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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TKMPir. GRAVES, Editor.
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at 25 W. Alabama Street, j
Atlanta; Ga.
Catered aa sseead-ela** matter April *. INi at tba Foe toffies at
Atlaata. Ga..' aadyr art of eoaaraaa of March I. ir».
Thos. E. Watson and Charles R.
Pendleton.
Aa a member In good standing of tbe Red Cross
Society of Georgia Politics, we are pleased to report a
condition of temporary tranquillity between tbe Hon.
Tbomaa E. Watson and the Hon. Charles R. Pendleton.
It Is not astonishing tbst these two distinguished
Georgians should have clashed In the Held of political
strife. They are natural and constitutional antagonists.
They are political antitheses. They oould not If they
tried reason In a different way from that In which they
are at present employed, and they would scarcely be
honest If tt)ey‘ entertained different convictions than
those which move them In their separate spheres.
llr. Watson is a constitutional reformer. He la a
sum of the people, militant In temper, fearless In spirit,
a student of great Industry, a thinker of great power,
and a speaker and writer of remarkable force. The
whole trend and environment of Mr. Watson's life Joined
to his study sod reading have made him without doslgn
a natural leader of those great causes which seem to be
In antagonism to the corporations and In sympathy with
the masses of the people. He could no more help being
a Democrat than he could help breathing, and when the
Populist party came up and seemed to him to carry tho
sentiments of the old Democracy from whose leading he
had deilved his creeds. It was also Impossible for him to
fall to become a Populist and naturally the greatest
Populist of his generation. Even the worst of Mr. Wat
son's enemies have never questioned bis personal beliefs
or his political affiliations.
Mr. Churies R. Pendleton Is just as naturally a con
servative. Whatever the environment of his earlier years,
his temperament and his convictions have held him
constantly within thesp later days upon the side of prop
erty and vested Intereats. Many of us who have shiv
ered lances with the editor of the Telegraph upon these
questions havs at times been Irritated by his obstinacy
and force, but thoee of ug who know him best are frank
to concede that his convictions are as honestly assumed
as they are resolutely and capably defended. It la only
juit to believe that he hae followed logically the results
of his own study and Investigation Into the economic
questions of today, and that he states things as he sees
them and defends things as he belteves them. No
opponent who has ever crossed swords with him can
deny the fact of bit force and of hit courage and
of his equipment
It Is s matter of regret that two men equally honest,
equally brave and equally well established in tbe respect
01 Georgians, should have carried their differences to
expressions to bitter and allegations so fierce as to leave
permanent wounds or at least pcriMinent scars upon
the body and In tho bosom of them both.
It Is one of the pnradoxes of an Intelligent age that
men of roasoh cannot learn to reason toward different
convictions without loelng patience with each other and
without destroying the friendly relations that hava ex
isted between them.
Colonel Pendleton was perhaps the aggressor In the
conflict between Mr. Wateon and himself, and as tpr as
we have been able to read the record, was the authority
for many comments, both personal and denunciatory,
which Anally provoked Mr. Watson to a reply. The
passage of arms between these two gentlemen has been
neither gentle nor Joyous. It has been tilled with strong
statements, with brilliant rhetoric, with rich figures, with
keen wit and with barbed point! of satire and denuncl*
Uon.
And yet. sitting In their separate sanctums, one of
the home and the other of the nowspaper office, these
two men In their hearts and below tha surface of their
fierce discussions mast each believe and know thst the
other Is honest, as each Is sure that the other Is able.
Mr. Pendleton as a fair and sensible gentleman can
not fall to take Into account the spirit and the character
of his Illustrious opponent. He cannot fall to realise thst
In all of Mr. Watson's lights and political battles In tbe
past he has never failed to avow that under the name
of Populist be was at heart and In creed an unbroken
exponent of the truest Jeffersonian creeds of Democracy.
