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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
Published Every Afternoon.
(Except Sunday)
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for the purpose.
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lur. Neither does It print whisky or
any liquor ads.
OUR PLATFORM: THE OEOROIAN
AND NEWS .lands for Atlanta's own.
Inf Itt own rat and electric light
plants, as It
works. Other
now owne Ite water
cltlea do this end get
gas at low at M centa, with a profit
believes that If street railways canhe
?r,% r :."Ja ^"^“{he^ ls^oT^
Eft'S'uk’*?io l°o\ &l^.°fffi
eta he dona now, and It may be some
rears Wort wa ere reedy for so big
an undertaking. Still Atlanta should
set Ite face In that direction NOW.
Some people'* Idea of Industry I* to
keep the other fellow hustling.
Getting up In the world means get
ting down to builness.
Cool weather comes and the price of
lee goes down, but coal goes up, pre
serving the Unsocial balance.
Gulls are said to be line weather
barometers. Nobody Is so gullible as
to accept that aa correct.
Ohio Republicans have gotten to
gether, but the list of casualties has
not been given out yet
Duke, Missouri, bids for fame and
population by announcing that It
hun't a lawyer In lta corporate limits.
A Kansas man haa patented a new
kind of railroad Joint It la opportune,
as the whole country seems out of
joint with the railroads.
Tho Standard on la prepared to bo-
■eve that Judge Kennosaw Mountain
Landis lives up to his name, at loast
n assessing tall fine*.
Evidently Chicago hnibanda are val
uable assets. A Chicago woman,
suing for divorce, asks thirty cents
alimony.
Goorgo Ade says he Is making
tonoy too fast No Injunction will be
led It Ade slow* up, and lets the
thcr fellows get to the cash awhllo.
Nebraska railroads are swamped
with wheat but It won't affect the
price of the flour at your grocer's so
as to be noticed very much.
London policemen are accused of
"stretching" the truth. New York
cops don't stop at that They not only
stretch, but pull It Into shred*.
Military experts say wars of the fu
ture will be settled high In the air.
That will relievo certain newspaper's
from the responstbllty, at least
The nuptial knot Is supposed to
mako man and woman one. They
spend the rest of their lives scrapping
over which .Is the one.
A Cleveland man makes an open
and shameless bid for a hero medal.
He has Instituted suit to get his moth
er-in-law back to live In bis home.
Two Chicago men have been knight
ed. Most of the others In the Windy
City are commonly supposed to be
nighted.
A Chicago official held that calli
opes are not whistles. He Anally ad
mitted, however, that the calliope was
right up In the front seat with whistles
as pcace-fracturers.
Former Governor Taylor will not
visit Kentucky this summer In spit*
of a very pressing Invitation from the
United Association of Kentucky Sher
iffs.
A Vermont men 101 years old Is
said to work regularly In the hay
field*. It look* more probable that
some space writer has ‘'worked” a
credulous newspaper.
The thermometer did not really go
to 117 In McGregor. Texas, but the
temper of the citizens has gone way
past that mark slnoe the story was
sent out.
THE BIGHTS OF THE MACON PLATFORM.
It Is to bo regretted that somo of our good friends In the House of
Representative# should attempt, however lamely, to repudiate the Macon
platform or discount Its significance. In seeking to discredit that In
strument—Its right of existence and Ite claims to be heard and consid
ered—these gontlemen assnme a position utterly untenable for Its In-
cqnslstoncy.
Let’s see: The gentleman from Jasper county, seeming to feel
worst about the claims of the Macon platform upon the General Assem
bly, declared on Tuesday that It was no more binding upon his conscience
than a bull of the Pope of Rome. The gentleman makes a mistake In
using tho name of the great Catholic so lightly, for a bull of or from
Pope Plus, we* can assure the gentleman, could safely be regarded seri
ously. But the balance of the gentleman's remarks unhappily show that
the Illustration was used In acorn.
