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OUR PLATFORM.-Tbe Georgian
itands for Atlanta's owning It* own gas
per cities do
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This
The Art Exhibition.
Atlanta is to be congratulated upon
tbe excellence of the art exhibition
now being'conducted under the aus-
plcea of tbe Atlanta Art Association
and the Art Asaoclation, In Its tuni,
to be .congratulated upon having se
cured the co-operation of a man who
Is go Identified with the best Inter
ests of American art aa la James B.
Townsend, of New York. Tho exhlbl
tlon reaches the highest standard of
excellence, and deserves npondu qwn
tha llhaaal n,lrn..,,n ,.f (ha
merits the - liberal 'patronage of the
public. ^ I ■
The Importance of advancing the
art Interests of our city'cannot be
overestimated. The vital relation of
beautiful pictures, driven, parks, build
lags and statue* to civic progress and
social welfare Is an established fact,
and scientific thought la dally accord'
lag those n more dominant, InDuenoo
upon tho moral and econofnlc condl
tlop.i of the state. So, whether our
people are meyi and women of culture I
whether they ae« with discerning
eyes; whether they listen with ears
that catch the fuller and finer mean
ing; and above all, whether they eg-
. rich, human life with the emotion
that cornea from an intelligent appre
ciation of tho beautiful, can never
be matters of Indifference to us.
Tho Atlanta Art Asaoclation
.striving toward ends which must
broaden and elevate, not only the
standards of onr civic life, but the
standards of education and culture
' throughout our state.
It Is taken for granted tlfat Its exhl
bltlon will meet with the patronage of
the colleges in Atlanta and through'
out the state, whose students will not
‘ meet another such opportunity outside
of New York, and that people from all
parti of Georgia will take advantage
of the reduced rates offered by the
railroads during the exhibition.
Is
Tariff the Issue?
Ruminating over the recent general
elections, The New York Evening
Pott-draws the conclusion, which Is
held by many of the leaders of the
Democratic party, that the tariff re
mains the most salient point on which
Democracy can successfully attack the
Republican party. The Post says;
"Three pfomlnbnt standpatters
were defeated, the best-known be
ing MeClesry, of Minnesota, whose
plurality of 9,059 in 1904, was this
year turned into a plurality of
1,500 for his Democratic opponent
after a campaign In which the
tariff was almost the only subject
discussed. Lacey, of Iowa, one of
the readiest protectionist debaters
In tbe house, and a staunch Shaw
partisan, was beaten by about 2,-,
200 votes In a district which gave
him 9.373 plurality in 1904, and
even this year was carried by
Cummins for governor.- In ludl-,
ana, a plurality of 8,183 In 1904 for
Frederick Landis, who Is known
as a high tariff orator, became a<
plurality of 1,000 for his opponent.
Several Republican members of
the ways and means committee
bad a rough road to travel. Chair
man Payne and John Dalzell had
their 1904 pluralities more than
cut In half, while Watson, of In
diana, and Curtis, of Kansas, man
aged to retain their seats by bare
pluralities only.
"On the other hand, two Demo
cratic members—Chump Clark,
of Missouri, and Granger, of
Rhode Island—more than doubled
their pluralities of two years ago.
In Massachusetts, Samuel W. Mc
Call. an avowed Republican revis
ionist, carried his district by a
greater vote than that given to
Roosevelt In 1904, and ran over
3.000 ahead of Governor Guild.
"Considering these figures. It
. may safely be said that a bold
I and energetic tariff revision cam
paign throughout the country
would have cut the Republican
I
THE CHRISTIAN LEAGUE.
Those thoughtful, earnest, practical Christians who make up the
Atlanta Business Men's Gospel Union have aasoed a statement, appear
ing elsewhere on this page, which should be read by every one in the
South, Irrespective of race or creed. . .'
This statement is the result of weeks of serious, prayerful study by
such men as ex-Gbrerdof \V. J. Northen, D. I. Carson, E. S. Gay, W. II.
Patterson. Dr. J, I). Turner, Marion M. Jackson. John A. Brice. J. Pat
terson. W. D. Manley. Dr. Marlon Mcll. Hull. John J. Eagan, E. C. Calla
way, Asa G. Candlei 1 , A. W. I'arllnger, I'mnk M. Inman. H. C. Leonard and
W. 8. William, of the waya of meeting tbe raci problem. At the ead. It
was decided to form a Christian I-oague, compos id of whites and blacks.
They have decided that fidelity to the tenets of Christianity Is tbe
only solution, In their appeal to the public, they quote' tbe words of an
Atlanta minister as their working basis;
"The Christian religion Is a working force, the function of which
Is to fashion men after the likeness of the loving God In whose-Im
age they were created. If In this or that section of human population
It falls to perform Its God-ordaloed function, then tbe only legitimate •
Inference Is, Its power Is arrested or perverted by the hate of those
who refuse to be dominated by Its energy. While the Christian reli
gion is a universal working power, its sphere is among persons who
can reject or pervert or misdirect Its provisions, or come Into com
plete harmony with them.
