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VOLUME XLII—NUi.
THIRTY-ONE.
Atlanta, Ga., Week Ending October l, 1904.
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First Capital of the Confederacy-—The Old Building Shows Few Changes
After All These Years. Mr. Davis Stood Between the Two Center Col
umns to Be Inaugurated to the Provisional Presidency.
By HERVEY W. LAIRD.
'V-. TSy .» SuxMiy Soul K
jfaSBWMWB*^ HB rehabilitation o? the
historic Alabama state
capitol at Montgomery,
now In its initial stages,
will stir the southern
heart profoundly, since it
revitalises those mourn
ful incidents which hung
thick upon the birth of
the short-lived southern
republic. It was in this
building that Jefferson
Davis took the oath
which made him presi
dent of the Confederate States of Amer
ica, and within its rooms and corridors,
were enacted many of the dramatic and
forceful scenes accompanying the first
activity of a government which had lit
tle save courage and patriotism .as its
assets in preparing for one of the most
frightfully devastating wars in history.
While in a fairly good state of pre
servation. the structure is woefully in
adequate to the needs of the state. Not
a branch of the administration has suf
ficient space to comfortably and com
pletely discharge ils functions. Since
the close of the civil war, the state’s
commerce and Industries have expanded
with marvellous rapidity, and for some
years the state officials have occupied
quarters so cramped as to actually lm-
f-de business. The last session of the
legislature, realizing the situation ap
propriat'd SI 10.000 to tc spent in en
larging and modernizing the historic o'd
building.
While the inner and outer architec
ture of the capital will be altered to
conform to modern needs, it is the in
tention of every one interested to leave
undisturbed the conditions which tell
so eloquently of the past, as far as pos
sible.
There have been few changes since
the inauguration of Jefferson Davis on
that fateful day in 1861, and If the
dead chieftain could step Into the old
lobby today he would find things pret
ty much as he left them, except the
rows of c;yos filled with Confederate
relics and the pictures of some of his
officers on the walls.
The improvements are expected to
consist largely of additions with re
arrangements where little modification
will I>e necessary. When this building
was erected the state had 771.623 in
habitants; now It hap 2.000.000—in elo
quent argument for the provisions of
more room.
At the time of the construction o? the
present state house Alabama had been a
member of the union 31 years, and Its
capitol had been at Montgomery since
1846. The state was organized as a ter
ritory in 1817. with St. Stephens as the
capital. The year in which It was ad
mitted Into the national family the seat
of government was temporarily removed to
Huntsville, where the first legislature
met October 25, 1819. and where William
Four Posted Bed—Scene in “The Jefferson
at the Montgomery Capitci.
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Capitol Building at Montgomery.
Bibb, who had been the chief executive
of the territory, became the governor of
the state on November 19, following.
BUILDING OF CAHABA.
The first capita! of the state of Ala
bama was at Cahaba, situated at the
confluence of the Cahaba and the Ala
bama rivers, 10 miles below what is now
Selma. In the act of admission the gov
ernment set apart 1.620 acres at this
point, and- Governor Ribh had it laid off
into a town and sold off lots to the value
of SI 23.856, one-fourth of this being paid
In cash. With this money buildings suit
able for the needs of the new common-
wraith were erected, being completed in
time for the officers to move in early in
1820. The second legislative session was
hold during the first year of the new
Cahaba grew and heenme in a few
months a beautiful place. Magnificent
homes and commodious business houses
were erected, among these being a hand
some brick residence owned by Gen. K.
W. Pettus, now one of the Cnitod States
senators from Alabama. [lot the glory
of Cahaba was fleeting. It- location was
unfortunate, the place being unhealthy
and subject to overflow, and in 1826. in
response to a general demand, tiie legis
lature removed the seat of government
to Tuskaloosa, now the classic city of
learning, where is located the state uni
versity and other fine schools.
franc fate rpeft !<•> fall tn
If>t of the first capitals, St Stephens
of the territory, and Cahaba of thn state.
The former has practically passed out
of existence. Aaron Burr, charged by his
country with high treason, wns arrested
there in 1807, and the natives used to say.
pronounced a curse upon it. which seems
never to have been removed. Cahaba
dropped off the map almost nt once
For years it has not even been a post-
office. The imposing brick structures
were torn down and thp material haul
ed away. Today only one ramshackle
old brick building remains of the many
l hat were erected there, i'ows graze on
what was the capital lawn and negro
tenants till in cotton the rich lands of
the yards and gardens of the cite-. A doz
en artesian wells spout their crystal pur
ity to the catt’ d chickens on the
commons, and su, the thrifty African
housewives with water for laundry pur
poses that would he worth millions near
any modern city. Not only has its pop
ulation flown but Us houses and barns
have disappeared as well.
