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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. 190#. BRYAN SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE OF DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN By Prlritf Leased Wire. New York, Aur. II.—In hi* speech last night at Madison Square Garden, William Jennings Bryan said In part: "Like all travelers who have visited other lands, I return with delight t<> the land of my birth, more proud of Its people, with jnore confidence In Its government and grateful to the kind providence that cast my lot In the United States. My national pride has ’ been Increased by abundant evidence I have seen of the altruistic Interest taken by Americans In the people of other countries. I return more deeply L Impressed than ever before with the | responsibility which rests upon our nu- | tlon as an exemplar among the nations Jt and more solicitous that we, avoiding ^ the causes which have led other na tion* to decay, may present a higher K*\ Ideal than has ever before been em bodied In a national lffe and carry hu man progress to a higher plane. "The first message that I bring from the old world Is a message of jtence. The cause of arbitration Is making real progress, In spite of the fact thut the nations most prominent In the es tablishment of The Hague tribunal have themselves been engaged In wars since that court was organised. There Is a perceptible growth In sentiment In fa vor of the settlement of International disputes by peaceful means. Shouldn't Collect Debts. "I am sure from the public utter ances of the present prime minister of Great Britain, Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerfnan, that an International peace treaty could be made between the two great English-speaking nations and theJr example would be followed until the danger of war would be al most, If not entirely, removed. To take the lead In such a movement would establish our position ns a world power In the best sense of the term, and what argument can he advanced against such action on the part of the United States? "I venture to suggest that we may not only promote peace, hut also' ad vance our commercial Interests by an nouncing as a national policy that^>ur navy will not be used for the collec tion of private debts. Many profitable fields of Investment are now closed because the people of the smaller na tions are afraid that an Investment of foreign capital will be made an excuse for a foreign Invasion. "Our nation has lost prestige rather than gained It. by our experiment In colonialism. We have given the mon archist a chance to ridicule our dec laration of Independence, and the scof fer has twitted us with Inconsistency. A tour through the Philippine Islands haa deepened the conviction that we should lose no time In announcing our purpose to deal with the Filipinos as we dealt with the Cubans. Quick Action Nesdsd. "In several of the nations of Europe the legislative department of govern ment Is more quickly responsive to public sentiment than is our congress. In England, for Instance, where the jpjplstry Is formed from the dominant party, when an election Is held upon any Important Issue the government proceeds to put into law the will the people expressed at the polls. While our system is superior in many re spects, it has one defect, vis.: that congress does not meet In regular ses sion until thirteen months after the •lection. "During this period there Is uncer tainty, long drawn out, which to the business community Is often more dam aging than n change of policy promptly carried Into effect. Would not the sit- uatlon be lmprovt»d by a constitutional congress within a few months of the election, and compelling the second session to adjourn several days before the following election? Such a change would not only serve legitimate busi ness Interests and give the public the benefit of that prompt relief through remedial legislation, but it would pro tect the people from the Jobs that are usually reserved f«* the short session which Is now held after the election, and when many of the members feel less responsibility because of defeat at the polls. "I return more convinced than before of the Importance of a change In the method of electing United Htates sen ators. There Is noticeable everywhere A distinct movement toward Democracy in Its broadest sense. In the United States this trend toward Democracy has taken the form of a growing de mand for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. He Outlines the Issues Over Which the Great National Battle Is To Be Waged. It even now contains some men who owe their elections to favor-seeking corporations and are so subservient to their masters as to prevent needed leg islation The popular branch of con gress has four times declared In favor f this reform by a two-thirds vote, and more than two-thirds of the states have demanded It, and yet the senate arrogantly and Impudently blocks the