Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

- 'N''~' ~ i-iiA'NSitl - 1 al CIlIllc,
On His Real Worth.
Moreover. whore any crime committed
bN !. member o. one race against n mem-
Der OF another race X avenged i'm s,tcl,
FASHION that It seems as If not The indi-
Niiual criminal. but the whole race. is at
tackled. the result is to eXaspcratc to the
highest degree race feeling. There is but
one SAFE rule il dealing with black men as
must De applied n dealing with rich men
and poo, m"a. that is. to treat each man,
whatever MS color. his creed or his social
position. with "ven-landel justice on his
real worth az II man. White people owe
1t quite as much to themselves az to the
col"rod race - treat we'll the colored man
VINO shows by his lfc that he deserves
such treatment; for il . surely the high
est wisdom 10 encourage in the colored
race All thosc indiy.duals who are hon-
est. Industrious. law-abiding. and who
therefore ma Ike good and safe neighbors
and c.tizcns.
Reward or punish tho individual on his
merits a an Individual. EVIL will surely
come m IN" end 10 both races if We sub
st.tuto FOR this just rule the habit of
treating all the member of the race. good
and bad. alike. There is no question of
social equality or negro Nomination.
involved: only the question of relentlessly
pun; sh ns bad m.n, and of securing TO the
and tho pursuit Of his happiness as his
own qualities of heart. head and hand en-
able him To achieve ii.
Every colored man should realize that
the worst enemy of his race is the negro
criminal and above all the negro criminal
who commits the dreadful crime of rape:
and ii should be- felt as in the highest de-
gre an oifense against tho whole country.
and against the colorcd race in particular,
70" q colored man to fail to help the Off
ccr' OF the law ~ hunting down with all
possible cnrnestncss and zeal every such
Infamous offender.
Moreover. III my judgment. the crime of
rape should always be punished with
death, as Is inc case with murder: assault
WITH intent TO commit rape should be made
Il apitaI crime. at least m the discretion
81 t.ie court; and provision should be made
medsdtelN upon the heels of the offense;
whle In. trial should be so conducted that
IN" victim need not be wantonly shamed
while giving testimony. and that the least
tails.
The members of the white race on the
iNnchlns represents by just so much a
loosening of the bands of civilization that
the spirit OF lynching inevitably throws
into prominence IN the community all the
foul and evil creatures who dwell therein.
No man can take part in the torture of n
human being without having his own
moral nature permanently lowered. Every
NhchlnS means just so much moral de-
terloration I'm all the children who lave
amy knowledge of ii. and therefore just so
much additional trouble for the next gen
Grafton of Americans.
Let justice be both sure and swift: but
let It be Justice under the law: and not
tit wiz ana crooked SaN:iScry OF "A MOB.
Capital and Labor.
In dealing with boJn labor and capital.
with the questions affecting both corpo-
rations and trades unions. there is one
matter more important TO remember than
aught else, and that Is the infinite harm
done BY preachers of mere discomfort.
These are the mon who seek to excite a
violent class hatred against all men of
proper movements for the better control
OF corporations and for doing away with
the abuses connected with wealth into a
campaign of hysterical excitement and
f~alsehood in which the aim is to infame
70 madness the brutal passions OF man
kind.
The sinister and foolish Wis
ionarics who are always eager to UNI
dertake such a campaign of destruction
with those working for :, genuine reform
In governmental and social methods. and
sometimes masquerade as such reform
crS.
In reality they 1rc the worst enemies
of the cause they profess TO advocate,
Just as the purveyors of sensational
the worst enemies of all men who are
engaged in an honest effort to better
what Is bad in our social n govern
Io preach hatred OF the rich man as
such TO- carry ON q campaign of Islander
mislead and infiamc to madness honest
men whose lives are hard and who have
n@f IN. kind of mental training which
WI. pefitii. tncni 10 appreciate the dan
ger III tne doctrines ~preached-all this
Is TO- commit q crime against the body
i'ol'lc an" TO be false to every. worthy
iii.cipn ana TRADITION OF American ma
t9nai I'VE.
such arita lion may i've pi livniinhnnssd and
a certain no;oriety to some of those who
take part in it. and may result in Tho
temporary political success of Others. in
the long run every such movement will
| citunr fail or else will! provoke a vio,an,
reaction, which will itself result moi
merely in un.oing tho mischief wrought
by the ,1cmagogu" and the apita for In,
also in llndoinp the good thai the hones,
rcfornscr. the true upholdor of pnTnila,
rights. has painfully and laboriousls