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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY, JT’LY 4. I**. Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. _i Telephone ] Connections j Wllllnm. presented Garcia with the old gold medal for science. Garcia was also the recipient of a portrait of him j self, painted by John S. Sargent. Most of the noted to enlists of modern times were his pupils at one time or another. Subscription Rates: l|One Year $4.50 I Six Months 2.50 '(Three Months 1.25 iByCsrner, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. >:> EnterM a, second class matter April 18. ISOS, at the Poe to (flee at Atlanta. Oa.. under set at con areas of March 3, U79. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE 8ummer friendahlp, Whoae flattering leavea that shadowed ua In Our prosperity, with the least gust drop off In th’ Autumn of adversity. —Philip Massinger Atlanta’s Prosperous Banks. Th* statement of the condition of the banka of At lanta, published in The Georgian on yesterday, Is a gratl lying algn of the prosperity which the city now enjoy*. Without exception tho officer* of thee* benka an nounce that their banks have declared large semi-annual dividend*, reaching as high as 5 per cent, and have fur- thitnnore carried a handsome sum to the surplus ac count. The amount of money turned loose In dividends dur ing the past few days by these prosperous banks amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the -atplus put sway goes to establish still further the sta bility of the various Institutions. As an indication of the general prosperity of the city thi'M statements are particularly gratifying. The banka themsalrw could not prosper unless the various lines of industry and commerce were also prospering, all of which merely comet as a confirmation of the heelthy con ditions which were already known to exist. With our bank clearances growing every week at a prodigious rate and the dividends end surplus accounts Increasing, there Is every reason for us to feel proud and happy. This perhaps would be a fitting time to express an ap preciation of the high data of bank ofllclali In Atlanta v ho have the management of these essential Institutions in charge. Wo willingly challenge comparison with the bank officials of any other city In the United ’States, with con- lidence that ttie estimate of our own will be confirmed. They know how to enjoy life, as Indicated when they met here recently In their annual convention, and In bus! nous hours they know how to conduct their business with a due regard for the beat Interests of the people and the Institutions themselves. Their record thus far this year la highly gratifying, and la but an earnest of what they are yet to do. The Fourth of July odltlon of The Undalo Free I-amo, consisting of thirty-two page* In red. white and blue, ia one of the moat excellent special numbers of the present summer- It 1* profusely Illustrated and con tains a number of special articles setting forth th* pros perity of that community and of the state at large. Th* Free Lance la as full of enterprise as dynamite le of danger. The Death of Manuel Garcia. The death of Manuel Garcia, which occurred on th* first day of the present month, at hla home In London, removes one of the most remarkable men of the present century. H He was born In Madrid on March 17, 1805, and so waa more than 101 years of age. It la to the family of which he was a member that ws owe the Introduction of Italian opera to this country. Senor and Senora Garcia, their daughter Maria (the Mattbran). CrtveHl, Angrtsant, Barblert and Roalch, and young Manuel Oarda, the subject of this notice, and tb* basso of the troupe left Liverpool on a packet boat In Augnat, 1816, and after five weeks reached New York, lb -re the first Italian opera troupe was organised, and from November 88 or 89. 1885, until September 30, 1880, gave performances In the Park and Bowery theaters of the then dayi. A theatrical notice which tetli much of the Oarcla family aa It was In the days of long ago follows: In the year 1885, on November 89, et the old Park theater In New York, there oeourred one of tho most memorable operatic performances ever known, namely, the first American production of Roeslnl'e “Barber of 8e- \ 111*,” by the celebrated Garcia family. No less than four of the principal rolea were sung by members of th Ik remarkable family of vocalists, Senor Garcia, th* fat Iter, one of the greatest tenors that ever lived, tak ing the pari of Count Almavlva; Senora Garda, the mother, a superb contralto, that of Dr. Bariolo's