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« THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. mn>AT. rvT.r so. m The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Kites: | One Tesr $4.50 I Six Months 2.50 I Three Months 1.25 I By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta; Gt. Ent.rM la ircond-eU«. matter April 25. 1 V<C, at the FoetoElc* at Atlanta. Os., under act ot rontress of March 8. lilt. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE A man may wall bring a horae to the water. But he cannot make him drink without he will. —Haywood. Mr. Jerome on “Public Opinion.” The addreee of Dtelrtct Attorney Jerome at Warm Springs on the aubject of "Public Opinion” will be read with keen Interest and unqualified approval throughout tho country- It was the mature expreaalon of a man who has had abundant opportunity to familiarise himself with tho subject on which he spoke and It was evident that he had considered the matter to some purpose. Mr. Jerome, In substance, recognized the power ot public opinion, bat deplored the fact that it was too fre quently formulated on lnaufflclent data, for which hasty reading on the part of the people themselves and the wll ful perversion of facts on the part of newspapers and other vehicles of Information were largely responsible. Mr. Jerome dwelt with special emphasis on the fact that It was to the news features of a newspaper that the reader of the present day looked for light end guidance, and he expressed tfie opinion that the power of the edi torial, the "advocate," so to speak, was less than It had been in former years. This may or may not be true. We are disposed to think that the Influence of editorial opin ion la now, at It has ever been, in direct accordance with the character which the Individual newspaper establishes for Itself. True, It has no human attributes—It has no tons of rolce or peculiarity of gesture—and yet In course of tlmo It acquires a character as distinct as any indi vidual. Ita habits of thought. Its reputation for honesty and fairness and Intelligence become as well established In the public mind as do the same characteristics of any public Individual. And the Influence It exerts, the cre dence which Is plnced In Us opinions, the attention paid to Its advice is in proportion to the respect It enjoys for employing these characteristics wisely and well. But this Is merely In passing. Mr. Jerome deplores the hasty Judgments, founded on Insufficient Information, entertained by that vast body of people whose convictions make up what la known as public opinion, regardless of the facta In tho case, re- gardlcsB' of wisdom and common sense, when In point of fact tho men who are qualified by superior intelligence and by diligent study, combined with true patriotism, should take the part of leaders. They should join forces with the other agents ot enlightenment and guide pub lic opinion In the paths ot prudence and sound Judg ment, and In the case ot statutory enactments, for In stanco, leave It to the beneficial operation ot those laws to vindicate their Independence and honesty of purpose. No two of these factors In the enlightenment of pub lic opinion could be more powerful and Important than the newspapers and the men to whom Mr. Jerome’s re marks were directly addressed—the lawyers—and ho en lists the support of all right thinking people when he pleads that these agents should be more honest and more Independent In their campaigns ot education. It Is not always easy to set one's face against public opinion and undertake the more or less thankless task of saving people who "don’t want to be saved,” but It is tho part ot high citizenship and true patriotism, and tho reward ot auch non and such newspapers will be groat Mr. Jerome Is himself a conspicuous example of the men who la a temporal and economic senze “point to bet ter worlds and lead the way.” He stands out as a man ot undoubted honesty and undisputed courage. On more than ont occasion be has put into execution the homely advice ot Davy Crockett, and being sure he wai right, ha* gone ahead, content to watt for public opinion to catch up. « s In large measure Mr. Jerome Is the embodiment of the advice he gives, and his success Is a Justification ot the course he has pursued. to Mr. Odell. They flrRt met In an Informal conference about two weeks ago. In which the things discussed