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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER -19C*. 1,000 ATLANTANS MEET FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE REIGN OF LAW RESOLUTIONS PASSED DENOUNCING MOB RULE At mass meeting of Atlanta citizens at the court house Tuesday after noon the following resolutions were adopted: “Whereas, This city has been the scene of a series of horrible crimes against women, causing great excitement among the people and leading to disorder and mob violence; and, “Whereas, The spirit of retaliation for crime, working under cover of the mob, makes no discrimination between the innocent and the guijty and causes the murder of Innocent and law-abiding citizens; and, “Whereas, The first duty of any government la to protect life, liberty and property, and the first duty of the citizen Is to obey the law and sup-, port constitutional authority in its enforcement; and, “Whereas, Present state of affairs had demonstrated the fact that crime breeds crime and lawlessness begets lawlessness, and when a oues- tlon between the races has arisen the existence of riot, acts of violence and the spirit of the mob engenders hatred, fans the flames of racial pas sion and spreads the spirit of anarchy until the very foundations of gov ernment are shaken; therefore, be it * “Resolved, That this meeting, composed of the members of the cham ber of commerce ami other law-abiding citizens, does solemnly protest against the jpnlrlt of lawlessness that has tarnished the fair name of our city and led to the commission of crime. “We denounce the cowardly and brutal murder of Innocent people and the wounding of others, and we call upon all good men to lift their voices Tor law and order and use their Influence to check the riotous spirit that Is abroad in the community, “We deplore the crimes of both races which have been committed by their worst elements, and we solemnly protest that mob rule Is the worst evil that can afflict society, for It carries In its train all the crimes that human beings are capable of, and If not checked will lead td the destruc tion of government Itself. “We call upon the authorities of our city and state to crush anarchy with an iron hand and spare neither expense nor force ta do so. “And we demand that the authorities spure no effort to put a stop to the assaults on our women. If It takes more men or more money to do It that the authorities act accordingly. Our womanhood must and shall be protected. "It Is not right nor just that the Innocent, both white and black, shall be punished for the *lrs of the guilty, and the events of the past few days prove beyond doubt that It Is the innocent of both races that are made to suffer as th« result of the unrestrained effort of the mob to avenge the dastardly outrages that should be and must be punished by law. “We further declare that It is the duty of our city to care for the sick and wounded of both races and to bury the dead, and we pledge our will ingness to assist the authorities If needed. "Where government has not been able to protect life the common in- stlnts of humanity demand that It at least care for the victims of violence in sickness and death.'* Best Citizens of the Town in At tendance. $4,000 RAISED FOR VICTIMS’ FAMILIES Negroes Present Are Given a Respectful Hear ings The best citizens of Atlanta gathered In the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, determined to take decisive steps to ward restoring order and putting down the lawlessness which has Infected the * city since Saturday night. The spirit of Atlanta was never shown more clearly than by the ringing nddreases made by prominent men In behalf of . law and order abd protection of every ■ class. . The meeting was called for 4 o’clock by Sam I). Jones, president of the chamber of commerce. When Chair man Jones called the meeting to order the court room was tilled to overflowing with merchants, manufacturers, pro fessional men, ministers—all the men who have made Atlnnta the pride of the South. Several negroes were pres, ent—representatives of the class which has tried P* restore order—and they were given a courteous hearing. There was no race hatred shown in this meet ing. Chairman Jones made a plea for work-work for everybody, open fac tories, a resumption of business. “There’ll be no time foj* trouble If white and Mack arc kept hard nt work," he said. “There’ll be no stand ing around street corners. The open ing of the shops and warehouses will do more good than anything else. Bring the negroes back to work and make them assured of* protection.” Hkrry Hchleslnger