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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AN1» NEWS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1307. GREA T COMMONER WELCOMED TO A TLANTA BRYAN SPEAKS AT GEORGIA STATE FAIR Irtrdueed Dr. *>V. W. Landrum, who delivered the Invocation. It was a beautiful and touching plea for Divine guidance In nil thing* human. President Cabanlss then advanced to the front of the platform and said: "Eventually the peoplo come Into all mat la due them. In times pact des not lam became unbearable and the Country ran red with blood. "In more modern times we have more peaceful way* of securing reform and that la through the ballot box. "The people will arise In their tnajes- ... 0 nd men of strength and power will lead them. The governor of Georgia won Ills race on that Idea. ■I believe the man our guest today l as more to be gratified for than by be in' elected president. He has seen the ,efornis he advanced adopted In many I now introduce Governor Smith, who will; Introduce to you the ; great est living exponent and champion of human il.Tht." It was then that Governor Smith de livered Id" Introductory address \s ihe governor concluded a great demonstration ensued and It was some minutes before Mr. Bryan could begin. He said in part: , Mr. Bryan's Address. • I appreciate greatly the cordial re ception given me, and the Introduction. I hope I may be given a little more time to give an answer to your call of a year ago and repeated today. ■When tw*o years ago nearly half of the state Indorsed me for the highest K lft In the hands of the people I said 1 did not want to alt on a stool two venrs and look pretty. If In the mean, white If you should change your mind I shall not bring an Indictment. • If you should point out your own chief executive with his big brain and courage. I shall not be displeased. Big n« his body Is. It is not bigger than hie brain, his heart, his courage. • I am going to speak to you on 'The Average Man.' I believe you will find him at heart a Democrat. My observa. Hons will be largely on my travels abroad." . • I visited Mexico and found a differ, ent class altogether from our own country. Although the officials are laboring to raise this people they have a stupendous task. “Mexico needs a great middle class. She need* engineers, mechanics and high class laborers. They come to us for this class. In Asia I found' conditions even worse, with apparently an impossible golf to higher standard. In Europe they have a middle claas, but nowhere else will you find the average man aa powerful as In this country. The com mon people of America are the people i.f the greatest force. Christ and the People. "The greatest compliment ever paid to humanity was paid to the common people by Christ. It was said that they heard him gladly. Today only the common Christ hears the appeal of those who seek humanity’s uplift and heed It. "Today the farmers have money enough to keep them out of the poor house, but not enough to attract trod- dendown noblemen to marry their daughters. • When we put the farmers Into the common people class we have a large and good class to begin with. But when I add the mechanics and wage- earners of the elites 1 add more than one-half of the people of the union. They are the foundations of our safety. I am going to put In the mer chants. A few merchant princes will climb out, but most of them can not. I will also put In the physicians, though some of the big specialists may ob ject. but - not many. They do more work for nothing than any one In a community. ".Now I am going to put aome one else In the list of common people, though some may doubt me—It le a lawyer. (Daughter.) Now, don t laugh. Some people will laugh every time any thing good Is said of the lawyer. "I want to say something good about the lawyer, though I am one. But aa 1 have not tried a case In ten years 1 guess 1 am debarred by the statute of limitations. _ •An editorial In The New York Trib une said the constitution of Oklahoma was drafted by cornfield lawyers. I read that constitution and It Is the best nne in the United States today. Those cornfield lawyers stopped up the holes where the corporation* plundered the people. And the people ratified It, al though Secretary Taft traveled all