house- keeper; Maria Felldta Garda, th* divine songbird who was soon destined to attain world-wide fame as Mate. .M.iiti-ran, that of Roelna, while her brother, Manuel Gar rlu. a magnificent barytone, took th* pari of the wily harbor. Figaro. ■■ Garcia sung In tho troupe for several year* In this] country nnd In Mexico, and then returned with hla fa ther and the other lingers to Europe; In 1989 he re- tii.il from the stag* and took up the profession of a teacher of music and alngtng. He went deeply Into the subject he was to teach, lit- attended hospital teats and examined In the body the Inner layers of the abdominal musdei and the Inter costal system, so as to get at the mechanical breathing operation In connedlon with dlaprSgmatlc action. He analysed tho ‘three-tone properties—pitch, timber and Intensity. He defined resonance as "the reinforce-’ mont of a tone by a quality of confined air, the rate of vibration of which Is the same as that of the tone rein- forced Tho culmination of his studios was the Invention of the laryngoscope, sa Instrument for the Inspection of the larynx. Garcia's hundredth birthday waa celebrated last year, when he waa decorated by King Edward, Emperor William and tbe King of Spain. King Edward received him In Buckingham Palace and bestowed on him the enmmandcrahip of tho Victorian Ordor. Later he attended a reception held under tb* aut- l-lcea of the I-aryngologlcal Society, where he received an enthusiastic welcomo from e number of distinguished person.. During the reception the Spanish charge d’af- lain-a the Marquis lo Vlllalobar, Invested him. In behalf ot King Alfonso, with the Royal Order of Alfonso XII, while I’rof. Fraenkel, of Berlin, representing Emperor r The Lindley Murray of Park. Row. We pause In tbe busy routine long enough tb direct public attention to this choice buneb of words uttered by the great Galahad of "English undeflled," that very Zollus of parts of speech, the New York Sun: "Slssdwatb, King of Cambodia, Is now visit ing France, accompanied by some ot Ills "balle- rlnl," than whom there are none In the world so remarkable for sumptuous attractiveness." We have long boon persuaded that Tbe Sun waa tbe Great Cham of dally literature "than whom” there “are' no one In the world "so” remarkable for sumptuous beauty and recondite learning, but this new combination of alngular plurals and mlsmafed comparatives takes tbe worn worsted off the underbrush. It Is a combination. If not a form divine, calculated to make latter-day Quin Uliana stare and gasp. Tbose "ballerinr—to use the soft Tuscan term In which The. Sun delights, whet) It Is discussing a Siamese subject In Sanskrit—may be very remarkable, but when the chief atomiser of pelucld speech reaches up Into the head waters of the Castallan spring and brings forth a calabash of sparking word-drops, wo needs must recog nise him as an adept "than” whom there "are" no one 'so" remarkable In all tho cosmogony of tongues. We would never know when the old rules of gram mar were amended or repealed If .The Sun Itself did not sit like a sentinel on tbe wateh-tower and give notice when some butcherly scribe committed a solecism, split ting his Infinitives, mayhap, with an abandon which Indi cated that be ought to bo splitting wood. But Tbe Sun voluntarily maintains Its place on this commanding emi nence and keeps wetcb end ward over the world of letters. W* may wake up in tbe night with a sickening sense that somebody Is taking liberties with Lindley Murray or using the tempered stylus ot Cyrus Townsend Brady for a can-opener; but a moment later we reflect that The Sun's young men "than" whom there "are" no one In the world "so" remarkable by reason of very brightness— are, like Achates, faithful to the tomb, ao we turn over and go to sleep again. The benofleent labors of The Sun do not end here, It keeps ua In touch with the beat poetic thought ot the day. Like tbe proprietors ot Warren's blacking, “they keeps a poet of their own," who dashes off little pieces for the paper as easily as “Big Tim” Sullivan makes n speech or "Little Tim" applauds It. But to add variety to the column ot poems really and truly worth reading It oc casionally goes out Into a neighboring garden and plucks a little nosegay like this, for Instance: "We walked the blossom maxes dreamily. What lime the day had reached Us crimson close,. When she, with gracious smile, bestowed on mo A wondrous flower, the garden’s fairest rose. My wish—she might have read It in my eyes— Was not for worldly power or place or pelf, But that she would bestow, In kindred wise, On me th* fairest rose ot