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dertaking. (Mill Atlanta should Ml Its
fan* in tint direction NOW.
The Joy of Giving.
To every well leni|x>recl roan or wo
man a warmer glow cornea In Riving
than In receivin'! In thla season when
heart anrl purse atrln«a are looted.
Hut the hardeat tiling to do la the
wlaeat—to temper our giving with res
ton and moderation. Thn.-e who (peed
the gift with only the thought of
intrinalc value, and thoae who seek
only the price tag on the. gift, nilaa
the whole spirit of the thing.
Giving which la btirdenaome and the
straining of reijoiircea la not wise or
sensible. It lend* to the sweetest
and holiert anniversary a tinge of
commercialism that roba It of Its beau
ty and ita deeper significance.
For the little once, for the poor and
heart tore, for the inalmod and crip
pled, for the hosts whose lives are sor
rowful or barren we should come with
gifts. To these It lightens the bur
dens, sweetens and sanctifies the sor
rows and brings sparkling sunshine to
Illumine the dark way.
Put back of your giving heart tliroba
and It will dll you to tho brim with
happiness. You will sen the Inward
meaning of the day on which was giv
en to the world Ita greatest gift—the
Lowly Nata retie.
Perhaps those Brownsville negro
troopers are still kicking just to
show.that they are qualified for |x>*|.
tlons upon some university football
After Senator llcverldfge abolishes
Child labor, he can earn the lasting
gratitude of many by aliollahlng labor
for some of ua who are no longer chil
dren.
Alfred Austin In a recent poem ex
presses a wish to "perish with the
tword." We have Always suspected
that Alfred's aword would be mightier
than his pen.
Is the Oame Worth the Oandle?
Not long ago an ex-oongretaoian vis
ited Washington on prlvato business.
He looked on the game there front a
new viewpoint. Now. lie was simply
• spectator, one of those for whom
legislation was being enacted or not
as the caee might nte.
H« cante away thoroughly content
with hla decision to retire. Whatever
of regret he might have felt at drat
was entirely absent after a week's
look-in as a private citizen and not aa
a cog In the legislative machinery.
While there a congressman who bad
been In harness half a century and had-
grown hoary In the public service
told of the pathos of auch a mah:
"You quit before It was too late to
pick up the threads of your profes
sion and gain a competence again. You
ware wiser than moat of ua. Would
that I'd have had some wisdom of
that kind. I have been re-elected for
another term. If I live to the end of
that, and-I am still vigorous menially
and physically, I will be 75 years old.
“I have grown very weary of It all
here, and long for rest. Rut I cannot
afford It. I have saved nothing from
my salary and my position In the par-
ty has precluded outside work to aug
ment my pay aa a congressman. I am
too old now to attempt to build up a
business outside I have many loved
one* dependent on me, and I must pro
vide for them.
"From the viewpoint of the world,
perhaps I am a successful man. I have
been returned to the halls of congress
by my dlitrict eleven times; I bar*
been honored by party with Impor
tant places of trust; tny name la at
tached to many measures of national
importance; my name la frequently
heard In the party councils.
"But to my own mtnd I have come
to the gear and yellow days a failure
la the biggest and best senae of the
word. What can 1 do now! I am de
pendent absolutely on my constituency
for bread for myself and the loved
ones. The people have been very good
to me, and t have been faithful to
them. Hut age will begin to bow me
down In a few year* at the moat. Then
won't they turn me out aa the worn
down hack horse and place a younger
steed In my place?
“In the nature of things I have
naught else to expect, and f presume
It la right. But my case Is pitiable
after all. I am tied to the wheel with
out power to release myself until it
crushes me.”
What food for profound reflection
In this simple story! But how few
will heed It.
WHERE NEW YORK LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED.
(Kdltorlal Correspondence by John Temple Graves.)
The keenest politician! In this great political commonwealth are
theac shifty "up state" fellows who for three decades have furnished
the leaders and the constructive brains to both factions In state and na
tional nffalrs. ' *
We in the South are accustomed to look on Tammany Hall, with Its
vast machine, aa the center, the director and the Inspiration of elective
victories In New York, and upon Ita bosses and aachema aa the men who
furnish the bralna and win the battles of every contest In the state.
This Is a mistake. Tammany la an office holding organization, held to
gether by the cohesive power of spoils, and yielding that perfect discipline
which comes from the constant expectation of personal reward. Its obe
dience and Its solidarity may be counted upon to win a municipal victory
In tho inctroixills whenever there Is not a spasm of civic virtue or a wave
of municipal reform.
