The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-10
ANOTHER ERUPTION.

ANU hEh ERUFl1DN.
The Burlington Clipper delivered itself
q another bombastio diatribe last week on
its pet ynehing illusion, in which The
Times was one Of the objects Of attack on
account Of the stand it has taken against
the practice Of murder BY mob. Besides a
vacuity as regards argument the article
was chiefly noteworthy because Of lack Of
dignity In fact the article was puerile in
It's abuse. Because the opinions Of The
Times differ radically from those Of the
Burlington contemporary on the subject Of
lynching the latter charaoterizes The
Times conclusions as lacking maturity
and without proper understanding Of
things. II such is the case then the
opinions Of ninetenths Of the people of the
United States are lacking ia the same, for
il is not beyond conservative statement
to say that not one.tenth Of the peo.
pie Of this country look with favor upon
lynching, or would suffer it for an instant.
Il the opinions Of Justice David j. Brew
81 Of the United States supreme court, Of
Prof. William James Of Harvard uuiversi-
ty and Of Theodore Roosevelt, president Of
the United States, are lacking in maturity
OF those persons do not have proper un-
Outstanding Of things, then the Burlington
Clipper is comforting an everlasting favor
IN acquainting the people with that fact.
President Roosevelt says 'The corner,
stone Of this republic, as Il an free gov
ernments, Is respect for and obedience to
law Where we permit the law to be de-
fed or eyaded, whether BY rich man Or by
poor man, by black man or white we are
by just SO much weakening the bonds Of
civilization and increasing the chances Of
its overthrow Prof James, student
Of the human mind, declares the lynching
spirit is a profound social disease which
is far more virulent than the cholera.
and Justice Brewer speaks Id as nnmis-
taxable terms Of the debasing influences
Of the thing.
The Clipper in an impotent way rants
and tears and works itself iato a fine
frenzy over the advocacy Of lynehing for
the assalants Of women, declaring that
the opinions Of such recognized men Of
broad and sane mindsas these are not ma
tured and do not how a grasp Of the mat
ter considered, Why, Mr.. Clipper. don't
you see the absurdity 81 your position
You set up your opinions against those Of
the three men mentioned and declare that
theirs Is Of no consequence, while yours IS
the correct one. oh, the selfsatisfaetlon |
Of egotisml But, Mr. Clipper You have
right TO your opinions, and there win Be-
no suppression Of them so long as YOU
don't lneite to riot.
There Is not a crime more heinous than
that for which the miserable wretehes
who perpetrate them are now sometimes
hanged, burned, riddled With bullets or
slowly tortured to death TIE Times il
Tree to allow that, and it sincerely looks
forward to the time when a punishment
adequate lot the crime shall be melted out
o the human brutes. But lynching, never!
4 that shall be allowed then we may as
veil give ourselves over entirely to an
irehy. The Times realizes the gravity Of
he offence Of which degenerates are often
,uiity ana i does not attempt to make
light Of it, But to commit murder with a
lew 70 ayenging the wrong Of furnishing
he perpetrator Of that act is not the So
utlon, let alone the revolving nature Of
he crime Of murder itself. Instead. pro-
lde punishment that we now have iii
ermont and then let the courts take
heir course as expeditiously as possible
flowing for sense Of deeency. we sub
ait for the consideration Of the Burllne-
on Clipper il that is not more common
ense, decorous and satisfactory course
han to turn the accused mamie may be-
to the hands Of frenzied
and, In a certain sense, insane
loo 70 reek out It's vengeance.