Had It occurred to you, good friends from Jasper, Jackson, Worth
and other counties, who so willingly scorn the Macon platform because
It definitely prohibits and provides, where the bill which comes In con
flict with It means little because of Its failure to prohibit and provido
enough, that the very bill the Macon platform stands In the way of was
being fought for and defended In lta present form more largely because
It Is "the baby" of on* of the members of the House of Representatives
than for any othor reason?
If tho bill of the gentleman from Bibb county, for which he had
fought for nine years, had for Its specific purpose tho prevention of un
fair Influence by the giving of passes, then the gentleman, In the spirit
of a true reformer, should unselfishly havo bowed to any amendment
or even another bill that more adequately fulfilled the mission for which
he claimed to bo fighting.
Not so, however—ourgood friend continually fought off any sugges
tion of Improvement with the protest that It would not then be HIS bill.
We feel constrained to remark that tho representative from Bibb
county Is not likely to be forgotten, as ho seems to fear, and wo are
sure he can not be forgotten bo long as, by the grace of God and the cit
izens of Bibb county, be is given the privilege of speaking for himself.
But The Georgian falls to see how, with an anti-pass bill that does so lit
tle to suppress this form of bribery, he will leave anything very Immor
tal, If be Is depending on this bill entirely for his Immortality In the
hearts of the people of Georgia. The populace will never erect a mon
ument to a man who selfishly fights off real reform In order to preserve
bis own Identity with a measure whose principal virtue Is that of being
Its author's "Baby.”
As to tho so-called proscriptions of the Macon platform, The Geor
gian wishes to ask these gontlemen, all of whom would come under the
ban of even Mr. Hall's bill, why then they feared or fought the limita
tions demanded by that platform.
There must have been a reason. What was It?
Gontlemen, we submit to you the proposition that In your defense
of the parentage of the "Baby," you were trying to repudiate the hon
est father of real reform—the Macon platform.
A GREAT CAUSE AND TWO OF ITS ADVOCATES.
No question comes so closo to tho people, to every family from the
rlchost to the poorest, or Is so fraught with vital Import to the future
of the state, as that of the common schools.
Cities and towns provide school facilities for their children In a way
that renders them practically Independent of state aid. Universities and
collages, unexcelled In the union, are accessible to those of means.
But th* great majority of boys and girls, the sturdy progeny of the
men who till the soil, must gain their oqulpment for combatting life's
problems In the old field school. Steadily the country schools of the
state havo advanced. It has been a camplgn to educate the parents out
In the rural sections. Patlonco and tact have been necessary, but the
effects are felt In a great awakening from the mountains to tho sea.
It Is seen In better school houses, In better teachors, In the law allow
ing a special tax for schools, In the keen desire everywhere for better
advantages for tho boys and girls of tho farm.
To Representative John N. Holder, of Jackson, belongs all honor
for his long and splendid battle for the common schools of the state.
For ton years ho baa fought bravely and steadily for Increased appro
priations. Failure and defeat have not discouraged him. With each
session he has renewed bis fight for the children out In the hills and
valleys of Georgia.
One courageous, purposeful man, burning with a fixed and lofty
ambition, enn do much, and John N. Holder has done much. Ho has
seen tho appropriation grow from less than a million to figures far be
yond that sum.
Back this session, he came glowing with the some high purpose,
and If that purpose prevails Georgia will put Into her common schools
next year $1,850,000 and In 1909 $2,000,000. All honor and strength to
John Holder In his unselfish fight for tho poor children of the state.
Georgia must shake off the opprobrium of tho most illlterato stato In
the union.
In this connection, Tho Georgian reprinted In Its Issue of last Sat
urday an editorial from Editor E. C. J. Dickens of The Vidalla Advance
that was an eloquent and forceful appeal for Justice for the common
schools of Georgia. In strong and cogent language, Editor Dickens
.calls upon the Georgia legislature to do tardy justice to Its common
schools. It Is commended to the thoughtful perusal of every citizen
Interested In this great question—and there ought not to be n citizen In
tho state who Is not vitally Interested In It
A DEFENSE OF THE HUMBLE BUT ODOROUS ONION.
