Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-05

conscience, and TO supplement this by
whatever legislation Will add speed anu
certainty IN the execution OF the lhW'
When we deal with lynching even more
is necessary. A great many white men
are iyuched, but the crime Is peculiarly
frequent In respect TO black men me
greatest existing cause OF lynching Is the
Preparation. especially by black men, Of
the hideous crime OF rnpe-tne most aboin-
Unable In all the category OF crimes, even
worse than murder MODS frequently
avenge the commission Of this crime by
thems Ives torturing 10 death the man
committing H. thus avenging In bestial
fashion bestial deed, and reducing them
selves 10 a level with tho criminal.
IawleSsness grows by what II feeds upon;
and when Inobs begin TO lynch TOT rape
they speedily extend the sphere Of their
operations and lynch for many other kinds
OF crimes, so that two-thirds Of the lynch-
ings are not for rape at al, while CON
lynChcd are innocent Of all crime. GOV
crnor Gambler OF Georgia, stated on one
occasion some years ago: Il can say OF
"a verify that ] have. within the last month,
saved tho lives OF half a doz innocent
negroes who we're pursued by the mob, ana
brought them TO trial In court OF a law
IN which they were acquitted.
Moreover. where any crime committed
by a member Of one race against MEM
Der or another race is aNenstu ~ i SUI
fashion that e seems as " not tie lndl
ylduul orlminal. but the whole race, IS
attacked. the result IS TO eXasperate TO
the highest degree race feeling. Ihere
is but buc safe rule I'm dealing with black
men as with white men. IL Is me same
rule that must be applied In dealing with
rich men and poor mon, that, rs TO treat
each man, whatever his color MIS- creed.
or his social position with cven-handed
Justice on his real worth as a man White
people owe it quite as much 10 mem.
selves as TO the colOrcd race TO treat well
the Colored man who shows by his LIE
that he deserves such treatment, for u
Is surely the highest wisdom to encourage
I'm the colorcd race an those individuals
who are honest. industrious, law-ablding
and who therefore make good ana safe
ncighbors and citizens Reward OF punish
the individual on his merits as an tndt-
vidual EVIL win surely come In the end
TO both races ~ we substitute for this
Just rule the habit Of treating al the
members Of the race, good and bad, alike;
There Is no question OF social equality
or NEGRO domination" involved; only the
question OF relentlcssly Furnishing bad
men, and Of securing TO the good man the
right TO his life, his liberty, and the
pursuit OF his happiness as his own quail
ties OF heart, head, and hand enable him
70 achieve It,
Advice TO the Negro.
Every colored man should realize that
the worst enemy of his race Is the negro
criminal, and ahoye all the negro Crlm-
inul who commits the dreadful crime OF
rape; and IL should be felt as IN the
highest degree an omense against the
whole country, ana against the Colored
race In particular for "a colored man TO
fail 20 help the officers of the law In
hunting down with all possible earnest
fender Moreover in my judgment, the
crime OF rape should always be punished
with death, as is the case with murder;
assault with intent TO commit rape should
be made a capital crime, at least in the
discretion of the court. and provision
should be made by which the punishment
may follow immediately upon the heels
OF tho offense. while the trial should be
so conducted that the victim need not
be wantonly shamed while giving testi-
mony, and that the least possible publi-
city shall be given to the details
Let Justice be both sure and swift; but
Jet Il be Justice under the law, and not
the Wild and crooked saNagery OF mob
Education n Remedy.
The free public school, the chance for
each boy or girl TO get good elementary
education lies at the foundation OF our whole
political situation. In every community
the poorest citizen, those who need the
schools most, would he deprived Of them II
they only received school facilities pro-
portioned to the taxes they paid. This n
as true Of one, portion of our country as OF
another. IL Il as true tfoT the negro as
FOR the white mani The white man. n no
rs wise viii decline TO allow the negroes
IA mass 20 grow 10 manhood and woman
hood without cduoaton., Internationally
education such as Is obtained In our public
schools does not do everything towards
making a man good citizen; but Il does
much The lowest and most brutal Grim
mails, those FOR Instance who commit the
crime of rape, are In tho great majority
men who have had either no education or
very little; Just as they are almost in
Variaby men who own no property. for
the man who puts money by out OF his
earnings, like the man who acquires educa-
ton, is usually lifted above mere brutal
criminality. OF course, the best type OF
education for the cOlOred man, taken as
whole, is such educauon,as Is conferred
s In schools like Hampton and Tuskegee;
where the boys and girls. the young men
and young women are trained tndustrally
as we'll as In the ordinary public school
branches. The graduates Of these schools