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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
7
RYAN SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE
OF DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
Prl alt Leased Wire-
Kew York. Aug. si.—In his speech
a night at Madison Square Garden.
Iiirtm Jennings Bryan said In part:
I. ke all travelers who have visited
other lands. I return with delight to
the land of my birth, more proud of Its
.pie, with more confidence In Its
government and grateful to the kind
vldence that cast my lot In the
United States. My national pride has
ren Increased by abundant evidence
have seen of the altruistic Interest
taken by Americans In the people of
other countries. I return more deeply
Impressed than ever before with the
. -imnslblllty which rests upon our na-
ti"'i as an exemplar among the nations
h'l more solicitous that we. avoiding
tli. causes which have led other na
il -ns to decay, may present a higher
1,1. tl than has ever before been em-
h"lied In a national life and carry hu-
in.", i r.igress lo a higher plane.
"The first message that I bring from
the "Id world Is a message of peace.
T'.» cause of arbitration Is making
.'■"1 p: gress, in spite of the fact that
th<* nations most prominent In the es
tablishment of The Hague tribunal have
themselves been engaged In wars since
•lint court was organised. There Is a
pciccptible growth In sentiment In fa-
t .i ,.f the settlement of International
disputes by peaceful means.
Shouldn't Collect Debts.
"I am sure from the public utter-
(, 11 1 es of the present prime minister of
( t'.nat Britain. Sir Henry Campbell-
X .itnerman, that an International peace
treaty could be made between the
t ■ great English-speaking nations
anrl their example would be followed
until the danger of war would be al
most. If not entirely, removed. To take
Urn lead In such a movement would
establish our position as a world power
In the best sense of the term, and
What argument can be advanced
nc ilnst such action on the part of the
United States?
1 ^1 venture lo suggest that we may
■ only promote iteace, but also ad-
■ re our commercial Interests by nn-
■inclng ns a nntlonal policy that-Cnir
■ry will not be used for the collec-
W!n t private debts. Many profitable
fields of Investment are now closed
because the people of the smaller na-
th.ns are afraid that nn Investment of
fm sign capital will be made an excuse
for a foreign Invasion.
"Our nation has lost prestige rather
th.in gained It. by our experiment In
colonialism. We have given the mon-
iirchlst a chance to ridicule our dec
imation of Independence, and the scof
fer has twitted us with Inconsistency.
A tour through the Philippine Islands
hr deepened the- conviction that we
slmuld.lose no time In announcing our
purpose .to deal with the Filipinos
a- we dealt with the Cubans.
Quick Action Needed.
"In several of the nations of Europe
the legislative department of govern
in'ni Is more quickly responsive to
public sentiment than Is our congress.
In Kngland, for Instance, where the
•alnlstry la formed from the dominant
pint \, when an election Is held upon
any Important Issue the government
11 .. cads to put Into law the will of the
I pie expressed at the polls. While
"in system Is superior In many re-
si" i>, It has one defect, via: lhat
. 'ingress doea not meet In regular aea-
slon until thirteen months after the
. I... i i' n
"During this period there Is uncer-
minty, long drawn out, which lo the
business community Is often moredam-
uKing than a change of policy promptly
curried Into effect. Would not the alt-
um Mon be Improved by a constitutional
curicss within a few months of the
elet Hon, and compelling the second
s’ -"Ion 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-
tc<t the people from the Jobs that are
usually reserved for the short session
'hi'h la now held after the election,
jnany of the members feel
dblllty because of defeat at
nvlncetl than before
h>f a change In the
^United Htatea sen-
able everywhere
hward Democracy.
, In the I’nlted
lard Democracy
. a grow Ing de-
Jf I’nlted Htatea
_ le of the people.
