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THK ATIjA NTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ^num/Afi J UTJT Z% X9vr. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 25 West Alabnmn St., Atlanta. Oa. Subscription Rates: One Tear M-W Six Months 2.W Three Months One Month By Carrier. Per Week Telephones connecting nil depart ments. Long dlstnnce terminals. Smith St Thompson, adrertU.ne rep resentatives (or all territory outside of Georgia. If you have any trouble getting THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone the circulation department and have It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 40^7 main; Atlanta 4401. It Is desirable that all communica tions Intended for publication In 1IIK GEORGIAN AND NEWS bo limited to 200 words in length. It Is Imperative that they be signed, ns nn evidence of good faith. Rejected manuscripts will not be teturned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objectionable advertis ing. Neither does it prlut whisky or any liquor uds. Or JR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own- lug Its own gas and electric light plants, ns It now to the city. This should be done at once. Tilt GEORGIAN AND NEWS believes that if street railways can lie operated sucemsftiiiy by European cities, ns they ’are. there Is no good reason why they can lint l»e so oper ated her**. But we do not believe this ran be done now. and It may be some years before we Persons leaving the city can have The Georgian and News mailed to them regularly by send ing their order to The Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. During the Inst 20 yenra the foreign trade of Kobe has grown from $9,500,- 000 In 1886 to $150,000.p00 In 1906. Im- portH Increased from $4,500,000 $95,600,000, while exports Increased from $5,000,090 to $65,000,000. The ■hipping at Kobe has also shown great development. In 1886 the tonnage en tered was 572.000, against 5,432,000 for 1906. King Oscar, of Sweden, Is anxious to' secure the return to Sweden of the hundreds of thousands of Sweden who have emigrated to America and has begun an Investigation to determine what were the conditions which prompted the people to leave the Fa therland and what would be necessary for Sweden to do to Induce them to return. PreaJdebY Eliot, of Harvard, Is spend- fng most of his days at Northeast Har bor, out of doors, and a large part of each day In more or less strenuous physical exercise. He keeps in as good training physically as the average .un dergraduate. He rows a stroke which ■ends a boat faster through the water than the average vacationer could hope ever to attain. Figures of the money order depart ment of the New York postofflee show that.in the fiscal year, ending Juno 30, ^967, .the. total business of the depart ment-amounted to $440,406,209, an in crease of* $89,069,292 from the previous year, or 25 7-10 per cent. This does not include the figures of the various sub-stations, jvith which the total for the w hole city could be about $479,000,- 0(A>. Japan oh an advertiser has taken some billboard idens from America. Worshippers at lluddhlst temples In variably wash their hands In a foun tain at the entrance before making their supplications. Formerly the priests hung towels there. Now the merchants of Toklo and other cities furnish the temples with free towels, reserving the privilege of printing their advertisements on them. ■Count Henri de la Vautx, of France, Is building a large airship for military purposes, with a capacity of 3,000 cubic metres. It can easily be taken pieces and packed in four cases to fol low the headquarters of an army corps thus differing from the Labaudy a(r*hip, w hich Is ojwerated from a forti fied base. It Is estimated that De la Vtyjlx's airship will have a speed of 25 miles an hour without wind. .Manager Toyowaka, of the Japanese Mitsui Blshl Bank, says that women make most of the goods exported from Japan. Male workmen versed in math- •inatlcal and mechanical knowledge gfe becoming experts In new brunches of industry, such as shipbuilding and Ironworking, In which they display the greatest patience. In the tea. silk Weaving and light Industries female la bor is invariably required. THE TEACHERS OF GEORGIA HAVE THE FLOOR TODAY. The columns of The Georgian are today the medium through which the educational Institutions of the state make their announcements to the people for the ensuing term. No reading which there columns could contain, whether ^written of news or of opinion or of Incident, could be more vital and Interesting to the people of Georgia than the statements which we send out today. The one thing which the Georgian of thoughtful mood will observe In these announcements is by comparison the stately march of improve ments In all the educational Institutions of the state. 