The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1904.
Mr.. Gillett's Speech.

Mr.. Gillett's Speech.
NJ In, his speech III tho House of Repre-
scntatives last Monday, Mr. G1llett,s
or Massachusetts, made the !lngracious
statement that the overwhelming proper
ton of lynchlngs occurred in the South.
II Is sufficient to say in reply that the
overwhelming proportion of crimes
against women by black mon IRE COM
United in the South. If the situation
We're reversed, If tho Overwhelming pro-
portion of these crimes were committed
by black men at tho North. tho over
5Vheimng proportion of iynchings would
occur in the North.
Ss3 On Monday last n white woman was
attacked by q black man near oweedes-
toro. ii. j. He lay In wait for her..
" kf,oT%ing that she and her little ni:ces
would pass along tho road. The rest OF
tho story Is thus told by a correspondent
OF the. Philadelphia Ledger:
Gas she neared a tree the negro step
ned into the road in front of her and
Y grasped her throat, saying, II YOU
scream. I'll XIII YOU. S
sfs..Mrs Leap struggled to fres herself.
she, fell to the ground. The child turned
ana ran down tho road when her aunt
was attacked, heading for Joseph SHY
ler's house.
.'Mrs. Leaps assailant was alarmed by
the noise of 4 horse coming down the
4 road. It was driven by Martin Tags. Re
his victim, he ran across tho
field. a moment later Shivler, armed
with a shotgun, and Tagg reached Mrs.
~ caps side She was nearly un conscious.
y5l Il was y several moments before she re-
" covered sufficiently to tell the story of
he attack. Then Shivler. having found
1.-THE ira ok s glaftFby5 tho negro in tho new
IN plowed field. started In pursuit.
H 5.g'.Mrs Leap lis suffering from nervous
W shock was placed in STagg' S, wagon and
driven TO Spoons. Then Tagg drove here
and notified County Detective Garrison
.fof the attack. Garrison, rousinG several
men, started after the negro He return
~ Gu TO Swedesboro this morning, having
Il found no trace of the brute.
..tAt dawn a large number of men and
3 boys, divided into several parties, made
81 systematic search. AT the point whore
y Mrs. Leap was attacked the negro's
footprints We're seen. Tho tracks were
made by a peculiarly shaped shoe. and
We're easily followed across the plowed
fields but they were lost when the
macadam turnpike was reached.
County Prosecutor Starr is personally
directing the search and Detective Gar
rison is In direct charge of the posses
that are out.
Threats OF lvnching are heard on all
sides. and Detectiye Garrison snid to-
night that it would not be safe to bring
, the mlscreant hero IL he Is caught. 1t
+ Is believed that tho negro is in hiding in
< the woods below Paulsboro.
Mrs. Leap is suffering from nervous
shocks. but her physical, injuries are
/ eli no hus ~ ttca, hor
face and one back Of her left ear"
Such incidents are rare at the North
n because negroes are few. They are
of frequent occurrences at the South
because negroes are. numerous, The
facts speak for themselves. If such
assaults were as frequent at the North
as at the South, lynchings would be as
frequent in one section as in the other.
Human nature is the same In all SEQ
tons and like causes produce like re-
suits.
AS for social equality. to which Mr..
Gillett also referred that Is n subject
which the people of the South will not
4 discuss. If Northern men in private life
\ wish to receive negroes into their homes
1
Every man To his taste But when the
President of the United States does such
Y u thing, the South protests, for the South
thinks that tho head of the nation has
nc right to set such an example The
South has been dealing with the negro
for many generations and knows that
tic peace and welfare of both races de-
Z -
rule has been mada because it is neces-
sary and it must not be altered ono jot
or ora title.
AS for the rest. we Of Virginia. are
dealing fairly and generously with the
4 black man. During the past two years
We registered every negro who paid as
much AS one dollar a year In State taxes.
Those who did not pay taxes In that
amount were registered IL they could
show that they We're sufficiently intelli-
gent 10 understand the duties OF citizen
ship. From this lime on We shall have
d sfraightput educational qualification
which will apply TO whites and blacks
alike
We are spending a great deal Of money
~ 'phN"hhE HSSto tH'iileH, ana ~ ~ moi
true In Virginia that the negro has no
opportunity TO improve his condition. He
has fair chance To get an education,
TO learn and pursue profitable o3cupa-
ton and TO accumulate property, In his
property rights he Is as safe as any
ia White man. and recently. when brutal
negro committed the objectionable crime
IN Roanoke. the Governor called out %
\ regiment OF soldiers TO prevent an m.
\ fLriated people from killing him like the
brute he had shown himself to- be. We
OF Virginia have no apologies 10 make for
the way we treat the black man. lie Is