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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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Atlanta Georgian.
John TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
F, L. SEELY, President.
Published Every Afternoon
Except Sundsy by
THE GEORGIAN CO.
st 25 W. Alabsmt Street,
Atlanta, Gt.
United States and grand Petronlus of the forms of
pooch.
nut the simple truth of the matter Is that the senti
ment of the country regards It as much more Important
just at present that the messages and utterances of the
president should contain some good and uplifting eco
nomic sentiments than that those sentiments should be
expressed in dipt participles and divorced dlpththongs.
The Ovation to Bryan.
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at Splendid Ovation to Bryan.
reception accorded Hon. William J. Ilryan at
Square Garden last night was more dazzling
ndous thin the most Imaginative of his friends
slldy have foreseen.
Jr t It Ik said that 20,000 people, waving miniature
he republic, greeted every utterance of the dis-
d speaker with outbursts of applause, we have
t given but a faint Idea of the loyalty, arid fervor,
bsomirilng acclamation with which the additional
surrounding the auditorium and thronging the
|ughfarcs of Manhattan Joined In the chorus of hearty
with which his fellow countrymen welcomed him
is universally conceded that Mr. Bryan has ma-
tnd expanded almost beyond conception during the
Men years. There are those who have been Inclined
'»■ some Impatience with him for the pertinacity
> hleh iw lias clung to the silver Issue, and the ag
io prominence with which be has thrust It Into the
nmd when there would seem to be no just occa-
i disturb the general tranquillity and provoke un
ary antagonism.
it even those who are most bitter In their resent-
of niint they regard as this untimely Insistence,
rersally anil entirely concede to him absolute sin-
if heart and slncerlty f of purpose. Mr. Bryan,
rer lie may explain tho matter to himself, must real-
in common with most of the people of this country,
[ Indeed of most of the countries of tho civilised world,
free coinage of stiver at an arbitrary ratio Is
r an economic question to be considered,
inasmuch as he Is essentially sound on the great
principles of Democracy, and Inasmuch as sll-
common consent, has gone the way of last
Istledown, there Is no reason why a grateful
imlring people should not rush to tils support.
And so they did.
If it had been a victorious Caesar coming home for
the triumph voted him by the Roman senate, he could
not liavo been mot by a more Impressive tramp, tramp
of marching thousands, with a greater buss and foyer
and ferment or expectation such aa hangs upon a'day so
momentous as yesterday. It was a living and full-blood
ed testimonial of the supreme confldence In which one
man, for tho vigor of his Intellect and the purity of hts
fktrpoae*. Is held by his appreciative fellow countrymen.
It has been almost a year since Mr. Bryan started
| out to mako a tour of the world. He had already at
tained to that dogreo of wisdom where he realised his
own relative lgnornnco and he was anxious to avail him-
"8?rror every opportunity to study tho customs and insti
tutions of oilier people and of other countries. Ho real
ized. in tlio language of the great drnniatlat, that "home-
staying youths hare ever homely ways," and that If he
Em make himself master of the laws and systems of
other cc
New York, Aug. 31.—The Bryan reception surpassed
the expectation of Its promoters. Every hotel was
crowded with delegations, banners blazed on the hotel
fronts and the occailon looked more like a ratification
meeting than a mere welcome to a great American. It
was Bryan’s greatest day. He has finally and definitely
convinced his countrymen without regard to party |lnea
that he la sincere and In this connection he stands to
America today as Gladstone did to England.
Every state save South Carolina and Oregon bad del-
egatlona here and each delegation brought an invitation
to Bryan to visit them.
North Carolina and Georgia have combined their ef
forts to have him visit the two states as their fairs come
at the same time.
Much concern had been felt over Bryan’a speech, as
It carried such tremendous Importance to the party. Par
ticular apprehension was felt over the advocacy of gov
ernment ownership of railways, aa It overlooked the sepa
rate cars for whites and blacks, but Senators Bailey and
Culbertson, who had seen a rough draft of the speech,
expressed satisfaction with It.
