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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONPAY. SEPTEMUKII 10. IMS.
LETTERS FROM GEORGIAN READERS! WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE RACE QUESTION
the inevitable remedy.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
permit me n few words In your
columns on the "Reign of Terror"
,U F*r»t. n wl> at Bhal1 be don ® ' vlt!l th ®
negro rapist, who assaults a white
voman?
Second, what shall be done with the
m an who lives with negro wom
en and Is the father of mulatto chll-
<lr The solution of the one demands the
.Motion of the other.
They are Inseparable. Their results,
unmolested, would in time bring about
the same end, namely, racial equality.
Tou may search history through all
M es and you will find this truth. Where
.So races live on the same soil it Is
a question of time until the high
er will pull the tower 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
hlnss win Inevitably happen In time,
therefore. I say, as the United States
owns the Philippines and the majority
of the Inhabitants of those Islands are
negroes why not send all the negroes
to the Philippine Islands, giving them
in exchange there the same value In
nronerty that they possessed here and
bring to the United States all the
whites now residing In the Philippines,
riving them the same value in property
here that they possessed there, and, If
necessary, put on a pro rota taxation
on the whites of the United States to
nay their transportation? I. for one,
would be willing to pay my Just ahare.
This taxation could be extended over
ten or twenty year*, if necessary.
Castrating the negro males would
never do. The animal 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 dona
with It? Better, I say, remove them
from our midst before It Is too late.
Increasing the police force fn Atlanta
and Pulton county will not solve the
problem. An outrage la Just as likely
to occur In South Carolina, South Geor
cla or Alabama as Atlanta. It la (
national question, and must he settled
by the nation.
Forcing the negro to co-operate with
you In catching and punishing the rap
ist is not a remedy. Co-operation
rtakes the remaining negroes more
united In brotherly feeling. Hence co
operation Is one step nearer to assimi
lation.
Every white man who Is guilty of co
habitation with a negro female Is par
tially responsible for every terrible out
rage on our noble white women, and a
just Ond will some day hold him so.
The solution of the first question Re
mands also the solution of the second.
Faithfully yours, for purity, Justice,
reverence for our noble women and the
welfare of my country, I am a sub-
acrlber. Yours truly,
E. J. LEBEN.
Gainesville, Ga. *
duct'lon' ml ,aX ,n 1(8 fousequent re-
f„? U ,K.^ U<1 . se . s a J B lar e«ly responsible
for this state of affairs; they should
do that which they have not done,-to
any. charge the grand Juriea at every
term of the court In no mlstakable
words on this evil and Invite their aid
in protecting the state from pure un-
adulterated stealage. Will your hon-
ors do so? If you do I promise you
will make Georgia too hot to hold these
men and incalculably beneflt 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
are wronging the state, ^ye, wronging
you and each of you, lay the matter
before the next grand Jury and fur
nish them the necessary evidence. Men
ought voluntarily pay a Just tax to the
state on their property, at a fair val
uation. What} they try to scrimshank
out of it in this way they ought to bo
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.
Tho remedy Is, If you would Induce
Immigration, give to the settler the
right of eminent domain, exercised In
the name of the state upon his rein- -
tlon. Let the value of the condemned
land be Just that value placed upon It
by the owner Iq making his returns for
taxes. This secures a home to all, and
when .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 and prosperity will
be Incredible.
Lands held for speculative purposes
are simply what might be called dead
lands, and when so held are of no bene
fit to the state. It Is the state's right
to have them Improved, built upon,
lived upon, and our general assembly
should see to It that proper laws arc
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
lives. Politics are quiet for a time, as
the quotations say are "easy;" but our
dear old state Is still with lis (God
bless her) and the work of every son
should be to build her up, and make
her that which nature Intended her to
be, the "garden spot of the world."