were purely personal. It was but tbe waxing of the baton before the overture. A week later they piet In a more formal conference, which Lemuel Ell Qulgg attended, and It Is bo who now gives out the true story of what happened there. He says that Mr. Odell called on Mr. Platt at the apeclal request of tbe latter, as be had done In the first Instance, and that there was absolutely no agreement as to the retirement of Mr. Odell. As a further Indication of the harmony which prevailed In Ibis new alliance It la said that George W. Dunn, whom Odell bad prevented from becoming chairman of the executive committee, and Bloat Faasett, who wanted the place, were both Induced to bury tbe hatchet and Join In the love feast So far from Odell’s retiring from the chairmanship It Is given out that he will In fact succeed himself If he wants to, and that this will certainly be done provided the antl-HIggins faction succeeds In controlling the state convention. This "provided” Is a very Important feature, howev er. It Is far from certain that the antl-HIggins element will control the next convention. In fact, it lx very evi dent that the Hlggini faction la very much In control of the situation. Governor Higgins himself Is scheduled to call on the president within the next few days or hours and tbe administration Indorsement will probably be made more emphatic, than ever. Odelt Is still comparatively young and active and the whirligig of time may yet restore him to power, but there Is something pathetic In the recrudescence of Platt He has sunk lower In public esteem during the past two years than any one ever thought he would during his life- time. His Neglect of his duties in the senate, hts selfish ness and peanut politics have all disgusted the people who at one rime stood in awe ot him because of his power. But tbe jackal baa been robbed of his teeth. The easy boss of other days now makes himself a motley to tbe view. Time was.when he would have n\ade no overture to Odell or anyone else, but now we find him supplicating toy peace at any price, and his enemies yielding a reluctant acquiescence. The whole affair Is but a ripple on the surface and no one seems to take it seriously. i The Platt-Odell Treaty of Peace. Just when the public had begun to forget all about "Boss” Platt—when the adjournment of congress hsd drawn public attention from the fact that the veteran senior senator was never In his seat In tho upper house—he comes again Into the limelight by negotiating a treaty ot peace with State Chairman Benjamin B. Odell and seta the politicians ot the Empire State to speculating on the developments ot the Immediate fu ture. There haa been bitter enmity between Senator Platt and 8tate Chairman Odell for several years. The easy boss of other days made a determined effort to oust Odell from the chairmanship and place one of his own friends In tbe office. It wgs pointed out as singularly out ot taste—to put It mildly—for tbe governor of a state, aa Mr. Odell was then, to be at the same time the chairman of the .state executive committee. But Odell practically told all bis criUu to go. tc the bow-wows, and be continued to dis charge the functions of both offices. Senator Platt was unable to control the machine which be bad come to look upon aa bis very own, and there was a great deal of talk about "more men adoring tbe sun rising than the sun setting.” But the control ot the machine never pasted entirely to Odell. Tbe predictions that President Roosevelt was going to espouse his cause aa against Platt were not fulfilled and the opinion gradually gathered strength that both Platt and Odell were practically deed cocks in the pit. They have attracted very little attention of late and no one seemed to take them seriously. Tbe growing age ot the senior senator lent color to the Impression that the days of his bad eminence were numbered. Tbls latter Impression baa not been eradicated by any means, but In the meantime tbe warring leaders have perfected a defensive and offensive alliance which Is somewhat Interesting. For awhile It was gtve'n out that the basis of the agreement was thst Mr. Odell would re- tire from the chairmanship of the Republican party ot the state, but this Is now emphatically denied. It is stated, furthermore, that Mr. Platt made tbe overtures Judge Ormond’s Tragic Fate. The death of Judge Walter Ormond Is slncerelj mourned by bis bost