The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-10

wantonly insulted this gallant young officer
Of Newberry. There is and can be no JuS,l-
ney is a gentleman. and exercised the rlgnt
which every soldier has OF rendering ms
resignation rather than serve under a
braggart an incompetent superior ofncer.
He has right to exercise this privilege
at all times, and the exercise of the rlght
does not justify or excuse this wanton IN
suit from his superior officer cannot com
prehend what Governor Tlllman means ny
his wild and reckless conduct. The THINK
ing people of this state, Of all factions,
are tired of dissensions and wrangling, and
of his fire alarm, pyrotechnlc style oI gov
, eminent. 1t is having a bad effect upon
the material and social interests of the
state. It is making object of rdicuie
and a by-word with ali enlightened. in
telligent people. We want repose. quiet.
say that these disturbances are brought
about by an oligarchy, or an arls ttdI e
or ring. He has had undisputed control OF
ever department of the government for
nearly four years, and 1t is very strange
that all of these disturbances ana olSsen-
sions and all of this wrangling ana blood
shed should spring from his own admins
tratiOn.
Something Radically Wrong.
Does it not argue that there is something
rotten, radically wrong, in his adfhihiStia-
ton? The people of this state are not lei
ons or outlaws. AS rule, they are con-
servative and aw-abiding people OF all rae
tons In 1876 they arose in their power ana
hurled from the administration OF the state
government officials who had brought ohsas-
ter and sorrow upon the people. Ihey are
long suffering and patlen! ana ne nan aro,nd
him in council the most prudent ana CON
sentative men of all factions. Nobody
wants to thwart him in any honorable effort
he may make for the general welfare OF
the people. He ought to know that he can
not run roughshod over the people or any
part of the people of the state He says
he represents a, majority. Does he mean TO
have it inferred from this that he Will
tranple on the rights of the minority ana
L Ep
two or three or d dozen newspapers can
prevent his doing justice to all the people?
VIII he say that the newspapers can drive
him into extreme and resentful measures?
| should be very sorry to see the governor
of this state in that position:
"Why does he continue in his efforts TO
array class against class, country against
town? Why will he appeal to the prejudices
and passions and resentments OF the peo-
pie rather than to their reason and wis
dom and forbcarance one Tor the other
We are one people, with a common interest
and a common fate, and it behooVes MIN
as 1t behooves all the good ana patlaotlc
men of this state, to keep cool to obey the
law and to respect honorable differences
Of oninion one for the other. There is no
occasion for the disturbances now existing
in this state. There is no occasion to call
on the military. Let him send them home
and administer the laws in mercy and jus
tice, and my word for it, all will be We'll
II see by the papers tonight that Govern
or Tman proposes to issue proclama-
ton taking charge of the entire police force
of the state How can he have the eff
frontery to do this, when the last leglSla-
ture representatives of the people, refused
to give him that power, cannot under
stand. Why he should desire to destroy
home rule and local self-government the
| very foundation stone of our peoples insti-
tutions is equally surprising. He had better
| leave to each community the right to gov
ern itself according to its own eXigencies
subordinate of course, to the paramount
| power and authority Of the state. If he
does this; if he does take charge OF the
police he will add fuel to the flame ana
may precipitate bloody collisions and in
fct endless harm and injury upon the
constitutional duties, and leave the people
to govern themselves He is not wiser than
all the people nor more patriotic than the
majority