The Garden speech lasted about two houri. After
wards Bryan addressed another larger overflow meeting
In Madison Square. No such ovation haa ever been paid
to a private citizen In America as was accorded the Ne
braskan. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
Unite For the State Fair.
But little more than six weeks now remain before
the state fair will open Its gates to the peopte of Georgia,
and coincident therewith will be the reunion of the large
family of Georgians who have made homes for them
selves In other state*.
The Indications are that the fair this fall will be the
most elaborate and complete ever held In the state. Sec-
rotary Weldon and his able coadjutors are working with
all the zeal and energy of their natures to make It Inter
esting nnd attractive from every point of view and we
feel sure that they will succeed beyond their fondest
dreams.
There can be no doubt as to the splendid resources
of tho state and the marvelous strides our people have
le In commerce and Industry. Our looms and spin
dies are multiplying year by year and tho amount of
capital invested In Southern enterprises Is always on the
Increase. With our unparalleled climate and Inexhaus
tible resources there Is no reason why each passing year
should not moro and more confirm our title as the Em
pire State of the South.
And there Is no way In which we can get a better
Idea of this prosperous condition than by seeing the ac
tual exhibits spread out before us—tbe fruits of the field
and the factories and the products of tbe forests and the
mines.
And now to this Is to be added the home coming
week. Already the sons and daughters of Georgia who
have taken up their homes In other states and have*
Identified themselves with the people of other communi
ties are beginning to talk about this great reunion. They
will not only be able to meet the friends they loft behind
them here, but they will meet the Georgians of other
states and all will meet and mingle In this happy reunion.
Nothing should be allowed to distract the attention
tries, If he would have a clear Insight of the of the people from the state fair. It should be the pur-
economic conditions In lands beyond tbe seas, he could
acquire It perfectly only by going In person and studying
these conditions In the midst thereof. During hit tour of
the world he has had an opportunity to confer with the
lending thinkers of every country he has visited. Prom
tho coral strands of India, where he has been tho guest
of nabobs and maharajahs and English governors, on
through Russia and England and the picturesque by-
ways of Europe, he has traveled, assimilating Informa
tion as he went.
pose of every true son of Georgia to talk up the fair and
work for the fair from now until the time the gates are
thrown open to the public. The next state fair must be
the greatest and best In the history of Georgia and we
have every i-eason to believe that such will be the case.
Russia’s Army and Navy.
Other centers of interest have not succeeded entire
ly In diverting public attention from tbe sltuaUon In Rus-
Thcro Is nothing, to be sure, which mnkos It essenUal jsla, and It la realised that the fate of the empire depends
that tho chief executive of the United States should be a upon the loyalty of the army and navy,
man who hns "taught him other tongues and In strange William E. Curtis, writing from Russia to The Chi-
eyes tins mnde him nut a stranger," but It la undisputed -cago Record-Herald, says that since the dissolution of the
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that such experience furnishes a valuable equipment for
one who Is to be called to this high station.
And hence, Mr. Bryan Is measurably a more availa
ble man for tbe presidency than ever before.
His address on Thursday night was pitched upon t
high, plane. This keynote was antagonism to the trusts
which are recognised as the great and ever-growing
menace to the prosperity and happiness of our people. He
brings back with him from his tour of the world a re
newed conviction that tho income tax, so far from being
a radical and revolutionary measure. Is regarded as con
servative and soundly efficient by every country In which
It haa been adopted.
But this Is not the time to enter Into an extended
analysis of this great speech. Suffice It to say that It was
eminently worthy of tho man and the occasion, and con-
firms that lofty position In which the people have always
placed th* great and gifted commoner—William Jennings
Bryan.
Another Assault on Language.
It language was really given us to conceal our
thoughts, this Is a nighty good time to employ It for that
purpose, for verily the nations of the earth appear to
have given tbemaelres over to the harrying and uproot-
lug of their mother tongues, until iwtlence Is exhausted.
The English speaking peoples are still In s frame of
’mind over tho presidential order requiring that the freak
Knelling which me outgrew some 300 years ago shall be
retrtved end that the rules of grammar shall henceforth
constat entirely of exceptions.