maids—herself" Lest anyone should be misled, this little boutonniere Id entitled "Bestowal'' and bears a name which soured hu morists occasionally Insist on spelling "Collard*”—which the same Isn't bis name at all. But over whatever name or under whatever title It might appear, there could be no doubt of the originality of the Idea. There Is.' to be sure, an obscure little Jingle about “queen-rose In the rosebud garden of girls” which used to be current a number of years ago, and there la a lumbering line of more ancient date about Proserplm whoever she was—"gathering flowers, herself a fairer flower." She was merely picking blackberries, compared to the consummate art with which Tho 8un's moat dainty Ariel gathered this duster of Malmalsons. The Grub street bard waa a piker from Pike county compared to the Hafls of Manhattan. Thus It Is that The Sun keeps the world of letters from lapsing Into, primeval night by holding for our guidance the flambeaux ot literary trutfi and beauty In tbe foggy era of Billy Baxter and Chlmmio Fadden. Let ua spread out our prayer rug and be thankful for the light of The 8un ‘‘than" which, among all the luminaries, there "are” no one ao remarkable In all tho twelve houses of the Zodiac. Honors for John Bible. We are Indebted to our contemporary, the South Ful ton Enterprise, for tho story of the remarkable success and growth which has come to a young dtlsen of Fulton county In the state of Michigan. John F. Bible wee a mere boy when he located at Bait Point twenty-eight year* ago. Young as he was, he mad* upon the Beat Pointer* an Instantaneous impres sion tor manliness, high character, quick decision and alert Intelligence. These qualities so Impressed his fellow cltlsens that the young man waa Intrusted with the deli cate work ot writing the charier tor East Point, and the charier, juat aa written by hla hand, peaaed the Georgia legislature and became the law of the town. Mr. Bible we* one of the first members ot the city council, end when th* city council wee elected, the first mfyor becoming Incapacitated from service, John F. Bible was elected as hie successor. No undertaking was too great, no detail too trifling tor thli Indefatigable worker In behalf of hla-community and hla friend*. From a responsible position with one of the large manufactories et East Point, he yet found abundant time to help develop th* Ilfs and tho laws of th* little city In which he lived, nnd when he left East Point no man’s departure waa ever more regretted and no man's character left more durably In the respect and confi dence of his fellow cltlsens. Mr. Bible went fropi East Point to Ionia, Mich., and that Republican stronghold speedily and twice In suc cession elected him Us Democratic mayor by over whelming majorities. Two years later he was chosen president ot tbe League of Michigan Municipalities, giving five years of splendid service to good government end to th* prin ciples of tbe Democratic party. He wa* honored shortly afterwards with the nom ination for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket of that state, and a well founded rumor comes back to Oeorgla that at the next state convention, the Mich igan Democracy will Indorse John F. Bible, late of East Point, tor vice president -a* tbe running mate of Wil liam J. Bryan. Rarely among tbe young men who have gone out from this community, have character, decision, energy, Integrity and fine, alert Intelligence been more atflfUy and more substantially rewarded than In this young Georgian who now represents our commonwealth In the distant slat* ot Michigan. s Greetings to the Rural Carriers. Tho Georgian extends Its heartiest greetings to the rural mall carriers who havo assembled In annual con vention from all over the atate In Atlanta today. Tbe program outlined for them during this patriotic birthday of the nation combines bualness and pleasure and promises to be one long to be remembered. This Is as It should be. Tbe gentlemen composing the roster of rural njall carriers of the state of Georgia are among the most progressive, Industrious and Intelli gent to bo found In any walk of life and they are con tributing more and moro every year to tbe growth and prosperity of the state. It would be difficult to overestimate the Importance of the rural free delivery system throughout the country. It has succeeded In bringing the country nearer to the city nnd thus has contributed In no Inconsiderable degree toward the dissemination of Information and tlje pleasures of country life. Tbe day of Isolation and tbe limited op portunities for keeping abreast of the times