Hut Tnmmany has not developed the great leaders of New York poli
tics. It has had few really gVeat politicians In Its ranks—In fact only one.
In these two generations there has been only one great and maaterful
man who has ruled In absolute sway over the great society founded by
Aaron Hurr. John Kelly had some great points and he was brave and
hnneal ns any man who has figured In lla history. But he was never
absolute. t
The only man who ever held Tammany—wigwam and tribe—In the
hollow of his hand, was Richard Croker! He ruled like au emperor,
lie led like a conqueror. He was believed In aa one Inspired, and he was
obeyed ns slaves obey a master under the laah.
This waa [fie man that defeated Hearat for agovernor. Ten years
after hla abdication, hla voice In a single sentence sent across the seas,
had more compelling force than Murphy's official command a dozen
times.repeated—and Tammany Hall obeying Its old leader rather than Its
new and discredited chief, laid Ha knife fo the vitals of the best Democrat
and the truest reformer thkt ever had a right to expect Ita votes.
That Richard Croker by himself and In a single telegram defeated
William Randolph Hearat In now an accepted fact by all the astute poli
ticians in the state. Roosevelt and Root had little to do with it. The
shrewdest Republicans up state think that the people really resented
the president's Interference In state nffalrs, and Root's Speech drove votes
to Hcnrst Hint would hnve gone for Hughes. They call to witness the
fact that Hearat'a vote outside In the atatS waa far In advance of other
candidates on his ticket, and that he polled more than his party’s sup
port above the Harlem.
Then turning to the city where Tammany gave Chanter 140.000
majority and Hearat only 80,000, we see that Tammany cut tbe Democrat
ic candidate by BO.tMO votes, and thereby cut him out of the Substantial
victory that, with Chanter's vote, would have been hla.
But 1 am diverging. It 1a so easy to diverge. I was talking about the
leaders and the famous politicians of the state, and I waa aaytng that
Tammany had not produced them. Count out Croker, and Tammany
hns been nlmost barren of such products, while the "up state" has sent
down to both parties In Albany and New York a notable line of leaders
and astute political managers. Front Klmira came David H. Hill, than
whom thp Democracy of the Umpire State has known no more accom
plished politician. From Tioga came Thomas E. Platt, who for nearly
two decades held tho Republican party at hla will. From Buffalo
came blue-eyed Billy Sheehan, disciple of lllll and afterward the fierce
und capable adversary of hla master. From Utica came Odell, whom It
took the most redoubtable of presidents to unhorse. From Buffalo came
the lllasella and from Buffalo mlw halt Norman E. Mack and M. F,
Connors, who, outside of the city, are the rulers of the state Democracy.
There la too much of the machine and too little of the Individual
In city politics to develop leaders and staleaniett, and If an observer or a
student wishes to know the facts and tho philosophy of New York, he
must cross the Harlem and go up state to And It.
I had a dinner given mo last night by a Joint and charming com
pany of eminent Republicans and eminent Democrats. There was a Re
publican supreme court Judge and a Democratic leader of state wide re
pute. The conversation was general and free, and of course I have no
notion of giving names or of repeating personal confidences. I am not
built of the stuff of n Bellamy 8torer.
Ihit I may sar without reserve that I was nmazed at the reaction
nRalnst Roosevelt which was made manifest In the Republican party of
New York. The president's popularity has gone-and It has dwindled to
pltirul proportions In hla own slate. Thsre can be no mistake about thla.
Wherever else Sir. Roosevelt may retain hla hold, he baa undoubtedly
fallen In Die graces of his own state. Several causes have combined to
tiring this about. Tho president la very much of an autocrat. He la
also very much of a politician. He has never lifted hla hand from the ltd
of New York state politics. And this seems to have been a great mistake.
There are scores of leading politician! of hla party who have personal
grievances agstnst him.. There are scorea of othara who have heard
stories of Ids political Unease which reflect seriously upon hi* candor and
sincerity. There are scores of other Republicans who seriously distrust
hla Democratic tendencies, who declare that he has stolen Bryan'a liv
ery and It wearing It without sincerity, and there be they who distrust
and fear his economic creeds, and are eager for a more atalwart and
standard Republican.
This fa not a Democratic view alone, but la freely expreaed by some
of the moat stalwart Republicans In the state.
