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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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MONDAY, flEPTEMHKIl in, 1906.
LETTERS FROM GEORGIAN READERS. WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE RACE QUESTION
THE INEVITABLE remedy.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Permit mo a few words in your
columns on the ‘Reign of Terror"
< * U F*rst. n what shall be done with the
rapist, who assaults a white
negn>
"second, what shall be done with the
wh)t s man who Jives wlth_ negro_ worn
and Is the father of mulatto chll-
4l 2L solution of the one demands the
•elution of the other.
They are Inseparable. Their results,
unmolested, would In time bring about
Th. same end, namely, racial equality.
Vnu may search history through all
, ' an d you will find this truth. Where
fun races live on the same soil It la
nniv a question of time until the high
er will pull the lower up to Its stand
ard or the lower will drag the higher
down to Its level. If the negro re
mains amongst us. one of these two
(Mnr» trill inevitably happen In time,
therefore, I say, as the United States
owns the Philippines and the majority
of the Inhabitants of those Islands are
nesroes why not send all the negroes
to the Philippine Islands, giving them
in exchange there the same value In
oronerly that they possessed here and
props./ TTnltn.l Stntou nil thn
hrlna to the United States all the
whites now residing In the Philippines,
suing them the same value In property
here that they possessed there, and, If
necessary, put on a pro rata taxation
on ths whites of the United States to
ttmy their transportation?- I, for one,
would be willing to poy my Just share,
This taxation could be extended over
ten of twenty years. If necessary.
ras'tratlng the negro males would
ever do. T1
Jhe anlmnl passions of the
negro females not finding gratification
With their equals would seek, more
than ever, their superiors, which would
mean more dangers for wayward men
and Innocent young boys, and—more
mulattos.
If you castrate the negro male you
must also unsex the female, and If the
object Is extermination, why not ex
terminate them outright and be done
with it? Better, I say, remove them
from our midst before It la too late.
Increasing the police force In Atlanta
and Fulton county will not solve the
problem. An outrage la Just as likely
to occur In South Carolina, South Geor
gia or Alabama as Atlanta. It la a
national question, and must bo settled
oy the nation.
Forcing the negro to co-operate with
vou In catching and punishing the rap.
1st is not a remedy. Co-operation
makes the remaining negroes, mors
united In brotherly feeling. Hence co
operation is one step nearer to assimi
lation.
Every white mnn who la guilty of co
habitation with a negro female la par-
tlallv responsible for every terrible out
rage' on our noble white women, and a
just nod will some day bold him an.
The solution of the flrat question de
rnnnds also the solution of the second.
Faithfully yours, for purity, justlco,
reverence for our noble women and the
welfare of niy country, I am a sub
tcrlber. Your* truly,
E. J. LEBEN.
Gainesville, Ga.
ducUon* 8 * t8X ln ltB C0neef iuent re-
Our judges are largely responsible
«f affairs; they should
do that which they have not done, to
charge the grand Juries at every
term of the court In no mlstaksble
£ or „ d “ on ' hl » cv‘1 and Invite their aid
P ro ‘ e ctlng the state from pure un
adulterated stealage. Will your hon-
° r * 1? If T ou do 1 promise you
will make Georgia too hot to hold these
men and Incalculably benefit the state
If they become absentees.
Let the bona fide tax payers In each
county Investigate this subject by
comparison of values returned for
taxes and when offered for sale, or
where sold. When you find men who
nre wronging the state, aye. wronging
you and each of you, lay the matter
before the next grand jury and fur-
nl-.h them the necessary evidence. Men
ought voluntarily pay a Just tax to the
state on their property, at a fair val
uation. When they try to scrimshank
out of It ln this way they ought to be
made to dance.
Talk about emigration to Georgia
by agricultural people! Why, these
unscrupulous speculators would run
the devil out of hell with their prices,
much less drive away emigrants.
