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BATI’RPAY. OCTORKR 27, I'M. —- THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. K • LETTERS TO GEORGIAN FROM READERS ON TIMELY TOPICS I /.rimE; If® CAUSES CR AND TREATMENT. (Bated on Phrenology.) - the Ed dor of 7he Georgian: T l,e question n>w presenting itself ■forcibly to the minis of thinking peo. I , 0 f noth race). What are we to do p lt h the rapist fed criminal? deserves 1 most aerloi* meditation to which ! ,, human mini Is susceptible. since the eshbllshed mode, now In ignition, of tenting the criminal by To the Editor of The Georgian: , h Th*rs has been a heap said about ‘he n «*ro and the recent riots of At- Jjm y° u for a space In your hP-lo-date paper in reference to the negro. There has been a good lot said py great divines and people of note, but M at ? . that there •» hone that has feting pungent has not been sue .truck Ihl WcIlTtSS sful, but. P eminent failure, and: Hon. John Temple Graves and Dr A ,,.. 0 crime /goes on Increasing In c - Ward. Mr. Graves has for several " im t in proportion as punishment y * ar ® making speeches on the ne- * m Tl "hEdantiv administered, we £• WS* D /‘ Y ard ! a °" e the most lenient and sober-minded divines j keen ab^dantty administered, we ‘tould no ld* er shut our eyes to the conclusion “ [ ashed. WW I,et the cases of crime be what they _ ayi punlslyient has not yet been suc- : C e,jful in amoving them; therefore, f L n not or any ground of reason bo ! ma lntained.hat it, within Itself, le suf. sclent for he purpose. oince thee Is no more time now for .Allied pagination, erryneous 'aa- .u,nation pr hypothetic reason, wheth- !, lnspire*y sincerity or self-aggran- .Lenient, he time has come to act, ,,'hich mu: be done wisely and Justly in both cmlnal Individually and so- citty In sneral, and there being no Dthe'r valence to wise and Just action but sclent, It must be done sclentlfl- e.iiv It ; all, and ln this Instance phrcnolog-ally. The dlvie administration of human •ifalrs iserfect; however, let our first jeep ln imprehendlng crime, which belongs t human, be to look upon It as It actual’ exists. Second’, compare the nature of the crime wfi the nature of the man's constltuWi physically and mentally, to which h»s designedly adapted, that we might k>w how and where it beglns- 1 «W heard preach, and I enjoy his editorials. It Is Just as Dr. Ward says, the more the negro Is educated the more keenly he feels the race-barrier which exists between himself and the white man. I say while some of our good old-tlmo negroes are trying to ecucate and civilise the young gener ation of negroes, the majority of our negroes are overstepping the hounds 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 couh- 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 hls place. Now, some of the good men say that we must educate them. Some say that the thing to do Is to Christianize them. We may do that after a while, but we have never had any success as yet. We have been trying to educate and Christianize for forty years and we are farther off now than then, as far as crime Is concerned. I would to our living God that every man, white after lb' Is ascertained we will know or black, had the love of God In hls how an where to begin treatment. It lsiseless to dwell upon various crimes since we know thslr nature, therefi*. consider causes. In etry Instance of crime the vsry act iso gratify the peculiar desire In the nid of the criminal who acts, therere, the desires of the mind are know by the acts themselves; also, the (ts requisite to the gratification 0 ( tl desires. Then It remains for nhre’Iogy and phrenology alone to poin'Ut the criminal with these desires hefo he acts, or to describe the or- caniconstltutlon that Is prone to such actk (or the gratification of Its de. die which nothing else will satisfy; thawe might know what we are to trf . Many crimes are committed by ( or , seemingly, rather than desire. 'mptatlons, Inducements and In flation of the brain by Intoxicating ll<ors contributes largely to the minds ojiartlal equilibrium; such minds he no decision or positive direction, frequently, since the mind Is de- Jident on the brain for Its msnlfesta- •n and exercise, Its manifestation and .ercisc ran not bo otherwise than is development of the brain by cultl- atlon will permit, notwithstanding the apaciousness and comprehensiveness if mind; Its manifestation and. exer cise Is limited and characterized by the power and disposition of the brain, therefore, by tho 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 meant of organs or Instru mentalities—never without them. Or ganism Is 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 organ which puts It forth, and, 