Out of It comes the view that even If Roosevelt should be “over-
liersuaded" to run again for president In 1908 he would be likely to lose
New York to any popular Democrat opposed to him. It Is confldently be
lieved that the combination of Bryan with Hearat supporting him, could
win against Roosovelt and Root or any other member of hla cabinet.
The Bellamy Storer incident has hurt the president. He has not
conducted It with dignity, lie has called Storer a liar, just aa he called
Senator Chandler a liar In the rate debate, and both Mr. and Mrs. Storer
arc united with Archbishop Ireland In teatlfylng that the president told
Bellamy Storer to do what he by hlmaelf positively declares he did not
lell Bellamy Storer to do. Storer'* violation of confidence, bate at It la,
doe* not relievo the president of Inconsistency.
And ao the outlook Is brightening for nryan and the Democratic hoat.
( New York likes Bryan personally. It has teen him accorded In Ita great
garden hall the. greatest ovation ever given a eltlien, and It believes him
now sincere and honest and is willing to trust him with the reins.
The whole host of Republican orators can't scare the people about
Bryan any more.
It looks to m<* now as If we might really win In 1908.
I am racing homeward with this letter, and I am not going away any
more.
Ralamanca, K. Y., Dec. 14.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES OF VALUE TO SPECULATORS.
It ts an old and trite saying that "there are two sides to all ques
tions." It could also be said that if all questions were left to tbe two
sides directly Interested they could be easily settled In a satisfactory
manner In quick order. More especially does this apply to commercial
matters—that Is, buyers and sellers.
At present the question ss to whether or not the estimates of tbe gov
ernment as to tbe number of bales of cotton • produced by tbe farmers
of the South for the year ending August 31, Is of benefit to the producer.
Some claim they are of benefit, while others claim they are not.
The claim that they are of benefit I* a* yet to be proven, and that
there are good and sufficient reasons that they are Injurious to the pro
ducer Is a fact-well known.
There are two classes of our people directly Interested In the price
of cotton—the producer and tbe spinner. The demand must emanate from
the spinner. The producer should furnish the supply. Prices should be
fixed by these two forces—supply and demand, the law that governs all
commodities.
There Is another element to reckon with In the fixing of prices of the
South'* staple product—Ihe (peculator. He apparently holfli "the balance
of power;” a shrewd manipulator of figures and In the end the power that
the producer la forced to look to for the price at which to sell hla cotton.
"He la the middle man—"go between" the spinner and producer, and the
ease with which he can befuddle the brain of the Southern farmer Is
known to some of the more prosperous of this class of our best citizens.
Some Instances are known where he haa got the best of the spinfler
He deals In figures mostly; bases his advice as to when to buy or. sell
cotton on figures. Occasionally to cinch his argument he will funtlsh a
few pictures to prove his figures do not lie.
Government figures are the speculator's hobby. They carry weight,
because they are Issued by a disinterested (?) government department.
They are of sufficient frequency to keep him busy the entire time from the
"Intention" of the farmer as to how many acres he Intends to devote to
cotton to the final out-turn of the crop These reports come In rapid suc
cession—weekly, semi-monthly, monthly and annually. If urged It Is pos
sible the government would Issue a semi-weekly report.
The'fact that the government estimate Is Invariably enormously un
derestimated la known to the entire cotton trade, and It Is this feature
that makes them worse than useless aa a factor for better prices.
In commenting on the estimate of the government on last Tuesday
The New York Commercial aaya; .
"In the past government estimates have been very Incorrect,
but In spite of thla they do not seem to lose their speculative
value. A bitter protest from both the North and the South against
thla sort of manipulation has gone up for years, and while It haa
never had any effect ao far, some bets were made yesterday that
the report would be the last of Its kind ever Issued.”
The following figures show the government guesses and the crops In
past years.
Crop 1897-1898 .
Crop 1898-1899
Crop 1899-1900 .
Crop 1900-1901 .
Crop 1901-1902
Crop 1902-1903
Crop 1903-1904
Crop 1904-1905 .
TAX OFFICIALS
MAY LOSE PLACES
IE NOT CAREFUL
t'nfetc a large nuinlfor of th* newly
elected tax collator* und tax receiver# get
hu*jr at once, there promise* to be on
tonlthlug number* »f vactnclei In inch of-
flees about Jfliittsrjr 1.