Incident to tbe old system are already a thing of the past. Tho country gentleman may now enjoy all the advantages of rural life'and at the same time keep closely In touch with tbe outside world. He bss bis dally paper, hlr dally letter*, and his mall order purchases from the larger centers, all of which make him Independent and happy- far happier, perhaps, than bis brother In the crowded cities. The rural carriers are, of course, Important function aries In this system. They discharge their duties not only with fidelity, but with a keen Intelligence and a do- sire to be of genuine aervice to the people whose wants they supply. They are mighty factors for the upbuilding of the country as a whole and they are entitled to their full share of praise. We trust that their stay In the city will be pleasant and that they will enjoy every moment of the day as outlined In tbe general program. The army of Georgian carrier boys, on their Fourth of July outing, were one of tbe notable features of tbe day. If there Is anybody on earth who can get enjoy ment out of a holiday it Is a healthy, hefty ypung Amer ican, and he waq in his element today. . MESSENGERS. (Love's boldness Is Its own excuse: And Sincerity ne’er sues for pardon.) Ah Roses, rare and pink, tbou art ever dear to me; Are, my purest gift from God's bright realms above; Then con.) thou near—I've a secret to impart thee Entreating that thou bear It hence to her, my Love. O come, tbou. nearer still nnd raise thy lips to mine. That, In one dear moment of sweetest, wildest bliss, My heart's puro love may flow Into the depths of thine And, departing, may thy petals bear the Impress of my kiss. Thence to her. betake thysolveB, on pinions light and swift Delaying not till Into her sick-room thou art borne; Then, close beside her cheeks thy drooping heads uplift, And, whispering, breathe thy heart's sweet secret unto her alone. —CALVIN F. CARLTON. WAT80N AND CARTER, To tb* Editor of The Georgian: There seems to be a general disposi tion running through the human fam ily to "tatty" a fellow more, when you want him to do something. We are always reedy, I suppose It Is human nature to be encomiastic when we have i "ax to grind." This Is not my purpose whtfn I say th«t the columns of no psper In the state of Georgia, or In the South are more Just In their Intelligent expression of opinions than The Geoaglan. It stands out superbly, magnificently and alone. Now, there le no necessity for my championing the cause of the Hon. Thomas E. Watson, the most gifted historian In the South, a gentleman whose escutcheon Is unspotted, whose Integrity Is conceded, even by hts in telligent opponent. Now In the days when he was lead ing the Populist party, he was the great Jupiter. In those stormy days that tried the souls of splendid m|i, there tv-re a lot of small satellites that twinkled around and about him. They were failing over each other, eager to touch the honest hems of hts clean garmentr Some of them, while this eloquent tribune was touring the state rediscovering the old landmarks of Jeffersonian Democracy, attained some political distinction. There Is one case about which I desire to speak. It was In the Thirty-first senatorial district, the Hon. Yancey Carter was the Popu list nominee for the senate in that dis trict. He would never have been elect ed had It not been for the fact that this gifted orator, this polished publicist delivered two noted speeches In his district This, I believe, waa the first time Mi. Carter waa ever a candidate for a public otrice, and he waa elected as a result of Mr. Watson's logical exposition of Populistic principle*. Then Mr. Carter tried It alone. He quit the party that he once loved so dearly, and went back to the Demo cratic party, sought the nomination tor the legislature In the Democratic -primary nnd was disastrously and overwhelmingly defeated..- From that time on, down until the time that Mr. Carter became a candidate for sheriff, he was considered a Democrat. In this county's primary, for county of fices, he wss again overwhelmingly de feated, falling to carer his own home precinct. Mind you he was In this primary aa a Democrat. When the Populist party men. In ex ecutive session In Atlanta, at the Kimball House, In room No. 4, he there meets with them to woo and love again hts old Populist sweetheart. The Indications were that the fair maiden refused to flirt with him. Hav ing been repudiated by the Democratic tatty, and falling to be made one of ts leaders, he seeks now to reorgan ise the dlslntegnated remnants of the Populist party. No. longer than yes terday I was