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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY, JUNE J. 1907.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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The Birmingham Age-Herald de
clares that Bonator I’cttua dues his
"oustin'' In Latin.
Five minutes of silence Is worth
more In tribute to Jelfernou Pavla
than flve hours of spoken eulogy.
Any further remarks nlxmt the
weather will be totally superfluous
and unavailing. The weuthor Is ovl
dently a changed man.
No man ever had a nobler tribute
than the flvo minutes of allenco
which 15,000,000 Southern people glvo
to their martyred Immortal today.
"Not, not me for the presidency. It
Is some other fellow's time,” said the
president In Ohio. But the (teople
have a little say-ao In matters of this
kind.
Champ Clark la a charming racon
teur and a noble hearted Democrat,
but he la by the records the poorest
presidential prognosticator In nil tho
party camp.
The Washington Herald It alarmed
lest Governor-elect Hoke Smith should
lose his popularity by reducing the
number of Georgia colonels. There
Is a thought In that
W’e trust that Champ Clark's de
scription of Alton B. Parker ns a
"Pig In a Poke” will not lay the Mis
sourian under the permanent, ill favor
of The Houston Post.
The Washington Herald has discov
ered that General Kurokl knows only
four English words. And The Herald
has been trying to engage him In a
controversy ever since.
The Fifth Regiment seems set for
Jamestown after all. Out of defeat It
baa fucked a victory from the hearts
and pockets of a people who really
love and honor the soldiers of the
state.
The New York Sun with an admira
ble sense of propriety refuses the use
of Its columns to correspondents who
desire to reopen the main question In
volved In the Beecher-Tilton scandal
of more than thirty years ago.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, one of the
very few brave and absolutely honest
thinkers of this generation, speaks In
tha current Jeffersonian words which
are very grateful to the soul of anoth
er man who has tried to And the truth
and speak It.
We are sorry that our esteemed lo
cal contemporaries did not give edlto
rial emphasis to the flve minute trlb-
nte to Jefferson Davts. The fact that
The Georgian suggested tt. should not
have Interfered, for The Georgian It-
self received the suggestion from Col.
Benjamin Blackburn, and cordially ac
knowledges It.
The Atlanta Georgian refuses to
believe anything but that William
R. Hearst's failure to buy the Dem
ocratic nomination lu 1904 was due
to the rascality of four-fifths of tho
Democratic party who would not
tolerate him under any clrcum-
itanees.—Houston Post.
So. we do not believe that, but we
are quite sure that Parker's success In
securing the nomination waa due to
the time-serving treason of certain
leaden of the Democratic party who
sec* willing to "tolerate him,” under
r disreputable circumstances. Does
Pest see?
READ THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH, AND ANSWER IT.
If any American haa doubted at any time the wisdom, statesmanship
and courage of the president of the United States, the speech delivered
at Indianapolis on Friday ought to aatlify an honest mind as to these
qualities In the chief executive of the republic.
This single speech Indicates a greater graap of the railroad ques
tion, and therefore a greater capacity to handle It, than all the platltudea
of all the other public men who have spoken upon this question In this
decade.
The president has evidently given steady, consistent and courageoua
thought to this problem as a problem, and every aucceedlng speech Indi
cates a greater comprehension of its Intricacies and of the remedy for
tho evil* which It Includes.
From first to last every phase of tho question Is treated with a
comprehension and an emphasis which Is as admirable aa It la reassur
ing.
In siralght, brave strobes, the president goes to the core of, the
problem by showing thnt it Is tbeselflsh and unscrupulous manipulator
of railroad stocks and securities who Is to be punished and not the hon
est operator or Investor. Upon this proposition, which Is fundamental
and true, the entire country will concur with the president, and we are
ihnroughly confident that every honest railroad official and operator and
Investor will also give to it n cordial and alncere approval. The presi
dent's speech seems to lay at rest the theory of government ownership of
railroads by making plain the practicability of government control and
regulation.
And through tha whole argument from first to last one cannot fall
to ndmlre the superbly balanced way In whloh the chief executive holds
tlje scales of Justice between honest wealth and nn impatient and mis
treated people.
Probably no si>ccch of Mr. Roosevelt's official career la better worthy
of preservation to Illustrate his vigor of brain, bis courage of Intention,
bis tenacity of purpose and hla balanced fairness of mind than this speech
at Indlanaiiolis..
