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s THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 1,000 ATLANTANS MEET FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE REIGN OF LAW BAILE Y DENOUNCES CAMPAIGN CHARGES RESOLUTIONS PASSED DENOUNCING MOB RULE At maas me* ting of Atlanta cl titans at the court house T uesday after noon the following resolutions were adopted: “Whereas, Thla city has been the scene of a aeries 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 guilty and.causes the murder of Innocent nnd law-abiding cltlsena; and, "Whereas, The flrst duty of any government Is 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, "Wheteas, Present state of affairs had demonstrated the fact that crime brrdu* crime nnd lawlessness begets lawlessness, and when a Ques tion between the races has arisen the exlatepce of riot, acta of violence and the spirit of the mob engenders hatred, fans the flamea of racial pas sion and spreads the spirit of anarchy until life very foundations of gov ernment are shaken; therefore, be It "Resolved, That this meeting, composed of the members of the cham ber of commerce and other law-abiding citizens, does solemnly protest against the spirit of lawlessness that has tarnished the fair name of our city and led to the commission of crime. "We denounce the cowardly nnd brutal murder of Innocent people and the wounding of others, and we call upon all good men to lift their voices for law and order nnd 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 tnob 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 to 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 forye fo do so. "And we demand that the authorities spare 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 sins of the guilty, nnd the events of the past few days prove beyond doubt that it Is the Innocent of both races that are made to suffer as the result of the unrestrained effort of the mob to avenge the dastardly outrages that should he 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 Jn sickness nnd death." 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 Services. Best. Citizens Town in tendance. of the At- $4,000 RAISED FOR VICTIMS’ FAMILIES Negroon Present Are Given a Respectful Hear ing. The best citlxens of Atlanta gathered In the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, determined to take decisive steps to ward restoring order nnd putting down the lawlessness which has Infected the .city alnce Saturday night. The spirit of Atlanta was never shown more clearly than by the ringing addresses made hy prominent men In behalf of law and order and protection of every .class* • The meeting was called for 4 o’clock by 8am D. Jones, president of the chamber of commerce. When Chair man Jones called the meeting to order the court room was filled to overflowing with merchants, manufacturers, pro fessional men. ministers—all the men who have made Atlanta the pride of the Houth. Heveral negroes were pres, ent—representatives of th* class which has tried t«» restore order—and they were given a courteous hearing. There was no race hatred shown In this meet ing. Chairman Jones made n plea for /sark—work for everybody, open fac tories, a resumption of business. "There'll be no time for trouble If white ahd black are kept hard «t work." be said. “Therell be no stand ing around street corners. The open ing iif th<* shops anil u s re house* win du more good than anything clae. Brin* the negroes back to work amt make them assured of protection." tflirry Schleelnger urtteil Hint It be made the sense of the meeting that all factories and other business enterprises resume business Wednesday morning. Every man pledged himself to this ami expressed a willingness to open his fac tory or business house, even If at a financial loss. Committee Drafts Resolutions. A committee, composed of Clark Howell, chairman; Charles T. Hopkins, Walter li. Cooper, Robert F. Maddox •ml Dr. W. W. Landrum, was appoint ed to draft resolutions condemning the recent out! ages. These wore adopted unanimously, aftei Major John 8. Cohen, of The Atlanta Journal, and Colonel John Temple Graves, of The Atlanta Geor- •lan. had mude strong seconding •peeches. Kain D. Jones, president of the cham ber of commerce, In lulling the meet ing to order, snld that Inflammatory speeches were not wanted, but that a solution of the situation must l>e had. "We'll have to get tilings ttutei," said be. "Factories and business houses which have- been closed should be opened and the employees given as surances of protection." Murder of Nogroot Condemned. The speech of Charles T. Hopkins, who began the discussion, amused the cltlxens at