The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-08-09
,OvE3NOR MAKES AN APPEAL
,copGIANS MUST PUT AN END To
MOB VIOLENCE.
Has Caused ReprOach to BE Heaped
rnOn the State. Says Women
Shall Be Protected.

Shall Be Protected.
Governor Gambler has issued an appeal
b, the people of Georgia to join hands
I'D mt an end to mob violence in the
state
Tho governor believes that the only
GOV to restore condition of peace and
+r.nonility and to bring an end to the
,,rIesspes that has bee? manifested in
different parts of the state, is for the
roople to uphold the courts, aid them in
bringing to speedy justice all criminals,
and by a stIong force of velile public
sentiment bring punishment to the law
breakers Of all kinds.
The governor tells Of the reproach
heaped upon the state by the repeated
outbreaks, and says:
"The purity nf the fair mothers and
daughters of Georgia must and shall be
preserved, and at the same time the lives
aDd liberties of all of the law-abiGng
negroes in Georgia must and shall be
protected. Arson aud burglary and as
sassination and rob 1ery and rape must
stop and at the same time lynch law
must stop. The good of both races and
the fair name of the state demand it.
1.-THE ordinary processes OF the law are
amply sufficient 10 punish all crimes.
Our Judges are pure and incompatible.
Our iuries ale composed OF our m st in
tellgent, upright men, who seldom make
mistakes. The mob often makes mis-
takes and the innocent ale made to sui
fer with the guilty. 1t never knows
where to stop, but after publishing The
guilty, drunk with the blood of one vic
tim, it thirSts for the blood of another,
and often sacrifices on the altar OF yen.
geauce those who are guitless of any
crime.
THE Mob MUST GO.
1--WE must do away with the mob. We
must re>tnthrOne the law. We must re-
store The altar of reason and tear down
the altar that passion has erected. We
must do this in the interest of the white
men of Georgia and in tie interest Of the
negroes of Georgia and for the fair name
Of Georgia, and to pr ,tect the virtue OF
the women of Georgia.
Lynch law does not stop arson, nor
murder, nor robbery, nor rape. This re-
Qures the strong power of the statute
law, sustained by healthy, vigorous pub
lie sentiment.
II would appeal" continued Governor
Gambler, ''to all Ulcers of the state, civ
il and military, urging them to remem-
Der that the dignity and the fail name of
Georgia are in their keeping. | would
appeal to them to remember that they
are the guardians of the peace and hap
pness of the people of the state. 1t is
their duty to apprehepd ard bring to
Justice all who violate the law, whether
it be the negro who commits rape or the
white man who kills him for his crime.
The grand juries must realize that il
is as much their duty to ferret out aud
return true bills against members of the
mob who lynch a murderer as j is to re-
turn a true blll against the murderer
himself.
AN APPEAL TO THE BAR.
81 would appeal especially to the bar
to bring that potent influence which the
members of the profession exercise in
every community to the aid OF the law
and order, not only by misunderstanding
mob rule, but by aiding the courts and
juries in bringing accused parties to
speedy trial. 1t is the duty of lawyer
to see that his client has tair and i'm
partial trial, but he should not resort t.
mere technicaities and preteXts to defeat
the ends of justice, or even to delay the
enforcement of penalties whereby society
suffers and the confidence of the people
IN the ability of the courts to punish
crime is destroyed.
ain bringing about this enc" says the
governor IN conclusion, Il wound invoke
the active, earnest cooperation OF all
good men, white and black, with the OH
GERS of the law IN their efforts to prevent
crime, suppress mob violence and bring
criminals to justice and to restore peace
and order and tranquility to all our peo-
pie of every race, class and condition.
MAY BE SETTLED.