Ileyond the passion of the hour Mr. Pendleton must know
that Mr. Watson has never been accused from any rep
utable source of any act lacking In personal Integrity or
In civic patriotism.
Mr. Watson In hi* home at Thomson with his alert
Intelligence scanning the state, must realise that Mr.
Pendleton's attitude and convictions toward this cam'
palgn were what might have been expected of Mm. They
were consistent with Ms previous record and previous
alignment.
And knowing these tblngs.lt Is so strange that men
of such great mlnde and of such large experience should
fall to give that charitable consideration to the varying
conditions which mark the varying convictions of each
other and to steer clear of the bitterness and tbe wrath
which has distressed their mutual friends. These men
are students of history and of philosophy. They each
know that If Wendell Phillips had been born In Wilkes
county and raised under the shadow of slavery thet he
would have been aa fierce a secessionist aa Bob Toombs
Mmself, and that If Bob Toombs had been born In Boa-
ton end had lived under the shadow of Faneull Hall and
Bunker Hill, he would have been for the cause of aboli
tion as great a champion aa Phillips or Garrison.
And so, when the strife Is over, why should not this
natural and constitutional Democrat and Populist
stretch out a hand to meet the outstretched hand of a
constitutional and temperamental conservative, and bury
the acrid personalities of a heated campaign In tbe con
cession of mutual Integrity, equal patriotism and mutual
con rags?
Georgia has few cltlsena who afo braver, brainier
and more honest than Tbomaa E. Watson and Charles R.
Pendleton. They do not belong In tbe same party and
they can never honestly and conscientiously light under
tha same political flag. They are victims of a curse In
Southern politics wnlcb under the wide and compre
hensive banner of organisation forced by tbe existence
of the negro problem has gathered under the name of
Democracy In the South the most motley group of con
victions that ever went behind a shibboleth to battle.
trust that these greet and useful Georgians will rise to
tbe great height of manly charity and return when thl
awlft coming battle Is over to tbe friendly relation
which have existed in a nobler and happier past.
We Applaud the Boykin Bill.
The passage of the Boykin bill Is a distinct triumph
for the moral element and the cotton growers of the
state of Georgia. -
It has been passed In response to the demands made
by these combined elements of our civic life. The de
cisive nature of tbe; final ballot Indicates the strength
and force of this element In a most gratifying and la
spiring way.
The Georgian I* in a position to congratulate Repre
sentative Boykin npon the paaaage of tbe bill, and with
equal’ heartiness to congratulate tbe people of Georgia
upon their triumph In the matter.' By the records of this
dlscuMlon It will, appear that Tha Georgian waa tbe
only dally paper published In Atlanta, and one of the
very few papers published In the state that gave hearty
and cordial Indorsement to the fight of the cotton grow
er* and the retell credit men against bucket shops. We
yrere outspoken, definite and clear In our condemnation
of these Institutions and opposed them without limits'
tlon from day to day.
From opinions previously entertained the Georgian
was under the Impression that a very decided difference
In nature and In tendency existed between tbe bucket
shops and the exchanges and under this Impression we
frankly contended, not for the retentlou of the exchanges
but for mature and careful consideration of tho question
In order that no radical action might be hastily taken,
but that tbe fullest justice might be done for all parties
at Interest,
The last word which we had to say upon this ques
tion. and which summarised our whole position, was
In substance as follows: (
"We are definitely opposed to the existence of the
bucket shops, and If they cannot be destroyed without
carrying away the exchanges, then, upon the demonstra
tion of this fact, wa will be abundantly willing to Join
with the credit men In cutting deeper Into the evil which
we both so heartily condemn."
