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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
uoxnAf. august r,. 1?
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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THE GEORGIAN CO.
at 25 W. Alabama Street,
Atlanta, Ga.
Entered aa aerond rlaaa natter April 25, 19'.. at the Pnstoffles at
Atlanta. Ga.. under act of eonaresa of March S. 1*79.
A Word to the Coming Negro Conven
tion.
When Booker Washington with hla Nntlonal Afro-
American Business league meets In Atlanta on Wednes
day, he and the negroes who come with him to participate
In this convention, are entitled to the considerate treat
ment of the people of Atlanta.
They come here on the Invitation of the mayor, the
city council and the Chamber of Commerce, and what
ever the general feeling which may exist fn Atlanta at
this time, these negroes of the better class gathered in
peaceful and deliberative nssembly, should not be treat
ed with anything less than sympathy or consideration. -
Having said this much, let us nay that It would he
both Impolitic and Imprudent for this body of men to
spend any of their tlmo while they are here In either
making orations or passing resolutions In condemnation
of lynching ns they have done at previous sessions.
. If the Afro-American Business League would com-
I mend Itself to the sympathy and respect of the people of
| the South It should utilise this opportunity to pass reso
lutions of the strongest ami most emphatic nature con-
' demnlng In blistering terms the criminals of their race,
calling u|>on the teachers, the preachers and the editors
of the race to devote the bulk of their time and their
•pace to preaching hell and damnation to these criminals
and advising their rare ns individuals and as organised
bodies to co-operate heartily In helping the white man to
bunt down and to bring to justice the criminals of the
negro race and to condemn aa partlceps crlminls any ne
groes who shelter or help or expedite the escape of the
rapist In any part of the South.
This Is tho first great racial convention that has as
sembled here since the race Issue became so acuto ltr
the South. And, if Booker Washington wishes to vlndl
cate the reputation ho has attalnod for leadership and
good sense, he will not miss this opportunity to speak In
thunder tones along these lines and to rule tho delibera
tions of this convention to this general end.
A Wholesome Meat Supply Demanded.
Tho number of letters which have poured In upon
Councilman Walter A. Taylor, commending his measure
to place rigorous restrictions around the slaughter nnd
sale of meat In Atlanta, give abundant evidence that
the people of the community aro thoroughly aroused on
the question and will not be satisfied with any niodlfl-
cation or compromise.
The special committee having the matter In hand
will meet tomorrow afternoon to decide definitely and
"■ finally on the measure which will be Introduced In coun
cil. We feel sure that there will be no half-dealing with
this proposition and we know full well that council Itself
will greatly disappoint tho peoplo unless a sweeping re
form Is adopted.
, This Is a measure In which The Georgian took the
Initiative and It has enlisted our warmest sympathy and
support from the very beginning. But It has also appeal
ed to the judgment and commoti sense of tho entire peo
ple and they are determined thnt proper stepB shall bo
taken to safeguard the health of the community.
The condition of affairs revealed by the Investigations
of the special committee having the matter In hand was
nothing short of revolting. It was shown thnt fllth nnd
corruption prevailed In the slaughter houses, thnt rafrlg.
•ration was almost unknown and that diseased meat was
being offered to tho consumers of the city to a disgrace
ful extent.
The further the Investigation extended tho worso
were tho conditions shown to exist nnd tho natural conse
quence was an uprising of the people. They are there
fore determined that these flagrant abuses shall cense
and they are fixed In their desire that tho most radical
and far-reaching measure the special committee can
adopt shall be enacted Into law by council.
It Is earnestly hoped that no reactionary steps shall
be taken. No considerations of self Interest on the part
of any one directly concerned should swerve tho mem
bers of council from their manifest duty. The health
and the life of the people of this community are too pre
cious to bo trifled with. Rumors thnt such reaction will
be attempted. Involving the serious modification of the
purposes of tbe special committee, hnve been In circula
tion. It should be remembered thnt this committee has
made a special investigation and conscientious study of
existing conditions and they are In a position lo speak
with authority. Slaughter houses should be constructed
after the most approved fashion, with an eye to clennll-
ness and sanitation, and the Inspection of cattle before
and after slaughter should be absolutely thorough.
