The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-13
ROOSEVELT T0yLYNCHINC
Praises Governor Of Indiana for His
Attitude.
MOS FoRERUNNsR OF ANARCHY

MOS FoRERUNNER OF ANARCHY
President Urges That Penalty For
Crimes Which In5uoe Lynching
Should Pc Applied Swiftly and
Surely ay the courts.
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lctor President Roosevelt commcnds
Governor Dnrhiu. of Indiana. for The
attitude ne assumed rrccnt.y respecting
lynchins. The president also embraces
the opportunity to express his own
viows in rc.creouce 10 lyncA.ug and
mob violence generally, pointing ont
that mob violence is merely one fo.n
OF anarchy and that anarchy is the
forerunner of tyranny The president
vigorously urges that the penalty for
that crime which most frequently IN
ducos "a resort to iynchins shalt be
applied swiftly and surely. but by due
process of ihe courts. 800 that it may
De- demonstrated chat The law is ade-
olatc to deal with crime by freeing IL
from every vcstisc OF techni,ali'y and
delay"
President Roosovclfs lottcrin part to
Governor Durln follows.
My dear Goycrnor-Pcrmit me TO
thank yon as an American citizen for
the admirable way in which You have
rlndlcated the majesty OF the law by
your recent action in reference to
iynchine. [ feel. nay loar SIR that you
have made ail men your debtors who
believe. as AL far-seaine men must
that the wal-be.ne. indeed the very ex-
istence. OF tho republic depends upou
that spirit of orderly liberty under the
law which is as incompatible with mob
violence as with any form of dcspot-
ism. Of course mob violence IS simply
ono form Of anarchy. and anarchy Is
now. as IL always has heen the h1nd-
maiden and iororunner Of tyranny.
"An thoueh.inl men must feel the
aravost alarm over the growth of
ynchlng in This country and especi-
ally oyer the peculiarly hideons forms
,o often nlon by mob violence when
roiorol mon arc the victims. on wnien
occasions the mob Gems tO lay most
weisht. not 0n the crime. 0ut on the
color of tho criminal in % certain pro-
norton of Those caeos The man lyurhod
has boon guilty of "a crime horribie
hevond dissolution crime SO horri-
Bio That as flr as DR. himself Us fon'
.ernel ho has forfeited the right 20 any
kind OF sympathy whatsoever. Tho
fceiinc Of al good citizens that such n
i.doors crime shall not Doc hidcoisly
nrnishod hy mob violence is due not
In the least 20 sympathy ior the cr.mi-
nal. but 10 . very lively sense OF the
train OF dreadful consequences which
follow the course taken hy the mob IN
exartinr mhrman vengeance for an IN
human wrong. in such cases more
over. n g. wci 70 remember that the
criminal not merely sins against hui
mquilv I'm inoxDiabie and unpardona-
bic fashion. hHt sins particularly
against his own race and does them n
wronr far greater than any white man
.an poss.biy do them Therefore IN
sreh eases the colorod people through
ont the land should in every possible
way show their belief that they more
than all others in the community. are
mortified M the commission OF such a
crime and are peculiarly concerned IN
taking every possible measure TO pre-
vent its recurrence and 20 bring the
criminal 10 immediate Justice. Ine
slightest lack Of vieor either in de-
nunciauon Of the crime or In bringing
the criminal to justice is itself unpar-
donable.
"Mon who have been guilty OF a
crime Ike rape or murder, should be
visited with swift and certain punish
ment and the just effort made By tha
courts TO protect them in their riglts
should under no circumstances be per
rerted into permitting any mere teen
nicalitv TO avert or delay their pun
iebment The substantial rights OF
mo nrisoner to a fair trial must OF
course be guaranteed. as you nave so
Justly insisted that they should De'
but subject to this guarantee, the law
must work swiftly and surely and all
tho agents of the law should realize
tho wrong they do when they permit
Justice to be delayed or thwarted lor
technical or insufficient reasons. we
must show that the law is adequate
10 deal with crime by freeing 1t irom
every vestige of technicality ana de-
lay.
But the fullest recognition OF the
horror of the crime and the most COM
plote lack Of sympathy with the Grim
inal cannot in the least diminish our
horror al the way in which it has be-
come customary to avenge these
crimes and az the consequences that
are already proceeding therefrom. 1t
is of course inevitable that where ven
reance IS taken by a mob ii should
frequently light on innocent people;
and the wrong done in such a case TO
the individual IS one for which there
is no remedy. But even where the real
criminal Is reached, the wrong done
Inv the mob to the community itself is
we'll nigh as great. Especially Is this
| irue where the iyuCnlng IS accoinpd
niea with torture. There are certain
bideous sights which when once seer
can never be wholly erased from th'
mental retina. The mere fact OF hay
ing seen them implies degradation
II is a thousandfold stronger wheI
instead Of merely seeing the deed tn
man has participated in it. Whoeye
IN any part Of our country has eve
taken part in lawlessly putting t.
death a criminal by the dreadful toT
tire of fire must forever after hav
the awful spectacle Of his own hand
work scared into bis brain and sou
He can never again be the same maT
"THEOnORE R0OSKXELT."
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid
a Doctor
81 am lust up from har J spell Of q
aux" fdvsentery) says Mr.. Il. A. Pinne