urged that It he made the sense of the meeting that nil factories and other business enterprises resume butdntss Wednesday morning. Kvery man pledged himself to this and expreftsed a willingness to open hl» fac tory or business .house, even if at a financial loss. Commutes Drafts Resolutions. A committee, composed of Clark Howell, chairman; Charles T. Hopkins, Walter U. Cooper, Robert K. Maddox and Dr. W. \V. Jutmlrum, was appoint ed to draft resolutions condemning the recent outrages. These adopted unanimously, after Major John 8. Cohen, of The Atlanta Journal,* and Colonel John Temple Graves, of The Atlanta G« glan, had made strung seconding •peer hex. Sam D. Jones, president of th*» cham ber of comm fa.**. In tailing the moot ing to order, said that inflammatory speeches were not wanted, but that a solution of the situath n must he had. "We*U have to get things quiet.” * “Factories and business hop ii.i • properly handled by the proper authori ties there would have been no murders. Will we stand for Atlanta to bear the stigma of that night? I won’t. “Let It go to the authorities and to the outside world that this thing has got to stop If we have to form ourselves •nto a vigilance committee. J "The negroes are helpless and the %uslness Interests are suffering beyond neasuro on that account. There Is only one outlet for the terror-stricken members of the black race, and that U flight from the city of Atlanta. “Let Us Plsdgs Protection. 0 “Let us go to the negroes with peace offerings and pledge them our protec tion. If we couldn't let them live, let us bury decently those >^e have killed and take care of their families. Let us raise a large subscription for this purpose, and let us do It before we Jose the respect of the decent, civilised world. “This meeting must object. No one has yet objected to this lawlessness and the mob has apent Itself without obstruction.” Mr. Hopkins closed his address by offering the resolutions refdfred to above, naming 8am D. Jones and Chief Joyner, respectively, as chairmen of the resolutions and subscriptions committees. Subscription is Rafted. No sooner had Mr. Hopkins taken his seat than subscriptions began to come In, and Inside of three or four minutes the following had given the amounts named: C. T. Hopkins ,, ,, ,, $ioo A. B. Hfeele jbo Robert P» Maddox .. .. .. .. 10ft L. J. Daniel 50 Martin Amorous 100 Hugh T. Inman 100 H. H. Johnson bo Randolph Rose 100 The Georgian .. 100 J. O. Oglesby JOO J. A. Alexander .. . 150 M. C. Kiser Company .. 100 E. ('. Peters 100 The Neal Rank 100 J. L. Riley bo John E. Murphy .. • 100 J. 8. Akers . ; BO George Muse 100 8. 8. Whlto .... 100 McCord-8tewart Co mo II. A. Mater H. Black 25 The Constitution ., .. 100 BAILE Y DENOUNCES CAMPAIGN CHARGES Texas Senator Defends Record Against Re cent Attacks. HIS EMPLOYMENT BY CORPORATIONS Was Only Working in Ca pacity of Attorney and Received Fee For His Sendees. that and by 1 and 1 van 1 as a cloth. the tie., long I they which have been closed opened and the employees given aurances of protection." Murdar of Negro.. Condemned. The speech of Charles T. Hopkins, who began the discussion, aroused the citizens at the meeting to a high plteh of enthusiasm anti resulted In the ap pointment «{ a committee to prepare resolutions “condemning the murder of Innocent negroes In the strongest terms at the command of the English language." and the appointing .if a committee to solicit subscriptions to take care of the family of County Po liceman Jim Heard and of the negroes and white people who have suffered from the riot. Mr. Hopkins said In part: "Gen tlemen. we must be calm, of course, but we must be men. Whatever maj be right, let us stand by It. Up until Saturday night we had a city famous for Its fairness and freedom from race Issues and known as the most prosper- ou. and safest city In the South. We lost all that In a night, and were re duced to a criminal plane as low as anv city In America. We owed those In nocent negroes protection and we failed to give It to them. The happenings of I w. D. Ellis, Forrest Adair. A. Murphy R, J. Miles B. H. Kretgshaher Walter O. Foote .. ,. .Marvin M. Davies Empire Eaundry Oscar Davis John Walker .. .. Industrial Mfe'and Health Asso ciation Knolt A Autry Shoe Co. Morris Rrandon I., Rosser George R. Hlnntnn Cole Book Company G. M. Harwell John K. Dickinson 8. V. Tupper W. E. Chapin Cluirles Crankshaw H. I* Schleslnger W. R. Joyner Mr sh White Dental Company .... Forrest A George Adair Walker Duuson Craig Cofield Atlanta Journal t\ E. Caverly Joseph Hlrsch The t lolden Age ., .. C. I. Unman Louis (iholstlr. Atlanta Steel Hoop Company .. . George Hlllycr .. ,. W. C. Dodson Ernest Woodruff Atlanta Ice and Coal Company .. W. T. Gentry .. John T. Higgins Jackson A Onus Isaac A. Haas Rev. J. W. Lee . Rev. John E. White C. D. Cheatham J. J. Eagan Peter Clark John J. Eagan Barclay A Brandon A. C. Mlnhtnnett The Cable Company King Hardware Company M. R. Emmons .