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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. ^EELY, President.
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THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints
no unclean or objectionable sdvertls-
lug. Neither does It print whisky or
any liquor ads.
_ , Atlanta's own
ing Its own gaa and electric light
plants, as It now owns Its water
works. Other cities do this and get
gas as low as 60 cents, with a profit
to tha city. This should be done at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes that If street railways can lie
operated successfully by European
cities, as they are, there la uo good
reason why they can not be so oper
ated here. Rut we do not believe this
can be done now, and It may be some
an undertaking. Still Atlanta sbnu!
set Its face In that direction NOW.
Persons,'leaving the city can
havo Tho -Georgian and News
mailed to them regularly by send
ing their order to Tho Georgian
office. Changes of address will be
made as often as desired.
Blessed Is Peacemaker Candler.
Grim vlsaged war has smoothed Us
wrinkled front, and all Is now calm
and serene at the capltol.
Now If Atlanta would only wallop
Shreveport and the next club our cup
of municipal happiness would be full.
We shall yet have some tine
speeches on the prohibition Issue.
Tuesday In the house will be a day
of eloquent words.
The nature faker of The Houston
Post has been so long unmolested
that he Is not even "afraid of old
Roosevelt."
It Is now related that applicants for
work on The News and Courier al
ways apply just after Editor Hemphill
Is returned from n baseball matinee
In which the 8ea Gulls have won.
"Ransy Sniffles" of The Constitu
tion can not stir strife between The
Georgian and the young men who led
the filibuster. They had fine treat-
ment at The Georgian's hands and
they know It, and say It.
The Philadelphia North American
•cored a great hit at the Elks' con
vention by securing a live Elk at
great expense and elevating him In
an open cage to the top of Its 22-story
building above the legend "Most Ex
sited Elk.” Good advertising that for
John Wanamaker.
Our friend of Tho Hawkinsvllle
News need have no apprehension
concerning Editor Pendleton and The
Osorglan. The venerable colonel and
The Georgian understand each othor
perfectly. We fence, but we do not
fight. Now and then through a joint
In the colonel's harness, we Inaert
our aharp sword and pink the sensi
tive skin, but never with malice or
deadly Intent. We know the many
Pendleton virtues as we know the few
falling!, and we always strike the bal
ance In favor of the real man. But
newspaper life would scarcely be
worth living la Oeorgla without the
fun and frolic of an occasional dig
la the colonel’s political ribs.
“Following the Color Line.”
Under this heading In (he August
“American Magazine.” Ray Stannard
Baker gives many Interesting phases
of negro life on the plantation. He
says. "There are even landlords and
etnployeri who will trade upon the
negro’s worst Instinct—love for li
quor, for example—In order to keep
him at work.
"An Instance of this sort came to my
attention at Hawkinsvllle, while I was
there. The white people of the town
were making a strong fight for prohi
bition; the women held meetings, and
on the day of the election marched tn
the streets singing and speaking. But
the largest employer of negro labor in
the county had registered several hun
dred pt bis negroes and declared his
Intention of voting them against pro
hibition. He said bluntly, "If my nig
gers can't get whisky, they won't stay
with me; you’ve got to keep a nigger
poor, or he won’t work."
"This employer actually voted *0 of
his negroes against prohibition, but
the excitement wea so great that he
dated vote no more—and prohibition
cerifd.
THE MINORITY YIELDS GRACEFULLY.
Since It Is all over, and we look at the matter In a tranquil way. It
Is nothing leas than fair to say that If the opponents of the Hardman-
Covington bill had been disposed to do so they might have protracted In
definitely the filibuster which they carried on successfully on Wednesday
last
If It were the simple object of these gentlemen to emphasize by the
filibuster -their own position of opposition to this bill and to register
upon the records the attitude that they assume toward It, It may be
conceded that the expenditure of an entire day was not perhaps too ex
treme a method to demonstrate their convictions as to the Issue.
Since of their own accord'they have consented to recede from fur
ther use of the parliamentary weapon which they had employed, and
since they have agreed without further protest or obstruction to per
mit the passage of the prohibition bill to Its final reading and adoption.
The Georgian, which urged them to do this very thing, can not In fair
ness and courtesy fall to commend them for the voluntary retreat from
the method of parliamentary obstruction and for their voluntary sur
render to the rule of the majority.
