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THE ATLANTA CU5Ui«=UAN AND NEWS,
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tnunDUAI, 4XJUX 10, IVtrr.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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reaeon why they can not »>• so oper
ated here. But we do not believe this
can tie done now, and It mar be soma
year* before we are reedy for so big
an undertaking. Still Atlanta should
“t Its face In that direction NOW.
Person., leaving the city can
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ing their order to The Georgian
Office. Changes of address will be
made as often as desired.
The trouble about Henry Wetter-
son's dark horse Is that It Is such L
long ways to trot—from Minnesota to
Washington.
It would have boon a rare treat to
have beard Seab Wright and Coving
ton and Hooper Alexander and Mur
pby Candler and John Akin and Jobs
Knight unllmber their groat gime of
eloquence in the senate and the house
for prohibition.
A Well Deserved Compliment.
That was a handsome and well de
served compliment which Governor
Smith paid on Tuesday to Colonel
Reuben Arnold, of the Atlanta bar.
Tho American Bar Aasoelatlon, at
Its last convention, asked fer the ap
polntment by the governor of each
•tato, of somo one lawyer of note and
prominence who, with the lawyers ot
Other states, would meet for the es
sential reform In certain laws of gen
eral Interest and application.
The object of this committee was to
establish a uniformity of laws, espe
cially In such matters a* the divorce
law, which Is ot wide and aggravat
ing difference throughout the oountry.
The laws also for the exchange of
Commercial papers and documsnts vi
tally require uniformity and moder
ation.
The request of the bar has been
generally acted upon throughout the
country and one of the flrst appoint
ments ot the uew governor la to
choose Colonel Reuben Arnold for
this high and responsible duty.
The governor himself Is a lawyer of
largo abIMty and repute, so that hit |
judgment falling upon this able and
young attorney eairlos with It a com
pliment and a tribute which Is much
higher than any mere approval which
a newspaper Indorsement can give,
but we do not tesltute tn this con |
nectlon to congratulate the governor i
upon the wisdom of his appointment.j
and to congratulate the able sad sc -
compllshed young attorney npou the'
commission which entails upon him
both honor and grant responsibility. I
Exchange of School Books.
That Is quite a sensible suggestion
which Mr. E. E. Griggs makes In to
day's Georgian regarding change of
schorl books In public achooia To tbe
mnsy families whose children attend
tbe public schools of Atlanta and of
Georgia, the Horn of school books Is
one of considerable moment and It
would be no small relief to the scanty
pockets of these worthy patrons If the
system suggested by, Mr. Ortega could
give time to the parents ot these
school children to effect an exchange
la school books which otherwise have
to be bought and paid for.
We commend Mr. Griggs' sugges
tion to those who have this matter In
charge, and trust that out of It may
be developed some system for the sat
isfaction of those who are flnaneiaUy
Interested la this matter.
TACTICS OP THE OPPOSITION.
Tito opposition to the Ilardman-Covington bill has by no
means abandoned the fiitht.
- Tho understanding now is that it will attempt to filibuster
the bill to death.
After the passage of the bill by the senate last Saturday, it
was announced that the liquor men had virtually abandoned the
field, but with the opening of this week’s session, it was seen that
the advocates of the liquor regime wero still on hand/
One by one certain old-time lobbyists, who have been under
cover for some time now, have been seen lying around tho lead
ing hotels. It is not thought those dear old friends are in Atlanta
for their health. It is now pretty generally understood that a
fierce fight will be made by means of obstructive tactics. For
instance, the Dunbar resolution, introduced Monday, which seeks
to inquire into tho condition of the treasury at this time, has
that look to it.
The consideration of the bill will bo postponed as long as
possible, and when it does come up, a dosperato effort will bo
made to postpone the date at which it is to take affect till Janu
ary, 1909. At the proper time the opposition will resort to fili
bustering tactics to postpone action, and thus force a compromise.
