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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
THURSDAY. ACGl'ST *, \VTt.
THE ATLANTA
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR I’LATFOBM: TIIB GEORGIAN
AND NEWS stands for Atlanta’s own*
Ing Its own gas and electric light
plants, ns It now owns Its water
works. Other eltlea do this and get
gas «s low as 60 cents, with a profit
to the city. This should be don# at
once. TUB GEORGIAN AND NOWS
believes Hint If street railways caa be
operated successfully by European
cities, as they are, tbero Is no good
reason why they can not be so oper
ated here, lint we do not believe this
run be done now, sod It may be some
years before we are ready for a# big
an nndertaxltig. Still Atlanta should
set Its fare In that direction NOW.
Some who* indite poetry should be
Indicted.
WhUller, Alabama, ha. been Incor
porated and ..Is now prepared to blow
about its many advantages.
Whenovcr things get dull, somebody
drags Thomas Jefferson’s shade out
into the open.
Here’s a reul plutocrat. A Pennsyl
vania farmer traded his threshing ma
chine for an automobile.
Somebody say. kissing Is a waste
ot time. W.li'ed tlmo I. necessary
In kissing.
Whistling, It Is said, will prevent a
rattlesnake from attacking one. Wet
ting the wlilotlo as a provonttvo Is
much more popular.
The Chattanooga Star wants to
know t( lightning baa any gender. A
question like that is likely to engen
der a striking discussion.
Just aa a sort ot sldetlno to plaster
ing the Btandard Oil w ith the biggest
Dno ever recorded. Judge Landis has
dissolved the desk trust
New York seems to be the race riot
renter just now. Mr. Ray Stannar.l
Halter might And something Interest
ing to write about there.
Massachusetts' now barber law re
quires that mugs be sterilised. Even
sterilizing wouldn't Improvo some
mugs.
The way some fellows duck when
called on to face the music Is awful.
An Oregon man, about to be married,
committed suicide.
Heinrich Conried has something
more than music as a claim to fame.
H« "got his man” with an automo
bile.
There is the ever-present danger
that somebody will accidentally stum-
bio on tho north pole, and permanent
ly put a lot of explorers out of steady
work.
The tact that some people are so
calloused In their views maybe ac
counted for by the statement ot e
scientist that we think through our
feet
Certain patent food preparations
are said to contain corn-cobs. This
explodes the theory that they are
composed altogether of macerated
■havings.
The suggeatlon ot The Baltimore
American that the Democrats use the
X-ray to find Its presidential candt
date, la vetoed. The American Isn't
a proper publication to give the Dem
ocrata advice. Resides, what's the use
of etralnlag the X-ray in any such
way.
To avoid the expense and trouble
ot an extra session, the general as
sembly should pass the measures ad
vocated by the administration before
the expiration of the regularly const!
tuted session of fifty days. No effort
to dodge responsibility In some form
on these reform measures will be tol
erated by the people.
The bitter scorn, the withering
comment, the atlngtng rebukes of the
rest of the country, administered to
the food and nature faker ot that
boastful Buffalo Bayou party, hasn’t
the slightest effect on him. That,
however, la (abject to amendment,
ease It makes him more Impoasl-
thau ever la his claim* for Texas
d Houston.
THE LESSON OP THE PRIMARY.
Whsn prohibition was being "rammed down our throats” a few
weeks ago by our country friends with the painless method, the princi
pal plea of those who were opposed to this procedure wqs that Atlanta
should not be forced to a thing like prohibition by a lot of country coun
ties, but should have the privilege of deciding for herself by the local op
tion route.
We firmly believe the thinking and wiser bead* have always de
plored the thought of a local option election and the strife It would
surely bring, but have had little doubt as to what the ultimate result
would be after the voters had spoken and the strife and bitterness had
been endured. •
It can but be gratifying, therefore, to all to see by what happened at
yesterday's primary that, If Atlanta had had the question to decldo by
ballot, we would be today Just where our country friends have put us,
except that we aro all good friend* today.
Every prohibition candidate for alderman or councilman was elect
ed—and every antl-prohlbltionlat was defeated.
