The Washington bee., 1908-10-17
BY RALPH w. TYLER.


RALPH w. TYLER.
During the past years-I9o6-9o7-one hundred and
tytwo Negroes ynched-murdered in
fendshy uncvized manner And that too
without the least sembance of trial So unduy the
that marked the numbering of these unprotected black citizens
that percent of them had hearing 46 percent
Of them just suspected without crcumsantal ev
dence and of them had trial.
the guilt which they
any question OF doubt they would only have been guilty
the penalty of which Jail penitenay from six
months years And horrible is FIVE of them had
their innocence clearly established after the mob had performed
its inhuman work.
OF these I22 Negroes ynched in years. just
cued OF being the father of boy who happened unntenonay
Ost white boy accused of expressing sympa-
thy ynched jue carrying pistol
just accused of marrying with her free consent white
just accused of being the wife of assaant just
accused Of insulting by word ablebodied white
qualifying lust accused used for the that
OF these had been regularly accused by authorized
law by of law They simply accused" by
responsible, n-defance-of-law, boodthirsty mob.
Rape the which chivary and
protection of holds ustyng lynch law; though the
law OF single State passed calm deberaon and without
the of violent passion, provides for yncng for this
henous of crimes And of all those
nched during the past years. only 81
much accused of attempted rape Thus
OF the I22 Negroes ynched there 79 black victims of
hatred hurried their Maker without hearing for alleged
crimes other than that particular Of the white South holds
must be punished by death administered by frenzed
ized and than habute mob of beings who
alton and of living in civilized communities.
be we'll established race hatred and race dis
cmantion breed crime and that among that
which upholds and practices we'll among that
the victim Witness these ynchngs years
ed civilized Southland.
But there another side this question
esng for study Of all these Negro ynchngs
committed States governed by Republican Repub
sentiment Every committed in States where the Ne
gro denied those rights which the Constitution vouchsafes
committed in States where Democratic
solute, from Governor down to the petty township official
Had the Negroes lynched been accused tried fairly
found guilty of the beay of might have been posi-
b by smotheng respect for almost justified the TAX
ing Of the law into mob hands, the punishment prescribed
not such fit the crime But only 70 bits of humanity with
black skin who accused of crimes the penalty for which varies
from judicial reprmand prison sentence awpre-
scribed death.
In considering these ynchngs Negroes by States Mssis-
spp leads the horrible roll with 2 Mississippi the home
Vardaman rolled up majority o8o for the Democratic can
ddae for president and represented Congress by odv
Democratic delegation.
Alabama with of 18 Negroes ynched in two
years. Alabama proud that she gave the Demo
cratic candidate for president 5385 majority points with
pride her Congressional representation because
ed by single Republican dwarf HeAin by contrast
Louisiana close third, with y Negroes ynched and
Louisiana gave the Democratic candidate for president 42
ory sody Democratic representation in Congress-
Georgia Democratic by o4125 the election gives to the
historian record of ynchngs of Negroes chronicle and
Georgia boasts of not single Re-
publican in Congress- and Of Democratic majority that makes
Republican hopes fruitless.
Texas follows fifth with Negroes ynched and Texas is so
Loyalty Democratic that she gave that party majority at the
last election and unbroken line of Democrats
gress.
Arkansas looms Up with Negro ynhings and as companion
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