We were In the very midst of this philological emeute
with President Eliot espresstng opkjons which woe Id
hardly go through the malts an<yM^^^Rooaevett ab
solutely hsssrdlng his chances by iho
manner In which he has objections,
nly we discover that of word-
doumn the tabor group, the social Democrats, the social
revolutionists, the Jewish "bund” and the other radical
organisations have been making energetic efforts to cor
rupt the army. They have sent emissaries Into every
garrison, prepared eloquent appeals to the soldiers, beg
ging them not to take the aide at their oppressors, but
to stand with their fathers and brothers In the fight for
liberty. They have declared a boycott against all sol-
diem who support the government when they return to
tbetr homes at the conclusion of their three years’ ser
vice. Their printed notices, which have been circulated
by hundreds of thousands In every garrison and camp,
contain s warning that the names of all soldiers who sup
port th* pollcb will be recorded for future reference, and
that such traitors to their people and their friends will be
wise not to return to their homes, because It they do
they will find retribution awaiting them.
Continuing, Mr. Curtis says these appeals have more
or less effect In corrupting tho army and exciting dis
content. and the leaders of the revolutionary parties
have been equally active In working up the mutinies
that have occurred at the different military posts. The
outbreaks at Helelngfora and Cronstadt, which have been
described In detail by the telegraphic correspondents,
are the consequences. The military nnthorttles have evl-
dcnce that they have been In preparation and Impending
for some time. There was to be a simultaneous out
break at Helsingfors, In Finland, and at Cronstadt, the
Gibraltar of Russia, at the mouth of the Rtvs Neva, a
few mlloa from St. Petersburg, but the plane of the con
spirators were discovered and the authorities captured
their signaling apparatus and code and arrested fifty of
thslr leaders, which demoralised tho participants. The
Helsingfors mutiny we* precipitated by the unexpected
arrest ot 200 of the men. The commanding officer, who,
through his spies, had been kept informed of the devel
opment of th< mutiny, took advantage of a funeral which
as attended by the soldiers without their arms to arrest
the ringleaders, but their comrades were too quick and
Black Sea fleet, has recently received a written demand
signed by more than 2,500 of hlB sailors which reads
very much like the platform of the social revolutlonarj
party and was Inscribed at tbe top of the first page with
the words "Land and Liberty," tho motto of that organi
zation. The sailors not only ask that their own Individ
ual and common wrongs be remedied, but undertake to
regulate the politics of the nation, and declare that the
entire fleet will revolt unless the peasants are given all
the land they want, unless general amnesty Is declared
tor all political prisoners, unless capital punishment le
abolished, universal suffrage granted to the people and
the ministry made responsible to,parliament
There have been continual troubles and disturbances
In the Baltic fleet, which, by the way, is under the com
mand of the Grand Duke Alexander, a cousin of the czar,
who visited Chicago during the Columbian exposition and
commanded the Russian fleet that participated In the na
val review at New York. Alexander Is one of tbe ablest
of the Imperial family, a profound student and scientist,
but extremely conservative tn his views and a staunch de
fender of tbe autocracy. While Inspector general of the
Russian nary before the war with Japan, his criticisms
of Its condition caused a quarrel with, his uncle, Alexis,
who was admiral In chief. The emperor supported
Alexis, but could not very well turn down Alexander, for
the latter Is the husband of bis sister, Xenia, his favor
ite of all tbe family. So he created a new department
of the government to take over all matters concerning
the mercantile marine, and placed Alexander at the
head of It. The now line of steamers between Libau
and New York Is one of Alexander's Ideas, and he did
a great deal to develop Russian commerce.
The disclosures of the rottenness of the navy vin
dicated Alexander when It was too late to do any good,
but the czar recognized the propriety of doing something
to compensate for bla humiliation, and made him com
mander In chief In the place of his uncle Alexis.
The South’s Natural Resources.
In tbe series of articles which have appeared on this
page during the past few weeks many arguments have
been brought to bear and many facts and figures have
been presented to show that this was the most prosper
ous and progressive section of tbe country.