As the discussion has proceeded and ns the facts
have been brought out and tbe Judgment of the majority
has apparently been recorded upon this measure, Tbe
Georgian stands In this as In all other Instances for
the best and highest tblng that It sees In Georgia, with
out restriction and without hesitation, and offers Its
congratulations to all psrtlas whoa* brains and energies
have brought to pass the passage of this Boykin bill.
|iWe are not unmindful of the fact that the execution
of the Boykin bill will entail serious losses upon a large
number of our reputable and popular cltlxons In Atlanta
and In other cities of the state. We are also mindful
of the fact that, It this bill should be adopted In other
states and the wire exchanges wiped out of our system,
It will restrict these transactions hereafter almost an-
tlrely to New York and New Orleans, and If the senti
ment should become strong enough to reach throughout
national legislation and abolish the larger exchanges,
thst the prices of our products would be regulated by
Liverpool and Bremen and that Europe will dlotate the
value of American farm products.
But In spite of these objections, and they are serl-
oua objections, we can never fall to add our voices to
the chorns of congratulation which salutes tbe triumph
of nny measure that has In It a moral uplift for tbe peo
ple and’an answer to the demands of the merchant and
of the farmer. .
The Woman in the Case.
Cherches la femme.
That Is to say. In plain United States, look for the
woman.
Tbe sensation of the hour, Just nt present. Is the
failure of tbe Milwaukee Avenue National Bank of Chi
cago. which hns been looted of more than a million dol-
lam by the president, with tbe alleged connivance of
the cashier.
The pathetic feature of the failure Is the fact that
something like >2,000 small depositors, mostly Swedes
In poor circumstances, trusting In the Integrity of their
fellow-conntrymsn, the preeldent, have the savings of a
lifetime locked up In the bank, and are camped around
tho wrecked Institution, walling and pleading for their
hard-earned little fortunee. Every day brings new'and
exciting scenes where these men and women are clamor
Ing for their monoy and the entire affair has developed
a world of human Interest
The cashier has given himself up, and Insists that
he has.not at any time been a fugitive from justice,
Indeed, he was sitting In on# of the parks of Chicago
discussing tbe matter with a reproter for The Chicago
Tribune while tbe officers of the law were flooding tbe
country with detective# and circulars sent out to arrest
him. He maintains that he has recently called the presi
dent's attention to the fact that hla loans from the
bank wera excasalva and should ba taken up. This
alarmed the head of the Institution and In a few days
he fled.
The worldly wise began at once to "look for the
woman.” and there was no delay In finding that at teaat
there waa a woman In the case. She appears to be an
attractive divorcee, a musician and critic, who held a
high place In the socldl and artistic life of the Windy
City.
8o the speculations of the worldly wise have been
confirmed and It become* the same old story. It seems
to be true that President Stsnsland was engaged In
many expensive business enterprises, and perhaps lost
a great deal of money In them, but tha doable life, the
woman In the ease, Inevitably came to th* top to ex
plain hla downfall, and to confirm the world-old proverb.
Only n few days ago an absconding cashier from
Pittsburg was caught by looking for the woman. Ha had
been gone more than a year and all efforts to trace him
were In vain. It was known that h* had fled with a
woman, and a short time ago thla woman wrote to have
her mall forwarded from Pittsburg to Toronto. It was
the clew the authorities had been seeking, and In a few
days th* man eras captured and brought back to Pitta-
burg for trial.
Th* Chicago authorities, a little while ago, were
completely at sea. The failure of the bank cam* aa a
distinct surprise. The books bad been so manipulated
that, as one bank examiner pats It, “no one but s mind
reader could have discovered the systematic embessle-
ment." But now they have a clew. They are “looking
for the woman."
"Through all the foul weather that th* bard encoun
tered.” said some biographer of Bobble Burns, "a woman
might be aeen flitting, like a stormy petrel.” It has been
the same old cry ever since the first man who walked
the earth mad* hla unmanly charge that "the woman
temptad me, and I did e*L”
There Is nothing new In thla Chicago episode, it
teaches us nothing which we did not know before, and
merely emphasises the power for good or evil of woman-
•heirs to purify and ennoble. And. ,
in many melancholy Instances, to point out and to ahare
tho prlmroae path, the end whereof la death.
