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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
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The Atlanta Georgian
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEF.LY, President.
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Atliats. pt..nadir set of congrea* of March t IX7S.
Thos. E. Watson and Charles R.
Pendleton.
As a’ member In good standing of the Red Cross
Bo. ety of Georgia Politics, we are pleased to '.-port a
condition of temporary tranquillity between the Hoo.
Thomas E. Watson and the Hon. Charles R. Pendleton.
It la not astonishing that these' two distinguished
Georgians should bare clashed In the field of political
strife. They are natural and constitutional antagonists.
The/ are political antltheaei. They could not If they
tried reaeon In a different tray from that In which they
are kt present employed, and they would scarcely be
hnnett It they' entertained different convictions than
those which move them In their separate spheres.
Ur. Watson Is n constitutional reformer. He la a
man 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 tread and environment of Mr. Watson's life Joined
to his study and reading hare made him without design
a natural leader of those great causes which seem to be
In antagonism lo the corporations and In sympathy with
the masses of the people. Ha could no nfore help being
a Democrat than he could help breathing, and when the
Populist party came up and soemed to him to carry tho
sentiments of the old Democracy from whose leading he
had detlved bis creeds, It was also Impossible for him to
fall to becoma n Populist and naturally tha greatest
Populist of hla generation. Even the worst of Mr. Wat
son's enemies have never questioned hla personal beliefs
or his political affiliations.
Mr. Charles R. Pendleton Is Juot as naturally a con
servative. Whatever the environment of hla earlier years,
bis temperament and hla convictions have held him
constantly within these Inter dnys upon the aide of prop
erty and vested Interests, Many of ua who have ahlv-
erod lances with the editor of the Telegraph upon these
questions have at times been Irritated by hla obstinacy
and force, but thoee of ns who know him best are frank
to concede that his convictions are as honestly assumed
as they are resolutely and capably defended. It Is only
Just to believe that he has followed logically the reaulta
of his own study and Investigation. Into the economic
questions of today, and that he states things at he tee*
them and defends things as he betTcves them. No
opponent who has ever crossed swords with him can
deny the fact ot hla force and of hla conrage and
of his equipment.
It is a matter of regret that two men equally honest,
equally brave and equally well established In the respect
of Georgians, should have carried their differences to
expressions so bitter and allegations so fierce as to leave
permanent wounds or at least permanent scars upon
the'body and in the bosom of them both.
• It Is one of the paradoxes of an Intelligent age that
men of reason cannot learn to reason toward different
contlctloas without losing patience with each other and
without destroying the friendly relations that have ex
isted between them. • •
• Colonel Pendleton wea perhaps the nggreaidr in' the
conflict between Mr. Wation and himself, and a* far ns
we have been able to read tha record, wai the authority
for many comment*, both personal and denunciatory,
which finally provoked Mr. Watson tp a reply. The
passage of arms between these two gentlemen baa been
neither gentle nor Jbyous. It has been filled with strong
statements, with brilliant rhetoric, with rich figure*, with
keen wit and with barbed points of satire and denuncia
tion.
And yet. sitting tn their separate sanctums, one ot
the home and the other of the newspaper office, these
two men In their hearts and below tha anrfaco of their
fierce discussions mutt each believe and know that the
other la honest, as each la aura that tha other Is able.
Mr. Pendleton at a fair and sensible gentleman can
not tail to take Into account the aptiit and the character
of hla llluatrtoue opponent. He cannot fall to realise that
tn at) of Mr. Watson’s fights and political battles In the
i ast he hat never fniled to avow that under the name
of Populist he wae at heart and In cieed an unbroken
exifonent of the truest Jeffersonian creeds of Democracy.
Beyond the paaslon 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 patilotlam.
Mr. Watson In hla home at Thomaon with hla alert
Intelligence scanning the state, must realise that Mr.
Pendleton's attitude and convictions toward this cam
paign were what might have been expected of hint. They
,, are consistent with hie previous record and previous
alignment.
