The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, November 06, 1906, Image 6
TIE ATLANTA GEORtUN
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doe* It print whisky or any liquor ads.
OUR PLATFORM.—Tba Ocorglau
stands for Atlanta'* owning Ita own gas
ami electric light plants, as It now
owns ita waterworke. Other cities do
this and get gas ns low ns SO cents,
with a profit to the city. This should
be done nt oner. The Georgian be-
lleree that If street railways can bo
reason why they cannot bo so opera
here. But we do uot believe tble can
he done now, and It may be some years
face In that direction NOW.
Does South Carolina Honor
Tillman?
A few days ago The Georgian took
occailon to congratulate Senator Till
man, of South Carolina, upon the ru
mor that his entire time for the next
<1088011 had been taken by the lecture
bureaus of the country, and that the
senator would have not only a full aea-
sou but a full purse as the result of
his platform work In 1R06-7.
To this we added the opinion that
the superb attitude of the South n»m-
Una senator upon the rate bill during
the last session or congress had great
ly commended him to the admiration
and respect of the people of the coun
try, and that the fldellty and splendid
i-onrage of his stand for the iiopuiar
rights and Interest had beeu not only
helpful to hia fame, but would also be,
as It ought to be. profltable to his
financial career.
To this statement our always highly
esteemed friend of The Charleston
Pott responds In a strain which sur
prise* us. We regret that we have lost
the clipping from The Post which we
would like to publish as an Illustration
of the attitude of so bright and able a
newspaper toward a citizen and a sen
ator of Its own state. We were under
the Impression that much of the bit
terness of Senator Tillman's brief
lampalgn bad passed away an<f that
lie was now serene and happy In the
rnjoyment of the esteem and confi
dence of his constituency which he has
really honored by bis course In the
tonate.
The Charleston Post speaks most
sarcastically of the comment which
The Georgian made upon Senator Till
man and oxpreases the fact that the
only degree In which South Carolina
will share in the good fortune which
will be hie upon the lecture platform
will be because It will remove him
more frequently than usual from the
Mate and keep him from meddling In
politics; affairs of. South Caroilua.
Wo have no doubt that otnor people
beside The Georgian will lie astonish-
■ d by such au attitude toward this dis
tinguished public servaut, and for our
own part we confess that the surprise
with which we read the comment of
The Post is accompanied with no tittle
regret
We can well understand that the lo
cal questions which concern a peo
ple create factions upon either side.
nn<l that out of these factional differ
ences come little disputes which are
i-nmetime* carried to the point of per-
anna] feeling. But wc felt Justified In
assuming that the state which he rep
resented would at least shsre with the
rest of' the republic In extending a
meed of gratitude and of admiration to
Senator Tillman for his splendid pew
formation In the last senate. At the
conclusion of the debate upon the rail-
mad rate bill, The Georgian said that
in measuring the men ou either side
• ■ho had been engaged in that great
iiiscuaslon. no man bad assumed or
maintained a stronger or more admira
ble position than Senator Tillman. We
have not been among Ills admirers in
the past, and have perhaps criticized
him as fiercely as the factional papers
who have spoken in bis own state.
Rut we did feel that In a period of so
much uncertainty, and in an atmos
phere of so much suspicion, of graft
and Influence, that the 'grand old
lighter from South Carolina presented
a picture worthy of admiration and ol
applause as he stood there from first
to last without the suspicion of Inter
est In bis attitude or the hint of graft
In his pocket and fought, masterfully
and eloquently, for the cause of the
iieople against the most colossal Influ-
■cnee that the great corporations have
hate the senior senator trom South
Carolina reflected honor, not only up
on his own great commonwealth, but
upon th“ section from which he came
and to the party to which he ucknowl-
odged allegiance. We felt grateful to
him then, apd proud of him thou, and
so far as we know, he has done noth
ing since then to diminish the senti
ment which his iierformance Inspired.
