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mu ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY JUNE 9, 1908.
The Atlanta Georgian.
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Thyself or others carelesa talk may wrong.
—Sir John Denham.
Saturday Evening.
■ Mme. de Sevlgnc has recorded the opinion that "th#
- orld is neither foolish nor unjust."
A business institution in New York has started out
on the theory that the world Is likewise honest, as a
rule.
In a more or leas retired section of the city-an on-
i.-riirlsinc man has opened up a restaurant where a
i.irlety of food la set out after the fashion of the free
lunch counter. There are no waiters whatever, and
t inn an Important Item of expense ta saved.
Customers are expected to walk in and help tbera-
^ o lios to whatever they want. They are laft to their own
jlnnor to say what they bavo eaten and how much they
® iwe. It Is the theory of this unique business man that
very few people, thus placed on tbeir honor, wilt tell
I n lie or attempt la aay way to beat the house, and that
uhaterer may be I oat In Isolated Instances where he la
swindled will be more than made np by the amount he
caves on the coat of waiters.
At Intervals a watch baa, In point of fact, been kept
on customer* to so* If there was any effort "to beat the
house.” '
The detective who did this work recently gave his
experiences to one of the New York papers.
He aay* that moat people are “on the level," to uae
Ills own language, aad that the men who try to "do” a
pine# of that kind are not frequent. He relate* that one
man waa noticed to come there for hla meals for about
n week, and created the Impression that he was not
s mare.
• He was watched. On on* day he ate 30 cent* worth
and when he went to th* counter he paid 10 cents. The
next day he ate 35 cent* worth and paid 5 cent*. Th*
third day he did the tame thing.
On the fourth day, which was Saturday, the detective
imido up hla mind that If th* customer did the asm*
tiling again he would call him down.
True to the clock he came, and ate 30 cents worth.
The detective followed him to the counter, and great was
his surprise when the man took out a two-dollar bill
and said: "A dollar live out of that, please. I have been
heating the place this week, because I was broke, and to
day Is pay day, so I want to settle."
Thus the confidence that the establishment reposed
In mankind, as a gonoral proposition, was vindicated, and
they probnbly started Into work on Sunday morning with
n firmer confldence In the system on which they were
doing business.
We nre entirely prepared to believe this story and to
accept tho moral It teaches.
The trouble is that the One sense of honesty becomes
atrophied by the frequency and extent of the appeals
made to the cupidity and avarice of mankind. No better
illustration could be given of this than the aubtlo bribes
offered tho employees of the Penneylvanla railroad In the
shape of stock and cash contribution from alleged anony
mous sources.
Of course these men knew all the time where these
humisos were coming from and what they were expected
to do for them. Out they deluded themselves Into believ
ing that they were given out of personal regard or as a
part of a general bualnesa system. They probably did
not confess even to themselves that It waa strictly dis
honest. ,
By the time they had advanced so far In their sense
nf right and wrong they were of course a long way
from the simple little truth of their childhood that
"It la a sin
To steal a pin.”
We prefer to believe Ihnt the natural predilection of
mankind la to be honest. They wilt not swindle a lunch
counter. But It aeema ao different when it comes to tak
ing money from a great corporation.
The upheaval which haa come within the past few
months along tho line of reform hae done much to bring
public conscience to a realisation of the difference
between right and wrong and It would be made yet more
effective It tome of the offenders as* mad* ta suffer par-
■umnljy Instead of being allowed to turn state’s evidence
or go free after tbe payment of a nominal line.
A Home Run.
You fellows with liver trouble; you pessimists who
sc through 'things, and darkly; lo, all you who are aad
and lonely—we have the remedy.
Place, the ball park,—time, 4 p. m. Go a bit earlier
though ant see tbe huskies warm up. Know th* player*.
hlnglcH, anil their bungled. And roof root! root!
The sublime Idea Is to root’ Sink tho foolUh Ego In
your bosom*—"forget It"—be n boy again—Just once
more. Take' our word for It, you’ll have a better dlges
tlon, clearer eye, live longer, bare a cheerier heart, and
a hand more open.
I
The Joint Debate.