ray. # Income Tax Needed, "The Income tax which some In our country have denounced as a Socialistic attack upon weulth, has, I am pleased » report, the Indorsement of the most mservatlve countries In the old world, It Is a permanent part of the fiscal sys tem of most countries of Europe, and in many places It Is a graded tax, the rate being highest upon the largest In- omes. England has long depended upon the Income tax for a considerable part of her revenues, and an English ominlsslon Is now' Investlgatlmr the proposition to change from a uniform graded tax. It Is little short of a It must be diftlcutt to overestimate the strategic advance of this reform, for since every bill must receive the sanc tion of the senate an well as of the house of representatives, before it can become a law, no Important leglnlntlon of a national character in possible until the senate Is brought Into hartnonv with the people. I am within the Ilm- It* of the truth when I s*y that the senate haa been for som4 years the bulwark of predatory' wea.th, and that able to command the Ilvea of Its citizens In time of war, It can not, even In the most extreme emergency, com pel wealth to bear Its share of the expenses of the government which pro tects It. Government by Injunction. "No reference to the labor question Is complete that does not Include some mention of what Is known as govern ment by Injunction. As the main purpose of the writ Is to evade trial by Jury, It is really an attack upon the Jury system and ought to arouse a unanimous protest. Ho long as the meanest thief Is guaranteed trial by a Jury, a Jury ought not to be denied to wage earners. However, as the writ Is usually Invoked In case of a strike, the evil of the subject would be very much reduced by the adoption of a system of arbitration, because arbitra tion w'ould very much reduce, even If It did not entirely remove, the proba bility of a strike. Just another word In regard to the laboring man. The struggle for an eight-hour day Is an International truggle, and It Is sure to be settled Jn favor of the working man’s conten tion. The benefits of the labor-saving machine have not been distributed with equality'. The producer has enormous ly multiplied his capacity, but so far the owner of the tnnchlne has recog nised too much of the Increase and the laborer too little. Those who oppose the eight-hour day, l am convinced, do so more because of Ignorahce of the conditions than with lack of sympathy for these who toll. The removal of the work from the house to the factory has separated the husband from his wife and the father from his children, while the growth of our cities has put an increased distance between the home and tho workshop. Then, too, more Is demanded of the laboring man now' than formerly. He Is a cltlxen as well as a Inborer, and must have time for the study of public questions. If he Is to be an Intelligent sovereign. To drive him from his bed to his task and from his task back to 111* bed Is to deprive the family of his companion ship, society of his service and politics of his Influence. "Our opponents have derived not only partisan pleasure, but also parti son advantage from the division caused In out* party by the money question. They ought not, therefore, begrudge us the satisfaction that we find In the fact that unexpected conditions have re moved the cause of our differences and permitted us to present u united front on present Issues. The unlooked for and unprecedented increase In the pro due tlon of gold has brought a victory to both the advocates of gold and the ndvocutes of blmetallsm. Campaign Contributions. "We who favor blmetallsm are sat isfied with theirs and we can Invite them to a contest of seal and endur ance In the effort to restore to the peo ple the rights which have been gradu ally taken from them by the trusts. Tho Investigations which have been In progress during the past year have dis closed the business methods of those who a few years agn resented any In spectlon of their schemes and hid their rascality under high-sounding phrases. These Investigations have also dosed the source of the enormous cam paign funds which have been used b debauch elections and corrupt the bnl lot. The paople see now that they should have seen before, namely, that no party can exterminate the trust so long as It owes its political success to campaign contributions secured from the trusts. "The great corporations do not con tribute their money to any party ex cept for Immunity expressly promised, or clearly Implied. The president %as recommended legislation on this sub ject, but so far his party has failed to respond. No Important advance c he made until this baneful Influence eliminated and 1 hope that the Demo cratic party will not only challenge the Hepubllcan party to bring forward ef fective legislation on this subject, but will set an example by refusing to re ceive campaign contributions from cor porations and by opening the books