We regret very much If the expression
of this honest admiration has offended
the factional pride of our friend of The
Post, and we both believe and predict
that •'hen these little bitternesses of a
very recent battle have subsided. The
Post will be glad to comment In very
different terms upon the message of
congratulation frhlch Its Georgia con
temporary sent across the river to the
moat distinguished South < Carollnan
of I he present day.
Per sent to the highest body of Amer
can deliberation.! |
Wi
Vo thtnk now that la that great de
"HERE’S TO YOU, WILLIAM HEARST,"
••'Clil* I* tin* ilajr lit* with the fair of Cato anil of Rome.."
Democracy and true reform are In a mighty balance In the ballots of
New York today.
Win or lose, the great American who leads the fortunes of Democ
racy, hai fought the best and bravest battle that the times have known.
Against all forms of greed and graft. Against malignant slander, and
unprincipled abuse; against the treason of friends worse than the wrath
of enemies; against the mailed hands of his own political household—
with the world weight of the trusts and the syndicates agalnat him—with
the chorus voices of the mighty press defaming him—steadily, stead
fastly, dauntless!}- and-with consummate energy ami devotion, he has
fought on and on—to tlie end which the night will bring—an end which
no man know* nnd whose meaning no prophet can foreshadow.
There Is not the faint shred of a iiersonal interest In the nttltude of
The Georgian toward William Hearst. Ilo has never owned one dollar of
stock In any enterprise with which any one of the ownera and operators
of The Georgian has been at any time connected. He does not own ono
penny of stock in The Georgian of today. We have no favors 16 ask
of him, no punishments to fear. Here at least In this office there Is no
coterie of anxious and uvariclotts men playing a desperate game fo* the
favor of Ills purse>to help them out of Impending failure Into fortune.
The bouudless confidence we place In him and the affectionate admira
tion we freely give him la founded from first to last upon a better
kuowleilge of him than most men have, and In the Hbeer clear conception
of his high and uoble purposes, and of the calm consistency uud the con
summate coursgo with which he has followed them—many times to victory
mid sometimes to defeat.
Long ago when the star of this man flamed first upon the -horizon
of our public life, there was something In his method and personality that
enamored us. The man who did things has always been the man of our
dreams and fancies. The element of dreamer and prophet In ourselves
magulfled the man of action In the person of this strange young man
who, fresh front college and without experience, had startled Sait Francis
co and.New York with his journalistic success.
And then us he grew greater, began that marvelous and malevolent
stream of calumny which never yet has flowed so fsst and furious
against auy public man since Aaron Burr. Do you who read recall In this
connection that William Hearat never yet has spoken word In protest or
denial of this tidal wave of slander? He simply let It roll—"roll In nnd roll
on and roll past him forover'-yas It has rolled past him now.
In this iietiod of hia life the editor of The Georgian was staggered
by the things that were told of him, ami hi this conflict between dark
rumor and daily admiration, we solved all doubts by sight and association.
For seven weeks in Washington and New York we studied this man at
close range and without alloy of Interest. We found him the head of a
home. Ideal and Idyllic. We found him the master of a household per
sonal and professional that worshipped him for his lovingkindness to
them nil. From the last servant in his home to the first employee in his
office there was enduring love and faith.' and confidence lu the master
and employer. We found him me sou of a grand old lion-hearted phii
anthroplst of the west who, whether in the mining camps of Nevada or
In the senate hall at Washington, was the comrade, friend nnd helper
of every worthy man In all the world. We found hint the son of a good
and noble mother whose woman's heart had- flowed for half a century lu
an even stream of gentle charities that made her loved aud trusted
wherever the gospel of help was knowf. From these two streams of life
and living—from the loina of a father who loved his fellow men like
Abou did—from the bosom of a mother whose heart responded to every
human need—from the confluent currents of two great and essentially
generous live*—with iu clear an Inheritance of pure pbllauthivpy as ettr
fell to the lot of mortal—came William Randolph Hearat into the world.
