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i'HE ATLANTA GEOhGlAN AND NEWS
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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AND NEW* stands for Atlanta's own*
log Its own gas and electric light
plants, as It now ewos its water
works. Other cities do this and get
gae as low as to cents, with a profit
to the efty. This sbosid l-e done st
•nee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
twlleeee that If street railways can be
epersted ewrressftilly by European
Hues, they are. there Is do good
rnmm why they can not be so oper*
•ted here. Bet we do not believe •Ms
caa he done sow, sod It mar bo some
years be fere w# ere reedy for so big
as sodertsklng SHU Atlanta shook!
set Its face In that direction NOW.
Recognition of Young Atlantan
Unsolicited, « high honor hu come
to n prominent young Atlanta attor
ney in the appointment of Llgon John
eon aa a special assistant United
States attorney. His special duties
wlil be in connection with the gov.
eminent forestry reserve. *
; Mr. Johnson attracted the attention
of officials high up in the govern
' meat's legal services by bis work In
connection with the famous Ducktown
copper litigation In the United States
supreme court. He was associated with
Attorney General John C. Hart In all
• of that litigation, coveting a period of
1 some two years, and gave the ques.
< tkm close study.
The winning of that great legal
1 fight Is one of the biggest victories
In the history of the state, and Is of
far-reaching effect. A large part of
the data used In connection with tble
: litigation was prepared by Mr. John
i son, and In this way be became Inti
■’ mate with all the questions Involved
In forestry.
The unsolicited honor thus com
log to him Is one moet worthily be
stowed. Mr. Johnson Is a young man,
full of energy and pluck, and la the
; character of aggressive flgbtor that
the government Is drawing Into Us
! service.
Atlanta friends of this brilliant
young attorney congratulate him upon
fell services. Hit duties will not Uke
him permanently from Atlanta.
Now Alabama wants to follow Oeor-.
gla's good example.
Joe Hatton Is dead In London. Joe
Mulhattoa. however. Is still doing
business at the same old stand..
The panic among the Coosa river
.cattish has about subsided. Para-
grapher Nevln Is back In Washington.
If every man will constitute himself
an officer of the law the liquor traffic
will ceaae In Georgia after January
next
Atlanta I* proud of Forrext Adair.
With men of that kind at the fore
front of her affairs, she has nothing
to fear in the future.
Sam Blythe says Seattle's motto Is
“Get 'am going and coming," which Is
perhaps better than not getting 'em
at aJL
Atlanta la ready to demonstrate to
the world that her solidity and pros-
parity are not predicated or depend
ent upon the liquor traffic.
It Is rather ungrateful In a man to
subsist on mullaney herring for sev
eral years, then go hack to Texas and
knock It paragraphlcally every day.
Senator Albert .Beveridge Is about
to place himself In a situation where
he will permanently lose the right of
baring the last word. His wedding
occurs next week.
It may be observed In passing that
Mr. Billy Smith's yonng men are
closing In on the exponents of the
national game from Memphis with a
daring most commendable.
At any rate Mississippi will have
an able representative In the United
States senate when her choice Is de
termined today between Vardaman
and Williams.
Say. this Is carrying things a bit too
ter. Egyptologists now declare that
Bameses If waa a four-flusher. If a
halt la not called somebody will np
and assert that no such person as
Ananias ever existed, which would
be taken as a vindication of certain
"•-ties listed by President Roosevelt.
THE GOVERNOR AND HIS MEASURES.
"The Georgian feeb constrained to remark that the question
of prohibition haa eopsumed a good share of the time allotted
for consideration of other important matters for the welfare of
our state by this legislature. The delay, though unexpected by
many, waa probably unavoidable. The opponents of prohibition
were more largely to blame for it than ita advocate*, in that they
hindered, when they could not hope to prevent, the measure that
waa nearest the hearta and consciences of a great majority of our
law-maker*. It became evident very early in the session that
nothing could be done until this question waa settled.
Governor Smith made his great race upon reform measures,
which, unlike- many reform governors, he intended faithfully to
carry out. <His reform measures are aa wise aa he is sincere, if we
know what we are talking about.
The Georgian believes Governor Smith does thing* because
they are for the good of the people of Georgia, and believing
this. The Georgian calls upon all of its friends in the legislature
to give him their full and prompt support, to the end that every
hope he entertain* of better law* may be realized. The Georgian
hopes that the splendid band of men with which our state haa
graced this immortal legislature may give the same telling ma
jorities to thoae measures near to the governor’s heart that they
gave to the great cauae which they have just carried to victory.
