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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Edicor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Handsel By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At as Went Ale turns »t.. Atlsnls, Us. Subseriptlon Rates:. Thr## Months t.JS B.r Carrier, Per W«#k 11 Telrphonrs roaneetla* all depart- nents. Long dlatsors trnnInals. Tmilli Je Thompson, sdleftists* rep- mentntlres for oil territory oatsTds of fleergls. • •lil. -■ New ...Tribune Building Potter Building If tou barn any trouble netting THB OEOItOMN AND XBWfi telephone the (llrutsttos department nud hate It promptly ramedled. Telephones. Bell 4927 mala, Atlanta 4401. It Is desirable that all rontmunlra- tloae Intended for publication In 1 Ilf. OKOWHAN AND SKWB bo limited to SM trords In lenath. It la luinerattre that they to signed, as an aetdeaeo of good fill*. Rejected manuecrlpls will not be returned unless atamps are sent for tbe purpose. TltE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objectionable ad- rertlalny. Nnllher does It prist whisky ar any liquor ads. “our"5'XATFoitMT Tbe Georgian and New* stands for Atlanta a owning lla own gas and electric light plsnts, as It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and get gas ss low as M rests, with a prnft to tuerllv. This should to done st om-e. The Georgian and News tollerea that If ■ I reef rail way* can be operated iucceaefully by European elites. as they sre, there fa no good reason why they can not be an operated here. Bnt we d*.not toller# this can to done now. and It may he some years before we are ready for no l.lg an undertaking. Mill Atlanta should set Its face Is that direction NOW. The Strawberry, the Shad, the Elberta. A discussion of more or less Impor tance bas been raging between The Houston Poet and The Washington Herald as to the relative merits of Texas strawberry and Potomac ibad. One phaia of the feud la regretta ble. Neither abowa the allghteat In clination to accede any degree of mer it to the product booeted by tbe other. The Post has shown a petulant ten dency to belittle the Potomac ahad. aud has outraged The Herald by call ing slurs aven at the shad-roe. The Herald Is no better. It bas bren Irritable and almost childish In asserting that Colonel Johnson ha* boomed an Inferior article of gastro- nomlcat value. The Herald, uaually broad aud liberal In IU views, baa In sinuated that the Houston strawberry is sour, flat and Insipid. With the merits of the diacuislon or the articles which bars raised this terrific hubbu'i. The Georgian has nothing to do. It la simply our mis sion to pour oil on the troubled waters If wa may. Aud wt propose to do It by diverting attention to a Georgia product of unparalleled virtues, a product to round out and make com plete a Lucullian feast—the Klberta peach. • Infinite pity Alls us for these editors who must defend Texas strawberries ami Potomac shad. It la confessed that both have done eo with dash and fervor, but. after all, it muat be a half hearted business when they remember the Georgia Klberta. for both editors are native born Georgian!, lured to alien shores (or the nouce. The Georgian comas as a peace maker, because -mention of the Geor gia Siberia will assuredly end a dis cussion that has become almost as acrimonious as tbe Texas strawberry or as stale and nuprofltabla as the Potomac shad. Bearing the Klberta of Peace we offer Ibis Dual quietus in a matter that threatened to rage all summer. Notwithstanding the "perfectly charming" little efforts at dapreciatloo In local contemporaries, the sugges tion made to Mr. Bryan at Chatta nooga la making a profound Impres sion upon tha country. Tbe Norfolk newspapers are getting ready to be exceptionally bright and charming during the program of the Jamestown Exposition. Our Georgia peat I crop seems to be getting acclimated to tbla ever chang. ■g climate and Is much more indiffer ent to cold than la an Kaster bonnet. THE SPEECH AT OHATTANOOOOA. Of course nobody expected The Atlanta Constitution to treat the Cbattanobgs speech with either approval or respect. Tbe suggestion came from tbe wrong side of the street. On Sunday last The Constitution published In Its news columns a atory giving a Hat of tba Invited guests and participants In the Chatta- uooga banquet. Of course the editor of The Constitution had prominent mention in tbla list, but tbe only name omitted from tbe list was that of tbe editor of The Georgian, who bad been published for weeks