The Brunswick news., 1921-12-13
FgpERAL PRoeg OF LYNcHINe.

olITTeu, dS lHey nave every F1gHl
in the world to be by the recent mex
cusable lynching of two innocent ne
groes, it is not surprising to f4ll Der
nee county citizens in a. God to ask
the federal government to qhe1l such
/ lawlessness. Nor is it to be wondered
Tat that the federal governments en-
stiFe lack of authority to, take action
should have been overlooked The
men who made the move were driven
in their desire for law and order to
atke any chance, however, slight, of
attafnipgN this end,
There are occasions, however, when
remedy, even though effective, is
worse than the disease-when the
cure is Jess toIerable than the trou-
BILE And this would seem to be one
of these occasions.
/ For, deplorable as are such occur
rences as the recent lynchings. Il. Is
doubtful if their being ended forever
would be sufficient to pay for the in
vestment of the federal government
with police authorities inside e state
lines, says the AthenssNews. ~ q
| There has been for the. past twosde-
cades and more aSsteady tendency to-
ward just this-toward GENERALIZATION
of the police powers OF. the country in
Washingtcn-to more and more
interference In state affairs by the fed
eral government. More than once, the
provision of the constitution OF the
United States which gives to the state
the sole right 20 regulate it's Jswn ar
fairs inside its own boundaries has
been insalently ignored as in. the HaE
.rison anti-narcotic law and its enforce
ment On more than one occasion
rights that are indisputably the states
and the states alone have been taken
over by the federal government With
out even SO much as "by your sleGve.r
There is already pending Gin cen
gress a bill providing for federal in
vestigation of lynchings This Eill
was framed and is being pushtsl by
the most rabid bloody shirters' in
the national capital. II is aimed at
the south of course. II was tramed
by men who hate the south. u N!Il
be supported by these. and none otAer
1t will be bitterly fought by not DULY
every southern senator and congress
man but every lover of states rights
from every section of the country.
II Is not question Of whether or
not lynchings should beginvestigated
by the federal government. tits a
question, OF whether or not astate shal
be allowed to manage. those affairs
which are primarily and peculiarly its
own. -
On this issue primarily was the civil
war fought. For this principal south
erners have contended always
Against any further encroachment on
the sovereign rights of states, the face
Of every lover of the constitution as
framred by our forefather5 should be
set like flint To allow further IN.
roads upon the states inai'enable
rights is dangerous beyond compare
II will lead TO federal atleapte Is
control the ballot box in the south
which In turn will lead to-no shInK
ing man dares predict, Just what.
Bad, therefore. as are conditions
such as those which exist for the tinc
In loeonee county. much as every right
thinking man would like to see thor
bettered; desirable as federal invssti
cation and federal interference MAJ
seem for the moment there can be n
question but that such eton WI
bring IN its wake dangers far mcrs
potent than those attendant on an %.
easional outbreak such as the one
which has caused oconee's shame.