tha say there to tell them not to do so. Some of the Newspapers. ' I am also going to put In nearly all the newspaper men. Some of them I won’t, because you can not place them. Many of the metropolitan newspa pers are not conducted as newspapers, but for the end* of predatory wealth. Some are owned by men who hide be hind their papers to plunder the peo ple. But the majority of our newspa per inen belong to the common class. The School Teachers. "I am also going to put the teachors In They teach the children of the ■ mmon people. I am alio going to put ■ he minister* and the priests In that class. They mourn with the people and they rejoice with them. Theee spirit ual advisers are with and of the com mon people. I have named many large classes, but sometimes after I have concluded some one comes up and.complains be- • ause I have not named hie class. But uo'v I am going to leave the door* open and all can come In who are entitled to it. "Even some of the financier* can r,> m* In—some of those who are not now under Investigation. To .become a member of the great class of common ** n Pl* money Is not a question. "It Is not a matter of dollars, but a piatter of sympathy. If a man mad* ms money honestly It doea not matter bow much he has to be a democrat or on" ,,t the common people. Beal aym- rathy la what count*. ; >re you willing to be a member of ibis great'class? lam. In fact I could net away from It If I wanted to do I p In New York they have a so- ■ iHy. The requirements for member ship is to have three generations be- 1 the applicant and any honest lab. I am proud of my farmer blood. I * ::1 proud of the nobility of toll. I did !"’t have to work for an education, like father. "I am not ashamed of the fact that bad to work my why partly through ' "li-ge, so I am teaching my aon the ""nor of toll. if our government la good It will be , V** common people made It *o. . ,' ■« bad It will be because they per- mmM it t 0 become to. "• have three forms of govern- LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, NOT CORPORATION RULE, NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE —W. J. BRYAN. Nebraskan Won’t Dis cuss Personal Politics. "I do not care to discus* national politics from a personal standpoint.” This was the reply of Hon. William Jennings Bryan Saturday morning when asked the direct question—“would he be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1908?” “Will you tell us In your speech this afternoon anything about what your views are along this line?” he was asked. ”1 will not mention It,” was Mr. Bry an's answer. The Great Commoner received the newspaper representatives at the home of Captain W. G. Raoul, 708 Peachtree street, shortly after he had breakfusted Saturday morning. He talked freely in reply to various questions asked him. but his reticence was most marked when he was questioned about politics from a personal standpoint. “Whom do you think will receive the Republican nomination for president In 1908?” Mr. Brxfln % as asked. He was equally as communicative on tills point as he was on the first question pro pounded "That Is largely a matter of specula tion," said he, "and I am not a specu lator.” No Logic in G. O. P. “Would you venture nn opinion ns to who you think Is the logical Republican candidate?” “Logic," answered the great Nebras kan, as a smile flitted across his face, "does not play any part in the delibera tions of the Republican leaders. It Is largely a matter of guess work as to who they will nominate for president, and I am not a good guesser." Mr. Bryan was asked what, In his opinion, will be the principal Issue be tween the two great parties In the next presidential enmpaicn. “Viewed from tills distance, with changes taking place so rapidly. It Is Impossible to say upon what Issue the campaign will be f night. The tariff. I think. Is certain to be among them," he said. "I will any tills, however." *-ald Mr. .Bryan, "and 1 want you to write it down: If you talk with Democrat* In different parts of the country you will find that while they all agree us to what the Democratic position should be on all the* various questions, they differ as to the relative Importance of -the Issues, some einpiiuslxlng one, and some another. ¥ "People cr Corporation*?” ’‘Fortunately there Is