• Atlanta News A. O. Rhodes Rev. Walker Lewis Special to The Georgian. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 2d.—Senator Jo seph W. Bailey last night Issued a statement replying to the charges made against him by Henry Clay Pierce In recent Investigation held In St. Louis. In beginning the statement Senator Bailey reviews the contests ha has had In his past campaigns the charges brought agelnat him the opposition, Ih his flrst campaign, then discusses aa follows: The flrst atop In that cam paign of malevolence and de traction was to have a purport- interview with the Hon. Roger Sul livan, of Illinois, assailing me, sent broadcast over the country. Mr. Sulll promptly denounced Hint Interview a falsehood made out of the whole The next step was to circulate story that the Tennessee proper- for which I am the attorney, bc- to the Standard Oil Company; and ... , sought to Impose this falsehood upon the fair-minded and Justice-lov ing Democrats of Texas. Some of the men who are circulating that story know, and all of them could have learned with very little Inquiry, that the Standard OII Company had no In terest In or connection with these prop erties, and that they were owned by H. C. Pierce, J. C. Vanblarcom, VV. H. Thnmhson and many other leading bus iness men of St. laiuls. The munici pality of Nashville Itself, In order to provide her people additional nnd com peting railroad facilities, had subscrib ed for $1,000,000 of the stock of the railroad. The vice president of tho railroad was Mr. Ooltra, who Is not only a prominent business man of St. Louis, but Is a close personal and po litical friend of Mr. Bryan. In fact, Mr. Ooltra entertained Mr, Bryan on his yacht In the harbor of New York while Sir. Bryan was waiting for the great reception which was tendered him there August 20. Had No 8ecuritlea. The railroad had passed through one receivership, and waa on the verge of another when I waa called Ipto the ease. I accepted the employment, and performed exactly the same kind of service thal would have been expected of nny other reputable lawyer. The statement, so Industriously circulated by some, that 1 ‘put $13,000,000 worth of securltlea In thy pocket, to do with them as 1 pleased,’ Is little less than ridiculous. I did not hnve $12 worth of securities In my pockets. Every dol lar’s worth of the bonds of that railroad company were pledged for Ita Indebted ness. anil It was my task to prevent those who held them Trorn enforcing their liens and sacrificing the securi ties at a forced sale. That I succeed ed In doing this Is a matter of great satisfaction to me, aa It was to my clients. 1 not only managed the prop erties committed to my charge In n way to save my clients a large sum of money, but 1 also managed It In a way that gave to tho city of Nashville three Important nnd competing rnllrnnd systems, where before It had sintered In the grasp of one, and the people of that city testified their approval of the disposition which I rnudo of the rail road by public meetings nnd speeches. It would he difficult to convince them that I had delivered them over to the spoliation of a gigantic ntonoply. Had No Secret Employment. "The third alep In the'process waa to pretend that the testimony given by Mr. Pierce disclosed n secret employ ment of me In connection with those $4,: Total Committee Appointed. The following committee waa ap pointed to advise the meeting what to do Tuesday evening toward allaying the trouble: captain J. W. English. -,\V. D. Ellis, Fort *-*-*- * Saturday night were Infamous beyond and A. B. Steele. anything srlth which I have ever come Before the committee retired Captain In contact. If that night had been English said to the meeting that no t more ponnlta to carry arms should be issued, except by the committee which had just been appointed. "The county and city nnd state au thorities have not been acting together as they should have," said lie, "This body should adopt n resolution direct ing the sheriff, the military, the police ond the mayor to co-operate. The sher iff has been Issuing entirely too many permits for the purchase and carrying of weapons." Captain English said that the people who hnve been doing the rioting are n clasB which has nothing to lose and all to gain by their lawless