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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS. 1907.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own-
lag Its own gas aud electric light
plants as It now owns Its water
works. Other dries do Ibis nml get
R s as low as (0 ecols., with n proflt
the city. This should he done st
ones. TIIH GEORGIAN AND NEWS
lietlsres tbnt If street railways enn lie
set Its fare In that direction NOW.
There Is no doubt that In a tongue
(eat, Mr. Bryan leads the procession
of candidates In both parties.
“Senator Hemphill" of South Caro
lina sounds natural and easy. Geor
gia li solid for the editor-senator.
And Birmingham likely to go dry!
Well, prohibition will hurt Birming
ham, and It will not hurt Atlanta. We
' are natural prohibitionists In Georgia.
• It seems quite evident that yonr
uncle Lon Livingston is going to have
a run for his money—or for his scat—
In the next campaign.
Let every man who expected tho
partisan editors to be pleased with
Taft's speech hold up their hnnds—
both hands.
In the days of Atlanta luck, Billy
Smith would have scored against
Memphis, at, least four out of six
games. But Atlanta has to really light
for what she gets these days.
It was a great stroko of statesman
ship which placed the telephono and
the telegraph lines under the oontrol
o( the railway commission. The peo
ple are magnified In this day and gen
eration.
The Charleston Nows and Courier
thlnka that Judge Alton B. Parker
. would make a hotter race for the
. presidency next year than bo did In
1904. Really Tho News and Courier
ought to movo to—Philadelphia.
There Is a regular julep jingle In the
note of the Charleston and Columbia
papers In discussing prohibition. Bo
careful, esteemed contemporaries.
Tillman and Temperance will get you
—If you don't watch out
Brethren of tho Fourth Estate, tho
commission Is abput to dignify the
profession by making us the ouly peo
ple permitted to travel on passes
But the money wo pay for them In
solid columns of advertising will avail
to keep us humble..
The Atlanta newspapers are
going to rake In heaps of ahekols
next year advertising cheap rates
to Texas.—Houston Post.
Yea, and the east-bound railroads
are going to rake In other and great,
er shekels In bringing these people
home.
For the public servants who ride on
free pasaee this light of publicity
threatened by the new railroad com.
mission will be fully as potent as an
anti-pass law. Tbe only fellow who
pays full value for his railroad pass
Is the newspaper man. who Invariably
gives a little more In advertising than
he gets In transportation.
But tbe 1,000-mlle Interchangeable
family mileage book at 2 cents a mile
ought to be the one fully accepted and
entirely unopposed suggestion of the
commission. It has been In force In
other sections of tbe country for
years. There is no just reason
against It.
“Secretary Taft at Columbus,’'
says The News and Courier, “was
such s goad Imitation of a Demo
crat that he was the sorriest ap
pearing specimen of a Republican
that has been on parade." Secre
tary Taft was exhibiting as tbe
alter ego of President Roosevelt.
John Temple Graves seems to
have carried another Southern
newspaper office. — Charleston
Post
Which Is nil very well for The Pos\
psragrtpher. but the real point In tbe
Paragraph—tbe unusual point—la that
It la true.
"THE FLEET STARTS IN DECEMBER.”
Under this headline the dispatches announce that the Atlantic Fleet
of the United States sails In December for San Francisco and the Pacific
Coast.
A simple announcement enough, and not likely to create a ripple of
unusual Interest outside of the officers and sailors of tho American navy.
And yet If tbe American people could realize, aa only the few who
know can realize, all of storm and stress and deep diplomacy and definite
danger tbat'llei beneath this quiet line, there would be stir and eager
ness and passion from Bar Harbor to the Golden Gate.
Have you noticed how long a time It has taken to decide upon the
salting of this fleet—the time, the circumstance?
Have you observed how carefully the statement of Its mission has
been made, and how many times it has been re-stated In a milder way?
And hai It ever occurred to you that the Japanese government has
had almost as much to do with the details of this expedition as the naval
department at Washington? .
We quiet people who live outside the realm of diplomacy and be
yond the pale of department secrets, and the foreign relations of tho
Republic, will find It hard to realize how far this great government has
been Influenced and dominated and dictated to In recent years by this in
solent little Island empire of Japan.