Nothing short of this will satisfy the demands of the
people, and It Is hoped that nothing short of this will be
presented for the consideration of council.
There were once three tailors of Tooley Btreet In
London. who concluded to remedy some existing evils of
government. And so they wrote a petition beginning
“We the people of England." signed their three names
and sent the paper In to parliament where the secretary
forwarded tt promptly to the funny paiiers.
Of the same type of humor Is the spirit of a little
newspaper which summarises the existence of a general
Interest aroused by real forces In a great social crisis
by the headlines, "Otir Fight Is Won”—when in point of
fact very few people knew that the little paper was
fighting at all.
From the preaa of the Franklin Frlntlng Company
k has Just come "French Authors, From Froissart to Llv-
■jpg Writers,” by Mias Mildred L. Rutherford, who holds
chair of literature In Lucy Cobb Institute at Athens.
The work is the third of the eerlcs by the same author,
English and American authors. In separate volumes, hav
ing appeared aome time ago. New editions of these are
also out this year. The purpose of the latest volume
as set forth in the preface by the author, Is to aid stu
dents, In the first place to become familiar with the great
masters of French literature, and at'the same time to
aid ihothera and teachers In deciding what French au
thors should be read by tbe young people of the day. It
measures up fully to these requirements and presents a
world of valuable Information. One of the most notable
features of the work is the thorough manner in which
living authors are treated. The entire series Is deserved
ly popular and Is growing more so each year. Miss
Ruthetford Is recognized as one of the most cultured wo
men and most thoroughly equipped educators in the
country and her series of authors Is a valuable contribu
tion . to the literature of the college which Is equally
well adapted for general reading.
The Situation Appeals to St, Railways,
This Is a time when all the forces of our state and
local civilization can cooperate to help the white man In
his battle for the Integrity of his race and the safety of
his women.
This Is a time when the street railways can do a
service to white supremacy and do much to prevent diffi
culties and antagonisms that are Inevitably sure- to fol
low.
One of the most prolific sources of racial strife and
feeling Is tbe packed and crowded street cars *hlch go
out in the city and In the suburbs Iq tbe late hours of the
afternoon and In the early hours of tbe morning. With I
the fronts of the cars filled with white people and the j
rear of the cars packed with negroes dirty and greasy, |
who insolently hold their seats while, delicate white
women swing to the ropes and are flung about without a
seat, It is calculated to stir the patience and the vengeful
reprisal of loyal and public spirited white men every
where.
Tho Georgian urges every caution gnd forbearance
among white men along this line during this period and
at this time of tension and of disturbance.
But The Georgian earnestly requests the street rail
way, which has prospered so mightily upon the patron
age of our rapidly Increasing population,.to come up now
when we need It, to the help of the white men and women
of Atlanta and vicinity, by putting trailer cars on their
lines between the hours of 6 and half-past 7 in the after
noon, and between the hours of 5:45 and 7 In the morn
ing.
Surely a great corporation owned by representa
tive Americans and directed by Southern men will real
ize the urgency of this courteous appeal and will not fall
to answer the request made In the Interest of the women
and children of Atlanta and Its suburbs.
If there Is any reason on earth why the street car
system .should not do this, The Georgian will be fair
enough to publish that reason If It can be made clear.
/ But If there Is no sufllclent reason the people will not
forget tho Indifference of the Corporation toward their
vital Interests nnd safety In this their hour of need.
and romance of the world. By the very spelling of a word
we are led to a knowledge and understanding of Its ori
gin and growth. In point of fact tbe language Has al
ready pasted through the very reform which this up
start board seeks to- establish—has passed through It
gradually and logically and naturally and Is attaining to
the uniformity In a different direction which this “board"
seeks to thrust down the throats of the people. This
fashion of spelling “kissed” with a final "t” or not, was
one of the arbitrary customs of the Elizabethans and sim
ilar slip-shod customs combined with the carelessness of
the early printers have done more to cloud the meaning
of Shakespeare and his contemporaries and to maka
Shakespearean Interpretation difficult than all other In
fluences together.
It has required centuries .to bring about a reasona
ble amount of uniformity In making the past participle—
and now, forsooth, the vandals propose to overthrow all
this for the sake of a little economy In Bpace.
