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0 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, Al'KIL IS, 1907. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) .'OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Saodty) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 Wait Alabama St.. Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Rates: On* Tear 24 M SI* Mentha * t.BO Thlee Mentha 1.26 BJ Carrier. Per Weak Telephones eonneeUne all depart- nenta. Lone distance terminals. reeentatleea for all territory outi New York office. .Potter Building If yon hare any trouble settlor TIIB Georgian and news telephone be circulation department and haee t promptly remedied. Telephones; lair 4MTmain, Atlanta 4401. It Is desirable that all commnntea- Inna Intended for publication In TIIB lEonoiAN AND NEWS be limited to 101 words In length. It la Imperative Hi they be signed, as an evidence of faith. Ilejected mannacrlpta will lie returned unices etampa are eent THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS and News believe* that If atreet rail ways can be operated suceeaafnlly by European clllei, as they are, there la ao good reason why they can not he to operated here. But wa do not bellara thin can be done now, and It may be Soma yaara before we Mg an undertaking. Major Goethalg Intimates that En glneer Stevens - excavations were based on figures of what would havo been done If actual excavating had been accomplished. Indications point to Mayor Busse proving the Chicago police department as putrid as everybody knew It to be. , As the final echo of the Swelling' ham Incident, his successor has been named. The Need of Domestic and Farm Labor. We publish an article today on 1m migration from the Hon. John D. Walker which contains a great deal of common sense. And we commend It to the consider ation of those who are moving In thle Important line of public progress. The condition! between the better class of white laborers and the class of negro laborers we have In the South are very-different and we may ns well make up our minds that some preliminary preparatloh Is to be made to Indnco white settlers of the better clast to come hore and to persuade them to remain when they do come. It may perhaps be true that we might have had a better Influence upon the negroeB If we had provided them with better houses and larger comforts and more of the elements that develop self-respect In men. Bat the theoretical In this matter passes easily Into the practical and we may rely upon It that with the condi tions surrounding new settlers In oth er portions of the republic we must provide comforts and attraction* here higher than those with which we have surrounded the laborers of onr field* and farms and kitchens In past times. Mr. Walker's letter le full of sug gestions which may be read with profit by those who actually desire a new and better claia of settlers in the South. After all, this problem teems only to be worked out upon the Inten sive plan, and where the locality's de sire for new laborer! le very gTeat, the men and women who make up those communities ought to get togeth er and organise to go out In search of what they need. There can be no doubt of the abto- kite necessity in many places for bet ter and more reliable laborers. If this remark demands a local ap plication wa would ear that right here In Atlanta and In Its euburbs the con dition of our housekeepers In many of the homes In this city and in the sub urbs of Atlanta Is really moat unfortu nate. Negro help was never eo unre liable. never to uncertain and never so Ineffective as It Is today. The multi tudes of our white women who Qo their own work Is conatantly Increas ing, and conditions are fast approach ing that state where It will become absolutely necessary for heads of households to organise into companies, large end email, and go out to bring from foreign countries groups of the thrifty and reliable white laborer that will give us faithful and constant ser vice under cleanlier conditions and with more saving habits and more satisfactory results. The Immigration question Is grow-, log more and more to be what General Hancock said the tariff was—a local uuestioo. and the sooner we take bold of it locally and Individually and with practical organisation, the sooner will ’« establish the conditions which our ton,*a demand. HARDWICK TO THE RE8CUE. Our gallant friend Thomas W. Hardwick, of the Tenth district, who never himself erupts In rhetoric or In radicalism, Is good enough to dis count In Washington the Bryan-Rooievelt suggestion. He declares that Bryan