The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-08-22
SHARP COMMENT ON THE
SPRINGFIELD RioTs.

Julius F. Taylor, Editor of The Broad
Ak
The hydra-headed monster, the
murderous and destructive mob
spirit, injured and bred in the haunts
Of vice, has broken out in the home
and resting place Of the Great Eman-
cipator, Abraham Lincoln. In its
murderous attacks upon innocent law
abiding citizens, it spared no race or
color. Its criminal purpose being 10
crafty its Unsuitable desire for the
destruction Of life and property.
SpringheId's notorious dives and dis
orderly houses were the rallying
places from which came the recruits
to force upon the community the rule
Of the mob. One of the astonishing
things connected with the affair,
seemed to be the powerlessness of
the constituted local authorities to
suppress and check the mob in it's
earlier stages Of law1essness. Gov
ernor Deneen's prompt action In put
ting the city under martial law is to
be commended. He did not believe In
temporizing with a local situation,
which required drastic measures to
suppress The footing, burning and
destruction Of the property Of the
citizen who In aiding the forces Of
law and order aroused the fury of
the mob as wen as the Colored peo-
pie shot down, and their habitations
laid waste by the torch, are entitled
to indemnity from the State, and
those responsible for the outrage
sought out and convicted for their
participation against the EeIl-being
Of society and individuals. The mob
had deep-seated grudge against law
ful authority, and sought this oppOr-
tunity to strike at It. All good citi-
zens feel assured that the punishment
for this outrageous proceeding win |
be brought to justice and the blot |
placed upon the city Of Springfield |
be In q measure stoned. The poor,
defenseless blacks on whom the fury |
Of the mob was spent, were as in
nocent Of offense as a new born babe,
and still the mob spirit had to bring
its heavy and cruel hand down upon
them. They were equally entitled 10
the protection OF the law, with all |
law abiding citizens, and its absence
had but one remedy, viz: The primary
law Of self-defence. They were patti
ent under fluctuations when provoked
to the extreme. And all good citi-
gems, irrespective Of race or color,
must commend them for their atti-
tude IN their time of trial. Having
travelled considerably through the
section OF Chicago largely inhabited
BIZ the colored people. I feel as
white man It Is only paying them
msrited tribute when / state an un-
deniable fact, that I have found no
ofenss in them They have always
acted orderly, ana their conduct has
bsen such both on public conVeyances
and elsewhere, As TO inspire q high
regard for them. 1 would be glad
Wsrs I able 70 say Is much for other
sections populated by my own race
and color This article Is written mt
to sno0ursge prejudice, or to stir Nd
glzife, hut for the purpose Of assur-
ins the cOlorsd people that they pos
sens thA Sod Win Of szsry lover Ct
Nv and order.
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