The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, January 31, 1908, Image 7
HONOR OF WIRZ ENRAGES G.A.R. Daughters of Confederacy Attacked in Bitterest Criticism. WRANGLE GROWS ACUTE Wording of Inscription on Andersonville Monument Cause of Fresh Outbreak of Denunciatory Comment. “When the accursed soul of Captain Wirz floated into the corridors of hell, the devil recognized that his only pos sible competitor was there.” With these gentle and brotherly words, says a Washington dispatch, Corporal James Tanner greeted the announcement of the inscriptions that the Georgia division, Daughters of the Confederacy, has selected for the monument erected forty-three years af ter the surrender at Appomattox to the memory of Major Henry Wirz, Confed erate States of America, just outside the gates of Andersonville. The comment of Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, president of the G. A. R. wo man’s relief corps, on the action of her sisters in the south, was hardly less bitter and vengeful. She said: “In my opinion the erection of the monument to Wirz is the crowning in famy of an organization of women which does more to keep alive the fires of sectionalism than anything else in the world.” Corporal James Tanner, past com mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, was asked his opinion of the Wirz monument, and the inscrip tions that have been placed thereon by the United Daughters of the Confed eracy. “In the first place,” said Mr. Tar ner, “there is not an atom of truth in existence, and never has been, of the story of Wirz being offered immunity by the federal, government if he would implicate Jeff Davis.” The inscription in question follows: “In memory of Major Henry Wirz, C. S. A., born in Zurich, Switzerland, tried by illegal courtmartial under false charges of excessive cruelty to fed eral prisoners, sentenced and judicially murdered at Washington, D. C., Novem ber 10, 1865. “That the United States government, not Major Wirz, is chargeable with the suffering at Andersonville, there is abundant proof furnished by friend and foe. Let the fact that he chose an ignominious death rather than bear false witness against President Davis, speak for his high qualities of honor, fortitude and self-sacrifice.” Captain William V. Dawson of the Union Veterans’ Allianoe Bald that while he did not care to discuss the Wirz monument affair he had no doubt the Grand Army posts and the patriotic women would be heard from in angry protest against the proposed inscrip tions on the monument. “The site of the Andersonville pris on pen,” he added, “is now owned by the Woman's Relief Corps to the Grand Army of the Republic, and the propos ed monument will certainly not be al lowed on that reservation, if such an act was contemplated.” Colonel John McElroy, past senior vice commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ex-pris oner of war, who was mi inmate at various times of seven prisons, includ ing Richmond and Andersonville, says. “The proposed inscription on the monument of Captain Henry Wirz is glaringly false ih every sense, and i 9 strongly contradicted by r documental y evidence. 1 have personal knowledge of the greater portion of the history of Andersonville, as I was in the first squad that entered the prison, which was February 24, 1664, and I remained there until the prisoners were run out of the stockade to avoid bherman. YEAR’S COTTON CROP SHY. wmi. "" Shortage o' Nearly Two Mii'.icfl Bales Shown in Census Bureau Report. The census bureau at Washington Thursday issued a report showing that the total amount of cotton in the United States ginned from the growth of 1907 to January 16 was 10,33.,60. bales as compared with 12,1.6,199 bales for the same period last >eai and 9,969,634 bales for the same period In are counted as half bales. A woman would rather break a $3 bill than a 10-cent dish. Ills • J-22 PRESIDENT ANGERED At Charge That He is Using P&lsonage In Aid of Taft— Stinging Puowc Reply is Coming. A Washington special says: Pres ident Roosevelt feels very keenly the charges recently made against the ad ministration of the use of federal pa tronage to secure delegates to the next republican national convention pledged to the nomination of Secretary Taft. This feeling has been strongly em phasized and a vigorous sentiment of antagonism aroused by the action of the senate recently in holding up v ex ecutive appointments for confirmation. Accordingly the president called the members of his cabinet together Thursday morning and discussed with them the subject of making a public reply to these charges. All the mem bers of the cabinet were present