The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-13

intimidated peaceable and quiet citi- aeus who are engaged in or seeking lawful employment: captured a train of cars which was carrying inofrensive workmen to the mines in which they were to work, and prevented them from earning their daily bread: att tackled another train of cars contain ing workmen,- and deputy sheriffs at Jefferson in this county. and with the use Of firearms attempted to assassi- nate those who were in the cars; in the night time blew up the houses Of peaceable citizens with dynamite. and endangeeed the lives of the men. wo- men and children therein. and in some instances killed or wounded such oc- cupants; shot into a train of cars car- ryinE workmen, deputy sheriffs and a sauad of Alabama soldiers m Blob County, murdering the conductor of tho train and two other men, and wound- ing many others, including two mem bers of the squad of troops; caused the death by violence of others, notably In the light at Jefferson, and the lynching of a negro at Brighton; inauSurateo q reign of terror in some quarters. paraiyzed the business of the district and rendered life, limb and property unsafe; and
 whereas; Such outrageous acts, H permitted to continue. must inevitaoly result in further loss of life, and TUT ther acts of violence and further bust- ness depression, in all probability causing the closing down, for an m definite time, of some of our laFesss industries; and
 Whereas; Uuless these disorders. which, in many instances. bear the stamp of having been deltoerately planned, can be stopped by the stron6 arm of the law, they will generate TUT ther demoralization. in that the law. abiding citizens. weary or Vlolence Nhu bloodshed, might be tempted tnen" selves, to resort to the first law or ha- ture--seIf preservation-and rise m their might and ovsrwhetm the h"S' and
 Whereas: It Is the sense of this mass meeting that law and order must anu shall prevail in this community no matter what may be the cost Of the en- forcement thereof;
 Therefore, be 1t Resolved
 First-That we do hereby express Vua % unqualified condemnation or eno violence, disorder, murder, dynamitine' attempts at assassination. lynching. lh- inhalation and other crimes that nave recently been committed in our midst and demand the prompt and severe punishment of all those who have been guilty of or abbetted therein, either
 
 Second-That we do hereby endorse in full the proclamation issued by ms excellency, Governor B. B. Conner, on the mornig of the 11th inst, and pledge him our individual and united strength to assist him. in carrying out the in- tentions expressed in the proclamation and we now offer our services to him. and stand ready, whenever he may call on us to respond, and serve as posse cornmatatus in restoring peace and quiet in this county.
 Third-That we express our satisrac- tion with the efforts made by our Sheriff, Col. E. L. Higdon, to suppress disorders in this county. and urge him to proceed with as much dispatch as possible, in his work, and also tender to him our services when necessary: whenever he needs us, let him call and we will aid him.
 Fourth-That we commend the eff cient work of J. K. Oakley. Sheriff of Ribb County, in capturing and impris- oning the assassins or some of them, who shot into the train in this county. murdered three men and wounded others. We hope he will let no guilty man escape.
 Fifth-that every man who wants to work must be given the utmost pro- tection against violence or intimida- tion, and we call upon the officers of the law and all good citizens to see to It that those who wish to work are protected in their God given, as well as their constitutional right, to earn a