And knowing the*e things It Is so strange that men
of such greet minds and of such large experience should
fail to give that charitable consideration to the varying
conditions which mark the varying conviction* ot each
other and to ateer clear of the bltterneaa and the wrath
which has distressed their mutual friend*. Theae men
are students of history and of philosophy. They each
know that If Wendell Phillips bad been born In Wilkes
county and raised under the thadow of slavery that he
would have been as fierce a secessionist aa Bob Toombs
himself, and that If Bob Toomb* bad been born In Bos
ton and bad lived under the shadow of Paneull Hall and
Bunker Hill, he would have been for tho cause of aboli
tion aa great a champion a* Phillips or Oarrtaon.
And so, whan the atrlfe le over, why should not thl*
m, tal and ' constitutional Democrat and ropuliat
,u etch out a hand to meet the outntretebed band of a
constitutional and temperamental ccuaervatlve. and bury
Hi. acrid personalities of n heated campaign tn the con-
<,->stuu of mutual Integrity, equal patriotism and mutual
courage?
Georgia boa few cltixene who are braver, brainier
; ud mm« honest (ban Thomta B. Wation and Charles R.
Pendleton. They do not belong tn tho same party and
ib. v can never honestly and conscientiously fight under
The Kline political flag. They are victim* of a curac In
B>"ithero politics wntch under the wide and compre
hensive banner of organisation forced by the existence
, of the m-gro problem has gathered under the name of
Democracy in the South the moat motley group of con
victions Giat ever went behind A ahlbbolcth to battle.
And In the full realisation of this lamentable fact we (
|tru,t that these great and useful Georgians will rise to ibelrs to purify and ennoble. And. alaal It la theira, too,! wca’her we have down In this favor,
jtho great height of manly charity and return when this jin many melancholy Instances, to point out and to ahare j country, the temperature merely becom
to tha friendly relations j the primrose patb, the end whereof la death. ; on which to hang that original query. "Is It hot enough
ctlon of tho
kind of hook
•wife coming battlo la ore
which have existed In a nobler and happier past
We Applaud the Boykin Bill.
The passage of the Boykin bill la a distinct triumph
for this moral element and the cotton growers of the
state of Georgia.
It baa been passed In response to the demands made
by these combined element* of our civic life. The de
cisive nature of the final ballot Indicates tha strength
and force of cuts- element In a moat gratifying and In
spiring wa/.
- The Georgian I* tn a position to congratulate Repre
sentative Boykin upon the passage of the bill, and with
equal heartiness to congratulate the people of Georgia
6*pon their triumph tn the matter. By the records of this
discussion It will appear that The Georgian waa the
only dally paper published la Atlanta, and one of tha
very few papers published In the state that gave hearty
and cordial Indorsement to the fight of the cotton grow
er* and the retail credit men against bucket shop*. We
jvere outspoken, definite and clear In our condemnation
of theae Institution* and opposed them without limita
tion from day to day.
From opinions previously entertained the Georgian
waa undev the Impression that a very decided difference
In nature and In tendency existed between the bucket
shop# and the exchangee and under this Impression we
frankly contended, not for the retention of the exchange*
but for mature and careful consideration of tha question
in order that no radical action might be hastily taken,
but that the fullest Justice might be done for all parties
at Interest.
The last word which we bad to say upon this ques
tion, and which summarised our whole position, was
In substance aa iQllowi:
■We are definitely opposed to the existence of the
bucket shops, and If they cannot be destroyed wltbont
carrying away the exchanges, then, upon the demonstra
tion of this fact, wc will bo abundantly willing to Join
with tho credit men In cutting deeper Into the evil which
we both so heartily condemn.”
As the discussion has proceeded and as tbe facts
have been brought out and the Judgment of the majority
has apparently been recorded upon this measure. The
Georgian elands In thl* a* In all other Instance* for
the beat and highest thing that it sees In Georgia, with
out restriction and without hesitation, and offer* Its
congratulations to all parties whose brain* and energies
have brought to pas* tbe passage of this Boykin bill,
We are not unmindful of the tact that the execution
of the Boykin bill will entail serious losses upon a large
number of our reputable and popular cttlxons Id Atlanta
and In other cities of the state. We are also mindful
of tbe fact that, if this bill should be adopted In other
atatee and the wire exchanges wiped out of our system,
It will restrict these transactions hereafter almost en
tirely 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,
that the prices of our products would be regulated by
Liverpool and Bremen and that Europe will dictate the
value of American farm products.
