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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FKIUAI, JUNE Z9, l|gv.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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51
“Bucket-Shops” and Exchanges.
One of the moat Important measure* which will come
up for conalderaUon at the present session of the Gen
eral Assembly Is a bill prohibiting speculation, on mar
gins In commodities for future delivery.
This la a measure which will eall for the most ma
ture deliberation and the moat persistent effort de
manded by any bill before tbe legislative body. On
the one hand there Is no desire, and there should be no
desire, to restrict or destroy legitimate transaetlon»,or
to Invade tbe natural rights of commerce and Industry.
At the same time there la an unalterable determl-
.nation on the part of the people In general to wipe ont,
"once nnd forever, the Iniquitous system of bucket-shop'
speculations which are a gamble, pure and simple, with
no thought of an actual dallvery of tha commodities
purchased on margins.
A recent writer on the subject Informs us that the
name of “bucket-shop” originated In London about fifty
years ago In the slums of the East End where tbe riff
raff went about with their “buckets” collecting the swill
from beer-kegs thrown out of the saloons, and that the
obscure haunts where these unholy gleaners assem
bled to enjoy their revels were known as "bucket-shops.”
It Is not a very creditable origin for the name of a
business which has become so generally established, but
according to all Information of Us practices It seems
eminently well bestowed.
There Is a marked distinction between a legitimate
evrhnngo having membership on the great cotton, stock
or produce exchanges of the largp centers and these Ir
responsible “bucket shops" which carry fraud on their
very face. On the New York or New Orleans cotton
exchange, for Instance, transactions of less than 100
bales arc not allowed and It Is an absolute and estab
lished rule that all trades must bo for actual delivery.
The man who buys a thousand bales of cotton or a thou
sand bushels of wheat for October delivery, must when
October arrives, accept and pay for that cotton or wheat
There Is, of course, nothing to prevent him from selling
his wheat or cotton before the time of delivery arrive*.
The friends and advocates of the legitimate exchanges
say frankly that If Is thereby possible to gamble, even
on the recognised exchanges, but they argue that It Is
possible to gamble on practically every. contingency of
life, It a man Is so minded.
They hold that the legitimate use of the future mar
ket la Indispensable to the operation of factories. A
spinner, for Instance, receives an offer for so many
bales of cotton goods today, to be delivered next Octo
ber. He must begin at once to spin these, goods. He
goes on the exchange and buys enough cotton at the
price for Ootober delivery, makes his estimate of the
cnut ot the cloth on this basis and thereby Insures him
self against any loss by fluctuation of the market when
the time cornea for the delivery of the goods. He has
actually bought ao many bales of cotton at a given price
for October delivery to replaco the cotton ho has used
In making up the cotton goods to be delivered In Octo
ber. It la contend^ that othsrwlse the work of spinning
would be more of a'speculation than prevails under the
present system.
There la no objection In any quarter to this legiti
mate practice, and the friends of the legitimate ex
changes contend that It la absolutely necessary to the
conduct of the spinning business.
Tbe concerns are as anxious as any one else to
eliminate the bucket al)ops. In tbe Drat place It la con-
(ended that such bucket shoppers do not and could not
have membership on the large exchanges. It la a known
fiict that no man who haa ever bad any connaotton with
a bucket shop can buy a aeat on the large exchanges at
any price. He la a marked man from the time he en
ters the bucket shop bualnets. Ho cannot legitimately
got quotations from the exchanges, and consequently he
resorts to such practices as tapping the wires or se
curing secret Information from eome unworthy member
of tbe big exchanges who haa not yet been discovered
and exposed.
These bucket shops are known to manipulate their
quotations In order to wipe out the margins of custom
ers who would otherwise stand to make a profit, and
this la done In the moat shameless manner by a system
of "wash sale*” which are nothing more than fictitious
qnotatlona during a fluctuating market ao os to wipe out
the margin of a speculator when quotations are alleged to
fall below e point covered by tbe margins.
This la but one of the methods employed, while It te
e known fact that none of the contracts made are In
tended to be executed, for the simple reason that tbe men
who make them have no seat on the big exchangee. The
< 'iatomer Is simply betting with the members ot the
bucket shop—and It la not necessary to say that the let
ter bare all the advantage.
