Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

injustice mat Sull Disgrace IT,
There are men who are genuinely discouraged genuinely pess
ms feel that the world has that the develop
men of our social system is too slow.
kind of civilization which have
the best that WE capable of We building upward
slowly through the dark waters We shall improvement
future have the past The scheme
subject which labor mercifu scheme and allowed
little progress astathough of imagine that
we are going backward AND NONE OF US IS CAPABLE OF
REALIZING THE GREAT ULTIMATE RESULT
To any man who feels pessimistic America
civilization general we offer these statements of fact
of humanity has been drunkenness DRUNKEN
NESS HAS SYSTEMATICALLY DIMINISHED EVERYWHERE
OUTSIDE OF THE SAVAGE RACES.
greatest Of all in this world has been ignorance.
IGNORANCE HAS DIMINISHED IN THE PAST HUNDRED
YEARS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD TO AN
EXTENT UNKNOWN IN A HUNDRED CENT? RIES PAST
The printing press BRAIN education,
greatest conceivable work work far superior to that done for
transportation by the engine No has right talk
pesmsay realizes that for the first time the worlds
history the WHO CAN NOT READ IS AN EXCEPTION
dreadful of life earth has been poverty
Poverty still have with and only too much of it BUT Pow
ERTY is DIMINISHING Mems within the lives of those
now struggling have been doubled and quadrupled
The long hours of work that dadened the brain and made
progress impossible have been very much diminished
No has right to talk pessmstcay when he about
him hundreds housands-M IIIONSof working men and
earning decent livelihood able feed their fami
lies and, above ALL FREE FROM SERVILITY ABLE TO LOOK
AN EMPLOYER IN THE FACE
Superstition brutality cruelty bred by
curses Of humanity SUPERSTITION STILL EXISTS BUT IT
HAS NO GOVERNING POWER AMONG US TODAY. There
bonfre where human beings burned alive, "TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
No has looked into the past who has the rack
the burning the weched with all the
nuy that superstition could devise has any right talk pems
ticaly about the present
government that have by any
aned perfection But have least escaped from hereditary
brutality this country and nearly everywhere else We longer
have vile kings breeding degenerate monsters called princes inner
ng the Threats by the hundreds of thousands and
country fighting another
We Do fight still the dogs fight for civilized
but at least fight or less of our accord
We have at this moment in the United States rule by money
Money which power organized for protection and
1t DOES Cypress the people
But superior it the superstious of the
heather world in the dark times How superior euda gov
by dsorganed armed bands How superior the abso
lutte monarchy that succeeded feudaSm!
that the people ARE FOOLED But while the people
have their and while within their control them
and better their conditions they MAKE UP THEIR
MINDS To has a right to talk pessmisticaly
day when the prisons of the country
Think that has changed How splendid thing you
90 the biggest the finest coste
building, a FREE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL! This country
has every itself upon what has achieved
AND UPON THE POSSIBILITIES BEFORE TT ESPECIALLY
All that is required from the citizens is INDEPENDENT
THOUGHT AND INDEPENDENT ACTION. In the past have
much taken up with their individual supplies money
They have taken government too much for granted
better that AND THEY WILL There ground
for pessimsn