The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-05
DANA SANDERS GEORGIA.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
Editor Dana OF the New York Sun hates
Georgia and everything and everybody
wearing the Georgia brand.
When he is not abusing Georgia he rid
ISLANDERS her.
The other day he attacked Atlanta, and
said that she was in IAN indescribably
filthy condition" when the yellow fever
broke out in New Orleans.
Fortunately, this falsehood was discount
ed In advance by the recent Federal Of
fetal report, stating that Atlanta Is the
second cleanest city In the United States.
The editor OF the Sun now discharges
broadsdde against Georgia in general.
and Hogansvlle in particular. He says
OF the Loftin affair;
The white people at Hogansville, who
are described as most worthy and law
abiding. objected to the appointment of a
negro as postmaster for their village, and
they made an agreement among them
selves to kill Loftin II he was appointed,
and to kill any other negro who should
succeed him. Loftin was shot from am
bush. according to programme, as soon as
he got the office; and notice was served
ON tina Federal government that the re-
naming part of the compact would be
carried out as soon as another negro was
installed in the postoffce. Feeling runs
very high among the Hogansville citi-
Gems. and there is no doubt that they are
determined to stand no nonsense from
Washington in the matter"
in plain English, Editor Dana charges
the whole people of Hogansville with de-
iiDerately conspiring to murder Loftin, or
any other negro postmaster, and he says
that they served notice on the government
to that effect.
1t Is unnecessary to say that there is
not single fact In the case that affords
the slightest ground for this wholesale
and malignant indictment of a moral
peaceable and law-abiding community.
Editor Dana then humorously suggests
that II colored man wants to be post
master in Southern town he had better
get himself elected by popular vote OF
the patrons Of the office This sugges-
ton, however, he attributes to Editor
Godkin OF the Evening Post
After these preliminary flourlshes in
the field of fiction. the SUMS editor settles
down to business and slings this chunk of
malice into our midst" as it were:
on the other hand, there are those who
aeciare that the shooting OF this poor
negro Is AN affront than which there
gould be none carrying a more wanton or
piacker infamy to the majesty and honor
OF the whole people OF this proud country.
Ihey are in favor OF Furnishing the assas'
SINS ana protecting whomsoeyer the nrasi.
uehl chooses to appoint to postoffces mr.
any other offices In Georgia. even n Tho
entire state is put under martial law and
s. no enu,e army OF the United States
STANDS with fixed bayonets around n
I'VE do not syrnpathize with a,ho. :.
.nese Views. One is beneath contemnt
we other oners remedy worse than the
s.,. mere Is a cure ready Ar MT
Mchiniey's hands, mild, proper and etya,,
tnai' Let him discontinue the Hosans-
VINE postoffce. Let the white neonIa ,r
snSs nelshoorhood, If they can not endure
raj servant who has been lawfully
naneo and is faithfully performing his
duties, go without the Federal nostal sar'
woe DO not force them 10 get their le,-
ters from colored postmaster IL a is re-
pusnant to them. Give them fpI, narmts.
" SUI 10 get their mail from the nearest
"n.ee postmaster. Let It be understood
.nat this is the policy of the administra-
w Non regarding any place, great or small.
=, or South. where the postmaster ia
y, ,r, CANCER OF assassination or maltreatment
ION ,.Uhl tne chivairors people Of the neigh.
oorhood. Probably after one noteworthy
applcaton Of this policy the killing Of
negro postmasters wsll cease"
Read between the lines, this remarkable
editorial is simply an appeal to the Fed.
eral government to pursue policy which
VIII provoke resentment and resistance In
some southern communities. and afYord |
the government pretext for renewing IN, |
s r. phi or again turning the Southern
rule 1'A payonet
Win this brief presentation Of the mat.
Ter. Editor Dana may very we'll be left - |
the tender mercies OF his estsemsd -, ox, 70
semporsries For forty years they have
orsnaea MIN az hater OF all human kind:
J. cruel coward In war; treacherous ~ :.
y u peace: defamer OF dead men: .
Ie.miess friend; an INSCRIPTIONS fos snS
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