One can only repent platitude*—tbe thing* thst hare
been said a thousand times before—and say, "The pity
of h, lago!”
It la theirs, too, j weather we have dow-n In this favored section of the
The Atlanta Climate.
"Moat any kind of weather,” aaid the old woman to
Sidney Smith, “Is better than no -weather at all." *
The suffering, sizzling Inhabitants of the cities of
the North may well be disposed to doubt this Just now,
for they are undoubtedly suffering as they have not suf
fered for a long time.
Bat we of the so<slled ”8unny South” can sit
serenely by and only feel that degree of Interest which
a common humanity Inspire*.
It baa boon rathor warm down here for the past
few day*. It Is true. Those who took sufficient Interest
In ths matter to consult a thermometer perhaps dis
covered that the mercury was coquetting rather reck
lessly around the nineties.
But what of that?
No one really attached-very much Importance to It
With cool breezes, end perhaps a syphon, and a cer
tainty that there was nothing fatal about the kind of
country, the temperature merely becomes a kind of hook
on which to hang that original query, “Is It hot enough
for you?” and the querist paasee on.
Under this flippancy there Is a basis of fact which
Is well worth serious consideration by the people of
the country st large. Every day the wires and the
newspapers bring Information to the effect that dozens
of people are dying of sunstroke or suffering seriously
from prostration In the great cities of the North. It Is
tbe humidity In the atmosphere which does tbe deadly
work.
From this we are comparatively free down here.
Death from heat prostration tn Atlanta Is almost aa un
known as death from freezing tn the winter season.
We perspire a little and occasionally make some un
kind allusions to thowesther man In our haste, but we
don't die, and we don't suffer from prostration to any
extent worth mentioning.
It goes without saying thst we have no such ex
tremes of cold In the winter season.
This Is but a practical illustration of the fact that
among the other blessings and advantages which the
people of the South enjoy, not the least delightful Is the
climate, and this Is peculiarly true here In Atlanta.
Tbe man who would keep cool In summer and warm
In winter should move to Atlanta and pitch his tent.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Pad»r. Ibis ksed will apnrar froin time to tlmo Information illustrating th*
***• B 0 ®** 1 irbl^h deserves something more than past*
Enhanced Value of Farm Lands.
The current number of Jhe Southern Field, which Is devoted to the
upbulldlnr of the South, gives some striking Illustrations of the Increas
ing value of farm lande In this section of the country. This publication
ssts forth that three or four years ago a correspondent of the Land and
Industrial department In a Southern State who complained that he was
'land poor,” sought a customer for a large body of land.
“It was advertised far and wide al 12 per acre, but Investors
looked askance at It. ‘What sort of land Is this that the own
er wants to sell at II per acre?' they Inquired. 'Must be something wrong
about It: the title Is shaky; It must bs swamp land; It must be so sterile
thst nothing will grow on It,’ and so on through the whole category of
possible objections. But non# of these objections waa applicable to the
land In question. The title was straight, from the English crown down to
the Isauanco of the last tax receipt; It didn’t contain an acre of waste
land, much less a swamp; It would produca to bushels of com or a bals
of cotton to the acre and other thlnge In proportion; and, as Important as
anything else, It was adjarsnt to a line of railroad which had recently been
Incorporated Into the Southern railway system. But apparently people
looking for land, bargains could sse nothing attractive In this offer of
cheap Iqnd, and go the advertisement went-unanswered. However, things
began to move In lhat section. A market demand was created for the
product* of the section thst had not hitherto existed, and the land which
went begging nt 82 per acre In the course df the next year sold readily at
,5 ft r ncr *' SeT * ral successive sales hsvs since .'advanced the value of
thlsQ-roperty to ISO per acre. And there was nothing speculative about
It either, as at s value of ISO per acre It had an actual earning power In
crop production SO per cent greater than much land In th* West whloh
sells at |loo and |1S0 pec acre.