Taken altogether, we believe that the prohibitionists. In a more tran
quil retrospect, will take this view of the conduct of the minority and
will withdraw from them any feeling of bitterness or condemnation
which may have grown out of the heat and fever of Wednesday's dis
appointment. Since these gentlemen might have prevented further ac
tion, there Is no reason why we should not give them the benefit of the
doubt and ascribe the motives of public spirit and of democratic princi
ple In their acceptance of the will and.the wish of the majority of their
colleagues and of the people. \>
And to, let us have peace!
MR. CANDLER OF DEKALB.
As the smoke clears away from the battlefield of Wednesday It Is
In order to brevet for gallantry or wisdom the men whose conduct was
most notable during the eventful period.
Among thoso who come with largest repute and highest honor out
of the melee Is one who had perhaps as little to say as any one en
gaged In the entire debate.
Only two or thrde times during the running discussion of parlia
mentary procedure did the house receive a word from Candler of De-
Kalb, but every word that came from Candler of DoKalb was clear, suc
cinct and straight to the point.
The part which he played lo the final adjustment of the excited
feelings between the two factions was the noble part of a peacemaker,
and this perhaps could have been played by no one better than the gen
tleman from DeKalb.
There Is something In the dignity, the sincerity and the balanced
conservatism of Mr. Candler which commands the respect of hts fellows
on either side of the chamber and there are few who will deny that he
comes out of the recent discussion enjoying In even greater measure the
esteem and admiration of his colleagues than before.
Evory succeeding session of the legislature adds something to the
repute and public stature of Candler of DeKalb. Mr. Candler's public
life Is based upon that essential Integrity which Impresses Itself upon
all thoso who come In contact with him. His political career has been
founded upon Ideals which deserve and ultimately receive the respect of
the people of his time. To a very high sense of political honor Mr.
Candler adds a signal courage, and a resolute firmness In public affairs
which Is mnklng a deeper Impress upon his contemporaries.
There Is no office In the state which he Is not worthy to fill. And
that ho will bo called to other and higher honors In the futuro none who
appreciate the larger and noblor qualities of public life permit them
selves for a moment to doubt. >
Candler of DeKalb Is distinctly one of the growing men of the com
monwealth of Georgia.
L
THE BRYAN STAR AGAIN ASCENDS.
In the arena of national politics the status of affairs remains prac
tically unchanged.
Tho condition of the Democratic party do«e not seem to promise
anything new or vital within the Immediate future, and the entire party
Is apparently In the attitude of Mr. Mlcawber, "waiting for something to
turn up."
Mr. Bryan still remains the central and master figure of the situa
tion. As tha matter stands, he can have the nomination If he wishes It.
■yhls much la certain.
It Is almost equally certain that no man can have tho Democratic
nomination who does not enjoy Mr. Bryan's confidence and receive his
Indorsement. No candidate apparently seems willing to move except
under Mr. Bryan's Initiative, and while many criticise him there has
not yet been found any man who Is willing to antagonize hint or to enter
the field openly against him.
' Of course In the contingency of Mr. Bryan's nomination The Geor
gian will have nothing to regret and nothing to retract. In the expres
sion which the editor of The Georgian made at Chnttanoogn It was dis
tinctly stated that Mr. Bryan was the Idol of Democracy, the tallest
moral fl-ure of our politics, and that upon a mere baala of personal con
fidence and personal preference we would bear him upon our shoul
ders to the White House. Questioning the policy of nominating Mr.
Bryan or any Democrat at that time and under those strenuous ami
economic conditions, we have never wavered In our loyal regard and de
votion to the statesman from Nebraska who Is yet as ho has been for
ten years the flower and crown of our modem and definite Democracy.
In connection with Mr. Bryan's prospects thero comes from New
York u most Interesting rumor to tho effect that he and Mr. William
Randolph Hearst have reached a definite understanding, that Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Hearst have met upon common ground, that the Nebraskan
desires nliovo all things that bis party should win and that Mr. Hearst
outside the triumph df his principles has no larger personal wish than
the discomfiture of Mr. Roosevelt or the defeat of Hughes. Mr. Bryan,
it Is Bald, dees not desire to run for president against Roosevelt or
Hughes, but would dearly love to run against Taft or Fairbanks. Ho
knows that a defeat next year would retire him permanently from politi
cal leadership, while the defeat of another candidate would not Injure
his own standing or put him out of the race In 1912. Mr. Hearst. on the
other hand, has no fear of either Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Hughes. Ho
would be willing to attack either and would suffer no loss of prestige by
defeat In case he received the nomination of his party. In point of fact,
no man In America could more successfully hope to compete with either
Roosevelt or Hughes than the great Democratic editor, whose magnifi
cent campaign of publicity and of aggressive warfare against monopoly,
thundered for twelve years out of the mouths of eight great daily news
papers, has done more than any other living force to create the present
eplrlt of reform that Is sweeplug the country and lo uncover and to re
buke the graft and greed that has disgraced the republic.