of friends In Atlanta. He was i man of ability and of charming personality. He occupied a position which called for tact, diligence and Integrity, and these he displayed In a signal degree. From the reproaches which have been from time to time heaped upon courts of the class over which be presided he him self was uniformly exempt, and the excellence with which he discharged the duties ot his office elicited the warmest commendation. * He was genial, attractive and magneUc In hts social life. His never falling good humor, radiating from the very Joy of living, and his love for his fellow man, made him a welcome guest at all times and places. His loy alty to his friends was proverbial and hts consideration ot those who came before him In hie official capacity Illustrated the wisdom with which justice can be temper ed with mercy^ The circumstances ot his death are particularly touching. So recently he was with ua In the full enjoy ment of life and health; so recently he was In hts accue tomed place, discharging the duties from which he was at tho time ot his death taking the flrat vacation he had claimed since his Incumbency; so sudden and so pecu liarly tragic was his end, that the blow falls heavily upon hla family and friends. It may be that the Jealous waters of the deep where in he lies will never yield hts body to the tender cus tody of his loving friends; It may be hla melancholy fate to rest forever where tbe drifting sea-weed Is the meager garland ot his grave. But he cannot rest so deep that the plummet of a thousand faithful hearts will not reach him and restore him In sacred memory to those who knew him best and loved him moat. A Nickname for Oklahoma. This thing of coming Into statehood has its trials. That Inrant commonwealth formed by the Indian Territory and Oklahoma has not even secured Its place definitely and finally In the American sisterhood, and yet it Is already worrying about a nickname. As a usual thing these terms of endearment are the product of a gradual evolution or some spontaneous circumstance which affords the fitting word. But Okla homa Is Impatient to have all the auxiliaries of a full- fledged state, so she wants a nickname even before she gets a new governor or erects an adequate capitol build ing. She haa gone about It deliberately. Lest some for tuitous event should fix upon her a name not to her liking ahe la holding a voting contest. At least soma enterprising citizen baa started the contest In the news papers and It I* taking like wild fire. The more ae- rlous work of organisation haa almost been lost sight ot In the fever and fervor of the fight Thousands of bal lots are being ca.i through tbe newspapers every day, and the matter seems to be no nearer a settlement than at the beginning. This thing of giving nicknames to the states la al most as old as the republic. We have the Empire State, both North and South, tbe Nutmeg State, the Hoosler State, tbe Hawkeye State, the Wolverine, tbe Gopher and the Tadpole State. We have the Tar Heel, the Buckeye, and the Badger State. A high authority on the inbject la even Irreverent enough to declare that our own nickname properly la the Buzzard state. So It waa a foregone conclusion that Oklahoma should have a nickname and some ot the suggestions are enough to spread a smile over the face of the uni verse. One man wants to call It the “Forty-Six Shooter,” co.'. hiring a wild and wooly memory with the fact that It is the forty-sixth state In the union. Tbe majority ot voters thus far seem to favor the “Boomer State," while the "Banner State" follows aa a close second. The Prohibitionists want to call It the "Coldwater State,” but cold water Itself I* being thrown on the auggeatlon. The "Big Gun State” haa found a certain amount of fa vor In compliment to Speaker Cannon, while the “Raxor- back 8tate” Is declared by a large number of people to be the winner. The*» era but a few of the thirty-seven names which have thus far figured In the contest. We all remember how the country for many years was rent and torn over tbe discussion aa to tbe national flower. The Daugh ters ot the Revolution and other patriotic societies kept the Issue before the people for a long time. State con ventions were held In which this was the leading topic of discussion. We have a vague impression that the golden-rod finally found some sort ot official recognition, but It Is certain that the people themselves have never accepted It very fully and we cannot be said to have a national flower, any more than we have a national an them, which -Is universally accepted aa auch. At the same time no one will seriously object to tbe little by-play going on out In the newest state In tbe slaterhood aa to what she will call herself In the privacy of confidentlfl conversation. The whole country unite* in calling her great SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS BULLETINS ON- Prom tho Woibltigton Po*t. A vlrld Idee of th* rnpid progr*** b*lng mad* In mnnnfaeturlnjc In tho South Im conveyed !