The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
On the Houston Riots
Flags Selfish
Politicians
Shows lnsinceriiy a ID I consistency
OF the White Man Toward the
Negroes and Boldly States That
HE ts"ria-ting Aiirrrnc- ta Justice
AMI support at Law snd Orier the
Kennedy i"r Present Wrongs. -

The i.i'"~u"s ia ~ Appeared IN
ii" World \"~-. "nr "f the leading
~hitr railir- pui,lisls~i in Roanoke v.
ami tf'-' burning wor.i- oi truth. nm
Vanished a. tlr-y come are also thu.
opinions whether rNrr,-...i "r nnexprr,.
'~i oi most oi the honest fair u,nd.,
and -''l'rr thinking vhitr people. not only
"i tl'r south l,ut "i tins e.nntry
ih" large majority oi people who
read oi rsrr Troubles in Iiou-ton. Texas.
Viii a's~pt tlirm on their face value.
'nd consequently tlieir consideration will
'"' superficial. The underlying truth
vii never e-r-ur 1" tl.rin. And following
a." "ld and ra-y way 90 .iisins--inx the
-iihlr.t - ma in-. .,latri affair. they w,ll
i''ss' thr chairr ol un,i,r-tan,i,n. ths
Tf"'''i i''"''i"'" uhat "uf ,,untry faros
\"t long sgo there Wa- q rot "a last
4 ls'ni-. and littl. later tllrr- ~as
iyn'l'ing affair ma Virginia. And now
u'rr'' IN tnr ri''t in ilpi-t.,n Th--. are
""ij lew "i tir. many ,.la-i,.,- that are
"''urtinr all th~ tur When tl,.. ks.t
Il. l.'iii' h"rr"r wa- told ain,nt southern
n"~-Inf"'rr insisted that u Mn-a rIrnr
ut '''"'n~irati i,n "i tlir iart that S~-
s''"~ were saicr snd .-..nsfall, tl,r much
latter oil n thr ~.'uth than in tI- North.
ON top "I thr llou-tnn riot ther,
''n''-' -tatrn~nt from Congressman
j"e iaris. 81 the Houston district. my
mg that Nrgr" tr'-,I'- h.. removed ln,ne-
d'atrly from the south and placed Ina
northern rainI.-
u hr. Eagie l- right. >outli~rn ne~s-
pAI~rs are ~r"ng. d i',r nr~-I,AIers are
r'gf',, Mr. Eagi,: ,- wr,ny.
lt'e truth ni tl,e matter a. the s,lu-
ti"n "i tl'e race QUESTION has is-n left e.
tile ~liisii trIckrry 81 politicians and the
Judgment Oi tfc mob The Negro has
been Taught constantly that tie mob i-
= 'i"'i'"f a. laa ant -r.i,r. and therefor
When ti"- ''i- rtunlty c"imr T. him g.,
i''@'-'' '"t~'~n f'lr fw" tor tile rnforcs-
"'"' "i VII i' may regard ~ Justice,
To- 'a.u al , r-n,.ni,-f- we'll tl.r lesson.
ulat iir ha- - oitrn -tuli-.l Tn. lam,
s"ries "i mob cNss-utIpn- have so~u n.
-%-i, aud nov ~ rnu-' reap the hsryest
ilir ~ .ili-tnn fr.ui,lr - s,n,. of th-
ifnt. that ~ Z s'ii-f flirnigi, ths. orderly
Pf'~'-' "i human nature We -p~ tn.
"'"d Hn'i rap tl,r ~lIrl~lnI. ws start
DISORDER an'i gather roniil-lon
90 ii''-r q. r-pn- VII, lnAgin. that yio.
'rfer can c'Ir~ tiii- di-ra-.- arr -nd., i'm
error. There ~ but one cure. all ever
l"-ti"g a'ihrrrn"- o. Justice and All ever
lasting support oi law and order. We
rann"t build uP BITTERNESS aud hatred Ina
'i'e hr~r,- 81 twelve million gsnplr. .nd
rxI~-ct o. move Alony IA reare aud yood
hunior
~ tire race Pne-iipn ~ o. l,. solved
through any ei,snnei iut that a. csrusx-
and death and Ini-rry. rarn.-t hop-ful
I"r"I'e must work anJ pray f.,r and in
list nIv'n the development oi indlsrr re-.
at''"- aud tiiey must With ga lrnt aud
i"ng coftinue'i e'nI,ii~-i- punt to the
nrr'i 81 cooperation fpr H.. common
welfare anil. a. q Nvnld appear now for
The r''-'''ir oi the nation from appalling
di-a-irr, 90