one overshad owing issue that runs through all of the j questions under discussion, namely. Whether the government shall be ad- J ministered by the whole people In tbelr j ownjnterest or w hether It shall be ad- i ministered by great corporate Interests j In behalf of a comparatively few of the population? “This fundamental Issue lies at the bottom of the tariff question, the trust question, the railroad question, the question of Impcrlslism. the labor ques tion, and is also a part of the question recently raised as to the sphere of the state and of the nation. “Local self-government is necessary, because the nearer the government ds to the people the better It Is. and the more responsive it is to the popular will. | “It ha* been suggested." concluded i Mr. Bryan In reference to his speech. “The Average Man.” “that every man Is democratic. I do not see how any man of reasonable Intelligence and with I a reasonable amount of information | can be anything else but democratic.” j In spite of the arduous speech-mak- ) ing tour which he has made since his : return from Europe. Mr. Bryan ap pears to be enjoying the best of health and declares that he never felt better In his life. After the dollar dinner to be given by the Young Men’s Democratic League Saturday night Mr. Bryan will leave for New York, where he will deliver an ad dress at Cooper Union under the aus pices of the Progressive Democratic League. a ment—the democracy, the aristocracy and the monarchy. The democracy is the strongest, wisest and best. "I do not believe monarchy Is best, because it Is quickest. The govern ment^ resting on the affections of the people Is best. I believe our govern ment Is destined to shake the world- shake It through Justice and wisdom. "Three years ago I was In France. I went out In the country to get infor mation from a peasant. As I started away the peasant called to the Inter preter and he was glad that I was a re publican or he would not have talked. "How little do they understand It. At a meeting one fellow said the re publicans wanted a republic, but that th* democrats wanted an orator named Bryan for a king. Meaning of Democracy. "I am satisfied that the average man take* the meaning of the word democ racy in Its broadest sense. The country tends toward the Jefferson Democracy and away from the Hamilton Demoe- ra "Jefferson said, 'Let election* be held frequently.’ Hamilton said. 'Elect for life.* "There has never been but one man who wanted or sought a third term as president. Recognizing this sentiment, the president on the night of the ®| ec " (IIO IHOIMUCIIl ...v —o»- . tlon announced that he would not be a candidate again. "Not only is the average man Inter* ested In the forms of government, but In all great questions before the peo ple. Since I wa* here last^ Another great question has been fohceclto pub lic view. But no man can predict w hat an Issue will be one year hence. "This new question Is that concern ing the.relative sphere of the state and the nation, tinless some concrete Idea •‘Yet ‘when the resident Intimated that the president and senate could make a law to override states rignis all the Republicans In California be came Democrats. State Is Sovereign. ‘•The state Is the custodian of the rlehts of the people and the protector ofth.lr Interests. »Over In North Carolina the governor assert Ml the right of the people to enforce a law until the legal Issue was deter- mined by the right ‘rf'> u "J 1 ' rtv . The people, regardless of P*rt>» nn tVi* riffht of the people to en- alsted on the right of the people force a law of It* own. . . "At ft meeting of attorneys general In St Louis they framed a memorlal to congress asking that Very thing for which Governor Glenn has been fight ing. There Is no argument of govern ment that does not have rightly the Fl "If "free* government Is 'lefemdbleU th* nennla will repudiate. He want* raflroad control and incorporatlon of T-oiir.inds He advocated It on the ground that It will prevent Interference 0f "*f“naUonal Incorporation JW com* iv will not be in the Interest* of tn people. It will be to get the center of i ntvnv from the people In wasn- control away from the Pjople Ington, where it can be handled tor me railroads. "Roosevelt a Democr**7 I feel free to criticise the president. I