The remedy la, If you would Induce
Immigration, give to the settler the
right of eminent domain, exercised In
the name of the state upon hla rela
tion. Let the value of the condemned
land be Just that value placed upon It
HEART TO HEART TALK WITH
OUR COLORED BRETHREN
taxes. This sscures a home to all. and
whan done,-and not till then, will Im
migrants, assured of a home, come and
settle In Georgia and In less than ten
years thereafter the Increase In popu
lation, land values end prosperity will
be Incredible.
Lands held for speculative purposes
are simply what might be called dead
lands, and when ao held are of no bene
fit to the atate. It la the state's right
te have them Improved, built upon,
lived upon, and our general assembly
should see to It that proper laws aro
passed under which the desired end
may be reached. Yours truly,
FRANCIS H. HARRIS.
Eminent Domain for Settlers.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
The governor Is elected and Georgia
liven. Politics are quiet for a time, as
the quotations say are "easy;" but our
dear old state la etill with us (God
Wees her) and the work of every son
ehould be to build her up, and make
her that which nature Intended tier to
be. the "garden spot of the world.”
Some time since I wrote you a let
ter regarding the evil effect of land
•peculation upon emigration of agrl
culturlsts by reason of the exorbl
tant prices, often demanded, by the
very men who unscrupulously returned
the same land for taxes as low os >1
per acre. In that letter It was aug
mented that as to the wild, unimproved
Itnds, of which there are thousands of
•cren, the right of eminent domain
rould be given the settler, to be ex
ercised In the name of the state upon
hln relation. Where so condemned to
let the valuation placed upon the lands
by the owner In making nls return for
taxes, be the measure of hts damages,
II ent, the amount to be paid him by
the settler. Thla letter apparently pos
sessed sufficient merit, because It was
published In your paper rightly named
Georgian.”
Since the above letter appeared my
attention has been called to numerous
instance* where lands, although on the
market, were valued as high aa $40
per acre, when offered for sale, and yet
the unscrupulous owner, or agent, re
turned the same for taxes, at $1 and
per acre. Should thla he denied
[he evidence la forthcoming, to-wlt;
•he tax digest and the affidavits of
would-be purchasers.
A" greater outrage can possibly be
perpetrated upon the public than this,
ana yet It has become a condition here
In Georgia.
Perhaps this might be reached and
corrected by prosecution for false
•wearing, of some of these gentry who
make such returns, If our grand Juries
JjmtM do their duty. At all events
they do not appear to havt done ao.
although the evil la confessed, the
criminal dockets of our'eourts show no
prosecution In such cases, wherein the
rights of the public are ao vitally In-
'olved, and yet they teem with Innu-
merab e little cases where no partlcu-
tar Individual la harmed, but the great
Public. For Instance, craps, akin
games, nnd many acta of lewdnesa and
immorality wrought by “our colored
* nd ,hl * example to the
Public Title la very good, no complaint
„ nnd. but do not let these trivial
matters consume all the time of the
jury, save some, to Investigate
th”p f| mudulent tax returns, and bring
trial.
unscrupulous men before a Jury
evil.
Thla perhaps may correct the
- returns of which I speak are al-
mjst, not quite, exclusively wild unlm-
P rn veil lands, held for speculative pur-
1'ises, by people whose Interest ln the
, may be measured by "what can
> make out of It."
such a land speculator la no benefit
iir,? ur he la a menace to Its un
it - ven, ure to say that the proeecu-
tt >n and conviction of one maker, be he
Jrv nr agent, or attorney at law,
t such a conscienceless return, for the
»f false swearing, and sen-
^ to the full limit of the law
a.."' 11 I* worth countless thousands of
ns- J 0 ,h * * tat * and benetlt the bona
its™ ,ht '™‘*>ful •** Payer by an
immense reduction of mlltage on hla
INFERIOR RACE8.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The articles recently published In
The Georgian on the subject of the re
cent attacks on women by negroes,
have completely expressed my views.
There has been much misguided
moderation and hesitation on the part
of many.
The truth of the matter Ib that the
old-faehioned slave, with his reverence
and fear of the whites, has practically
disappeared.
In the place of him we have a new
and strange creature practically un
known to the civilised world.