There ta no uniformity about It, There la no logic
and no learning underlying It. It Is merely the reckless
ness of “the aspiring youth who fired the Ephesian dome,”
and tbe culture of tbe country Is rising up in protest
against the senseless conflagration.
The president of tbe United States Is going a long
way'out of bis legitimate province to require that this
experiment shall be grafted upon our language through
the government departments. Tbe people have enough
to learn without having to unearth and learn again on a
new and Illogical basis and It Is hoped that this as
sault upon the English language will be stopped before
It goes any further.
THE REIGN OF TERROR TH ^gSg^ AN S
INDORSED BY STRONG MEN ALL OVER THE SOUTH
Action Should Follow Agitation.
It is to the last degree Important that tbe Intense in
terest and feeling aroused by the present dangers which
menace tho white women of the South should not pass
without something more than talk.
It is both cowardly and foolish to sink Into apathy
after having aroused public sentiment to such a tension
of understanding and of determination.
Sooner or later, today or tomorrow, or the next day
or the day alter, there Bhonld be a public mooting called
In which citizens should consider carefully beforehand
the best, thing to advise, and the safest and most effec
tive lines along which to bring the force of public opin
ion to bear upon our state and local legislation.
The editor of Tho Georgian heartily regrets that an
official visit to New York will prevent his taking part In
tho preparation of this meeting and In Its deliberations
when It has assembled, but he Is perfectly confident that
tho wisdom and the courage of this great people will de
vise and advise tho beet things to be done. Some resolu
tions should be drawn up and some suggestions of the
policies adopted which, with the loud acclaim of tho
mighty mass meeting behind It. will Impress upon the
stato authorities both of execution and of legislation, tbe
demand of the people for definite action to suppress out
rages nnd to protect the women of the South.
Much hns been done nlrendy In this connection. The
action of the county commissioners has been prompt,
vigorous nnd bravo. They have not hesitated to spend
extra money for trebling tho force of the county police,
nnd tholr action In deputizing six citizens In every dis
trict Is highly deserving of praise.
Now let all of our olficors enforce with rigor tho
vagrant Inws. Let them go after the crowd of tdlo ne
groes on Docatur street nnd elsewhere who are living by
their wits nnd by- their villainy and compel them either
to movo on or else send thorn to the rock pile to help
build the state and city's public works.
Another thing: when General Sherman was conduct
ing his military campaign, whenever n soldier of his or
no escort ot his army, was shot from nmbush or from
a house, It was Sherman's policy to destroy the house
nnd to visit vengeance upon the Immodlatc community
from which It came. Thnt was war and war was terri
ble nnd, war, according to hla own language, was hell.
And this Is war with us. nnd war Is terrible, and tho
shelter from which these criminals emerge nnd the shel
ter In which they are protected or helped to escape,
should be put under tho Bame martial law that Sherman
found to ho so effective.
The time hns come for urgent methods hero and we
might as well make a demonstration that will carry'con
viction to tho minds of these black fiends and Ihetr
friends and cn-agitntors that we mean business and in
tend to root out this evil from our state.
AN ALABAMA ECHO.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have Just read your editorial of
the 24th. God bless you In every ef
fort you are making to bring this
“reign of terror" to an end. I am with
you heart and soul. There I4 no cost
too dear to pay for the protection of
our dear wives anil daughters, which
are, as you say, the noblest race of
women In the world.. Your editorial
Is good from beginning to end, and I
Just wanted to say these few words
to sdd one more to the list of those
who are with you In thlH fight.
W. S. COTHRAN,
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 26.
A NORTHERN CAPITALIST
D0R8E8.
IN
Alleged ‘‘Spelling” Reform.
The vandals of our English tongue have received a
tremendous ImpotiiB by the arbitrary order Issued by that
versatile gentlemau, the president of the United 8tates,
who has Instructed tho departments of the government
and notably the public printer to adopt the spelling rec
ommended by the Simplified Spelling Board, ot which
Andrew Carnegie Is the moving spirit.
