The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-01
GOVERNOR MAKES AN APPEAL.
GEORGIANS MUST PUT An END TO
MOB VIOLENCE.

Has Caused HcprOnch To Re Henped
Upon the Siate-SnyS Women shall
BE Protected, but Lynch Law Must
Stop-Lynch law Does Not step
Crime-Courts and the Dar Must
Help ia the Important WorI<-Du-
ties of Grand Jurors.
Atlanta, July 3l.-Gov Gambler to-nlsht
issued an appeal TO the people of Geor-
gia to join hands and put an end to mob
violence in the state
The Governor believes that the only way
10 restore a condition of peace and tran
guilty and to bring an end to the law
lessness that has been manifested in diff
ferent parts of the state, Is for the people
to uphold the courts aid them In bring
ing to speedy justice all criminals and
by the strong force of a vIr,le public sen
timent. bring punishment to the law
breakers of all kinds.
The Governor teiis of the reproaeh
heaped upon the state by the repeated
outbreaks and says:
"The purity of the fair mothers and
! daughters of Georgia must and shall be
| preserved, ana at the same time the lives
| and liberties of all of the law-ahidng ne
groes in Georgia must and shall be pro
| tected Arson and burglary and assassin
| alton and robbery and rape must stop
| and al the same time lynch law must
! stop. The good of both races and the fair
| name of the state demand it.
THE ordinary processes of the law are
! amply Sufficient to punish all crimes. Our
| judges are pure and incorrupuble. Our
! juries are composed of our most intelli-
| gent upright men. who seldom make mis-
! takes The mob often makes mistakes and
| the innocent are made TO suffer with the
guilty It never knows where to stop.
but after punishing the suiity. drunk with
the blood of one victim, it thrsts for the
blood of another, and often sacrifices on
the altar of vengeance those who are
guiltess OF any crime.
The NEob Must Go.
1--WE must away with the mob. We
must re-enthrone the law We must re-
store the altar of reason and tear down the
altar chat passion has erected. We must
DO this ia the interest of the white men
of Georgia and IN the interest of the ne
groes of Georgia and for the fair name
Of Georgia and to protect the virture OF
The women of Georgia.
lynch law does nor stop arson, nol
murder. nor robbery, nor rape. This re-
quires the strong power of the statute law
sustained by healthy, vigorous public sen.
timent.
II would appeal" continued Gov. Cand-
ler ito all officers of the state, civil and
military, urging them to remember that
the dignity and the fair name Of Georgia
are in their keeping. 1 would appeal &c
thcm to remember that they are the guar
dians of the peace and happiness OF the
people of the state. 1t is their duty tc
apprehend ana bring to justice all who
violate the law, whether il be the Negro
who commits rape or the white man whC
kills him for his crime The grand juries
must realize that it is as much their duty
to ferret out aud return true bills against
members Of the mob who lynch a murderer
as it Is to return a true bill against thC
murderer himself
An Appeal to the Bar.
'T would appeal especially to the bar tc
bring that potent influence which the mem
bers of the profession exercise in every
| community 60 the aid of law and order
not only by discountenancing mob rule bu
by aiding the courts and juries in bringing
| accused parties to speedy trial 1t is the
duty of a lawyer TO see that his client has
fair and impartial trial but he SHOULD
not resort to mere technicalitics and pre-
texts TO defeat The ends OF justice, or ever
to delay the enforcement Of penalte'
whereby society suffers and the confidence
Of the people in the ability of the courts tC
punish crime is destroyed.
In bringing about this end" says tn,
Governor in conclusion, Il would invok,
the active, earnest cooperation OF al
good men, white and black, with the Off
GERS Of The law in their efforts 10 prcver
crime. suppress mob violence and brin.
criminals to justice and to restore peace
ana order and tranquility 10 all of our Deo