Some time since I wrote you a let
ter regarding the evil effect of land
speculation upon emigration of agri
culturists by reason of the exorbi
tant prices, oftsn demanded, by the
very men who unscrupulously returned
the aame land for taxes aa low as SI
per acre. In that letter It was sug
gested that as to the wild, unimproved
lands, of which there are thousands of
acres, the right of eminent domain
could be given the settler, to be ex
ercised In the name of the state upon
his relation. Where so condemned to
jet the valuation placed upon the lands
?>' the owner In making his return for
taxes, be the measure of his damages,
W est, the amount to be paid him by
the settler. This letter apparently pos
sessed sufficient merit, because It was
published in your paper rightly named
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 lias been much misguided
moderation and healtatlon on the part
of many.
The truth of the matter la that the
old-fashioned 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 civilized world.
As assertive as possible and aa Ir
responsible as If fresh from the Jun
gles of Africa.
Of the three great races that
present dominate Europe and there
fore the civilized world, the 'Germanic,
the Latin and the Slav, tho 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!
Itomnanlu, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Ser-
via and Roumella. The Latin Belgium,
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ve
netla. The Germanic, Norway, Stve
den, Denmark, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland und Holland nnd England.
Now Qt these. It’s only the Germanic
that Instantly resents any attack oh its
women.
The Slav wiU not do so, but will even
amalgamate with the Inferior races.
All Spanlsh-Amerlca attest that the
Latin will.
They have submitted both in the In
dlan end the negro to what no South
enter 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 Indians
Comanche, Lepan, Arapahoe and Nav,
HEART TO HEART TALK WITH
) OUR COLORED BRETHREN
To the Editor of The Georgian;
The very' sensible nnd considerate
article of Editor Davis, the colored
editor of The Independent, given me
great gratification. It has the true
ring nnd ought to meet the Indorsement
of every right feeling white man.
The negro os a negro has his ene
mies. The enmity Is based on the
fact that he Is a negro. It Is no more
a fact than that a Californian hates
a Chinaman, a Chinaman stands ready
to murder a yejlow-halrd 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
ple do not hate, but really they have
the kindest feeling toward the negro.
They wish him well. They are willing
to pass by In the educaed negro his
absurd self-conceit to his annoying
self-assertion. They wonder with the
caddllng 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, nnd they have had a right to
blame, the leaders for the delicate and
dainty way they havq shaken off
crimes, which are absolutely madden
ing In their fearful atrocity. Of course,
the intelligent negroes do not Indorse
theso crimes. They In a word con
demn them, but they have been too
busy speaking of the wrongs of the
lynchers not to lend white men to fear
that they have not realized the enormi
ty. of the crime. But Mr. Davlz zpeakz
In no uncertain tones, and there are
many like him. What ,he saya 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 flmnlng badges, dragged their
husbands and paramours to the polls
to vote with foreigners and the whisky
Interests against the measure.
When Macon and Augusta tried to
do the same thing the negroes did as
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
Dutchjnan walked up and down the
line urging the “nqgroei to vote de red
ticket." There was no white primary
then, and no body of roughs to shove
the negro from the bnllottlng places.
We are to blame as white people for
keeping these dives open, and we have
and will suffer while we do. I give
the right hand to Editor Davis, and all
men of his kind of every party on
race.
GEORGE G. SMITH.
Macon, Ga.
only on that car. Then you will see
that there will be no need of making
lines In tho same car for blacks nnd
whites. It may be true that some of
us negroes will not like this way of
doing business, but let he or she stay
oft altogether. I am a man of the 'BO'S
nnd I own nothing In these enterprises,
so I have no kick coming at all. I
ant getting nlong In age now, and my
business is sdeh that I must take all
the near-cuts possible. So give us
separate apartments and let us go on
our w'By rejoicing.
Now, Mr. Editor, I will not place
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 In. I, for one, would be only too
glad to see them on.
Truly yqurs,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Atlanta. Ga.
THE CHURCH FAIR.
Georgian,
Slrnc the above letter appeared my
attention has been called to numerous
Instances where lands, although on tho
market, were valued as high aa >40
I»r acre, when offered for sale, and yet
tlte unscrupulous ownor, or agent, re
turned the same for taxes, at >1 and
” I )er acre. Should this be denied
the evidence Is forthcoming, to-wlt;
die tax digest and the affidavits of
would-be purchasers.
on greater outrage can possibly be
perpetrated upon the public than this,
and jet it has become a condition here
In Georgia.
