The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-04
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.


whole country.
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.
On Sunday last the Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Parkhurst, Of New York. announced
that at the Wednesday Evening Prayer
Meeting there would be an address by
negro missionary. and in making tho
announcement said:
; Even at this day, so long after the
proclamation OF emancipation, there IS
In many parts of the South q condition OF
ycritable slavery. Although We claim to
be a civilized people, there is degree OF
barbarism in our treatment Of the black
race that Is not exceeded in any part Of
the world. And although we send out
missionaries to Chrlstianze other lands,
there are communities in the South as
I'M Christian as any part of heathendom,
a Southcrner who happened to be In the
church at the time arose and politely in
formed DR.. Parkhurst that he was mis-
tken as to the situation in the South. The
negroes were treated properly, he assert
ed and no credence was to DO given to
the sensational reports of their system
attic Entertainment.
DR.. Parkhurst asked him about the
Grandfather Clause" In the Constitu-
lions of some of the Southern States, and
again asked him about lynchings. the
Southerner making courteous replies, but
standing UP manfully for his people,
On that very day attempts were made
In four different Pennsylvania towns to
lynch a negro who had committed an as
sault upon a white child. The story is
told by a correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Record, writing from Taylors-
town, Pa After the negro was captured
and when the constable arrived to take
him away a large crowd Of people congre-
gated, threatening vengeance. The con-
stable secured a guard and started to the
train with the negro, intending to bring
him to the county Jail at Taylorstown.
The rest of the story is told by the cor
respondent. We quote:
'The officers with the prisoner In their
midst, and with drawn revolvers, fought
their way through the crowd and sue
ceeded in getting their man aboard.
TAT Clayville a mob OF 300 meiA had
gathered with rope, determined to
lynch the man, but tho car doors were
locked and an officer stood at each en-
trance with u revolver, and the crowd
was cowed.
Jefferson was taken off at Taylors-
town in order that he might be identi-
fled. Here. also. the officers We're COM
PEELED to fight their way through the
crowd. and finally reached the Conger
residence
..As they entered the house DR.. Congcr
sprang In front of the negro with n
drawn revolver and discharged the
weapon at tho covering negro. An Of
tcer knocked his arm up and the shot
whizzed through the air, within few
| inches OF Jefferson's face. Conger was
| then held until he identified the man.
| when he was again placed on board the
train and brought here this evening.
"A crowd had gathered here. but there
was no great demonstration, and the
prisoner was safely landed In jail, fol
! lowed up the streets by a hooting. threat
cnng mob of people.
THE negro had to be carried the las
| few blocks. as he was completely over
| come with terror. An extra guard hn:
been placed on the jail here, as dem
onstratlon by the residents of Taylors
town Is expected
| NO WOHuST IL Will letS
! to this incident at the prayer-meetinl
service this evening. Why did he no
refer to the numerous race riots tina
havo occurred in New York city within
the past year or two2 In sono OF thcs
riots assaults were made upon negr oe
simply because they We're negroes, and
was all the police could do to keep tn
blacks from being torn to pieces by tn
mob.
Ne do not Justify or excuse lynchnE
We do not believe In mob law, but
arouses our Indignation when Norther
men try to make It appear that the Sout
Is worse in this respect than the NORTH
, There are more race clashes in the Sout
than in the North for the reason the
| there are more negroes In the South bl
, negroes in any Northern communit
!, there the race question exists and thel
tho bad negro is summariy punished /
@ the indignant whites, whenever no go,
g on tho rampage
: DR.. Parkhurst and those like him, WI
Z 1 NoHelue' 1'ssc ihSLS' sHouid also ~
themselves tho question why It Is. If tlls
8 are treated so much worse in the Sou
than IN tho North, that the negroes I
: not pick themselves up in body NJ
move into Northern territory?
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! An interestlng story comes from Peter
: burg to the effect that member of Il
. Council who has been useful has q
e clded TO retire because OF criticism, i
Q says that he does not mind the wor
g but he has been called liar and THE
q and otherwise abused by the dear publ
= and he has grown tired OF the thankle
g job There Is a lesson in this to the de
II public Many good men. doubtless, refu
TO serve in the Council for that reaso
N No Day is q ttached to the office and ~