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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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cities, ns they ’are. there Is no good
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During the Inst 20 yenra the foreign
trade of Kobe has grown from $9,500,-
000 In 1886 to $150,000.p00 In 1906. Im-
portH Increased from $4,500,000
$95,600,000, while exports Increased
from $5,000,090 to $65,000,000. The
■hipping at Kobe has also shown great
development. In 1886 the tonnage en
tered was 572.000, against 5,432,000 for
1906.
King Oscar, of Sweden, Is anxious
to' secure the return to Sweden of the
hundreds of thousands of Sweden who
have emigrated to America and has
begun an Investigation to determine
what were the conditions which
prompted the people to leave the Fa
therland and what would be necessary
for Sweden to do to Induce them to
return.
PreaJdebY Eliot, of Harvard, Is spend-
fng most of his days at Northeast Har
bor, out of doors, and a large part of
each day In more or less strenuous
physical exercise. He keeps in as good
training physically as the average .un
dergraduate. He rows a stroke which
■ends a boat faster through the water
than the average vacationer could hope
ever to attain.
Figures of the money order depart
ment of the New York postofflee show
that.in the fiscal year, ending Juno 30,
^967, .the. total business of the depart
ment-amounted to $440,406,209, an in
crease of* $89,069,292 from the previous
year, or 25 7-10 per cent. This does
not include the figures of the various
sub-stations, jvith which the total for
the w hole city could be about $479,000,-
0(A>.
Japan oh an advertiser has taken
some billboard idens from America.
Worshippers at lluddhlst temples In
variably wash their hands In a foun
tain at the entrance before making
their supplications. Formerly the
priests hung towels there. Now the
merchants of Toklo and other cities
furnish the temples with free towels,
reserving the privilege of printing their
advertisements on them.
■Count Henri de la Vautx, of France,
Is building a large airship for military
purposes, with a capacity of 3,000 cubic
metres. It can easily be taken
pieces and packed in four cases to fol
low the headquarters of an army
corps thus differing from the Labaudy
a(r*hip, w hich Is ojwerated from a forti
fied base. It Is estimated that De la
Vtyjlx's airship will have a speed of 25
miles an hour without wind.
.Manager Toyowaka, of the Japanese
Mitsui Blshl Bank, says that women
make most of the goods exported from
Japan. Male workmen versed in math-
•inatlcal and mechanical knowledge
gfe becoming experts In new brunches
of industry, such as shipbuilding and
Ironworking, In which they display the
greatest patience. In the tea. silk
Weaving and light Industries female la
bor is invariably required.
THE TEACHERS OF GEORGIA HAVE THE FLOOR TODAY.
The columns of The Georgian are today the medium through which
the educational Institutions of the state make their announcements to
the people for the ensuing term.
No reading which there columns could contain, whether ^written of
news or of opinion or of Incident, could be more vital and Interesting to
the people of Georgia than the statements which we send out today.
The one thing which the Georgian of thoughtful mood will observe In
these announcements is by comparison the stately march of improve
ments In all the educational Institutions of the state. 8tep by step for
the last decade and even longer, the colleges and schools of the common
wealth have each year recorded- some new Improvement, some large and
nobler progress, som^ advanelng scope and some more vital Interest
In the cause of causes In our civil life.
There has been no department of education In Georgia which has not
felt the Impress of better methods and the touch of a stronger and wiser
hand than our student life recognized ten years ago. There have been
great Improvements not only In the schools, but In the condition and ap
preciation of the teachers of tho state. The Georgian had the honor
some tlmo ago to lead a movement ngalnst choosing politicians and pub
lic men by mere reason of public repute as the executive heads of great
educational Institutions, and urged upon the authorities of the state that
such a choice should never go outside of the ranks of tho great teaching
fraternity, so long as It was possible to find within It the man or woman
able to fill the higher stations of education In the commonwealth.
That principle seems now to be established Into a general law of
tho hoards of trustees of the state of Georgia, and wo trust It may be long
before It disappears.
There Is a spirit abroad, too, among the iieople of the state In and
out of political positions In favor of better and prompter pay for teachers
of the state. From state Institutions this will inevitably creep to private
Institutions and we believe that the tide Is now set all along the line to
ward a higher personal and financial appreciation of the teachers In the
colleges. In the schools and In the general educational Institutions of the
state.