Is the Idol of Georgia, and that he himself (our gallant congressman) bellevea that Bryan will not only be nominated, but that he will be elected—"with the proviso that the Republicans name any other candidate eave Roosevelt.” Ah there! Why should our friend the gallant congressman of the Tenth expect us to "take him serlouely" In believing that Roosevelt could beat Bryan? Has he, too, retd the Interview of our great governor- elect who declared that In a general election Roosevelt would carry the country with a sweep, and Bryan next to him? And does Hardwick, too, acknowledge that Bryan's candidacy Is hopeless If It should be set In opposition to tbe strenuous president^ How little difference there It between us after all! And how tbe great men multiply under the belief that Roosevelt can be president If he will. Hoke Smith, then Hardwick, then the thousands Of people who have been writing to this paper, and then last and least of all the humble acribe who spoke his honest mind meekly and yet resolutely at Chattanooga. • A GENEROUS CONTEMPORARY. We thank Henry McIntosh, of The Albany Herald, for tbe brave and manly comment which we publish on this page today. It Is not more nor less than we expected from such a man. The edi tor of The Albany Herald la one of the high, brave souls of ,the Fourth Es tate la Georgia. He himself Is a frank and gallant thinker, carrying his convictions a tthe point of hla pen and willing to go with them wherever they may lead. He never forgets to be a friend In the high necessity of difference. He scorns to strike blows below tbe belt at any time, and nev er where a man is fighting under tremendous odds, and the time when his manly and noble friendship rises to Its best height Is when his friend most needs the strength and succor of his gallant blade. It Is tn honor to know Henry McIntosh, of The Albany Herald. We have said many times before that he Is en honey to a profession which now more than ever needs brave men and strong men to carry honest con victions In a truckling and complacent age. No difference of opinion can separate The Georgian from such a man, for whether we fight In fast fellowship side by side, or whether his honest convictions carry him to the other side, we always know that under the title head of the Albany newipaper there lives and breathes a courage and conviction that are worthy of the respect and admiration of every true man In the state. LABOR AND THE TWO-OENT RATE. The laboring employee* of the railroads have a perfect right to peti tion against a reduction of passenger fares. If they think It touches their pockets or endangers the lacome on which they support their families, It Is a most natural and laudable thing that they should employ the time-honored power of petition against it There are few changes so Important as a reduction of passenger tar iffs on our great systems of railroads which can be made without entail ing Inconvenience, and perhaps Involving loss somewhere to some one. The principle on this as in other matters Is the principle of "the greatest good to the greatest number," and whero so large a majority of all the people are bettered and helped by ap economic policy, It la not only right, but It* beneficence will Inevitably be vindicated by the ulti mate prosperity of the people who are for a time In protest. Tbe commission has had wide and ample discussion of thle question. Able representatives on either side have appeared before them, and the commission will act under light when It nets at all. We are Inclined yet to think that the graded passenger tariff which The Georgian discussed some weeks ago, may be under the circumstances the fairest and most equitable experiment just now for the passenger tariff in Georgia. Perhaps the commlssf/in will try It. A PRACTICAL MEMORIAL CELEBRATION. In lieu of verbal sentiment and winged word of eulogy for the day be fore the Confederate memorial, how would It do to celebrate the occasion by one—Just one—practical act of kindness to a survivor of the herolo struggle. Without waste of words, read this letter: To the Editor of The Georgian: I am writing you In the Interest of Mr. R. J. Catching*, 66 Cone street, this city. This old gentleman Is no ex-Confederate soldier of clean record and honorable discharge. I have known him for a number of years. He hai made an honest living by conducting a small wood and coal business. A few months ago death took rrom him bis faithful wife. At that time he had to give up his business Interests, and use the small amount of funds be had. Mr. Catchlnga wants to make another start here tn