The people of Georgia expect from The Georgian
nothing lees nor more than the truth about tbe Howell-
Smith debate.
And this tho people shall have In unvarnished and
undiluted form both In the local columns and upon the
editorial pago.
Expressed In a sentence, the debate ended In a
definite and dtclalve triumph for ifokj Smith. After the
drat hour tbe laurels of the evening were all at hla
feet. Let ua note tbe conditions;
The audience was In all probability tbe largest
and moat representative ever addressed under shelter
by political speakers In Oeorgla. It was an audience
gathered upon equal term*. The occasion waa heralded
widely aa a Joint discussion between tbe two prominent
candtdatei for governor. Both aide* had equal oppor
tunity for filling the hall. So far as all reports have
gene there was no effort on either aide to pack tho
auditorium In the Interest of either candidate. The per
sonnel of tho assembly was exceptionally line and In
vlaw of the crowding numbers, tbe order and decorum
was far above the average of political assemblies.
Before this moat magnificent and representative au
dience of their home people those two political antagonists
appeared to fight out their differences and measure their
merit* In the arena of dsbnte.
• In the first five minute* after tbe entrance of the
candidates the volume of applause seemed to be In
favor of Clark Howell. Whether th* voices of bis clans
men were heavier, or whether they found their throats
sooner, or whether the follower*, of Hoke Smith were
slower In limbering np their enthusiasm, the Impression
was distinctly left upon the mind* of tbe writer that tbe
primary balance of sound waa on Howell’s aide.
The basis of applause on both side* was In the ser
ried ranks of followers who were ranged behind each
candidate on the stage end In the nearby adjoining
galleries. In front sat the vast body of the audience,
th* quiet thoughtful people, seemingly neutral, Impassive
and watching developments—apparently the balance of
power In the debate and In the election. Up to the
close of Hoke Smith’s first speech they made little dem
onstration and gave no tangible sign of thalr preference
and sympathy
Hofco Smith’s opening epeech was a stroi/g, clear, bold
argument upon the Issue* of tbe campaign. It was In
no sense a remarkable speech. Neither In eloquence nor
In logic waa it out of tbe ordinary run of political effort. Its
power was In its directness, Its definiteness, and Its un
mistakable commitment to positive reforms. Mr. 8mttb
■poke forty-five of hla sixty mlnntes ably and exclusively
upon tbe lacuee. He devotee, by the watch only fifteen
minute* to a discussion of Mr. Howell and bis record.
The Impression made by bis speech was that a great
political campaign was pending In Georgia, that Issues
vital to the peoplo wore at stake, and that he had fixed
and clear cut view* upon these Issues and powerful rea
sons tor the faith that waa In him. It waa meat for
voter*'to feed upon. It suggested statesmanship. It
Implied a grasp of affairs. It promised a reformer In the
Georgia capital, capable to conceive and powerful to ex
ecute the people’* will. He not oqly assorted principle*
and proclaimed attitudes, but ho argued, reasoned and
plead In efftctlv# advocacy tor hla oonvlcltlons. If not'
a great speech It was a strong speech, a vote-winning
speech. It was received with strong approval and ap
plauded wildly by hla cohort* In the rear and on the
sides, and moderately by the audience la front.
But the mighty waiting mhss In th* center eat com-
parently reserving Its decision until It had heard the
parently reserving their decision until they had heard the
other man. The mass had not yet committed Itself.
Mr. Howell waa received wllth an applause from bis
own Immediate ranke, fully equaling the reception given
to Mr. Smith by hla rear guard. He fronted a great op
portunity. He had much to gain and little to loee In a
contest lu which public opinion had. already credited hla
experienced antagonist with superiority In debate. If
Mr. Howell had made a strong, clear preaeatatlon of defi
nite views upon the great and pressing Issues before the
people In this campaign, If he had Illustrated convictions
and the courage of them upon the things that were
moving as realities In the publle mind—even If tbeee con
victions had been counter to their own—the people would
have applauded hla definiteness and respected hla honest
opinion*.