As one reads this really great and convincing utterance Jt la Impoa-
slblo to nvold the recurrence of the question: "la there any other man
lu official life In thla country who sees this question so clearly and holds
the threads of Its sulullon so clearly In his hands as the man who la now
In the White House with duty In front of him and authority behind him?-
Day by day tho Impression deepens that thla conflict between preda
tory wealth and tho people is the transcendent and overshadowing Issue
of the times. Day by day to men who are thoughtful and courageous,
nnd who think, uot os time serving partisans, but as broad and fearless
cltlxcns, the conviction Is clear that thla question must be settled now
while public sentiment Is aroused, while consolidated capital la reduced
to nn equality with tho people by Ita own complications, and while we
have a magnificent executive authority to represent the popular Interest at
the head of the government.
Eight yoara ago the conditions would not have held half the promise
for a successful and patriotic solution of the problem. Eight years
hence, or even four years hence. It Is doubtful If conditions will be so
favorable for Iho winning of their rights by the people In this great
Arningcddon of economic liberty.
Put pnxalnn, partisanship and tho selfish schemes of office seeking
und the curse of tho spoils system under the feet of the people for a mo
ment, und wo must reallxo that It Is a calamity to disturb tho machinery
MAY BE RIGHT I
mind anil dare to be tree to his own ronvlr
lions. Ills road mnr be rocky and his hod?
(•shod with wounds, lint within bis owu
soul will h« Pence. Conscience will have
no scorpion whips for him. Remorse will
not feed anon hfs vitals.
Sow. It It can tic proved .
record that John Temple Ursrea stands to-
day where be stood. In ctrcnmstsnecs much
more tryluf. during the campaign of 1KM,
then nil questions of mere propriety and
good taste relttlre to the now fsmons
Chattanooga Imnquet speech will be swal
lowed op In ths greater question: Is be
right?
In 1496 Mr. Grsres had the wisdom and
the courage to advise the Democratic
to remove Hewatl. of Mslue, from the
ss they lind promised to do, and to marshal
the hosts rtf Democracy and Populism ‘
the support of Bryan and Watson.
Sir. tlrares sdrlscd In vain, "let the
Southern Populists go to the niggers, where
they belong,” said tha Inaolent chairman
Jamea K. Jones. "We can get the rotee of
the Western Populists without Watson, au
we don't need the populists of the Month.
t'pou that fatal miscalculation Bryan
went down In defeat when at the opeuln.
of the eampnlgu there were 75 points out of
||( ' favor. I
. _ have elected
Birnn.
These facts ore now accepted everywhere.
That John Teiuple (Imres was dead right lu
IMS no one can now dispute.
New York
tlon. _
When Dr a ret advised Bryan to nominate
Roosevelt la 1905. Bryan himself did not
•coat the Idea. On the contrary, hla words,
"seat present advised." left him to be gov
rrned by circumstances.
Mince the Chattanooga banquet the frlsadt
of Mr. Bryan hare declared that If Iloosa-
vtlt were renominated Mr. Bryan would re
fuse to run.
When the New York World brought thla
report to Mr. Bryan’s attention he answer-
ed, over his own signature, that he did not
'ire to discuss the matter.
Now, will some wise person please
i where we are at?
Think of ths situation:
Orarpa publicly urges flryan to nominate
Itooeerelt. Bryun replica that “os at pres
ent ndrlaed” be can not promise to do so
Roosevelt Is
oppose him; thu
Bryan whether this report Is true, nnd
Urynn refuses to discuss It.
Guecr ksttle of fish, eh?
ffnppoeo Bryan should nc
veil, he wonld be elected without eerloas
opposition, would he not?
Politicians generally s-onld so reason.
Then that would be the last of Itooeevelt
ss prealdent, would It not?
At all erenla, two things are reasonably
clear to this publican:
First. John Temple Graves baa been con
spicuously brave und consistent; nnd
Kerotid. William J. II. tul.hl And that the
•dvlca of Graves Is his surest routs to tha
white bouse.
OFFICES AND THE PEOPLE.
that is working SO consistently and so powerfully toward the solution of T ® i t r*st E y?m r w?n unim-^ufc * he privilege of
this Issue. Any revolution pow in politics, and any change In tho execu
tive authority of the government would Inevitably create a truce out of
which the combined forces of wealth might come with rallied powers and
redoubled zeal, courage, and energy to put In peril the splendid proba
bilities of tho present time. Providence and tho dcBtlny that watches
over Iho republic seems to have created tho present agencies for the
present vast emergency, nnd n people who would be so blind as to turn
their backs U|K>n a providential provision of statesmanship, courage and
patriotism so wise nnd so effective as that which Is concentrated In the
president, would scarcely deserve to enjoy the triumph of their rights or
tho blessings of liberty.
