The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04

been repugnant to the Cracker" 1t re-
mains TO be seen whether this will continue
to be the feeling, and it much depends upon
the temper of the incoming immigrants
whether this docile Cracker departs from
this line.
Naturally the Crackers latckstring
hangs outside the door. He is slow to sus-
picion. but once get him aroused and he
will take care of himself Already the
wage workers of southern towns are COM
planning that there is an understood con-
cert of action by men of the same religious
creed. IL this is so. ii is to be deploTed,
and the Georgia cracker will overcome
all his preiudices against such doc
trihes as knownothingism to preserve him
self and his posterIty. That there is, and
has been now, for some time, a concert of
action-a helping of one another-among
those who have come south to work in the
mechanics is beyond question. Take your
religion and your politics into your bust
ness has been and is being taught. Even
now il is so Cunning that southern propri-
etors DO not know il, and operatives who
complain are Just passed as Grumblers. But
it is growing in impudence, 1t grows IN
strength, and whenever the south awakeS
TO the situation the cracker will prove
as formidable any and as worthy the
bids of churchmen or of statesmen as
any. As CidCheIS brown anu are OPP
posed TO the y. L. AS, but when it comes
TO a fight of the survival of the fittest,"
and both sides practice secrecy and cum
ming we are with the crackers first, last
and all the time.
Prophesying is dangerous; therefore, l
always allow Brown TO prophesy. He
thinks that the coming of the mills to the
south is a foregone conclusion. lie further
concludes that the class of operatives that
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make n terrible war inevitable. 1t will not
be a war of swords, though; it will be "a
war OF creeds. fought between wage earn
ers for a survival of the fittest."
The anarchist.
The protestant.
The Catholic.
Here Brown has the three elements
nrr3yed one against the other, as they will
be when the factories come. These will
carry their religion and their politics into
their business" and south of Mason and
DiNon's line will be fought the greatest
war Of the "creeds' ever known upon this
earth. The protestant will either succumb
10 the Catholic. or the Catholic to the
protestant, or. else. the anarchist Will
naunt his red banner and proclaim to the
world that there sis no God!"
So much for Browns prophecy. Now 1
will touch. myself, upon almost as danger
Gus ground.
Every man, from now on till we bust"
men and women will grow more and more
alike Then Georgia cracker" will be one
of the lost arts II present methods keep
on. Twenty years more of our present
school system, and We are all the same.
We will talk alike. walk alike, laugh alike,
cry alike-by vote everything VIII so. We
Will have no Toombs with Ben I'M 10
combat him. We will have not one man
above another intellectually. The accumu-
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men. individuality will so with the crack
or /" sentiment will be lost in the vote OF
training-there will be no north, no SOUTH
no east. no west. SectaEianism VIII De
the only sentiment. the gain of wealth che
only glory. Here and there h'cheI
dim dim ficker-will point the wreck Vi
the sons and daughters OF the south'
e,,cb a calamity may be avert
"a ~ the CRACKERS" awake 1t VIII
he. The great trouble is that II mas al
ready come TO be dangerous 10 discuss inc
situation-it is nearly impossible 10 get
rublfc honest expression. Inc most oi Us
t.,,s axes to grind There would be many
/ differences of opinion as TO how TO avert
the calamitics spoken Of Brown ana
have our notion and Brown is pretty out
s.,olan in his He says that l. the great
head OF Georgia's emigration bureau would
| stir himself TO cot up the big plantations
| into small farms for the CRACKERS that
have no homes, procure SOME iiIldlleidi rs
isiation that would enable tho land owners
| 30 secure money-ldnd as a coliateraI Is
What he wants-then there would be II
building Of factories by the concerted ac-
ton Of every settlement where the water
/ rowers are present, and then we could call
/ in the emigrants just as we reed them
and in such numbers as could be leavened
| into the southern idea, and thus avoid
( troubles.
! 1 guess that Browns n great old fool,
/ And I'm not much behind
! Perhaps year at public school,
Would be good for his mind
/ To this I'm sure therell more agree
Than TO all we've said besides.
/ But IL we make one cracker" see
/ We're well paid for the chides.
| SARGE PLUNKETT.