The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14
MUST PUT DOWN THE MOB
OR BE PUT DOWN BY IT.


made to cure all our ills. it is, perhaps.
not unkind to say that the silence OF
their authors you'd be more valua-
BILE than their speech. 1t seems that
there is certain amount of periodical
space to be filled and a certain number
of men who live by filing it with their
pieces When the weather gets warm
and they find it hard to write any
thing that will be read. what else car
these men do but fall to solving all the
problems of the nation-the south in par
ticular-in order to settle their own press
ing question. How shall I manage to
say something that will sell and provide
for my board bil?" And then. 100, the
"chautauoua season is a very dangerous
period of the year. especially during those
years when the congress of the United
States is not in session and the thrifty
statesman who Is deficient in sense of
responsibility for his words. is 'out for
the stuff" and when platform managers,
who have an eye for gate receipts only,
are out hunting for drawing" sensation
alists. without regard for the kind Of
things that the sensation-mongers may
pour out of their easy-acting mouths.
What a pity that these men undertake
to handle matters SO serious and so com
pick! Yea what a peril! Adventurous
sportsmen discharging fire arms In a pow
der house would not be greater menace
to good order and security
Good men helped Of God, can solve all
our questions If they can only find a
way to muZzle the agitators, or If they
can find way to switch the agitators
off on subjects that they can talk about
without endangering the peace of society.
| think. for example, that the race ques-
ton could be settled II we can find out
how to SILENCE men who make merchan-
disc out of its discussion For one, l
am not nearly so afraid of the race aues-
ton a s I of the race of "chautauqua
platformers and performers.' The ap-
prehension of the mischief they may do
to all the races in country haunts
me all through the dog-days. l know
how TO get on with the negroes, for ]
was brought up with them. But one
of these problem solving takers scares
me am not afraid of him for what he
really is but for what some well-mean-
Ing people may take him to be. bleat
ing calf jumping suddenly from under
chinquapin bush may make a really gen
tie horse run away. or moon-eyed
horse hitched alongside a reliable nag
may shy at what he thinks is a bogia
and brighten his mate in the most dan
gerous misbehavior. 1t is thus some good
men have been led to apologize for lynch
ing. They have seen Nightmares until
they are prepared to conjure with a real
horror in order to down a ghost
The situation in the south is one OF
difficulty, Of course So is the situation
in Chicago, or that of Paris. or that of,
London, or that of New York. Our homes
In the south are safer than the homes
Of Chicago. Give me the negro any
time. in preference TO the anarchists
and free lovers. In fact. l do not wish
TO live in any country where there are
no negroes.
But if our difficulties were a thousand
fold greater than they are. IynchngS
would not remove them Such deeds of
lawlessness multiply all our troubles II
these things must be anywhere In our
country, let them be confined to the
north. WHO'RE denser populations COM
posed of al sorts of heterogeneous eIe-
ments, furnish greater provocations 10
them. and, perforce, more excuse for
them.
We do not want any such barbarities
to defend or southern civilization.
WARREN A. GAMBLER