The wonderful thing about It all Is the splendid lialanco which the
president holds between popular prejudice and corporate greed. It la as
clear as daylight to both sides and to all honest parties In this great Issue
which divides the cor|>orattons and tho people, that the president's plan
of solution contemplates Justlco as exact and as unflinching to ono party
ns to the other. No greed or selflshAess of predatory wealth Is to be tol
erated for a moment In Its aggressions upon tho people. Btern and re
lentless war Is declared and reiterated against this element Ip every ut
terance from tho White Hnuso.
At tho same time no honest capitalist or Investor can And In the presi
dent's program the slightest cause for apprehension that bis rights or
his property will lie Invaded or his honest Interests curtailed.
It has taken years of extraordinary conditions to build up this man
to the capacity to successfully occupy this present, rare position. A par
tisan president, a mere chief of a faction, would be compelled by the clam
or of the faction about him to go to a more radical extreme on either aide
of this question. Any new man put In office by a party following certain
shibboleths would l>u swnyed and controlled by the prejudices and hungry
desires of tho men who surrounded him.
For nearlyi seven years Theodore Roosevelt has been establishing by
unflliichlMK courage a ismltlon of Independence toward faction, of grand
and catholic Individuality which puts hint In a position which no other ex
ecutive has occupied, nnd which no other executive cotld easily attain,
to approach thla question In complete Independence of faction nnd In a
magnificent hrrndlh of atatcsmanahlp which furnishes the only possible
basis of the Just nod permanent solution of the great economic question
of the age.
Take out of the Hat of Amorlcnn statesmen any man that you will,
no matter how strong and no matter how honest; let Theodora Roaevolt
atop out of the White House tomorrow nnd put thla man In hla place, and
In the revolution there would Inevitably be a lapse of courage on tbo part
of tho pcoplo and a reorganization of all conquering force on tho part
of tho colossal wealth which he has put at bay.
You can't cliango horses In crossing a stream; you can’t change gen
erals in the midst of a battle, and It la manifest folly to change chief ex
ecutives In the very heat and crisis of a colossal economic struggle.
Wo challenge any fair man South or North to read tho Indianapolis
speech and to lay hla hand on any other man whose grasp of the subject
or whose plan of the solution equals that expressed by Theodore Roosevelt
there.
•peaking ii few word* tlirouirh your valuable
paper fit regard to the city office* that
•hoitlil he fllleil hy the vote of the people.
Id my humble opinion, the renolutlon In
troduced hy Alderman Curtl* in council a
fsw day* ago Is the very thlu? we need, for
1 think thnt the city recorder, assessor,
building Inspector, electrician, fire chief,
superintendent waterworks, until fury chief,
marshal, license Inspector nnd warden
should he elected by the vote of tl
who as a general thing are past ir
the art of politics. In my opinion, the men
wa elect as mayor, aldermen nnd council*
men lire not elected to fill the offices with
their friends, hut to look after the clty'i
Interest ns they wonld their own. There
fore I think thnt the tax payers of the city
should have a sny-so In naming the men
who shall Oil tho officer I have Just named,
and theu If they have elected to any of
these places any one who does not come up
to the requirements of the office he holds
they can more easily put him out b; '
votes than wsltlug on fourteen poll
to say when be shall come out: for as It Is
today If a man Is elected to one of these
positions hy ronnrll and has a largo family
connection he Is safe for a long time If the
crowd bis family supports In the election
council because they, In their official ca
pacity, made enemies—namely, the recorder
ami marshal. As to the first one, In my
WE SYMPATHIZE WITH THE TIRED TEACHERS.
Tho Georgina In distinctly Inclined to sympathize with the AtlanU
teachers In their protest against tho Normal School whoso time nnd length
will spoil their summer vacations.
if it Is true that “til work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," it la
equally true that "all work and no play makes Mary a poor, lifeless
teacher."
No system of education (s well founded that Ignores either In teacher
or In pupil the wholesome element of rest and recreation, and the At
lanta teachers, set at liberty on the 1st df June, ought not to be held here
for a Normal School In the middle of July, when they might go out to
sweep the cobwebs from their brains and to tonic tho weary nerves In
their tired bodies by n summer of change and travel and refreshment.
Men and women learn something somewhere else than la schools.
Their contact with the world and the social rubbing up against people
lu their own nnd other professions does as much to freshen and vitalize
u teacher’s work as the weary plodding through a normal school during
the heated term of summer.
Perhaps we do not know enough of the reasons which Inspire this
normal school suggestion, hut upon that which comes to us we extend
our sincere sjmpnthy to the Atlanta teachers and sincerely trust that a
second thought will Induce tho board of education to free them for a rest
which Is just ns necessary as the normal methods which they cau get else
where If they need them.
And while we are at It, let us say that the city can do nothing better
. than to hasten that appropriation for tho Improvement of the sanitary con
ditions of the city schools.