This action on the part of the president, whose Im
petuous temperament leads him to Interfere In a great
many things which do not concern hint, Is not at all sur
prising. but It It none the lest deplorable and It Is re
ceiving a just rebuke from the culture of the country,
and particularly of tbe college profestora who are best
qualified to speak on the subject. It was never calcu
lated by t|)e founders of the republic that the depart
ments of this government should become a sort of
Academy of Immortals, with the right to regulate the
spelling of our language. It was rather assumed If It was
considered at all, that the spelling of our public docu
ments should obey that law of language, “the usuage ot
the beat writers and speakers,” and be a follower and not
a leader In the matter of spelling. But now. In one hasty
moment, the etymology and the spelling which have
evolved through centuries are to be swept away and tho
so-called reform Is given the official sanction ot the gov
ernment
It was Emerson who snld that "language ts fossil
poetry,” nnd so It M. It Is fossil poetry because, poetry
In the growth of every language precede* prose, which
It always perfected later. But It Is likewise fossil history
and fossil art. Imprisoned In our language as It has come
to be spelled after centuries of evolution lie the history
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am from the North—from Oh!
where It has been no uncommon event
to read of the lynching of a negro rap
ist now nnd then, but where In com
mon with other sections of the North,
few people appreciate the reigns of
terror which occasional ly seem to
spread like some loathsome disease
over portions of the South.
I have been a resident of Atlanta
for some six months, during which
time I must confess that my eyee have
been opened on this your most pre
ponderant question—the negro ques
tion. Recent occurrences have caused
my blood to run cold. It has been one
of the most horrifying experiences I
have ever encountered to pick up my
paper day after day only to read of
u fresh victim of the negro's lust.
Your recent editorials on the sub
ject merit the closest attention, not
only of the people of the South, but
more especially of the people of the
North, who little realize what condi
tions confront you. Your people here
are familiar with these conditions—
entirely too familiar. But It should
be remembered, that Northern people
do not have any conception of the fre
quency of these outrages. Our papers
do not contain reference to any but
the most conspicuous cases and then
generally play up the mob feature un
til the other side of the question Is al
most entirely, lost to view or so entirely
overshadowed that the public holds up
Its hands In horror at the mob fea
ture and decries your Insufficient pun
ishment as "uncivilised." For this the
public of the North Is not to be too
imrshly judged, as they can only know
what the papers see fit to print and
the papers are dependent on corre
spondents down here who get more
matter ln|o their stories by making
mountains out of mole hills.
Being a man of family I can appre
ciate quite deeply the feelings which
must be experienced by a husband end
fnther upon leaving his wife and chil
dren In These days of frequent crime.
Having been recently through the
country sections of the state I can
appreciate how helpless and how en
tirely at the mercy of the negro theso
little families are where they have no
neighbors living within possibly five or
six miles of them. And my apprecia
tion becomes more pronounced when I
see dozens of burly brutes surrounding
each home for each white man near.
Then add to this the fact—the appall
ing fact—that there have been no lose
than n dozen or nftccn of these horrid
crimes perpetrated In Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida within the past
month, and my blood fairly bolls.
It does no good for our blood to boll,
however. It strikes me that this quee-
tlon Is one which needs tho united and
Intense thought ot your people. Some
solution Is needed nnd needed quickly.
Every day that goes by will probably
add another victim to the long list.
What you need. In my poor opinion, Is
a leader who will move heaven nnd
enrth to dig out this awful condition,
root and branch.
A question which affects our home
life Is the question which touches the
Anglo-Saxon more deeply than all oth
ers. Surely no one can say that this
question, then. Is not one affecting
vour homes more than all others com
bined. And such being the case, why
Is It not made the foremost political
question? Why Is It not the Issue In
politics above all others? Why do you
not elect some real, live lender lo con
gress, In both houses, who will never
rest until he has brought this most
vital Issue squarely before the people
of the country?
It seems almost paradoxical to think
of this great country of ours raising
millions of dollars In a few hours to
help the sufferers of San Francisco, of
Martinique and now of Varpulralto and
then turning a deaf ear to the cry* of
the South when her women are daily-
meeting dentil or worse than death In
a more horrible manner than any
earthquake or volcano could device.
And let me say right here that the
people of the North would not turn a
deaf ear to your cries If they only
were given an opportunity to under
stand the true awfulness of your con
dition.