The whole story Could not be put more tersely than
to use the language ot The Manufacturers' Record, which
says that coal and Iron, the foundations ot the world's
chief Industries, the bases of the vast wealth of Great
Britain, Germany and Pennsylvania, the moving forces
of all civilisation, ate found In the South In quantity,
proximity and cheapness of production on a scale not
elsewhere duplicated In the world. "Of coal the South
has nearly three times as much In area and many times
as much In quantity as Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylvania combined. Of Iron ore the 8outh has certainly
one-half of all tbe known ore of the entire country.
Measure If you can the limitless possibilities, the vast
wealth of tho future of this section.”
BOOKER WASHINGTON'S OMISSION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
| here read Booker V.'itKhington'e address to his peo
ple, and while he mentioned the fact about the lawleiV
ness of his race, ho failed to call on the good and law-
abiding class of his people to Join lu the hunt of the
white man In running down the fiendish brutes and de-
spollers of our women.
The white man does this against his own race, why
not the negro do the same thing?
I would suggest that we do In Atlanta what they
are going to do out In the county. The police department
admits It lias not sufficient force to patrol tho residence
portion of the city properly, and give It the protection It
needs an-l requires. Therefore, why not appoint ‘special
officers ftom among our reputable citizens—say two to
every block In Atlanta—nnd clothe them with police
power. Tho reputable and law-abiding citizens of Atlanta
will gladly volunteer their servicea In this direction free,
and It tt III give us police protection that will awe the
negro Into becoming a law-abiding citizen until other
means can be found to get rid of him altogether.
A TAXPAYER.
STOOD IT LONG) ENOUGH.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I wish to be one of the number who heartily Indorse
your editorial published In Tbe Georgian, "The Reign
of Terror Must End." It must end at onco or the South
and not only the South, but the United States, will be
ruined. Wo have stood It long enough.
I do not see why we should lay /down our liberty and
tho honor of our womanhood for which our fathers fought
and died for the negro to ruin.
Shall we stand aside and see this take place, or shall
we step forward and save tbe Anglo-Saxons' blood which
our fathers so purely and proudly handed down to us?
It Is time for us to do something, and we should
strike while the Iron Is hot and settle this question now
and forever.
Gentlemen of the Caucasian race, why not decide
this question at once? Shall we any longer see our
mothers, wives, daughters and slstors subjected to tho
brutality of the negroes? May God speed the day when
the end of the “Reign of Terror" ahall come.
It has gone so far that a lady cannot walk on the
streets of Atlanta, the city of the South, without being
Insulted by the negroes for whom we have done so much.
Shall we tolerato It longer? 1 ask you men ot the
Caucasian race? As for myself, I am ready to take any
step to protect our women. Truly yours,
WILL L. LOVE, a Georgia Boy.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 28, 1906.
A FRIEND TO WOMANHOOD.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
You have certainly shown yourself a “friend in need"
to Southern womanhood, for which I wish to thank you
from the depths of my heart
Your editorials on this subject have made mo feel
aa It I could just whoop and yell for you.
I am a working girl and live In a suburb of Atlanta.
It Is after dark when t leave my work tn the city and
when I leave tbe car on my way home I have to go
through a dark street alone, where only the goodness
of God keeps mo safe. I am generally very brave, but
of late I am terrified If I am out alone after dark, and
do not even feel safe during the day. My opinion Is
that ever since the negroes were freed they have been
nnd always will be a source of torment to white peopte.
1 dou't think I shall ever be satisfied until the last
one haa been sent to some distant country. It they are
scared Into subjection now It will only bo a matter of a
few years before It will all havo to be gono through
with again. Yours truly, WORKING GIRL.
East Point, Ga., Aug. 30, 1906.
REVIVE THE PAROLE SY8TEM.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
To say that I enjoy your editorials would be but put
ting It mildly. I have always enjoyed them. The great
question today 1- how to heal the sore that Is so terrible
In the South, and In my humble way I wish to call your
attention to a few things as we pass along In this im-
perunt discussion.
r lrat. Georgia has a vagrancy law that ought to bo
rigidly enforced. When the law was first enacted the
police and grand juries tried to have it enforced, but
when the enthusiasm passed away. It was forgotten, and
the negroes are still loafing. Now why is this relaxation?