Let'* all stand by the governor.
MUCH INTER ESI SHOWN
IN FARMERS' INST/7U7E
HELD IN WILKES COUNI >
BRYAN AND HEABST—AND WATSON!
The rumor of a political understanding between Mr. HearsUand Mr.
Bryan lx exciting more than ordinary comment throughout the South
and the country.
There can be no doubt that the rumor If true will hare a large
bearing upon the next Democratic convention and upon the next nation
al election.
Whether thla understanding revolves sround the candidacy of Mr.
Bryan for the presidency or of Mr. Hearst for the presidency, or wheth
er the two are to atand behind a Southern candidate, the element of
essential Interest In It Is the union of two great forces that for twelve
years hare been either cool or antagonistic to each other.
That Bryan and Hearst are the two great personalities In the Demo
cratic party, no sane man will question and no honest man will gainsay.
The great evangel of Nebraska has gone like a Peter the Hermit up
and down the country arousing the people to a new crusade for liberty
and purity.
The great Democratic editor from the months of eight great dally
newspapers haa thundered day after day and week after week to an au
dience a thousand times aa large, the principles of a real Democracy
and an Inspiration to a real government of the people beyond the tyran
ny of predatory wealth.
Whatever the causes that swept Hearst and Bryan apart, they were
causes that contributed most potentially to the Democratic defeats for
the last twelve years, and whatever the causes that bring them togeth
er they will contribute most mightily to the success of the Democratic
party In the future. Mr. Hearst has a personal following as large as that
of Bryan, although It will not be generally conceded. Mr. Bryan has his
personal following devoted. Influential and sincere. And these two mul
titudes catching something from the spirit of the leaders have either
been loyal and cooperative or apathetic and Indifferent to each other.
There lacks yet one other element to make thla combination po
tential and almost conclusive to Democratic succeis.- The missing link
to this combination lives In Georgia and we do not need to name Tom
Watson as the man. Mr. Watson is still the Idol of the old Populist
party whether that party remains Intact or whether It haa been gath
ered Into the ample bosom of Its reformed mother of Democracy. Mr.
Watson Is also the friend and Idol of the farmer. South and West and
center. HIs magazine stands aimoat as one of the organs of that great
body of thirteen hundred thousand farmers known as the Farmers' Union.
His name Is Indissolubly linked with reform measures and popular liberty
and the rights of the people. We have no abler man In the South than
Tom Watson, and by the light of the records no cleaner, braver and more
honeat publicist In all the country. He has been consistent against bis
interests, loyal without regard to preferment and true to his principles
when he might have triumphed by the most casual deviation from their
lines. Such a man can not fall to command Influence and to deserve
friends We make bold to say that If Tom Watson would Join his to roes
to those of Hearst and Bryan It would add to the strength of that com
bination a large majority of the thirteen hundred thousand members of
the Farmers' Union. It would lend to the cause an Incomparable advo
cate and an Incorruptible statesman.
We sincerely hope that Mr. Watson will fall Into line.
Watson, Hearst and Bryan are natural allies. With slight and In
consequential differences they have the same political convictions. They
have fought In the main for the same reforms. They are each one.
pulsed through and through with a supreme consideration for the rights
and the liberties of the plain people of America. Burely, no light and
trivial circumstance, no small differences of opinion should separate men
who see so much for which to fight In common and for which to hope lit
patriotic and unselfish ambition.
The Georgian, awaiting with such patience as It can the confirma
tion of the rumored understanding between Hearst and Bryan, sends out
the fervent wish that It may be so, that It may be followed by the full
cooperation of Thomas E. Watson. And with these three powerful and
Incorruptible forces we bave every reason to believe that the new and
definite Democracy of this better day will march to usefulness and vic
tory.
CONDITIONS DO NOT JUSTIFY BEAR ESTIMATES.
* July St. July 31,
190T. 1906.
October 11.92 10.21
December 12.00 10.32
January 12.0$ 10.37
March 12.18 10.49
The above figures compare the prices for the new crop months this
year and last year. The crop Is Just now being picked In Texas, and aa
usual at thla aeaaon of the year crop experts exert themaalves to contuse
the trade by Issuing estimates of the yield of cotton for the approaching
season. In about nine times out of ten the estimates are placed at very
high figures for the purpose of depressing the market In order to open
the season at prices much below the worth of the staple. .