Pausing long enough from Its duty of regulating the city council of
Rome, the Georgia legislature and a few other similar evils, The Rome
Tribune makes a savage and uncalled for assault on that noble but hum
ble member of the vegetable family—tho onion.
This malicious and entirely unnecessary attack on a member of the
vegetable kingdom Is unaccountable In a paper ordinarily of such kindly
nature and so little prone to do willful Injustice to any one or anything.
How different Is the treatment of the onion In Texas. Not so many
weeks ago columns of praise filled The El Paso Hernld, Tho Austin
Statesman and The Houston Post on the Incomparable delicacy, flavor
and virtues of Lone Star onions. Not even the Texas strawberry or the
alleged watermelon of that state received such glowing encomiums ns
did the onion, spurned and held up to contumely by The Rome Tribune.
But a correspondent In The Tribune takes that paper severely to
task for Its unkind dig at the allium cepa. He says:
"It was oaten like apples by our soldiers during the war,
the health of that Immortal army than
and did more to preserve
any other vegetable diet: but Just because ‘you don't like the
smell' you go put It Into the hands of these legislators to pro
hibit Its use In the state. How could you go back on your rais
ing In this way 7
“It Is true, like 'white lightning,' Its smsll Is offensive to
some, and when combined wflh tho Bine!! of that beverage, It
might be said. It la unpleasant to all; but, sir, when you under
stand that a 'moderate,' 'Judicious' and 'temperate' use of your
despised onion, clears and beautifies tho complexion, better than
any rosmetlc known, brightens the eyes, cleanses the system
and brings the natural bloom and softness to the maiden's cheek
as no other diet, you may regret your Intemperate abuse."
That ought to permanently put The Rome Tribune’s nose out of
joint on the onion question. But a grave danger arises In Washington,
Houston, Charleston and a few other all-wise places buttlng-ln and mak
ing It a national Issue.
CONGREGATIONS UNITE
IN PRAYERS AND PRAISE.
A French railway has perfected a
movable sidewalk to aid tourists.
Parisian hotel keepers long since per
fected the system for removing the
cash from the possession of the alore-
tourist*.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Last night a prayer and praise serv
ice was held St the First Methodist
church os an expression of the thanks
giving of our people for the enactment
of the state prohibition law. Dr. L S.
Hopkins, pastor,*led the service, but
talks were made by R. W. Smith, presi
dent of LaGrange Female College; Col.
onel \V. V,\ Wisdom, Dr. Chastain and
others. This was a union service, the
other denominations being Invited, and
the hearty tinging and fervent prayers
attested the Joy our people feel over
the victory "for Ood and home and
native land.”
MRS. L. A. DILLARD.
LaGrange, Ga.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
An Involuntary petition In bank
ruptcy was filed In the Federal court
Wednesday against G. Conetangy, do
ing business as the Metropolitan Skirt
was filed by the H. B. Clafiln Company,
of New Jersey, and others. They ask
that the defendant be adjudged a bank-
rupt.
Crushed Under Cresm Stand.
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Aug. 7.—Dr. Claude
Daniel, a prominent druggist of New
Decatur, woe moving an Ice cream
■land when It slipped and fell against
him. pinning him In such a manner
that he could not get loose. A watch
which he carried was crushed into hts
side, breaking two ribs.
ATLANTA
By JOSEPH T. DERRY,
Some years bro within a wood,
So has the tale been told to us,
A log-built railroad station stood;
They called it Terminus.
A hamlet here began to grow
And busy workmen now did fill
The woods with homes and all did know
The place as Marthasvillc.
When this new town aspired to fame,
Though some in sport did taunt her,
Her fond admirers changed her name
And hailed her as Atlanta.