: to overestimate the
of this reform, for
■ho e . very bin must receive the sanc
tion of the senate as well as of the
h"u«e of representatives, before It can
become a Jaw, no Important legislation
of a nail rial character Is possible until
the senate la brought Into harmony
» it St the people. I am within the lim
ps of the truth when I say that the
t'-nate has been for some years the
bulttark of predatory wealth, and lhat
He Outlines the Issues Over Which the Great
National Battle Is To Be
Waged.,
matters as to prevent needed leg-
lelatloiv The popular branch of con-
greiis naa four ttmeii declared In favor
of thla reform by a two-thlrda vote,
and more than two-thfrds of the atatea
have demanded It. ami yet the aenate
arrogantly and Impudently blocka the
way.
Income Tax Needed.
•The Income tax which aome In our
country have denounced aa a Socialistic
attack upon wealth, haa, I am pleaaed
to report, the Indoraement of the moat
conaervatlve countrlea In the old world.
It la a permanent part of the floral sys
tem of moat countries of Europe, and
In many placex It la a graded tax, the
rate being highest upon the largest In
comes. Kngland haa long depended
upon the Income tax for a considerable
part of her revenuea, and an Kngltah
commlaalon la now Investigating the
proposition to change from a uniform
to if graded tax. It la little abort of a
disgrace to our country that, while It
Is able to command the Uvea 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 la
complete that does not Include aome
mention of what la known aa govern
ment by Injunction. Aa the main
purpose of the writ la to evade trial by
Jury, It Is really an attack upon the
jury system and ought to arouse a
unanimous protest Ho long aa the
meanest thief la 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 would 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 on international
struggle, and It Is sure to be settled
In 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 machine haa recog
nised too much of the increase and the
laborer too little. Those who oppose
the eight-hour day, 1 am convinced,
do ao more because of Ignorance 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 hla
wife and the father from hla children,
while the grow th of our cities haa put
an Increased distance between the
home and the workshop. Then, too,
more Is demanded of the laboring man
now than formerly. He Is a cltlaen aa
well os a laborer, 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 hla task and
from hla task back to his 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
san advantage from the division caused
In our party by the money question.
They ought not, therefore, begrudge ua
the satisfaction that we find in the fact
that unexpected conditions have re
moved the cause of our differences and
I»ermltted ua to present a united front
on present Issues. The unlocked for
and unprecedented Increase In the pro
duction of gold has brought a victory
to both the advocates of gold and the
advocates of blnietallsm.
Campaign Contributions.
"We who favor blnietallsm 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 frusta
The 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
spection of their schemes and hid their
rascality under high-sounding phrases.
These Investigations have also dis
closed the source of the enormous cam
paign funds which have been used to
debauch elections and corrupt the bal
lot. The people see now that they
should have seen before, namely, that
no party can exterminate the trust so
l..n. am ll'na-a, I* a nnllllral lltAMM tit
long as It 1 owes Its political success to
campaign contributions secured from
the trusts.
•The great corporations do not con
tribute their money to any party ex-
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124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
JAN, T. P. A.
”7“
cept for Immunity expreoaly promised,
recommended legislation on this sub
Ject, but bo far hla party haa failed to
respond. No important advance can
be made until thla baneful Influence la
eliminated and I hope that the Demo
cratic party will not only challenge the
Republican party to bring forward ef
fective leglelatlon on thla aubject, but
will aet an example by refualng to re
ceive campaign contribution from cor
porations and by opening the books bo
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 I mistake political con
ditions In America If they do not pres
age Improvement In the conduct of
campaigns.
Trusts Great Uaue.
"While men may differ as to the re
lative Importance of Issues, and while
the next congress will largely shape
the lines upon which the coming presi
dential campaign will be fought, I
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 Jwhfch he has
taken to enforce the sntl-trust law
and my gratMcatlon 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 as he
could without Incurring the hostility of
leaders of hie ow*n party. The trouble
Is that the Republican party le not In a
position to apply effective and thor
ough-going reforms because It has built
up, 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
a 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
which 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 organisations ire Impossible with
out the elimination of the smaller o***.
