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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY. OCTORER 27. IMG.
LETTERS TO GEORGIAN FROM READERS ON TIMELY TOPICS
.Ruminations of a Route C
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CRIME; ITS CAUSES
0 AND TREATMENT.
(Based on Phrenology.)
T „ the Editor of Tho Georgian:
T l, e question now presenting Itself
forcibly to the minds of thinking peo
ple Of both races. What are we to do
H-ltl, the rapist and criminal? deserves
tlie most serious meditation to which
H,e human mind Is. susceptible.
since the established mode, now In
operation, of treating the criminal by
indicting punishment has not been sue-
cessful, but. an eminent failure, and j Hon. John Temple” Gra\”es”and br. " a!
-mce crime goes on increasing in c - Ward. Mr. Graves has for several
.mount In proportion as punishment making speeches on the ne-
Sm ' ihundant,y adml “-i
I ever heard preach, and I enjoy his
editorials. It Is Just as Dr. Ward says,
tho more the negro Is educated the
arner
To the Editor of The Georgian:
..There has been a heap said about
the negro and the recent riots of At
lanta. I beg you for a space In your
up-to-date paper In reference to the
negro. There has been a good lot said
by great divines and people of note, but
I dare say that thsre It none that has
struck the key-note more forcibly than
j, a3 been abundantly administered, we
mnuld no longer shut our eyes to the
conclusion which experience has estab'
lUlied.
Let the causes of crime be what they
niay . punishment has not yet been suc
cessful In removing them; therefore,
can not on any ground of reason be
maintained that It, within itself, Is suf-
dclent for the purpose.
Since there Is no more time now for
falsified Imagination, erroneous as-
■umptlon nor hypothetic reason, wheth-
,, Inspired by sincerity or self-aggran-
diiement. the time has come to act,
«blch must be done wisely and Justly
to both criminal Individually and so
ciety In general, and there being no
ether guidance to wise and Just action
but science. It must be done scientifi
cally, If at all, and In this Instance
phrenologlcally.
The divine administration of human
affairs Is perfect: however, let our first
,tep in comprehending crime, which
belongs to human, be to look upon It as
It actually exists.
Secondly, compare the nature of the
crime with the nature of the man's
constitution physically and mentally, to we are farther off now than then, as
jxhlcli he Is designedly adapted, that we far as crime Is concerned. I would to
might know how and where It begins; our living God that every man, white
after this Is ascertained we will know or black, had the love of Ood In his
how and where to begin treatment. soul and was educated, but where does
It is useless to dwell upon various it amount to anything with our young
more keenly he feels the race-barrier
which exists between himself and the
whlte.man, I eay while some of our
good old-time negroes are trying to
educate and civilise the young gener
ation of negroes, the majority of our
negroes are overstepping the bounds of
reason and acting In such a way as to
cause him trouble with the white man.
Now, the negroes make a great howl
about lynching. If they would stop and
think what would be the consequence
of a white man under the same circum
stances In case of an outrage and would
be the same thing. The negro must
learn that this Is a white man's coun
try and he will rule at all hazards.
There Is no mistake of the white man
being a friend to the negro that be
haves himself and stays in his place.
Now, some of the good men say that
we must educate them. Some say
that the thing to do Is to Christianise
them. .We may do that after a while, I have good men. such as Bishop Turner
bu 5 w ® f ha y® ne Y* r h *d any success as and Revs. Proctor and Bryant, though
We have Been trying to educate | they laugh them to scorn and pass
J them by.
onlze him and send him to himself,
say, why should two races continue to
live together In constant hatred to one
another? it is an awful state of af
fairs tb be in. There Is no mistake
but what has been keeping down a race
war between the races Is law and
Christianity of all good people. The
people are aroused over this question
more than any one thing that has hap
pened In years. OOr country people
don’t want tho negro at all: he will not
work out In the country for wages nor
will many work a crop. The negroes
are getting scarce In the country dls
tricts and you can't get one at any
reasonable price to work. They seem
to all wont to get to town and worit
at public works, what little they do
work. Just look If you please at loaf.
Ing negroes there. In Atlanta on Da
catur street and Peters street. You
can not hire them at all only to clean
out a barroom or something of that
kind. He cnly cares for one meal a day
and some cheap whisky, and he Is In
his glory. I am glad the council saw
flt to revoke some of thoee dens of
whisky there was on Decatur street,
for It was a curse to the fair name of
our great Atlanta. People that work
don't have much trouble getting along,
but thoee that loaf around are always
breaking the law apd stirring up strife.
We have spent money and furnished
Bibles and preached the Word of God
to the negro and educated him and
can't do anything with him so far.
The young negro will not take advice
from anybody of his race or ours. They.
nnd Christianize for forty years and
crlmcF. since we know their nature,
therefore, consider causes.