As assertive as possible and as Ir
responsible as if fresh from the Jun
gtes of Africa.
Of the three -great races that at
present dominate Europe and there
fore the civilised world, the Germanic,
the Latin and the Slav, the Germanic
Is the only one where the people them-
selves will resent any .attack on their
women.
The Slavonic race, according to the
great Scandinavian historian, Greg
consists of Russia, Poland, Bohemia,
Roumanla, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Ser-
via and Roumella. The Latin Belgium,
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ve<
netla. The Germanic. Norway, Swe
den, Denmark, Germany, Austria,
Swltaerland and Holland and England.
Now of these, It’s only ths Germanic
that Instantly resents any attack on Ra
women.
The Slav will not do ao, but will even
amalgamate with the Inferior races.
All Spanlsh-Amerlca attest that ths
Latin will.
They have submitted both In the In
d|an nnd the negro to what no South
ernar can understand.
At one time, prior to the acquisition
of California, Nevada, Utah and Ari
zona and New Mexico, the four
great tribes of North Mexican Indiana.
Comanche, Lapan, Arapahoe and Nav
ajo, made annual forays Into Mexico
as far as the populous city of Durango.
In the forays ft was not the hut of the
lowly peon that wps struck at, but the
wealthy haciendas, driving from them
the proud dames of Andalusia to thalr
mountain fastnesses. At one time It
was estimated that there were over
four thousand women held by the In
dians os prisoners And this In part
Is the explanation of the savage war
fare with the Texan colonist.
The Indian did not understand the
difference of race, but the Texan not
only repulsed the Invasion, but prompt
ly followed the Indian Into his own
country ar.d stamped out hit attempt
to Introduce his Mexican custom Into
Texas.
Rut the Rpar.lsh-Amerlcan ta
coward. Witness when Lopes the
Younger, dictator of Paraguay, at
tempted to aggrandize Paraguay at ths
expense of surrounding nations. He
Intended to conquer Rio Grande Do Bui
from Rmall, the state of Carrlente from
Argentine and the little republic of
Honda Oriental, now called Uruguay.
Learning hla Brazilian army had been
defeated, he returned to Asaunctnn and
fortified the two rivers and from 1163
to 1867 he withstood all efforts of the
allies to enter his capltnl and when
they finally broke through after five
years, his great army of three hundred
nnd fifty thousand men was reduced
to three thousand live hundred nnd
nlnety-nlne-hundrcdlhs had been de
strayed.
Were these men cowards? It Is Im
possible to so think.
And yet they submitted to a state of
affairs a German would not have sub
mitted to for five minutes.
A few years ago an attack was made
on the life of Diaz, president of Mex
ico. The police fulled to guard the
would-be assassin properly and he was
killed by a mob. The newspapers stat
ed at the time It waa the first lynching
that had ever occurred In Mexico. Yet
we don't go to Mexico to learn civili
zation.
•Lacltus mentions that J,000 years
ago "aspect for women distinguished
and waa a mark of the Germanic race.
Have I any other authority? Yes.
Wolfgang Menial. In his History of
Germany, savs In volume II that when
crimes against women occurred the
fury of the people knew no bounds.
That they even destroyed the very sites
where such crimes occurred.
No measures too severe can be adopt
ed, no punishment Is too great, for the
woman of the South Is all that Is worth
anything to ua.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The very sensible nnd considerate
article of Editor Davis, the colored
editor of The Independent, gives
great gratification, it has the true
ring nnd ought to meet the Indorsement
of every right feeling'white man.-
The negro as a negro has his ene
mles. The enmity Is based on the
fact that ho Is a negro. It Is no more
p fact than that a Californian hates
a Chinaman, a Chinaman stands ready
to murder a yellow-lialril devil, or a
Korean despises a Jap, and a Russian
a Jew; but the feeling Is by no means
universal. The best part of our peo-
R le do not hate,-but really they have
te kindest feeling toward the negro,
y wish him well. They are willing
to pass by In the educaed negro hla
absurd self-conceit to hls annoying
self-assertion. They wonder with the
raddling many of the really remark
able men have received from Northern
and European whites that they are as
bearable as they are. The whites have
blamed, and they have had a right to
blame, the leaders for the delicate and
dainty way they have shaken oft
crimes, which are absolutely madden
Ing In their fearful atrocity. Of course,
the Intelligent negroes do not Indorse
these crimes. They In a word con
demn them, but they have been too
busy speaking of the wrongs of the
lynchers not to lead white men to fear
that they have not realized the enormi
ty of the crime. But Mr. Davis speaks
In no uncertain tones, and there are
many like him. What he says about
Atlanta dives Is well said.