It Is a cruel Illustration, but 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 muat
not be sacrificed that one great com
bination may flourish.
"The trust as nn Institution will have
few open defenders. The policy of the
trust magnates will be to Insist upon
"reasonable legislation" and then they
will *ely 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 Mutt be Enforced.
‘We need not quarrel oter remedies.
» must shew ourselves willing to
support any remedy which promises
substantial advantage to the people In
their warfare against monopoly. Some
thing le 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 us at present, but against all
trusts and the aim must be to Imprison
the guilty, not merely to recover a fine.
If the criminal clause Is not going to
be enforced It ought to be repealed.
"Believing, however, that the opera
tion of all the railroads by the Federal
government would result In a centrali
sation which would all bill obliterate
state lines, I prefer to see only the
trunk llnee operated by the Federal
government and the local lines by the
several state governments.
Government Ownership.
Ae to the right of the governments.
Federal and state, to own and operate
railroads there can he no doubt If we
can deepen the water In the lakes and
build connecting canals In order to
cheapen railroad transportation during
half of the year, we can build a railroad
and ch*a|*n rates the whole year. If
e can spend several hundred millions
n the Panama canal to lower trans
continental rates, we can build a rail
road from New York to San Francisco
to lower both trans-continental and lo
cal rates. The I'nlted States mall Is
Increasing so rapidly that we shall
soon be able to pay the Interest on the
cost of trunk lines out of the money
which we now pay to railroads for car
rying through malls.
-"I beg to remind you that the presi
dent could not have secured the pas
sage of the rate bill had he not ap-,
pealed to the fear of the more radical
remedy of government ownership and
nothing will so restrain the railroad
magnates from attempting to capture
on a large scale may be admitted, iVt
there Is a point beyond which the
economic advantage of large produc
tion ceases. The moment an Industry
approaches the position of 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 not sufficient to enforce
existing laws. If ten corporations con
spiring together In restraint of trade
are threatened with punlabment.all they
have to do now- is to dissolve their
separate corporations and turn their
property over to u new corporation.
The new corporation can proceed to do
the same thing that the separate cor
porations attempted, and yet not vio
late the law. We need, therefore, new
legislation, and the Republican party
not only falls to ftiact such legislation,
but falls even to promise It. The Dem
ocratic party must be prepared to pro
pose new and efficient leglelatlon.
"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 directorates.
A group of men organised, or obtained
control ef several corporations doing
business with each other, and then
proceeded to swindle the stockholders
of the various corporations for which
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
la thus consolidated. It Is worth 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 li
cense before engaging In Interstate
commerce. This remedy Is simple,
easily applied and comprehensive,
colorations were required to take out
a Federal license the Federal govern
ment could then Issue a license upon
terms and conditions which w >uld 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 according as
the public welfare may require. The
control which congress had over Inter
state commerce le 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 and the
reduction of the tariff furnishes an
easy means of limiting the extortion
which 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
emplowered to put upon the free list
articles competing with those. con
trolled by a trust.
Free Trade the 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 nur most Iniquitous trusts. It Is dif
ficult to condemn the manufacturers
for uniting to take advantage of a
high tariff schedule when the schedule
Is framed on the theory that the In
itial rim need all the protection given,
and It Is not likely that the beneficia
ries of these schedules will consent to
their reduction so long q* the public
waits for the tariff to be reformed by
Its friends.
"But one of the worst features of a
tariff, levied not for revenue, but for
the avowed purpose of protection, Is
that It fosters the Idea that men should
use their votes to advance their
financial Interests. For a generation
the ‘fat* has been fried out of the
manufacturers by the Republican cam
paign committee and 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 can we draw a moral
line between the senator or congress
mon, elected by the trusts to prevent
hostile legislation, and the senator or
congressman kept In congress by the
manufacturers to secure friendly legis
lation? 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 be more easily entered
upon, for the manufacturers by selling
SAY CONGRESSMAN
OF DEAL
By Private Leased Wire.
