The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-05

Y history at least. The people of this
Estate elected a governor to administer
the laws as they are on the statute
books. That governor took the oath Of
Office, swearing before Almighty God to
do so to the best of mis- ability. He
made oath that he would uphold the
constitution and the statute laws of the
state. Next there is the sheriff of JEFF
/ fcrson county, where the deed was com.
mitted. He is sworn to upaold the laws
Of the land. Then there IS the prose.
cutting attorney, whose duty 1t is to up
hold the law. a horrible crime was COM
mitted in jefferson county and this
negro is accused of it. An attempt was
made to take his life. he was taken to
Moundsville for safe-keeping and not to
save him from the gallows, but to see
that the dignity of the law was not
destroyed and TO further see that he
should be given that trial, to which he
was entitled under the laws of the state.
There was no reason to thwart justice
and no effort made in that direction, for
did the officers not take him back, when
the court there could convene to give
him a trial2 There much bad feel.
ing in that section, and OF right there
should be, but it should not be of the
sort that hurls defiance at the laws and
the government. When It could be ar
ranged to give the negro a trial, the
sheriff, the prosecuting attorney and
good citizens of that county insisted
that there would be trouble and that
the governor should come to their aid
in carrying out the laws and seeing that
the ends of justice were not thwarted
by an enraged people, whether in the
nature of mob or not. They made al
strong case, even going so far as toI
say that that county had never been
burdensome to the state with it's Grim
inal charges In short, there were sworn
officers before the governor with their
declarations that they were poweriess to
see That the laws were obeyed and there
was the governor, sworn to see that the
laws are obeyed. Then, again, one of
the main objects in having a state mill
tia, or branch of the national guard, is
to come 10 the governors aid. when
there is an outbreak against the laws,
or one seems imminent. And Governor
White yielded to their pleas. He order
ed two companies out to aid the sheriff
in seeing that the law was obeyed and
to quell any uprising against the laws
and the courts of the state. He is toI
be commended for it.
Thet scheming Democratic politicians
should try to make politics out of it is
not at all surprising, since they would
have put up thehowl had the fellow been
lynched that the officers did not do their
duty, no matter how much these same
schcming Democratic politicians would
nave reioiced over the fact that the fell
low had ben strung mp. It would have
been the same either way. So, we need
say nothing more to show them mp in,
this particular Their actions in this
speak for themselves.
But the amazing injustice the article
does tine colored race really deserves on
~ silent contempt. but there are thous-
ands of white men who will not let il 20
unanswered and every Christian man
ought to be up in rebellion against the
PRONUNCIATION of such doctrine Al
the Charleston convention held recently
ago by the Democrats and whose DELHI. |
crations Henry G. Davis, running now on
the Democratic ticket for vice president,
approved. some of the leaders of the
party expressed the remarkable belief
that the negro has no soul and that he
ought to be only beast of burden
Now comes the amazing denunciation OF
them by this anonymous writer in the 4
News, VINO says they are not christion
and not fit for citizenship. This isl
done, notwithstanding the fact that
land and schools, where the race is be.
ing educated and are showing strong
evidences of rivalry intellectually to the
white race. But the suggestion made in
the article is the real motive for the
article. 1T is not the question of the
colored mans good or he white mans
either for that matter this writer wants
to look after or appeal for or has under
consideration. 1t is merely matter of
politics. He Is eager for mis- party to
get into power and that is why he wants |
to deprive the colored man of citizenship
There are many of his party who are not
nverse to association with negroes even
closer than he complains Of though it
may not be 80 mucn in public places
There are politicians in his party who
have done their uttermost to get the
negro vote. even to buying them ut the
polls, as various afidavits now in exist
ence testify. And besides it certainly
can not be that this writer wants re.
turn TO slavery times, when the masters
might use the colored race either for
pleasure or for profit
The article throughout is reprchensibIe
for the unlawful propositions It al