The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-25
KILL ALL
But the Better Class of Negroes, SAYS
the Atlanta Merchant.

Atlanta. Ga. Sept "a Kill the
negroes. and keep on killing, regard
less of their guilt or innocence, until
the better class of negroes Join with
the whites in capturing and punish.
Iing the brutes who assault white wo-
men. That is the only remedy for the
| cCnditions which have existed in Al
| lanta and IL is the one which must
and viii be taken by the white men
of Atlanta, declared H. F. Pearson.
manager of the wholesale department
of the Anderson Hardware Company.
of Atlanta, at the ST. Nicholas last
night In answer to a question regard
ling the riot in his city Saturday night.
Speaking quietly hftt witt II an intense
earnestness. Mr.. Pearson continued:
In the past it has been impossible
| for us TO capture and punish the black
brutes who have been assaulting orr
W men in our own houses. and in
broad daylight, for the reason that all
10 fthe negroes have stuck together
The better class have shielded and
assisted the lowest brutes among
hem. and it is at the risk of his life
that a white policeman arrests a ne
gro even for petty Offense
"Wityin the past two months a
dozen white women have been assault.
ed within the city limits Of Atlanta.
and only one Of the brutes has been
captured. Do YOU think this condi-
ton of affairs will he allowed to con
tinue? Would the white men of Gin
cinnati stand It.? Or the white men of
any other Northern city? They would
have been shooting down negroes be-
FIRE this aad they would not have
stopped to inquire whether they were
guilty or innocent They would have
ru nthem out of town
The Way to Peace.
There must be an understanding
between the better class Of negroes /
and the whites before there can be /
any peace in Atlanta. and that under /
standirg can only be brought about !
by killing negroes until the better /
elias is made to realize that II must no /
longer hide and protect the criminals /
and brutes. and the latter understand |
that they can no longer depend for
escape on the negroes who are them
selves decent and law abiding We
may make all the laws we please, or
there may be any number of calls for
militia and troops, but that will not
remedy the evil.
'Cne afternoon recently % white
women bought revolvers and ammuni.
ton for them in our retail department.
and all The men and women have been
arming themselves for a long time.
But Of what use are they except they
are used as they were last night?
They are no use, as a rule. 10 the |
white women either in their homes or
in their yards. They cannot carry
them with them everywhere. and II a
woman had a dozen revolyers lying
around and was suddenly attacked by
a black brute she would be too fright
eaed 10 use one of them The negroes.
too. are armed. and it is their revolt
yers that do the damage
Il know personally the husband II
and wife in one Of the assault cases II
within the past few days. The negro Il
waited around until after 7 O'Clock H
when he husband came downtown. II
and a few minutes later assaulted The
wife in horrible manner Our men
are becoming afraid to leave their
homes, fearing that their wives and
women relatives may be assaulted be-
fore they rteurn.
The Reign Of Crime.
In addition 10 this one crime there
las been an increase Of petty crimes
here hasshrdleuiaOins; be shrdletaoif
y the lower class OF negroes, crimes /