He le the one man whoso executive capacity manifested In the suc
cess of his eight vast enterprises under one management, and In h|s un
paralleled municipal campaign In New York have established for him a
vigorous character only equalled by his consistent loyalty to the people.
So that the rumor runs it Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Hughes should
be nominated by the Republicans, Mr. Bryan will heartily co-operate
with the friends of Mr. Hearst and endeavor to make the New York edi
tor the nominee of «ho party. If, however, Mr. Taft or Mr. Fairbanks
should be the nominee, then It Is understood that Mr. Hearst with the
understanding that Mr. llrynn la not to advocate government ownership,
would throw the full strength of his vast agencies and of his full Influ
ence behind him. If there Is any truth In this rumor it would seem to
make certain the fact that either Mr. Bryan or Mr. Hearst would be
the nominee, and that If either la the nominee It will mean a stronger
Democratic party than wo have known la many years with the magnifi
cent following of each of these great men united In behalf of the
nominee. N
No more Interesting rumor la extant upon the political air today. If
it la not true. It Is devoutly to be hoped that It may be true, for In such
an alliance as this there Is the consolidation of greater forces for the
promise of success than the Democratic party has known In many
years. And beyond this It Is also true that'If Bryan should be president
with Hearst In his cabinet that there would he an executive force and
aggressive courage In the administration that would commend It to the
confidence and co-operation of the people. And lf .lt should b* true that
Mr. Hearst should lead the forces of Democracy with Mr. Bryan In -co
operation there would be the guarantee of all the reforms In behalf of
the th't iqnl'l t; r-qnrrtt hr nnv other vever rod rn- ether n.
' i
parity except that which fa already established In Incomparable experi
ence and Incomparable prestige In the White House.
This single combination If It should be accomplished would proba
bly tfefer for a time the nomination of a Southern candidate. This Is
what we would like to see above all other things In the Democratic con
vention. We believe that no combination could be so strong as the ap
peal to good feeling and a reunited country In the person of a Southern
candidate. But If the wisdom of the Democratic representatives should
not adopt this view It can not be denied that the rumored combination of
Hearst and Bryan offers another and remarkably promising opportunity
tot Democratic success.
Of these condition^ we shall have more to say at another time.
SPEAKER SLATON WINS LAURELS.
The aftermath of the prohibition storm leaves Speaker Slaton with
an unclouded record.
Perhaps no man among those engaged In the eventful scenes of Wed
nesday was placed In a more difficult and embarrassing position thau
the Speaker of the House. Both factions of the battle were watching
him with eager and jealous eyes. From the beginning the Speaker an
nounced his Idtentlon to preside with absolute Impartiality and to con
stitute himself a machine for the turning out of decisions stridtly ac
cording to rule.
That he did so no man can deny. There was not In any ruling or
decision of the Chair from first to last a biased view upon either side
of the controversy. Every ruling was made strictly under the rules of
the House which were definitely cited whenever a question was made.
And from the beginning the Speaker announced that It was not a mat
ter of sensitiveness with him at any time to have any decision of his
reversed or sustained.
If Speaker Slaton had been a partisan upon the prohibition side he
could have easily Ignored some of those who arose to claim bis atten
tion even as does a speaker of the National House of Representatives.
If he had been a partisan upon the liquor side he could have shown equal
favor to the filibusters. But now that It is all over It is nothing more
nor less than simple Justice to say' that the Speaker In this emergency
demonstrated his remarkable familiarity, with the rules of the House and
parliamentary procedure and his scrupulous fidelity In following them to
the letter.
We congratulate him upon the laurels which he has won from the
occasion.
THE ORPHANS’ APPEAL
FOR A PROHIBITION LAW.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Mnoh mure tbsn (0 per cent of the or-
phnna at Decatur nml other orphans* homes
are there directly or Indirectly from liquor.
very t
inothei
from the drluk
ruin.
A mother of four of these children wrote
me that she had been sentenced for fifty-
one days for n drunken spree. Her father-
in-law and her husband cursed her Into
drink and hut for the orphans' home she
would curse her children, who hare to bear
this awful heredity. Into ruin. Hhu Is
woman of fine fstuliy.