In every Instance of crime the very
let is to gratify the peculiar desire In
the mind of the criminal who acts,
therefore, the desires of the mind are
known by the acts themselves; also,
the acte requisite to the gratification
of the desires. Then It remains for
phrenology and phrenology alone to
point out the criminal with these desires
before he acts, or to describe the or
ganic constitution that la prone to such
action for the gratification of Its de-
(Ires, whlch-nothlng else will satisfy;
that we might knew what we aro to
treat. Many crimes are committed by
force, aeemlngly, rather than desire.
Temptations, Inducements and In
fatuation of the brain by intoxicating
liquors contributes largely fo the minds
of partial equilibrium; Such minds
have no decision or positive direction.
Consequently, since the mind Is de
pendent on the brain for Its manifesta
tion and exercise. Its manifestation and
exercise run not bo otherwise than
the development of the brain by culti
vation nil) permit, notwithstanding the
capaciousness and comprehensiveness
of mind; Its manifestation and exer
cise Is limited and characterized by the
power nnd disposition of the brain,
therefore, by the brain's development,
we know not what the mind desires;
but what it Is compelled to put forth If
It puts forth anything at all.
Nature operates always and every
where by means of organs or Instru
mentalities—never without them. Or-
canlsm la in perfect correspondence
with the function; thus, when nature
would put forth power of function, she
does so by means of the power In the
oriran which puts It forth, nnd, so of
quickness and all other functional con
ditions. How can weak muscles put
forth strength? A sluggish brain put
forth activity? etc., etc.
Then, since tile brain Is the fountain
head of nil action, let us study it In Its
congeries of organs, that we might
eubdue the excessively active or per
verted and excite action In those which
aro deficient or Inactive, because, for
the want of exercise, these faculties
•Ink Into u gradual Insensibility of their
duty and obligation.
The brain is divided Into three great
elasses—the animal propensities, moral
Jentlmente, and Intellectual faculties.
These have their respective groups,
which In turn have organs.
Phrenology locates the animal pro
pensities at the side of the head be
tween and around tho ears; the social
■Tactions, In Hit back and lower por-
nsplrlng faculties. In Its
Jown: the moral, on Its top; the Intel-
actual, on the forehead; the percep-
tlres, which relate us to matter, over
the eyes; the reftectlves, In the upper
Pan nf the forehead. Now, since brutes
Jave little moral and reflectlves, have
uttle top head, alinoat all their mentall-
? consists of the animal propensities.
negroes? The North has been giving
the negroes thousands of dollars to ed
ucate them and does crime decrease?
Moat assuredly it does not. Just take
the police docket and tho atate docket
and you plainly see at a glance that
crime among the young negroes is In
creasing yearly. Now, I will say that
our old-time negroes are not giving
us much trouble nor never have, but
they are playing out fast and soon
will be a thing of the past. I must
say right hear that the old-time ne
groes have In the past been trying to
hold the young generation down to
some extent, for which they deserve a
great deal of credit.
I do not think there was any mis
take forty years ago In freeing the ne
gro at ell. What can the negro expect
here with our people? Does he ex
pect to rule this country? Doss he
expect to be equal with the white man?
Most assuredly he does not. The only
way I can solve the problem Is to col-
We have done our duty toward the
negro as men and as Christians and
financially. We have given help in
all undertakings toward educating his
race, but ne don't seem to appreciate
these things as a mass. This Is not
the blare for the negro any more than
It was the Indian. Let him go to hts
own country and have his own govern
ment to himself, for this Is a white
man's country. -Give him a good price
for his present property and If needs
be help him to hit own country. There
are thousands of people that would pay
a special tax to carry him to a land to
himself.
I am opposed to mobs and mob law,
buj as long as the negroes of this
country continue such lawlessness of
crimes they may expect such to be
their doom. Let our good thinking men
of our good lend do something to set
tle the biggest problem that has come
before this country.
I will say In conclusion, as the
younger set of both races get older,
greater wilt be the problem.
Your* very respectfully.
W. D. M'MICHAEL.
Stone Mountain, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1.
Nearly all their brain Is found between
*»'i around the ears. Just where It
mould be. and so It Is with man, what
5* “• speaks In emphatic'' language,
“fouith hts phrenology, it Is but to
™? r 'e 'hat we might know hltn ait
Jjj*. If not better, than ho knows hint-
Let us then observe the rapist, who
“ the lowest type ot the most Inferior
•V*. of which about 5 per cent of the
•hole constitute the class to which
“belongs; for the sake of Bkepttcs,
™eive the head of those belonging to
Sf r| a*s. whom we know; the truth
•TO establish Itself. Their phrenological
inad.ng Is very little above that of the
wring.nutang; as much so os It Is,
**“ character Is different.
negro race as a whole,, like tho
The i
ra, 'e. except In quality and color,
K<t"*llly partakes Its color. Is made
L” "f rll 'h and poor, moral and lm-
r'PJI, religious nnd Irreligious. Intel-
and Ignorant, with dispositions
wtullar to their rank. Many of them
attained extraordinary capability
L *'f r l walk of life, to which all tho
’ n, 'i susceptible, yet heir condl-
, n In any Individual rank, from the
1 cst t., the highest, can be Improved,
■Poult! he.
