The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-17
OF PLuAsKi COUNTY ADOPT
STRONG RESOLUTIONS FOR
LAW AND ORDER.
Negros Not Responsible as Race for
Crimes OF Lawless Element
plead for Aid to Inn
prove the Race.
Mound City, March l5,-19lo.

tist church, Monday night, and adopt
ed resolutions conaemning all kinds
of lawlessness and pledging them
selves to aid the authorities in run.
ming down criminals and upholding
law and order. Reys +. j. Davidson,
C. A. Moore and d. Parrish each de-
livered able and timely addresses on
the present condition. Mrs. M. j..
Grant read an able and we'll prepared
paper on True Manhood. Following
are the resolutions:
Whereas, the Christian church Is
looked up to for examples OF the
pulest and highest standard OF NOR
atty being the only sanctified and
divinely instituted organization on
earth with power and authority 70
discipline men and bring them to Col
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Whereas, no race or nation can
prosper or exist very long who do not
make the Lord of hosts their God,
nor can race live in civilized coun-
try who do not love and protect wo
manhood, obey and respect the laws
under which they live, and labor hon
estly and faithfully to earn their
bread BY the sweat of their brow
which is God right and therefore
encumbent upon every man, and,
Whereas, it is the duty Of every
church and Gospel minister through
out the land to raise the religious,
moral and intellectual standard high
by a model life and draw men to
Christ. Therefore, be it
Resolved by the Minister Alliance,
representing all the negro churches
OF Mound City and vicinity in mass
meeting assembled, do hereby reaf
firm our unswervng allegiance for
the maintaining and rigid enforce
ment of law and order, and hereby
pledge ourselves to give our loyal
support and cooperation to aid the
proper and lawfully constituted au
thorities, to help ferret out appre-
hend, run down and prosecute by due
process of law, all criminals and
transgressors. regardless to race
color, religion or secret lodge afiilIa
tious,
Resolved, That we greatly deplore
the causes which led 20 the wreckine
of summary vengeance and bloodshed
in our sorely afflicted neighbor city
and hereby earnestly and sincerely
pledge our every endeavor to help
prevent, as far as in our power, such
an occurrence in our quiet and fail
city.
resolved, That while we freely all
nit that there are, and that has oc
Cured from time to time, most az
gravating and revolving crimes com,
mitted by the riffraff criminal and
lawless element of our race, all 81
which we sincerely regret and pro
test against, and urge our race every
where to condemn and denounce
crime and strive to make more ia
yorable impression on the public
mind by the abolition of such crimes
among u.s. nevertheless there is nc
more Justice and reason in chargins
| the whole negro race with beint
criminals and placing the RESPONSE
bility Of these crimes upon the law
abiding and respectable element o
our race than there is in charging
| the whole of the white race with beins
responsible for the many crimes com
United by the lawless element OF tina
| race throughout the land daily; ant
| thus try to stir up discord and dis
turb the harmonious and peaceful re
lations existing between the Negro
and white races Of our country, a.
seems the intent of one of the whit
newspapers of our county, for NJ
cause whatever other than rae
| Iprejudices,
We therefore protest against bein
made the scapegoat, and humbly, ye
/ earnestly appeal to the liberty 10,
ling, God fearing and patriotic whit
citizens to remember and obey tn
Igolden rule; deal gently with a veal
Ter race to encourage and help us t
become better and more useful cit
zens in our communities.
i Resolved, That as true and Law
i abiding citizens who have helped t
make this country great and VIII
have proved true to the flag and she
our blood in every pattle in defens
of our government from the revoli
tion and the loss Of Chrispus Attuc
at Bunker Hill to the capture OF Sa
Juan Hill, we plead only for an equa
opportunity in the race OF life :
prove our worthiness for good cit
lzenship and fair and impartial tria
at the bar of public opinion.
Resolved. That we appeal TO an
urge negro parents to keep thei
youngsters off the streets after nigh
except in company OF trusty friends
Keen them our OF barrooms, poo
rooms and other breeding places Q
Twice.
II Resolved, That we admonish an
|urge our race to lead respectable, ~