Do you recall the episode of the 8an Francisco schools? Perhaps so.
But It Is much more probable that* you do not know how the ministers of
Japan had statemeat after statement, concession after concession, and
even apology after apology made by this grand republic for tho most
trivial Incident which we would almost have declined to discuss with
any other nation. A member of tbe American congress and an expert In
naval affairs Is an authority for the story of this pitiful "bending of ths
knee to the Mikado''—a story which makes the blood boll In tho veins of
a citizen of this country which hns been accustomed for a hundred years
to look with dopredatlve eyes upon these little Islands of the Pa-,,
clfic seas.
But we have no navy great enough to justify our perfect Independ
ence. and under the conditions made by the leek of a navy It appears
that we wore compelled by circumstance to Be down In diplomatic con
cession before the arrogant empire of Japan.
Here as we have it Is the situation: The American navy Is greater
than tbe navy of Japan. But the bulk of our navy remains upon the At
lantic coast because of the greater wealth of commerce and population
on this aide. Our Pacific squadron Is altogether Inadequate and unequal
to the navy which Japan keeps on the sea of Japan near to the Pacific
(Blands which we own, and which Japan covets for purposes of com
merce and for strategical reasons In the control of Pacific prestige and
trade, America alone stands for the open door In China and tbe East,
and Japan with her Europoan allies, wishes to partition zones of Influ
ence and to dominate the far Pacific In every way. Spoiled and made ar
rogant by her war with Russia, she oelloves herself equal to America In
every way, and knowB that her Pacific fleet Is far superior to our own.
Grant that our joint navy Is the greater, but Japan has provided for
that with a clearly written treaty and alliance with England which Is
also In accord with her commercial purposes In the East. By this treaty
England Is bound to mobilize her fleet In case Japan goes to war with
any nation, and to hold herself In readiness for help In case a third nation
Intervenes. This mobilization of the English fleet would make it Impos
sible for America to send her Atlantic squadron to the Paalflc, and would
leave Japan's navy superior In tbe Pacific seas and among our Islands
which sho covets there.
Sooner or later, say the experts of tbe world's chess board, Japan Is
going to roach out after our Island bases to control tho Pacific and tbe
trade of the Eaat. She has bson making her treaties, perfecting her al
liances, and equipping her navy for this crisis In her affairs.
Japan sees that America's present period of naval unpreparedness Is
hor great and golden opportunity.
And this will explain tho recent period of successive arrogant asser
tions over trifles which have Illustrated the diplomatic relations of the
two cpuntrles. • . * ■.
Tho experts see and the state department has been made to roallxa
that just at this time Japan would welcome an excuse for a brush with
the United States out of which she could come with a slice of the Philip
pines and Hawaii, and a Far East alliance with England and France for
the closed door In China, and the |mrtltlon of tho tones of Influence among
tho nations In alliance.
Out of this definite policy there has come to the republic many ag
gravating and some really mortifying passages of diplomacy, and In this
policy rests a threat of future disturbance which can only be quieted
when the republic builds a navy that will be as great In the Pacific as it
Is In thtr Atlantic, and great enough to quiet the eagerness of any for
eign cohntry to attack us on either shore.
We are fully persuaded that a groat navy Is the best safeguard of
the republic's dignity and safety.
We arc as fully persuaded that a great navy Is tho beat and only
guarantee oflbe peace of the world.
TEXAS AND TAFT, THE £0ST AND THE PRESIDENCY.
It remains lor The Houston Post, which has been swiftest In criti
cism of Secretary Taft, to furrilih the most sweeping Indorsement of his
Columbus speech.
The Post says that Secretary Taft's speoch at Lexington was, of
course, a reply to the Foraker speech at Georgetown, and It was In all
respects an ample reply. The secretary bravely accepted the senator's
challenge and established himself upon the solid ground of the right of
the people of ths states to establish sucb suffrage qualifications as they
may deem essential to the common welfare. This position will appeal to
the fair-minded Republicans of the North, who are not disposed at this
time to'undertake to force another era of reconstruction upon the South
ern states, and to the |argo number who already know that tbe Southern
states have undertaken In a constitutional way to safeguard their civili
zation against the dangers of African Ignorance spurred to passion by
demagogues of the Foraker strlpo.