And when I saw him there In Washington, with the office boys smiling
as bravely at his entrance, as the newsboys ran cheerily for his pennies
on the street; when I saw him halt in the domestic crises of his own life
to consider the sorrow and anxiety of a hired servant in his halls; when
I have seen the almost caressing tenderness with which he has dried the
tears of a mendicant with his generosity; when I have watched the brave
cause of his great journals that never In one single hour have varied
from their strong, clear championship of the plain people to which tholr
presses were set twelve years ago; when I have seen the princely stream
In which his dollars have flowed through lawyers and courtB
and legislatures to relax the grip of monopoly and to
loosen the commbditles of life for the poor; when I have seen
him only laBt week whllo h!s chauffeurs were whirling through New
York In their wild speed for public meetings, and their eager rush for
votes, leaning over the side of the motor with his pleasant, kind face
watchful above all things for the safety of the children and the cripples
and the aged In his path—and when I have seen his blue eyes grow deep
nltd his massive Jaw grow stern In his plea for the great principles of his
faith, and the rights of the people—
Then, may It please you, my countrymen, who have done us the honor
to believe us sincere—then we have locked In our hearts beyond slander
or misrepresentation to remove, the serene and enduring faith, that, since
Lincoln lived and Jefferson died, no man has loved—loved, I tell you—
the plain people of this republic as this great Democrat and patriot
whose honor and opportunity New York holds In her civic hands today.
Let me see the honest American who will dare assail In morals or In
patriotism the platform upon which William Hearst asks the ballots of his
state today: To restore the American ideals; to dethrone the bosses and
reinstate the people; to punish criminals in high places and grafters ev
erywhere; to compel the selfish corporations to be satisfied with just re
turns nnd to treat the people right aud fair; to tear down siiecial privi
leges and to establish equal rights.
Is there any man who will assail In Georgia such principles as these?
Is there any man of spiritual vision with the faith of history In his eyes
who can doubt that If governments are advancing we must come to this?
Is there any man—bravely aud squarely now, like men—who will deny
that for these principles this man has made a long, brave, lonesome fight
that never was surpassed In the annals of the land?
They may defeat him In New York today. The millions are uncount
ed that are massed against hljn and money Is omnipotent. Pray heaven
for the people's sake that he may win.
But wlu or lose, In victory or defeat, here’s to you, William Randolph
Hearst: The world Is better and the people are already happier and
freer for your life. You have shaken the temples of mammon, and the
Gibraltar! of privilege no longer smile complacent at the people's wall.
No defeat for you can dim the recollection of the terror which your mag
nificent crusade has carried to the selfish rathparts of monopoly. You have
already won more than any knight of liberty has won In fifty years. It
your great heart Is bowed by the verdict which the night may bring, re
member that there Is a refluent shadow upon the Piedmont Hills of Dixie.
Aud so God save you, and God bless you!
The Prize Editor’s Story,
He t»l«! Hits atory: Oice u|mmi n time
A priee trim offered for tliu npteat rhyme
Kpltomlalutf in coiielseat wav
A woman;* Ilf*.. Well. In the fUial day,
Hiteu Mtackft of mnuuacrl|it you never saw,
Hut nearly all contained a fault or flaw;
They ran from forty volume* flown to
three—
TUree^lmen.. I mean. Ami theu wlieu
Had chosen them* to give to them the
Aud judge them by their matter aud (heir
We thought each otic entitled to a part *
ror each contained mo uiueli of hciihc mid
art
We aearee could tell which of the thru* wo*
(»c*t
Save by the lack of leifetli. I'll leave the
rent'
rumeiitloiiod, mid. Jimt give the wluiicrM
here
In order of thejr worth an they appear.
Firat Prize.
W<
Mother Halil Twna spoiled that way;
rheu all* took a whim contrary.
( banged her uniue nt 6 to “Mary;"
Then nt 10 again, yon aee.
Turned plain "Mary'’ to ••Marie;*'
But her ehumii preferred the unuic
They elected— culled her ••Manic:"
Hut her fellow, Just the same. he
Hwore heM call tier only “Maude;'*
Now nix ■ children nnd their pa
Every minute cull her ••Mn."
Second Priz*.
First Mho wan Itoru.
Then aho waa Tired;
Thru nhc wna*wooed.
Then slit* wan wed;
Then Nhc was married—
Now mIic Im dead.
Hatched;
Mat Hied;
I >lapu tolled.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
NOVEMBER 6.
17W— Philippe Kgnllfc, brother of LoUIm XIV
of Fmuce. ami who aided with the
revolutloiilNtM nnd agalnat the royal
family, died. Born April IS. 1747.
ISK-JfMf'i'll Hull lb, leafier of the Mormons,
ln»rn.
186&—Daniel Hully, American actor, born.
lSHO-Ignnce Jan I'adorewiikl. pianist, born.
18457—First women's Nuffrage society formed
In F.iiglnnd.
lS®-!I»iboMi viaduct. iMiulon, opened.
lSdO-t'ottrell, ex-mayor of Cedar Keys, Fla.,
killed In Alabama.
1*97—Attempted nsMSsluattou of President
Morne« of ilrasil.
Mr. Rounder—Does your Cousin
George take am much interest In horse
racing a* he used to?
Mr*. Rounder—Ye*, indeed; George
can always tell the day before n race
which hortfe ought to win, and the
day after why he didn’t.
When men pray for haneat they oft
en get a plow.
virtues that make
“You fellow* may find It all right,”
said the man In the corner of the
smoking apartment, “but in my busi
ness I can’t take people as I find
them.”
“What In your business?“ asked the
limn whose suit case was covered with
labels.
Tm a photographer.”—Cleveland
Press.
The faithful are not fretful.
Quiet llvea are often eloquent.
No life Is lost that Is lived for love.
hardship, even
The principle of ex|>edtency expel* all
other principles.
A man’s holiness la to be measured
by the happiness he create*.
The South—The Engineer.
Many scientists are viewing with
alarm the possibility of a deterioration
of sail, which some claim may even
tually threaten the world’s food supply
unless the experiments to secure nitro
gen from the air should prove com
mercially successful, and thus moke
possible the constant refertilisation of
the soli. Already the rich prairie states
are finding commercial fertilisers a
necessity, and last year Ohio used 3
000 tons. The Soufti holds a wi
monopoly on fertiliser-making mate
rials, such as phosphate rock, sulphur,
etc. Kurope draws ltd phosphate rock
mainly from this section, and Louisi
ana now dominates the sulphur market
of Europe and America. Strong as the
South Is In coal and cotton and Iron,
It Is equally .as strong in phosphate
rock and sulphur, and it cannot only
enrich Its own soli, but supply the
needs of other%ectlon* and other coun
tries. Great Is the Bouth!—Manufact
urers* Record.
When a man boasts of his sincerity
he (s^Itkely to be thinking of his acidity.
I’nless the heart grown faster than!
Itigotry puts blinders on the best of the pocketbook. the life sinks under
men. Its weight.—Chicago Tribune.
WIFE OF JUDGE EY8TER
DEAD AT DECATUR
MiNN-lal to The Georsisu.
Decatur, Ala., Xov. Mrs. Eyster,
wife of Judge John t\ Eyater, one of
the most prominent lawyers In Ala
bama. diet] at her home here Igte yes
terday after a long Illness with con
sumption. The funeral will take place
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.
! GOSSIP!
Sow York. Sov. G. -Tlio New York
friends of Ml.s Eveline Bigelow
daughter of Poultney Bigelow, read’
with surprise the cabled announcement
that sh. is to be married next Monday
November is, to James Francis A '
Clark, of Boston, who was 'recently
divorced In Dakota.