Tho hundreds of pitiful tales which
l>e told would make tho hardest
could
cart
Gin
ire i
will
us prohibition and In a
QUOTES AN INDICTMENT
AGAINST THE SALOON.
To the Editor of The Georgian.
All honor to the grand old Empire 8tnte
of the South for the effort she has been
making to shut out liquor. And especially
should your noble paper be congratulated
for the stand It has taken upon this Im
portant question. I'lease *ilow mo to quote
an Indictment against tbs saloon from the
pen of so unknown writer:
The saloon Is the enemy of God. Its
forces are against the forces tluvt make
for righteousness. It makes n brute of the
A SOUTH CAROLINA
PERSONAL CLAIM.
To the Publisher of The Georgian:
The people of South Carolina are not ad
dicted to the habit of giving themselves
undue praise. Abbeville county, at least
along too Huguenot settlements, may claim
to lie not only one of the garden spots
of the world, but a land where modesty
and worth, qualities that elsewhere are
Our self-restraint, our lack ...
l» due not only to tho security of our po
sition and the brilliancy of our past, but
to (fur nssarnuco tbst when the time calls
we will produce deeds nml men ns daring
and ns aids ss those which hnve already
carried the fame of our state so high and
so far. However, we are not Altogether
absorbed In self-eoutcmplntlon; we not ouly
glory In the achievements of our sister
states, hut we lend them our best blood
siates, out we lend them our best
with which to do their work. We
lend tho surplus of our strength, our abil
ity, our sterling mauhood to the service of
the nation and of the several states, but
we think It not unfair to ask at least an
acknowledgment of tho obligation.
Georgia la a great state, great enough
either to Imrrow or to do without borrow
ing. hut when It Ikutows men nml ahllltlts
It should not forget when they entue.
These reflect Ions, sir, are suggested by
the habit Into which some of the people of
Georgia hnve fallen In thinking and speak
blasphemy. It t* destructive of all faith, all
virtue, nil love toward God and likeness to
God. It Is the organised expression of the
kingdom of Sntan amongst men.
It Is the enemy of men. It blasts his
sago, corrupts his heart, weakens bis will
and sears his conscience.
It Is the enemy of the home. It puts
.. .. ix .
out the Are, empties the larder, turns the
irotector of tho family Into a tblug of nh-
inrroiicc, elothea the wife In rags and
brings the children to suffering and shame.
It Is the enemy of the state. It Is the
breedlng-plnco of all conspiracies and plots
***** * ***- * - * *
that fn«eaten the downfall of society, it
the (.4 traitor of bail polities. It Is the
gathering place of thugs and repeaters, the
market »f tho purchasable vote, the foun
tain bead of municipal wrong-doing.
Tho devil Is for It. God Is ngulnst It.
Vice Is for It; virtue Is against It. The
brothel Is for It; the home Is agslnst It.
Falsehood Is for It; truth is against It.
Ing of your nhle editor.
Graves, ns n Georgian,
should lie proud of Mr.
Temple
should lie proud of Mr. Graves, nml It Is
also true that Abbeville county Is glad to
recognise the fact, but Mr. Graves Is a
South Carotlnnn of the South Cnrollnans—
more, he wag born nenr the old Wl|-
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.
To the Editor of The-Georgian:
The attention of the public Is being
called to the whisky situation in Geor
gia, a subject which certainly should
have the prayerful consideration of
every moral cltisen. The putting of
whisky out of Georgia is a step to
ward the good, but If We really have a
dry legislature. In the name of God, do
not waste your valuable time on such
measure as this. We may not In
years have another body of legislators
who love truth, honor and sobriety as
this one does, so, for Heaven's sake,
give us a law which will prohibit the
drinking fit whisky In Georgia. Make
It a penitentiary offense to be caught
drunk or even with the smell of wtlls-
ky on the breath. This will not only
prevent the sale of whisky In Geor
gia, but the ordering thereof from oth
er states. The fining of men Is only
robbing women and children of what
Is duly theirs. How many women, In
Atlanta alone, do you suppose are dally
tolling for a pittance which is taken
from them and spent for the cursed
stuff, or contributed to the recorder's
court?
Let's reason this way; If there Is no
drinking, there will be no sale, which,
I think, Is logical. But when there Is
whisky sold all around, how does this
sound for logic? It there Is no sale,
there will be no drinking. To sup
press an evil, strike the root. This Is
not only true of whisky, drunkenness,
etc., but of all crime.