Perhaps this might be reached anti
corrected by prosecution for false
•wearing, of some of these gentry who
make such returns, If our grand Juries
would do their duty. At nil events
tney do not appear to have done so,
7 s !’ , th ® ® vl1 I" confessed, the
trim Inal docket* of our courts show no
prosecution In such rases, whersln the
7?** "? the public are so vitally In-
oi\ed and yet they teem with Innu-
Ef r ? b Jf .'i 111 ® ea,ea where no partlcu-
SJJ” 1 Iwldual Is harmed, but the great
punito. lor Instance, crape, skin
I?'® 6 ’' a "d many acts of lewdneas and
immorality wrought by "our colored
7?>7 r ' and this as example to the
puhlir This Is very good, no complaint
"j find, but do not let these trivial
consume all the time of the
f h " r "V ,lr >;. »ave some, to Investigate
nese fraudulent tax returns, and bring
tree """crapulous tnen before a Jury
■ ~ h '* perhapa may correct the
The returns of which I speak are al-
j" «, not quite, exclusively wild unlm-
JJo'ed lands, held for speculative pur-
People whose Interest In the
-be measured by "what can
‘ make out of It.”
““'j’ “ ,and speculator Is no benefit
juate; he Is a menace to Its up-
ln s In every respect,
tinn n i ture ■ *° **y ,hat the prosecu-
ow!Lt nd conviction of one maker, be ha
0?"?L° r Ofient. or attorney at law.
11 conscienceless return, for the
, of false swearing, end sen-
wranV® the ,ul1 limit of the law
dole, . worth countless thousands of
fide .t!° ,h * atat * and benefit the bona
truthful tax payer by an
"tense reduction of mlllage on hi*
vuiimuviiD, Licimii) Arapanue imu
njo, made annual forays Into Mexico
aa far aa the populous city of Durango.
In the forays it was not the hut of the
lowly peon that was struck at, but the
wealthy haciendas, driving from them
the proud dames of Andalusia to their
mountain fastnesses. At one time It
was estimated that there were over
four thousand women held by the In
dians as 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 and stamped out his attempt
to Ihtroduce his Mexican custom Into
Texas.
Rbt the Bpnrlsh-Amerlcan Is no
coward. Witness when Lopes the
Younger, dictator of Paraguay, at
tempted to aggrandise Paraguay at the
expense of surrounding nations. He
Intended .to conquer Rio Grande Do Bui
from Rrnzll, the state of Carriente from
Argentine und the little republic of
Bonda Oriental, now called Uruguay.
Learning hla Brazilian army had been
defeated, he returned to Azzunclon and
fortified the two rivers and from 1882
to 1807 he withstood all efforts of the
allies to enter his capital and when
they finally broke through after five
years, hla great army of three hundred
and fifty thousand men was reduced
to three thousand five hundred and
nlnet.v-nlne-hundrodths had been de-
itroyed.
Were these men cowards? It la Im
possible to ao 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 failed to guard tho
would-be assassin properly and he was
killed by a mob. The newspapers stnt-
ed'at the time It was tho first lynching
that had evtr occurred In Mexico. Yet
we don't go to Mexico to learn clvllf
zatlon.
Lacltus mentions that 2,000 years
ago respect for women distinguished
and was a mark of the Germanic race.
Have I ally other authority? Yes.
Wolfgang Menzal. In his History of
Gormany, aaya 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
anythin, to us. ^ Q RUGKEK
Elberton, Ga. R. F. D. No. 8.
Very New Jewelry
The things that Mam’selle 'Vogue has approvingly
P'it forth for the pleasure of her votaries are here in
foive.
Collars, belts, pins, bracelets, fans, purses—all just
l01n the centers or fashion, ready for tlieir fair wcar-
ers - Come in and see the smart things we have,
Maier & Berkele
ttmj>ernnce ora
tor,
But the “n|>tke" In the punch makes It
tiute different freui water.
