The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13
IA MOST VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT +!
FIeps from the Presidents Message Which Affects the West
Generally Speaking a very Able Document.

the law, call your attention and /.
the attention OF the nation TO the
prevalence Of crime among US, and
above all to the epidemic OF lynching
and mob violence that spring up,
now In one part of our country, now
south. east or west, has its own
faults: no section can with wisdom
spend Its time jeering Mt the faults
of another section; IL should be bnsy |
trying to amend It's own shorIco,e-
ings. To deal with crime OF corrup. |
tion IL Is necessary To nave an awak- |
ened public conscience, and to sup
plement this by whatever legislation
win add speed and certainty In the
execution OF the law. When we deal
with lynching even more Is neces-
sary. great many white men are
lynched, but the crime Is peculiarly
frequent In respect to black men.
The greatest existing cause OF lynch
Ing is the preparation, especially by
black men, OF che hideous crime OF
f, rape-the most abominahle 10 all the
category of crimes. even worse than
}. murder. Mobs frequently avenge
4 the commission OF this crime by
y themselves torturing to death the
s man committing IL; thus avengine
IS In bestial fashion bestial deed, and
% reducing themselves to a level With
J. the criminal.
10 L.awlessness grows by what IL feeds
s. upon; and when mohs begin 10 lynch
D. for rape they speedily extend the
III sphere for their operations and lynch
., for many other kinds Of crimes, Sd
o. that two-thirds OF the lynchInes are
e, not for rape ut all; while consider
a able proportion Of the individuals
s. lynched are innocent OF all crime
xt Governor Chandler, OF Georgia
OF stated on one occasion some year
al ago. Il can say of a verify that
H. have, within the last month saves
'ss the lives Of half dozen innocen
al neg roes who were pursued by tn
nj mob, and brought them 10 trial In
r. court OF law IN which they wer
zee acu uitted. AS Bishop Galloway, 9
N. Mississippi, has finely said: "Whe
Is the rule OF mob obtains that whic
en- distinguishes high civilization
surrendered. The mob which lynche
ir' negro charged with rape will In
OF little while lynch white man SUI
es' pected OF crime. Every Chrlstia
est patriot I'm America needs 10 lit Z
ace his voice In loud and eternal prote
IN, against the mob spirit that is threa
ca ening the Integrity OF this republic.
ny. Cover nor Jelks, Of Alnbama, has
or Gently spoken as follows III
est lynching OF any person for whates
as crime Is inexcusable anywhere cit
al a defiance of orderly government
My but the killing OF innocent people u
nee der any proyocation Is infinitely mo
APP horrible; and yet Innocent people u
art, likely 10 die when mobs' terfit
,ur- lust is once aroused. The lesson
her this: "No good citizen can AFFORD
lrt' countenance a defiance OF the sta
arm utes. no II after what the pforoc
who tion. Tie innocent frequently ~
Iusc fer. and. IL IL my observation, nc
'iu- usually suffer than the guilty. i
ling white people Of the south indict
In whole colored race on the grou
y to that even the better clements 10
OF no assistance whatever TO fefreti
Is out criminals OF their own cot
In The respectable colored people mi
PEG. learn not 10 harDor their crimiha
the but TO assist the officers In bringi
they them to Justice, This Is the lar
crime, and IL proyokes such atfoci'
ofIenses as the one Mt Atlanta. i
=, nj two races can never get on until th
, nj IL an understanding on the pert
nm. both to make common cause "
,n,,s the law abiding against criminals
/ al. any color. =
rod Marriage. Divorce and Fo'ysnmy
AZ. In the following he takes a Dyer
h NJ the Mormon question
the II am we'll aware OF how dit'c
most II is 10 pass constitutional S'ne
udg- ment. Nevertheless III my J""f"
best the whole question OF marriage
divorce should he rsle9ated TO
1T, au,bority of the national consf'
- A. ,,esrnt tie wide differences
-. IA, l4as oil tlt different states
y, :, ia f, subject result In scandhn
s,on abuses aud surely there is noeh
400. 80 ,ltsliy essential 30 The welfare
,n,, the nation nothing around "b'eh
nation should so bend Itself 10 u
every safeguard, as the nome W.
uo' tine average citizen. The eha
- y would be good from e1e'y siana1a'
IN In particular it would to g'oa
press cap.e IL would confer on the cong
= Az. The power at once 10 dea' fa''0
eiea' and efficiently With polysamy
'a' This should b. done whether o
= ' ''@i' marriage aud divorce are dealt !"
'"s'e IL Is neitl er safe nor proper 20 .
'poa sn the question Of polygamJ 70 De o
wa ~nb by tie several states. rowe
ef'can deal sliii IL should be conieire'
s".a ,he nationl government
"o,,te when bone ties are i"'~'
~ hy when uen snd women cease =
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