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<i>hc (Cnrhratt Jmtrnal
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Entered May 23r 1, I ’OS, at the;
Pent-office at CVvhra i, Ga., as
S*erond Class Mail Matter
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
Stye (Horbratt JJublvibutg (to.
T. L. BAILEY, , Editor.
J. H. MI'LLIS, JR. Business Mgr.
SUBSCRIfTION PRICE SI.OO PER YE At
The Jones County Mob
That \va« a very ‘'ex lorah-e affair
in .Tones County, where a mob fail
ing to take three negroes accused of
murder from the authorities, burned
down two negro churches and a ne
gro school house and lodge. This,
was outrageous, uncivilized and re
prehensible conduct , for which there j
is no excuse, and we are absolutely
sure it is condemne I by every good
citizen of the county.
In the light of the* twentieth cen
tury civili:at'on, and standing up
on the threshold of the South’s
greatest prosperity, we would he re
creant to every impulse of our I (ot
ter nature.should we fail to condemn
in the strongest terms the action
of that unbridled moo, who failuq
to secure the direct object of their
wrath, wreaked their vengeance up
on tic* entire negro community by
destroying tbeir churches and
school houses.
We yield to no man in regard to
to our convictions of white suprem
acy. We believe that social (■qual
ity is reprehensible in the sight of
God, and will never lie tolerated in
this country. The negro don’t ex
pect, it, and the white man wifi not
allow it , but we believe with all ot
our hearts in the supremacy of tin
law. That specie of outlawry ex
hibited in Jones county is a sad re
flection upon the justice, civilization
and enlightenment of the people,
who should he far removed from
the slightest contemplation of such
methods.
If we desire to take our place in
the front ranks of civilization, and
inherit the blessing that God has
bestowed upon us, we should arise
as one man and condemn these in- j
discriminate and unreasonable
mobs, who take the law in their
hands, and defame the fair name
of our people.
It seems that the future has in
store for us the greatest possibilities
of anv part of this republic, and if
we as a people measure up to these
possibilities, we should uphold the
the law, demand justice to the
weak, as well as to the strong, and
in every way deport ourselves in a
manner that will render us capable
of coping with the great possibilities
in store for us —And then we have
a great problem to solve some time,
and in some way —Will the conduct
of the mob in Jones County help us
to solve the race question? Will it
make us a greater, broader, and
more tolerant people, better able to
take care of such an impending
situation? Will mere hatred of the
negro and contemptuous proceedings
of a mob in the ruthless destruction
of property in any way alleviate our
troubles?
If these negroes committed mur
der, they should be promptly tried,
convicted and executed.
Mob law means anarchy, and
shotdd not-be tubvuted in a civiliz
ed country rider any cir<*t»ttislances.
It-UWAorowsbiy demoralizing, and
p. vn aer@To the criminal tendencies
of the baser element.
Speaking from the standpoint of
a Caucasian and one who has su
preme faith in the absolute, fixed
and unalterable supremacy of the
great Aryan race, and feeling that
I am voicing the sentiments of the
great majority of our people, who
love lew and order, and believe in
justice and riglit.
We condemn tiie action of
that mob as being an utter violation
of the senetiments, spirit, and prin
ciples of the brave, generous and
•aw abiding people who constitute
the Liackhono and abiding strength
■«f our country. The great heart of
Dixie, swelling with feelings of jus
tice towards all mankind, and re
trarding their rights under the law
as to nroteotio* of person and pro
oerty, regardless of race or color
crie* out against it, and while we
•ot intrenched in the strongest and
oftie-t position of any people on
iiit- earth, and with an eye single
to the maintinance of this position
at any cost, we arc untrue to
. very impulse of u great people,
w. .eii we resort to mob law to settle
air grievances and avenge our
wrongs.
it is true we are hummed in by a
peculiar situation that will take all
die streiu tli and patience of our
people to cope with, and in the exi
gencies of this situation in order to
maintain our inherent superiority,
measures may have to he resorted
to which would seem harsh and
discriminating, hut no people who
nave had serious problems to con
tend with have failed to use such
means as they deemed proper, in
order to accomplish tods, that
would ultimately redound to the
universal good.