acts nnd that these Godless men have brought dis grace to the city. Negro Makes Appeal. Dr. G. 8. Penn. g well-known negro physician, made a ringing appeal for protection against thp worst of both white and black* races. He ilectnred that the people of his class wanted law and order and protection of white wom en. and were ready to light with the white men ngatnst the criminal blacks. He said lie was Informed that a plot was being made to dynamite hla home, and he asked that he be given some protection. He was given hearty ap plause and steps were taken to provide ier protection. IcBrtde.. the real estate dealer. Indorsed what Dr. Penn had said and vouched for Dr. Penn’s character as a citizen. He made nn appeal for pro tection of the property of Innocent ne groes. Guard for Gammon Seminary. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Sec ond Baptist church, asked that a guard be furnished for Go mm.in Seminary, where, he said, 20(1 negro women and children had fled to sleep (hat night. After the reading of the reaotu- tlons It was voted that the newspapers, which had been asked to Issue extras containing the resolutions. Issue no ex tra editions, owing to the lateness of the hour nnd the effect which the newsboys’ yells might have In the resi dence streets. The following were added to the com mittee of safety: Charles T. Hopkins, Luther Z. Hosser. Lamar Collier, H. properties. Some of the very men en gaged In this movement have been complaining for months that I was at torney of these very properties, and they knew all about It a year ago. The employment waa a perfectly proper one, and such aa any reputable lawyer would have accepted without the slightest hesitation. Not only that, but the newspapers of this state, together with those of St. Louis and Naahvllla, contained repeated references to those properties and to my. connection with them. When I flrst went to Nashville to look over the properties, the news papers of that city contained extended notices of my presence there, and of the purpose which had brought me. During that summer and fall I called to St. Louis four or five different times, and nn each occasion the St. Louis papers made mention of the fact that I waa there td confer with those Interested In the Tennessee properties.’’ Senator Bailey here gives a dls patch sent out from Nashville and pub llshed In the Texas newspapers Con tlnulng, he saya: No Attempt at Concealment. ’’There never, waa the least attempt to conceal my attorneyship for thoae properties, nor waa there the least reason why It should be concealed. The objection to my employment aa the at torney. < f those properties must pro. ceed upon the theory that a man In public office has no rt private buslneaa; aw If applied to all men and all offices would reduce the public life of this y to a point where only the rich men or rascals could afford to accept an office. If I had found that my time and strength would not permit to serve as a senator and to practice law at the same time, I would have abandoned the law without the slightest hesitation, because I have always believed, and acted upon the belief, that the public service holds the highest claim every man who undertakes It; or, had found that there waa any con flict between my duty to my clients and my duty to my constituents, * would have declined all employment a lawyer, because I would not suffer myself placed In any position where my duties might draw me In different directions. But neither has been true In my experience." Senator Bailey then cites the Con gressional Record to show that he was a regular attendant at the national congress and continues: Never Betrayed the People. “Although I have been pursued with a bitterness unparalleled In the polltl cal history of this state, the moat reckless and malicious of my enemies has never yet ventured to tell the poo pie of Texas where I have betrayed their Interest by speech or vote, nor Instanced a single case where my em ployment as a lawyer related in the re-, molest degree to the legislation of con gress or to tho action of any, depart ment of the government. Their whole argument la that, because I am In pub lic service, I shall not bo permitted to pursue my honorable profession In perfectly legitimate way. I shall continue to give—as for fif teen years I have given—an unselfish nnd undivided. Attention to my public duties V’hen they require, attention; and I shall continue to give—as I have given—my time Jo private business when my time ia-not reciulred by my public duties. Lawyer and 8anator. I hnve never had a client In my life who has attempted to Influence my