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 the brafct Is the fountain head of all action, let us study It In Its congeries of organs, that we might subdue the excessively active or per. verted and excite action ln those which are deficient or Inactive, because, for the vant of exercise, these faculties sink hto a gradual insensibility of their duty and obligation. Th> brain Is divided Into three great clasias—the animal propensities, moral •entments, and intellectual faculties. Thee have their respective groups, whlh In turn have organs. Phrenology locates the animal pro perties at the side of tho head be- twen and around the ears; the social affdtlons, in Its back and lower por tlet the aspiring faculties. In Its ern-n: tho moral, on It* top; the Intel, lecial, on the forehead; the percep. tin, which relate us to matter, over tin eyes; the reflectlves, tn the upper pat of the forehead. Now, since brutes hre little moral and reflectlves, have ll le top head, almost all their mentall- L consists of the animal propensities. >arly all their brain Is found between ad around the ears. Just where It muld he, and so It Is with man, what e Is. speaks In emphatic language, "rough hls phrenology, It, Is but to “free that we might know him as 'ell, if not better, than he knows hint- soul and was educated, but where does It amount to anything with our young negroes? The North has betn giving the negroes thousands of dollars to ed ucate them and does crime decrease? Most assuredly It does not. Just take the police docket and the state 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 negroea 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 ln freeing the ne gro at all. What can the negro expect here with our people? Does he ex pect to rule this country? Does 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- onize him and send him to himself. J say, why should two races continue to live together In constant hatred to one another? It Is an awful state of af fairs to be in. There la 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 baa hap pened ln years. Our country people don't want the negro at all; he will not work out In the country for wages nor will many work a crop. The negroes are getting scarce ln the country dis tricts and you can't get one at any reasonable price to work. They seem to all want to get to town and work at public works, what tittle they do work. Just look If you please at loaf ing negroea there In Atlanta on De catur street and Peters street. You can not hire them at all only to clean out a barroom or something of that kind. He only cares for one meal a day and some cheap Whisky, and he Is In hls glory. I am glad the council saw fit to revoke some of those dens of whisky there was on Decatur street, for It was a curse to the fair name of our great Atlanta. People that wohk don't have much trouble getting along, but those that loaf around are always breaking the law and 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 bis race or ours. They have good men, such aa Blhhop Turner and Revs. Proctor and Bryant, though they laugh them to scorn and paas them by. Wa hava done our duty toward the negro as men and as Christians and financially. We have given help In all undertakings toward educating hls race, but he don't «eem to appreciate these things as a mass. This Is not the place for the negro any more t/ian It was>the Indian. Let him go to his own country and have hie own govern ment to himself, for this Is a whits man's country. Give him a rood price for hls present property ana If needs be help him to hls own country. Thebe are thouaands of pdbple that would pay a apeclal tax to carry him to a land to himself. I am opposed to mobs and mob law, hut as long as the negroes of this country continue such lawlessness of crimes they may expect euch to be their doom. Let our good thinking men of our good land 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 will be the problem. Yours very respectfully, W. D. M'MICHAEL. Stone Mountain, Ga, R. F. D. No. 1. ■fl 'I* then observe the rapist, who * Hie lowest type of the most Inferior ™«\ of which about 5 per cent of the "hole constitute the claea to which “f belongs; for the sake of skeptics, observe the head of those belonging to . . ? cla ™> whom we know; the truth "111 establish Itself. Their phrenological ""ailing Is very little above that of the ourang-outang; as much so as It Is, m» Character Is different. The negro race os a whole, like the "Iiiie race, except in quality and color, tnelr quality partakes Its color. Is made ,T [ of rich and poor, moral and tm- norai, religious and Irreligious, Intel- 'Rent and Ignorant, with dispositions Peculiar tn their rank. Many of them nave attained extraordinary capability •n every walk of life, to which all the rare h not susceptible, yet heir condl- 1,1 an y Individual rank, from the .1,1 10 th * highest, can be Improved, Mil Should be. % experimental, phrenological obser. 