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LETTERS FROM GEORGIAN READERS. WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE RACE QUESTION
the inevitable remedy.
_ 0 the Editor Of The Georgian:
Permit me a fen- wort* In your
(olumne on the "Reign of Terror"
,U Fl'r9t" what (hall be done with the
ttegro rnplet, who assaults a white
*geo"nd, what shall be done with the
„Mte man who lives with negro worn-
Jn and 1» the father of mulatto chil-
<r The solution of the one demands the
l °They , are ^separable. Their results,
-nmoleated, would In time bring about
iSfseme end, namely, racial equality.
1 Tou may search history through all
. and you will And this truth. Where
races live on the same soil It Is
g question of time until the hlgh-
„ will pull the lower up to Its stand-
JL, or the lower will drag the higher
Sown to Its level. If the negro re
mains nmongst us. one of these two
ovinia will inevitably happen In time.
JSl-S/ore, I say, as the United States
awns the Philippines and the majority
at the Inhabitants of those Islnnds are
Miroes. why not send all the negroes
ia the Philippine Islands, giving them
" ..change there the same value In
linnertv that they possessed here and
hrlnff to the United States all tlje
whites now residing In the Philippines,
firing them the same value In property
5,re that they possessed there, and, If
„„,., a ry. put oh a pro rata taxation
on the Whites of the United States to
niv their transportation? I. for one,
would be willing to pay my Just share.
This taxation could be extended over
„ nr twenty years, 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
thin ever, their superiors, which would
mean more dangers for wayward men
•ed Innocent young boys, and—more
mulattos.
If you castrate the negro male you
mu«t also unsex the female, and If the
object la extermination, why not ex
terminate them outright and be done
wiih It? Better, I say. removo them
from our midst before It Is too late.
Increasing the police force In Atlanta
and Fulton county will not solve the
problem. An outrage Is Just as likely
to occur In South Carolina, South Geor
gia or Alabama as Atlanta. It Is a
latlonal question, and must he settled
nr the nation.
Forcing the negro to co-operate with
you in catching and punishing the rap-
st Is not a remedy. Co-operatlotl
dukes the remaining negroes more
united In brotherly feeling. Hence, co
operation Is one step nearer to assimi
lation.
Every while man who Is guilty of co-
hobltatlon with a negro female is par
tially responsible for every terrible out
rage on our noble white women, and a
just find will some day hold him so.
The solution of the first question de
mands also tho solution of the second.
Faithfully yours, for purity. Justice, I
reverence for our noble women and the
welfare of niy country’, I nm a fiiub
acrlber. Yours truly,
E. J. LEBEN.
Gainesville, Ga. . ,
duettom* 11 t&X ln 1U con *«<luent re-
“J® * ar * ely responsible
5° r *u 8 F at# ot a rtalrs; they should
iV h ,u!», WhlC ,i th ' y h ? ve not done, to
the erand J urle » at every
“ r 2. ° f ‘he court In no mlstakable
words on this evil and Invite their aid
In protecting the state from pure un
adulterated stealage. Will your hon-
do *°T, H you do I promise you
will make Georgia too hot to hold theHe
men and Incalculably benefit the state
ir 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 sate, or
where sold. When you find men who
are wronging the state, aye, 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. AVhen they’ try to scrimshank
out of It In 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.
Tho remedy Is, If you would Induce
Immigration, give to the settler the
rlfcht of eminent domain, exercised In
the name of the state upon his rela
tion. Let the value of the condemned
land be Just that value placed upon It
by the owner in 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 aro
passed under which the desired end
may be reached. Yours truly,
FRANCIS H. HARRIS.
HEART TO HEART TALK WITH
OUR COLORED BRETHREN.
INFERIOR RACES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The articles recently published In
The Georgian jn 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 Is 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-
Eminent Domain for 8ettlsrs.
To the Editor of The Qeorglnn:
The governor Is elected and Georgia
lives. Politics ore quiet for a time, as
the quotations say are ’’easy;’’ but our
dear old state Is still with Us (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, oftau demanded, by the
very men who unscrupulously returned
the same land for taxes as low as (1
per acre. In that latter It was sug
gested that as to the wild, unimproved
tods of which there are thoutandt at
acres, the right of eminent domain
could be given the settler, to be ex
ercised In the name of the state upon
ms relation. Where so condemned to
let the vnluatlon placed upon the lands
hr the owner In making his return for
tttes, be the meaaure of his damages,
™ 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
Georgian."