When Atlanta strove to put out the
dives and decent white men and wom
en and a few colored people strove to
have It done by law, negro women,
with flaming badges, dragged their
huabanda and paramours to the pons
to vote with foreigners and the whlaky
OUT O. RUCKER,
lllberton, Oa. R. F. D. No. t.
New Jewelry
Very
The thiugs that Mam’seile Vogue has approvingly
put forth for the pleasure of her votaries are here in
force.
Collars, belts, pins, bracelets, fans, purses—all just
' >’0111 the centers of fashion, ready for their fair ivear-
era - Come in and see the smart things we have.
aeon and Augusta tried to
do the same thing the negroes did aa
they had done In Atlanta.
To vote for prohibition, I was forced
to stand an hour and over sandwiched
between two dirty negroes, with red
badges on, while a whisky selling
Dutchman walked up and down the
line urging the "negi'oes to vote de red
ticket." There was no white primary
then, and no body of roughs to shove
the negro from the ballottlng places.
We are to blame as white people for
suffer while we do. I gl
s, and all
the right hand to Editor Davis,
men of hls kind of every party or
race.
GEORGE G. BMITH.
Macon, Oa.
THE CHURCH FAIR*
by no means, a temperance ora
In the puurii makes It
* from wiler.
dime for the glass of
marked In some way that a negro may
know that there Is a place for him
only on that car. Then yon will see
that there will be no need of making
lines In the same cor for blacks and
whites. It may be true that soma of
us negroes will not like this way of
doing business, but let he or she stay
off altogether. I am a man of the ’50’s
nnd 1 own nothing In these enterprises,
s-- I hove no kirk coming .-it oil. I
nm getting along In age now, and my
business Is such that 1 must take all
the near-cuts possible. So give us
separate apartments and let us go on
our way rejoicing.
Now, Mr, Editor. I will not placo
my name here, for fear some one of
my fellow-men might take the dark
for me on the corner some lonely
night. But let me beg you to not for
get the trailer car for the negro to
ride ln. I, for one, would be only too
glad to see them on.
Truly yours,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Atlanta, Ga.
KU-KLUX KLAN A MI8TAKE.
To.the Editor of The Georgian:
That I have thoroughly enjoyed your
editorials and the various comments
thereon goes without saying. I do not
think, however, that the problem has
ao far been solved. The use of the
knife would be too much like locking
tho stable door after the horse had been
stolen. Extra police, marshals, etc.,
are very good, as far aa they go, but
uic very rwuu, un *ur ua uiey uui
th8y can not cover enough territory.
To allow the ladJea to go armed la not
at all possible, for, as I heard a lady
ask, "How can a woman carry a pistol
while doing her housework? ’ If the
meaeuree of the old K. K. K. were re
vived It would, sooner or later, bring
severe retaliation—barns, dwellings,
etc., would be burned, and other simi
lar crimes committed. Speaking of de
porting the negroes, what would we
do without the good uncles and aunties
of the old regime? They are associated
with our youthful and ter.derest mem
ories. They “stayed by missus and de
Chilian whilst marster was oft, fight
ing In de war.” They need ua now
and we need them. How could we have
the heart to deport Uncle Remus? Some
time ago a judge, wise In hla day
and generation, had a negro brought
before him for some crime, entitling
him to a Jail sentence. Instead of
sanding him to Jail, where he would
have been an expense to the county,
the Judge sentenced him to "go North
and never come back here any more.
