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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
BATTRDAT, APRIL JO. 1SW.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Ol’Tt PLATFORM: The Georgian
sod News stands for Atlanta's owning
Ita own gaa nnd electric light plnnts.
It now owns Its water worka. Other
and News believes that If street rail*
mays can be operated successfully by
European cltlea, aa they are, there Is
no good reason why they can not be so
onerated here. But we do not bellava
The way wint.r has whang-doodled
spring la a Bliame.
The New York peace conference
ended without further dliturbancei.
The Houston itrawberry-Potomac
■had controveray could bare had the
quletna put on It, If froat bad not
nipped the Georgia Elberta.
If the Investigation relative to gritt
ing on the new Pennsylvania state
capltol proceed* much further, lie real
valuo threatens to simmer down to
about *13 Instead of $13,000,000.
That Berlin physician Invites an epl
domic of neuralgia by announcing that
alcohol la a lure cur* for that aliment
Nobraska, the Dakotas, Iowa, Kan
sas, Missouri and Colorado are blank
eted with snow. Indicating the pres
ence of the Falrbanke presidential
boom.
Senator Spooner's resignation seems
to havo mussed up the political situ
ation considerably In Wisconsin. Indi
cations point to a regular Rhode Island
or a time In electing 8pooner'f succes
sor.
The Jamestown Fair cetebratei the
Confederate Memorial Day by opening
- Ita gates to the world. Well, there Is
no particular time-serving In that.
Well, It Is alao on Friday. But the
president I* a superstition buster, too.
The best railroad regulator Is a chief
eiecutlve who commands the whole
some respect of the railroad presl
dents.
To a man who has known the de
lights of Coosa river mud cat it aeema
pitiable that the Potomac ahad must
become hla dally food and the subject
of editorial panegyric. No one ever
believed that Paragrapber Nevln, of
The Washington Herald, would come
to that. The Houston Post has every
excuse for getting Irritated with him.
The New York World's query,
"What is a Democrat?" threatens to
go unanswered along with that other
famous proposition, “What Is the plu
ral of grapefruit?”
Philadelphia's mayor'* Injunction to
“get busy” should not be considered as
an Invitation to the gang.
When the railroads get really fright
ened tbey threaten to cut off all con
templated Improvements. This move,
however, does not extend to abutting
off the water supply.
• All other prevaricators should hang
their heads In shame when they read
the dally efforts of that Winsted,
Conn.' chap In New York papers. Hla
latest "one beat bet" la a farmer who
has not slept a wink In thirty years!
Ex-Congressman James W. Wads
worth declares that the president la a
faker and humbug. Surprising how
flossy some of those fellows get as
soon aa they annex an rt.
Georgia ha* a convict named For
tune Muster. However, be Is In for
swiping a pig. so canhot be classed as
a high financier.
J uai
SOME POLITICAL REFLECTIONS
At the present writing there Is not a shadow on the Democratic borl-
xon that looms knee high to Bryan for the next party nomination.
There has been sporadic talk of other men—Gray of Delaware, Judson
Harmon of Ohio, Folk of Missouri, Daniel of Virginia, and Culberson of
Texas—but the name* are merely whispered on the outer edge of the
Bryan boom which steadily thunders on Ita way.
It would seem safe at present to predict that If the party nominates
Its own, Bryan will be the nominee by acclamation.
But the campaign la young as yet AH, or nearly all, the great occa
sion* which have touched It, havd been held with the Nebraskan pres
ent, and as chief gueat and orator of the assembly.
The Western Democracy meets tonight with the Iroquois Club In the
city of Chicago. The West I* always free and fearless, and the Iroquois
Club Is as liberal In its invited list, as It Is loyal In Ita record at the polls.
There will be some free thinkers and bold speakers al that feast tonight
There is Champ Clark, of Missouri, an unlmpeacbed Democrat and
loyal to Bryan, but frank and unafraid to think and say.
There I* Hitchcock, of Omaha, who for some years employed Bryan to
edit hie paper, but who fell out with the Nebraskan, and has little that
I* cordial to say about him now.
There Is Lane, of California, a staunch Democrat whom Roosevelt
appointed over the bead of a Republican to office on the coast. ,
There fi Grant, of Brooklyn, one of the solid friends of Alton Parker.