Then the Gate City swiftly grew
With rapid strides and fortune smiled,
Till thunders rolled and lightnings flew
Mid war-storm fierce and wild.
When cleared the skies, in ruins lay
Mid buried hopes the city fair,
And ev'ry heart that mournful day
Was filled with black despair.
But lol A wond’rous thing occurred I
From ashes quick Atlanta rose,
And wond’ring admiration stirred
The hearts of friends and foes.
Iler beauteous garments she put on,
Upon her brow replaced her crown,
Sceptre of greatness proudly won
And smiled at Fortune’s frown.
Though prohibition now has come,
No dreams of ill should haunt her,.
Lets blojy the bugle, tap the drum,
And all stand for Atlanta.
What though the pessimists look blue
And now predict destruction coming!
Commerce will thrive and fact’ries, too,
Will busy wheels keep humming.
Be brave, fair city I Do the right,
And, then, though critics banter,
God will thee crown with honor bright
And ever bless Atlanta.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
Capital and Surplus $ 800,000.00
Total Resources Over 3,000,000.00
The accounts of Banks, Bankers, Corporations, Firms
and Individuals received upon the most favorable terms con
sistent with safe and conservative banking.
4 per cent Interest, compounded semi-annually, is paid in
our Savings Department.
IMMIGRATION-TWO ASPECTS
By ROSE MARTIN WELL8.
As n young girl, I was bitterly opposed I ' Immigration succeeded for the west h«.
Isu Immigration. My views, like muse there wo« no obstacle In tho w»'» fe
the commercial and social advancement
of the linn, grant Can he come her.
__ most very youne people, wero
basetl onj^r upon superficial ami external
In the city of Liverpool, I had ample op
portunity to study tne emigration question
from the Kuropeun point of view. Faacl-
tinted and horrified, I whiled nway many
Idle hour* watching the great ship* make
ready to leave the Meraer, freighted with
emlgrnuts hound for America’* open sesame
of liberty and opportunity. Ana my heart
sank, and I turned my steps sadly homo-
wnrd, for I had seen the offscourlng of
oil nations crowded Into those ships.
Here and there, one saw a frank and
open countenance, a clear eye, or * feat-
less step, hut too often tho faces were
dark and lowering, or, to say tho least,
stupid and Indifferent. And iny heart cried
out within Itself for my couutry, my eouu*
try, to which I felt that these wretched
people coulc^ bring nothing hut anarchy
and ruin. Hut my youth and inexperience
reeked not of the great and boundless West.
tr __ _
rose and her vast prairies yield bread for
countless millions. Nor did 1 reckon that
the sweet and silent Influences of naturo
and freedom nnd opportunity could so work
upon the base hearts of men that a gen
eration could transform them Into peace
ful. Industrious, law-abiding Americans.
The pnsslng years have brought many
changes. Tho sunny South has become my
abiding place; the dear old red hills of Ooor-
la have long l»een my home. And
of the - A
come a wilderness for want of a man to
lift up his hand. A few days ago, I trsv-
‘ * * - 'lllr *** -*~
oled through the state of Illinois. All day
long with eves that scarcely swerved from
the fast-flying landscape, I gaxed upon
- —.-r . —.-r- - r away
north.
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SENATOR BACON’S VIEWS
(From Tb. Na.hvlll. American.)
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, on. of tbo
South', strongest senators, and a Demo
crat who has always warmly supported th.
party's nomine.,, thinks tb. next De
Ic nomine, for president shoald be «
rrn man. Asked by Tho Washington Post
the nomb
why no tiouthern Democrat seeks
nation, S.nstor Bacon replied:
’Well there are sereraf reasons. One re*.
-I. doubtless, Is that Southern men have
for so long n time occupied a back seat
when nominees for the presidency were be-
Ing selected tut It has become a matter
Jf habit.