'ation of the negro's brain develop- ™ < ‘ nt ln the South shows at least 25 per vent of the whole, In addition to the •per cent Just referred to, have large 'rgans of "friendship, Inhabltlvenes* amatlveness" of the "domestic ztoup" (which Is domestic duty), while ne organs of "conjugality, parental ' vi uml continuity" of the same group ,r " small, or very, deficient. “The Selfish Propensities.” (Which provide for man's animal sant.t T'nnibatatlveness, destructiveness, ■Ntsuvencss, cautiousness, approba- self-esteem and firmness” are large, while acquisitiveness, nil- raemiveaess and vltatlvenes are very "ball, or deficient, “Moral Sentiments.” iWh'ch render man morally account. ... ^ r 'ilgloua.) Pi iiluallty" large, but "consclcn- i'"ress, hope, veneration and benev- 'V very small, or deficient. 1 "Self.Perfecting Group.” Z, T f‘'m. fine arts and Improvement.), 1 nstructlvenees, imitation and mlrthfulness” large only. Ideality and sublimity small. "Psrcsptlve Faculties.” (Practical cognizance of physical things.) Individuality, size, 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. “Refleotlve 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 cise 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 conetltutlon of their organism can not withstand temptation, since they have no moral and Intellectual power to firmly'control or direct their action. They are absolutely insensi ble to moral benefit and requirement. They will continue to be until they wpnclMt the PtMlege of aiding In RAISING OF A CHAPPELL SCHOLARSHIP. Muiedgevllle, Oa. 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- dustrlal College, died April 6, 190). Through hls 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 one pereon, touching as he has hundreds of young lives and Incul cating In their hearts and minds the highest Ideals of true womanhood. Dr. Chappell truly gave hls life,’ as It were, to the girls of Georgia. Being cut off, while yet In hls prime and vigor of Intellectual life, when he felt that hls work was but half fin ished, we, the faculty and alumnae association, desiring to perpetuate hls memory here, and to continue In hls 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 this Institution, of worthy girls, who could not otherwise receive sn education. , We desire to raise.not less than two thousand dollars 02,000). It Is our wish that the necessary fund be the gift of not a few only, but of a large number of Dr. Chappell's 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 purpose we are mailing one of these letters to every girl who has ever attended this Institution, as well ae to friends of Dr. Chappell. We believe that you will A LAST WORD ABOUT HIM. To the Editor of The Georgian: . It Is very hard for me to realize these lines are to be penned to the memory of our sainted brother and friend, Sani P. Jones, 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 his cold but peaceful and calm face. Though hls llfework Is ended, he has fought a good fight; he has finished hls course, but hls works will follow him, and Sam Jones' name and Influ ence will follow the doming centuries, and God will ubb them for the glory of Hls kingdom. Hls equal Is not to be found, and the work he was fol lowing, *»s It snents to us. will suffer: but God, In Hls ali-wlsfc providence, has seen fit 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 hls face nor hear hls voice again In this world, but we will meet him over on the other shore. The greatest loss the world will feel will be In the godly dally life he lived, and It can be truthfully said he went about doing good. He did this in many ways, too numerous to mention them all- But we will name some of the most prominent among them. - In hls passing to and fro through the land It was hls custom to seek those that were In trouble, or sick, and offer hls 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 hls main object in this life, and which lay nearest his heart. Mr. Jones' Ufa 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 if purer, every day life like hls was, for he preached and lived the life he professed. He had the welfare of hls fellow-man at heart, and the poor wives and children of the drunkard. He pleaded with men. with that fervency which characterized so hls being, to turn to God nnd 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 hls 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 wc all know he was prominent among all classes and denominations, and he will not only be missed by hls own church, but by all humanity, both