New-York tribune., 1903-06-29
LINCHERS MURDERERS.
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cute the criminar'? Perversion of the PulpI.
and of good citizenship by the pulpit could not
further go.
CRIMINAL, SILENCE IN WILMlNGToN.
F1fth-And what shall be said of the !eI'lpTt i :;
disposition and attitude of the authorltes @ anr
of the public since the lynchng2 TINS: A CoM .-
ardlv fear on the part of the authoIlues' -, o.
cooperation with the rioters. cFifnlhal @ :
the part Of the better class OF the peVpie - nb
an aggressive blatancy on the part OF 1ne 80 80
rank savage Wilmington with savage hisniiie h A.
The coroner's jury. which took the nNe poui,Is s
left from the burning of the two-hunor reu p 49,.
fndv of the rnisera bic murderer and raplSt Wen
through a farce when they returned d ~'eiu ~
that White came to his death by ourIlhs - ~ pd pnd
sons unknown. The persons were khoHIi' - ~
sre now known. The release of Arthur Sof"e,Li
the only one arrested by virtual demand OF tIs
mob; his reception on release os soo5 reIeas Sc
subsequent farcical trial. ana secoHu ~ a.
with second ovation: the fear TO make moIe a. 81 .
rests Just now the thousands Of excuses Iot @ .Ie
lynchers by all classes of c3tizens-aIi lhIS ,
a community corrupted in civic ideals ana Eolo
of civic and moral Virility. The arm OF Oie 10
&c r,aralyzed and Justice is dragged from her
throne nd her scales are upset Wilmington hias @
redeem itself vet. Delaware may Yet save hsi
honor by apprehending and punshlng tne leaE
ers But the cry of her press. her ponce' ne, neI
nulnjt her publc men is LET us forget" she
NAV try to forget her murders, but the couhllg
VIII not forget them. business VIII hot Ioi g. g.
then. her children will not forget them ohe cSh
only forget her murderous lynchers ny puIllsL-
ing them by upholding law. preventing an
archy and taking thus. much as possible lhe
stain off her own honor and that OF Ainerlca
Will she do it? America will watch the I Ieslio'
Sixth-what are the facts as to the atutu4e'
temper. general character and disposition OF Ille
negro population Of Wilmington? That popuia-
tion Is about 5000 out of total popu4dtloilI
Of about 10000. In the past the negroes o.
Wilmington have been. on the whole peaceluI; pi;
law abiding. patient. Industrious ana Wen
behaved There has been not shadoW
of a reason for aggTessions upon them by the
white race Yet when the f1endish murderer and
ravisher White murdered by the iyncneIs
with a deliberate and iaboncal cruelty. my
Sr
whites and many expressed approval But Wheh
a negro hating mob Wednesday night OF
last week dragged inofensive coloreo men o1 tLol1
the streatcars. beat and kicked negro slreeI
passengers. insulted negro women. and drove an
black men to the spirit of retaliation was
awakened. Some Of the rougher negroes 10 tile
number Of several hundred. armed themselves
and insolently and noisily paraded the streets
and gave themselves over to violence The sow
ing of the wind made the reaping thus, as IL
does always OF the whirlwind.
LYNCH METHODS FAIL
seventh-Again. as to the effectiveness of
lynch methods in deterring criminals. The
Southerners and murderous Northern rioters
make a mistake. In my judgment lynch law,
which can be defended on no grounds of morals
or good citizenship can likewise be defended on
no grounds of prevention of crime, even the
heinous crime against womanhood- The fend-
ish cruelty of the lynchers of White has only
glorfed the latter into martyr in the mlnds OF
those of his Of similar criminal tendencies,
has awakened lightly slumbering passions of the
white and black races to vengeance and riot,
weakened the administration Of law. only too
feeble now throughout the land; broadened the
chasm between the races. lowered Ameri-
can prestige in the eyes Of the world. brought
added prejudice against the heavily Handicapped
negro race. disgrace5 a State and stigmatlzeo
Wilmington with an endless shame The deep
est instinct in the heart of the lynchers was not
reverence of womanhood. but lust for blood
primal savage. bestial thirst for blood
The only dignified element of Wilmington to-
day seems to be the Supreme Court. that re-
fused TO he overawed by the mob who tried to
lra criC Y lrnPhinQ
the proud distinction of being the scapegoat of
The mob