The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-08-22
ANARCHY. MOB AND LYNCH LAW
IN SPRINGFIELD.
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the law. had winged two or three
members Of the mob. at its frst In
ception It would have been impossible
for 1t to have gotten beyond their con.
troll For It was composed like all
mobs, Of cowardly assassins.
Mrs. Earl HaIlam, who claims that
she was assaulted by the Negro Rich
ardson, three days after the riot and
race war, was not positive, whether
he was the individual who had attack
ed her or not, and wanting to make
some money out Of the affair, she con-
tracted to have her picture printed on
postal cards and sold to gentlemen who
could stand around in the saloons, and
other dens Of vice and gaze upon her
portrait and exclaim: This is the
lady, who was forced to administer to
the beastiy desires of Negro, against
her Will"! But those in authority It is
needless TO say. promptly stopped Mrs.
Hallam from making money, out of
the misfortune which had fallen upon
her and brought shame and reproach
upon her good name.
Many good citizens, who honestly
feel that they are imune from race
prejudice, in order to justify Gov. De
neen, for ignoring the members of the
Eighth Regiment Illinois National
Guards, and at the same time insult
ing every intelligent and self repect-
ing Negro throughout this state, for
not permitting them to play their part
in quelling the rioters contend that
the "Colored soldiers would have been
butchered and eaten up boots and all
by the mob" those who entertain
such childish idea fail to take into
consideration the fact, that while the
riot and race war was redhot in the
early SOS In Cincinnati, Ohio, Cover
nor Horadley, a dyed in the wool An
drew Jackson Democrat, ordered the
Negro troops Of that state to march
to the scene Of the rioting, and when
those black soldiers started to proudly
march down Broadway they bravely
faced bowling mob of ten thousand
maddened people, and when the COM
handing ofacer Of those Negro sol
diers, three times In the name Of the
people Of Ohio. commanded the mob to
move on dispense and go to their
homes, it had become so drunk with
its own importance that it needed not
his words then he ordered the Negro
soldiers to shoot to kill" and when
the smoke had cleared away from the
effect Of their shooting there was
nothing to it, except that the streets
were covered with wounded and dying
men those who could break away took
to the woods and the Negro troops
under a good old Democratic Governor
put an end to the race riots in cincin-
natl
Since the breaking out of the riot in |
Sprlngneld many Negroes, leaving |
their property behind them have left
the doomed city for all parts Of the
country; they would not have been
driven to forsake their homes IL the
officers of the law including the SOL
Hers, had thrown their protecting arms
around them at the proper time, and
Governor Deneen should be voted out
Of ONCE for permitting the mob to rule
The capital Of Illinois for almost three
days.
What the Negro sadly needs at this
ime is a second Toussaint L Ouver-
-ure, Christophe or Dessalines, to
each him bravery and heroism-that
{ is far more nobler and holier to die
lighting, to protect his loved one, and
home than figuring on occupying a
ront seat In an imaginary heaven.