There Is James Hamilton Lewis, of Georgia and Seattle. There Is
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky.
And there on the speaker's program la our own editor of The Georgian,
who always baa a faith and the reasons for It In him.
The presumption I* that the Iroquois banquet wlU let loose more of
the real polltjeal drift and sentiment of the party than has yet been ob
served upon the stream of the times.
It may be all for Bryan. It may be set upon some Western man, or It
may be—who know*?—that the South may shy Its castor Into the wide
waiting ring, and pronounce the Anal end of sectionalism In the republic.
For onr own part, we think If any Democrat has a show that Bryan
Is the man. The Republican president has stolen our thunder, captured
our creeds, adopted our reforms and Is playing hla Democratic part mag-
nlflcently. He la either the boldest patriot' of the century, or he la the
most consummate actor of a hero's part that ever trod the world's great
stage.
But Bryan Incarnates and voices the real spirit of democracy. If there
la a definite Democracy be 1* Ha model and exemplar. If there le virtue
left In politic*, character remaining to citizenship, and any real love
lingering lu great hearts for the people and their needs, then Bryan la the
type and custodian of Democracy.
Wall btreet la out of It on either side. Neither Republican nor Demo
crat would dare to come before the people now with the breath of Wall
street upon the garment* that they wear. The dollar-mark has lost Its
sovereignty for one campaign at least. No man knows bow long the wak
ing of the people will continue, but while It lasts, tho money power is
dethroned and parties, Democratic and Republican, must recognise the
only sovereignty that was meant to rule the realm.
Of coarse wo have our separate views as to Bryan's capacity to wjn.
That he deserves to win we are all with one accord agreed. But vlotory
Is something more than triumph now. It Is something altogether beyond
the mere garish satisfaction of sucoess. If labor loses this great bout with
capital—If the people strike their colors to the syndicates—If the revived
and rallied forces pf the trusts shall entrench themselves once more In the
citadels of privilege and power, we may say farewell to liberty, and study
with profit the history of Greece and Rome.
There have never been any times so fateful and Impressive as the
times In which we live. The history of Democracy and the status of Indi
vidual and economlo liberty Is being fixed by the ballots of the people
now. This Is the people's Inning*. Tomorrow Is tho nobob's own. If we
win now wo are on equal terms with the Rothschild* and with Rockefeller.
If we toee we are subordinate for a score of years and may be for all time
to come.
It I* the very crisis of popular and economic liberty which moves men
to rise above the partisan and look for the larger and the nobler victories
without regard to party.
Mr. Bryan la now greater than a president. No station can adorn hla
flame. Ills great repute Is beyond the gilding of an office. The Great
Commoner le above the chief executive.
Tho people are the supreme consideration of the hour. ,
What Is the best thing that can be done for them?
There Is no Issue beyond that.
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS
Comment on theBryan-Graves Discussion
The letters are so many and so full, and the editorials so numsrous
and so lengthy, that it is only'possible to give the brief salient extracts
from letters and editorials.
OUR PART IN THE WORLD’S COMMERCE.
The International commerce of tho world now oxceeda $26,000,000,004 of
which $13,760,000,000 Is Imports and $12,500,000,000 exports. Of the Im
ports of countries other than the United States, 14 1-3 per cent are drawn
from this country, and of their exports, 91-2 per cent are sent to us.
The total value of the Imports of all the countries for which statis
tic* are available Is aet down at $13,739,697,000 and the total value of their
exports la set down at $12,496,419,000. these figures of export* Including
only the domestic products exported and not including the foreign or colo
nial merchandise brought Into the country and re-exported. The total Im
ports of the countries other than the United Slates are given at $12,513,^
143,000 and the share of these Imports drawn from the United States at
$1,798,336,000, or 14.37 per cent of the total. The total exports of the coun-
tries other than the United States are given at $10,778,466,000 and the
share lent to the United States at $1,031,113,000, or 9.57 per cent of the
total.