REMOVAL TO MONTGOMERY.
Having remained at Tuskaloosa since
1826. the capital was again so) i i mo
tion in 1846 and landed at Montgomery,
after a hard fight. Several places con
test'd for it but finally the enterprise of
this city prevailed. The offer included
the removal of the effects of the state
without one cent of cost to the latter,
and the presenting to the commonwealth
of a modern capitol building. A i prom-
soon comfortabi
tors that had v
of $75,000 to pi
burned in IS49
’allowing y<
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A Temperance Campaign
By G. 1ML Turner.
Seventh in the Political Series
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FST before the municipal
campaign the local papers
all printed this pathetical
ly Innocent little item on
one and the same morn
ing:
“The Ward 7 Republican
Club held a large and en
thusiastic meeting last
night, and organized for
the campaign as follows;
' President, G. B. Shaw;
secretary and treasurer, J.
Moody Morgan, It was
unanimously voted to support sill regular
republican nominees."
This was brought up into the offices by
■ : less authority than the president him
self, accompanied by the secretary treas
urer.
Here's something for you to put In
in the morning," said the president to
i he political reporter, ' Sav, you ought
to been up there, Jt was a great show.
Were goin' to have n looser tlii-s fall.
1 s goin' to be a great year with us,
sure "
The, president of the Ward 7 Reptihii-
can Flub was a short, vivacious, alert
young man, with a florid taste in neck
ties and trousers, a red-brown derby with
a s'iglit but unmistakable tendency to
take over his left ear, arid a personal
preferenee for bright yellow shoes.
The seer tary treasurer was a tall, dark,
deep-eyed man, with glasses—a far, mys
terious intelligence, expressed to the
world through a. few melancholy mono
syllables and a sad, innocent smile.
Once outside, the president and the
secretary walked seriously together un
der the electric lights.
“Well, do they use it?” said the lat
ter.
“Sure, sure,” said the president, "they'll
use it.”
Ward 7 was the center of all municipal
ornapaigns. The people of the city fond
ly Imagined that they settled their own
questions by popular vote, but in the
last analysis everything depended on ward
7, It decided nominations and elections;
Issues and principles .and men came be
fore It to be passed upon.
A casual observer might have expressed
surprise on seeing, on the following even
ing, the Ward 7 Republican Club in full
and harmonious session gathered at its
headquarters. On first sight the head
quarters would have seemed to be a bed
room; in fact. It was a bedroom—the room
of Birdie Rhaw over the Half-Dime
Bunch. The two chairs of the bedroom
s< i were occupied by the full member
ship of the Ward 7 Republican Club.
Unknown to the world this unique organ
ization was limited to a club who had
authorized themselves to stimulate, to
gather, to have and to hold, and finally
to divide all contributions, revenues, and
accrunnnts of any kind whatsoever which
could in any way be made tjj«- property
of this remarkable institution.
The president leaned his chin on the
back of tile chair he was straddling. The
supreme question was about to be pro
pounded.
••Weil, then,” said lie. "what is there in
i; this trip? Got it figured out?”
“Yep.”
••Wh.it is it?”
“'I'- mpei a nee.”
"Well, how'll we work it? Same old
thing? Saloon-keeps Association?”
Yes, and something else, "
“What is it? Have it out.”
"Perkins.”
• “What, old Perk, the meat man?”
“3 ep. P-rkins and the Temperance
Home Defenders’ outfit. Now I’ll tell you
how.” said “The Ghost.” lie proceeded
to elaborate hts scheme.
3 hat s the stuff.” said j^** 1 president
ecstatically. "Perkins is our man. We
won’t forget the saloon-keep either; we’ll
work both ends. But It'll he mostly
Perkins and the cold-water cranks. We'll
get them firsf. and we’l] start right off
“Morning.” grunted the great Perkins.
Howdy do. said Birdie Sha w cheer
fully. “This is Mr. Perkins, ain't it?
Well. I’m glad to see ver. Mv name’s
Shaw—George B. Shaw. Yon don’t know
fne. but I know you; I don't have to tell
> er that."
Well.” raid the affable Perkins, “what
can I do for you?"
Nov, la re. ' said Birdie Shaw, laying
his finger confidently on his coat collar.
“I'm president of the Ward 7 Ttepubli-
can Club, and we’ve got the finest little
club in this city ,tf I do say so. it ain't
so little, neither, unless you call a hun
dred and seventy-five husky young fel
lows little. Say. and they’re all work
ers, too.”