Janesville. WIs., Aug. SI.—Another
phase of the opposition to the return
of Representative Cooper to congress
developed today In Walw’orth county,
when circulars containing an affidavit
stating that Fred Kull, a prominent
supporter of Cooper, went to R. D.
Short and told him he could have the
Lake Geneva office If he paid him
(Kull) $50 a month during hla tenure
of office.
Representative Cooper, It Is said, was
notified of the action* of Kull and In the
face of it secured the appointment of
the present postmaster upon Kull'a
recommendation.
VETERAN FELL DEAD
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 their ability to sell In
competition with the world.
Government Should Own Railways.
"The railroad question Is also Inter
woven w^th 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 would go far tow*ard the crip
pling of the trusta, and I rejoice that
the president has had tho courage to
press this question upon congress.
While the law- ns it was finally distort
ed by the senate Is not all that could
be wished. It deserves a fair trial.
•Rate regulation was absolutely nee-
;hr^^Ttrc„!^^mmi^Si”S! ■»<*«jss
.h. Hnu fear. Th. high-handed man- ; ^vlnu.Ty^“Sf.lA" bit«mas?A«S
forget that the vesttng of this enor-
In witch they hi™ vToTa.Jd T.w j JwJJMgr ft' V .CT'.nT
nnd Ignored authority, together »lth ' ’!??,
U? more'To'oreale .eUft" I "ion a^lnled by .he rre.ldenTTnTro-
mint in h *fvop nuhltr^wnershln than duces » new danger. If an appointive
STSJTJSSJf « P n boanl the P*»wer to fix rates and
all the siieet hes and ar *nments of the j can j,y the exercise of that power
opponents of private ownership. ; increase or decrease by hundreds of
Trusts ir# Political. j millions of dollars the annual reve-
"Just a word more In regard to the nues of the railroads, will not the
trusts. First, trusta are a political de- ! railroads feel that they have a large
, . nAAMAmir. i pw«nl«ry Interest In the election of a
\elopment rather than an economic prf| |^ nt friendly to the railroads?
one; and second, the trust system can, Democratic Ideals,
not be permitted to continue, even! ttomocntlc jferty Is not the
though It did result In a net economic! tmmy of prop9rXy or of property
gain. It la political because it rests! rights; It Is, on the contrary, the best
upon the corporation, nnd the corpora- ; defender of both because It defends
tlon rests upon a statutory foundation., human rights, and human rights are
The trusta, Instead of being a natural the only foundation upon which prop-
development. la a form of legalised lar- j erty and property rights can rest ae-
ceny and can exist only so long as 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 Insists
WHILE ON WAY TO
Special to The GeorgUm.
Covington, Ga., Aug. tl.—About four
miles above Coylngton on Monday
morning J. C. Wilder, an old man, was
found dead. It Is 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 Is a daughter at
tending school at l^aGrange,
DR, JOHN E, WRITE
RETURNS TO CITY
GIVE PICTURE SHOW f “NINO BEE” AND “QUEEN BESS”
After an absence of a month In North
Carolina, Dr. John E. White, of the
Second Baptlet church, returned to At
lanta Friday morning, much benefited
by hie trip. Friday night be trill make
hla firet address since his return, when
he will apeak to the Baptlet Young
People's union of hla church. A good
attendance le expected at the meet
ing.
JORDAN TRE ORATOR
AT GREAT BARBECUE
fipcclnl to The Georgina.
Covington, Ga., Aug. 31.—One of the
largest barbecues In the history of
New ton 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
grfat feast. About 3,000 people Is the
estimated number of the attendance.
Among the speakers were Hon. Har-
vie Jordan and Colonels Mlddlebrooks
and Cooley, of this city.
Many people from Covington were
there.
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to arrive Macon before noon Sep
tember 4th, sell tickets from all
points at rate of one fare, plus 33
cents, for round trip: final limit, re
turning, September 8th.