Balnt and •Inner. He fought sin In all Its forms anti haled It with all the power of hls 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 would be peace. Mr. Jones was unique In hls style of preaching, and could hold the attention of more people than any living man, and no doubt led more map to the “way of life" than any other preacher. He was not understood by a great many people, and I have heard him »By that he wouldn't be understood till hls body was under the sod. The 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 know there are men more capable of doing Justice to his memory nnd life, but It affords me the greatest of pleasure to Thoms for the Living, Flowsrs fer Dsad j “TIME WILL INCREASE THEIR FAME.' 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, one as a preacher and prophet, the other as a politician and patriot. They have worked brilliantly and boldly. They have been consistent an<J 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 sultered the mean est of persecutions. They have been praised and they have been slandered. One ts dead, and we lovingly and tenderly cover hls grave with flowers: the other lives, and some of us still place thorns In his path. In one case, responding to the better element in our natures, we see the greatness and the goodness of the man, und we praltie the work hd has done for God anil for humanity; ln 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, some of us admired him extravagantly and some of us fought him meanly, even bitterly. No on* doubts now that Sam Jones was a great man. If we Judge a preacher by the size of hls congregations, there has been no greater preacher in modern times; If we Judge a lecturer by hls continued popularity In every section of the Union, we see that no lecturer was tn greater demand; If we Judge an orator by the effecta of hls oratory, we have seen few more powerful orators. If we Judge a humorist by hls never-falling power to please, ho was a great hu morist: If wo Judge a philanthropist by the percent of hls weMth, which he gave away, he ranks high; If we Judge a man by hls heqrt, surely here was a man. That Sam Jones, as he walked In our midst, was a man of genius and a man of God, no one will deny. He Is loved In every part of the state and throughout the nation. We see beautiful tributes In the pa pers, and we hear beautiful eulogies tn the pulpit, ln the home, on the streets and on the trains. We are saddened at hie death didn’t know how much w* loved him, or how much he was admired, or how great he really was. Yet, when Sam Jones was alive he fought tho bitterest opposition and the meanest persecution of any preacher of this age. He was maligned, ridiculed, slandered, lied about. . But through it all he fought the good fight. I wonder if Sam Jonea really knew how much he was beloved. Strong as he was, and brave aa he was, I wonder if he would not have been helped If he could only have known how much we loved him here In Georgia. How gladly we listened to hls preach ing; how eagerly we read hls articles In the papers; how truly we loved hls brave and great soul. _ ed 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 wleo Father be with and comfort the lonely hearts of hls dear ones left behind, and may they follow the beckoning hands of hls white spirit which has answered the summons, “Come up higher, It Is enough." F. M. WALTON. Cass, Ga.. Oct. 22, 1906. AN ACR08T1C. will have developed, by cultivation, the deficient or dormant faculties, at the same time subduing the excessively ac tive or perverted. When this Is done— not before—will he cease to commit crime—hls sensibility will have been awakened to the rewards of obedience and the punishment of disobedience, which He knows nothing of In hls pres ent condition. , While It can readily be observed that the 30 per cent are prone to crime, yet there are only about 5 per cent of the whole who frequent crime, there fore not such an undertaking aa pre sumed. . ... , Phrenology expounds a very liberal and comprehensive plan by which this can be done, by pointing out hls defi ciencies and efficiencies, showing the posslbllty of converting him Into moral, accountable and desirable citi zens, ns much so as the better class now are; and by so doing you help the criminal as much as you do the race or the community to which he belongs. There Is but one of two things requi site to hls 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 hls animal nature to act upon, while hls moral and Intellectual are being cultivated assiduously. When he can stand the required examina tion )ie will be gladly welcomed to any community. Instead of the present mode of Intimidation for hls misfor tune. Let hls labor pay for hls 