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the Atlanta Georgian.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L< SEELY, President.
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Our Cotton Exports.
In a newer and more substantial sense than we have
ever realised before, Cotton Is kina, and the people of
this country are paying willing tribute to the royal sta
ple.
The balance of trade In our favor has been dwelt
upon time and time again. It amounts to something like
half a billion dollars, which Is so much money that the
average mind cannot even comprehend It. But It may
come as something of a surprise to most people to real
ire that the amount which our exports of cotton contrib
ute to this balance of trade la, for the first time In our
history, more than (100,000,000.
When we reflect that the value of our breadstuffs of
all kinds exported foe the fiscal year just ended was only
(186,000,000, those of provisions only 8211.000,000 and
those of iron and steel manufactures only 1161,000,000, we
get something of sn Idea of the pre-eminence of King
Cotton in the magnificent export trade of the country.
According to the report of the department of com
merce and labor, the value of cotton exported baa In-
creaaed very rapidly during the past few years. It was
not until 1001 that It croased the (300,000,000 line, and
in a short five years period It has grown to more than
(400,000,000, or an Increase of about 33 per cent.
' This growth Is dne In part to an Increase In the quan
tity exported, hot In part also to the advance In price,
since the quantity exported In 1906 was about 700,000,000
pounds less than In 1905, while the value was (21,000,000
moro than In 1905.
The exportation of manufactured cotton wai also
larger In 1906 than In any earlier year, aggregating prac
tically (53,000,000, against (50.000,000 In 1905 and (22,-
600,000 In 1904. The growth In manufactured cotton has
been quite as striking as that of raw material.
Europe Is, of cotirso, our principal customer for raw
K, **>n. The United Kingdom took last year (117,000,000
«n*th, Germany (101,000,000, France (45,000,000 aiid Italy
about (27,000,000, while the other countries of Europe
took about (32,000,000 worth. Japan Is also a customer
for our raw cotton, but very Irregular In the quantity
bought, since she only buys largely of American cotton
when prices are low, relying upon India and China In
years when American prices nre high. The value of cot
ton oxported to Japan In the fiscal year 1906 waa. In
round terms. (8,000,000; In 1905, (17,000,000, and in 1004,
less than (3,000,000.
In manufactured cotton China is by far our largest
customer. The total value of all cotton manufactures ex
ported In the fiscal year 1906 waa, as above Indicated,
(53,000,000 In round terms, of which about (30,000,000
went to China. Practically all of the cotton goods sent
to China waa In the form of cloth, tho total value of cot
ton cloths exported to China In the year being (29,641,-
188, and of other cotton goods (172,887. The exports of
cotton cloths to China In the fiscal year 1906 exceeded
both in quantity and value those of any other earlier year,
tho value In 1906 being about two million dollars greater
than la 1905. China's rank as a purchaser of American
cottons Is indicated by the fact that of the 711.000,000
yards of cotton cloths exported In 1906. 498,000,000 went
to China, while about 133,000.000 yards went to the
American countries south of the United States, and
twenty-flva millions to Asia other than China and
Oceania.
How the Great Journal Works It.
Atlanta Man Invite Brian to Otorgia Fair,
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
New York, Aug. 31.—WUlinm ,!. Bryan waa
formally Invited to attend the Georgia atato fair In
October by n committee of Atlantans headed by
President Alex W. Smith Thursday afternoon. The
other members of the committee present at the In
terview with Mr. Bryan were John Temple Grnvos,
Mayor Woodwprd, John S. Cohen, Nym McCullough,
Joseph E. Maddox aud others.
Mr. Bryan said he would be glad to come to At
lanta In September, hut was afraid he could not
conje In Ortober. Ho promised, however, to take the
matter under consideration. nn<J President Smith Is
quite hopeful Bryan will finally accept.
It was with great difficulty that an audience waa ar
ranged, but Mr. Smith (moled Issues with Governor
Jelks. of AlsbnmB, and Governor Glenn, of North
Carolina, and the Joint Invitation was extended to
visit the three states during October.
The pressure on Mr. Bryan to accept la strong
and the matter will again be pressed to his notice.
Thle Is a special dispatch from New York to The At
lanta Journal. The Journal's special representative In
New York on that occasion waa its managing editor. He
and he alone waa personally acquainted with the Inci
dents of the Inrltatlon to Bryan from Atlanta. The In
ference Is conclusive that he sent It.