The share which the United Slates supplies of the Imports of the va
rious countries of the world and which It takes of their exports is shown
by an examination of the detalla, and this examination discloses some In-
tereettng facts. The country which draws the largest share of Iti Im
ports from the United States le Honduras, which In 1905 took 73.7 per cent
of Ha Imports from this country. Next In rank In this particular Is Santo
Domingo, of whose Imports In 1905 71.65 per cent were from the United
State*. Mexico In the same year took 65.99 per cent of Ha Imports from
the United State*; Canada, 59.59 per cent; Nicaragua, 61.09 per cent;
Costa Rica, 61.65 per cent; Cuba, 45.34 per cent; Guatemala, 39.56 per
cent; Haiti, 35.66 per cent; Colombia, 34.15 per cent; Salvador, 31.1$ pir
cent; Venezuela, 30.22 percent; Ecuador, 28.86 per cent; Japan, 21.35 per
cent; United Kingdom, 20.45 per cent; Peru, 17.98 per cent; the Philip
pines, 16.8 per cent; China, 16.68 percent; Denmark. 16.8 percent; Argen
tina, 14.1 per cent; Germany, 13.91 per cent; Italy, 12.48 per cent; the Com
monwealth of Austria, 11.7 per cent; New Zealand, 11.21 per cent; Spain,
11.21 per cent; France. 10.72 per cent; Brazil, 10.33 per cent; Chile, 9.92
|ier cent; Uruguay, 9.67 per cent; Russia, 9.66 per cent; Auatria-Hungary,
9.49 per.cent; Netherlands. 9.38 per cent; Bolivia, 8.45 per cent; Belgium,
7.98 percent; Sweden, 7.22 per cent; Portugal, 7.13 per cent, and Korea,
6.19 per cent.
• Considering the share of the exports of the various countries sent to
the United States in the order of the relative share, the table shows that
Cuba sends to the United States 86.53 per cent of Its total exports; Mexico.
68.60 per cent; Santo Domingo, 65.16 per cent; Colombia. 54.01 per cent;
Nicaragua, 53.21 per cent; Costa Rica, 47.14 per cent; the Philippines,
36.28 percent; Venesuela, 31.11 percent; Canada. 30.41 per cent; Guate
mala, 43.9 per cent; Japan. 29.48 percent; Ecuador, 27.p2 per cent; Salva
dor, 21.72 per cent; Chile, 15.2 per cent; Swltxerland. 12.90 per cent; Italy,
11.95 percent; China, 11.86 percent; Germany, 9.46 per cent; Peru, 9.34
per cent; Haiti, 8.84 per cebt, and the United Kingdom 7.25 per cent of the
total exports.
The countries In which the largest share of the trade occurs with the
United States are as a rule those of th: American continent and thore
lying nearer to Ha markets than to those of other countries, while In a
large proportion of cases their products are of the character especially re
quired in the United State* and their requirements chiefly of the character
of Brilclea produced In the United States.
Fropi a High Private Democrat,
Hon. John Temple Grave*. Atlanta, Ga.
Dear S!r:_—As a "high private"
the unsullied rank and file of the Dem
ocratic party, I fully and freely In
dorse the sentiments contained in your
Chattanooga speech, atfd desire to con-
gratulate you for giving expression to
the principles ,of true Democracy. You
hare manifested rare courage under
the circumstances. >
Your* very truly,
J. W. BISHOP.
Texarkana, Ark.
From a Vermont Republican.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:—Your ringing speech at
the Bryan banquet places you In the
front rank of patriotic Democratic ed
itors. You pay an honest and well
earned tribute to the foremost man of
all this world, and point the way for
Mr. Bryan to ahow hla patriotism su
perior to his partisanship.
"Opportunity knocks at his door for
once,” will he open the door?
Long may your banner wave.
Yours admiringly,
B. F. BAILEY,
An Abraham Lincoln Republican.
Saxtons River, Vt., April 12, 1907.
From a Kentucky Democrat
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
My Dear Sir:—Your "bad break," aa
some call It, fits me exactly. In the
press comments Congressman-elect
Kimball, of this city, says it is "per
fectly Idiotic." I am gathering what
criticisms I see In the Kentucky press
to send you in a lump. I notlca all
the harsher talk comes from Dem
ocratic office-holders, who are moved
by "revenue only."
