The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-02
THE GoyERNoR MIsaUOTED.

In commenting on the message of Gov.
Gambler the New York Journal says:
When Gov. Gambler Of Georgia deliber-
ately tells the people Of his state that they
are hated by the Northern people, wn0
have sowed the seeds Of discord between
the Southern whites ana blacks" ne shows
that mis- knowledge of Northern feeling
cannot be very extensive.
The COPY OF the message the Jonrna.
read must have been different from the
one that was furnished 10 tne newspapers
of this state. We do not recall that the
Governor said that the people of Georgia
are hated by the Northern people We
do not find any such statement in his mes
sage What we find is this:
The unusual amount Of crime committed
by negroes. and ia consequence thereof the
unprecedented amount of mob violence, Is
mainly due to the intermeddling OF ire
sponsible fanatics and fools who do not
know anything of the situation al the
South, nor of the real relations Of the peo-
pie of the two races. These mise able IN
termeddlers. hating the Southern white
man more than they do the crimes OF the
most abandoned of the Southern negroes,
have, through their newspapers and by
means OF inoendiary and nfammatory let
ters many Of which have been sent 10 ne
groes in Georgia, ignoring or jusufyinS
the crimes which have provoked the MOP
advised and urged the negroes to retaiia-
ton.
1t is a hopeful sign, however, that not
withstanding the diabolical advice of these
fanatics to precipitate race conflicts, the
better and more intelligent negroes
throughout the state realize that the reia-
lions Of the races must be reSu ated by
the Southern white man and the Southern
negro. and not by the over-zealous and I'M
wise South-haters and bigots of other Sec
tons
The foregoing is altogether different
from the statement attributed to the Gov
ernor by the New York Journal. We are
not prepared TO say that even the class OF
people referred to by the Governor actual
w hate the Southern people. They are peo-
ole who think they are wiser than other
people. and they like to have their fingers
in other peoples affairs. There. is no doubt
that their intermeddling in matters in the
South in which the negroes are concerned
have the effect of making the negroes
more difficult to get along with. The ne
groes. or at least some of them, think
that these intermeddling Northern people
represent public sentiment at the North
and also the government at Washington,
and hence they become aggressive and
overbearing in their conduct. thus bringing
about ill-feeling between the whites ana
the blacks.
The people of Georgia know very well
that they are not hated by the people Of
the North If they were in need OF aid
owing to a cyclone, an epidemic, or any
other disaster they would not hesitate 10
call on the Northern people for assistance,
and they know it would be given willingly,
promptly and literally. Too many of
the South's fair daughters are making
homes happy in the North to permit Of the
thought that there is any hatred between
the people of the North and the South.
The intermeddling fanatics to whom Gov
Gambler refers are no more the Northern
people than the few EXTREMIST in New
England who want our flag in the Philip
pines hauled down and are hoping that
Aguinaldo will run our soldiers into the
sea are the American people