the meeting to a high pitch of enthusiasm and resulted In the ap pointment of a committee to pretvire resolutions "condemning the murder of Innocent negroes In the strongest terms at the command of the English language," and the appointing of a _ committee to aotlcft subscriptions to I John J. Eagan take care of the family of County Po- Barclay * Brandon Bremen Jim Heard and of the negroes | A. C. Mlnhlnnett .. end white people who have suffered i The Cable Company properly handled hy fhe proper authori ties there would have been no murders. Will we eland for Atlanta to bear the stigma of that night? I won't. "Lei It go to the authorities and to the outside world that this thing haa got to slop if we have to form ourselves ■nto a vigilance committee. "The negroes are helpless and the business Interests are suffering beyond oteasure on that account. There Is >nly one outlet for Ihe terror-stricken members of the hlsek race, and that Is flight from the city of Atlnnta. "Let Us Pledge Protection, "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 we have killed and take care of their fnmlltea. Let ua raise a large subscription for this purpose, and let us do It before we lose Hie respect of the decent, civilised world. "This meeting must object. No one hns yet objected to this lawlessness and the mob has spent Itself without obstruction." Mr. Hopkins closed his address by offering fhe resolutions referred to nbovir. naming Ham D. Jones and Chief Joyner, respectively, ns chairmen of the resolutions and subscriptions committees. 8ubseription is Raised. No sooner had Mr. Hopklits laken his srnt thnn subscriptions began to come In, nnd Inside of three or four minutes Ihe following had given Ihe amounts named: i'. T. Hopkins non A. B. Hteele mo Hubert F. Maddox 100 L. J, Daniel Martin Amorous Hugh T. Inman .. .. H. K. Johnson Randolph Rose ,, ., The Georgian J. G, Oglesby J. A. Alexander M. t\ Kiser Company “ “ Peters The Neal Bank .. .. J. L. Riley John E. Murphy J. 8, Akers ., ,, ,, George Muse H. S. While McCord-Htewart Co H. A. Maler K n Rlack The Constitution R. J. Mites B. H. Krelgshaber ,. Walter O. Foote Marvin M. Dnvles Empire Laundry osenr Davis John Walker Industrial Life nnd Health Asso ciation ' ,, Knott & Awtry Shoe Co Morris nrandon I. . Rosser George B. Hlnman Cole Book Company G. M. Harwell John F. Dickinson 8. Y. Tuppet W. E. Chapin Charles Crnfikshaw ., .; 11. I.. Schleslnger W. n. Joyner Mr. Cash 8. 8. White lisntal Company .... Forrest ft George Adair Walker Dunson Craig Cofleld Atlanta Journal C. E. Cnvcrly Joseph Hlrsch The Golden Age C. 1. Brnnnn Louis aholslln Atlnnta Steel Hoop Company .. . George Iltllyer W. C. Dodson.. Ernest Woodruff Atlanta Ice and Coal Company .. gperis! to The Georgian Dallas, Texas, Sept. 28.—Senator Jo seph W. Bailey last 'night Issued a statement replying to the charges made against him by Henry Clay Pierce In the recent Investigation held In St. Louis. In beginning the statement Senator Bailey reviews the contests that he has had In hts past campaigns and the charges brought against him by Ihe opposition. In his first campaign, and then discusses ns follows; ~ “The first step In that cam paign of malevolence and de traction was to have * ft purport ed Interview with the Hon. Roger Sul livan, of Illinois, assailing me, sent broadcast over the country. Mr. Sulli van prnmptlydonounced that Interview as a falsehood made out of the whole doth. The next step was to circulate Ihe story that the Tennessee proper ties, for which I am the attorney, be long to the Standard Oil Company; and they 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 Oil Company had no In terest In or connection with these prop erties, and that they were owned by H. C. Pierce, J. c. Vnnblnrcom. W. H. Thompson and many other lending bus iness men of 81. Louis. 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 the railroad was Mr. Goltra, 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. Goltra entertained Mr. Bryan on his yncht In the harbor of New York while Mr. Bryan was walling tor the great reception which was tendered him there on August 20. Hsd No Securities. The railroad had passed through one receivership, and was on the verge of another when I was. called Into the case. I accepted the employment, and performed exactly the same kind of service that would have been expected of any other reputable lawyer. The statement, so Industriously circulated by some, that I 'put 118,000,000 worth of securities In my pocket, to do wllji them ss I pleased,' Is little less than ridiculous. I dhl not hove $13 worth of securities In my pockets. Every dol lar’s worth of the bonds of thnt railroad company were pledged for Its Indebted ness, ami It was my task to prevent those who held them from enforcing their,liens and sacrificing the securi ties al o forced solo. That I succeed ed In doing this Is a matter nr great satisfaction to me, as It was to my clients. I not only managed the prop erties committed to my chargo In a way to snve my clients a large stun of money, but I also managed It In n way thnl gave to the city of Nashville three Important and competing railroad systems, where before It had suffered In the grasp of one, and the people of that city testified their approval of the disposition which I made of the rail road by public meetings nnd speeches. It would he difficult to convince them thnt I hail delivered them over to the apollatlon of a gigantic monoply. Had No Secret Employment, The third step In the process was to pretend thnt the testimony given by Mr. Pierce disclosed n secret employ ment of me In connection with those T. Gentry John T. Higgins .. . Jackson ft Orme .. . Isaac A. Haas .... Rev. J. W. Lee .. Rev. John E. White D. Cheatham .. . J. Eagan Peter Clark 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 as 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 Nashville, contained repeated references to those properties and to my connection with them. When I first went to Nashville to look over the properties, the news papers of that city contained extended notices of my presence tl\ere. and of the purpose which had brought me. During that summer and fall I was called to St. Louis four or five different times, and on each occasion the St. Louis papers made mention of the fact that I was there to confer with those Interested In the Tennessee properties." Senator Bailey .here gives a dls- itch sent out from Nashville and p llahed In the Texas newspapers. C tinning, he says: No Attsmpt at Concealment. "There never waa the least attempt to conceal my attorneyship for those properties, nor was there the least reason why It should be concealed. The objection to my employment as the at torney <f those properties must pro ceed upon the theory that a man In public office has no right to pursue any private business; and such a doctrine If anplled to all men and all offices, would reduce the public life of this country to a point where only the rich men or rnBcata could afford to accept an office. If I had found thnt 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 upon every man who undertakes It; or. If I had found that there was any con flict between my duty to my clients nnd my duty to my constituents, I would have declined all employment as 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 from the riot. Mr. Hopkins said In part: "Gen tlemen, we must be calm, of course, but we must be men. Whatever mat he right, let us stand by It. Up until Saturday night we had s city famous for Its fairness and freedom from race Issues and known as the most prosper ous and safest city in the South. We lost all that In a night, and were re duced to s criminal plane as low as any clty Jn-America. W# owed those In nocent'negroes protection and we failed te give It to them. The happening* of Saturday night were Infamous beyond anything with which I have ever come In contact. If that night had been 88 ..*$.237 King Hardware Company M. R. Emmons Atlanta News A. G. Rhodes , .. . Rev. Walker !,ewfs Total ' .. Committee Appointed. The following committee was ap pointed to advise the meeting what to do Tuesday evening toward allaying the trouble: Captain J. W. English, W. D. Ellis. Forrest Adair, A. Murphy and A. B. Steele. Before the committee retired Captain English said to the meeting that no more permits to carry arms should be Issued, except by the committee which had Just been appointed, "The county and city and state au thorities have not been acting together ns they should hnve,” said he. "This body should adopt a resolution direct ing the sherlfT. the military, the police and the mayor to co-operate. The sher iff has hern Issuing entirely too many permits for Ihe purchase and carrying of weapons." Captain English said that the people who have been doing the rioting nre a class 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. Ntgro Makes Appeal. Dr. O. S. Penn, a well-known negro physician, made a ringing appeal for protection against the worst of both white and black races. lie declared that the people of his class wanted law and order and protection of white wom en. and were ready to fight with the white men against the criminal blacks. He snld he was Informed that a plot was being made to dynamite his home, and he asked that he be given some protection. He was given hearty np- Inuae ami steps were taken to provide tm proper protection. A. J. McBride, the real estate dealer, Indorsed what Dr. Penn hnd said nnd vouched for Dr. Penn's character as a ■•Risen. He made an appeal for pro tection of the property of Innocent ne groes. Guard for Gammon 8ominsry. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Sec ond Baptist church, asked that a guard be furnlehed for Gammon Seminary, where, he said, *300 negro women and children had fled to sleep that night. After the reading of the resolu tions 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 and the effect which the newsboys’ yells might hare In the resi dence streets. The follow ing were added to the com mittee of safety: Charles T. Hopkins, Luther Z. Rosser, [okmar Collier, II. Y. McCord and Sam D. Jones. The committee retired to hold s meeting at the Fuurth National Bank building at ones. 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 politi cal history of this state, the most reckless and malicious of my enemies hns never yet ventured to tell the peo ple of Texas where I have betrayed their Interest by sppeeh or vote, nor Instanced a single esse whore my em ployment as a lawyer related In the re motest degree to the legislation of con gress or to the action of any depart ment of the government. Their whole argument Is that, because I am Itf'OQb- tlc service, I shall not be • perinlufg,|to pursue my honorable profession In 1 a 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 when they require attention; and I shall continue to give—as I have given—my. time to private. .business when my time Is hot required, by my public duties. , Lawyer and 8cnator. "I have never hnd a client' In my life who has attempted to Influence my official action, and tho men who em ploy me about their Important affairs have too much confidence In my integ rity to suppose for one moment that they could control or Influence me ns n 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, hut such men seldom obtain Important em ployment ns lawyers, and such men can never secure election as a senator from Ihe stale nt Texas. The upright anil high-minded lawyer gives to his clients the best of his legnl learning and ability, *—• no more thnn that, and he would drive, from his presence any client who presumed to think that In retaining him ns a lawyer he hail se cured the right to command him In respect to any matter outsHe of the legal controversy. Since the , founda tion of this republic the greatest sena tors. whose reputations ns lawyers could command clients, have practiced their profession with propriety nnd without criticism. Some great lawyers have not practiced law while In the public service beenuse they have been men of Independent means nnd did not feel under the necessity of providing for their family and their old ago by pursuing still their professions, but the wisest and the host of them have not thought It Improper or unpatriotic to attend to their private business In their own lime. Discusses Kirby Fee. "The first criticism against my busi ness dealings, Is with reference to my attorneyship 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 mopolitan Magazine. The Cosmopoli tan Mnguilne article did not, however, ns I now wall It, Include the state ment, now made for the first time In this Circular, that I helped Mr. Kirby •ell 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 hy any man at 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 years before 1 had any bust 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. 1 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. "The next statement Is thnt Mr. Kir by, Instead of going himself to Harr!- man or {tyan or to any other great railroad operator, employed me to, do so. That Is a falsenoou. pure and sim ple. I never saw Mr. Hnrrtmnn In my life, nnd I hnve never discussed a busi ness proposition with Mr. Ryan. I did not go to Mr. Harrimsn and Mr. Ryan to sell Mr. Kirby’s property, nor did I go to any other Wall street financier. "It Is. however, unnecessary to oc cupy space In pointing out the various falsehoods of this circular, beesuee the attack Is bused entirely ■ upon my speech delivered In the senate on the 27lh of June. As that speech was printed In full by some, and In extend ed synopsis by all of the dally papers Jn Texas thirty days before the Demo cratic primaries, and the voters of this state were fully advised of what I had said and done when they renominated me. It would seem a waste of time to$ enter Into un argument with these I Sals of Ribbon. '■ Six-inch Silk Faile Ribbon, a regular 35c quality, Thursday 22 C?nts. % ' In black, white, cream, cardinal, nile green, lavender, light