The Georgian has no desire to do anything more
than to present this question clearly before the people-
The whole country Is JnaUy aroused against the bucket
shops and the state of Georgia owes It te Itself to enact
legislation which will wipe them out forever.
Bst the question naturally arises would It not be bet
ter to begin, at least, by legislating only against what
are known to be fraudulent and Illegal concerns before
aiming a blow at one of tbe component pert* of a sys
tem ot legitimate business? There may be some at
tendant evils even on the pert of the recognised ex
changes, but we should look et the matter from a prac
tical point of view, consider the fact that It la possible to
gamble even on the moot legitimate transactions, and
then go out after the known abuses before disorganis
ing the entire system of commerce.
This distinction Is made by many ot the most prom
inent and substantial cltlsens of the state—men who are
as anxious for the suppression of the bucket shops as
any one else, and It seems but fair that this distinction
-i.-uld be taken Into consideration by the fair-minded and
dispassionate members of the legislature who hare this
"nr In hand.
The Telegraph and Its Editor.
A few days ago we quoted from The Macon Tele
graph an outside paragraph over which The Telegraph
had written a aarcaatlc headline, nnd both headline and
paragraph were In pursuance of a policy which The Tele
graph has of late developed, to reflect upon the Democra
cy and consistency of the editor of this paper.
To this paragraph and headline we replied In kind.
Wo took occasion to call attention to a most abusive
article which Thq Telegraph had written ttfc years
ago about Mr. William J. Bryan, and wo went ao far
aa to suggest that this editorial might bo seriously era-
barrasslng to <o ardent n professor of Democracy aa Tho
Telegraph In case Mr. Bryan’s present magnlflcont popu
larity should crystall.xo Into a third nomination for tho
presidency.
To this The Telegraph makes an elaborate and
lengthy reply which seeks to cover Its defense upon
many sins of omission and of commission. We quote one
paragraph for the purpose of personal comment:
“Every man that knows anything shout the con
duct of a dally ‘newspaper must know that It re
quires many pens and several scissors to mako as
great a paper as The Telegraph, and that the odl-
tor-ln-obief cannot drive them all. Of course Tho
Telegraph ae an organised. Incorporated Institution
Is morally and legally responsible for all that appears
In It* columns, nnd we wish In no way to escape any •
such responsibility; but ns The Georgian charges
malice afpretnought to the Individual head ot this
paper, whoso namo Is called, the fact that Mr. Pen
dleton never saw the paragraph until The Georgian
reproduced it. Is stated here simply and solely to
shovj that the charge of malice against him has no
foundation. This Is stated, be It understood, to shirk
no responsibility. But, to save our life, wo can see
no harm In the little hcndllne. Nevertheless, If It Is
offensive to Mr. Graves, wo cheerfully express our
regret that It appeared In these columns. We will
state further that the ,gentleman who wrote tho
headline hnB the highest personal regard for Mr.
Graves, nnd he had no thought of wounding him. It
was Intended as s piece of good-natured raillery, and
nothing more.”
The Telegraph Is mistaken In the supposition that
the editor of The Georgian was either wounded or of
fended by Its paragraph. Anger Is a luxury which no
really great newspaper'should Indulge. The newspaper
Is Impersonal. It Is a public voice and not a private or
gan. When Its Integrity Is assailed it should not respond
In temper, but in tranquil refutation, and when it Is nec
essary to Impugn the reliability ot tho assailant that
task should be performed In evenness of spirit and In am-
plltude of fact
The single paragraph and headline which appeared
In The Telegraph) was only an Incidental and compare
tlvely trivial expression of a policy which has been fre
quently evident In that papor to reflect hpon the political
attitude of the editor of Tho Georgian. We havo been
charged with fomenting strife, with consorting with tho
enemies of tbe party, nnd with being the author 6f twp-
thlrds ot the reforms now being agitated in the rapkB
of the Democracy. For this last allegation, which Is
partly true, we are undor obligations which make It Im
possible for us to grow heated over- the Injustice of the
earlier charges.