If the penalty of every crime, except
murder and rape, be a term in the pen,
one sitting of the legislature every two
years would soon be sufficient, and In
a short time we would have two or
three days' court Instead of two or
three weeks now.
The making of every crime a peni
tentiary offense Is the only way of
granting equal rights to all. The man
who commits the crime should pay the j JL 1- for navy’ yard?°Ne w* P York^
penalty. If our honorable body of leg- | f rom JWfolk for NcwjKjrt New*. ' n Mr
Islators are there for the good they!
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
movements of vessels
Washington. July^ .
Robert It. Hewitt ^Lieutenant
Mseken^e toVStSfiSESr cSSSfrh Fo "
L. Stewart, to Twentv-«*/viihf*J!5, n , "*°rjt*
Fourteenth cavalry. hnvlnr ha.H • Ayres,
retiring hoard Sesplelulleafound b,
Jerrlre on account of dlsahlll/r'i Vi 1 ’*
thereto, and such Uniting h.vin. i!? cl<1 «st
proved by the preatdent lw " n »P-
notiiiced. I'ic.iuent, retirement
Captain William J. Glasgow tw,.
cavalry, to Kort Sheridan 21’ yk'rtwnth
Ing arrival of his troon P«nit.
It- ComlM, United “aSS'e, C *^ ln Albert
Captain rercy I,, jfoei
from Camp Cnptnlii Jofan gmltb "V** 1 ®.
town exposition, to temiwarv dmi
ssMTir&ff oSi " 01
purchasing
.. Navy Orders
W T HmhhV* rl „ Cou "<'". Commander.
on J. A. Murphy, commit J" 11 .?”'-
sa *? Spa
LA 2®? de " ,rt " s Writes
d&gSSfc Vttr t0 MUvrart;
new Fort Lyon.* MlXhmm.TV h £W?'.
mpn f. detached naval acadcnir hnma .
await orders: Aurcrcnn \i *rto
tsched navoi hospital, "'xoriolk to°"»
Station. Charleston*: Surgeon s'’ o f?”” 1
tsssss saicsr* aaA ' - %
Movements of Vessels.
may do the country, let them show
their hand. If there for a political
purpoae alone, show your hand you
surely will.
Fewer larva arjd more strict la the
crying need of the country.
A SISTER OF TEMPERANCE.
Lumber City, Ga.
PLAN OF THE OPPOSITION.
R l_
> county Itself! To those of as whose
hark l«rk further than the (lay
count:
memories t
liofore yesterday, the name of John Temple
Graves revives memories of the Cslhonns,
the DeOrnffcnrelds. the Waddells, the Mor-
Ighnes and the McDuffies. To all of these
families Mr. Graves owes much, and where
he goes there they are. We leud him to
Georgia freely, out of the wealth and abun
dance of our treasury of ability, but the
Misery
. Disease .
against It. Death Is for
Now, with such nn array of arguments
against the rniloon, or rather, Its |wtii.c|oiis
produce, one wonders why some one who
recently signed himself "Enquirer" In sn
,0f The Align*ta f**^ — * ‘ *
‘) which he
the preachers?
the hook of Deuter-
luunlcatlon In which he asks who Is to he
believed, the lllble or the preachers? nml
proceeds to quote from the book of Deuter
onomy In support of the Halit to purchase
wine nml strong drink, did not become
Dated upon three Important historical
IM1
facts:
1. That there was no
traffic mid enticing mtloon
organ
with
ranlsed liquor
_ .. . -III IIIIII •, will'll its
posing. In Bible times.
S. That (
two Hebrew words stand for wine
g drink, which meant
mented and unfermented Juice
because—
t. Distillation—the producing of "the devil
In solution," or evil "spirits, was not dis
covered until the eighth century after
Christ.
lutoxlcatlon, and th« other flg
urcs as assumed tn refer to n certain state
of affairs coveHng a prescribed period of
time:
"And tho third nngel sounded, Slid there
fell a great star from heaven, burning •»
It were n lamp, and It fell upon the third
part of the rivers and upon the fountain*
of waters; and the name of the star Is
called Wormwood, and the third part of
tb% waters became wormwood, and many
many
iui-u uit-H o« iur waters bec*u~ **"
made bitter." Hev. vlll, 10-IL
To be convinced that this prophecy has
Iweti amply fulfilled one has only to study
the researches of I,omhrooo, the groat crim
inologist of Europe. Some agency of de
struction, as presented by Nordau lo ble
work on “Degeneration," has not only left
Its Impress upon the mind, morals, men-
t iers of civilisation, but has actually shown
tself In the conformation of the average
human skull. It Is not Jieyond the couflucs
of reason to nssmne after twelve centuries
of net mere wdne-drlnklng hut the kind of
aleoholi-on thm lnflnmes nnd maddens, that
this Is the very ngenr/ apprehended by
feted nnd always will exist Is without the
province of past truth and present reason.