so that every contributor of any consid erable sum be known to the public be fore the election. The great majority of corporations are engaged In legiti mate business and have nothing to fear from hostile legislation. Politics should be honest and 1 mistake political con ditions in America If they do not pres age Improvement In the conduct o campaigns. Trusts Great Issue. "While men may differ as to the re lative Importance of issues, and w'hlle the next congress will largely shape the lines upon which the coming presi dentfnl campaign will be fought, think It Is safe to say that at present, the paramount Issue In the minds of a large majority of the people Is the trust Issue. I congratulate President Roosevelt upon the steps which he has taken to enforce the anti-trust law and my gratification Is not lessened by the fact that he has followed the Dem ocratic rather than the Republican platform, In every advance he has made. He has probably gone as far ns he could without Incurring the hostility of leaders of his own party. The trouble Is that the Republican part^’ Is not In a ROUND TRIP And Cheap One-way Rates -TO- CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip Summer Excursion, from all polnta East to Pacific Coatt and Northweat until September 1Sth, with tpeelal etopover privileges, good returning to October 31et, 1t06. CHEAP COLONIST ONE-WAY TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST FROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31»t. Use the splendid through service of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, or UNION PACIFIC from St. Louie or Chicago to destination with Steamship Lines to Japan, China, etc. Round trip tickets account Baptist Convention, San Francisco and Los Angeles, on sale from Sept. 2d to 14th, final limit October 31st. - FOR RATES AND INFORMATION. Grape-NN RENSSELAER, General Agt., .24 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. P. A. "There’s a Rea, position to apply effective and thor ough-going reforms because It haa built through special legislation, the very abuses which need to be eradi cated. “Before any intelligent action can be taken against the trusts we must have definition of a trust. For the pur pose of this discussion It Is sufficient to draw the line at a point where com petition ceases to be effective and to designate as a’ trust any corporation hlch controls so much of the product of any article that It can fix the terms and conditions of a sale. No Defense for Monopoly. “Legislation which prevents a monop oly not only does not Injure legitimate business, but actually protects legiti mate business from Injury. In de fending the trust system the younger Rockefeller Is quoted as saying that as the American Beauty rose can not be brought to perfection without pinch ing off ninety-nine buds, so that the one-hundredth bud can receive the full strength of the bush, so great Indus trial organizations are Impossible with out the elimination of the smaller o**«. It Is a cruel Illustration, Hut It presents a perfectly accurate description of trust methods. The Democratic party cham pions the cause of the ninety-nine en terprises which are menaced; they must not be sacrificed that one great com bination may flourish. “The trust ns an Institution will have few open defenders. The policy of the trust magnates will be to Insist upon "reasonable legislation" and then they will roly upon their power to corrupt legislators and Intimidate executives to prevent the application of any rem edies which will Interfere with the trusts, our motto must be ‘a private monopoly Is Indefensible and Intoler able’ and our plan of attack must con template the total and complete over throw of the monopoly principle in In dustry. Laws Must be Enforced. "We need not quarrel over remedies. We must show ourselves willing to support any ‘ remedy which promises substantial advantage to the people In their warfare against monopoly. Some thing Is to be expected from the en forcement of the criminal clause of the Sherman anti'trust law, but this law' must be enforced, not against a few trusts ns at present, but against nil trusts and the aim must be to Imprison the guilty, not merely to recover a line. If the criminal clause Is not going to be enforced It ought to he repealed. "Believing, however, that the opera tion of all the railroads by the Federal government would result In a centrali zation which would all but obliterate stnte lines, I prefer to see only the trunk dries operated by the Federal government and the local lines by the several state governments. Government Ownership. "As to the right of the governments, Federal and state, to own and operate railroads there can be no doubt. If we can deepen the water In the lukes nnd build connecting canals In order to cheapen railroad transportation during- half of the year, we can build a railroad nnd cheapen rates the whole year. If we can spend several hundred millions on the Panama