LJT^Perlmentnl. phrenological obser-
ton .,f the negro's brain develop-
2?' “* I"* South shows at least 25
S w ent >he whole, In addition to the
^"•PMus^eferretMo^tav^arge
* M .'1/ilCf
mirthfulness" large only, Ideality and
sublimity small.
“Perceptive Faculties."
(Practical cognizance of physical
things.)
Individuality, else, weight. location
are very large, while form, color, order
and calculation are email—and very
small.
“Literary Faculties.”
(Which collect Information and re
member.)
Eventuality, tune, language are ex
traordinarily large, but ''tune" moder
ate.
“Reflective Reason.”
(Philosophy, originating and ab
stracting.)
“Human nature and agreeableness’'
moderate; “causality and comparison”
very small, and deficient.
However, the combination herein de.
scribed possess very little moral and
Intellectual power; the direction of
their mind’s manifestation and exer-
else Is limited and controlled by the
animal propensities, which are predom
inant power. Now, since the natural
desires of the propensities are purely
selfish and animal In their constitu
tion. what else but crime will the efflux
of such brains ever be. while In their
perverted use? You might restrain
them today by some extraordinary
process, but they will burst forth again
when the opportunity presents Itself;
the very constitution of their organism
can not withstand temptation, since
they have no moral and Intellectual
power to firmly control or direct their
RAI9INQ OF A
CHAPPELL SCHOLARSHIP.
Mllledgeville, Ga.
To the Alumnae and Friends of the
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege and Dr. J. Harris Chappell:
J. Harris Chappell, the beloved pres
ident of the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial College, died April 6, 190#.
Through hie untiring energy and deep
devotion, he has made this institution
one of the greatest factors for good In
the state, and he did more for the gen
uine education of Georgia girls than
any other oric person, touching as he
has hundreds of young lives and Incul-
eating In their hearts and minds the
highest Ideals of true womanhood. Dr.
Chappell truly gave his life,
were, to the girls of Georgia.
Being cut off, while yet In his prime
and vigor of Intellectual life, when he
felt that his work was but half fin
ished, we, the faculty and alumnae
association, desiring to perpetuate his
memory here, and to continue In his
name the work he began, are under
taking to establish a fund to be desig
nated as the J. Harris Chappell Schol
arship Fund, the same to be safely in
vested, and the annual Income used
for the education, In thla Institution, of
worthy girls, who could not otherwise
receive an education.
We desire to raise, not lese than two
thousand dollars (12,000). It Is our
wish that the necessary fund be the
gift of not a few only, but of a large
number of Dr. Ch&ppetl'a friends. It
Is not the sum contributed, but rather
the number of contributors that will
give the memorial Its chief significance.
To accomplish this laudable purposo
we are mailing one of these letters to
every girl who has ever attended this
action. They ore absolutely Insensl- institution, as well as to friends of Dr.
ble to moral benefit, and requirement | Chappell. We believe that you will
They will continue to be until they •HPreeUto the^Privilege of ald.ngjn
will have developed, by cultivation, the
deficient or dormant faculties, at the
"friendship, Inhabltlveness
domestic duty), while
s» ? ns ,,f "conjugality, parental
itcontinuity" of the same group
B'rnall. „r very deficient.
.... Selfish Propensities.”
provide for man’s animal
^eaibatativenes*. destructiveness,
cautiousness, approba-
tn ’■••If-estcem and firmness" are
hath l?' " "Lilc acquisitiveness, all-
fcuti h*' 11 and vltntlvenes are very
pL w deficient
| , ‘ Morel Sentiments."
lit 212 '"''dor man'morally account-
H| ' is.)
large, but "roneclen-
nope. veneration anil benev-
■mall, or deficient.
A *®lf-Perf.c»in B Group."
nk.n.l*' llne ar| s and Improvement.)
| lru ctiveness» imitation and
same time subduing the excessively ac-
tive or perverted. When thla ia done-—
not before—will he cease to commit
crime—his sensibility will have been
awakened to the rewards of obedience
and the punishment of d sobedlence.
which he knows nothing of In his pres
ent condition. , .,
While It can readily be observed that
the JO per cent are prone to crime,
yet there are only about 5 per cent of
the whole who frequent crime, there
fore not euch an undertaking as pre-
* U phrenology expounds a vel Y bb *''® 1
and comprehensive plan by which this
can be done, by pointing out his defi-
clencles and efficiencies, showing the
posslbllty of converting him Into
moral, accountable and desirable citi
zens, as much so as the be ‘ , ®r.® l J*f
now nre; and by so dolngyouhelpthe
criminal as much as you do the race or
the community to which he belongs.