Is it because of no land to till, no pine trees to be cut,
no railroads to be built? No, firms are begging for labor
every day. Now l believe that every negro should be
forced to carry a pass properly signed to show who he Is
and what kind of character he has, or be arrested and
Investigated effectually. This would protect the Inno
cent and punish tbe guilty negro. I don't believe any
man has a right to loaf.
Now, Mr. Graves, you watch; just as soon as this
agitation dies out trifling negro men and boys will be
hanging around on the street corners singing:
"What's the use'n me workln’ so hard.
When I got a girl In the white folk's yafd.
She brings me meat and she brings tae lard—
An' there ain’t no use’n me workln' so hard."
And some officer of the law will .pass them by with
out asking them for their passport or the Sign of work In
their hands.
Now, why shouldn't the officers of the law be forced
to make the loafers obey the law 366 days every year?
Not one day—be on the lookout every day. I am sure if
they were constantly on the alert observing everything
that takes place In sight or hearing, much good would
result therefrom.
Let the good people get down to something practical.
That will tell In results. With beat wishes for your suc
cess, I am, sir, yours truly,
A TRAVELING SALESMAN.
i gathered together over In _
^tinkering on that universal language, Eaps- too strong for him, and not only rescued them but sr-
1 rooted the commandant himself and all other officers who
i are In attendance on this con- 1 happened to be In their quarters, and took command of
to so* a groat future for this I th* guns.
system of spelling which 1 The Russian navy has been In a chronic mutiny since
I tbe close of the Japanese war, and has been engaged In
[some of the most extraordinary Incidents In nil military
history. The battle ships In tbe harbor of 8eba*topol
Inert captured by the sailors under the leadership of a
j young man named Schmidt, whose photograph and blog-
Iraphy are now peddled o|>ciijffi upon the streets of 8L
■ Petersburg. That remarksh^fc-ent is likely to
I pealed at any tlme^^h|^^^MU:utt, commanding
GET RIGHT WITH YOUR NEIGH-
BOR.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
“Get right with God."
Of lute the city has been flooded
with little slips ot paper bearing the
foregoing words.
There Is perhaps nothing more ad
mirable than being zealoun tn good
work*, bending every energy to the
correction of error, the eradication of
•In with Its consequences. Every one
good or bad lovee the man or woman
who le giving time, talent and money
to the cause of humanity. We must
not, however, toee tight of the fact
that there le In this aa well aa In all
other work a right and a wrong way.
Many good causes have suffered, many
haVe been defeated by the zealot. The
religious fanatic will do the cause ot
Christianity more harm than all Its
avowed enemies can poailbly do It.
Tha unselfish, modest, quiet, conserva
tive man whose life Is based upon prin
ciples of love and Justice will do more
to promulgate the religion he proteas
es, by demonstrating the beauties of
such a life, tha Influence and useful
ness ot right living, than all the loud
mouthed ranters about preparing for
a future world could do In an eternity.
We must first demonstrate to the
world that we know how tn live this
life before the world will accept our
teachings of one which we know not of.
The age of credulity la rapidly pass
ing, the age when the great masses
were willing, without stopping to think
for themselves, to accept os true the
professions ot the Ignorant and super
stitious who claim to have passports to
Heaven, and that all who are not fol
lowing the route mapped out by them
are bound for the other side of the
great lake. The world- is beginning tn
realise the fact that each and every
Indlvldu.* I haa tha same right as any
other individual to the exercise ot hts
or her Ood-gtven faculties. The world
Is appealing to reason and tn common-
sense rather than to superstition. It la
calling for ami demanding something
more tangible than what some one has
said, whether he Itves today, or lived
hundreds of year* ago. He who pro-
■ to be fottnwtng tn the tracks of
the Lowly Naaarene must furnish
something more substantial than mere
assertion: hie life and nettone every
day must corroborate hts teachings on
Sunday If he especte reasonable, sensi
ble, thinking people to believe him. If
he advertise* tils route he must at least
pay the printer, or the printer Is likely
to give hint away, and then he te left
to travel hie narrow way alone.
