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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Federal Jurisdiction,

The announcement from Washington
that the Deba rtment Of Justice is re-
solved to proceed against tho lW1chers OF
Ed. Johnson, who was hanged at Chat
tanooga on the night after n stay OF
execution had been granted by tho SUI
prcme court of the United States, ro-
calls the decision Of Judge Thomas G.
Jones, of the United States District
Court Of Alabama, last June In the
Higgins case higgins and other
members of the Huntsville mob
we're Indicted for conspiring, they be-
ing white men, to deprive Naples,
negro OF the right to enjoy civil equality,
freedom, because he was negro. by
taking him out Of jail and hanging him
to prevent his having u trial according to
law, as Is accorded all white citizens.
'.rhis jurisdiction arises" said Judge
Jones, "under tho 18th amendment. Tho
other counts In the indictment were
framed under the lath amendment, and
Iii substance, charged that the members
of the mob consplred to deprive Naples
of the enjoyment of the right, privilege
OF lHllluullyI pelDHSllb W diAiA 10 ~ 49,
zen of the United Stntec. to have the
state of Alabama. acting by and through
Its officers to afford him trial by due
process of law. upon accusation OF crime
preferred against him. when he was at
the time In the custody Of the officers
of the State upon charge Of murder.
and held for trial In tho county jail of
Madison county. This jurisdiction falls
under the l4th amendment, Section 65nS
of the Revised Statute OF the United
States Furnishes any conspiracy TO de-
privs any citizen of the enjoyment of
any right or privilege secured TO him
by the Constitution Or laws of the United
States. The whole Issue, both under the
18th and 18th amendment, is whether tho
acts charged, prevented the citizens en-
toyment of any right, privilege or I'M
munty secured TO him by the Consti-
tuition or laws Of the United States.
It was argued on the other hand that
the United States Court had no 1urls-
dlction and that tho Federal statutes
cited, did not apply, because the State
Of Alabama Aad not enacted any law
which "abridged the privileges or immu-
Mites of citizens Of the United States
But is appears that the Federal Courts
have u stronger case against the Chat
tonooga lynchers, 1.-THE Department OF
Justice" says our Washington CORES
pendent, Twill base ils operations o.
two sectIors of the revised stanItes q
the Unitefi States, scctiona sos and $500
These make It felony for two or more
persons to conspire, to inJure, Cypress
threaten or intimldate any citizen in Nh
: enjoyment of the rights or prlN
lcgex secured to him BY the Con
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Rhymes for T o;-.Dl!:)'ay
Losing Patience

March hath a pretty wit, sautadlli u
+ She is n guy young thinga $50,
Her temper's just a bit
Uncertain, though, by Jing!
She thinks It cute to bring
Blizznrds-tlc worst what are'
iFunny7 1t has It's sting
She carries It too far.
How long WILL Winter sit
Down In the lap OF SPRING.
To thinks he's made Il hit .la
With all his monkeylng; .s.g
Flo thinks that he's tho king
That runs tho calendar; f.
His joke Is wenrydng-, I, 81. Z .5 yis,o
.He carries 1t too far. ! MIA, s,Gi.
Tho Weather Man must quit,,9 s4&if,
~ Flo has too wide n swing, 3.slM
Book beer time! And wo'rebfltt41 .sij
For naught hut whisky sling liza
,t1 Tho fonmy schooners cling,
Half frozen, to the bar. te
Kcnealy! STRAIT something!
You've carried this too fart
LENVOI. ,,
Friends, I deserve your fling
Though you may BIO n stnr Z.
TO much of March you sing "a.
4 You carry 1t too fnr!"
"A, 5 q Cleveland Leader.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Crusade Against Cocaine

