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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Nature faking was originated by The
Houston Pont.
- Walter Wellman Is going to give tho
North Pole another cbanco to bo dis
covered.
It la aafo to wager that Mobile's I)o-
As-You-Pleane Club has no married
men In It
i Dr. O. W. Drake nayn that glrla arc
kissing their lives away. Happy death
for the fortunate co-osculntors.
With a horse that can win tho Eng
lish derhy, why should Richard Crolter
care for Tammany control? His cup of
happiness Is probably tilled.
Envy of Atlanta gnaws Incessantly
at the vital* of The Charleston News
and Courier. Uut why resent Charles
ton envy? Demortuln nil nlnl bonum.
It Is.natural to suppoao that certain
unregeoerated paragraphers will make
jeering comment on the fact that a
funeral association Is to shortly hold
B convention tn Atlanta.
Commissioner O. R. Stevens Is In
accord with The Georgian In his
views of the reduction of passenger
rates, which Is to say that, as usual,
O. B.'s bead Is conspicuously level.
After prayerful wrestling with him
self. Senator Knox has gotten bis con
sent to accopt the presidential nomi
nation. Now, all he haa to do Is to
get the reet of the country tu accord.
The easy adroltneis with which
•"Uncle Joe" Cannon aldeetcps trouble
It likely to be put to a more severe
strain than ever before. The Federa
tion of Womeu’e Clube Is camping on
his trail In earnest.
Report has It that Armuchee trout
are more numerous ami finer than
over, which Information Is likely to
enuae uneasy movements on tho part
of a well known ex-Armuchlan.
Envious and boastful people from
Texas, the District of Columbia and
South Carolina are cordially Invited
to note the fact that delicious Georgia
peaches are going forth to delight the
palate of the country In carload lots.
Whether or not 1 Is twice as many
as 0. as The Washington Herald arro-
t-wmly asserts, it Is certain that The
Weihlngton baseball team has naught
to add to tho controversy in most of
It* contests.
So far The Washington Herald has
been unable to get General Kurukl In
to a controversy. First thing The
Herald knows the general will add
four more English words to the four
he already knows, and put It out of
business..
Tho startling rumor that Uncle Joe
Cannon Spoke vociferously In North
Carolina for States' rights and for let
ting the South deal with the negro,
can only Had its explanation In a pe
culiar product for which the corn
Soldi of North Carolina are becoming
Camels.
HOKE SMITH. THE RATIONAL SOUTHERN CANDIDATE.
It Ys not a matter of astonishment to The Georgian that William J.
Bryan ahould favor Hoke Smith aa his flrat choice for the Democratic nom
ination If Mr. Bryan himself should not be chosen.
The dispatches from Washington are not thoroughly definite and
clear as to Mr. Bryan's expressions ui>on this matter, but the editor of
The Georgian distinctly recalls that as far back as the September of tho
last year at the Bryan banquet given by the Jefferson Club In Chicago,
the Great Commoner, sltttlng as usual In the center of the banquet hall,
asked his next door neighbor to exchange seats with the editor of The
Georgian In order that he might make personal Inquiries as to the cam
paign of Hoke Smith for governor, and to send to blm tho assurance of cor
dial admiration and or blgb political regard.
In tbls conversation eight months ago, Mr. Bryan expressed the idea
that tbe governor-elect of Oeorgia was one of the most forceful figures In
the republic, and that ho would be abundantly worthy of any national
honor which the party might seek to put upon him.
The reason for tbls preference, of course. Is plain. It Is the reason
which has moved’ Tba Georgian beyond any question of state pride to ad
vocate Mr. Smith as the Democratic nominee In preference to the admir
able Culberson of Texas or to the venerable John W._ Daniels, of Virginia.
Governor-elect Hoke Smith Is exactly of the same type of Democrat
as Mr. Bryan. He Is an aggressive, definite Democrat. He Is a reformer
who strikes straight from tbe shoulder In advocacy and Is absolutely cer
tain to act straight from bis convictions In execution.
