The evening times., 1897-07-23

Atlanta, Ga, July 23.-One of the most
sensational editorials ever written in
defense of free and unlimited lynching APP
peared in the Commercial of yesterday even
ing. The Commercial is the official organ
Of Atlanta and Fulton county, and its
editor, Hon. Benjamin Blackburn, was n
candidate for the japanese mission under
CIeveIand's last Administration. Under
the big black heading Of Let God be
Praised" the Commercial says:
The good work seems to grow upon the
cowardiy crest OF press denunciation. An
other lyncling took place in Georgia to-day,
makiug two affairs of this kind tins week.
The last one was Oscar Williams, the
negro brute who assaulted an innocent little
six yeal-old girl in Honey county about
ten days ago. When the Macon shen1f
satrted with his prisoner for the Atlanta
jail there was one town that he could not
pass Griffin people, probably LED Dy the
determined manhood 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 neither
Offered protection TO the assalianb or the
dear little unprotected innocent. Papers
may say what they please about immigra-
ton, but tie man who would carry his
family To BamesvilIe in preference to Grif-
fin on account of the diff ference in the way
constituted authority acted in regard to
this brute, can well afford to be dispensed
with in any community.
THE Barnesville people are just as good
nf ri ms
of BarncsviIle Is just as good Il man as the
mayor OF Griffin. The difference is, the
mayor of Griffin and his military did right
In allowing other fathers to do what
they would do, and the mayor or Barnes
vile and his military did wrong in protect
ing a brute that they would have hung
had the child of either OF them been the
victim Give US the man who feels
another's woe. We have no feeling In
common with the officer who makes 40
much of his oath when 1t comes TO his
feIlow-man's child, and W no would throwit
TO the winds IL the child were his own.
But Williams is hung and God should be
praised. Georgia and Alabama are getting
along very we'll Let the law alone. Any
system is good that leads good people
to hang vile brutes who commit dastardly
crimes against our 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
be no further delay in this case. He
should have dangled at the end of rope
long ago, and justice must not be out
ragged by further delay.
"Georgians, continue to do your duty by
the home. Ignore what hypocritical
Democratic press says of you; defy the
spirit that expects protection from n Re
publican Administration. Laugh st the
inbecile sternness OF your court, and shout
defiance at the glitter OF bayonets that
would stab you in the hands of towards.
Pop your fingers at the puerile proclama-
tions that put detectives at your heels
DO your work In the broad sunlight OF
Gods glorious daytime, and bang-yes,
burn-every brute no destroys your home.
And each time you do it get on your knees
and pray that God may give you renewed
strength and courage. Remember that
home is delrer than law and that one in
nocent child or woman is worth more than
all the governors and judges in Chrsten-
dom