The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-24
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an Atlanta Newspaper Advocates Defiance
to Law-Iiang aud Burn, n SAYS.
ATLANTA, CA, July ga sensational
editorial article in defence Of free and
unlimited lyncfing appeared in the Daily
Commercial Of ills evening. The Com
mercial is tho official organ Of Atlanta and
Fulton county and IT'S editor, the Hon.
Benjamin NJ. Blackburn was a candidate
for tho japanese mission, under Grover
cleveiands last Administration. Under
the black healing OF Let God be Praised
tho Commercial SAYS:
THE good work seems % grow upon the
COWardiy crest of press dcnunCiatlOn An
other lynching I'm Georgia to-day. making
two affairs OF this kind this week. The
last one was oscar Williams. the negro
brute who assaulted an innocent llttle
sixyear old girl IN Honey county, about
ten days ago. When the Macon Sheriff
started with his prisoner for the Atlanta
jail there was enc town that he could not
pass. Griffin people. probably led By ,he
determined marhocd of the farms sur
rounding that town, took the brute from
the train and lynched him. Griffin had a
Mayor and a military company, but neith-
er offered protection 10 the assailant OF
the dear little unprotected innocent. Pa
pers may say what they please about im-
migration But the man who would carry
ms FAMILY 10 GAINESVILLE I'm preference TO
Griffin on account OF the difference in the
way constituted authority acted I'm regard
TO this brute can well afford 10 be dis
pensed with in any community.
The GAINESVILLE people are just as good
and true as those Of Griffin. The Mayor
Of GAINESVILLE IS just as good a man as
tho Mayor OF Griffin The difference IS
tho Mayor Of Griffin and his military aid
right in Glowing other fathers 20 do what
they would do. and tho Mayor Of Barnes.
Vile and his military did wrong In pro-
tecting brute that they would have
hung had the child OF either been the
victim.
Give US the man who feels another's
woe. We have no feeling in common with
the Oiicar who makes so much Of his oath
when 10 comes 20 his Fellow mans child.
and who would throw it 10 the winds IL
the child were his own. But Williams
IS hung and God should be praised. GeOr-
gia and Alabama are getting along very
well. Let tho law alone. Any system IS
good that leads coed people 10 hang vile
brutes who commit destardly crimes
against cur women and children.
while they have their hands IN let the
people OF De Kalb see TO 1t that Flanagan
goes TO trial next week There must De
no further delay in this case He should
have dangled at the end OF rope Ions
ago and justice must not be outraged by
further delay.
"Georgians, continue 10 do your duty by
the home. Ignore what hypOcutical
Democratic press says OF you. DEFY the
spirit that expects protection from n
Republican Administration. Laugh az tho
imbecile sternness OF your courts. Shout
defiance az tho glitter of hayonets that
would stab you IN the hands Of towards.
Pop your fingers az the puerile pr0clama-
ton. that put detectives at your heels.
do your work IN the broad sunlight Of
Gods glorious daytime and hang yes
burn, every brute who destroys your
home And each time you do it, get on
your knees and pray that God may give
you renewed strength and courage. Re-
member that home is dc2rer than law, and
that ono innocent child or woman DIS worth
more than an the Governors and Judges In
Christendom."