If the present Georgia legislature In loyal cooperation with the gov-
crnor-clect shall put upon tbe etatute books of tbe state the legislation
which the governor baa promised and wblch be desires to record, we do
not hesitate to say that the adjournment of our coming general assembly
will leave Hoke Smith, of Georgia, In possession of tbe center of the
field as the strongest, the most definite and tbe most eligible reform
Democrat outside of Bryan himself In .tho entire ranks of tbe party.
We plant ourselves upon several propositions—In case the Democratic
parly decides to make He usual party nomination for the presidency.
First, a Southern candidate will bo stronger than any candidate
from any other section, and will Increase rather than diminish the vote
given to our party in the North, while of course his nomination would ac
centuate the loyalty and enthusiasm of the party In the South.
Second, among Southern candidate* we have no one who etands now
and Is more likely to stand In October so prominently or «o forcefully
as Hoke Smith, as the representative of those definite reform measures
which the people have demanded from the legislation of the times and
which are designed to regulate the relations between predatory wealth
and the people.
Third, yielding the highest honor and regard to Senator Culberson, of
Texas, who Is unquestionably our second choice among Southern candi
dates, Tho Georgian believes that tbe Texas statesman while dear and
wise and patriotic' la not sufficiently and definitely aligned with the re
form and progressive spirit of Democracy which must dominate the next
election. Tho conservatism of Senator Culberson, while It may be wise.
Is not winning before a people who are enamored of Roosevelt, admiring
of Bryan, and will domand an active and militant reformer rather than a
prudent and conservative theorist In tbe present condition ot affairs.
The same objection applies much more strongly to Senator Daniel,
who belongs right heartily to the ultra-conservative element which sup
ported the unfortunate Parker in the last campaign. The Virginia sena
tor haa been too ardent an opponent of Mr. Bryan and too prompt a pro-
testant ngnlnst his policies to commend himself to the general enthu
siasm of tho definite Democracy either North or South.
Folk, of Missouri, has made good only In part as a reformer and his
hold upon the public admiration Is not to vigorous tut It was two years
ago.
Thoro remains then In the entire Democratic rank in this New
South from which In our Judgment the candidate should ho chosen, but
one man, and that man our governor-elect, who combines the militant and
definite record, tho forceful characteristics, tbe physical and Intellectual
courage, and the magnificent personality, to enlist the enthusiasm and to
command tho actlvo support of tho real definite Democracy of the South
and of tho republic.
Wo have no donbt that theso are exactly the reflections In Mr. Bryan'a
mind wblch have twice led him to'express bis preference for the govern
or-elect of Georgia. Mr. Bryan Is a great, wise and unselfish man. We
nover have liellevcd ho was sufficiently enamored of the presidency to
sacrifice cither dignity or self-respect In Its pursuit, and from his stand
point of lofty patriotism ho haa doubtless revolved Democratic personali
ties and Democratic possibilities Just as we have and has reached the con
clusion which wo havo several times expressed that If any man In the
Democratic party has a chance tor success In the next national election.
It la Hoko Smith, the uillltan), forceful and definite reformer ot the Geor
gia Democracy.
AUTOMOBILES AND CLASS FEELING.
We felt sure It would come.
Prosperous as the pcoplo are, and contented In the main, tbe automo-
bllo la making a class distinction In our population which Is bearing Us
fruit tn watchfulness and In reprisal.
This Is much to be deplored and, taken In time, it may be success
fully destroyed by the prudence and consideration ot our fortunate friends
who are the tiossesiora of these splendid rushing, and costly machines.
Tho temptation la almost Irresistible for one who sits behind the
power that ran whirl off thirty, fifty and even seventy miles an hour on
tbe beautiful roads of this modern day, to let out speed and to cut the
sir In swift passage from place to plsco. Without selfishness, without
auy lack of consideration and without cruelty, but from the sheer im
pulse of warm blood set above tho capacity to accomplish great speed,
our ever Improving automobiles are rushing with a speed and a dash that
Is sometimes thoughtless but nover malevolent.
It Is Inevitable that tho people, and they are tho great majority, who
do not have these splendid machine*, should protest some ot the peril*
which ere incident to their existence.