Now It may be that my views of
this matter are erroneotia. but one
thing t am absolutely certain of, I am
entitled to the same rights and privi
leges that I moat heartily accord to
every other individual, the tight of
candid espresslon. of honest convic
tions. on all questions tn which men
are alike Interested. This le the only
means of progress. I atu fully satis
fied that those who circulated the pa
pers above referred to are honest of
purpose, actuated by good motives, but
a certain minister of this city, aay
that he had derived more spiritual
benefit from his preaching than any
other to whom he had ever listened.
thing of the life of the aforesaid gen
tleman, and I would not have had to go
three blocks from where we were
standing to pojnt out a party who had
been robbed of that for which he had
faithfully and conscientiously worked
r number of years, by this man who
violated one of the oldest and moat
firmly eatabliahed customs of the busi
ness world, a custom founded upon
Justice, to the Injury of this party. In
order that a pet, an Incompetent, too,
who had no more claim to the place
than a goat has to the moon, and the
man so grossly wronged, not only
wronged himself, but crippled In hi*
efforts to give to hie children that edu
cation to which every child In this fair
land of ours In entitled. Now should
a man of such Ideas of Ufe be ad
monished to "Get right with God?"
No, emphatically, No! He should first
get right with his neighbor by repair
ing ss far as In his power the wrong
a brother had suffered at his hands,
then perhaps he might be In a p<»Ulon
to seek to get right with God. What,
In the name of reason and common -
of anything. The people who put him
up, put him up to (teat him.
The result In Georgia shows that
Heacst will be the next governor of
New York. Jerome will be beaten as
bad as Clark Howell was—mark' my
prediction. Yes, sir, the day of the
“grafter" Is gone; the people hove no
use for "bosses” any longer and when we
hear from Tennessee this fall many
people will be astonished, and the snme
Is true of Ohio, and even Iowa and
other states aleo. And what does all
this show ua? That Hearat will be
tbe next president and Lafolletto will
be on the ticket as vice president. For
hla .cabinet Bryan will he secretary of
state, and Folk and Watson and Tom
Johnson and Weaver and Dunne will
be there, and Broward will be secre
tary of the navy. Three cheers for
Smith and Heurst and Folk and Wat
son and Weaver and Dunne and Brow
ard and Lafaltette and Bryan and
all who are for the peopte.
A. H. STAGALL.
Dglsnd, Fla. Aug. 27, 1901
who does not know enough
poral, of the obligations ot man to
man. who la ao grossly ignorant of the
great principle of right and wrong that
he cannot, or wilt not live up to the
fundamental truth of the religions he
professes? Get right with your neigh
bor, then he will listen to your ad
monitions to "Get right with God."
This Is not an Isolated case; It is
characteristic of those who nre exceed
ingly noisy About thslr religion.
The honest man does not have to go
through the world proclaiming his
honesty; hts neighbors know it. The
honest man does not do so. If be Is
honest he knows It. nnd, being so, feels
Intuitively that others believe It, and
consequently does not set up a defense
at every turn. ...
"I am not taking sides with Bill,
when no one has mnde the charge. Is
evidence positive that ha Is for “Bill,
right or wrong. He tries to cheat him
self Into the belief that he Is right,
honest, knowing consciously that he Is
not so, feels Intuitively that every one
suspects his motives, and consequently-
must defend himself whether assailed
or not.
GckI dntfl not need or want the *or-
ship of him who has not In his heart
the first principles of love and Justlcj
for his fellow-bel
.... mg. Even the vilest
haa no place In his heart for such a
character and he Is a stumbling-stone
In the way of others. A man's neigh
bors know him better than any others.
"Get fight with your "Clobbers
J. E. LOVELESS.
Ths Election Kept Him Awake.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I could not sleep for two nights after
the reeult In the Georgia campaign
was announced. I knew It was com
ing, but It was grander than I had
honed for. Yea, tt ehowt that the peo
ple have waked up. When Hearst wa.