•/ renntu bulletin* Ju*t Imho*!, covering the *tnt*** of Virginia. Went Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina nnd Alabama. A roiiinarlium of the amount of capital larafCau In manufacturing in tbeao state* In 1900 and 1905 show* at n glnnre the eqormou* development now go ing on: Pet of Htnfo - 1905 1900. Increase. Virginia .... $147.989,1S2 392.299,5S9 60.3 W. Virginia. W5,820,823 49.1u3.138 76.8 N. Carolina.. 141,000,639 v*).5 S. Carolina., 113.422,234 62.760,027 W.3 Alabama .... i'6,:M2,*.vj 60,165,904 76.2 Tobacco, flour a ml grist mill product*, and lumber nnd timber products are the leading Industries of Virginia. The amount of eopltnl Invested in tobacco manufactur ing Increased enormously between 1900 and MANUFACTURES. 1906, according to tho ensus figures. The manufacture of cigars and cigarette* In creased with greater relative rapidity than that of smoking and chewing tobacco. The value of grist mill products Increased over 54 per cent, and tbe value of lumber prod ucts 25 pep rent. Tbe value of textile products increased 64 per cent. West Virginia’s fortunate situation in respect of manufacture* is shown In her rapid growth. The state ranked third in 1904 in the production of coal, fourth in petroleum, and wcond In natural gas. Wa ter iMiwer, river transportation, and good railroad development add to the facilities of manufacture. The value of lumber products Increased 56.1 per cent between Yj00 and 19^0, nnd planing mill product* l f 0.3 per cent. Iron and steel manufacture la the principal Industry. The state now rnnks fifth In the manufacture of gin**. North Carolina retain* third place among cotton manufacturing states. There were SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON £ JESUS TEACHING HOWTO PRAY ) 212 cotton mills In the state In 1905. as compared with 177 In M During this five-year period the amount of eupiru] In vented Increased 73.9 per cent. Mini the value of products Increased 66.5 per cent. The value of cotton product* was 33 2 per cent of the total value of all manufactures of the state, and 42.6 per cent of the wage earner* are employed In cotton manufac turing. North Carolina wan third in the production of chewing and Htnokltig tobac co In J»»). In 19o5 It had outstripped Ken tucky and was u clow second to Missouri., The Increase of rnpltul Invested In the to-1 Jndustry during the five-year period j GOSSIP rodu 365 nt; the inc of cigar 87 pt rent. In tho of ul erga the product Cottoi mtwr wage earner*, fix time* id eleven times the value of In 1900. anufacturlng J« a rapidly ex panding Industry In South Carolina. In 1905 this Industry represented 72 per cent of the capital, 62 per cent of tile wage earner*, and 62 per cent of the value of products of all manufactures In the State. The amount of capital invested In cotton manufacturing Increased 109 per cent be- About People By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 20—At last Sarah Bernhardt may wear the ribbon of th. Legion of Honor. After many yean of discussion the decoration has been be.-toH-ed upon the great actress u ha* been a struggle. A woman with a too well known past, a Jewess sad s dererter from the Comedle Francalsa her friends have had all aorta of trou ble In landing the coveted honor for *’*’■ genius has triumphed and tweca 1WJ0 Mid If?..'th- wsgrf PnMM per the Divine Harsh Is a legtomuy Her »*£ v H” e I-vast army of American frlendiT^, X! By DR. G. A. BEATTIE Measured by tbe value the number of producing spindles. South Carolina ranked a* the second state In the union fu 1905. Alabama's lncrenHlng Importance In iron And steel production is shown t»y the cen- *11* figures of 1900 nnd 1905. The state now rank* nccoud In the production of husb and forge pig Iron, and first In the