There Is but one of two things requl-
site to his salvation:
First. Remove all temptations, In
ducements and Intoxicating liquors
from him; or. secondly, remove him
from them; that he shall not have any
thing for his animal nature to not upon,
while his moral and lntellectual are
being cultivated assiduously. When
he can stand the required examina
tion he will be gladly welcomed to
any community. Instead of the present
mode of Intimidation for his misfor
tune. Let his labor pay for his school
ing. by some means; this Is possible.
Man Is made for action, not Idleness,
the object of life Is happiness. The
prerequisite to happiness Is due exer-
?, r . e e r T not..few. but^.he harmonious
this cause, and wa trust that each
former student will contribute nt least
one dollar ($1.00). From the graduates
and other friends we are hoping to re
ceive as much larger contribution as
they feel able to make.
fiend the money, either In bank
cheek, postofllce order, or cash by
registered mall, nnd plainly addressed
I to Miss Nan Barksdale, Mllledgeville,
Ga., who will Immediately acknowledge
receipt of same.
An accurate record of the name of
all contributors will be kept.
Committee:
JESSIE M. 8YNDER. Chairman,
NAN BARKSDALE. Bee. and Tregs.
MRS. MILLER BELL.
MRS. H. A. GOULD.
ALICE NAPIER.
EFFIE MOORE.
J. L. BEESON.
K. C. BULLARD.
Rseurring to Psaehtree Car Tracks.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
If the views of an Atlantan who does
not live on Peachtree but very near It
are to be considered, I think It an
unwise proposition to remove the car
tracks from Peachtree, t travel this
street twice dally and know that a
great deal of Atlaitta'a advertisements
from visitors from abroad are from
those who having only, a short stay In
the city take ear rides on this street.
I encounter parties of thla class al
most dally who having only a limited
time In the city suppose the greatest
attractions, like those nf other cities
of any pretensions, can be viewed from
the car lines and who will never take
any other conveyance If the cars are
stopped nnd consequently lose a good
A LAST WORD ABOUT HIM.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It Is very hard for me to realise these
lines, are to be nenned to the memory
of our sainted brother and friend, Sam
P. Jone*. who has passed the earthly
tolls of this life; but it Is really true,
for some of us have stood by the flow
er-bedecked casket and looked on hts
cold but peaceful and calm face.
Though his llfework Is ended, he has
fought a good fight; he has finished
his course, but his works will follow
him, and Sam Jones' name and Influ
ence Will follow the coming centuries,
and Ood will use them for the glory
of His kingdom. His equal Is not to
be found, and the work he was fol
lowing, as It seems to us, will suffer;
but God, In Hls/all-wlse providence,
has seen flt to take him to Himself,
and will work out the greatest problem.
To us It seems a great gap, but He will
fill It In some mysterious way. We
know not how, but all to the honor and
glory of Himself for which Mr. Jones
worked.
It is sad to think we will never look
upon his face nor hear his voice again
In this world, but we wilt meet him
over on the other shore.
The greatest loss the world will feel
111 be In the godly dally life h
and It can be truthfully said I.
about doing good. He did thla In many
ways, too numerous to mention them
ell. But we will .name some of the
most prominent among them. .
In his passing to and fro through the
land It was his custom to seek those
that were In trouble, or sick, and offer
his sympathy and means, If needed,
to them. He administered to tho poor
and needy, and would also seek those
that were poor In spirit, and administer
to their wants and point them to the
“Balm of Gilead," to which was his
main object In this Ilfs, and which
lay nearest his heart.
Mr. Jones' life should, and will be,
an Incentive to men to live truer, no
bler lives In the future; and God grant
It may so Impress them to more fully
realize the necessity of a purer, every
day life like his was, for he preached
and lived the life he professed. He
had the welfare of hts fellow-man at
heart, and the poor wives and children
of the drunkard. He pleaded with men.
with that fervency which characterized
so hts being, to turn to God and drink
of that fountain which would ever
quench them, that they would never
thirst any more.
Mr. Jones fought the liquor traffic
with all the ardor of his soul, know
ing the awful results which follow the
cup which "stlngeth like an adder and
blteth like a serpent."