"f think It Is a. most rcgrcttablo hibl
ng no
Thai
tlrally a rule, and. In tny opinion, a very
pernicious rule, for the past forty years,
f should bo delighted to see a lire, ng-
Routharn man
out and make
be nominated, whether ha be i
North or at tnt South.
the North and i
g out *b»i
, and ha
1 hat time, even i
to do so. It la
on/il in this.
It !■ no mort sectional
ai.
>1 lo
~ ... Ir.nte a northern man. Tho one
would be from . section which furnl.hcs
wild Democratic vote, while tb. other
section In which the
_ .. nnrertnln, and which
le not mid. more certain by nominating a
candidate. Senator Ilncon snys.
"In my Judgment, notOnly would h. se.
bomb *' -— - ■ •
cure tb. nomination, but be would stand
a better chance of election than any North
ern Democrat who can be selected for the
nomination. There are many Republicans
North who prefer to see the next presi
dent a Democrat, end from many expree-
alone I have heard I believe they would
■refer to ere * Southern Democrat rather
bin a Northern Democrat cho.cn for tho
do not mention, there Is the fact that no
Southern man has been chosen to the pres-
Idency since Zachary Tartar, nnd next vest
will round out sixty years since the date
date
"Nor llnco General Scott's nomination,
fifty-five years ago, has there been a single
Southern man nominated for tho office o '
president by either of the leading polltlca
parties of the country, unless 1560 Is
Re-
end nominated two candidates, one faction
of th* party nominating a Northern man
and the other a Southern man. It la time
for auch a condition of affairs t
know that Urge numbers'of >
publicans tr* of tbla opinion.' 1
Joar wbat Th* American has contended.
No Southern man U going to proclaim him
self a candidate for president. But If Dem.
ocrate will put forward s Southern candl
date he
not refuse. Mr. Bryan of
the Booth as complacently as If he had
mortgage upon it. But Southern men n
net so aggressive or assertive when
good polley to nomlnsto him, Democrats
re all sections will accept him and welcome
him. Tbs South, however, has played the
orphan boy so long It U too tlnilu to assert
Itself.
That atauneb Democratic Journal, the
Charleston New* and Courier, referring to
Senator Bacon's declaration In favor ol
Southern nomlneo for president, saye: "...
wonld welcome Senator Btcon most heart-
and encouraging feature o
nation la thnt It Is non* i
regarded entirely
agree with Senator Ilacon and the Wushln
itblng*
ion rote mac a mumpircicy of Issues aboard
be avoided in tbe next Democratic plat
form, that the two Ilryan Issue*—govern
ment ownership and — *
tided
should be avnlt
tariff revision nnd against federal can
trallsatlon would tm platform enougl
command tho support of tbo people of
country.”
tbit
THE 8UNDAY NEW8PAPER.
(From The Christian Observer.)
The Sunday newspaper can not be
described a. a purveyor of religions
matter, but without actual examination
It would scarcely be believed that the
proportion of space devoted to what
might be termed "religion” la eo small.
By on analysis recently made and pub
licly announced in a sermon. Dr. David
J. Burrell, of the Marble Collegiato
church. New York, ehowed that out of
*11 1-4 columns of one Iseue of eight
New York papers tho contents of S 1-4
columns could be classified aa "relig
ious." Aa reported In The Wesleyan
Christian Advocate (Atlanta), Dr. Bur
rell ettgmatlsed the Sunday newspaper
nit "»nn8PM*llPV." "unlawful” nn.l "ilia-
unnecessary," "unlawful" and "d'ls-
reputab!*.” His words are quoted to
the following effect!
"The Sunday newspaper Is disrepute-
t ne aunuay newspaper is disreputa
ble. It Is wont to present Its own claims
as ‘a great educator.' This la amusing.