Atlanta, as this city la bis home and very dear to him. I know him to be perfectly reliable. He I* strictly temperate In every way. He la a member of one of our churches, and leads an absolutely clean life. Right at this time ho is In distress. He has not, and will not beg for anything. He pleads with me to make him a ninety-day loau of |26. and this, with his license, which he gets free, being an old soldier, would start hint an employment office. I regret to say that It will be Impossible for me to make him the required loan. Therefore, I wish his case could be put before the peoplo of Atlanta in the columns of our beloved Georgian, and feel certain that some brother will come to this old hero's as sistance. It would be so In keeping with our Atlanta spirit to ma terially assist one of these old. but still living, veterans before they erect monuments for the dead. I, myself, am a taxpayer and pgy the city for a business license. Am a regular member of one of the churches In tbe city. Have read and paid for The Georgian from tho first Issue of The News to the present time, and, there fore, I know what I am talking about. And someone who has tho funds should help Brother Catchlnga at once to obtain a loan of $26 or $50 to start bis business. Trusting that The Georgian and News will push this matter, 1 am, very truly yours, , GEORGE A. COLEMAN. Now if this man could be given another chance at eelf-support and self-respect, through thle little loan. It Would make of itself a very good memorial to his comradqs—a kindness for.their sake*—wouldn't It? Army-Navy Orders —and— MOVEMENT OF VE8SEL9, Army Orders. Washington, April 26.—Major C. W. Taylor, Thirteenth cavalry, detailed member examining board at Fort Riley, for duty during examination of cap* talna: only Vice Captain John D. L. Hartman. Plrat cavalry, will continue member for all other purposee. Private Frank J. McGulnee, hoapltal corpe, to general hoapltal. Fort Bay ard. Bergeant Frank Silvia, military academy detachment of englneere, eat Point, discharged from the army. Recruit John’ T. Pritchard, Infantry, recruit depot Jefferson barracks, trans ferred to Signal Corps as private. NaVal Orders. Lieutenant Commander J. H. Sypher, detached Columbia to Missouri: En sign L. Yeggett. Jr., detach ad Columbia to Kansas: Aaalatant Surgeon R. A. May to navy yard. Norfolk tached navy yard, to naval hospital, Norfolk. Movement* of Vessels. Arrived—April 22, Lebanon al Brad ford; April 22. Marcellua, Arethusa and St. Louie, at Hampton Roads; April 24. Concord at Cavite. Sailed—April 22, Marcellua, from Baltimore for Hampton Roads; April 22, Arethuea, from Norfolk for Hamp ton Roads; St. Louis, from Newport Newt for Hampton Roads: Morris, from Norfolk for navy yard. New York. RAISING MONEY FOR STATE FAIR IP THE BAPTISTS CANT RAISE $50,000 FOR DR. BROUGHTON, THEN PUBLIC SHOULD GIVE IT The Georgian has given Rid to Dr. Broughton's projmsed lostltu tlonal church work. Dr. Landrum alao did a Christian-like act In calling tbe attention of bis rich church to this work, and urging hla members to give to It and give at once. would expect any < Industrial church work undertaken by Dr, Broughton !■ not being done by either Bap- tl»t or any other denomination In Dr. Broughton's poor congregat given, I think, about $75,000. Are the remaining dozens of churches In Atlanta, with their rich comrre- P tlona. unable to raise among them 150.000? so. the nubile of Atlanta should give It. The writer of thla article has never been j Dr. Broughton’* church exc« the Bible conference. The rallroti •treet car company *hould certainly »end a good check for tbe greatly Increased traffic which theie conference* bring to their road*. They could do thla from strictly business reasons, though they did not cars two straw* for the spiritual advancement of their cl tv. Every merchant could afford to give for the same business reasons, for the great crowd of visitors attending yu conferences certainly cause money to clrcu- ate and some of this must Inevitably And Ita way beck to grocery and dry goods merchants. Hundreds of thousands have attended the conferences since their beginning. Haven’t all of these received at least one dollar's worth of Intellectual pleasure from the line addresses on beautiful music, or from the spiritual help of the sermons! It every one In Atfnufn. In Georgia and j other states who have received even one dollar's worth from the conferences would send that oue dollar In cash the Tabernacle treasury would coutaln far more than $50,- 000. I'erhaps some of them would be willing * Ive <vie dollar for each confreenoe