Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-17
OLIVE AND JUDGE SEARCY
REPLYTOGOVERNORD
OLIVE CR|T|C|zES
| Chief EXECUTIVE
FOR HIS PANT HLE7

Samuel L. Olive. president of the
tate senate. has issued a challenge
20 Governor Dorsey to produce his
evidence and permit the public to
know what basis there is for the
pamphlet recently published by the
governor bearing on racial conditions.
Mr.. olives statement follows:
Some official notice should be
faken of Governor Dorsey's attack
pm the state of Georgia. I cannot
Escape the conviction that the duty
mine. AS president of the senate
Georgia having no lieutenant gov
srnor, I am next in rank to the gov
amor 1 am unable to assign rea-
on for his bitter arraignment of
Georgia. Technically his indictment
at variance with every rule OF
good pleading, essentially it cannot
be sustained by credible testimony.
law is an exacting science and Gov
rnor Dorsey knows that no charge
S properly made until the accused
put on notice as to when, where,
low and by whom the offense was
committed. It seems that the COVER
or should have given the state the
lights accorded the worst criminal
within it's borders. Unable to an
wer yelled charges, Georgia must
nswer wild conclusions. In any
curt in Christendom the governor
Indictment would be quashed for in
Efficiency, but before public opinion
he governor cannot be made to con-
orm to rules. and Georgia must take
he governors arraignment as it is
resented.
Can Disprove Charges
eff governor Dorsey will confine
imself to the requirements of law
nth reference to charging crime,
ieorgia will disprove his assertions.
'The governor charges that the
egro is held as a slave in some
eorgia counties. The charge is I'M
rue and the governor cannot specify
he instances, or prove them by
redible testimony.
THE governor charges that he re-
eived letter from Washington
which the writer asked him to
clip two negroes if it would not be
adding to the danger in which the
egroes stood The governor failed
h his duty to Georgia when he did
OF by return mail refute that dirty
nsinuation against the good name
our state. These particular cases
re cited in his melange of epistolary
fabrication as County No: s, Case
10. "a They seem to be civil cases,
ased on the decline in the price
"The governor left state jurisdtc-
ion and alleged that peonage is rife
Georgia. If he has any credible
violence, he should furnish it to the
nited States district attorney. Geor-
ia has no jurisdiction over peonage.
II do not think he has any such
Violence. Replying for Georgia l
distinctly deny that peonage exists
any extent, and demand the cases
= nd proof.
"The governor broadly intimated
nat certain state courts had unjust
convicted and sentenced negroes
h thac case the governor should have
kercised his right and duty to par
on such negroes.
Our state and federal courts are
can. The governor cannot and will
ot name one judge in Georgia who
not faithful to his trust. The
eorgia judiciary has never been bad
ven in reconstruction days the
1dges were an honor to the state.
do not think the governor realized
nat he was attacking the judiciary
THE governor drags in the Ku
lux klan-just for good measure
uess, since his own investigation
konerated that order from any
rong doing 1t is now a nation wide
r Ter, and the mention of its name
lid not bolster the accusation.
1.-THE governor says that negroes
re treated cruelty in Georgia. A
Judge guessed one case numbered
ut not named by the governor, and
tterly disproved the statements re-
ther cases have foundation in fact.
t any rate Georgia should not bear
he odium without opportunity to
Quotes og1ethorpe Case
1.-THE governor states that the
egro has been lynched and cites five
asses. N all save one. his descrip-
Hons leave doubt as to any wrong do
hg on the part of the negro lynched.
Il think can name that county in
he County No. 6, Case No. s. mat
er. 1t IS Oglethorpe county. where
was born and reared 1t is a fine
I'D county and has wonderful his
tory-state and national. 1t has a
plendid citizenship. Here is the
FAY the governor describes the burn,
pig at the stake which occurred
here. A negro was suspected OF
he murder of white woman. He
yas arrested. The same day he was
aiken from Jail. In the midst of a
hob OF 5000 people he was burned
death by a slow fire. the torture
eing prolonged as long as possible
That is the garbled way in which
he world received that charge. Here
re the facts: on plantation there
ived a young couple who were white
enants. They had two children-the
irst born aged two years and the
# excellent character. While the
husband was at work in his crop,
negro who lived on another part
If the plantation on which they were
enants, came to the little home and
aid he had cut his foot severely.
The wife. though weak from her re-
tent confinement, told him she would
let the medicine and rag to bind
lis wound He had not cut his foot.
When she went in the house he fol-
owed and Immediately raped her in
he presence of her babies. She ran
but of the house screaming for her
usband. The negro followed and
taught her some few feet from the
louse. He murdered her by splitting
her head open with hoe. He was
een running from the house and
was seen no more till captured. Ten
ounties suspended business, and
white and black joined the man-hunt,
There was ample evidence in addi-
ion to his full confession. He was
burned at the stake. Pine wood was
billed around him and saturated with
Easoline. Sevetal negroes asked to
be allowed to light the pyre. The
Easoline fumes rendered him in
SANITY unconscious. There was no
lace anlnosity in this case and it was
hot race question. Everybody
greed that when a man made a beast
bf himself he should be treated as a
beast. 1 defy the governor to des-
gnate a community in America, not
city, where summary justice would
not be administered in similar case.
Hysterical Tirade
"All this hysterical TRADE origi-
hates from one indescribably grew
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