If we believe the Rlhle, some plagues hnve
a time limit even alter twelve centuries.
KATU.VIUXE MATCUETTB-VAUGHN.
r.inn.rly of the Ohio W. C. T. t’.
Augusta, Ga.
WIDELY COMMENDED.
Th« Atlanta Georgian la being al
most universally commended for Its
position y on the temperance question.
With such men as F. L. Seely and
John Temple Graves at Its helm, little
less could have been looked for from
THINK8 WE’LL WIN OUT.
..Uow me to say. with many others,
"Heaven bless the brave, noble duo at
the head of The Georgian—V. L. Seely
and our own 'John Temple!'"
The nice little boy who brings us
our paper tells me that he Is getting
some new subscribers to The Georgian
nth Carolina.
One word more, sir: In some countries
the chief stspla Is commodity, and In some
nnother; In some countries the main product
seems tn he strong men; hat where else
than In South Carolina are ail the staples
produced In such luxuriance sad strong
men In such great eminence? And, nxn:
where In South Carolina la Ihs Eden whe..
mini and colton achieve their highest de
-flopineut? Undoubtedly In the Bordeaux
ad Wllllnstna neighborhoods In Ahbevllle
county. In Ins stnte of South Cnrollnn. Very
ipeetfiilly, air, your humble servant,
DAtflllOME DOIHCOURT D'AVAI.6x.
IU8 NOTHING TO ME.
"It Is nothing to me,” the beauty said,
With a careless toss of her pretty head,
"A man is weak If he can’t refrain
From the cup you say Is fraught with
pain.”
It was something to her In after years,
When her eyes were drenched with
burning tears, ,
And ahe united in lonely grief and
dread
And started to hear a staggering tread.
"It li nothing to me," the mother said,
"I have no fear that my boy will tread
The downward path of sin and shame
And break my heart and darken his
name."
It was something to her when that only
son
From the path of right was early won,
And mndly cast In the flowing bowl
A ruined body and a sin-wrecked soul.
“It Is nothing to me,” the merchant
said.
As over his ledger hs bent his head;
"I'm busy today with tare and tret;
I have no time to fume and fret.” '
It was something to him when over the
wire
A message came from a funeral pyre;
* drunken conductor had wrecked a
train
And his wife and child were among the
slain.
"It Is nothing to me." the young man
cried,
In Ills eye was a flash of scorn and
pride;
I heed not the dreadful things you tell,
l can rule myself, I know full well.”
It was something to him when In pris
on he lay
The victim of drink, life ebbing away.
As he thought of his wretched child
and wife
And the mournful wreck of his wasted
life.
It Is nothing t& me,” the voter said;
"The parly's loss Is my greatest
dread"—
Then gav e his vote for the liquor trade.
While hearts ware crushed and drunk
ards made.
It was something to him In after life
When his daughter became a drunk
ard's wife.
And her hungry children cried for
bread
And trembled to hear their father's
tread.
Is It nothing for us to Idly sleep
While the cohorta of death their vlgila
keep,
To gather the young and thoughtlese In
And grind In our mldet the grlet of
sin?
nearly every day, and I think Mr. Seely I And learn to labor, live and fight
will win out largely in the end. Re-j On the side of God and the changeless
large!:
VISE CROSS LEY*
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The liquor clement realixec that our itate
temperance MU will become n law, nnd are
now aettlng about to render the Inw In
operative until they can hnve time to rally
their forcca nnd make another tight In the
election of a new legislature next auinmer.
They seek not to dofent the bill, but to
1909. Their scheme le ao potent It can
not prevail. The primary for the next gen
eral assembly will be held next summer—
Juet six month* before the time they pro
pose for the closing of the snloonn. Into
this primary, with liquor and money, the
saloon element will enter, to mnke their
death atrftggle. Aided by the National Li
quor Dealers' Association, with Its untold
wealth, and by the corrupt negro vote,
they will seek to elect n new legislature
more friendly to their buslues*.
It can be aceti then that the propo
sition to put the law Iii operation In 190e is
simply to escape dissolution In 1908, nml to
get Into a poeltlon to light temperance with
all the means known to corrupt polltlcn.