It la almost enough to* make us suspect that The Post Is about to
suggest to 8enator Culberson to nominate the big secretary for the presi
dency when that paper goes on to say:
“Mr. Taft Is far In advance of certain theorists of the North
when ho declares that the negro’s "best friend,’ tho one that can
do most for him and the one In many respects who sympathizes
with him most Is the Southern white man. He understands his
defects. He knows hla virtues, and If the negro responds to the
opportunities tor Improvement, as Booker Washington points
them out, we can be sure that ho will grow In the estimation of
his white fellow-citizens of the South, and that the great problem
that haa burdened the South with Its race Issues wilt be largely
solved."
This broad and accurate view Mr. Taft no doubt haa ob
tained from long observation of tbe negro problem and Its work
ings. Residing In Cincinnati, he haa had exceptional opportunities
to see and understand the peculiar difficulties which surround
the negro question and the unmitigated curse of negro Ignorance
and cupIdHy Injected Into political campaigns.
Mr. Taft's view of the fifteenth amendment, which seems to
be giving Senator Ft)raker brainstorms. Is accurate and sensible.
"The fifteenth amendment," he says, “does not require that every
negro should vote. All that it requires Is that he should not bo
excluded from voting because ho Is a negro. If ho lacks educa
tional qualifications, property qualifications or any other qualifi
cations that tbs state may lawfully Impose as a rule of eligibility
for Its voters, then be may be excluded, provided that every one
else who lacks similar qualifications Is equally excluded."
The Southern legislatures have taken care to observe the let
ter of tbe fifteenth amendment In enacting suffrogo laws to safe
guard the ballot box against Ignorance and corruption. It Is true
many of the restrictions deprive negroes of the right to vote, but
they also exclude many white men, and no negro who Is eligible
under the law Is denied the right to vote In any Southern stste.
Mr. Taft's friendly attitude toward the white people of the
South Is not attended by any hostility to tbe negro. He express
es a more rational sympathy for the blacks than Senator Foraker
does. Senator Foraker may succeed In corralling the Ohio negro
vote, but Ohio has a negro problem of Its own and tbe white peo
ple of the state who are In contact with It have no criticism for
the South. And there will be two white Republicans to Indorse
Taft's sensible views for every negro to flock to Foraker's
standard.
It is difficult fur approval to go further than thin, aud while we can
not deny tbe good sense aad fairness of the comment, we confess to some
surprise at its heartiness In a stalwart partisan like The Post.
EDNA CAIN TELLS NEW YORK
HOW PRINCE WILHELM WOULD
BE GREETED IN QUITMAN, GA.
Georgia Woman Fore
casts Whaf Would
Happen to Visitor.
By EDNA CAIN, In Ths New York
Evonlng World.
I have been asked to tell what would
happen to Prince Wilhelm If he should
by any chance anchor at Quitman, Ga.
In the first place the train would be
late and everybody gone home to din
ner, so the crowds of sightseers would
not Impede his progress when he got
In the 'bus to ride up to the hotel.
Some friendly drummer would ask nlm
what line he carried and If he traveled
from New York or Baltimore. And
when the prlnco said he was Prince
Wilhelm the drummer would say:
“Oh, yes. In the show business, are
you V
Sit on Hotel Porch,
If ho put on any princely airs he
would probably be left to sit on the
Hotel Marie porch In solitary splendor
and watch . the girls go by without
having an opportunity to meet any of
them. But If he was .Inclined to be
friendly ho would have a very good
time.
Heretofore only candidates for gov
ernor have been met at the train by a
brass Band and a committee of proml-
nont citizens, and I suppose the prince
would about rank with the candidate
In the absence of any more Ulstln
gulshed precedent.
The president of the board of trade
would call and convey In certain for
mal terms the fact that tho entire
town waa at the prince's disposal dur
ing his stay. In the morning he would
be tnken to ride In the newest auto
mobile In town and would be shown all
the points of Interest, Including the
new cotton mill, the new Baptist
church and the route of the proposed
street car line.