It Is quite likely that our friends will attack the foregoing argument
with the claim that if so Important a matter aa a local option election
had been before the people they would have turned out In greater force
and defeated It.
Is It not a pretty fair argument to presume that those who are not
In favor of prohibition were not sleeping on their right: Wednesday when
they had Influential friends as candidates In the race? We can hardly
believe that by tbelr lack of interest or desire to be represented In
Council, they stayed away from tho poll* and thus aided the prohibition-
Ists In making It unanimous.
No, we are not quite willing to concede all this—for there were
some of our best citizen* and good personal friends who wore not mak
ing any claims on the'prohibition voters, but who would have done
■their part to administer the law justly had they been elected, bat Wed
nesday's election If ft meant anything meant that a ' majority of the
voters of our city had the question of giving tho prohibition law a fair
trial at heart, and they gave it their overwhelming approval at the bal
lot box and Indorsed those men who they believe will honestly strive for
Its strict enforcement.
~THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE.
Alderman Curtis' proposal to have certain of our city officials elect
ed by popular vote met with a surprisingly popular approval from the
people on Wednesday.
On Monday The Georgian disapproved editorially the plan of elect
ing so many, or rather all those included In the list, by popular vote;
particularly did we deplore plaelng school matters any further Into poli
tics than they are at present.
After the editorial appeared, Dr. Curtis called on ns and explained
that It would not be possible to change the resolution and that It was
necessary to go to the people la It* present form for their approval or
disapproval. j
We can but commend Dr. Curtis' energy and determination In get
ting Ilia measure before the people. Ho spent his own money to have
expensive advertisements printed in tho daily papers explaining his res
olution, and has pushed tho matter to a successful end.
If the changes sought In the election of certain officers can only be
secured at this time under the sweeping urrangement Indorsed by the
voters of Atlanta Wednesday, It seems we shall have to take it that way
and risk tho consequences In some departments for the good It might
do in others.
It Is pretty generally known or believed that the thing being aimed
at Is the Water Department and The Georgian Is constrained to ask why
: so many offices are to be affected Just to reach the Water Department?
The Water Department has been a disgrace to the city most ot the
summer. Most people believe we drank muddy water for weeks by tho
whim or caprlco of one or several men. Most of us know that If Atlan
ta took a ten-day vacation she would come back and find her water works
sold to a corporation.
Every newspaper In Atlanta has fearlessly printed the facts and la
against tho present regime. Then why in tho name ot all that's good do
wo beat around the bush? If there Is any Czar that you wish to de
throne, why don't we come out and call his name and give the facts and
the good people of Atlanta will do the rest. ,
A PHILOSOPHIC LOOK AT THE ANTI-PASS BILL.
Tho efforts mado on tho floor of the House to belittle the Macon
platform will, upon investigation ot the facta, bo seen to have fallen flat.
Thoso who have been keeping up with event* will still conclude that tho
campaign ot the reformers last year has accomplished something.
The author of tho anti-peas bill that passed the House Wednesday
has had much to lay recently of his past pathetic failures to get his bill
Into the code. Two years ago tho opponents of his bill fought and fill-
blistered him to a standstill, find finally defeated his bill. On Wednesday
his bill, made much more efficient than It was two years ago, but still not
alj that It should be, unanimously passed Ibe House. The only light
that was mado upon It came from men like Boykin Wright, Seaborn
Wright, Murphy Candler and Judge Covington, who sought to give the
people a more satisfactory measure. The opposition In general to legis
lation of this character, once militant and Insolent, has vanished Into
thin air.
Now let tho Senate and House get together and In any case cut off a
lew pastes. It does not matter whose "baby” ft Is—the people want Just
any old "baby" that will put some "pass toters” out of business. Wo
trust that the Senate, should It decide to accept tho House bill, will do
so with the proviso that the bill go Into effect Immediately.
VINDICATION FOR THE PEANUT.
Vindication lor tho peanut baa como at laat—vindication complete,'
■weeping and unmlstakablo.
In a twinkle It has Icapod from an humble and comparatively Insig
nificant place In human economy to undisputed position as the most val
uable food asset given to mankind.