After yati pay a dim tor the gln*g of
punch,
If* “The coke la dellcloue; wont you
have aome lunch!
Yea, I linked the cukq with my own
banda:'*
When nil aho really did wna to butter the
pane.
“Fifty cents. If you plennel” whnt do you
think of that? »
At the coat of things I know I’ll never
get fat.
And then a toothpick—you get that free—
To pick from lietnVeu yonr teeth some of
the Iced ten.
Ob, dont* get frightened; that's only a
Itcfflnnfug: .
Walt till the girls find out that you are
single, •
And cigars (never mind the name) ot twen
ty*flve cents a piece—
Did you ever bear of war-time prices any
thing like tbMel -
You don't smoke? Well, here s a doll
guess the unmet
No matter the pane you guess, It s the
wroax ou». Jurt tb*
marked In some way that.a negro may | GET RID OF THE NEGRO.
S8T wfll *2® I TO the Editor of The Georgian:
T| I have noted with much Interest the
various comments and suggestions on
tho 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 us
go to work as a people and settle It.
Southern men have always been the
champions of womanhood; shall we
falter now?
The negro ts here nnd filled with
beastly Instincts, afraid of punishment
but willing to run the risk.
The majesty of the law and tho ven
geance of the mob have failed ullke,
A large per cent of tho negroes are
a worthless burden on the country. Let
us unite and get lid of all of the wot'h-
less negroes and our women will then
have peace.
How can yye do It? I answer easily
enough. The worthless negro owns
no property, has nothing to tic him
here, so let’s get rtdiof him by not feed
ing him any longer, but always en
couraging him to go north, where they
have but few negroes.
Why employ a worthless negro? You
get no satisfaction out of your bargain.
It the people will form a society and
every man obligate himself to never
employ a negro except one of known
honesty and character and only em
ploy them on condition that they never
mix with worthless negroes, then we
would force them to be some account
or get out of tho country. Of course
we would furnish them the means of
leaving at all times.
I nominate the Hon. John Temple
Graven as grand marter of the Knights
of Southern Womanhood. Such order
not to bo a lawless clan, but to be a
body of knights to defend our women
and also tho law, every white man of
good character to be a member. Each
to assume a solemn obligation to never
employ a negro nor lot one stuy on Ills
premises who Is not of good character
and good habits.
Wanted—Enterprising while men to
put up laundries In overy city nnd town
to do family washing. White cooks,
white waiters and white help generally.
If Europe has any to spare let us send
there for help.
How many ladles will by the help of
their daughters do their house work
until they can got white help?
Grand Master, call tho meeting to or
der, enroll my name nnd brand me ai
a liar If I ever employ a negro to do
anything I can get a white man to do
or'can do myself.
M. J. M'CANN.
Atlanta, Ga.
KU-KLUX KLAN A MISTAKE.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
That I have thoroughly enjoyed your
editorials and the vartoua comments
thereon goes without saying. I do not
think, however, that the problem has
so far been solved. The use of the
knife would be' too much like locking
the stable door after the horse had been
stolen. Extra police, .marshals, etc.,
are very good, ns far aa they go, but
they can not cover enough territory.
To allow the ladles to go armed Is not
at all possible, for, as I heard a lady
ask, "How can a woman carry a pistol
while doing her housework? ’ If the
measures 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 auntlea
of the old regime? They are associated
with our youthful and tenderest mem
ories. They "stayed by missus and de
chlllen whilst marster was off, fight
ing In de war.” They need us now
and we need them. How could we have
the heart to deport Uncle Remus? Some
time ago a Judge, w|se In his day
and generation, had a negro brought
before him for some crime, entitling
him to a Jail sentence. Instead of
sending 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 set you free, now
let them take care of you!" Why not
round up all of these vagrant younger
generation of nogroes and send 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 was entirely due to the envy and
malice of the Northern fanatics "long
haired men and short-haired women"
that the negro was freed, and the
South Impoverished, Jt Is only Just
that the North should receive the "poor,
down-trodden African" to Its .bosom,
keep him there and take care of him.