official action, nnd the men who em ploy me nbout their Important affairs have too much confidence In my Integ rlty to suppose for one moment that they could control or Influence me as a senator. Of course, I know there are men of low character and Intellect who would slavishly do the bidding of any man or corporation who might employ their services and pay them a fee, but such men seldom obtain Important em ployment us lawyers, and Buch men can never secure election as a senator from the state of Texas. The upright and high-minded lawyer gives to hla clients the best of his legal learnlni and ability. • no more than that, am he would drive from hla presence any client who presumed to think that In retaining him as a lawyer ha had ae cured the right to command him In respect to any matter outside of the legal controversy. Since the founda tion of this republic the greatest sena tors, whose reputations aa lawyers could command clients, have practiced their profession with propriety and without criticism. Some great lawyers have not practiced law while In the public service because they have been men of Independent means and did not feci under the necessity.of providing for their family nnd their old age by their professions, but the pursuing still wisest and the beet of them have not thought It Improper or unpatriotic to attend to their prtvato business in their own time. Discusses Kirby Fee. ’The flrst criticism aghlnst my bust- ness dealings. Is with reference to my attoVneyahip for the Hon. John H. Kir by, and the Kirby Lumber Company, which Is In substance merely a restate ment of the same matter from the Cos- mopolltan Magaslne. The Cosmopoli tan Magazine article did not, however, as I now recall II, Include the state ment, now made for tha flrst time In this circular, that I helped Mr. Kirby sell an East Texas railroad to the Santa Fe system. This Is an admis sion, and It seems strange that such an admission should have been made by any man ut Houston, because all the Houston people who know any thing about Mr. Kirby’s affairs, know that the railroad which he built and sold to the Santa Fe system was built and sold yeans before 1 had any busi ness relations whatever with Mr. Kir by. So far from having helped Mr. Kirby sell anything to the Santa Fe system, no employment of mine has ever brought me in, contact with the officers of that railroad. I do not even know the president of It, and I have never discussed a business proposition of any kind with any officer, agent or attorney of It. "Th^next statement la that Mr. Kir by. Instead of going himself to Harrl- man or Ryan or to any other great railroad operator, employed me to do so. That la a falsenooti. pure and sim ple. J never saw Mr. Harrfman In my life, and t have never dlscuesetj a busi ness proposition with Mr. Ryan, f did not go to Mr. Harrtman and Mr. Ryan to sell Mr. Klrhy’a property, nor did I go to any other Wall street flnanrler. "It I*, however, unnecessary to oc cupy space In pointing out the various falsehoods of this circular, because the attack Is bssed entirely upon my speech delivered In the senate nn the 27th of June. As that speech was printed In full by some, and In extend ed synopsis by all of the dally papers In Texas thirty days before the Demo cratic primaries, and the voters of this Y. McCord and Sam D. Jones. The | state were fully advised of what I had committee retired to hold a meeting at said and done when they renominated the Fourth National Bank building at me, It would seem a waste of time to once. enter Into an argument with these Sals of Ribbon. Six-inch Silk Faile Ribbon, a regular 35c quality, Thursday 22 Csnts. In black, white, cream, cardinal, nile green, lavender, light bl,ue, brown, navy, tan, pink, corn, etc. Sale Of Handkerchiefs, Men’s all-Linen Handkerchiefs, hemstitched; the best all-linen quality. Regular 10c Handkerchiefs At 50c. for Half Dgzen. _ Men’s Pure Linen Cross-barred Handkerchiefs at Lineq Initial 25c. Ladies’ Floral Initial Handkerchiefs—all-linen handkerchiefs—six for 90c. Ladies’ Cross-barred Initial Shamrock Handker chiefs—each 25c. Ladies’ Cross-barred Handkerchiefs, embroidered on sheer Shamrock Linen, in 20 different styles. . 50c. te 75c. Ladies’ Pure Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, hand-embroidered initial. 