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 cise of not a few, but the harmonious exercise of all. the faculties, with the moral and intellectual predominant. To do this, man must necessarily live In obedience to the laws of nature; also the laws of the community to which he belongs; that hls actions shall be di rected with reference to thoao among whom, for whom among other pur poses he llvea; this cause, and we trust that each former student will contribute at least one dollar (H.00), From the graduates and other friends we arc hoping to re ceive as much larger contribution as they feel able to make. Hend the money, either In bank check, postofltce order, or cash by registered mall, and plainly addressed to Miss Nan Barksdale, Mllledgsvllle. Oa., 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, Sec. and Trees. MRS. MILLER BELL. MBS. H. A. GOULD. ALICE NAPIER. EFFIE MOORE. J. L. BEESON. K. C. BULLARD. Recurring to Psaehtraa Car Tracks. To the Editor of The Georgian: If the vlewa 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. I travel this street twice dally and know that great deal of Atlanta's advertisements from visitors from abroad are from those who having only a short stay In the city take car rides on this street. I encounter parlies of Ihl* class al most daily who having only a limited time In the city suppose the greatest attractions. Ilk* those of other cltlee of any pretensions, can be viewed from the car lines and who will never take any other conveyance If the care are stopped and consequently lose n good impression which would otherwise he obtained, which will be an Injury to the entire city. As It ts this traveling class which advertise the good points and especially the attraction* of ah places on the other hand unlike moat boulevards which usually can be scan By Augusta Wall. O'er the mountains are Mending skies of nmethyst; Covered the meadows with autumn leaves, golden klst. Touching with nmlier where erhnson trum pet vines twist nooks where I verse nail hold thsl. . Brownies come here, too, vommunlng and, ah, but list! Ecrlrllke their voices niul sweet that thou hen rest Romping, Me the little elves thro gntb- otherwVae, he "is *”not i their entire length. All of Peachtree hamfv and contented: and’Is not ren- would be Invisible without traverelrtg .lered unhappy by removal from such Its entire length, owing to Ita crooked- condlilons; therefore, for the eake of ness, Its narrowness also afterleavlng nbSrty and protection of those of whom | proper room for vehicles would hardly -Jo they should be removed, and unless j allow for sufficient room for cultiva te^ arc we have undone our duty to lion of the proper (lower* and vege- both regardleK* of co?mequencc». tatfon for a boulevard In keeping with b ° in,r B JOEL T. ARM18TEAD. I Atlanta. Yours iruly. Marietta and Simpson Streets. «• ROBERTS, WHEN I WUS SICK. By Robert Lindsey Whitehead. When Imys Is sick— It's funny haw tho folks 'll change When boys la sick. My sis was even kind to me; An', my! but pa—you ought to see! That man wus good as gw-1 could tie When I wus slrk. When I wus sick. An' mu. she set right by tho bed. An’ kep' her cool hand ou my hend; Met* all the etury.booka she rend, When I wus sick. When He'll tell me, — ... — 'Bout Teddy Joucs on’ skhmy llrntvn. Au' haw they hoped I'd soou pull 'rouud- Whcu I Wus sick. Whoa I wus sick— Tho doctor *il come mi feel my hnnil tVlion I wus sick. An' then he'd slinke Ills hend so slow, That pis. she'd hide her race, an' go Outside the room, an' shut the do'— ’ When 1 wus sick. When I wus sick— The folks wus '1st as good to me When I wus sick. The doctor 'd bring me chewin'"gum. An' els, she'd keep the ales off-some, An' pa would kiss me when ho come,— When I wus sick. But Bam Jonea is dead. There are flowers for hls grave and fame for hia name. Tom Watson still lives, and fights. At times, 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 for the betterment of all. S. 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 source of race troubles, we will oppose the existence of any place known to breed crime. 5. Recognizing the neoesslty of great cr respect for law, we will not shield criminals nor will we take the law In our own hands, but will co-operate with the officers of the law, and as far as practicable will nealst them In the apprehension of criminals. 0. Recognizing the adequacy of the law for tho punishment of all crime, we will stand for the prompt and legal punishment of all criminals, nnd for ths rapist swift legal execution. 7. Recognizing the paramount Impor tance of racial Integrity, wo will stand for that racial Integrity which applies to both races alike. 