I am of the opinion that they have
placed the cart before the horee. An
other thing of which I am equally sure -g* pave waked up. -
la that the Bible not only eustolne this p Ut up f or mayor in New York I knew
position, but that It Juatlflea the sug- h , would win the fight. I felt It tn
gestlon of a more reasonable admnni- m . hones, and" I wrote Governor
tlon. via "Get right with your neigh- Broward that he would eee that Hearst
bor." was ths coming man. ....
Not long ago I heard avgentlemsn,I when Parker was nominated I felt
a leader tn the church, tn fcesUng «f as certain of hts. defeat as l ever, did
stirs
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A Burlssqus Exposition.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am sending under separate cover
portions of the Saturday and Monday
Issues of Ths Dispatch, with marked
accounts of the opening of the "Indus
trial and Educational Exposition of the
Colored People of Ohio," In which
Vice President Fairbanks and Booker
Washington took port, on Saturday—
and the exceedingly "educational" and
"Industrial" features of the exposition
on Sundsy, features which will be con
tinued through the week unless the
authorities Interfere liu tbe name of
the law.
I have noted your recent utterances
on the negro problem In the South with
much Interest. Up here, ns the nigger
Is allowed to vote, both |«rtles cajole
him, and every town nnd city In Ohio
la Infested with a set of Impudent,
loud-mouthed, swaggering anthropoids,
would would he a disgrace to any race.
It Is true, there are many honeat and
Industrious men among them, but their
progress In Industry, here In a state
I GOSSIP 1
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
Ily Private Is-ancd Wire.
New York. Aug. 31.—John D. Rocke
feller not only le the richest msn In
the world, but according to Candidate
Emery, of Pennsylvania, he controls
through his various lieutenants some
thing like a twentieth of tbe wealth of
the country. The Pennsylvanian fig
ures out that the oil king through his
interests In Insurance companies, in
dustrial corporations, mining compa
nies, banks nnd trust companies and
various smelter Interests has control
of $5,200,000,000. This makes him not
alone the richest, but by long odds the
most powerful man In the world, and
the Rothschilds and other names which,
for generations, have been synonymous
with sovereignty in high finance, In
comparison, sink Into the piker clnsa
It Is the proper thing at this anni
versary 1o remark that the day of th*
oyster la at hand. The first consign
ment of oysters for the season, which
opens tomorrow, are on the way from
Baltimore to New York, nnd the res
taurants are preparing to charge fancy
prices for the first product. Oyster
men differ In opinions as to the quanti
ty and quality of this year's crop.
The name ot Jerry McAuley Is to be
further perpetuated by a forty-foot
steam launch which will bear hts name.
It will be launched next week, having
been built by the widow of the famous
evangelist, to be used exclusively for
missionary work along the water
front. The boat will have a handsome
pulpit and organ. It will be In charge
of the Rev. Peter Allen.
Tbe theatrical world has been stirred
by the report that Mrs. Joseph Os-
burne, former friend of Mrs. Leslie
Carter, now Mrs. Payne, and of MISa
Norma Munroe has become a bride. It
Is nsaerted she has taken for a hus
band Ernest Law-ford, a comedian.
Great-grandchildren, grandchildren
and children from all parts of the East
gathered nt Meriden, Conn., today to
celebrate the 106th birthday of Mrs.
Elisabeth Hunt, of Brooklyn. Mrs.
Hunt, who went from Brooklyn to head
the celebration, was up bright nnd
early nnd w-ns as chirpy as any of her
younger.descendants. A marked tribute
was paid to her by the city officials,
who had the town clock tolled 106
times In her honor.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Aug. SI.—At Wishing*
ton hotels:
ATLANTA—J. C. Clark and wife, F.
M. Hamilton at Riggs; Mrs. TsB. Ro
land, Major Ragland, W. E. Dob
bin nnd son at the New Willard;
Frank D. Holland nt the Raleigh.
AUGUSTA—William F. Bow© at the
Raleigh.
‘ IN PARIS.
