The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-08-28
Law Must Be Supreme


(From Houston PosD
The growing disregard for law and const
tuted authority in this country is evidenced
by the frequent outbreaks resulting in riots
seems to be immune. No cause has
monopoly on releasing the snarchstic proeliv
tiles of certain classes Of people.
Where in one place it may be a hnehing &c
avenge crime, in another il may be the out
growth OF race prejudice. or the attempt OF dis
satisfied workmen 10 prevent others from per
forming duties which they themselves have
But whatever the cause. such outbreaks as
have occurred at Denver, at West Frankfort
H., at Duluth or at Paris, Texas. they are g
bellious pure and simple and threaten the
stability OF our peoples government.
i his growth of contempt for law and the
officers of the law can be allowed to continue
only at. the peril of organized society and free
institutions. Ii groups of citizens are going
TO be allowed to rise and wreak vengeance
upon their enemies, and take the law into their
own hands with impunity, we shall soon be
in state of anarchy rvaling that OF Russia
The times call for courageous action in
dealing with rioters and demons. These out
breaks must be suppressed and the leaders in
them punished. Causes can be inquired inro
later. The immediate task is to make the re-
bellious, anarchistically inclined class in this
country. no matter what station of life they
occupy. understand that they can not engage
up and take the law into their own hands
been too much lenency shown in dealing
with The leaders OF mobs and rioters. So
r,9llS al the.n have g6t.eB zsss with-t1cii
outbreaks that il is coming to be believed
that men can engage in such rebellions with
out fear Of consequences from the law.
:. 1t is well enough to study the causes o.
the. causes that beget riots and murderou.
outbreaks of every sort 1t is also highly de
sirable that every educational agency in thi
country stress the necessity for obedience Il
ances or attaining demands. But in the mean
time the law should deal with those who over
ride the law and stage rebellions to gain iheii
own ends.
No man should be elected to public ofio,
who has not the courage 10 deal with thes,
situations promptly and effectively.
Negroes and Negroes
Chicago Daily News, August u.
When ii is remembered that the
Negro has been in this country SO
many years, it is indeed strange, to
say the least. that he is so little
known. | speak particularly OF the
better class OF the race-the manly
we'll bred and honest Negro, the clas.
that always looks down upon and
dcspises the criminal with as much
sincerity as that manifested by the
best OF the white race.
Too often i'll these days only the
evil in the race is seen and held W
for the inspection of the world
Rarely if ever is the good mentioned
The lowest and most degraded Negro
is often pointed out as a sample o.
the entire race. What he does as Z
criminal is generally given NOR,
prominent and conspicuous place il
some newspapers than is allotted IL
the noblest deed of the more worthy
colored man.
Is it not time that the better ele
ment among us should be known
Why condemn and vilify a Who'll,
race for what a few OF the lowe
classes among us do?