The matter Is trivial, but the spirit manifested In the
dispatch la ao curious and suggeatlvo that we cannot for
bear explaining it.
The editor of The Georgian without his foreknowl
edge or request waa made chairman of the Georgia dole-
gaUon to receive Bryan and to present to him the Invita
tion to the fair. The editor of The Georgian immediately
suggested that he should Introduce to Mr. Bryan Presi
dent Alex W. Smith, of the fair association, and that Mr.
Smith should present the Invitation. Mr. 8mlth promptly
declined and urged that the chairman of the delegation
should present It. which waa also urged by the commit
tee and agreed upon.
In the sudden whirl of Mr. Bryan's arrival and the
enormous crowd pressing upon him the Georgia dele
gation became separated and only the editor of The
Georgian, Mr. Smith and the managing editor of The
Journal were ablo to get together. The managing editor
of The Journal Is perfectly aware of the fact that during
that long hard push against the crowding aisles and cor
ridors, the editor of The Georgian fulfilled his commission
at great personal discomfort—that the editor of The Geor
gian alone arranged the combination with Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina, and Governor Jelks, of Ala
bama, by which the three managed to almost force an
audience with Mr.»Bryan, and that the editor of The
Georgian btmaelf. with Mr. Smith and the managing ed
itor of Thtr Journal Just behind him,, did present the
Invitation and hold the conference in behalf of the At
lanta fair.
And yet la the face of personal knowledge of these i
the paper that "always gives the 18018," distinctly mis
states the actual occurrence, and for no other ostensible
reason than that the chairman of the delegation hap
pened to he the editor of a friendly competitor at home.
- And almost In the very hour In which this brilliant
piece of Journalistic rivalry was put on the wires, the
staff of The Georgian were publishing Interviews with
the editor of The Journal and exploiting hla political
views and opinions with perfect freedom and unbiased
generosity.
There Isn't s thing In the Incident, The editor of
The Georgian deserves and desires no credit for so sim
ple a thing as presenting an invitation to Mr. Bryan. But
we cannot forbear to contrast the methods of a real news
paper with the methods of "Speclsl Managing Corre
spondent," ,
The Day We Celebrate
Thla is the annual featlvai devoted to the cause of
labor. There are many occasions which bring out
greater amount of pin wheels and red fire, but there
are few which more distinctly reflect the sturdy grand
eur of the American republic than thla peculiar day
which is devoted to the cause of bone and sinew.
It hat become altogether too much the faahlon to
deprecate that little Incident In the Garden of Eden
which made It necessary that man should eat bread In
the sweat of hla brow. The sybarites and the Idlera
have dwelt upon the fall of Father Adam as entailing
a curse upon mankind. But In point of fact It would be
difficult to realize how we ever could have got on with
out that exercise of thew and sinew which that adtae
fall entailed.
It Is almost Impossible to restrain one’s self within
reasonable bounds when undertaking to assign,the place
devoted to labor In the progress of the world. It Is
natural and gratifying to allude to the fact which scien
tists have brought out that the lifting of the little fla^r
literally shakes the world, and that hence no labor.
In whatever channel It may be directed, la entirely loat.
Tho man who carves cherry atones with that high type
of labor which Is known as patience—the man who has
the Infinite capacity for taking pains in small matters
as well as
"The hand which rounded Peter's dome
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,”
all work to the fame great end and Illustrate to
the world that labor, like beauty, la its own excuse for
being Its own excellent reward,
To the loss recondite It Is Interesting tlf realise that
tho great cauae which thla holiday celebrates la progress
ing all over the world. The moat conservative of men
are rapidly sloughing off the ophidian opinion that organ
ized labor meant antagonism to tho established Institu
tions which capital contributes ao much to support We
honestly and frankly believe that the time la passing
when the man who Identifies himself with the cauae of
labor, tho man who believes In aud contends for the
principle of employer*' liability, for shorter hours snd
a more wholesome environment wherever he may work,
must at the same time be Identified with the followers
of Karl Marx and hla school of socialism,
And those who look forward hopefully to the achieve
ments of organized labor are glad to realize that the
civilized world recognizes more and more, as the years
go by, that the labor sentiment has come to Btay. What
It has achieved In our own country la patent and apparent
to all men, and Its Iron hand In the velvet glove was
felt in the last session of the fifty-ninth congress. It will
make Itself even more manifest In the second session of
thst congress and In future assemblages,
It It no more than the simple truth to any that no
tingle movement In the world politics of recent times
has attracted more attention, and has more Justly at
tracted the attention It has received, than the recogni
tion accorded to the cause of labor In England. We are
a greater and In many respects a more progressive peo
ple than our English cousins across the sea, but the fact
remains that whatever tendency may be manifested In
their own Institutions la reflected In the growth and prog
ress of our own.