It can not be said that Mr. Jones
was egotistical In the least; but we
all know he was prominent, among all
classes and denominations, and he will
not only be missed by bis own church,
but by all humanity, both saint and
sinner. He fought aln In all Its forms
and hated It with all the power of hla
soul, and It wasn't men he hated; It
was their wicked ways, and he pleaded
with them to turn and come to Him
whom would make their ways of pleas
antness and all their paths wbuld be
peace.
Mr. Jones was unique In his style of
preaching, and could hold the attention
of more people than any llvlpg man,
and no doubt led more men to tho
"way of life" than any other preacher.
He was not understood by n great
many people, and I have heard him eay
that he wouldn't be understood till his
body was under the sod. Tho Master
so planned It, It seems, for some good
purpose, and the world will know now
and more fully realise the' course he
pursued than ever before. I knotv
there are men more capable of doing
Justice to his memory nnd life, but It
affords mo tho greatest of pleasure to
pay what trlbuto I con to the man I
loved deep down In my heart, and I
hope the passing of this beautiful life
from earth to heaven will revolution
ize-the hearts of men throughout this
broad land of ours as they have never
been before.
And may the wise Father be with
and comfort tho lonely hearts of his
dear ones left behind, and may they
follow the beckoning hands of his
while spirit which has answered the
Thorns for the Living, Flowsrs for D?ad |
To the Editor of The Georgian:
That was a beautiful, brilliant and
appropriate editorial which you wrote
In eulogy of Sam Jones and Tom Wat
son.
They have been our men of genius.
They have labored for humanity, on*
as a preacher and prophet, tha other as
a politician and patriot.
They have worked brilliantly and
boldly.
They have been consistent and faith
ful.
They have been earnest and true.
They have wrought courageously and
without fear.
They have won the applause of mil
lions, and they have suffered the mean
est of persecutions.
They have been praised and they
have been slandered.
One Is dead, and we lovingly and
tenderly cover his grave with flowers;
the other lives, and some of us still
place thorns In his path.
In one case, responding to tho better
element In our natures, we see the
greatness and thp goodness of the man,
and we praise the work he has done for
God and for humanity; In the other
case, guided by personal Interests, or
blinded by prejudice, some of us criti
cise, persecute and refuse to believe In
the sincerity of the patriot.
When Sam Jones was alive, soma of
us admired him extravagantly and
some of us fought him meanly, even
bitterly.
No one doubts now that Bam Jones
was a great man.
If we Judge a preacher by the else of
hit congregations, there has been no
greater preacher In modern times; If
we Judge a lecturer by his continued
popularity In every section of the
Union, we see that no lecturer was In
greater demand; If we Judge an orator
by tho effects of his oratory, wo have
seen few more powerful orators. If wo
Judg# a humorist by his never-falling
power to please, he was a great hu
morist; If we Judge a philanthropist by
the percent ot his wealth, which he
gave away, he ranks high; If we judge
a man by his heart, surely hers was a
man.
That Sam Jones, as he walked in
our midst, was a man of genius and a
man of Ood, no one will deny. He Is
loved In every part of the state and
throughout tho nation.
We see beautiful tributes In the pa
pers, and we hear beautiful eulogies In
the pulpit. In the home, on tho streel|
summons, "Come up higher. It Is
enough."
F. M. WALTON.
Csss, Ga.. Oct. 22, 1906.
AN ACROSTIC.
By Augusta Wall.
O'er the tuountnln, nre lilemllng skies of
nin<.th.vat;
Covereil the meadows tvlth autumn leaves,
■roltli'ii klet,
Touching tvltli ttmlier where crlnuon trum
pet vines twist
O'er uooks where InnzhliiK njrmplis con
verse nnd hold their tryst;
Brownies ettme here, tun, communing and,
oh. Imt list: ,
Berlellke their voices anil sweet that than
Romping, hie the little elves thro' goth-
eriug mist.
WHEN I WUS SICK.
By Robert Lindsey Whitehsad.
When Isiys Is rick— .
funny how the folks II chnnge
When hoys Is slvk.
my sit wus .even kind to me;
An', tny! tint pa—you ought to see!
That tun it wus good ss good could he
When I wos slek.
When I wits slek-
The folks 'est tiptoed 'round the house
When 1 wtts slek.
An' nin. she set right hy tint lied.
An' keu' her coot linnd on my hend;
Moe', nil the story-books she rend,
' When I wus slek.
When I wus slek.
He'll tell me 'Innit the Imjrs In town,
'ltout Teddy Jones tin' Sklmiy Brown.
An* hew they lioied I'd soon pull 'round—
When I wus slek.
When, I' wits slek—, /
The doctor 'd come an feel my nninl
When I wns slek.
An' then he'd riutkv his hetnl so s.ow.
That urn. she'd hide her hire, mi' go
Outside the room, nn shut the do —
When I wus slek.
and on the trains.
