The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-11

Rev. w. j. e. Cox, of the 81. fran
els Street Baptist Church. on Sunday
delivered a sermon. his subject con-
corning the conditions which have ex-
listed for the past few days In this
city For the benefit of those VINO may
not have heard the sermon. 1t Is here
with published:
THE Causes of and the Remedy For
Mob Law.
Prov. xxx; 2. when the righteous
are in authority the people rejoice;
but when the wicked beareth the rule
the people mourn"
The fair name of our city has re-
Gently been disgraced by the lawless
deeds of senseless mob. While earn
estly endeavcring to recover from the
dreadful effects Of the great storm that
devastated our community recently, de :
stroying millions of dollars worth or
property and many human lives; while
busy engaged in furnishing food ana
clothing to the hungry and the naked.
cur citizens were Mortified to learn
that a little girl II years Of age. while
returning home from school. was as
saulted by a negro brute. shamefully
outraged and cruelty beaten When
it Is remembered that similar crime.
even more henious, was committed
upon two other young girls by another
regro about six weeks ago. 1t Is not
surprising that the community was
thrown into a fever of excitement. ana
that the spirit of revenge took pos
session OF the minds of many Thought
less and reckless persons The maJes-
ty Of the law was trampled Under 1901
a mob wa formed. headed by drunken
hoodlums: the Jail. which did not con-
tain the individual! who had committed
the diabolical deed. was attacked and
one Of our most valuable citizens and
bravest oficers lost his life. The man
who fired the gun that took the life Of
Oficer Hoyle Is guilty before God and
man of unmitigated cold-blooded muir
der. and those associated with him are
rarticeps criminis. If I were a mem l.
Ter of jury to try the man that fired
that gun I would hang him as speedily
| at I would the negro rapist.
During the past week the spirit of
| mob law. Of lawlessness. has been ram
! pant in our community. 1t eliminated,
as you know, yesterday morning in tho
lynching of the two negro rapists
Thompson and Robinson. The dignity
| of the commonwealth and the majesty
inefficiency Of the executive branch OF
cur government published to the world
| The bodies Of the two criminals hung
for hours by the roadside to be gazed
at by the morbidly curious. One man
shot at the lifeless bodies several
| hours after the mob had completed
their work. and many others I have
| been informed. cut pieces from the
|
u .me .hnt srnh soaros
mrs a.n t'. ra.,',+ IN ~ cn,.
| tivation of a brutal nature.
| There are times and circumstances
when perhaps. the best of us feel. t.
some degrees at least that summary
| punishment should be inflicted upor
criminals of a certain class. and yet In
| oon>as. that ench a feeling is the spirit
NJ anarchy. Disrespect for law is the
germ OF anarchy, and In this fair lane
IF ours where the people can. bv their
demands. make, modify or repeal laws
| there is no reason for the existence Of
ar archy.
Revolution is sometimes justiha pie.
but mob law-never. One Is 1ustlneo
in taking the life of another VINO seeks
to take his life or the life of MEM
Der Of his family, or who seeks to vio-
late the person OF a female meIhpe'
of his own family, or any other ram
lily. If caught at the time OF the ui"
bolical deed. Immediate DEAN IS 700
good for such brute but 10 take tne
life of even so vile a wretch a1teI ne
has been apprehended by the oiiicei
of the law cannot be 1ustihed ny any
right thinking citizen.
1t is often the case tnat inc ihno
cent suffer and the guilty escape inv
violence of the mon: we nao s', IN
ing and painful Illustration Oh LIE
last Tuesday night In this city.
4 mob is usually leo oy Irespon,
sible and reckless persons VINO have
no regard for law ana order. fersohi
composing a mob are the enemies OF
good government ana Oh inc coiiliie.
cia1 and moral welfare Oh the coiiiaiu
nifty. A mop shoulo De ppreSseu a.
any cost. The welfare OF the COMMIT
nifty demands 1t. Neltner ne MOI
property Is safe Where the mop spirl'
prevails.
The spirit OF mop Is the spirit Vi
cruelty. Atlanta has recently given
US strikins iliustI 1919. n ~,
mob spirit Will lead 10. innocent aho
harmless men women anu oh,iur gu
were ruthlessly sIaih py cruz anu
cowardly mop. Inc same spiri' was
manifested IN this CITY ias' luesua
night. AS the mop passed ny noiiie
some OF them were deanoinS that az
innocent negro, who was rlning OF tne
rear end of street car Shoalo pe IAN
en- from the car. II IS lHipossioie l,
tell what horrible deeds might nave
been committed by that mop II the.
had met or overtaken innocent hesrt
citizens. Even the lives on omcers "
the law, whose s"orn out1
!, protect their prisoner were M
ed because they did protect MN
| During the Spanish -nquisltion
Jew was about to be burneo at Mao
rid because he would not forsake MI
religion. He was offered MS NE II
s S1ays Jew he howe Hem did moses oos fa,ter