* shall write a few lines from the
pie who hold no ol
In my Kentucky magazine last Jan
uary my leading editorial, "Theodora
Roosevelt," received hearty commen
dation and was widely copied. In a
subsequent article, I expressed the po
litical paradox: "After fighting a Re
publican president for 'my rights' from
1861 to 1865, I am Just now getting
them under a Republican president,
forty years later.”
Read the Inclosed. I believe you will
approve It, though It may be florid In
plans. It was written In a paroxysm of
contempt for Cleveland and Carlisle
(and Parker).
I still hold to my former opinion:
Send John T. G. to Washington and
the senate will have more brains nnd
pluck In It than since Ben Hill died.
Yours very truly,
C. E. MERRILL.
Lexington, Ky.
Better To Be Right Than President.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
My Dear Sir:—I have reed, with'
much Interest, your Chattanooga
speech, and must say that you have
touched a chord of true patriotism In
the heart of every American citizen
who thinks more of principles than
party,
I have read the letters from the peo
ple Indorsing your views, and have
hesitated to write you, feeling that I
could not do the case Justice, but I do
sot feel satlsfled to remain silent when
know It to bo tho real sentiment of
ie common people.
I have often heard the common class
of peopls remark that "the Democratic
■arty ought to nominate President
loosevelt for another term," but I had
never thought of one no high up In
the party ranks as yourself expressing
himself so fully and publicly along
this line.
With all the high regard we have
for Bryan, yourself and others, we are
compelled to say that "It Is better to
be right than president.”
*•*
Falrburn. Ga.
8aya Bryan Missed a Chance.
Ex-Senator Marlon C. Butler, of
North Carolina, for many year* the
head of the Farmers' Alliance and the
Populist party, thinks that William
Jennings Bryan missed an opportunity
to perform a great patriotic aorvtce
when he failed to respond "yes" to
the demand of John Temple Graves
that Bryan nominate President Roose-
velt for another term. Butler la con
vinced that the president will be elect
ed again by the rank and ills of both
parties.
The former Populist says he Is In
constant touch with the members of
the two old-time radical organisations,
of which he was the leading spirit. He
says they are for Roosevelt to a man,
and that he will be unable to withstand
the growing demand that he take an
other term.
■Graves mad* a very proper and
patriotic request," said ex-Seflator But-
er to the correspondent of The News,
■and one that an overwhelming ma-
orlty of the country will approve. But
Mr. Bryan exposed In his reply what
tome of hts closest friends have long
believed to be the weakest spot In his
character, notwithstanding his many
attractive and winsome qualities.
Bryan’s Great Weakness.
I admire Mr. Bry»n personally very-
much and 1 fully appreciate hla good
qualities. In this Instance, however,
he has demonstrated what many of his
friends, as I have said, have always
believed to be one of his greatest weak
nesses, and that he would rather run
as the candidate of the Democratic
party even If he knew he would be de
rested than do the patriotic act of
helping to elect a man whom he knows
Is now doing more and will continue
to do more for the whole country and
to secure equity between labor and
capital than Bryan himself could do
If he were In the white house.
Bryan could, If he would, have per
formed this patriotic duty and at the
same time relieved this typical Ameri
can cltlsen, Theodore Roosevelt, of
great embarrassment."
"Do you think Grave's suggestion Is
practicable?"
"What Is there impracticable about
It?" asked Butler, “tf the Democratic
party can not nominate a man and
have him supported, why should not
tne party, If Its leaders are patriotic,
at once resolve to uphold the hands of
the man who Is carrying on this great
work so splendidly and so success
fully?"
Either Roosevelt or Bryan.
"Do you think the president would
accept such a nomination?”
■'It la useless to waste time in an
swering this question, because the
leaders of the Democratic party will
not rise 10 this patriotic level.”
'•Whom do you think will be- the next
president ?
Ham Jennings Bryan," was the reply.
"Of these two I should say that be
yond question Roosevelt will be elected
If his party and the country can force
him to serre another term and carry
out. the great work that be has be
gun, and which I think he ought to
do."
"Do you think he will be so forced
to run?"