It is reported that tho liquor men are openly boasting of
having-bought four senators during the fight on the Willingham
bill five years ago, and thus secured its defeat. It is not thought,
however, that anything of this hind can bo effected with tho
present house, and the friends of the bill are confident of final
victory.
In the meantime, The Georgian will furnish the people all
the news concerning what promises to bo the greatest fight In
the history of the state. Let the people throughout Georgia con
tinue to assemble in mass meetings -for tho purpose of express
ing their wishes. The Georgian will furnish them with informa
tion as to how each member votes on all dilatory tactics, as well
as on the main bill.
This is the people’s fight against the money of the liquor
power. f '
Write to your representative, and ask him to resist the ef.
forts of a small minority to block tho will of the vast majority of
the people of Georgia.
THE ‘‘OID OAMPEADORS” OF PROHIBITION,
i Has any one thought of It that tho beginning of this sweeping wave of
prohibition, the beginning and ond of tho liquor Waterloo, datos back to
Cartersvllle and an effort to take advantage of a dead man's departure
from the -Itadel of temperanco that he had bulltT
Bartow county and the city of Cartersvllle registered the flrst act ot
the liquor men to test their new atrongth and to try their chances with
Sam Jones out ot the way.
Well, they tried It. But It was discovered that Sam Jones dead was
as strong as Sam Jones living. The vote In Cartersvllle was 1,787 to sus
tain the dead prohibitionist against 75 to discredit the work which ho
had done.
It was so In Atlanta—that thoso who ought to have been tho defend
ers of Henry Grady's best work, and tho preservers ot that which ho
himself declared that he desired to be remembered when every other ut
terance hnd been forgotten, sought to link him with compromise and sub
terfuge ou this liquor question. But It was discovered that Henry Grady’s
word* were as strong on paper as thoy had been on the Ups of tho ora
tor and that they had gono forth each an evangel carrying righteous
ness and conviction.
You remember the story of the Cld Campeador and the Moors ot
Spain? Spain had been trampled by the Moors and tho Moorish armies
hed run rough-shod over Aragon and Castile, until thore developed from
tho 8panlah ranks a soldier of Incomparable courage and repute. Ho
was the Cld Campeador and with the Cld at the head ot their armies,
step by step the enemy was driven back across the border until his namo
and his presence became invincible and tho enemy fled at the sight of
his martial form loading the nrmtei of Sputa.
B it the Cld died from a wound caused by a shot fired by the rerout
ing Moor*, and at the rumor of hi* donth the discourage-* armies of the
Moors rallied and with now faith and courage returned to the field.
The Spaniards wero demoralised and panic stricken at tho return ot
tbe Moora, with tbelr redoubtable leader lost. Suddenly a brilliant In
spiration came to their wise officers. The freshly burled body of the Cld
was taken from the grave, Ita familiar armor was put' upon It, the body
was strapped aero** the saddle of the charger that had carried him
upon a hundred battle fields, and with his sword in hit hand tho dead
Cld at the head of hi* army marched out once more to battle. When the
Moors saw the figure thst was linked with victory and had never known
defeat, they fled without a battle and the Cld riding at tho head ot the
Spanish army achieved hts greatest victory after bin death.
ft Is so with the Cid Campeodnrs ot ths cause of temperance. They
had fought In many a gallant conflict and won in many a gallant victory,
and when they died the enemies of temperance took courage to renew
the strife with the hope of victory ovor Its redoubtable champlone.
