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Show DECREASE IN LYNCHING HABIT The lynching hhblt In the United States Is evidently decreasing. At least there has been a steady decrease de-crease from the one hundred lynch-Ings lynch-Ings In 1908 to but sixty-four last year. "But sixty-four," wo say, though surely that Is sixty-four too many. Still, It Is a gratifying decrease de-crease from tbo larger number. Almost the most unsatisfactory thing about lynching is tho Impossibility Impossi-bility of convicting the lynchers. Strenuous efforts were made in Carlisle, Car-lisle, Pn to punish tho participants In the shocking lynching of a negro In that place, but every effort fallod. Ono might have supposed from the uproar by Govornor Hlcnso of South Carolina In favor of lynching for the protection of white women against black brutes that most of the lynch-lugs lynch-lugs bad been for tho unnamcable crime which his language suggested. Dut tbo returns show that evon counting all tho accusations of this sort which led to lynchlngs, all tho attempts to commit that crime, and add "Insults to white women," lynchlngs lynch-lngs wcro done in only fifteen out of tbo sixty-four cases, or less than one fourth of all. Thus very little Ib left of tho U!ease idea, which Is the plea that has nppcnlcd mostly to northern peoplo when the lynching of negroes was defended In the South. Hut without going Into any of the details of these shocking violations of the principles of government, it is Hiirel)' satisfactory to see that there Is a continued nnd heavy reduction In this form of anarchistic chaotic Wolatlons of law to the destruction of settled government. Salt Lake Tribune |