The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-14
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SEPARATION THE 0LUTI0N.

Drlel SYNOPSIS ol lile ttlIteSS' pu'hiiiiiS
Mr. Graves position. is published else
where in this issue. Mr.. Graves arEu-
ment is very strong. His portrayal of
conditions existing in the South is very
true. His theme was "Lynching. and
while the crime is national, he spoke Of
it from the standpoint of the South.
"Lynching is crime said Mr..
Graves. "No sane man will deny that
proposition. 1t is anarchy. 1t is riot.
1t is a stab at the law. Itis deplorahle.
1t is awful. 1t is appalling. But it is
here. 1t is here to stay" 'We might
as well state the question fairly. The
problem of the hour is not how to pre-
vent lynching in the South, but the
larger question, how shall we destroy
the crime which always has and always
will provoke lynching."
No truer words were ever spoken.
Lynching for whatever cause is deplora-
BILE. But to seek to prevent it for the
one crime is worse than useless. Nor
do we bclive that lynching for this crime
is always mluStitahlr. The great
danger lies in the fact that the spirit Of
laWleSSncSS once aroused can not be
controlled. If lynching for rape he
commended the spirit of mob violence
will spread until even the least crimes
will be considered sufficient cause for
speedy execution at the hands of the
mob. The truth Of this has already
been seen.
But however much we may discuss
the evil of lynching the fact remains
that lynching for lape can not be pre-
vented. In the eloquent words of Mr.
Graves, 1.-THE crime of lynching had its
origin and genesis in the unspcakablc
horror and unspeakablc indignation Of
chlvalrouS | ,oplc for a monStrous
outrage against the mothers. the wives
and the daughters Of the race. Count
1t at its worst. cOncCdr its lawlcSSneSS,
confess its decentralization but you.
slr--you who condemn lynching most
put yourself in the place of the victim
or the victims kin--Stand in the ashes
and dcsolation of an anguish for which
there is no balm in time and no healing
in religion; look upon the form manned.
battered and forever dishonorcd Of the
thing you hold dearest and purcSt on
earth and then with Your hand upon
the heart Of an honest man. answer
the challenge of the mob. and say.
where would YOU stand in that day?'
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sacred and the honor of their women
above all things lynching will follow
the crime. The only way then 10 pre-
vent lynching Is to prevent the crime
Therefore. as Mr.. Graves has said. the
question for the South is not the pre-
ventlon of lynching, but the prevention
OF the crime which prccedes it.
'Thc lyncher does not eXterminutr
the rapst, but he holds him nightly
IN check. The mob stands today as the
highest, strongest and most potential
bulwark between the women of the
South and such a carnival of crime as
would nturiatc the world and prccipi-
tate the annihlation of the negro race. -
Mr.. Graves brought out the fact, little
recognized. we would suppose. by the
Northern people, that the spectacular
appeals to the Southern negro and that
the prominence given him hy court Of
justice has not SO much of terror for
him.
AS the only remedy for the crime and
the consequent lynching Mr.. Graves gave
the complete separation of the races.
lie quoted statistics to prove that etlu-
cation will not solve the problem. ''Bv
the census he is worse in the South
since his education than before. For bv
the census of 1900 the negro 10 DO,
cent. OF the population furnished sc
per cent. OF the crime including 50 pc,
ceht.ol the assaults in the whole country.
and after 80 years Of freedom. whcr
100000, 600 has been spent upon his cd
ncation, and lis i!litcracy has decreased
AZ per cent?
Separation Thea Ne gave as the only
solution. And when Mr.. Graves pav,
thls solution ne gave the only solution
Ihe prophecy Of Thomas jefferson
uttered many, many years ago will be
fulfilled. Mob violence is rapidl,
spreading throughout the country to-
day. Lynching for the crime Of ran,
cannot be prevented and never will h,
prevented. So long rs there are lvnch
lngs for this crime other and lessee
crimes will provoke the same punish
ment. The spirit of mob violence will
continue to spread, and the continuance
OF the spirit of mob violence means an
archy, and anarchy means tyranny
Mr.. Roosevelt was correct when h.
uttered that thought. There is onl
one conclusion. If the crime of rap
be not prevented it will be only YER
few years until anarchy, verging int
tyrany will prevail
Education will not prevent the crime
There have been more assaults upo,
white women by negro brutes in tn,
last few years than at any other poriof