The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-11-29
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill

This form Of eommunaton used rather
signed editorial do mpcae others In
The Citizen With my personal views.
The Dyer Lynebins Bill has popular sound and would
to be preiuded and unChrsian oppose
that has its prime object the lesseng Of
the eab hing Of human rights In SPITE Of this popular UNDER
standing opposed the Dyer AntLynching Bill
stands.
wish emphasize strongly my adherence ynchns,
and awlessnes form. consider il the eptome Of bar
very upon society, and
with this view Of ynchng opposed to the Dyer Bill
Ny fundame tai They grounded my primary
views Of government and the dual form have 1t the
United States.
There views Of government abroad land The
opponents Of both Trustworthy Ore holds
centralized which power Of
tai and political life in national capitol The other
believes local self government allowing community county
the under which they live and hold
themselves responsible to local and state tribunals These
views of fundamental human society," and
suicidal in the FIRST upon either
for public opinion.
The tendency Of this country strongly drifting toward
centralized Centralized its highest
form Pru sanism-s mOnarehyand ultimately becomes tyr
Why do have national laws provide local
edueationa sysems7 Why national the
murderer who is known in city the Unon7 Why not
have national laws from his chief
because he has granted the
wul murderers who,e may hdeous relate!
All these pertinent questions that have bearing the
Dyer Anticipating Bill.
As much / abhor lynhing it from
the face Of the EARTH would the statute books of
our national law that would mpinge upon The legal
authority Of state My first for oppos this bill is
that it have read much of what has been
said both sides. know expo the bill
claim that it constitutional know that difficult de-
clare bill constitutional provided those who have the authority
to declare it in sympathy ard accord with the
bill itself Our Supreme Court made Of d tnguhed gentle
OF character and veracy but whose
ideas have been trained in particular school, ard they
either lean toward centralized local self
government there doubt human Of the
udces decide the ue that the bill could be declared
constitutional but nvades the rights Of local
ment
Ny second for opposing the bill that
sectional bill and will do enforce law
that the best thru the
process of education The Inter Reationsh Committee
skegee, Hampton and number of laws that have been
passed within the last four striking the vas Of the
ynehng South Carolina has the drastic ynchng
law in the Union. county be FL ed $4,000 ynchng
takes place and the criminals brought trial The state
of Kentucky has law that official be removed from his
position by the for failure ynchng That
has been carried out on two different The aers Of
Woodford and Bourbon counties been removed by
Morrow for allowing to be from jail.
What would the Federal do in tbs
Dyer Bl The the Federal enerrg
ceecngs against in connection with ynchng
would sectional and community that
not be relieved by reasonable Of education.
legitimate where the Federal Cover could in
erefere with the county procedure against band Of
lynchers Very few yrchngs that trial
does take place In fact have
trials might have been farce unscen.ifcay managed and
without soul serious INTENT they
trials and according to the Dyer BIZ nothing been
the result Of Federal interference.
Another important why oppose lynching bill
stands at present that desgnates ynchng not
include other forms Of crime, like
noise and the riots that have occurred number
The bill y applies to ynchg where the ynched has been
appehended is being sought for crime 1t makes
vision with the the county taking
Of othe unspeakab crimes that take place m the United
States could mention single city in America
murderers have unpunished with only arca
at punishment than all the nh Of the and that
does lot lessen adherence Of the ynhng Americas record
not made bad solely thu her ynchngs but thru her failure
thraout the alton punish crime general Phil
adepha deliberately blew the brains husband
another because Of suspicion and she declared
rot guilty by the The decision of the might have
been but double murder registered the credit Of
the United States Until the Dyer Bill expanded in
cude Of crime that do not altogether approximate
approaching ynchig in their hideousness opposed
The sentiment Of the bill to attack than
the people committing the crime, and ready say
that the officials Of state in the Union endorse ynchng