ex cept Secretary Cortelyou. Several of the cabinet officers had engagements to appear before congressional com mittees on various subjects of pend ing legislation, and were compelled to cancel them when the urgent sum mons from the white house were re ceived. The president instructed all the members of his cabinet to prepare as soon as possible a full list of the recent appointments in his department with the facts in each case. The time which the order covered was left indefinite, and several members were in doubt as to whether all recess ap pointments since the adjournment of the last congress were meant or sim ply those made since January 1. At any rate the records are being looked up, and when the facts arc placed in the hands of the president he will issue a public statement. It wiil will issue a public statement. It will not be addressed to congress. It will be recalled that among the first appointments held up were those of postmasters at Toccoa and Conyers, Ga., to succeed the incumbents, who are women. The new appointments were referred to the postoffice cabinet and pigeon-holed. Next the senate or dered an investigation in the Pensa cola, Fia., postoffica affair. It ap* pears that in this case a postmaster has been illegally holding office for a year after being rejected by the senate for incompetency. Next the senate rejected certain ap pointments on the ground that they are made for political, effect and in the in terest of Secretary Taft. Finally, a New Hampshire appointment was made without consultation with the senators from that state, and a man was se lected whom they opposed. The president has indignantly de nied making use of the executive ap pointive power for political purposes, and in each instance has asked for specifications and promised those in terested a square deal. In Georgia the announcement was made that the changes ordered were for incompetency on the part of the incumbents. For several days it has been reported that the president in tended to retaliate against the senate for thus blocking practically all ap pointments sent in. Just how this was to be done is not apparent. The veiled insinuation contained in the letter of Governor Hughes to the republican club is said to have been particularly exasperating to President Roosevelt and to have determined him upon th# present course. CASH PAID THE GOVERNMENT. New York Bank 9 Return Installment of Ten Millions to Treasury. N«w York banks paid over to the government Thursday the first install ment of the *10,000,000 public depos its that Secretary Cortelyou called on them to surrender in order to strength- j en the treasury’s working balanee. The banks of the city now hold 372.027,000 of public deposits, 341,000,000 of which was placed with them during the Oc tober disturbance. Great suffering is the lot of all women, who neglect the health of their wo manly organs. No reason to do so, any more than to neglect a sore throat, colic, or any other disease, that the right kind of medicine will .cure. Take Wine of Cardui for all your womanly ills. It can never do harm, and is certain to do good. Mrs. Sallie H. Blair, of Johnson City, Tenn., writes: "l had suffered from womanly troubles for six teen months, and had four doctors, but they could not help me, until I began to take Wine of Cardui. Now 1 think lam about well.” At all reliable druggists, in SI.OO bottles. Try it. ft Iml I La U«3 f» LLI I LK Aivice, describe your symptoms, stating age, and reply will be sent in plain sealed envelope. AdJres§:._Lad'os Advisory Dent,, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn. WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH Soon to Be Under Constructioi in AtlanVa, Says Building Committee. Announcement was made through the daily press last week that Wes ley Memorial Church, the institutional church of Georgia Methodism, will soon be under construction. This an nouncement comes from the buiiding committee of the church, and will be read with interest by the people of Georgia. The great movement looking to the erection of an institutional church, a hospital and a dormitory for girls was inaugurated in Atlanta on June 16, 1907, by seven of the bishops of the Methodist Episcoal Church, South, who came at the invitation of the executive committee of the Wes ley Memorial Enterprises. On that day more than $200,000 was subscribed and since that time other subscrip tions have been made from Atlanta, other cities and from rural communi ties of the state. Wseley Memorial Hospital, which was opened about two years ago, aud which was a part of this undertaking, is doing splendid work, and is favor ably known