We frankly admit that we often
have circumstances to meet, that
tries men s souls: the unmentionable
ci ime is committed; your neighbor
frenzied and grieved, his heart torn
and bleeding; his sou! consumed
vith the unquenchable fires of re
venge, appeals to you for assistance,
and with a distress u lequaled and
unparalleled by any other circum
stances that could possibly happen,
he tells you his innocent child was
outraged by a black demon of hell.
You are immediately transformed
into an abnormal condition. Every
fibre of your body pulsates with re
venge; your inherent love for virtue;
your unbounded desire to destroy
everything and everybody that in
terferes with the sanctity of our
homes, momentarly resolves you
into a demon, flushed with excite
ment increased and fomented, as
I you persue the villiao, and failing
to secure the guilty, the innocent is
often made to suffer. The fact of
the business is, the negro is here
with us at least for some time to
come —We need him in our busi
ness. We know of no laborer that
will serve our pnrpose better. Let’s
keep him in his place and treat him
right —Don’t destroy his school
houses and churches. His religion
may he crude, emotional and super
stitious, hut don’t him in
his religion and let him have en
ough education to keep designing
rascals from swindling him out of
the fruits of his labor.
Farm Loans Negotiated
Amounts, S3OO to SIO,OOO
Time, 3 to 10 Years
L. A. WHIPPLE
Attorney-at-Law
Huggins Building
HawkinsviJl& - Georgia
Lodge Directory.
Cochran Lodge No. 217, F. <fe A',
M. meets every 2nd and 4th Mon
day evenings at 7:30.
Knights of Pythias every 2nd and
4th Tuesday evenings at 7:30.
Odd Fellows meet every Ist and
3rd Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Visiting brethren cordially invited
to attend their respective lodges.
WHEN YOU ARE READY
ffiph-saa to look over our fine stock of Buggies, Surreys, Run-
H TfspyjaF®** alnmts, and every other sort of vehicles, we shall he
/T /\ n ‘ a< b’ und happy to show them to you.
r It’s the early bird that gets, the worm; and don’t
f° r^e t that it is the early visitor that has the widest
KMM\y f Yr-\ Jr choice. We don’t want you to fire at us from long
’ ' range. We want you to come in and see our goods.
Seeing is believing. We are expeeting a half car of high grade Buggies and Sur
ries, Morman make, to arrive this week. Just Received oO Sets Fine Buggy Harness
We have built up our business by being honest, and we keep our customers by
the same method —honest goods, honest prices, honest dealings.
You " ill be welcome if you come as a purchaser or just to visit.
Cochran Mercantile Company.
fIBERfttITY
T ■-OUR'cfOUR
Cardinal Principles
On Thb BaM-S Wo Will Bo Cilad
td MakAour fiusina» Acquaintance
The First National Ban fa of Cochran
J. B. PEACOCK. President. B. J. WYNNE, Vice-P.eiident.
L J. B. THOMPSON, C«hicr. R. H. PEACOCK, A«». C«hie.. J
ACCURACY
CASH IN ADVAip
we pay cash in advance for all our
"ICE CREAM ” j
We charge I 0 cents for Ice Cream and Wafers, j
We give you quality and service—Two Kinds of I
Cream always on hand. We dispense the highest j
price creams on the market. 1
We do not charge to anybody. I
Soda Water, Ice Cream or Tobaccos. I
We do and are glad to charge everything else in )ine to
Come to see us.
WALKER’SPHARMACY,
‘Pbone 9. \ ~erH< s STOR&”
Don’t fail to before you
have any painting done. We carry
a large stock of the best paint on
the market. Cochran Lumber Co.
We have bargains in some beau
tiful glass front doors, both stained
and plain bought before the price
advanced. Cochran Lumber Co.
All kinds of Legal Blanks can be
Ire found at the Journal Office.
Rockalyte Paint is equally adapt
ed on iron and steel bridges, tele
graph poles, piers, ship bottoms,
smoke stacks, stand pipes, iron and
steel girders, gutters and coping,
iron fences, boiler fronts, for water
proofing tunnels, subways and gas
reservoirs, or in fact anything re
quiring an A 1 Paint. For sale by
Cochran Lumber Co.
COURTBY
ISTABILI ,Y
One coat of Rockalyte Paint is
equal to three coats of ordinary
mineral paints and is therefore a \
great money saver. For sale bjH
Cochran Lumber Co.
Foley Kidney pills are antiseptic, j
tonic and restorative and a prompj
corrective of all urinary irregular
ities. Refuse substitutes. M
Taylor & Kenningti^H