W. H. FOGG. D. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
upon the protection of rich and jioor
alike in the enjoyment of that which
they have hone.tly earned. The Demo
cratic party doe. not dl.courage thrift,
but, on the contrary, atlmulate. each
Individual to the hlghe.t endeavor by
a..uring him that he will not be de
prived of the fruit, of toll. If we can
but repeat the law. which enable men
to reap where they have not .own-
law. which enable them to garner Into
their overllmvlng barn, the harveat,
that belong to other.—no one will be
able to accumulate enough lo mate
111. fortune dangerous to the country.
taxing power for private gain—these
are the twin pillar, upon which plu
tocracy reat.. To take away these
support, and to elevate the benefi
ciaries of special legislation to the
path of honest effort ought to be th#
purpose of our party.
"And who ran suffer Injury by Just
taxation, impartial laws and the appli
cation of the Jeffersonian doctrine of
equal righla to all and special privi
leges to none? Only those whose ae-
cumulations are stained with dishon
esty and whose Immoral methods have
given them a distorted view of busi
ness. ssrtety and government. Ac
cumulating by conscious fraud mors
money than they can profitably use
upon themselves, wisely distribute or
safely leave to their children, these
denounce as public enemies all who
question their methods or throw light
upon their crimes.
"Plutocracy Is abhorrent to a repub
lic; It Is more despotic than anarchy;
more heartless thsn aristocracy: more
seltlsh than bureaucracy. It preys
upon the nation In time of peace and-
calamity. Conscienceless, compassion
less and devoid of wisdom, It enervates
Its votaries while It Impoverishes Its
victims. It is already sapping the
strength of the nation, vulgarising so
cial life and making a mockery of mor
als. 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 U has sul
lied; In the name of the people, fi-hom
It has oppressed; In the nsme If the
homes which It hss despoiled, and In
the name of religion upon which It haa
placed the stigma of hypocrisy.-
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The Corner Store is the Place
New Shoes in the latest “up-to-date” styles,
and while it is well known that others are charg
ing more for goods, wc arc selling many at old
prices. Especially we would call attention to our
“CUSHION SOliE ”
Come and make your selection at once, as we
expect to close “LABOR BAY.”
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.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
ISSUES STATEMENT
The Anti-Saloon League haa l*'U?d
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, as 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-
venlericed or neglected, and they may
confidently depend on us, by all legiti
mate tneanH, to do ull 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 deal
ers, nnd they will have to be very*
shrewd If they much longer escape the
legal consequences or violating the
laws regulating such cases.
"Neighbors, friends, relatives of
DEMOCRATS IN NINTH
NOMINATE T,B, BELL
Hpeelnl lo The Georgian.
Gainesville, Oa.. Aug. 31.—The Ninth
district congressional convention met
at the court house here at It o'clock
yesterday morning and was called to
order by Hon. W. B. Smith, of Hall,
chairman of tha Democratic executive
committee of the dlatrlct.
J. R. Hubbard, of Daw,on county,
waa nominated for temporary chair
man.
A permanent organlxatlon was then
perfected by the election of W. a
Smith, of Hall county, a, chairman,
and A. 8. Hardy as secretary. All th*
counties were represented except (four
of the seventeen.
Colonel W. B. Sloan moved the ap
pointment of a committee of nine to
present to the convention the name, of
one person from each county In the dis
trict to serve as executive committee
men for the ensuing two years. Th,
chair appointment the following gen
tlemen on that committee: W. B.
Sloan, N. L Tankersly, Z. T. Craw
ford, J. B. Keith, B. F. Galllard. J. M.