And what hat bean the history of the labor move
ment In England within the past few years?
We find Mr. John Burns with a position In the cabi
net of the liberal government. He has been In parlia
ment for a long time, but even twenty year* ago It would
not have been believed. If any one had said that a man
who had to decidedly sprang from the common people at
did John Burn* would ever attain to the eminence and
Importance he now enjoys.
It Is trivial, and yet It la Illuminating, that a few
weeks ago, at a levee held by the King of England,
feminine member of tho aristocracy meeting Mrs. Burns
decided that It waa the proper thing, In view of the pres
ent political tendonclea, to show some epeclal considera
tion for the wife of the great labor leader In parliament,
whereupon she Indited a dainty little billet doux to Mrs.
Burns saying:
"It is so far from Belgravia to Bayswater that 1 have
never had tho opportunity of calling upon you, but If you
will accept an Invitation to be present at my 5 o'clock
tea on Tuoaday afternoon, I shall be happy to see you.”
To thla polite missive Mrs. Burns sent tho succinct
and highly significant reply:
"! have been looking at the map of London and I find
that It la exactly the same distance from Belgravia to
Bayswater that it Is from Bayswater to Belgravia. 1
This spirited reply on the part of Mrs. Burnt hat
placed her In a new light before the court ladtee and the
snobbish aristocracy of England. It Is entirely on a par
with the new dignity and Importance which the labor
element has acquired In politics and In economics.
It was almost a revolution when the liberals came
Into power after a long period of exile and was paralleled
only by our own Democracy. But undoubtedly the moat
notable Incident of the landslide ,was the fact that for tho
first time in English parliamentary history the cause of
labor acquired the balance of power. This-la really true,
for there, among the representatives of the third estate,
alt fifty members who are chosen without regard to their
conservative or their liberal predilections, but solely be
cause of their devotion to the Interests of labor.
He who overlooks the same tendency in our own
political situation gravely and seriously misreads tho
signs of the times. As we have said before, the time has
passed when the cauae of labor is identified, even in the
minds of the most superficial, with socialism and that rad
icalism which finds support from so many political here
tics. Bo long as the cause of labor remains pure In its
purpose and lofty In Its alliances, having no ulterior mo
tive* except that of the laboring people, holding Itself
aloof from Republicans and Populists and Socialists and
even from Democrats, If need be, ever ready to throw its
strength with the party which promises most effectively
to bring about the reforms which the time demands—so
long will the cause of labor remain a powerful factor In
our political and economic life.
The exemplars of Its Interests and of its purposes
here In Atlanta are men of the highest type of ability
and Integrity.
No man could Impugn the high purposes which anl-
rlth
mmething more than perfunctory pleasure that we ' gain of nineteen (ilnees, and showing she Is outrunning
greet them today with a cordial "All hail" and hid them " “‘m^* SeVo"?-
be of good cheer as to the reforms which lie before them
and the noble purposes which are to become concrete
facts in the days that are close at hand.
Announcement la made that Benjamin H. Hill la a
candidate for a seat on the bench of the court of appeals.
The elevation of this able and distinguished citizen to that
position would reflect the highest credit on that branch
of the Judiciary and by almost common consent he would
be selected as a man to whom such honor* properly be
long. He comes of a family which ranks high in the
Judicial annals of the state. Hla father was one of the
most eloquent and gifted men the South has ever pro
duced. It would be In the nature of the entire fitness of
things for such a man ns Mr. Hill to be elevated to the
position for which he has been proposed, and It would
lend dignity and strength to the recently established
court of appeals.
GOOD R0AD8 PARAMOUNT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In 1870 Atlanta numbered the fifty-ninth city of
the United States. In tho census bulletin of the Wash
ington government for'1904 she Is numbered forty, a
tlons. Birmingham and Macon, like Atlanta, have gone
forward, but the other cities of tho South have fallen
back. Baltimore lost one place, which was taken by
Boston. Jacksonville loet two plsces, Montgomery three.
