The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
What the Governor said About It.

Gov. Northen recently gave the editor
of the Christian Register, published in
Boston, Mass, something to think about
And if that editor is the kind of Chris
tian he pretends to be, the result of his
thinking will be that he is totally unfit
to control the columns of the Christian
Register or any other publication.
This editor of the Christian Register
wrote and published in his paper an arti.
Gle on the subject of lynchings in the
south. The conclusions he reached were
that 1.-The civilization of the south falls far
below the standards of decency, order.
liberation and justice which exist in some
countries that make no claim to free gov
ernment,' and that the clergy, journal
lists and educators of the south are &C
quiescing in governmental policy which
makes the Southern states reproach to
the civilized world"
The editor of the Christian Register
had the cheek to send copy of his
paper, containing the article, to Gov.
NortheD, and to ask him for his views of
the lynching evil in the south, and what
he thought should be done to remedy 1t.
Gov. Northen answered IN a very good
natured letter, in which he makes it ex-
tremely clear that the editor of the
Christian Register, if sincere, is alto
gether too ignorant to be treated with
the respect to which mis- position entities
him. When the Christian Registers editor
reads what Gov. Northen has written him
he viii feel. or ought to feel, that the
smallest kind of a hole into which he
could crawl would be tar too big for him.
Gov. Northen points out that the blacks
are far better and much more leniently
treated in the south than in the north,
and that the proportion of criminals
among them is much less. He also shows
by quoting instances that the lynching
of negroes is not uncommon in the north
ern states. He mentions two lynchings
in Ohio, that have occurred within the
last month or two, and very brutal
lynchings they were He quotes &C
counts of lynchings in other northern
states that must be known to all intelli-
gent northern men, though this editor of
a religious paper, that thinks so badly of
the civilization of the south, seems never
to have heard of them.
Gov Northern calls attention to the
very frequent brutal labor riots at the
north, in which the most shocking crimes
are committed-crimes such as are never
| heard of in Georgia. In fact, the COVER
nor declares that labor riots are practi-
cally unknown in this state.
The governors letter is a rather long
one, but it is chock full of just such facts
as that benighted editor is in need of.
The Christian Registers editor appears
to have read the malicious inventions of
some spiteful and ignorantnegro and have
accepted his utterances as gospel truth.
Not knowing nor caring whether these
utterances were true or not, he deliber-
ately libeled the people of one great sec
ton of the country in his religious publ
cation.
And yet this editor no doubt thinks he
is Christian gentleman, and is glad be-
cause he believes he is so much better
than other men Gov. Northern's
letter will have the effect of making him
wonder whether he isn't in need of the
prayers of few really good people.
The counties of Barlow, Cherokee.
Clinch, Lincoln and Telfair will to-day
select delegates to the state convention.
OF these it is estimated that Mr. Atkin-
son will carry Clinch and Telfair, and
that Gen. Evans will carry Barlow and
Cherokee. Lincoln is considered doubt
full. So far the candidates have run
about neck and neck. The results OF to-
days elections may show daylight be-
tween them. with the favorite in the
lead.
The idea that the cotton seed oil mill
owners and operators OF Texas,
TO the number of fifty mills,
have organized for social"
purposes, is laughable. The sugar trust
and the Standard oil trust are proba bly,
| social organizations of ahout tho came