We congratulate the school .men of Georgia upon the continuing evi
dences of ever-lncrenslng Interest In their great work. We firmly be
lieve that tho position of the teacher for the future Is to be a better and
a higher rather than a lesser and lower one. We believe that every year
will bring a higher appreciation of the teachers of ^Georgia, a larger
recognition of merit and a more general Interest on the part of public of
ficials and of private Individuals toward that noble company of men and
women who train the youth of Georgia for the future service of home
and the state.
The present governor of Georgia Is committed to education as almost
his chief and primal Interest In the state. We may he sure that his
strong hand and Ills potential influence will bo upon the side of the
teacher from the beginning to the end of his campaign.
We believe that the whole body of the people In every respect, from
the highest to the lowest, are enthused as they have never been before
with Interest In and zeal for education, and we feel Justified 111 saying to
this splendid company of teachers whoBo announcements appear In our
columns today, that the future Is literally thrilling to them with promise
for usefulness, for appreciation and for prosperity In the years to come.
Georgia’s schools of 1007 are 20 per cent better than were Georgia's
schools of 1897. Georgia’s schools this year are jetter than were Geor
gia's schools last year, and we are efficient that those who read this
stately sweep of educational announcements today will note not only In
the terms hut In the spirit of these vital utterances the pledge atul^ the
promise of magnificent advantages for the young men and the young
women of the state.
Whatever else you read In The Georgian on this vital day, do not fall
to read what the teachers of Georgia have to say to the patrons of the
schools.
WHAT THE FARMERS' UNION HAS DONE TO HELP.
Among the definite nnd wholesome things which the FarmertC Union
haH accomplished let The Georgian recite just two.
At the critical moment In the rate regulation fight the State Farmers'
Union, under President Duckworth and National President Barrett,
brought to the railway commission a definite petition for a 2c passenger
fate on the railroads.
This request coming out of a general clamor with a definite Bound,'
nnd succinctly presented ns the request of 75,000 farmers In Georgia, hqd
Its majestic Influence upon tho attention of the commission, and the
present reform In railway rates, at least In its promptness nnd dlspntch,
must bo largely credited to the definite memorial of tho Farmers' Union.
In another case the Farmers’ Union, with the co-operation of Tho
Georglntt alone among Georgia dally newspapers, gavo a warning sound
against the movement for foreign Immigration Into the state.
We cheerfully give the Union credit for n more pronounced and radi
cal view upon this question thnn The Georgian advocated. But with
our own prudent warning added to tho Union's persistent opposition, we
feel that tho two of us together may sincerely claim to have directed the
attention of Georgia people to the dangers and disadvantages of foreign
Immigration at this time, and that, aa we were at least the chief, If not
tho only forces frankly In opposition to this movement. The Georgian
and the Union may safely claim to have relegated to an Indefinite post
ponement tho question of bringing foreign Immigrants Into Georgia.
Upon one general principle, The Georgian and the Farmers' Union
stood shoulder to shoulder, and that was the view that we were per
fectly willing In Georgia nnd In tho South to grow slowly rather than to
grow mi wholesomely-—that we had much to be thankful for In the won
derful prosperity that was nlready ours—that we had every faith that
this prosperity under the working of our present natural nnd native ele
ments would continue to Increase, nnd that we were not so eager for
the mere greedy accumulation of rapid wealth as we were for the preser
vation of the country for Its own people, or for the protection of our
farming classes front a |iosslbte Interference on tho part of outsldo ele
ments. Wealth Is not tho only glory of a people, and the greatness of
Georgia did not necessarily consist In the rapid accumulation of money
which waa already coming wholesomely and healthily Into our channels
of tndnstty and trade.
And without vanity or pretense we make bold to say that the atti
tude of a great agricultural organization and of a frank and honest
newspaper have hail much to do with tho cooling of Interest In this
great stir of foreign Immigration.
We congratulate tho great farmers' representative body which is in
session today U|>on these, among other multitudes of things which have
vindicated Its organic life and justified Us claims to the respect and
gratitude of the people.
Every, month of the life of this great Union and every recurrtug con
vention records some new evidence of Its success and of Its beneficent in
fluence upon the farmers and upon the country.
It Is nothing less than an honest expression of appreciation to
wish this great and wholesome body a happy and profitable session during
Us convention In Atlanta. ,
States both In the Philippine Islands and elsewhere it la shown that there
la In the treasury now $368,102,791.