It Is not In this spirit that the Automobile Legislative League of
Georgia proposes to Introduce a bill restricting the freedom of these won
derful vehicles. Tho Automobllo League of Georgia has headquarters
at Midland, In the center of the state. Dr. S. E. Young la the president,
J. G..Baldwin Is the secretary and treasurer.
They will present to the next legislature a bill wblch will begin with
the expression of good will toward the owners of Automobiles and
of congratulation to them on their capacity to have and to handle them.
I’rotestlng any possible prejudice, these gonttomen, representing a
large number of the pcoplo of middle Georgia, declare that ss It Is only
the small minority who cau own and operate automobllea, they should
do nothing to menace the health and safety and comfort or the pleasure
of the great majority, and tbetr bill will seek to cover about the follow
ing points:
First, tbe securing of a license to run every machine.
Second, tho use of a number both In front and rear of machines, and
that such numbers should be purchased for a fee pakj to the county or
the state.
The hill goes rather far In urging that no automobile or other ma
chine ot that nature should be allowed to use the country roads at night
under any circumstances. We feel sure that this suggestion will be
deemed radical.
As will the other limiting speed on the country roads to only fifteen
miles per hour as a maximum.
There Is more Justice In the provision of the bill which requires that
persons operating these machines on approaching curves, angles or
hill tops in the country where they cannot see a hundred yard* ahead,
should reduce their speed to between tour and six mtlea an hour.
. It will bo required that every machine shall be brought to a full
stop on a signal from the party In front of them that It* approach Is about
to frighten the horse or team which the other party Is driving.
And the bill will request not only the stoppage of locomotion but the
stoppage of all machinery.
It also requires the owner ot the machine to get on the ground
add stand between the said machine and the said frightened animals or
otherwise render such help as he can, under penalty of a fine.
The bill will also provide for the punishment of those violating any ot
these rules and will lay them liable to action for any injuries to persons
pr to property from tbe careless running of the machines.
Tbe Georgian Is always In sympathy with the rights of the majority
as-opiiosed to a minority, however popular and Influential the minority
may be. We trust, however, that our frleMs at Midland will take a
thoroughly reasonable view of this bill before It Is presented and will
eliminate any feature which may be too stringent and not required by.
the conditions existent. •
The automobile Is hero to stay. When Its craze period Is over. Its
price will be steadily reduced Just as the price of bicycles came' down
In. the course of time, and It will become more and more useful as a com
mon carrier on city atrects and country roada.
Those who own theso machines now should entry in their minds
at all times a sense of consideration and of responsibility which will do
more to prevent feeling and adverse legislation than all the appeals of ad
vocates or the defense of enthusiasts.
On tbe other hand wo sincerely truit that our frlenc'x of the Interior
will not be tempted by Irritation and discomfort In this Intervening period
In which their country horses and teams are becoming accustomed to
the automobile and that they will be considerate of the few as the few
must be qinslderate of them.
New Inventions and public Improvements frequently entail tempora
ry Inconvenience and discomfort. It Is the part of wisdom and of good
policy to be patient and to endure If necessary some temporary dlscom
forts while a great Invention la beco mlng adapted through degrees to tbe
convenience and Interest of the msjority of the people.
Every year will lessen tho conflict between the automobile and the
people, and before tho decade Is oflt we hope to see them in the posses
sion of farmers, clerkB and mechanics as generally as the bicycle is now
subserving tbe convenience of these classes of our population.
THE GREAT TUBERCULOSIS CONVENTION AT ATLAN
TIC CITY.
There can be go doubt that the American Agtl-Tubercutoils League,
now In session at Atlantic City, has established itself as a vital and re
spected factor In the great battle against tbe White Plague In America.
No organisation In this country or In Europe has had a more Inter
esting or vital program than the present convention. Its attendance bts
been especially large; Its papers hove come from men of the highest
caliber, and have been of the greatest scientific and literary value. The
press has given the largest attention to Us dally deliberations and Its
conclusions will doubtlsss hereafter be standard In tbe further movement
against the tuberculosis plague of the country.
