The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
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BY RALPH w. TYLER.

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two Negroes ynched-murdered cold blood many
of them in the endshly uncivzed manner too
without the least sembance of trial So unduy the haste
that marked the numbering of these unprotected
that 81 percent of them had much hearing percent
of them just suspected without ccumstantial
dence and of Them they given
the guilt for which they established beyond
any question of doubt they would only have guilty
the penalty of which jail penentiary
months years And horrible is five of them had
their innocence clearly established after the mob had performed
its inhuman work
OF these Negroes ynched two years one was Just ac
Cued of being the father OF boy who happened unintentOnay
to ose white boy; just accused Of expressing sympa
thy for brother ynched use accused carrying pistol
just accused of marrying with her free consen white
man. just accused Of being the wife OF assaan three just
accused of insulting by word ablebodied white The
qualifying just used for the not one
of these had been regularly accused by authorized officer
law by of law They simply accused" by
responsible in-defanCe-of-law, boodhirsty mob.
Rape the crime which bOased Southern chvalry and
protection of holds ustyng lynch law though the
law OF single State passed calm deberaon and without
the of violent passion provides for ynchng for this
most henous of crimes And yet of all those
lynChed during the years. only 81
much accused of attempted rape Thus is that
OF the Negroes ynched there 70 black victims of
hatred hurried their Maker without hearing alleged
other than that particular of the white South holds
be punished by death administered by enzed halcv
lied, and than habute mob of beings boast of cvz
alton and of living in civilized communities.
to be well established that hatred and dis
crmantion breed crime too among that
which uphods and practices we'll among that class which
is the victim Witness these yncings in years boast
ed civilized Southland
But there another side question that
estng for study Of all these Negro ynchngs
committed States governed by Republican officials and Repub
sentiment Every committed in States where the Ne
gro denied those rights which the Constitution vouchsafes
cry committed in States where Democratic control alb
solute, from down the petty township official
Had the Negroes ynced been accused, tried fairly and
found guilty of the beasy crime of might have been posi-
b. by smoerng respect have almost justified the
ing of the hands, the punishment prescribed
such fit the But only 70 bits of humanity with
black skin who crimes the penalty for which
from judicial rePrimand to prison sentence awpre
scribed death
considering these Iynchings Negroes by States Mss
sppi leads the horrible IS and Mississippi home
Vardaman rolled up majority of 5oI89 for the Democratic
ddate for president and is represented Congress by sod
Democratic delegation.
Alabama total of I8 Negroes ynched
years. Alabama proud the fact that she gave
cratic candidate for president 585 majority and points with
pride Congressional representation because
ed by single Republican to dwarf Hehin by contrast.
Louisiana close third with II Negroes ynched and
Louisiana gave the Democratic candidate for president 442
joty and has sody Democratic representation Congress-
Georgia Democratic by 9I25 the last election gives the
historian of ynchings of Negroes chronicle and
Georgia boasts of not a single Re-
publican Congress- and Of Democratic majority that makes
Republican hopes fruitess
Texas follows fifth with Negroes ynched and Texas So
Loyalty gave that party majority
election and unbrken line of Democrats Con-
gress
Arkansas looms up with Negro nchings and companion
she 6I8 majority for the Democrats her
last election and boasts of Representatives and two Senators
Congress- including Jeff Davis all of whom Democrats
Carolina home of Tman, follows with g. and the
Palmetto State gave $4,000 for Parker four
ago, and has solid Democratic representation in Congress
Oklahoma and Indian Territories the State of Oklahoma
has Oklahoma sgnaed her admission into the Union
eectng Democratic Governor and Legislature and by
passing Jim Crow laws restrict and crcumscribe aabidng
industrious, progressive black yeomanry
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