asked: "Hairston, are you going to Join the Yancey Carter wing of the Populist party?" This wing I* noted only or IU fragility. The Populist party has st last been absorbed by the fol lower! of the Immortal Jeffersonian principles, and those who have strayed away have returned home, and not even can Yanoey Carter lead them astray. Nobody knows better than Captain Carter that he could have never been elected without the match less advocacy of the peerless Watson. Let ua be fair: the Interest of the people It at stake, the rights of the masses are In Jeopardy, the ambition of no one man should come between the masses and their unalienable rights Watson, during the recent Populis tic campaign battle, was Its great cus todian, and many of the little stump speakers would read the People’s party paper and charge their pop guns and go to the militia district court ground to defend the cause they loved ao well; Carter used to do this himself. Nearly all the literature we had-In oa* days waa furnished by Thomas _ Watson. Now, If Mr. Carter love* those principles and -wishes to see them triumph,- why does he not proceed to affiliate with th* most available man? The milk of the cocoanut la: Mr. Car ter hates Tom Watson. Now, this, I believe, to b* th* correct solution ot Mr. Carter's attltud* In the campaign. In conclusion, when th* little fel- Csrter's History Reviewed. To the Editor of Tho Georgian: Sir: I see you give W. Y. Carter apace to try to make the Hon. Thomas E. Watson look like thirty cents, so please allow me space to say a few words In his defenss, not but that be can defend himself, but there are a few things that must be sold. Yancy begins by working himself Into a fren- sy because Tom did not ask his and the other boys’ permission to make that famous speech of tbe 1st of September, 1(04. But It seems that he made the speech and It was well received; he (Carter) then goes Into spasm* be cause Mr. Watson oxpected all Popu lists who then Indorsed him to stand by him now, and asks will they do It. which, I think, they will, as they are very much given to doing the thing that they Indorse, and also the other things that he said that coincides with tholr Idea of right, and I know he would have them do no more. As to Mr. Watson's remarks about the crowd that led t)ie fight for tbs Pop convention on July 4, next, he can not be far from the track. I know Yancy Carter; he Is a special personal friend of mine, and it Is a source of genuine regret that a circumstance should* rise wherein I am called upon to call hts attention to some things about his recent movements Yancy, I did not knojv, neither do you, that Tom Watson knew what your political faith was when you first began to perform tho revenue stunt In these parts; most psople Just knew that you held an ap pointment under Buck, and you have no right to exclude Thomas from tho list. But we do know that some time after that you were a Democrat, and after that a Populist, running for the Georgia senate, and got elected by a small, very small, majority, and after Yes, Yancy, Tom Watson made two speeches In your senatorial district, and set forth th* principles of Populism as only Tom Watrfon could, and without which your name would have been Dennis, while we will agree that ho did not point .you out and call *you by name, he built the stair by which you went up. He explained th# principles and platform'ot Populism, and you were elected on this same platform; therefore, you owe your election to Tom Wataon more than any on# man In Oeorgla; and remember you were elected on the Populist platform—anti- barroom plan. Not one voter In ten knew that you objected to the anti- barroom plan. I did not, and I was much closer to you than the average. Now, after you were elected, what sort of service did you give? The echo answers what sort? It Is no part of my business to criticise your service In tbe Georgia senate. The voters have placed their criticism and sealed It with their disapproval, and that must be final. You offered for the legisla ture In 1(01, and was turned down. You offered In 1(00 for sheriff, and was overwhelmingly turned down, fall ing to carry a single district Now, as appears on th* election returns of May 10. 