Under the law, such official* are
•julrM to hare on file with the comptroller
general, by January I, their atafe bonds.
Though the election wna held In October,
only about twenty tax collectors and
ceitert hnve filed their Imnd*.
Tlie law la mandatory about filing Imnds
lyr January 1. Unless tbe official* have
theae iKtiid* In the comptroller general'*
office l»y January I. 1937, they stand lia
ble to hare their offices vacated.
* Tli»*c who do not eoniply hare no au
tboWty to i‘olleft taxes, ami If they -*
without filing tha bond, they are
to punishment as for a misdemeanor.
General Wright has no idea why the of
flclala harp been so dilatory In attending
to this important matter. lie urges them
to come forward with the bonds at once ‘
order to save trouble.
December
Actual
Est. of Dept.
Outturn.
9,100,000
11,181,000
. 10,000,000
11,235,000
. 8,900,000
9,440,000
100,100,000
10.425,000
. 9,074,000
10,701,000
. 10,417,000
10,758,000
. 9,962.000
10,124,000
. 12,168,000
13.667,000
10.167,000
11,320,000
. 12,546,000
?
a pinning their
faith. The
only question, they claim, Is how many bales must be added to arrive at
the actual outturn this Reason. Tho figures show that by adding 1,011,000
balea to the estimate the 1904 05 bumper .yield will be equalled, and by
adding the difference between the estimate and actual outturn, tho crop
will be 18,935.000 balea. So figure the bears In supplying figures for the
Interrogation point under the actual outturn heading. These figures are
apptfentiy bearish—have been used with bearish effect, but there Is a
possibility the estimate this season will be nearer correct than any here
tofore Issued due to the fact that different methods were employed 111
arriving at the figures published.
If thla be true, the prices for cotton are "dragging bottom," as tbe
enormous consumptive demand will absorb tbe entire crop at prices better
than now current.
Do Your Shopping Early.
With Christmas about a week off, it
may not be out of place to suggest to
those who Intend making purchases to
■hop early.
There are several excellent reason*
why you should take advantage of the
earliest opportunity to aelect presents,
Chlefest ot these la the fact that by
ao doing you take a burden from the
shoulder* of the young women clerks.
Don't wait until the last minute to
attend to your shopping. If you do,
you make one of a crowd which will
compel these clerks to stand all day
while endeavoring to make salea of the
goods which you want to buy. Be
comlderate.
Thla la the time of year when you
ought to be doing something to make
other* happy. You can make a whole
lot of people happy by shopping now.
If you Intend to make your pur
chases Immediately, you avoid the
crowd* and have a better chance to
make your selections deliberately and
with some degree of eatlafactlon, not
only to yourself but to tbe persons
who Walt upon you.
So, do your shopping early.
Twenty persons In thla country fell
from balloons during thla year. Con
sidering the fact that thla haa been
a political year, these casualties are
very few.
OF COURSE WE WILL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In the month of May The Atlanta
Georgian tvas kind enough to publish
an editorial entitled, "An Appeal From
Clouded Minds." which wns an appeal
for contributions to the Georgia State
Sanitarium Library, which I am happy
to say brought us many contributions
of valuable books, magazines, papers,
etc. It speaks well for The Atlanta
Georgian that the editorial-appeal
waa copied In many papers of the state,
and Influenced distant papers to place
the library on Ita "complimentary" list,
such as The Brooklyn Dally Eagle, The
Electrical Age, The Electrical World,
The Technical World Magazine, The
Forum, etc., which come to the library
as donations.
In addition to the eloquent editorial
of the Hon. John Temple Graves, you
placed The Georgian on our "compli
mentary" lift. The wrapper doe* not
aay for how long a time, as the wrapt,
per of the above papers and magaztnez
do for the year 1907. We therefore
respectfully request that the time be
extended, or the “renewal" be made
for the year 1107. and have the addreee
changed from "N. Maddox" to "Libra
ry Georgia State Sanitarium,” for It haa
sometimes been placed In mall for my
family In town, whereas. I am out two
mile* from Mtlledgevtlle. Very truly
yours, N. MADDOX.
Librarian.
Mllledgevllle, Ga.
NOT YET CERTAIN
The fate of the prnpnfHl whisky nwilji
Hons will be In tbe hand* of council Mon
day afternoon.
The report of tbe apectiil police commit'
tee, recummeudlng there regulations, trill
be adopted, but not by n unanltuoua rote.