And so not in temper, but In amiable reprisal, we
found It necessary to revive a little record of Journalistic
expression which we do not Intend to use maliciously, but
■hall only reservo to hold In check any disposition on
the part of The Telegraph to grow excessively gay
during th* progress ot tho national campaign.
Jhe .Telegraph Iq p. great critic—and The Telegraph
Is likely to concede tho point without argument—but The
Telegraph must learn to refrain from throwing stones
while It I* either living or boarding In a glass house.
We ere not angry with The Telegraph. By no means.
We entertain for Colonel Pendleton the same high regard
and admiration wo have always felt, and this no public
or political tontroversy can destroy.
But we would have the dear Colonel understand that
when he seeks to cloud honest argument between us
with crltlcsl personalities, that we have him, for this
national campaign at least, distinctly on the hip In the
possession of an editorial whose responsibility he could
not evade If he would (and he has not tried) and that
this editorlsl must make him modest In his arraignment
ot honest Democrats who do not think by rule or act by
measure, but who believe In Democratic principles as old
as the republic and as venerable as tbe Democratic fa
thers who wrote them.
For the rest we speed to our esteemed contemporary
the assurance of our unchanged fellowship and regard.
Shall Labor Enter Politics ?
The Washington Post of June 21st haa the following
very Interesting presentation of fact and of opinion,
which It would be well for wise men In all parties to con
sider before the advent of tho next presidential election.
Says the Washington Post:
The failure of congress to take any action upon
the anti-injunction bill end the smothering ot the
eight-hour bill, after a favorable report had been se
cured from tho committee, and other evidences of a
hostile disposition on the part of certain members ot
congresa and political leaden, has caused a wide
spread and serious discussion among labor leaders aa
to the advisability of labor entering politics and tak
ing an active part In political campaigns aa a unit.
Theao discussions culminated In a meeting ot the
executive counett of the American Federation of
Labor yesterday, and Representative William Ran
dolph Hearat, who, In Ms official capacity and
through his newspapers, haa made himself a friend
of labor, was Invited to attend and make hla vlewk
known.
Mr. Hearat sold last night: "I spoke briefly be
fore the committee, merely expressing views that
hkre already appeared In my newspapers. I be
lieve that labor should go Into politics and make
a demonstration of Its strength. It will not receive
from either of the old parties the consideration It
deserves until It haa shown Its power at the polls.
“The labor movement must disregard party lines
more or lees, and must use Its Influence to advance
Its friends and expose Its enemies. To promote the
principles It advocates, labor must elect a certain
number of olfire holders who owe their first alla-
giance to the organised body of workers that elected
them.
“The labor people would probably achieve the
most If they. should elect a sufficient number ot
men to hold tbe balance of power In congress, for
IntUnce. %
“They wontd be In the position of the Irish mem
bers ot the house of commons, who do mot have a
majority, and yet, holding the balance of power, suc
ceed in securing tbe adoption of measures that serve
their Interests best.
“This la the day of Independent thought and ac
tion In politics. The words Democrat and Republi
can no longer define anything. Thera SYe- corpora
tion Democrats and Jefferaonlajt Democrats. There
are corporation Republicans and Lincoln Republi
cans. and the Jeffersonian Democrats and Lincoln
Republicans are more nearly alike than they era like
tbe other wings of their respective parties. The
battle must be fought according to principle, and not
according to party names, and the same thing that
applies to tbe laboring people applies to the people *t
large.
“There must be s distinct line drawn some
where and In some way between those that stand for
special privilege and those that stand for equal
rights; between trust government and popular gov
ernment. Either It will come abont that one of the *
old parties will stand for ,the trusts and the other
will stand for the people—and the battle will be
fought out In that way, or else there will be a third
party formed
'The people aro determined to resume control
of the government, nnd unless they can capture one
of the other parties they will start a new party. The
labor movement Is a phase of this general Indepen
dent movement, and the laboring people will serve
their Interests best If they vote for their friends and
the principles, and are not herded to the polls within
party lines.”