There Is a dearth of estimates on the crop of 1907-06 up to the pres
ent time. Crop experts are at sea. In order to Issue an estimate of a
bearish noture—one that after supplying the requirements of the world's
spinners would leave a burdensome surplus—they must give figures they
know will not and can not be produced on the acreage planted.
It has now apparently resolved Itself Into a question as to the possi
bility of the production of cotton In the South keeping pace with the
steadily Increasing growth In the world's splndlage.
There have been produced In the South the past three seasons some
thing over 38,000,000 bales of cotton. And today cotton Is a scarce arti
cle, with the new crop being quoted at extremely high prices as compared
with previous- years, for new crop cotton.
Preparations for manufacturing the next crop (pto goods, both at
home and abroad, have been on an enormous scale. New mills are being
built; old mills are being enlarged; costly and up-hvdate machinery 1s
being installed, while the old mills arc kept busy In efforts to meet the
Insatiate demand for goods at the best prices In years.
The set-back after the brilliant early atari made by the growing crop
makes It extremely doubtfti! If consumptive requirement! frill be met by
the outturn the coming season. Speculators are beginning to realise this.
It Is not the fault of the price opponents Included In this class that
present prices are ruling. They are using all means at their command
to convince some one that the crop Is all right; that decided Improve
ment haa been made since In many sections the plant was killed by
frost, while In others torrential rains had washed away the fertiliser and
even the seed; yet over-estimates of the yield have not made their ap
pearance at yet. They are due. According to the cotton growers In The
Karmen’ Union In Texas they must offset consumptive requirements of
14,000,000-hale* to be bearish. The members of the Farmers' Union in
Texas are row h'-ldii” tbt-lr cotton for 16c, refusing offers of itn.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.
Washington. Oa_ Aug. 1.—There Is
such commotion on the farm these
early mornings ar you've never known
except when the family got off to
the Atlanta fair or the Jamestown ex
position. We are all astir betimes, and
t o'clock finds os dressed np very much
sad very uncomfortably, and Jogging
along to Washington In the dilapidated
carriage, or the new spring wagon.
Farmers' Institute. This is the first
tMtttute held In Wilkes county since
appropriations were made by the legts-!
lature for thla purpose, and the al-[
tendance and Interest manifested
prove that It fills a long felt need I
among farmers. The Institute
was presided over by Mr.
H. L. Gerdlne. who is prominently
Identified with the movement through
or the buggy that was built for twul out the state. Among the well-known
a u m. a • r^a bare who A re lea athlnptntl fftf
and now holds six. We are fanners
and we ere going to the Farmers' In-
■tltutr. being held this week In Wash
ington; to learn all that is worth know-
lag shoot potato burs, and boll wee-
vile, and about the sad. sad life of
the farmer's wife. We go by all the
county roads that lead to town, and
we arrive not a moment later than 9
o'clock—Just barely In time. For the
speaktfig begins at quarter past ten,
and farmers are never late. We do
some shopping: take the children to
‘.he drug store for a glass of soda water
and then, while the town bell rings
In summon*, we stroll across the square
to the coiRt house, and file very sol
emnly Into the auditorium to hear
practical and scientific farming dts-
On Wednesday and Thursday each
about seven hundred of the fanners
of Wilkes and adjoining counties gath
ered in Washington to attend the
speakers who are la Washington for
the occasion are Professor J. M. Kim
brough. of Experiment Station. Go.
who spoke Wednesday on "Rotation IB
Crops;" Mrs. J. H. L. Gerdlne. of De
catur, who talked on "The Country
Home as it Is and as It Should Be;
Mr. R. J. Smith, state entomtfiogUt;
Profeeaor J. M. Johnson, of the Agri
cultural department of the University
of Georgia; Dr. H. H. Stockbridge. of
Atlanta; Mrs. William Felton, of Car-
tcrsrtUe, and others.
The sessions have oeen largely at
tended by the farmers' wives All
problems relating to the farm and the
home are freely discussed In meeting,
and the Institute seems to fulfill Its
mission of arousing Interest In the most
advanced methods of fanning and of
emphasizing the unity of fanners' In
terests. After the close of the session
on Wednesday a barbecue was held on
the grounds of the public achooL
ANOIHER WOMAN VICTIM
IN NEW \ ORK CRIME WA VE
New York, Aug. 1.—Two men were
held today by the poUce aa suspects In
the "Jack-the-Rlpper" murders.