they - attended. That would make thousands upon thousands of live and ten-dollar bills. Another feature of Dr. Broughton's Insti tutional work will be “an employment Ijenoy for business nnd domestic help.” Considerable progress has been made by Secretary Weldon since the ultima- ttim of the Georgia Bute Agricultural Society that the remaining $4,000 for the $15,000 fair fund must be raised. All day Wednesday he and the com mittee from the Fair Association work ed soliciting funds, and $500 additional was secured. Again Thursday the committee la at work, and Secretary Weldon feels confident that the Atlanta people will not allow the state fair to Acting fall through because of tbe lack of the Assistant Burgeon M. C. Baker, da- remaining $4,ooo. (Shopping, calling, on tho street cars, one hears. “I ve no cook," or "No ntirae," or 'No butler; have you nn Iden whore 1 can ;et one? It's no use to apply to tho agency)." "No, It Isn't,la tho reply. Tve quit paylr- — - * * " Iuim more nnplh tho dolin cry woman lu and near Atlanta who Is troubled by tho servnut problem would - slip of paper. "For the domestic —•• and wrap thla slip sends to Dr. Broughton would receive the dollars, so fast would they working ngnlnst Many film I ll*u» abandoning their own homes In despair ml confining themselves nnd children In small boarding bouses or "fiats." Another department of the proposed "Institutional church" sforfc Is that of night schools, which will range from "Webster's" blue-back spelling Imok to high branches of knowl edge. "We desire. ,T says Dr. Broughton, "to so teach the Inefficient that they may comfortably support themselves and help them to avoid temptation." Every student of sociology knows bow Immensely helpful are night schools In helping solve the prob lems of tbe pauper, the wonk and vicious classes of society. New Orleans awarded Its prise of "The most useful dtlaen” to Miss Nophln Wright, of that city, who originated and maintained the night schools there. But though Dr. Broughton's work content- lated none of the abovq features, though _t proposed no great auditorium for the ac commodation of the annual Bible confer ences nnd for the free use of any religious gathering of whatever denomination, though It had no "quartern for our Bibb* and Christian workers* training." no Infirmary, no training school for Christian nurses, It building for from 30(f to 400 working girls, with n restaurant nnd cafe attached. Dormitories for same numlmr of young men at the other end of tbe building. Batb rooms, shower nnd plunge baths, gymnasium, free reading rooms, game the conditions of the thousands of roomers In this city who can appreciate tbe ettor- moua Importance of the Inat Items. / A young working man or wotnau can not afford to board In hotels or good boarding buses. Ho they rent rooms, wherever they can get them. A young girl coming to At lanta a stranger with u small purse, knows nothing of neighborhoods. Hhe has to rent i room wherever chance or her little menus liernitts. In this chance location she may ■ H ■ I • room In a genteel neigh borhood she must confine herself to that room. Hhe la not permitted to receive com- uy In the parlor. Comtug home tired, per- care for reading, so what company, what recreation can she have? Cheap theaters are Increasing almost dally here. Young men, many themselves nway from home nn without any Introduction. Ho If the lonely girl vlalta these theaters—you see the git- uatlon. If l je? a |>edroom~to lessen the expense. Even were she fond of-reading, she has no pri vacy. If there be a -parlor. It Is filled with the other boarders, young men and wnmeu, not all of whom are apt to he Ideal. If ahu and a girl friend or a gentleman go out ut night, where can .they go? Not eveu the best of them care for church every night. Into the lives of young working men and women evil thrusts Itself continually. Often It seems the only avenue left open to them. If Dr. Broughton* did nothing hut supply dormitories ntul restaurants and cafes under the some foof he would be a great bene factor, because, the work being on such a large scale, the glrla could have wore com fortable alee plug rooms nnd more palatable and wholesome food at cheaper rates than many of them now get It. But he also pro pose* bath rooms nud gymnasiums. Wc all ngree that consumption Is a com mon nud deadly enemy which may threateu us all. Hclentlsts admit that for those who esu not have vigorous outdoor occupation* gymnastic work le one of tbe very best preventives of thla econrge. And Dr. Broughton’s pi "free reading rooms, game tlon rooms, open to both