But the spirit ot Jones and the spirit of Grady panoplied In the ar
mor of their shining words, and with tbe flaming sword ot logic and of
truth In their eloquent sentences, have mado them onco more tho heads
of the prohibition army, as effective and Invincible In death as they
ever were In the proudest moments of their lives.
| WHY THEY OPPOSE PROHIBITION
To the Editor of Tho Georgian: . _ , ... vu*en
The city councils and liquor m ea ,n FtZftfjJHSinSV aK ain
controlling tho Georgia legislature fo r yea***- They are attempting it
and seem almost frantic now that th 6 * 1,ke| y t0 fal1 t0 defeat P r ° mDl
0n i have'been at the pain, to find out what tbe nefarious traffic pays
these several cities. I And that It pa>' 8 them a. follows:
Atlanta t f®’®££
Macon *i'“®®
Albany * ”'‘®S
Columbus 20,000
To thl. Is to be added about 250.®®® the diabolic traffic Is paying tne
other eleven saloon towns In the state- „ ,
Here we hare the reason why th« city councils In these Hquor-curseu
cities are exerting themselves so against the Hardman-Covlngton hill.
And now for tho reason why tho Hfluor men are so strenuously oppos^
g During the fiscal year ending Ju n » J®. 18 ®J- the Internal revenue re-
celpte from liquors In Georgia was |8M.*®7- During the aame Tear h
traffic paid the state more than J2O0.0C0 and sixteen Goorgla towns lioo.eoo.
So the nefarious traffic pays the general government, the state or
Georgia and sixteen Georgia towns more than 11,000,000 Just for the pnv
lege of selling liquor In twenty-eight Georaja towns. -,
And It Is evident from their frantic efforts to defeat the Hardman-cov.
ington bill that they are anxious to oontlnue to pay It.
And it Is equally evident that t« afford this voot expenditure for Just
one Item of their expense, the buslne»» is taking from the people millions oi
dollars every year. And for these millions they are giving the people noth
ing of value—only a deadly poison, according to the best medical authority
In the world—almost worthless as a remedy, having bur one medical prop
erty, that of a heart stimulant. .
The consumers of these liquors and their families would be far better
off to 1-rn tho money than to pay It for liquors. From these facts we
can see that the business can well afford to pay vast sums to defeat pro
hibition. . ... .
When tho Willingham bill was defeated In the senate. It was admitted
that much money was used—one statement placing It at 190.000. When tne
vote was taken senators were hid out, could not be found by telegram or
otherwise. Senators trained with the prohibitionists till the last moment,
when they voted against ths bill.
The diabolic business can well afford to pay a million dollars to defeat
the Hardman-Covlngton bill and perpetuate the traffic two years In Geor
gia. Quite a number of the members of the house can get rich now by
voting ngatnst the bill or by pairing or by dodging. „
White Plains, Qa. A. J. HUGHEa
ARBY-NAYY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
ENCOURAGES GEORGIAN
IN ITS STAND FOR RIGHT
To the Editor of The Georgian:
No step you could hare taken on any
question would have embalmed you In
the hearts of the people as has your
manly declaration for state prohibition.
Aa an evidence of this appreciation, I
expect to see The Georgian grow by
leaps and bounds. It will soon have
ths largest circulation ot any paper In
the state.
A few business men may withdraw
thelr advertisements from your columns
because of your position, but this will
bo temporary and of short duration.
Business men want the best advertising
medium they can get, and whether they
agreo with you or not, as they witness
the rapid Increase In your circulation,
they will not commit the suicidal act of
boycotting The Georgian when they see
how the use of Its columns will bring
dollars Into their tills.
For, acting under a noble nnd Chris
tian Inspiration, In unselfishly espous
ing the cause of God and home and
native land, without the hope of re
ward or the fear of punishment. In ad
dition to the spiritual blesslngs.pourlng
Into your soul, God will give you great
prosperity In material blessings.
Sincerely,
W. C. DAVIS. A
IT’S C0MING-Y0U CANT KEEP IT BACK
Army Orders.
Washington. July 18.—Majors John h.
Cree and Detamcro Slicrrett nnd Captains
Itlchard B. Campbell. Thomas B. Lnmor-
enux, Henry H. Whitney. Lewis P.. Bur
gess. Edwlu Lnudon, Thomas Q. Ashhurn,
Clifton C. Carter and nonry II. Sheen, all
of the coast artillery corps, to Schenectady
for Instruction.