No longer a thing to be hawked upon street corner, under circus
tent or at baseball games simply as a pasting luxury along with pop
corn, chewing gum and bottled pop. No longer to be simply an Incident
In horticultural pursuits—a mere "patch" ot a few rows for tho children.
The peanut takes Its place at the head of food supply for the human
family. Comes Professor E. M. Jaffa, ot California, with the definite,
unqualified and unmistakable statement that In 10 cents worth ot pea
nuts there Is twice the protein and els tlmea tho energy contained In a
large porterhouae steak!
Not only li It a victory for the humble peanut, but Is a mighty big
feather In the cap of the vegetarian. Profeasor Jaffa's experiments were
moat exhaustive, and hie "peanut squad" promises to become even more
famous than Dr. Wiley's “poison squad." Ills experiments and observa
tion are to bo embodied In a bulletin to be Issued by the United 8tates
department of agriculture.
Think of the advantage ot aaylng "go to” to the beef trust, the flour
trust and all the other food trusts, and steaming up for a strenuous day
on lb cents worth of goobers!
Why. the old red hills and gray valleys of Oeorgls ought to raise
peanuts enough to supply the country, and give to humanity at once the
cheapest, most wholesome and austolnlng food known to the world.
Finally, "peanut politician” will no longer be a term ot opprobrium,
but rather the badge of high stateamanshlp and virtue*.
The peanut has come Into Its own at last!
INDETERMINATE 8ENTENCE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Since The Georgian hat to auccesa-
fully advocated other reforma, there
la one other that 1 should like to see
you take up—that le. the Indetermi
nate sentence.
A young man commits a burglary.
It It his first. HI* Instincts, perhaps,
are good, but the temptation waa great.
If placed In tha proper environment
ana told that he would be released
whenever he showed alms of repent
ance and reformation, might he not he
On the other hand, the hardened
criminal, no matter what might be the
crime, would not be turned loose on
society after five, ten or twenty ”»ars.
but he, too, would be held unfit
formed, or. If necessary, for life.
This Is not a wild Idea of my own,
but has been successfully tried In other
states. Why not In Georgia? Georgia
waa founded to help the unfortunate In
a material way; let ua turn this spirit
of philanthropy toward their moral
and aplrllual welfare.
, A CONSTANT READER.
Japan as'aa advertiser has takes some
tdllbosnl Ideal from America. Worship,
rrs et Buddhist temples Invariably wash
tbelr bands In s fountain at the entrance
liefer* making tbelr supplications. Former-
ly Ibe priests bnng towels there. ,\ow
the merchants of Toktn and other rlttrs
furnish the temples with free towels, r*
serving the privilege of printing their ad-
rerflrcmrnfs oa .them.
PR0TE8T TO LEGISLATURE
AGAIN8T DI8FRANCHISEMENT.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
Wo were enclaved without choice, and ns
staves our muscles felled your forests, tilled
'"■ir ! in.:- t.-nit mur highways sad your
houses, and for nearly two centuries and n
linlf served you filthlully In every way you
directed.
During the close of these years there was
terrible civil strife. In which thousands
sacrificed their lives, other thousands lost
their limbs nnd henlth and billions of dob
lars were wasted.
You were a party to this strife, tad the
courage nnd efevernces you displayed In it
Is a matter of history which commends
you to all nations. Hut bnva yon thought
that you could not have won such admira
tion and that your efforts on tbs field
would havs failed early In that grant strug
gle If faithful, honest, tolling men nnd
women la black skins bad not been left at
homo!
Your straggle wss for tho continued en
slavement of these people. Hut did they
prove traitor or treacherous? Did they out
rage your women or mistreat your children
or neglect your fields or your cities?
8lnro tbs ending of that terrible strife
have we not under the ehsnged relationship
striven to bo your friends, and lie manly?
Have we not tolled aa lieforo, and have we
not suffered that which caused the earlier
strifes, the articles of confederation and
the declaration of Independence? Art we
not taxed without conaeot or repreaentatlon
or without the privilege of aiding In the
aelectlon of those who Impose taxes? Are
not tho taxes paid by ns distributed with
out regard to our wishes and without re
spect for our opinion? Do not "govern
ments derive their Just iwwers from tb«
consent of the gorerned?" Are these truths
and will yon turn your fees from them and
persist la making might right?