The Northern people eet you free, now
punch.
It’s "The cake Is delicious; won't you
have some luiieh?
Yes, I baked the cuke with my owu
Wheifn"! 1 ' Vho really did iratf to butter tbo
pan*.
“Flft^centa, lf^yo^ please!" want do you
At the cost of tblnga I know I’ll never
get fnt.
And then a toothplek—yon get that free-»
To pick from l>et\Veen your teeth some of-
the Iced tea.
Oh, dont' get frightened; that • ouly a
beginning:
Walt till the glrla find out that you ore
atngle,
And clgHrii (never mind the name) at twen<
ty*flve cent* n piece—
Did yon ever hear of wartime prices any
thing like these?
You don r t emoke? Well, here* a doll;
guess tbe name; ^
Ho matter the name you guess, It’s the
wrong one. lust the
Of course. If they IniUt, st tbo flabpor.d
you’ll flab, ^ ^
And for your quarter j< u get a tilth.
The girl with the gralnbag you hateu’t
patronised nt nil:
You take a grab: fortune amllea, and you
win n rag doll.
And then there** a girl that you treat
to lee cream—
One dollar? Oh. hotr happy I d be If II
was only n dream.. „ • ,
And out of twelve dollars, nil youve got
1. .te dish, n rag doll, end your lone
little eeif- '
And then you wnlk home.
'-FREDERICK SIIREIUER.
nt Forrest avenue.
YELLOW JESSAMINE.
r.rfninc sweet All* nil the nlr
From cups of golden flowers
sed lightly swings-
gleaming In their gold,
■ butterfly wings.
norland Incensed III
Bright and glen in
Downy na the butterfly wings.
Exquisite, dainty of mold.
(Outdoing gardener’s Skill)
Jug St their own free will,
What compares with Jetsamlge?
■un.
child;
The lightly swaying festooned wreathe
As gTrauiln " ‘
earning stars amid the leaves
Within onr Rontheen woodlands deep.
Rare droning of Iwlated hce.
hate lingering nnd now dro
Doth fold hls tired wings '
Tho king of Rpsln was mist.
And vet how enuld tbe king of Spain
Re mist and at the sumo time reljn^
let. them take care of you!" Why not
round up all of these vagrant younger
generation of negroes and aend them
north of the Ohio river and make them
stay there? The North never has had
any kind feeling for the South, and as
It waa entirely due to the envy and
malice of the Northern fanatics "long
haired men and short-haired women”
that the negro wae freed, and the
South Impoverished, It Is only Just
that the North should recelye the "poor,
down-trodden African" to Its bosom,
keep him there and take care of him.
Somo provision should ba made also
In regard to a white man or woman
being allowed to carry arms to pro
tect themselves. The way the law ii
now I must carry my gun a la "Alkali
Ike,” or be lined and Imprisoned for
carrying concealed deadly weapons. It
la well known to "the officers of the
law” all over the country that every
negro In their districts carries and
often displays openly one or two pot
metal revolvers. Yet they are never nr
rested. If a decent white man, how,
ever, Is found with “a gun In hla
clothes" he Is arrested, fined and
Jailed. Not long ago a gentleman and
hls wife were visiting some friends In
the suburbs of n town, and aa they
were returning to their hotel at t p.
m. they were held up by three negroes,
the man beaten Into Insensibility and
the lady outraged by all three. Bach
of the negroes had a revolver; the
white man, being "a law-abiding cttl
*en," waa unarmed and conaequently
helpless. Why not have the law so
modified that any decent white man
could get a permit to go armed? He
could go before the proper officials,
have two responsible men to vouch for
hls character, give a 850 bond If re
quired and then carry a gun or several
guns In hls clothas, sans paur, at aana
reprochs. Apropos of this “negro
problem" It Is certainly plain to every
one the Irreparable Injury It le doing
to the South In the way of preventing
the coming of homeseeker*. Having
lived In Atlanta, and knowing what a
pleasant abiding place It la, how good
and friendly the Inhabitants are, I
always speak a good word for Georgia
‘ its people, trying to Induce Immt
and
inve people say, "Oh. yes, It Is a fins
• •«» V v IV •>*/! VII, J*", It »" tlliw
country, no doubt, but I can not risk
taking my wife and daughters there.