Get some one In the national legis
lative halls who will shout as much
and consume as much lime over this,
your most vital question, as Is now
consumed by some of them over the
expenditure of a few dollars from the
government exchequer; get all your
papers shouting as lustily on this mo
mentous question as they have recent
ly been shouting on personalities of
political candidates; organize a pub
licity bureau of some nature to keep
pounding away at the Northern press
and let all these combined forces unite
on some proposition for ridding the
South of the negro criminal and It Is
not unreasonable to believe that some
thing can be accomplished that will for
ull time end your troubles.
To my mind the only solution of the
question Is deportation, or colonization.
Your plan of having the negro preach
er and teacher talk of their race means
simply an educntlonal course. It would
rake too long to accomplish any ap-.
precloblc Improvement to make It the
principal means of solving the ques
tion. What you need Is a solution that
will solve quickly, and for all time.
The only way to accomplish this end
I* to get rhl of the cause. Desperate
diseases require desperate remedies.
You would not think of trying to cure
a tumor by applying a little ointment.
You would cut It out.
If the South only realized It they are
the Democratic party. That party
would not be able to get a chance at
office once In fifty years were It not
for the Solid South. Why do you not
ask of that party as a price for your
support the Insertion of a plank In
their platform calling for the deporta
tion of the negro? That would have
the effect at least of bringing the
question to the notice of the North
and would get the people of the coun
try talking and dlscueslng the condi
tion you have confronting you. And
give the Democratic party leaders to
understand that unless they do as you
demand you will not support them.
Make Mr. Bryan, whom you consider
your good and true friend, show Just
how deep Ills friendship la during the
next presidential campaign. He thinks
he will have a good chance of being
elected. Put It up to him In no uncer
tain terms that unless he gives you
some recognition you will not support
him. And then tear up your ballots
rather than vote for him unless he does
as you ask. That will give you some
recognition, of which God knows you
get little enough now.
There Is one thing upon which
Wish to lay particular stress. That Ib
the fact, apparent to my mind, that you
do the people—the public—of the North
an injustice when you condemn them
as a whole for crying out against you
In this matter. Remember that their
opinion Is molded by the press and that
the press Is dependent upon corre
spondents down here—your own peo
ple—to fashion the zeports which we
In the North read at our breakfast ta
bles.
few months spent here face to
face with the conditions you have be
fore you would convert 95 per cent of
the Northern people to your side and
as soon as they could realize the ap
palling moment of this question they
would rise up In a body to assist you
In any plan that could be devised to
rid your homes of this terrible menace.
Yours very truly,
OTTO G. TAGUE.
Atlanta, Aug. 25.
ONE OF GE0RgT/V8
ABLEST BUSINESS MEN
To Tho Editor of The Georgian:
I have read with much Interest and
hearty approval your several able arti
cles on the face question, and Its bear
ing on the number of recent outrages.
It seems to me that you have at last
"struck the key note" of the situation.
We will no longer tolerate the terrible
and savage crimes which have become
so prevalent, and I heartily Indorse
your sentiment of "let each and every
Southern man do his part." If we can
accomplish tho reform necessary by le
gal means let us do so, but If as It now
seems, the law Is powerless, then let
us rise In our might and apply the
remedy, however severe It may be.
Surely with the example of our fath
ers before us we can handle this ques
tion as thoy so effectively did.
I am of the opinion of "Citizen," who
writes In your Issue of the 24th, 7'Isn’t
It about time to hold white mass meet
ings" for the discussion of ways and
menns to abate this terrible state of
affairs. Meanwhile let our women go
armed, let them know how to use the
arm effectively, and let them be not
slow In using It on any suspicious ne
gro caught around their homes without
a good and sufficient excuse. Let the
Southern man see to this.
"SOUTHERNER."
Atlanta, Aug. 25.
RADICAL MEASURES DEMANDED.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have read with absorbing Interest
your editorials on the negro question
In the last few days and I must con
gratulate you on your splendid Ideas.
The happenings of the negroes during
the lost two weeks both In Georgia
and South Carolina have set us alt to
thinking and as you say, something
mutt bo dortc nnd at once.
Of course, this letter Is not for pub
lication, but for years I have thought
of this and If a law could bo made
and be enforced It would help to put
a check on this crime that we read
nnd know about, of course, I don't
know whether tt could be done, but
this wo know: something must be done.
