The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-31
Mob Law and Lynchings
Confined to no Section.
A REPLY TO GILLETT
Bartlett of Georgia Made it and Crum-
packer Joined in the Discussion
With Statements to Make
Some AntediIuyian Down
casters Gasp.
casters Gasp.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, March 3O.-substantial
progress was made today by the House in
the consideration of the Sundry Civil bill,
fifty-ohe pages being disposed of, leaving
only twenty-one to be read No amend
mendments Of general importance were
read.
Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia, briefly replied
achusetts, made last Monday on the ne
gro He said Mr.. Gillett had lectured the
South for certain alleged outrages and
violations Of the law. He declared that
Massachusetts was not free from the
charge of disregard of the law, even
though that State may claim to be more
refined than others. He cited an instance
where a mob in Marion. Mass, in 1902,
had tarred and feathered z man and wo.
man and he said, the perpetrators of the
outrage had been acquitted and marched
| through the streets as heroes He read
from statistics Of Massachusetts, showing
whites with negroes in the city of Boston.
IF the facts are true Mr.. Bartlett said,
"the teachings OF the gentleman from
Massachusetts and those who believe
what he does, are coming, like chickens,
home TO roost :" 80
He did not believe, he declared. that
! the people of Massachusetts entertained
or re-echced the sentiments OF Mr.. Gil
lett. While the people of Massachusetts
may have peculiar notions as to some
things and may be stern in their con-
victions. thew at least have awakened to
believe that the white people of the South
are entitled TO work out this problem in
their own way, "as God shall viii it."
He added that those people would work
| ii out. with the help of our brethren Of
| the North. if wegean have it. but il not.
we viii work it out without their heio."
ITO such as Mr.. Gilett.'' continued Mr.
Bartlett, eve will say that your opinion
and criticism meet with the calm indiffer-
erce of our contempt
Mr.. Gillett, replying. said he believed
| that the Caucasian race as a whole is
vastly superior to the colored race. but
| he said he did not believe it followed
| that every white man is superior to every
colorcG man. He declared that he de-
nounced such incidents as had been cited
| in Massachusetts as he had those occur
ring in the South He asserted, however
| that the frequency of such occurrences
in the South stimulate similar occurrences
| all over the country.
The subject was further discussed by
Mr.. Crumpacker (Ind.) who said that in
| the last twenty-five years 5000 citizens of
the United States. who were entitled TO
| the protection of the law had been seized
! by lawless mobs and put TO death. He
believed that throughout tho length and
breadth Of the United States the people
are q unit in desiring to have the law
enforced everywhere. Mob law, he de-
clared, is not sectional. Il confess he
said, that the record Of the last twenty
! five years VIII show that my own State
has had its Yfull share of these disgraceful
exhibitions of lack of control on the part
of people," all of which, he said. illus
trated the weakness of human nature,
which was about the same throughout the
whole country.
Mr. Maddox (Ga.), entered a vigorous
protest against National Park Commits
sicrers In answer to question Mr..
Hemenway stated that out o. the appro-
priat tioo OF $4,000 for the Chickamauga
laDl Chattanooga National Park, the
! cor, ,missioners and others received sala-
rles amounting to $16,S36. This, Mr. Mad
dox said was ridiculous proposition
ana an outrage on the government. He
insisted that three commissioners with
lhcadouarters in Washington could take
cba,pc of all the National Parks, and If
NECESSARY superintendents could be ap
pc;nted The matter finally was passed
owe, IN request of Mr.. Hemenway who
Offered n proposition directing the Secre-
ltarv of War to prepare and submit IN
ithn annu9l estimates at the next session
Of Congress O proposition providing Tor
tbo consolidation OF existing commissions
ard n,,tting the National Parks under the
ch.,e, of orc man or a commission.
Mr. Garduer (Mich), speaking partic-
iu1,,ly If ne Chickamauga Park. said that
Cono,.oI,. Doynton and Stewart, OF that
Iconmissioa. possessed accurate historical
ltpcwloapa Of the battle of Chlckamauga
ara bo thought they should be allowed
to counjotc their work before retrench-
mcnt was begun.
Mr. Maddox quoted from the remarks OF
General Boynton before a subcommittee
liz ,,,h;c, he said that one commissioner
Ioo,,ia Look after Chickamauga Park as
ltbn ,,.ork was about finished. General
10 said, was the most cxper-
iio's .,s0r ,,,,n in this work that he knew of
-, aa;d ho took it for granted. that
l''u .,.aio,ar Commissioner were to be