canal to lower trnns- ontlnentnl rates, we cun build a rail road from New York to San Francisco to lower both trans-continental and lo cal rates. The United States mall is Increasing so rapidly that we shall >on be able to pay the Interest on the >*t of trunk lines out of the money hlch we now. pay to railroads for car rying through malls. beg to remind you that the presi- on a large scale may be admitted, there Is a point beyond which the economic advantage of large produc tion ceases. The moment an Industry approaches the position ot a monopoly It begins to lose In economic efficiency, for a monopoly discourages invention, invites deterioration In quality and de stroys a most potent factor in produc tion, vis.: individual ambition. "But it Is riot sufficient to enforce existing law's. If ten corporations con spiring together in Restraint of trade are threatened with punishment,all they have to do now' Is to dissolve their separate corporations and turn their property over to a new corporation. The new' corporation can proceed to do the same thing that the separate cor- late the law. We need, therefore, new legislation, and the Republican party not only falls to enact such legislation, but fails even to promise It. The Dem ocratic party must be prepared to pro pose new and efficient legislation. "Recent Investigations have brought to light the fact that nearly all the crookedness revealed In the manage ment of our large corporations has been due to the duplication of directorate*. A group of men organized, or obtained control of several corporations doing business with each* other, and then proceeded to swindle the stockholders of (he various corporations for w'hlch they acted. "Many of the trusts control prices by the same methods, the same group of men secure control of several compet ing corporations and the management Is thus consolidated. It is w'orth while to consider whether a blow may not be struck at the trusts by a law' making It Illegal for such person to accept as director or officer of two corporations which deal with each other or are en gaged In the same general business. Federal Control of Corporations. A still more far-reaching remedy was proposed by the Democratic plat form of 1900, namely, the requiring of corporations to take out a Federal 11 cense before engaging in Interstate commerce. This remedy is simple, easily applied and comprehensive. If corporations were required to take out a Federal license the Federal govern ment could then Issue a license upon terms arid conditions which wmld pro tect the public. A corporation differs from a human being In that It has no natural rights, and as all of its rights are derived from the statutes, It can be limited or restrained A<^ordlng as the public welfare may require. The control which congress has over Inter state commerce is complete. No party can long be credited with sincerity If It condemns the trusts with words only and then permits the trusts to employ all the Instrumentalities of interstate commerce In the carrying out of their nefarious plans. It Is far easier to prevent a monopoly than to watch It and punish It, and this prevention can be accomplished In a practical way by refusing a license to any corporation which controls more than a certain proportion of the total product—this proportion to be arbitrarily fixed at a point which will give free operation to competition. "The tariff question Is very closely allied to the trust question nnd the reduction of the tarlfT furnishes an easy means of limiting the extortion w'hlch the trusts can practice. "While absolute free trade would not necessarily make a trust Impossible, still It Is Impossible that few manu facturing establishments would dare to enter Into a trust if the president were empowered to put upon the free list articles competing with those con trolled by a trust. Free Trade Ihe Solution. "I can not permit this opportunity to pass without expressing the opinion that the principles embodied In the protective tariff have been the fruitful source of a great deal of political cor ruption as well as the support of many of our most Iniquitous trusts. It Is dif ficult to condemn the manufacturer* for uniting to take advantage of a high tariff schedule when the schedule Is framed on the theory that the In dustries need all the protection given, and It Is not likely that the beneficia ries of theAp schedules will consent to their reduction so long as the public waits for the tariff to be reformed by Its friends. "But one of the w'orst features of a tariff, levied not for revenue, hut for the avow'ed purpose of protection, Is that It fosters the Idea that men should use their votes to advance their own financial Interest*. For a generation the 'fat* has been fried out of the manufacturers by the Republican cam paign committee nnd then the manu facturers have been reimbursed by leg islation. With the public conscience educated to believe that this open pur chase of