Our women live In a state of dread all
the time both tn the country and In
town, nnd the men muat do something
for their protection. Lynching puts an
end to pne, but there are others only
waiting their chance.
Kill the negroes' nnlmal passions
with the knife—castrate them, then
they can be turned loose In safety and
make good house servants. Trace
these negroes and "fix” all their chil
dren, In fact all the male descendants
from that line of negroes. Of courpe,
II would be a stupendous task, but I
believe that It would so terrorise them
thnt It would check this awful crime on
our women. I merely offer this as a
suggestion, and If It Is a good one you
think, you will know how to put It be
fore the public tn your own splendid
style. If it Is not a good one, why let
It drop and no harm Is done. You
know during the Bible times negro men
were servants, and they were harmless.
Wishing you every success possible,
and If my suggestion strikes you favor
ably merely mention tt In your paper-
Atlanta, Aug. 25. M. M.
A LEVEL HEADED NEGRO.
To the Editor of the Georgian:
I read with much Interest and con
cern your able editorials, "The Way to
Save Our Women," "The Reign of Ter
ror Must End" and the hearty Indorse
ments received from white citizens In
the different sections of Georgia. It
Is true that the hope of our race and
of this great country lies In the har
monious cooperation of the best men
of each race or In the entire separation
of the races. It Is furthermore trOe
that very little has been said by the
negro teachers, preachers and editors
In denunciation of the rapist.
It Is so easy In the heat of enthusi
asm over the lynching of a negro to
think of the avenging mob and lo for
get the brutality of the lustful beast,
the shame attendant upon the family
and tbe disgraced, the passion of re
venge and destruction that would nat
urally rise In the breast of father, son.
sympathizers and of men everywhere.
However, this should not be.
While I do not mean to condonfi
lynching, aa a teacher of the colored
youths of Valdosta, Ga., as one Inter
ested In the uplift and advancement of
my race, I am willing to Join In with
the best men of the South as typified
by your honored self In a stern and
firm denunciation of the rapist, there
by helping to crystallze social senti
ment against the villain who would
violate the sanctity of the person of
any woman. Sincerely yours,'
C. Q. WILEY,
Principal Colored Public Schools and
Incorporator and General Commis
sioner of the Macon Colored State
Fair.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 25.
"COVINGTON oFcOLQUITT”
8UGGEST8 A REMEDY
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I think It not Inopportune to make a
suggestion In connection with the dis
cussion now going on as to the proper
method of decreasing the number of
outrages committed upon the white wo
men of the rural districts near Atlanta.
In the first place, It Is of course trile
that the removal of the negro from
among the whites of the South Is the
only perfect protection that can be
afforded to our white women. Neither
the terror of execution under the law,
nor the lyncher's knife and torch oper
ate to prevent the commission of these
crimes. We will finally see, therefore,
that It Is up to us to decide whether
we will continue to hazard the peace
of our women for the purpose of keep
ing an adequate supply of labor.
There Is another view of tbe case:
It Is claimed'that ninety per cent of
all negroes going to their death for this
crime claim to have been drunk when
their crimes were committed. This
statement squares with what we know
of the Influence of alcoholic stimulants
on the sexual passions, and with what
we know of the negro. It Is true thut
the federal government, recognizing
the terrible consequences of furnishing
liquor to savages, prohibits Its sale to
the Indians. This truth has reached
most parts of the 8outh, and perhaps
furnishes an explanation of the fact
that the South Is more nearly "dry"
than any dther section of the world.
Our people apparently, for tho moat
part, are not disposed to place any
purely financial gain above the secur
ity of their homes. At tho last sesslob
of the general assembly of Georgia, for
Instance, It was proposed to set up 1 a
dispensary In one of the little cities of
Georgia, and a petition signed by 1,000
white women was presented, Instancing
their peril, and praying that the dis
pensary be not established. It was
not established! What kind of a civ
ilization Is It that sells to any negro
that which provokes hla dormant pas
sions, and puts him on the trail of the
Innocent girlhood ot the rural districts
surrounding Atlanta? Is the reqt de
rived from the buildings occupied by
this traffic sufficient compensation? Is
all the money ever made out of the
traffic worth the right to life and hap
piness that belongs to the meanest
white girl child around the city?