We are saddened at his death; we
didn't know how much wa loved him,
or how much he was admired, or how
great he really was.
Yet, when Sam Jones was alive ho
fought tho bitterest opposition and the
meanest persecution of any preacher of
this ago. He was maligned, ridiculed,
slandered, lied about. But through it
all ho fought the good fight.
I wonder if Sant Jones really knew
how much ho was beloved. Strong as
he was, and brave as he was, I wonder
If ho would not have been helped If he
could only have known how much we
loved him here In Georgia.
How gladly we listened to his preach
ing; how eagerly we read his articles
In the papers; how truly we loved his
brave and great soul.
But Bam Jones Is dead. There are
flowers for hts grave and fame for hit
name.
Tom Watson still lives, and fights.
At tlifies, he fights brilliantly, grandly,
and at times some think unwisely.
But he has kept the faith which he
early espoused.
He has the heart of a poet, the soul
of a reformer, the tongue of an orator,
and the pen of a genius.
At times he may be extreme. He
has undertaken to champion reforms;
he is leading In a fight; he mutt expect
success and failure, praise and slander.
It has ever been so.
Soma day Tom Watson will die;
selfish Interests will no longer misrep
resent him; political opponents will no
longer fear him; the voice of criticism
will be hushed. Georgia will then heap
flowers upon the grave ot a brilliant
son.
Mr. Editor ot The Georgian, all praise
to you tor giving flowers to the living.
You have always done so.
But why do the people withhold tho
flowere? Why do they hold back the
eulogies? Why do they put thorns In
the paths of tho living and flowers on
tho graves of the dead?
Yet, It has ever been thus. The
greater the fight, the greater the oppo
sition; the more Important the reform,
the more bitter the opposition.
Even He. who was more than man.
was persecuted, was lied about and was
nailed to a cross.
The prophets were stoned, and even
Socrates, the noblest and purest of the
Greeks, was forced to drlok hemlock
on the false charge that he was cor
rupting the morals of the youth.
George Washington was ridiculed,
and Jefferson suffered bitter opposition.
More recently, Bryan and Roosevelt
(each great and true) have suffered
many unkind and unjust criticisms.
And so Watson and many othar
Georgians have not always found flow
ery beds of ease.
Watson, on his fiftieth birthday,
writes as follows (Watsoh's Magazine,
October):
“Who would bo a drone In the hive?
Who would be a deserter from tha
fight? Shall trumpets call strong men
to the fields ot human effort, and I ploy
dastard?
‘‘Never, by the splendor of God!
“Better the march and the struggle
and the heart-break of failure than the
selfish refusal to tryt
“Bettor the battle, the good fight, and
the defeat, than the craven lurking In
the rear.
“Of all things contemptible Is the
man who follows with the hungry eyea
of Jealous rage and hate the bigger,
loftier men who marched while he hung
back, tolled while he looked on, fought
while he ran away.
‘‘Give mo the man who will live and
die for his Ideals, who will surrender
no righteous position without a fight,
who will perish rather than pollute his
soul by apostasy from Right!
"Better—a thousand times better!—
the tempest and the shipwreck with
such a creed than the Inglorious rotting
at the wharf with any other.
“Better a Waterloo and a glorious
death In the squares of the. Old Guard,
than worldly pensions and honors lor
bass betrayal of cause and country.
“So I thought at twenty. So I think
at fifty. ' ,
"And I have scars to show for It.
And, like any other soldiers of the wars,
I am proud of them.”
After all, should not every reformer
look for difficulties and failures?
Possibly through disaster aifd suf
fering our great men really develop
their best qualities. Poets often learn
In suffering what they teach In song.
Martyrs, through persecution, advance
their cause. Sometimes the reformor
reaps the reward of his efforts; but
oftener he will (read upon thorns while
living and will be covered with Dowers
when dead.
(Signed) A GEORGIAN.
Mllledgeville, Ga.
“TIME WILL INCREASE
THEIR FAME.*
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Let me thank you for the piece von
wrote In Saturday's Georgian nn "Sato
Jones and Tom Watson." How true,
how true, every word of It. It did my
soul good to read and re-read It. Neith
er of these great men is appreciated as
they should be. and never will he until
they are gone. The people are wak
ing up to what Sam Jones was. and
when it is too late will sec what Tom
Watson Is. Georgia never hod two
greater men. These men remind me so
much of Bishop O. F. Pierce nnd Ii. H.
Hill. No man got more cursing then
Ben Hill In his day of reconstruction.
No man was ever persecuted like Tom
Watson.
With all tho persecution and lying,
he will finally come out on top, the
greatest man In Georgia.
Let me thank you again, Mr. Graves,
for that piece.