Look Over the Farms.
Tho president of the Brooks Coun
ty Immigration Society would ask him
to go out in the country and look at
the fnrms and tell him If he has any
surplus subjects In Sweden, for heav
en's sake to send them over.
"We have heard the Swedes make
excellent citizens and nra not given to
exploding bombs under the nose of
law-ablders; that they are willing to
do their own planting ns well ns reap
ing. and prince, that Is the kind wo
need. So If you have the welfare of
your subjects at heart you will toll
them what a garden spot south Geor
gia Is, and If they Insist on leaving
their Swedish roof, head them In this
direction."
Don’t you think tho prince would
find that as Interesting aa Newport?
It would nil be so new to him, which
Newport Isn't.
Moonlight Plenio for Him.
8oclety always wcleomes a now
man In Quitman, whether he comes as
a prince or a new clerk In the bank,
because, sadly enough, eligible men
are all too few and far between. The
chief social organisation Is tho Young
Matrons' Club, which meets Friday
afternoons, but 1 don’t think It would
feel called on to glvo a "progressive
trail" party for the prince. Young
matrons In Quitman don't think It de
corous to pay much attention to young
men, whatever the fashion at New
port. But I am sure ho would be
given a moonlight picnic at Blue
Spring.
Usunlly, parties In Quitman have
plenty to eat, but ns it Is a prohibition
town, there Is nothing to drink except
fruit punch. At the picnic, however,
somebody would see to' It that tho
prince had enough beer, although the
ladles are not supposed to know any
thing about It.
Might Get Real Champagne.
Then the Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish of
Quitman would spend two days polish
ing her cut glass mid silver and would
give a dinner which would be fully
equal to the occasion. Only a few
people In Quitman will calmly order
champagne and the other features of
a real dinner menu from Savannah,
and Indifferently toss (he empty bot
tles over the back fence next day. But
there are people there rich dnough to
fly In the fare of pdbltc opinion to that
extent.
And I could almost promise that a
caterer would be brought, with
waiters, for the prince’s dinner. It
would be a very clever Imitation of
Newport, Indeed. j
And social jealousy. The girls who
didn't get Invited to the dinner would
say:
Welt, they needn’t be entertaining
him so lavishly: he couldn't marry
any of them."
For whntever tho Newport attitude
may be. In Quitman they believe In
marrying early and not so often and
a prince with mntrlmonlal limitations
would not be as permanently popular
there as the new clerk In the bank.
BOYS' OWN CLUB
IS
Officers Elected and First
Subscriptions Are
Received.
KOREAN EMPEROR
IS GIVEN CROWN
Toklo, Aug. 29.—A state council for
Korea was appointed last Friday. The
coronation of the new Korean emperor
took place yesterday without a hitch.
The old and new emperor and the
crown prince cut top knots. - The high
est Korean decorations are conferred
upon General Iiazwagn. tlie Japanese
commander-in-chief In Korea, and the
members of his staff.
HUSBAND IN SEARCH
OF MISSING FAMILY
Frultdale, Ala., Aug. 29.—J. L. Ber
tram. a farmer of this place, left last
night for Mobile. Ala.. In search of hla
wife, three children and $900. which
he claims that hla wife secured by
signing his name to a check which waa
promptly cashed, the rashler of the
bank knowing both Bertram and 'hla
wife well. Bertram learned through
the sheriff's office at Mobile that Mrs.
Bertram passed through that city yes
terday and said she was going to visit
some friends In Jackson. Miss. Ber
tram says that he had no disagreement
with his wife.
The movement to organize a Boys'
Club In Atlanta took definite shape at
a mass tneetlng held In the council
chamber at the city hall Tuesday after
noon, when the officers and a board of
directors and a superintendent were
elected for the club and $780 was sub
scribed as a starter for Its support
The building In Trinity avenue, just In
the rear of Trinity church, will be the
first home of the club.
George C. Dorr, of Lynn', Mass., was
unanimously elected superintendent qf
the club. Mr. Dorr has had experlencs
In managing clubs of this character and
has been most successful In the work.