Chief of Police Boush deserves the high
est commentator for his efforts to break
morphine and other narcotic drugs In this
city. The law specifically states that no
drug Of this character. shall be sold ex-
Bile physician. The law is a good one In
tho interest Of the public health$and pub
tic morals, and should lbe.enforced,t 70 the
letter. IT Is surprising that sdruEElats az
cord considering the small profits ac-
oruine to Them from sales in violattCn OF
the law and Of the great injury resulting
to the public.eN1t appears. however; that
some Of them do not.-Norfok Vlrginian-
Pilot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

dowr the representation Of Southern
states III Congress OF the t'lrf .honored
allegation that they have uiss tanchised
tho negroes. and thus como under the
| working Of tho Fourteenth, amendment.
| II the generals ideas ahnula be adopted
| III Congress, virglhin would md herself
with eight representatives instead OF
ten; Alabama would have flve Instead
Of nine; Arkansas I'VE instead Of seven;
| Florida two instead Of three; Georgih
would be cut from eleven to six; Lot,lsi-
ann from seven to three; Mississippi
! from eight to three; North Carolina from
ten to SIX; South Carolina from seven
to three Tennessee from ten to eight
and Texas from sixteen TO twelve. Tho
Southern States would have an nggre-
gate OF sixty one congressman instead
Of hinety.clght MS at present X,
1his II tho generals little measure
should DO passed. There Is small likeli-
hood Of that, however. The ground has
| been gone over often In the past. always
With the same result. General Keller Is
answered III advance. Difficulties III en-
forcing tho Fourteenth amendment led
10 the adoption OF tho Fifteenth which
forbids discriminating Acknowledgement
und calls upon Congress to prevent It..
The way to proceed Is perfectly clear
Dlsfranchisemcnt OF negroes because
they arc negroes must as ~ starter. be
established MS a fact. Merely to rlse In
Congress and charge such disflarchlso-
lncnt does not IN any sense establish It.
Tho generals nrlor, however, remains
splcndidly undampencd. Els two-hour
speech IN presenting his bill wns received
witt, q marked lack Of enthusiasm, on tho
part OF his party which the general boro
Will, gallant cquantnlty. More praise
worthy still. llo IS conscious Of no ro-
strant whatever us Il result OF tho fact
that his own native town. Springfield, o.,
recently made vigorous rttempt to dis
franchise its negroes permanently, along
much the same lines which the govern-
ment is now following for paoifying tho
Moros. yt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
#The Drift Of
Public Opinion
Persons and Corporations.

According to- The ttite saying " Lord
Coke, Corpora lions have no souls.' hey
hnve also no bodies % DO inprisone NED I3Mt
thew have officers Htid agents WIN arc
nn,ehablo TO process OF law, hnd VINO can ca
DC compelled to give al, account Ok tnC'r
operations to tile. state, and TO when RI !,
they arc continually Responsible Iiiat
Ter md Rogers tried to forget or Ignore 1t1
Until they we're forced by the action {, OF l
tho Attorney General Of Missouri to MAKE
practical Acknowledgment Of II. Thelr
onttinacy was not only bad citizcnisnili;;
II also Showed q want Of that enlightened
selr-inttrcst Upon n Sense OF which they
may reasonably, be supposed e 4. pride
themselves. Nothing could be more I'M
corporation than that It's agents 'inu vice.
agents should be exhibited bcfore the
public, day nfter day, Ms evnding due t,rto @
cess OF INV, OF which the purpose was TO
make tloln render q their ,nnster,nn ~ ac
count OF their Stewardship. they nave NJ
last yieldoti--none too hoon. they, may
some day have OCCASION to inquire whctli-
cr they have not yielded too lnte 70 sav ,,
themselves entirely from tho conseq ucnnc,es
ifadiey Is entltied 10 ,,othinE but . c ,,in
mendation for, his practical showing thnt
there IRE no f'nrtifclnl persona and no
NATURAL persons above the. Inv IN thcs'
United Stntes.--New York Times. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26


Whatever the law Of the matter, tho
public will never be convinced that there
IS any common sense In tho theory that
a man is not personally responsible for
laws which he breaks as an officer Of Il
corporation. It IS TO be hoped that the
matter will be carried to the Supreme
Court for !. final ruling
II In the meanwhile, we do not see how
the administration can complain. Both
Attorney General Moody and President
roosevelt liant year agreed that Mr. Paul
Morton, then Secretary OF the Navy. was
not Justly subject 20 personal ro' ecution
FOR tho laws broltun by the Santa Fo
Railway system while ne was traffic
manager. The Presidents reasoning and
Judge Humphreys seems to us to be tho
same Norfolk Landmark
We have expressed the same view. The
Inconsistency Of the President and Mr.
Moody have weakened their case. But,
mark you, tho people are determined to
hold tho personnel OF corporations re-
sponsiblo for law-broaklns, and. II It
cannot be done under existing laws, the
laws will DO changed to suit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Party Organization.