New Orleans and Louisville each six; Norfolk eight.
Other southern cities have dropped back 42, 54 ana 64
places, but it would be unkind to name them.
The cities of the United States which have made the
most progress are those which have enlarged their areas,
Issued large amounts of improvement bonds, constructed
parks and boulevards, extended their public works and
made themselves attractive to the outsiders. If a city
depends only upon Itp birth rate to make It great. It will
not Buccecd. Public spirit from within and additions
from without push a city to the front Atlanta has an
excellent reputation over the country for Its energy,
which is a great asset. If a city is physically attractive
It will draw both rich nnd poor. In New York—the
largest city In the United States—Interest rates are low
and wages are high. In small and unprogressivq cities
the interest charges are high—so nre taxes—and wages
are low. The many, many advantages of living in a
big city are being so wel! understood by laboring peo
ple that country help la a -scarcity. Unless a country is
opened up by first class roads having easy transporta
tion to and from the city its primitive condition will be
a millstone about its neck. Good roads! Good roads!
Good roads! Very sincerely, CHARLES S. BONNEY.
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 30.
MANY DELEGATES
E IN
A TAR'S PHANTASM
(Dedicated to Bear Admiral for valorous deeds as mate of the Lancet in
her victorious maneuvers in Bibulous Bay, March 15, 1909.)
I dreamed that I dwelt on an isle of cracked Ice
In the midst of a lake of champagne,
Where bloomed the^mlnt Juleps In meadows of green,
Amid showers of llthla rain.
I reclined on a divan of leger beer foam,
With n pillow of broth for my head,
While the spray from a fountain of sparkling gin fizz
- Descended like dew on my head.
From faraway mountain! of crystalline lf»,
A zephyr, refreshing and cool.
Came wafting the Incense of sweet muscatel
That sparkled In many a pool.
My senses wsre soothed by tho soft, purling song,
Of a brooklet of pousee cafe '
That rippled along over pebbles of anow,
To a river of absinthe frappe.
Then, lulled by the music of tinkling glass
From the echoonere that danced on the deep,
t dreamily sipped a high ball or two
And languidly floated to sleep.
i And then I awoke on a bed full of rock*
With a bolster as hard as a brick,
A wrench In my neck, a rack In my head.
And a stomach detestably sick.
With sand in my eyes and grit In my throat,
Where the taste of last evening still clung,
I felt a bath towel stuffed into my mouth.
Which I afterward found was my tongue.
And I groped for the thread of the evening before*
In a mystified maze of my brain,
Until a great light burst upon me at last;
I'm off of the wagon again!
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN TUESDA Y
Supt. Slaton Expects
Attendance of
15,000.
Tuesday, September 4, marks the
opening of the public school year in At
lanta, and Indications point to the
largest attendance in the history of the
public school system of the city. Last
yearthsr* was an attendance of 19,200,
and thla year Superintendent Slaton
expect* to aee at least 15,000 names
registered.
There will not be ao many to enter
until tha first of October.
Monday should be the regular en
trance day, but on account of the fact
that tha first Monday in September is
lAbor Day, the opening Is always post
poned until the following Tuesday.
The first day will be devoted to or
ganisation and the Issuance of list*
of books and supplies needed, and rou
tine work will commence In earnest
Wednesday morning.
Drop Vertical System,
The most important change In the
system of teaching will be the dropping
of the vertical system of writing, and
the return to the slant system, which
was the only one known to our fathers.
On account of Its apparent greater
legibility and simplicity the vertical
system was some years ago adopted,
and the return to the old style comee
ns a result of complaints from the busi
ness men of the city that ths vertical
system was much the slower and no
more legible. Professor J. H. Smith,
who hoa charge of the business depart
ment of the Boy*' High School, will
have charge of the change In the sys
tem, and will give necessary Instruc
tions to the teachers.
The department of drawing will be
In charge of Mist Elizabeth Getz, who
cornea from Charleston, S. C., where
she has had a large measure of success.
She will devote her entire time to the
instruction of the pupils of the gram
mar grades.
Principal Slaton will have charge of
the classical department of the Boys'
High School, while Professor C. S. Cul
ver has been promoted to the head of
tho technical department. Graduates
of the high schools are now given full
credit at the University, Tech and oth
er higher Institutions of learning In the
state. Tha graduates of the technical
department are fitted to enter the
aephomore class at the Tech.
