The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-21
Roosevelt On LynChing

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authorized today President Roosevelt Governor Dun
Indiana for the attitude recently respecting ncng
The President also embraces the opportunity express his views
reference ncg and mob violence which form
c and anarchy forerunne Of tyranny The President vigorously
that the penalty for crimes that induce ncng shall
be applied swiftly and surely but by due process the that
may be deemed strictly that the law adequate deal with crime
by freeing from vesige of tecnicaliy and delay
President Roosevelts letter in full follows:
"OYsTER BAY N Y. Aug. 6, r9o3-NIy Dear GovemoPer-
NIT thank citizen for the way which you
have indicated the majesty of the law by action reference
ncng feel dear sir that you made all your deb
tors who believe as all eeng men must that the webeng indeed
the existence, of the Republic depends upon that orderly liberty
under the law which is incompatible with mob violence with
form deposm OF course mob violence simply form of
arch and anarchy is always will be- the handmaden and
forerunner of tyranny
q feel that you only reflected honor which
for its good fortune you chief executive upon the whole
only hold hands you have been following
show his realization that the is OF vital all
this and especially the peculiarly hdeous forms often
taken by mob violence when cooed the victims which
casions the mob weight the but the
color OF the criminal In portion OF these the nced has
been guilty OF crime terrible horrible beyond description crime
any kind of sympathy whatsoever.
The feeling of all good citizens such deous crime
be hdeouy punished by mob violence the
pay for the criminal but lively of the train OF dread
full which follow the taken by heAnob xacng
nhuman for uman In such
well to remember that the criminal merely against human
y objectionable fashion, but sins particularly against
and does them wrong than white possibly do
them Therefore, the coored people throughout the land
should every possible show their belief that they than all
others the community Mortified the commission of such
crime and peculiarly concerned taking possible to
prevent its and to bring the criminal to immediate justice
The slightest lack Of vgor dnuncaon Of the bringing
the criminal to justice is itself objectionable
Moreover effort should be made under the law expedite
the proceedings of justice in the OF such awful crime but
the fundamental rights to be heard in his own defense which
dear which lie the liberty certainly ought
possible by the of the laws swift
geance upon the CRIMINAL and the immediate efforts all legislators
Judges and citizens should be addressed securing such reforms
legal procedure leave vestge OF for those misguided
reap vengeance through violent methods
Men who have been guilty of crime like murder should be
Inv
the them their rights should under crcumstan-
into permitting any chnca delay
punishment The substantial rights of the prisoner trial
OF be guaranteed have Justly insisted That
they do when they permit justice be delayed or ed for technical
insufficient We show that the law adequate to deal
with freeing every vesge OF ehncaiy and delay
but the fullest recognition OF the horror OF the crime and the most
nsh horror the which has been customary to revenge
these crimes and the that already proceeding there
is OF inevitable that where is taken by
mob should frequently fall innocent people, and for the wrong
done such there remedy But where criminals
reached the wrong done by the mob to the community e is well mgh
Especially this where the nchng accompanied with
There certain deous sights which when once seen can
never be wholly erased from the mental rehna The mere tact OF nav
ing them implies degradation This housandod stronger
when merely seeing the deed the has participated in it,
Whoever OF our country has ever taken part in aWSy
putting death criminal by the dreadful torture OF fire must forever
after have the awful spectacle his andwork scared into his brain and
soul He again be the same man.
This vnchng would be terrible thing it stopped
with the nchng guilty of the nhuman and hdeous crime Of
rape but OF fact the awessness of this type does
and stop such fashion Every violent the com
unpublished take the law his hands wherever suits his
In the the of torture by the mob in
spread until applied less ndcrm
natey other The spirit OF aweness grows with what
and when mobs with mpunty lynch criminals for
they certain begin lynch real alleged criminals for other
n nchng hreeourth not for rape
attempted murder and hnOu ofenses
Moreover the awful fact that
the minds habated the Of torture by awes
peculiarly revolving description law
bodies will order punish crimes OF ordinary
type,
"Suey no patriot the fearful EQUALIZATION and de
indulgence of such spirit and such practices
portend public all writers for the daily