One of them, believed to be Joseph
Girard, who escaped after the heinous
murder of Oussle Pfeiffer in the Bronx
two years ago, was captured at Ver-
planck, near PeekskUl. In the very
closest details this man answered the
description of the fiend who killed the
Pfeiffer woman, as well as Miss Edith
Davis, whose mutilated body was found
In the WallkUI river at Walden. N. Y..
and of the man wanted In connection
with a similar murder of ths unidenti
fied young woman whose lacerated
corpse was found In the areawsy of a
Ninetieth street building Ian Tuesday.
Another man. John Kutmlcho. who
admitted he had been with the Nine
tieth street victim tn a deserted house
on Sunday, waa arrested by the police
at about the time the Verplanck arrest
was made.
The finding of parts of the horribly
mutilated body of a young woman
which had been weighted down and
sunk off Fort Wadsworth. Staten Is
land. further complicated the "ripper"
mysteries today, and the police feared
they would have another charge against
the fiendish slayer of women.
20,000 MUSSULMANS MEN A CE
MOROCCO AND FOREIGNERS
Tangier, Morocco. Aug. 1.—An out- Italian were killed.
break of a "holy war" with the massa
cre of all Europeans In Morocco Is
threatened. Twenty thousand mussul-
mans are encamped about Casablanca
and an attack on the town Is likely at
any moment.
The trouble began yesterday with an
Invasion of the city by tribesmen. The
Harbor Railway Works were attacked
and two guardians of the port, six
Frenchmen, three Spaniards and one
Numerous shops and dwelling houses
were pillaged. The mounted men
drove through the streets commanding
all mussulmans to leave town, as the
tribes were about to exterminate
Jews and Christians.
The French cruiser Onlllec has arrived st
Casablanca snd the commander has ordered
the pasha to protect the Europeans under
penalty of hlr own head. Two massacre
Prudence and P r o g re s sio ene**
go band in band in tbe management of this back's affairs;
Prudent—in adhering strictly to conservative bankin grilles,
thhus assuring protection to ita depositors;
Progressive—in considering the requirements of sueh firms,
corporations and individuals aa bave demonstrated their abil
ity to conduct a successful bnsiness, thus insuring a steady
growth.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
An extract from the Sunday sermon
of the Rev. Dr. Lee. printed tn an
Atlanta paper, supports the custom of
“tipping* As the practice is contrary
to the teachings of nearly all advanced
thinkers (except Dr. Lee. In case he
te accurately quoted). It might be Inter
esting to your readers for the doctor
to give some other reason than that
It Insures better treatment, prompter
service, etc., as a means for doing so.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Orders.
Usshlngtoo. Aug. 1.-Colonel Wllllsa H
Coenegys, assistant paymaster general, tnm
New York city, take elation at Got croon
Really, doe. not "tipping. " boldei>i ^
Kcaiiy. a oca not tipping. Dcaiaea i"IT * ...
Increasing the burdenaomt expense ofj roaoddog officers detailed for doty at
had ita orirfn in tipping. so closely re- Iment infantry, national ctmrd of'MUaoun
Uted ar# the two. #L Joseph: -Vim Lieutenant Charles
Not Ion* ago I was exiled upon to “'***■ — * **
contribute to * fund being raised to
purchase a loving cup for the president
of a company with which I had had
employment. It Rare me great pleasure
to do so. not because of any mercenary
benefit expected from It. but because
of the esteem and regard I felt and
entertained for the man. In such a
spirit, and only so. can the practice of
giving be Justified, much less fill any
noble and useful purpose. The bell
man, porters, waiters, etc., of our ho
tels may need the showered Rifts of a
generous but orer-burdened public, but
more than all, they need to be taught
the meaning and beauty of a gift, as
well as to know the pleasure and
unalloyed Joy there Is In duty well per
formed. E. L. PARKER.
Atlanta, Ga.