There la decided opposition to tin? plan.
Some there nro who favor tho original
port, which fixed n llccnae nt 92,0)0 lust
of 11,903, and provided that no onltvon could
be established until tbe population had been
Incresaed to 150,000 limtend of 120,000.
It !• possible that the report will In*
changed by council before It I* adopted.
Anyway, there Is atire to be lively d‘
alon.
. If council adopt* the report It*;fate will
even then be not finally and positively ■Ti
tled. For there I* the innyor. Mayor
Woodward has not said he would veil “
ordinance, and uelther haa T Ut\ salt
would approve It. »
It Is well known that Mayor Woodward
.lews are not entirely In hccord with some
of the provisions In the ordinance drawn tip
by tbe special police committee.
NEW RAILROAD IS.
GRANDTED A CflA RTER
Secretary of Staty Cook granted a char
ter tfnturday morning to the Abbeville
and Northwestern Mnllromi Company.
The rond Is to be 5) mile* In length,
beginning nt Ahlwvlllc, and ending At Fort
Valley, traversing Pulaski. Dooly and Hous
ton counties.
Tbe cnpltn! stock I* to be *130,000, and the
principal offices In Abbeville. Iucorporn
tors are J. !,. Bankston, J. ft. Mon
Hal !*nw*on and others.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Evening Georgian has sounded
a popular chord In It* light for better
school houses.
It I* to be n-ngrntulated for It* gal
lant entry Into this fight and every
encouragement should be given the pa
per to continue the hntile until every
child It provided with n tent In our
•choola—and further, a seat In a house
lit for aueh purpose*.
The Journal of Imbor has long been
In this fight nnd will continue to be
until the end Is achieved.
A few months ago this paper con
talned an editorial upon the eubjecl
and attracted the nttentlon of a mem
ber ut council who In open meeting
read It. nnd followed with a resolution
calling for the appointment of a com
mittee to perform thla duty. The com
mittee watted <>n the editor and the
feet* were gone over—and—that waa
the last.
There f* not enough school room.
The achnola we hnve with the ex
ception of m few buildings are not what
they ehould be and council should now
and at once proceed to erect suitable
school buildings.
The wage earner of Atlanta In the
end paya all the taxes and-God know*
he should have the opportunity of
tending hla child to a decent school
building.
The Lee Street school Is a veritable
old shark of a barracks and an eyesore
to Weit End.
Walker street school looks a* though
It were the habitation of bats and
owls.
The Marietta Street school house Is
a death trap.
I jet the new council get down to
business and give the people more
school houses nnd better ones.—Jour
nal of Labor.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York. Dec. 17.—The society
woman and the pet dog have been a
long familiar pall- In the park, but I
hear now that a new fad Is slowly com.
Ing Into vogue, whereby the dog has
the brougham and the park all to him
self.
Several prominent women send their
doggies out driving unaccompanied;
the girls who don’t own carriages even
ordering hansoma at certain hours dal
ly that their dogs may "enjoy" an
airing.
One observer say* that In the park
on Sunday he saw no less than ten
hansoma unoccupied save by a bulldog
Boston terrier. Pomeranian, Blenheim'
of Yorkshire in all hit slver-coated
glory.
Mr. nnd Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt,
Jr„ have sailed on the Kron Prlnz
Wilhelm. In Southampton they will he
met by the duchess of Marlborough
and from there they go to the Medlter.
rnnenn, where they will board the yacht
Valiant for a three months' cruise In
the Mediterranean.
Attorned General .Moody haa taken
an apartment for two years at the
I'onnectlcut, In Washington, and Is
having the drawing room and the tun
ing room changed to meet the require
ments of entertaining; Miss Moody, hla
slater, la stilt his guest.
The United 8tates geographical sur
vey commission, which has been work.
Ing at Cape Elizabeth, believes that a
gas plant altunted tin the recently dis
covered Cape Elizabeth peat hog could
pipe Its gas to Portland, forming the
purpose of converting the power Into
electricity and transmit that.
Colonel Charles Anderson, of Ander
son, S. C.. who haa the biggest mus
tache In his state, called on the presi
dent n few days ngo. They hnd met
once before, when the president was
visiting Charleston, ami Colonel An
derson was a member of the reception
urfinlttee.
"Do you grow such Whisker* In South
Carolina phosphate?" risked Mr. Roose.
vcit on that occasion. When they met
at the white house Inst week Colonel
Anderson Inquired: "Do you remem
ber me, Mr. President?"