The following officers were elected:
Dr. Floyd W. McRae, president; J. J,
Spalding and Edward S. Gay. vice pres
idents; Delos Hill, secretary.
The board of directors Is as follows:
W. O. Foote, Eugene Black, Dr.
Hawkes, Leonard Haas, Marion Jack-
son, E. A. Neely, Oscar Elsas, Fred
Miles, George Knott, E. M. Hudson, H.
C. Peeples, C. E. Caverly, H. A. Miller,
A. G. Candler, Jr„ J. M. Beasley, E. M.
Durant, Henry Porter, Walter Colquitt,
Dan Carey, John Brice, J. W, Little,
Eugene Oberdorfer, Charles T. Hopkins,
J. W. Mayson and Wllmer Moore.
The meeting was attended by per-
haps a hundred of Atlanta's most
prominent business men. W. O. Foote
called the meeting to order and J. K.
Orr was elected chairman and Dr.
DeLos P. Hill waa elected secretary.
A Pisco for Boys.
Mr. Orr briefly stated the object qf
tho meeting and he was followed by
Linton Hopkins, who outlined the work
proposed to be done by the Boys' Club.
"Tills will be a place where boys may
go and feel at home," said he. "They
will not have some one to pat them on
the head every time they go In and asle
them It they've been to Sunday school,
but we Intend to throw such Influences
around them that they will be uncon
sciously Inclined to a better and nobler
life, and It will be done In such a way
that the average boy of the street will
not feel that he Is forfeiting his self-
respect by going In. there."
Mr. Hopkins moved that a commit
tee of five be appointed to select offi
cers for the club and a board of di
rectors. and the following committee
was appointed by Chairman Orr: Lin
ton Hopkins, chairman; Rabbi" David
Marx, Rev. H. L. Crumley, Walter G.
Cooper and R. J. Guinn.
The report of the committee naming
the officers mentioned was adopted. In
the absence of Dr. McRae, Captain
Edward S. Gay, vice president, was
called to the chair.
Captain Gay delivered a short ad
dress, In which he urged every gentle
man present to use his Influence In
making the club a success.
At the conclusion of Captain Gay's
remarks talks were, made by Mr. Dorr,
Dr. Wllmer, Hamilton Douglas and Jo
seph Logan, all of whom spoke of the
great necessity for an organization like
that which It Is proposed to establish,
and expressed the belief that It can be
made a success.
Subscribers to Club,
The following subscriptions toward
tho maintenance of the club were taken
Tuesday afternoon:
R. J. Lowry, $100: J. K. Orr, $90.
Subscriptions of $29 were made) by
M. J. Cofer, H. M. Maler, W. M. Scott,
Marlon Jackson, R. J. Guinn, A. K.
Haw kes, W. M. Orr. E. M. Durant, A.
II. Baneker, J. M. Hensley, F. L. Wood
ruff, W. R. Hammond, Hamilton Doug,
las, R. F. Sheddsn, Charles T, Hopkins,
James L. Key, W. O. Footo, John A.
Brice, Moore-Gaunt Company,
Subscriptions of $10 were made by D.
Zabaa, H, E. Frye, John D. Simmons,
J. 8. Pnnchen, Fred Miles, G. B. Hln-
man, W. G. Cooper, H. E. Burdette F.
A. Qullllan.
The other subscriptions were: David
Marx, $9: E. P. Hayes, $5; II. L. Crum
ley. $9; J. F. Beck. $9; Charles Bern
hardt, $9; Joe C. Logan, $2.50.
The building which will be used by
the Boys' Club as a club house is lo
cated at 19 Trinity avenuq. It la
owned by Trinity Methodist church,
and has been tendered to the organisa
tion for use so long as It Is desired. It
has been remodeled and will meet all
the requirements of the club.
The board of directors will hold
meeting at the club house Thursday
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock for the pur
pose of perfecting the organisation,
and It Is hoped to have the club In ap.
oration by -Monday, September 1.
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
CLOSES 8MALL OFFICES
A Bank Is But the Reflection of a Business Policy.
That Is why this bank Is as it Is. Chance plays no part in an
organization like this. Everything Is the result of a well conceived
policy of conservatism, caution, strength and care for the interests of
Its depositors.