3,500 New Pupils Register.
Up to Monday morning there had
been more thah 3,500 pupils who had
not been In the public schools last year,
and while Superintendent Slaton would
give out no predictions aa to the en
rollment for this year, he stated that
everything pointed to a record-breaker.
The county schools will not open un
til September 24, but this year all the
schools In the county will run for the
full term of nine months. This Is a
distinct advance, as In the past very
few have continued the term longer
than the five months, for which the
state provides.
There are thirty-nine schools In the
county, of which twenty-four are white
and fifteen colored. Superintendent
Brittain, of the county schools Is very
enthusiastic over the prospect for a
larger attendance than the county
schools have ever known before, nnd
also Increased Interest In education, as
shown by the longer term which la es
tablished, he hopes, permanently. This
Is the first time that alt of the county
schools have run the full nine montha
TO
LAW
New Grand Jurors Will Se
lect Successor to Judge
Walter Omiond,
CUBAN GOVERNMENT
DETERM1NEDTO FIGHT
Turns Down Offer of
Veterans for Ami
cable Settlement.
the sympathy of vets.
General Mlco, who was one of the
moat prominent generals In the war of
liberation, succeeding Macro when the
latter was killed, laid: "The govern
ment's net In not recognizing the vet
erans Is apparent. Cubans such as
■re now In the field can hold out In
definitely by breaking up In numberless
parties of 40 or 60 men. Spain's ex
perience should have taught the gov
ernment ofitcers better, but they are
not the men who fought In the war for
Independence. I could take a few ne
groes nnd defy all the forces the gov
ernment can raise."
General Cebreeo said, after leaving
the palace, that he dreaded the task of
telling the veterans the answer he re
ceived from President Palma.
It was learned today from a source
ordinarily so reliable as to be believed
By Private Leased Wire.
Havana, Sept. I.—General Cebreeo.
representing the Cuban veterans, has
had a long talk with President Palma
with a view of arbitrating the differ
ences between the government and the
rebel*- President Palma told the gen
eral that the veterans were welcome
te confer with the rebels and persuade
them to lay down their arms. In which
rase they would be free to leave the | j,j. a || that’the'government" had achT™
cd a tentative understanding, that If It
wns unable to curb the revolution by
September is. It would ask for the as
sistance of the United States, but
when this was broached to members of
the government It was met with such
an emphatic denial aa to leave no room
for doubting that whatever the govern
ment may have discussed. It has de
cided to see the thing through by all
the force of arm* It can command and
will abide by the results.
country or return unmolested to their
home* by virtue of the recent offer of
amnesty. But. he added, It the vet
erans look this course, they \ ould act
only as private citizens.
When General Cebreeo left the palace
he met General Mlco, the chief dis
bursing officer of the army of libera
tion, who, on seeing Cebreeo'* downcast
face, said:
"Didn't I tell you that the old man
ould not llaten even for tbe country's
sake?"
General Cebreeo answered sadly:
"You were right."
This kills the last hope of an amlca-
fcets "The Journal’* Special Correspondent,” writing to i mate them In whatever they may undertake, and It la i and probabfy »' in cost thTgovernmen*
IN PARIS.
Hpcclnl to The Georgia n.
Paris, Sepl. 3.—Mrs. G. L. Frost, of
Macon, Ga., registered at the office of
the European edition of The New York
Herald today.
“A man must labor enough to keep a
good full stomach. A vagrant is a person
who does not, when he could, make
enough to support himself through his
own efforts. If a man can make a dol
lar and a half a day and works only
one day In the week he Is not earning
a bona fide support. A man who Is
hungry Is of course more likely to
commit a crime than one who Is well
fed. If a man works only one day in
seven he should be made to stay at
homo the other six. There Is nothin*
so conducive to crime as Idleness, and
it Is your duty to break It up so far as
In your power lies."
Thle Is the way Judge Pendleton
charged the grand Jury In the superior
court this morning. He reminded them
further that this matter was very Im
portant at this time. He told the Ju
rors that they should magnify their
office, which, he said, was equal in Im
portance to that of the governor of
the state.