DRUGQI3T8 SHOULD BE
TAKEN INTO CONFIDENCE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
At almost every session of the gener.
al assembly one or more bills are In
troduced that make & dig at the drug
business. One was before the last
legislature, the real purpose of which
was to keep a blind tiger quuck medi
cine out of the county that the author
of the bill represented, but the bill was
drawn te have general effect through
out the state, and if enacted Into
law. It would have made me a law
breaker every time 1 sold a customer
a bottle of essence of lemon or pepper,
mint. Druggists, represented by a com
mittee, went to Atlanta and explained
this to the senate committee and this
condition was corrected. The present
legislature has before It a bill to re
td rtet the sale of certain drugs. Drug
gists generally do not care If this bill
becomes law. The sale of hablt-form-
Ing drugs should be regulated care
fully and stringently, but why not. In
making laws for such purpose, take
druggists Into the confidence and into
consultation with the legislature when
these laws are constructed? I have
on experience of thirty years ns drug
gist and have studied and examined
into the matter of how the morphine
habit begins and have questioned hun
dreds of unfortunate victims on this
matter, and almost without a single ex
ception, with both whites and blacks,
the beginning was In a case of pro
tected sickness when morphine or
plum in some form was administered
to relieve pain. Unfortunately this
cannot be helped because physicians
are obliged to relieve suffering with
this drug when they deem It neces
sary. Now, do druggists desire to sell
morphine and cocaine to habitues?
They do not.' Do you ever see this stuff
exploited and advertised by druggists?
With exception of a very few black
theep of the flock, and these always
in the few large cities, aa a class,
druggists do not go alter this business
and offer no Inducements to buyers.
The business of druggist makes It neces
sary for him to supply it. When un
fortunate people become habitues I be
lieve* they are gone forever. 1 have
never known of a bona flde cure. The
great question for philanthropists to
work on Is how to prevent drug habits
from being tanned. When a poor vic
tim becomes enf-laved It Is a crime,
almost, to suddenly.deprive him of his
dope. This may a bund harsh, but it
is true.
Ask any druggist whe has had years
of experience by contact with these
victims. The profession of medicine
in Georgia stands at the top as com
pared with the other states. There are
thousands of the ablest doctors in thla
country—high-toned, good Christian
men—practicing in our grand old
state.
The same is true of druggists. Wo
l.avs labored for years to elevate tho
character and standing of our profes
sion and will always be found on the
right side of every important question,
especially genuine reform. Do you ever
bear, except with rare exception, of
druggists wishing to handle liquors?
I have a Anal word to say to legis
lators: When you have In mind the
making of laws that will affect the
drug business, take us Into your con
fidence and consult us and we will help
you and not oppose any fair legisla
tion. GEORGE D. CA8E.
Mllledgeville, Ga.
A SUGGESTION.
To tbe Editor of The Georgian:
It strikes tne that now 1* tbe right time
to start a general movement to collf-ct frotn
the prohibitionists of Georgia sufficient
fund* to erect nn appropriate prohibition
inouduient in memory of Her. Sam I 1 .
Jones, tbe Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and tbe Antl-Baloon League, to con*
■1st of a triangular shaft, the names ns
given aliove occupying one side each, with
iroper base below.
our humble snliscrllier Is satisfied that.
If such a movement was inaugurated, old
Itnrttnv'a prohibitionists would respond no
hly to the call, as would, we hare no doubt,
the entire state. Yours very truly.
A. B. CUN YUS.
Cartersrllle, Ga.
A DAY OF REJOICING.
To the Editor of The Gcitrgtan:
I Indorse The Georgian's position on th
prohibition question, and I am snre the
paper's influence has !>ecn weighty. And
now, as tbe flrst bnttle Is over, I wish to
make n humble suggestion that The Geor*
fftan set apart a day for rejoicing and
thanksgiving to be observed over Georgia
as the day of doom to tbe liquor curse.
Yours for enforcement,
J. W. WILCOX.
WHAT WILL WE DO WITH ITT
To the ProhlMtlnnlstr Scattered Abroad
o* our reprravuuuivea in n"u*t> nun nnnnir,
we have at last upon the statute books of
our lielored state a law forbidding all traf
fic In the accureed thing which has for
generations wrought so much damage in
our midst.
What shall we do with that law? Shall
we. because of Indifference, carelessness,
cowardice, allow It fa lie there In Innocuous
desuetude? Or shall we enforce it?
A prohibitory law is a good thing. Our
spellbinders, during the campaign, bar.*
lauded It as the core for nil the evils of
liquor selling or liquor drinking. Rut It may
not be. It may he a curse, and a greater
curse than that which It Is supposed to su
pers*de.
