitution and the COM
ity OF States by refusing to deliver up 10
complIce IN tho murder OF the governor
elect of that sister state. 49,. u,,,o,
And, in the very matter ABOUT "i .f
the President eomRime1bfs c gGs6,n Who Nc
caused the Evansville riot to the judge
end court asking his person Tor triaI; ~
this be the sort OF governor the rresid rea!
pleads for In more Of the States-lHsh H'u
help the country!
New York Times: The President has no
he exposes and denounces In reality
the is none save IN the publication and
des slopment Of public sentiment, ana 10
this his letter may be expected 10 con
legislntlon The Federal government can
have no Jurisdiction in the purely poacc
matters of the States. 1t cannot even en-
force upon the states the moral obliga-
t,on It is itself compelled to acknowledSe
to protect the citizens Of foreign GOV
that foreign governments shall protect
our own within their borders. All the
Federal government can do In Guch cAec
Same protection In Our cou,try MS our
own, and that the rights of the latter de-
pend on the action OF the States and
their officials. 1t is not practicable for
the Federal government, Directly or in
directly, to do anything to suppress lynch
Ing, save as it might occur or be threat
ened in the territory subject to the jur!s-
dction OF the United States.