1(00, you could not get elected bailiff to th* Justice court In your home district. Now, if this doesn’t convince you that you are dead, you would not believe that you were dead If your bead was chopped off. Your tired legs had nsted scarcely a week from your disastrous ract In the Dem ocratic primary until you were tearing down to the-elty of Atlanta and getting yourself Interviewed and saying that there would be a full Populist ticket tows who are trying to traduce Mr. Watson, and malign hit spotless name spoil . —when they have plaited their crown of thorns and placed them as they think upon nls brainy head—when hla persecutors are gone and forgotten— his name will loom up In history as ons of th* greateet historians and statesmen that th* world has ever pro duced. With two years' service In congress h* gave us the R F. IX, and forced the railroads to place upon every box car an automatic car coupler—no man has ever don* more than this In a two years' congressional term, eatabllshlng th* fart beyond cavil, that he Is pre eminently a statesman of th# ftrat wa ter. There are a .great many things that w* differ with Mr. Watson about, but notwithstanding this fairness forces us to concede hts unsurpassed ability, his boneety and unstinted love for the tolling mosses from Alaska’s Icebound shores to Mexico’s tropical clime, and we halt him as a great com moner. Respectfully. W. M. HAIRSTON. THE TORREY DISCUSSION. To the Editor of fair Georgies: I here read with considerable Interest log pKmo my vtiwp«4at there la merh difference between th* severs! dls- potssts as to the result. fUWUmeatsl prlsctple Involved. as I tee It, Is this: Query—list toy organisation Bare a scriptural rhnrch anv seriptoal authority to prrceh th* goapetf I oesgeot that the Rev. W. L. Ilnohlentt teed lo the discussion ted ex-Gorereor North** follow. Some, Gs, Job* ». UOS hear of you exclaiming with the eloquence ot Demosthenes that It was not a question ot votss but a question of princlpl*. Oh, th* dear old Popu list party must be saved! My son, about seven weeks ago you were mak ing a noise Ilk* It was awfully a ques tion of votes; now, Yancy, you blow up so much hot sand about Tom Watson boys whether It would do. Whom did you ask about this state Populist tick et business other than Julian MoCurry? I heard on Monday, the llth Instant, that you (to us* your own simile) were In th* bed and under th* "klver” with Julian preparing this tirade against Tom Watson, and when I look over It I see very much the favor of both Its father and mother. Now, It seems that your humbts correspond ent was big enough to be consulted In the matter of your race In th* Demo cratic primary for sheriff; In fact, you consulted all ot us boy* often and ear nestly, but since th> 10th of May you don't seem to consult anybody. Her* Is the Fourth ot July right on us. No county convention called. In fact none wanted. Carter is going to represent this county, In fart Carter la the whole show. Well, all right; you go on to tb* convention Just by your lonely self, and then you won't be bothered with dissenting voices, and put out a ticket and by all means you are th* man to run for governor, as you have nothing to lose, so what you gain will be all clear grin. There are several Democratic papers that will blow your horn until the lid of August, hut after that you and your state ticket wlU be heard from no more. Now, Yancy, you have a perfect right to do all these thing* if you want to; but you must allow th* people to think Just what they pitas* about It, and don't you forget they are thinking! F f M. JOHNSON. Bowervllle, Oa, June II. TIIE HUD—THE ROSE. (Apotoglre to Ethel Morrison Lackey.) Vets Coquetry, tboe art the tender bod. Leer Lore, tbou art tbe full-Mows res*. And thy twenty , .___ Of the kmg night's fondest dream. ,-U.VIV l- <UBM MY ANCE8TOR8. To the Editor of The Georgian: Being a plebeian, I sm rather sensi tive when the question of ancestry Is discussed. Once upon a time a lady boasted In my presence that she was descended from William the Con- quoror. "Please don't mind that; replied with dll the saccharine bitter ness I could Infuse Into my tones. "Please don't mind that; I've had some disreputable ancestors myself.” > Desiring, like most men, to trace my Uncage from some distant even though disreputable source, I was pleased when Herbert Spencer Informed me that he was In doubt os to whether man Is descended “from soft-bodled worm or a crustacean having an exte rior skeleton." But, alsa! a reverend writer on evo lutlon In Saturday's Georgian shatter* my pride, for he tells us that “Those who speak of man coming • • • from any lower species of life do not under stand what evolution means.” As Her bert Spencer, Lamarck, Darwin and some ten thousand othsr men o science. Including Huxley and Tyn doll, do not know what evolution means, and the reverend gentleman evidently does, I suppose that The grand Old Gardener and his wife Smile at (my) claims of long descent; JAMES J. DOOLING. 