The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-28

practice of Iynching. and to the stu dent of governn1eht therein lies lhs i most alarminG lecture of homsclaai crime. At first, the. usual. cause sSs wss meanors; then, tTiAlng offenses; thsnS more race membership Negroes have been lynched, murdered, for no other reason than that they were negroes, from the ofIlcers of the law, even from the temples of justice, and lynched. And this has been done when prompt con viction and punishment were certain;
 now 1t is freauent. At first, only pe- groes were the victims; now white men are lynched occasionally. And the lynchtng evil, like other forms or hom- icide, is confined to no section oI o tns ,s constrained to wonder how long t VIII be till the court Is superseded. by the mob Is self government to prove failure? Is the result to pc .tga ssss anarchyr-a drifting back into the
 darkness of barbarism?
 Tt is plain to all intelligent, 0bServ- ant, patriotic, thinking people that there must be a speedy reversal ot the ernTrient is jeopardized. Civilization is in the balance. There is but one course for all w-abtdtpg country loving citizens to pursue. The masheS or IHG DGQUle must DS QIQA&hk " v Av- aIizatIors of the fact that. lynchins, un- der any circumstances, Is not Justln.. able; that 1t is a crime against God ana countryside greatest of crimes;i tnat 1t degradesA and nrutalizes ail wno @ par done; thar criTnc is not preventive nus a producer of crime: that laWleasnees befrets greater lawiessness; that hat- red and revenge breed hatred and re-
 s"officers Of the law must be made 10 realize that a yielding to the demanuS of the mob Is inexcusable, cowardiy. criminal; that 1t is infinitely better TOT sterilization that the lives or many ivnchers should be taken, If necessary, fn successful effort to enforce the iaw, than that a single life, even that or tne most depraved criminal, should pc ss"- riticed to the rnoD' mol .r,r;t a of rV seaEiessness in the execution of the laws of tns land! Not till then will the nignesL function of governmert, the protectiop of human life, be fully estaOnsne"
 ssThe proper attitude toward lawAesss ness upon the part of people and oiu. cers, is possible only through tae plu,s p,p,. cesees of education. It IS oniy tnIO VI .tlss.s the clitivation of mind and neart tna' . 'naoyie can be advanced In civilizatt0n1 and prepared for the highest form O' self If-government. l. thn
 aThfs education should begin m tn~ home. It is there, around the nis,sd. nss =, stone ana the mother's chair, should, pe inciIlcated those lessons or love. LIuLE nhsdIence. and fidelity that will sit
 s.,,a rdlan angels about the destines os fhe republic. The homes oI tne sss aI,S sbouiS be the birthplaces of that stain Isss honor, of that incorruptible charac. fer. and of that stalwart patriotism. sS necessary in governments where tnS people rule. , .no Ss. ,,Ioral,ja fact that the home and It's nat iIraI influences are being pervertea- ' Rs 9.s fafI1er is too strenuously enSaBeu h fine race for wealth, power, poLhps aao sa9 splendor, to perform the auties ,, on S,, tbarhood. The mother Is too 1usy tn tn ths saTallv strenuous social effort 70 r1aat fine responsibilities of motnernoon'
 ssTt is obvious that we cannot look v tha hoIne under existing cOndlrloEs, LuI that trainlng which ~,t of pdSp pthe executive dnfies of citizenship. The nndiscipiilnso cbiId grows into the lawless clLi1er {. The iawless citizen is the grat..er' . vo eno thief. the swindlev. the roo9er, r rhs ray
 aC!an this education be glTen py tns tnss church? Is the church giving .H
 While I have an abiding raltn in lhs efficiency of the work oI sne ,,iy S'., a small minority of the children aIe Teached. and they only one hour pse week, see no hOpe for speedy anu @u- eQuate reliet from LnaI ~ ~sS1 .Sy..,.,n,,s In . etft1tion. is performing a noble Nser- vice and is one of the most eIevHttilS of agencies, but who Will assert tnaS t : ft ia providing the necessary moEdA and religious training for all the peo- .The newspapers wield a mgihty in- huence, and.as rule this innuencsss ssi,s "a press Is a great educator, and IS poms t',,,., srfui in it's advocacy of the suprenfates ts i importance of law and order BuL '. does not reach adequately the clllNen ~ Tth most inlpressionable age.
 ..so, for an effective check upon law :. Yeseness we must look to somethlns z, other than the home. the cnurcn: aenscisi. Isu | iv the public school, we muSs look. | Ifpon the teacher in the school We 1 ,Y1nsf rely. He is the hope or tne tH- i ture. It Is his to apply cofrecs & tninn sn,S. 1 tion of bending problems. It IS ms 1n erect high Ideals and build up te | their fluff stature. It is ms 10 guasro
 T1n is "a he the defender of principle
 as9d inc protector of liberty. In tnt | Sssrs to come Knowledge IS powsi Eand an educated conscience IS US ohiS
 s@ag .Srbe children of the land, all of tn, rbiidren. rich ard poor, high ana low 1 farm and factory, white ana plaeA
 native and foreign. born. 'nast a; pc tS' S
 teaehings of the Golden Rule; .Th
 sneaninc of the words, Thou shatr not
 must be impressed upon them III ssl,, suJ' i, a manner that 1t will never be forgot
 Along with mental culture must el moral training. Thou shalt not ns' ra
 'thou shalt not steal, then shait n1
 xiii" and all the other tnou sna, s..sa,
 nots' must be inculeated so syStsIIs ytiSeIv
 atically. so persistently, so etecsineis s.N,s. 1.
 that the lesson taught snaH ns,er,
 dxed principle In the life or eNer' | man and woman; .,.o ararcfi Ia ] .dThe laWless rich and the ana rclins i,,,
 tic poor must be placed uuon t,n1, ns law 1 rTo this end, the training of onccI l and people should begin Tn eni4ohJL tL and continue through Ilte. .I, s1n, .t,,
 end. also. every child peswSeid SSo,5id ' he re 0uired by law to attend sehool at lesls 1 six months In every year. s.ata ',
 sIf it 10 the duty or Ihe otat1 :. |. ! rroyide schools for its cnllaren, it s
 equally the duty or tae ttend Stas me schools l SShaII the State sacrifice the ettizen 9 i mo
 ssnSanSer its own stability and elh- | ciency. by permitting chll1ren, SntoN .S ,, y 1 the neglect or stupldlty 9L if1 0f
 sgosnboo5 and womanhood, dwarted ir | body mind Gnd soul? Such a polISy is nothing less than social ana soF'
 ernmentSSi National Aid Necessary. 1 ..IxynIla each of the Southern states
 La, raeo1nized the imperative necessity | For universal education at 2upllc ,S e1
 pehse' ,e .o meet its obligations in that re'
 sSs,aet S e ana while each Is making re- ] ss,-aSrsiss,abia nrogress under existing ! on 1 ditions, the task is only 'peSun inusyu ctiS | 1t is clear to stnSeht5bs tba ol tas,t of pro.