8tep by step for the last decade and even longer, the colleges and schools of the common wealth have each year recorded- some new Improvement, some large and nobler progress, som^ advanelng scope and some more vital Interest In the cause of causes In our civil life. There has been no department of education In Georgia which has not felt the Impress of better methods and the touch of a stronger and wiser hand than our student life recognized ten years ago. There have been great Improvements not only In the schools, but In the condition and ap preciation of the teachers of tho state. The Georgian had the honor some tlmo ago to lead a movement ngalnst choosing politicians and pub lic men by mere reason of public repute as the executive heads of great educational Institutions, and urged upon the authorities of the state that such a choice should never go outside of the ranks of tho great teaching fraternity, so long as It was possible to find within It the man or woman able to fill the higher stations of education In the commonwealth. That principle seems now to be established Into a general law of tho hoards of trustees of the state of Georgia, and wo trust It may be long before It disappears. There Is a spirit abroad, too, among the iieople of the state In and out of political positions In favor of better and prompter pay for teachers of the state. From state Institutions this will inevitably creep to private Institutions and we believe that the tide Is now set all along the line to ward a higher personal and financial appreciation of the teachers In the colleges. In the schools and In the general educational Institutions of the state. We congratulate the school .men of Georgia upon the continuing evi dences of ever-lncrenslng Interest In their great work. We firmly be lieve that tho position of the teacher for the future Is to be a better and a higher rather than a lesser and lower one. We believe that every year will bring a higher appreciation of the teachers of ^Georgia, a larger recognition of merit and a more general Interest on the part of public of ficials and of private Individuals toward that noble company of men and women who train the youth of Georgia for the future service of home and the state. The present governor of Georgia Is committed to education as almost his chief and primal Interest In the state. We may he sure that his strong hand and Ills potential influence will bo upon the side of the teacher from the beginning to the end of his campaign. We believe that the whole body of the people In every respect, from the highest to the lowest, are enthused as they have never been before with Interest In and zeal for education, and we feel Justified 111 saying to this splendid company of teachers whoBo announcements appear In our columns today, that the future Is literally thrilling to them with promise for usefulness, for appreciation and for prosperity In the years to come. Georgia’s schools of 1007 are 20 per cent better than were Georgia's schools of 1897. Georgia’s schools this year are jetter than were Geor gia's schools last year, and we are efficient that those who read this stately sweep of educational announcements today will note not only In the terms hut In the spirit of these vital utterances the pledge atul^ the promise of magnificent advantages for the young men and the young women of the state. Whatever else you read In The Georgian on this vital day, do not fall to read what the teachers of Georgia have to say to the patrons of the schools. WHAT THE FARMERS' UNION HAS DONE TO HELP. Among the definite nnd wholesome things which the FarmertC Union haH accomplished let The Georgian recite just two. At the critical moment In the rate regulation fight the State Farmers' Union, under President Duckworth and National President Barrett, brought to the railway commission a definite petition for a 2c passenger fate on the railroads. This request coming out of a general clamor with a definite Bound,' nnd succinctly presented ns the request of 75,000 farmers In Georgia, hqd Its majestic Influence upon tho attention of the commission, and the present reform In railway rates, at least In its promptness nnd dlspntch, must bo largely credited to the definite memorial of tho Farmers' Union. In another case the Farmers’ Union, with the co-operation of Tho Georglntt alone among Georgia dally newspapers, gavo a warning sound against the movement for foreign Immigration Into the state. We cheerfully give the Union credit for n more pronounced and radi cal view upon this question thnn The Georgian advocated. But with our own prudent warning added to tho Union's persistent opposition, we feel that tho two of us together may sincerely claim to have directed the attention of Georgia people to the dangers and disadvantages of foreign Immigration at this time, and that, aa we were at least the chief, If not tho only forces frankly In opposition to this movement. The Georgian and the Union may safely claim to have relegated to an Indefinite post ponement tho question of bringing foreign Immigrants Into Georgia. Upon one general principle, The Georgian and the Farmers' Union stood shoulder to shoulder, and