The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

ttsAS % A.8A1As ~ fktfNtuAi cases on
questions ~ law Continuing. the
president says
cannot too strongly urge the pas
sage ~ the BIN ia question \ failure
10 pass i win result 10 seriously ham.
Icring The government Ia its effort 10
obtain justice especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations
who do wrong and may also prevent
the government from obtaining justice
for wWgeWorkcrS who are not them
selves able effectively to contest ease
where tie Judgment ~ an inferior
rourt has been against them have
specifically in view a recent decision
by district judge leaving railway
employees without remedy for viola
ton of a certain SO called labor statute.
The Importance Of cnecting into law
the particular bin in question IS fur
Their Increased by the fact that the gov
crnment has now definitely begun a
policy OF resorting TO the criminal law
IN those trust aud interstate commerce
cases where such = course offers rea-
sonahle chance OF success.
Proper Use Of Iuiuuction..
IN my last message | suggested the
enactment OF law in connection with
the issuance of injunctlons, attention
having been sharply drawn to the mat
ter by the demand that the right OF APP
plying injunctions In labor cases
should be wholly abolished 1t is at
least doubtful whether II law abolish
ing altogether the use OF iniunctions
in such eases would stand the test of
the courts in which case. OF course. the
legislation would be ineffective. More
over. believe # would be wrong alto
gether to prohibit the use OF injunc-
lions. It is criminal to permit sym
patty for criminals to weaken our
hands in UNFOLDING the law and II
men seek to destroy life or property
by mob violence there should be no i'm
pairment of the power of the courts to
deal with them in the most summary
and effective way possible. But 50
far as possible the abuse of the power
should be provided against by some
such law rs advocated last year.
Against Lynching.
| call your attention and the atten-
ton OF the nation to the prevalence Of
crime among us and. above all, TO the
epidemic of lynching and mob violence
that springs up now in one part of our
country, now in another. Each sec
ton, north, south, east or west has
its own faults. No section can with
wisdom spend its time jeering at the
faults OF another section. 1t should be
busy trying to amend its own short
comings To deal with the crime of
corruption it is necessary to have an
awakened public conscience and tc
supplement this by whatever legish
ton will 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. hut the crime is peculiarly
frequent in respect to black men. The
greatest existing cause OF lynchine is
the preparation, especially by black
men. OF the hideOu~ crime of rape, the
most abomiuable in all the category
OF crimes. even worse than murder.
Lawlessuess grows by what it feeds
upon and when mobs begin to lynch
for rape they speedily extend the
sphere OF their operations aud lynch
for many other kinds Of crimes, SO that
twothirds of tbc lyucMugS are not
FOR rape at all. while considerable
PROPORTION OF the individuals lyuched
are innocent of am crime
There ls uut one safe rule in dealing
with blnra men ms with white meu
II is tur >amr rule that must he ap
Piled u dealing with rich men aud
poor ucu.tnt Is. ta treat each man
whatever u.- e.i1r u.s creed Ur his so
cIa position with even upuded justice
uu hls real worth as mau White
people owe be quite as WuDN o" th'w
seItp. us tt tur ey.urej race 10 treat
we'll tHr rlIngyI muu who shows bN
h.suftttHt Do, DESERVES suga treatment
There n .H question Ht social vIu1JN
or up.at domination involved
u my Judgement. frr rr.wr w rll'
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