The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-08
Georgia Leaders Do
Not Deny LaWless-
ness Of State.
Leading Paper Takes Position
That Lynchings Make Life Of
Good Men Insecure. DeplOres
MObs.
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Atlantaf la Jan. bs---IhAt the south
is beginning to feel keenly the reign
OF lawlessness and injustice with
which to has been guilty covering
period OF years, is attested by the ex-
kpressions in the various newspapers.
There has never been expression on
this subject which has been more
above board than a recent editorial in
the Commerce. Ga, News, daily. The
discussion was on the subject Of
Thomas Ray, in Detroit, endeavoring
TO prevent his return to Georgia for
trial on the ground that he would be
given Justice. Quoting the Detroit Free
Press as follows:
Attorney Willis made an impas-
stoned plea for Rays liberty. declaring
that Georgia Is the most lawless, ig-
norant and degraded state in the I'm
aThat state will not establish
schools for fear the Negroes will be-
come educated" he said, and as a re-
suit the whites are illiterate and de-
praved. Georgia has promised Ray a
! fair trial but such a thing Is Inn
possible he declared. THE Aranft gov
ernor who makes that promise got his
position because, as district attorney.
/ he refused to prosecute the men who
i killed Leo Frank. What chance has
Ray in that state?
The following comment was made
Judge Goff was on the point OF de-
Il nying the writ on the point which Ray
I. was brought into. court and turning
him over 70 Sheriff l.. p Player, OF
I Wilkinson county, Georgia, when on
the plea OF Rays attorney he permit
ted the taking of testimony as to cons
ditions in Georgia for use In III a0I I
: s3IwIliism ,s,I i / wahr, q - Al
called to the stand, kN
| Messing several y ~
| through the streets. ~ ~ 5
that he had been AZ ".
served as such until
/ ignorant to know that h :
The above picture may
| drown. Possibly II Is. And
must all adnlit with shame that
4 is altogether too much basis for
Just after the war between the stat
mobs began to lynching Negroes fof,
certain revolving crimes At that time,
there We're those who condemned
condoned such and pleaded for the
right of a fair and impartial triel for
every alleged criminal. For a number
al 9pS erna no WERE yaSned f9r
Gated. Then the breach widened The
lawless element began to take the law
into their own hands and lynch Me-
groes With free hand. In same in
stances, innocent women and children
were lynched In Coffee county only a
few days ago, three Negroes were
lynched because one of the party
shot and killed a man in that eoun-
ty. Only a few days following another
| Georgia Negro was lynohed because IL
was alleged that his brother had kill
/ ed a man. And we are confronted
with the humiliating fact, that SO far.
/ not a single member of any Georgia
mob has ever been punished. And lyn-
ching in Georgia viii NO only contfn-
tie, but they will yet Increase until
members of mobs are detected and
punished. Just what punishment
/ should be meeted out must be deter
mined by the courts, and while we are
not well enough versed in law, to de.
murder, we are nevertheless of the OPP
inion that the scriptural rule-a life
for life-should apply