The Greenville times., 1909-09-04

were acquainted with it. although
they might not have regarded It scri-
ously, IS not to be doubted. It would
serve useful purpose to know just
exactly what causes contributed to
Wadefs frenzy Had he suffered some
wrong at the hands OF a white man?
Had he been told by misguided cham
pions of the negro that his race was
being mistreated by the whites?
There has been so much Of this kind
of talk on the part of unthinking
meddlers that it would not be sur
prising if it did not finally impress
some ignorant and Vicious negro with
the idea that wild and desperate
measures against the whites would be
justi6ed.-Monroe Times-Star.
The foregoing obervations upon
the forbidding outbreak OF negro saw
agery and race hate at Monroe are
pertinent to the occasion, even il
stereotype They are calculated TO
so emphasize the attempt at indis-
criminate slaughter as to arrest pop
ular thought. which IS become too
callous to such symptoms of the per-
lis of the Southern problem. Too
much stress cannot be placed upon
the evils of a promiscuous sale OF
deadly weapons. The responsibility
for making the black 1oafers work.
of breaking up the headquarters and
dives OF the idle and vicious, which
are breeding places OF crime, should
be ever present with the peace Of
hcers of the counties and towns.
But is not there something left I'M
said III these comments on the Mon
roe muck? Is there not another and
unprobed plague spot, than the bad
nigger?" Our Monroe contemporary
calls for "a searching Investigation
with the view OF discovering the mo
tive which prompted the deed" The
| THnes-Dcmocrat speculatively re
marks that 1T will probably be found
that the would-be negro murderer
had been stirred into violent hatred
of the white race by dwelling on sup
posed grievances OF himself or his
people Is it not the duty of the
/ superior race. of the white officials
and the white people, who hold the
power and are charged, therefore,
with the responsibilities OF guiding
and guarding the destines OF the Sou
thern states, to sift the question and
see if the negro grievances are alto
gether .*supDosed?7 Do not such
portcntous flashes out of the clear
skies as this one. admonish the white
men to have an honest accounting
with themselves? Plainly speaking,
has not the fact of a bad white man,
As a bad "'nigger in the wood-pile,
Deen too much overlooked?
Merely by way OF illustration oi
1 he Drift OF the remarks we indulge
and not with any view of criticism
Or holding up any one community a
any worse than another, the follow
,ns is cited:
Monroe. La. Aug. I5.-News was
received here today Of the lynchine
II a negro near Doss, in Moorehousc
parish, Thursday night The negro
was hanged from a tree by the road
side near his home and his body rid
lied with bullets Considerable i'll
feeling IS said TO have been entertain
cd against the negro because he
brought suit against white resident
Of that community who killed a COW
belonging to the negro.
This was the whole story OF the
taking of human life Again: Yes
terday's press dispatches told of the
| lynching Of d Georgia negro ii
whose house an escaped chain gam
hand was run down and shot to
death; after he had killed one OF the
posse and wounded the sheriff an
several others The negro who wa
lynched was not present at tn,
fray-therc is nothing in the story tc
tell that he knew that he was harbor
the chain gang OF a distane county
We now quote from the Courier
Journal in further illustration of ON
point
Several weeks ago Frankfort ne
gro was lynched by a mob for havine
shot a circus man In Trigg count,
/ negro boy charged with attempte,
/ assault was lynclled. Between til,
dates OF these two lynchings Dr.
: INITIAL, a physician i'll charge at th'
'Feeble-Minded Institute at Frank
fort, was charged with having as
saulted a woman under his care
: He was allowed ample time to rnal<t
preparations to avoid arrest and ate
good deal OF delay that might havi
r easily been avoided, reward wa
/ offered for him There was no ap
: parent interest upon the part of TIL
: authorities III bringing him to tria
The hoodlums at Frankfort an
those in Trigg county committe
| murder merely for the pleasure tfer
5 was in stringing up defenseless vie
: tim There IS but one conclusion t
} be drawn from the three cases. A,