Paris, Aug. SI.—Mrs. Estelle Culley
Smith, Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Lincoln
Gately ami Miss Julia Franklin, of
Georgia, registered nt the office of the
European edition of the New York
Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGU8T 31.
1290—Kdward I exiled Jews from England
on penalty of dentil.
H——Henry V of England died. Born Au-
seat 9. HS8.
168Z—John Bnnynn, nnthor of "Pilgrim’*
Progress." died.
1*87—Jonathan Jtelclier, governor of Mans-
huaetts nnd New Jersey, died. Born
1081.
1781—Washington nml Itoctuuubeaa received
In Philadelphia, ,
1823—Gnlnshn A. Grow, war-time speaker of
the house, horn.
JW9-Conventlnn at Monterey, Cat, to
frame state ennstltntlon.
1N0—Uueeu tVllbelinliia of tbe Netherlsnd*
horn.
1807— Mrs. John Drew, famous actress, died.
Born January 10, 1890.
1808— Colonel Henry, who forged evidence
against Dreyfus, committed suicide.
1504—Desperate attacks of Japanese at Liao-
ynug repulsed by the Russians.
where they-Tiave had nn even chance
since before the war, a state which t*
one of the richest In the union, le
pretty well Indicated by the burlesque
on the name of exposition which they
am managing In this city.
Some day, the people here will get
tired of the whole lot of Renegamblans.
and there will be trouble. Booker
Washington’s good advice slides front
them like water from a duck's back.
It "never touches them."
I offer the material for any comment
you may see fit to make.
Yours very respectfully,
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27.
WORD OF APPRECIATION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I wish to add my thanks with the
thousands of others to you for the
stand you have taken on the negro
question. May you live to see the day
when our dear Southland Is rid of this
black curse. I am, ready to give my
life to the cause. For the love of heav
en do not let this thing drop until the
last black face le driven from our
midst. Any time I can be of service
to you In any way don't fail to call on
e. Respectfully,
O. H. BHAY.
R. F. D. No. (. Box %.
A Colored Minlster'e Views,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I desire to commend the very able
editorial, "Tho Way to Save Our Wo
men." And would like to call your
attention to the fact that the Anglo-
Saxon Is no more tired of this tirade
against womanhood than the better
element of negroes In the South.
For years negro mass meetings have
been held for the purpose of lifting the
negro and to have him cultivate a de
sire for higher morals nnd Industry,
but this element of negroes whose am
bition reaches Its aenlth when nn op
portunity presents Itself; to Iny unholy
hands upc~ * — --— -
— upon a woman are those » n o
know not the sanctity of a home and
still less the dignity of labor. The negro
whose head Is trained to think, hnnds
to work, and heart to love nnd ndore
hts Creator ts Just as far above com
mitting a fiendish crime as the Anglo-
Saxon Is above the Hottentot.
This lower class of negroes will for
ever remain unmoved. In spite of mob
law or Klu-KInx clan. Tbe only way
to eradicate this lustful, fiendish crime
le by the separation of the races.
Let the philanthropist* of the North
who are lavishing their millions to su
perficially educate the negro of the
South, charter ships enough to trans
port them to the land of their ances
try and their millions will be better
spent. Every thinking negro knows
that some day this tidal wave of law
lessness will cause the floodgates of a
Justifiable passion to b* torn asunder
nnd overwhelming destruction follow.
With the calmest Judgment the out
look for the negro In America Is either
emigration or extermination.
These ebony-hued rapists are not
worthy to be called negroes. They are
fiends, brutes, beast* of tb* lowest type
clothed In the ehadowy garb of a sc-m-
Ing humanity.
8. MELVILLE PITT,
Pastor A. M. E. Church.
Lexington, On.
Will Return te 8wsdsn.
llpeeUtl to The Georgias.
Anniston. Ala., Aug. It.—Fred A.
Wtcke. one of the beat known foreign
residents of this county and a local
vocalist of some note, hns sold hie
i farm of 51 acres nnd will leave In a
few weeks Cor hts old home In Sweden,
s/tar enjoying tt sightseeing Cool K
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