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VIEWS ON LYNCHINGPresidCoipraisiatiansfurbioftN UTTERANCE BY TILL IVCUlVfft*. Kootevtll Mold* Tb»t LynchingI or Any Wriine l» Subversive »l All l.*w and .lust Be Supprc**«i.Oyster Bm, Spccl*!.—In » Uvcr.the publication Of which WM author President Roowvolt cummeu hGovernor Durbin. of Ifidiana, for lb* attitude Ue unreined recently ivsp#ct Irg t^#hing- Tb# President also ©mbract* th# opportunity to rxpms Ms?wn view* cn lynching and mol* 11,0Itact gi'ocrally, pointing out that mob vfolefice^ts merely on* fonn of anarchy ami that anarchy is th#forerunner of tyrannv. The Pr#*ld n;vigorously 1 irg#* that th- penalty f Mthat crime wfeftarmott frequently in dura* - Tcsift to \fmtiling shall b#frequently tignt on iaftoeaftt peopia,and the wrorg done In «uch tothe individual I* lt;nc for which th*r# in no rftn^ly But even whcr* t ti*teal criminal t* reached the wrongdour bi the mob to the community It* arlf t* well-nigh an gout Kspeciadj la thta true where the lynrblag La ac-companion with torture. There art** t rial* hidrou* sights w hich onceluen can never b# wholly erased fromthe mental retilUL The nt re fact o,having seen them ttnpll#* d#gra.Union.Ttta la * thousand fold str nger wheu. Instead of merely w*#inm Ibe deed, the man has participated I* R Whoever U* any part of our country has ever taken part to lawfosaly smiling to dt tth ft criminal hv the dreadful tor* ture of nr*, mrt forever after have the anrfttl Spectacle of his own hind* v. rk scarcd fuco his hra*n and a-ml. H* * nn never again h»- tit*1 aattto mnn. Th5« matter of^lyn-hiag would be.,* •♦rrlM# th n* even If it stored with»** lynthing cf men guUiy of the In*human nn \ hideous crtm^ of \ t a» a matt* r of fact* 1 * wb*lt; tvc*c of*U» trpe never d *rs stop and never* an stop !n such fashion. Every violent man In the community ** rri‘ttrftBcJ by every caso of lynching InMOB CONFERENCE! liveUnique Galhcrinf DiscussesManyQuestion of the Daydefence of lynching for rapfSpeak* on Ihr South*’ and Defends His Section, :swiftly undbypnx'eas of the lt;oaftt, so that It maybe demonstrated That the law la ad*-quale to deal with crime by freeing It from every vestige rf technicalityand delay ** President Roosevelt's h tj tor in1 Sows;full to Governor Durbin tell*01IfOyster Bay, August 1,. 1 Governor Durbin ‘ Permit methank you as an American citizen for • the Admirable way la which you have j vindicated the majesty of the law byeo'ir recent action in *®f#r#tirf tolynching 1 f* el, my dear Mr. that ou havr made all men you/ debtors w h* helUiVe as all of the far-s♦'*!»*c;ut. that th* well being \r '*•* }, 0 ♦, verr fsi^tengr of the republic, de-ri | pexuls iqss that spirtv at orderly liber* i ty und^r the law which l» a* imam* pa tibia with mob vio^te as with, anyform of dospotl#^k ,• atolcnce Is simply one fonn of anarc hr* and anarch) is now, a* It at* ways has Veen, the handmaiden andii foUhuitef of tynnttf..