legislation was entirely prop er, no wonder that insurance companies have used the money of their policy holders to carry elections—no wonder that trusts have hastened to purchase Immunity from punishment with liberal donations. How cun we draw’ a moral line between the senator or congress man. elected by the trusts to prevent hostile legislation, nnd the senator or congressman kept In congress by the manufacturers to secure friendly legis tatlon? The party which Justifies the one form of bribery can not be relied upon to condemn the other. "There never was a time when tariff reform could he more easily entered upon, for the manufacturers by selling abroad cheaper than at home, as many of them do, have not only shown their Ingratitude toward those who built the tariff wall for them, but they have demonstrated the r ability to sell In competition with he world. Government Should Own Railways. "The railroad question Is also Inter- iroven with the trust question. Nearly all the private monopolies have re ceived rebates or secured other advan tages over competitors. Absolute equal ity of treatment at the hands of the railroads w ould go far toward the crip pllng of the trusts, nnd I rejoice that SAY CONGRESSMAN OF DEAL By Private Leased Wire, Janesville, Wla., Aug. SI.—Another phase of the opposition to the return of Representative Cooper to congress developed today In Walworth county, when circulars containing an affidavit stating that Fred Kull, a prominent supporter of Cooper, w'ent to R. Short and told him he could have the Lake Geneva office If he paid him (Kull) $50 a month during his tenure of office. Representative Cooper, it is spld, notified of the action of Kull and In the face of it secured the appointment of the present postmaster upon Hull’s recommendation. VETERAN FELL READ WHILE ON WAY TO GIVE PICTURE SHOW 8|M*rlal to The (leorxlnn. Covington, Go., Aug. 31.—About four miles above Coving ton on Monday morning J. C. Wilder, an old man, was found dead. It la thought he died sud denly. He was going to give a moving picture performance that night at Almon. He was'an old soldier, and his only known relative la a daughter at tending school at LaGrange. DR, JOHN E, WHITE RETURNS TO CITV After an absence of a month In North Carolina, Dr. John E. White, of the Second Baptist ctjurch, returned to At lanta Friday morning, much benefited by his trip. Friday night he will make his first address since his return, when he will speak to the Baptist Young People’s Union of his church. A good attendance is expected at the meet ing. JORDAN THE ORATOR AT GREAT BARBECUE Special to The Georglnn. Covington, Ga., Aug. 31.—One of the largest barbecues In the history of Newton county was given by the people of Mansfield at Mansfield yesterday for the purpose of advertising that flourishing little city. More than $300 wai expended In preparation of this great feast. About 3,000 people Is the estimated number of the attendance. Among the speakers were Hon. Har- vle Jordan and Colonels Mlddlebrooks and Cooley, of this city. Many people from Covington were there. FOR CT-^r SCHOOL SHOES The Corner Store is the Place New Shoes iu the latest “up-to-date" styles, and while it is well known that others are charg ing more for goods, we are selling many at old prices. Especially we would call attention to our “CUSHION SOLE ” “KING BEE” AND “QUEEN BESS” Come and make your selection at once, as we expect to close “LABOR DAY.” SATISFACTION GUARANTEED WITH EVERY PURCHASE KINGSRERY SHOE COMPANY, Cor. Pryor and Decatur Sts., ATLANTA, GA. P. S.—In connection with our large stock of Shoes, we also carry a good assortment of Ho siery. WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. Less than ono year ago placed on the market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving reading and walking vision In one frame and looking like one glass. They have proven the most successful of all the advertised Invisible bifocals. Ground In a deep torlc curve, giving a large visual field for reading as well ns walking. They are the most perfect and beautiful glass sold. Consult us about bifocals. We have them all. Sales room, 61 Peachtree, Atlnnta, Ga. REDUCED RATES TO MACON Via CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Account of Democratic State Conven tion September 4th, The Central of Georgia Railway will, on September 2d and 3d, and for trains scheduled to arrive Macon before noon Sep tember 4th, sell tickets from all points at rate of one fare, pins 26 cents, for round trip; Anal limit, re turning, September 8th. W. H. FOGG, D. P. A. ' Atlanta, Ga. lent rnuld not have secured the pax- the preeldent haa had the courage to sage of the rate bill had he not ap- press this question upon congress, pealed to the fenr of the more rndte'al remedy of government ownership, and nothing will so restrain the railroad magnates from uttemptlng.to capture While the Inw as It was llnnlly distort ed by the senate Is not nil