"I do,” Butler replied emphatically,
"and I ray this although I know the
president will not bo ploased with
such a statement, and that he may
possibly doubt tho sincerity of the
friendship of the man who makes such
a statement. 1 know that the presi
dent still believes that the country will
And a man whom It Is willing to trust,
not only aa to his sincerity and integ
rity. but a man who will loyally sup
port the policies of the present ad
ministration and who has the ability
to carry them forward to success."—
Washington special to Indianapolis
News.
Something to Give us Pulse,
While viewing the president and
Theodore, Jr., Jumping hurdles, Sena
tor Elkins, of West Virginia, gave forth
this Delphic utterance:
'I am sure of one thing, and that ts
that a good man will bo elected presi
dent next time, even If it should hap
pen to be Bryan.”
Coming so quickly upon the heel* of
the Southern pronouncement In favor
of Roosevelt as the Democratic nomi
nee, ts It Just possible that this West
Virginian thinks It not bad policy tor
the Republicans to take up the Nebras
ka Commoner! Why this recent cod
dling of Bryan by those who once Im
paled him as a demagogue? The presi
dential situation Is becoming nebulous.
We cannot And the battle-line any
where.—Philadelphia Telegraph.
Ought To Be Put to Bed.
From the Abbeville, S. C., Banner.
The Atlanta Georgian Is “taking
stock” for “we Democrats" In looking
around for a presidents! nominee to
bring us to a glorious defeat. The
Georgian talks of Grover, -and Billy,
and Hearst, and Belmont, and "white
wings," and "ultraconservatlsm,” and
of "deflnlte policy."
The Press and Banner bellevee that
the Democratic party, ought to shoot Its
“Democratic donkey,” stop all talk of
persons or leaders, and search the
camp or the depths of the ocean, or
the shafts of the mine for a "deflnlte
principle” or a "deflnlte policy.”
Put Grover, and Billy, and Hearst,
and Belmont In their little beds. Let
the Democrats stand for something else
than men. Let the Democratic party
study for something else than personal
popularity of Its candidate upon which
to baso Its hopes of success.
Mr. Gravis’ Suggestion.
From the Spartanburg. S. C« Journal,
At least, it must be said that John
Temple Graves' proposition has the
merit, If adopted, of offering aome
prospect of success to the Democratic
party. Nothing else In eight does. Mr.
Bryan's friends and admirers, of whom
we are, do not want to see him again
butchered, as he win be, If nominated
for president next year. The corpora
tion Democrats will again knife him
and Roosevelt or the Roosevelt Re
publican candidate will divide even the
radical vote with him.
William Jennings Bryan Is one of the
beet nnd grratest men In the world and
the best Democrat In the United
States, but we da not believe In the
present divided state of political opin
ion that he can be elected president.
President Roosevelt Is without doubt
president of all the people. He le
carrying out some real Democratic
principles, although himself a Repub
lican In party affiliation. If Democratic
(dees and principle* can be achieved
through Theodore Roosevelt. Repub
lican. patriotic and unselfish Democrats
ought to be satisfied. Roosevelt Is
much more of a Democrat than several
who have recently been mentioned as
possible candidates for tHe Democratic
presidential nomination next year.
Mr. Gravea Is preaching and advo
cating real democracy In proposing
Mr. Roosevelt as the Democratic can
didate for president next year, how
ever jnuch his revolutionary sugges
tion may confuse and disrupt the plans
of those who are In charge of the party
machinery.
Mr. Bryan's response to Mr. Graves'
suggestion showed Mr. Bryan's cus
tomary and never-falling good sense
and good taste, lie will not "as at
present advised" nominate Mr. Roose
velt, but he may do so. It the cir
cumstances aeem to Justify It, he will.
At present he thinks Senator LaFollette
the beat Republican for the Democrats
to support. The situation seemed likely
to prove embarrassing to Mr. Bryan,
but It turned out to be not at all so.
About Checking Accounts
It Is not merely the business man who needs a checking aecau
Every person who handles any considerable amount of money Unt<
gardlees of their profession—should have an -account of this kTnS"
Writing a check la the simplest and safest way of paying a bill '
other obllgatlos, and a checking account gives a record and a r
ceipt for every dollar paid out. *'
Many people deny themselve* a convenience of this kind
thinking that because their account la small It would not be a
ceptable. This bank, however, will welcome your account wh.tk
It be large or email. '"’ ,r
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
Mr. Roosevelt aa a Democratic Leader.
