The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 23, 1925, Page FOUR, Image 4
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i Saturday, May 23J_Jj)25
^ ?- -From all over the country
coming the good news of the e
cellent achievements of color
boys and girls in the vario
schools and colleges. All _i
^ colored folks ask is a4air chan
and a square deal.
f" - 4 0 0 0
K. Editorial. ?
It seems that the heroicj^oc
|L" " duct of Tom -Lee is' to be w
rewarded"by" LllU gy&teFulTpCoi
I whom hessaved. Sufficient mc
ey has been raised to burcha
| ' him'a" home in Memphis, Ten
P- ?besides the Engineers' society
; w . creating a "Tom Lee' funcLo
( f ofj which he is to be cared for
- long as he?lives. Certain]
jp that'a__gratituder-^
Fs"
They say?the fanatics?th
* " the Volstead act, is succeedir
But succeeding in what?? I
strict enforcement may ma
4 many who desire strong drij
1"' 1A *r l-vtn4* v-w-i 1 lir ...V*
ty &\J lUIIOlJ y KVL4L 11 lVyi. C*1IJ nil
is that? Nothing has been do
to improve arman by simply pi
venting him from doing a thii
B by physical force.?The not c
K ing must come from with:
Legislative virtue?if such
possible?isn't worth much.
jfz -t^^fE^^^ohna^treated thq
K; ^Vho^P^in .humanly mu'tliat
\ a man^a few weeks ago, wou
; ^oon entm^ne law and order
gain. Sentences ranging IVc
down'"Were pronounc
K ?oiH^ipsrfotrrnTginity. Only u
' tv cowards form mobs, anyw
arid prjjums-^are-the- places:!
them,.': Florida mobs .are bat
E* - in need of this kind nf
- merciful w iew of^your ca;
Wright," said Judge Bonham
?-?sentencing - Joe Wright;yr wh
man, to life imprisonment, cc
KL .xdcted of the- murder of a col<
K. ed woman, Mrs. Rebecca Rice
Anderson. And a "very mer
~ fuT view" it was. It will be,)
membered that this^waa^-mx
atrocious murder,- The worn
was shot to death last Decern!:
while sitting at the dinner tal
Wkr*- with her family, a little .child J
ing -founded at. the same tin
1 JIhwever, this- is a distinct i
vancement for law and order
y - it is. A fpw yeariv-affo the m
wuuiu 11ul iiavy_ iih?'h?wiivjui
m~ of murder. He either would hi
I been acquitted or probably" c(
K - victed of manslaughter with
RL- - Commendation to mercy, a
thus getting a short sentenc
FLORIDA, THE LAND O
Florida is^perhaps the m<
MrlaWlfess'sthte in the Union?a
that's golhg some too. Neitl
life nor property seems to
safe, especially life. Mob 1;
Rt seems to be the law of the sta
one or her favor
WL?sports waft- ndulged in?Tym
R ing. A white man of over
W JllBl was taken out also a
R flogged within an inch of ]
ML life,Hbeg&use he wrote his re
p tives up North tn hr cttrnfnl nf'
"^the celery They ate as the raisers
? of celery in some parts of Flor*
ida were' sprinkling it with a'
int poisonous stuff for hugs. High
I officials, including a ji^dge, pro-j
T seeuting attorney and ^sheriff, j
!?re under indictment for peon-j
age' and inhuman frpatmpnf- nf.
nv-'Negroes?this indictment is in
er*|the Federal Court. Uncle Sam
*23 can well give some of his time.
pnefgy and Jnoney in protecting
or i 1 ife rather than directing all of
tor his energy to keep liquor out of
tor The country. Perhaps, a part of
jer the "dry navy" with some of the
?rarmy of prohibition enforcers
could do much for law and order.
in that dark spot in America,
,0? a place where mob law is taken
as a matter of ronrhP1 -?
'?6j ONE l'ARTY STATES.
" Elihu Root, the eminent.New
? York lawyer and statesman, in
an address a few days ago-be?
?^fore^the National Institute.,of.
