Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-05
PROTEST OF CITIZENS
BIG MEETING AT THE GRAND
Resolutions Adopted by Rising Vote
Asking immediate Termination Of
the lnIqultous Convict Lease sys
tenn Of Georgia.

TEN OF Georgia
Atlanta, Aug. 4.--By a rising vote
200 men. women and children gain
cred at the Grand, In mass meeting
Sunday afternoon. set their stamp OF
approval on set Of resolutions which
memorialized tho legislature 10 end at
once the convict lease system In the
state OF Georgia, and pledged the sup
port Of loyal citizens to any solution
that might be decided upon % rid
the state OF this evil.
The resolutions we're offered and
adopted after the meeting had been
duly organized, and stirring address.
es had been made by Representative
w. A. Covington, Of Colquitt coun.
ty; Hon. %. v. Carter OF Atlanta, and
Representative Seaborn Wright. OF
Floyd.
The following are the resolutions
that we're adopted a. the meeting:
Whereas, ne convict lease system
Of the state Of Georgia has during It's
forty years Of existence been charae.
terized by barbarous treatment OF
those under sentence Of law:
Whereas. II has been established by
evidence given under oath that the
state has been subjected for many
years 70 mongtrous system OF cor.
ruption and graft;
Whereas. ina god name Of the com.
monwealth has beea blackaned BY the
recent recountAl before the Joint leg.
lalative committee OF this ghAstly rec.
ord o. hornoFs and Of crimes done
by public ofilcials and employees, and
BY testimony under oath that these
officials and employees were snbsidiE-
ed and bribsd by those whose fortunes
have been iattened BY the barter of
human beings.
Now, therefore. Be II
Resolved by the people OF Atlanta
and Fulton county, IN mass meeting
assembled. That, IN the name OF hu.
mainly we denounce the present con.
viet Iease Law OF Georgia II IA q
crime against God. blot on the civil
zation OF the south, and lts re.enact. |
ment In any form whatever would be I
a disgrace 10 the state.
We are unateFAbly opposed 70 any |
kind OF bin whatever that will contip-
ue IN any form the convict lease sys-
TEN. and demand that Il be abolished
Immediately.
Georgia pays tar 90 800 900 400.
and the claim that she cannot raiHs 8
comparatively small amount 70 inAaco
the convict question Il q travesiy %
on the facts.
We have fuIl confidence IN our cho
sen lawmakers 70 devise ways sid
means 70 end this hideous horror. and
We 40 earnestly nrRs The honorable
senate and house ~ Representatives %
take whatever steps may b. necessary
10 accomplish this cad We pieige
them our hearty ana Unanimous sup
port IA whatever steps may " neess
sary ~ achiensg thfs end--~whefher
tie anme Involves the iasns % b1nss
Tor ne pnrpoae. o. ihe iucrears 81
tho horrgrinE pyweg o. the state. ~
such other means aa nay D. deceased
most desirable.
Resolved further. That we goin
hands with or nisisr towhE and cogn
tee tbr0ugheut ths state whlea ere
already moginS Ia paofesi MwAisst taia
inignsoua syria@. sne saEstiiF aFEs
each city aHl ooanty ir fhs state
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