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n m mil lira TIRES OF THE NEdRO PROBLEM AMI (JUITS THE DISCUSSION. LEAVES MATTER TO WISER HEMS. Itelngthn Only “Hoy" on tho IM»r*s Wil liam la Kept Huay With Houae liold Choral, I reckon there are enough philoso phers to solve the race problem and save the country without further as sistance from me, and so I will swear offfor the present. I don’t care much whether the negro goes to Africa or Arizona or stays here. If he stays here he has got to stop his devilment or take the consequences, and I’m will ing to trust the people on that line. But of all the absurd remedies that have been proposed none are more so than a change of venlie and a trial in five days in some distant county. County lines do not bound the fierce indigna tion of a people horrified and enraged over such fiendish work as that of Ham Holt and Will Lucas. And besides, just think of the machinery that has to be set in motion to summons and convey thirty or forty witnesses to a distant county, and even then perhaps no trial or a mock trial that disregards the forms of law and the rights of the criminal. No, that is no remedy. But I’ve sworn off. Let the wise men settle it, tho’ I confess I was sur prised wheu I read that Governor Candler had just discovered that edu cation was the only remedy that would stop the commission of these heinous crimes. According to statistics of New York and Massachusetts, taken from their state prisons aud published to the world, education fosters! and increases crime—not a little, hut im mensely. The governor’s theory has been long since exploded. And right here in Georgia the uneducated negro before the war and for a few years after was moral and law-abiding and now there are 4,000 in the stnte and county chaingangs,' 75 per cent of whom can read and write. But I forbear. I had rather rumi nate about pleasanter things, though I must protest against this utterly un tenable basis of all the negroes being good negroes excepting 5 per cent. Mr. Inman started it, and I see that Bishop Gaines takes comfort from it in his beautiful aud impressive sermon and of, last Sunday. It is a delusion a snare. Nearly 5 per cent of their vot ing population nre now in the chaiu gangs, and it is safe to say that if every one who steals was arrested and punished it would add 10 per cent more to the black army of convicts. Petty larcenies are common in every household where they are employed, hut they are not brought to court. These little pijferings are crimes, but the crimes are condoned—overlooked— for they have some good qualities, and their service is needed. It is a race trait and develops with education, especially among the younger negroes. The records of the courts prove that the percentage of small larceny and burglary grows faster than their population increases. City negroes and town negroes are more addicted to it than country negroes, for they have more education and more opportunities. The fear of the law as it is now does not deter them. The fear of the lash would. But we can worry along with their little pilferings on the principle that a cook we once had declared to me when I reproved her for stealing: “You don’t miss what I takes.” It is the greater crimes that now give our people deep concern, and these will be quickly and terribly avenged. Our people, espec ially the country people, are in des perate earnest, aud neither law nor lawyers nor the horns of the altar will protect a brute in human form, wheth er he be white or colored. But what makes my thoughts and my pen glide along on this subject? My wife is calling me now to come there and bring the stepladder. Sho wants the vines on tho trellis tied up, and I am the boy. That ladder is old and rickety and I am subject to vertigo sometimes. I’m afraid of that ladder, but never in my life did I admit to her that I was afraid of anything, aud so I will mount that ladder with all the alacrity I can. The time was wheu I Lad black boys and white ones, too, to wait on me, but now I have to tote my own skillet and nurse the grandchil dren, too. There are two little ones here half the time aud they love me dearly aud I have to stop writing whenever they say so. They want me iu the garden to get flowers or pick strawberries or make sand bouses or mud pies or get some water or something to eat, and I have to follow them around or carry the little one while my wife is making some more little dresses for tdiem. Their mother has uo servant and lets them come up here by themselves' to be petted while she is sewing or cook ing or playing on the piano. My wife and I do more work nowadays than we ever did in our lives, but it is sweet work aud we like it. Hoiv the children and grandchildren w ill get along when our time is out and we are off duty I cannot see, but one thing I know, “the Lord will provide,” for “He tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.” But about these nesrroes. Hardly a day passes but what I hear somebody say: “I wish to the Lord that they were out of the country.” I don’t all knoiv about that. The ironmakers and miners aud lumber men and railroad men and tlie big farmers would object, for their labor is both useful aud prof itable. I wish we could scatter and apportion them all over trie country from