criticise some things he does and com mend lime Democratic things hedoea. You ask me If the president 1* Demo cratic, and I respond 'Yes. In spots. I only wish the spots were more numer- ou* and larger. I ant • 1 waya .nter- eated when the president nibbles at mtr platform and want to shout 'Bite bl "f';im enjoying the cartoon* now- more than I used to. I used to have to keep them out of the house, hut not now- Why. some weeks ago ( oilier s represented me as a bird. What a re lief to be a bird Instead of a *er- P '"The president was on the nest and I was on the limb. I Vas plucked clean anil the president wore most of mi- plumage. The only feather left me was tariff reform. But I have more than that, and am *"’*'"* ",** on (Ores. nPPla u »« ""‘i'f u * h . ,e ?' - When the president tan Jbeen Dem- ocratlc he I" popular—when he I* not Democratic he l» not popular.^ When Into trouble. When he tried to pas* a ship subsidy bill he got into trouble. "When he tries to pas* asset cur rency he will have more trouble. Wasn't my 50-cent dollar bad enough? But they want to give you a dollar that hasn’t any cents at all. "Eleven year* ago they said we had money enough, but today, with 50 cents per capita more, they want to let banks Issue asset currency with nothing be hind It. "When It come* to the trust question they said 'wait.' I found that they had an olive trust in Palestine In the time* of Christ. A man named John wa* at the head of it. I wonder If the name John t* fated to be linked with trust*. (Laughter.) “The president found his inspiration for rAllroad regulation In a Democratic platform. I believe the Democratic party must be the champion of the peo ple In this matter as In all other* con cerning the people. There should be full Investigation of the capital of rail roads. There should be only reasonable return* from freight and passenger rate*. "I believe the time Is coming when the man who owns land along the rail road must be given Justice In rates and other matters. For Tariff Reform, •"All over this land the sentiment la aroused for tariff reform. Even Secre tary Taft say* it ought to be revised- after the election. "There are two times when the Re publican* can’t reform the tariff. One Is Just before election, and then because It might affect the result. Another Is Just after the election, because they say It would be flying in the face of provi dence. So you may never look for tariff reform from the Republicans.” Mr. Bryan told the story of tho old negro who said that his wife wanted 50 cents or a quarter every day. When asked what he did, he replied: "I ain’t give her none yet.” “That is what we may expect from tfie Republicans in tariff reform,” said Mr. Bryan. He also told the story of a little boy who, when some one asked him what his mother would have If his father gave her 50 cents one day, one dollar the next and 25 cents the next. "’Why, ma would have a fit,’ replied the boy. For Rsvsnus Only. “The time Is coming when It must be a tariff for revenue only,” said Mr. Bryan. “Another big question that looms up is the labor question. Here the presi dent has been democratic, for he has Insisted on arbitration. He has said that If government by Injunction gets much worse he will take steps to re form It. "Why, gentlemen. I have been the happiest man in the past three years A T GOVERNOR’S MANSION BRYAN MEETS OFFICIALS It was exactly 11 o’clock when Mr. » "Mr. Bryan, I want to Introduce Miss Bryan arrived at the executive man- j Mattie DuBose, a, granddaughter of slon In nn nut„n ¥ )b:te. Mr. Bryan »t °TamTlTlKd to meet.the grand- hot os by Edwards. MR. BRYAN AND CAPTAIN W. G. RAOUL. Captain Raoul met the distinguished visitor at the Terminal Station and was his host at breakfast and during his stay. LUNCHEON 70 MR. BRYAN; DISTINGUISHED GUESTS The luncheon to William Jennings Bryan at the Piedmont Driving Club, tendered by the Georgia State Fair As sociation, bogan about 2:30 o'clock Sat urday afternoon, with about eighteen guests present. Among them were: Mr. Bryan. Governor Smith. John Tem ple Graves. Clark Howell. James Gray, Captain Crittenden, head of the agricultural exhibit; J. J. Connor, pres ident of Georgia Agricultural Associa tion; Secretary Frank Weldon, of the fair association, and the directors of tho organization, with representatives of the three dally pupers. FROM ALL GEORGIA CAME VOTERS TO GREET BRIAN because I have seen many of the re forms enacted. 