8. Recognizing that neither race de sires to mingle socially with tho other, wo will oppose the encroachment of the 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 must expect success and failure, praise and slander. It has ever been so. Some day Tom Wataon 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 flowera upon the crave of a brilliant son. Mr. Editor of The Georgian, all praise to you for giving flowers to the living. You have always done so. But why do the people withhold the flowers? Why do they hold back the eulogies? Why do they put thorns In the paths of the living nnd flowers on the graves of the dead? Yet, It has over 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 wag nailed to a cross. • The prophets were stoned, and even Socrates, the noblest and purest of the Greeks, was forced to drink 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 other Georgians have not always found flow ery beds of ease. Watson, on hls- fiftieth birthday, writes as follows (Watson's Magazine, October): "Who would be a drone in the hive? Who would be a deserter from the fight? Shall trumpets call strong men to the fields of human effort, find I play dastard? "Never, by the splendor of God! "Better the march and tho struggle and the heart-break of failure than the aelflsh refusal ta tryl "Better the battle, the good fight, and the defeat, than the craven lurking In tho rear. “Of all things contemptible la the man who follows with the hungry eyes of Jealpus rage and hate the bigger, loftier men who marched while he-hung back, tolled while he looked on, fought while he ran away. "Give me the man who will live and die for hls Ideals, who will surrender no righteous position without a fight, who will perish rather than pollute hls soul by apoatasy from Right! ■'Better—a thousand time* 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 ln the squares of the Old Guard, than worldly penalotts and honors for base betrayal of cauae 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 and suf fering our great men really develop their best qualities. Poets often learn in suffering what they teach ln song. Martyrs, through persecution,- advance their cause. Sometimes, the,reformer reaps the reward of hls efforts; but oftener ho will tread upon thorns while living and will be covered wltH flowers when dead. (Signed) A GEORGIAN. Mtlledgevllle, Ga. ANOTHER VIEW OF IT. TO the Editor of The Georgian: Twice you have oalled thoughtful men to seek the germ of tha rapist. Some of your correspondents point toward It, anil Tillman, In the fifth proposition of hls Augusta speech, un covers It. I will so expose the root of the evil that It can not be hidden. The white man who pollfites hla blood by begottlng a mulatto commits a worse outrage on hls own offspring than the rapist does on hls victim? and makes It perpetual. He Is an enemy to hls race and country. Stop this and there will bo no race troubles. Let white men respect the white race and negroes will respect the white race. Let white men continue to pol lute their race and the negro will con tinue to attempt the some. The daughters of our race a thou sand times more need protection from being born mongrels than from an other outrage. Our sons need protection not only from being the victims, but from be ing the perpetrators, of this crime. mem^’oYon^rara'onThe "ocY.rVre! ,hla atone amon « ,h * Ail' I its Now I'm not slrk, in ns elail ns I cm That fii .,, .MUS, Tunse He let Inc stujr. An* never took lier hoy swiy When H-* wus .sick. Oxford, On. A PLATFORM. To the Editor of The Georgian; Since the recent race troubles have revealed to tho races their mutual de pendence, the practical value of a re ciprocal good feeling ard the necessity of efficient lnter-raclal co-operation, the following platform on which both races can stand with self-respect and mutual good will Is suggested: J. Becognlzing the present conditions as not being due wholly to either race or wholly to this generation, we take the conditions as they are anil will en deavor to make them as they ought to be. 2. Recognising that there are good and bad in both races, we will stand for the unity of the good. In both races ervuttona of tho other. 