Since the above letter appeared my
attention has been called to numerous
Instances where lands, although on the
market, were valued as high as (40
per sere, when offered for sale, and yet
tne unscrupulous owner, or agent, re
turned the same for taxes, at (1 and
Mr , , air ®- Should this be dented
the evidence Is forthcoming, to-wit:
. ,*** digest and the affidavits of
*ouId-he purchasers.
hot greater outrage can possibly be
Perpetrated upon the public than this,
and yet it has become a condition here
In Georgia.
this might be reached and
corrected by prosecution for false
■searing, of some of these gentry who
JWJj* «ueh returns, If our grand Juries
would ri° their duty. At nil events
IJSJ ,)o . »ot appear to have done so,
‘he evil Is confessed, the
■ntnlnsl dockets of our courts show no
«Tk, u 'i on ,n such cases, wherein the
IS™,*h« Public are so vitally In-
m.J m a ,?' 1 yct they teem wtth lnnu-
2 r » f Jh He cases where no purtlcu-
■JJMrlduai Is harmed, but the great
Wile. For Instance, craps, skin
“od many acts of lewdness and
wrought by "our colored
r . end this as example to the
E?°i lc • This Is very good, no complaint
" And, but do not let these trivial
natters consume all the time of the
SI?? , Jury , »ave some, to Investigate
h«e fraudulent tax returns, and bring
SJf unscrupulous men before a Jury
■vii T 1| * P* rll »P» may correct the
Tkr returns of which I speak are al-
nrm-J 1 ?' dulte, exclusively wild unlm-
wvvM lands, held for speculative pur-
h> People whose Interest in the
known to the civilised world.
As assertive as possible and as Ir
responsible as If fresh from the Jun
gles of Africa. J
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!
Roumania, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Ser-
vla and Roumella. The Latin Belgium,
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ve-
netla. The Germanic, Norway, Swe
den, Denmark, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland and Hoilnnd and England.
Now of these, It’s only the Germanic
that Instuntly resents any attack on Its
women.
The Slnv will not do so, but will even
amalgamate with the Inferior races.
All Spantsh-Amcrlcn attest that the
Latin will.
They have submitted both In the In
dian and the negro to what no South
erner can understand.
At one tlnte, prior to the acquisition
of California, Nevada, Utah and Art-
sons- and New Mexico, the tour
grent tribes of North Mexican Indians
Comanche, Lepan, Arapahoe and Nav
ajo, made annual forays Into Mexico
ns .far as 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 i>art
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 repuleed the Invasion, but prompt
ly followed the Indian Into his own
country and stamped out his attempt
to Introduce his Mexican custom Into
Texas.
Rut the Rpar.lsh-Amerlcan Is no
coward. Witness whsn Lopes the
Younger, dictator of Paraguay, at
tempted to aggrandise Paraguay at the
expense of surrounding nations. He
Intended to conquer Rio Grande Do Sul
from Brazil, the state of Carrtente from
Argentine and the llttlo republic of
Bonda Oriental, now called Uruguay.
Learning his Brasilian army had been
defeated, he returned to Assunclon and
fortified the two rivers and from 1862
to iSCT he withstood all effort* ot the
allies to enter his capital and when
they finally broke through after five
years, his great army of three hundred
and fifty thousand men was reduced
to three thousand five hundred and
ninety-nlne-hundrodlhi had been de
stroyed.
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 fire 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 stat
ed at the time It was the first lynching
that had ever occurred In Mexico. Yet
we don’t go to Mexico to learn civili
zation.
Til the Editor of Tho Georgian:
The very sensible and considerate
article of Editor Davis, the colored
editor of The Independent, gives me
great gratification. It has the true
ring and ought to meet the Indorsement
of every right feeling white man.
The negro as 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 yellow-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-nssertlon. They wonder with the
eaddllng 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 off
crimes, which are absolutely madden
ing in their fearful atrocity. Of course,
the Intelllgeht negroes do not Indorse
these crimes. They In n 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 Sir. Davis speaks
In no uncertain tones, and there are
many like him. What he says about
Atlanta dives Is well said.
AVhen 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
husbands and paramours to the polls
to vote with foreigners and the whisky
Interests against the measure.
AA’hen Macon and Augusta tried to
do the same thing the negroes- did ns
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 "negroes to vote de red
ticket.” There was no white primary
then, and no body of roughs to shove
the negro from the ballottlng places.
AVe 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 or
race.
GEORGE G. SMITH.
Macon, Ga.
marked In some way that a negro may
know that thoro is a place for him
only on that car. Then you will see
that there will be no need of making
lines In the same car for blacks and
whites. It may be true that some of
u« 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
and I own nothing ln these enterprises,
so I have no kick coming at all. I
am getting along In age now, and my
business is such that I must take all
the ncar-cuts possible. So give us
separate apartments and let us go on
our way rejoicing.