thnt could be wished. It deserves a fair trial. "Rate regulation was absolutely nec. the Interstate commerce commission as essary, and It furnishes some relief the same fear. The high-handed man- rrn '» ,he unbearable conditions which net- In w hich they have violated law ! previously existed, hut we must not and Ignored authority, together with forget thnt the- vesting of this enor- thc corruption discovered In high ; power In the hands of a camml-j. places, has done more to create senll- i ", 1 "" appointed by the president Intro- ment In favor of public ownership than I due®. “ new danger. If an appointive all the speeches nnd arguments of , he board has the power to nx rates and tpponents of private ownership. i f an t ,,i exercise of that power T.o.t. ... p.ii«i„.i Increase or decrease by hundreds of Trust* are Political. . millions of Inllura the annual reve. ■Just a word more In regard to the i nues of !h< railroads, will not the trusts. First, trusts nre a political de- ! railroads feel that they hat-e a large velopment rather than an economic pecuniary Interest In the election of a one; and second, the trust system can , Pr-slden^lendly to the railroads? no. be permitted to continue, even though It did result In a net economic | „ ™ *" r,> ' gain. It Is political because It rests j l lgh „ 5 ; |t/|„' con ,ro£y. the best upon the corporation, and the corpora- I defender of both because It defends tlon rests upon a statutory foundation. 1 human rights, and human rights are The trusts, Instead of being a natural j the only foundation upon which prop- development. Is a form of legalised lar- ' erty and property rights can reel *e- ceny and ran exist only so long ns the curely. The Democratic party does not law permits It to exist. That there Is menace a single dollar legitimately sc an economic advantage In production cumulated; on the contrary, it Instate / upon the protection of rich and poor nllke In the enjoyment of that which they have honestly earned. The Demo cratic party does not discourage thrift, but, on the contrary, stimulates each Individual to the highest endeavor by assuring him that he will not be de prived of the frutta of toll. If we can but repeal the laws which enable men to reap where they have not sown— laws which enable them to garner Into their overflowing barns the harvests that belong to others—no one will be able to accumulate enough to make his fortune dangerous to the country. Hpeclul privilege and the use of the tuxlng power for private gain—these are the twin pillars upon which plu tocracy rests. To take away these supports and to elevate the benefi ciaries of special legislation to the path of honest effort ought to be the purpose of our party. "And who can suffer Injury by Just taxation. Impartial lawn and the appli cation of the Jeffersonian doctrine of equal rights to all and special privi leges to none? Only those whose ac cumulations are stained with dishon esty and whose Immoral methods have given them a distorted view of busi ness, society and government. Ac cumulating by conscious fraud mors money than they con profitably use upon themselves, wisely distribute or safely leave to their children, these denounce ns public enemies all who tuestlon their methods or throw light upon their crimes. "Plut«*eracy Is abhorrent to a repub- •; It Is more despotic than anarchy; more heartless than aristocracy; more selfish than bureaucracy. It prey upon the nation in time of peace and calamity. Conscienceless, compassion less and devoid of wisdom, It enervates I is votaries while It Impoverishes its let 1ms. It Is already sapping- the strength of the nation, vulgarising so cial life and making a mockery of mor- The time Is ripe for Its overthrow. Let us attack It boldly, making out appeal to the awakened conscience of the nation In the name of the counting room which It has defiled, In the name of business honor, which it has sul lied; In the name of the people, whom It has oppressed; In the name ff the homes which it has despoiled, and in the name of religion upon which It has placed the stigma of hypocrisy." ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE ISSUES STATEMENT The Anti-Saloon League has issued the following statement: "Appreciating the stand taken by some of the liquor dealers in our city (at our request) not to sell to vagrants, minors or drunkards, it gives us much encouragement; and, ns a further step on our part In the direction and in terest of reform, we will be thankful for the assistance and co-operation, of all mothers, wives and daughters who are unfortunately humiliated, incon venienced or neglected, and they may confidently depend on us, by all legiti mate means, to do all in our power to better their conditions and to make sober, creditable men out of all such as may be made known to us by their friends or relatives. "We have already a number of names of drunkards roaming our streets day and night, wasting their time and money, too, when they have It, In places too discreditable to be much longer tol erated. "We have an eye on the liquor denl- s, nnd they will have to be very shrewd If they much longer escape tho legal consequences of violating the laws regulating such cases. 