Bell, J. R. Hubbard, I. F. Duncan and
J. A. Grant.
The committee recommended th#
drunkard,, kindly furnish us with the,. „ .
names of all addicted to the excessive I following gentlemen from the respec-
use of liquor to the extent of neglect- ! U 'I* _ ,, ,
Ing or abusing those whom It Is Ihelr: _ osnss, W. P. Hardin, Commerce
duty to support, protect and comfort. Cherokee. P. P. DuPree, Canton,
Oa.; Dawson. J. R. Hubbard, Hub-
support, protect and comfort. ‘
••The list we are ndeavorlng to pre- *c Hubbard, Hub-
ire will greatly aid us In bringing to j F “! lnln ' . T - T '
justice those who harbor drunkards i JHu*'Ridge, Oa.; korsyth, Dr. J. H.
or furnish ttquor to any contrary to I Hookenhull, Cummlng. Ga.: Ollmer, J.
law. 8. Huson, Ellljay, Oa.; Gwinnett, »f.
SURVEYING CORPS
AT WHITE'8 SPRINGS
Rpeelsl to The Georlgnn.
Gadsden. Ala.. Aug. It.—The surveying
corps of the Tidewater Development
Company, who are locating a mule for
the proposed electric line from this
city to Tuscaloosa, reached While’s
Springs, five miles southwest of here,
yesterday, and will probably reach
Gudsden by Saturday. Some time will
be spent in and nround the city, seek
ing the proper terminals here by the
surveyors.
MANY YOUNG MEN
REGISTER TO VOTE
Rpecial to The Georgian.
Gadsden. Ala., Aug. 31.—During the
recent sessions of the Etowah county
board of registration many new names
ere added to the list of eligible voters,
the total number being 448. Most of
this number were young men who
have heyome of age since the lastweg-
Istratlnn and the remainder la of peo
ple who have come here from other
sections.
POPULIST-REPUBLICAN
FU8ION MOVEMENT ON
Special te The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—Thomas H.
Stephens, chairman of the Sixth sen
atorial district Republican executive
commute#, has Issued a call for a mass
convention to meet In this city on Sat
urday, September 13. J. H. Richard
son. chairman of the’ Populist party,
haa also railed a mass convention of
the party to meet here on the same
date. It Is understood that both par
ties will agree upon a candidate to op-
pose R. D. Hamner, the Democratic
nominee.
S. Cornett, Lawrenrevllle, Oa.; Hab
ersham. J. S. Adam,. Deinorest, Oa.;
Hall. W. B. Sloan, Gainesville, (la.;
Jackson. J. S. Ayers, Jefferson,. Oa.;
Lumpkin, T. H Littlefield, Dahlnnrga,
Oa.; Milton. Walter L. Bell, 8h4!tnn-
vllle, Oa.: Pickens. O. M. Bell.-Jasper,
Oa.: Rabun. J. H. Denicke, Burton,
Oa.; Stephens, J. H. Kytle, AyersvtUe,
Oa.; Towns. T. W. Gibson, Hlawusee,
Oa.; Upton. V M. Waldrup, t’hoesto%
Oa.: White. O. S. Kytle, Cleveland
Oa.
Colonel B. P. Galllard, of Hall, moved
that Hon. Thomas M. Bell b, nomi
nated by acclamation as the Democrat
ic candidate for the sixtieth congresa
from the district.
Upon motion, the chslr appointed the
following as a committee to notify Mr.
Hall of his nomination: J. V. Keith,
of Cherokee; J. S. Adams, of Haber
sham; Samuel Craig, of Gwinnett: Dr.
J. H. Hookenhull. of Forsyth, and A.
8. Hardy, of Hall.
First Bale at Gadsden.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—The| first
bale of new cotton was received] her,
today shortly after noon ,nd was put
up and Mid at auction and brought ■*
cent, per pound. L. L. Heraburg was
the successful bidder. The bale weigh
ed 400 pounds and was classed as
strict middling. The cotton wns talsed
by Irwin Hagan, who live. In lbs
Smokeneck neighborhood.
ARE YOU GOING TO
PAINT? ,
tf so, use Southern Home Lad and
Zinc Paint*. The standard ot
quality in the South for tbp past
twenty-two yean.
F. J. COOLEDGE & SON,
12. N. Fc-syth St 'Atlanta.