Captain Stephen L. Slocum, from Thir
teenth to First cavalry; Captain John Mc-
Cllntock, Thirteenth cavalry to proper sta
tion; Captain If. W, Wtgmoro. corps of en
gineer!, to second battalion cnglnears,
Washington Barracks; Cnptaln Micbnel J.
McDonough, corps of cnghtcors, Military
Academy, to Third battalion of engineer!.
Fort Leavenworth. ... _ _ _
First Usutenant DoWlhta C-Jenos, F. B.
Wllby and Clarence S. Kldlty, turps of en
gineers, from Third battalion of engineers
to engineer school. Wsshlngton Barracks,
October 1. •
CapUIn Henry C. Bnlther. Fifteenth car-
ftlry, end Second Lieutenant Charles 1\
Thompaon. Thirteenth infantry, to Weet
Point, Military Academy, September L
Navy Orders.
Captain J. B. Murdock, detached (renernl
board to command Rock Island arsenal;
Captain A. W. Dodd, retired, to duty as In*
Bpector of ordnance In chargo naval roaga-
ivy yard, Mare Island; Commander
Donne, detached Prairie, home to
avralt orders: Lleutennnt-Conjnmnder A. A.
Ackerman, detached naval station, Gunn*
tnnamo, to command Prairie; Lieutenant*
Compandor F. IL Clark, Jr., additional
duty as Inspector of ordnance. Watervllot
arsenal; Midshipman S. F. Ileln. to Ne
braska.
Movements of Veasels, .
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BANKING CO.
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too. July 18: Helena and Qulroi at Shana.
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SAILED—July 35: Lebanon from Lambert
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Shanghai for Cavlta. St. Louis from Monte
video for bandy l'ulnt. Buffalo from tMr,
Iilaud for Fuget Found, Ohio from Ilimn.
ton Ilond. for navy yard. New York-
Charleston, from Astorln for Baqulmault.
July 17: Denver nnd Cleveland from Co-
lombo for Singapore.
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
COMMENDS TH E GEORGIAN
By J. C. SOLOMON, Stnta Superintendent.
All eorta of rumors are afloat—ru
mor, which ordinarily would prejudice
our cause—but let non. of these thing,
move you.
Let our prohibition friend, stick to
gether—work right on faithfully and
heroically and wisely—all the time
trusting In God, and w« will win out.
The Lord God Almighty la governor of
the universe, and He will not always
1st the enemy tramplo on His people.
He Is now with them. Hb will hear
their cries and will deliver th.m from
the liquor bondage.
Our senate has Immortalised Itself
and Georgia owes thirty-four senators
a debt of everlasting gratitude.
Thank God. the Georgia senate was
unterrlfled and unpurchasable—Just
wasn't for sale! And so let us pray
and believe that the h'ous. shall stand
as Arm as Gibraltar, defying and re
pulsing evsry wave that may beat upon
It coming from tho liquor barons or
from ths devil blmsolf. The people of
Georgia are demanding prohibition and
the bill must pass.
Tbe hour of God has struck. De
liverance Is at the door.
Stand on the hilltop, men, and see
tbe dawnlnr of a brighter day.
OPEN LETTER TO LEGISLATURE
WRITTEN BY REV. H. J. ELLIS
To the Membors of tbe General Assembly:!
Gentlemen: Plena do not count me lire-
sumptuous In udklng this appenl for prohi
bition. The burden of earnest, anient ilu-
slr. Is on tho heart, of multiplied tb.m-i
sand, sll over tho land. If tbe vote of lest
Hntuntay Is a forecast of tbo Sail result,
then Haturday, July 13, ond that day on
■OM .. - . ., tlk , ,| ml |, r notion.
ys In tho history of
-or vary brightest
alt history, morally and tlnanclully.