Yours truly,
A. A. NEAL. .
exercise at a . ll ' t b ® L»rultles, ''I [mpretslon which would'otherwise be
" ,e "sn^.rily n 1"v; Tn Obtained, which will be an Injury to
do this, man must clly . A s it Is this traveling
obedience to the laws ot mil r . , w hlch advertise tlis good points
the laws of the communlt) to wnicn ns eip#c j,lly the attractions of all
belongs; that b '" ! pUmes on the other hand unlike moat
r -<* d *;“ h I CuC which usually can be
recicu w HU •— — . a. __
whom, for whom among ,dber li p “£ t ! 7’entire length. All' of Peachtree
{Jappy and contentedT'and’ Is not ren- *>® '“VlslSl. without traversing
tiered unhappy by removal from such
doreti unnappy "/ — .
conditions; therefore, for the sake qf
liberty and protection of those of whom
!tn they should be removed, and unless
they are* we* have undone our duty to
both, r«BanIlesS ) Of^imnsequen.e^ AD
Marietta and Simpson Street*
would be Invisible without traverelng
Its entire length, owing to Its crooked
ness. Its narrowness also after leaving
proper room for vehicles would hardly
allow for sufficient room for cultlva-
lion of the proper flowere and vege
tation for a boulevard In keeping with
Atlanta. Mon ROBERm
The* doctor bring mo rhowln -Rtim.
An* •!•, ahe ’d kcc[» the flip* off—some.
An* pa would klM nu» whuu be come,—
When I wu» tick.
Now I'm not alok.
An* I’m as tlnil na I can be
That rm not alrk.
Mu Myi •bo'* thnnklul every day
To Jean*. 'c*U*e lie let me «tuy.
An' never took her bov nwty
When lit \vu» tick.
Oxford. «,o^ p L A T F 0 RM.
To the Editor of The Ocorglan;
Since the recent race troubloe have
revealed to the races their mutual de
pendence, the practical value of, a re
ciprocal good feeling ard the necessity
of efficient Inter-racial co-operation,
the following platform on which both
races can stand with self-respect and
mutual good will Is suggested;
1. Recognising the present conditions
as not being due wholly to either race-
or wholly to this generation, we take
the conditions as they are and will en
deavor to make them as they ought
to be.
2. Recognizing that there ore good
and bad in both races, we will stand
for tlie.unlty of the good ID both races
for the betterment of all.
3. Recognizing: the Importance of re
ducing racial friction to a minimum,
we will avoid unnecessary racial Irrita
tion by word or deed.
4. Recognizing In crime a fruitful
zource of race troubles, we will oppose
the existence of any placo known to
breed crime.
5. Recognizing the necessity of great
er respect for law, we will not shield
criminals nor will we tako the law In
our own hands, but will co-operate
with the officers of the law, and as far
as practicable will assist them In the
apprehension of criminals.
6. Recognizing the adequacy nf tho
Iniv for the punishment nf all crime, wc
will stand for the prompt and legal
punishment of all criminals, and for
the rapist swift legal execution.
7. Recognizing the paramount Impor
tance of racial Integrity, we will stand
for that racial Integrity which applies
to both races alike.
g. Recognising that neither race de
sires to mingle socially with .the other,
wo will oppose the encroachment of tho
members of one race on the social res
ervations of the other.
9. Recognising ours tn be nominally
n Christian community, wc will take
for our Ideal as races the Golden Rule,
ANOTHER VIEW OF IT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Twice you have called thoughtful
men to seek the germ of the rapist.
Some nf your correspondents point
toward It, and Tillman. In the fifth
proposition of his Augusta speech, un
covers It. I will sqi expose the root of
the evil that It can not be hlddon. ,
The white man who pollutes his
blood by begetting a mulatto commits
a worse outrage on his own offspring
than the rapist does on his victim, and
makes It perpetual. He is an enemy
to his raro and country. Stop this
nnd there will be qo rase troubles.
Let white men respect the white race
nnd negroee will reapect the white
race. Let white men continue to pol
lute their race and the negro will con
tinue to attempt the same.
The daughters of our race a thou
sand limes more need protection from
being born mongrels than from an
other outrage.
Our tone need protection not only
from being the victims, but from be
ing the perpetrators, of this crime.
Will you throw this atone among the
glass houses?
WHITE MAH.
THE BLACK CROSS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The writer approaches the. expression
of .opinion on the much-mooted ques
tion of negro rights In a spirit of In
quiry, nnd Is hopeful of drawing out
from some of your correspondents tho
best that is in them In reply.
First. Shall we tle -up to tho natural
human Instinct, favor of fair play and
lawful, united action? Most people
would say yes. In that case would It
not be well "to eliminate from public
discussion those excited writers who
are willing to murder the innocent for
the sins of the guilty? And where we.
the majority, are solidly united In the
demanifthat for the crime of rape the
punishment shall be death, can we not
unitedly agree and enact that the trial
shall be behind "closed doofs, the guilt
established by lawful methods, the
swift punishment meted out by sworn
officers? "Why not?
