The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
SARGE PLUNKETT.
An OPEN LETTER From a GEORGIA
WOMAN.
When the Mills Come south Where VIII the
Georgia Cracker Go, or What His rate
When All This Takes Place.

For The Constitution
learn of the most reliable source that
the foiIOwIn letter is from lady whose
.xcellenc.es enIitIe her 10 more than a pass
Ag notice. o
.PurNears District, February z. 1888.
Mr.. sarge PIunkeII: When L lnlnA dDOus
.low much You anu Brown know ~, III
strained 10 ask you TWO Guestioiis. -, y - -
you can answer them. ana a You C'iii asn
Brown about IL. only cont Keep TINS -.
as long the foremost young 9SI,Oc. 81 "a
kept tie epistle from DlNl0 D. -. .,,'h
then sprins IL ON the country as PaOP'S
First, / want 10 ask you why the clu Gnu
gems OF Georgia iOn't build .hef o Mh -
ton nlilIs using - corner slOhs thS
money they are Offering Is lhducei..etiso
to eastern mill owners. ! nave seen 10y -,
strange things ia any cheqdeiSu - -, "" :
this sending OF 'uS4cSltict.s' "iAclaNaI -
tracts OF ian1, and givInS 81 premium cIlio-
mos Just IL order % get OUTSIDE Ahili oNlS' =
down Is the very stranSest ihelii,13'' ieiloh :
ever witnessed The eastern min OWNERS
are having picnic. l shoIlun wohueT
" competition didn't become So hNeiN IN
the south that tie Georgia cities STRIVING
after TINS tid-bit VIII charter a Nhcle Iiii-
way system. bring the whole Kit ana Dim
OF Them AT one Tell swOOp, drape the Ia
vOresi section with red. white ami blue, and
get W a Fourth 81 July demonstration
SeorIii CITIZENS can raise money Tor this.
Tut they cannot raise money 10 build Ge0r-
81 cotton mills, Georgia citizens can offer
Tree tracts q land t. strangers
on which to locate cotton mills.
1ul you watch u Gcorgla citizen offer free
.IaSts OF land 10 has neishbors for the
same purpose. Before that happens you
nAu Brown viii De- sTay-haired angels. and
taxes angels long time 20 grow gray.
OepT-la = rich enough 10 build her own
S1.scn miiIs. AID she ous-lt 70 90 it; don't
you Think 80. AIR Fiuukett2
A-N second question Is this: When the
eastern mills come south what do YOU
think IS going to become OF the va
army OF mill Operatives they leave bchind2
10 sou think they are going 30 stay w
hauL= in the east Is already FAR ahead OF
the demand. Ii stands 10 reason them that
tae departure Cf the mills viii throw
great body % lauore-s oGt OF n jOn. And
they are going 60 come after the mills. II
soutnc-n citizens don't furnish them all
Tree passes. AMI they haven't the car fare
then they viii wa!E. You viii soe another
gT'ct army % the unemployed in line
81 march Iut they are not going TO
wv FsfW "a W rFv congress. They are
coming south 10 Gust the Georgia cracker.
I-- .-selu mill vgse.s~ WiU give them
t-le Preference and the southern mill
oW ners VIII 20 likewise because n is the
fashion TN the south II plt-oniZe northern
things Now. ar Pignkett, / want you 10
tell me what viii become or that patient
iouE-sutferiug class ~ peorle-the Georgia
Cr1cse-s2 II Won don't know ask Brown.
Your reply VIII greatly ChiiEe.
"a FACTORY WOMAN"
take e. that there Is something 10 be
ra-i between the Zines in this letter. Per
r~. p. rh- --tlre n e
rebuke to southern people. and I think
..I..fsl4S.
awe a-,l "a strong advocate Of south
era people Joining together ana starting
small industries of their own II il were
nothing more than broom factory. or a
chair flct1ry-any start in this direction
would be good. There Is enough money
spent for rl1wlines every year 10 start a
small rope factory. Enough spent for ak
handles. swtns.e trees. plow stocks. not 10
mention larger Things. that would soon
turn our wasting water into source Of
pr1at- Conditions BOO the south stand as a
menace 20 New England manufactures.
Our climate and cur water powers are
things that the New England mill owners
have been watching. and 50 soon as they
discover that the south is going 20 help
herself on this line they. the New England
mill owners. will come in hurry. To
capture these positions themselves Is the
war rr the New E-sla-3=r 20 save him
sei--he must hedge" There is no senti-
ment about these mill men 10 make them
prefer the north % the south, and il is
the most foolish thing 10 suppose that
they are AFRAID Of kuklux-we have long
since yded that the average yankee is
afraid n nothing. Their money is heavily
invls-af in manufacturing plants. and they
W'ut iluch prefer Tor the south TO lay
s.s.nd let I'll ~ run on just as they are.
Aa-@ ea-fstHaNA AA-tH AAA ttlaAA k4lE etf.ALlftll
people are going To do something for them
selves on these lines. there VIII De rush
70 capture die positions. The New Eng
land mill owners are smart people. they
know the situation. these flaming adver-
usements have I'd effect upon them. They
are watching with eagle eve to see that
a cooperative movement among southern
men does not capture these positions and
practically demonstrate their great ad-
vantage.
Anyhow the south is to have the mills,
Eni this fact makes il a part OF wisdom
10 turn our attention TO the complexion Of
tie operatives that are 10 come. These inn
migrant operatives viii shape southern
politics and southern religion. The ''Geor-
eia cracker is a democrat. The idea Of
anything like kn0wn1thingism has always