Social Science, paid his respects
1S|to States that took pains to see;
x"|to it that only one party could
ed exist within their boundaries,
us He likened such States to a fel^tlo\v~~whu~beIieves~Tran
evidence
,ce of smartness to play, funny
jokes on himself. And it really
would be funny were it iiotl-sa.
T?e.riOus?in the consequences,
,n~ When all men begin to think a?
tft-? sure-sign That but
little thinking ist done. Yet-.
>n~ take most of the States of the
^ [South. alrtiost every man son oi'i
11^--them nay 'they believe in the"
ls democratic Party' and wjlLjioL.
Tolerate with patience anyone
who believes in any ot her party..
Even now, it lalvea?tFTn holderspirits
to proclaim dpenly his be^
lief in any Tother\ party. Of!
jcoirrs^, there!are rhany who be-!
' liei e I'lV'suriie ythcr pai'tywto )>e~7
j e exact the Republican __party?4^
but because of the intlerant spir-|
-r it, they fear .to come out openly
and above" board. Of course,
nc
they may be called cowards, but,
- even cowards have to do busincc
I '
mess and live. In such States,
.... {but few -questions "of importance
. '.politically speaking?are discussed..
But few men of prominence
ever come to discuss questions
lge ing the campaigns which pree^
' cedes* the Nmtiorral Glectiohs ~and~
lid uV,hen time, money and great ef-"
forts are spent to educate the1
im | voters, these States arc?" forg'ot-"'
P(] |ten; what's -the use? Thov ;il,
ready?knowr?The result is'
ay | stagnation, pour government,.
-a*>d?stron-"
Uy ger ringsTThan can be found
^anywhere else. 'Such Stales arc
=?4ndeud plaj> ilig a joke on them-i
selves: They stand in the wnv
ry" of their own"progress. . Certainse~
iy, the excuse is rearly-btrt-The
drr rest: of The world is not interite
estifd Iri excuses, it is tocTFlisym
nXa^ing progress, going omvard!
and upwards Under our-.system"
in , of - geverrrment as ~MrT Boot says
ci--and ao all sludeiiUt of gove?n-]
re- ment know, the two party sys-j
isd- torn or government tjttheTiestl
an in the world. But what can one j
>er tftl wltTT Ephraim when he is j
ale joined to his.idQl.__ y-f?J
-)P_ ?o ;?
ag I The Chicago Defender's Rot, j
l(l.l The Defender boasts in the ti-(
as! tie the "World's Greatest Week-i
an ly." In size, equipment and cir-l
-ed-cnlaf ion, no-dmjbtrTTHTTjbast is
oorrect, In sensational rot, pre-'
^ judice, ami the spfetuTing of ha^
rc_ tred, it certainly has no peer, j
ncj In writing of-~its 20th annivcr-|
e sary-recently, it said tha>t in,
, parts of the South, it i?rnot aIlowed
to circulate freely. If so!
called news articles appearing inj
^~Its issue of last week is to be!
:>st the practise, the smaller the cirhd
culatiorL.not only in the South'
ler but elsewhere, so far a-s our peobe
pie are concerned, the better,
aw ii^Newspapers are not only to
te give thr nfffffl but In i mife nf-y\
ite impulses, desires ancLaspirations
of the wholesome1 kind. They
70 should be the greatest agencies
nd m harmonizing differejcicesT?ai--j
laying plejucfices and be in the
la- front rank in pointing the wayi
Z^ >? ,r rJj. r~r:*li
? THETPATMET
to the por^, tlTe,^nglir^ng~:the
beauties of life. The Defender's
policy geem^ just the opposite.*
Tt t" arnHtious
of being the high priest of
hatred and strife. J It-seizes upon
everything that's possible to
carry out its aims. " Last week,
whilo almost?every weekly?to
say nothing of the dailies?had
sensible find commendatory articlos-jjh-the
heroic deed of Tom
Lee, the Defender mustTug in a
deal of foolishness about a subject
that could not have had the
least connection with Lee's exploit?this
in its news, column's.
That liol being enough it exhibitoQL
tiie-piclure of a young lady
who had acquitted herself very
creditably indeed in fa musical
content liutrrn'Lf^iimg with its
policy, it, printed under it a
deah of rooto about the South.