But In spite of these objections, and they are sort
oua objection*, we can never tall to add our voices to
the chorus of congratulation which salutes the triumph
ot any measure that has tn It a moral uplift for the peo
ple and an answer to the demands of the merchant and
of the tanner. - ...... , ,
! '——, .1
The Woman in the Case.
Cherches la femme.
That t* to say, In plain United States, look for the
woman.
The aonsatlon. of tbe hour, Just nt present, Is. the
failure ot tbe Milwaukee Avenue National Bank of Chi
cago, which ha* been looted of more th«n • million dol-
lars by tbe president, with the alleged connivance of
the cnihter.
Tbe pathetic feature of the failure Is the fact that
something like $2,000 small depositors, mostly Swedes
In poor clrcumatancea, trusting In the Integrity of their
fellow-countryman, the president, have the savings of a
lifetime locked up in the bank, and are camped around
the wrecked Institution, walling and pleading for their
hard-earned little fortune*. Kvery day brings now"and
exciting scenes where these men and women are clamor
ing for their money and the entire affair has developed
world of human Interest.
The cashier has given himself up, and Insists that
he baa not at any time been d fugitive from Justice.
Indeed, he waa sitting In one ot the parka of Chicago
discussing the matter with a reproter for The Chicago
Tribune while the officers ot the law were flooding the
country with detective* and circulars sent out to arrest
him. He maintain* that he baa recently called the presi
dent's attention to the fact that hla loans from the
bank were excessive and should be taken up. This
alarmed the head of the Institution and tn a tew day*
he fled.
The worldly wl*o began at once to "look for the
woman,” and thare was no daisy In finding that at least
there was a woman In the ease. She appears to be an
attractive divorcee, a musician and critic, who held a
high place In tbe social and artistic life ot the Windy
City.
So the speculations ot the worldly wlae have been
confirmed and It becomes the same old story. It seams
to be true that President Stensland was engaged tn
many expensive business enterprises, and perhaps lost
a great deal of money In them, but the double life, tbe
woman In the case, Inevitably came to the top to ex
plain hla downfall, and to confirm the world-old proverb.
Only a few days ago an absconding cashier from
Pittsburg waa caught by looking for the woman. He had-
been gone more than a year and all effort* to trace him
were In vain. It was known that he had fled with a
woman, and a short time ago thl* woman wrote to have
her mall forwarded from Pittsburg to Toronto. It was
the clew the authorities had been seeking, and In a few
day* tbe man waa captured and brought back to Pitta-
burg for trial. '
Tbe Chicago authorities, a llttje while ago. were
completely at sea. The failure of the bank came a* a
distinct surprise. The book* had been so manipulated
that, aa one bank examiner puts It, "no one but a mind
reader could have discovered the systematic erabextle-
nient." But now they have a clew. They are "looking
for the woman."
-Through all the foul weather that the bard encoun
tered." said some biographer of Bqbble Burn*, “a woman
might be teen flitting, like a stormy petrel." It has been
tbo same old cry ever since the first man who walked
the earth made his unmanly charge that "the woman
tempted me. and I did eat."
There la nothing new In tbli Chicago episode,
teaches us nothing which we did not snow before, and j '
One can only repeat platitudes—tbe things that have . for you?" and tbe querlat passes on.
been said a thousand time* before—and tay, “Tbe pity
of It, lago!"
The Atlanta Climate.
"Most any kind of weather." said tbe old woman to
8ldney Smith, "la better than no weather at all.”
The suffering, slnllng Inhabitants of the' cities of
tbe North may well be disposed to doubt tbla just now,
for they are undoubtedly suffering as they have not suf
fered for a Jong time.
But w* of the so-called "Sunny South" can alt
serenely by and only feel that degree of Interest which
a common humanity Inspires.
It has been rather warm down here for the past
few days. It la true. Those who took anffletent Interest
In the matter to consult a thermometer perhaps dis
covered that the mercury waa coquetting rather reck
lessly around the nineties.
But what of that?
No one really attached very much Importance to It
With cool breexea, and porbapa a syphon, and a cer
tainty that there was nothing fatal about tbe kind of
Under this flippancy there Is a basis of fact which
It well worth serious cooslderatioa t>y tbe people of
the country at large. Every day the wire* and the
newspaper* bring Information to tbe effect that dozenj
of peopla are dying of sunstroke or suffering seriously
from prostration In the great eltlea of the North. It Is
the humidity In the atmosphere which does the deadly
work.
