The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
~GEORGIA,S
Tho Evil Considered by % Citiaen or the state
Who L. Only n saniar.

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From tie Atlanta journal.
Major Joseph B. Cumming OF Augusta. one of
the States leading lawyers and most polished
Revolution In savannah. responded to the toast
Georgia" In his remarks he said:
Il take as my text for u short discourse tho
Georgia Colonel. | do not claim that in doing
this l am assailing the greatest evil that raises
Its head In Georgia, but I do say that It is the
one which aifiicts u proud and sensitive Geor-
gian most We can stand abuse, We can endure
poverty. we can survive oppression. we can
tolerate wickedness of various grades and
species. but to be laughed ut, to be the object of
ridicule. to be the subject Of perennial derision.
to have a perpetual horse laugh. maintained at
our expense. roaring in our ears-this is an evil
the removal of which is we'll worth the effort of
the Sons of the Revolution or anybody else's
sons. Whence comes this particu lar afIiction
That is the first division of my discourse. What
is the remedy That Is tho second division.
my arsl question. I |" am s sa,,iHiI pu9ziea ahs IL Is TO TO
me a most inscrutable psycho.social problem.
! rack my brain In vain for an explanation Of
called Colonel. 1t is u form OF mild demontia
sinking to, the grade Of imbecility and idiocy
surely live before our eyes we should not be
able to believe that some thousands OF the white
male citizens OF Georgia. who know nothing OF
the manual of arms. who cannot even keep step,
who never enter lined for a moment the iaea Of
f%oI ,I,S a military career. delight in being
NAY; m9rs; tho withholding of This title
from any pno!G or a9asi pg6llc man, legislator.
Coroner-indeeh. any man who stands ont svor
so little from the mass OF the little community
Of the state OF Georgia as nothing less than a
slight: Attend any, State court, at least out.
T,ds S you an sn Si' yoaP and IN E Enns IN iaS STmy rom of c9 3hs
youngest TO the Oldest, has left his regiment
eomeWhore-the Lord only knows where-to ct.
tend the court Read In our papers of any Incl
dent, however pacific and involving however lit
tie occasion fer the service Of the military arm.
Colonies: The Judge on the bench, the editor In
his ssnciEin. contribute their aid to keep this
histosIan win be T Greatly yp per r8sssS . RSaip pressblTT
s IN his co .HlsisSTy Of .p people Ss,C e dcorEis:' Iike
tory, he will. to the fullest extent. consult CON
temporaneous documents and the current every
How i' very r"aso nj def It P %ilI s. NJ In e si Gs' to- SEis:
such passages as this:
generation an epoch OF unrest and anxiety. the
causes Of which are very difficult to discover at
s sois s ssa ss tn he p psSpl si " se6r 1sss iiTad th nSa *,
out this period under martial law, An the usual
o oiHtl funff1 6S were performed by military
not to have been eliSibie 70 Office. From {SSsssss
a aSS IA az estimate may be made BY the careful
also Of the density Of The population neces.
careful consideration of temporary documents
csrs S ss9w rd ahs X stPPPare 81 Sveas military on:
had sttain ed the fheK rank Of GoIons eIhce sn |. Is t Msii
known THAT IN tho military organization OF that
sSsr q Colonel Gars ely vas the Leader G6 q goo men, and as
safely conclude that the standing army OF The
State was 5000. ooOI,which, OF course. implies
Sc things will appear-and naturally, too
70 our Juaiei0ns historian; But We, who live In
The whole normal arms-bear!ng population were
Hio1lipS Saxs e9 oI1oy am9pE the Colonies. each
STAFF was ashamed to march through Coventry
win his scarecrow, company. but 1t was a mar
tial host that assembled under hi. banner com,
IT Il were possible TO be serious in dealing |
note the injustice which is done tho ofhcers Of
our organized militia by this indiscriminate be.
our organized state Guard must we LOOK FOR The
preservation OF the military spirit so essential
them to have to share the titles. which are To-
gally their due, with u lot Of usurpera. Unfair.
iH9' II indeed the iudierous feature Of the thing
nid not swallow up every ether aspect OF Il. TO
me veteran soldier. whose title OF Captain, for
instance, won by service and wounds and blood,
ia ia W SIsra pHinn oh. every side by whipper'snapper
We have many things to dsplore In Georgia.
ing iynchings. All these are bad. Very bad.
But these tragedies are moro sndurable than this
farce. oh, that resoundinR horse taught
IN. thai ringing shout Of derision that echoes
the land at the expense of the Gsor-
ga Col4noIs! Cannot something DO donof Can
we not have y constitutional amendment ON the
WIN not the Legislature at least
intervene with some measure of roliefi May
tho small oppressed minority who do not want To
oe called Colonel. making IL iustihsble homicide
XII q man who nxos that title on an unofend-
ing citizen In tho peace Of the StAtel n our
public authorities will do pothing, viii not the
sons OF the Revolution. the sons Of slres who
the rescue now q"