The Defender may not know, it,
and care less about it, but the
colored people of ttie South do
not eaye 'for such ,rot. -Jt does
110 good,-it- nuhdt1 does harm..
Besides, the Defender ought be
old-enough to know that the
way to calm an enraged bull is
not lo flutter a red cloth before
him. There are some conditions
in the South?^the same ;*s in the
North?that could stand some
imjiroyem"'Ms, .knit tho?Defender's
way isn't tliiupath of improvement?
certainly not in the
SuTTttT The 'WYorld's Greatest
Weekly"-ought not be so simply
from a material stanupQinU-bnt
m (ruth, wisdom.I fairness and
intelligence: . . _
| Th?- VentciLliL-th??8
1 World. '--I
BY JEAN JEW. M
In a |nrgp eastern 'city there is a
Very uhpretcntious street.- So much
so, that you woiilil' pas* thru it not
tiecauso of any strange curiousity.
1'mess that feeling is prtfvokcd by a
desire. tor know why the atmosphere
of the sheet is so cold, indifferent,
1 i f e! ess. .Inst plaLiii_litl l.aneie n t - look r.v?
Ki.iaTTTii:.^ u,i,. n
* *Vl 1 "h ? V4J -v- i 4 i oiviv; w i. *4,
nar'fow .i^iTi't. . *
ihis rs .V^Yall Street and thoy toll
mo it is the cTnter of the world.
From" this heater the most of the
wori r.t liH, j11'?,. jiiiL-..drtnf. ? ! rfr
in this mivhly seat and regulate linam-es..
in llhjo a j F ; 1.1 ice, fin. i ahr
AI'rioTT -and the islands of the sea.
. It is a Renter, but ,fot* the captains.of
mdn^Ty. -And -it'! the selHrTTuT
shitted t<> Bagdad,, it. is not df"vital
coneeriw to you or to p;e. ' '
- The. of 111 I ' '1 f ltinn - - la f goat*
city?is London. There are inasscsor^p..o|4e4'T_
N:ey,--jrnr}r-^tNvi^ It ,0^:
Jf we \v n. to rtTrl iM.aaiTo-.v that
the eenkr of ?4-reat( st population, had
w^'al -diilcfceuegSi.it
is w:th th.e jrcopjraphicalj ccnJbj'-?J.iAn.JtUiair--wiil_
on ccnttM v cvf tlie
world.. Tboy may he one piaffe today,
atimhri' minnrri;\v. i'wtweHhue* t he
change ^ccin ^-wiiluwt, the Icme.vli. il.re1
heina really known._Hut we .till 'viin.
Tain our accustomed .place and poise.
There is, thouyh; a center" of 1 he
world for every, man which can not
flimi*' v\ illume viTalTy airoctjng the
Jiubiiant-?
You knew Mr. Kennel who spends
ail day and mo -t flf t hnjnip-htf. nitiwi.teudinjr,
or talking about Iris does.
You know too, how ht^ores-TmmwhTm
you.jfiu.st he the sympathetic listener
ami he the oxchisive speaker. ..".z:?
Tiefuse to o'ive him audience and
he hecomes rebellious.
Take away his 1rc must
shift. Ids center or fall?dead.
A hor-:; a hat, hooks and .sticks
have centers. The law of gravity denni.'vk'
'ha', if if < 'se rvice is required
( for stabilised ion.~ V.
I~ And it is so with rudn^?IIo must
be ttable-to be of any s< rvic6 to bimLself
or others. He iTt rst hnte -H rem
>R~4?*&kp to ?bc Jut'pblg.
! Y,*h< fhoT It is her child or homo,
his wife fir" "Work. it.'. doll?o^ mnthcT
i their book^," clubs, fishing circle?
[whatever it is, that is the center of
11 he world. ? " - *
i If. It. -were not so the world Would
fall into the fathomless' depth.
A CORRECTION.
I Han. N. J. Freth>rirk, Editor,
j i< 11 lui .
Please allow me space to make
I ->
a very necessary correction in
Tmrr i)apeFoTSaturelay, j\Tay
9 th, 1925.
I I am reasonably sure that it
TO LEADER
is no error on your part for yo
are not supposed to know tf
history of the "Palmetto Med
1 cal Association" of ,S. C.
j There is a sfaTehTentt in tl
; Palmetto Leader thatf'T>r, J. I
| Watts is the first dentist to hoi
j the position of vice president i
the history of the Associatioi
wliicjLis an unpardonable erro
for I was elected to the office t
vice president of the Palmetl
.Medical Association at a mee
ing held in the city of Spartar
burg, 011 motion of the sainte
Dr. L. A. Earle, of Anderson, i
C., from which place we went \
Greenwood,-S. C., for the ne:
meeting. Dr. f. A. Macori l
Rock Ilill was secretary, D
I llardv of Snartanburg/wr
elected president, S. L. E(
| wards, D.D.S:,< of Anderson,Mi
C., vice president of the Pa
I met to Merlicnl A ssne hi t infi <
South Carolina.
Dr. C. V, Rnirmn of-Naslivill
Tcnn., was orator at the Spa:
lanuurg meeting. T
Mr. Etlitor,. not that I woul
pluck a single feather from tl
plumage of the good Dr. Watt
I honoV Kim. ' lhit in order 1
hoc]; the historical record of tl:
! Palmetto Medical Associatic
correct, please allow' this litt
section?space in your co
pmns.
Most cordially vhni-K ?
U EdWardsfD.D.S.
\ - Amtersonr S. "?:?
TWO EDITORIALS FRQSdTTHE
WHITE PRES
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'7~r . -" i. , . r .
"(KVom The Rochester. X- Y
taj jB?-Herald.)?- ' .' '
EFFICIENT PROTECTION,
Success in the correctioh r
numerous .evils that have afllic
C'l ' Colnrcd i-fjirtniQq "ttt
j Failed'Stales for years is re<
(orded in the Fifteenth Annu:
I Report of the National Assock
! i (Vm. -t l-.,. ~
I i iwu i \?i Liiv; \ t e
! Colored People. Legal aid 02
I tended- to colored-men! unjustl
Uierused,- timely- advice?and as
tsistajiee given to Negroes dis
'criminated against*: because c
i color, and tlie encouragement e
j united strenclh a Horded to an
pbittrnTTTivomW mcnuuiil?ilfffirTe
| seeking opportunity despit
k4*eh? edlol'Cn 11 added to th
l value oi' the National Associ;
j lion in the year, ending last D(
pcembcr.
| It is significant of the new nt
j sltion -^vincil the "American X<
rtrro 'has eome to occupy in tl
Tin' ol' 1 hi'"Ti7i1
1
! people now seek Ike prolectio
1 of their ..own .. worganxiatio:
TTaXlter IlTali depend mi the moi
or less disinterested aidr c
! white iiicnds. Through tiie 5s 1
| tionaLAssociation, the evil <
1 1 V'MfdiilUF J* hsui .licit in K'n/viw.UJ
^ ^^"t'-i .mA.ii ;
forcibly to the attention _oi'. tl
T~ American people that it ma
i.SDon become?all obsulete TnsT
f tutipn. SchoiTls;. colleges?ar
1 other etliualioiial~Xiie-ilities tin
have discriminated against__co
i-Qfcrt, liiutii
| their unfair, practices brongl
"Ti11to ill repute through the pul
1 iu.ity.given them by the AssI
clarion. *
J In Northern- cities, no le:
; than in Southern, wliero ra<
; segregation has been practice
; the'' "refined, educated Nee"ro<
T^vtrdjcCTPtiirtist relentlessly"
-fT.lTrOlUr tllf> rlivHr Ovwl ?
n w,?Ctira i^nui ill!
; Tk*t-Hor4^h1-^i*hv7rtnY^^ li;
; discouraged yio Hope of hetl<
j things and killed ambition-fi
advancement, thus harming ni
'only the indivkhiat-NegTdGs,^
; the communities in which tin
! lived. A more reasonable a?t
j tude oil t ho pnrt. 'n?..wfrii? -ettr
jmunities is being brought-aboi
j through the work of - the N
tional Association, which hi
attacked the problem withoi
gloves. .
smallest _jmi ri most?-triv
"Troubles to the most menacir
. movonipntti nfFnntinr*
j *^^4115 tllgL Wt
Tfie race is emerging fi'Qjn tl
bondage whicj^the fgnnror^
J-6 . ' } /
. I ^
. ' . . ? 4M " 1*1 ail
'u;and prejudice of the past had an
lejlaid on it. The best feature of em
N|fht? Negro's riflA tn Tiivi prnpnr
? plaeein?the-eommtimtyHs that
le he is getting on mainly by his
C, own pft'orta and through the ef!d
Relent aid of his own people. an
*L " -1 " ?i?? -sei
??- 2. ?_ gn
r' (From the San Francisco, Cal., att
;7 Bulletin.) ele
:? LYNCHING DECLINES. Al
t" the
v-f It is gratifying to learn that ;e?
:d "lynchings, one of the worst blots
3. j upon the national life and char- aC(
;o!acter, has been declining mt
et throughout the United States,
Kf and at a "progressive rate that gg
i\ promises soon to make it a mak_t '
^1 tnr nf-fh^ 'yMl fnvprnttnn -ptvifr
i-jFor 30 years before "1919. we tj0
5. j averaged 107 lynching a year, a crj
l_j terrible toll of passion and vio? de;
>f i-lence 7TKat reflected upon us
-abroad, discredited all our hu-1 nTT
q. man i 1jvriariisftu. and became a
r_; source jof?national embarrassmenf
In 1920 t^cte were 6 a t ^
!<j! lynchings, in 1921 therd were I qc
le!64,. in 1922 there were 61, in j ^e(
SJ 1923 there were 28, and last jla
Q ' year the number had declined to
?That is bad'ehough?but pt.
,n j when it is compared with the nu
[G I record of the very recent past It c)r
,]_! Joolrs~"-"TposifI\*ely encouraging.
Evidently there has been an im- ca
J_ prnv^ment, ail awakening of the ^7[T
public conscience. ' x
? - Part- of the reffect- has been.
-j-m-othtrrffiTV
rietf T)TT h\v the" Nm Hon ill A
i-ioii for the Advancement of in<
. Colored People, for as a rule by
colored people were the helpless liu
vietims of thiA atrorfrms sort. nf^jpa
T* crime. Anti-lynching bills 'in be
Congress have made people stop pe
and consider what was going on m?
in 1 ^
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Saturday, May 23, 192S. ~
d what it jnight entail. The
ligration of Negroes from the - ~<>
ulheru Slates northward aT "The
war was an economic
iturbaiice where their, labor
d-always^-been -relied- -apon^ ?
d thatr caused some shift of "
tfknent. The service of Ne- ?r?H: ?
Des in the World War called
,ention to their value as an
ment of national strength:
id some observers declare
>re has been a gain, in the.HP.If
ipect and self-discipline of the
igroes themselves that may
:oun$ for part of the improveint.
. * ? ; ' 'V ^
But whatever the cause, the
ures are eloquent, and point
a growing sentiment in favor
relying on *the administra11
of. justice to keep down
me. To be Worthy, of confitice,
however, the administran
of justice, must itself show v V
ability'to protect^ tlie publie J
ainst its enemiesT white or \
iek-. The fearlof- the law
ould -be next to the fear of
>d. Lenience to criminals,
dinical defenses, sentimental
ndling of hard cases, the deit
of-.justice?by the abuse o? r ==?
obation and other devices
ire gentle than, wise, tend to !
fve-p wpte-to-take "ttieiaw into ~ ~tl
eir own hands. If these things
n be weeded ottfe-of our, judi-. .... ' -j
il "system there is hope that d
!ic4iings will totally disappear. 77? 'V
^e^ZntaszheliEve?tnat - the1
H-h?limnn sun itiifl ktara anrl
lecd -everything, was created
a Supreme Being called MvegcpMigi
; i. e., "The _First Anno
idea as to -Within what
riod. all these things were
ade. '. _ |
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