From thl* we are comparatively free down here.
Death from heat prostration In Atlanta la almost as un
known as death from freexlng In the winter season.
We perspire a little and occasionally make tome un
kind allusion* to the weather man In our baste, but we
don't die, and. we don't suffer from prostration to any
extent worth mentioning.
It goes without saying that we have no such ex
treme* of cold In the winter season.
This Is but a practical Illustration of the tact that
amoag the other blessings and advantages which tbe
people of tbe South enjoy, not the least delightful la the
climate, and this Is peculiarly true here In Atlanta.
The man who would keep cool In summer and warm
In winter should move to Atlanta and pitch hla tent
Growth and Progress of the New South
tinder this head will nppenr from tlmr in time Information Illustrating tbo
rmeniWaM* dereloinnant of ibe South which iwtrn Mdfrthlng tnor« tban pass
ing attention.
Enhanced Value of Farm Lands.
The current number of The Southern Field, which I* devoted to the
upbuilding of the South, gives some striking llluntrattdns of the Increas
ing value of farm lands In this section of the country. Thl* publication
sets forth that three or four year* ago a correspondent of -the Land and
Industrial department In a Southern state who complained that he tyaa
"land poor,” sought a customer for a large body of land.
"It was advertised far and wide at ti per acre, but Investors
looked askance at it. ’What sort of land la this that the own
er wants to sell at 12 per acre?' they Inquired. ‘Must be something wrong
about It; the title Is shaky; It must be swamp land: It must be so sterile
thgt nothing will grow on It,' and so on through the whole category of
possible objections. But none of theae objection* was applicable to the
land In question. The title was straight, from the English crown down-to
the Issuance of the last tax receipt; It didn’t contain an acre of waate
land, much less a swamp; It would produce St) bushels of corn or ^ bale
of cotton to the acre and other things. In proportion; and, as Important as
anything else. It was adjacent to a line of railroad which had recently been
Incorporated Into the Southern railway system. But apparently people
looking for land bargains cotfld see nothing attractive In this offer of
cheap land, and so the advertisement went unanswered. However, things
began to move In that section. A market demand was created for the
products of the section that had not hitherto existed, and the land which
went begging at 12 per acre In the course of the next year sold readily at
IS per acre. Several successive sales have since advanced the value of
this property to 160 per acre. And there Was nothing speculative about
It either, as at a value of |50 per acre It had an actual earning power In
crop production (0 per cent greater than much land In the West which
sells at I too and (ISO per acre.
“So, when the actual earning power of Southern farm lands Is frankly
considered In connection with the actual prices commanded, there la room
for very substantial advances before It can be said that Southern lands de
voted to fgrlculture have becoma dear. A Northern visitor to the South
marveled to see a farm sold at-1600 per acre. "I thought I had come to a
section In which chesp land Is to be had,' he exclaimed. 'So you have,' re
plied the purchaser of the $600 land. 'As It Is possible for me to raise five
crope In one season on the eame land, and I obtain bigger prices for each
crop than you obtain for the alngle crop grown on your land In the North,
I consider $600 per acre cheap compared with $160 per acre In your sec
tion.' ■ •* • . .
) . i
"As a matter of fade thare Is a great deal of valuable land In the South
advertised as cheap land altnply because Its great earning power under
Intensive cultivation la not fully known and appreciated. The occaalonal
Instance of a discerning farmer paying $606 nnd even $1,000 per acre for
land—land which can have no preeent nor ultimate use outside of agri
culture—ought to be suggestive of the opportunities which exist to purchase
similar lands which have not yet come Into use, but which are just as sure
to do to aa the Bouth Is sura to grow and wax grept In material things.
"8peaktng of the earning power of Southern farm lands. It may not be
amiss In this connectlon'to repeat the statement—which has bqen authen
ticated—about a fanner of South Carolina whose farm of 10$ acres last year
netted him a clear profit of $17,600. And he only used part of hla land at
that—some $$ acres. If the Southern Field were to advertise this farm or
some other farm of a hundred acre* In South Carolina at $176,000 the
price would very apt tn be considered preposterous by the vast majority of
Ita readers; yet the net profit of one year's work on this farm represents
10 per cent on a valuation of $176,000. Measured by Ite performance,
why la not thl* farm worth thle amount of money?"
