The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Newspaper, View
of the Lyn.c1;h.ing.
For the Federal Authorities.

Chattanooga TlneS EsTlh nc Guy oL CHut-
4tnnoogn Is shafled anu Illuminated as
Aside from tho blood-t hlrstiness Of the
deed, Tie people of this community h,lst
rest ,intter the otliut,i Of deliberately DEFY,
ing the order of the highest court a, tho
land and conterlpt,ottsly setting at
iia,ig1t tho laws Of their own state It
ID now question between the mob nhu
tho Federal authorities as 10 what shall
follow HI .s
Not Like on Ordinary Lynchit1g.
Chcngo Tribune: ''This affair differed
from others Of n similar nature IN that
tho prisoner was under tho protection OF
tho Supreme Court Of tho United States,
md the lynchers have not only committed
murder, but, II moro Serious thing, have
incurred the penalties provided FOR con.
tempt of court. where tho sympathy or
the community Is Oh tho sido OF the
lynchors It Is little use to try to secure
indictr1ont, witnesses that will testify or
a fury. that will convict. In contempt
proceedings there Is no Indictment needed
nnd no jury permitted. 8l !,
Calls Lynchers Rebels.
Arin Horald-Transcrlpt:" There ls abb
sol6tely no Justification for suoh doinEs
Tho mon who pcrretrnted this crime were
poorer creatures than tho man t1oy muir
dcred, even though he WAS guilty. They
not only put themselves upon nm equality
with their victim when they Killed him,
but they set themselves In rebellion
against the authority OF the United
States courts. Il.
Lynchings an Endless Chain.
pittsburg Gazette FREQUENT lynchinEs
in tho South not followed by judicial
punishment have encouraged the belief
among negroes that they must defend
themselves by force OF arms. Every mans
Hesitation OF tho black mob cngendersN
the formation or white mob. So the
endless chain runs, getting moro danger
Gus with every link
Calls for Salutary Punishment.
4; Boston Transcript: '"rhe Defiance OF q
mandate OF the Supreme Court Is son,e-
thing that has rarely happened, md IT.
calls for salutary punishment by the gov.
ornment Not only the court. but the
President IS very much exercised bygthlsj
outrage, and 1t Is likely to develop son,e-
thing more than a nine days wonder
and another notch in tho record OF mob
murders There must be some way OF
bringing toyaccount not merely the actual
perpetrators, but those officials who fall
cd in their duty by permitting the prls-
oner in their custody to be taken from
thenl.n
Federal Stay Doomed the Negro.
Nashville American: Justice sHarlan's
action in granting u stay OF execution
seems to have sealed tho negroes doom.
1T meant long delay. and the nopulace.
was not in mood for that They believed.
fhiih guilty, and they were determined that
he should die. Tho sentence of tho court
has been irregulnrly and unlawfully exc
cuted This is what long delays in the
matter Of punishment by the courts In,
such cases mean. e Y
Public Opinion Will Cure It.
Cincinnati Enquirer: I'm the last two
years the number of 1ynchings has some
what decreased, and there are indications
of the growth OF q more healthy public
sentiment on the subject. 1t is only by
means of such a public opinion that the
practice can be put down: b Special enact
n,entsi have been tried with very little
effect. t. It Is only as communities come
to realize that safety and progress can
be secured only by strict observance OF
law, and that lynchtng debases those who
engage In It, when legal remedies arc
available, that tho evil will DO cured.