Your state I* too dangerous on account
of the negroes." No need In looking
to "the North" for sympathy; It Is not
there—for the South. There muat be
a stop put to "tha black terror" NOW,
and THE MODE OF STOPPING
MUST COME OUT OF THE SOUTH
Very sincerely yours.
jvuin,
FULLER BRIERS.
Clarksville, Tenn., Sopt. 6, idol.
••THE LETHE.”
By Ella Anglin Vsrne.
„ . Its depths
below;
gentle hlrd-volee added notes acquirer,
Rose rippling rhythm from tbe fulgent
flow.
Tender the cord that voiced the pain of
feeling.
Wondrous the light thnt shed a golden
glow,
Welcome the rest that softly comes o'er-
stealing,
0radons the
bestow.
calm those Lethean waves
To that bright # stream I gave a Ufa’s full
Hears *^o come—heart fulness gone be
fore.
Then to n sweeter peace and brooder mean
ing—
I’d found tbe open door!
NEGRO REQUESTS A TRAILER.
Maier & Berkele
To the Editor of The Georgian:
On looking over my paper tonight,
to my surprise, I noticed a kick on the
negro aa to being In the way of the
whiles on the street cars. Now, let
me ask you. Isn't there some way that
street cars with whites
Say. let the street railway of the city
of Atlanta do as some of the cities
that I know of In the West—put on
what they call trail era. have them
THE REJGN OF TERROR MUST END
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In your editorial headed 'The Reign
of Terror Must End,” I heartily agree
with you. We cannot stand by and
see our women, whom we love, sub
jected to the negro's brutality, It must
end and that at once. It baa got to
where a lady cannot walk the streets
of Atlanta without being Insulted by a
negro. Fellow citizens, let's all get to
gether and put a atop to these out
rageous crimes. I have this sugges
tion to make. Every tiegro that com
mits a crime and la found guilty, ban
ish him unless It Is a capital crime,
then hang lilm.
By this means It will eventually thin
them out. It will strike terror to the
heart of the negro and I don't think
It would be long until we would have
a better race of negroes.
Mny God speed the day when our
women can go about In safety. Tours,
CLARENCE L. JESTER.
Atlanta, Ga. ‘
FONETIC SPELLING.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I see that the president wants to chang
tho way of spellln. Now, I want to
Intr a protes. In the fust place I
wuld Ilk to tel you whl. I hav got as
good n educaslon as It wus possible at
the time that I wua goln. It coa me a
hole lot of mony an It alnt fair to a
man that at my ag to try to lam him
ol tricks, as I have to mak my bred
an meet for my wife and chllun one a
wek with enuf do to mak them reaper
their dad. I want to tel you that I
went to acool (It) yrs and ther waa
(}}) In ml rlaa an I stud at Ihe hed al
the time. I no that everything has
changed, but I don’t say that Its rite
to make a pore man boo has already
got hls edlcatlon. go bac an lem all
Now I reed J — *
yore paper an I
t'dnk It Is the best In Georgia, an I am
wtllln to stan by whnt yu ea. I hav
got a hole lot of cbllun that has to be
edicated an hefo I span anl mony with
things as unsettled aa they ar now. I
wll tech them r.:y self. Yours truly,
JON JONSON.
GET RID OF THE NEGRO.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
I have noted with much Interest the
various comments and suggestions on
the negro situation and Its solution.
No question Is ever settled until It Is
settled right. This Is no time for
patching up the situation, but let ua
go to work as a people and settle It.
Southern men nave always been the
champions of womanhood; shall we
falter now?
The negro Is here nnd filled with
beastly Instincts, afraid of punishment
but willing to run the risk.
The majesty of the law and the ven
geance of the mob have foiled alike.
A large per cent of the negroee are
a worthless burden on the erfuntry. Let
ue unite nnd get rid of all of the woi'h-
less negroes and our women will then
have peace.
