Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-01-07

| W ~ Hou Deeu eitner Ignored or natly
refused.
Rev. Or. JOHNSON cannot name an in
stance during a period OF thirty years
where President of the United States
either Democratic or Republican has
ever sent troops into a southern state to
uphold the law, although he names two
instances, where it was done in north
ern ones.
President CLEvELAND'S excuse was
that troops were sent into Illinois to
protect Interstate commerce and to pre-
vent an interference with the United
States mails.
According to this ruling, he would
only have sent troops into q southern
state provided similar conditions existed
there.
Rev. DIR. JOHNSON holds one thing
and President MCKINLEY held another,
noticeabiy so in the case of North Caro-
lima. DR.. JOHNSON holds one thing and
President ROOSEVELT holds another,
noticeably so in the case of Colorado.
We do not disagree with the distinguish
ed church.man with reference to the
duty of the national government to
protect its citizens at home as well as
abroad, but we call attention to the fact
that it has signally failed to do so.
The moral precedent we quote applies
TO all, the North as well as South, the
East as well as West, the oppressed as
well as the oppressor.
In our opinion DIR. JOHNSON loses sight
of the question at issue; namely,-the
propriety Of commencing those white
men Of the Southland, who are opposed
to all Of the horrors shat we abhor and
are taking radical steps to suppress
them.
We concede that the "best peopls" of
the South are in the minority, but we
are told that the Good Book teaches that
God and one in tho right, constitute q
majority. II this be true, Rev. DIR.
JOHNSON then, the time indeed is at
hand to be hopeful for in the mist Of the
morning we zee the day breaking and
In but little while its full effulgence
and splendor will be seen in the heavens.
We are opposed to the Negro hating,
lawlesss white elements of the South
land.
We are in favor of the Justice loving,
law abiding white elements of this same
section. DR.. JOHNSON errs greatly
when he presumes, that the "Jim Grow
Car" law was a measure unanimously
concurred in. 1t was opposed by the
liberal minded white men.
Sitting in the rooms of a railroad,
which has adopted the innovation, we
were told by the President Of the cor.
poration that he had always doubted
the wisdom of the division and opposed
its adoption by the company.
! In the case of the Supreme court Of
Appeals Of Virginia with reference to
the Virginia unconstitutional Consti-
tuition, it learned a lesson from the
United States Supreme Court at Wash
ington. refusing TO assume jurisdiction
and thus Kidding itself OF the trouble OF
passing upon the case upon its merits.
Rev. DR.. JOHNSON must know that a
creature is not presumed to be equal to,
much less greater than it's creator. The
Constitutional Convention is the Crea-
tor of the Supreme Court of Appeals Of
Virginia, and is accordingly not SUBJ
ject to its DEGREES, or review of its
procedures.
There are but two powers greater
than Constitutional Convention. One
is the people Of this state, who created
it, and the other is the Federal or Ma
tional Government as represented by
the Supreme Court of the United States
at Washington.
The former cannot act save by the
conYening of another Constitutional
Convention or by revolution. The case
was made up by the citizens CT color of
this state and an appeal made to that
august tribunal at Washington as pro-
vided for by our laws. 1t was dismissed
virtually by wave of the hand.
In conclusion, we beg Rev. DR.. JOHN
SON to note the following facts:
The Federal Governments failed to
parish the lynchers of Postmaster
BAKER at Lake City, South Carolina
ar finally placed white postmaster
in charge of the mails there.
1t failed to protect the Negroes of
Wilmington. N. O.
1t failed to declare unconstitutional
the unconstitutional constitutions OF
Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and
Virginia. 1t failed to accord aid to the
white Republicans Of Kentucky. 1t
failed TO respond to an official order for
troops when made by the Governor of
Colorado, when he declared that the
state troops under his charge were in
adequate.
1t declared the Sumner Civil Rights
Bill unconstitutional. 1t legalized the
"Jim Grow" Oar law in the southern
states uoticeahlv 4o in the Kaptuckx