The South Is our native land nnd we lore
her kills nml her fertile valleys nnd the
poaelbllltles and opportunities nature's gen
erous band has prorlded fer her. We would
lore to llvo here sad contribute our talent
ami one brawn to Its further and complete
development. We ehonld like to continue
kero ns cltlsens—not mere subject*
\\ ben you tax as as you do for the main
tenance of your Institutions, and of tbit
ws bars not complained; whsn you delib
erately plan to deprive us of our enfran
chisement, tho bailor, the most effective
weapon of a free American cltlsen; when
you purpose that ws shall not lie permitted
to assemble In our lodge rooms, a privilege
vouchsafed lu the Declaration of Independ
ence and In the fourteenth amendment to
the ronttltntlon, which declares that all
E rsona born or naturalised In the bolted
ttes and subject to tbs Jurisdiction there
of are cHlsena of the united States end
Of tho state wherein they reside, nnd that
no state shall make or enforce any law
bleb shall
uhllles of
e realise tl
cltlsens of the failed States,
-Use that there Is but one thing left
to remind us tbat we are still wautod In
this state. If we srs not wanted, this one
thing should speedily be removed, so that
the emigrant agent can get busy In every
county In the siatc.
The question of disfranchisement la one of
murals, and In this, right and wrong are
Involved. It often requires a deal more
apt to find this true la far too mnny of our
the colored man ss they would have the
colored man do ante them? Respectfully,
II. A. RUCKER.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
REPLIES TO THE GEORGIAN.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
erst assembly," and that the "Illustration
wss used In scorn.” 1 do not feel "worst''
or even hndly about tbo ctnlms of tbs
" “ general assembly;
lens of that plat
form with any degree of scorn. On the
contrary, I agree with many of the demands
of the platform; with others, I regret that
'ran not agree.
The dlacuaslon out of- which the atiove
gentleman- on the
hlldtlonlst, declariui
i waa a
Hall blU
not meet the requlremcnta of the Macon
form did not exclude or Inhibit state pro
hibition. and It was at this point tbat I en
tered tho discussion.
Applying the well-known and universally
recognised rule of construction applicable to
written luetnunents. to wit: that the ex
pression of oue thing excludes the other,
1 asserted that the Bacon platform, when
It pronounced In favor of tho antl-Jug bill
words, of ibe two solution# proposed, to•
wit: the antl-Jug hUl, for which the mi
nority pleaded In the prohibition tlfhl, nntl
mate prohibition, the platform pronounced
in fnror of the antl-Jug bill, and, by ueo-
eaaary Implication, excluded nnd Inhibited
*tat# prohibition aa a solution.
Without noldk further Into the detail*
of tbo argument, suffice it to say tbat It re
mained unanmverod mi the floor of the
house. I claimed then that the majority
who voted for state prohibition were, there-
fore, estopped from asserting the sanctity
of tho Macon platform. I stated that I
voted for atste prohibition; hut It waa In
oltedlence to- my oath of office, which re*
qulred me to rote for those measures which.
In my Judgment, would be most conducive
to the licit Interest# of the state, and that
I knew when I cant that vote that I vio
lated not only the spirit of the Macon
platform, bnf, by every fair rule of Inter
pretation, Its letter also.
I then nnnmnrd high ground or lo*
ground, whichever way you view It. and
asserted tbat uiH>n every measure before
the house. In obedience to my oath, I
would vote ray hone#t conviction*, regard-
lea* of what the platform said or what
the administration wanted. And as some
mention had t>een made upon the floor of
the house aa to the wishee of the admin
istration, I stated that 1 did not surrender
ray conscience and convictions upon the
prohibition question Into the keeping of the
time when the
In the first flush of
f. As I stated upon
__ be average member
of the Macon convention bad no more to
do with writing that platform than he had
with writing the l>eclaratlon of Indepnd
wo* written at n time w
faction In Georgia wsa'lr
an unprecedented victory,
the floor of the house, fh
.jnd Just been nominated tor governor, and
the convention accepted It without quee
lion. Under the circumstance*. It was In
evitable tbat the platform should swing to
the extreme ami embrace many radicalisms,
which the conservative Judgment of the
people of Georgia would not approve.