«* «| f^i that you have not tMtlydcc ted hmor upon the State Whleh-few its psf fortune hu you a^_tuChief Exeeittlf#* hut upon the whnwnatKn It It: birumbett ur^n ev 1 titan tb|piu?gbcvut this coiudft hofUp your hand* in the retireyou have been following, but to thow his realization that the matter U tm-sof vtiaJ concern to us all ‘j All thoughtful m**n must feel lb*• gravest alarm over the irrow^h of 1 lytilt; hing In. this country and ally ovtr the pecu Parly WdaOW# form^ oft-n taken by mot* vlolem-. when colored men are the victims. on which occasions the mob se^ms to lay wo- ight. not on the crirot.but on th# color of the criminal In a certain proportion of these1 cases th# man lynched ha« been guilty of aI crime horrible beyond description, a crime at* horrible that as far a* bo, himeelf U concerned be hasfelted the right to any kind of 1 patfcy whatsoever The feeling of allfo^l* citizens that such a hideous crime shall not be hideously punish ed by mob violet*#© Is dti# not IB theleast to symi«hy for the criminal.but to a lively sense of the train of dread!ul coaaetiwhich fallow ti.i; course tak*m by the mob is ezact A lag Inhuman vengeance for an in-1a1 human wrong In . wuth cases, mort^Si oftft It la well to remember that the f criminal sot SMEttg sis* again t liH* manity is ineapUcable mud unpar-^ I donable fashion, but sins paffletLlariy against his o*s me#, and d*x»s them \] a wrong far grater than any mbit# . mas lt;an Jttfldwtir do to them. Tpirs- jfore, t 1 such va^e* th# colored p*eipl#ihroujSioat lAud shrmld Is * very : p' ^^ible way show their uellcf that . more than all others in th# com ity, are horrified at th© cornua inti on td buch a crime and ar^ p4*-Cnilarly concerned is taking every puvHibl* fnaaantf to prevent «i-riirrMfiw mud to bring the rfitnlMl to immediate J'*stice. The wlight U\:*lgur either In dettmeiatios of thei rim** or In bringing the * rim Inal tojustice is metf; uapardmiablef p- p* Mojeovar, ©Very effort should bemad# under th# law- to expedite the prorcedin«s of Justice in the case of urh an awful rrim*c. But li cannoth* n*lt;cs®par in order to accomplishthta. to tUprlvy any ©it I ten of those fundamental rights 10 be heard ;ti hi* own defense whlrh • o dear to us nil and which lb- at the root of our 1 erty it certainly ought to b# possl-• 1% by the proper administrationthe laws us secure swift vengeanceapoa th* criminal, and th# be*t andremediate efft rts of all legislator*judg^ti and citlxes should l»# a I dr#seed to securing such reforms la ur legal procedure as to leave no ¥*• tig# of exrua# for ih*s- mbgnbbd men who undertake to reap vcng# ■■■through vicrient methods, ■Man who have beeo guilty of a r*r;m# like rap#* or murder ahoal i l, ▼lalted ift and certain pun-i-hDent and the Just effort made by the c©isrt* To ppotftct tii#*® hi their rfgbta ehculd no l«r no clrcwm tau^ a. i *3rv©rt*4 itgto pernsitUog any mere terbTileaJlty to avert or delay their PidUIMn**k The substantial rights ofthe prisoner to » fair trial of coura# b*s guar a steed an you have so inalated that they should be.but, auhject to this guarantee—th#nw must work awtftly and antral*, aoiail sjpniti of the law shot)Id realige The wfoaf th#y do whea tin*/ ptrrmiljttkthM U Ij# df ta #d or thwarted for :* rtnical of tcsitni .eat r#a^ ja * Wt- i t show that the law Is adoquA* ^ lUial with crirn# by fr*** iug It from •very v* stlge of technicality and d#lay* j* js-But th# fnll#«t recogaHltro of-re-f r lt;.f tht trim# azid the alet# lack of a/m palhy with th# crimi-Vai eaMOCi in ^h# *#aid itminiaa b Mr orror at Mi# nea/ itt ml# It ha^ W*iii# c afiB *ry to a«Mfa |k«t?tm«» m d at A# thatr. mireadf sfMStiisf therefrom It af’uf c- tr» l that •..*!*Ss lakes by » xr*ob it should\ hlch th# lynrhcra ko utipo©lrh#*l tohimsHt tftk# th# lnw into hla ownlirrttis v,hj‘never St suits hla own lt;en-CC In the Sitne «-) th-* tit*# *d •*gtd;‘*' l*f th# mot in rertn'n caaaam n#Vid spnta-l wftf'H i ap#i»lw moreliaa WHk Mi other cpac^Th# -iri'irli of grows withwhal It feeds tut. and whm ssoh* mdthiKptfflilj tysicA terh*.iiuahi.. mi'vt* they are csrtihl to hcgla tolyach rail 'or aika»d cHaStah -B»r0;htr to use *, in. th# r#e#at. cavea r*fev#r thr##'fourths w#tt* notfor at ail. but for murder, at-:• m:H# a murder and • vea ’#«*. heinousVork*‘’% th# htstcry p| tlisi rv'«'#ni klwiwa the awfulfact that when the mtflds of men nr# hzblMstitcd Jo th# us# of tortur# lijhCillra to af#ng# crimes of a|£a*#v?l 1 ayfy r#vclttng d#»c-rtpilon, cAhcrIr^Pfs tVtdfc# will rs# fere# to ac-cf mpflak crimes cf an 1. Unary typn Sumj no patttot eft® ft# ^ th^arfm brut lUrvtSon nn l dtfbaa* mtm.m M *h th# lwlulgt«C« o£ auch a ftpirit asa# 511 -n praet1### laevltafely portend, fvrvly ail pnblk all wrU* rs forth# dtifTy press, all difffUlAtra^hrrg, all who in any way hav# n1%'hi w AiWrrs# th# publi-r shmrld wftl t-nrv encrcy untie to dMMBM «^h crrtmV* and to «upp#tt th ## ti p ut them down. As a pMpi#w« tlahd th# fight to spaak wtfh pfrnllar ©mphaalg ter fr##dom and for fair trantfnctit of all m#n wlth-au: w*gtod Iti tliffercn^s Of rn##* fortune.etcad ©r eolmv w* forfeit th# rightt h.iutauuua. N lal l nl*iu#among all summer gath#rlnr» Is th# •lu^ot ronP-rlt;-nnr’ now In progressher#, Th# incr#*f# of mob spirit show n I feuds. tti rklnr.s, riots aaaaasisa-t$4t*is aad other lawtami happening give* great irnportani# to thta cnc#. Among Tuc#«afa speaker* wmTempi# Grave#, of Atl .nta, G».Mr (lmf«f'tp‘kr on ^'Th# Mob Spiritof th# South.'4 He defend#.1 lynch law an a remedy for th# crime of rap#, kidding that though lynching la a cr me. ft la Just ed by th# rrim# which I,revoke* it hhi will u#v#r b# dlaron-tlnucd until that cram# la ellmlaitd. Th# rf nmly for ty Inching muat he thecbminatton of *h© cilm# Of run# andif la. h# malutiiins. couVl be J in# only by the srpn/at.o® of tb# two mtfn inth# l‘nlt#d StnT#a.The problem of th# hour la not how to prrvrnt lyushihg In th# South* but th# lrrg#r q ?«*Uon. 'How shall we i«t* •trey the crime which a I way* h;i* anti•iwraya will re voke lynching?4 The an**wrr which ?h** mob r#t*ffc* to this vital qaimtHon b tlrmdy known Th#mob »n*w*ri It with th# rop#t th# b«l-l#t and souictliiYfa.. God ftftW# us, wlt.ltthe torch. And the mob Is radical: lUthcof v \n cffivtiv# to a lurg# d#gt##ithe mob la Wlay th# th*M oagrst and *hc n*««t ©ffoctiv# r#atraint that th# age holds for th© control of rap# “ .Tb# lynch#r does not #xt#rtnlisn#th# rapiftt. Mr. Graves contended, butha holds him mightily iu eh#ck. As a # err told* patent fact, h# said, th# mob atvn.lw thday ns the most pm#nti»t bulwark b#tw«^n *h# women of th© Qauth and h % carnival of crime rn vwid infurlat# th# world and prr-tflpl'thte th® annihilation of th#r.M# Th# mafifia of the negro, h# h#la* I***# pot afraid of death coming ift a regular way Tb#y loB display and theptviC„ banlarge.•nest.I The UnicsvHotopiThegirl wTucsd th* rvw aa b0#nlt;IfGrand It iif^UggCJ 3M*t pTUie MTh#rcn hibon 1l- 1 is.nextOf -i rtvc d fir.* «lStat 1*1C011Wartrac 1i«r- ti * brouiBY© w# lw#fc ,,ir‘ itiffierW idem#nt at g trial and #x. . rac^e *S«* ** cewaHI or ccn^me | K thctr JmaiEinJitlons.«:lt;ti rrlrnrt s* th-*- ®l wfclcfc I *!»*». ' ,h(1 orof.r!i,, af in-' lawThr -.nu-n. Uk*tb*I SSd MS ^ ad-nuat- t» rUmtaat-Mi Mmatit a cfim# with ftmpuo ty, 1 t hhc xn# r#p#ai ef th# am#nd-- ar- r-UHy W I ? a,Cnil ,1 . mVlUhrn-m of th- m*-vtoleuc#, whether our guilt eftm ln nMn * ^ -----n» tiv# pxrudpauoa therein* or inncr# nnTiivxnct? *ftfid #n#ourag# menG v.t shall :?ftsuredly suffer later on be* «aua» ©f what w# bar# dnr.# Th# cor* P#r-stcn# of this republic* a# of all ft## g o#mmcnis, U r#sp##t for andfie# guv#mni#m-», *» '1oUdlcuce of Ih# law. “Wh#r# w# \* r* *v)pnoet infrviprBy In Sesdrty, d#clar#cM r ' *rav #s Thlt; -r.gh d e^lruI»U% a '# notaumdenl, “for th# negro- be mmjIj“is n thing of *h# FtSKtt, and wit® this rsic# and will* all alxnitttt races the desire of the hup ‘ must Im r#«tr«m#dposJdbltutt th# law to b# defied wh#th#r by Hett mini or poor man. by black man or white, w# are by Just **• miirb weakening th## bonds of cururd#r the law,”Ho influence of suppression a ao mighty mn rffrctlv# could b# brought to War a.* » law making atuputaUoab9 mtirb weakening tn#. oonns 0* Wlir . ,.tr q,* rr4m« of rare. ButHHIiCatlM and inrrvaalng tb# chances th® P*,* Jarau- lawsit* overthrow and of the anbstlttt- hjt„ black, or the tr«atm#nltirtf* therefor of a system In which j f™ wnu ana o ____•*there shall 1# violent altcrtiatiooa ofW.killp« TJWbnKbanarchy and tyranny.S1nr#r#ly yours. THEODORE ROOQPTO -Hon. Winfield T. Durbin, Governor of Indiana, **tadIaaapolia, Indiana,**,rt th# erlm# ©f rape as separate and i outside of all other codes are but ex-, nediuotft, h# tna: nialn#*l; t«ire is ntjI 1*’a! remedy but one. \|. willWrit Denied.Afontgomery, Bp^elal—A writ ofhalMs rorpiio w* denied to W* ill lamL. I.yttlo, bn»ther of Marl© toflon. who is h#td by the poll## on Instrut1-flotjs n*c **ivtd from Chi«*f of Police OHdtt Of Chicago, charging himwith assault to murder a negro In that dty. Chi*.f Gerald received a tekgram from Chief O'Neill, stating t.hfit h*1 had «*r?cur*-1 a formal r#p»i*bUon for Eyttbv and That an otfii cr would be sent to take th# primmer t* Chicago.p*.Legislator Assnuitcd,Atlanta, Special.—Repreat ntatlv# C.c. MmMvn., o- Fulton, an aaaaultadtn tb# ittrcri her® Saturday by JL i.Spalding an Atlanta Lawyer, who11 ruck Houston oft the head twice with a heavy cane l*#fore bystanders inter. f#ii4 S * ®erlaa»» Injury was Infilcted The attack grew out of a charge of tobbyiftg mad# against Mr. Spalding bv BenreseataGve Houaton and followed a g4*u#rai investigation of similar charges by a gp®iLai legislaUv#committo#V,i rniaii-nUy *olw» »M* n.-.l.li tn Hlt;-gt- n tScx* nol fcolv* K MlMtfWI ,',mt*lt. .if « n !