Mr. Howell made here the same fatal mistake which
he baa made all through hli'canvais of pitching hla cam
paign purely and simply upon the Idea of proving Hoke
Bmlth to bo unworthy of tbe place. The editor of The
Georgian has warned him of this error a doxen times.
Mr. Smith made hla bid for suffrage upon the advocacy
of certain pressing and necessary changes In the con-’
duct and personnel of the state government. Mr. Howell
made hla plea upon the Idea ot personal depreciation
of Hoke Smith’s sincerity and consistency. Mr. Howell
spoke by tbe watch slxty-one minutes without touching
an lasua—except the leaue of Hoke 8mUh‘s political In
tegrity. hla temperance, hla consistency. When the au
dience finally demandod by calls some comment upon
pending Issues, Mr. Howell spoke by the watch seven
minutes upon freight rates without argument and confin
ing himself to the assertion that he had alwayi been on
the side ot cheaper freight raU*. Then be drifted back
to the jtorsonal dlscuHsion of Hoke Smith. Called again
by undivided requests from ihe audience. Mr Howell gave
six minutes by the watch to tbe strong assertion, without
argument, that Mr. Smith’s disfranchisement plan would
disfranchise thousands of white men. Then he returned
to Hoke Smith’s record and stayed there until bis pero
ration.
This Is accurate statement carefully and Judicially
measured, watch in hand, and absolutely without preju
dice.
These are the two plana of political campaign, set side
by side for trial and experiment. One man debating strong
ly the economic and racial Issue* of the hour, the
other man discussing chiefly the personal unfitness of
bit antagonist We bav# never had any doubt for a
moment that the debater of Issues waa on stronger and
more hopeful ground, and we have said ao.
If Mr. Howell Is not In accord with Mr. Smltb’i
views on railroads he has powerful ground for argument
on that aide. Charles Pendleton, of the Macon Tele
graph ha* made that fact dangerously clear to the Atlanta
Journal In these later days.
But we lay down herd - the proposition as a fact
and a philosophy that If a man get* on the people's aide
of a public question and advocates It powerfully and con
sistently you may abuse him till doomsday and convict
him nf a doxen Inconsistencies, but you can’t shake tbe
faith of the people In the fact that he Ir right now, and
they are going to stand by him.
If there is any winning strength In Hoke Smith’s
campaign It la due to the fact that he has convinced the
people that they need negro disfranchisement and a home
regulation of freight rates, and that he la the man to get
It for them. If there la any weakness In Mr. Howell's
campaign It Is due to the fact that he haa devoted more
time to discrediting Hoke Smith than he ha* to making
clear hla own convictions and Intentions on these great
questions. .
The two plans of campaign—the two theories of can
didacy had at loaat a fair experiment last night.
At the conclusion of Mr. Howell’s speech his partisan
rear guard rose at him In a volume of sound that was
equal to anything that had gone before.
But the great central audience were yet unrespon
sive. They gave small external evidence, of their Impress
ions. That mighty mas* had beard Hoke Smith in com
paratively unresponsive silence. They had now heard
Clark Howell In the same unmoved temper of attention.
They had listened to both men now and were ready, at
last to express an opinion. Tbe great body which had
preserved almost judicial calm was now ready to return
a judicial decision.
It came with a whirlwind of approval when Hoke
Smith rose for hla concluding speech. Aa he rose the
whole center of the house seemed to rise with him. It
was an evatlon of swinging hands and waving hand
kerchiefs and ringing cheoM—a wonderful and Inspiring
scene. '
Before this tribunal at least, and upon this presenta
tion the campaign of issues had triumphed over the cam
paign of personal objection. The decision waa clear,
unmistakable and emphatic.
Hoke Smith’s concluding speech was a total departure
from hi* Drat It was personal, masterful and thrilling.
It rang with confidence, It sparkled with satire. It pulsed
with dramatlo defiance. He towered In his superb per
sonality and swopt Into further and fullfir enthusiasm an
audience which had already committed Itself to hla cause.