Mr. i 'lark Is wealthy and has home,
In New York and Boston and a country
place In Westchester county. He still
claims Boston ns his home, however
although he has given his bandsomj
residence there to his former wife and
hos made n generous settlement on her
to sustain It. He waa formerly a part,
ner of Count Reginald Ward.
Miss Bigelow Is one of the prettiest
women In the American set In London
She was presented to the court In
May nnd has been active socially.
The wedding will take place In st
George's, Hanover Square. Captain
Jaffrny, un English cousin of Mrs
Poultney Bigelow, will give the bride
away and Count Ward will be the best
man.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Belle
Sassoon, Miss Evelyne Thornhill,
granddaughter of Lady Russell; Miss
Georgia Appleton, daughter of the New
York publisher; Miss Lillian Farnham.
a niece of Lord Edward Pelham Clin
ton; Miss Evelyne Dillon, Lord Dil
lon's lliece;. Mias Lettlce Lawrence,
Lord IdVwrence’s niece; Miss White
daughter of Percy White, the novelist,
and fferliaps Miss Florence Padelford.
Henry D. Baker, of Chicago, waa
married at the Hotel Touralne, In Bos.
ton. yesterday to Edna Sidney Woolf.-,
of “The Llttlq Cherub” company, now-
playing In New York. The Rev. Dr.
Alexander, rector of Trinity church,
performed the ceremony. The only
other person present wus the bride's
friend, Miss Anne Dutterfleld.
Mr. Baker Is a newspaper man. He
was once the financial editor of The
Chicago Tribune, but Is now writing
on financial topics for trade journals.
His father, William T. Baker, was once
resident of the Chicago Board of
'rade, and was president of the
world's fair In Chicago In 1903.
Miss Woolfe's beautiful voice had
attracted the attention of George W.
Vanderbilt, when she was singing In a
Baltimore church, and through him she
was educated for n stage career. Some
time ago she gave up the stage to
prepare for her wedding. The couple
will make their home In Chicago.
Sirs. Henry Siegel will give a dinner
party November 13 for Miss Rose Sad-
ller, whose marriage to Henry Charles
Dinger, of the United States battleship
Indiana, will take place on November
31. Sir Thomas Llpton will be among
Mrs. Siegel’s guests.
Mrs. Roosevelt has named a chry
santhemum after Lou Dillon, the fa
mous trotter. The plant Is a new va
riety which was shown today In pub
lic tpr the first time at the annual
chrysanthemum show of the United
States department of agriculture at
Washington. It Is a large white blos
som. Forty new varieties of chrysan
themums were shown and two of them
wore named by the ''first lady of .the
land.” The other variety christened by
Mrs. Roosevelt Is tile Chryseus, named
because of Its rich, gold color.
A correspondent, writing of the
Murlborough-Vnndri'bllt separation un
der the name of "Fair Play,” says with
more troth, perhaps, than either of the
parties concerned are willing to admit:
“As usual, the papers In reviewing
the unfortunate result of the MSrlbor-
ough-Vanderbilt marriage, or 'alliance.'
attributes all the blame und shame to
the duke, who Is defenseless against
your criticism.
“This 'alliance' was conceived, Insti
gated and accomplished hy the conniv
ance of American women. How proud
you and they wqre to proclaim the 'al
liance' of an American with a live duke.
•Another Atn-rtetn peeress,' etc. The
women nnd not the men are to be
scored for these domestic disasters.
There Is no limit to their ambition. It
passes beyond the confines of this con
tinent." •
They are opticians.
They examine the eyes for
siiectacles and eyeglasses.
They have the most modern
and up-to-date fitting partors in
the South.
Their opticians are the very
liest that can be secured.
Their work la first class and
prices reasonable.
They handle the latest styles
of eyeglasses; the new Torlc
lenses and latest no-setm Bi
focals. '
They have the beat fitting
glasses since 1^70—thirty-five
years ago.
A good place to go to get
glasses.
They do not use "drap*.’’
A. K. HAWKES CO.,
OPTICIANS,
14 WHITEHALL ST.