as one of the four prominent speakers of the occasion. In Its headlines of Wednesday Tbe Constitution also went beyond the contents of its special dispatch to depreciate and belittle the effort. And the other Atlanta paper In both Instances followed exactly the same line. This la so much to be expected that It Is neither Interesting nor Important. It Is not singular that The Constitution should And in the Chattanoo ga speech a "suggestion of the vaudeville stage.” In point of fact Tha Constitution has not even comprehended a great Idas sines Hsnry Grady disd. Mr. Bryan, at Chattanooga, made no remarks such as those credited to him In tbe two Atlanta paper*. He did not eay "Let us humor Graves," or "Oh, let Graves speak." Mr. Bryan Is a great man and not a little editor, and he sent a trusted messenger bearing a meisage of esteem, and expressing profound respect for the convictions of the man w'hose speech he wanted to hear whether he agreed with It or not. At the conclusion of that speech Mti* Bryan paid to the editor of The Georgian as high a personal tribute as he has pals on the platform to any mtn since be returned from Europe. * The Chattanooga Times, from which The Constitution quotes, la spon sor for the statement that the speech was applauded constantly through out Its dellvary and at Its conclusion received the remarkable trib ute of “at wild an applause from a Bryan audience and at a Bryan ban quet as any of tbe apeecbei of the evening." Of course the public expects that local journalism as constituted at present will depreciate In every way the effort at Chattanooga. This . seems to be tbe spirit of part of the local press. The Georgian hat no ■bars In It. When our contemporaries do large things—If they ever do— we ask the public to observe the dignity snd heartiness with which this paper will treat the performance. The truth la that tbe Chattanooga speech wss made to those who love country rather than party, to those who love reality rather than ■ham and to those who worship principles rather than shibboleths and names. We do not expect the politicians who are constantly watchful of their political fence* to Indorae It. We do not expect the railway magnates who fear Roosevelt to approve It. We do not expect any of the small minded men who are both timid and time-serving to give It their appro val. Tbe speech was set to tbe broad, high, unselfish sentiment pf the people, and this class It has gloriously and effectively retched. No pitiful effort at depreciation can destroy this fact. From tbe number of the strong men of the Democratic party who have come to The Georgian of fice to offer thelq Indorsement and congratulations; through the thousand handshakes of men representative In all claasea of life high and low met In the streets; through tha constant ringing of tbe telephone belt In the office and In the home of the speaker, and In the first installment of let ter! and telegram* which wa publish on thl* page today, we assure our friends that the auRgeatlon stands for the majority sentiment of the honest, earnest business men and unselfish cltlzfns of Georgia. There Is no derogation of Mr. Bryan’s great gifts and lofty character It) the suggestions. Personally there Is no sacrifice we would not make to see him president. But what the common sense people ask themselves are these questions: Can Bryan beat Roosevelt for the presidency? Can Bryon beat Taft backed by Roosevelt for the presidency? If Bryan ware president with or without a senate and house behind him, could be grasp the relua of power and the machinery of legislation In time to perfect theae vital reform* before the corporation* and railways could recover tbelr strength and overwhelm him with their reaourcea? Would Bryan be able to Intimidate the railroads by hla personality and courage ae Roosevelt has dona? Would Bryan have tbe machinery, the following, the unflagging aud strenuous courage and persistency to fight the predatory wealth at Roose velt has dona? Or would the forces of predatory wealth as expressed In these great corporations rally during the period of revolution and nullify all that Roosevelt has done while they defeat In the first six months of'Bryan's administration all he might try to do? * Is not Roosevelt executing as good Democratic principle as any Dem ocratic statesman Is advocating? Is there any question of party politics so great or so transcendent at this time as the rebuke and restraint of predatory wealth? And honestly, fairly and squartly. Is there any