I have not a doubt personally that, la
lesa than two years, and thus ou, for tlmu
Immemorial, your children and grandchild
dren will bo exceedlugly glad that you
1 ware members of the legislature of 3907.
I For twenty years I have watched and atud-
!fod closely tbe history and progress of pro-
: hlbltlon In our own ami other states. The
flippancy with which men who know acarce-
ly anything about the matter pronounce pro-
A LITTLE SERMON ON THE HAPPINESS OF BEING
POOR.
There was ones s woman who had an alabaster box of ointment, and
«h. poured this valuable gift over the head of ths Master, ss ho stt at
meat In an bumble homo In the vlllnge of Bethany.
tSo sooner wss this set witness,d than It gave vent to an objection:
To whet purpose is this waste?" The men who saw It regarded this set
si simply throwing away material that had a commercial value.
We are sll apt to think of gifts In dollars and cents. We see, or
want to see mons.- In evorythlng that we do.
We are money-mad sud. being so, we are apt to color our vision
with It.
It Is no new luflnnlty. but It gets too much attention nowadays and
drives sway the swsetness and beauty of life. Life can be made happy
without much money or without emphasising this element
Take tne little that yon are getting and take enjoyment In Its uso. It
may be hsrd discipline to do this aud may demand courage and patience
In the trial. But It Is worth trying. The mao who has t little can moro
recdlly got ths secret of enjoying life than the man who hat much and
wants mors.
It Is this everlasting dertre to get more and make a better showing
that Is oppressing so many minds In these days and driving them to self-
destruction.
Wealth does not bring continued happiness. It Is no rest pleasure
to think of ways and means to spond s large Income.
It Is the mao ot small means who can be really happy. If be will safe
guard bis condition with simple tastes and desires.
He can look beyond money. He can make bis pleasures apart from
bit material possessions. He esn think sway from ths chains of riches
and enter a Held of pleasure, which he can sow with his own seeds of ex
perience drawn from his personal battles and struggles.
How to be happy, though poor. Is no dream ot tbe Imagination.
this class who are really happy In life today, when they take their
and make •». go so far and then think they have done their best with Its
use.
This woman gave up ointment worth flfty dollars, tbe annnal wage ot
one man In those days. She made herself happy In her act, even though
aho made herself poor by the sacrifice.
This Is the true secret of living—making yourself happr—and It can
be done upon the baals of haring little more than upon the necessity of
having much.
To learn this will let sunshine and peace enter the humblest home
and keep It radiant with the Joya that the mere possession of money does
not give and cannot give. r"
rum l^H
I Mind tigers about the city:' thereforo, pro-
! hlbltlon In Utlno is a failure. I luring a
! campaign aomc yearn ago, I wrote to Iho
j governor of tbo state far full, iloDulte aud
MM
pointed to with pride by tbo faithful advo
cates of teui>erftnce, not ouly at home, but
tn foreign countries. Its claim for public
support rests upon Its good effects In our
state, and whatever «U» It has been adopt
ed.**
Her. H. C. Munson. Indorsed by Governor
Bold* lu a private letter as "reliable.* In
a letter to the National Law and Order
League, »ays:
"The last
many thousai
taken every m
nation, believing that nothing should —
disguised, hut th ’.t the true situation should
be discovered. I have been surprised to find
exceptions nre the other way now, and no
man ran enjoy the highest respect and con
fidence of society If It Is known that he
Is la the habit of tippling."