throughout the state. It has been enlarged since the beginning of this movement by the addition of an annex, and from time to time fur ther additions will be made. The dormitory for girls will be built at a later date. This dormitory will fur nish a comfortable home for girls who cannot afford to pay the prices de manded by the best cla-ss of boarding houses. The church, on which work will soon be begun, will be planned and equipped in accordance with mod ern ideas of institutional ehurcli work. The building of this church, dormi tory and hospital is of interest to the people of Georgia outside of At lanta, because of the fact that the work will be especially among those who go to Atlanta from rural districts and towns and cities of the state. The church will be fitted with attractions that will draw young peopto from dangerous places of amusement; the hospital is open to people of the en tire state, and the dormitory wV.I care for young women who go to Atlanta from other places. Altogether the movements is one whose influence will be felt throughout all of Georgia. The purpose of this movement is explained in detail in a bodklet which has been issued and which can be secured upon request from the secre tary of the executive committee of the Wesley Memorial Enterprise, Candler building, Atlanta. The executive committee of the en terprise is as follows: ‘R. J. Guinn, chairman; T. K. Glenn, vice chairman;' Forrest Adair, Asa G. Candler, E. V. Carter, M. M. Davies, C. J. Haden, R. A. Hemphill, J. G. Lester, R. F. Mad dox, James L. Mayson, Dr. C. E. Mur phy, J. A. McCord, H. Y. McCord, J. N. McEachern, presiding elder of At lanta district, and pastor Wesley Me morial Church. The building of this church will mark a great step fordward in relig ious and moral life, and the people of Georgia will undoubtedly give their loyal support to this church and its institutions which are planned for great helpfulness to the people, es pecially the young people, and for car iuv tor the sick. RAILROADS WANT MORE TIME. Seek to Stive Ofl Enforcement of the New Nine-Hour Law. Conferences of particular importance to all the railroads of the country were held in Washington by the operat ing vice presidents of twelve or fifteen great lines of American railways with President Roosevelt, and subsequently with the interstate commerce commis sion. The railroad officials presented a re quest that an amendment giving more time be recommended to congress to the nine-hour act, “to promote the safe ty of employees and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of ser vice of employees thereon.” QUESTION OF SLAVERY Brought Up in Senate During Discussion of Criminal Code Bill—A Jab at Secretary Taft. Greatly to the surprise of everyone, the subject of slavery was introduced in the senate Monday during consider ation of the penal code bill. Secretary Taft was directly charged with hav ing a -knowledge of slavery in the Philippines. The debate was pertinent to the sections of the bill revising the criminal code of the United States, which provides penalties for dealing in slaves. The old laws against the slave trade have been retained in the code by the committee, reporting it with a change, by which the word “persons” is sub stituted tor the words “negroes mulat toes and colored persons.” Mr. ilalu declared that slavery being a thing of the past all reference to it should be taken out of the code. Mr. Heyburn, in charge of the bill, contended for the retention of the pro vision saying that there are forms of slavery other than those tnat were abolished by the civil war. He cited coolie slavery, and slavery for immoral purposes, which he said exists in this country, and said the prohibition would apply to such practices. He said that he had heard it charged that slav ery of the old-fashioned kind still ex ists in one of the islands of the Philip pine group. Mr. Hale said he was glad the sen ator from Icaho had in his researches found so good a reason for continuing this prohibition against slavery. He declared, however, that he had never supposed slavery existed in the island after American occupation. “1 am surprised,” asserted Mr. Till man, “to hear any senator on the re publican side disc aim knowledge of what has been notorious since we took possession of the Philippine Islands and known to exist there.” Mr. Tillman said he was still more surprised that "tne party Which had gathered so much glory from the de struction of slavery in this country,” and which has absolute control of our foreign affairs, had done nothing to put an end to slave trade in tae Philip pines “Why don’t the men,” he said, “who