Now, Mr. Editor, I will not place
my name here, tor tear some one ot
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
glnd to see them on.
Truly yours,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Atlanta, Ga.
THE CHURCH FAIR.
Tbe girls see you coming, and the one
who grain first
Will sell yon sonic punch to extinguish
sp
taate different from water.,
dh
dime for the gloss of
The ’ mice ( Is delicious; won’t you
own
After you pay
punch*
’■The .. —
hare some lunch?
Yes, I Imkt-.l the cuke with
hands;''
When all ahe really did was to butter the
pans.
Fifty cents. If yon please!” what do yon
think of that?
At the cost of things I knew I’ll never
get fat. ,
And then n toothpick—yon get that free—
To pick from ImtWoeu your teeth some of
the leed ten.
Oh, limit* get frightened: thnt'a only n
liCfftnnfiig:
Walt till the girls find out that you ars
single,
And elgnrs (never mind the nsme) at twen*
ty-llve ceiita a piece—
Bid ymi ever boor of war-time prices nay-
thlnp. like these?
a doll;
Of course. If they Insist, at tho fllhoor.fi
you'll fifth,
And for yonr quarter yttt get a tla dish.
The girl with the grab-bag you haven'
patronized nt nil:
You take a grab; fortune smllee, and you
win a rag doll.
And then there's a girl that you treat
to lee cream—
One dollar? Oh. how happy I’d be If It
was only a dream,
out of twelve doll
la a tin dish, a rag doll, and your lone
little self—
And then you wnlk home.
KU-KLUX KLAN A MISTAKE.
To the Editor of The Georglnn:
That I have thoroughly enjoyed your
editorials and the various 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 as they go, but
they can not cover enough territory.
To allow the ladles to gp 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 negroet, what would we
do without the good uncles and aunties
of the old regime? They are associated
with our youthful and tenderest mem
ories. They "stayed by tnlesus and de
chlllen whilst marstcr 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, wise 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
havo 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!” AVhy not
round up all of these vagrant younger
generation of negroes 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, It Is only Just
that the North should receive the "poor,
down-trodden African” to Its bosom,
keep hint there and take care of him.
Some provision should be made also
In regard to a white man or woman
being nltotved to carry arms to pro
tect themselves. The way the law Is
now I must carry my gun a la "Alkali
Ike,” or be fined and Imprisoned for
carrying concealed deadly weapons. It
Is 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 ar-
rested. If a decent white man, how
ever, Is found with "a gun In his
clothes" he Is arrested, fined and
Jailed. Not long ago a gentleman and
his wife were visiting some friends In
the suburbs of a town, and as they
were returning to their hotel at 9 p.
m. they were held up by three negroes.
. - "ut of it,'
t- “ c , h a land speculator Is no benefit
•Cl "‘ate; he Is a menace to Its up-
, ln * In every respect.
t|r,„ ,* n , turp to say that the prosecu-
and ronvlctlon of one maker, be he
ofr.hEl 1 a „ < ' on »clencsless return, for the
, ot swearing, and sen-
»-juj 1 V- 10 ,h ® fuU limit ot the law
fciSfi , 'Verth countless thousands ot
,i*° ‘he state and benefit the bona
Sm.e h * ‘rothful tax payer by an
aifnie reduction of mtllage on his
agent, or attorney at law,
ago respect for women distinguished
and was a mark of the Germanic race.
Have I any other authority? Yes.
Wolfgang Menial, In his History of
Germany, says In volume II that when
crimes against women occurred the
fury of the people knew no bounds.
That they even destroyed the very sites
whtre 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 nuQatL
Hlberton, Ga. R. F- D. No. *.
Very New Jewelry
Thr* things that Mam’selle Vogue has approvingly
P'it forth for the pleasure of her votaries are here in
iorpp.
L'ollars, belts, pins, bracelets, fans, purses—all just
roni the centers of fashion, ready for their fair \vear-
ers - Come in and see the smart things \ve have.
Maier & Berkele
YELLOW JESSAMINE.
kmMaihI*. wh«
cn ehowera.
Perfume mveot fills nil the nlr
From cu|Mi of golden flowrers.
Onrlnnd Incensed lightly nwlngn-
Ilrlpht and glen rain* in their gold,
Downy nt the butterfly wings,
Exquisite, dainty ot mold.
(Outdoing gardener's skill)
Interlacing tendrils entwine,
And rambling nt their own free nil!,
What compares with Jessamine?
