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1 1 ■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ■■ I 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. $1.00 Storts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and boolt or book only in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest nllowed at the rata of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually, E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier. H. C. CALDWELL, Asst. Cashier. ISIB&S5i8SgSS8BKSBB858l8S3SSi88S883S8SiKS5$5588888S3888S£SSK8S8i8 of do 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- ROU And Cheap One-way Rates —TO— CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip Summer Excursions from all points East to Pacific Coast and Northwest until September 15th, with special stopover privileges, good returning to October 31et, 1908. CHEAP COLONI8T ONE-WAY TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST FROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31it. Uee the splendid through service of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, or UNION PACIFIC from St. Louie or Chicago to destination with Steamship Lines to Japan, China, etc. Round trip tickets account Baptist Convention, San Francisco and Los Angeles, on sale from Sept. 2d to 14th, final limit October 31st. WRITE ME FOR RATES AND INFORMATION. J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. O. BEAN, T. P. A. |BAlTIMORE.MD.,aiul RETURN '-j $19.95p' —VIA- SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Tickets on sale Sept. 8th. 9th and 10th, good to re turn leaving Baltimore not later than Sept. 17th, 1906. City Ticket Office, 88 Peachtree St, Atlanta, Ga. Phone 100. W. E. CHRISTIAN, Asst. Gen’l Pass. Agent. 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 "WHEN IN THE COURSE of human events It becomes nece»* build a house, a home, uhovel, a hut. a barn, a bunq.il,,. a factory mant. a shelter, ■ shack, a shed or any place requiring roofing VULCANITE It la the logical thing to use. for reason* to numerous to mention. People who have bought Vulcanite are buvin It when they need roofing again. There are fact* which actually h»r pen and they apeak louder than words. It does not require erne labor to apply It. It la recommended by the National Board of i'n derwritera and Southeastern Tariff Association. “YOU CAN PUT IT ON.” ATLANTA SUPPLY CO. 3bq. or 00^* See that this Seal is on every Roll. SOLE STATE AGENTS FOR GEORGIA. 29-31 South Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. C. GREENFIELD, Pres. BOBMUM C. k. PEEK. Sm'j.