’ il assembly has re
by Its action receded
already pointed out that tne general assem
bly violated the nlaUerni In the passage of
the state prohibition bill, t non yesterday
the house by a targe majority refused to
, aubstltnte. and It received
*fy SO vote#. And while the house was
refusing to recognise the binding force of
the platform upon the question of free
passes, the senate refused to recognise Its
binding force upon the question of lobbying,
and practically emasculated the anti-lobby-
Ing bill passed by the bouse and demanded
by the platform.
The people of Georgia are to be congrnt
utoted that their so!** second aeuao la |w»
Ing asserted through the action of their
chosen representatives. They nre to be fur
ther congratulated tbat they hare here in
the cspitot a general assembly brave
enough, honest enough and Independent
enough to rote theft honest conviction*
upon every measure In spite of any diets-
turn either from within or without the capi
tal. Very trnly yours.
(fllKENE V. JOHNSON,
Representative from Jasper County.
The Buche Indians. MO In number, who
live In a remote part of the Creek Nntlon.
cling to their own language ami rnarrv
netnctpally among their own tribe, after
dag conquered and atmorhed by the Creek
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ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Orders.
Washington. Aug. S.-FIrst Lieutenant
Hlrhar.? M. Thomas, Fifteenth earslrjr, to
military academy; Captain Samuel T. An-
•ell, Eighth Infantry, to Fort Williams;
Majors Isaac K. Lewis snil ltlehmonij I'.
Davis, coast artillery corps, to Fort Tot
ten, for construction of submntlne defense
end artillery eehools.
Major Sofia. W, Stevens, coast artillery
conn, from Fort Washington to the pre
sidio; First Lieutenants IJoyd B. Magruder
and Haldane U. Tompkins, coast artillery
corps, to Fort Totted for assignment on
torpedo planters. Major Samnel Ringgold
•ml General Henry J. Hunt, respectively;
Captnln Jesse M. llsker. quartermaster, to
fit. Louis, Mo., rellerlng Major Dartil 8.
Stanley, depot quartetiuaiter, who will re
pair to Washington for duty In office ot
quarteriunater guwernl.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick ton fichrn-
dor, deputy quartermneter general, from
office of quartermaster general to fit. .pools
nnd assume charge general depot, relieving
Captnln linker.
Navy Order*.
Commander T. W. Klnkeld, Lieutenant
Commanders C. C. Fewey, 1». A. Ilaldn and
E. L. Itennett, Ensign T. G. Ellyocn nnd.
Passed Asslstnnt Paymaster W. W. Isimnr,
commissioned.
Lieutenant Commander G. II. Slocum, nd-
dltlonnl duty ns nnvlgator of Yorktown:
Lieutenant /. F. Green to nnvnl academy;
Lieutenant J. 8 ~ * ‘ ‘ ~
town to homo;
to Connertleut. „ .. _ ,
Passed Assistant Paymaster E. H. Tri
con, additional duty In charge ot accounts,
second torpedo fiotlllfi, Norfolk.
Movement of Vesslt.
Arrived—August 6, Connectlent nt Rock
land; Prairie nt New Haven; 8t. Louis et
Callao, Pern.
Hailed—August d. Wolverine from Pot-ln-
Bay for Mneklonc Island; Ajax from Ports
mouth for Bradford; Stewnrt from Norfolk
for Newport.
HOW WILL ATLANTA FARE
' UNDER PROHIBITION.
(From The Arkansas Gaiette.
When a prohibition lew Is proposed that
1, to Inclndc cities of also In Its provisions
the effect ot prohibition on the business In
terests of those eltlea la always one of the
prlnelpnl things discussed. Just now much
is being said altout the effect that the clos
ing of tho saloons may have on tbq busl-
ess Interests of Atlanta.
The following Is from the Washington
Herald:
‘George W. rarrott, of Atlanta, Oa., man
ager of the handsome and sumptuously ap-
pointed Piedmont Hotel of thnt city, and
part owner thereof, was In Washington yes
terday.
-The enactment of state prohibition,'
sold Mr. Parrott, "will lie a tremendous
blow to the business Interest, of Atlanta.
It will virtually make It a dead town, and
transform the liveliest, mast prosperous
and progressive city of the South Into a
deserted village. People who have business
there will not tarry an hour longer Uian It
takes to transact It. Tourists will give It a
wldo licrth, for there can l>e nothing attrac
tive In n place where a gentleman can not
get even a Itottle of claret with hla dinner.
This Is not a prejndlred opinion, hut la the
view taken by conservative and temperate
Any city of the alse of Atlanta,
has ample polK-e protection and
stringent laws against the abases of the
rnm traffic, will lose out In the rocs for
business supremacy under a prohibition
"Mr.- rarrott Is feeling particularly de-
pressed over the prospect of a 'dry town,
for the reason thnt It denis a heavy blow
to hla hotel. Ills house baa been a great
sneresa financially, but If Its bar business
he abolished the day of money-making for
the Piedmont will bare disappeared for-
* 1 Thc manager and port, owner of * hotel
who fenra that the abolition of Its bar busl
ness means that tbo day of money-making
for hla hotel la gone forever la hardly In a
Judicial position with reapeet to prohibi
tion. But aa Atlanta will be the largest
etty In the United Mates without saloons
there will be great Iffterest all over the
country to know what the netnnl effect
may he on the business Interests of Atlanta.
The Georgia metropolis will go under pro
hibition on January 1 next. On the suc
ceeding year-that Is, on New .Year's day,
1909. prohibition will have had one years
trial. At that time answer* to theae quos-
tlona will tie received with great Interest:
llow many vacant atore houses and resi
dences are there In Atlanta.** compared
with the number the year before?
How does the tax assessment compare
with that of the year before?
How does the numlwr of ear* of freight
reeelved and shipped compare with the
number the year before?
How do the hank clearing, compare with
the clearings of the year before?
How do tho sales of stamps at the post-
office compare with the sale* of tho year
before?
llow do land valnea and rent* compare
with values nnd rants of the yosj before?
To some of these questions absolutely cor
rect answers rosy be returned and to tbs
other* ,n,wcre that are approximately cor
rect. The farts thus ascertained nnd not
th* npeelal can* of a hotel with * bor wlll
determine what the effect of prohibition
may be on the business Interests of At
lanta.
GIVES CREDIT TO ALL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will von allow me, with hundreds of oth-
ere, to express to yon the real gratitude of
iny heart for the magnificent work you
have done toward securing prohibition In
nue grand old state? It It an Inspiring thing
to aes a great dally whose columns are so
eagerly sought by the advocates of the
Iniquitous liquor traffic turn aside from the
great financial gain of such use of Its col
umns nnd g|vs Itself In no uncertain way
to the eauao of righteousness. In answer
to prayer Go<l has rid as of thl, great evil,
but lie ha, nood for HI, work Godly-true
men In the legtalatlve halls, ami such news-
papers as The Georgian. We would not
fall, however, to give credit also to the
religious press of the state and numbers nf
K nlar newspapers over the state who
-e valiantly fought for prohibition, and
the moral uplift of our rommonwealh.
May we not also at this lime take occa
sion to commend a recent editorial In The
Georgian, urging the passage of the
bill to raise the "»ge of consent" In
Georgia to It years. As this law stands In
onr state today It la a refieetlon njwn ererjr
true man lu It. Surely the reason for onr
delay lu throwing protection around help-
leas girlhood hna lo-en onr failure to prop
erly agitate the matter. At a meeting tbla
year of the Woman'* Board of Home Mis
sions of the Southern Methodist churrh nt
Houston, Tex., the hoard being composed
of representative women from all over the
booth, a request came from the chair for
ths representative* of the different State*
to Inform the tody a, to the law In their
respective atate* on the "age of consent."