pro duction of foundry pig Iron. The capital Invented In steel and rolling mill* Increased 124 per cent between 1900 nnd 1905, the value of product* 105 per cent, the num ber of wage earners 65 per cent, nnd tho wage* pula 40 per cent. Steel rail: Golfaen Text: Lord teach us to pray—Luke xi, 1. iMHtfHIMIItHIIIHNHItl “J ESUS was a man of prayer. Some one has computed 21 recorded Instances. Of course there were many more. When mention Is mado of His praying. It Is not recorded as an exceptional thing, but as His habit. Sometimes He took His disciples with Him, and again He went alone. We may suppose His prayers were very similar to those of every Christian, with the exception that He never prayed for pardon, as "He was without sin.” • We are to Infer from the request of the disciples on .this occasion that John hsd taught his disciples to pray, and they wished Him to do the same for them, and so He gave them what Is commonly called the Lord's prayer. No prayer has ever been formulated that Is more comprehensive, or that has been ottener repeated by human lips. It haa been Incorporated In the creed, confession or liturgy of every church. It Is one of the flrat prayers that the children are taught to lisp at their mother’s knee, and one that the aged And pleasure In repeating. Dr. Ellphalet Nott, president of Union Collego for fifty years, when he was a very old man, after he had retired from the presidency, was called upon to make a prayer at commencement. He came trembling to the front of the platform, and then repeated this prayer, and followed It with "Now I lay mo down to sleep.” When he concluded, there waa hardly a dry eye In the vast congregation. It Is a prayer that Is appropriate for any occasion. There are some who never use any other prayer, and believe that none other should be used. We are not warrented ln^ this supposition. It was given as a sample or model. To use It consistently the highest type of Chris tian character Is requisite. When we say “Our Father,” we recognize the brotherhood of man; When we pray ”Thy kingdom come," we pledge ourselves to do all we can for that end; when wo say "Thy will bo done,” we reach the point of submission and consecration expressed by Christ In Qethsemane; when we can sincerely pray “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,” wo have attained the spirit manifested by Christ, on the cross. Some years ago Francis Ridley Havergal wrote a poem on the Lord’s prayer, which was published by an English magazine, and as It haa never been printed among her published poems, and many persons who read this lesson Will want It for their scrap book* It Is given as follows: "OUR FATHER." O UR FATHER, our Father, who dwellest In light. We lean on Thy love, and we rest on Thy might; In weakness and weariness Joy shall abound. For strength everlasting In Thee shall be found. Our Refuge, our Helper, In conflict and woe. Our Mighty defender, how blessed to know. not produced In 1900. while In 19"6 a large output wns reported. TIip .tnte heenrae el In coke pr-Mluet 1-m In l?- 1 ?,. I mine of the product lncrenfied 65 per cent over 1900. While this crent crowth wns fa procrcM the expewdou of the cot ton manufacturing Industry wna nlno re- mnrknble. The capital Invested In cotton manufacturing Increased 112 per cent, and the value of products J-'S per cent. Lum- - aluctlull also allowed n areai ,m n ■■in iu<- amount of eopltnl In vented being per i .-nt greater than In 1900 and the mine of products 27 per cent. These figures are full of Interest to Waelt- “HALLOWEO BE THY NAME." O UR FATHER, Thy promise we earnestly claim. The sanctified heart that shall hallow Thy name, In ourselves. In our dear ones, throughout the wide world, Be Thine as a banner of glory unrurled; Let It triumph o’er evil and darkness nnd guilt, We know Thou can'st do It. wo know' that Thou wilt. “THY KINGDOM COME.” O UR FATHER, we long for the glorious day When all shall adore Thee and all shall obey. O, hasten Thy kingdom, oh, show forth Thy might. And wavs o’er the nations Thy scepter of right. Oh, make up Thy Jewels, the crown of Thy love, And reign In our hearts aa Thou relgnest above. 