For over a quarter of a century particular attention has been paid
to commercial accounts and we are still prepared to extend to firms,
corporations and Individuals every facility consistent with sound
hanking.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
THE GEORGIAN AND GEORGIANS
He Is Content.
(The. Amerlcus Tlmes-Ilecorder.)
Tho Georgian Is authority for tho asser
tion tii.it, on tin* sMsl the governor is
coutent with tho work of the legislature.
We Have Not Said 80.
(Tbe Brunswick NewsA
The Atlanta Georgiitu, Heah Wright and
Judge Covington are the great triumvirate
A "Paragraphic Fib.”
(The Birmingham, Ala., News.)
On n recent visit to that state. Colonel
John Temple Craves arranged for the Dem
ocrats to carry Ohio. At least one wotTld
think so from the letters he has been
writing hack to his newspaper.
Not Less Fact for the poesy,
(The Brunswick News.)
'emple Graves ought to be able to furnish
the information, cjotbed In rare gems of
poesy.
To Bind Democracy Together.
(The Birmingham, Ala., News.)
Although this is not the sausage spnson<
Editor Graves has dubbed Tom Wntson “the
mlsslug link."
With Hoke, Hope and Heartiness.
(The Albany Herald.)
The Charleston News and Courier says
♦lint “had John -Temple Graves Itoen gov
ernor, the Georgia legislature would nave,
passed the administration bills In pence,
sirup and song."
Resents the Average.
(The Augusta Chronicle.)
The Georgian Is mistaken. The cltlseus
of Richmond are not "ati average sort of
It la the Goneral Opinion. *
(Tho Amerlcus TImes-Uecorder.)
The Georgian thinks the lockar clubs
will soon appreciate tho fact that the
■"irce nml omnipotence. of public opinion
i backing the prohibition lnw, ana that
ich evasions of It will not l>© tolerated.
Thor© Are Some.
(The Homrrvllle News.)
Where Is the Georgian tbnt will not
be proud to say bis state Is “dry?"
Principles Above Expadienoy,
(The Wlllacooehee. Fin., Sun.)
Editor Graves snys he '1ms nt last suc
ceeded in reducing the Democratic perplex
ity to three alternatives. First. To nom
inate Roosevelt nml Brynn. Second. To
nominate Brynn nml Ucnrst. Third. To
uomlimte a Southern msn." Wasn’t It Itoa-
coo Conkllng who said “the Democratic
We are eon-
party could be counted on to ent the fool
Just nt the proper time to defeat them-
selves! Expediency hns never won a do.
lltlcal battle, and never will.
Tho People Are Generally Right
(The DouglasvIUe Enterprise.)
It is pretty safe to conclude of the
prominent dailies In Georgia, The Atlanta
Georgian Is the only one that voices the
seutlment of people of Georgia as regards
prohibition.
Conviction Behind It
, (Monroe Tribune.)
The Atlanta Georgian has
strengthened Itself a great
great tight for prohibition.
■trained to lielleve that Tbe Georgina was
bouest In the tight and spoke from couvjc*
tlou. Wo therefor© desire to see that they
got all the credit due. 1
Ripe for a Southern Candidate.
(Greenville News.)
Mr. John (Temple Graves devotes consider,
ablo space i|i Tue Atlanta Georgian to tell
ing “How i Southern Candidate Look* to
the North.'* He says he hns talked with
score* of promliieut men in New York mil
Ohio—“men In control of tbe machinery,
aud men In the outer ranks of contiuerue
or agriculture—and with cue nccord they
express wonder nt the hesitation of the
South In presenting Its great men for the
chief magistracy."
He thinks the cue of Democracy next
veor 1* a Southern candidate. He believe*
the announcement of “n strong, progressive
Southern man would Ik* magical in Its of.
feet at this time. I honestly and deliber
ately state the Ixdlef that the nomination
of n Southern man Is tne very best hope
of the Democratic party for success in the
next campaign.”
Colonel Graves Is right. Tlie only chance
of success that the party ha*, and that Is
atv exceedingly small otic with Mr. W. J.