The president said:
"I certainly know that mustache."
and then he recalled the circumstances
of the first meeting.
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., advised the un
married members of the Bible class nt
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church to
be extremely careful when picking out
wives for themselves. The young mil
lionaire, In his Impressive tones, de
clared that marriage Is a decidedly se
rious thing, nnd that m»n must give It
serious consideration. In the audi
ence were n dozen or so gray-halred
bachelors, anti they -were considerably
heereri by their leader's utterances.
A man's wife has Much to do with
success In life." snltl Mr. Rocke
feller. "Many men hnve ruined their
prospects In life by Inking the wrong
sort of n wife. Some men hnve picked
out wive* only for their Thoney. They
have reullzed Ister on that It was a
huge mistake. I want to say to you.
nnd 1 w ish to make It as strong a* I
enn, that a man must he sure to se-
leot fer Ills t|fe partner n woman whose
temperament Is like hi* own.
“If he does not. his wife will he most
apt. In time, to lake him from hk# nat
ural business tendencies. She may
think he would do better In some other
sphere, and unwittingly Influence him
to take a step that will mean his busi
ness ruin. I wont you unmarried men
to consider this seriously. Don't marry
woman who I* not In full sympathy
with your ideals. She will be a con
stant handlrap to you. It la easy for ft
woman to make or mar the success of
her husband.
Don't marry ft woman simply be
cause she Is prsttv. t’ommon sense la
what counts. If you get the right kind
nt a wife, you will be greatly heii-ed.
If you don't, you would be better off
Ithout one."
Germans complain that William II
baa too many Americanism!. Per
haps that man la really better than
tome of ua hare been thinking.
The “ Child'i Playground. ”
It Is peculiarly appropriate In con
nection with the present agitation for
better school facilities and an enlarg
ed equipment of our educational sys
tem, that Prof. Henry 8. Curtis, of
New York, should lecture tonight In
the Y. M. C. A. hall on "The Play
ground In the Life of Children."
Professor'Ctirtls Is an expert student
along all forms of child itnd educa
tional life. He considers the question
from the broadest and moat compre
hensive view, and we cannot Imagine
that any subject at this time could be
more interesting, either to thoae who
have children of their own or those
who have In charge other people'*
children In educational Institutions.
We sincerely trust that Professor
Curtis' ctuertaiamest way be liber-
//
ally' patronised, and that both Intel
lectual profit and some wholesomely
enlarged Ideas may be received by
thoae people public and private who
attend the meeting.
Statistician* say that tbe average $1
bill lasts sixteen months. Nona of
our $1 bills, then, are of the average
kind.
Spain haa some nice, new warshlpe.
If she wishes to keep them nice and
new, she should carefully refrain from
war.
The ship subsidy bill It again be
fore congress. There seems no way
to ship a bill that calie for a subsidy.
The Pullman company's surplus ot
$26,000,000 teems to Indicate that
the porters have to turu in their tips.
Wall street's regret at Shaw's going
out Is tbe only thing that reconciles
the country to the thought of Cortel
you ss secretary of the treasury-
senator Cullom favors tariff revis
ion. That wily statesman I* willing
to revise anything except Illinois' rep
resentation In the senate.
Count Bonl owes only 14,000.000.
Considering the opportunity that he
had. It doesn't seem that Bonl It such
s great financier after all.
Although 09 banks were chartered in
Georgia during 1900. getting enough
money for Christmas shopping teems
to ha Just ss bard aa ever.
It'a Joa Bailey, not Bill Bailey,
whom those Texans are tinging to
to come home.
Money may be easy, but the trouble
la that the man who baa It lan’t.
Souvenir Calendars.
The souvenir calendars of Atlanta,
which havt been on rale In the leading
stores for the pest week, are hsvlng a
rapid sate and promise to become one
of the moot popular gifts of the holiday
season.
LA W AND ORDER LEAGUE
IS INDORSED BY LABOR
THIS DATK. IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 17.
-John Oreenlent Wblttltr, American
-ffimjamlrfw. Croirulnahltld, of Mat***
chiiartts, Ifocouie aacratnry ot too
1*49—Unplain Klrhnrd Wn In Wright, U. B. Nt
I*>rn. ’ . _
IMS—Th«> Union troop* occupied Bnttio
Hour*. I.*.