If the claim were true, It would still
not excuse the offense. , Our public
schools are generally thought to be
educational, but that does not consti
tute an argument for opening them on
Sunday. These newspapers, however,
are not an educating Influence. Let me
read * tabulated statement of the con
tent* of a recent Sunday Issue of sev
eral leading newspapers— 1 The New
York Tribune, Times, Herald. Sun.
Press, World, Journal and News:
Murders and astaulta *12
Adulteries 7
Thefts, etc 24
Spot
Then
II
Total of crime
rung
leatrical
Gossip and fashion ...
Sensational 42
Fiction
Unclean personals ....
42
7?
Total of gossip (mostly dis
reputable) 7
Foreign news
Political news
Other mlecellaneou* news
Editorial
•Special,
Art and literature
Religious
. 47
.112
. *2
281
.12)
. 24
• 214
Total (chiefly) new* and
politic*
81714
A TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH.
(From The Nashville American.)
The growth and development of the
South since the war which devaatated
It and left It prostrate and In dire
poverty furnish a story of progress
that has no parallel at least In mod
ern history. When the war ended the
South's fields were In waste, many of
lta homes were In ashes, ruin and pov
erty were everywhere and thousand*
of Its best and braveat were sleeping
In new-made and many lq, unknown
graven. The loss of so much of Its
beat blood was greater than the lo**
of It* property. It wn* a loss that
could not be measured In dollar* and
cent*—nor. Indeed, measured at all.
The Philadelphia North American In
a long editorial review* the South'*
record: In the matter of growth and
rejuvenation, from which we extract
the following:
"When the history of the- United
States In the nineteenth century shall
be rightly written there will be few
chapter* more Interesting than those
that tell of he recovery of the South
from the effects of th* Civil war. Even
the men who lived In the North dur
ing the quarter century In which the
good work went on have very little
knowledge or appreciation of the true
character of the achievement. But the
matter deserves attention, for the
Southern people are our people, and
both the sentimental and commercial
Interests of all Americans are Involved
with the prosperity of the South
"It ha* been said truthfully that no
other land In modern time*, with the
exception of Ireland. haB been so Im
poverished and covered with desolation
n» the South at the end of the Civil
war. Not only waa the wealth of the
region gone, but probably 200,000 of
the best men had been slain and a
million or more had been forced by
necessity to begin life In other part*
of th* land or of the world.
"It wa* from this basis of next to
nothing that the start was made to
ward the new South of the flret year*
of the twentieth century. All the avail-
able assets were a fertile soli, a prac
tical monopoly of the power lo grow
cotton, and the same brave spirit that
Impelled the people to miracles of val
or on the battlefield.
"Statistics are apt to be repellent, but
the tale of what the South has done
*11)4 can not be fairly told without them.
could reach, seat, west, north, south,
stretched ns goodly a land as ever eon
shone on. In flekls of raet extent, millions
of bundles of wheat ley newly In tbe shock;
corn field* stretched away and nway In all
their prlatlne greenness, nnd I knew In my
heart thnt the dnlnty biscuit which comes
to our tables, as well as the corn which
feeds our stock, mutt come from this same
source. Tbe fine residences end ipacloui
barns, fitted with every modern conven-
Bis. dear old Georgia, her beautiful old
plantation'hornet fallen Into decay, many
of thorn either doaerted or Inhabited by
cleared, the _ — —. —
land thnt needs ditching. Nor Is there any
possible way to have this done without mec
to do It. And eo It seems that the ngrlcul-
tnral Intercom of tho etnte can naver be
developed unless we resort to Immigration.
There ere many things to he considered,
however. The Germane, Scandinavians.
English, Bcotch and Irish of the pennant
class would constitute the desirable Imml
hampered, ns bo did In the West!