young men and them, luring them, and keeping evil away. "They that are strong ought to bear the Infirmities of them that ore weak." We ought to eticoitrage this work even If we are quite shut off from these working classes, even If any evil In their lives could never affect us. But we ere not shut off from them. Society le a bodj. Evil any where in that body can filter through, can Injure the whole body. Mrs. Nellie l'eter* Black says that there was once a little girl In Atlanta who ped dled wares upon the streets. No night schools gave this child the cducatlou which could have enabled her to support herself comfortably, no wholesome Influences wer* thrown wsjgd her. Ho she grew np Ig Evelyn TMw wa* ouce a ahop girl. Hut h. lire waa hard and dull oud ahe waa Ignorant and did not know bow to elevate beraelf. So. tieenuae no one cant ednrattmr and reflnlnx Influence* nmand thla *ln * I have lieen saved. ahe . families to the very dual, baa Inflicted upon the public the grow- name Thaw trial, futa already. It la «u,l. coat the tax-patera or New York tl.DOo.mi, and may coat them much more, and haa h.bl an entire nation np to the acorn of I foreign countries. erilr. It would have .-ecu cheaper to Are they In our mldatl In Cranston. who hna git to aoclolsgy, aaya that the burnli of the hour la not tblmand that probjatn, bad room, bare said hod room." Dr. Broughton, amid man/ other good worlta, la trying to elerate the young mac and tho young woman In the hall bedrooms. Thla writer haa not alwaya agreed with Dr. Krongbton. He la a born lighter nnd, like all flgbtera, be aom.tlmee hits too hard and oecaalonally lauds a blow on Innocent peraona. Hut tho hlttereat critic muat ad uilt that the Tabernacle pastor baa done tribute toward the support or It, tneu it no will pray that Dr. Hroughon may grow Winer nnd better each year. If thla writer might be eo l—. •end a message of cheer tn the alck room of the disabled Tabernacle leader. HI, work will yet attceeed. Nor e'er did fortune frown on him who dared." JULIA O'KEEFE NELSON. ‘Atlanta, April 11. FROM AN OLD AND HONORED GEORGIAN. To the Editor of Th! Georgian: Your long nnd well recognlxed devo tion to Democratic principles, together with your everywhere conceded marked ability an a writer and orator of Juat distinction, as well as your patriotic zeal for the beat Interests of our coun try, entitle all suggestions of a po litical character you may make to great respect and earnest consideration by the people. So far from your suggestion that Sir. Bryan should himself nominate Presi dent Roosevelt for another term. In dicating a purpose on your part, to in terfere with Bryan’a rightful ambltlonb or the Democratic party's well-known preference for him over all other Dem ocratic aspirants for the presidency, It should have been regarded rather a* a superb compliment to him. It was tan tamount to your saying to him: "Mr. Bryan, you are the only one great repre sentative of our millions of Democrats In the United States, and your voice will be their voice, and such action on your R rt will lead. In my Judgment, to plac- X both of the great parties of this country upon a higher plane of pa triotic confidence and unsectional fel lowship.” I have noticed the career of Theo dore Roosevelt ever since that horri ble tragedy which ended the life of the noble McKinley made him our presi dent. and I do not hesitate to say. Dem ocrat as 1 am and h*ve ever been from my youth up. that he is a good enough president for me. an I believe he Is felt to be a good enough president for all our people, except perhaps the few- would-be money kings In thin Demo cratic-Republican government, and, therefore, do not like his honest, man ly policy which demands a fair deal for all persons, whether rich or poor, and for all Interests alike. For many years past there has been too much bitterness In our national politics. The Civil war resulted and, of course, for a long time widened the breach, leaving mnny serious problems to be solved by wise adjustment. The enmity hereto fore existing between sections has largely given way to a wiser and far better feeling between North and South and our great president's just and pa triotic administration has very largely contributed to this most appropriate and desirable result. To my view, and I have pondered the matter for two or three years most seriously, there Is an admirable oppor tunity now presented to the Democrats of the whole country, especially the Democrats of the Southern states, to heal all sectional animosities and mere partisan bitterness and strifes among ourselves, and show to