While Mr. Hearst and President GomperB de
clare the meeting did not contemplate even remote
ly any political alliances In 1908, the other labor
leaders were enthusiastic over the conference, and
till- observation was general that tho beginning of
tile Federation's advent Into active politics would
now he systematically mado under experienced lead
ership.
The wonder Is that the action suggested by Mr.
Hearst has not been put Into effect a long time ago. In
tlmo past the advent of labor Into politics as a distinct
organization hns been accompanied with some mistakes,
and has, therefore, met with some degree of disaster
at the polls, but In this larger and more enlightened
nge. It cannot bo denied that tho Indifference of certain
forms of qapltallsts which are themselves active and
dominant In politics to the rights and Interests of la
boring classcB, would seem to demand a reciprocal In
terest on the part of the laboring men In public affaire
and a counter organization to establish and protect the
rights which aro Imperiled by tbe organizations about
them.
No man could deprecate more thoroughly than we do
any suggestion of class antagonism or of class legislation,
but no fair nnd thinking man can read tbe history of
these eventful times about us without seeing a justlfl
cation for labor In entering upon politics In such organ
Ized and self-protecting system as will, at least, preserve
tho bnlanco between their Interests and the Interests
of the grqatcr corporations. *
Wellman’s Search for the Pole.
Walter Wellman sailed today for Tromsoe and from
there will push on Immediately to Spitsbergen. From
the latter place ho will sail In his large and well equipped
balloon on one of the most perilous and yet one of the
most promising expeditions In search of the North Foie
ever made by any man.
The fate of Andreo Is still fresh In the minds of tho
reading public. That is, so much of Ms fate as has over
become known. SInco the day whet? he made his ascent
In a mammoth balloon no word of him has ever been
directly received. It 1b believed that be was killed by
savage Esquimaux, who were frightened by his firing at
reindeer being killed for food, but this la merely an hy
pothesis. The truth of the matter. In the very nature
of things, will probably never be known.
But tho disaster which befell Andreo and his party
has not deterred the well-known newspaper man from
making this further attempt to reach the pole by means
ot a dirigible balloon. Ho has gone about his task In
tho most systematic manner. The sclenco of aerial
navigation has reached a much higher degree of perfec
tion than It had attained at the time Andreo mado his
attempt, nnd Wellman has availed himself of all the new
devices to Insure speed and safety. He apparently has
calculated every possible contingency.
The world will await with the keenest expectation
the result of his expedition. If he Is successful he will
have accomplished a feat which has been tho dream ot
daring adventurers ever slnco a northwest passage to thh
Indie/ first dawned upon tbe Imagination ot tbe world.
Tho northwest passage Itself has been found within the
past twelve months, but It was found to Ho far south
of the pole, and tho great desideratum which was the
outgrowth of this search for It, vlx., the attainment of
the pole Itself, Is yet one of the unaccomplished labors
of explorers. The bones of thousands ot men He whiten
ing on the froxen wastes of tho arctic regions, grim tes
timony to their daring and resolution In a desperate un
dertaking, but the advancement of science baa cleared
away so many mysteries and accomplished so much that
was seemingly Impossible that It I* not by aqjr means
Improbable that Wellman may adcceod.
The civilised world will look on with anxious expec
tation and thousands of good wishes follow the daring
aeronaut on bis perilous Journey.
CARD FROM JUDGE HINE8.
To tho Editor of Tho Georgian:
In the card of Captain Yancy Carter, which appeared
In your paper of the 26th Instant, he misstates the facts
so far ns I am concorned. I did not make the statement
attributed to me in this article, to the effect that Mr. Wat
son conferred with "nobody—none of the leaders, cer
tainly not me.” and that "I tried to get him to tell me
what he was going to say In his -speech and he refused.”
It would have been Impossible for me to know that
Mr. Watson conferred with "nobody—nono of the lead
ers;" and I could not and did not make such statement,
for I make It a point not to make statements which I do
not know to In- true.
Nor did I mako tho silly statement that I tried to
get Mr. Watson to tell mo what he was going to say In
his speech and he refused.