President Rosser declares that tho board la doing the best it can and
this is doubtless true, but the hoard ought to be helped by the council and
that right speedily.
These conditions ought to be improved before the pupils of the At
lanta schools enter upon another term
ha has almut tho name crowd .....
ft elected by the people. As to the
lit tny mind that would he a very
poor excuse, for you can take the case of
our tax collector. Andy Stewart, who fills
About the same position for tln> county, lie
ta elected by the people nnd has ns many
friends ns an.v man lu the county, which Is
shown l»y Ills electlou each time; hut the
most Important ones lu the whole list, 1
think, are the city assessor, who should
have men In ther.i who should nuke nu
equal assessment of nil property, tflvluy
nil fnx pnyer* nn equal showing, he tliev
rich or poor, giving equal rights to all and
•pedal favors to none, and when the law Is
changed so that these offices arc filled hy
the vote of the |»eople then I think there
will not l*e mi much ward pulling und a
man will he elected pn his merits, for lie
will have very few places to promise Ids
friends that lie can put them In If lie Is
elected, and I think It will do more to
break up what Is known as ring politics
than anything else, and I nn one of many
of the tax payers of thla city of ours say
f ive the tax payers a chance to elect whom
hoy think are the right men for these of
fices. for we should have the say-so In
naming them because they receive their
salary through nil of the tax payers of the
city nnd not from n selected row, nnd I
wish to oar In conclusion that If a uinti
can not fill a public office w*lth dignity
enough to not make enemies theu I say put
him out mid put some one else In who cau
fill the pluce. Respectfully.
JAM EM M. FULLER.
434 W. Mitchell street.
THE IDEAL PA~PER,
To ths Editor of The Georgian:
As a son of “old Virginia” and n life
long Democrat, permit uie to express mv
hearty approval of the suggestion made lu
your Chattanoogn speech.
Our motto should l»e, “Government ac
cording to righteousness, truth, ami Jus
tice,” and In the attainment of such a high
stnndnrd wo may well afford to lay nsldi
partisanship, which Is so often selfish ness
As a constant render of the dally palters
I have longed for one which will speak ltt_
honest convictions regardless of the con se
quences. I trust that I have at lost found
oue.
1 herewith subscrllwj to your dally paper
and will remit promptly upon receipt of
i'anlou the liberty which I have taken of
giving expression to uiy sentlmeut. Very
respectfully,
A SOUTHERNER FOR PRESIDENT.
By David E. Guyton,
Well, what may we not aspect next? This
world Is a wonderful place. The era of
nilraclea la not over yet The earth la still
full of surprises. . . ..
For the past few dais the press of the
nation has diverted Itself with the quixotic
doctrine of John Temple Graves of Georgia.
It baa dealt with bis dictum both In Jest
and In earnest, nnd has set forth both Its
soundness nud Its folly. Just what spirit
reater
with
reason; but If be Is really and truly lu
sympathy with the fiction he Is teaching
for truth, the Iras that Is oak! of his theory
the better It will be for hla fame.
Just think of his startling audacity!
Chattanooga waa honoring, with a royal
banquet, the birthday of William J. Bryan;
the flower of Bout hern Democracy waa pres
ent, nnd peace and part
Suddenly, In.the midst <
lay, the eloquent ATlanti
tny, the eloquent Atlantan arose, and In on
outburst of methodical madness, l>esougbt
Mr. Rrynu. at the forthcoming convention,
to nominate Theodore Rooaevelt as the
Democratic Candidats for the presidency,
justifying bis demand upon the professed
belief thnt only tha wlslder of the prover
bial “big stick" could succeed lu steering
our ship of state In safety through the
billows of our national Issues.
If the peerless Nebraskan had been less
wise he might hare Iwen t»ewlldered hy
the logic of the Cracker; but equal to the
delicate emergency of the moment be re
plied In a calm and stately manner, treat
ing the matter with a degree of gravity uot
uuworthy of the Joke that It was.
It Is somewhat strange that John Temple
Oraves selected the champion or centraliza
tion nn the standard hearer for the follow
ers of Jefferson, and the wonder Increases
when we l>enr In mind that down lu Dixie
there are hundreds and hundreds who feel
os the Georglnu professes to feel, nnd who
would welcome n chance to cast their rote
for the man who declared Mr. Davis a
traitor, who did wlint he could to afflict
oar people with officials from among the
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TO PROF. SLATON
Resolutions of praise and congratula
tion* nnent the election of Professor
W. M. Slaton to the superlntendoncy of
the public schools, hgve been edopted
by the Alciphronlan Literary and De
bating Society.
The resolutions were drafted by L.
Terrell and Introduced by Hugh Fuller.