The statistical facts fnrnlshed by
or Robie touching moral and financial mat
ters are simply overwhelming. 8rao* for-
blda^demils, but take Joat one condensed
ten years.
rrujieum, imu me mat mere were more
arrests for drunkenness tbe first two days
after tho saloons *wtye reopened than dur-
Ing the two years of prohibition. I dare
leading statement, ought to be exploded,
and I am glad to explqda It. Atlanta tried
prohibition nnd voted the saloons back. At-
Junta did not do any such thing. I can
to any fair-minded man that the laat
statement
"The Increase of crime r
In the whole country, was three times
greater than the Increase of population, and
In Maine three times less."
lion. Jnmeg G. Blaine, before he left
these earthlr shores, made this nubtie state-
menf: "Intemperance has steadily declined
In this stats'since the first enactment of
the prohibitory law. anttl now It can, with
! truth, be said that there Is no equal number
of people in the Anglo-Saxon world among
\ whom ao small an amount of Intoxicating
1 Iqtnor Is consumed as among the 00,000 In-
.num ax. iiiniur, ass. as.
. Mcn?<*n ami 70.753 of Maine’s best dtl-
>ns. or John Thomas Smith, the saloon or-
R or, who hat always said that prohibition
a failure?
I doming nearer home, let me say that the
statement that prohibition wffl Injure beat-
• ness Interests any. except the whisky best.
(notably on tbe reopening ef saloons.
I Aa to the moral effect of the
• sentence or tw* Tbs station
Pfovt to any fair-minded man tbal the laat
election on prohibition was the most stu
pendous fraud aver perpetrated In Georgia,
except the famous Augusta election.
In ono ward alone, of tho seven or eight,
there were 440 Illegally registered voters,
"not guessed at," said the chairman of tbe
ward prohibition committee, "but two men
together sent to Investigate street, name
and number." There were many miners
among them, but, chiefly, they were flctl-
rious names nnd the numbers of vacant
In one ward, a man wna seen voting
the sixteenth time under fictitious names.
"Why didn’t you have him arrested?**
"I tried," said the witness, "pointed him
ut to a policeman, but the policeman said
he "mayor had Instructed not to arrest
without a warrant," and the juices were
all holding election, and no WL#|int could
Ik* gotten. Don’t you see? Don’t grou see?
Why didn’t you challenge voters? Did try
to do eo. Had a man with the black list
stnndlhg near tho polls, but n man (?) kept
— up and down the long line of voters,
ig atralght In front, exclaiming, tn
tural voice, "Give your nani|» to no-
. but the managers! Give your names
to nobody but the managers!"
To this day I have a mingled sense of pity
and disgust for that man. It waa a dis
grace to onr civilisation. Tbe opportunity
of a life time Irat hand. Let the Empire
State of the South take tho lead; others
will soon follow, and a new *ra of pros
perity ond progress will bless our sun<
~y Southland, very respectfully.
Ml. J. ELLIS,
Pnator MotkodUt Church.
Washington, On.
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
REGARDING SCHOOL BOOK8
Note—Tho Georgian U simply
unable to print alt ths letters our
friend, nre sondlr.g ub. We are
receiving them literally by hun
dreds. We appreciate them more
than we can tall—they encourage
us to fight the harder.
We wilt continue to print them
aa fully na we can, however, and
truat no one who has been good
enough to write ua will think wo
are unappreciative If we fall to get
their letter* In promptly.—K»".
CONGRATULATES THE STATE.
The Atlanta Georgian and News, At
lanta, Go.: '
Gentlemen—It seem* to be a new
order of things, to be approved of God
and welcomed by men, that a great
dally newspaper ommltB Itself to the
way of righteousness at you havo 10
recently and ao exclusively dune, I
congratulate the state on the ponaei-
slon of such a champion, and the
church on such an ally.
God and good men can not but ap
prove your attitude toward the great
evil of Intemperance, and your antag
onism toward those things that drag
men down, and they will stand by you
In every way. I am yours very truly,
G. F. VENABLE.
Rockmart, Ga., July 12, 1907.
EDITOR OFFERS HELP.
Editor Atlanta Georgian:
Dear Sir—I am glad to see one paper
In our capital brave enough to come
out flat-footed for state prohibition,
and If you have any advertising mat
ter for your paper, I will be glad to
print IL and do all I can for The
Georgian in this section. Fraternally
yours. J. LAWRENCE.