The Newport News Times Herald, in
discussing the views pro and con on the
question of holding primary election
4 in Richmond, says. X.
while we have no particular inter-
est In Richmond, It seems to us that
the Times Dispatch Is clearly right irl
this case Some method of naming
party candidates must be adopted, IN
vision Of the party strength and stimu-
late the opposition party. Conditions
are somewhat similar In this city,
though. here the Republican party is a
very much stronger Organization than
It is In Richmond. It must not be
taken FOR granted that because Virginia
lis overwhelmingly Democratic, it will
always remain so. Indeed In less than
a decade we have seen near third OF
the state become Republican. The only
way to insure party strength and to
maintain the coherency Of party is to
nominate candidates and then support
Them" tia'lsa[ S9 4.
There is more independent voters than
ever now, that the negro terror has been
removed and the Democratic party must
look more CAREFULLY than ever to it's or
ga nizatlora.. III is dangerous to make ex-
perlments;lit wolldstn reckless to nban-
don the plan OF making party non'ina-
tions, and have a free-for-all contest
with no reference to party lines. The
Richmond City Committee took the same 9.
view, as our Newport News contemporary
has doubtless observed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
The Claim of the Schools.

The progress Of community, both in
material prosperity and intelligence. has
EaGa eo sna IN ps f z 81 mns f
seen In the condition OF its schools. The
degree of public spirit, All essential lngre-
dent Of thesprosperlty Of any community.
terest the people take in the schools. 1t
Is the duty OF every citizen to take a
personal interest In the public schools Of
our town. Every taxpayer should thke
that his money, paid insstaxes, lis we'll
spent.-Rndfortl Advance: Sitf't ga$t u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Southern Representation in Con,
greSs.

Tho House of Representatives. no doubt
contains a considerable number OF men
passionately addicted TO the support of
soma pet measure which has no earthly
chance Of going through but It probably
shelters few engaged in nursing forlorn
aspirations than those OF General j.
Warren Keller. Of Ohio. Tho generals
ambition IS not an original product OF
his own. II Is n familiar and frequently
lhreshed-out AFFAIR, He yearns to cut
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
PARTY Revolution.

The effort Of tho President 10 clear his
party or It's barnaces and to steer 1t into
'the' q ten nsea may or may. not succeed.
Evan that would be better than some dire
upheaval.t But one thing seems certain.
before It succeeds there must and there
will DO a raadjustment OF party lines and
other words, the Republican label will
have to be pasted on Democratic bottle
the Republican party to DO born again
hand, the Demorrat tic party is handica pped
BY both false leading and incapable lead
Ing. 1t will have TO breed new gem
GRAFTON Of statesmen before It can hope to
win and hold the country.-LouIsyillo
Courier Journal - '+fslEf IS, ~. 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
iVie1Ds Of the
Virginia Editors.
Z But We Can't Spare Him.

rho suggestion In this PAPER of Henry
Stuarts noin" Ven tos GonarG III
over the NI1hStth District. We, are very
confident that Mr.. Stuart. would DC sue.
cessful at the polls next November # he
could be Induced to accept TIC fioh'ih'a I.
State Corporation Commission. of which
Mr.. Stuartiis secretary, proved his hbiiity
and i,1'oial courage to attend TO the duties
tie State as well,-Clncf Valley News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
lot OF school girls at Hiram, o

A lot OF school girls at Firan,,e Ohio.
recently played mean trick on the fire
department They we're requested to con-
tribute to a fund to help the department
along, md tho next morning the solicitor
found a clothes line stretched across the
street from his window bearing some
thirty pairs Of stockings, and this In,
scrlption. -5
"The ladies OF Bowler and Miller Halls
take pleasure III contributing thirty feet
OF hose to the support OF tho Hiram Fire
Department."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Decentralization Of Lynching.

The eject Of lynch'ns. rs az, object
lesson, loAcsi Its force from the very
VIOLENCE by which II Is characterze,,ui;;
prevalent for tho safety Of soclrty--it is
in itself a tiinbollcal crime. 1t.is Infinitely
more harmful to the country, to th I,
rapialy advancing progress or th 49,, sou.n "a
people can do. This disregard md Viola
ton Of ono lnw sets Il precede1 !, and OK.
cuse for the abuse of hother--thotgh It
correct ana regulate vlr-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
McCarthv's Good Points.