that was the view that we were per fectly willing In Georgia nnd In tho South to grow slowly rather than to grow mi wholesomely-—that we had much to be thankful for In the won derful prosperity that was nlready ours—that we had every faith that this prosperity under the working of our present natural nnd native ele ments would continue to Increase, nnd that we were not so eager for the mere greedy accumulation of rapid wealth as we were for the preser vation of the country for Its own people, or for the protection of our farming classes front a |iosslbte Interference on tho part of outsldo ele ments. Wealth Is not tho only glory of a people, and the greatness of Georgia did not necessarily consist In the rapid accumulation of money which waa already coming wholesomely and healthily Into our channels of tndnstty and trade. And without vanity or pretense we make bold to say that the atti tude of a great agricultural organization and of a frank and honest newspaper have hail much to do with tho cooling of Interest In this great stir of foreign Immigration. We congratulate tho great farmers' representative body which is in session today U|>on these, among other multitudes of things which have vindicated Its organic life and justified Us claims to the respect and gratitude of the people. Every, month of the life of this great Union and every recurrtug con vention records some new evidence of Its success and of Its beneficent in fluence upon the farmers and upon the country. It Is nothing less than an honest expression of appreciation to wish this great and wholesome body a happy and profitable session during Us convention In Atlanta. , States both In the Philippine Islands and elsewhere it la shown that there la In the treasury now $368,102,791. This enormous sum would have to be exhausted before a reduction of the tariff would effect the treasury of the United States. The party In power, speaking through the president and his tariff counselors, have expressed unwillingness to revise the tariff until after the presidential election, and if this be the will of the majority the coun try will have to wait until that event before receiving the relief which we think will not be delayed longer than that period. In the event of tariff revision congress would lit all the tariff rates both high and low as It Is their duty to do under the constitution. Satis factory reciprocity with foreign nations would thus be had by congres sional action and this probably would take tne form of a maximum and minimum system, adopting to some extent the Idea which Germany Is now enforcing against us, that Is to say. minimum duty rates, In the judgment of the revisionists, would be a reasonable protective tariff affording full protection to American workmen and American manufacturers without Imposing any hardships on the consumers. The maximum rate of duty then would become purely punitive and apply only to nations who do not give us the benefit of their lowest rates of duty. There would be no continual disturbing of prices. The applica tion of maximum or minimum rates would be an executive act, the presi dent would have to decide when any foreign country did not give us the benefit of Its lowest rate's of duty. He would not, however, be called upon to fix -rates or to employ experts to take testimony on the cost of produc tion, but would act In the ministerial capacity and this double tariff would operate on all nations alike. We who are In a minority can only watch the conditions, plant our selves upon the principle which we ourselves would prefer to have adopted, and then co-operate with the majority In such matters as they may press looking to a reasonable and sensible ref6rm of tariff rates. A MOTHER’S PRAYER Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher The Atlanta Georgian: Kind Sir—I want to express my thanks to you and your paper for working so hard for prohibition, which la much needed. I have suffered six years from the evil of whisky, and if we can’t get whis ky out, I will have to put my three babies In the Orphans* Home and go to work, as my husband spends nearly all he makes, and we have been on charity six months and have been homeless with my little ba bies often on account of whisky. My husband is good every other way, and if wc are to have pro hibition soon, I will try hard to keep my babies with me until that blessed time comes. Whisky is killing my husband and starving my babies, and has wrecked my home. It makes me heart-sick to think I have to give up my babies, and we could be so happy If there was no whisky. Very respectfully, ONE THAT IS PRAYING FOR PROHIBITION. Atlanta, Ga. Open Letter to Prohibitionists Of Georgia and Adjacent States Beloved Fellow-Citizens; At Inst, there 8 “something new under the sun.” A great, strong, vigorous, growing news paper, one of the great dailies. The Atlan ta Georgian, has come squarely out for pro hibition. And more: the joy of It is that I Kith publisher and editor, strong, cultured, honorable, Christian gentlemen—the peers of ) tiotis. 