Thom* upon the able of the llquor» seller
Already stlnnatlxe *»• as "the blind tiger
crowd,” They charge that we are pr«*clpl-
tntlng nn era of strife, anarchy, hynoerfsy.
and several other bad things; that the doc*
tors will soon have to alwindon their regular
practice and l>egln a coarse as specialists,
giving nil their time to writing prescrip
tions for "nerve tonic." etc. *
And their charges ami epithets against us
will have In then* too much truth to !m» at
nil pleasant, unless the law Is enforced;
therefore. It Is respectfully smrgestetl that
the prohibitionists In every militia district
In each county, and every ward In each
cltr. combine, organize st once n law and
order b*ngiie. whose inotto shall be, "The
law must be enforced." I^»t them see to it
that so far os It may Im» possible, every
violator of our state prohibitory Inw !►#
visited with swift snd certain punlshmen*.
S«» shall we clear our skirts; so shall we
realize, for our lndored state, the results
so glowingly pictured ns snre to follow
the passage of nn anti-barroom law. Yours
for prohibition and prosperity.
REV. S. II. OLMSTEAD.
Pastor First Methodist Church.
SinlthvHle. Gn.
Roomer. Sixth held artillery, to Kansas
Cltr -U tto ^ n ^. UFbtBattery B. nation G
guard of Missouri, to fit. Joseph.
Captain Josiah C. Mlnlscb. Sixteenth In
fantry. from Fort Cook to Clemson Agrl-
cultural College, South Carallna. September
L as professor of military science.
Navy Orders.
Lieutenant Commander C. M. Keopper. ad.
dltlona! duty, nary yard, Washington, in
connection supervision of work of Almlranto
Bay service expedition; Lieutenant Com-
mauder C. B. Brittain, dstaebed Connecti
cut. August 15; home to await orders.
Lieutenant Commander M. L. Bristol, de
tached duty on staff commander in chief
Atlantic fleet, to Connecticut; Lieutenant
Commander G, W. Cllns. detached nary
recruiting station New York, Auguat 10, to
Georgia.
Lieutenant M. J. McCormick, detached
Hancock, to charge nary recruiting station.
New York. Auguat 10. Lieutenant L
Brooks, Jr., detached navy department to
charge nary recruiting station, Cincinnati,
August 7.
Lieutenant A. A. Petterson to Hancock.
Lieutenant A. M. Cook, detached Text*,
luffus: 5. to California. lieutenant M.
Joyce, detached navy recruiting station, Cin
cinnati, Auguat «. to Lancaster.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived—July 30, Prairie At New Hatch.
Sailed—July 30, Caesar, from Newport
News for Boston: Lebanon from Norfolk to
4lestroy wreck; Wolverine from Duluth to
Put-ln-Bay.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN GEORGIA.
Is the bill introduced by lion,
of Laurens, to change the suffrage laws of
Georgia.
from tbe politics of the state.
Still the Williams bill only goes half way
In amending the conatltulon of Georgia.
While It maxes provision for casting out of
the ballot box that element whose Influ
ence would prove corrupting, ths opportu
nity Is neglected to brine to the polls a
class of voters whose Influence would bs
for the highest moral and Intellectual growth
of tbe state. 1 refer to tbe women of
Georgia. When this measure comes up for
consideration before our law-makers let ns
hope that the committee on constitutional
amendments will recommend tbe striking
out of the word "male" In that section of
the stats constitution setting forth ths
elective franchise; for Georgia Is oas of the
few states that has not granted tbs women
some fonn of suffrage.
In twenty-six states of onr Union woxnea
go to the polls snd rots with their has-
bands, fathers and brothers
Nineteen of these states have given their
women school suffrage. In three states ths
tax-paying women vote on all questions sab-
Is large-
of tbs
a Bouthem state— Louisiana—and
ly due to the Interest and efforts
wonieu voters of New Orleans that the- aew.
system of that city Is being brought
modern standards of health and sani
tation.
Kansas has given her women municipal
suffrage, and In Colorado, Utah. Idaho and
Wyoming woman have full suffrage. Aeroaa
the wntef we find the women of England,
Ireland, ficotlsnd, Norway, and France ex
tended pome form of suffrage, and In thoss
wonderful countries of tne Houth Seat,
Australia and New Zealand, we And ths
women Invested with full political rights.
In conilderiug this question today of
woman suffrage In Georgia, we are prons
to make the mistake of viewing It In the
light of Industrial and economical condi
tions of fifty years ago. Our mothers and
trandmothers. In the seclusion and protec*
.Ion of their home life, bad not that need
of the Imllot that the woman of today haa
who Is cbllgei! to go out In tfie world and
take her place In tbe rauks of bread-win*
era.