man who bas dem onstrated such capacity to fight It as the president of the United States* Do the sound business men of this country bellsve that the present status would be preserved and the fight for corporate reform progress best uuder Roosevelt's continuance, or a new man coming In? Koosevelt had rather be the president of the whole people than the president of party or the president of section. He has gone out of bis own parly to fight for the principles of our party because we are right and because we represent tbe people. Don't we know that, put In power by such s movement, he would Ignore the partisan theories of any party and devote the entire period of his administration to the welfare of the coun try and to permanently regulating the status between the people and the corporations. Is not this result worth more than party triumph among a free peo ple? Is not the settlement of these great questions above tbe mere selfish shouts of partisans or the distribution of offices among a lot of hench men at the polls? These are the reflections upon which the editor of The Georgian spoke. These are the common tense and patriotic reflections which the siieech leaves in thf hearts of tbe people, and these are the considera tions which are- moving the people and will move them more and more to Indorse tbe position taken at Chattanooga. If there Is out thing which The Constitution does not know and nev er did know tt is the sentiment of the people of Georgia. That fact ought by this time to be crystal clear. Let tbe brave men aud true cltlsene who are not Intimidated by the "cowardice pf desire." who do not waut office, but do wtnt good govern ment and economic liberty, a rejuvenation of parties aud a rebirth of the republic hold themselves at this time ts patriotic dlltens rather than as partisans or imlltlcians. The editor of The Georgian asks that no man will judge hla Chatta nooga speech until he haa read IL Is full. He alio asks that wlien every other speech he has ever made shall be forgotten the Chattanooga speech ■hall be remembered. ' WOULD ADVERTISING PAY GEORGIA? A bill baa been introduced In,tbe legislature of the Btate of Washing ton for an appropriation of $150,000 a year for the purpose of advertising the many opportunities In that commonwealth. Many of the large cities are also making big appropriations along tbla same line. In tbla connection, It is well for Georgians jo dwell for a moment on the step taken by the atate of Washington. \ Georgia, tbe Empire State of the South, is rapidly becoming more and more generally recognised as tbe most versatile state in tbe entire Union In tbe matter of ber unequalled natural resources. Happy in the possession of s perfect climate, she Is equally fortunate In a fertility of ■oil such at makes possible tbe successful and profitable cultivation of practically every agricultural product. Because of this (set, Georgians are being more and more converted to diversified farming and are win ning much larger profit* for the same reason, than In tbe cultivation of cotton alone. Rich as she Is agriculturally. Georgif, especially North Georgia, Is equally blessed with such a variety of valuable minerals and marbles as makes her one of the foremost states In this particular. Through Middle Georgia runs the great cotton belt, while In South Georgia nature has scattered some of her choicest blessings In tbe way of sugar cane fields, timber lands, turpentine and naval stores. Along the coast, sea Island cotton and rice abound, while deei>-water harbors offer Just the gateways needed for her present and future exports. But to attempt to Inventory the natural resources of Georgia would be to tax the patience of even ber most pardonably proud citizens. And her rapidly growing industries are keeping pace with ber resources. This country and foreign nations are appreciating more and more the enviable position which Georgia holds In tbe present and future market places of the world. That the Judicious advertising of an excel lent article pays Is universally admitted. Now that there la such general agitation regarding the bringing of new-comers to the commonwealth, with such remarkable resources, would not a wisely spilled amount of printer's Ink bring both many and the right kind—with money for Investment—for the upbuilding of a Greater Georgia? The newspapers of tbe state have already done much ^n this direction. The "Growth and Progress of the New South” column printed on the Drat page of The Geor gian every day baa not