1 For thirty years, the prohibition reform movement In our state has been hindered and handicapped by the lack of Just such a great dally. Th ough the efforts of minis ters, a noble army of patriotic laymen, de voted Christian women nnd the eo-operatlon of local papers, very much has been ac complished, but the great leading dallies have * ent * afraid to deeiare the whole, . . _ truth. Even stagnant water becomes stale and Impure. Agitation helps Immensely any good cause: agriculture, religion, poli tics nnd prohibition. In the “still hunt.” the ntitls win; In the open, aggressive, pro* f resslve campaign, the prohls get there, .et me any with all possible emphasis that If the prohibition bill now pending is pass ed. we need n grent dally to tell to the world the benefits and blessings which are sure—absolutely sure, I believe—to follow. If the 1)111 should Ih? defeated, we need the dally to continue the warfare until flunl victory Is won. Subscribe for The Georgian: talk up The Georgian; get your friends and neighbors to subscribe. Rond it one week, and you con tell. In all good conscience, that It gives all the news. Is equal to the very best, nnd, besides, advocates prohibition. Give The Georgian a tremendous, overwhelming, unparalleled circulation in our own and ad joining states, nnd in my humble judgment the next few years will witness phenomenal progress In prohibition sentiment nud pro hibition success. The real, genuine, solid facts, unquestionable facts, after a few years (and with the Jug trade kuocked out, In one year) will demonstrate that, ns In nil other towns nnd cities, prohibition is n blessing to Augusta, Snvnnnnh, Macon, nnd tho wholo state. If you believe I have told the truth about the situation, then do ns I have done—subscribe for Tho Georgian nnd push the circulation of The Georgian. Lot Atlanta set n grand example, nnd uo It at once. Yours faithfully, II. .T. ELLIS. Pastor Methodist Church. Washington, Gn. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. Corner Alabama and Broad Streets. Capital— $ 200,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 600,000.00 Stockholders’ Liability...... 200,000.00 Total Responsibility $1,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts Invited. PLEDGE THE GEORGIAN ORGANIZED SUPPORT The following resolutions were adopted at a regular mcetine of the Mount Vernon (Bolton, Ga., district) Sunday School: We, the teachers and scholars of this school, desire to ex tend our earnest thanks to The Georgian for the noble stand taken by that paper in favor of the present temper ance crusade, and for its past steady adherence to all that was moral and right. That, as the paper may suffer financially because of the stand it has taken, we pledge ourselves to patronize its ad vertisers whenever possible, and call on other Sunday schools and friends of morality and temperance every where to do the same. We do this because we feel it would be a calamity to the State should the paper be forced out of existence through lack of support. Resolved: That we believe the time is ripe for the for- mation of a “Georgian League,” to be composed of those who are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the edi. tors and publishers of the paper, and help them in the great fight they are making for the upbuilding of the morality of all classes of this grand old State of Georgia. V. B. MOORE, Supt, W. S. McINTYRE, LOUIS BOHLER, LEWIS WILLIAMS, Committee. A SOUND REAL ESTATE VIEW THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE COMMENDS THE GEORGIAN THE PRACTICAL NEED OP TARIFF REFORM. Outside of all partisanship and as a simple matter of common sense and public policy, there should lie a reduction of tariff rates. Up to Saturday night the available cash balance in the United States Treasury amounted to $246,621,763. This means that receipts for a single day exclusive of the possible deficiency, amounted to $2,777,000 more than expenditures. During the coming fiscal year the treasury will receive not less than $75,000,000 more than current expenditures. The tariff could be cut down to this extent without Injuring the tar iff balance in the slightest degree. According to the current statement of tho treasurer there is now outstanding $687,392,869 in gold certificates. $475,139,000 in silver certifi cates. and $5,950,000 in treasury notes. This makes a total of $1,168,481,- 869 which is covered, of course, by the gold coin and sliver dollars In the treasury. Up to date there hag been deposited In national banks to the credit of the treasurer of the United States and the different disbursing officers, the sum total of $152,759,613. Now this represents the total of the deposits of the United States in ustional banka. Adding up the total of funds to the credit of the United Note—The Georgian is simply unable to print all the letters our friends nre sending us. We are receiving them literally by hun dreds. We appreciate them more than we can tell—they encourage us to fight the harder. We will continue to print them ns fully us we can, however, nnd trust no one who has been good enough to write us will think we nre unipprecletlve If we fall to get their letters in promptly.