1 don’t care who per formed the office and draws the salary, fo the common people get the relief needed." he said. “And 1 am glad the president Is speaking out about swollen fortunes. I am glad he Is taking up hi* share of the burden. Why. Senator Beveridge In a public spec *h said that a limit ought to be placed on the amount of money a man can have. ';hJY that shocked a conservative mind like mine. But he wanted to limit the amount to $100,000,000. . "Since time began has any tenner made $100,000,000 out of the soil? Not since time began has any laborer earn, ed $100,000,000. No human being can produce so much money by the sweat of his brow. „ . “No average man has a swollen ror- tune. Where are these fortune*? Among a few. They have gotten it through taxing the They have It by closing the door of opportunity to vour boy and to my boy. .... “It is time when the peppf? should Investigate these swollen fortune*. No reform Is gained without an appeal to passion. The common |*eople are not bUnded by selfish Interests. I appeal to you to Investigate these questions. ' " . ... nil ■ near* Ini n % That William Jennings Bryan Is | busy scenes. The sidewalks w$re popular with the people of Georgia and (crowded with Visitors and the destina- is looked upon as a leader of tho Demo- l, °” nearly all was Piedmont park nmitn h.uhi «•„« ahnu-n in nv.nv wnvm 1 und t,,e big stnte fair. Policemen were cratlc hosts, was shown in many "a>s ikppt buHJ . an „ wer j n|? questions as to on Saturday. Mr. Bryan’s arrival, the time and place And not the least of these was the i of his speaking and how to get to the number of people who flocked to At- | tel^r groundi lanta to see and hear him. Th* after noon trains Friday coming Into the two depots were crowded with visitor* and the same was true with the early morning trains Saturday. Even before daybreak there were many groups of visitors on the streets In the center of the city, and at 5 o’clock there were good-sized crowds nt both the terminal and the union depot. But. later In the morning these crowds on the streets Increased and all of the downtown districts presented Without doubt Saturday wo* the greatest day so far of the big fair. The trolley company hud many cars on duty running to the fair grounds and these were crowded until after the noon hour. There w*ere men. Women and children In these crowds and lunch baskets were largely in evidence. In addition to the big crowds brought In by the railroads, hundreds of country people began ar riving In the city early from tho neigh boring towns in buggies and even In farm wagons. They were all bound for the fair and the Coliseum to hear the great^ commoner speak. CAPT. RAOUL MET BRYAN TN MEXICO TEN YEARS AGO Immediately after his arrival In At lanta at 5 o’clock Saturday morning Itfr. ”r«s not be Damocratlch" get. Into trouble. When he meddled with tha California achool question ha fat slon. Equal rights to. oil. special privi leges to none. I thank you. Great npplause followed the conclu sion of hi* speech and thecrowdnres.- ed forward to shake hands with Mr. Bryan and Governor Smith. Following his address Mr. Bryan was escorted to the Piedmont Driving Club across the park, where he was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by the officials of the fair association. At 4 o’clock he will be the central figure of a reception at the executive mmn- Bryan wa* driven to the home of Cap tain W. G. Raoul, 708 Peachtree street, where breakfast wa* served at 8 o’clock. Only the members of Captain’s Raoul's family and H. H. Cabnnlss, president of the fair association, breakfusted with Mr. Bryan. Before the hour of departing for the governor's mansion at 10 o’clock ar rived, Mr. Bryan received n number of callers and chatted pleasantly on vari ous topics with all who came to see him. Captain Raoul Is one of Mr. Bryan’s closest friends. “It was In 1897, Just after Mr. Bry an’s first defeat, that I became ac quainted with him,” said the captain Saturday morning. • . “I wus In Mexico City in the railroad business and Mr. Bryan came down to , recuperate after the arduous duties of ihe campaign were ended. I wanted