arfc'‘responsible for the Philip pine government enforce the law?” Senator Stone called attention to an agreement made by General John C. Bates with the sultan of Sulu for con tinuing slavery and polygamy. “We have even gone further,” Mr. Tillman said, “and have given sala ries to the sultan and his dattos.” Mr. Hale here again said that if these monstrous conditions exist in the Philippines and receive the sanction of this government or of the senate the fact had certainly not been appre ciated by him. Mr. Hale then asked that the para graphs relating to slavery be passed over in order that full information might be received and Senator Hey burn agreed. ROCKEFELLER DISCHARGES DAGOES Places of Italians to Be Filled by Ameri can Unemployed. To aid the large number of unem ployed of Tarrytown, N. Y., who have appealed to him for help, John D. Rockefeller sent word from Augusta, Ga., to the superintendent of his es tate at Pocantico Hills to lay off all of the foreigners, and give employ ment to needy residents. In addition, Mr. Rockefeller has given permission to those in want to go to his woods and cut wood to warm their homes. COUNTERFEIT CERTIFICATES. Passing of Bogus Clearing House Money Gets Negroes Into Trouble. Charley Walker, colored, was bound over to the superior court at Rome, Ga., Monday morning on bond of 32,- 000 for passing counterfeit clearing house dgrtifleates. Will Collier, col ored, will be tried for the same of fense. He is held under |I,OQO bond ANTIS BLUFF , GIRARD PROHIS Bomb Exploded in Front of Home* of Prohi Leader and Ministers. IN RESENT OF ARRESTS Dm of Dynamite Taken as a Warning ia Booze Agitation- No Damage Was Attempted. Feeling between the members of the Haw and Order league at Girard, Alac, and persons opposed to the prohibi tion laws, reached its height Friday night when dynamite bombs were ex ploded in front of the residences of O. T. Gifford, president of the leagues, and two Girard ministers active ha the league. No damage, however, was done to persona or property. The explosion followed the arrest of six men, three whites and three ne groes for violating the prohibition daws. The law and Order league swore out eleven warrants on informa tion secured by a detective in the em ploy of the league. The detective say* he got so close to the whisky vendor* that one of them offered to take him into the business as a partner. So much feeling was engendered against the Law and Order ieaga® that the officers were moved to issue a statement, in which they told that the resentment against the organiza tion is unwarranted. “We are prepared to protect any and every man who has been in our em ploy,” says the statement, “we want It known that we assume all responsi bility. “These violations have been in » sneaky form, and yet the violator* seem to be surprised when we get • secret man to catch them.” Officers of the league express tha opinion that the dynamite explosion* were effected to intimidate them. Friends of the anti-prohibitionists de clare that mischievous young men men caused the explosions. MAKE STOCKHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE Is Purport of Petition Filed in Case of Neal Bank at Atlanta. Upon the petition of R. C. Bosche; & depositor of the Neal Bank, befora Judge Ellis at Atlanta Friday morning, * temporary restraining order was granted to keep E. H. Thornton, W. F. Maury, H. C. Caldwell, Arthur C. Kee ly and Mrs. L. N. Pittman from selF ing or transferring any property they may possess until further instruction* from the court. The Central Bank and Trust Corpora tion, the receiver of the Neal Bank, were likewise enjoined from transfer ring or disposing of collateral they hold or may hold as security for loan* made by the Neal bank. The petitioner claims that he de posited 31,000 in the bank, and desire* to join In the demurrers, special and general, filed by other intervenors. Ha alleges that the stockholders are re sponsible for the bank’s indebtedneaa. FLORIDA TRUCK GARDENS DAMAGED * */ Cold Wave Struck Many Points Along the Gulf Coast. The coldest weather experienced ia Pensacola since December, 1906, wa* that of Friday, when the temperature went as low as 28 degrees. The cold wave has struck many points along the gulf ooast. Much damage ha* been done to early crops and gar dens. THIEVING CASHIER MAKES FIGHT. William Walker Will Resiat Extraditiea from Mexico to United States. Aocording to dispatches, William W. Walker, the absconding cashier of the New Britain, Conn., Saving* Bank, will fight extradition proceedings in Mexico and will not return to th* United Star. until every means of defense In . .ico has been exhausted.