Milford chronicle., 1932-02-05
Salisbury Lynching And
DIR. BrOadus Mitchell
To the Editor of

Sir:-I, Rev. George A. Morris
being a conservative, living in tn
midst of a conservative people, "OI
the Eastern Shore of Maryland" o
sound mind, memory and under
standing, do make this my first tes-
lament in the manner following
that is to say:
Item First: All articles writer
(by whomsOever) land published,
concerning the Salisbury lynching
criticising and rejecting upon tht
intelligence, morality and spiritual
ity of the Salisbury and Eastern
Shore people, HAVE DONE NC
GOOD. They have engendered strife
and caused breach that will not be
easily mended. l read all the arti-
cles, judged them for what they
were worth, and consigned them to
the trash pile. Results of an inVesti-
cation, of the "lynching at Sails
bury" have recently been made pub
lie by the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America,
hence l refer to the whole matter.
We do not know all the findings but
suffice it to say, in our opinion, the
Federal Council might have employ
ed its time and talent to better
advantage than CREATING MORE
| STRIFE. ,.-~
Item Second: When a seeming in
tellectual (would that Johns Hop
kins had kept him at home), Prof.
Broadus Mitchell, was resurrected
Il use the word in slang sense), and
acts in behalf of the Federal Coun-
ellis Commission on Race Relations,
it is time to speak in no uncertain
words. Prof. Mitchell said that he
visited Salisbury from Friday to
Sunday and talked to a dozen per-
sons. Hence his conclusions. What
q wonderful mind he must have.
Mark you, in fOrty-eight hours, this
youngling did grasp the whole situ-
alton, weighed it in the balance, and
found Salisbury and the Eastern
Shore people wanting, isolated. and
backward in mental and spiritual
development. Isolated! What did
he mean? Did he mean that we
were isolated from such mental and
spiritual intelligence as he pro-
claims? We thank God for the isO-
lation.
We have no quarrel with Balti-
more, and do not charge that City
and the Western Shore with the out
burst of vehement vituperation, |
from the pen of various writer's. |
They represent a class who are not |
the brightest and best in the State
sr, nVaIr In n-
much as they think they know, how
this old globe would whirl If Mr..
Mitchells knowledge of political |
economy is as limited as is his
knowledge of the people of Sails
bury and the Eastern Shore, then
his state or condition is worse than
ours. 1t is zero. Yea! 1t is less
than zero. He is a minus quantity.
His picture in the newspaper, the
look of the eye, indicate Ito mel
Egoism. o what fools we mortals
be!
May / insist upon what has been
suggested in sarcasm by one of our
critics? Well, l return it unto you.
You men come over as missionaries,
start a revival, have the. mourners
bench, and stop firing putrid state
ments at us from a long range.
Elect your officers as follows: Nit
chell as Chairman of our local In
terracial Committee; Mencken to
preach; Ainslie to pray and hang
crepe on our doors; AIDES to take up
The collection, and the Evening Sun
Editor act as janitor. Stay in our
midst as long as you please. YOU
DECIDE THAT, then go to your re-
spective place, ascertain the number
Of penitents, and how many con-
1erts you have made.
If we are dead, as you claim we
ire, spiritually, leave us alone, and
he dead will bury their dead. How
ever, l warn you tenderly, be cau-
iOus. 0 far away, far astray men!
Inflated and deluded by your own
title selves, beware!" Mind your
,wn business. We have no respect ;
or any of you. You have made
matters worse by your. nasty and
Untrue statements. We are under
10 obligation to any of you writer's
rom Baltimore who have criticised {
is unfavorably. We shall attend to
,ur own business here in the Eas- {
ern Shore, seeking to get rid of the I
evil and his influence (eYen by {
whenever, and whereso- [
ver we can. No thanks to you wise {
cres Il use the word in contempD, f
r to the Federal Council of Church /
S in America. I refer you to PauPs a
etter to the Romans, second chap !
er, first three verses. .-1s i
Item Three: Let us hear the con- s
lusion of the whole matter. Stop /
his hellish thing, criticising un- a
lstly Salisbury and the Eastern
hore, lest a more grevious thing f
Mould come upon our State. Saliss / f
ury is my home town. am proud
it, and the Eastern Shore and its
eople, and it is high time (all
lings being considered) that this
and damnable TRADE con-
erning us, cease, and all the dero-
atory remarks and influence be
unsigned to Hades, where they be- s.
ing. al
REV. G. A. MORRIS
Md, . ..- el
80. 1892. eI
ethodist Protestant Church.
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