the outside world that tve are Indeed a great and well established and self-respecting republic of freemen, such as our first great president, Washington, and the fathers declared and fought for, and vouchsafed to us. I can but believe thnt all our people. North, East, West and South, are a great people, loyal to a common flag—yes, and great enough to lay aside party differences for at least one presidential term. My plan would be for the Democrats to nominate Roosevelt for president and some leading prominent Democrat of the South for vice president. For some very good reasons that will suggest A Conservative Investment. A growing number of business men in Atlanta and throughout the South are looking upon a 4 per cent savings deposit in a stron| bank like the Maddox-Rucker Banking Company as tho best form of a con servative Investment. Tho Income is assured and tho principal available qt ail times. It Is also adaptable to any amount from one dollar to five thousand dollars. The Maddox-Rucker Banking Company Is admittedly one of the strongest banks In the South with an established reputation of more than a quarter of a century. themselves to all thoughtful men, Geor. gla should furnish the vice president— say, Hon. Hoke Smith, toon to be In stalled aa Georgia’s governor—or the Hon. Thomas E. Watson, whose great abilities are known and recognized by all our people. Both of these gentle men possess In a large degree those sterling qualities that have made Roosevelt the great and universally popular president that he unquestion ably Is. The nomination and election of this ticket would be honored for the lofty patriotism that inspired It and would be overwhelmingly elected and would Justly result In the selection of our ablest Republican and Democratic leaders for all the most important of fices—cabinet, Judicial and ambassa dorial. Who of either or all parties would not be proud to see. under such a national program, the Illustrious Ne braskan, William J. Bryan, our great ambassador to the court of St. James? And who, who can doubt that such a wise and patriotic movement of our great political parties will tend greatly to settle all our unadjusted and trou blesome problems? And who that loves peace and prosperity for this land of the free and home of the brave—this land of glorious liberty—will not re joice at such a consummation, devoutly, to be wished? This Is what I wish to see before I die, and with no ambition whatever for office of any kind, I pray to God to let me live to see this. JAMES S. HOOK. A PRACTICAL MAN ON NEW SETTLERS. To the Editor of The Georgian: I hnve rend' with considerable Interest Sir. (Imladen's article In Tbe Constitution of April 20, and itlso the editorial entitled '•The oine-Owning Immigrant First." nnd since I am deeply Intereated In thla quea. thin, haring recently effected nn arrange- meat for securing Home white settlers In Hancock county, I thought It might lie in- tereatlng to you to know something of the particulars. In the first place, I think Mr. Gadsden le entirely correct, hut this Is n question not for the Houth as a section to aettle, but for Individual land owners In the South. A great mnny fnrmera npisiae Immigration because of tho idea that It will flood the Houth with a low class of whites, who will South until It la to their advantage to come, nnd no tndlvldnnl land owner is corn- died to employ white, laborers or to 0011 benalon founded Inrge hind owner lu thle county, hut I am not compelled to employ white laborer! on iny farm, or rent my land to white peo ple nn leas -1 prefer to do ao. Therefore. It iceonica a matter thnt each Individual man only can manage and control aa be aees fit. I hnve Intereated mvaolf In the matter of securing dealrntile white aettlera in Hancock county, nnd recently visited New York at the Invitation of Colonel Holland, com mander of the Salvation Army. At thla conference I was naked ninny questions about Hancock county nnd Southern condi tions generally, end Colonel Holland ex- preziza himself aa being very anxloua. In deed. to aettle n number of white people In the South, hut said that the xreat draw- tinck to the South nnd the obstacles In tha way of getting aettlera to come South waa the absence of Information from those who had already settled In the South that con dition* were favorable nud that tbey were altogether pleaaail, nnd. In the absence of who hnd cast their lot wl . duo to a lark of Information on the sub ject. ami not from any dissatisfaction that existed, ss I hare heard of n number of settlers who have moved Houth who are entirely pleased In every wav. A few weeks ago. through the good of* flees of Colonel H. C. Dunlap, of Atlanta, I wan put In touch with two gentlemen from New York city—one a real estate agent with an office on Fifth avenue, nnd the other a German fnrraer of considerable abil ity and experience—who were anxious to secure a location for u colony of German farmers now living on Long Island sound, nnd who desired to change on account of be considered a big risk In the matter of J®*? matter very carefully thnt It would be a snlemiMi!;£. 1 derided not only for myaelf. but for %&££! ty. to take thla risk, since the r, .Y ln ' »sr BWWlkff? would locate on my prnperlv ft„""Y pasfssssgg I not only agreed to bnlld a nice collate for ctieb family, but agreed to help r! lem ' he #r,t y “ r ' 0,1 OTn( ilHon tbit the German expert, to whom I have refer, rod, was lo flrat come to Hancock and lm cate, and then, through the work of th* real estate agent, who was to aend the fan' Hies to this county, the German en tha ground would lie ready to receive them sa hey arrived, ahd see that they were prop,' ly eared for nt the beginning. I„ tlon to this, I gave the pnrtlea nn optloe on 6.000 acres of land, to be divided Into farina of 40 acres each, which were to ha told t,o the German aettlera nn three ,.r four year* time, ao that, as an additional Inducement to secure white settlers In oar midst, they could be offered laud nt n rea sonable price, nnd thereby In n few year* hnve a homo of their own. I believe thnt If Individual land owner* will adopt thla plan nud appreelate the dtf. "fence and the advantage between whit# aettlera nnd n colored tenant, nml will un dertake. provided they can get a good Has, of white settlers, to fiunm-e them nml to help litem nnd tot the settlers undersand eluding the weather we have been having recently! and with our splendid general Houthern conditions and the advantages tha Mouth offers to home-eeeker*. It weald m,t tie long before each land owner would ha able to secure aa many desirable whit* settlers as ho could take cere of. In my Judgment, while 10-rcnt cotton la doing a great deal to enhance the value of our lands, the beat way to Increase tbs permanent value of our farm lands Is to bring Into the South deilrnhle white set- tiers, nnd by proper effort on the part ,,f Southern land owner*, farmers in the north, east and west who hnve already located In the United States nnd become accustomed to ways and to general conditions ran Ha secured ou our Southern binds, which I* p.» much better than to attempt to bring lu n promiscuous class of tenants from tha old country. I believe, further, thnt white settlors moving In will gradually crowd out, not the best class of negroes, but the worth- leas class, whose presence Is n constant menace aud whose loss by remornl would l* our gain, and I think the effect of the negro knowing thnt It la possible to secure white settlers nnd white laborer* and thnt we are no longer*dependent ii|M>n thorn n* we have been In the past, will be exceed ingly helpful to the negro genera Hr, nml will cause tho more thoughtful N»f the ne groes and the better class of negro Inbor ers to do better work nnd thereby hold on to about the only thing that is left for be worth twice as much ns t had the proper Incentive, does no bettor work than the other negro because he knows he will get no better pay. I think we should make It n custom to pay a negro lalmrer the aanie aa we pay oar clerks, or other white employees, according to the value of hla service, and If a negro laborer does better work than other l*l»nr- era he should 1m paid more'than the other, and were we to hold nut this Inducement to the negroes In our employ nnd thus furnish be • nrofl m The Bible is the foundation for nil good laws niul customs, aud In connection with thla matter we find that the Good Book gives us nn Illustration which, I think, If quite applicable In tbe rnsa of the servants who were entrusted with the rewards i neon and i land owm „ ants and wage hands...Youra i Sparta, Ga. change to the white landlord. land owners ought to 'treat our negro ten* hands. Yours very truly. JOHN D. WALKER. IF YOU TOUCH your tongue to ALUM and look in the glass—you will see the effect— You can't help puckering—it makes you pucker to think of tasting it . By the use of so called cheap Baking Powders you-take this puckering, injurious Alum right into your system—you injure digestion, and ruin your stomach* AVOID ALVM Say plainly - ROYAL Royal is made from pure, refined Grape Cream of Tartar-Costs more than Alum but you have the profit of quality, the profit of good health.