The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-01
APPEAL FOR LAW AND ORDER
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA ISSUES
A PROCLAMATION.
Wants All Citizens to Unite In Sup
pressing Epidemic of Lynchings
In the State.

Atlanta, Ga, July Ex-Governor Can
der tonight issued an appeal to the
people of Georgia to join hands and
put an end to mob violence in the state.
The governor believes 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
dinerent parts of the state is for the
people to uphold the courts, aid them in
bringing to speedy justice all criminals,
and by the strong force of public senti-
ment, bring punishment to break
ers of all kinds. The governor tells of
the reproaches Eeaped upon the state
by the repeated outbreaks, and says:
The purity of the fair mothers and
daughters of Georgia must and shall be
preserved, and at the same time the
lives and liberties of all the law-abiding
negroes in Georgia must and shall be
protected. Arson and burglary and as
sassination and robbery 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
this.
The ordinary process of the law is
amply sufficient to punish all crimes.
Our judges are pure and incorruptible.
Our juries are composed of our most
intelligent, upright men, who seldom
make mistakes. The mob often makes
mistakes, and the innocent are made 90
suffer with the guilty. 1t never knows
where to stop, but, after Furnishing the
guilty, drunk with the blood of one vic
tim, it thirsts for the blood of another,
and often sacrifices on the altar of ven
geance those who are guiltless of any
crime.
I'VE must away with the mob. We
must re-enthrone the law. We must
restore the altar of reason and tear
down the altar that passion has erect
ed. We must do this in the interest of
the white men of Georgia and in the in
terest of the negroes of Georgia, and
for the fair name of Georgia and to pro-
tect the virtue of the women of Geor-
gia- =
Lynch law does not stop at arson,
nor murder, nor robbery, nor rape. This
requires the strong power of the statute
law, sustained by a healthy, vigorous
public sentiment"
Il would appeal" continues Governor
Gambler, ito all officers of the state,
civil and military, urging them to re-
member that the dignity and the fair
name of Georgia are in their keeping.
l would appeal to them to remember
that they are guardians of the peace
and happiness of the people of this
state. II is their duty to apprehend and
bring to justice all who violate the law,
it be the negro who commits
rape or the white man who kills him
for she crime. The grand juries must
realize that it is as much their duty to
ferret out and return true bills against
members of the mob who lynch a muir
derer as it is to return true bill
against the murderer himself.
4 would appeal especially TO the bar
to bring the potent influence which the
members of the profession exercise in
very community to the aid of law and
order. not only by discountenancing
mob rule, but by aiding the courts and
uries in bringing the accused parties
10 speedy trial. 1t is the duty of a
awyer to see that his client has q fair
md impartial trial. but he should not |
-esort to mere technicalities and pre- |
exits to defeat the end of justice. or
wen to delay the enforcement of penal /
les whereby society suffers and the !
confidence of the people in the ability |
# the courts to punish crime is de- |
itroyed.
I'm bringing about this end said the |
governor. in conclusion, I would in |
-ole. the active, earnest cooperation |
# all good men. white and black, with !
he officers of the law in their efforts |
o prevent crime. suppress mob violence |
md bring criminals to justice and to
estore peace and order and tranquility |
o all people of every race, class and /