The conditions of poverty, such as hum.
bje colons, tack of modern agricultural au-
?■»«», etc . which have sufficed the U Z
The trend of the Caucasian race Is no-
F5J?’“IFJ}** upward. Ami our schools are
poor and 'Insufficient for the needs of Sue
own children: how then can we educSm
Immigrant? And It U the splendid
iiniS, a system prevalent In the Weet,
Fbjok has to speedily. Americanized the
fet?'*”"' and nuide of him n good oltliiu*
rorov school system, | do not
Jhlnh we could successfully handle n large
Influx of foreigners. There Is no doubt la
my mind that if wo would wax mighty from
to C ?mmlaraMon. 0 ,,t ° f T,ew ' ™
But there Is another aspect:
Perhaps tho world’* standard of sreatneta
ti commercial ptospor|tj
but. after all, lx that reallj the highest of
♦k‘l I hJi2 t *i ,ie U (® m ° r .? t htn r?eat, and
the body than raiment? 7 —Jesus.
The South, despite the misfortunes of
war, the horrors of reconstruction, her
struggles with poverty, has had a glory and
a charm all her own.
all her own.
The str £ n ff« r In , h <* mldat has perceived ll
Ilf lift« IlfWtn mini.In cool * Is f .c.'?
but has been unnlile to analyse It. I think
part of the secret lie* In this. Her sons
sr* all Americans, end almost ell gentle-
Her families have almost Invariably
qtfllilltihnsl Heine fn Ska t)n..nl..sl._ *
been established prior to the Revolution.
Tbo Southern woman. It Is true, must over
quail with fear before tb* lurking, black
horror of tho land, but th# face of the whit*
man, whether he hall from tho great plon.
tatlon house, or the mountaln - cafdn,'stands
forhonor nnd protection always.
The Southern people are one, bonnd to-
of blood and lore and patriot-
ara will strike .
parity.
ring commercial pros-
fortunes In the West: thay will do tba same
In'the South. Strong of body, patient and
enduring, accustomed to hard tabor, will
they not Inherit the land? A few short
nnd Is It not possible that everything
may bo theirs? What will he our fate. It
ewtre of the hot-headed, dark-skinned peo
Buch Immigrants ns we daslre will de
tlop nnd enrich the land, and raise hay,
•nln. fralt and vegetables for home eon
»f the
sumption.' Most of tho opponents of Immi
gration hoe* their arguments upon the re
duction of th* price of cotton, which they
fancy n great Influx of labor will produce,
But the peasantry of northern Europe
know nothing of the culture of cotton. Left
alone, they will not naturally direct their
offorta toward It. From habit, they will
dovot* their energies to such products ss
n In
vhtch will bring prosperity to her bor-
And the culture of cotton will bo left,
etofore, with tho negro laborer.
"fihmild" we'decide that wo want foreign
>1 other qurotlons must De
Immigrants, several ot
satisfactorily settled.
and this In one of the esses In which
dry figures are really charged with
something like power of eloquence.
“Carry the comparison a little fur.
ther. The South makes more pig Iron
than the whole country made In 1280;
It makes three times as much coke, It
produces more petroleum, It exports
more material to foreign lands, It has
almost as much railroad mileage, and
It has farm products 25 per cent great
er. In short, In many Important .par
ticulars the South Is now richer than
all the rest of the country was twenty-
seven years ago.
“During the next quarter century It
will beat the record of the years that
are past. The people are fully awake
to their opportunities.
"An American need not be ot South-
prosperity In the states to the south
' is. The people of this part of the
of us
country rejoice at them because the
Southerner le a fellow-countryman.
But there Is satisfaction also In the
reflection that all tbe dlsagreeeble
memories of the war and all the po
litical differences between the sections
and growing strong with wealth and
success.”
It le a record of which the South
may well feel proud. It Illustrates the
pluck and courage nml energy of her
people, and shows the Inherent wealth
and the many natural advantages of a
favored clime. The people of the South
showed courage In the face of over
whelming misfortune as heroic as that
they displayed on the battlefield. They
arose from the ashes and through the
era of reconstruction gave evidence of
their mastery In the matter of gov
ernment. The tribute from a North
ern Republican newspaper Is just and
.orm of government.