W. A. COVINGTON.
Moultrfe, Ga., Aug. 26, 1900.
FROM A TENNESSEE TEACHER.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 have Just read your editorial In
Tuesday's Georgian, "The Reign of
Terror for Southern Women," and re
gard It one of the finest things I have
ever read In the form of an editorial.
Your greatness Is only exceeded by
your good works and would to Ood
that the South were able to produce
many more men of your typo. 1 am
Yours sincerely,
GROVER N. M’CORMICK.
Brighton, Tenn.
DI8FRANCHI8E*TH*E NEGRO FIR8T
I GOSSIP I
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By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. Aug. 27.—Admiral Robley
D. Evans held back the Maine the
flagship of the North Atlantic squad
ron, a day because of the death of
Coxswain Patrick J. Kirwin, who wsb
killed at his work Saturday. Klrwln
had been married only a few months
His death came Just as the squadron
was leaving for this port and Admiral
Evans, who admired the man, had the
ships halted and made preparations
to give Klrwln naval honors In a burial
In the cemetery of the naval hospital'
But at the request of the coxswain's
widow, those plans were abandoned
and the funeral will be field today with
Interment at St. Raymond cemetery
Klrwln had served ten years In the
navy. On the Indiana he had fought
In the battle of Santiago. *
The New York friends of Miss Van
Norden, who was Injured while touring
Scotland, were surprised at the an
nouncement of her engagement to
Colonel Bales, Salvation Army officer
In South America. Miss Van Norden
Is the elder daughter of Wagner Vnn
Norden, of No. 8 East 62d street, who
Is director of several banks and trust
companies.
She surprised society In 1892 by en
tering the Salvation army as “Prlvnie
Van Norden.” Later Miss Vnn Norden
went to London and became the secre
tary of General William P. Booth,
head of the Salvation army. She Is
about 36 years of age. Her present
position In the army Is that of Inter
national special agent.
Bunches of rude and curious men
stood around the Red Star line dock
today waiting for the Finland to ar
rive. On board the boat were thirty-
two Kentucky belles who had been se
lected In a newspaper contest as the
most popular and beautiful In the blue
grass state, and had received a free
trip to Europe. Eurdpe took about as
much Interest In them as they did In
It. In Paris, crowds followed them on
the streets, and eager stunts In neck
twisting was done as they appeared
through Germany, Holland and Bel
gium.
There Is consternation among young
women, who have to work and whose
figures are not Just Jhe correct meas
urements lest the example of the gov
ernment bureau of printing and en-
graving should be generally followed.
Here Is the order that Is causing the
grief:
“No woman under four feet and ten
and a half Inches will be employed;
women who have medium height pre
ferred.
No woman of more than sixteen
Inches width In the hips will be em
ployed.
"The bust must not exceed thirteen
Inches In depth.”
What the bureau wants Is the sylph-
llke girl, whom novelists describe ns
•■willowy." If she gels fat she will be
retired.
In the department where money Is
printed, the machines are crowded Into
a narrow space. Hence the anti-fat
edict.
There Is talk of appealing to Presl-
dene Roosevelt.
The Austrian- supreme court has de
cided thnt Slander can be done over
a telephone, ns the conversation may
be regarded as speaking public—be
cause It may b# overheard by a third
party.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I wish to express my appreciation of
the two editorials ot the 21st, "Re
member the Issues" and "Reign of Ter
ror for Southern Women."
As you suggest, every Southern man
should Insist that Booker Washington
and. the negro educators should teach
them that they shall not touch a white
woman. We hnve had enough of their
protests against lynching, but never a
word against the hellish crime. The
quicker we disfranchise them the bet
ter for all concerned. I am a Vir
ginian and know that conditions have
never been as satisfactory as now ex
ists for both white and black In that
state, though some politicians have
Imposed upon a preacher and caused
him to grossly misrepresent the condi
tions there. The remedy in the future
would be to Bppolnt a guardian for
him. The school fund should be di
vided In proportion to the amount of
taxes the negrq pays, as education has
proved a failure. I promise to use my
Influence to Insist that the teachers of
negroes Impress upon the children that
they muat not touch white people, and
this duty Is up to every white man In
the South. Agitation of this subject
Is the remedy. The South must settle
this question without Interference from
the North. You, with your forcible
pen, can accomplish much In this line.