Atlantans have a peculiar Interest In tbls league from the fact that
It Is presided over by an Atlanta physician, who perhaps more than any
other man In the South Is responsible for the birth of this league and for
Its present splendid numbers and Influence. Dr. George Brown, ot Atlanta,
Is practically tbe founder of the league, and with a consecration as rare
as It has been utterly unselfish, he has, little by little, recruited Its
ranks, enlarged Its membership and dignified Its deliberations, until the
present session In Atlantic City has won for ftae.f a place In the medical
annals ot the republic and of tbe times In which wo live. The Georgian
■peaks advisedly In Its comment upon the consecration and the unselfish
ness which Dr. Brown has shown. He has no desire to exploit himself
In connection with It, and we havo seen the letter which several weeks
ago he wrote to the New York secretary of the league urging upon him
to secure the consent of some New York physician or publicist of na
tional prominence to assume the presidency and to locate the headquar
ter! of tbe league In a more metropolitan center. We have no doubt that
at the mere suggestion ot hts willingness tor service he would have
been elected, and we do not know yet what tbe convention may do with
bis advocacy o( another man. But we should be less than an impartial
newspaper If we failed to commend the really notable and thoroughly un
selfish service of one ot our own distinguished professional men In the
creation of a movement so Important, and of the ample and gratifying
success which his diligent efforts have carried. We congratulate Dr.
Brown upon tbe convention which has so richly crowned bis noble and al
truistic labors.
And we congratulate the country upon the unton of so many good
and wise men Into an organized and determined effort for future warfare
against tho colossal plague of the century In which we live.
The poem unsigned in Wednesday’s
Georgian, “Falth’i Answer to the.
Ages,” waa by Arnold B. Hall, of Pen
dergrass.
The Chattanooga speech has set the
newspapers of the country to discuss
ing tho great question of "What Par
ties Stand For." If It doe* nothing else
the utterance Is amply vindicated In
this result. We are about to see
where we are at."
Tbe Hon. Hoke Smith, of Atlan
ta. Is talked of tor tbe presidency
of the United States. The Hon.
John Temple Graves Is agin' 'lm.—
Newipaperdom.
And this from a newspaper model
end expert. Well, let It pass.
LOVES OF TWO GREAT MEN.
From the Washington Herald.
How sweet It t*—and how grateful
we should be that It Is io—to enjoy
the contemplation of so rare a love as
that existing between William McKin
ley and his wife. How restful to turn
aside from the heartaches, the pain,
the sorrow, and the shams of thoas
who tread the beaten patha through
primrose way* of worldly things, and
give thought to that which we know
to have been Ideally pure, ennobling,
end approved of the Master.
The love of William McKinley and
hie gentle helpmeet was as simple
as the sunshine of Junettme; tt wae
Just a winding of the Ivy about the
oak—an affection without an element
of unrest, of uncertainty, or of doubt.
It Is not to be told of In words—they
are such Idle thlnge at beet. It waa
love born In esteem and high regard:
was nurtured In serenity. It was
Jeweled with the memory of children
sacrificed to death, and It lived and
grew and broadened, and eventually
encompasaed entirely two souls that
were truly one, and two hearts that
knew no separate throb.
William McKinley, who cherished
such a beautiful affection for Ids wife,
was the gentlest of men. Harsh words
rarely, It ever, passed hie lips. He
dreaded the task that Involved the
slightest possibility of wounding a fel
low creature's feelings. He wae kind,
considerate, tactful. One would hardly
think to find a parallel to hts tender
regard for hts life companion tn such
a man as Robert Toombs, of Georgia.
Toombs was many things that McKin
ley was not. Fiery, hot-tempered,
scornful, and utterly unmindful of the
feelings or pride of those near to blm,
the Georgian was a whirlwind of pae-
slnn and a hurricane of crushing, bit
ing, bitter words. And yet his love
for his gentle Invalid wife was Ideal.
Like McKinley. Toombs was the
lover to the very last. He was nurse
at the bedside when pain racked the
body of his dear and precious charge.
Never wae the day too occupied with
official duty for Toombs to take the
afternoon drive, and never lived the
footman who carried hie loved one to
and from the carriage. Those who re
member Robert Toombs In life bear In
their minds no more cherished picture
than that of the leonine Southerner car.
rylng his frail and fragile wife tender
ly. carefully, tn hts own strong arms.