The swestost of nir flowers wild. #.
Nature’s true, but wtywnrd child;
The lightly swaying festooned wreaths—
As gleaming stars amid tbe leave*.
Within our Southern woodlnndn deep,
Aro echoed low
Save droning of belated bee.
Late lingering and now drowsily
Doth fold his tired wings on vines
Where yellow Jessnmlue entwines
And y**t iTow’couid the king of Spain
Be mist snd at the same «'“« £ggp*. D
“THE LETHE."
By Ella Anglin Yarns.
Its depths
below;
A gentle blrd-volee added notes s-qulrer.
Rose rippling rhythm from tbs fulgrut
flow.
Tender the cord that voiced tbe pain of
feeling.
Wondrous tbe light that shed t golden
glow,
Welcome tbe rest tbat softly comes o’er-
Or»'Vi!u«"fhe calm those Lethean waves
liestotv.
To thnt bright stream I gava a life's full
kwr" 1 ”* como—heart fulness gone be
fore,
Then to a sweeter peace and bronder mean
ing—
I'd found the open door!
NEGRO REQUE8T8 A TRAILER.
life UIOJ ncic IICIU up UJ ASiS VO IICQIUCS,
the man beaten Into Insensibility and
the lady outraged by all three. Each
of the negroes had a revolver; the
white man, being ’’a law-abiding citi
zen,” was unarmed and consequently
helpless. AVhy not have the law so
modified that any decent white man
could get a permit to go armed?
could go before- the proper officials,
have two responsible men to vouch for
his character, give a ISO bond l( re
quired and then carry a gun or several
guns In his clothes, sans peur, et sans
reproche. Apropos of this ’’negro
problem” It Is certainly plain to every
one the Irreparable Injury It I" doing
to the South In tho way of preventing
the coming of homeseekers. Having
lived In Atlanta, and knowing what a
pleasant abiding place It Is, how good
and friendly tne 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
have people say, ’’Oh, yes. It Is a fine
country, no doubt, but I can not risk
taking my wife and daughter! there.
Your stats Is too dangerous on account
of the negroes.” No need In looking
to "the North” for sympathy; It Is not
thsre—for the South. There must be
a stop 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. E, 1906.
THE REIGN OF TERROR MU8T END
To the Editor of The Georgian;
ln your editorial headed ’’The Reign
of Terror Must End,” I heartily agrfe
with you. AVe 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 haa 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
icarl of the negro and I don’t think
t would be long until we would have
a better race, of negroes.
May God speed the day when our
women can go about In safety. Yonrs,
CLARENCE L. JESTER.
Atlanta, Ga
FONETIC 8PELLING.
GET RID OF THE NEGRO.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have noted with much Interest the
vurlous comments and suggestions on
the negro situation and Its solution.
No question Is ever settled until It la
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 nave always been the
champions of womanhood; shall we
falter now?
The negro Is here and 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 failed alike.
A large per cent of the negroes are
a worthless burden on the country. Let
us unite and get rid of all of the wor’h-
less negroes and our women will then
have peace.
How can we do It? I answer easily
enough. Tho worthless negro owns
no property, has nothing to tie him
here, so let's get rid of him by not feed
ing him any longer, but always en
couraging him to go north, where they
have but few negroen.
Why employ a worthless negro? You
get no satisfaction out of your bnrgaln.
If tbe people will form a society and
every man obligate himself to never
employ a negro except one of knowr
honesty and character and only era
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 ar grand master of the Knights
of Southern AA'omnnhood. Such order
not to be a lawless clan, but to be a
body of knights to defend our women
nnd 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 let one slay on his
premises who Is not of good character
and good habits.
AVnnted—Enterprising white men to
put up laundries In every city and town
to do family washing. AA'hlte 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 get white help?
Grand Master, call tho meeting to or
der, enroll my name and brand me a*
a ilar If I ever employ a negro to do
anything I can get a white man to do
or can do myself.
$1.00
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AWAITING A M08E8.
To the 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 tho so
lution of the race problem, and when
some Moses rises up to lend them, as
did the Hon. Hoke Smith on the freight
nnd passenger rate and disfranchise
ment questions, It will be seen how tho
people stand as against a few arrogant
To the Editor of T h ® Georgian:
On looking over my paper tonight,
to my surprise, I noticed a kick on the
negro as to being In the way of the
whites 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? I think so.