How can we do It? I answer easily
enough. The worthies* negro owns
no property, has nothing to tie him
here, so let's get rid of him by not feed
ing Idni any longer, but always en
couraging him fo go north, where they
have but few negroes.
Why employ n worthless negro
get no satisfaction out of your bargain.
If the people will form a society and
every man obligate himself to never
employ a negro except one of know
honesty and character und only ein
ploy them on condition that they never
mix with worthless negroes, th<
would force them to be some account
or get out of the country. Of course
we would furnish them the means
leaving at all times,
I nominate the Hon. John Tempi
Graven ar grand matter of the Knights
of Southern Womanhood. Such order
not to be a lawless clan, but to be
body of knights to defend our women
and also the law, every white man of
good character to be a member. Ench
to assume a solemn obligation to never
employ a negro nor let one stay on hls
premises who Is not of good character
and good habits.
Wonted—Enterprising white men
put up laundries In every city and town
to do family washing. White cooks,
white waiters and white help generally.
If Europe has any to spare let u* send
there for help.
How many ladles will by the help
their daughters do their house work
until they can gat white help?
Grand Master, call the meeting to or
der, enroll my name and brand me
n liar If I ever employ a negro to
anything I can get a white man to
or can do myself. ....
M. J. M'CANN.
Atlanta, Ga.
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AWAITING A MOSES.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
You may rest assured that the treat
masses of the white people of tht*
country, and eeperiklly of thla South'
land, are with you In regard to the eo.
lutlon of the race problem, and when
some Moses rises up to lead them, as
did the Hon. Hoke Smith on the freight
and passenger rat* and disfranchise
ment questions, Jt will be seen how the
people stand as against a few arrogant
aristocrats, who desire to keep the ne
gro here for Its own aelflah purposes Ii
order to retain choap labor servants.
And right here I wish to ask, can any
country be prosperous where cheap
labor Is universally employed? Does
cheap labor help to put money In cir
culation ^mong our business men who
are the patrons of our manufactories?
Any intelligent man would answer no.
As an example, take our cltlee that
are dependent almost exclusively upon
poorly paid cotton mill help and com
pare them with cities that have ma
chine shops and foundries, where de
cent wages are paid for labor, and note
the dtfraranoa In prosperity.
No, Mr. Editor, the negro Is not here
to stay; tha time will rome when all
America will wake up on this great
question and will deport him as they
did the Indian.
Let’s disagree with Mr. Bryan In
part, and retain tha Philippine Islands.
lV'e may need them In the future as a
home for at least a part of the negroes
of the United State*. And we can
hire ships to take them there cheaper
than w* can hire a sufficient number o{
police to keep them In order here among
the Caucasian rocs.
But let's keep them In their place
while they do stay.
JOHN W. ROWE.
108 West Fourth street, Atlanta, Ga.
B* Always Chivalrous.
To the Editor of The Georgian
Some time since it was my pleasure
to take a trip through the North. Trav
eling with me waa another young man,
a Southerner like myself. As you, oi
course, know, men In the North are not
vested with that same spirit of polite
ness toward ladles as are the men of
the Southland. The point that I nm
about to come to Is Just this: Should
Southerners who go North adopt the
customs of tha Northerners while In
the North? Should true Southerners
keep their seats on street cars while
ladles stand, and fail to remove their
hats on elevators In the presence of la.
dies just because that Is tbe custom In
the North? I ask for an anawef to
this aa my Southern friend Is of the
opinion that while you are In the North
,'ou should do a* tha Northerners do.
f you are a Southerner should you
not be a Southerner both North nnd
South? Will appreciate an answer.
Yours truly. F. B. L.
Atlanta, Oa., Aug. 24, 1808.
Hat the Right Ring.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Inclosed And 84.(0, payment for one
year's subscription to your splendid pa
per, The Atlanta Georgian. I want
your paper because It It a white man's
paper and has the right ring of truest
metal; Is strenuous In the cause of
right, and advocates In no uncertain
tone the staying of \he brutal hand
of the black peril, the utter extermi
nation of tbe rapist. I have already
mailed you on several occasions some
of my own writing* along this all-im
portant line, while I was at my native
home, Yasoo City, Ml**.