From the Providence. R. L. Journal.
This Is an Interesting suggestion that
> --I,:"- f"-m th- iiT.-iiu----.il>!,- (-(liter --r
that stalwart Democratic newspaper,
The Atlanta Georgian. He proposes
that “the one unmatched and lncom-1
parable evangel of our faith (Mr. Bry
an), speaking for a pure Democracy,
and speaking for the whole plain peo
ple of the republic, should put In nom
ination Theodore Roosevelt for one
more undisputed term of power to fin
ish the work that he has so gloriously
begun." Mr. Bryan has commended
the president on occasion, but It Is
open to queBtlon whether lie would be
willing to go to the extent of offering
him the headship of the rival party.
However, a temporary treaty might
be made between the two organiza
tions and a combination ticket, Roose
velt and Bryan, nominated. This
would be a ticket for radicals of what-
r-wr i-Hi-iv mime d support, nnd If the
conservatives should be dissatisfied
they might tyiTiie opposition lid.-itci
of their own. Would not Fairbanks
and Parker sweep Indianapolis and
Esopus?
DELIGHTED AT THE DECISION
IN THE PIKE COUNTY CASE.
To the Editor Of The Georgian:
Please allow me, a son of Pike coun
ty, to express my delight over the an
nouncement of the decision of the su
preme court, rendered yesterday and
chronicled In the dally press, sustain
ing the people of the above named
county In their desire and effort to
hold an election, which has for Its
purpose the abolishment of that branch
office of the nether region located in
and maintained by the city of Barnes-
vllle and dignified by the misleading
title—dispensary.
My Interest Is Intensified because I
know that It hasn't been so many
weeks since the llquorltea were confi
dent that they had this decision
squashed or pigeon-holed Indefinitely.
In fact, It came to me through what
I believe to be a reliable source, that
the defenders of the present regime
there were so confldent that all oppo
sition had been defeated that they
contributed $20,000 In cold cash to
ward securing the location of one of
the state agricultural schools—to ap-.
pease the wrath of the opponents who
could be bought for a mess of -pottage.
It might be interesting to the entire
state to know that my private Infor
mant, who Is up close to the throne,
told me aleo that the above mentioned
820.000 was borrowed from a Louis
ville brewer, without Intereat, for one
and two years. It was a part of tho
agreement, however, that the dispen
sary was to purchase all stock from
the Louisville concern during the said
two years.
All of this was not done by corre
spondence, but by a minister plenipo
tentiary from the Barnesvllle “tank."
I was told alao that the "leaders" of
the opposing forces acquiesced In the
agreement. And as their hands are
tied now, who will lead the host to
victory?
God win raise up true leaders—men
who will not equivocate and who can
not be bought, in the eight of God
and man, the action of these erst
while "leaders" Is too contemptible for
any use whatever. Names? Well,
wait.
C. L. STOCKS.
427 Austell Building, Atlanta, Go.
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MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
For Turman School.
A combination lea cream festival and
supper for the benefit of the library
fund, which the nchool Is raising, was
given Friday evening by the pupils of
the 8. B. Turman School at Lakewood
Heights. : The pupils and patrons of
the school are raising a fund for the
purpose of purchasing a school library
and something over $50 was added to
the sum already collected. Miss San
ders, the principal of the school, was
In charge of the entertainment.
At Baptist Tabernacle.
Rev. Dr. C. L. Ridley, of Live Oak,
Fla., a well-known evangelist, will fill
the pulpit of the Baptist Tabernacle
at both services on Sunday. The re
cent accident met by Dr. Broughton
will prevent him from preaching for
some time to come.
"Either Theodore Roosevelt or WII- powqr
Their Polltics-the Sam*.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The scores of esteemed contempora
ries poking fun at Colonel John Temple
Graves fait to assail his position that
the politics of Bryan and Rosevelt I*
esentlally the sams—which Colonel
Bryan went far toward admitting when
he seriously hinted the possibility of
the Democrats nominating another Re
publican, Senator LaFollette. The truth
s that Colonel Graves has put the
■firyanltes" on the defensive.
