The Washington bee., 1908-10-24
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BY RALPH w. TYLER.

ytwo Negroes were ncedurdered in cold blood and many
of them the endshy uncivzed And that
without the least sembance of trial unduy the
that marked the numbering of these black citizens
that percent them had hearing 40 percent
OF them just suspected - without CCumantial evi
dence and of Them had they been given fair trial.
the guilt for which they accused been established beyond
any question of doubt they would only have guilty
the penalty of which jail penentiary from
months years. And horrible is, had
their innocence clearly established after the mob had performed
its inhuman work
OF these Negroes lynched in years. just
cused of being the father boy happened uninntionay
to ose white boy; just accused of expressing sympa-
thy for brother ynched use accused OF carrying pistol
just accused Of marrying with her free consen) white
just accused of being the wife of assaant
accused of insulting by word ablebodied white The
Qualifying term Just accused is used for the that
Of these had been regularly accused by authorized officer of
law by of law They simply accused" by
responsible in-defance-of-law, bloodthirsty mob.
Rape the crime which boased Southern chivary
protection of holds ustyng lynch aw though the
law of single State passed calm delberaon and without
the of violent passion provides for yncing for this
most henous of crimes And yet of all those
were ynced during the past two only
much accused of attempted rape Thus is that
of the Negroes ynced there 70 black victims of
hatred hurried their Maker without hearing a for alleged
crimes other than that particular of the white South holds
must be punished by death administered by enzed afcv
zed and than habute mob of beings who boast of cviz
alton and OF living in civilized communities.
It be we'll established that hatred and dis
cmantion breed crime and that too, among that
which upholds and practices we'll that class which
is the victim Witness these lyncings in years boast
ed civilized Southland.
But there is another side question
esng for study OF all these Negro ynchngs
committed States governed by Republican officials Repub
sentiment Every committed in States
gro denied those rights which the Constitution vouchsafes
committed in States where Democratic control abb
soute, from Governor down to the petty township official
Had the Negroes ynched been accused tried fairly and
found guilty beasty rape might posi-
ing of the law into mob hands, the punishment prescribed
such the But only 79 bits of humanity with
black skin who accused of crimes the penalty for which
from judicial eprimand to prison sentence lawpre
scrbed death
In considering ynchings Negroes by States Mss
sppi leads the horrible roll with IS and Mississippi
Vardaman rolled UP majority of 5OI89 for the Democratic
ddate for president and represented in Congress by sody
Democratic delegation
Alabama total of I8 Negroes ynched
years. proud gave Demo
cratic candidate for president 5785 majority and points with
pride her Congressional representation because
ed by single Republican dwarf Hefin by
Louisiana close third with u Negroes ynched and
Louisiana the Democratic candidate for president 442
jorty and has sody Democratic representation Congress-
Georgia Democratic by e425 the last election gives
historian record of yncngs OF Negroes chronicle and
Georgia boasts of not single Re-
publican Congress- of Democratic majority that
Republican hopes fruless
Texas follows fifth with Negroes ynched and Texas is so
Loyalty Democratic that she gave that party aoI73 majority
election unbroken line of Democrats
gress
Arkansas looms up with Negro ynchings companion
these she records 84 majority for the Democrats
election boasts Representatives
Congress, including Jeff Davis all of whom Democrats
South Carolina the home of Tlman follows with g. and the
Palmetto State gave $4,000 majority for Parker four years
ago. and has solid Democratic representation in Congress-
Oklahoma and Indian Territories the State of Oklahoma
has and Oklahoma sgnaed her admission into the Union
State by eectng Democratic Governor and Legislature and by
passing Jim Crow restrict and crcumscrbe awabidng
industrious, progressive black yeomanry
Florida Negroes unmey death by the lynch route