TOASTING THE GEORGIAN
"Editor and Orator."
From "The Fourth Rotate,”
John Temple Graves la putting all hla
energy Into The Atlanta Georgian with
the moat cheering result* When he
took the editorship of the newspaper he
said'that he had withdrawn from the
race for tha United States senator-
ship. Some of hla friends say that
the people of Georgia will not allow
Mr. Graves to remain out ot high office
long, and that public bonora will bt
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
city on Important occasions, and his
fellow-cltlsens lose no opportunity to
show their reepect and affection for
him.
Seme of the Beit Writers.
From The LaGrange Graphic.
From the standpoint of the printer’s
art. The Atlanta Georgian la the neat-
set paper we have ever seen. From
the standpoint of the news features it
seems to leave nothing to be desired.
And llnally from tne editorial view
point It 1* conducted by tome of tl.«
moat gifted Georgia writers. There a-e
no better writers anywhere than John
Tempi* aravea and Charlee J. Bayn.-
It seems 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 lurk to It.
Its Rich Moral Tons.
From The Red Hill Independent.
The rich moral tone of The Geor
gians editorial page I* Inspiring and
uplifting, the logic Is Irresistible, the
truths presented are striking and sub
lime, nnd the "sentiment sweet-scent
ed and soulful." It would be a blessed
thing for Georgia If The Georgian
should go Into every home In the state.
A man who reads the.eloquent utter
ances written by Mr. Oravca can not
but have higher and better thoughts
. of life nnd the things that make life
H attractive.
merely emphaalxee the power for good or evil of woman- j From T he*Mt.*Ve^"i£n“«.
It Is theira to exalt and to Inspire beyond the
kind.
In a well-written editorial on the Im-
glan makes some strong points, among
other things truthfully says:
“One thing, at least. Is clear to the
South In this matter, and that Is that
It Is better for us to have no Immi
grants at all In Dixie then to have
this breed of anarchists, assassins and
vlce-breedlak races which by ths rec
ord contrilfbte 64 to 70, and sometime*
$0, per cent of the crime and vice from
tbe locality In which they live."
"On* of the Country's Greatest-"
From The Conyers Banner.
The Georgian, Atlanta's new evening
paper, la now coming to onr desk reg
ularly. Too much success cannot be
predicted for this great paper, for with
such men as John Temple Graves and
Charles J. Bayne In charge of the edi
torial page, and T. Buford Goodwin
as managing editor, nothing short ot
one ot the greatest newspaper* of the
South could be expected.
"Brainy, Eloquent Head."
From The Mitchell Banner.
The Georgian Is well equipped with
all modern requirements, and with this
bold, brainy and eloquent man at Its
head. It Is destined to gainst prominent
place ir t>« uthern Journalism. This
new *r srprts* and other things have
.aua." Hr. Grave* to com* out of the
. ce fo* United States senator. This
tar, will be regretted by his many
friend* throughout tbe South.
"Of the South Southy."
From The Cordel* Rambler.
The Georgian, w* predict, will be
one of the leading representative pa
per* of the South. John Temple Graves
is u statesman and writer of Southern
Ideals, and vve predict that hla great
paper will be ot the Bouth Southy.
"Will Pill a Great Place."
From The Houston (Texas) Dally Post.
The Georgian will till a distinguished
place in the Journalism of tha South.
Mr. Graves Is an editor of rare accom
plishments. a man of Integrity and lie
has surrounded himself with a staff of
unusual ability.
“A Hummer.”
From The Jacksonville Times-Union.
John Temple Graves’ new paper. The
Atlanta Georgian, is a hummer, and
dnmonstrates by expressions of ap
proval the popularity of Mr. Graves
COMMENT OX REVELATIONS
IN COTTON ASSOCIATION
.dreams ot avarice or the promptings ot ambition. It U | migration question. The Atlanta O*or- with the people of that state.
"The Sporty 8ee.”
From The Cordele Rambler.
The Southern Cotton Association Is
certainly In a dirty mesa, with a sec
retary who gambles In cotton futures.