In speaking of the recent appoint-
ment of a committee to urge upon the
grand Jury the necessity for the en
forcement of the vagrancy law*, Judge
Pendleton said:
‘So far' as I know, there has never
ben any failure on the part of a Fulton
county grand Jury to enforce the law,
and come squarely up to their duties.”
"No Excuse for Gaming."
In charging the Jury on gaming, for
which crime he said there was
earthly excuse, the Judge said that, so
far as he knew, and so far as he had
been able to learn from the officers of
the law, there waa not at present any
open gambling establishment in Fulton
county. He said some houses had run
for a time on the quiet before being
located, but that as soon as they were
found the law had been enforced and
they had been broken up. For thla
state of affairs, he said, ths county
was to be congratulated.
"A man who carries a concealed pis
tol," said the court In dealing with
this portion of hi* charge, "wilt find
that, even If he Is not arrested, he
Will In the course of a year's experi
ence have more trouble then If he left
bis weapon at home. His knowledge
that he li armed emboldens him to per
haps pick a fight where he would not
dq so otherwise."
Judge Pendleton called the attention
of the Jurors to the laws forbidding
the selling of liquor , to drunkards and
to minors or ‘In the vicinity of
churches, compelling railroads to keep
fresh water on trains, requiring a li
cense to practice medicine and forbid
ding the issuing of boguu diplomas by
medical colleges. He told them of their
duty to look Into the various depart
ments of the county government and
see that they ere being run properly.
Te Select Ormond’s Successor.
Tho Jury was told to select u succes
sor of the Into Walter T. Ormond, no
tary public and Justice of the peace,
and two members of the county school
board, in the selection of the 1st
ter he advised the jurors to see, so far
aa possible, that all parts of the county
were represented on the board.
The grand Jury selected Colonel A.
J. West as foreman. The other mem
bers are J. B. Nutting, John M. Green,
r. J. Paxon, Alonso Richardson, James
M. i'oupcr, Ernest Woodruff, Albert
Steiner, \V. H. Kiser, Deinptt Perker-
son, S. c. Huff, B. M. Blount, Benja
min F. Boyd, Edwin Klngsbcry, Joseph
TbompJK>n, H, L. Haralson, Wilmer L.
Moore, Frank Hawklna, and William J.
Davis. Several other members will be
added tomorrow.
Roby Robinson, John, Temple Graves,
"«nry ,{• In»>an, dearie E. Kin* and
Clark Howell were among those ex-
Session To Be Brief, Profa.
ably Lasting Only a
Few Hours.
Special to The Georgiun
Macon. Ga., Sept. 3.—The delegate
ere beginning to pour Into the city on
©very train for the state Democratlt
convention, which will convene In the
city auditorium here tomorrow *
noon. None of the leaders have as yet
arrived on the grounds, but they an
expected this afternoon, and win (t e ,
vote the afternoon, night and tomorrow
to getting the lines in good shape ( 0 ,
the work of the convention.
Session Will bo Brief.
It Is not thought that the convention
will last more thnn two or three hour*
as everything will be run off accord.
Ing to a schedule. The delegates hav,
all been selected by'Mr. Smith, and an
presumably in full sympathy and ac
cord with hla Ideas of how tbe con
vention should go.
Decorating Hail.
The auditorium ts being handsomely
decorated today. The central piece ei
the decorations will be a great picture
of Hoke Smith directly over the cen
ter of the front of the stage, and the
national colors will be draped from It
to different parts of the great hall. The
decorations will be ao arranged as not
to Interfere with the ventilation. Elec
tric fans will add to the comforts n(
the delegates and all manner ot re
freshments will be on hand for tha
gentlemen.
Entertainment of Delegates.
The hotels and restaurants of the
city have made ample preparations te
attend to the entertainment of the del-
egatee, but no stress is expected unde,
this head, as many of the members ot
the convention will come Into the city
In the morning and leave on the lata
afternoon trains for their homes. There
will not even be a quarrel over the
personnel of the officers of the ^m
ventlon, as all this has been settled la
advance.
Judge Miller Will be Chairman.
The chairman of the convention and
the state executive committee will be
Judge A. L. Miller, wltt^ Congressman
T. W. Hardwick as vies chairman.
Messrs. H. H. Cabanlss and E. L. Mar
tin will be the secretaries.
Tha news of the day Is the selection
of James B. Gray an chairman of the
committee on resolutions and platform.