Some provision should be made also
In regard to a white man or woman
being allowed to carry arms to pro
tect themselves. The way the law h
now I must carry my gun a la “Alkali
$1.00=
Starts nn account with a LITTLE HOME BANK arid book or with the
book only in the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OP
THE NEAL BANK
Interest allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually.
E. H. THORNTON, Prezldent. W. F. MANRY, Cszhisr.
H. C. CALDWELL, Asst. Cashier.
IQISSliSISS^
Ike," or be fined and"Imprisoned foril labor Is universally employed? Does
carrying concealed deadly weapons. Ip cheap labor help to put. money In clr-
Is well known to "the officers of the
tb-bag you hat ea t
iiniiJisru '«* niMi
ke n grab; fortune smiles, sod you
win a rag doll.
And then there's a girl that you trest
to lee croitiu— . .. ..
Ono dollar) Oh, how happy I d be If it
was only a dream*.
And out of twelve dollars, nil you’ve got
Is a tin dish, a rag doll, and your lone
little self—
And then you walk home.
-MiRiiRnirn
YELLOW JESSAMINE.
In depths of tangled woodlandi, whore
Huuehliie falls in broken.showers.
Perfume eweet Qlln all the iflr
From cups of golden flowers.
Downy it, the lintterfly wings,
Exquisite, dainty of mold.
(Outdoing gnrdmer's skill)
Interlacing tesdrlla entwine,
Anil rnnihllug at their own free will,
filial eoniimrei with jessamine?
The sweetest ol-nll flower* wild.
tTeniulng star* amid the leaves.
all Is still.
Here droning of belated hee.
Late lingering and nuw drowsily
Doth fold his tlml wing* on vine*
Where yellow Jouinlne entwines
With lesvet of emerald green.
—Augusts Wsll,
MI8TY.
.... _.ng of Spain was mist,
And yet how rozld the king ot Spain
Be mint and at the same thne. reijjiU p
"THE LETHE."
By Ella Anglin Varna.
■t ......
depths
below;
gentle l.lrd-vole» added notes *-quiver,
Roee rippling rhythm from th* fulgent
Wondrous the tight that abed a golden
glow,
Welcome the rest that softly come* o'er-
Grt"lnn« n fhe calm those Lethean waves
bestow.
To that bright stream I gave t life's full
Of 8 «“. ln t 8 u come—beartfulness gone be
fore.
Then to n sweeter peacf and broader mean
NEGRO REQUE8T8 A TRAILER.
To the Editor of The Georgian; ,.
On looking ever my. paper tonight,
to my surprise, I noticed a kick on the
negro si to being In the way of the
whiles on the street cars. Now, let
me ask you. Isn’t there some way that
we can get rid of the negro on the
street cars with whites? 1 think so.
Bay, let the street railway of the city
of Atlanta do aa some of tht e|tles
that I know of In the West—put on
what they call trailers, and have them
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 ar.
rested. It a docent white man, how.
ever, Is found with "a gun In his
clothes" ha Is arrested, fined ■ and
Jailed. Not long ago a gentleman and
his wife were vlsIVng some friends In
the suburbs of a town, and as they
were returning to their hotel at 9 p.
m. they ware held up by three negroes,
the m&n beaten Into Insensibility and
the lady outraged by all three. Each
of the negroes had a revolver; the
white man, being “a law-abiding cltl
sen," xvaa unarmed and consequently
helpless. Why not havo the law so
modified that any dacent white man
could get n permit to go armed? He
could go before the proper officials,
have two responsible men to vouch for
his character, give a ISO bond If rc.
qulred and then carry a gun or several
guns In hls clothes, sans peur, et sans
reproche. Apropos of this "negro
problem" It Is certainly plain to every
one the Irreparable Injury It Is doing
to the South In the way of, preventing
the coming of liomeseekers. Having
lived In Atlanta, and knowing what a
pleasant abiding placa It Is, how good
and friendly the' Inhabitants are, I
always speak a good word for Georgia
and Its people, trying to Induce Immi
gration, but It Is sure up to me to
nave people say, “Oh, yea, It Is a fine
country, no doubt, but I can not risk
taking my wife and daughters, there.