Don't you know that the farmer* of
the country will be delighted to know
that they have-men at their head who
know all about the New York Ex
change and the difference that exists
between a decent exchange and a com
mon bucket shop? Such up-to-date
leaders and companions opgtit to be
encouraged. They put more spice In a
farmer's life, teaching him the ethics
of tbe high-grade sport who gambles
only with gentlemen on the most ap
proved exchange board.
Mr. Harvle Jordan has probably been
familiar with Secretary Cheatham's
high-grade antics all along, as Secre
tary Cheatham does not seam to think
any one could disapprove of such con
duct, consequently must have been
open In his operation*. Still, Mr. Jor
dan seems to be slow-blooded, with a
pulse that don t beat to the “ways of
the world." So, at this time, he Is
badly discounted In the game, and tnny
have to resign, that hla place may be
tilled 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 must re
sign. and who disputes It that the slow-
spirited Jordan must be the sacrifice?
The Charge* Were Sustained.
From The Amerlcus Tlmes-Recorder.
The Investigation Into the charges
preferred by Mr. Anderson on the floor
of the house, to the effect that officials
of the Cotton Grntver*' Association "had
been dabbling In cotton futurea and
having Interest In an Atlanta bucket
shop, have been fully sustained. The
entire case was referred for Investlga.
tlon to a committee selected by Presi
dent Harvle Jordan, with tha result that
Mr. Anderson le sustained entirely In
his charges. The committee found that
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Cotton Growers' Association, had dealt
In cotton future*, although Cheatham
claimed that he “only acted for r
friend.” Another official, Arthur Fair,
child, with the title ot "manager . of
the 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 serl-
outly Impair the usefulness ot the
Southern Cotton Growers' Association.
The farmer who tolls and sweats to
make his cotton bales Is certainly not
f :olng to put up money to sustain In
usury, at fat salaries, men who back
the futurea market, which agency con
trols and manipulates the price ot cot
ton and generally to his disadvan
tage.
A Poser.
From The Albany Herald.
The world Is solemnly Informed In
the “finding” of the august committee
which was appointed by President
Harvle Jordan to Investigate certain
charges to the effect that officers of
the Southern Cotton Association were
speculating In cotton futures, that the
by-laws 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 that Investigation?
Harvis's Vanity Gets a Jar.
From The Fort Gaines Sentinel.
Mr. Harvle Jordan makes a aerloua
mistake when he speaks ot the "ene
mies of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion In Georgia.” The association haa
no enemies In Georgia. There are,
however, quite a number of people In
the state who do not agree with Mr.
Jordan In hla Ideas ot his own Infalli
bility, and the vanity and egotism of
the would-be Moses has had * Jar.
Straightway all theae people are con
demned as enemies of the association.
Loss* Respect of th* People.
From the Washington Gaxett*.
Mr. Richard Cheatham Is charged
with being Interested In a bucket shop
In Atlanta. Ha Is secretary of tha
Southern Cotton Growers Association,
and has posed aa a man who was op
posed to bucket shop*. He has pub
lished a lengthy card In regard to the
matter, but has not even denied the
charge. Of course he will lose the re
spect of the people he has been serving
In an official capacity If he cannot
prove that he has been sincere in hla
profession*. Sincerity Is more to be
desired than all the protestations that
a man can make.
Loek for Other Noms d* Plume.
From The Chsrlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham, of the' South
ern Cotton Association, an organisation
of cotton growers which uses Its best
endeavors to stop speculation In the
staple—dealing in futures—carried his
account with the exchange under the
name of Mike O'Grady. It might be
well for the farmers to ascertain If oth
er of th* officer* of their organisation
do not possess similar noms de plume.
He Knew* Now.
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
atlnred up a hornet when he lost his
temper and "Jumped on” Editor John
By Private Ionised Wire.
New York. Aug. to.—Following th*
example set by Mrs. Langtry, Lillian
Russell Is going In for racing.
For tome time those Interested In
turf matters have been trying to lo
cate a mysterious "Mr. Clinton," for
whom some, pretty good thoroughbreds
were being purchased. The secret is
now out; "Mr. Clinton" la no other
.than the fair Lillian.
Outside of the buying agents here,
who have gathered np colt* here 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 the Mel
bourne cup Is to be run.
Before Australians and careful En-
llshmen realised that one of the Car
bine blood bad won tbe 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, where he was born,
to turn It Into a landmark of New
York.