Ashbum, Ga., Jnly 12, 1907.
FORMER GEORGIA PA8TOR.
F. L. Seely, Publisher of The Atlanta
Georgian:
Dear Sir—As a Georgian, and once
pastor of Georgia churches, I am Inter
ested In the moral welfare of my na
tive state. The moral forces of the
state are greatly Indebted to The Geor
gian for Its brave stand on the ques
tion of state prohibition. They owe
you a debt of gratitude and should al-
wajrs remember your attitude in this
crisis. I write to express my admira
tion and thanks for your splendid fight
for tho right. Respectfully,
H. P. JACKSON,
Pastor Fuller Memorial Baptist Church.
Baltimore, Md„ July 11, 1907.
AN OUTSPOKEN POSTMASTER.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—Tour stand for prohibition
may not cauee your ‘‘wins presses to
burst out with new wine," nor the horn
of plenty cast sheckels at your feet.
harvesL which you richly deserve. Sin
cerely yours. C. F. FAIRES.
Atlanta. Ga.
PLEA8ED WITH OUR STAND.
I am pleased with the etand Tho
Georgian haa taken for state prohibi
tion. A. B. SMITH.
Valdosta, Go.
INTEN8ELY~G RATIFIED.
I feel Intensely gratified at the stand
The Georgian has taken for state pro
hibition.
MISS M. THERESA GRIFFIN.
ColuMbus, Ga.
BEST PAPErTn"THE STATE.
I have liked you and your paper very
much all the while, but like you much
better elnce reading your position In
the fight for state prohibition.
Rev. A. D. Kendrick announced tn
the pulpit on last Sunday that he re
garded The Georgian the best paper In
the state and heartily Indorsed your
position on the most Important meas
ure before the people today, which, of
course, Is prohibition.
I especially congratulate Mr. Seely>
who Is a man of wealth, and takes the
position which he does, for this Is qo
unusual. Yours for state prohibition,
JOHN H. WILLIAMS.
Douglas, Ga,
FROM OCILLaVpOSTMASTER.
Ws appreciate the position you have
taken in the prohibition flghb which ie
now on. Respectfully.
II. B. SUTTON, P. M.
Ocilla, Ga.
FROM A CON3TANT READER.
I am a conetant reader of your pa
per. Am well pleased with IL »nd
most heartily Indorse its course rela
tive to prohibition. I am so glad that
we have one editor and publisher that
give us a daily against the evils el
whisky. Yours, etc.,
S. W. BROWN.
eolation
consciousness of duty
To the Editor of The Georglsn:
I woobl like to cell your attention
some sneitestlons which are practically ec_.
leas nnd which will prove a greet boon to
that closa of our rltlsesi who desire
properly educate them, and one of the din-
books used the previous year for those
are need this yrer. As the system
now, the children usually go to achool
Monday, are classified end given a list
tho hoots which they are to use, are
nlssed until Wednesday, allowing them
—ly one day In which to get the books.
Suppose the rule should be passed making
a week Intervene, end use the following
ss s hypothetic*! ease: Mrs. A hts two
children In school, one la the third and one
In the fifth grades; Mrs. B.. her neighbor,
pas two children In school, one In the
one in the ‘
ere could make It a source of very little
expense to etch by exchanging books; sad
continuing the children tn lu school st
aa Inlinltcslmnl cost; whereas, (he case Is
now that tbe harden of expense ts no great
tut tU parents are very mnch distressed
«t tbe opening of school time to continue
their children's education. The mothers or
one single neighborhood could continue to
ednrate all their ehlldren at perUps one-
i. Just tenth the cost of the present If tU length
keep- of time, was stretched to an# week and
f
one drop to the crystal flowing chalice.
You may lose a little money at flrst,
but you arc In mtghly good company.
