Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-01-21


praise. But / stated also, that was Of
ter that class that made the state so
lawless as to make IL necessary for she
governor, not only in the case of Roam
oke, but in any part OF the state and
Tor whatever cause colored man was
suspicioned of crime Of any kind that
the mob might arise and punish him
for, before proving him guilty. 1t was
this thought and idea that 1 had in
view
also thought, andI yet think, that
the lawless class do not separate them
selves from what the editor is pleased
TO call the good people of the South:
because they consider themselves the
good people of the South. and consider
themselves IN those very acts OF vio-
lence, mobbism, anarchism, defiance Of
the LAVE, 60 be the preservers and pre-
tectors of the South. These are they
that say that 1.-The Negro is trying TO
dominate" The law is too slow in it's
action therefore it is their duty to take
advantage Of the higher law, which
is the law OF self preservation; so they
claim to be preserving themselves, their
MONIES, their families, their state. their
county, their district, their cl5v. their
precinct, just as the case may be.
STILL AFTER JUDGE WILKINSON.
For instance Judge wilkinson of
MISS says Il have no more use for the
Negro than you (ths mob) have, bat I'm
acting for my state and county"
pointed out in my second article
that L did not consider this spirit hu-
name, and that where there was no hu-
manlty there was no moral spirit CT &C.
t1on; and where there 10 no moral spirit
OF octlon, q man has no right 80 credit
for doing what he does from a moral
point OF view, and that is ,hs point I
understand from which you are dealing
when You quote the words of Jesus
when .ie says, Whatsoever We would
men should do unto you do We also unto
thsm."
Editor Mitchell his brings Won into
the moral realm; ana l make ths point
that when Judge Wilkinson saws ha
does not care for the Negro but for bis
state and county, IL bars you from she
use OF this moral precept as applicable
| 10 MIN, ana 1t was your endorsement OF
hun that gave rise TO my first article. Ii
wns your endorsement of him tbnt be
had made the basis OF his action rest on
county and state, and not on humanity
which took II out Of the realm OF morals
and put it into the realm OF politics
that made me come after you. And
| you sadden me, Editor Mitchell when
| you say that you do not care whether
the Judges action is political or moral
so he seeks to check the mob. This
may do for special pleading, and in a
| speolal case, but as Mr.. Lincoln said,
| Nothing Is settled until it is settled
| right L hold that nothing is set-
tied right until IL is settled on a moral
b sis.
To attempt, my dear friend, to an
swer IN detail all the questions YOU ask
ed in your last article: What has thi ,
to do with that, and that with the 9TH
or would take up not only three col
umns OF your paper as your last edit
orial has done, but a whole page; and
you have been too kind TO me in this
correspondence to burden you with this
| obliaation. But before close, would
really advise Editor Mitche to stick to
his editorials, at which he is such a fine
| adept. and leave the realm of preaching
TO myself and others, who are engaged
in that business. His first text was
that Whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do ye also unto
them, quoting it of course to condemn
the writer for doing what he had not
done-that is condenning the Editor,
because he had praised those who had
attempted to put down the mobs: and
then when the writer of these articles
asked him why not apply it in broad
sense TO those lawless characters all
over the country and especially the
South, he then asks me what applica
ton the use of this moral principle
would have to do with this praise of
those who were trying to put down the
mob?
AN EXPRESSION OF OPINION.
l say the rule works both ways, even
allowing that / had done what tire Ed
ltor assumed l had done, which l had
not done-that Is, condemning him f,
commencing the authorities and others
who had attempted to amelorate the
conditions in the SouGh. But as 1 said
before, was pointing out the fact that
since the mob and that class of citizens
VINO oppress us, consider that they are
the good people of the South, that his
commentators fall to the ground, so
lar as remedy for our ills And /
EoV ant 10 say that think the best
way Is to let these who are helping. live
In the consciousness of the fact, that
they are doing moral duty, impelled
by the spirit of humanity, Of God and
or christianity, and occupy your and
my time exclusively in trying to show
up the ills and evils and spsrit of the
times, and in trying to show that the
white mans greatest government on
earth" is really no government at all,
so far as the security of life, liberty and
property is concerned; and let the hu-
manltarians fight out the battles along
the moral line.
A DISCIPLE AND PROPHET.
repeat that think if Editor Mitch.
ell will stick 10 his editorial sphere. he
Will be safer, especially as in his last
article, he calls Matthew 1.-The silvery
toned prophet" l remember that one
Oh old asked this question: "And is Saul
also with the prophets?' 1t becomes
me now TO ask Editor Mitchell: land
is, Matthew also with the prophets?
and if so, when did he become one and
where is the Scripture that sets forth
tb be fact?
am now prepared, my dear friend.