To Mrs. McKinley, the martyred prcsl.
dent waa ever "the Major.’ To Mrs.
Toombs, the Georgian waa ever "the
General.”
It frequently happena thus. Men aa
far apart aa the polea tn temperament,
environment, phyalcal and mental
make-up, come to • high and lofty level
under the inspiration of a good wom
an's pure and unaffected love. “One
touch of nature makes the whole world
kin," and the small white hand* of the
women worth while guide Into a com
mon fellowship the soules of men who piled with proper apparatus for pre-
are truly great. paring diet for the sick and Invalid in-
THE GREAT RICHMOND REUNION
To the Editor of The Oeorglan:
No on* who attended the late Con
federate reunion at Richmond could
fall to be Impressed with the very cor
dial and enthusiastic reception given to
the veterana by the ladles of Richmond
and Virginia.
It was grand, spontaneous and uni
versal. No wonder Lee's army fought
I(ke tigers. Such noble women would
Inspire the timid and cowardly to deeds
heroic and chlvalrlc! Who wouldn't be
willing to die In defense of such noble
specimens of true womanhood—for
such unconquered and unconquerable
hesolnes?
The reunion would have been a grand
success If It had not been for the cold,
Inclement weather. Copious showers
were followed by a chilly wave, which
lasted from the opening until Sunday.
Monday, the day of the last grand pa
rade and the unveiling of the Davis
atatue, was the beet day of the occa
sion.
The managers seemed to be surprised
at the unexpected Inclemency of the
weather, and consequtntly most of the
cots were unprovided with blankets,
and It really seemed that those In
charge of provisional arrangement*
were overwhelmed with the unexpected
numerous attendance.
Much complaint wes heard: some of
It wise and some of It otherwise—some
of It Just and some of It unjust: some
of It reasonable and some of It unrea
sonable.
While It was evident that the ad
ministrative capacity of tho manage
ment of the Richmond reunion was
faulty and Inefficient, yet It must be ad
mitted that these were "errors of the
head and not of the heart.” The en
tente cordlale was there. The noble
son* and daughters of Richmond meant
to extend old Virginia hospitality to all
veterana.
The writer, not being able to procure
a cot at Camp Gordon (where many
tents bad been erected for the accom
modation of the vets), repaired to the
Soldiers* Home, whore he secured a
good bed In one of the cottages con
nected with the home, through the
kindness of Colonel Charles Euker,
commandant of Lee Camp, Soldiers'
Home, and Colonel Euker not onty pro.
vlded the writer with a bed, but with
board also, while there.
I couldn't have been better enter
tained anywhere In Richmond than I
was by the commandant of the Soldiers'
Home.
Colonel Euker ts of German descent,
and Is every Inch a soldier In appear
ance, as well as In action. His military
training In the Confederate army was
thorough, to say nothing of the train
Ing he received In the "fatherland;
and In the volunteer service of Virginia-
after the war. Ills military service
from 18*1 to 1897 was as follows:
18«1-'S2—Sergeant Company K, Fif
teenth Virginia Infantry.
1862-'«5—Sergeant Company B. First
Battalion Virginia Cavalry.
18IJ-'97—First Regiment Cavalry,
Virginia Volunteers: private, sergeant,
lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant
colonel, colonel.
A belter man for commandant of the
Soldiers' Home could not be found In
Virginia. And If there he a more ur
bane. accommodating, faithful and ef
ficient officer than Corporal J. W. Gen-,
try, acting adjutant of Lee Camp, Vlr-
glnla Soldiers' Home, I've yet to find
him.
Dr. William Allen Deas Is the medi
cal director and physician of this Vir
ginia home, and his administration of
this department give* eminent satis
faction. It Is certain that he will not
drink whisky appropriated for ths sol
dier*. as many of our surgeons did dur
ing the war.
Her* I found a genuine "F. F. V."
woman, Mra. O. A. Yarbrough, sup-
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Orders.
