The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
A BRAN new MOVE.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE TO MEMO
RIALIZE CONGRESS-.
1t Is Proposed to stop Lynchings by
Educating the Negro, and Fed
eral Help Is Wanted.

Nidi AtAp H. NdHteUs
The press of this country is rumbling
with the ponderous utterances of proph-
cts, the great walls Of our cathedrals vi
brate with the eloqueuce of divines and
every valley is filed with the echoes of
the yocies of the people uplifted in pro-
test against the open and ruthless def
ance of the law.
The waves started on the rugged cliffs
of New England and today are flashing
themselves against the ponderous Rockies |
If The Pacific slope, and the whole coun-
try is enveloped in revolution of senti-
ment an thought.
The ain Of the mob never ceases and
the wisest lawyers of the land stand
with their hands tied behind them in
The discussion Of this question Of lynch
ing. The people ''hoot' at them and call
them theorists, and the situation is one
of defiance and mockery in the face of
the law.
A thousand and one theories have been
advanced and tie matter has gone so
far and crisis is so near at hand tina.
even here in this state the bar associa-
ton has come out squarely for a reform
alton of the criminal laws of Georgia
In truth the people, are flying from pillar
to post in search of solution of this
question, which is attacking the very
foundation of the government.
THIS is all on the surface, for deep
down underneath there is force at
work which will make itself felt at the
very next session of the legislature, aud
which will be of such a general charac-
ter that it will come face to face with
every nan, woman and child in this
country. In word, bill will be intro
duced before the next legislature calling
on that body to memorable the congress
of the Uoited States to help the south in
its efforts to uplift the negro by making
a federal appropriation for his educa-
| tion
One of the most prominent members
of the house was about the capitol this
morning and said that the purpose of
his EvisiU here was TO accumulate statis-
tics on which to prepare such bill for
the legislature. The gentleman in ques-
ton is one of the recognized leaders Of
political thought in the state, but refus-
ed TO allow the use of his name just at
this juncture for the reason that the
scheme is hardly on foot as yet, bu, as
soon as the movement becomes tangible
the whole plan will be revealed to the
public.
"ICis not new idea" said the mem
Der in question, ''and has been urged
several times by our commissioner in
his reports to the legislature. The peo-
pie at large have for years recognized
the importance of it, and all that, but
there has never been anything done in
the direction Of securing federal aid
with which to educate the negro. We
are not able to educate him and it has
been very forcibly demonstrated that to
teach him merely to read and write is
n going to kill out the animal that is in
him. Education must reach his heart
before any good results can be discerned
"My idea, " continued the member sis
not only to introduce the bill in the
Georgia legislature but to work to have
similar one put before every southern
legislature, and let it 90 as an appeal
from the south. - tlanta special to
Macon TelppraDh