only attracted wide attention and comment, but through reprinting in newspapers all over tbe country, has done much to advertise the advantages of this section. But If other add the most pro gressive states in the Union are considering tbe value of advertising, does not Georgia enjoy opportunities for this kind of publicity which would at tract the very beat from everywhere, if they only knew of the profi/jble openings from tbe mountains to the sea? GEORGIA, THE MARBLE MARKET OF THE WORLD. Far to the north, where tbe beautiful twilight mantle of the Blue Ridge reals on the mountains, there lies a tiny white valley nestled In among the "red old bills of Georgia," the value of which cannot be esti mated In regard to Its present and future relations to the building Inter ests of the nation. In this diminutive white vale, which extends but a few miles, Is located tbe greatest marble deposit In the world. Forming the entire bed of the valley, it Is as If some old rushing stream of the glacerla! period had suddenly been touched by the magic hand of the Creator and changed to a veritable river of solid marble. And Just as the flowing waters, before th Is phantasmagoric transformation, caught and held tbe wondrous glories of the setting sun, the deep dark blue of some quiet, shaded pool or the daxxling snowy white of dashing foam that marks tbe whirling drift of the rapids, so this transformed stream of marble has caught these same Indescribable colors and shades and held them on its placid bosom through the countless ages in the past for the admiration and envy of all nations in the future. In no other quarries of the world can there be found such variety of colors as be long to these Georgia marbles. There is the Cherokee marble which fair ly runs riot In Its many grays from that colorless tint that suggests the rolling mist of a rainy day along the coaat at ebb-tide on to such solid grays ss belong to old uniforms which, for more than forty years, have! been so tenderly wrapped In the memories and sentiment that belong to a “Cherished Cause.” It Is as If the very mist of the mountains had been unexpectedly caught by this changeless current of marble. Bo, too. In the Etowah marbles of this wonderful stream, frozen to an adamant strength since the days when this world was young, are all those delicate shades of pink which nature alone knows how to use In painting the glories of departing day or the maidenly blush of a deep sea shell. Again, the dark blue tints and tones that belong to the Creole variety of Georgia marble, range from that restful shade that marks tbe deep blue of the “Old Bwlmmln' Hole," where great black baas used to loaf so lazily to escape an August sun. on to those lighter, happier and most cheerful of all colors, the blit* of a perfect summer sky along about “Knee Deep In June." There is also the spotless, matchless, pure white of tbe Kenue- ■aw marble that appear to mark the full flood tide of this prehistoric stream, while millions of sparkling crystals flash a myriad other whites so suggestive of the breakers or the spume and spray of the sea. With such unequalled beauties. Is there any occasion for wonder that, before erecting any great federal, state or municipal building, the construction committee feel it their bouuden duty to visit this wonderful little Georgia valley? Wisconsin Is now preparing to rebuild In Madison, the ststehouse recently destroyed by fire. Accordingly, but a few days ago a delegation of her most prominent citizens hurried down to Georgia. What they may decide to do his not yet been announced, but they could uot repress the exclamatlous of genuine surprise and were glad, as Amer icans from way up in Wisconsin, to share with pardonable pride In this rich legacy which Is national aa wall as Georgian. But remarkable as are the unapproachable beauties of this Georgia marble, such are Its qualities slid peculiar formation, thAt It Is even more noted on account of its superiority for. building construction and monu mental purposes. This has been proved by chemical analyses, the severest tests and from the more practical way In which buildings of this mate rial have withstood the wear and tear of time and weather. Bo widely ere Its merits and advantages now recognized that many of the nation's handsomest, strongest and most notable buildings carried ■ “Georgia marble clause” as being ot vital importance in tbe plans ana specifications. Aa for monuments. In thousands of cemeteries In Rhls ana foreign countries—It* Importation