the Atlautic to the Pacific. There nre ftt lehst 500 in this little town that we would like to spare, but we would like to pick them. There are, no doubt, 10,000 in Atlanta— moH tly young bucks and wenches who have been educated and are now vag".bouds—parasites who live off the labor of good, working negroes just as the vagabonds do here. We have many good negroes here who nre good citizens and give no trouble, and they are our draymen, our carpenters, barbers, car riage makers, blacksmiths, gardeners, cooks and washerwomen. These trades are shut out to them at the north, but the north keeps on sending money down here to educate them and to keep their leaders in line politically. this devilment The truth is that all that has of late so agitated our people comes from politics. It is planned and designed for party purposes and Mr. McKinley was a party to it when he appointed negroes to be postmasters and revenue officers in white commu nities. I have had no respect for him since he did it. They say that he has quit it, but he has not apologized. How much longer is he going to keep that educated uegro politician in office at Hogansville? And yet there are thousands of democrats, men and women, in Atlanta who gave him wel come and threw him flowers and shouted, “All hail McKinley!” I’ve no respect for them, either. I want to live long enough to see a man in the presidential chair who is far above such machine politics. They say they want to break up the solid south anil yet they do the very things to keep it solid. But my wife is calling me again. Sho says it is about time for me to be gin to water the roses. It takes about fifty buckets of water every evening, but the hydrant is near by and I don’t mind it. The little chaps try to help me with little buckets and they get their clothes wet and of course I am scolded for it. If they get dirty or take cold or run at the nose it’s all my fault. They say that I spoil them so nobody else can do anything with them. I don’t care. They shall have a good time as long as I live, for there will be trouble enough when I am gone. Now about this thing that is called education I do not wish to be misun stood. Millions are wasted on it to no good purpose. Every mother’s son and daughter should be taught to read and to write and multiply. Good readiug books should be placed with in their reach—books that teach a good moral lesson, books that exalt virtue and condemn vice—but work, toil, industry is a bigger thing than books. Modern education is confined to the bead, the intellect, and is mixed up with training the hands to play ball aud the legs to run, and the boys tramp all over the country to play match games and the old man’s money is spent for something that is not worth a cent to the young man when be settles down to the business of life. The average boy has no more use for algebra or conio sections or calculus or astronomy or Greek or French than a wagon has for a fifth wheel. It is valuable time wasted. Outside of the professors I have never found but one college graduate who could translate a line of Greek or solve a problem in geometry. Perhaps one in a thousand shows a fitness for these higher branches and that oue should have a chance at them if possible, for the world needs astronomers and mathematicians aud scientists and linguists, and will have them, even if the acquirement the has to be hammered out at anvil as Elihu Burritt did. Work is the big thing in this practi cal age. To make a living is impera tive, and it is a struggle. But to be a great orator or poet or preacher is a gift, and like Patrick Henry or Henry Clay or John Wesley, will come to fruition with or without a higher edu cation. To read well and to read wisely is the best part of an education. It is strange that our schools do not teach their pupils to read—to read with emphasis and tone and accent. Not one preacher in ten can read a chapter or a hymn in an impressive manner. It was his happy faculty of reading well that made Bishop Beck with a gient man. It was a solemn feast to hear him recite the litany or read a hymn or utter a prayer. Why do not the theological seminaries teach the students to read and also some thing of elocution? It is an imposition Oil ft congregation to have to listen to the singsong, childish, unimpressive lendings of our prenekers. But this is enough ou this line. I fear I am getting hypercritical.—B ill Auf iu Atlanta Constitution. SKdRO TEMPLARS TO MEET. Bis; Fraternal Organization Will Hold Ses sion In Vicksburg;. Tlio national grand lodge of Mosa ; c Templars of America, the leading col ored fraternal organization of the south lias been called to convene at Vicksburg, Miss., July lltb, in sev enth annual session. The organization originated iu Ar kansas aud now its scope comprises ali the southern states, besides Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Minne sota and Missouri, aud its membership consists of 10,000 of tbe best colored citizens. AGUINALDO’S power waxes. Insurgent Force* Are Disheartened and Willing To Give lip Struggle. Two Spanish prisoners who have just anived at Mauila from Nueva Ecika, say Aguinaldo has lost prestige with the rebel army, which is de scribed as being completely demoral ized, short of food, suffering from dis eases, afraid of tbe