0 “THY WILL BE DONE." / UR FATHER, we pray that Thy will be done, For full acquiescence Is Heaven begun. Both In us, and by us Thy purpose be wrought. In word and In action. In spirit and though^ And Thou can'st enable us thus to fulfill With holy rejoicing Thy glorious will. "OUR DAILY BREAD.” O UR FATHER. Thou carest: Thou knowest Indeed Our Inmoat desires, our manifold need; The fount of Thy mercies shell never be dry. For Thy riche* In glory shall meet the supply; Our bread shall be given. Our water be sure, And nothing shall fall, for Thy word shall endure. "FORGIVE U8 OUR DEBTS.” O UR FATHER, forgive us, for we have transgressed. Have wounded Th^ love, and forsaken Thy breast; In the peace of Thy pardon, henceforth let us live, That through Thy forgiveness, we, too, may forgive. Tho Bon of Thy love, who haa taught ua to pray, IVtr Thy treasures of mercy has opened the way. “LEAD US NOT IN TEMPTATION." T HOU knowest our dangers. Thou knowest our frame, Rut a tower of strength Is Thy glorious name; Oh, lead ua not In temptation, we pray. But keep tis, and let us not stumble or stray: Thy children shall under Thy ehedow abide; In Thee aa our puide and our Shield we confide. "DELIVER US FROM EVIL." O UR FATHER, deliver Thy children from aln, From evil without, and evil within. From this world with Its manifold evil and wrong, From the wflda of the evil one. subtle and strong, Till as Christ overcame, we, too, conquer and ting All glory to Thee, our victorious King. o “FOR THINE,18 THE KINGDOM." UR FATHER, Thy children rejoice In Thy reign. Rejoice In Thy hlghne**, and praise Thee again; Tea, Thine la the kingdom, and Thine It the might. And Thine It the glory transcendently bright. Forever end ever that glory shall shins. Forever and ever that kingdom be Thine. That the dleclplpe might be encouraged to pray Christ gives them the parable of th# friend at mld-nlght. Dr. French says: "There Is the same argument a* In the parable of the unjust Judge, one from the less to the greater, or more accurately from the worse to the better—but with thte difference, that here the uarrow-heartedness and selfishness of man Is set against the liberality of God, while there It la his unrighteousness which la tacitly contrasted with the righteousness of Ood. The conclusion is that ira selfish man c*n yet be won by prayer and Importunity to give, an unjust man to do right, how much more certainly shall the bountiful Lord betaow and the righteous Lord do justice.” We are not to suppose that God 1* reluctant to give, that our persistence can overcome Hts unwillingness, or that It la any trouble tor Him to give. Only the one thought Is to be emphasised. Christ follows the parable with an illustration from the home life, the father’s willingness to grant the requests of his children, and then adds that Ood Is still more willing to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him. He U more wllUng to give then we are to receive. To receive, three things are requisite. We must ask, seek and knock. Our receiving will be commensurate with our faith. We must ask In His hame. Ood will honor every draf- at the Bank of Heaven that la counter signed by Jesus Christ. None.has ever yet been protested. > figures nr . lnzton. which Is now- nsplrlnc to become the eblef supply nml distributing post be tween the North nnd South. The growth of the kouth Is nn nssurnnee Wnshlnittou. With Improve,1 ------- nbtnlnlne coni from West Virginia, mnnii- - * 'ra* will — 3 — — —* fTWd' w | through the sections whirr — to bo reveling In prosperity. The demnnds of the fnst-growlng South will be enormous, nnd the expansion of trade In Wns"' ‘ by s narrow OLD GREEN BACKER’S VIEWS. To the Editor of The Georgian: Aa you have very kindly allowed some of our Populists brothers on all sides of the gubernatorial contest to ex press their views through the medium of your most excellent paper, as well as the opinions of "our friends, the en emy,” will you please extend the same cotffteay to your friend, the subscriber, to state some facts and ask some ques tions? Thirty years ago, after having suf fered from the disastrous effects of three financial panics, I, with seventeen others, organized the Greenback party of Georgia. It was the People's Party of that day. The party grew, giving promise of Immediate reform, till In 1878 wo had thirteen straight Greenbackers In con gress, breaking Into the Republican party ranks In Maine, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, etc, and Into Democrat party ranks In Texas, Alabama, North Caro- lilt* and Missouri, and the Democrats becoming frightened, In their state