The work of Profeaaor Slaton as ptlncl-
pal of the Boys* High School Is com
mended hy the boys of the school. Pro
fessor Slaton waa elected a life member
of the Alciphronlan Literary and De
bating Society.
Lixella Ceupla Wads.
Mperlal to The Georglnu.
Lixella, Ga., • June 3.—Rev. J. T.
Young Friday Joined in marriage Mr.
Leonard Stoke* and Miss Annie Tay
lor. Mr. Stokes la a successful young
farmer and Mrs. Stokes Is the daughter
of Mrs. James Taylor.
our gallant fathers battled so bravely be
ueatn the folds of the stars and bars.
Now, maybe Mr. Graves has the Scripture
on his side when he urges the South to sc
cept as Its leader the man who has slsn
dered Its heri>es; hut Southeru Democrats
have too much human nature to offer him
the other cheek. I guess.
But even If the president should apologise
'or wbat he has sshl against her people,
tixle could not afford 16 owu her weakness
»v selecting this outspoken disciple of
Hamilton to guarantee be ‘ * * i *“
polls; but If she should
herself so much ns to name him to lead
her ou to victory, she would reap no re
wards whatever for her baseness; for. no
matter wbat his henchmeu may bluster
shout him, he has always been, and will
nlwnvsMte, a Mlnion-nure Republican through
and through. As the editor of The Mem
'Ills Commercial Appeal lias very wlsels
hserved, It Is time to fifrltear from nil
this talk shout the Democratic principles
of the president; nnd. although the orator
of Atlanta hnn already Instructed Southern
Democrats what the party should do. It
seems to me thnt the people of our section
could find a better and a more patriotic
aolutlou of their political problem by sin
gling out one of their own great statesmen
to stand as their chief In the coming cam
paign.
Now, of course Mr. Bryan has a precl-
us claim upon the hearts of the Demo
cratic voters of the nation, hut since we
lure honored him twice already with the
nomination for the presidency, and yet have
l»eeu unable to sehleve our aim with him
ns our dnubtless standard hearer. It might
uot prove such a quixotic notion Just to cut
clenr loose from the doubtful states nnd to
aunouurc to the world thnt the time lias
come for our people to resume their self-
respect and to rally to the colors of s son
of the soil Instead of to the standard of
one whoso Interests are largely out of touch
with the natural needs of otir section.
Of course you will tell me that no Mouth-
ru statesman can hope to attain to the
presidency, and perhaps you are right In
z - - * * e no proofs
tv «u«- ivuuitj, i uuvtf ninnt-il, however,
that since the civil war the Democratic
party has triumphed only twice, nud yet
during all these years It has chosen Its
nominee almost Invariably from a doubtful
serttou. For four decades or more there
fore wo have usually played lu a losing
game, and although 1 know hut llt.tle about
•uch affairs. It seems to me thnt we really
ought to try to fiml out sione more success
ful method of achieving our political alms.
Personally I believe that the Southern
states
lender,
te some votes In the North nnd West, hut
rhll« It wonld tend to drive nwny many It
might havs a wholesome effect after all;
for It would eertnluly attract a more
tying majority among the cttlxensL.,. ...
the gputh. and the unanimity among tho
voters of Dixie would possibly draw to tho
Mouthern nominee fully ns many outside
supporters so the party would lose hy the
venture. In politic#, ns In everything slue,
the prospects for success help determine
the result; and If our pe«»plc can persuade
themselves und their neighbors that their
ticket Is certain of victory there will b«
some hope for onr candidate In spite of
believe that Dixie can elect n native no
president. I think, on the other hand, that
•uch u result would come ss n positive sur
prise. T f**<*l. however, thnt to triumph
w th a native would not I* harder than
with nn alien chief: nnd since the chIiIs
are against us In either event
son why we should not nuke u change to
see how the matter might go.
But have we any statesmen down In our
ftlou worthy of n home lu the white
house? Could the situ of a subject of Jef
ferson Davis be entrusted with the scepter
of our states? If you should seek n replv
from Hie press of the North r
agree to risk the experiment, ..... ..
Could Just take the trouble to Investigate
or yourself you would’find that no other
quarter of the nation has n nobler assem
blage of statesmen. I shall not take the
tune to mention by nnme those cnmihlc <>r
state lu the whole of the Mouth where the
Demoeratlr party would find any trouble In
delivering ii presidential nominee entlrelv
worthy of Its hearty supp4irt.
We have the same race In Dixie today
that we had lief ore the civil war, and If
our statesmen were entftloi| to the presi
dency theu they are mi less deserving to
day. Did you ever stop to think who fash
ioned our republic ami who used to shleli]
It from danger and destruction during Its
luiicertulu yours?