On the whole. tho new mayor has
wdeawnke officer. ready TO do his whole
duty under tall circumstances without
fear or favor, and It is extremely doubt
ful If Richmond has ever had a more
conscientious and fearless man to MI the
posltion.-Fincastlo Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
McCartl1y's Blunder.

In q public speech Mayor Mccarthy,
OF Richmond. spoke slightinEly OF the
thing pr .tre and wiso, and the next tlny
he comes along and destroys the eitoct
Of It BY uttering something offensive md
wrong. That Is tho trouble with fire.
eaters in general. We agree with tho
Petersburg Index Appeal that the rcspoin,-
sibllties Of high public office carry with
them tho duty of putting bride on the
tongue In matters Of personal feeling
NOrfOlt, Landmark,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
a. Necessary Utensil.

.Jones and his wife are quarrclina
again"
NJ thought they buried the hatchet,"
53"Well, SO they did hut the very next
tlme Mrs, Jones had to chop the klnd'
ling she dug It up,"-Pucs. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

IT is now said that graft In the Mutual
mny far exceed that OF the Equitable
But It must be remembered that insur-
ance agents in cracking up their own
companies ara much given to exaggera-
tIOn Fis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

We have feared nll along, chat by md
by our Dragging about Rlchmond's pretty
March Sundays would turn to hunilla-
ton, Those bright Sunday paragraphs
now look like slush.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Swift and Impressive Justice.

* The course. OF Justice in the case Of the
a aaMn en- q Miss Al'lgl,nson Of Moores;
and impressive: The two meg negro ' DEFEND.
ants , were denied no just, rights. Their
guilt. was proved by their own confess
sion by their evidence against each
otner ana by many corroborating cir
!Thoir crime was most atrocious. OF
the kind that fires mems blood and In
Moorestown, though excited. preserved
rested, tried and convicted In an orderly
pna a%fp penay of their Te ore ea
more than two months after It vas cons
gmitted. johnson, who was first convict-
ed. would have been hanged u month
lnccomplce, 50 his execution was post.
and murder should Die together.
Thsre WE'RE Soh 5ays appfna ana
in4many States delay and defeat justice
and aid. abet and encourage crime.
There was, therefore. no inducement to
dence felt that justice would DO done
promptly and fully. Justice was done.
murder was punished and tho supremacy
Of the law maintained philadelphia
President and Labor Unions.
It cannot be said that tho delegation Of
With them from their interview Of last
week with President, Roosevelt besides
sonre useful knowledge. They learned
for example, that SO Tar as the govern,
ment is concerned the writ oatin5un eanal
sion demands It, for the prevent lon OF
every attack upon the rights OF person
and property, no matter. whence It may
come. 1t may be reasonably inferred, 100,
that any attempt to weaken or ue 9sncS
Of which the restraint Of Wrong-doers Dy
injunction is an essential feature, VII re,
ceiye no encouragement or coln tenAllu,e
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record
Building Up a Town.
There is q Commercial Club }, II IN M Cont
active and progressive business men g, o.
o. fu mat city. |The ADVERTISER had sug-
gestod that tho population Of Montgo'nooilSy
ought to reach 10000 by tse y; yg 9aho i was
n s and So great has been ths deyeon.
meni Of Mont gomery during the last few
Years that Its Formulation - now prnpably
close to he pressentfb a HthfdeptaR Hna,
OF the Commercial Club Is InhI me popu, ,
, "a tho Fate OF at least 1850 q year for
tItte maxi four years, and IN order that II
may ma ISL succeed IN It's enterprise the mem,
Hers Of the club have raised q FUND or
II nddIcements ana natural advantages OF
Mont gomery and the aggressive forward
inp ~ tic ecity'H commercial and indus
trial interests g charleston News ana
Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
The Pessimist's System.

tc,oronce Coopah-Am dnr my way OBJ
tcllin' n horses age 'cept by lookin' at
his teof, sidney? j. ~,
~, 'teilIn,. An gently tells by de number
o. yoars All boon a-bettin. on h'm.--
Punk t+F 10y tig -- tts slIt ""
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Those indianapolis conferees appear to
have stumbled into q. sort OF coal-hole,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

yyo suppose that this spring snow storm
is to bo attributed to tho convention o.
the Southern Ice Exchange.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
What They Want,