ts rapidly growing—marking the last resting place of both tbe famous nnd the merely loved, stand large and small shads of Georgia marble, "silent sentinels of stone," nnd will con tinue to stand for many generations to come. This great Industry discovered by a Georgian, Barnuel Tate, It Is grat ifying to know. Is still presided over by no less a Georgian than Col. Sam uel Tate, of Tate,, the marble having keen quarried by three generations of this family whose name must ever be Inseparably connected with this great enterprise. But tremendous as Is the preseut demand for Georgia marble, the Industry Is. comparatively speaking. In Its Infancy. And the procession of the sculptors, architects and builders from ev ery portion of thtknown world, his but just begun "Marching to Geor gia." V AN EDITORIAL FULL OF TRUTH. To the Editor of The Georgian: Pltase alloa- me to congratulate you on that editorial In The Georgian yes terday, "The Democratic Outlook." It Is full of truth a* an egg Is of meat, and comes at the right time. The points made ran not be disputed, and I believe It will do much good. There 1* no use In trying to deny the fact that If President Roosevelt continues in his present altitude he will he very strong In the Bouth should lie ntand for an other term. Presidential Umber (I mean available) Is rather scarce from a Democratic standpoint. We would not allow Hon. Hoke Smith to enter the field, for If he succeed* In carrying out the Macon platform he will re ceive the plaudits of all and will have done enough at one time to cause the masses to look forward for a higher position for him In our nation, and It non- seems that Mr. Bryan will have to again take chances. It would not be right to pit him against Mr. Roosevelt, something which we South erners do not want to see. It was a great disappointment to your friends xvlirn you withdrew from the rare for the 1'nited States senate. Sour friends lu this pan of Georgia were fixing to give you a nattering vote. WILLIAM I- PEEK. Near Conyers, Oa.. April ». Joseph Harris. Th* funeral services of Joseph, the young son of Mr. anil Mrs. G. 8. Har ris, who died Thursday morning at the family residence. 1*1 Griffin street, were conducted Friday morning at 10: J« o'clock. The Interment was in Hollywood cemetery. George W. Dsvis. Speclsl to Th# Georgian. Brunswick, Ga.. April IL—George W. Davis, n resident of Brunswick, about 2# year*, died at hla resi dence In thl* city after suffering sev eral month* with consumption. Mr. Davis was a native of North Carolina. Mrs. Ruth E. Wright. Tlte body of Mrs. Ruth K. Wright, who died ut a ptivale sanitarium Thursday afternoon, was sent to Hel ena. Ga.. Thursday night at 12 o'clock. Sylvester, Ga, was the home ut Mrs. Wright. Our Claims for Your Business Ample security. , Pleased customers. Progressive methods. Convenience of location. Persistent steady growth. Personal service of Directors who direct, and who . have made the banking business a life study. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL OF THE CHATTANOOGA SPEECH OF JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES The Grady Class of Patriot. Honorable John Temple Graves, At lanta, Ga: It there haa been any question about your being In the Grady class of pa triot rather than partisan you settled the question at Chattanooga last night. Accept congratulations. J. T. ROSE. Pittsburg, Pa.. April It. 1*07. Honorable John Temple Graves, At lanta, Ga.: , I was glad to learn this morning that you had delivered your talk In person without abridgment t>r 'expurgation. It was the feature ot the occasion. I lead the account In this morning’s pa per with great Interest. It was a great speech with a great Idea. Of course being a Republican I may be open to the charge of sympathy with anything tending to promote dissension among Democrat*. But I do not understand that you were actuated by any such motlro hut only with the high purpose of reaching much desired and benefl- clent results by the most efficient and wisest plan. You made It plain that If yuur plan was not approved then you would support the plans of others which might be approved. Your proposal will undoubtedly at tract much attention In tlte press of the country. M.v opinion Is that you will find that It I* too big an Idea for the average politician to grasp. You will find more response from those w ho love country more than office. I am. Very truly yours. C. R. EVANS. Chattaflooga. Tenn.. April 11, 1*07. An Atlantan Bravely Indortss. Honorable John Temple Graves, At lanta, Ga.: Dear Sir: 1 have watched and read your editorials on that man Roosevelt for the past six months or year, and have always thought you took tlte right stand, and I write to give you m.v support on the stand you took at Chattanooga on thl* matter. 