Now you know and I know what
Ward 7 is. I tell you this town’ll come
pretty near goin’ ttie way Ward 7 goes
—and don't you think it won’t. it al
ways lias, and you and 1 won't live to
sec ti e time when it won't.
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' Wclj. then,” continued Birdie Shaw,
in the deepest of confidential tones, “on
the quiet, our fellers don't like the way
this liquor business's been goin'.
There’s lots of good young fellers that
ain’t no better for it You know that.”
Elijah S. Perkins nodded solemnly.
' And I tel! you they’re getting, kind of
tired of it—of sfein’ these liquor deal
ers lollin’ round with th* ir horses and
the rent. Oh. I tell you. Mr Perkins,
things are advanced from what tiny
used to be. Those fellers can see
through a pane of glass just as well as
you and me.”
"True, true,” said Elijah S. Perkins.
“So they got talkin' it down in the
club, and T says to ’em. 'If you mean
business the man yon want to see
about this is Elijah S Perkins. He 1--
the temperance movement in this town.
So they sent me up to see you.”
Again the great Perkins nodded.
"And now I'm goin’ nark and I'm go
in' to tell the fellers that your people'll
stand by ’em. and ’li be glad to have
’em come In with you. Is that right'."’
"That’s right, my boy,” said Perkins
heartily. "The temperance cause Is the
place for young men. You tell 'em I'm
glad to see our young nun genin’ their
eyes open.”
“Wilt they be glad to hear It?” said
Mr. Shaw. “Well, l guess not.”
Jumping from his chair, be shook the
great temperance leader by the hand
and escaped. The two new friends
parted in the deepest Ritual confidence.
Emerging from the offt'c of the great
Perkins, the leader of Ward 7 young
men started down into the city with a
look of deep determination on his f.ice.
There wns still work to be done. He
was. in fact, headed for the secretary
of the Meadville Biquor Dealers’ Pro
tective association.
P. Hickey, the secretary of tin’s high
moral organization, was a rotund, mid
dle aged msti. with a smooth-shaven
face, embossed with a large and meaty
nose. He was ornamented with a very
heavy gold watch chain, and a shirt
front disiplaying a small how tie and
a great electric diamond. His sleek
hair and tits expanse of white linen gave
him an uncanny appearance of cieanli-
Rlrdte Ph.aw discovered him In the
glass-lined private offi-e of his saloon.
“Hello. Hick.” he salt, seating liim-
sel f .
“Hello. Bird.” growled he fat liquor
dealer, "what ails yer now?”
"Say. Hick, what are you goin’ to do
for us this fall’.”' returned the visitor
“Do for what?”
“The club down in the ward r> r course. ’
"You're president of it, ain't jer?”
"1 thought I saw something about !t
In the paper. Well, we']] treat you all
right."
‘•You’d better. Tim fellers are all
friendly to you now. and you want to
keep ’em that way, ’cause you're goin’
to have the fight of your life on your
hands this fall.
"Say.” said the president, lowering Ills
voice to a hoarse whisper, "there’s tem
perance money cornin’ into the ward
in hunches, and I know the fellers that's
it.
Oh. I'm onto ’em: I know all
thetr little tricks. This feller thinks
lie’ll all right, too. He comes to me
and says, ’'We've got 'em this time,
sure thing.’ So | says to meself, I'll
just go up and see mv o. friend Hi k
and put him onto this right off now.”
P. Hickey nodded with serious appre
ciation.
"Well, that's all." said Mr. Shew,
ris’ng “But say now you want ~ o
the right iliing by our Pliers this fall
I won't do you no harm; I'll tell you
that.”
“D n’t you wor.y: we’ll take, care of
’em.’ said til" liquor man. "Better
have something c fore you go. Here.”
he called to tiie bartender, as Birdie
Shaw emerged, "you give this man what
he wants.”
For a temperance worker Mr. Shaw
wanted pretty strong stuff.
Having launched the temperance cam
paign. its originators were concerned
that H should he run on proper lines.
There was at once great enthusiasm
with Elijah S. Perkins and bis friends,
and great anxiety among the followers
of p. Hickey. The city had always
gone ‘'license” by a very small margin.
The solicitude of the officers of the
Ward 7 club was naturally greatest for
making a proper impression on Mr.
Perkins. With this in view, it was de-
c ded to inaugurate a n w movement
This was nothing loss than to run Mr
Perkins for mayor.
ImmodiaAclj' upon this decision tho
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