Your state Is too dangerous on account
of the negroes.” No need In looking
to "the North” for sympathy; It Is not
there—for the South. There must be
a slop put to “the black terror” NOW,
and THE MODE OF STOPPING
MUST COME OUT OF THE SOUTH.
Very sincerely yours,
FULLER BRIERS.
Clarksville, Tenn., Sept. G, 1908.
THE REIGN OF TERROR MU8T END
To the Editor of The Georgian;
In your editorial headed "The Rolgn
of Terror Must End,” I heartily agree
with you. We cannot atand by and
sea our women, whom we love, sub
jected to the negro's brutality. It must
end and that ut once. It has 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. stop to these out
rageous crimes. I have this sugges
tion to make. Every negro that com
mits a crime and Is found guilty, ban
ish him unless It Is a capital crime,
then hang him.
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.
May Ood speed the day when our
women can go about In safety. Yours,
CLARENCE L. JESTER
Atlanta, Ga.
FONETIC SPELLING.
To the Editor of The Oeorglan:
I sec that the president wants to Chang
the way of spellln. Now, I want to
Intr a prates. 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 wus goln. It cos me a
hole lot of mony an It alnt fair to a
man that at iny ag to try to lem 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 respec
their dad. I want to tel you that I
went to scool (12) yrs and th?r was
(23) In ml clns an I stud at the hed nl
the time. I no that everything has
changed, but I don't say that Its rite
to make a pore man hoo has already
got hls edlcatlon, go bac an lern all
over. Now I reed yore paper an I
■"‘.ok It Is the best In Georgia, an I am
wlllln to Stan by what yu sa. I hat-
got a hole lot of chllun that has to tie
edlcatsd an befo I span anl mony with
things as unsettled as they ar now, I
wll tech them my self. Yours truly.
JON JONSON.
AWAITING A MOSES.
To tho Editor of The Georgian;
You may rest assured that the great
masses of the white people of this
country, and especially of this South
land, are with you In regard to the so
lutlon of the race problem, and when
some Moses rises up to lead them, ns
did the Hon. Hoke Smith on the freight
and passenger rate nnd disfranchise
ment questions, It will be seen how the
people stand aa against a few arrogant
aristocrats, who desire to keep fhe ne
gro here for Us own selfish purposes In
order to retain cheap labor servants.
And right here I wish to ask, can any
country- be prosperous where cheap
culatlon among our business men who
are the patrons of our manufactories?
Any Intelligent man would answer no.
As an example, take our cities that
are dependent almost exclusively upon
poorly paid cotton mill help and com-
pare them with cities that have mt<
chine shops and foundries, where de
cent wages are paid for labpr, and note
the difference in prosperity.
No, Mr. Editor, the negro Is not here
to stay; the time will come when all
America will wake up on this great
question and will deport him aa they
did the Indian.
Let's disagree with Mr. Bryan In
part, and retain the Philippine Islands.
We may need them In the future aa a
home for at leaat a part of the negroes
of the United States. And we can
hire ships to take them there cheaper
than we can hire a sufficient number of
police to keep them In order here among
the Caucasian race.
But lot's keep them In their place
while they do stay.
john xv. no WE.
108 West Fourth street, Atlanta, Ga.
Be Always Chivalrous,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Soma time since It was my pleasure
to take a trip through the North. Trav
eling with me was another young man,
a Southerner like myself. As you, of
course, know, men In the North are not
vested with that same spirit of polite
ness toward ladles as are the meu of
the Southland. The point that I am
about to como to Is just this: Should
Southerners who go North adopt the
customs of the Northerners while In
the North? Should true Southerners
kesp their seats on street cars while
ladles stand, and fall to remove their
hats on elevators In the presence of la
dles just because that Is ths custom In
the North? I ask for nn onswei to
this as my Southern friend Is of the
opinion tlist while you are In the North
you should do as the Northerners do.