datform* out-greenbacked" the Green- lackers—Just a Herod waa out-Herod- ed—and over sixty calling themselves Greenback Democrats, were elected to congress. Georgia furnished one or two of them and one or two were counted out. Tho Greenback Demo- crate, with the assistance of the straight Greenbackers, could have or ganized tho house and legislated finan cial relief for the people. The Green backers offered to support any Green, back Democrat the party might offer for speaker of the house, but, regard less of their promises, the Greenback Democrats went Into tho Belmont caucus nnd helped to elect Sam Ran dall, a hlgh-tarlff-hard-money Repub lican Democrat, thus opening the way for Grover Cleveland to give us an other term In th© school of adversity, teaching us the blessings thereof through his financial object lesson. Thus were thd Greenbackers betrayed by a kiss and their organization ceased to exist, and power was qonfirmed and bestowed upon one, two or three bil lionaires of Europe and America, to pre cipitate a financial panic whenevr they see their own Interest In doing so. And whenevr this thing occurs a hundred thousand nmbltlous young men throughout our land, who have In vested their sweat browed earnings In a partly paid for home, will see that home swept Into the greedy maws of the beneficiaries of our bond-based, Britsh-funding system. The methods employed by the lead ers of the Democrat—not Democratic— party to catch Greenback suckers Is now being operated for Populist suck ers: unfortunately many are taking the hook. Now, I want to ask some questions, and, as for the-past twelve years we have regarded him as our peerless lead er, I want to ask these questions of Mr. Thomas E. Watson. In view of the foregoing facts and other near home history, 1 shall present: Can any Intelligent, honest, self-re- apectlng Populist step out from "the middle of the road,” In which you have so often begged ua to keep, and align himself with a party whose most prominent representative in state poli tics, a candidate for governor, eayt Is controlled by as corrupt an organisa tion as the devil could desire, the na tional organisation being headed by Tom Taggart, the proprietor of one of the most disreputable gambling dives In tho world—a den where women and children are encouraged to cultivate vicious habits? Is a party so organised —depending upon and hopeless of na tional success without the aid of-Tam- many Hall—worthy tbe ai true Populist? Is a party told us Southern Populists to go back to the nigger where we belonged worthy of our respect? Is a candidate for governor of the state of Georgia who Insulted every Populist ot Georgia by charging that we slept on the floor of the capitol with nigger delegates wor thy of our support? Is a candidate who so unfairly and outrageously misrepresented the pro ceedings of our convention, one of the largest and most representative that ever assembled In the state, that a resolution ot condemnation waa unan imously passed, now worthy of our support? We remember how feelingly and pa thetically the chalrmtfn of our conven tion told us of the negro woman who, nn her death bed, sent SO cents to aid the Populists In their light against Democratic corruption. We hope that old negro woman’s ghost may never re turn to earth to learn that her SO cents has been misapplied. Now, honestly, Str. Watson, do you advise, remembering your position be fore the convention of 18S4, and your opera house speech, the Populists of Georgia to desert their party on the strength of one man of the Democratic party saying he Is In favor of negro disfranchisement, knowing at the same time that he, even aa governor, would be no more able to do It than you or 1? Very respectfuly, C. T. PARKER Committeeman People's Party, Fifth Congressional District. Atlanta, Oa„ July f, 1S0S. After prolonged Investigation, the nearest that New York can come to Chicago's record of conversions that cost $1,500 apiece is a paltry $21 'each. Investigation by the Salvation Army here with a view to comparing the city to Chicago and Atlanta, which have reached their conversion costs, revealed the fact today that the Bowery tramp's Is the costliest of all the souls saved In New York by the manifold agency of personal solicitation or written appeal While the derelicts themselves can hare no market rating and can And no oh who will trust them with $21, the