Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-21

the administration of Governor Bullock. He did enough fre-eating to satisfy the most rabid of his quondAm traducers. The race issue, he said, was the supreme issue In American politics to-day, and should always be made so. How do the anti-shirt-wavers of the North like this statementa How does Thurman like 1.-the apostle of race free dom and equalitya
 The truth is, as Sam Small says, and as was intimated in my last letter, that temper ance is the only issue which the southern people will allow to overshadow the race question, and that they will not allow that to overshadow the race question except in local elections. It is quite possible, even probable, that Sam Small, Prohibitionist, would have been elected State Senator from this district, instead of the Democratic can- didate, but for one thing; and that one thing was the admission boldly made by Small that he had often himself assisted in suppressing the negro vote in the South in the interest of the superior race" prior to his conversion. This statement alienated 8 considerable white vote from him which he might otherwise have had. Even the Prohi- bitionists of Atlanta could not endure hear- ing him 'ttwit on facts'' in that way. It also grates harshly on the ears of Atlanta Demo cTats when man so familiar with the tradi- tions of their party adds:
 "But you fellows won't suppress our votes as you do those of the negroes. Bear that in mind"
 : In fact there are good many aspects of the third party movement in Georgia which tend to make the dominant party nervous. The Constitution is supporting the Conserva- tive Democratic ticket with all it's might, but is inclined to be pessimistic. It has been especially laehrymose during the past fortnight, taking gloomy view of the situ- ati6n in New York, abusing the New York Herald for harping on the dubiousness of the outlook, and yilifying Minister West-Sir Jackvilie, as it calls him-for having "given awayn the attitude of England in the pres eht canvass. It is troubled also at the re- newed interest here of the negroes in poli- tics. So are many of the orators of the par ty which it represents. A prominent lawyer of this city Gone who receives hundreds of dollars every year in fees from members of colored lodges in town) recently said in pub lie:
 ''These niggers are getting to come to oaI front doors too much. We must teach them to come to our kitchen doors again, as they used to-"
 Next week hope to have some interesting sketches to submit to your readers regarding the way in which the election returns wert received in Atlanta.
 In closing I desire to say few words 1T favor Of a new department which has jus been organized in most worthy institution of learning for the colored people in thil city. refer to the new printing deBartmen of Atlanta university. In order to put tht needs of this department before your read CTS intelligently I cannot do better than tt | quote from circular which the university 1 is just sending out to many of it's friend | in the North, addressing to your reader l the words of the circular:
 | "You are more or less familiar with th, events which brought Atlanta university | into publicity little more than @ yea l ago, and are doubtless aware that additions | burdens were imposed upon the school 8 l that time. The events referred to served t. | emphasize the necessity, which already ex 1 isted, of presenting to the northern publi
 the claims of the university as an institution | worthy of generous support. It is believed that @ strong presentation of these claim may be made through the medium of small publication to be issued monthly b, the university. There is already the nucleu of printing department in connection wit 1 the school (from which this letter is issued. By means of an expenditure of four hundre'
 dollars this department may be enlarged, 8
 that it will not only be able to do the uni
 versity printing, but will also be prepared t. issue the publication in question.
 l "You are somewhat familiar with th
 work which Atlanta university is doing
 You are aware that it yields 8 mighty inhu
 enee for good in the heart of 8 most popU lous portion of the South. You know ths | S0S0
 hundreds of benighted communities a
 through Georgia and the States immedlatel
 adjoining, You are aware that it's graduate
 are filling positions of the greatest inhuenc
 and responsibility as educational and rel
 gious leaders of their people. Can you nc
 do something personally, or at least induc
 the Sunday school with which you are COT
 nected to give portion of the four hundre l dollars required for this enlargement of th
 university printing office? The journal whic
 it is proposed to issue may prove the enter
 ing wedge which will secure for the eolleg
 the endowment it 80 much needs, and thu
 greatly enlarge it's usefulness. Atlanta un
 versity is now about the only prominent col
 lege for the colored people in the South ths
 is not enjoying the advantages to be reape
 from the possession of well equipped print l ing office and the publication of 8 monthl
 or semi monthly journal of it's own.
 "N. B.-Gifts of secondhand printin
 material will also be very welcome. Part 0
 the present outfit was secured through tn generosity of Rev. MT. Dutton and his Sun day school class of Auburndale, Mass" 1 A. L. s.