This enormous sum would have to be exhausted before a reduction
of the tariff would effect the treasury of the United States.
The party In power, speaking through the president and his tariff
counselors, have expressed unwillingness to revise the tariff until after
the presidential election, and if this be the will of the majority the coun
try will have to wait until that event before receiving the relief which we
think will not be delayed longer than that period.
In the event of tariff revision congress would lit all the tariff rates
both high and low as It Is their duty to do under the constitution. Satis
factory reciprocity with foreign nations would thus be had by congres
sional action and this probably would take tne form of a maximum and
minimum system, adopting to some extent the Idea which Germany Is now
enforcing against us, that Is to say. minimum duty rates, In the judgment
of the revisionists, would be a reasonable protective tariff affording full
protection to American workmen and American manufacturers without
Imposing any hardships on the consumers.
The maximum rate of duty then would become purely punitive and
apply only to nations who do not give us the benefit of their lowest rates
of duty. There would be no continual disturbing of prices. The applica
tion of maximum or minimum rates would be an executive act, the presi
dent would have to decide when any foreign country did not give us the
benefit of Its lowest rate's of duty. He would not, however, be called upon
to fix -rates or to employ experts to take testimony on the cost of produc
tion, but would act In the ministerial capacity and this double tariff would
operate on all nations alike.
We who are In a minority can only watch the conditions, plant our
selves upon the principle which we ourselves would prefer to have
adopted, and then co-operate with the majority In such matters as they
may press looking to a reasonable and sensible ref6rm of tariff rates.
A MOTHER’S PRAYER
Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher The Atlanta Georgian:
Kind Sir—I want to express my thanks to you and your paper
for working so hard for prohibition, which la much needed. I have
suffered six years from the evil of whisky, and if we can’t get whis
ky out, I will have to put my three babies In the Orphans* Home and
go to work, as my husband spends nearly all he makes, and we have
been on charity six months and have been homeless with my little ba
bies often on account of whisky.
My husband is good every other way, and if wc are to have pro
hibition soon, I will try hard to keep my babies with me until that
blessed time comes.
Whisky is killing my husband and starving my babies, and has
wrecked my home. It makes me heart-sick to think I have to give up
my babies, and we could be so happy If there was no whisky. Very
respectfully,
ONE THAT IS PRAYING FOR PROHIBITION.
Atlanta, Ga.
Open Letter to Prohibitionists
Of Georgia and Adjacent States
Beloved Fellow-Citizens; At Inst, there
8 “something new under the sun.”
A great, strong, vigorous, growing news
paper, one of the great dailies. The Atlan
ta Georgian, has come squarely out for pro
hibition. And more: the joy of It is that
I Kith publisher and editor, strong, cultured,
honorable, Christian gentlemen—the peers of
) tiotis.
1 For thirty years, the prohibition reform
movement In our state has been hindered
and handicapped by the lack of Just such a
great dally. Th ough the efforts of minis
ters, a noble army of patriotic laymen, de
voted Christian women nnd the eo-operatlon
of local papers, very much has been ac
complished, but the great leading dallies
have *
ent *
afraid to deeiare the whole, . . _
truth. Even stagnant water becomes stale
and Impure. Agitation helps Immensely
any good cause: agriculture, religion, poli
tics nnd prohibition. In the “still hunt.”
the ntitls win; In the open, aggressive, pro*
f resslve campaign, the prohls get there,
.et me any with all possible emphasis that
If the prohibition bill now pending is pass
ed. we need n grent dally to tell to the
world the benefits and blessings which are
sure—absolutely sure, I believe—to follow.
If the 1)111 should Ih? defeated, we need the
dally to continue the warfare until flunl
victory Is won.
Subscribe for The Georgian: talk up The
Georgian; get your friends and neighbors to
subscribe. Rond it one week, and you con
tell. In all good conscience, that It gives
all the news. Is equal to the very best,
nnd, besides, advocates prohibition. Give
The Georgian a tremendous, overwhelming,
unparalleled circulation in our own and ad
joining states, nnd in my humble judgment
the next few years will witness phenomenal
progress In prohibition sentiment nud pro
hibition success. The real, genuine, solid
facts, unquestionable facts, after a few
years (and with the Jug trade kuocked out,
In one year) will demonstrate that, ns In
nil other towns nnd cities, prohibition is n
blessing to Augusta, Snvnnnnh, Macon, nnd
tho wholo state. If you believe I have told
the truth about the situation, then do ns
I have done—subscribe for Tho Georgian
nnd push the circulation of The Georgian.