Washington, June 8.—Dental Surgeon
Edwin F. Tlgnor. from Tacoma to
Fort Leavenworth, relieving Dental
Burgeon Raymond E. Ingalls, who will
proceed to Philippines. Upon return
of Dental Surgeon John D. Mllllkln to
Fort Leavenworth, Dental Surgeon Tig.
nor will proceed to Fort Adams, reliev
ing Dental Surgeon Homer IVoIven
who Will proceed to Philippine*.
Captain Henry R. Richmond, to troop
, Tenth cavalry- Flrat Lieutenant
Clarence Llnlnger. to Flrat cavalry.
Captain Ephraim G. Peyton. Eighteenth
Infantry, and Second Lieutenant Levy
O. Brown. Twelfth cavalry, detailed to
attend encampment Mississippi nation
al guard, Columbus. August 6.
Post Quartermaster 8ergeant Adolph
Wells, from Fort Douglas to Presidio ot
Monterey, relieving Quartermaster Ser.
geant John O. Galger, who will pro
ceed to recruit depot, Jefferson bar
racks, relieving Post Quartermaster
Sergeant Samuel T. Robertson, who
will proceed to Fort Hunter, relieving
Post Quartermaster Sergeant James
Hackett.
Resignation of First Lieutenant Rob
ert C. Corltse, Philippine scout*, ac
cepted. First Lieutenant Oscar S.
Lusk, Twelfth cavalry, to general hos
pital, Fort Bayard. 8quadron Sergeant
Major Frederick Koch. Fifteenth cav
alry. placed upon retired list. Sergeant
Major Angus O. Walden, Junior grade,
coast artillery corps, from Fort Wil
liams to Fort McHenry. Quartermas
ter Sergeant Andrew White, Eeventh
caValry, placed upon retired list.
Ntvy Orders,
Commander C. McR. Wlnelow, de
tachod. Charleston, home watt order*.
Commander F. E. Beatty, to command
Charleston. Commander H. T. Mayo,
twelfth light house district, to com
mand Albany. Lieutenant Commander
R. F. Lopes, detached, naval war col
lege, to duty aa Inspector In charge
twelfth light house district, San Fran
cisco.
Lieutenant Commander H. A. Pear
son. Lieutenant R. P. Craft and Pay
master H. Def. Mel. commissioned;
Lieutenant J. L. Hlleman, to command
United States fisheries, steamer Fish
Hawk; Lieutenant J. W. Schoenfol, de
tached Chicago, home, watt orders;
Lieutenant L. S. Cox, Jr., to Hancock:
Ensign T. L. Osburn, detached Milwau
kee, home, wait orders.
Assistant Surgeon R. B. Chapman,
detached navy recruiting station. Ok
lahoma City, home; Assistant Surgeon
R. Hayden, detached naval medical
school hospital, Washington, to naval
hospital. Annapolis; Assistant Surgeon
R. I. Longabaugh, detached naval hos
pital, Annapolis, to naval hospital, Mare
aland; Assistant Surgeon H. W. Smith,
to naval medical school hospital, Wash
ington. i
Chief Boatswain P. E. Radcllffe, to
navy yard, Mare Island; Boatswain W.
E. O'Connell, detached Chicago, to na
val training station, San Francisco;
Boatswain J. Glass, detached Chicago,
home, wait orders; Boatswain D. H.
White, detached naval training station,
Newport, to Missouri.
Boatswain M. Higgins, detached Mis
souri, home, wait orders; Midshipman
H. Delano, from naval hospital, Yoko
hama, to Pennsylvania: Midshipman
W. E. Hall, from naval hospital, Yoko-
hama, to Chattanooga, via Maryland,
Marine Corps.
Flrat Lieutenant Frank F. Robards,
detached marine barracks, navy yard,
Pensacola, to First provisional regiment
of marines, Havana; Captain Herbert
J. Hlrshlnger, detached marine bar
racks, navy yard, Pensacola, to First
provisional regiment of marines, Cuba.
Movsments of Vessel*.
ARRIVED—June 8, Yankton,
Hampton Roads; Saturn and Preble, at
Mare Island; Ajax, at Hampton Roads;
Pompeii, Guam.