Brynn going ntont the country preaching
government ownership. Ilea In the nomina
tion of n vigorous Southern uinn. No Dem
ocrat from tlie South hns been eleot.il
president in sixty years, and It lui* boon
forty-seven years since this section him na
much as presented a man for that office.
Nearly a third of the population of the en
tire country lives In the S’outb. Tho Mouth
hns kept life In the Democratic party for
over forty years, nml the time has come
for the main support of the party to have
some say In who shall lie nominated in 1W8.
Sentiment no longer divides the country,
and therefore why should not the Demo
crats of the North nml West lie willing to
give their support to n Southern ninn?
J here Is no good reason why the next
standard bearer should not hall from tlm
South, which breathes the breath of life
Into the Democratic party, nml It I* high
time that Southern jieopie Yecognlzc this
fact. With but few exceptions, nearly every
state of the South has men who are Dig
enough to fill the high nfflcs Lot the slogan
of the next Democratic eonveutiou lie ”A
Southeru M-n for l’resldeiit.”
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Biggest Attendance in His
tory Will Mark Opening
on September 9.
Special to The Georgina.
Brunswick. Oa.. Aug. 29.—Tlie Weat.
ern Union Telegraph Company has
discontinued all of Ita small office,
between Brunswick and Albany on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad. It la
stated that the cause of the dtscnntlnu.
once I. that the telegraph company
claim, that aome operator, who han
dled commercial and railroad tele
gram. jointly were not only refu.lng to
receive and trnn.mlt commercial bu.l-
ne«». but Interfered with .uch bu.lne..
when .ent from other office, on the
line.
TO CLOSE MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Special to The Georgian.
Zetllla, Oa.. Aug. 29.—Thousand, of
people have been attending the camp
meeting which ha. been In progress at
the Mt. Zion camp ground during the
post five day*. The meeting will close
Wednesday night. Among the proml-
nent minister, who have been attend
ing the meeting are the following:
William R. Mackey, J. O, A. Grogan.
W. .Mil I Iran, J. T. Davie., pre.ldlngel-
der of the Griffin district, and Nath
Thom peon.
ELBERTON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Newborn’s First Bale.
Special to The Georgian.
Newborn. Ga..- Aug. 28.—The Farm
ers' Gin Company ginned the first bale
of cotton of the season here yesterday.
It was brought In by Prince Plus, col
ored, and bestdeq the fancy price of 15 ...... „
cents, brought a premium of 925. The the chief Instructor. A large attendance
—-- ->~ ■— • — *- of pari or. and teacher* la expected.
ffpectol to Tbe Georgian.
Elberton. Ga. Aug. 29.—A Sunday
school convention of the Elberton dis
trict of the Methodist church will be
held In thle city, beginning Sunday,
September 24, next. Colonel George M.
Napier wilt preside over tbe sessions.
Dr. H. 31. I la in III, of Nashvills, will be
weight of the bale waa 49* pounds
With nn attendance wblcb, It Is believed,
will prove e record-bresS-r. the city schools
of Atlanta will open the fall term of 1907
on Monday, September 9.
Professor W. F. Sin ton, the newljr-eleeted
saperlntrndent of the city schools. Is of the
opinion that tho nttemlnneo tbla year will
be larger ,thnn at any time In tbe history of
theelty's schools.
‘The people nro keeping as buoy getting
tickets," said Profeaior Slaton Wedueadny.
and It now appears tbnt when school
opens Septetnlier 9 wo will hnve few vaennt
•The hoard la Imlldtng two new schools
which It la hoped to have completed and
rendy for tine by January I. Thrao are the
IV. f. Slaton tclmol, corner Grant aud l'a-
vlllun, am) the other school at th. corner
of North nvenne and Hunt atreet. Taken
altogether, tho prospects for flourishing
schools .re most promising."
According to Profesaor Hinton, the state
ment that Miss Sergeant, ths principal af
the Olrls' High School, tans naked for a
leave of'obscure la Incorrect.
".Mias Sergeant naked for leave of ab-
eonce for Mlaa Jonah- Mnoo. the teacher of
hlntnry," natal lie, "Imt nhc linn not linked
for leave of ahaeuee for heraelf."