Say, let the street railway of the city
of Atlanta do as some ot the cities
that I know of In the West—put on
what tbay call trailers, and have them
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I see 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 yeu whl. I hav got as
good a edueaslon os It wus possible at
the time that I wus goln. It cos me a
bote lot of mony an It alnt fair to a
man that at my ng 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 (11) yrs and ther was
(Ml In ml clas an I stud at the hed al
the time. I no that everything haa
changed, but I don’t say that Its rite
to make a pore man hoo has already
got his edlcatlon, go bae an lem all
over. Now l reed yore paper an I
‘'•lok It Is the beat In Georgia, an I am
willln to stan by whnt yu ss. I hav
got a hole lot of chllun that has to be
edicatcd an befo I spen an! mony with
things as unsettled as they ar now, I
wll tech them my self. Yours truly,
JON JONSON.
aristocrats, who desire to keep the 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
labor Is universally employed? Does
cheap labor help to put money In cir
culation among our business men who
are the patrons ot our manufactories?
Any Intelligent man would answer no.
As an example, take our cities thnt
are dependent almost exclusively upon
poorly paid cotton milt help and com
pare them with dtloa that have ma
chine shops and foundries, where de
cent wages are paid for labor, 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
S uction and will deport him as they
Id the Indian.
Let's disagree with Mr. Bryan In
part, and retain the Philippine Ielands.
AVe may need them in the future as a
home for at least a part of the negroes
of the United States. And we can
hire ehlps 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 let's keep them In their place
white they do stay.
JOHN AV. ROAVE.
101 AA'ost Fourth street, Atlanta, aa.
Be Always Chivalrous.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Some time since It wns 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, knew, men In the North are not
vested with that same spirit of polite
ness toward ladles ae are the met? of
the Southland. The point that I am
about to come to Is Just this: Should
Southerners who go North adopt the
customs of the Northerners while In
the North? Should true Southerners
keep their seats on street care while
ladles stand, and fall to remove their
hats on elevators In tbe presence of la
dles Just because that Is the custom In
the North? I ask for an answei to
this as my Southern friend Is of the
opinion that while you are In the North
you should do as the Northerners do.
If yon are a Southerner should you
not be a Southerner both North nnd
South? Will appreciate an answer.
Yours truly. • F. B. L.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14, 1906.
Has the Right Ring.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Inclosed find 14.60, payment for one
year’s subscription to your splendid pa
per, The Atlanta Georgian. 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-lm
Kirtant line, while I was at my native
lome, Yazoo City, Mies..
A steady and hot fire should be very
continuous by press, pulpit and double-
barreled shotguns loaded to the very
brim with buckshot, until we are the
victors. For, Indeed, the white wo
men of our whole land must and shall
be duly respected, even by these can
dldates for and Imps of very hell ai
they are!
I may write you an article at my
leisure. If this subject cannot Hurry
up enthusiasm, then, Inde#, the Indi
vidual must be not oply very callous-
hearted, but. Indeed, the most cold-
hearted, soul-seared rapist himself.
Your friend,
J. POTTS HOLT.
Creolo, Mobile County, Ala.
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To the Editor of The Georgian:
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 conger'ion of the negro population
around ur cities and towns, while }’ou
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 Us-
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ten to lectures by Booker Washington
on the lawleseness 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 Houthern farmers, while
Idle, worthless negroes tramp the
streets of cities and towns, stealing
for a living and commltlng outrages on
while women for a pastime. I say:
Away with all education for the negro
except that which will make a good
farmer ot him.
Another thing that contributes to
make the negro worthless Is the num
ber 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, Ga, Aug. II, 1996.
THE TREATMENT OF 08B0RNE.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
Speaking tor the amalgamated wood
workers, I desire to voice their protect
against the action nt Mayor Woodward
In refusing Mr. J. B. Osborne a permit
to speak on the streets of this city. We
may not agree with hls. politics, but as
working men we believe In free speech
and a fair deal. At a recent meeting
the men In two of the large shops In
this city Indorsed the following senti
ments, and ordered the secretary to
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 Mormona to speak on th»j
streets; why not all? And tve now
promise you that we shall protest
against all men and all parties thnt
help suppress peaceful assemblies
given by the fourth amendment to the
constitution of the United States."
It was not so many years ngo thnt
the union man who undertook to speak
for better wages and fair conditions re
ceived about the same treatment that
Is accprded Osborne. The crowds who
gather about Mr. Osborne are In no
sense disorderly; hls speeches arc as
free from treason, or any other un
wholesomeness, as are the sermons (if
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, Ga., Aug. 31, 1906.
A HEARTFELT APPROVAL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
God bless you for your noble stand
in behalf 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, but
with a tremendous determination.
Yours, for white supremacy nnd the
Anglo-Saxon. w. O. BUTLER. ;
Chlrkamaugn, Ga.
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