"So, when the actual earning power of Southern farm lands Is frankly
considered In connection with the actual prices commanded, there Is room
for very substantial advances before It can be dald that Southern Undo, de-
voted to agriculture have become dear. A Northern visitor to the South
marveled to see a farm sold st IS00 per acre. "I thought I had come to a
section to which cheap land Is to be had.' he exclaimed. 'So you have,' re
plied the purchaser of the 1500 land. 'A* It I* possible for mo to raise five
crope In one season on the same land, and I obtain bigger prices for each
crop than you obtain for the single crop grown on your land In the North.
I consider >500 per acre cheap compared with <150 per acre In your sec
tion.’ . . . sen «
COMMENT OX REVELATIONS
IN COTTON ASSOCIATION
“As a matter of fact there Is a great deal of valuable land In the South
advertised as cheap land simply because Its great earning power under
Intensive cultivation Is not fully known and appreciated. The occasional
Instance of a discerning farmer paying $600 and even $1,000 per acre for
land-land which can have no present nor ultimate uae outside of agri
culture—ought to be suggestive of the opportunities which exist to purchase
similar lands which hasp not yet come Into use, but which are just aa sure
to do so as ths South Is sure to grow and wax great In material things.
"Speaking of the earning power of Southern farm lands. It may not be
amiss In this connection to repeat the statement—whloh has been authen
ticated—about a fanner of South Carolina whose farm of 108 acres last year
netted him a clear profit of $17,600. And he only used part of his land at
that—some $8 acres. If the Southern Field were to advertise this farm or
som* other farm of a hundred acres In 8outh Carolina at 8175,000 the
price would very apt to be considered preposterous by the vast majority of
Its readers; yet the net profit of one year’s work on this farm represents
10 per cent on a valuation of $175,000. Measured by Its performance,
why Is not this farm worth this amount of money?”
TOASTING THE GEORGIAN
"Editor and Orator."
From "The Fourth Estate.”
John Temple Graves la putting all hi*
snsrgy Into The Atlanta Georgian with
the most cheering results. When he
took the editorship of th* newspaper he
said that h* had withdrawn from th*
race for th# United States senator-
ship. Some of his friends say that
th* people of Georgia will not allow
Mr. Grave* to remain out of high office
long, and that public honors will be
thrust upon him.
As an orator, Mr. Graves has taken
rank with the late Henry W. Grady.
He Is often called upon to represent the
elty on Important occasions, and his
fellow-cltlssns lose no opportunity to
show their respect and nffectlon for
him.
glan makes some strong points, among
other things truthfully says
"One thing, at least, Is dear to th*
South In this matter, and that Is thst
It Is better for us to have no Imml
..... breed of anarchist*, assassins and
vice-breeding races which by the rec
ord contribute <0 to 70, and sometimes
80, per rent of the crime and vice from
the locality In which they live.'
Seme of the Beat Writsrs.
From Th* LaQrange Graphic.
From the standpoint of the printer’s
art, Th* Atlanta Georgian Is th* neat-
eet paper we have ever aeen. From
tbs standpoint of th* news features It
as to leav* nothing to b* desired,
finally from ths editorial view
point It Is conducted by some of tl.i
most gifted Georgia writers. There era
no belter writers anywhere than John
Tempi* Oraves and Charles J. Bayne.
It stems to be backed up with plenty
of money, and with such a combina
tion w* can see no reason why The At
lanta Georgian should not be a great
success from every point of view.
Here's good luck to It.
kind. It Is theirs to exalt and to Inspire beyond th*
And in the full retaliation of this lamentable fact we ^dreams of avarica or th* promptings of ambition. It la
Its Rich Moral Tons.
From The Red Hill Independent.