That "mighty" is the proper adjective
there, too. The Georgian and God on
one side are more than all that can be
against you. I had rather be door
keeper In the house of the Prince of
Peace than king In tbe temples ot
wickedness, drunkenness and debauch
ery. I had rather be a yellow'cur In
the back yard of a sober, kind master
than a St. Bernard on the front steps of
a tyrant
I havo been reading The Georgian
ever since the day of Its birth, and am
a better man for It. And though I am
an ex-editor of some ten years' expe
rience, I must confess that The Geor
gian Is about the only paper in which
the editorials are more lnterestin*
than the news, yot I consider none ol
them more thrilling than your an
nouncement for prohibition. Suppose
the law Is not passed now. and you
lose some business, I had rather be
right and a pauper than wrong and a
billionaire. I hod rather tit up with
your conscience than lie down with the
nightmares of all the other daily editors
in Georgia.
Pardon mo for saying so much.. I did
not start out with that Intention, but
tho subject Is a big one, and real Jus
lice can not be done to it I only want,
ed you to know that you, and your
paper, and your cause, have tome
staunch friend* in Screven county.
Yours heartily,
“HOMAS A. M
Halcyondale, Ga., July
destineoTor GOOD.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher Georgian:
My Dear Mr. Seely—Your logical and
forcible argument at tho Tabernacle
laat night will ever remain with that
audience as a guiding stnr, for those
that aspire to something better ih life.
Your willing sacrifice for tbe tight Is a
great lesson to guard men. With a
leader like you at the head of The
Georgian, It Is destined to do great
good, and you will reap a bountiful
THOMAS A. M'GREGOR, Postmaster.
r 12. 1907.
thus afford them time end opportunity to
make tbe profit that the "old reborn book''
man new nukes.
■«'°< ffijtreas In t financial
make sogges-
S.£ which might'overcome this
Thanking yon for any Interest yon might
take In the nutter, I am. roars very truly
An.nr. n.
Atlanta, Ua.
Lyons, Ga.
a suggested”compliment.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
If there Is a new county made, nomo
it Seely, and tho town Prohibition.
Let tho namo of tho man and of th*
cause bo honored and remembered.
Let friends over the state subscribe
for the paper; It Is worthy to be la
our home*. TV. J. COTTER.
Newnan, Go.
FROM A RElTgToUS EDITOR.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am Just In receipt of a copy of your
valuable paper, and allow me to con-
g ratulnte you upon the stand that you
avo . taken ngnlnst the "red
curse." I havo been waging war
against this evil oven from my boyhood
and I am overjoyed when I see the
great dallies of our country taking J
decided stand against the saloon. God
■peed the work. Your* truly.
W. TV. GRAVES,
Editor Tho Christian Worker.
Rose Hill, Mina.
FINDS THE GEORGIAN RIGHT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I thank God that I took Tho Geor
gian for my summer reading. * IIK ?
the etand you take for prohibition. »
And Tho Georgian on tbo right aide ot
almost every subject
B " P M& A. LEWIS.
Clarkeaville, Ga.
DID NOT WRItTtHE LETTER.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
Last Saturday there waa a jottsj JJ
your paper which had my signatwj
attached to It.* I did not receive »
of the patter that day. and failed to
see IL but several of my frionds th*'
read It c«mc to me with <»>ulri*J
about same. I wish to *ay that rem*
person maliciously took the lfl>«<J
without any permission of mine. *"
no one was moro surprised to learn
It being there than I myself. hU
r hope a few lines through this
medium will entirely correct the tnts
take nnd make known to my frlena
and acquaintances that no one t* m
In favor of prohibition and It*
being enforced than I am.
Yours very respectfuilL, toN .
Fort Valley, Ga.
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0 . There is nothing the world ho" 0
O ors so much as courage of Mj 1 "! a
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O terest nnd prejudice. Th* " 1 * 1 *,, g
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- EMMA MORSE BACKUS. „
State Superintendent otr*™**y q
Literature and Art, Georgia w. «
C. T. U.
O Grovetown. Ga. .
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