'Neighbors, friends, relatives of drunkards, kindly furnish us with the names of all addicted to the excessive DEMOCRATS IN NINTH NOMINATE T,B, BELL Hpeclul to The Georgian. Gainesville, Ga., Aug. Jl.—The Ninth district congressional convention met at the court house here at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and was called to order by Hon. W. B. Smith, of Hall, chairman of the Democratic executive committee of the district. J. R. Hubbard, of Dawson county, was nominated for temporary chair man. permanent organization was then perfected by the election of W. B. Smith, of Hall county, as chairman, and A. S. Hardy as secretary. All the counties were represented except four of the seventeen. Colonel W. B. Sloan moved the ap pointment of a committee of nine to present to tile convention the names of one person from each county In the dis trict to serve as executive committee men for the ensuing two years. The chair appointment the following gen tlemen on that committee: W. U. Sloan, N. L. Tankersly, Z. T. Craw ford, J. B. Keith, B. V. Galllard, J. M. Bell, J. R. Hubbard, I. F. Duncan nnd J. A. Grant. The committee recommended the following gentlemen from the reapec- of liquor to the extent of neglect- i counties: Ing or abusing those whom It Is their i „ Banks, \\. P. Hardin, Commerce, duty to support, protect and comfort. iSl a ’' P* P* P„ u ?(’ ee ' Canton, "The list we are ndeavoring to pre- P a : , Dawson, .?• Hubbard, H u *>- pare will greatly aid us In bringing to j bardavllle, Ga.; tannin, T. T. tain, justice those who harbor drunkards | J*l ue torayth, Dr. J. H. or furnish liquor to any contrary to Hookenhull, Ctimmlnf, Ga.; Qlltner, J. Innv. J 8. Huaon, Ellljay, Ga.; Gwinnett. M. 8. Cornett, LawrencevfUe, Ga.; Hab ersham, J. S. Adams, Demorest, Ga.; Hall. W. B. Sloan, Gainesville. Ga.; Jackson. J. 8. Ayers, Jefferson. Ga.; Lumpkin, T. S. Llttlefleld, Dahlonega, Ga.; Milton. Walter L. Bell, Shelton- ville, Ga.; Pickens. G. M. Bell, Jasper, Ga.; Rabun. J. II. Denlcke, Burton, Ga.; Stephens, J. H. Kytle, Ayersville, Ga.; Towns, T. W. Gibson, Hlawassee, Ga.; Upton, V. M. Waldrup, Choestoe, Ga.; White, G. S. Kytle, Cleveland, Ga. Colonel B. P. Galllard, of Hall, moved that Hon. Thomas M. Bell be nomi nated by acclamation as thor Democrat ic candidate for the sixtieth congress from the district. Upon motion, the chair appointed the following as a committee to notify Mr. Hall of his nomination: J. V’. Keith, of Cherokee; J. 8. Adams, of Haber* sham; Samuel Craig, of Gwinnett; Dr. J. H. Hookenhull, of Forsyth, and A. S. Hardy, of Hall. First Bale at Gadsden. 8 pec Ini to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—The flrst bale of new cotton was received here today shortly after noon and was put up and sold at auction and brought 1$ cents per pound. L. L. Herzburg was the successful bidder. The bale weigh ed 400 pounds and was classed as strict middling. The cotton was raised by Irwin Hagan, who lives in the Hmnkeneck neighborhood. •GEORGIA ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. "J. C. SOLOMON, Superintendent.” SURVEYING CORPS AT WHITE’S SPRINGS Hpeclnl to The Geortgnn. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—The surveying corps of the Tidewater Development Company, who are locating a route for the proposed electric line from this city to Tuscaloosa, reached White's Springs, five miles southwest of here, yesterday, nnd will probably reach Gadsden by Saturday. Some time will be spent In and around the city, seek ing ihe proper terminals here by the surveyors. MANY YOUNG MEN REGISTER TO VQTE Kpcclnt to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—During the recent sessions V)f the Etowah county board of registration many new names were added to the list of eligible voters, the total number being 443. Most of this number were young men who have become of age since the last reg istration and the remainder Is of peo ple who have come here from other sections. POPULIST-REPUBLICAN FUSION MOVEMENT ON Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—Thomas H. Stephens, chairman of the Sixth sen atorial district Republican executive committee, has Issued a call for a mass convention to meet In this city on Sat urday, September 15. J, H. Richard son, chairman of the Populist party, has also called a mass convention of the party to meet here on the same date. It l« understood that both par ties will agree upon a candidate to op pose K. D. Hamner, the Democratic nomine* ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? If m, use Southern Home bead and Zinc Mixed Palr.ta. The standard of quality in the Pout*: for the past twenty-two yeara. 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