—Ed. STRONG FORTHE GEORGIAN. I have often thought I would try and write you a few words, though I can not write much. I must praise you for your stand in this fight for our country. When I say country, I mean our beloved children. Fight on—the victory will be yours. The day Is dawn ing when you will be crowned with bright Jewels. I have often asked myself why every white man was not with Mr. Graves on the negro question. He ought to keep preaching his doctrine, for It will come. I have been a subscriber to your pa per ever since you began. I want you to keep sending It. When It is out, let me know. Praise our great Tom Wat son as you go along, for he Is one of our greatest men. I read all you write and all our beloved Watson writes, too. May God guard and protect you both and yours, and slower upon you every blessing, Is my prayer. W. A. ELLINGTON. Oxford, Ga. TO RETURN NO MORE FOREVER. Your brave, clear-cut and manly po hition. anent the Hardman-Covington prohibition bill, deserves, and should have, the attention and admiration of every right-minded man and woman in our great commonwealth. For fifty years I have labored and prayed and longed for the splendid day that has dawned upon our people. Since the days of Sherman and Hood, v there has not been a greater struggle than the one that Is now engaging the attention and prayers of the inhabitants of your city. As sure as a Just God rules heaven and directs in the affairs of men, so sure will the saloon be banished from our goodly state to return no more for- Please send me your clean, great pa per. it is the one 1 want In my home. Yours for the right, (REV.) THOMAS H. TIMMONS. Thomson, Ga. RIGHT TO THE POINT. I commend you for the stand you have taken on the prohibition bill. All honor to you. J. M. DAVISON, M. G. FROM A NOBLE WOMAN. O, for a thousand tongues to s{>eak your praises for your bold Independ ence In asserting your belief In and advocacy of the principle# of right and righteousness. Right oyer wrong is glorious. The cool, decided power to rise above truckling to men or money Is ennobling and beyond the approach, of sordid minds. Say on, »nd say It loudly, until the demon of whisky Is conquered in this beautiful land of Georgia, and men take the exalted place to which God assigned them to protect the helpless and make them selves respected and honored by the helpless. With God nnd right at the helm, who need fear or falter? From one of your first and fast sub seribers, MRS. N. W. WORRILL. Amerlcus. Ga. ONE OF THOUSANDS. This Is only another one of the many thousand assurances that most upright and honest people are with you In your views and fight for prohibition, and that you are central figures of great Influence in these times. Therefore, I find one fault of you, or rather make one suggestion. I know that you be lieve in real representative government of all kinds, and as any sensible per son knows that there Is no probability of a real representative government, without direct election of Its officers, together with Initiative and referen dum and tho right of recall, I suggest thut you, In your able manner, bring the great Importance of these measures to bear heavily on the minds of our legislators and tho people that are watching their actions so closely. 1 regret that you have lost so much of so timely and great nn opportunity to convince the people of this common wealth of the absolute necessity of such measures. This, It seems. Is the accepted time In which they would have been easy of conviction—such a conviction that It would have stayed with them, and would have done much toward making our representatives "understand” that they must not con tinue to trample the will and wishes of a great majority In the dust of con tempt. It Is never too late to do good, so please make this bear heavily on the minds of all ere the prohibition bll} Is before the house for passage or mis- passage. Is m? humble wish. Sincerely, J. GORDON SIMPSON. Qultmnn, Ga. HERE IS FAITH BY WORKS. I was so delighted with your Issue of last Saturday that I first thought of buying 100 copies and distributing them here. But then took a second thought that this place is away back "in the rear." The "front," where the battle is to be fought. Is Atlanta, and 1 thought I would suggest to you to put a copy of last Saturday’s Issue In the hands of every member of thejeglsla- ture that you think Tm* not seen that Issue, or who is not already for prohi bition. and then send your paper to me. Please carry out my wishes and notify me of what is due. My apology for coming in so late as a sqbscriber Is that I am 66 years old and my eyesight Is not good enough to read much, and especially fine print. If you lose anything by taking a bold stand against the curse of