Lot Atlanta set n grand example, nnd uo It
at once. Yours faithfully,
II. .T. ELLIS.
Pastor Methodist Church.
Washington, Gn.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
Corner Alabama and Broad Streets.
Capital— $ 200,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 600,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability...... 200,000.00
Total Responsibility $1,000,000.00
Commercial and Savings Accounts Invited.
PLEDGE THE GEORGIAN
ORGANIZED SUPPORT
The following resolutions were adopted at a regular mcetine
of the Mount Vernon (Bolton, Ga., district) Sunday School:
We, the teachers and scholars of this school, desire to ex
tend our earnest thanks to The Georgian for the noble
stand taken by that paper in favor of the present temper
ance crusade, and for its past steady adherence to all that
was moral and right.
That, as the paper may suffer financially because of the
stand it has taken, we pledge ourselves to patronize its ad
vertisers whenever possible, and call on other Sunday
schools and friends of morality and temperance every
where to do the same. We do this because we feel it would
be a calamity to the State should the paper be forced out
of existence through lack of support.
Resolved: That we believe the time is ripe for the for-
mation of a “Georgian League,” to be composed of those
who are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the edi.
tors and publishers of the paper, and help them in the great
fight they are making for the upbuilding of the morality
of all classes of this grand old State of Georgia.
V. B. MOORE, Supt,
W. S. McINTYRE,
LOUIS BOHLER,
LEWIS WILLIAMS,
Committee.
A SOUND REAL ESTATE VIEW
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
COMMENDS THE GEORGIAN
THE PRACTICAL NEED OP TARIFF REFORM.
Outside of all partisanship and as a simple matter of common sense
and public policy, there should lie a reduction of tariff rates.
Up to Saturday night the available cash balance in the United States
Treasury amounted to $246,621,763. This means that receipts for a single
day exclusive of the possible deficiency, amounted to $2,777,000 more
than expenditures.
During the coming fiscal year the treasury will receive not less
than $75,000,000 more than current expenditures.
The tariff could be cut down to this extent without Injuring the tar
iff balance in the slightest degree.
According to the current statement of tho treasurer there is now
outstanding $687,392,869 in gold certificates. $475,139,000 in silver certifi
cates. and $5,950,000 in treasury notes. This makes a total of $1,168,481,-
869 which is covered, of course, by the gold coin and sliver dollars In the
treasury.
Up to date there hag been deposited In national banks to the credit of
the treasurer of the United States and the different disbursing officers,
the sum total of $152,759,613.
Now this represents the total of the deposits of the United States in
ustional banka. Adding up the total of funds to the credit of the United
Note—The Georgian is simply
unable to print all the letters our
friends nre sending us. We are
receiving them literally by hun
dreds. We appreciate them more
than we can tell—they encourage
us to fight the harder.
We will continue to print them
ns fully us we can, however, nnd
trust no one who has been good
enough to write us will think we
nre unipprecletlve If we fall to get
their letters in promptly.—Ed.
STRONG FORTHE GEORGIAN.
I have often thought I would try
and write you a few words, though I
can not write much. I must praise
you for your stand in this fight for our
country. When I say country, I mean
our beloved children. Fight on—the
victory will be yours. The day Is dawn
ing when you will be crowned with
bright Jewels.
I have often asked myself why every
white man was not with Mr. Graves on
the negro question. He ought to keep
preaching his doctrine, for It will come.
I have been a subscriber to your pa
per ever since you began. I want you
to keep sending It. When It is out, let
me know. Praise our great Tom Wat
son as you go along, for he Is one of
our greatest men. I read all you write
and all our beloved Watson writes, too.
May God guard and protect you
both and yours, and slower upon you
every blessing, Is my prayer.
W. A. ELLINGTON.
Oxford, Ga.
TO RETURN NO MORE FOREVER.
Your brave, clear-cut and manly po
hition. anent the Hardman-Covington
prohibition bill, deserves, and should
have, the attention and admiration of
every right-minded man and woman
in our great commonwealth. For fifty
years I have labored and prayed and
longed for the splendid day that has
dawned upon our people. Since the
days of Sherman and Hood, v there has
not been a greater struggle than the
one that Is now engaging the attention
and prayers of the inhabitants of your
city.
