New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-04
MOB Law EXTENDING.
Negroes Call attention to Lynch
ings for Minor Crimes.

Louisville. July 3-The closing day of the
Afro American Council marked chiefly by
the presentation of resolutions embodying an
address to the country at large the race
problem. After its adoption the convention ad-
journed sine die. The address was in part as
follows:
We recognize with pleasure the friendly rela;;
the white race and our own, and We sincerely
relation we ae confident Ra NO one w haT notes 6
carefully the signs Of the times can fail to discover
Of the land o accomplish this very end; Who can
public gaze the most objectionable and undesr-
able citizen that treads American soil? The igno-
types and products of the race, rather than those
for race development and uplft. We declare this
standard of measurement to be unfair to any
AS to mob violence It is gratifying to note that
shows decided decrease and While all of these
were not members of. our race. the vast majority
time We're # not that Tbe 1be nm5ar at ys
tins is decreasing. the variety of provocations
which lead up to this act of violence is growing
lynched for impudence. refusing to obey striking
Now, we submit, that lynching for any cause is
destructive Of law is demoralizing, but 20 subject
offences to unlawful punishment ard death is to
for him to Suffer Violence for such cause will
some sections of the country it means death for a
negro to attempt to protect the females of his
family We ask in all sincerity, Is this American?
Is it right? Such conditions indicate clearly
tendency to anarchy, and anarchy for the negro
will terminate in anarchy for all men.
The number of those of who now
accused of the nameless crime against woman is
small compared with the whole number, that 1t IS
crime. Yet we make plea for any who may
be proved guilty of this crime: our plea is for law
and for the protection of the innocent.
1t is clearly evident that the purpose of
those who first started ostensibly to disfranchise
the ignorant negro has been brOadened and
strengthened. Their purpose now includes almost
all negroes. In certain of the States this result
has already been achieved. and thousands of quail
fed men denied positively and absolutely the
right vote In such States taxation without rep
resentation prevails truly ever it did when
England held control over the American colonies;
We make objection TO the Acknowledgement OF
the Ignorant negro, provided the same classes Of
the other races similarly dealt with. Our con-
tention is not for special but equal privileges.
]. C. Napier, of Nashville, Tenn, in ad
dress said:
What the negroes want TO do in this country is to
make friends with the people. Passing laws will
not bring about the desired result. would feel
better away from home If knew that l had the
tect my family during my absence, than l would
with army a thousand miles away willing 10
fight for my rights. These young men who come
from Boston with their high notions Of life, with
their bloodthirsty speeches, would do better by
visiting the South. knowing something of the con-
dtion of their people and preaching 10 them a
gospel Of peace