Th* rich moral ton* of Th# Geor
gian'! editorial page Is Inspiring and
uplifting, the logic la Irresistible, the
truths presented sr* striking and sub
lime. and the “sentiment sweet-ecent-
ed and soulful.” It would be a blessed
tblng for Georgia If The Georgian
should go Into every home In the state.
A man who read* th* eloquent utter
ances written by Mr. Graves can not
but have higher and better thoughts
of Ilf* and th* things that make Ilf*
attractive.
Right on Immigration.
From The Mt. Vernon Monitor.
In a well-written editorial on the Im
migration question. Tbe Atlanta Geor-
“On# of th* Country’s Grsatsst.”
From Th* Conyers Banner.
The Georgian, Atlanta's new evening
paper, Is now coming to our desk reg
ularly. Too much success cannot be
predicted for. this great paper, for with
such men as John Temple Gravel and
Charles J. Bayne In charge of the edi
torial page, and T. Buford Goodwin
aa managing editor, nothing ehort of
on* of th* greatest newspapers of th*
South could be expected.
“Brainy, Eloquent Head."
From Th* Mitchell Banner.
The Oeorglan l« well equipped with
all modem requirements, and with this
bold, brainy and etoqusnt man at Ita
head. It la destined to gain a prominent
place lr 6-uthem Journalism. Thla
new er;«rprl»e and other tblnga have
• aua:-* Mr. Graves to come out of th*
■■.ce foi United Slate* senator. Thla
tac. will be regretted by hla many
friend* throughout the South.
“The Sporty 8ee.’’
From The Cordel* Rambler.
The Southern Cotton Association Is
certainly In a dirty mess, with a i
retary who gamblea In cotton futures.
Don't you know that tho farmsrs of
the country will be delighted to know
that they have men at their bead who
know all about the New Tork Ex
change and the difference thst exists
between a decent exchange and a com
mon bucket shop? Such up-to-date
leaders and companions ought to
encouraged. They put more spice In a
farmer's life, teaching him the ethic*
of tbe high-grade sport who gambles
only with gentlemen on the moet ap
proved exchange board..
Mr. Harvle Jordan has probably been
familiar with Secretary Cheatham's
high-grade antics all along, aa Secre
tary Cheatham does not seem to think
any one could disapprove of euch con
duct, consequently must have beefl
open In bis operations. Still, Mr. Jor
dan seems to be slow-blooded, with a
world.” So, at this time, he Is
badly discounted In the game, and may
have to realm, that his place may be
filled by a more excellent man of the
world and a more accomplished racon
teur, that the farmer may become more
In touch with the elegant proprieties
of an aesthetic civilisation.
Surely one of these men muet re
sign, and who dispute! It that the slow-
aplrited Jordan must be the sacrifice?
Th* Charges Were Sustained.
From The Amerlcua Tlmes-Recorder.
The Investigation Into the charges
prtferred by Mr. Anderson on the floor
of the house, to the effect that officials
of ths Cotton Growers' Association had
been dabbling In cotton futures and
having Interest In an Atlanta bucket
*hbp, have been fully sustained. The
entire case waa referred for Investlga
tlon to a committee selected by Presl
dent Harvle Jordan, with the result that
Mr. Anderson Is sustained entirely In
hie charges. The committee found thst
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Cotton Growers’ Association, had dealt
In. cotton futures, although Cheatham
claimed that he "only acted for s
friend.” Another official, Arthur Fair-
child, with the title of "manager of
th* bureau of publicity,” It was shown,
owned or had owned stock In an At
lanta bucket shop. It Is not known
what will become of the matter, but
there Is no doubting the fact that the
conduct of these officers will very seri
ously Impair the usefulness of the
Southern Cotton Growers' Association.
The farmer who tolls and sweats to
make his cotton bales Is certainly not
By Private I.cnte.1 Wire.
New York. Aug. 10 —Following th*
example set by Mrs. Langtry, Lillian
Russell Is going In for racing.