Another thing: Tha leulslnturo meets
ngnln n*xt summer, and the saloons nre
anxious to play this legislature ngnln,
after what they rail the temperance ex
citement Is over. Therefore, they do not
wish to go dead before the assembly meets
ngnln.
Viewing these conditions thnt confront
11s. we enn rendlly see thnt any represen
tative who votes to extend the time of put*
ting Into operation our temperance measure
Is nt heart au opponent of temperance.
He does not wish liquor abolished from this
state. He Is endeavoring to shift the
ruin seller to a position from which ho
may fight his battle over again. If the
sale of liquor Is wrong—If It Is n sin
against God nnd humanity—If It Is hnrtfu
“ — - am
A THRILLING STORY.
To tho E,||,„r „f Tho Goorglnn-
An Old coiitlomnn relnted to tno the fnl.
lowing I Holdout nmong those of his veiled
experlenee:
An enthusiastic temperance worker np.
pronched a warm personal friend, who
was a popu nr anil prosperous business men.
and asked If he would not become a mem-
l»r of a certain prohibition movement thnt
piled- * 0r * anl,c ' 1 ' Tho Mmtae* man re-
•■So; I «o not think that Is neeessnrr.
Ion sre aware I never use Intoxicating
drinks of any kind, of hare them In air
family, oven In alcknna, ns I know they
have no medical virtue whatever, t simply
let the whole thing atone, and have taught
my boy to <lo the same. 80, you see we
are In no danger, and there Is no need t»
put my name to your membership."
"But. my friend." said the other, "what
nlwut your Influence upon those
that you let
l ' MS. HI tin Hint you JHl
wn! le y t you a&e‘r nc ' *" 5 ' 0 " c "'" ln 11
f 0 .". 01 ,lll » business man had
n J") orl, .J r - *“<1 he nas so
mnnly, so noble and lovable, be was almost
b # fWfllljr. A few mouths after
tba nlnne conversation, the young imin
maL°»hn r ®i lre i* W * former school-
il* i Ibtoileated enough to
"i* 1 to uki"i5inw U I!f li
Interference nnd the most trivial th
to the people—destroying the young
perverting prare and happiness In
stnte, why should It meet with consld
, —jJP
tlon at tin .... ... >
tatlvea? It enn only do
s consldern
hands of Christian reprosen
““ ' by n disregard
Christian sentiment or the stats aoil age.
As to oVstsd Rights of Liquor Gsllor
The supreme court of Georgia has con
strued whnt vested rights tbs saloon-keen-
ers hnve In this state In T| Ga.. page 668:
.. _ .'gbP:*'
liquors by virtue of license already tl
out, nnd paid for: not a right to obtain a
"«w license. otS."
This decision was made on tbs local op-
Invoking for their protection. It menns that
they have been put on notice since the 71
Oa. (twenty years ago) that.they hi
vested rights, except to sell to the
their licenses.
Now, under this local option decision, all
the towns nnd eltlss In this state have
nhnndoned the Uquor business when the
county voted dry. Why should exceptions
t»e made ns to tha liquor dealers of Atlanta,
Macon and Bsvnnnnh. etc.? The local »p.
or me siuoon-Keepers, and the new local
ontlonlsts should not seek to esraito the pro
visions of this law they Invoke.
With this .notice of the supreme court, no
Therefore, Justice does not demand flint
help these
houses In order nml staffs In bond," randy
to march at the people's command.
Tims to Ssil Out Liquors.
Every one knows that the liquor deal-
ers of Athmtn will hnve time to sell
rppIvnUb their .lack, nml fell uut
again nnd nrnln.
The Adjustment of Finance,,
ft l> elnlmed that th- .Mil— nml the
state ,houM have time to ailjnnt their
flnnne— What nn mi worthy eseune tn
delay the exeeutlon of n just law. It Is n
proposition to sell out rnr money. The
other local option lowna had nn time to
ndjust their linn neon because of the expul
sion of the liquor traffic; hut they found
nn experience thnt they needed no ad-
Jnatment. flriffln, after Riving up itn II.
rente feee nnd nssumlnR n floating debt,
made under tbe saloon regime, found, nt
nT/Si. 0 ? ,h * *?.’ Tn T- * b » denting
WH ".nd the lb,no- license
fee bad lo>on replaced In the treasury l.y
*”'> righteous us-
tnee. nnd t.rlffln hnd money In Itn Irens-
ary. The snle of license* by the city of
■'¥’ ■''’'.'I”* 1 ". 1 " net parting with
nir’lliu. 11 ,b r ■ ol, ‘ merely Of an (mag.