As sure as a Just God rules heaven
and directs in the affairs of men, so
sure will the saloon be banished from
our goodly state to return no more for-
Please send me your clean, great pa
per. it is the one 1 want In my home.
Yours for the right,
(REV.) THOMAS H. TIMMONS.
Thomson, Ga.
RIGHT TO THE POINT.
I commend you for the stand you
have taken on the prohibition bill. All
honor to you.
J. M. DAVISON, M. G.
FROM A NOBLE WOMAN.
O, for a thousand tongues to s{>eak
your praises for your bold Independ
ence In asserting your belief In and
advocacy of the principle# of right and
righteousness. Right oyer wrong is
glorious. The cool, decided power to
rise above truckling to men or money
Is ennobling and beyond the approach,
of sordid minds. Say on, »nd say It
loudly, until the demon of whisky Is
conquered in this beautiful land of
Georgia, and men take the exalted
place to which God assigned them to
protect the helpless and make them
selves respected and honored by the
helpless. With God nnd right at the
helm, who need fear or falter?
From one of your first and fast sub
seribers,
MRS. N. W. WORRILL.
Amerlcus. Ga.
ONE OF THOUSANDS.
This Is only another one of the many
thousand assurances that most upright
and honest people are with you In your
views and fight for prohibition, and
that you are central figures of great
Influence in these times. Therefore, I
find one fault of you, or rather make
one suggestion. I know that you be
lieve in real representative government
of all kinds, and as any sensible per
son knows that there Is no probability
of a real representative government,
without direct election of Its officers,
together with Initiative and referen
dum and tho right of recall, I suggest
thut you, In your able manner, bring
the great Importance of these measures
to bear heavily on the minds of our
legislators and tho people that are
watching their actions so closely. 1
regret that you have lost so much of
so timely and great nn opportunity to
convince the people of this common
wealth of the absolute necessity of
such measures. This, It seems. Is the
accepted time In which they would
have been easy of conviction—such a
conviction that It would have stayed
with them, and would have done much
toward making our representatives
"understand” that they must not con
tinue to trample the will and wishes of
a great majority In the dust of con
tempt. It Is never too late to do good,
so please make this bear heavily on the
minds of all ere the prohibition bll} Is
before the house for passage or mis-
passage. Is m? humble wish.
Sincerely,
J. GORDON SIMPSON.
Qultmnn, Ga.
HERE IS FAITH BY WORKS.
I was so delighted with your Issue of
last Saturday that I first thought of
buying 100 copies and distributing
them here. But then took a second
thought that this place is away back
"in the rear." The "front," where the
battle is to be fought. Is Atlanta, and 1
thought I would suggest to you to put
a copy of last Saturday’s Issue In the
hands of every member of thejeglsla-
ture that you think Tm* not seen that
Issue, or who is not already for prohi
bition. and then send your paper to me.
Please carry out my wishes and notify
me of what is due.
My apology for coming in so late as
a sqbscriber Is that I am 66 years old
and my eyesight Is not good enough to
read much, and especially fine print.
If you lose anything by taking a
bold stand against the curse of our
fair land you shall be welcome to call
on me for help. Yours sincerely,
CHARLES PHILLIPS.
Columbus, Ga.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have been In the real estate business
in Atlanta for seventeen years. All I 'have
made is Invested here and by no means j’o
I share in the opinion that prohibition will
hurt our city ns some calamity howlers
seem to think. .
In all the years It never once occurred
to tne that the success, welfare nnd pros-
peritv of Atlanta to any extent was due
to saloons or to the liquor traffic, but It
was tn.v firm conviction that Atlanta has
succeeded in spite of the existence of this
evil. I have never advertised, neither have
anv of the other dealers so far as I have
observed, that twenty-live per cent or any
other Increase In real estate values In busi
ness or residence property was due to the
liquor business. I know that property ad
jacent to saloons Is not considered desirable
nnd that such property will bring better
rent when the bar room is removed. You
will find the names of real estate men on
the list of anti-saloon nnd prohibition
leagues of the several wards of the city,
ns published In The Georgian. At a real
estate banquet held In the Kimball House.
I noted that at least one-half of the renl
estate men present did not partake of the
wines nnd whiskies served on flint occa
sion. nnd these sober, sterling men whose
business it Is to advertise and talk up the
Interests of Atlanta, nre by no mentis nil
local ontlonlst* or anti-prohibitionists.