our fair land you shall be welcome to call on me for help. Yours sincerely, CHARLES PHILLIPS. Columbus, Ga. To the Editor of The Georgian: I have been In the real estate business in Atlanta for seventeen years. All I 'have made is Invested here and by no means j’o I share in the opinion that prohibition will hurt our city ns some calamity howlers seem to think. . In all the years It never once occurred to tne that the success, welfare nnd pros- peritv of Atlanta to any extent was due to saloons or to the liquor traffic, but It was tn.v firm conviction that Atlanta has succeeded in spite of the existence of this evil. I have never advertised, neither have anv of the other dealers so far as I have observed, that twenty-live per cent or any other Increase In real estate values In busi ness or residence property was due to the liquor business. I know that property ad jacent to saloons Is not considered desirable nnd that such property will bring better rent when the bar room is removed. You will find the names of real estate men on the list of anti-saloon nnd prohibition leagues of the several wards of the city, ns published In The Georgian. At a real estate banquet held In the Kimball House. I noted that at least one-half of the renl estate men present did not partake of the wines nnd whiskies served on flint occa sion. nnd these sober, sterling men whose business it Is to advertise and talk up the Interests of Atlanta, nre by no mentis nil local ontlonlst* or anti-prohibitionists. Many or ns want Atlnntn to berome more decent and respectable by the removal of the dives and saloons from our city; have more law uml order nnd thereby secure the good opinion of our own people nnd of the people of the grent state of Georgia, and the South, nnd the way to obtain tii to have prohibition. The laborer will lure more money to buy a homo, to dep | savings banks, more money to In necessities and comforts of life and people who do not now live in At! in no glad to become citizens of th.' t l-lty of the state. Yes, make it j.ossi^ls for Georgia and nil tho world to ton bettor opiuion of Atlanta, nnd if It tins l»een true in the past, It may be true the future that there nre only two kinds of people—"those who live in Atlanta nni those who wnnt to live in It.” Furthermore, above and beyond all hud- ness or commercial reasons. I am for tin best of morn! reasons In favor of the pro hibition bill. God is not on the whisk? slfle nnd I thnnk God the noble men a? statesmen In the Georgln legislature w! nre seeking first the kingdom of a determined to pass the Hardman bill: th* know It will be well pleasing to God jirohiblt this grent evil, nod as law-maker* In the Interests of domestic peace, la order, they will prohibit? this truffle, business man, -and . ns n .lnytunn, I limn* God for the gbutj praying .women of Gtsr- gin, the ministers tor, Georgia, nil Jim i workers In this gretot wn>k‘of prohibit!? nnd The Georgian tn their hrtly frusmle blot out this evil. Let the -noble slatesm of the Georgia legislature In the I.-uiguap of Mr. Gladstone, pass the law "which wil make It easy for men to do right and hard for them to do wrong,” especially hard fir such ns openly deeiare they will duly th« law of the laud. Yours sincerely. WALK Fit DL'NSO.V. Atlnntn, Gn. BIBLE READING ON PROHIBITION By REV. FRANK D. HUNT, Evaigalist of Atlanta Presbytery. To the Editor of The Georgian: Being out In the country holding n meet ing. 1 missed the privilege of rending that editorial In which your paper openly es poused the cause of truth nnd righteous ness and entered the lists ns the avowed Journalistic champion of prohibition for Georgia. A copy of the Mouflny following reached me, nnd 1 have read with great joy and thankfulness, nnd 1 desire to add my heartfelt appreciation for the noble stand you have taken .for the right lu tho fight on this question, so vltnl to the moral nnd material welfare of our great state. When I came to Georgia I began to take nnd rend your paper Itocnuse It had no liquor advertisements lu It, and my con tinued reading of Its edltorint nnd news columns has convince*! me that The Geor gian is the cleanest great dally l know of. For twenty years I have been In tin* thick of the battle for prohibition from Virginia to Florida, nnd believing thnt the teachings of God’s word should be supreme ns tho ar biter of all questions such us this, I hereby present to your many renders who ac knowledge the authority of Unit word, a “Bllile Bending on 1’rohihltion,” hoping thnt those who hesitate may bo led to In dorse the position taken by The Georgian op this question which is agitating the minds of the people of Georgia. Hear What God Saya. "Woe unto him that glveth Ids neighbor drink, thnt putteth thy Ixittie to him and uinketh him druuken also.” “Woe to him thnt huildetli n town with blood, nnd tahllsheth a city by Iniquity.” (Hal). 