The conditions were unequal for Clark Howell. The
odltor and tho trained debater were separated by temper
amental differences aa vast da tho disparity In their
physical proportions. Physical differences are of small
account. Aleck Stephens made that plain with Toombs
and Hill. It was tho temperament that told. Th* mili
tant, Intense and fofeeful mind of conviction against
the light, lovable and forceful spirit of concession and
peace. Mr. Howell's voice In It* range and compass
placed him also at great disadvantage with hla robust
and sonorous rival.
It cannot be denied that Mr. Howell executed hla
theory of debate* with fearlessness and skill. His jter-
sonallties were marshaled alilv and he put them keenly
and brilliantly. If they bad been new and fresh to tile
audience they would have made a sensation and might
have turned the scale In his favor. But tho fact that
they had all been rehashed In the prints and replied to In
kind made them stale, flat aad unprofitable In a skirmish
so near to the end of the war.
Summed up In a nutshell here are the equations:
A robust personality, a strong temperament, a
forceful conviction, against a likeable personality, a
lighter temperament and Indefinite convictions.
Issues against assertions.
Policies against personalities.
Is It any wonder that In a political pitched battle tho
victory went to the stronger temper, the Impressive con
viction and the definite Issue?
The Joys of Summer.
All the dellghta ol summer do not constat merely in
alttlng upon the sunlit sand*, swept by ocean breesea and
allowing the complexion to assume a nut-brown tint.
Nor yet do they consist wholly In altUng under tho In
fluence of the big round moon and allowing the soul to
grow full of syllabub ant, sentiment.
These have their joys, but there I* a certain pleas
ure Id the marvelous stories which come to light at this
seductive season of the year, and the present year ap
pears to have been particularly fruitful.
In our own columns the other day It was related that
a certain Nimrod, one of the mightiest hunters In our
midst, testified that he had n gun which would shoot so
far that he had to put salt on his bullets to keep the
game from spoiling before he could get to It. This was
a truly remarkable gun—or rifle, as the case may .have
been—and must have delighted the spirit of that veracious
chronicler, Baron Munchausen.
But the Incoming steamers which are arriving at the
various ports of the country are bringing In some stories
—not all of them on tho log book—which are even more
astounding. These jolly skippers would be under suspi
cion of avenging themselves for not seeing the sea ser
pent thus far this year If It were not for the fact that we
all know the tren of that walk—or roll—of life to be
above exaggeration, not to say misrepresentation.
The other day, when the Carpathla came Into port,
there were numbers of people on board who were ready
to swear that tbe ship ran Into a school, or seminary, of
whales; that one of these leviathans of the deep swam
directly In the pathway of the onrnshlng steamer which
cut him In two.
A storm was raging at the time, but so soon as the
catastrophe occurred tbe whale oil diffused Itself over the
spumy, splashing waves to such an extent that Imme
diately they became as calm as the sea of Galilee and
the vessel thenceforward rode on In tranquillity and
safety. ’
To our mind this seemed quite a remarkable occur
rence and was worthy of the prominence given It by
the leading papers of the country.
But Glamis and thane of Cawdor! the greatest la be
hind! •
On the same day the American ship John Briggs put
In at Seattle after a voyage of 167 days In thd"south seas.
The crew declared, between the staves of their dipsy
chanty, that during their passage through the Pacific the
vessel began to steer wildly, and on Investigation It was
found that the green pine planking which had been put
on astern, had sprout^ pine branches, same of them
ten feet long, and there bad thrown the lumber ship
off her course. "All hands went overside and sawed off
the growth,” said the oldest sailor. “Then the old
hooker found her course."
Marvelous almost past belief! And yet the sailors
were there and they ought to know.
What with blackberries and watermelons ripe and the
annual crop of sea stories keeping somewhat above the
average, there Is every Indication that we will have a
very pleasant summer.
GEORGIAN'S IN GOTHAM.
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IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Parle, June 9.—A. Sandheimor
(Mr. and Mrs. 1. Epstein, of Savannah
-rf-slstercd at the office of the Europe,
edition of The New York Herald t<!d, r "
TniS DATE IN HISTORY.
Confidence In Judge Hlnsa.
Augusta, Ga., Juns S, 1106.
