The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-12-15

oIening the Circuit Court at Brook
haven, Miss, Circuit Judge Wake
man announced that he intended :
keep the court open until he ha
punished every one OF tie white
oppers who have b. en- appearin
10 Lincoln County and viciuity fu
two years past, driving out mum
Der Of negro farmers and KILN
three Of them. No juror was al
lowed TO serve unless he took oatI
that he was not q white-ca pper, no
q member of any organization tina
intimid.ted or iiltreated the negro
The judge declared that the out
RACES 10 the negroes were dom,
more harm TO the white man wht
commits the Outrage than the ne
gro. His moral status Is forever
lowered and he has Injured hi.
character.
"WhO can honor the sanctimc.
NOUS old brother, no, In the church
on Sunday, slobbers and cries, while
the minister is preaching a soul
stirring sermon, and on Monday
oight Is out securing the country
with a band Of white-cappers? l.
not that pretty sort Of fellow to
try to fool the people, much LEES
the Creator OF US all? The bust
ness Of this court Is to burst this
White-capper business. There is too
much at stake. Peace and pros
perity and the future destiny OF
these people hang upon the acts OF
this court"
The aboye is all right and l
want to commend this Judge for
his action, and especially this part:
''Ihe judge declared that the out
RACES to the negroes were doing
more harm to the white man who
committed the outrage than the
negro. His moral status is forever
lowered and he has injured his
Character" OF course the man
who breaks the law loves his
moral status. The truth of the
whole matter is he is simply a
cold. blood criminal. But what is
The difference between white
capper and a red-shirter? What is
The dlttereLce between a man " hu
Shouts negro about business anu
one who shUOts one about his poll !,
Tics? Yet, we do not hear Of any
Judge holding court open anu
jurors in order to punish
red -shlrter. We do not hear minis
ters 0enounciug this class Of criui.
nails or The decent element in Our
refusing to counte-
lance this class OF citizens, who
have not only defied the laws OF
dOd but have broken the laws of
heir country, which they had
Iaken an oath to support. Yet,
While this Is 30, the 1eu-shirter ii.
,hs pulpit and dispeDses what he
'alls the word Of God, aud seems to
Expect the world to believe him, or
Use he is the first at The altar to take
ne Lurd's supper, and is cordially
olneu by the other members OF the
hurcn in this holy communion,
'hlie the world looks On at his hol-
wv mOckery aud turns away in
lsgust and then the preacher WON
ers why the church is losing lis
OWer. In this article the Judge
oes ON to say: ~ no can honor the
old brother, who, in
he church On Sunday, slobbers and 4
RES while the minister is preach
" soul surriug sermon, and Oh
lOnday night is out securing the o
)untry with band OF white S
|ppeIs7 Is not that a pretty sort {
fellow to try to tool the people, g
'uch less the Creator OF US ally A
he business Of this court is to O
arst the wiretapper business. o
here IL too much at stake. Peace D
ID prosperity and the future des- ii
ny OF these people hang upon the t,
Is of this court" OF course no IL
'e respects the court or the church
at condones or excuses the white,
ppers, but the red .shirter is q
orse citizen, for never at any one -
ne have the white.cappers killed d H
cold blood as many innocent TO
ople as were killed In Whining, to
q in 1898, and not man has ever p1
en- indicted for it. But tho differ b
ce comes in here: The red-shirter b
nmltted his crimes to give the In
ige and others their offices and u,
g justified the crime, and hence ~
re was no investigation. But uu- W.
the Christian religion is farce. 70,
charge of murder, of perjury I'll
OF every other crime is on file Pc
the courts of Heaven against the by
-shirter, just as they are against rel
wiretapper, and the church, az -
IL as society, is one Of the chic
erers from this class Of craimif H
B. JUSTICE. rs