Jay Gould restored $8,000,000 worth «’f
ty to Brie —
• of peace.
firat tlaie *ln«*e January. IM£
Utf5-I*r*«l8l#iit Cleveland *ent to confffe**
hi* memorable meawtfH on Wnexueln.
IMS— Baron Ferdinand de Hothschlld died.
Horn IMS.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM
We notice from the dally press that
a law and order league ha* been formed
in Atlanta with many prominent cltl-
sers enrolled ts members.
We'presume these gentlemen hsvlng
In view at all times the Interests of At
lanta deemed the step necessary; tlltt
such an organisation Is needed.
We know them to be gentlemen of In
fiuence In this community: we know
that they love Atlanta as they do their
lives,' and their affection for her inter
ests Is as keen as their love ot family
ties.
They are gentlemen who are among
the foremost In pushing the city's In
terests and on all occasions among the
leaders In performing deeds redounding
to her worth and prosperity. *
The Journal of Labor Is In thorough
accord with all movements that make
for peace and harmony, and for thla
particular organisation and the person
nel that make up It* membership we
have the highest regard and respect.
We could not be otherwise and be
true to the union* we represent and tha
principles the organisations stand for.
The organised workman who la not
loyal to the Interests of Atlanta and
the preservation ot Ita Institutions, and
la not In arcord with the law and order
element of the community. Is not true
to the principles of the organisation of
which he la a member.
This much can truthfully be said of
organised labor of Atlanta, that in tts
ranks are men whose claims for good
cltlttashlp are not surpassed by any;
men whose characters are unimpeach
able and Whose children are an orna
ment and add a pride to the city; men
wbote character and skill and Intelli
gence mark them a valuable asset to
Atlanta.
These men love their families and
Atlanta, nnd would not yield a Jot In
their love and fealty for our beloved
city and her peace, happiness and good
name to any class of men within her
border*.
Within the ranks of organised labor
ran be found men of all shades of polit
ical and religious opinions, but In one
thing they all agree, and that It the
right* of alt mankind without regard to
race, creed or color.
Theae men are of the Industrial class
—men who know nothing but labor and
believe absolutely in labor’s rights—
ever striving to better Its condition and
Improving the material and Intellectual
life of the worker.
The labor organisations are construc
tive In their character—not destructive.
They atm to build up materially and In
character—as such we can well afford
to put tbe stamp of approval on any
movement looking to the well being of
our citltenshlp.
The organization numbers among Its
membership men who are Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and In fact
officers and members ot all fraternal
orders, as well ae officers and members
of the varfou* churched. Theae men are
striving by precept and .example to
place the artisan class of Atlanta in the
very front rank at citizens of worth
and merit.
These men have not wealth—as meas
ured In dollars and cent!—but they
have honor and character which they
N.w York, Dec. 17 -tler. are some of th»
visitors In New York:
ATLANTA-J. M. t hspnian. Dr. E. <»
Jones, it. W. I'ratt. It. Robinson, It. 8
Hpeer, IV. tVnlthonr. Mrs Donald.
Where the Georgia Delegation Live
In Washington.
SENATOR8.
Augustus O. Bacon. 1767 Oregon
avenue.
A. 8. Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
W. C. Adamson, the Oxford.
C. L. Bartlett, the Shorebam.
Thomas M. Bell, the Iroquois.
W. G. Brantley, the Chapin.
T. W. Hardwlrk, the Shoreham.
W. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Lee, the Shoreham.
E. B. Lewis, the Metropolitan.
J. W. Overstreet, the Metropoli
tan.
L. F. Livingston, 1916 BUtmora
street.
J. M. Griggs, the Metropolitan.
FIRST CARGO OF COAL
ARRIVES AT BRUNSWICK.
Wltr stake for Atlanta's good name and
their peace end happiness and that nt
our humblest citizen.
We are sure that organised labor
will commend the efforts of the league
to preserve forever the peaceful tran
quillity of our beloved city.—Journal ot
Labor.
Special to The Gcorglaii.
Brunswick, Ga.. Dec, 17.—A l*rtt«
cargo of coal arrived Saturday on th*
steamer Orleans at the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic pier*. This Ik the
first cargo received by the railroad
companies and the Be# Lin# of ateam-
shlpt.
The Oriesns will load pilings for
New York after discharging her car*3
of coal. ,
A tramp steamer with kalnft and saJt
will arrive this week at the A, B. * A.
piers.