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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- And Cheap One-way Rates -TO- CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip 8umm,r Excursion* from all point, Esst to Pacific Co.at and Northwest until September 15th, with apodal stopover privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1(05. CHEAP COLONIST ONE WAY TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST PROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31et. Use the splendid through cervlce of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, ar UNION PACIFIC from 8L Louie or Chicago to destination with Steamahlp Line* 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. WRITE ME FOR RATES AND INFORMATION. J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt, 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. WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. Leas than one 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 as walking. They are the most perfect and beautiful glass sold. Consult us about bifocals. We have them all. Sales room, 61 Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga. REDUCED RATES TO MACON Via- CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Account of Democratic 8tate Conven tlon September 4th. The Central of Georgia Railway will, on September 2d and 3d. and for tralna scheduled 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.- FOR CHILDREN SCHOOL SHOES 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.