blue, 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 Dozen. Men’s Pure Linen Cross-barred Handkerchiefs at Linen Initial 25c. Ladies’ Floral handkerchiefs—six Initial for Handkerchiefs—all-linen 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. Qtamberlin-JsItnsoh-DuB ose Co. creature* on that point. Not only was that speech before the voters when they nominated me at their primaries, hut It waa before the delegates to tho state convention, who repented the peo- f lie’s Indorsement, and to contend that t disqualified me for a seat In the sen ate Is to Insult the patriotism. Intelli gence and Integrity of the voters Texas. Connection With Oil Company. "There Is, however, one other part of the circular to wljlch I will make re ply, and a most conclusive one. They Insinuate that when the Waters-Pterce Oil Company was granted a permit to transact its 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 said to tne on that subject, and I do not deem It necessary to call any witness to prove, the truth of what I have said. But. In order to prove the fnlslty 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. Louis, Mo., Sept. 20, 1008. "Hon. Joseph IV. Bailey, Gainesville, Texas: "Dear 8lr—In view of ihe attacks being made upon you with reference to the readmlsslon of the Waters- Pterce Oil t'ompany In Texas, I think It due you that I should say that when I sought your assistance in that matter l repreeented to you that If permitted to continue Its business In your state, the new Waters-Pterce Oil Company would be an Independent enterprise and absolutely free from the ownership or FLOOR PAINT, Lucas & Honour's in full lino colors at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., •10 Peachtree. control of the Standard Oil Company, "Yours very truly, “H. C. PIERCE." "Thla letter will satisfy every fair- minded and reasonable man that I knew nothing of the relations between the Standard oil Company and the Waters-Pterce Oil Company when the latter received Its 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 nt the time of the admission of the Waters-Plerce Oil Company Into Texas that It was not connected with the Standard Oil Company, It could not have been Im proper for me. while still believing that, to accept legitimate professional em ployment from Mr. Pierce and the oth er gentlemen Interested In the Tennes see properties. Bailey and Texas. "I hnve given to the service of the people of Texas fifteen of my best years of life,.and In all that long time I hnve been actuated by the single pur pose of promoting their happiness and welfare. ! would like to continue in their confidence nnd affection:' but I will 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 tny old age. Wholly apart from the question of a competence, I will never admit that I am so weak In character that 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 to be governed by tnen so selfish and Infirm that they can not trust them selves to pursue their private business without betraying the public Interest. With a congress composed of men like that, those who seek to utilise the pow er of the government to increuse their private fortunes, would find an easy way to corrupt our representatives and prey upon the people.” TOOK ROUGH OK RATSi COLUMBUS GIRL DEAD Nursing Motaers and Malaria. The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for *7 years. Fries (« cents. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Oa„ Sept. 28.—Miss Irina Prince, a 18-year-old girl, died at the homo of a friend In this elty Monday night from a dose of rough on rats, which she purchased at a near-by drug store. Thero was.no known cause for the act and It was not known what caused the girl's death until after her body had been removed to her home, when the remains of the poison were found In the room, and It was then learned that she had bought the poison. Her family are respectable people, who reside In Phenlx City. OOOOOOOOODDOOOOOOOOODOOOOO O o O MOSBY'S MEN TO HOLD O O REUNION AT RICHMOND. O O . o O Washington. Sept. 28.—The re- O O union of the Forty.third hattal- 0, O Ion. Virginia cavalry (Mosby*s O O Men), will be held on the mom- O O Ing of October 10, at 10 o'clock, O O at Lee Camp- hall, 518 Broad O O street, Richmond, Va. O O O QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O PLANNED TO DE8TROY O O AMERICAN LEGATION. O a o O Stockholm, Sept. 28.—Finnish O O revolutionists who have been cap- o O tured her# had planned to blow O O up the American .legation after O O robbing the State Bank. O O O OOqOOOOOPOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOO TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN