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fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS,
OATUKUAY, JULY XI. Ml.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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lug. Nrlther does It print whlnky or
iiujr liquor ad*.
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planta, aa It now owns Its WM*
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fo'thi city, J This should
once. TIIB 01
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believes that If atreet railways can bo
operated ■nrreeefolljr by * ur °P!?5
I agg?.. they are. Jhere I. no good
it, ns ihpj ’
Sim’S
not ba so oper-
jaM lint Wfl do not believe ttali
rtn'ba dons now, nnd Itmoy ba noma
TI , nrR before We ara randy for ao bit
*nu undertaking. Httll Atlnnta •boufil
!?t.UsIa"o In that direction NOW.
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Persons, leaving tho
Sc yThc- ’Georgian and News
iUd'to them Yegularly by send:
• their order to Tho Georgian
eo. Changes of-address will be
do os often as desired.
After 1 tho rAIn the rest Is easy.
r ater has broken tho backbone of
drouth and the boast of liquor all
no week.
lo wo need a pump?" Well, slnco
tlons are In ordor, "Do wo need
ty 1 council?"
When the lightning 'begins to take
niluo Ubortlcs with ladles It Is tread-
ng on dangerous ground.
And Editors Stovall and Estlll will
it even have a free pass to Jackson-
llloi How dry! How dry!
Hut for nil that tlio Southern candt-
ito Is the brightest outlook for a
rlctly Democratic nomination.
Tho tumultuoua silence of Editor
ovall upon the prohibition question
giving gravo concern to his friends.
■ Wo are sorry to remind Editor Loy-
ess of Augusta that there Is nothing
icross'tho Savannah but dispensaries.
ho combination of Hearst and
an puts a new phase on tho entire
ation. Eloquence and executive
e combined.
The rutnor that Editor Hemphill of
rbe News and Courier plays Incognito
is abort-stop on the Charleston team
acks confirmation.
And now It will be eaaler for a
leorgla paragrapber to enter tho
itngdom of heaven. Houston and
Vashlngton papers plctse note this.
Editor Loylesi. of The Chronicle.
Is developing so many of the Chrla-
tian virtue's that It makes one quofi-
t(on his continue^ citizenship In Au-
Anyhow, The Houston Post can not
iliim tor. Texas a prohibition legists-
ure, a filibuster and a fist fight among
tateamen—all In . a week. Texas Is
eally dull.
We have missed the esteemed Tef>-
aph for four bereaved day*. Win
me ono please Inform us whether
ir desr Pendleton Is properly de
eding tho .Central Railroad?
If .Editor* Pendleton hat any views
on the Imminent moral Issue he Is
,w at liberty to express them. He
ted’ pot hurry. The game Is‘not
lied at bveUall park until 4:30
Mr. Dunbar of Richmond has amply
gnonstrated the possestlon ot a
ear head, a cool temper, 'a fluent
teech. and an ample knowledge of
irllamentary law.
Talk about revolution! All that
Georgia has ever known are trivial be
tide the revolution ot The Constitu
tion's attitude qt Jtlndness, to tta pres
ent attitude of hostility to the Cen
tralIreatE.' JVhat has the grey-
haired Han too done?
The majority of the legislature have
gone today to Inspect the terminals o’
the Western end Atlantic Railroad,In
Chattanooga. While they are at It
they might also Inspect that territo
rial border - lino, and It satisfactory,
some, back ;and. annex Chattanooga It-
lolffc. That would be coup worthy of
tuck a legislature.
GEORGIA’S INFLUENCE ON THE OTHERS.-
It la already becoming evident that tho prohibition battle which
Georgia has fought and won la attracting profound attention and Is
doubtless to be followed by far-reaching results Jn other cities and In
other itates. _
(•Senator Tillman has declared that both North and South Carolina
1 will be sure to follow fast upon tho example of Georgia. The bill for
prohibition has Already been Introduced Into tho legislature of Alabama,
■ and' there Is good reason to believe that the prohibition sentiment which
has swept Nashville and Knoxville absolutely into line, will overspread
and overwhelm the state of Tennessee when Its next legislature 4s In
session.