“What is on trial at this time In Georgia and at the South la not
the Christian religion, but those of us who profess it. Wc are on
trial beforo the onlooking-world. We have been trying to aolve the
negro problem without calling to our aid the power of the Cbrlatlan
religion.” -
And so tbe Business Men's Gospel Union calls to our aid tbe power
of the Christian religion.
This step Is the most Important ever made towagt tbe solution of
our problem of problems. ,-Although the movement Is as yet amorphous,
and merely, a beginning. It la born of a -prayerful determination, and It la
bound to accomplish good.
The contUtions are delicate but the plan aa reached will commend
Itself to the thinking, people of the community and of the South.
As Governor Northen says:
"We cannot afford to continue tbe conditions under which we
now live, and we have not been able to 'find any better remedy than
Christian sympathy and Christian co-operation on the part of good
white people and good negroes for the adjustment of the.relations of
the race*.'"
The Georgian urges'the extension of the Christian League to every
city and community In Georgia and In the South.
LIBERALLY TO FUND
FOR NEW TEMPLE
majority In the Sixtieth congresa
much lower.”
At the same time there is coming,
from a non-partisan source, a cam
paign of education. It la a historical
series by Ida M. Tarbcll on the sub
ject of the tariff. The first article ap
pears In the American Magazine for
December. Without prejudice or pas
sion she goer straight to tho telling
of a great story—a story which she
herself evidently sees looming-big—a
story which from tbe earnest Indica
tions seems likely to prove far more
Important than tbe History of Stand
ard OIL,
The new history begins where "The
Tariff In Our Time*” began—at the
opening., of tho civil war. Here was
our country, with a depleted treasury
■and an expensive war on hand, on
an'Income of 164,000,000 a year, we
were spending 11,000,000 a day. As a
country, we were getting beyond our
depth—financially.
So, In distress, our government met
tho sudden roplremonts of an emer
gency by departing from a low tariff
policy, on which tho mlnda of the peo
ple wero settled, and raising duties on
Imported goods. But these high tariff
laws were not all passed at once;
neither were they passed without com
bat and excitement. There were great
congressional battles, In which legis
lative generals were developed. There
waa Salmon P. Chaso, the secretary
of the treasury—face to face with tho
awful necessity of raising money, and
of raising It quickly. There was Lin
coln—too absorbed In other things to
give attention to the details of tariff
legislation. There were John Sher
man, Justin 8. Morrill, Thaddeus
Stevens' and William Pitt Fessenden
—congressmen and senators who were
leader*, in 1 the various fight* to get
tho bills through congress.
There were men who took advan
tage of their country's predicament
to further their own Interests by se
curing higher and higher duties In or
der that they might charge more and
more for their goods. Several Impor
tant men are, In this first article, dis
covered In unexpected and unfavorable
lights. But thero wero men conspic
uous for their devotion to the public
good at the expense of their private
Interests. Not tho least Important
thing about the serial, therefore. Is
the historical perspective it will fur
nish—the perspective that equips the
everyday merican better to understand
the men and movements of the present
time.
case waa marked by the same ear
nestness and zeal et his confreres.
TJie unfortunate omission of Mr.
McClelland's name might be con
strued by some as an intentional
alight, hence this statement.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
Preceded by a heavy fall of rain, 1.14
Inches, within three hours, a snow gale
with a velocity of 58 miles an hour
swept over Chicago and Its suburbs,
destroying much property yesterday
A chimney of a building at 128 Clark
street was sent crashing through a sky-
light of a restaurant and several per
sons were bruised.
Dinner and Good Fellowship
Is Followed by Sub
scription.
‘MAJORITY MUST RULE;”
DR. LEN G. BROUGHTON
MAKES STRONG REPLY
I GOSSIP!
Answers Dr. White’s
Card on Election For
Prohibition.
A combination of tha Atlanta spirit with
the Maanolc spirit wqrkeil wonders st nit
enthusiastic Md Wodneftdajf night,
and made the netv mammoth Masonic Tent,
te a eerralnty.
Of the 4175,0.0 ueoe.ary for the construe
tlon of the temple, nearly $38,000 woe sub
scribed, whirl,, together with that pre
viously eubarrlhed, leavea a I at la nee |
only 440,000 to be ralaed. And that title
amount will lie forthcoming there la lit
tic doabr.
Probably not a* many Masons were ever
gathered together I—fore in nay* meeting In
Atlanta than Wedueaday night. Between
present In the temple at
MO and
Following
nh.olutcly no
repast.
dellrlomt repast, a Itualnesa
bold In the asieintily room.
Ori pre.ldlng. mill not until
eating
itsiT .■■■■mi
that meat tog ivn* 1-a III,] (ti order did timet
of thoae present khow thnt money for the
new temple waa. to Is- raised.
And the news came aa an agreeable *ur
and James I,. Miiysoit, who made atlrrlUL
•her lu behalf of the movement, anil
were followed by Captalu James W.
epeiH-h
these
English. Ilnrry mackdell «nd John II. WII
klneoii, who s|»ke la a ftlmltnr strain, mid
■■SHmdigt
lantn respond lllieritlly, lint menibera from
lodge* lii the suburbs were equally si anx
ious to have their names, placed upon the
list.
ng terrl-
Michigan
Jnhln, nml al*o from Havniitiali,
while nn cnihURiaHttc Mhsou from Owen*.
Imro, Ky., hnd hl» name down for flvo
share*.
Every speaker Impressed upon the sub
scribers the fact that the money wm not
Charged with the murder of Mrs,
Georglana Ullsno, whose charred body
was found In the woods, Theodore Ul-
Isno, her husband, and John, thoir
son, have been arrested at New Provi
dence, N. J, A revolver and blunt In
etrument was found In the home. The
woman owned property, while the hue
band and son were spendthrifts.
H. Clay Pierce, of 81. Louis and
New York, president of the Wateru-
Plerce Oil Company, has been Indicted
by the grand Jury st Austin, Tex., for
an alleged false affidavit, made to the
secretary of state of Texas saying that
the Standard Oil Company did not own
or control stock In Wstere-Plerce Com
pany,
Fishermen at Coney Island are using
electric lights'at the waters' edge to
attract the fleh. Many of them carry
their own electric plugs, globes and
wires and fit the plugs to the sockets
of lamps on the Dreamland pier. The
lights attract fish In large numbers.
When Patrick Mullen, of letabell
avenue and Evergreen street, Bayonne,
N. J., cut open the head of a dressed
Pig he found tn It a large pearl. It was
found Just back of the pig's snout. Mul.
len refused 3100 for the stone.
Two special grand Juries will be
called In December by District Attorney
Edwin W. 81ms to Investigate the bnnk
wrecking methods of John B. Walsh,
of Chicago, who Is said to have appro
priated |3,000,00b from three banks to
nls own scheme.
President Bird 8. Coler, of the bor-
ough of' Brooklyn, yesterday appoint
ed O'Donovan Rosso, the Irish patriot,
as it corporation Inspector at a salary
of It a day.
A year or so ago Mr. Rosts was
chosen by the county council of Cork.
Ireland, as Us secretary and got a big
tcntl-off In Brooklyn before his de
parture. lie found the place unsatis
factory and soon returned to this coun.
The crusade against the trusts has try, much to the surprise of his friends,
a considerable extiyit obfuscated
tjie popular vision toward the meana
by which nearly all the trusts have
grown to Gargantuan size and strength
—r criminal tariff.
Bishop John J.-Tigert.
In the death of Bishop John J. Ti-
gert the Southern Methodist church
loses one of Its ablest members.
He waa a man of splendid scholar
ship and Indomitable seal, a man who
earned enough money to pay for his
schooling by driving a wagon.
Although he bad been a member of
A rare phenomenon waa witnessed
by the people on the steamship El
Nona,- which has just arrived In New
York from Galveston, Texas. During
n heavy fog at night the ship ran
through a phosphorescent sea, .which
lighted up the ship so that; Captain
lltpner could read a newspaper on the
bridge. It was as-If the ship was sail
ing through the milky way.
all of
Prominent M*»on» present st the mectln
were highly plated nt the outcome, nn,.
expressed (he belief that the balance of the
money wonld be sttbnerllied within
short time, when plnns will lie made
starting work on the new structure.
List of Subscriptions.
The contributions were ns follows:
Xchoeii, Piedmont lodge. $350; E. Oberdor-
fer, Piedmont-'lodge, HOD; J. It. Frost,
Palestine lodge. 1135; B. A. Baker, Pales
tine lodge, "33S; !,. I.. Solomons, Fulton
lodge, 110; David Strauss,- Fulton lodge,
$35; It. C, Wall. Piedmont lodge, 8100; C.
It. , Parnbant, Piedmont lodge, $30; Alex
Htrathon. Gate city lodge, $10; John Al-
bulge, $75; John D.
drlek. Hole t’lty
Him
lory. Gate city lodge, JJS; pr.
Champion, Pnlestlne lodge, $200: _
Payne, flnte City lodge. $30: E. 51. Gibson,
Gate City lodge,
City bulge, $156; W.' E. Campbell.' Gate
city lodge, $800: G. V. tire*s, Goto. City
lodge, $100: 8. Huff, Gate city lodge, gin;
Jubn G, Waltt. Gate City bulge, $50; “
A. Aher. Gate City bulge. $75; C. C. Kl ,
$50; Jack C. Brantley. $50; J. I. Hendrick*.
$25; M. »C\ Sharp, Hate City IinIro, $100;
f). \V. Chtiminn. (late City lodge. $125;
T. W. Wingfield, Onto City lodge, $100; W.
5l. Pain, flute City lodge. $200; Kdirnr
Ijithnni. $100; Clarence May. Unto (Mty
lodge, $50: -W. B. Stovkll, (Jute city lodge.
$125; Lcwim Starr, (Into City lodge, $50; J.
O. Woodworth. Gate City lodge, $50; A.
N.. Cartoon, Gate City lodge. $100; IMillo
‘ Ijre, $26: George Kelli
100; I>,
A. UiriWIII, UIH« « 111
Ilolcomb, Georgia tod*
K. Aalty, Gvor>
$50; W. A.
. Got* fTty
.. Georgia lodge,
Martin, Gate City lodge, $o0;
... _ Client*. Atlanta lodge. $1
Smith, Georgia lodge. $1,000; W. II. Uniuhy,
Atlanta lodge, $1,000; P. R. Pane. Solo-
luon liMlge. Savanniih, $1,000; John U. WII-
kin foil, IL000; J. Wllle Pope. W. lb l.uekio
* - - lodge.
Locale
t’lty
SB;
HI, fl.uw
>, $1,000:
lodge) ji.ooo:’ W. L\ Dodson. Gate
1
i,tnvv, vs. h, $r$lvlw, fvuu, t. , Is. |gU,V«lrll,
>00; Klino M«M*cngnle, $500; It. R. Pierre,
<W0;_C v L.^ Malone,J60O; j. L. Mnynou,
w, v. 4J- .xinuNic, fut"', •$. I,, .'illy Mill,
; Hugh McKee. $800; ft. K. Smith, Gate
1 sU|U .'iriYiT, fouu, n, r„ mini
C!t jr *9°»J** $250; JL L
(’oilier, $250; J. R. C. Wright. $250; M ...
Turner, $2>0; J»ck Bid lev, $250; Jullua
Brown. $800; V. Wright. $250; J. B. Holier tn.
g : II. M. Aahe. $250: George I teaman,
; Henry Miles, $500; Talley Graven. $250;
Ely, $250; J. NTIUgwlnfe, $250; U. L.
Walker, $25$; Thonun* Evan*. ... _|
Harris, $260; T, L. Malone, $250; F. Miles,
125; _M. Lichtenstein, $125; H. C. Braun,
t. N\ Pitehett, $50; A. lb Howard. $125
lenry Garrett, $125; J. 8. Aruold, $125; A.
P. Ilarrlugtou, $125; 8. A. and It; II. Don
alson. $125; J. P. Bradley. $200; Boyul Dan
lei. $125; T. Fleming, $125; Ivanhoo.phllt,
1128; W. T. Coombs, $125; T. W. Jinx ter,
125; - MadcttN, $125; George 11. Berk. $125,
Charles P. King, $125; J. A. Evans. Mich
Igsn, $125; W. K. Wllraerdlnf. $125; W. Hal
lard, $125; 8. W. Poster, $125: Castleher
. J. A. ItoMler, $125; F. Buchanan, $125,
W. Fielder. *126: Wells. $125; John
Terrell, $125; s. W. Day, $125; Tom Day,
$125; S. G. Turner, $125; T. L. Irvin, tldb
K. K. Lltuliatigh, $100; W. II. Terrell. $100;
It. J. Pritchart, $100; B. F. Willis, $10$; J.
Adolphus, $100; Ike I.lpsteln, $100; 11. C.
Jester, $100; N. A. Kaplan. $100; J. W.
.MEL i, $100; W\ W. ^Tracey, $10$; Torn
Thompson. $100; H. L Clirlstenherry, $125;
W. K. C’arne*, $125; W. If. KitcUens, $UW;
II. 11. Smith, $100; II. (b Turner. $100;
Henry Scbaul, $500; Harry Stockdell, neent,
$1,000; G. W. Seales. $25; D. K. Price,
Georgia lodge, $126; 1*. F. Brinkley. $125;
F. A. Burgln. $80; 8am Wilkes. $100: W.
H. Thomas. $50: C. W. Mertwllder, $150;
Milt Saul. $100; Calhoun. $25; J. M. Woods,
E. P. Anertorook. $50; IV. S. Venti>s,
G. Jl. (’rourh. $50j N. H. Culpepper,
Jennie Yeamana, the actreoe, 1h sup-
poaed’to be dying at the Hotel Gemini,
12$ Wett Forty-fourth street. New
York, of consumption. The doctors say
that at the most the cannot survive a
week. She la the daughter of Anna
Yeamaju, the veteran player. The pair
have been In vaudeville lately.
Henry Youtaay. serving a .life aen-
the college of blsbopa only a few! tence in the Kentucky penitentiary for
months, he had for years been one of 'ompllcjty In the assassination of 8«n-
.. , ator William Goebel, during the lat-
the most distinguished figures In the, ter -, contest for the gorernonhlp of.
church, and
easily filled
hts place will not be
In Juitice to Mr. McClelland.
It has been called to the attention
The Georgian that In the editorial.
Lesson of Joe Glenn and Two law
yers,” which was published last week,
the name of Mr. J. E. McClelland waa
omitted tnrough an oversight.
Elsewhere In this Issue up,tear* a
letter from Mr. Luther Z. Rosser, In
which he pays to Mr. McClelland the
tribute his services deserved.
Mr. McClelland was appointed, along
with Messrs. Lnther Z. Rosser and
Charles T. Hopkins, by tbe court to
defend Joe Glean. HU conduct in the Manhattsn "tunneL
Kentucky in 1900, has asked Governor
J. C. Beckham for pardon.
Stephen 8. Sullivan, a Western Union
telegraph operator. In a hotel in Fall
River, shot himself In the head early
Thursday on the upper deck of the
steamship Puritan, of the Fall River
line, and died before the boat reached
New York.
Hiss Katherine Van SU'ke. aged it.
was found dead Thusday by her father,
E W. Van . Slyke. a . Dlnghampton.
N. Y„ architect and contractor. She
had saturated the pillow with chloro
form before burying her face In It.
Owing to the increased strain on the
Rrnoklyn bridge all conductors of trol
ley cars that are being operated try
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
have been instructed, commencing
Thursday night, not to permit their
car* to become overcrowded at the
MINiU. «S8J, r. « "« III I »$.
hard, $26; Ike Flnberg, $26.
INDUSTRIES ORGANIZED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus. Ga., Nov, 2S.—The Geor
gia and Alabama Industrial Index says
In' Its regular weekly Issue:
"Substantial evidence of the increas
ing Industrial development of Georgia
nnd-Alabama and of the upbuilding of
cities and towns of the two states is
given In advance reports to The Index
for the past seven days. A 31,000,000
cement company—all of the Mock
takBn—hah been organized at Selma,
Ala., and will build an 1800,000 plant.
A Birmingham company contemplates
building a $1,600,001) power plant; a
10.000-splndle yarn mill will be built
at Columbus, Ga.ra $100,000 company
hus been organised at Birmingham,
Ala., to deal In mill and mine supplies;
at Thomasvllle, Ga, a 3159,000 timber
land deal has been consummated: Au
gusta. Ga Is to have u $100,000 .fer
tiliser factory: a $50,000 coal mining
company haa been organized at Birm
ingham, Ala, and another company
haa been organised at the seine place
to develop coal lands purchased at a
cost of 1800,000; Wrlghtivllle. Ga. I*
to have a 340.000 cotton oil mill: Birm
ingham, Ala, $40,000 bottling plant;
Athens, Ga, broom factory; Covington,
Ga- chair factory and Knsley, Ala.,
and Andalusia Ala., each a machine
Dr. Len O. Broughton, pastor of the
Baptist tabernacle, evangelist and prin
cipal worker for the prohibition cause
In Atlanta haa Issued a card In answer
to the communication of Dr. John E.
White, pastor of the Second Baptist
church, published In The Georgian of
last Tuesday.
The card waa received by The Geor
gian too late for complete publication
on Wednesday. In It Dr. Broughton
takes the position lhat Dr. White rep
resents but a small minority of the
Anti-Saloon League, and that his In
formation regarding the proposed elec-
tlon was not gained from a represen
tative proportion of citizens. His card.
In full, follows:
Dr, Broughton’s Card.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
rnnsmuch as you publish a state
ment from my friend and brother. Dr.
John E.-White, setting forth his rea
sons for trying to prevent a prohibition
election In Atlanta this'spring, and In
asmuch aa hls reasons are quite suffi
cient to you and other prominent citi
zens of our city, and yet not satisfac
tory to many others equally as good, If
not as promlnqnt, I write this card to
set forth. If 1 may, the reasons why
some of the rest of us are pushing for
the election In the spring as per peti
tions now being circulated.
To begin with. Dr. White Is a mem
ber of the hoard of directors of the
Anti-Saloon League, and the majority
of his brother directors In lbs city are
In favor of bringing on the election.
The principal of democracy to which
we all subscribe in this country 1m for
the majority to rule. It seems to me
that It Is assuming a good deal to say
that all the wisdom Is rested In the
minority In the cate. Again, under the
auspices of this same league, of which
Dr. White Is a director, two mass meet.
Inga of citizens were held, and the
whole thing gone over, and, finally. It
was resolved to hold an election In the
spring, and a committee was appointed
to name an executive committee and
otherwise arrange for the election.
They wero not appointed to test senti
ment. The mass meetings of 100 to
500 citizens had done that. They were
appointed to name the executive com
mittee and arrange for the election.
Dr. White was a party to this action,
or else he was with the minority.
“What Was Done?”