2:15,12.) Surely the state and tho cities of Georgia have In the days gone by already renped n i*y enuse the blush of shame to mantle the cheek of every one who advocate course. "Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, nnd prudent in their own sight. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine nnd men of strength to mingle strong drink; which Justify the wicked for re ward. (Isa 5:21-23.) How truly does this describe those who advocate the coutimmfion of the licensed liquor traffic. So wise, so prudent, nre thev from the business, the commercial view point, "In their own sight.” thnt they are willing to "Justify the wicked for reward." The reward is the revenue the city will receive from the wicked business nnd tin* v dollars saved them personally in direct ;es. Dollars! Dollars! Thnt Is all thev •. shutting their eyes to or ignoring the •t thnt for every dollar of revenue thus received uiauy have to be raised by taxes and spent in prosecuting the criminals and caring for the paupers nnd lunatics made by the accursed frnffie. Let them hear the word ns It says again. Ye shall be ashamed of your revenues be cause of the fierce auger of the Lord.” (Jer. 12:13b nud again. “Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treas ure and trouble therewith." (Prov. 15:14); am! again, "Better is a little with right eousness than great revenues without for. lb;ll); ami ngnln, "But in of the wicked j* trouble.” , that ap- right. the revenm (Ptor. 15:16. Every one at all conversant with the bls- torv of the Uquor traffi. nnd the fearful train of evil and Infamy that has followed lu Its wnke everywhere will .be compelled ro admit that in the < .inflection „ ur untlon, state and city therewith for the f*** Jtoe miserable revenue got from It there has iN-en trouble nnd nothing but trouble In the revenue derived from the idiirf If law ma* wMort wicked business. Again God sa> wicked and be that even they both nre Lord,” irrov. 17:15.* .2jV.Tr ** **? escaping the teaching thnt legalising and sanction Inc tbs llouor traffic "He thnt JnstirTHh the “* condeuincth the Just, a I n>iu imitton to the for the sake of the revenm* derived there from is to "Justify tho wicked for reward and Is abomination In the sight of th( Lord, ns much so ns to deliberately nn4 wilfully condemn tho Just. Those who l> voice, vote or Influence help to estami* or perpetuate auch conditions must shat In the condemnation for such nonduct. S'urely we have by long years of pist ol nerlence sadly proved nnd fully realize that there Is no profit In the ”■ ~ wickedness.” But, says some «•: piles to the individual, not to go Government, whether of clt* nation, is the action or rule o gate of Individual units anil wc our collective capacity escape * ual responsibility If we acquiesce In what I* done by those selected to be our r fives or agents fa administering authority. God judges nml holds ro aceounbiMliJ? governments ns well ns individuals, n says: "Itightoousncs* exaltefh a a but sin Is a reproach to any i>*“ tITov. 14:54.t Is it righteousness or sin when • net of city council,.'state legislature « tlonat congress nn act Is pas-cd n-g.i the liquor trnffie, which Is uuivcrvill) fessed to be an evil, for the sake ■> miserable revenue in it V "Shall the throne of iniquity h ship With thee, w’hlch frame!h n a law." (Pan. 91-20.) Docs that not say that for tin lag power to frame mischief by statute) Is to constitute Itself a * of iniquity? Ami docs thnt not call up**n ;i God’s servants not to have felbe such "throne of Iniquity?” Ag unto them that decree unrfght and that write grievousm****. " have prescribed. To turn aside from judgment nud to take a" ' from the poor of my people, t!i may he tltelr prey, and thut th** the fatherless." (Isa. H>:12 > Does not that describe just t that follow' from the law. the >t "unrighteous decrees” of nil ' bodies In nny form of govern ■ legalize or license the liquor rr Most assuredly It does, for t courts have decided again and no one has any Inherent right • to make or sell Intoxicating llq erage, «ud can only do so b> < mission of an net of the law . governing power, in the ex> r- police powers, ClAiriy then is It true that * act Is to "write iinrighfco!'-. . ■ "frame mischief by n law,” ;, i”. reproach to any people.” . What then should be tb«* attltu.. Christian citizen nml of In our legislature or Htv coni.* ■ nixes the Bllile as God’s word. ■ thority ns supreme In ruudm-t ■ The answer is found In i* : "i Timothy, "Neither be par*, sins: keep thyself j II deeds.” the law and legalize th** n*i uphold th** degrading, deb;.. Ing. death-dealing, damning b*r whether In low dive or glided - wholesale, do "bid them '• nefarious work and an their evil deeds,” and «-n", 1 sponsiblHty therefor, though so hard, ri|ate-Iike. i» 1 guiltiness from tltelr linn- • morse cry like Mcltgth, “**ut * It will urn "oaLV Jt will »“*t God speed tin* day when *j*«* * lightened by His word and £ n, ‘ ' the law-making bodies, with citizenship of our country maw outlaw nml drive th'* : *‘ traffic from Georgia and from K<»utbland and nation. WANK D. Decatur. Ga.