,n *K kiss lo state and city Is
S^F'iS.r.-'wTu
* j’flKWgyS ,Uwn upo,, "*
w. E. II. SEARCY.
was tuning nn angry altercation with an-
Via* r ,'T m i n K n,n *b n,,, ‘ the newcomer, seeing
that they would soon come to blows, en-
L'Ci v 2'^ kin. friend to come wmi
t pistol out of his pocket, mill,
moment', warning, Arcl, and Hi#
. , ; k -- Peseentakor foil to the ground,
shot through tho heart.
‘“"LdUht th# tomporaneo worker, hi.
would dm
li.ssiu.. •••*- wnrser, III*
I,? f i nr5 ’ drith grief and sympathy, went
hi.^li" *erely bereaved friend. He found
“ •lone ln the softly lighted parlor of
re the Pier iijHtq
his benutlf
b ?w'*I down
which lay his nobis I ... ...
i2 U, HU nnn !i ,K y , 's ,,ke em*! effl-
Xrt'*.** X*™ s ,n Ineffabl# peace upon
"*>!*« ,,row . »"d | faint tmlla
forward with outstrstched bands
and streaming «.y*s:
P; m ) r , friend! my friend! You wer#
gnt, and I was wrong. Whisky hss not
t me alone; and there (pointing to tbe
flower-wreathed casket) lies my donrett
bo n° J” Hf®» "Inin by this black broth of
neii, though my precious l>ov never put •
drop of the vile stuff to hla Ups In all bli
young life, nnd he never hnrmed
ong_by word or deed. . . . Denr friend
thnuk you. buf nothing ran bring back
" Title V ?n ~ my — r •° n ' Th ® crlM -
sisters and his heartbroken niotl-
er Is mors than I ran bear. I fold you •
short Urns ago that I had simply let the
accursed thing alone, but now/' hi* tesr*
stained face becoming hard nnd stern. "If
God will forgive my apathy ami cruel eelf;
Ishness. and will spare me long enough. I
will fight with all my powers the murder-
one, hydra-headed devil to Its Inst dying
fis»P- .. If I had done this—my dufy-ali
*«•!>. If I hnd done this—my duty
(long, he added with quivering line. *'pe
tap* God would have let me kept ni
jrnve, bright hoy—my only son.”
MRS. L0UI8E CROSKI.RT.
FIGHTS MUST NOT END HERE
TO the Editor of The Georgian:
The heroes nre not nil dead. The brats
stolid that you have token In the cause
state prohibition of the liquor trnff J* '•
i*ry commendable nnd heroic
ilfsv * “
jlssm m -k.
n ptitj iruf x inis; ,,,
and law-nbldlng eltlsen wJJ
stand by you until victory Is In sight. But
the fight must not end here. The etruggt
should go on constantly nnd perslstrnwy
until our national government, bowed ‘lows
In sackcloth and ashes, shall eternully ban
ish this arch-demon of Iniquity from
fnlr borders of tho whole United States *>t
America. . .
Whnt we want Is more morels nnd ie»
crimes; better cftlsens nnd less ••rtmin* 1 *;
more school and empty Jails: more chores"
nnd less asylums; omre Intelligent P^r
pic and less idiots; more happiness *”
less misery; more of heaven
hell.
Tonch i
pinfF- "j
nd less of
The Dlvfns Injunction, "Tonch not. t**Jf
not. handle not 1 * (buy not, drink not,
not), enough to be a sufficient warning M» m
all. We have run our school smlj■JJJk
Ipal overnmenta and our politics,wi
Wood money long enough, to pur,great*"
row and shame. No compromise Is cer
Me by the people. Absolute prohibition «»
,l mri!e r st the monstrous erf! of
nnd strike hsnl. and we will stand by
J. A. GEORGE. VP-
Hawkinsvllle, Ga.
The value of the farm lands along
Union Pacific Increased by iS* Thn
KL'iTbl"
veterans*whose nrarion*rsrtiiKBl'fV oW ra,n * Ior aeven
• :’lr Harder. 1$ "J RK ^ he •»*** while in
- s j’ *" ' ; * • TtiG Is eu ndvr
ono.*» la th* flv* ><*•« of I*» t*
I'nltnl ktim r-n.q. flgnr**
It mix only E'**-™, -
nf n-vrir * !”• ' ’