Many or ns want Atlnntn to berome more
decent and respectable by the removal of
the dives and saloons from our city; have
more law uml order nnd thereby secure the
good opinion of our own people nnd of the
people of the grent state of Georgia, and
the South, nnd the way to obtain tii
to have prohibition. The laborer will lure
more money to buy a homo, to dep |
savings banks, more money to In
necessities and comforts of life and
people who do not now live in At! in
no glad to become citizens of th.' t
l-lty of the state. Yes, make it j.ossi^ls
for Georgia and nil tho world to ton
bettor opiuion of Atlanta, nnd if It tins
l»een true in the past, It may be true
the future that there nre only two kinds
of people—"those who live in Atlanta nni
those who wnnt to live in It.”
Furthermore, above and beyond all hud-
ness or commercial reasons. I am for tin
best of morn! reasons In favor of the pro
hibition bill. God is not on the whisk?
slfle nnd I thnnk God the noble men a?
statesmen In the Georgln legislature w!
nre seeking first the kingdom of a
determined to pass the Hardman bill: th*
know It will be well pleasing to God
jirohiblt this grent evil, nod as law-maker*
In the Interests of domestic peace, la
order, they will prohibit? this truffle,
business man, -and . ns n .lnytunn, I limn*
God for the gbutj praying .women of Gtsr-
gin, the ministers tor, Georgia, nil Jim i
workers In this gretot wn>k‘of prohibit!?
nnd The Georgian tn their hrtly frusmle
blot out this evil. Let the -noble slatesm
of the Georgia legislature In the I.-uiguap
of Mr. Gladstone, pass the law "which wil
make It easy for men to do right and hard
for them to do wrong,” especially hard fir
such ns openly deeiare they will duly th«
law of the laud.
Yours sincerely.
WALK Fit DL'NSO.V.
Atlnntn, Gn.
BIBLE READING ON PROHIBITION
By REV. FRANK D. HUNT, Evaigalist of Atlanta Presbytery.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Being out In the country holding n meet
ing. 1 missed the privilege of rending that
editorial In which your paper openly es
poused the cause of truth nnd righteous
ness and entered the lists ns the avowed
Journalistic champion of prohibition for
Georgia. A copy of the Mouflny following
reached me, nnd 1 have read with great
joy and thankfulness, nnd 1 desire to add
my heartfelt appreciation for the noble
stand you have taken .for the right lu tho
fight on this question, so vltnl to the moral
nnd material welfare of our great state.
When I came to Georgia I began to take
nnd rend your paper Itocnuse It had no
liquor advertisements lu It, and my con
tinued reading of Its edltorint nnd news
columns has convince*! me that The Geor
gian is the cleanest great dally l know of.
For twenty years I have been In tin* thick
of the battle for prohibition from Virginia
to Florida, nnd believing thnt the teachings
of God’s word should be supreme ns tho ar
biter of all questions such us this, I hereby
present to your many renders who ac
knowledge the authority of Unit word, a
“Bllile Bending on 1’rohihltion,” hoping
thnt those who hesitate may bo led to In
dorse the position taken by The Georgian
op this question which is agitating the
minds of the people of Georgia.
Hear What God Saya.
"Woe unto him that glveth Ids neighbor
drink, thnt putteth thy Ixittie to him and
uinketh him druuken also.” “Woe to him
thnt huildetli n town with blood, nnd
tahllsheth a city by Iniquity.” (Hal). 2:15,12.)
Surely the state and tho cities of Georgia
have In the days gone by already renped n
i*y
enuse the blush of shame to mantle the
cheek of every one who advocate
course.
"Woe unto them that are wise in their
own eyes, nnd prudent in their own sight.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink
wine nnd men of strength to mingle strong
drink; which Justify the wicked for re
ward. (Isa 5:21-23.)
How truly does this describe those who
advocate the coutimmfion of the licensed
liquor traffic. So wise, so prudent, nre thev
from the business, the commercial view
point, "In their own sight.” thnt they are
willing to "Justify the wicked for reward."
The reward is the revenue the city will
receive from the wicked business nnd tin*
v dollars saved them personally in direct
;es. Dollars! Dollars! Thnt Is all thev
•. shutting their eyes to or ignoring the
•t thnt for every dollar of revenue thus
received uiauy have to be raised by taxes
and spent in prosecuting the criminals and
caring for the paupers nnd lunatics made
by the accursed frnffie.
Let them hear the word ns It says again.