Americans and rapidly dissolving into armed bands of pillagers. Happnings In the State of Inter eststing Import. For Uniform Cotton Classification. The State Agricultural society, through its president, Hon. J. Pope Brown, has signified its intention of pushing forward the movement for the uniform and final classification of cot ton in the south, which was inaugu rated by Commissioner O. B. Stevens. The movement, although started but a few duys ago, has attracted consider able attention from the farmers of the state, as well as intermediary brokers dealing in the staple both of w'hich class, it is believed, will be materially and directly benefited by a general law throughout the cotton growing states calling for uniform and final classifi cation. In a communication to Commission er Stevens, President Brown, of the agricultural society, heartily concurs in the suggestions of the commission er, and declares that a convention of representatives of the cotton growing states should be called to give the mat ter of rigid classification careful atten tion. President Brown suggests that such a couveution should be called in August, as the cotteu men would have more leisure at that time than at any other. It is first ffie purpose of Commis siouer Stevens to interest in the sub ject of classification the commissioners of other cotton states, as the matter is of such far reaching importance as to demand concerted action on the part of all the southern states. It is understood that the cotton in terests of Georgia are already in hearty sympathy with the plan and ready to use their influence with the legislature for the passage of a law simultaneous ly with other states, requiring cotton to be closed rigidly at points of ship ment, just as fertilizers and oil are in spected by sworn officials at the pres ent time. A conference between Commissioner Stevens snd President Brown, of the agricultural society, will be arranged in the course of a few days and con certed movement will then be started by them to attract the interest of the cotton states in the south. Marked Heroes’ Graves. A larger crowd than had ever gath ered ou a similar occasion attended the annual deeoratin of the graves of the confederate soldiers buried at the cem etery at Cassville last Saturday. Tnere were fully one thousand people pres ent and the exercises were unusally interesting and impressive. There are 300 confederate graves at Cassville, and are mostly of men who died iu the hospital, into which the Baptist church bad been converted while Jobntson’s army was on the re treat. The members of the Cassville chapter of the Daughters of the Con federacy determined sometime ago to have headstones placed at these graves and although the work was a long and laborious one, those who assembled Saturday viewed with satisfaction its accomplishment, and every grave is now neatly and substantially marked with a stone on which is the inscrip tion: “C. S. A—1861-65.” An Appeal to the Governor. Governor Candler has beeu appealed to by ik delegation from the Grand Army of the Republic camp of Atlanta to protect the government reservation at Andersonville, Ga., on Decoration Dny. from the negroes who annually flock to the place and commit depreda tions. For the past few years tlie privi lege permiting the negroes of the com munity around Andersonville to visit the reservation, it is asserted, has been abused aud tlie local officials of the Grand Army of the Republic ask tliqt precaution be taken to prevent any repetition of the bad conduct agaiu. The solicitor of tlie circuit in which Andersonville is located also called on the chief executive for the purpose of asking that some steps be taken to preserve peace and quiet at Anderson ville on Decoration dny. Governor Candler stated that unless tlie emergency was sufficient to war rant it, no troops could be sent to An dersonville May 30th, the date of Dec oration day. Excursions are run to the national reservation every year from surrounding towns, carrying hundreds of negroes, and it is believed that tlie same trouble will occur tins year that lias happened iu years past, if no precautions are taken by those in charge. ltrumby S%vord Fund Grows. The fund being raised to purchase Lieutenant Brumby a sword is rapidly assuming large proportions. Lists are coming in from all parts of tbe state, and the idea seems to be a popular one, and all are anxious to assist in honoring Georgia’s hero. The banks in a great number of tbe Georgia towns have been beard from, and all of them have sent in generous subscrip tions. Owing to tlie fact that the amount asked for is only one dollar, it takes longer would to bad raise the proper amount than it tbe amount asked for been left discretionary, and those who have not sent in their lists are asked to do so at once, as it is desired to order the sword as soon as possible. * * * State Fall* Notes. Tlie negroes ot Georgia are taking lively interest in the forthcoming state fair—such lively interest, indeed, that in eight counties in the state the work of collecting county exhibits is ahead}' under way, and three or four negro schools and colleges are now preparing exhibits. And the state agricultural society is doing all that it can to en courage this work on the part of the negroes. A separate