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roH.HODGES. Riitor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, September.27.
Race Riot in Atlanta.
The most terrific riot over known
in Georgia occurred in Atlanta last
Saturday night. It may neVor be
known exactly what the fatalities
were, but it has been reported that
17 negroes were killed and many
others wounded, with one white per
son killed and several injured.
Just when or how the trouble be
gan cannot be found out, but it was
the outgrowth of the many assaults
—four that day—made upon white
women by negro men.
There was a frenzied mob of
young white men and boys who at
tacked negroes on the streets and on
the street cars, using clubs, knives
and pistols.
Mayor Woodard and other city
officials and citizens’ attempted to
quell the distnrbauce, and later the
reserve policemen were called out,
the fire department attempted to
disperse the rioters, and then Gov.
Terrell ordered out the companies of
the fifth- regiment in Atlanta and
nearby towns.
Sunday the city was patrolled by
the soldiers and thore was no more
general rioting.
No matter how much such law
lessness should be condemned, nor
how hurtful it may be to Atlanta
and to Georgia, this outbreak was a
direct outcome of the outrages by
negro brutes that had become too
numerous to be ondured. Southern
white men will protect their wives,
sisters and daughters, and will
avenge the wrongs commuted when
thoroughly aroused.
That there be no repetition of the
incident of last Saturday night, ne
gro brutes must keep away from
white women.
A large number of arrests were
made from Saturday night to Mon
day night. Several were tried in
the recorder’s court, and the sen
tence in each.casp was DO days’ con
finement, and a bond of $1,000 to
the Btate courts for rioting. In the
city and state courts 73 cases were
placed on the dockets; 45 of these
prisoners are negroes aud 28 white.
The two Macon military! compa
nies that went to Atlanta Sunday
morning returned home Monday
evening.
It was declared by city and state
officials, ministers, the grand jury
and others that the inflammatory
specials published by the Atlanta
papers Saturday afternoon and even
ing bad much to do in inciting the
people to unlawful violence.
The Tuesday morning papers say
the rioting was renewed ia the out
skirts of the oity Monday afternoon
and continued several hours into tha
night. At a late hour that night it
was believed the rioting was,at an
end, but great uneasiness nnd armed
watchfulness prevailed. During the
afternnoon and evening of Monday
the city marshall of Edgewood was
shot by a mob of negroes,one county
policeman was killed, three wounded
and three reported missing. In that
fight from 5 to 15 negroes were kill
ed and eight arrested.
Tuesday there was considerable
disturbance in negro settlements be
yond the oity limits, and three hun
dred armed negroes wejp arrested.
The military guard was reinforced
by sevEral companies, and it is fear
ed the end is not insight.
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The situation in Cub,a does not
appear any more peace like-than be
fore the visit of Secretaries Taft
and Bacon. Gen. Funston of the
U. S. Army is also in Havana- An
armisbia was agreed upon, but the
government officials and the insur-
geant generals refuse to agree upon
terms of peace. At this distance it
looks like both sides desire Ameri
can intervention. Orders have been
issued for more warships to go to
Cuba, and it is said 5,000 troops are
in readiness to move at once when
ordered.
:
The New York state democratic
convention is in session at Saratoga,
and the press reports say it is be
lieved Mr. Hearet will be nominated
for governor on the first ballot.
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Don’t Need These Amendments.
At the biennial state election next
Wednesday, the first Wednesday in
October, the voters of the state are
called upon to vote for or against
three amendments to the constitu
tion of Georgia.
,A proposition to amend anything
is a declaration that the thing is in
complete, imperfect. Each year, al
most without exception, since the
adoption of the present constitution,
one or more amendments have been
placed before the people for their
deoision.
Many of these amendments have
been adopted, some have been re
jected. Thus so many changes have
been made that the authors of the
original could not recognize the
constitution they made. In fact the
document is as full of boles as would
be a target at which a regiment of
expert marksmen had fired their ri
fles. In court and in general assem
bly the searchers after truth and
justice have often been stopped by
the declaration that “the proposition
is unconstitutional.”
If there be such oontinual need
for amendment, it woald be best for
a new constitution to be made.
We dare say that on many propo
sitions of law exceedingly few law
yers can confidently declare that
their opinion is within the limits of
cor/stitutional law.
One of the proposed amendments
gives to the legislature, or to tbo
governor, the authority to select,
choose or appoint additional Superi
or court judges whenever the neces
oity arises. The constitution says
Superior court judges must be elect
ed by vote of the people. This pro
posed amendment to the constitu
tion is in direct violation of the con
stitution. Then, who will decide
when additional judges are necessa
ry? Will it be the judges already
in office, the governor,' the legisla
ture, the entire people or the friends
of lawyers who wish to be judges
by selection of the legislature or the
governor?
Another amendment, if ratified,
will provide a court of Appeals, with
three judges, to relieve the Supreme
court of the work the judges say
cannot be done without great delay.
Not many years ago an amendment
added three judges to the Supreme
court to relieve the pressure of ap
pealed case's iu that court.
We do not need another court.
Bather, we need fewer courts. Al
ready there is a County court, or a
City court, in nearly every county in
the state, in addition to the Superi
or courts.