9. Recognising ours to be nominally Christian community, we will take for our Ideal ns races the Golden Rule, und will endeavor to do to the other To the Editor of The Georgian: Let me thank you for the piece yos wrote In Saturday’s Georgian on "Mam Jones and Tom Watson." How true, how true, every word of it. It did my sou! good to read and re-rend It. Neith er of .these great men Is appreciated as they should be, and never will be until they are gone. The people nro wak ing up to what Sam Jones was, and when It Is too late will see what Tom WatBpn I*. Georgia never had two greater men. These men remind me so much of Bishop G. F. Pierce and II. H. Hill. No man got more cursing than Ben Hill In hls day of reconstruction. No man was ever persecuted like Tom Watson. With all the persecution and lying, he will finally come out on top, the greatest man In Georgia. Let me thank you again, Mr. Ghives, for that piece. Yours truly, A. A. NEAL. J THE BLACK CROSS. To the Editor of The Georgian : The writer approaches the expression of opinion on the much-mopted ques tion of negro rights lm* spirit of In quiry, and Is hgpeful of drawing out from some of your correspondents the best that (s In them In reply. First. Shall we Uo up to the 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 demand that for the crime of rape the punishment shall be death, can wc not unitedly agree and enact that the trial shall be behind’closed doors, the guilt established by lawful methods, the swift punishment meted out by sworn olficers? Why not? , Here I choose to 'Test”—as the pros ecuting ofilcer says in court, and I ask somo writer to meet me on this ground, leaving out all side questions of every nature. After we have eafely passed this one point of discussion under the head of "The Block Cross*' I will raise another If I draw out expression from some Writer Whole view* rise above the plane of advising Irresponsible kill ings. Isn’t It really a question of Incipient anarchy with which we are to deal, as witness the spread of the 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 Iruly yours, JAMES H. TALBOT. MY SOUL IMPRISONED HERE. By James Walker Heathsrlay, Mr soul Imprisoned here Looks through the bars of sin Amt weeps for tho paradise lost— And tho Joys which might hare bee a. • Mr soul Imprisoned here Looks o'ar this trnulileil span. Ami weeps for the paradise lost By the lustlug flesh of man. Oh! mr nut dk , Ami through Him - .... The Paradise onee lost. Saluda, N. C. THE NEGROES FAVOR "SEPARATION." WHITE MAN, race as we would have the other race do to us. to us. ATLANTAN. To the Editor of The Georgian: I see ln your paper that you prefer the separation of the two races. ; We, the negroes,. pray for separation as the laws of the state have failed tp protect us and guarantee our lives whp are Ignorant of any crime. We have no more confidence In the protection of the laws of Georgia. We ask you? earnest support ln bringing about sep,- aratlon. Can not Georgia territory her negroes somewhere In the state? Why could It not be done? It would be the best thing the etate could do for both races. The negroee are all willing and ready, and If by mutual agreement, why can't It be done? Reasonable satisfaction could therefore be between them. Let each look out for himself. That would bring an end to tho race trouble. We are subject to outbreaks at any time, which the law can not control. We are the topic of all thp elections of the state, which wo have no Interest In nor take no part. To separate us would relieve . the whltp man of n great burden and at the sume .time relieve the negro from being responsible for other faults and give the Innocent a chance to live. If you will help tn bring about a separation, please to let us know through your honorable paper. (Signed) FRED T. CAUSEY. ! 232 West Mitchell street, Atlanta, Gat THE ISLAND OF CUBA; HER RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES tloij (IM of till* lly locution, clinuitc nnd all uninmi nnmi- ttoiiB. Mitt* In mi ally In tho lead of either Florida or California. tn Mtronjr cotitruMC i|th these two ntnte* tho fruit (rower In Cnl* has no front to HHP JB. .. rnlnn, In extremely henry, Boiuetlmcn nn much an 3 Indie* In u half bonr. The min come* nnddcnly nnd t/aba’n dlnute »5 the moot delightful la The night* throughout the year are cool enough to always require the une of one or two Idanketn. iMirlng dry npdln, nn extremely henry dew keep* the land always fresh and cool. Tho l*d sanitary conditions of Culm In thp na*t have given her an undeserved reputntfon for nnliealthfulnes*. t’nder the new regime, however, thin Is rapidly Itolng done nway with, aud Culm today I* he- coming tho location for nnuatorlumn, sum* mer and winter resort*. el new and practically UDcuitlrAted coun try like Cuba offer* rant opportvaltleg fa the Investor. The advantage* for fruit cul* ture are being rapidly recognized, and colo- ulxatlou In Cuba of Canadian* and Amvrt* can* Is Increasing yearly. One of the largest single investors In Culm Is the Hnrtle Fruit Company, of Tiv ronto. New York and Atlanta. They own a vast tract of land In the province of .San tiago heCuhn. near Nlpc, which they ar« cultivating with great sueeesa. This Is only ti small tmrt. however, of American Iiivcmi- incut* In Culm. Over S300.000.000 of Ampfb can money Is Invested-.there In railroad*. fruit grove* and varlou* Indu-trle*.