The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-07
Presidents Message

Contributing 10 N"Ail'N'-''
also urges the passage Of the measure |
upon the government the
right Of appeal in criminal cases on
questions OF law. Continuing the
president says:
| cannot too strongly urge the pas
sage Of the bill i'm question. \ failure
TO pass it will result i'm seriously ham
perlng the government in its ehort TO
obtain Justice. especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations
who do wrong. and may also prevent
the government from obtaining justice
for wageworkers who are not thein-
selves able effectively to contest case
where the judgment Of am inferior
court has been against them. ] nave
sneclfcallv I'm view a recent decision
by a district judge leaving railway
emplovees without remedy for viola
tion Of certain so called labor statute.
The importance Of enactins INTO law
the partlcular bin in question IS fur-
ther increased by the fact that the gov
ernment has now definitely begun
policv of rcsortinc 10 the criminal law
in those trust and Interstate commerce
cases where such course offers a Ie'-
sonable chance OF success.
PROPER USE or lNJUNCTloNs'
In nv last message I suggested the
enactment of "a law in connection WIN
the issuance of injmctions, attention
having been sharply drawn 10 the mat
ter by the demand that the right ol "p
nlylnc iniunctions I'm labor eases
sbould be wholly abolished. il IS az
loast doubtful whether law abolish
inc altogether the use Of nIuncll"h-
I'm such cases would stand the test oil
the courts. I'm which case. of course. in'
legislation would Doe ineffective. More
over believe it would be- wrong alto
oetber 10 prohibit the use of inluhc
tions It is criminal to permit sym
pathv for criminals 10 weaken ''l
hands i'm uphoidIne the law aha D
men seek to destroy life or property
bv mob violence there should be no inn
nolrment of the power Of the courts ID
deal with them i'm the most suiA'i'I.
and effective way possible. but 81
far as possible the abuse Of the po"e
should be provided against 10y soh
such law as ! advocated last year
AGAINST LYNcHlNG.
call your attention and the al'ei
,o, of the nation TO the prevalence q
crime among us and, above aiL 10 u'
endemic of lynching and mob vioien'
that springs mp now in one part oi ou
countrv. now in another Each So.
tion north. south. east or west nM. M
ts own faults. 40 section can VIII
wisdom spend its time jeerine AT u
. eonlts of another section. II should i
hnsv irving to amend its own snor
corinos To deal with the crime
corruption it is necessary to nave
awakened public conscience ana
sunnlement this 10y whatever legisl
h. tion will add speed and certainty
the execution Of the law. Nheh "
deal with lynching even more is hec'
sarv. A great many white men "
lvucbed. but the crime is peculiar
freouent in respect to black men. III
greatest existing cause Of lynchlns
the preparation, especially by Dla
. mon Of the hideous crime Of rape q
\ most abomlnable I'm all the calego
r ~ crimes. even worse than murder
Tawlessness grows by what 1t lee
unon. and when mobs begin 10 lyn
for rape they speedily extend L
snhere of their operations and lyn
for many other kinds Of crimes so 'l
two-tbirds Of the lynchings are
for rape at all. while a consiuefa
nronortion Of the individuals lyncn
are innocent Of an crime.
There is but one safe rule in de'ii
,.ith HACK men as with white m'
II Is the same rule that must be
nlied In dealing with rich men q
moor men-that is. TO treat each M'
,vhatever his color. his creed or ms
cial position, with even handed Jusi
on his real worth as a man. w
- neonle owe it quite as much TO tn'
n solves as TO the colored race TO tr
we'll the colored man who shows
his life that be deserves such treatm'
There is no question of social equal
or negro domination involved.
In nv judgment. the crime OF ID
should always be punished with de'
as Is the case with murder. As~'
with intent TO commit rape should
made a capital crime. at least IN
discretion of the court. and proyi'
should he made by which the pun
ment may follow immediately %
the heels Of the onense.
No more shortsiehted policy can
imagined than in the fancied inte
3 of one class TO prevent the educa
of another class. The white man
no is wise. will decline TO allow
negroes in mass to grow TO u
hood and womanhood without ed
tion.
aspREACHERS OF MERE DISC
TENT"
In dealing Win bolu id"Vi "'"
ital. with the questions affecting
corporations and trades unions Q
is one matter more important TO
member than aught else. and tha
- the infinite harm done by preacher
mere discomfort These are the
who seek to excite a violent class
| tired against all men OF wealth
| seek to turn wise and proper n
ments for the better control Of corr
tions and for doing away with
abuses connected with wealth In
campaign Of hysterical excitement
falsehood in which the aim is Il
fame to madness the brutal pas
OF mankind. The sinister demagc
and foolish visionaries who are al
eager to undertake such a cam
Of destruction sometimes seek q
sociate themselves with those wo