The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-26
WHAT OTHERS
ARE SAYING

This affair differed from others of a
similar nature i'm that the prisoner was
under the protection of the supreme court
OF the United States. and the lynchers
have not only committed murder but, a
more serious thing, have incurred the pen
alties provided for contempt OF court.
Where the sympathy Of the community is
on the side or the lynchers IL is little use
To try To secure Indictment witnesses that
will testify or jury that will convict In
contempt proceedings there is no indct-
ment needed and no jury permitted. -
Chicago Tribune.
"Midshipman Minor Meriweather has re-
signed from the naval academy again.
They'd better let the young man go this
time He occupies too much valuable
space, too frequently. Boston Herald.
THE senate conferrees on the statehood
bill have agreed TO support the senate
measure and II may be taken for granted
that the house conferees will yield. No
conference was necessary except as
means of saving Speaker Cannons face.
The house bill iammed through rs an
administration measure regardless OF it's
merits. and the conference committee is
method OF enabling the house 10 surren-
der leisurely' A majority Of the repre-
sentatives know that the senate was right
and the house was wrong In yielding the
house will be surrendering only to COM
mon sense and public opinion. New
York World.
"The defiance Of "A mandate Of the SUI
preme court is something that has rarely
happened and II calls for salutary punish
ment by the government. Mt only the
court but the president fs very much ex-
ercised by this outrage and IL il likely TO
develop something more than a nine days
wonder and another notch in the record
OF mob murders. There must be some way
OF bringing to account not merely the act
ual perpetrators but those officials who
failed I'm their duty by permitting the
prisoner in their custody TO be taken from
them. Boston Transcript
THE Joy Of the packers over being re.
lieved by Judge Humphreys OF personal
responsibility is additional evidence that
they know they have been doing some
thing serious. Boston Globe.
"1n the last two years the number OF
lynchings has somewhat decreased and
there are indications OF the growth Of n
more healthy public sentiment on the
subject. II Is only by means OF such a
public opinion that the practice can be
put down. Special enactments have been
tried with very little effect. It is only az
COMMUNITIES come 10 realize that SAFETY
and progress can be secured only by strict
observance OF law. and that lynching de-
bases those who engage in II, when legal
remedies are available, that the evil will
be cured Cincinnati Enquirer.
THE slow going Austrians are dazed NJ
the lightning change that tips Storer out
or and puts Francis into the American
ambassadorship. But they feebly admit
that there must he some good reason for
it."-Boston Journal
Frequent lynchings in the South not
followed by judicial punishment have en-
couraged the belief among negroes that
they must defend themselves by force OF
arms. Every manifestation OF the black
mob engenders the formation OF a white
moh. So tho endless chain runs. getting
more dangerous with every link Pitts
burg Gazette