For some time those Interested in
turf matters have been trying to lo
cate a mysterious *'Mr. Clinton," f or
whom some pretty good thoroughbreds
were being purchased. The secret Is
notv out: "Mr. Clinton" Is no other
than the fair Lillian.
Outside of the buying agents here,
who have gathered up colts her* and’
there, her Australian agents have, been
successful In quietly buying up eight
of Carbine's get. They are now quar
tered at the Flemlngton course, near
Melbourne, where the race for thl Mel-
bourn* cup Is to be run.
Before Australians and careful En-
Ilshmen realized that one of the Car-
bine blood had won the Melbourne cup
for the last four years, "Mr. Clinton"
had cornered the Carbine market
The Roosevelt home club, composed
of admirers of the president, has. failed
to acquire possession of the Roose
velt homestead, whtr* he wss born.
to turn It Into a landmark of New
York.
Justice McLean has granted an or
der permitting the sale of the proper
ty for 860,000. The project was op
posed by the president.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 10.—Here are som*
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—E. M. Holleyman, J. Ls-
vln, Mrs. R. N. Munroe, J. B. Crane,
W. C. Warfield, F. Adair, Miss Brow
ard, Mies J- Clarke, C. E. Dowqian.
Miss P. Hardy, C. T. Tobin, Miss O.
Scully, W. H. Wright.
MACON—O. Clark, 8. N. Dans.
SAVANNAH—W. G. Austin. E. B.
Fitzgerald, W. C. Gault, B. Gordon,
Jr., A. C. Lustlg, J. C. Hoch, Mra. C. H.
Strong, Dr. L. Turner.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGUST 10.
1888—Douglas slain at battle
Chase, England.
1660—Henrietta Marla, queen of Charles I,
born.
usury, st fat salaries, men who back
the futures market, which agency con
trols and manipulates the price of cot
ton and generally to his disadvan
tage.
A Poser.
From The Albany Herald.
The world Is solemnly Informed In
th* "finding” of the august committee
which was appointed by President.
Harvle Jordan to Investigate certain
charge* to the effect that officers of
the Southern Cotto.n Association were
speculating In cotton futures, thst the
by-law* of the
association do not pro
hibit Its officers or employees from
dealing In futures. Of course not. But
what ever made President Jordan or
der thst Investigation?
Hsrvlt's Vanity Gsts a Jar.
From Ths Fort Gaines Sentinel.
Mr. Harvle Jordan makes a serious
mistake when he speaks of the "ene
mies of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion In Oeorgla.” The association has
no enemies In Georgia. There are.
the state who do not agree
Jordan In his Ideas of his own Infalli
bility, and the vanity and egotism of
the would-be Mosea has hsd a Jar.
Straightway all these people are con
demned as enemies of the association.
“Of th* South 8outhy."
From The Cordele Rambler.
The Georgian, w* predict, will
on* of the leading representative pa
ls a statesman and writer of Southern
Ideals, and we predict that hie great
paper will be of the South Southy.
“Will Fill e Great Place.”
From The Houston (Texna) Dally Post
The Georgian will fill a distinguished
E lse* In the journalism of the Southl
Ir. Grave* Is an editor of rare accom-
R llshments, a man of Integrity and he
sa surrounded himself with a staff of
unusual ability.
“A Hummer."
From The Jacksonville Tlmes-Unlon.
John Temple Graves' new paper, Th*
Allant* Georgian, I* a hummer, and
demonstrates by expression* of ap
proval the popularity of Mr. Graves
with th* people of that state.
Lois* Recpect of ths People.
From the Washington Gazette.
Mr. Richard Cheatham Is charged
with being Interested In a bucket shop
In Atlanta. He la secretary of the
Southern Cotton Growers Association,
and has posed as n man who was op
posed to bucket shops. He has pub
lished s lengthy card tn regard to the
matter, but has not even denied th*
charge. Of course he will lose th* re
spect of the people he has been serving
In an official capacity If he cannot
prove that he has been sincere In his
professions. Sincerity Is more to be
desired than nil the protestations that
a man can make.