1 have heard dozens of good Democrats In the last sixty days advocate that the Dem ocratic party ought to nominate Roosevelt unanimously, and I am sure there are thousands ot them that think the seme, but have not tha courage to cotne out and say eo publicly or even privately. 1 am with you heart and soul In the stand you have taken In this matter and aleo the railroad question. ' With kind persons! regards, t ant, Atlanta, Ga. Thank God For Courage. Honorable John Temple Graves, At lanta, Ga.: Thank God for one man In Georgia, besides Tom Watson with convictions of his own and the courage to express them. Respectfully. SOUTH GEORGIAN. “Them's My Sentiments." Hon. John Temple Graves. Atlanta. Ga.: Dear Sir—Please accept the thank* of one without political prestige, who talys no part In the government except to submit to the power* that be, for the safe, loyal, conservative and matter of fact country's needed admonition as contained In your speech at the Bryan banquet here last night. I was born and reared, by exponents of the Thomas Jefferson principles and have had no cause to change nty early training, and the oftener I read your speech the more am I Inclined to ap propriate a phraseology of the late Sam Jones: "Them's my sentiments." Yours most respectfully, 8. E. ROWDEN. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 11, 1*#7. Statesmanship and Courage. I have crusaed the town and climbed The Georgian stairs to thank 'the edited for the ten-strike he made at Chatta nooga. It is ■ mark of statesmanship and civic courage In which the country Is rich. MALCOLM M'NEIL, Atlanta, Ga. A Kentuckian Indorses. Hon. John Temple Graves. Atlanta. Ga.: Dear Sir—Have Just read your Chat tanooga address. I am « yellow dog Democrat, believe Republicanism was conceived in inqulty,' born in sin, but love my country. Think Teddy half Puritan anil half Cavalier—is all Dem ocrat at heart. 1 approve your sugges tion. Do It. and w# annihilate the demagogue and grafter. If the South would vote solidly for hint future gen erations would feel the effect of such wisdom. Bryan deserves recognition- might be second on the ticket. So your speech Is timely. I congratulate you upon your patriotism. The South Is Its real home thl* day. A. SMITH. Louisville. Ky.. April II. 1*07. What Every Democrat Thinkc. Hon. John Temple Graves. Atlanta, Ga.: My Dear Colonel—Permit in* to con gratulate you on your Chattanooga epi sode. It has certainly raised you -much higher In the estimation of those wh» knew you not ao Intimately. You hit the nail squarely on the head If the blow did fall In the solar plexus of Bryan and Chattanooga. You are right—right—a thousand times right, and nobody knows that belter than the audience you spoke to In the Tennessee city last night. Every body Is commenting on It and saying you ate right. J am a Democrat and have always been, and I voted for Bryan, but Teddy Is the best we can get and he's sure to get It anywhy. Ho I think the most manly thing thy Democrats ran do It la nominate him. I glory In your spunk. You have spoken whaf nearly every Democrat thinks, but few- would dare say It In public. YlJur triend. M. C. WHITE. Rome. Ga. The Courage of Convietions. Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta. Ga.: My Dear Hlr—Permit me lo thank you and to express my appreciation for the manner In which you met the at tack on your Individual liberty to speak yourself freely at last night's banquet at Chattanooga. The difference between you and the majority of your would-be critics s this: They haven't the courage of their convictions; you have, and It did me an much good tp see you demonstrate it >n last night's occasion that I just ran not resist the desire to tell you about it without feeling bad over It afterward,. This Is not the first Instance In which you have had the courage to rise above the knavery and hypocrisy of the hour: It Is known of you on nearly all great public questions, aa of all great men, and this letter from one. no matter how Insignificant and unimportant in ijie world. Is dictated by a heart and con science most thoroughly In accord with the spirit that prompted you last night and that prompts you In all your ac tions, as I believe, to eland manfully