Justice McLean baa granted an or
der permitting the sal* of the proper
ty for $$0,000. The project was op
posed by the president.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 10.—Here are soma
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—E. M. Holleyman, J. Le
vin, Mrs. R. N. Munroe, J. B. Crane,
W. C. Warfield, F. Adair, Miss Brow
ard, Miss L. Clarke, C. E. Dowaian,
Miss P. Hardy, C. T. Tobin, Miss G.
Scully, W. H. Wright.
MACON—O. Clark, S. N. Gins.
SAVANNAH—W. O. Austin, E. B.
Fitzgerald, W. C. Gault, B. Gordon,
Jr., A. C. Lustlg, J. C. Hoch, Mrs. C. H.
Strong, Dr. L. Turner.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUQU8T 10.
UM-Denglas slalu tt battle of Chery
Chaw, Eugtand.
1699— Henrietta Marie, queen of Charles I,
born.
1(76—Greenwich observatory established.
1700— Ferdinand VI of Hpaln died. Hoc-
needed by Charles III.
1782—HI r Charles James Napier bora.
1?>2—The Swiss Guard killed In tn attack
on the Tullerle* la Paris.
1821—Missouri aduiltted as a state.
1*46—Smithsonian Institution at Washing,
ton founded.
1861-Battle or Wllaona Creek. Mo.
1$?«—Marshal Bi Seine escaped from tba Isle
of Hie. Marguerite.
187*—International monetary conference
opened at Parta.
18*4—Severe earthquake felt along Atlantic
coast.
1*86—James W. Marshall, discoverer ot gold
lu California, died.
1887—On* hand red excursionists killed lu *
railroad wreck at Forest, BIS.
IK*—Maxwell, the murderer of Charles A.
l'rsller, hanged In St. Louis.
18*1—united States vessels ordertd to China
lieeause of .disturbance.
IKtt-Genry set enforced, hirst Chinaman
deported from Hen Francisco.
1*04—Earthquake shocks felt In Memphis,
1904—Walderk-Itousssnu, French statesman,
died. Born December 2. 1848.
1906—President ltooaevelt addressed large
meeting of miners at Wllkesbarre, Pa.
Temple Graves, of The Atlanta Geor
gian.
Tim* to Resign.
From The Sanderavllle Progress.
It Is time for Secretary Cheatham, of
the Southern Cotton Association, to re
sign. Ha admits speculating In cotton
futurea for a friend, but It I* of course
presumed that he would get part of th*
profits, aa few men work for nothing,
even for a friend;
Help Up to Seorn.
From the Jacksonville Floridian.
Richard Cheatham, secretary, and
Harvle Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Asaoctatlnn, are accused of
speculating In cotton futures and are
both being held up to the scorn of cot
ton growers of the South.
Using Hit Office at a "Jimmy.”
From The Shreveport Journal.
Mr. Cheatham looks very much like
a man who ha* been using hla official
position aa secretary of the Southern
Cotton Association simply aa a lever
with which to pry open the strong box
of the bucket nbop.
A Telling Comparison.
From the Charlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham probably feel*
a good deal like the friend of the peo
ple who lost a card case containing
various and sundry railroad passe* and
was forced to make known the tact tn
the hope of their recovery.
A Discredited Prophet.
From The Hawklnsvlll* Dispatch.
The Colton Journal, th* official or
gan of Jordan and J'heatham. says
present prospects forecast a crop of
only 11.000,000 bales. On Dscimbtr 2
this same crowd "guaranteed" the last
crop would not exceed 9,444,0$$.
Wilson Should Investigate Cheatham.
From The Carolina Spartan.
Secretary Wilson should send aa
expert down to Atlanta to Investigate
Richard Cheatham, secretary of th*
Cotton Association.
Has Oon* No Good.
From th* Albany Herald. -
While dealing In cotton futures I*
not a crime, this bucketshop scandal
has done th* Southern Cotton Asso
ciation no good.
Th# Georgian's Genuine Service.
From the Rome Tribune.
The Atlanta Georgian has rendered
tbe farmers of the South a distinct
service In stirring up that Cotton As
sociation crookedness.
Hard to Mako HIm WKita.
From th* Brunswick Nears.
Th* Southern Cotton Association .*11)
have to buy a car load of whit****!*
to make him look real white again.