Look for Other Nome do Plum*.
From The Charlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham, of th* South
ern Cotton Association, an organisation
of cotton growtrs which uses lta best
endeavor* to stop speculation In th*
staple—dealing In futures—carried hla
account with th* exchange under th*
name of Mike O'Gndy. It might ba
well for th* farmer* to ascertain If oth
er of the officers of their organization
do not possess similar noms de plume.
He Knows New.
From the Albany Herald.
President Harvle Jordan, of "the
Southern Cotton Association, has prob
ably realised by this time that he
not only made a great mistake, but
stirred up a hornet when he lost hla
temper and "jumped on” Editor John
1*78—Greenwich obaervetory established.
1760—Ferdinand VI of 8psln died. Suc
ceeded by Charles 111.
1782— Sir Charles James Napier born.
1783— The Swiss Guard killed In sn stuck
on the Tullerfes Tn Paris.
1821—MIsHourl admitted us *'■ state.
1816—Smithsonian Institution at Washing-
ton founded,
1561—Hattie of Wilsons Creek, Mo.
lift—Mnrahnl IJmnlne escaped from tbe Isle
of Ste. Marguerite.
1S7S— International monetary! conference
opened st Peris.
MW—Severe earthquake felt tlonf Atlantic
coast.
1WI ■ Jtmes W. Marshall, discoverer of (old
In I'nl fnrn s iIIa,I
In California, died.
MIT—One hundred excui
unionist* killed In n
rteV'&urls. A.
18W- States vessel's ordered to Chins
hers uae of disturbance.
deported from Snn Francisco.
183*—Karthquaks shocks felt In Memphis,
1804—tt sjdcck-noussesu, French statesman,
died. Born Drcrmlier 2. 1848.
1806—President llooeevelt addressed large
meeting of ratnera at Wllkeabarre, Pa.
Tima to Resign.
From The Sandersvllle Progrei
y Cheatham, of
It Is time for Secretary i , „
the Southern Cotton Association, to re
sign. '* —
He admits speculating In’cotton
futures for a friend, but tt Is of course
profits, ss few men work for nothing,
even for s friend.
Help Up to 'Scorn.
From the Jacksonville Floridian.
Richard Cheatham, secretary, and
Harvle Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Association, are accused of
speculating ip. cotton futures and are
both being held up to the scorn of cot
ton growers of the South.
Using His Offics as a “Jimmy.”
From Th* Shreveport Journal.
Mr. Cheatham locks very much like
a man who has been using his official
position a* secretary of the Southern
Cotton Association simply as a lever
with which to pry open the strong box
of th* bucket nbop.
A Telling Comparison.
From the"Charlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham probably feels
a good deal like th* friend of th* peo
ple who lost a card case containing
various and aundry railroad pastes and
wka forced to make known the fact In
the hope of their recovery.
A Discredited Prophet.
From The Hawklnsvllle Dispatch.
The Cotton Journal, the official or
gan of Jordan and Cheatham, seys
present prospects forecast a crop of
only 11,000,000 bale*. On Dectmber 2
thl* same crowd “guaranteed"-the last
crop would not exceed 3,444.000.
Wilson 8hould Investigate Cheatham.
From The Carolina Spartan.
Secretary Wilson should send *»
expert down to Atlanta to Investigate
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Cotton Association.
Has Dons No Good.
From th* Albany Herald.
While dealing in cotton futures Is
not s crime, this bucketshop scandal
has done the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation no good.
Th* Georgian’s Gtnuln* Service.
From th* Rom* Tribune.
The Atlanta Oeorglan has rendered
the farmers of the South n distinct
service In stirring up that Cotton As
sociation crookedness.
Hard to Maks Him Whits,
From the Brunswick News.
The Southern Cotton Association will
have to buy a car load of whitewash
to make him look real white again.