Here I choose to “rest”—as the pros
ecuting officer says In court, nnd I ask
some writer to meet me on this ground,
leaving out all tide questions of every
nature. After we have safely passed
this one point ot discussion under the
head of "The Black Cross” I will raise
another If I draw out expression from
tom* writer wlK"v views rise above
the plant of advising Irresponsible kill
ings.
Isn't It really a question of Incipient
anarchy with which we are to deal, as
witness tha spread of tho practice of
Illegal killings all over tho United
States?
And‘does It not contain the seed of
propagation and promise great expan
sion and the Inclusion of other crimes
than rape?
Very truly yours.
JAMES H. TALBOT.
MY SOUL IMPRISONED HERE.
By James Walker Hsathsrlsy.
Mr sonl Imprisoned here
Looks through the Imru of aln
\nd weeps for the paradise lost—
Aud the Joys which might hare been. -
Mr soul Imprisoned here
Looks through the bars of pnla
And weeps for the paradise lost
For the chance to lire ogalu.
i — ’oss our lots irouoiMi span.
And weeps for the iiarsdlso lost *
By the lusting flesh of win.
Oh! mr sours Imprison*! here,
But Chriet hee paid my cost, :
And throuxh Illin I'll regain ' ■
The Paradise once lost.
Huluda, X. c. ■ ;
THE NEGROES
FAVOR "SEPARATION.’
race as we would have tjie other race
do to us. ,
and will endeavor to do to the other I A n to us. ATLANTAN.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I see In your paper that you prefer
the separation of the two race* • -
We, the negroes, pray for separation
as the laws of the state have failed tp
protect us and guarantee our lives who
are Ignorant of any crime. We ltnvo
no more confidence In the protection
of the law* of Oeorgla. We ask youb
earnest support In bringing about sep
aration. Can not Georgia territory
her negroes somewhere In the state?
Why could.lt not be done? It would
be the best thing the state could do for
both races. The negroes are all wilting
nnd ready, and If by mutual agreement,
whjs can't It be done? Reasonable
satisfaction could therefore be between
them. Let each look nut for himself.
That would bring an end to the race
trouble. We are subject to outbreaks
at any time, which the law can not
control. We nre the topic of all the
elections of the state, which we have
no Interest In nor take no part. To
separate us would relieve the whit#
man of a great burden and" at th*
same time relieve the negro from being
responsible for other faults and give
the Innocent a chance to live. If you
will help to bring about a separation,
please to 1st us know through your
honorable paper.
(Signed) FRED T. CAUSEY.
232 West Mitchell street, Atlanta, G^.
THE ISLAND OF CUBA; HER
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Culm I* rapidly taking Imt natural poa!>
(Ion aa ijiuwn of »h«® fruit xrowltijr lanila.
Hy location, rllmnta nn«l oil natural condi
tion*. mIh* It coally In ttiu lead of either
Florida • nr California.'
lu otrnuf enntraat i%tli thete taro atatea
the fruit grower In Culm hat no froat to
fear. There !• no regntor rnlnr aeflaou, nnd
the sun ahlne* every day In the year. The
water fall, when It rain*. In extremely
heavy, mnnetlimm an nmch aa 3 luchea In a
half hour. The rain coinea maidenly and
u» auddciily irnea. and the aun routes out
again aa If nothing had happened.
Culm's climate ts the moat delightful In
the world. There lx always n breeze In
summer and never any unWamldy hot days.
The nlghta throughout the year nre cool
enough to alwaya require the use of one
or two blankets. During dry spells, an
extremely heavy dew keeps the land always
fresh and cool.
The tmd annltnry conditions of Culm
In the nnst hare given her au undeserved
reputation for uiihrolthfnluewi. Under the
new regime, however, this Is rapidly Irnlng
done away with, aud Culm today la In
coming the location for sanatorlums, sum-
nfer aud winter resorts.
A new and practically uncultivated coun
try like Culm offers rnsl opportunities ta
the Investor. The advantages for milt Cft£
ture nn* lielug rapidly recognised, and colo
nisation In calm of Canadians and Ameri
can* Is Increasing yearly.
Owe of the largest elngle Investors Ip
Culm la the Barth* Fruit Company. »*f To*
ronto. New York and Atlanta. They own a
rant tract of land In the province of San
tiago HefulNt. sear Nlpe. whMi ih. v nr#
cultivating with great snceess. This I
a small part, however, of Ami* ‘
incuts In Culm. Over |33f>,0~~
ran money is Invested the
fruit groves and various liulctir