Sal vation Army Is willing to spend that amount, on the average, on each per son acceptable to It, and actually does spend it on each convert in the Bow. ery. , Twenty-one dollars doesn’t represent all that a Bowery conversion costs th, army. The great labor of love that In. volves tho monetary expenditure cun never be reckoned at all. Nor does ths financial outgo atop with $21. The convert, man or woman, must be watched by men who are ready to give a helping hand whenever It is wished. Papa Van Alen has tak</> himself to England to find out for himself what causes his daughter May's delay. The magnificent estate at Wakehurst has been renovated from garret to cel lar and James J. Van Alen, who had been fishing up in Canada, threw away his fishing tackle, came to Newport and cabled to “Marne” to come on over and play hostess. Perhaps the erratic James J. over looked the fact that “Maine'' may hava made a few plans of her own over there. Last year the master of Wakehurst became so disgusted, politically, that he not only exiled himself, but gave up hla citizenship. Nevertheless, he says that unless Wakehurst la sold by spring he will again occupy It next summer, for, as ho laconically puts It, “London la not Newport in summer." Lady Herbert, widow of Sir Michael A. Herbert, Is expected,In Newport from Europe nexff Sunday'to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Richard T. Wilson, and with her lis ters, Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cor nelius Vanderbilt. Sailing 12,000 miles to wed the sweetheart ot her childhood days, Mlsl Annie Robinson, left New York on ths Kalserln Augusta Victoria, for Cape town, South Africa, where she will meet her husband-to-be. tteen years ago, vyhen Miss Robin son was only 13, she met, Harry Siegel, who came to Aiperlca from his English home to make hla fortune. For five years the children Were “little sweet hearts,” and when young Siegel decid ed to try hla luck In South Africa he exacted a vow from the girl to wall for hlm.i Fortune smiled on Siegel and the small herd of cattle he got together grew Into an enormoua herd. claimed tho fulfillment of the promise and Miss Robinson has sailed. Pete, the 8-foot diamond-back rat tlesnake nt the Bronx zoological park, Is dead from the case of appendicitis with which a reptile haa been known to be afflicted. When his body was cut open by Cudato Nitmlr, the tooth of a rabbit waa found lodged In Pete's ap pendix. The big snake freqently con sumed as many as eighteen rabbits at a meal and never chewed his food. Mrs. Minnie Nugent, of Mlneola Cen ter, L. I., Is indignantly waiting the coming of a constable, who Is to at tempt to replevin her hero today on a writ obtained by her husband. "I'll never go with him,” she declares, ‘Such a way to get back a wife. It Is a novel method John Nugent, of Freeport, has adopted to recover Ms runaway wife. She left him after a year of married life. Mrs. Mary F. Strong, a wealthy woe man ot Springfield, Mass., who Is sum tnerlng at Bell Island, Conn., was sued yesterday by Dr. Hubert H. Aimes, pro fessor of history In the College of tint City of New York, and hla sister, Mrs. Virginia R. McAlplne, of Oilrot. cal- for $5,000, the plaintiff claiming that Mrs. Strong took at least seventy-five different souvenirs from the Aimes ram ily home, one of which was a skeleton. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. New York. July 20.— Sere are some f the visitors in New York toda>■ ATLANTA—L. T. Bryant, T C Mil ler, W. R Sullivan, H. E. Barry wife, O. Carpenter. B. E.KIng.I- n. Oppenhelm and wife, J. W. Ott . E. Green, D. Hudson and wife, T. a. Martin and wife. MACON—W. J. Maaaee. SAVANNAH—W. E. Clark and « ?. J. Plerpont, J. H. Beese, L. Robinson. , IN "PARI8. Special to The Georgian- _ . . Paris, July 20.—Arthur Jr, of Rome, Qa.. registered at wj office of the European edition of New York Herald today. 0 THIS DATE IN HISTORY. l<ttl-Rot*rt the Wise, KtjtfOj/ tanc* M 1164—Peter Lombard, blahop of 1 1304—Petrarch. Italian .. ry died. 1462—John Talbot, earl of f■ r *2£? usara* 1666—Lail/ Jane Grey** nine day* tion ended. ... . . Indiana »* tot—John Old ham killed by Bl<*k Island. , -iii-riiie*. 1700—Jtmss Harris, author of « tr “‘ 18XS—Anguattn Dsly. theatrics! nom*** boro. Died Jose 7, 1$* . lStt-Chln-Kranx-Foo raptured by under Blr ll. 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