If you are a Southerner should you
not bo a Southerner both North and
South? Will appreciate an answer.
Yours truly. F. B. L.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24, 1006.
Has ths Right Ring.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
Inclosed find 84.GO, payment for one
year's subscription to your splendid pa
per, The Atlanta Oeorglan. I want
your paper because It is 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 the brutal hand
of the black peril, the utter extermi
nation of the rapist. I have already
mailed you on several occasions some
of my own writings along this all-im
portant line, while I was at my native
lome, Yazoo City, Miss.
A steady and hot fire should be vary
continuous by press, pulpit end double-
barreled shotguns loaded to the very
brim with buckshot, until we are the
victors. For, Indeed, the white wo
men of our whole lend must and shall
be duly respected, even by these can
didates for and Imps of very hell as
they are!
I may write you an article at my
leisure. If this subject cannot hurry
up enthusiasm, then. Indeed, the Indt-
v dual must be not only very callous-
hearted, but, Indeed, the most cold-
hearted, soul-seared rapist himself.
Your friend,
J. POTTS HOLT.
Creola, Mobile County, Ala.
8end Them to the Country,
To the Editor of The Oeorglan:
I have been reading some of the
accounts of “The Reign of Terror” by
the Atlanta papers.
Viewed from a distance It would
seem to me that much of this Is due
to a congestion of the negro 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 unbilled land.
Why not force the negro Into the
country districts where he Is needed In
stead of drawing him Into towns to Us-
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ten t<» lectures by Booker Washington
on the lawlessness of lynching. You
seldom hear of the farm negro commit
ting rape. The negro has no business
In town. Instead of sending him to the
city prison why not force him to go
Into the country and work for some
farmer who needs hls labor. Much
valuable land Is being turned out ev
ery year by Southern farmers, while
Idlo, worthless negroes tramp the
streota of cities anil towns, stealing
for n living nnd commltlng outrages on
while women for a pastime. I say:
Away with all education for the negro
except that which will maka a good
farmer of him.
Another thing that contributes ti
make the negro worthless Is the num
her of lodge houses they have. By the
side of every negro church or school
house Is a negro lodge house. The
members of this secret order, whatever
It Is, are Invariably worthless. I say,
do away with them. Respectfully,
JOHN ANDY SMITH.
Bowman, Oa., Aug. 81, 1908.
THE TREATMENT OF OSBORNE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Speaking for the amalgamated wood
workers, I desire to voice their protest
against the action of Mayor Woodward
In refusing Mr. J. B. Osborne a permit
to speak nn the streets of this city. We
may not agree with hls politics, but as
working men we bflieve In tree speech
and a fair deal. At a recent meeting
the men In two of the large shops In
Incorporate them In an open letter to
Mayor Woodward:
"This Is to notify you that we, the
amalgamated woodworkers of this city,
that helped to vote you Into office you
now hold, are In favor of free speech.
You allow Mormons to speak on tho
streets; why not ail? And we now
promise you that we shall protest
against all men and all parties that
help suppress peaceful assemblies
given by the fourth amendment to tho
constitution of the United States."
It was not so many years ago that
the union man who undertook to speak
for better wages and fair conditions r e
ceived about the same treatment that
Is accorded Osborne. The crowds who
gather about Mr. Osborne are In no
sense disorderly; hls speeches are as
free from treason, or any other nn-
wholesomene*s, as ar* the sermons of
the various preachers of the day. Any
way. the workers of our craft believe
public sentiment should rebuke the
action of the mayor.
Yours,
ALVAH W. YORK.
Atlanta, Oa., Aug. 31, 1908.
A HEARTFELT approval.
To the Editor ot The Georgian:
God bless you for your noble stand
In behalf of Southern womanhood. The
time has come for speaking out. und Jet
us do so. The time has come for ac
tion. Let us act with soberness, but
with a tremendous determination.
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