Highly Significant.
From the Lacrosse, WIs., Chronicle,
v This Is Indeed a remarkable utter
ance, and it is not surprising that Mr.
Bryan rose In hla place and admitted
before the audience of hts partisans
that tf he believed as Me. Graves says
he believes, he would accept his sug
gestion. It ts not to be supposed that
Mr. Graves spoke for himself alone, al
though he satd that that was hit pur
pose. He has not conceived so radical
a notion about the logical course for
the great political party of which he
ha* been a lifelong member without
laying It before many of hi* fellow
citizen* and fellow partisans In the
South and learning of their approval of
It. What he says, therefore, I* highly
significant, whether Mr. Bryan agrees
perfectly with It or not. It furnishes
another evidence of the unreserved
confidence which the American people,
without fegard to party affiliation, have
come to place In Theodore Roosevelt,
and It la another expression of the
forces that are operating to compel the
president to renounce the utterance
which he made on the night of hi-
election and once more become a car.dl.
date for the high office which he holds
and which ho has Invested with nev:
purposes and tremendously aiuan'—tad
Dr. Elgar's Sermons.
Rev. Thomas Elgar, the "Prison
Evangelist," will preach Sunday morn
ing at the First Baptist church (color
ed). In the evening be will deliver a
sermon at the Central Presbyterian
church. ^ HI* theme at this service will
be "Trumpet Blasts from Stone Walls."
ARMY 0RDER8.
Washington. A-prll 20.—Contract Sur
geon Walter Whitney, from Fort Pr*.
ble to Fort McPherson. Flrst-C'leii
Private BenJ. F. Johnson, signal corps,
from Fort Wood to recruit depot, Fort
Slocum, relieving Sergeant Edtvard N.
Reeves, signal corps, who will proceed
to Fort Monroe.
Private Willie B. Furnish, hospital
corps, Fort Thomas, discharged from
the army. Second Lieutenant Edward
A. Brown, Fifth Infantry, to Fort Mon-
roe, for duty pending examination for
first lieutenant of coast artillery. Pri
vate (first-class) James C. Reinhardt,
hoapltal corps, from gsneral hospital
Fort Bayard to Fort McPherson. Pri
vate Richard J. Heafty, Troop A, Fif
teenth cavalry, now at Fort Monroe to
general hospital, Washington barracks
Naval Orders.
Captain O. A. Merrlman, detached
navy yard, New York, to command
Missouri. Captain B. C. Pendleton. 4».
tached Missouri, to command navy
yard and station, League Island. War
rant Machinist D. F. McCarthy, front
army general hospital, Fort Bayard,-
to home.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived: April 16, Arkansas, at An
napolis; April 18, Prlncaton at Acapul
co; Buffalo at Mare Island.
Sailed: April 18. Nevada, from An
napolis . for Norfolk; St. Louis, from
Newport News for Newport; Mayflow
er, from San Juan for Washington;
Scorpion, from San Juan for Santlait
de Cuba.
Ohio Society 8moker.
The male, member* of the Ohio flo.
clety will have a smoker at the Pied
mont Hotel on Tuesday evening, the
10th. All Ohioans, whether member* of
the society or not, are cordially Invited
to come and gej acquainted.
New York Society.
All who formerly lived In the Em
pire 8tate of the North, and now reel-
dent* of th* Empire State of the South,
are Invited to meet In the Piedmont
assembly hall next Frtdny at 8 p. ">•
Wallace Presbyterian Church.
Service* Sunday at the Wallace Prea-
byterlan church, at Walker and Stone
wall streets, will be conducted at It
and 7:10 o'clock by Rev. T. P. Cleve
land, the paator. Sunday ichnol win
be conducted at 9:30 o’clock, and pr*>"
er meeting Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Royal
BaKin$ Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF
TARTAR BAKING POWDER
It does not contain an atom of phos-
phatlo acid (which Is tho product of bones
digested In sulphuric add) or of alum
(which Is one-third sulphuric add), un
healthful substances adopted for other ba
king powders bocauso of their cheapness•
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