to make him feel ut home .and enjoy hlm- I self, so I save a dub dinner and In vited all the ministers and foreign le- (gatlons to attend. Since that time Mr. Bryan and I have been very good I friends.” In the rear seat with Captain Raoul, while H. H. Cabanlb* and Dr. Starnes sat In the front, the latter driving the car. Prior to his arrival Governor and Mrs. Smith had been busied with di recting a force of workmen In remov ing debris made Incident to work on a new veranda to the mansion. Many of the guests arrived ahead of Mr. Bryan, and they were lined up at the front*entrance of the mansion as Mr. Bryan, his fasc lit With a sunny smile, come up the walk. The party In the car sat long enough for the pho tographers to snap pictures. Governor Smith met .Mr. Bryan at the edge of the veranda, and extending his hand In hearty welcome, said: “I am glad to see you again, Mr. Bryan.” •’Thank you, governor.’’ was the re ply, “and I am pleased to see you.” Bryan and Srr.ith a Pair. Those present could not fall to ob serve what a striking looking couple the two made. Though Mr. Bryan Is by no means n midget. Governor Smith's huge bulk towered far above the man from Nebraska. Both have dean shaven, powerful faces, lined deep with thought. There Is the ramc keen, searching look out of the eye. Mr. Bryan was shown Into the north reception room, where be was Intro duced to the callers. Among the first to shake his hands was Chief Justice Fish, with the associate Justices fol lowing. As Governor Smith came forward with an attractive young lady, Mr. Bry an arose: daughter of so distinguished a man,” was the cordial reply. A little later Miss CAllle Smith, the governor’s eldest daughter, was pre sented. • ”1 think I could have singled you out In n crowd by the striking resem blance you bear to your father,” said Mr. Bryan. Then Mrs. Smith was presented, and she and Mr. Bryan chatted cordially for a while. Bryan Likes His 8ize. The reception was a most democratic affair. There were no formalities, and Mr. Frynn F«f tned to enjoy the free mingling with the people. In discuss ing his physique with Justice Lumpkin, Mr. Bryan said: "My father was a very slender man. He waa over six feet In height, but did not weigh over 150. But my size does not worry ine. I am active and strong, and car- manage to do a pretty good day's work yet." Among tho*e who tvere Introduced to Mr. Brynn were: Chief Justice Flsli, Associate Justices Lumpkin and Evans, General C. A. Evans. State Librarian Wellborn. C. M. Hitch. J. B. Hoyle. Senator John c\ Knight of Berrien, Representative Emmett Shaw of ('lay, Lamar Hill. Ralph Van Lnmlingham, Aldine Chambers, Shelby Smith, John M. Graham, Jerome Jone3 and many others. At 11:30 o’clock Mr. Bryan was es corted to the big steamer of F. L. Seely to go to the exposition grounds. In the car were Mr. Bryan. Governor Smith, Mr. Seely, Captain Raoul. H. H. Cnhanlss and Ralph Van Landinghn. i. BRYAN WELCOMED ON SIXTH VISIT Continued from Pag. One. great leader* of the party had strived for months to reach, had fought through weary hours of the great convention. lie made himself a king in a day. and a great army of Democrats was proud to do him homage. Atlanta’s distinguished guest arrived early Saturday morning over Ihe Southern railway and waa greeted by Captain W. O. Raoul, who la hla hoet during hi* stay In the city. He break fasted at the Raoul home In Peachtree street and, after a few hour* of Infor mal chat with a few friends, was driven to the executive mansion, where an Informal morning reception waa ten dered him by Governor Hoke Smith. At noon hbeegan his principal address of the day at the Coliseum at the state fair. At the close of hi* address he was tendered a luncheon at tho Piedmont Driving Club, and at 4 o’clock will be the gjj^est at'a public reception at the executive mansion. At I o’clock Saturday night the Young Men’s Democratic League will be the host* at a Democratic dinner given to the great Nebraskan at the Piedmont Hotel. At this dinner Mr. Bryan will be the principal speaker and It Is expected, will tnlk more In timately upon political questions than nt hla atate fair address. He will leave at midnight for New York. Still Popular Idol. That Bryan la atilt the popular Idol of tha Democracy of the South has been