Wo have no doubt that the prohibition'which will be^made statutory
law on next Tuesday will actually and practically prohibit
Moreover, we believe that the object lesqpn which Georgia will pre
sent along this line will tonic the backbone of the states North and
South and will mako evident the possibility and tho practicability of
prohibition throughout the country.
It Is peculiarly significant that the New York papers should comment
so extensively and so approvingly upon the attitude of Georgia toward
this great question. Most of the current magazines are filled with ap
proving comment The Literary Digest devotes a largo, space to the dis
cussion of It, copying In full Tho Georgian's arguments Ini favor of
th* act '
Comment of unusual Interest, howSver, Is In tho following from
The New York Tribune:.
“The reason for tho South's reversal of old traditions Is ob
vious. The motives behind the prohibition movement are
economical as well as moral. With Its largo proportion of
negro population, emotional, Impressionable, and Incapable
of self-control, the South sees public order- and Industrial .
\ progress both menaced by an unrestricted sale of liquors.
Probably half tho crimes committed by the negroes and tho
poorer classes of whites ore due to drink; and assaults on ,
women, which are the chlof pretext for racial conflict and
mob violence, are probably traceable In a very largo measure
to the vile liquor of the cheap 'doggeries.' A population such
as the average Southern state possesses should bo protect
ed against Its weaknesses. Good order, good feeling between
tho races, and Industrial efficiency will all bo Increased with
tbe elimination of the liquor-dealer and his baleful Influence
on tbe weak, the Ignorant, and tho potentially criminal." .
It Is astonishing how goneral Is the sentiment abroad which wraps
around this particular point It Is perfectly evident that this conception
In the public mind must be of vast service to the stato and to other
Southern states which adopt It. Tho unsettled condition of affairs be.
tween the races In the South boa given no little apprehension to peoplo
who are contemplating Investment or settlement here. In the samo meas
ure It must be dear that this view expressed by The Now York Tribune
will tranquilly tbo apprehension of men and womon looking In this di
rection, and that with tho liquor Inspiration removed from the evil pas
sions of the negro life and property will become safer in tho South and
conditions In every way more attractive to emigrants and Investors.
Tbo vlaw ofl’The. Tribune Is well taken. Moreover, It may be said to
tbo credit of tho race that no one realises the valuo of prohibition bet-
tor.than,, tho negro himself. Nothing moro significant has been written
In any ffccent local history* than the expression credited to the majority
of negrobs wbo have registered for our coming election, that they were
paying their taxes and registering their names for tho purpose ot voting
whisky out of Georgia. ■ -
The negro believes that liquor was tho largest element In tho riot
of last September, and In this conception wo may measure the sincerity
of the negro's Intention to vote bis onemy out of existence.
The Georgian believes that every month and ovory year will develop
somo now vindication of tho wisdom ot the great moral reform which
has voted the liquor bvtl out of Georgia.
CLIP THE OLAWS OF THE FILIBUSTER.
But for all that the filibuster has too many claws to be left without
u manicure' for future legislation.
In the recent Instance It was fortunately true that the filibuster
was In the hands of Georgians of tho dominant Democratic party, accus
tomed to unlou and to co-operation upon political lines.
In this spirit the filibuster was not carried to a dangerous extent
When It had been used to express tbe mere protest of tbe minority and
to emphasise their convictions upon tho current Issue, It was promptly
and considerately abandoned.
But there Is no guarantee that this will be always so. If that fine-
fifth minority had belonged to tbe Republican party with a national or
ganisation and national legislation to encourage them, they might have
hold the legislature to this hour, uulcss thb Speaker had turned partisan
and forgotten tho rules, or Ignored the rules In order to confound them.
It In some future tension between corporate wealth, and the people
this one-fifth minority might be owned or subsidised by corporate wealth,
they could stand there until legislation woa paralysed and relief for the
ppople rendered impossible. ./
It Is all very well to conserve the rights ot the minority and to pro
tect tboso rights.
But where In the rules or in tbe constitution stands tho guarantee
that the minority luay not at some time abuse tbe rule given for ita pro
tection and paralyse'the majority that made It?
There are bright men and strong men In tbe Senate and House of
the general assembly. We submit this question to tbelr profound con
sideration. It la one worthy of a statesman’s bast reflections—bow , to
protect the minority without putting In peril the essential rights ot the
majority to rule.- • ( /
Until this question Is settled, representative government lacks some
thing essential to Its perfection.
Against the sure coming time when we shall have a division of par-*
ties'In Georgia, and against tho possible time when wo may have once
more the representatives of corporations upon the floor, let us give this
question tho attention which It deserves.
It Is too late to shut the door' ot tho stable when the horse Is gone.
The time to settle this question is "now.”
The filibuster must have a clipping of Its claws. •
WE WAGER FULTON COUNTY IS FOR PROHIBITION.
Those wbo have charge of tbo places ot registration In Fulton Coun
ty report the most phenomena! registration during the last week, and
with ono accord the officials of the registrar declare that tbe Increase
has como because of an apprehension that the prohibition question was
to bo voted upon by tbe people during the present session of the legis
lature, and sbqut four-fifths of those who bad coma were pronouncedly
and enthusiastically tor prohibition.
More tbaQ this, they declare that this registration and these cxpre»
slona were not from white people alone, but that a multitude of negroes
bsd registered and that every one of them as be paid bis taxes and wrote
his name remarked that he was registering to vote whisky out of the
county.
If any of yon skeptics believe that Fulton County, In which lies the
capital and metropolis of Georgia, Is not overwhelmingly for prohibition,
you will find some very Interesting Information by talking with those
who keep the registry books of tbe county.
Fortunately we shall be spared tbe strife and wrangle of a county
election, but U any gentleman upou the wet side ot this Important ques
tion Ib dlsposA to grieve fiver the action ot tbe legislature, lot him com
fort himself wlth^the assurance that It would have been even worse if
submitted to a vote of tbe people ot Fulton County and of Atlanta.
ALDINE POUND MAKE? A DRY REPORT SCINTILLATE.
To Professor Aldlne Pound of tbe Waycross Public Schools must be
CTtdtted the mpst brilliant and attractive repork ot tbe University board of
visitors which has been made to tbe Governor and tbe Legislature within
recent yesfi- - Professor Pound was the Chalrmsn of s committee of
' which-Mr. \ftlllam D. Kent was secretary anti Messrs. W. F. Dykes, F. V.
Vicltcrs and J. M. Stevenson were members. The report after being agreed
upon, jras'written by Professor E. A. Pound and reads like s classic.
Statistical and practical as It is. It Is glided with s charm of expression
and a vitality of Interest and of Ilfs which makes It a charming piece of
literature as well as a most valipble commentary upon the state's leading
educational Institution, The report is comprehensive, analytical and
fearless. It touches every pbaae of the University, Its faculty. Its cur
riculum. Its progress. Its building. Its necessities and Its mlssloo, and
those wbo love this great school of Georgia and have Ita interesta In
charge should disseminate In larger numbers the brilliant report ot the
able and eloquent educator who made It Professor Pound Is the super
intendent of the Waycross schools, beloved and trusted In a remarkable
degree In the South Georgia metropolis. He 1b ah educator of Inspiring
methods and personality, an-orator ot moro than ordinary eloquence, tact
and convincing ppwer, and taken altogether ono of tho shining lights of
education and literature Id the southern section ot the commonwealth.
The people of Waycross would esteem It an act ot treason to even sug
gest any parting from their b.e!oved superintendent, but Tbe Georgian,
wboso eye Is ever on the alert for strong and brilliant educational fig
ures, does not hesitate to say that tho superintendent of the Waycross
Public Schools la worthy of promotion to any sphere, however large and
responsible, In tbe educational life of Georgia. .
PROHIBITION JN MAINE;
' ITS ACTUAL EFFECTS
ACCURATELY DESCRIBED
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It Is asked If prohibition of the sa
loon prohibits the saloon In Maine.
I reply that our prohibitory law Is aa
effective against tbs rumshop as
against gambling and houses of Ill-
fame. Tou will find In Maine no op-ffi
bar. There la drinking; the express
business flourishes; private clubs pre
vail, as private gambling prevails; but
through tho outlawry of the grog shop
we accomplish all that can reasonably
be expected. Thore Is but ono city In
Maine where the saloon Is tolerated,
and there the saloon Is not an open
bar In the sense In which bars prevail
In license Btates.
We have In this state what Is known
as the Sturgis 'commission, which has
S 3 useful In enforcing tbe Jaw In
cities as were beginning to be lax
In their treatment of the outlawod
traffic. We have had periods of nul
lification, of graft and corruption In
city politics, such as prevail under li
cense In New York, and such as pre
vail under all systems when public
sentiment lacks vigor, but, all In all,
the saloon In Maine Is under more se
rious restrictions and penalties than
In almost any other part of the coun-i
try. There Is less drunkenness on pub.
lie occasions In Maine than In any
part of the world In which I have trav.
eled, and I have knocked about a little
In the old and new world.
The most serious trouble with tem
perance men, I think. Is that In Maine,
In particular, having got -adequate law
to drive the saloon from open business,
tho friends of temperance neglect ed
ucational methods and moral suasion,
and I am glad to say that a temper
ance movement has already been start,
ed in this state, first suggested by some
of our drinking men, wbo believe that
If teetotallsm and good fellowship
could be brought to co-operate, en
forcement of tho law would be more
easy, and the drinking habit simulta
neously called down In tho bouse of Its
friends.
Law Is a schoolmaster and an Impor
tant auxiliary. The lesson of self-
control can not be Imparted by sudden
Impulse or by executive action outside
the will concerned, but comradeship
among men trying to break with the
habit, and enforcement of law against
the Incorrigible rutpseller, In my Judg
ment, contribute Important Instruments
to arrest the evils of drink among tho
young who have not formed the habit
as well aa In’ social circles, where the
habit lnstduously enters In the name
of good fellowship, disregarding the
ultimate consequences ana the plain
lesson ot experience.
Tho world could not be saved on
Blnal. but It will not be saved without
Sinai. The law Is an Important help,
but better have no law than to send
moral enthusiasm Into exile. Yours
very truly,
F. L. DINGLEY,
Editor Lewiston JournaL
Lewiston, Maine.
OPERATION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF THE PROHIBITION LAW.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The present legislature will pass the
prohibition bill now before them.
After It becomes a taw there will be
o bitter light to enforce It. Strange
as It may seem, many of our good and
law-abiding cltisens will not only not
help enforce this law, but will aid the
whisky seller In violating It.
There Is ample law to secure Its en
forcement. To put It out and keep It
out forever, will only need determined
effort on the part of law-abiding cltl-
sens. In any event. It will be enforced
as well as other laws. It hat been re
peatedly said by those opposing the
bill that when this law passed the
state would be flooded with liquor from
other states, shipped In under the In
terstate commerce law. Do the pro
visions ot the Interstate commerce law
taken with the decisions already de
livered by the eupreme court Justify
sueh statements?
The Interstate commerce law recog
nises liquor as a legitimate article of
commerce, and It may be shipped from
a wet to a dry state, but it must come
from the seller direct to the buyer for
his personal use, and must come In the
original package. "An original pack
age Is the Identical package delivered
by the consignor to the carrier at the
point of shipment. In the Identical con
dition It then was." A number of
packages can not be consigned to one,
to be divided around. A box, crate or
barrel can not be tilled with smalled
packages for different people and sent
to same one for distribution. Imme
diately on opening the larger package
It loses Its character as an original
package. If It Is packed In packages
not ordinarily used, for the purpose of
evading the law. It Is subject to the
state law. Breaking the original pack
age by sale or exposure for sole or
otherwise disposing of any part of It
brings It under tbe state law.
The state may regulate Interstate
commerce In the exercise of the state
pcllce power when the safety, health or
morals of Its citizens Is affected.
The United States supremo court
has ruled as follows: "We have had
repeated occasion to hold when a state
legislature has been attacked on a vio
lation of the power of congress over
interstate commerce, that If tbe action
ot the state legislature was a bona fide
exercise of Its police power, and dictat
ed by a genuine regard for the preser
vation of the public health or safety,
such legislation would be regpected,
though It might Interfere with Inter
state comemrce." And again “the state
has no power over liquor while In the
possession of the Importer for his per
sonal use, but when he gives his Im
portation to another It If no longer an
article ot Interstate commerce." And
again “we con not shut out ot view the
fact, within the knowledge of all that
the public health, the public morals
and the public safety, may be endan
gered by tho general use of Intoxicat
ing drinks. If therefore the state
deems the absolute prohibition of the
manufacture and sale within her lim
its, of intoxicating liquors, to be nec
essary to the peace end security of so
ciety, the courts cen not without
usurping legislative functions, over
ride the will of the people as thus ex
pressed by their chosen representa
tives."
The conclusions drawn from these
decisions are that one who wants liquor
from without th* state must get only
what he wants for- hie own personal
use, which must come to him, and not
another. In the original package. For
the protection of the public health,
safety or moral*, the court will uphold
a law prohibiting the Introduction,
even in original packages. It has done
this In cases where food products, dis
eased cattle. Insects, etc, were involv
ed. It has said that the sale of Intox
icating liquors endangers public health,
public morals and public safety. Hav
ing gone thus far. It le certain that
when brought before It tho supreme
court of the United Rates wUI nil* for
the protection ot our boys and girls,
men and women. M. A. HALE.
and the enemies of prohibition have
surrendered to the will of the people.
It would be very unbecoming In tem
perate and law-abiding people to say
or do anything that would reflect upon
the Integrity of those who ore on the
other aide.
. Let tho spirit of forbearance and
love which It the spirit of the Christ
control and govern all tho people, and
let us give all the praise and glory of
the victory to God.
Let us have peace and good trill.
A. a HOLDERBY.
8PLENDID COMPLIMENT
TO COL. ROBERT J. LOWRY
, AND HIS GREAT BANK.
Tho following splendid compliment to
Colonel Robert J. Lowry nnd tbo Instllu
tlon of wblcb he Is the head sppesrt as an
editorial In Tho Buffalo Nows, ono of the
strongest daily nowspopers of tho Halt:
"Southern prosperity Is Illustrated and
typified at onco In the clearest manner In
ths history of tho Lowry Notional bank,
of Atlanta. Tbat InsUtulon was founded In
1841 by Colonel Robert J. Lowry, who Is
still Its aetlre heed, and bss weathered
every storm of war and finance slnco that
far-away date. On tho first dny of this
month It absorbed the Trust Company of
Georgia, making Its capital stock 4800.000
and surplas and undtvtded profits nearly
as much thore, and thus became the largest
fiasnelal house of the state.
"Coloael Lowry Is recognised la New
York ss well ss In his own stato ai one
of tbe ablest bank presidents In tho
United Btates. He Is familiar with the
business down to t^s Jast Intimate detail
of Ita methods and proper operations, and
at ths same tlmo ha has shown, the pres-
clqpco of the statesman In bis forecast of
tbo coarse of dorelopment In tho South
from the conclusion of tbe Civil war. Ills
confldoncc In the ability of the Soath to
surmount tbo obstacles that fared lr when
Ita labor was turned adrift and tbe greater
portion of Its available property wna de
stroyed has been Justified In tbs years that
MADDOX-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.
have followed the reunion ot tbe sections.
INDORSING OUR PEACE EDITORIAL
To the Editor ot The Georgian:
I am sure I voice th# sentiment of the
Christian people of Georgia when I 1
thank and congratulate you In their be-
half for your splendid, conservative and
temperate editorial In The Georgian
and News ot tbe 25th Instant. Your
advice Is calculated to pour oil upon
tbe troubled waters and to allay public
excitement. It Is, Mr. Editor, to be
devoutly hoped tbat the temperance
people who largely represent the Chris
tian people of the state, shall refrain
rrotn criminating and unbecoming Jan.
guage toward those who oppose the
prohibition movement.
Now tbat tba victory has been won
ness Interests
has borne » conspicuous sod an Important
part. It* bss beeu devoted to bis own
city end quite as tuurb ss any other pian
has helped make Atlanta one of tbe won
ders of the South for enterprise sad solid
growth. But be has not been content to
succeed In the special field of bis priests
affair*. Its has been soagbt In counsel all
ever the Sooth and his wisdom has borne
fruit In a thousand ways. In many states,
because of tbe following be bss bad In
commercial ventures ss associate or ndriser.
Tbe extent of (Southern material re.
one of tho few Northern newspapers
li exempt from the reproach of lanonne*
on this point, for It has considered ths case
the Sbl r
In the world today to n-ln one of tbe
greatest Industrial triumphs of any age
when once It learned the rlehet of Its own
territory. This achievement has been sc-
cu(np)lahed and men of the stamp of Colo-
- . .. men of the stamp of Colo
ny Lowry are largely responsible for the
- moil that the Mouth hold*
magnificent position
In tbe commercial world In the current
epoch. Ills crest bank Is nn Index of
the hum, ami of tbe city, the state and
tsar sssssss, aim VI lire VltJt tug ■llllff RTIU
tho section la which be lives, and whose
enlists be adorns-"
GREEN-CLAD HILL8 OF GEORGIA.
(With apologies to Oen. H, R. Jackson.)
Ah, the green-clad bills of Georgia
Are pleasing to the eye.
Although the old red bills we knew
Are dear to memory.
We loved their very poverty—
Their color waa the best—
Nor deemed them ugly wounds and
tears
Upon our mother's breast.
Those old red bills, now seldom seen,
Have standing In their place
Unnumbered fertile acres.
That lift their smiling facs;
Fruits, flowers and grain mark many
spots
Which once were swept and rift.
For Georgia's fond maternal heart
Answered to toll and thrift.
We felt within those old red hills
Potential power lay—
We must restore the virgin SOU
To thoee here mounds of clay.
Aforetime we had taken all
And given nothing back;
They shamed ua when wa asked of
them.
Tbelr yield Is seldom slack.
So. though tho once red hllla are green.
Still, 'neath their terraced slopes
Beats Georgia's loving heart for us.
Responding to our hopes;
She- knew the gods ground slowly.
But line, upon tbelr mills
She knew we'd And the hidden gold
With*} her old red hllle.
—Richard 13. UUL
8ELFISH OPPOSITION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It seems to mo a remnrkablo exhi
bition of selfishness find greed which
prompts ths opposition of city councils,
commercial bodies,' and the small mi
nority of citizens to the passage of the
stato prohibition bill bow pending be
fore the general assembly of Georgia
now In session In this city.
Every sensible. Intelligent citizen
must know that this question has long
since resolved Itself Into one of hu
manity, inasmuch as those who imbibe
the greater portion of these intoxicants
are that class of citizens who can least
afford this expenditure, and that It ts
really tantamount to taking the bread
from the mouths and the clothes from
the bodies of the unfortunate woman
and children who by the cruel fate of
circumstances have become a charge
upon tho male relatives.
One needs a retrospection of only a
few months in the history of this city
to Illustrate the foul and curse of the
damnable fluid that Is filling the chain-
gangs and prison cells with Its victims.