If we must have an amendment
on the oourt question, suppose we
abolish all the Superior courts and
give the County courts, one in each
county, the same jurisdiction now
belonging to the Superior courts.
With this suggested amendment, let
the Balary of each County judge and
solicitor be fixed by the grand jury,
or some other county authority .with
tbo provision that each session of
court shall continue until all the
cases on the docket are tried.
Another amendment calls for the
formation of a new county out of
portious of two or more oountios
now existing. We do not think
there is any need for any new ooun
ty, especially as eight new counties
have been made by amendment
within a year. But if there be need
for a new county the entire Btate
should not be called upon to decide
the question. The people of the
whole of each county that furbishes
territory for the new county should
vote on the proposition. People of
other counties should not have any
vote.
With these opinions concerning
the amendments, we think all should
be defeated, and we hope a sufficient
number of voters to defeat them will
think likewise.
Excursion Rates via Central of Ga.
Railway.
To Buffalo, N. Y., account Inter
national Convention of Christian
Churches, Oct. 12, 17, 1906, low ex
cursion rates; tickets on sale Oct. 10,
11 and 12, good returning leaving
Buffalo 19, 1906.
To Atlanta, Gi., and return, ao
count National Association of Retail
Druggists, October 1 5, 1906; one
fare plus 25 cents round trip.
To Richmond, Ya., and return, ac
count Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows (colored), October 2 6,1906;
one fare plus 25 cents round trip.
To Macon, Ga., and return, ac
count Macon Centennial Fair, Octn
her 2 10, 1906; one fare plus 75
cents round trip, including admis
sion. RateB apply fiom Georgia and
a portion of Alabama.
To Dallas, Texas, and return, ac
count International Association of
Fire Engineers, October 9 12, 1906;
one fare plus $2 00 round trip.
To Atlanta, Ga., nnd return, ac
count Georgia State Fair, October
9 20, 1906; one fare plus 75 cents
round trip, including admission.
For full information relative to
rates, dates of sale, limits, etc., for
above occasions apply to nearest
ticket agent.
Hon. George S. Jones of Macon
has been unanimously endorsed for
one of the judgships of the pfopos-
ea court of appeals by all the law
yers of that city and the court offi
cials of that city and Bibb county.
He credited by those who know him
best as being thoroughly versed in
law, a man of strict integrity, of un
swerving devotion to truth and du
ty, a jurist of eminent ability, a law
yer fully competent to fill the posi
tion to which he aspires. A vote for
Mr. Jones will not be misplaced.
He was a law partner of the late
Hon. Buford M. Davis.
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A PROCLAMATION.
State of Georgia,
Executive Deapnrtment,
Atlanta, July 30, 1906.
By His Excellency, Joseph MS Terrell,
Governor of Georgia
Whereas, the General Assembly, at its
session iu 1905, proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state, as set
forth iu an act approved August 22,
1005, to-wit:
An Act to amend the Constitution of
the State, by providing that the Legisla
ture shall have authority to pdd to the
number of Judges of the Superior courts,
aud for other purposes.
Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly, That the constitution of
this state be amended by adding to par-,
ngraph 1, section 3, of article 8, the fol
lowing: The Legislature shall have au
thority to add one or more' additional
judg^B'of tho Superior court for any ju
dicial circuit in this state, aud shall have
authority to regulate the manner iu
whioh the judges of suoh cirouits snnll
dispose of the business thereof, aud shall
fix the time at whioh the term or terms
Pf office of Ruoh additional judge or
judges shall begin, and the munuer of
his appointment or election, and shall
have authority from time to time to add
to the number of such judges in any ju
dicial circuit, or to reduce the number
of judges in any judicial pircuit; provi
ded, that at all times there shall be at
least one judge in every judicial circuit
iu this state.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever the above proposad amend
ment shall bo agreed to by two-thirds of
the members elected to euok house of
tho General Assembly, and the same has
been entered .on their journals, with the
yeaB aud uayes taken thereon, the Gov
ernor shall cause such amendment to be
published in at least two newspapers in
each congressional district in this state
for a period of two mouths next preepd
iug the time of holding the next general
election.
Section 3 Be it further enacted, Thnf
the above proposed ^neudmeut Bhnll be
submitted for ratification or rejection to
the electors of this state at the next gen
eral election to be held after publication
as provided for in the second section ot
this act, in the several election districts
of this state, at whioh eleotion every per
son shall be qualified to vote who is en
titled to vote for members of the Genera)
Assembly. All voting at such election
in ,favor of adopting said proposed
amendment tp the constitution, shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the words: “For amendment authorizing
Legislature to provide additional Supe
rior court judges,” and all persons op
posed to the'adoption of such amefficl
ment shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words: “Against amend
meut authorizing Legislature to provide
additional Superior court j udges. ”
Nyw, therefore, I, Joseph M. Terrell,
Governor of said State, do issue this my
proclamation hereby declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is submitted for ratification
or rejection to the voters of the State,
qualified to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, at the general election to
be held on Wednesday, October 3,1906.
Josfph M. Teheed t,, Governor.
By the Governor:
Philip Cook, Secretary of State. <
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