But I think It more likely that tho foreign-
>rs will gain control of the Industrial nnd
the conntry, and
A numb J .. __
velop the agricultural Interests of the coun
try. coaid not readily be absorbed Into our
national life. Rather wonld they draw ut
Into theirs, and when such a thing hap
pens, that which has been the Sonth will
bo no mare.
Hill end dele, field and forest, developed
of man will
snd brnutlfiri
ed by tbe hnnd of ...
remain of yore.- Bright!v painted farm
houses and great, . rlclsly lilted turns will
houses and great, . richly filled turns will
dot the landscape. Fine, wcll-eqnlpnrtl
school housea mar grace .every community.
the open saloon, and Inee ungodliness In
, _____ ... think the greet
question Is this: Will we bo sntt
our mess of pottage, when onr
HONEST CONSIDERATION
FOR TH08E WHO LOSE.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
It seems to me that no man could
write a consoling editorial like yours
of Saturday afternoon unless he wns a
deep sympathizer with the antl-prohl-
bltlonlst* and men engaged In the liq
uor traffic, who will be sufferers from
the late enactment. I know there are
good and brave men In the liquor buel- (
ness In Atlanta, and this one good word,
from you will do much to alleviate
their losses. Many of these men are
good business men, capable of making
a success In other lines, and I sm sure
euch encouragement os you seem din
ned to mete out to them wilt go a
If the people knew, aa you know,
the good wives and good children nnd
the money Interests directly nnd Indi
rectly dependent upon those engaged fn
tho liquor business, they would be «•
willing and ready to follow your good
example nnd assist these people as
they have been to deprive them of their
business and calling. May the good
and kindly words you have spoken b*
taken up by others and followed with
substantial assistance and encourage
ment to the wholesalers, retailers,
drummers and bar tenders engaged la
the liquor business In Atlanta.
Youre truly,
W. J. DUNN.
Atlanta, Oa.
'(MMKrtKWOlWWOOOOOODOOCOOOO
unreserved.
TO DAUBIQNE
D0RIC0URT D’AVALON.
If the person who wrote to The Geor.
glan and News ten days ago over the
above name will send hie address to
ths name and address below given. It
will be appreciated by another descend
ant of the old South Carolina Hugue
nots, who wishes It for historical rea
sons. GEORGE DEBROSSE.
Statesboro, Oa.
GEORGIA WONT PERMIT IT.
LIKES THE GEORGIAN’S 6
REGARD FOR SABBATH. O
V Mr. F. L. Seely: ., . =
O Among the many things which o
O causes one to be grateful for the o
%
O growing influence of The Geor-
O glan Is its Sabbath obaarvance. O
O To those who, like myself, take O
O no Sunday newspaper. The Geor- o
O glan comes to supply a real want o
O —furnishing us with the new* of O
0 the week In such a way aa to o
O preserve the Sabbath hours. O
O while at the same time your em- v
O ployees, from the newscarrler* up, O
O have a day of rest. Very truly. “
S JOHN J. EAGAN. O
Atlanta, Ga.
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(From The Waycross Journal.)
The Georgian has started a move
ment to raise a fund for the purchase
of the old engine "Texas,’’ which Is a
famous relic of the days when Hood
and Sherman were fighting for the
possession of Georgia. The old engine
s the one which followed up the “Gen-
nrnI” \vhan fhn lottos u— tu.
ernl" when the latter was taken by the
Federal troops/and which wa* finally
successful in capturing It The move
ment Is a worthy one nnd should be
successful. Georgia Is now too rich a
sixties
state to permit this relic of the
to be eold as old Junk.
FREE—Half-pound box
of Wiley’s best candy, which
retails at 80c per pound, with
each 30c cash Want Ad
brought or phoned to The
Georgian office Friday or
Saturday, August 9 or 10, to
be inserted in the Saturday
Gc^gian Want page-