Professor Slaton nlsd announce* tbnt the
tssebere who attended the summer nnrmnl
school In the Girls' lHjrh School will he ex
cused by the hoard from attending the
usual normal elnaaea of 'September 4 tnd
5. hat that they will Ih- required to be
preeeut on Friday, September A
NELSON MORRIS’
OFFICE DRAPED
POPULAR ELECTION
PLAKJUST ill
Committee Votes to Refer it
to the Council of
1908. ; <
Following the* announcement of the death
of Nelson Morris, the well known porker
At Chicago Tuesday morning, the local
offleo of the Nelson Morris Company
draped In mourning.
The store will be closed at the hoar of
the funeral In case It Is possible for a tel
egram to roach Atlanta announcing- the
honr of the funeral.
According to W. L. Baldwin, local mntin-
ger of tbe company, the death of Mr. Mor
ris will not affect the management of the
company to any great extent, his son. Ed-
ward Morris, having l»een practically at the
brail of the coucern for several mouths.
ITALIANS ORGANIZE
TO SUPPRESS CRIME
New Orleans. Aug. 29.—Meetings are
being held by members of the Italian
vigilance committee, which took part In
the Investigation of tha Lamana kid
naping case, for tho organisation of a
protective league, the membership of
which would extend through the state
for the suppression of crime In the
Italian colonies. Judge Philip J. Pa-
t»rno, who led the Lamana Investiga
tion with Police Captain Capo, Is pre
paring the charter which Is soon to be
filed with the secretary of atate.
Pound a Bike.
Lying beside tbe road near tbe Bell-
wood, camp, one of the drivers at the
convict camp found a stray bicycle
Monday night. Seeing no owner near
by, he took It to camp. It Is supposed
that It was stolen and ridden out of
town by the thief. No one has claimed
it as ytL
The ordinance committee of council
Tuesday afternoon voted to refer the
popular election resolution by Alder-
man Curtis to the council of 1908, with
the recommendation that action be
taken "in accordance with the wishes of
the people." 1
Three members of the committee at
tended the meeting. Councllmen Mar
tin and Styron favored so reporting tho
resolution. Councilman Terrell stoutly
opposed the election of about twtlveof
the officials named, but favored tho
election of several.
Thoso he wished elected by the peo
ple were recorder, comptroller, general
manager of the waterworks, and ward
physicians.
“If I had to vote on the resolution as
It stands," stated Councilman Terrell,
“nnd my vote decided positively and
finally whether It should go Into effect
I would tender my resignation.”
Councilman Terrell explained that,
on one hand, he would not vote ngalnst
the wishes of the people as expressed
at the polls, and on the other hand, he
could not vote against his own consci
entious convictions.
The report, referring to the paper to
the council of 1908, has not been signed,
Councilman Styron asking more tints
to consider tbe matter.
The committee decided to request ths
park board to call a special meeting,
where citizens may discuss the pro
posed change of Piedmont Park Into*
pleasure pork entirely.
MEMORIAL GATE
TO J. B. WHITEHEAD
A fitting monument to the memory
of the late J. B. Whitehead Is the mas
sive marble arched gateway, erected
by his friends at the Georgia Baptist
Orphans’ Home zt Hapevllle. On
Thursday afternoon, the anniversary of
his death. It was Impressively dedicat.
ed and formally presented to the trus
tees of the home.
The presentation was made by A.
Montgomery, representing the donors.
John M. Green responded for the trus
tees In words of gratitude and appre
ciation. Rev. R. D. Hawkins made th»
prayer and expressed thanks for the
Inmates of the home. It was touching
to note the presence of Mr. White-
head's two young sons, who were pres
ent to witness the honoring of their
father’s memory by friends Who were
willing to thus honor his memory by
giving to an Institution be loved so
dearly.
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O MOTHER AND CHILD DIE £
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O* Special to The Oeorgian. “
O Rome, Ga., Aug. 28.—Mrs. Bes- O
O sle Session and baby both died O
O yesterday afternoon within a few “
O hours of each other and will be w
O buried at Armuchee today. Mrs. »
O Session la survived by a large v
O number of relatives.
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