The first wild note for “liberty or death”
burst from the lips of Patrick Henry? the
Declaration of Independence blossomed
from the brain of Thomas Jefferson; the
sword of George Washington severed for
ever the fetters that Imuml us to the tyrnn-
iiv rtf England: and the wisdom of John
Marshall gave our Federal constitution a
breathing and throbbing soul. Where were
them, founder* Iriirn uml bred? Were they
children of the Pilgrim Fathers? They
were natives of Virginia, every mother s
son of them: nud they are only u few of the
'ninny who might l»e Included lu the list of
those who have added to the luster of tlndr
land. J
Why, I*ef4»re the Civil war. the Mouth
ern people furnished nine t .f the fifteen
presidents; and out of this nnn»l*er. Virginia
had the honor of having been the hlrfhlnnd
of seven. It Is needles* to review the tw-
ord of the nine to establish fhelr merit
its statesmen: for ns long •* the story of
our nation Is known, the brilliant career* of
giants like Jefferson are destined to Illumine
JJp* annals of mtr land, nud the prowess «»f
Washington and the firmness of Jccksoui
ran never l*» forgotten through the niton. I
In spite of the splendor of them* rei-onls.
however, ami lu spite of the fiu-t that onr
glorious republic Is In iio slight degree a
production of our people, still the sou* 4>f
these fathers nre <|*uled the right stand
whan* their Tnthcr* have stood: and nl-
though our orators soar among the stars in
their eulogies to onr reunit4*il nation. Dixie
has not been suffered to elect a native as
president since the close of the clash l*e-
tween the section*. If the wnr Is renllv
ami truly over, ami the hntilief I* hurled
forever. I Just can't see whv the people
of tin*' Month are banished from the
threshold of the white home. Perhaps I am
foolish to any sm-h a thing; hut I wish our
ornt4»r* would either stop their Ivlug. «>r
else prove the truth of their speeches. It
Is out of the question to make a great ado
In honor of the healing of the sear* of the
sixties, and tbcu to alt hy In slavish aub-
mission, while the Idem* of the North, with
their club* uplifted, brook no Intrusion from
wo Southland
Now. I don't Mams the ynnkees for doing
[what they ran to keep everything In their
K Mwer: but what makes me furious Is to sec
w the South cringes and fawns at their
feet. For nearly a half century we have
I worn their collar, ami i*«*inced at tkrir
berk and call: anil yet. what have we gain
ed through our servile groveling and our
ticking «>f their politico! na!nt«?TwjiJ|
only twice. *lm*e th*» Civil wn
liar
that Is pulsing lu our hearts
nnd utterly forgetful of the glorious heri
tage which our fathers hare committed to
our keeping. . , ,
It la time for our people to reassert tlielr
Ight nud to show what mettle is lu them,
.tin time to break away once for nil from
the political fetters of the North, nnd to
draw up our declaration of Democratic In
dependence. no nutter whot the liberty
nuy coat us. We have onr right*, we have
our statesmen; let us stand by our aeo^
tlon like heroes. Our Interest* nud thrae of
the Northern people cau never l*e one and
the same; ami unless we look after what
directly concerns ti«, we can never hope to
have our share of the good things which
flow from the fountains of the govern
ment. . „ ,
Of course, while the negroes shall remain
In our country, we shall suffer on account
of onr numerical weakliest; for although
the blacks Jire licnled the ballot, still they
fill up spare where otherwise Democratic
voters might reside. Tosslldy. wheu the
negroes nre better educated, they tuny adopt
the political views of Dixie; and then if
they do. we may find It convenient to make
grat'd use of thrir votes. I hope, however,
to see the Mouthern whites estnldlsh equili
brium between the tw<» sections without
having nuy sort of political affiliation with
the voters of the African race.
What we need lu the Mouth Is ft larger
population to guarantee our rights lu the
government; but while tills Is lucking, let
us not degrade our stock hy dabbling lu
political expediencies to entice a few votes
from the North. Being chiefly agricultural,
the commonwealths of Dixie nre naturally
rather thlnlr settled: hut the marvelous de
velopment of our native resources Is at
tracting the notice^of the world: nnd as
soon ns the I'nunnu canal Is completed, the
commerce of the nations will touch upon
nnr «horc«. nnrl with It will roll In n tlcin
«f population to (1w.ll In onr Imnntlfnl
loiruera. With th. zrowth of onr cltlzon-
.hip nnrt th. Iner.n,. of our wealth will
come more political power: nnd. sooner or
later, our longoppresaed people will find
themselves able to cope with the North.