In my office. In the presence of several gentlemen,
of whom Captain Carter was one, the question came up,
If I kru-w beforehand that Mr. Watson was going to
make the statement In his Atlanta speech, that If the
Democrats were la earnest about the fear of negro dom
ination and wanted to put the negro out of politics, he
would Join them; and I replied that I did not. f fur
ther stated that there was no conference of the leaders
of the Populist party on the subject of the disfranchise
ment of tho negro, so far as I knew.
Mr., Watson's views on this subject were well
known. I was not surprised at his statement. Mr. Wat
son's position Is this, as I understand It. tbpt he bad com
municated his views to the leaders of his party, and nls
views 'on this subject were well known: that no dissent
was expressed; that his statement on negro disfranchise
ment In his Atlanta speech was met with uproarious and
hearty applause and approval; and thnt the approvers
and applattders of his statement should stand by him In
carrying out his pledge on this subject.
I acquit my friend. Carter, of any Intention to mis
quote me, but he made a careless reporter.
JAMES IC. HINES.
Atlanta, Juno 28.
CARD FROM AN EX-CONFEDERATE.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
Thorugh the kindness of my son. of tho Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, I am made a subscriber to your
much esteemed paper. I see In a copy one day last week
that three young ladles of. Agnes Scott Institute are rep
resented aB being In Asheville, N. C„ at a Y. M. C. A.
meeting, mnrchlng with a banner nnd singing “March
ing Through -Georgia." Is this' not a mistake of your
correspondent? Ib It possible that three Southern young
ladles would sing In public a Hoag which glorltles the
Incendiary Sherman and hla bummers for destroying tho
property of their fathers and insulting their mothers and
grandmothers? Or perhaps they were Northern young
ladles attending that Institute. But would It not bo
questionable taste even In them to sing this song In a
Southern town?
What a contrast to the dear little girl In Louisville
who refused to sing It and even put her fingers In her
ears to prevent hearing It nnd Is now an honorary
member of several United Confederate Veteran camps.
AN OLD CONFED.
St Charles, S. C., June 23.
"A CREDIT TO ALL NEW8PAPERDOM.”
(Brooklyn, N. Y., Standard Union)
The Atlanta Georgian, John Temple Graves' new pa
per, seems to be a success from the start, and It hns been
running only a Uttlo over n month. Mr. Graves Is an
advocate of high Ideals and boldly declares for Inde
pendence In politics. The columns of The Georgian are
free from tho sort of literature that has lately disgraced
the pages of his contemporaries and which was supposed
to belong to a past ern of Journalism, that of the wild and
woolly West. Mr. Graves Is, or was, a candidate for the
nomination by his fellow citizens to the United States
senato, but there Is no sign of tho personal abuse qf any
rival candidate, such as Is raging between the noted
candidates, both in control of an “organ," who aro seek
ing the guheriiHtiirl.il nomination.
Mr. Graves Is evidently doing his best to elevate
dhe tone of Georgia Journalism, nnd it was high time.
His paper deserve* to succeed, for It is a credit to all
newspaperdom. It appears to bo getting Its full share*
of the "sinews of war” for a newspaper, the patronage
of the business men of Its town, and that meanB a great
deal. It Is well made up. typographically and otherwise,
and makea n neat appearance, barring the big cartoons,
but thnt Is n common fault of tho day In newspaperdom.
INTANGIBLE.
Tomorrow Is & wonderful something to como;
As yesterday’s a wonderful something to go;
Though coming, and going, they stay In one place;
Though constantly standing they're still In tho race;
Today Is a thing pretty constant at hand:
He leaves In tho night but to taka tho same stand;
Tonight Is hist lady, who In mourning he dresses;
For she has a husband half dead, she confesses;
'TIs thus all tho days and tbe nights hasten by;
For yesterday's dead; nnd tomorrow'll soon dlo;
Today or tonight Is tho tlmo to consume;
As yesterday's gono, and tomorrow can’t come.
Cordele, Oa., June 25,1906. M ' STEAD ’
THE GEORGIAN REMARKABLE
IN NEWSPAPER HISTORY
■ BRUCE KENNEDY.
One of the South’s Best Known Newspaper Workers
Pays The Georgian a Splendid i
Compliment.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Os.
My Dear Mr. Graves:' Please let me tell you how completely soul'
satisfying The Georgian Is to one who has been plodding In a newspaper
way for about etghtoan years. It so fully fills my Ideals ot what the
June, 1104, newspaper should be that I find myself reading, re-reading
and carefully analyzing It every day It Is published.
Next to my family, I take more interest In the handling ot news than
anything else In this world. And so Tho Georgian nestles close to my
heart. Your staff has gone right to the core of the thing, and they art
eo ably supported by the mechanical departments that the result Is re
markable In the newspaper history of our country.
Many years 1 have been an enthusiastic admirer of the Chicago
newspapers. I have thought that the paper* of the Western city handled
thetr news In the most admirable manner of any newspapers on earth.
Slnca tha beginning of The Georgian I have said repeatedly to my young
men that your newspaper Is the beet exponent of newspaperdom In this
country.
I sincerely hope that the people of Georgia aro showing a material ap
preciation of what you are doing, and I know that the men you have
about you are reaplxf the greatest measure of satisfaction In the dally
execution of their fin • Was.
It was in my h.-at/l to write you these things, and I had to get It
out The day wilt coot*. soon I hope, when I will be able to see you In
person and congratulate you with more cordiality than I have been able
to do here.
With assurance of my high regard and since rest wishes for the suc
cess of your undertaking, I am, sir.
Yours very truly.
BRUCE KENNEDY.
City Editor Montgomery Advertiser.
Montgomery, Ata, June II, 1*04.
SITE FOR A NEW GOVERNOR'S
MANSION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Giving In my tax the other day, Mr.
Armlet sad remarked that eome partita
were advocating building a ngw gov
ernor's mansion away out Peachtree
street, but he thought, os the state
house was on ths south side of the
city, ths governor's residence should be
near It. and an Idea* lot for the pur
pose was the former home of that good
and great man. Governor Joseph E.
Brown, on Washington street. He
thought the Brown heirs would bo
willing .to dispose of ths lot for the
governor's dwelling, and It would be so
accessible to hie place of business, the
capftoL and convenient to the mem
bers of the legislature, and It would
prove a healthful walk for the govern
or to go and coma for hla meals Instead
of taking the street car* all tha time.
I thought tc a capital Idea and told
him to get Mr. Graves to write It up
In The Georgian, and said I would call
' 1m and suggest tt. You were not
In. to I have written the above, that
you may seal tha proposition with your
most potent approbation If It strikes
your eupertor Judgment as It does my
Imagination. Respectfully,
June 21. J. J. RICHARDS.
OUR MUNICIPAL PRAYER.
(By A. L. A.)
Grant our prayers (tty rather,
Ileer the noble Temple Graves
Do not (wake the harden harder,
I>o not make ns “brlrk wall*—stares."
liar# merry with tbe brawn race—
Aed let ns have n breathing space.
Let tbe rich man and tbe shirker
. Have thetr Knrope and tbe shore.
Let them have It-bnt the worker
You remember end tbe pose.
DUak of human brines' feeling*.
Though we bravely bear eur lot
to I sow we beg you. face to face.
Pray,.let as hah a breathing spare.
COL. JAME8 M. 8MITH TELL8
OF THE M'WHORTER LETTER
To the Editor of The Georgian.
In regard to Judge McWhorter's let
ter. recently pybllshed In reply to
Hon. Hoke Smith, I have this to eay:
I was passing through Athena on
mjr way to a speaking appointment,
nnd ntopped at the Commercial hotel
U! hour or two, waiting for the train.
No one in Athens, u far at I know,
knew-in advance of my passtngtbrough
the city at that time.
I met Mr. Hugh Rowe, editor of Thq
Athens Banner, who came to my room
and read over to me Judge McWhor-
terie letter. After hearing the letter
read, 1 asked Mr. Rowe to request
Judge McWhorter to leave out of his
letter all reference to me, ae I did not
wish to become connected with any
B irsonal controversy existing between
on. Hoke Smith and Judge McWhor
ter.
At this time I did not expect to
eee Judge McWhorter. However, be
fore I left. Judge McWhorter came to
my room. I mode the eome statement
to Judge McWhorter, which I had
rood# to Mr. Rowe, and requested him
to leave out of hie letter all reference
to nie for the reason already stated.
Judge McWhorter, upon reflection, raid
he believed I was right and he would
do ao.
Pretty soon. I left for my train. I
did not see Hon. Clark Howell or have
any communication with' him In any
manner whatever. Did not know
Judge McWhorter had written any
such letter until It was read to me by
Mr. Rowe.
In passing through Athens, the
“t Mr. Rowe, the reading of
Judge McWhorter's letter to me, and
meeting Judge McWhorter Was all
accidental and wholly unexpected to me.
Pam aura I had no deelre to do Hon.
Hoke Smith or any one else any In-
)ustlce and did not directly, or Indi
rectly, remotely or otherwise, help any
one to fix up a letter abusing him, or
raferring to him In any manner. All
I wish to eay or to write In reference
to Hon. Hoke Smiths or eny one else.
I will s*y myself and write over my
own signature.
I am run nine my own campaign and
will be glad to have the help of all
thoee who Indorse my platform.
The public will not fall to see that
the effort to distort the facts and lug
me into a controversy existing be-
tween the Hon. Hoke Smith and Hon.
Clark Howell, on the one part, or Hon.
Hoke Smith and Judge McWhorter
on th* other part, does me great In
justice.
JAS. M. SMITH.
Smlthonla, Ga., June 17. 1906.
Republicans of Maine met In state
convention at Portland op Wednesday
of this week. There Is no opposition to
the renominatlon of Governor Cobb.
By Prlrate Leased Wire.
New York. June 29.—President Roosevelt
will come over to Oyster Bay next week
nnd I understand Is determined there shall
be a time,of rest for him this summer
The president had little rest during bis
stay at home last summer. He had ths
Jnpanese-Russlan wnr and other weighty
matters on his hands, and might Just
well have stayed at Washington, so fir
ns any real cessation from the burden of
governing was concerned. It Is to be dlf.
ferent this summer.
There will lie a t amping out and boatin*
excursions with the children, and a tlm!
of ns near rest as Mr. Roosevelt Is canal. .
of. Only such governmental affairs as
absolutely require the president's personal
attention will he submitted to him and
with rare exceptions the only visitors at
Sagamoro Hill will he personal friends who
will leave business behind when they coma
Friends of the president declare that this
course Js necessary ns eron the aorta*
steel nerves of Mr. Roosevelt are bglunlug
to feel the enormous strain to which the?
have been subjected.
Really, the men of the Newport smart
set are on the point of mutiny on account
of the strenuousness of dressing for society
functions. A Jolly old bachelor summed no
his tiny’s troubles as follows; P
“There’s the negligee morning garb,
which, by tho way. Is the only comfortable
one of the dny. Then comes th** luncheon
suit, thou the afternoon conventional drpss
and full dress for dinner.
“It’s hard work to make these quick
changes when a fellow Is on a vacation
What we chnps want Is on all around
knockabout summer dress that will pen out
through the day till dinner time. Let tbe
women do tho dressing. They like It”
After the Fourth of July, when the season
really opens In full blast, the men will
have n hearing, nnd on that date they
will hold a stag convention on the subject
of comfortable dress at which every man
Is to register his opinions for or against,
or forever hold his peace. It already has
been learned that every man Jack le for It.
nnd it looks ae though the motion would
be carreld unanimously.
What Fritz Rrhmltz, n baker, did to
George Consldlne early this morning le the
talk of that section of the city where
Consldlne Is Jolly-man. Consldlne is pro
prietor of tbe Hotel Metropole, and one
of tho best known sporting men In tbs
**16. Metropole man nnd his friend were
In a Jovial hnmor nnd they thought It
would be n fine lark to drive off with tbe
baker's wagon. They Jumped from the
cab Into the wagon and started down
Broadway.
The driver came out of tbe restaurant at
that time and sprinted after the wjigon. He
was gaining rapidly, nnd Consldlne aud his
friend got out of tho wagon and climbed
into the cab, which had followed.
Before they had a chance to drive sway
the baker was upon them. He dragged
Consldlne out of the cab, by the hair of
the head, aud rudely punched him. His
friend remonstrated and was knocked down.
The rnb driver started to mix In and
promptly regretted It. All three were sor-
rowful objects when the police appeared.
The lighting baker mounted hla seat and
drive away before any one could Inter*
view him.
•Tn toxica fed from over-indulgence In the
use of alcoholic llquofe." la the diagnosis
of the rase of n cow which set the moun
tain village of Normnnvllle, Ps„ wild with
exeltemhu. She had licked up the entire
contents of n barrel of hard elder which
had been nceldentnlly overturned, nnd. after
the cider had tnken effect proceeded to
do things.
Th- path of "mooley'' was littered with
debris until It resembled ths bsseme. t of
n Junlc shop. Finally tbs rolled Into a
ditch nlonK the roadside and went to sleep.
She was hound, muzzled, and * .physician
was summoned to examine her. Her horns
feel too long this morning, and she bts
an abnormal desire for cold water. Other
wise she la all right.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
Now York. June 29.—Hers are some
of tho visitors in Now York today:
ATLANTA—Miss M. L. Baker, C. K.
Davis and wife. Mrs. K. P. Hamilton,
M. S. Harper, C. M. Thomas, A. Crulck-
shnnk, R. V. Hnrtwell and wife, J. L.
Key, Miss Leander, A. Leander end
wife, J. A. Paynes and wife, Mrs. J.
Wills. , „
AUGUSTA—M. Funkle and wife.
MACON—F. A. Beattie, J. E. Hsll,
Mrs. C. B. Willingham.
SAVANNAH—J. A. Bell. Mis* y.
ChoMoltn. C. Lawson, Mra. L. R. > a>n *
T. a Wyllie, Jr. *
Tins DATE IN HISTORY.
JUNE 29.
15««—Sir Henry Yelverton bom.
1693—English under Rooke defeated by
Admiral Tourvllle off Cape SL
Vlncont. _
1734—Imperialists defeated at Parma,
1797—cisalpine republic established.
1817—Plus VII. condemned Bible so*
clerics by bull.
1840—Luclen Bonaparte died.
1846—Resignation of the Peel ministry.
1852—Henry Clay, American states-
ninn, died. Bom April 12, J;']•
1861—Elizabeth Barrett Browntn* died.
Bom 1809. .
1864—Confederates victorious at battle
.of Ream's Station, Vo.
1873—First reception of foreign mlms-
tere by emperor of China at Pe
kin.
1884—Pnllssa discovered * new ester
old of the twelfth magnitude si
1888—Mr ""itamersley mm ivied to Duke
of Marlborough in New York.
1891—Prince George of Greece arrnea
1895—Thomas'* 0 !!. Huxley, J;"? 11 *?
scientist, died. Bom Me> *
1125. ‘
TRIBUTE TO TECH.
Ons of the mott useful edoc*tl''n«l l I ' , U'
tattoos tn Georgia I* the Techttelorfc*
lege et Atlsnte. which hss Just *7^'”
inud for inch Is greeter then the euppu-
Naehrltle American.
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS. O
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Representative South Trimble^°f
Kentucky, hue announced blmeeii "
candidate for the lleutenant gov'^
ship Of his State. Mr. Trimble Is no^
serving hl» third term A mem
the house. *
The Kentucky Democratic etnt* *£
ecutlve commtljee hon fUed upon^ f ^ f
vember 4 for a primary f’® 0 '* i n eS
State officers. A Democratic nomiM-
for the United States senate t ^
ceed Senator McCreary will
voted for at that time by th* P**’**
William J Bryan a l t < *T.l°J’Vl*-
chol. e of the Democratic party 0*^ M
consln. At the state conveonrai*
held in Milwaukee this we-k D tf|#
purpose of framing a p.atform »
state campaign It Is practically c*rU
that he will he Indotsed.