As Mr. Gray Is very pronounced In
hie views on certain matters, some
very plain statements can be expected.
It is generally thought that the plank,
on disfranchisement, railroad control,
and popular government will be v.7
strong.
May Adopt 8. C. Plan.
It is intimated that the South Car
olina plan of nominating all officers
by a direct vote of the people will be
adopted and that the Macon conven
tion will bo the last one of any Impor
tance held In this state. One dale for
all state and county primaries will he
■elected by the convention.
The Democratic convention of the
Sixth congressional district meet hen
today and nominated Hon. Charles L.
Bartlett for hla seventh term aa repre
sentative from this district. Strom
resolutions were passed indorsing the
course of Mr. Bartlett since he
been in congress.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 3.
llS2-Inn figuration of Richard I at West
minster.
1642—British defeated the Irish at the b*t-
, tie of Llaearrol.
1658—Oliver Cromwell died. Born April 25,
1580.
-Itrlttuti marched upon 1
Americano retreated arrow llrnnuf*
1782—Treaty of pea re. acknowledging Indie
ijejHtaoea »f United States, signed wlf»
f»rent Britain.
IMG—Kin Kin if, vi
throned.
ISM—Itnvliel, tho front French actrew.mnOi
her Amort van dohnt In New \«*rk.
1877—l.onU A. Ttolrrn. French bistorts*
Horn April 16, 1797. „
WE-I'M ward Eggleston. author of ••Houswr
emperor
Chinn, «1*
--Edward Eggleston. oi
Hchuoluinater," died.
. . among tho.iv ex
cused from service or out of the city.
One petit Jury and a i*»rt ot a sec
ond were delected. The court adjourn
ed at 10 o'clock until Tuesday morn
ing.
WILL WORK CONVICTS
ON COUNTY ROADS
Hpectnt tn The (iKMrglnti
Bainbrldge, 04, Sept. 2.—The coun
ty commissioners have deemed it ad
visable to work the county convicts on
the public roads, Instead of hiring them
out lo private parties, as has been done
fo^ some time. The county convicts
at present are worked by Hodges tt
Powell, turpentine operators, at ,'yrene.
They will continue to work the women
and children, but beginning Monday
the men will be worked on the public
roods. The scarcity of labor In the
county was tile occasion for thla action
on the part of the commissioner,.. It
Is thought tha, the road work will be
carried on much faster than It bss
been with the convict labor.
WHEN WE HAVE 8AID GOOD-BYE
Tho sunset plumes shall deck the purplln#
weal, _ ,
In pomp of splendid cloud on royal riff?
The trouts and woods wt knew and l^o*
the beat ^
Shall I* by falut and tender brteie care"*
When we bare said good-bye.
The fragrance of the Jessamins will
Through the Mill night; Its rich perfui*
will vie
With honeysuckle and magnolia bloom.
’Til morning route, aa oace for us, too
When wv have said good-bye.
the vault of beaTcp In tact-Ukc
ster shine of the Milky Way sbnll IF.
Our changeless thing ot comfort, wlnu *
mam
Far from n wormwood mockery of bom*.
And wo have said good-bys.
Tbe sun’s klsa on the south •hall 1* u
bright.
i n $n
The i
As green shall be the wheat Helds and tk*
While* tin* long lanes shall wait f«*r «•
With'Terns* and flowers and soft suroiu*
light.
When we have said good-bye.
Yes, for us. nil them things shall henceforth
Seen through a mist of tears, with chok*
Full wHI "l "know yonr own heart, aching*/*
.Shall feel Jbe stab iff myriad memory,
When we hove said good-bye.
Vain, now, my warning and repmacbfol
tears:
«Si>: Pride suffice!b; and toot Miter cry.
When yon hove shed the MMfrtltlMS £•"
That wrecked inir pure Arcadia ot the 7**
Aud I stile yiM) say good-bye.
The irorvn fabric of nor Urea In twain
Is rent. To What ■▼all) For we so
mtiet lie _i.
Where nevermore the sunshine or the nj
‘lay arc us, Imtgklmr. hand In hand
When we have sold good-bye.
Ah. lore, the years* oncreeplng will I** •J 4 ’*
Without you. Dumb with grief 1 Mf w
■ IJi*.
bet. deuil. I may fergef I let you £*•
nd nr-.er wake. In weary pain, to kn«*w
Tba, we have