Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Georgia's Disgrace

move to apprehend members OF the
mob which lynched two Negro farm
hands and their wiveS-four i'll all
is the only bright spot in the pic
ture of this diSgraccful conduct.
RepercussionS may be felt by the
South generally. and the incident
will loose fresh TRADES against this
section. and particularly Georgia.
where primary election was he'll
only few days ago. with whit,
supremacy as one of the main
points in the platform of the WHINE.
Eugene Talmadge.
AS soon lis Congress comes back
from vacation il may be expected
that the anti-lynch bill will be re-
newcd and pressed with full vigo".
The best and surcst way To defeat
that measure. which itself is aimed
al the South and will. if enacted.
be intended us 4 reflection upon thi;
section. is for the State Of Georgia
itself. without outside aid. To run
down the perpetrators of the crime
ana bring them tn justice. For this
reason. the South generally looks t
that State III hope and expectation
that something tangible and definite
may be accomplished
Already the charges have been
made that the lynching was r.
hearsed affair. No loss an authority
than the Georgia Bureau of Invcs-
tlSation has advanced that theory.
If true. that only aggravates mat
tiers. Ncgro-hatcrS of the type who |
committed this crime are amoun
thoSe-moStly decent and respect |
able pcople-who dccry Federal in |
in strictly State affairs. |
but such actions as this only invite
and make almost inevitable that sort
II outside interference
We hope the State itself will b.
gwen an opportunity To handle tn,
situation before others get into tire
dispute. Ii the State does not make
determined effort. or if il fails m
1
an be said justly against the Fed
raj government taking hand. Co.
AMY something must be done 10
make human life safe.
PolitICal foes of Talmadcc will
ink the lynching To his bitter cam.
'GISn for the gubcrnatorial nominal
ION. To be sure we would not pro-
t;n" 10 say with dcfnltcmcSs TINT
here was no connection. There may
rave been: we do not know. But
here Will be many. especially north
m and eastern newspapers and tho
larry host of upliCterS and racial
gltators. vino will connect the two
Talmadge victory ami
he lynching.
AS for the crime itself. there yv,.s
10 Justification in any sense. Racial
ceiling was stirred by the Negroes
iabblng OF his landlord. a white
nan. But he had been apprchended
nd the law was in process of TAX
NJ ITS course. The mob'S victims :
"erc not taken from the hands nj
he law. and were waylaid on Il
highway after the accused man had
'cen baIled out 10 freedom. Blu, that
0cS not minimize the seriousness of
ne crime. nor III any sense lessen
ne States obligation to get al In,
bottom of the affair and see that
Justice is done.
Decent people of Georgia. who
teplore and are stunned and shamcI
~ the shooting, are joined by other
God citizens all over the South AMI
yer the nation in demanding that
perpetrators of the crime be appre-
iended and properly punished. This
ection will never rise completely,
hove suspicion and scorn from
'ther sections so long as violence
If this type is tolerated. It must be
cut down al all costs