Whllo nwnllln* th.«o rontlitlom, lot u»
tench onr section to rely entirely upon Its
own ntnlwnrt aonn. Althouzh w, may huu-
■tor nint thlrat aflor victory, lot it, not
compromise with our foes to obtain It: hut
let us single out from among our statesmen
those who nre worthy of the place, and con
tinue to honor them with onr hearty sup
port. till, after the lapse of campaign after
campaign, we shall flnnllv sweep the na
tion in triumph nud commit the helm of our
Nhln to the hand of a son of our poll.
Now, of course. In the forthcoming na-
..onal campaign. Colonel Bryan Is apparent
ly the leader to name: nnd It must be ad
mitted thnt present Indications suggest the
possibility of Ills winning; and vet when
the final Issue Is tested, and the results
of the polling nre announced. I tlrmlv bo-
Have that our people will find that the
Grand Old Tarty" was not so badly broken
they fancied If was at the time. If the
peerless Nebraskan Is named by our party.
I shall cheerfully give him my vote; but
down In tny heart I ihall feel somehow
that I have not honored my section ns I
Should: for. while the great Westerner Is
above all reproach, he lives too far from
tb* sunny land of Dixie for his big. honest
heart to throb In perfect time with the
bent of the time Mouthern breast.
THAT CANAL AGAIN. ,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Am I Agitating n matter for academic
discussion in urging utmost use of our
waterways, utmost connection of each
system of rivers with every other sys
tem In this country to aid in solution of
a critical condition in our country’s
history?
Do I see more clearly than others to
what this crisis tends, that It Is com
pelled to grow worse until It grows
better?
Have I been unfortunate In presenta
tion of the warnings given by great
leaders of railway thought, who have
prophesied a partial suspension of ac
tivities for want of transportation?
Have announced to the public that the
railroad system of tho- country can
only remedy the evil In part. That all
available relief. Including an Immediate
return to all available water transpor
tation, Is vital, to continuance of our
wonderful prosperity, some of whom
have gone so far as to predict a crisis
In our history, unlees the problem Is
speedily solved.
I challenge a test as to the urgency
of this problem. Let any newspaper In
this broad land, In any community,
large or small, send out nn Intelligent
correspondent with Instructions to ask
any consigner or consignee of freight
for his experience ns to delays In pro
curing freight, delays In securing cars,
delays in getting them placed for load
ing or unloading when they are In his
city, delays to Important manufactur
ing enterprises by delayed machinery,
delayed raw products entering Into the
manufacture of goods, and If he does
not find the complaint universal It Is
»nly because the parties will not talk
for publication.
Send him then to the railroad man,
who Is connected with transportation.
If he can procure a frank expression It
will be thnt his life Is made a burden 111
the effort to furnish car service, loco-
mot lx*e sendee. The railroad men In
every department will say they are
doing all they can, and will sny but the
truth. All they enn do Is but partial
relief.
Who and what is to blame? The
answer Is, the American energy which
has created a great prosperity, greatly
Increasing freights, more rapidly than
motive power, cars, tracks can be pro
cured.
There Is but one remedy which with
nil the railroads can do will furnish
adequate relief. It Is water transpor
tation. (\ P. GOODYEAR..
Brunswick. Ga., May 31.
TO A 8KELETON.
(Contributed by C. A.. BROACH, D.O., of
Atlanta.)
(The manuscript of this poem. pub.
Iltfhed early lu the past century, Is said
to have been found in the museum of
the Royal College of Surgeons, In Lon
don. near a perfect human skeleton, and
to have been scut by the curator to
The London Moral ns Chrouide. * It ex*
cited so much attention that even a re*
ward of 50 guineas was offered for sat*
Ixfactory lot urination as to Its origin;
hut the author still remains uuknown.)
Behold thla ruin! 'Twas a skull
Once of etberial spirit full;
This narrow cell wn* Life's retreat.
This sluice was Thought's mysterious settt
What beauteous visions filled this spot!
What dreantH of pleasure long forgotl
Beneath this uiolderlng canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eyel
But start nop at the dismal void;
If nodal love thnt eye employed,
If with no lawless fire It gleamed.
But through the dewa*uf kindness beamed^
Thnt eye shall Ik* forever bright
When stars und huu nre sunk lu night.
If falseho<Mi's honey It disdained
And when It could not praise was chained;
If bold In virtue's cause It spoke,
Yet geutle concord never broke.
This silent touguc shall plead for thes
Wheu Time unveils Eternity!
Sny, did these fingers delve^ the mine,
_ .. — • the gem,
Can nothing now avail to them;
But If the page of Truth they sought.
Or 4‘omfort tu the mourner brought—
TIicho hands n richer meed shall claim
Than all that wait on Wealth and Fame.
If from the bowers of Ease they lied
To geek Affliction’* Immblc shed;
If Grandeur's guilty brlln* they spurued.