To th# Editor of Tho Georgian:
I am convinced that Judge Hines Is
s msn of too much common sons* snd
purity to allow himself to be used
by s set of politics! knaves T hsv* rear!
with some surprise the sinister cir
cular to tlw Populists to nominal*
Judge Hines for governor, promising
the support of the Republican and de
generated Democrats. This scheme
must have been hatched either by n
fool or knave, for It Is psrfsctly plain
It wan done tn defeat Hoke Smith, snd
to emulate the negro tn politics; but
It will fall.
Your* truly,
JAMES BARRETT.
Prom Rov. C. B. Wilmer.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 am compelled to be out of the city
on Sunday next, Jpne 10, and the Rev.
Mr. J. J. Lanier, of Mllledgevllle, Ga.,
will fill the pulpit nf St. Luke's, both
morning and evening.
Mr. 1-nnler la not only a valued per
sonal friend of mine, but one of the
most thoughtful men In the Episcopal
church. Hr la the author of a three-
volume book which ta not as well
known us It ought to be, "Kinship of
Ood and Man." In the introduction,
which la supplied by Judge Logan E.
Bleckley, that distinguished Jurist pays
the author Ihe following tribute: "Of
alt the religious discourses 1 ever
listened to, they made the deepest Im
pression upon me. I am not theologian
enough to pronounce upon their con
formity to sclentlHc theology, but they
seem to harmonise, certainly tn most
respects, with tha principles of com
mon sense and sound logic. They ap
pear calculated to afford very strong
assistance In solving some of the grave
difficulties that beset the close and
candid thinker In hla speculation on
religious topics."
1 trust that Mr. Lanier will forgive
me for writing thus of him In the pa
pers end I ask my Atlanta friends,
whether Episcopalian or non-Eptsco-
pallsn, to tak* advantage of the oppor
tunity afforded by Mr. Lanier's visit to
our city. C. B. WILMER.
Atlanta, Ga., June 7. 1(M.
"Why Eat Meat at Atlf”
To ihe Editor of The Georgian.
Since one la not certain of obtaining
untainted meat, the question arises—
why eat meat at all? Is It neces
sary?
Msn ts not naturally carnivorous,
and his animal flesh-eating habit la a
beast Inheritance from the lower order*
of creation. ,
But, says the meat eater, I must
have beef, mutton or ham to keep up
my strength. Fudge! Meat Is but a
stimulant, my friend, and you mistake
stimulation for nutrition. Beans and
peas contain twice as much nutrlclous
sustenance as beefsteak, and there Is
more carbonaceous and nitrogenous
nutrition In barley, corn and rye meal,
course-ground wheat, bananas, al
monds, chestnuts and walnuts than
thsre Is in any kind uf meats. Grains
snd fruits In season, together with
egg* sml milk, supply all that man’s
nature needs, and time It coming when
the meat ester will be looked upon as
a sort of uncivilised cannibal. There
Is no doubt about that.
In the hot weather, meat overheatn
the system, and Is positively Injurious.
Cases of sunstroks and, heat apoplexy
are far more numerous among flesh-
eaters than vegetarians.
Other conditions equal, the vegeta
rian has greater powers of endurance
than the meat-ester. This hae been
frequently demonstrated during the
last few years, and I am at all times
willing to demonstrate It personally to
any skeptic.
A simple vegetarian diet Induces
habits of sobriety, economy and self-
control; In fact, the vegetarian Is a
more wholesome, cleaner and sweeter
person altogether than the meat-eater,
besides being healthier and a strangr
to tape worm.
From the mountain’s grassy side
A guiltless feast I bring—
A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied
Ami water from the spring.
Yours truly.
BRUCE MACLEOD.
Physlculturlst.
School of Arms, US Peachtree Street.
World-Weary.
"Tell blm I'm nut at burnt,"
JUNE 9.
1626—Mindea tik-n by Tilly
1680-MarrtQge of Louis xtv with th.
1792 -nJohn iiowiu'd Payne, author 0 f
A£r.r;«? Homv ' born -
1800—Hattie of \tonf>fwi|o,
18Z, ~nIS Vl . ,l i 0n '*! (slab-
!l8ne*l In t> recti?.