shown by the vast assemblages which have greeted him on hie present tour: that Georgia believes him the 5 rente,t Democrat of today I* evl- enced by the splendid array of the men of business, of the workshop, of the plow, who have gathered In Atlantn today to hang upon his word*. The press of the metropolitan cities have Jeered at the Nebraskan, the organs of the corporation* have branded him a leader dethroned, but the men at Ihe cross roads, the men who compose the very bone and sinew of the land, the men behind Ihe ballot, believe In'the Bryan of today ns they championed the Bryan of yesterday. They are waiting for him to summon them again and tribute to the man who has twice born* the party’s standard—to drfeat It I* true—but always without ataln. His Train Arrive* Late. A Jovial smile oversprendlng hi* face, William Jennings Bryan, twice presidential candidate on the Demo cratic ticket and probable randldato again next year, stepped from a South ern train In Atlanta Saturday morning an hour and a quarter late. Hie train from Spartanburg, S. was due to arrive at 5 o'clock, and at that time Captain W. G. Raoul, whose, guest the distinguished visitor was until he went to the governor's man sion. was there to greet him. It was not until 6:15 o’clock, however, that the train pulled Into the Terminal Station. Notwithstanding a short night's rest —Mr. Bryan left Spartanburg about midnight—the Great Commoner looked fresh and as he alighted from the train with his hand luggage, he walked with a springy step to greet hi* host. Many were under the Impression that the distinguished visitor was to arrive over the Seaboard, and at a result there were a large number of people at the old union depot at 6 o'clock. Mr. Bryan had been Invited by Cap- stay several days at the Raoul resi dence, nnd when he finally arranged to visit the state fair, he accepted his friend's Invitation on condition that It did not Interfere with the plans of the officials who had arranged for bis visit to the fair. As he stepped from the Pullman next to' the last one on the train, he greeted Cuptaln Raoul cordially. He walked to the entrance to the terminal, where he posed with Captain Raoul for a picture especlnlly for The Georgian. The mention of a photograph caused Mr. Bryan some embarrassment. "Of course I want to accommodate you," he sold, "but If* very embarrass ing to me to stand and be photographed with a crowd looking on. Some peo ple might think I hired the 4>hotogra- pher to come down and take my pic ture.” But ho graciously consented when as sured there would be do delay nnd be fore the many people around the ter minal even m that early hour fully re alised (hat the great commoner had arrived, ihe photograph wns taken. Guest of V7. G. Raoul. Then Ml-. Bryan and Captain Raoul entered the latter's carriage and tvero driven to the reeldcnre at 70S Peach tree street for breakfast. Mr. Bryan remained until the time nrrlved for tho Islt to the governor * mansion. When last tn Atlanta Mr. Bryan en- they will follow hint Into another cam. | |erc( | thp 0 i,j un t on depot nnd Ills visit palgn. Great Council of War. It la but little more thnn a year since Ihe great commoner spoke In Atlanta On Beptember 20 of lust year he ad dressed a great audience at Ponce De Leon, hla clarion voice ringing out the principles of Democracy before a con- couree which filled the monster audito rium to overowlng. It wns Just after hie return from his tour of the world, nnd he had a new message to deliver, the movement far government owner ship of the great railway systems. But this time was the first he had seen the Terminal Station. He commented upon It and asked Captain Raoul If It was not n new one. lie made several com plimentary remarks about tile build ing. After n handshake he entered Cap tain Ituoul'a carriage and was driven away before the rapidly gathering crowd fully realised Ihe distinguished guest had really arrived In Atlanta. Inoorrcetly Quoted. p.i.p ... In dlscuselng his speech on the "Av- . It was at the Piedmont that night that I erage Man,” delivered at Jame*town,Mr. DISH WASHER AS CO-RESPONDENT New York. Oct. 19.