The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-07-29
Pride and LynCl1if1g.

few DAYS ago the Senate was the scene bitter section
al attack by insertion in the Congressional Record by
Senator Calder New York Of item concerning the latest
double ynchng Georgia Senator Harris from Georgia and
many Of his colleagues with him proceeded soon as the sr
mild way declaring that Negro the South safer than
the white New York. that New York had more murders in
day than Georgia had ncng in year, that Negroes in the
South Jared better than they did in the North whole
lazy Of other things too numerous to mention All Of nes
things intended to the impression that the pot could III
The Justice Of the contentious Of the Southern senator does
nearly much the fact that his ire was reused
by the unavorabe publicity which his state receiving be-
its latest ynchng The Senator has pride in his state
Southern gentleman defend her fair against the mud
singing thousand enemies But Why should his state need
currences in it not be read into the Congressional Record?
The easy Lynching is wrong The Senator knows
ponder it at home and defend it abroad rather than
stamp by vigorous and concerted action and thus render
The action Of the Georgia Senator indication Of
real pride Nor such actions of neighbors in various
The man or men or organizations which object the truth
about the conditions in the places which they live would APP
the sympathy and consideration of the world were
they to seek actively the Objectionable condition
rather than allow to continue and seek to defend its exs
We do not believe that any auistc motives prompted the
New York Senator read this nchng account into the Record
We believe rather that he had been led by recent uances OF
Negro Republicans of New York to feel that his actions their
behalf had been definite and decisive they had hoped
for They let be understood that they not favoraby I'M
pressed with his attitude the Dyer Bill and that they
heartily in favor of again casting their ballots for him in the
The desire for 10000 New York Negro votes caused the
whole affair But to that since such occasions arise
veIy frequently the representatives of the Southern States
their desire to keep unsd the record of their sections WOULD
strive stop nhngs thus removing the of the criticisms
which they so holly resent
Brutality is rampant in Southern States First Texas and
then Georgia breaks into the lead in roasting and burning human
beings accused of crime Where the odor of burning human
flesh forever to fill the air. where chained to
and slowly done death by conceivable form of tor
where and children search the ashes of these
human bonres for guesome relics to keep in of the
great OCCASION where even pregnant women fail to escape the
fate melted out to their mates it that some
how movements would arise to real
zaon of the fact that they due ccism due
We're who live in the South to read of another section of
the wo the gesome facts that almost daily
herald the world would stand aghast and declare that
ton peoped by the Of the earth and consider its existence
la reproach to civilization.
Such consideration would not be unmeited Such consdera
ton of though profess not to realize is well
Imeited.
with others who live in the South deplore the condition
but feel that those who would really defend their section had
best start deeper than they do The best method of stopping
the shameful publicity which the South receives is in sopp
ling the mob spirit which for long has been allowed to operate
unrestricted.