Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-27
PEACE AND QUIET
WELCOMED IN ATLANTA
No Sign Of Rioting Tuesday and
Wednesday.
BUSINESS IS AGAIN RESUMED

Determined Gathering Of Representa-
tive Citizens Gathered at Court
house and Passed Resolutions Con-
demnlns Action Of Mob and Pledge
Law and Order.
Atlanta, Sept. 26.-With the pass-
ing of Monday night also passed the
temporary reign OF tegSor which had
been Atlanta's portion since Saturday
defined feeling which peFFadsd the
very atmosphere Tuesday that told the
crisds was over, and the tension under
which all have labored for several
days has been relaxed.
There was little that occurred cal
culated to disturb the most extreme
Rlarmist Nearly every one went
about nursing the even tenor Of their
way, the absence of predictions of
dire oalamitaes yet to happen con-
tributIng to the growing feeling of
confidence that all rioting had been
put down with firm hand, and that
normal conditions would prevail.
Save for the surrounding of Browns
vile at daybreak by the militia, and
the arrest Of such of the negro popu-
lation of that place as was armed,
and the shooting Of two negroes by
policemen near the corner of Ran
dolph and Magruder streets, the day
was devoid Of any happening calcu-
lated to arouse excitement. The
shooting of the two negroes by the
police offic@rs was merely case of
resistance to lawful authority, in no
way connected with the recent hap
penings which have so disturbed the
citizens of Atlanta
Peace meetings marked a turn in
the tide of affairs. and the success
ful and largely attended mass meet
Ing at the courthouse developed a
conviction that all cause Of excite
mont had subsidized The CHEEKY call
/ OF the steam whistles ana factory bell.
calling laboIers to work Wednesday
no. nin5, was about the most agree
abe sound which greeted the ears of
AtlaltaIs
Perhaps the best index to the chang
ed situation is that tha police station
is no longer inundated witI alarming
rumors, such as have kept the phones
In all the Offices of that trouble center
busy since Saturday night Up to an
early hour Wednesday morning there
were no alarming reports, and, save
for the fact that more officers were
kept in reserve to act in any possible
emergency, the police station once
more wore the air that 1t did a week
ago
Dull times are in store, too, for the
police force. With the closing of the
Decatur street and Peters street bar
room and restaurant dives, much of
the police material Of the city will
have passed away forever.
At mass meeting of Atlanta cit
izens the following resolutions were
passed:
Whereas, this city has been the
| scene OF series of horrible -csdmAs
against women, causing greaS excite
pent among the people and leading
TO disorder and mob violence,
And whereas, the spirit Of retalia-
t1on for crime, working under cover
the mob, makes no discrimination be-
tween the innocent and the guilty
and causes the murder Of Innocent
and law-abiding citizens.
And whereas, the first duty of anv
government is to protect life, liberty
and property and the first duty of
the citizens is to obey the law and
support constitutional authority in it's
enforcement,
And whereas, the present state of
affairs had demonstrated the fact that
crime breeds crime and lawlessness
begets more lawlessness and when
question between the races has arisen
the existence Of riot, acts of violence
and the spirit Of the mob engenders
hatred fans the flames of racial pas
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