And home to Virtue's cot returned—
These feet with Angel wings shall vie
And tread the palace of the sky.
HOW TO MAKE GREATER ATLANTA
ELEVATOR FALLS;
TEN ARE HURT
Akron. Ohio, June 3.—Ten persons
were Injured nnd one probably fatally
whqn an elevator dropped at the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company today.
The car dropped twenty-two feet.
To the Editor iff The Georgian:
I ii regard ti» the current dl*cu*sloii over
the extension of the city limits, please let
lilt* make two *ugge*tloiis:
1. Unite Fulton and DeKalb counties
under the name of DeKnlb.
Adopt the Galveston or “commission”
plan of city government.
It I* true thnt mixing counties under
one elty government will ran** confusion;
also that the citizens of DeKalb eounty may
well object to seeing It materially dlsmein-
Imred. or it* historic name disappear. Tho
suggestion made above obvlntes both.
Atlanta may l*e loath to part with ths
name of Fulton, hut there fs no question
between the historic value of the two
names; while Fulton is curiously Inappro
priate. Atlanta depending for Its progress
upon railways, not stenml*onts.
Also the plan Is historically correct, sines
Fulton was on re n part of DeKalb, nnd,
If reuniting the counties- may seem to iusks
the ensteru part too distant from Atlanta,
that section could he nntiexod to Bockdals
or Gwinnett.
Also the curious constitution of 1877 will
not stand In the way, nud this reduction la
the number of counties will enable the leg
islature to create, without a constitutional
amendment, another county where It If
more needed.
The one fault with our city government Is
the multiplicity of officials nnd the con
sequent disappearance of responsibility.-
It Is saying nothing against the Incum
bents under the existing system to remind
tin* public tiuit this Is nt the bottom of
all our local troubles, or that these nre
good nnd plenty. Reminding Is nil thnt Is
necessary; It will take little trouble to re
call them nil.
First Galveston, nnd after It Houston,
Dallas and many of the most progressiva
cities of the Southwest nod west hsvs
adopted the principle of a tingle commis
sion-five nt most—In whom all power and
hence nil responsibility I* vested. The re
sulting Importance of the office makes It
certain that competent men will seek If,
and also that any Incompetent man will hs
found out.
It Is the one sten needed to bring our
government up to date, nud to make pos
sible any further advance In the policy of
luunlrlnnl ownership. If It were possible
I should like to sitiiitnnrlxe the articles re
cently printed In MeTIure’s and The Out
look on this subject. I hope It will be done
by The Georgian. VOTER.
THE MAN8I0N8 OF MEMORY.
(By Arnold B, Hall.)
In the land of Lotus bloom
Is a palace with perfume
Floating from the fancies dear,
Filling chalices with cheer,
Like carnations’ royal hues,
Flashing 'mid the morning dews,
In the garden glad with thought
Blossoms Memory has brought
Welcome, Oh, Mnemosyne,
Visit earth by night and day;
Like the poppy's queenly lights
Thou, Mnemosyne, so bright.
Ever seemly doeat appear.
Bringing beauties ever dear.
The Mission of the Moments.
Everyone's a missionary.
Practical or visionary;
A plenipotentiary
For money or man,
For Pluto or Pan.
Right requires no tuition
Fee for Its great (nlsslon.
Save the Incense of the soul.
Floating from the final goal.
Telling us that moments met
God will surely not forget;
And In aiding the distressed.
Ameliorating tho*e oppressed,
Christly love we’ve confessed.
To the Editor of The Georgian:,
One of the most kingly commend**
tlons for The Georgian is Its forceful
and effective policy of refusing any
liquor advertisements. That Is a great
repudiation to dealers apd shippers of
the satanlc fluids.
I recently called attention to this pol
icy of yours In a temperance address.
Your friend.
ARNOLD B. HALL.
elected a peni'crntlc Icsder; rad yet we
HIS COMPLAINT
t
I rucM the country', jiro.perou.—there', no disputin' that—
The old world', movin' on. I know, with wonderful eclat—
My health I. better than It', bin—I've *ot a (rood job. too—
I'm out o' debt nnd .avln’ some, and all my friend, nre true—
Hut .till 1 ain't quite happy—and I’ll Je.' alt here nnd pine
Till I know the watermelon I. a-ripenin' on the vine.
When I can pit a carvin' knife and lu, one to the pool.
And keep It there a-floatln' till 1 know It's food and coo!—
Ami when I see that heart o' red with seed, o' black and white—
I ain't got any trouble left and everything'* all right—
The world m<ty have It. pleasures and It. treasure—hut for mine
I'll Je.' lay back and wait until the melon's on the vine.
—Qrantland Rico In The Xaihvllla Tennessean.