up and say the truth, no matter who is of. fended or who Is hurt. Cowards there are. and plenty, but only a few heron.. And almost any man with average Intelligence can be a coward, but It takes a man of sense to be the othrr, who more, often than not must wait for recognition. But of this we are sure: The masses of the people are honest, the leaders sometimes not, and tlte re ward which belongs to the honest will In due season be ihelre: while the re bukes and punishments belonging to the dishonest will likewise be meted out to them. If we believe the Bible we must be lieve this. With kindest regards and sentlmem* of highest esteem, I am, Youra very truly. E. L. PARKER. 297 South Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga. Will Be Applauded by Every Patriot Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—In view of present con ditions obtaining In American history, and on account of the fatuous conduct of our Democratic leaders of the poli tics of the party since 1880. your cour ageous move, made at the Bryan ban quet at Chattanooga. Tenn.. calling upon Mr. Bryan to nominate President Roosevelt In 1908 to be his own suc cessor. I consider the most significant fact that haa occurred In American history during the past forty years, and will be npplhuded by every non- partisan and patriotic student of his tory living In the Bouth. This movement not only evince* ihs highest type of courage, but Illustrates statesmanship and wisdom of the most transcendent character. I congratulate not only you. but the cltlxenship of th# entire Bouth, that we have a son of her own loins possessing tbe wisdom, courage and true statesmanship dem onstrated by a sublime act at a time that places you so far above the con ventional and commonplace so-called leaders of a benighted party, absolute ly at sea. and so sorely In need of a leader capable of carrying us to a goal of safety, redeemed from the political chaos and moral depravity to which Un commercial spirit of the times and age Is so rapidly hurling us. The fruition of your more then brave conduct I ardently hope you may live to eee your country and countrymen enjoy. Bravol-And with sentiments of high est esteem. 1 remain, sincerely your*. A PHYSICIAN. (One restrained by professional ethics from proudly signing hla name ) Atlanta, Ga., April 11, 1(07. Th* Thing To Be Desired. Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta. On.: Dear Sir—Having read a sketch #f your speech at the banquet at Chat tanooga from The Bavannah Morning New*. I can not retrain from express ing my admiration of your sentlmem*. saying that I have had some of the same thoughts. I believe the occasion and the man have almost met. New England, for so long the advo cate of imperial Ideas, seeing the dan gerous tendencies of that doctrine when carried to Its ultimate, Is now begin ning to recede: the Bouth at last, forced by conditions and the necessi ties, Is beginning to break away from the moorings of a hundred years—Its hidebound doctrine of . extreme state rights. Boon the mighty currents from tlifs# two sources will meet an<J the power «t the two forces will carry all before them "and the sound thereof will be as mighty rushing waters and the voice of the people the voice of God, vox popull. vox Del.” We shall see New England and the Bouth, after u hundred years of war ring. In the same political house, led on by that Napoleon of Americanism. tlte man of the hour. Theodore Roose velt. to whom "iny country" sound* bigger than "my party," and who*# personality will carry tbe great West all under the banner of the "great American party. And then, aa you any. when thr great work of saving the country shall have been accomplished, then the two par ties could reform again, each relieved of the rotten excrescenses of the past Then. Indeed, will there be music In "Our Country. 'TIs of Thee." etc., and the name of "America - ’ be the greatest power on earth. If such an occasion should arise, would Roosevelt refuse! He I* ton much of a patriot to do ao. Yours truly. LLEWELLYN J. BROWN. i — AGREE8 WITH SPEECH OF GRAVES AT CHATTANOOGA. To the Editor of The Georgian: Your speech at Chattanooga was * grand and noble sentiment. Above alt things American, we need Theodore Roosevelt for president for the third term. Let the Democratic party nomi nate and elect him If It he found necessary' to insure his election. I-# 1 no Democrat stand In the way of Roosevelt completing the great work now before him. R. M. GANN. Atlanta, Ga.. April IL