1825—Pauline Bonaparte tiled
1836—Eugene Hale, United States
«tor from .Maine, hoci.
1851—Vigilance committee crtr..-|,«a
In Bail Fran-ire >. “
If63—Dost M.-nmcnt of Afghanis-**
1 870—Charles Dickens, novelist, ai e s
Born February 7, HU.
1883—Tim Kelly, Phenlx Park mur-
!je>er. hanged In Dublin
1894—President Gonsales, of Paraguar
.... deposed and banished. '
1904—Levi Z. Letter died. Born No.
vember 2, 1114.
WILL D. UPSHAW AT BLUE
MOUNTAIN,
By A. H. Eliott.
"The greatest good a hero does man-
kind Is Just to have lived a hero"
I think Christopher Columbus was a
great man. Not for sailing seventy
days toward the sunset. He was a
great man for fighting eighteen years
of Ignorance, envy and superstition to
the end of getting ready to sail,
Huber Is a great naturalist by rea
son of the work he has done. But
Francois Huber Is a great man by
reason of the odds against which hs
achieved this work.
I was swept by the deluge of a
mighty symphony, and gladly paid
homage to th* marvelous musician
who .wrote It. But when I saw them
take him by the arm and turn his
eyes to tho applauding multitude, and
realized that the hand of Silence had
Smitten his hearing dead, I bowed my
head ajid paid obeisance to the great
ness of a man.
Do you bid me name the greatest
speech that Alexander H. Stephens
ever made? This la It: Forty vears
of silent endurance under the merciless
rod of bodily pain.
The other day. Will D. Upshaw
came to Blue Mountain and drew an
other bow of promise across life's sky
—the promise that no deluge of diffi
culty need engulf a human soul. He re
wrote for us across the sky of life
this mighty truth: The Immortal spir
it Is superior to Us crumbling tene
ment.
Do you think he did It In a long-
faced, lonesome, lugubrious way? Ha
did not. Did you think there was In
his manner or words or tones a bid
for your pity? There was not.
Do you know what men and women
and boys and girls and little children
need? It Is inspiration. That Is what
It Is—Ineplration. Yon give us inspira
tion. and we will do the rest. You set
before us the ladders, and we will
climb until our heartstrings snap.
That Is what Will D. Upshaw dnes-
glves us Inspiration. The boy who
leaves the hall at the close of one
of his lectures believes he can do
greater things than he thought o*
coming In. The girl goes away with a
higher and a holler purpose In her
heart.
W# are glad "Brother Willie” came
here. We are glad to have In us Ihs
abiding knowledge that while away
from her* he Is blessing other lives.
For the sunshine he brought us.
For the courage he taught us.
For the manifold measure of pleasure
he wrought us.
We love Brother Willie,
And cordially Call him—we maldeni
and men—
To come with his sunshine and se*
us again.
TO THE GLOOM8TER8.
Gloom, gloom, gloom:
Give as the tales nf the lomh; ■
Tnlcs of ilisennw and stories nf babbles
Breeding disaster and direful troubles.
Tell aa the Pile* of wonk sonla In damna
tion.
Tales full nf folk on the brink nf starvation,
(live us tho novel whose motive Is menu.
Mnnler and arson and ruthless rapine.
Tell of dead babies and heart-atrlekes
mothers, „ , ,, .
Sisters gone wrong and s jail full or
Clive us the’drnins of pnhltc corruption,
tunorenea grilled lu volrnnle eruption.
Toll no the tale of Beelsebebs time,
till op your pogea with frcnlt-mlnted crime,
Bunco nnd swindles, nml onward assaulters.
Forgers, shoplifters nud high-priced default*
tlliUllh. . .
Let all jour rUtlou» !»• rboww »«»»»
I'nmpniplta Itrfutmliijr with cavil «•»!
Sorrow, iiifafortnnc. indecency. woe,
Ilulu nml fnlthliMuncfl* everywhere-
Wherever ye eo
Brotlo neurotica will cry with *
He's hriHiKkt twenty Borrow* where on*
In-fore. jtpstjyjucK BANC*-