The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-06

such treatment: for u r. surely the high
eat wisdom to encourage In the colorcd
est. Industrious. law-abidins. and who
therefore make good and safe neighbors
and c.txenS.
Reward or punish the individual on his
merits as an Individual. EVIL will surely
come In the end to both races N we sub
st.tute for this just rule the habit OF
treating all the member OF the race. good
social equality or negro domination
involved. only the question OF relcntlessiy
pun. shlng bad men. and of securing To the
good man the right TO his life, his liberty.
and the pursuit OF his happiness a. his
own qualities OF heart. head and hand en-
able him TO achieve IT,
Every coiorcd man should realize that
the worst enemy OF his race II the negro
criminal. and above ali the negro criminal
who commits tn. dreadful crime Of rape:
and II should be felt as In the highest de-
gre an ofense against the whole country.
and aga. INST the coiored race In particular.
for n coiorcd man TO fail 90 help the OFF,
GERS Of the law In hunting down w.th all
possible earnestness and zeal every such
Moreover. In my Judgment, the crime Of
rape should always be punished with
death. as II the case with murder: assault
with Intent TO commit rape should be made
n capital crime. nj least IN the discretion
OF the court. and provision should be made
by which the punishment may follow Inn
mediately upon the heels OF the onense.
the victim need not be wantonly shamed
while giving testimony. and that the least
possible publicity shall be given TO the de-
tails.
The members OF the white race on the
other hand should understand that every
lynrhing represents by Just 80 much
loosening Of the bands OF civilization that
the spirit OF lynching inevitably throws
into prominence N the community all the
foul and EVIL creatures who dwell therein.
No man can take part In the torture OF
human being without having his own
moral nature permanently lowered. Every
lynching means just so much moral de-
terioration In all the children who have
any knowledge OF Il. and therefore just so
much additional trouble for the next gen
Let Justice be both sure and swift: but
let q be justice under thu law. and not
the Wild and crooked savaEcry OF n mob.
A. TO the Schools.
The free public school. the chance for
education. lies at the foundation OF our
whole political situation. In every COM
munity tn. poorest citizens, those who
OF them II they only received school Ia
cilities proportloncd To the taxes they
paid. This II as true OF one portion OF
our country as OF another. IL IL as true
for the negro as for the white man.
The white man. II he II wise. will de-
cline TO allow the negroes In "A mass to
OUT e 10 no0G u aSa a eS T
ton such as IL obtained In our public
schools does not do everything towards
making q man a good citizen; but q does
much. The lowest and most brutal Grim
lnalS, those for instance who commit the
crime OF rape. are In the great majority
men who have had either no education
or very little. just as they are almost
invariably men who own no property:
for the man who puts money by out OF
his earnings. like the man who acquires
brutal crtminatIty
OF course. the best type OF education
for the colorcd man. taken as "A whole.
schools like Hampton and Tuskcgee:
where the boys and girls. the young men
and young women, ar. trained indus
lie school branches. The graduates OF
these schools turn out well In the great
majority OF cases, and hardly any or
criminality there Is never takes the form
OF that brutal violence which Invites
lynch Law.
Capital and Labor.
In dealing with both labor and capital.
with the questions affecting both corpo-
rations and trades unions. there IL one
matter more important TO remember than
aught else. and that Is the infinite harm
These are the men who seek TO excite n
violent class hatred against all men OF
wealth. They seek TO turn wise and
OF corporations and for doing away with
the abuses connected with wealth into a
campaign OF hysterical excitement and
falsehood In which the aim IL TO inname
TO madness the brutal passions OF man
kind.
The sinister dcmagoguss AMI foolish Wis
ionar,es who are always eager to un-
sometimes seek To associate themselves
with those working for a genuine reform
In governmental and social methods, and
sometimes masquerade as such reform
crS.
In reality they are the worst enemies
OF the cause they profess To- advocate.
JUST ~ the purvcyora OF sensational
Islander Ia newspaper or magazine are
THE worst enemies OF all men who are
engaged In an honest effort TO better
what u bad IN our social aud govern
To preach hatred OF the rich man as
such. to carry on campaign OF Islander
and inVcctlNc against him. TO seek to
mislead and iniamc 20 madness honest
men who's" lives ar" hard and who have
not the kind OF mental training which
will permit them To appreciate the dan.
ger In the doctrines prcachc,l-all this
Il 20 commit Grim" against the body
polite AMI to b- false to every worthy
principle and tradition OF American ma
tional lifr.
Moreover. while such preaching and
such agitation may give livelihood and
certain notoricty TO some OF those who
TAX" part ia a.. and may result In the
temporary political success OF others. In
the long run every such movement will
either fal or else VIII provoke "a violent
reaction. which will Itself result, not
merely Ia uuLoiug the mischief wrought
~ the drmagoguc and the Rgitutor, but
also In undoing the good that the honest
rrfnrncr. the true uphold-r OF popular
rights. has painfully and laboriously
achieved
Corruption IL never SO rife as In com
muuitics wh-rr the dcm1Eoguc and the
agitator bear full sway. because In such
communities all moral bands become
loo~en"d. and hystrria and s~nSationalism
replace ia. spirit OF sound judgment and
fair dealing ne between man and man.
The plain pcupl" who think the me
rhsnics farmers, merchants. workers
with head or hand. III" men TO whom
American traditions are dear, who love
their country and try to act d"ccnuy by
their nrighhOrs. owe % TO themselves to
remember that the mos; damaging blow
that can he given popular government u
TO elect an unworthy aEd sinister hgitator
on platform Of violence and hypocrisy
Whenever such al isSu" Il raised In
this country nothing can 4" gained by
fiinching from "a. FOR la such cas-" dcmoc-
racy II Itself on trial popular self gov
on trial. Tn" triumph 81 me mob n
Just a. rNil thing as the triumph Of
ia" plutc,a icy. AMI TO have escaped one
danger awaits nothing whatever u we
succumh 90 "a" other.
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