Today there la scarcely a vocation or pro
fession which woman has not entered, and
herself to l*e a worker
The klnghthood of Lieutenant Colonel
Frederick Louis Nathan establishes n re
markable record, for this Is the third
brother of one Jewish household who has
earned knighthood in the oervlee of Eng
land.
SIGNAL PUBLIC PRAISE
FROM A VERY STRONG MAN
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
ATLANTA, GA.
Offic. of John E. Whitt, Paotor.
/ July 27, 1907.
Mr. F. L. Seely,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Seely:
I think I ought publicly to say what I have said to you privately, that
The Atlanta Georgian, in boldly espousing the cause of prohibition, has done a
great public service. In my judgment, it will prove in the long run not only a
righteous course, but the course of real power and leadership in this community
aud in the South.
Without reference to the claims which other papers have upon their con
stituents, it seems to me a perfectly reasonable thing, and a matter of common
loyalty, that people who take the moral side on all public matters, the influence of
ministers and churches interested directly in the triumph of moral contentions,
and associations and conventions of religious bidies which exist for the purpose of
advancing the cause of religion and morality among ths people, should support
The Georgian, and by every proper means extend its ability to serve the causes
in the future for which they stand.
The Georgian has just begun to help us. I praise you with al’ earnest
ness.
Sincerely,
JOHN E. WHITE,
Pastor Second Baptist Church.
I ronclualrely proved herself .
*»f eouM Ability with her brother, but In
the South, the working woman la under
cruel disadvantages which It Is within tbs
power of the Houtberu men to remove.
When we come to compare the wages
with thoae given her brother worker or
with the wage* given her sister In thoss
states where equal suffrage Is In force, ws
And that In the Industrial world the bsuot
Is a powerful weapon of self-defenae. There
happened here In Atlanta a little Incident
that will serve to Illustrate what part ths
ballot plays In the welfare of the working
man and working woman. A few tnootna
ago nn agitation was started td raise lbs
salaries of the school teachers and poUce*
inen In this city. The policemen got their
raise promptly and without tbe lssot trou
ble, but the school teachers' plea for better
wages was Ignored. A member of tbs
board of education upon being aaked wbjr
the teachers were discriminate*! Against a*ld
succinctly: "The teachers ars ill women,
policemen vote.”
But suppose we leave tbe working woman
and turn to the wives and mothers ot
Georgia. Here again wc find conditions jo
the home far different from conditions in
our grandmothers' time. Today politics has
Invaded the home, tbe school and in fnct
every phase of onr erery-dar Ufa- too
food we eat. the water we drink, and ths
sir we breathe are all charged with pulljl/**
The condition of each and all
largely on an ever alert and watchful vot-
-duration of h-r children, th*
health oi her family and the happloMi "f
hor home .object to the Inlnanra of poli
tico, It aurelr nenla little arjument to eon
finer na of the olmpl* Juatlea of the hallo}
brine placed In the hnnda of the wire, and
mother, of tSeoreai. And then there are
the tai-paylne women of onr atnt*. •»
would lie Intereatln* to learn Jn*t how
many women tax-payere there are IB
«1n. and how many of theae women am
ntao widows nnd wn*e-enrnen who hare not
even that semblance of representation wairn
many try to eenvlnee oar women they nave
thronxh their bualmnda. It ta tyracnlrfll
an*,unjuat to withhold front the tax-pay "•
women n voice In mnklnx law* BO'* . , !' c
offlidala die mnat tupport with her tea
'“Thke'u all In nil. politic! can not fall to te
twtter far woman's direct lndnencj,
the other hand, the ballot will tend to »»»•
woman broader and more pypctwai. h|
And lastly, the future wlll iasvlu^J
bring ns woman suffrage. So IffIPU
onr women today that which In J«***Ji 11
theirs—the ballot. L ANAb*
Atlanta, Oa.
BANKER KILLED
WHILE DIVING
Philadelphia. Aw. l.-PreaMeM
U. Walwm of the Xortherti .National lla">
of thla city waa luatnntly killed In a awl
mini pool nt the Cotumhla GlM»J J- o*
.t prominent nodal ItrR
.../. It In I .el treed he met denth byatrir
In* hta bend nxnlnet the concrete -
the tank while dlvlnx.