The Senate has Its troubles. too;
That body Of renown &
Now wishes to he written UP
Instead OF written doWn.-Fuck,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

The Ohio press will doubtless deal
gently with Chattanooga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
The Evil. Of Evils,

~ was one time run over by a twenty
horse power automobile"
"Dreadful.'
"oh, I didn't mind SO much. had a
bad cold that day and couldn't Smell a
thing.i'-Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Massachusetts seems to be having
genuine case OF negro rule,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Yet what Is 30 common as a snow II,
March7 VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

1t appears that St, Petersburg has not
yet got Its Easter lid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

jamestown prospects. ers ali to the
good.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Looking pretty, and especially looking
pretty out OF DOORS Ia exercise enough
to keep most women IN good health
Puck, u 81 HI -"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Not Like On Ordinary Lynching,
Calls Ly1chers Rebels.

Arin Hornld-Transcrlpt:a There ls abb
soldtely no justification for suot doinGs.
rho mon who pcrpctrated this crime were
poorer creatures than tho man thoy mur-
dcred, even though he WAS guilty. They
not only put themselves upon an equality
with their victim when they Killed him,
but they set themselves In rebellion.
against the authority OF the United
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Iohn y. and the Baby.

TIns John D. Rockefeller sect, his bnby
cupios ,n,lny minds to tho exclusion OF
trifing matters like tho coal strike, the
oAlgeclrns con ference. the coming peach
crop and Russla's new National Asselnply;i
John D., sr., stole over by night from
New Jersey in his automobile to inspect
the infant-to see whether he needs q
wig, presumably. Just why the grand
father should DO 40 much Interested in the
newcomer rs to run the risk OF encounter
ing subpoena servers Is not explained. ono
baby Is just like another, ordng 70
so1ie authorities. The inulti-mlllonairc
could have a Jersey baby brought for his
inspection Il he is anxious to sec one. IN
deed, II he Is patient, tho Rockefeller!
baby can be brought to 9him.-Bnltimore
Sun ta Sts ST. lslt 3rlsat Ffal-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Systematic Help for Colleges.

The United States has really no system
OF higher education and few States nave .,
any our colleges haYe srowd up
ards arc enforced upon them. some COL,
legcs. by voluntary association manage
to lnalntnln 4 certain niformi!ty @ 81
fluenc ss Of 81 i such associntion does not ex-
tend far beyond the leading institutions
and least controls tho colleges, when are
In tho greatest financial need and Wnlci
serve communities most In want of educa-
tional facilities. !,
Education Board, IN account OF whose or
other column OF the Tribune to-day, sls
able to be an extremely useful nstruu.cnt
for the standardization. and Improvement
of higher educat ionnl methods throughout
the country. 1t is Mt once a bureau Of IN :.
formation and an administrative force. II
has in Its possession more accurate inlor-
nation about colleges in the various
iGcationai bureaus combined. Through II;
power as the distributor Of educational
funds and the adviser OF philanthropistts
seeking to make FLY wisely. it Is p ho,e
own weakness and take the necessary
steps to overcome It. s, .55 !,
One of tho courses OF American educa-
ton has becn sham and lpretence. Colleges
which they do not do have too long i'm
posed on ,philanthropists and too long
demoralizcd the educational IDEAS OF the
communities which they pretend to serve;
One OF the best things which the General
Education Board has done has been TO
set Its face against this sharo and make
1t difficult for instltutlons which are not
honest with themselves and the public
longer to impose upon the generous The
board Is working along these lines. not In
detect evil, but OF helpful cooperation,
seeking good, encouraging 1t and assisting
those who arc on the wrong track to get
into the right way and use their influences
for hte greatest good Of tlsir commune
ties. Such efforts continued are bound TO
result In the vast Improvement of our
collegiate education In all parts Of the
country.-New York Tribune. AZ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Lvncl1ings an Endless Chain.

pittsburg Gazette frequent lynchings
In tho South not followed by judic
punishment have encouraged the belief
among negroes that they must defend
themselves by force of arms. Every mans
Hesitation OF tho black mob engondcrs
the formation or a white mob. So the
endless chain runs, getting moro danger
o,,s with every link 81