—In an astonish ing petition for nbsolute divorce filed In the supreme court by Mrs. Aletla Thompson Renton, the famous South ern beauty, against her husband. Lieu tenant Commander Frederick L. Ben ton. friend of President Roosevelt, for merly attached to the Brooklyn navy hospital and one of the most popular men In Ihe navnl medical corps, a dish washer Is named as the co-respondent. The petition filed names Annie Grady. Benton's wife Is one of the three fa mous Sonth Carolina beauties, whose name w as Th impson. Photos by Edward*. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. This picture was te.se.I especially for The Georgian Saturday morn ing. Young Platt is Very III. New York, Oct. 19.—Henry H. Platt, second son of Senutor T. C. Platt. I* critically III In this city. His father and elder brother have been almost constantly at his bedside since he wa* takeo to the hospital two weeks ago. the real Brynn waa revealed, when, he- j Bryan sal.l he had been Incorrectly fore a council of foremost Democrats i quoted In the reports sent out In re- of Georgia, he spoke intimately of his . gard to the metropolitan newspapera, belief In the need of corporation con-! being controlled by corporate Inter- trol. That was a night to be remem- i esto and nbout their columns being bered. He was n general speaking to ! open to the highest bidder, his captains: It was a great council of j He said he did not say al lof th# war which left every man tingling with i papers were in this class, but that ronfidenre In the principles of his par- ! many of them were, ty and In 111* peerless leader. | Mr. Bryan will leave Atlanta at mld- "Bryan Day” in Atlanta. night for New York. This will give This Is agnln "Bryan Day" In At- him his first opportunity In severtl lanta. and from the towns and villages 1 days to get a partial rest. For the post of the state have gathered the clan* ! several days he has been speaking al- of Democracy to hear again the trum- mo>l dally, and has been making tire- pet voice of their old trader. Not elnce Theodore Rooeevelt, tho nation's presi dent. addressed a mighty audience two years ago has such an army of voting men gathered to listen to an orator. Then It was the natural desire to see the president, when political bcllefewa* forgotten In the presence of the official. Today the clans have gathered to hear a man—but a man who stands head and shoulders above the rest. 'The Great Commoner"—It le a proud title some Journey* at hours which did not permit of much rest or sleep. ELECTROCUTED BODY CHARGES WIRE CABLE, INJURING ANOTHER Great Commoner—It le a proua line . Jk,: i.fj 31 when Its bearer stand* out tike Bryan S^'^Ts'S'm^STwe Irtt koi. s^SS ^ an electric light wire on a crone arm where ■ be wa* reefing to repair a telephone wire J .•able overhead, ill* leg Wii nearly Itnrued otf. nnd falling neslimt the .'able, the l> I' j of the lineman eeted ee a conductor tn » « 1 the 2,»>vi>lt current through the ked j.i|.- Ing to where W. It. Klltrell. another line man. wa* swinging. Klltrell b*d bl* h* 'l« badly burned but ege.pe.1 Jurttwr . nJufJ; - jl Dunmit's left hand, hi* head, and hi* left leg were burned for ten minute* before ih* wire* were dually cut. j all the titled dignitaries of the nation. And Bryan bears It proudly, for he Is a commoner, one of the |>eople, always for the people. He has fought their battles In two memorable campaigns; he has refused to be swayed from tho principles which he believed to be the salvation of. the people. Ho may yot lead them to victory. H* Has Two Hoata. In thin, his sixth visit to Atlanta. William Jennlnga Bryan Is the guest of two great organisations—tho Georgia State Feir Association and th* Young Mon's Democratic League. Th* first, made up of Georgia’s agriculturists, represents that mighty army without which no candidate for th* people's ballot may dare to hop*. Th* second I* composed of th* flower of the city's young Democracy, the young voters of today, the leader* of tomorrow. They Mrs. Mary Martin Dead. Mrs. Mary W. Martin died about 1 o’clock Batutday afternoon at the hotn* of her daughter, Mrs. John W. Walker. 50 East Tenth street. Mrs. Martin was ogsd (7 years. She had been In de clining health for eeveral months. Sur viving her are three daughters, Walker and MIsaes Julia and Sarah Martin. Th* body will be taken to Madison for funeral and Interment Sun vl« With each other today Id paying day afternoon at *:J0 o’clock.