The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-28

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We q" not recall single instance
where white lynohers have been con.
vlcted in this State, bnt it is on re-
cord that for the one and only in
stance where in the county of Pick
ens) negroes lynched a white ra.
plst the lynchers were tried and
convicted. We deplore the un.
reliable methods used by the State
press and by the management of the
Associated Press dlsp offices in
the State to secure correct reports of
crimes alleged to have been commit
ted by negroes. Too often sensa
tlonal reports that excited little or
no interest IN the localities where
the alleged offenses occurred are
sent out by the press. Aud lynch
ing parties have probably been or.
ganizod under excitement resulting
from such reports
We deplore tho cruel and inhu-
maa attacks upon the negro race that
are being made Ivy the senior United
States senator from South Carolina
and prayerfully hope that the good
white people Of the State do not en-
dorse his views. We are surprised
that those high in authority, State
or Federal, would make utterances
capable of the inference that the bet
ter class of negroes should be held
any more responsible for the morals,
poverty or crimes of their race than
the better class of other races COM
posing the republic should be for
theirs. The negro proves no less re-
sp"nslv" to the cvilizing influence in
American life than any other race
Further we declare that the gross
crimes charged against the race are
not committed by the educated and
self respecting class. To our mind
thus IL forcibse argument favorable
to The extension Of the school terms
and the Improvement of our educa-
tional facilities
We entertain the hope that the
sentiment expressed by tho ex-gov-
ernor in the following, "It is not ne
cessary to worry about the negro, he
is getting all the education which is
provided now and could get no more
under compulsory attendance" does
not prevail. Why is not compulsory
education as necessary for the col
orsd children AZ for any other class
OF chlldrenY Why should we expect
an illiterate negro to be more law
abiding citizen than an indolent
white many We most earnestly ap
peal to those in authority for a con-
tlnuance of their efforts on behalf Of
the colored schools, which they de-
clare to be one of the most indispen-
sable helps in the improvement of
the race.
We pledge ourselves to earnestly
and faithfully advise our people to
abstain from all lawlessness and tbe
habits Of shiftlessness and vagrancy.
We further pledge ourselves to SUP.
port the negro pulpit and press in
donouncing all criminal acts on the
part Of our race.
We further pledge ourselves to
unite with our white fellow citizens
IN all lawful methods for the appre.
henslon and arrest Of all persons who
may be charged with crime, and
pledge our cooperation with the
white ministry, press and law. abiding
citlzene in the creation Of healthy
sentiment in the interest of law and
order.
Signed by O. D. Robinson, chair
man; w. L. Carolina, jacob Moorer,
e j. Sawyer, X. e. Wall, j. b.
Mancebo, II. II. Richardson, t.. II.
Wilson, M. 9. Rhodes, S. f.. Smith,
"A. q. Townsend, Geo. Il. billiard
and >. A. Brown, secretary.