Ye shall be ashamed of your revenues be
cause of the fierce auger of the Lord.”
(Jer. 12:13b nud again. “Better is little
with the fear of the Lord than great treas
ure and trouble therewith." (Prov. 15:14);
am! again, "Better is a little with right
eousness than great revenues without
for. lb;ll); ami ngnln, "But in
of the wicked j* trouble.”
, that ap-
right.
the revenm
(Ptor. 15:16.
Every one at all conversant with the bls-
torv of the Uquor traffi. nnd the fearful
train of evil and Infamy that has followed
lu Its wnke everywhere will .be compelled
ro admit that in the < .inflection „ ur
untlon, state and city therewith for the
f*** Jtoe miserable revenue got from
It there has iN-en trouble nnd nothing but
trouble In the revenue derived from the
idiirf If
law ma*
wMort
wicked business.
Again God sa>
wicked and be that
even they both nre
Lord,” irrov. 17:15.*
.2jV.Tr ** **? escaping the teaching thnt
legalising and sanction Inc tbs llouor traffic
"He thnt JnstirTHh the
“* condeuincth the Just,
a I n>iu imitton to the
for the sake of the revenm* derived there
from is to "Justify tho wicked for reward
and Is abomination In the sight of th(
Lord, ns much so ns to deliberately nn4
wilfully condemn tho Just. Those who l>
voice, vote or Influence help to estami*
or perpetuate auch conditions must shat
In the condemnation for such nonduct.
S'urely we have by long years of pist ol
nerlence sadly proved nnd fully realize
that there Is no profit In the ”■ ~
wickedness.” But, says some «•:
piles to the individual, not to go
Government, whether of clt*
nation, is the action or rule o
gate of Individual units anil wc
our collective capacity escape *
ual responsibility If we acquiesce In what I*
done by those selected to be our r
fives or agents fa administering
authority.
God judges nml holds ro aceounbiMliJ?
governments ns well ns individuals, n
says: "Itightoousncs* exaltefh a a
but sin Is a reproach to any i>*“
tITov. 14:54.t
Is it righteousness or sin when •
net of city council,.'state legislature «
tlonat congress nn act Is pas-cd n-g.i
the liquor trnffie, which Is uuivcrvill)
fessed to be an evil, for the sake ■>
miserable revenue in it V
"Shall the throne of iniquity h
ship With thee, w’hlch frame!h n
a law." (Pan. 91-20.)
Docs that not say that for tin
lag power to frame mischief by
statute) Is to constitute Itself a *
of iniquity?
Ami docs thnt not call up**n ;i
God’s servants not to have felbe
such "throne of Iniquity?” Ag
unto them that decree unrfght
and that write grievousm****. "
have prescribed. To turn aside
from judgment nud to take a" '
from the poor of my people, t!i
may he tltelr prey, and thut th**
the fatherless." (Isa. H>:12 >
Does not that describe just t
that follow' from the law. the >t
"unrighteous decrees” of nil '
bodies In nny form of govern ■
legalize or license the liquor rr
Most assuredly It does, for t
courts have decided again and
no one has any Inherent right •
to make or sell Intoxicating llq
erage, «ud can only do so b> <
mission of an net of the law .
governing power, in the ex> r-
police powers,
ClAiriy then is It true that *
act Is to "write iinrighfco!'-. . ■
"frame mischief by n law,” ;, i”.
reproach to any people.” .
What then should be tb«* attltu..
Christian citizen nml of
In our legislature or Htv coni.* ■
nixes the Bllile as God’s word. ■
thority ns supreme In ruudm-t ■
The answer is found In i* : "i
Timothy, "Neither be par*,
sins: keep thyself j
II deeds.”
the law and legalize th** n*i
uphold th** degrading, deb;..
Ing. death-dealing, damning b*r
whether In low dive or glided -
wholesale, do "bid them '•
nefarious work and an
their evil deeds,” and «-n", 1
sponsiblHty therefor, though
so hard, ri|ate-Iike. i» 1
guiltiness from tltelr linn- •
morse cry like Mcltgth, “**ut *
It will urn "oaLV Jt will »“*t
God speed tin* day when *j*«* *
lightened by His word and £ n, ‘ '
the law-making bodies, with
citizenship of our country
maw outlaw nml drive th'* : *‘
traffic from Georgia and from
K<»utbland and nation.
WANK D.
Decatur. Ga.