Yours very sincerely.
A. W. BROOKS.
Athens, Ga., Aug. 25.
A WOMAN’S WARM THANKS.
To the Editor of The Georgian.
I want to thank you for your editorial
of two days ago, "How to Save Our
Women.”
Do not relax your efforts to arouse
the men to concerted efforts for our
defense. Some of them need arousing
ome who see danger everywhere but
in their own homes.
I am one of those who live In the
suburbs, nnd during some hours In the
day and early evening, when necessa
rily alone, my heart grows "sick with
fear and apprehension."
This feeling Is such suffering as
even you, with your broad sympathies,
can not understand, for men know no
fear. It takes away the Joy of living,
and, no doubt, shortens one's life.
May all leading editors Join your
crusade, and all husbands, fathers aftd
brothers co-operate with you.
A GEORGIA WOMAN.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 27.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—V. Collier, C. T. Hop
kins, R. C. Martin, G. W. Seay, M. A.
Smith, Mr*. J. Thompson, Miss J. A.
Armstrong, Miss R. Burt, W. I. Cal
laway, O. P. Crocker, P. T, Heath. F.
L. Markham. Miss J. McDonald, J. S.
Oleman, J. C. Turner. .
AUGUSTA—J. D. Mullark, J. S.
Booth. R. D. Brown. C. D. Carmichael.
SAVANNAH—A. Bond, J. E. McMil
lan, H. C. Tracey, W. Whatter, F. P.
Haskell, J. W. Hefferman, O. S. John
ston, R. M. Martin, T. 8. Mally, J. 8.
Strauss, J. S. Tart, F. Whitten.
IN PARI8.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Aug. 27.—Miss Virginia Bowie,
of Atlanta, Ga., registered at the office
of the European edition of The New
York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGUST 27.
1590—I’ope Blxtus V died. , ,
100—First church founded nt Chnrle*tt>wn
nnd Benton. ...... . „ .
1748—Jnmen Thomson, Kngllsh poet. died.
Born September II, 1703.
1758—Fort Fronteiinc nurrendcred to tue
Bugllsli.
1776— Nathan llale executed nt ,
1816—Algiers surrendered to lUltlsh nua
Dutch fleets. . . „
1841—Patrick William Itlordnn. Bojnnn < nth-
ollc archbishop of Ban l-rnnclscoj horn.
1854—tlrent loss of life nnd -property in tor
nado nt Isoulsrille. Ky. .
1893—World’s parliament of religions opened
1898—t.’xnr unveiled monument to Alexander
II at Moscow. , ... v „»f
1904—Battleship Ixmlslanm launched nt New
port News.
AN OHIOAN 8AY8 AMEN.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have very carefully read every
word of your editorial, "The Reign of
Terror Must End/’ and have also read
all the indorsements of the same, nnd
I wish to go on record aa Indorsing
every word of your timely warning, anu
In doing ao, let me say that I am an
Ohioan, who haa lived In the South for
eighteen yearn, and am reasonably well
informed on both sides.
I notice an absence of Indorsement
from other than Southern gentlemen,
and for that reason I can not let tne
occasion pasa without a Northern
man's hearty Indorsement to your edi
torial. and my earnest prayer Is that
you keep the good work going, until
others shall see the result, and taking
inspiration therefrom, go and do use-
* Ood help every liberty-loving citizen
of this glorious land of ours to rise to
the occasion, and by earnest effort ana
hearty indorsement, assist In putting
forever at an end this terrible blight
upon our beloved land. .. t
The writer is a • traveling man and
the terrible force of the argument went
straight home to him, and it matter*
not if we are from the North or the
South, we should—we MUST—unite to
save our Southern mothers, daughters,
sisters and wives from the awful curse
of the black ravtsher. ,
In closing, let me also indorse the
article of "Angle-Saxon,” nnd Gou
speed the day when It comes.
Yours in the cause,
B. L. LYDE.V
No. 816 East Fifth Street; Chatta
nooga, Tenn. *