It will be remembered that only a few
months ago. Immediately following the
deplorable race riot In this city, when
the mayor causedi tho saloons to b“
closed for a short time, that the record,
oris court was for tbe Interim practi
cally closed, as they could get no "Are
water” to Incite the lawless to acts of
violence, no pistol or knife wounds, no
broken heads, arms, or noses to call or
demand the attention of Recorder
Broyles, and hence no fines Imposed to
swell the city exchequer and thus re
lieve or lessen' the tax rate of those
truly (7) good people who see such a
great "moral wrong" (God save the
mark!) In excluding this tnx-ralslng
beverage from tbe reach of tho unfor
tunate people who can no longer con
trol their appetite for the decoction
that dethrones the reaeon and Incites
tho hand to commit crime.
But, says tho good tax-payer, wo
need the $200,000 derived from the sale
of liquor licenses, and the tines Im
posed by Judge Broyles to lessen our
tex rate, so let us continue the liquor
trafflo and hold the cup to the lips of
the poor devils, and encourage them to
drink, for by ao doing it lessens our
taxes, and what care wo If It does In
cite thorn to kill or murder, abuse their
wives and children, or reduce them to
the point of narration, that le no con
cern of ours, what we want Is the al
mighty dollar, and this will make our
taxes lighter, so on with the dance, as
the dollar Is more Important to us than
anything on this mundane sphere, and
this Is the religion and Christianity at
whoss shrine we worehlp.
Amidst all this hypocrisy and spe
cious sophistry It Is truly refreshing
to see two such citizens ns Dr. T, D.
Longino and Colonel James L. Mayzon
take the bull by the horns and raise
their voice In season and out of season
against this crying evil, and the day
will yet come when the God-fearing
people of this city and county will
show tbelr appreciation of the fearless
stand taken by thoee two gentlemen
and other# who are co-operating with
them In a more enduring and substan
tial manner than they have ever done
before. It might be auggested that if
revenue Is needed to replace that which
Will be withheld by the elimination of
tho whisky shops that a prolific source
of substitution and supply would lie In
the equalization of taxes, to the end
that those who own largo blocks of
real estate be required to pay taxes
upon the full vnlue of their property
instead ot relieving them of two-thtrda
or three-fourths of the taxable valuo.
and on tbo contrary, requiring the tax
payer of small means to pay upon ths
full valuo of his holdings.
Flat Justltlo, ruat caelum. IV.
and father—If It gives us money w«
will let dangers lurk all around us and
overwhelm thousands—If tt gives u,
money. It ien't fit even for negroes ami
Indians—but It gives us money 4
VJow, my friend, whether you are a
merchant or banker or what not—how
ever great or however little you are—
be as frank with me os I have been
with you. What do you think of such
a spirit of commercial greed and rub-
bery? What do you think of the craven
cowardice that dares not oppose this
evil because, forsooth. It might divert
a little money from our purses’ What
has become of the spirit of chivalrous
patriotism that was onco supposed to
throb In the American's—In the Geor
gian's—heart—to say nothing of ths
teachings and spirit of Christianity'’
But our ancestors also tolerated the
liquor traffic? Yes. they did, but not
In the light of the twentieth century
HOMER L. HUNT.
Atlanta, Go.
NO COMPROMISE.
Alas! Alas! My brother!
Who with mistaken zeal
Hath harmed the' cause so near thy
heart
And made Its foes prevail!
Like soul, with courage high,
By "a good conscience” nerved,
Thou thoughtest thou didst please thy
Lord,
When sin was blindly served.
The Philistines rejoice,
And wives and motheri weep,
As sons and husbands are ensnared,
While Satan seems asleep.
‘Twos his device that set
Worth’s stamp on his saloon.
So vice respectable became
And higher victims won.
He knows that In the end
(And wives and mothers know)
They who in temperance halls begin,
Will soon descend more low.
"A way that eeemeth right
And good unto a man,"
May not the way of wisdom prove
Or be God's chosen plan.
"Evil that good may come"
Is not the Scripture way.
God can devise “some better thing"
If we but watch and pray;
We can this deluge wild.
Of liquid bell abate.