building has been set apart for the negro display, and in many departments, notably the agri cultural department, the same pre miums are offered them as are offered the white people. derided into sixteen The fuir will be departments, from A to P inclusive. Department A will be devoted to agriculture: This department will, of course, be the main feature of the fair. The largest prize offered in this de partment is $1,000 for the county making the best display of products grown by citizens of the county, The other premiums range from $2 to $500. Department B is devoted to cattle, sheep and hogs, Especial attention is paid in this department to fat stock, and T. B. Sawtell and Edward O. Miles – Co., of Atlanta, offer six of the premiums from $25 to $100. De partment C is devoted to dairy and apiary. This feature of this depart ment will be a model dairy in active operation, for which a prize of $150 is offered. Department D is devoted to horses, mules and colts, and the pre miums range from $15 to $40. An entire building will be given to department E, which includes manu factured products of all kinds. No cash premiums will be offered in this depart ment, only diplomas being given. De partment F will be devoted to machin ery, for which diplomas will also be given. Department H will be devoted to merchants’ displays of all kinds. The feature of this department will be a merchants’sweepstake contest. Each contestant will be charged an entrance fee of $25, which makes him eligible to a prize of $100. Department J is devoted to minerals. Department K will be devoted to products of the forests. Probably the most' interesting fea ture of the fair will be embodied in .department I, which is that of educa tion. More time and attention has been devoted to this department than any other. The particular features will be the oratorical contest by boys from all parts of the state and the competition among girls for the best composition, the details of which have already been announced. In department L, which is devoted to poultry and pet stock, $1,500 in premiums has been offered. In number the premiums are greater than those of any other department and the exhi bition of fowls will doubtle 3 be the largest ever seen fti the state. Department M is devoted to fine arts and is divided into four classes—pro fessional, amateur, open to all and children’s work. The premiums range from $3 to $20 and include all classes of work. Department N is devoted to woman’s work and includes all branches of work from sewing to cake-baking. The premiums are numerous and large. _ ASK XEW’SPAl’EUS TO AID. “Dewey Home” Committee Want Co-Op eration of the Press. The national Dewey home commit tee held another meeting in Washing ton Wednesday and decided to send letters to all leading newspapers, na tional banks and postmasters, asking them to co-operate with the committee by receiving contributions from the public aud forwarding the same to the treasury at Washington. Following is the appeal to the newspapers: The national Dewey home fund committee, recognizing the press of the country as the best medium for reaching the people and the most powerful instrument for good, at the conclusion of their meeting Wednes day afternoon requested the Associated Press to state that the committee most earnestly solicited the co-operation of newspapers in their effort to secure subscriptions. The committee request newspaper publishers everywhere to open public subscriptions, acknowl edge receipt through their columns from day to day and forward the same to the national Dewey home fund committee, Washington, Hon, Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer. It is suggested that newspaper pub lishers receiving subscriptions make their remittances td the committee here weekly, or more frequently if by them desired. Treasurer Roberts will acknowledge receipt to newspapers and will finally issue to each subscriber a souvenir receipt. With a view to the latter, publishers nre requested to keep a record of all subscribers with their postoffice addresses, and so far as possible to forward the same with their remittances from time to time. Tempor ary receipts have been provided until the handsomely engraved souve nir receipts are ready for issuance. The national Dewey home fund com mittee believe that the publishers oi newspapers iu this country will lond their assistance in this work and that it lies within their power to make this move a great success at the earliest possible day. The committee recognizing services already lendered, further requests that publishers who open public subscrip tions notify the treasurer as early as possible for their information. ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFICERS Elected By Directors at Annual Meeting In Chicago. A Chicago dispatch says: At the meeting of the Associated Press Thurs day the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Victor F. Lawson. First vice president, Mr. Stephen O’Meara, of the Boston Journal. Second vice president, General Har rison Gray Otis, of the Los Angeles Times. Secretary and general manager, Melville E. Stone. j Assistant secretary and general man ager, Charles S. Diehl. SEND NO MONIY “WSiWSrA'iS»" S 9 R 4 SlfiS m Hi!! 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