BAILED—June B. Tennessee and
Qenrgla, from Boston for Hampton
Roads; New Jersey, from Bradford for
Hampton Roads. June 6.Virginia, from
Norfolk for southern drill grounds;
Whipple. Worden, Truxtun, Stuart,
Hopkins and Hull, from North river for
Hampton Roads. June 7, Concord, from
Shanghai for Chefoo.
mates. This noble woman takes great
pride tn discharging her duties effi
ciently, and does not hesitate to do so,
because she descended from one of the
best families of the Old Dominion.
Lee Camp was the nucleus of the
Virginia Soldiers' Home. The home
was established under the auspices of
this camp. The board of directors of
the home belong to Lee Camp. When
the home was established, about 23
years ago, the land on which It was
built—38 acres—cos* $14,000. The home
then was considered to be some dis
tance In the country, but so rapid has
been the growth of Richmond the past
ten years the home la now surrounded
with residences, and is a part or the
city; and the property which cost only
114,000 la now valued at over a million
dollars.
Two-etory cottages connected with
the main buildings were built and fur
nished by different Individuals, and the
name of dbnor'ls on each building.
There are at this time about 280 in
mates of the home.
The hospital will accommodate 100,
the Cooke building 85. There are eight
cottages which will accommodate each
from 8 to 18, Johnston Hall IS, Peersm
Hall 1C.
The mess hall Is large and spacious.
officers’ hall Is a three-
The main or _
story building. In front of which, with
cottages on the sides. Is a magnificent
oak grove of several acres.
This home receives an appropriation
of 83S.OOO per nnnum from the stale,
and private donations amount to ts.000
or more.
Scores of ladles—God bless them—
visit this home every day, administer
ing by sympathy as well as In a ma
terial and tangible manner tn the wel
fare of the battJe-Hcarred inmates.
It Is worth a visit to Richmond to see
the horse that Stonewall Jackson rode
when he was killed.* Mr*. Jackson pre
sented this horse to Lee Camp. The
horse died at 8< years of age. Jackson
was 39 when he died. The horse stands
life-like In a glass case at the Soldiers'
Home, with saddle on that Jackson
used .when he left Islington and for
eighteen months thereafter. A taxider
mist from the North separated the flesh
from the bones and replaced the bones
Inside the hide. It was a fine piece of
work, and the horse looks natural, and
like Alexander’s Bucephalus, seems to
bs on the alert and "snuffing ths bat
tle from afar."
Captain J. R. Rosser, custodian Lee
Camp. Soldiers’ Home, haa charge ot
this horse and other exhibits. Captain
Rosser Is "as spry as a cricket,” al
though he la about 70. He Is genial
and pleasant and always In a good hu
mor. He Is very popular with the
young girl*. and tells them he Is 22. All
the girls seem to be In love with him;
and my observation Incline* me to be
lieve there Is more truth than Imagina
tion about this. T. J. COX
This hank has achiev
ed a reputation for con
stantly exerting every
effort to meet the re
quirements of its depos
itors, irrespective of the
extent of their deposits.
The officers are always
accessible and will he
pleased to confer with
you relative to your
banking needs.
4%
On Your Savings
Compounded Twice a Year.
MADD0X-RUCKER
BANKING CO.
Alabama and Broad Streets.
GRAVES AND HIS IDEA3.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The extraordinarily and amazingly
logical proposition of Mr. John Temple
Graves that Mr. William Jennings Bry.
an In the next national Democratic con
vention nominate Mr. Theodore Roose.
velt for president continues to hold the
attention of the country. Mr. Graves
has himself repeated and emphasized it
In a letter printed In the New York
World, and that newspaper editorially
declares that "he has reared a strong
and logical structure.” Logic. It win
be remembered, The News and Cour
ier pointed out as the gleaming, daz
zling, blinding feature of the Graves
address at Chattanooga delivered in
the presence of the Bryan Itself. We
reprint elsewhere The World's restate
ment of Mr. Graves’ massive argu
ment.
