Evening journal., 1913-07-15
TUESDAY. JULY IS. 1918.
eRrrNnANk ANp pFyIL.s ISLAND.


w view of the favorable attitude of four Of the
6,e members Of the Board Of Pafdons OF this state
Brown tie negro who is serving life term in
the Nen Castle County Workhouse for an alleged
felonious assault upon a negro woman OF admittedly
loose character should be pardoned by Governor Mil
Ter That pardon should be granted not as act of
executive clemcncy. but simple act Of justice to
man who is wearing away his life in prison when he
should be out and enjoying the benefits and blessings
which are the natural accompaniments of liberty.
Browns pardon is rcconlmended by the Chancellor
Of our state. who is Republican.
lis pardon is recommended by our Leutenant-Goy-
ernor. who is a Democrat
His pardon is recommended by State Treasurer,
who is a Democrat
His pardon is recommended by our state Auditor
who IS a Democrat
His pardon is not opposed by our Atorney-General
who Is a Democrat
It is understood that tho recommendation for
don with tacit approval Of the trial judges.
Browns misfortune lies in the fact that the pardon
is opposed by Secretary of State who is a Re-
publican. and whose view It is suggested. may out
weigh IN the executive chamber the views of the Chan
cellor the Lieutenant Governor, tho state Treasurer
the state Auditor and the Attorney General
II is repuguant TO the public OF right that
man be kept in prison under life sentence under
such conditions to CRAFTY The whim OF any public Of
fetal
full well that there who think that in the ad
ministraton Of justice one standard should he used
for whites and another standard for We
imagined, however that any such distinction would bc
made under the conditions which exist in The brown
case
Is il imagined for instant that if. Brown were
white mau and if tho BOARD Of Pardoug b> vote
ot four to recommend bis pardon and the
A0orney General acuuiesce In that roconlnen-
aa'lou- that the pardon would be held up because Of
he contrary and llfounded couner-opnlon Of one
member of the tosrdg We think not We're IL done
there would be an immediate demand from the white
Of the state for eyen-handed Justice in the state
House
sItis surprising that in the Brown case there has not
heep demapd already from the negroes in state
Tor such Justice in behalf Of member Of their
whofc innocence OF the alleged crime for which he is
serving life term is so clear that a Democratic
Lieutenant Governor state Treasurer and state Audi
tor jon With our Chancellor. Republican, in his
experimentation for Browns release, and our Attor-
ialey General. Democrat makes protest against
such q pardon being granted.
surely n there were any doubt as 10 Browns limo.
ccnce the Chancellor Of state. who has high
gard for the majesty OF the law aud the sanctity Of
womanhood would not recommend hM pardon Il also
IS wholly outside the range OF probability three
Democratic state officials would Join with him in such
a recommendation If shred of doubt to
Brown Innocence fingered m their MINDS NOT Is
II at all likely that Democratic Attorney General
would fail TO protest he not convinced that Brown
should have been sentenced TO life term.
II Brown is to be kept in Jail in the face Of such
condition exists in the Board Of Pardons and in the
Attorney Generals once. what there foi
any other negro in State that he. too may not
by some iturn OF fortune be placed in the same
position and left helpless by the adverse attitude o
member Of the Board Of Pardons?
vote OF four TO In the Board Of Pardons II
not to prevail in the executive chamber what vote /,
to prevail?
IT, in vote Of four to in the Board Of Pardons
the one Is to prevail the four are to be ignored
what is there the continuer existence Of the
Board Of Pardons?
We think all Deavareans. no matter whether the,
be whites negroes. will agree with us that II is
terrible thing for guilty be TO prison fo
life, and that many OF them would prefer quick dea
TO such slow and gnohle What then do thos
Delawareans. whites and negroes think Of a polio
which would keep an innocent man under a life sen
tcnce when the Board OF Pardons by the vote OF fou
to recommends that he be released and when IN
prosecuting officer Of the state does oppose tina
recommendation?
We have read with interest not unmxed with sham,
the editorial utterances in sunoor Of this policy
keeping apparently innocent asero IN iap under
life sentence in the face Of the altitude Of III
dve members of the Board OF Pardpns. In most In
stances they represent the sentiment which usual