A steady and hot Are should bo very
continuous by press, pulpit and double-
barreled shotguns loaded to tha very
brim with buckshot, until we are the
victors. For, Indeed, the while wo
men of our whole land must and shall
be duly respected, even by these can
didates for and Imps of vary hall a*
they are
ly .write you an article at my
I mo;. _
leisure. If this subject cannot hurry
up enthusiasm, then. Indeed, the Indi
vidual muat be not only very callous-
hearted, but. Indeed, tha most cold-
hearted, soul-seared rapist himself.
Your friend,
J. POTTS HOLT.
Creola, Mobile County. Ala.
Send Them to the Country,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have been reading some of the
aceounla ol "The Reign ot Terror" by
Ihe Atlanta papers.
Viewed,from a distance It would
seem to me that much ot this is due
a congestion of tho negrp population
around ur cities and towns. While you
town folks are being worried with the
Idle negro our farmers are endeavor
ing In vain to get labor to pull fodder,
pick cotton and cultivate unfilled land.
Why not force the negro Into the
country districts where he Is needed In
stead of drawing him Into towns to Its-
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tan to lectures by Booker Washington
on the lawleeeness of lynching. You
seldom hear of the farm negro commit,
ting raps. The negro has no bualnesi
In town. Inatead of sanding him to the
city prison why not force him to go
Into the country and work for some
farmer who needs hla labor. Much
valuable land I* being turned out ov
ery year by Southern farmers, while
Idle, worthless negroes tramp tha
streets of Cities and towns, stealing
for a living and commlttng outrages on
white women for a pastime, I *ay:
Away with all education for the negro
except that which will make a good
farmer of him.
Another thing that contributes to
make the negro worthless la the num
ber of lodge houses they have. By the
side of every negro church or school
house I* a negro lodge house. The
members of thla aecret order, whatever
It le, are Invariably worthless. I say,
do away with them. Respectfully,
JOHN ANDY SMITH.
Bowman, Ga, Aug. II, 1808.
THE TREATMENT OF 08B0RNE.
To the Editor of The Georgian
peaking for the amalgamated wood
•kera, I desire to vole# thalr protest
workers,
against the action of Mayor Woodward
refusing Mr. J. B. Osborne a permit
apeak on the street* of this city. We
may not agree with hla politics, but as
working men we believe In free speech
and a fair deal. At a recent meeting
the
you
Incorporate them In an open lei ter to
Mayor Woodward:
’■This la to notify you that flvt
amalgamated woodworker* of thin
that helped to vote you Into offici
now hold, are In favor of free * r
You allow Mormons to speak on tbo
streets; why not all? And w* nmv
promise you that we shall protest
■gainst all men and nil parties that
help suppress peaceful assemblies
given by the fourth amendment to tho
constitution of tho United States."
It waa not ao many years uko that
tho union man who undertook to
for better wages and fair condition* re
ceived about the same treatment that
Is accorded Osborne. The crowds who
gather about Mr. Osborne nre In no
sense disorderly; hls speeches are as
freo from treason, or any other un-
wholesomeness, as are the sermons of
the various preachers of tho day. Any
way, the workers of our craft believe
public sentiment should rebuke the
action of the mayor.
Your#.
ALVAH W. YORK.
Atlanta, Ga„ Aug. 31, 1806.
A HEARTFELT APPROVAL. I
To the Editor of The Georgian: /{.
God bless you for your noble stand
In het)8lf of Southern womanhood. The
time has come for speaking out, and let
us do so. The time has come for ac
tion. Let us act with soberness, hut
(tit a tremendoa:
the men In two of the large shops In j Yours, for white suprenm.-v
this city Indorsed Ihe following aentl-■ Anglo-Saxon. W. o. BUTLER
menla, and ordered the secretary to Chlckamauga, Ga.
he
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