6 for 50c. Chambcrlin-JoKnsQh-DuBosc Co. creatures on that point. Not only was that speech before the voters when they nominated me at their primaries, but It waa before the delegates to the state convention, who repented the peo- He’s Indorsement, and to contend that t disqualified me for a seat In the een- ate la to Insult the patriotism, tntelll- I ence and Integrity of the voters of Texas. Connection With Qjl Company. "There le, however, one other part of the circular to which I will make re ply, and a moat conclusive one. They insinuate that when tho Wsters-Plerce Oil Company was granted a permit to transact Ita business In Texas, I knew that. It was not an ‘Independent con cern.’ I stated on oath before the legis lative committee what had been eald to me on that subject, and I do not deem tt necessary to call any witness to prove the truth of what I have said. But,. In order to prove the falsity of what these men now say, I will print this letter from Mr. Pierce, which I found In my mall when I reached Gainesville Saturday night: "St. Louie, Mo.. Sept. 20, 1906. "Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, Gainesville, Texas: ✓ "Dear Sir—In view of the attacks being made upon you with reference to the readmlaelon of the Watera- Plerce Oil Company In Texas, I think It due you that I should say that when I sought your assistance In that matter I represented to you that If permitted to continue Its business In your state, the new Water*-Pierce OII Company would be an Independent enterprise and absolutely free from the ownership' or FLOOR PAINT, Lucas & Scnour’s in full line colors at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree. control of the Standard Oil Company. “Yours very truly, ”H. C. PIERCE.” “This letter will satisfy every fair- minded and reasonable man that I knew nothing of the relations between the Standard Oil Company and the Watera-Plerce Oil Company when the latter received Ita permit to transact business In Texas; and I will take this occasion to say that I still knew noth ing of that relation when I accepted employment for these Tennessee prop erties. “Certainly, If I believed at the time of the admission of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company into Texas that It was not connected with the Standard Oil ( opipany, It could not have been Im- proper for me. while still believing that, to aceept legitimate professional em ployment from Mr. Pierce and the oth er gentlemen Interested In the Tennes see properties. Bailey and Taxaa. ’’I have given to the service of the -people of Texas fifteen of my best years of life, and In all that long time I have been actuated by the single pur pose of promoting their happiness and welfare. I would like to continue In their confidence and affection; but I wil! not suffer even them to deny me the right to provide In my own time and In a proper way for myself and my family in my old age. Wholly apart from the question of a competence. I will never admit that I am so weak In hon™i t Ki r * hat I dare not pursue an honorable profession out of a fear that I will thus be led to sacrifice the public Interest. God pity my country If It Is »» hy mrr > so selfish and Infirm that they can not trust them- "V?* '•’ pursue their private business without betraying the public Interest. congress composed of men like that those who seek to utilize the pow er of the government to Increase their private fortunes, would find an easy way to corrupt our representatives and prey upon the people.” Nursing Motnera and Malaria. CMt^Toei 8t “3 dard - Orove’8 Tasteless Hm* Ton| c drives out malaria and bulWs up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 vears. Price SO cents. ' TOOK ROUGH OH RATS; COLUMBUS GIRLDEAD Hpoelnl to The tlcorglsn. Columbus, Qa., 8ept. 26.—Miss Irma Prince, a 16-year-old girl, died at the home of a friend In this city Monday nlifht from a does of rough on- rats, which she purchased at a near-by drug store. There was no known cause for the act and It waa not known what raused the glrl’e death until after her body had been removed to her home, when the remains of the poison were found In the room, and It waa then learned that she had bought the poison. Her family are respectable people, who reside In Phenlx Cltj^ OOOOGOOOOOOOOOWOOOOGOOOOS O 0 O MOSBY'S MEN TO HOLD 2 2 REUNION AT RICHMOND. 0 O 0 O Washington, Sept. 26 .The re- 2 0 uhlon of the Forty-third battal- 2 O ion, Virginia cavalry (Mosby’s O O Men), will be held on the morn- O O Ing of October 10, at 1# o’clock. 2 O at Lee Camp hall, SIS Broad 2 O street, Richmond, Va. O 2 oooooooooooooaooooooooooo* o 2 Q PLANNED TO DESTROY .. 2 O AMERICAN LEGATION. 2 O 2 O Stockholm, Sept. 26.—Finnish 0 O revolutionists who have been cap- “ O tured here had planned to blow o O up the American legation after v O robbing the State Bank. “ OOOOOtKHj«H>OO<K3Kj0OOOtMKH«KI TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN