The Independent . pecial protestations of whole history, from the Revolutionary War untiltoday, has proved their sturdy and undivided in the European conflict their sympathies are ardentlywith Germany does not encroach upon their citizenship. Loudproclamations of American loyalty would only tend to casta doubt upon their motives. They must show, and I trustthey will show, by their whole conduct that they are guidedin the present crisis by the one thought of Americas wel-fare. And they will have conferred the greatest blessingupon our whole nation, if in common wi
The Independent . pecial protestations of whole history, from the Revolutionary War untiltoday, has proved their sturdy and undivided in the European conflict their sympathies are ardentlywith Germany does not encroach upon their citizenship. Loudproclamations of American loyalty would only tend to casta doubt upon their motives. They must show, and I trustthey will show, by their whole conduct that they are guidedin the present crisis by the one thought of Americas wel-fare. And they will have conferred the greatest blessingupon our whole nation, if in common with all other patriotsnot carried away by partizan passion, they succeed in keep-ing the United States out of a war the fundamental issuesof which must be fought out by Europe. But perhaps it is now too late; perhaps the dread eventof war between America and Germany is bound to that case German-Americans will remember that theiroath of allegiance to this country knows no , New York. GOVERNOR STANLEY THE GOVERNOR AND THE MOB BY THOMAS RANDOLPH G Murrayon the IVE us the nigger or wellhang the judge, was the cryof the mob which thronged thestreet in front of the NewHotel, at Murray, Kentucky,morning of January 10. Themob had just broken up a sitting of theCircuit Court of the Third JudicialDistrict, Commonwealth of Kentucky,because the presiding judge had spir-ited Lube Martin, an ignorant, penni-less and friendless negro out of thecounty overnight to protect him fromtheir fury. Judge Charles H. Bush hadgone to his room in the hotel and themob had followed him. Bring back the nigger, they in-sisted—for, in the choice lexicon of thepo white trash, there is no suchword as negro. The mob not only filledthe street in front of the hostelry, butcrowded into the office and patroled thehall upstairs, its spokesmen incessantlyrepeating the blood-cry, Well hangthe nigger or well hang the judge. But they didnt hang the judge. Thatwas because Judge Charles H
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