But what was done by this commit
tee. or rather what was not done? They
simply went out and saw a few leading
men, as they said, and “sounded” them,
and finding that they were not In fa
vor of the election which hod been
ordered by the mass meeting, the com
mittee did nothing.
The league then called another meet.
Ing—called It q|t the quiet. No general
announcement was made of.IL They
wanted to carry out the Instructions of
the two great mass meetings, that waa
all. Dr. White then proceeded with
hls now famous Interview of $50 of the
"leading men" from certain churches
with the result as published, and pub
lished very thoroughly for reasons that
arc obvious. One hundred and forty-
live were opposed to the election. In
the meantime another petition was clr.
culated among the voters, and out of
about 300 people <0 per cent of them
said: "Call the election aa soon as pos
sible.” There were twice as many In
the other petition who sold “as soon as
possible." And this number was got
ten In less than half the time that It
took to get Dr. White's list. Hers,
again, Dr. White nos In the minority,
and yet he talks of “pugilistic seal,
etc.," on the part of those who favor
the call. We submit to Dr. White that
we are In favor of the principles of
democracy In this and all jnatters of
public concern. We deny the right of
any minority, however "leading," re
spectable and nice, to dictate the poli
cy, much leas the conscience, of the
majority, and especially do we draw the
line when It comes to efforts to make
believe that we are hot-heads and pu
gilistic for sticking to this American
principle of majority rule.
Was it Msjority.
Once again, take the much-talked
about nineteen who carried the prop
osition. I want to ask Dr. White If
again this famous nineteen was not a
majority? The opposition would have
the public believe that a great crowd
left, and only nineteen remained, and
carried it. whereus not over five had
left, and they, with one or two excep
tions, were In favor of It, and said so.
The fact Is every meeting has gone for
the election In the spring by a great
majority vote, and Dr. White.knows It,
and yet lie persists In fighting with
the minority, and trying to make be
lieve that we are unsafe and unsound.
1 ask him to point ol\t one time when
the Anti-Saloon League haa called a
meeting that the majority haa not been
In favor of the election to be held as
enrly os the spring. And yet, now that
the League does what It Is bound to
do, listen to the majority. It Is abused
and criticized os hot-heads and cranks.
Take even hls petitions: The peti
tions the Anti-Saloon League obtained
outnumber hls two to one; that Is, for
every one he found opposed, the
League's petition found two In favor of
it. These facts were before that meet
ing last Friday. What was the League
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
Nciv 1 ork. Nov. 33.—John Gibbous
young publisher of Philadelphia
In love several years ago with \u
Leila M. Brown, a blue.*y e d little
, „ , eyed little wom
an of Quaker ancestry. Her mouS
and father were residents of Fr
and. -while she Was there with the,!,"'*.'
ch count na d court *
French count paid court to her
The story goes thut her parent* r.
vored the count. She lied from ]" .
returned to Philadelphia and was
by Gibbons. They were married In *
hurry and on August last they . ,
for Havre. The bridegroom ami bjuj
the" vessel 0 "^ Cab '" pa “ #n * ei " "hoard
the veasef.
Captain Jonlca was delighted tohara
the couple on board, and summoned an
the twenty-four cabin dtewards
told them to please look out for thi
young Americans. '
The couple sampled all tbe »t„,
rooms. Including the chamber de C,
In wh!ch they spent most of their time'
while the bride waa not out on d«k'
caressing Marthe. her pet horse, which
was shipped with the couole or ui»,
for ,he c8p ™ ln £
ship's officers.
A flurn- of Interest stirred i.aui
wood society when the announcement
■aa made that Irving T. Bdih. multi.
millionaire head of the ~Bunh TemdlUt
Pfitniiami r\t Pennlrlwn
going to do other than what It did,
If
the
Dr.
be-
unless If was to shut Its eyes to
majority, and go with the minority.
Just because Dr. White said so? We
arc not noted for that kind of thing
public matters in Atlanta. Let
White answer these questions now
fore he goes further In attempting
defeat the will of those who are push
lng the fight.
“People To Be Heard."
We say the people are to be heard,
and one man's wants Is worth as much
as another's, and these petitions are
going to be circulated and signed, and
then we will see. I have been In this
city nine years fighting Just aa hard
aa anybody else. I know the masses,
and I know that never slhce'I have
been here has there been , such a de
termination to get rid of whisky
now. Lost night 600 voters stood up
my church pledging to help put It out
In the coming election. All we want '
fair play. If Dr. White wants to go
the face of hls majorities and lend hls
strength to defeat the cause of prohl
bltlon, he has a perfect tight to do It
but we do feel like we are entitled ti
fair play, and this we are not getting.
Even the newapapers, aome of them,
are so afraid to let u* be heard that
they refuse to publish even a card o'
explanations, still they can write ed
Itoriat* and urge us to listen to their
counsel. Now let me say It real strong,
we will listen to nobody, no time, and
nowhere who Is so unfair as to refuse
us the same chance that la given the
other side. This may well be under
stood. We have been loyal citizens,
and spend our lives, some of us, for
Atlanta’s unfortunates. Our time nnd
our money has gone that way, afid now
we resent the refusal of newspapers in
Atlanta to let us be heard even In a
card of explanation, and to point out
our position. It la unfair And unust,
and yet It lii the way the'catise of pro-
•hlbithm.has always httn traated. Tbe
petitions are gqlng. Let every man
pray before he refuses to sign.
LBN G. BROUGHTON.
It,
Paul E. Wilks..
•Paul E. Wilkes, who has l>een city
Itor of The Macon News for the past three
years, has resigned hls position, sod tomor
row morning will Join ths reportorlnl staff
of The Atlanta Georgian In Atlanta. Thin
announcement will lie received with great
regret by the hundreds of Mr. Wlllios'
friends In Macon. Bincc coming to the
city he has made many friends among the
people In nil walks of life, and every one
of tbsm will be eorry to know that be '
changing bis residence.
■ The Newe sincerely regrets to give up
hi* services. He hse done eplcndld work
for the paper since hi* connection with It.
and wc predict for him a very brilliant
future In the newspaper world. He has
nil the talents neccieary to the success-
« rl newspaper man, awl we feel sure that
Is many Macon fiieiuls will have cause
to tie even prouder of him then ever.
neon New*.
News loses one.-
BUSINESS MEN’S UNION
FORMS CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
TO SOLVE RACE PROBLEM
The executive committee and general
officer* of the Business Men’s Gospel
Union, In consultation and co-operation
with the ministers of the city, have
undertaken the readjustment of the re
lations of the races at the South,
through the formation of a Christian
league, to which 'shall be eligible ap
proved members of both races who
nil! agree to promote, under the di<
faction of the Gospel Union, the high
est type of cltisenship, maintain all
existing laws and promote, peace and
good will.
The Christian League as such shall
not be an organisation, but Its mem
bers shall consist or those who will
agree to hold themselves subject to
the call of the Buslnesa Men’s Gospel
Union and who will agree to co-operate
with It In Us work os outlined tn Its
constitution.
With this Christian league effected,
Its members, both white and colored,
will constitute themselves a sort of
Southern legion of honor, hoping to
be more powerful in preserving patri
otism and high morality than all laws
or law officers elected to enforce them.
When this proposition was present
ed to a representative body of colored
ministers and colored laymen, assem
bled In the hall of the colored Y. M. C.
A., it was accepted In full appreciation
of the spirit In which It was offered
and In good falth'and with reciprocal
good will.
It waa proper that the Initiative In
this movement, looking to the readjust
ment of the relations of the races at
the South, should be undertaken by the
white people, not only because of their
greater numbers and superior wealth
and intelligence, but for the reason
that they constitute the ruling class
and are, therefore, chiefly responsible
for our present social. Industrial, moral
and political conditions. The negro can
not act without Invitation from the
white man without tbe risk of Incur
ring criticism and censure and probable
rebuff.
Believing that the readjustment we
•"* «•»*•"« Is to be found In the prin-,
clples and the preaching of the gospel,
prayer services wltl.be held each Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock In the hall of
the colored Y. SI. C. A., No. US Au
burn avenue, to which the Christian
people of both races are invited.
It has been further arranged that
every minister In the city, both white
and colored, shall preach a sermon the
second Sunday In December on obedi
ence to law, upholding, In the presence
of their respective congregations, the
majesty of the law and pleading that
criminals shall be punished to the ex
tent of the law, and at the same time
Insisting that all punlahment shall be
administered under due process and by
the authority of the law.
A prominent minister In the city,
speaking of our race troubles, has pub
licly said:
"The Christian religion la a work
Ing force, the function of which la to
fashion men after the likeness of the
loving God, In whose image they were
created. If in this or that section of
human population It fails to perform
Its God-ordalned function, then the
only legitimate inference Is, Its power
is arrested or perverted by the hate
of those who refuse to be dominated
by Us energy. While the Christian re
ligion Is a universal working power,
Its sphere Is among persons who can
reject or pervert or misdirect Its pro
visions, or come Into complete harmony
with them.
"What Is on trial at this time In
Georgia and at the South la not the
Christian religion, but those of us who
profess It. We'are on trial before the
onlooking world. We have been trying
to solve the negro problem without
calling to our aid the power of the
Christian religion."
That our people may no longer tie
put to shame, we are now asking the
hearty and active co-operation of every
Christian man In the community.
Those who will Join us in this move-
ment will please give their names to
sir. Marion M. Jackson, secretary No
215 Equitable butldtng.
We hope to see the purpose and the
plan of our effort or something simi
lar thereto put Into organised form for
action In every community In the itate
and at the South.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSI
NESS MENS GOSPEL UNION.
Company, of Brooklyn, member 1
Union League, nnd other club*
owner of one of the finest entia r 2
at Lakewood, had been sued for dlvofr.
on statutory ground*. i
More than a year ago the itushe.
separated, Mrs. Bush leaving Lakewood
with her two little girls, Beatrice «n
Eleanor, aged 10 and « year*. Sl n ™
then, it Is said, she has been living at
Los Angeles.
Lord Curxon, while stopping at th.
Waldorf-Astoria yesterday, said he h,J
received no intimation of hi.* being
considered for the post of ambassador
to the United States. He said he had
merely stopped for a day, and » ls
about to go on to Chicago.
Miss Catharine Rldgley, daughter of
the controller ot tne curfenev. and
Mrs. William B, Rldgley, entertained*
theater party of twenty-four In 1Va»li.
Ington, In honor of Mlsa Either Denny
the debutante daughter of Colonel and
Mrs. Frank L. Denny, and her guest
Miss Omdorff, of Springfield. III. The
guests Included Miss Katherine WII-
Hams, of Chicago.
Mrs. Theodore Shonts, wife of the
chairman of the' Panama cannl com-
mission, and the atlsser Shorn*, sailed
yesterday front Panama: • They will go
directly to Washington and open their
new home. Mrs. Shorn*.will Introduce
her two daughters. Miss Marguerite
Shonts nnd Miss Theodosia Shout*, to
Washington society on December 13.
London cable *a»-o that Genri«
uird Shaw's new play, "The Dec-
A
Bernard
tofa Dllomimv" which has Ju*l been
produced. Is bound to arouse Die med
ical world and th© pulpit. The plot is
briefly this:
A famous consulting physician ran,
If he will, save the life of a brilliant
young decadent artist. The doctor
knows the youth to be bad to ths core.
He also knows that some day the ar
tist's adoring Wife will find him out.
So, partly because the doctor want*
to save the path and shame of discov
ering -that her husband is a wretch
and partly because the doctor himself
loves her, he transfer* the pntlent to
a criminally incompetent but fashiona
ble physician and lets him be murdered.
The chief problem which the play
offers for discussion Is: Was the doc-
,- ri.hi-i >
tor right?
The first act la an amusing satire on
doctors, ,
An Atlantic City, N. J„ girl hat
evolved the Idea of avenging the treat
ment of Countess de Castellane by
venting her spite on Count Bonl with
an Illustrated post (lard, and ha* start
ed a tad that promises to swamp the
count with tokens ot American disap
proval.
Starting with the one card on which
Bonl Is reminded lhat he Is now x
'dead one,” dealers along the board
walk assert that hundreds of card* arc
being purchased by smiling maids and
matrons to be mailed to the spendthrift
nobleman.
Beside the "dead one" cord, which Is
the most popular, others call the atten
tion of the count to hls financial slate
with "You’re all right but you re
broke,” “When father goes to work'
and other similar reminders.
YOUR THANKSGIVING
BREAKFAST SERIAL
THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME.
By Wax Jones.
The air waa bitter cold.
No wonder; It had no clothes on.
The snow was cold.
The Ice was cold. . .
Everything was cold but the heart oi
Hiram Highs!gn. That bubbled over
with human kindness. Hiram was ex
tracting maple syrup from a can or
molasses and sulphuric acid. He hum
med to himself the old sugaring song.
Dig the maple tree a dig;
Get the Jolly Juice.
Dig the maple tree a dig;
Leave alone the spruce.
Maple Sugar!
Maple Syrup!
Yum, yum, yuml
Maple Syrup!
Maple Sugar!
Away with chewing gum! ,
,i* Hiram raised hie axe, n terrW*
blow on the back of the head stret* hea
him senseless!
(To be continued.)
New York. Nov. 31.—Here arc
— -■-■•— <.. v-..— \„rk today:
Dunbar* Ml-V T»» |,M .
ATLANTA—O. B. Bojril,
AUOU8TA—A. ‘
. Mnlherln. Jr.
MACON-C. B. Letrli.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
3
NOVEMBER 22.
1741—Plot perfected for the coup ••
Klixnhetti of RiimIk. % „. r
1774—Robert. Lord (’live, hem «£ * ’
4‘ommltted anldde. Born U'J»- ,
1G4—'Thonuii Prm f’ojie. who ••«(.* ..liij.
fleet line bf pocket* betweei* «
dclphht and Liverpool, died. »*"
1$$7—JefferSon Dnrls returned to Rlchm* 0 ***
!£71—Htennihodt City of London
Norwich. Conn.; *erenteeu II' ' ,
192—International monetary eo»fe» v »
In BntMeln. ... r _,:ii$*
law— lTenideiit Krnger lundfd *t
MNd wn* firm enthnfliwtlc rp'■'’T IUI &
—Frederick A. Kropp, $real 0,1
ftin maker, died.
1902