15 W. Georgia Avenue. P. S.—Lord Averbury on "Huxley's Life and Work." Popular Science Monthly, February, 1(01: "Many of bur countrymen and countrywomen not only do not accept, they do not even understand Darwin's theory. They seem to suppose him to have held that man was descended from on* of the living apos. This, of course, Is not so. Man ts not descended from gorilla or any orang-outang, but man, the gorilla, the orang-outang and other antnrophold apes are descended from some far-away ancestor.” Advlco to Populists. To the Editor of The Georgian: Because of your broad-mindedness and your willingness to serve the peo ple, I will ask space In your paper to express a few thoughts on the political situation aa regard* what I believe to be tbe duty of the Populist party, with regard to the action to be taken on the Fourth of July. First, I think If there are any Xu- thorixed representatives of the party home, for It would, In my Judgment, very unwise to put out a ticket at this time, for the party Is disorganised and cannot possibly be organised In six months, and It would not only Insure the Populists' defeat, but It would ac complish what th* Democratic commit tee Intended by their drastic actions, vis: the defeat of th* people and the lie In tl perpetuation of ring rule In this state. Let me say Just here that Democratic committee ought to be photographed and the picture hung up In the state cap- Itol, that future generations may look back and see how corrupt political parties can become and bow much brass a political ring can take on. 1 know there are some good men on It, but to think of such a thing as the political lobbyist of a trust and a lot mors of railroad or trust attorneys being put on a committee to' represent the people Is enough to bring blushes to the face of a bras* monkey. I do hop* that no such committee will ever be elected again. But back to th* Populists I think I am as true a Populist- as ever lived, and I think any man that was ever a Populist from principle Is a Populist still, and my Idea of the duty of th* Populist now Is to go ahead and vote for the man In this contest that comet nearest representing their prin ciples. There are two Issues tn this campaign—the people vs the railroads and rings and white supremacy vs. negro domination. Now, the first of these has been one ot the Populist demands ever since the tarty was organised. Now, for the ’opulltt* to fall to vote their convic tions is strange to me. Borne excuse themselves by saying they do not be lieve In Hoke Smith. Sincerely, they apeak of hts past opposition to th* party and hts connection with the rusts etc. To this I would say If he had never been allowed to enter the sanctum sanatorium of tb* ring he perhaps would never have known ot th* corruption of th* ring. In conclusion, I say to my brethren, the Populists lets all vote for Hoke Smith, because of the principles he represents burst up the ring In Georgia, then organize the Populist party In every county, not to act In a separate capacity, but to hold th* balance of power, and never let another ring man be nominated for any office tn tbe stats J. H. MADDOX. FOR THE PEOPLE. f To the Editor of Tbe Georgian: V commend too for the manly stand bar* taken b this gubernatorial cam- ’e kaow from year utterances you are Ike people and for the people, and ere sSi sjt OTis" we know that Mr. net Jnat what we would have roof, he 1* far lietter than any other candidate la tbe held. If we did STrenS «;■ »«|th • 1 act that the Hoe. Thoroaa R. Wataon an dornea Us Ur. Watwm la sodonbtadly one of the brainiest asd one of the moat fear lent and honest awn tn America today. Wataoo le nnpopnlar not among the maaees. bet esaoog the classes. He Is aura noagb to tell them where they art at. The work ing people of Georxla ind the wbr-le reus- «re t -Inc awakened and ere becoming g sr educated an the • elltira! sttnsttoa. thne le now ripe for the worktop men to go to tbe pole# and can their tnl- ... lot as oa* mao for Ubcratloo and fr—-lain CALVIN y. CARLTON. 1 from ring ruts. A VQTEB, Chclly Knickerbocker's GOSSIP By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 4.—John D. Rock*, feller has been to the races This Is news for his good Baptist brethren In this country. Mr. Rockefeller not only went to the races, but Jnjoyrd every one of them. Here Is how he acted during one race, acocrding to a veracious chronicle: ''There, look! My conscience," was his favorite exclamation. “What speed. See, mother, how beautiful they are a.a they come around the turn. How beautiful! Magnificent! Oh, but that's cruel to whip the horse when he Ih do ing Ms best. Ah, Mon Blue win*. I thought he would all the time.” Mr. Rockefeller was on his feet with the rest of the* crowd, his face eager, his eyes snapping. He was greatly amused at a Japanese who bet on all five race* and loit. When Invited to bet he said: "No. thanks; to see Is enough for It Ir premature to Intimate that the oil king Is to acquire a racing stable. Cornelius Vanderbilt Is to be a mem ber of the Society of the Cincinnati. This will blight tne ambition of Reg gie, who was desirous of becoming a member of tho order. Under Its laws two brothers may not become members of the society, , Samuel Floyd, a pyrotechnic expert. Intimates that the Fourth Is being made glorious today at an expense to the United States of 510,000,000. Wholesale dealers and makers of fire works were completely taken off their feet by this year’s demand. Many large orders for public displays, amounting to from 58,000 to 55,000 each, were declined, so that there might be no cutting .off of the supplies of the retail trade and curtailing of the Joys of the younger generation. Manufacturers report that their sales Increased 50 per cent One dealer on Park row sold 51,000 worth ot fire works In small packages within an hour. Another disposed ot sixty tons ot rockets and crackers In Manhattan and Brooklyn on June 10, and kept up the pace to the very end. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr„ Alfred a, Vanderbilt, Mrs. William G. Rockefel ler, Warren Delano, George J. Gould ■Cl, If BltOII A^HMIV; WCWgO tf> UUUIU and Mrs. William Walter Phelps are among those who have obtained large displays for their country places. Scranton, Pa., has th* distinction of haring the longest string of firecrack ers ever brought to the United 8tates, for It contains 100,000 of the beat Chi nese brand and Is 70 feet In length. It Is made in the form of a dragon. Some hard things have been said about the cigarette, and doubtless most of them have been deserved, but Ed ward Pago Gaston went adrift too far when be declared to a committee of tbe British bouse of lords that American cigarettes are worse than American canned meats. Even the cigarette Is not quite below calumny. Close upon the wedding last week of David Huyter Gaines, ot Manhattan, to Miss Florence Streuber, of Erie, Pa., BUM A’ UH CIILC Dll CUUCI, Ul UIIC, A •».» came the announcement today of the engagement of Mr. Hurler’s former fiancee. Miss Elsie Marlon Farrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Farrell, of Antonia, to Georg* A. Dors, son of Mr. Chauncey Goss, of Water-' bury. The Antonia heiress' fiance wa* graduated from Yale In 1(05, In the same class with Gaines, Miss Farrell's brother, Franklin Fnrrcll, Jr., and the brother of the former SI tea Streuber. While at Yale Goss played on the foot, ball eleven. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 4. 1530—Marriage of Francis I with Eleanor, of Austria. 1601—Siege .of Ostend by Archduke Al bert. 1775—Declaration of Independence of the United States. 1778—Wyoming Valley massacre. 1789—First tariff act signed by Pres ident Washington. 1804—Nathaniel Hawthorne born; died May X, 1854. 1807—Oulsseppe Garibaldi, Italian pa triot, born; died June 8, 1518. 1817—Construction of Erie canal be gun. 1828—Stephen Foster, author of "My Old Kentucky Home,” born; died January IS, 1564. 1828—Thomas Jefferson, third presi dent ot the United States, died; born April 5, 1745, 1828—John Adams, second president of th# United States, died; born Oc tober 51, 1755. 1831—James Monroe, fifth president of the United State*, died; born April 28, 1768. 1848—Peace proclaimed between th* United State* and Mexico. 1857—Pierre Loti, French writer, born. 1883— Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant 1868—Burlingame treaty between th* United Bute* and China signed. 1870—Spanish crown offered to Prince Leopold of Hohentollern-Bigmar- Ingen. 1884— Prohibition law went Into effect In Iowa. 1891—Hannibal Hanlln, . former vice president of the United States, died; born 1809. 1894—The Hawaiian. Republic pro claimed. 1898—French steamer La Bourgoyn* collided with British sMp Cro marty off Sable Island; 680 lives lost DIRECT LEGISLATION. To tbe Editor of Th* Ororgtan;, In view of th* dlffenst statement! of the papers championing th* different can did* tee for governor of Georgia. It seems BttVMUSAITnS mid understand. The* these would be as technical points to hang a taw eultoa and th* week of the courts would be COO- IhSCf *bandsrd°of Wi! sak- of clean government nnd honest nd- .{nuirauon, w - fi&sr Valdosta, Os., Jniy L DA