*««»»*'• o3UU-* -*« Et.' Th# truth whteh Hoi . haflwaft- an** •have all fkoae tumpofithil #xp#di*Mto* h* comtUuled. Is that *cpara-Ift the tog leal, th# iMvitabw* ih'lonly sdsllli of this groat probltm mtit ttf«* . . ,1%f ,Dtwtiailiif th# ittbiwi ©f Me matrnd Moral CMtftgioau Dr J M by. of New York, after speaking at W08M length of th# varbius trans #nt 1,ful pcriMfttilt ©bang#* that take place under dtKeren* phyalral and mental InflttfWfa, in human personality* raw up th# qtmtten of rrim# and argued tLnf all critn# fmidted th# mxmmm *rr It t y and Its iitrltlwra* t hin am an * vir# eouhl be * mmllied by a porwMaloft# m th# world, but not so rdm«bH# showed Ui# opt* rati an ©f thift and how far Hirmich their natural causes cpidcmhs might spread-In i-on* liwlnn. h# declared «w M laws of a^ociatlon bring TO such ff#n-lt;ra1 and Drartah criminal tendency*r.i th# lawn of association must be nn-i,loved to iBtifooils them.NMS»’tlt;lfLathMl•iiG.t*atr«pC4*I3EftJAn Underground Trugedv.^Tart*. By Cabk — An awful catiHtro-the occurred Monday evening on theMetropolitan El#* trie Railway, whichreus mostly underground Vp to 3 oix, seven bodies have L# n r# over# 1 Mid the search continued, One of the trains bn»k# at Meilament stafltm which 10 in a poor an.1 populous c-ult;m r tit# rity This train was promptly emptied and the train which follow, ed was ordered to push II to Ut# re-pairing sheds Ou the way the*.© twotram* ©aught fire, but ih© employee* •ti'caeded in fm^aping.One Hundred Killed.Pari*. By Cable - Bightf-four bodies have been recovered and the (b athlUst probably v*ill exceed l*HL In the undentrotind railway dlaaatnr which occurred here* Monday night The ac ctdent which occurred on the Metropolitan Electric Railway asaumed th# pn.portions of an awful catastrophe Luring th** early Lours when more than four score bodies of the burnedand suffocated victims wore removedfrom the iiubi* rranetn passage.work continue* and indications arlt;that the death lift will perhaps excoed Iviimiffia*(*aw▼Cdl ma Active,Tax span, M#x .* Special I h* Coh-red eft do continues in a violent . of activity. Th# eruption Satur was the moat severs that baa yet been known Great clouds of smoke poured from Hi# 4 rater, but no ashes fell, Btartfcqaake sbocka extendingalong th# coast aa far aoutb as th# latktotis arc reported At aome polnlrth# shock waft oaeiilaiory, whlla atothers they were of a trepldatcry haracter. * No datnagta or caauattle®l litfHipMjNIk \ j / a.Will He Convicted.Wilmington. Sp©* ial - Toatlmony intn#* lu gLT*t murder trial wa * * omplutrd Tuesday and argument byremind to th*- jury has contm#n* t d. Th# general opinion prevails that a verdict of murder in lb** first d«u;r#e^ ill n ium«‘4 as to th# youngerlighter, and that hts father wilt he convicted vt aectsssofy UeCor© thefaet-u 1.SNRecord Firs Lo»s in Britain,ft:sty million dollara is th© record by fir© lor a year in the Britishs:Child Killed By TrainNcwbera, N. C*. Special — News reaches ter# Tuesday night of the killing of a email white child at Tua* rarora by a mail train on the Atlanticand North Carolina Railroad- It is said that th# rars passed ^ovcr the fogs of 1b# little on© and both weremfrom Ith Wly, Owing to a t v* r# flN tric ailt;irm It waft impo**elbfo to asrertaln how the ao ident happened, thtrt is only telephonecoanecllon with the place.
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