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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. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Cundiy) By THE GEORGIAN. COMPANY. At g W*tt Alabama fit.. Atlanta. OS. Subscription Rates: Tsar tt.se 25 Month* t M Tht^a Months l.» B f Carrier. Psr \ir#sk M 4?riia Cblcaeo If yon haro nny tronbto setting TIIR GEORGIAN AND NEWS t Hop ho no the circulation department nnd have It promptly remedied. Telephones: Itelf 027 main. Atlanta 4401. It ta desirable that at! cotnmtinles- •bat thor tie stened. as an evidence of food fr.lfb. Rejected innnnscrlpts will not ho returned noleaa stamps are sent for the purpose S tub Georgian and skwb rlnt* no nneleso or objectionable ad* ertfsfnr. Neither does ft pHst whisky •r sny liquor ad*. OUR PLATFORM: The Georplnn and News stand* for Atlniitn's ownluK It* own cn* and elortrle light plant*. s* It now owns t:> water work*. Other eltle* do this ond jret gnn a* low a* *) rent*, with s profit to the die. This should he done at ones. The Georgian ■ sd New* Indleves thnt If street rail* w*y» eas l*» operated anrreaafnlly he F.nropean cities, as tbsy are. there fs so good reason why they can not he so operated ham Dnt we do not loiter# this ran he done now, and It mar he some year* Wore we are ready for so Y>hr sa undertaking. Htlll Atlanta should aft Its taco la that direction NOW. Persons leaving the city can have The Georgian and News mailed to them regularly hy send ing their order to Tho Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. 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 Don't Experiment when you are Investing your money. You should be governed by wbat successful investors have done before you. The conservative investor considers the advantages of an interest bearing Certificate of Deposit, issued by a strong bank, before yielding to the alluring claims of the promoters of ‘‘fake mining stocks” and other "get rich quick” schemes. Our Certificates of Deposit Draw Four Per Cent Inter est and are secured by a financial responsibility of over One Million Dollars. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. I*acafcll4», Idaho. HERBERT M. OSBUltN. COMPLIMENT PAID 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.