The Charlotte Observer, however,
with Its penchant for disturbing har
mony. enters with a quotation from
"this same John Temple Graves." "A
friend of The Observer has sent It a
copy of an old paper containing an
open letter from Mr. Graves, written
In 1903. In which Mr. Graves arraigns
Mr. Roosevelt In severe terms for hav
ing reversed the policies of his Imme
diate predecessor which he 'solemnly
swore above the deathbed of a patriot
statesman to perpetuate.' especially In
that he had reopened the sectional and
race division which president McKin
ley had healed." Mr. Graves proceeded
to say that Mr. Roosevelt may have
acted “perhaps In mistaken honesty,
but certainly in lamentable error." and
his course was an Insult to the South
and '.'looks unquestionably In its re
sults to the aggressive assertion of an
Impossible social equality and to a po
litical equality which by the records
of the North as well as the South. Is
equally Impossible."
The Observer's point Is not well ta
ken. Its criticism Is fatally defective
In assuming that the Graves of today
is "this same John Temple Graves of
1003." Although Colonel Graves was a
man of mnrk four years ago, It Is unfair
to compare his then greatness with hla
Importance In world affairs today. He
la greatly enlarged. No vice of small
minds Is his. When he declares that
tho Democracy of a Roosevelt and a
Bryan are essentially Identical he pro
claims a truth which millions of Dem
ocrats feel but lack the power and the
courage to put In words.
In our opinion Colonel Graves Chat
tanooga speech was ono of the few
substantial and Illuminating contribu
tions to the political Information of the
year and, much as he has been Jeered
at, the logic of his proposition ha* not
been attacked. Colonel Bryan hlmselt
under the spell of the logic Bat spell
bound and gave no sign that he looked
upon the Graves suggestion as one to
be lightly rejected.
RAILROAD PASSENGER RATES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In Wednesday's Issue of The Con
stitution an editorial appeared object
ing to the proposed sone basts for the
construction of passenger rates In the
stats of Georgia on the score that it
would be cumbersome and confusing,
and suggesting that the local rules of
each railroad should be based on Its
gross earnings.
In my humble opinion, the adoption
of the latter basis would not only result
In very much greater confusion than
the zone basis, but would create con
ditions which would be unsatisfactory,
both to the public and ths railroads.
Railroads, ss a'rule, secure remunera
tive passenger earning* by furnishing
satisfactory schedules and other facil
ities and by giving good service In gen
eral. It because of such remunerative
earnings they are forced to reduce their
rate, what Incentive Is thero for them
to continue to render good service, aim
what Incentive Is there for a railroad
doing a limited business to Increase Its
facilities with the object of Improving
Its business, If Its rite Is to be cut
after the business Is secured?
Again. If the rate to be charged by
each railroad Is to be based on Its
earnings, It would apparently result In
continual changes being necessary In
local ns well us through tariffs to
accord with the Increased or decreased
earnings—which would be anything
but satisfactory.
Further still. If. for Instance, the
Western and Atlantic Is required to
adopt a 2-cent rate between Atlanta
and Uhattanoogn. while the Southern
railway is allowed a 21-2-cent rate
between same points, the result wou d
be that the Southern railway would
be practically forced to employ Iho
same rate a* the Western and Atlantic,
or abandon all business between com
petitive points, such as Atlanta, Rome,
Uattnn and Chattanooga.
The only method by which satisfac
tory results can be secured Is for a
standard rate to be doclded upon—same
to be employed by alt railroads In the
state performing through or competi
tive service, regardless of earnings.
Small local roada. with a limited busi
ness. should be permitted to charge a
higher rate. .
If the state railroad commission
would spend their valuable Ylme In en
deavoring to make the railroad* render
prompt and satisfactory service. th*v
S ou hi help the public needs much bet-
r than by trying to bring about re
ductions tn rates. This applies to both
freight and passenger traffic.
A. MADDISON.
Quits Teaching for Law.
Special to The Georgian.
Covington, Gsl. June 8.—Professor A.
C. Padgett, who for the last twelve
months has filled the chair of mathe
matics and science at Robert EL Lee
Institute, Thomaston, Ga., will spend
the summer months In Covington. Pro
fessor Padgett has taken up the study
of law and will soon stand an examina
tion for practice In the Georgia courts. ,