And send forth o'er the flery wast#
Confusion and defeat.
Ho can o'er stormiest skies
Rainbows of promise span.
And put new life and strength and
hope
Within degenerate man.
Tho gentle dove of peace I
An olive branch njay bring,
And nations long enthralled by sin
Their glad deliverance sing.
Then turn again, my brother.
And with our nation mourn.
'Till God’s omnipotence awake
And Satan's hosts o’erturn!
For not by might or power.
Or wisdom of our own.
But "by my spirit," salth the Lord,
The victory shall be woa
E. M. B.
Washington, Go.
‘tB.rawa
Tho Atlanta Georgian, a dally psper ol
tbe great Southern city, has corns out In
full and onergettc support of tbs prohibi
tion measure now before the general »•*
*i»‘
AN IMPAS8IONED ANSWER.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am loth to say one word that might
seem harsh to the opponents of proht
bltlon; but the battle la on, and great
principles and great Interests are at
stake. We must deal In cold facts and
figures, and tbe leu these ore obscured
by the manner of stating them, the bet
ter It will be; end Intense aa the battle
Is, I do not believe tt Is being waged
on either side In a spirit of anger or
personal bitterness against their oppo
nents.
On* ot the main arguments used
against this measure Is that It will cost
the city and state, and perhaps a few
Individuals, some thousands of dollars.
Then let's boll this argument down and
see where tt leads us to. That the li
quor traffic ts responsible for a very
large per cent of tbe sufferings that are
endured and crimes that are committed
In our city and state and elsewhere, no
one possessing even a very moderate
degree of Information and common
sense will or can deny. 8o much, then,
Is admitted, even by tbe strongest ad
vocates of the liquor traffic or “local
option.” But they say, "We must have
the money."
It matters not though the hopes of
ths fslrest and noblest are blasted and
the Innocent are murdered—If only tt
enables us to pocket a little money.
We will send a bullet to that man's
heart—if It gives us money. We will let
that sobbing wife writh In helpless
torture, and weep over her children's
hunger, and sink beneath the heartless
blow of one who has been, and but for
irninii in iu>5 ■imp, nuu • *-
stand by the propotiUon nqtwjthitandhiz
the fact that some merchant* have with-
drawn thotr advertfilng and others Mr*
served notice to that effect, With JJjJ
tremendous financial threat held up Oetom
It and with possible financial min start' 1 ;
tt In ths face, tbe paper declares
"sink or swim," tt la for prohibition. Ths
Georgian Is In the fight on s manly, free
and huslness linsls—not to he run Ijy
preachers sad men. bnt t* run with preach-
era-good men—and women, and tor Go.!,
home and native land—so help os t>od, and
keep us steadfast." This quotation Is ih»
doss of a first-tines editorial three columns
wide In large type.
There's "courage of conviction for you-"
■ readiness to fall commercially rather thin
smother cue's sense of right. Halt to such
a imparl May a doaen friends rise up to
Its support In the place of every enenktng
advertiser who pulls out! slay Its *"t>serin-
tlon list ao gcow that merchants win
tlon list so grow that merenants ■ »
clamor for adrcrtlatng apace, and may the
legislature paaa the latV and make Georgia
a prohibition state.—The Michigan thrte
tlau Advocate.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
(From The Chicago Nows.)
It's easy to live on love slono—between
incnls.
Lock consists of haring what some other
fellow wants.
If a man la honest be can afford to stay
out of politic*.
Ye*. Cordell*, there are more than sl*t«"
ounces In a dog ponnd.
A man tso't necesaarily t vocalist bccsoie
he sings his own praise.
It atands to reason that k tennla wit
should be tried In open court.
Some of th* People who are ritjamttefl*^
with this world will be disappointed wits
heaven—If they get there.
Many a woman wouldn't do a thing |™
send In a hurry call for the doctor if p*
husband was to speak a kind word to her.
the posstble exception ot wenrm*
clothes, ths average women wosw
it anything that la fkohioneblo.
With
sensible
do almost anything
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