The writer was humlllate.-l beyond measure
when forced to state the situation la Geor
gia. We appeal to the womanhood of the
atate. to the love of father* and ranthrra.
for tbelr wires, daughters and alsrers. to
the women ef the atate. and the press, that
together we might bend our energies to
ward securing the passage nf a tall that
shall mean real protection to girlhood, now
Imperiled. MBS. J. A. THOMAS.
Marou, Oa.
FREE—Half-pound box
of Wiley’s best candy, which
retails at 80c per pound, with
each SOc cash Want Ad
brought or phoned to The
Georgian office Friday or
Saturday, August 9 or 10, to
be inserted in the Saturday
Georgian Want page.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
Capital and Surplus $ 800,600.00
Total Resources Over.. A... 3,000,000.00
The account* of Banks, Bankers, Corporation*, Firms
and Individuals received upon the most favorable terms con
sistent with safe and conservative banking.
4 per cent Interest, compounded semi-annually, is paid in
our Savings Department.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Mr. A. M. .Walker, th# writer of a card
In The Georgian of Tneedny. headed 'That
Couflacatton Illll," le tul#tnkon ns to the
pusange by tb« house of the hill referred
to therein. It lips not y**t boon allowed
to pnaa the houte, and ewe nre confident
thnt a proper inveatlgntlon of Its term* and
consequence* will prevent ft from obtaining
the support of the metn!>er# of the general
a Monthly. It was referred to the commit
tee In the house, and after an cx parte hejir-
lug. recommended. Lt la n bill ot most
radical nnd fnr-renchihg conaemieneee, and
may Itemnc the engine for the rota unit
Injury of dtlxeni of onr state. It la clnlai?
af that It It rot ptirnoftes of public util
ity. and yet It Is designed entirely for pri
vate emolument. The cltlten* have to sur
render their property to private corpora
tion*. and theae private corporation* nre to
tally uncontrolled aa to their charge* and
price#. The cltlten la obliged to give up
hi# individual property to another party
and thla other party take* It nnd does aa
he plea we# with It.
There 1# a claim that cettnln parties may
hold up these great pnldlc enterprteest?);
there Is no ground for such a complaint.
Tho only en#ea In the state where any trou
ble ha# nrleeo are where eertaln great cor-
r iitlon* have endearored by *nft* at law
ohtnln the properties of cljlxens of onr
ntnte and lire necking to get the legislature
to aid them Iry this legislation.
The#e corporations mo claiming title to
the properties of vour citizen# by suits at
law. aud being dubious of their ehauce*
In the court#, are seeking the nhl of the
legDIatnre In this already nnequnl light
against the property-holder. There Is no
surer «r«y to coimmuuat* a moat pernicious
nnd dangerous monopoly of the water power
rights nnd properties of this state. Such a
drastic and radical change of our law#
should not be* made In haste. It# effect
may be remediless; the people of the whole
state should l»e apprised of It. There are
only n few who do know anything at all of
lt§ pendency.
As a cltlr.cn of the state who ho* given
•owe thought to this matter. I respectfully
submit these views to the members of the
legislature. - >
JAME8 A. BESSON*.
THE W. C. T* U. 18 GRATEFUL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
,, , pleasure,
for the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Pulton county to the unpurebasa-
ble member# of the legislature who stood
firmly for the right, and mad# lt Impossi
ble for anylKxly, from the governor down
to the lowest and meanest liquor man in
the state, to sell Intoxicating liquors to
men and t>oys after 1907.
On Janaary 1. 1908, the Fulton County
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will
fnat and pray as they did the first day of
this year, nnd will meet In some church,
aa they did In Trinity, not to weep, bat
to rejoice that salnous wilt no longer blot
nnd disgrace the atreeta of our eltlea and
to the men who control lu Atlanta that n
law was enacted adon after saloons came
bark In 18*7, which bat kept women and
R rls out of the saloons, we Lstc found
such a saving blessing to ns tbat we
have longed to see the same method of
preventing drunkenness nnd crime applied
to the f.tronger(7) sex.
We Iwllcvf.uien aud hoys should be pro
tected from evil fully as well as women
and girls are protected, for are they not
halves of a common humnnlty?
And now we see what great things God
has brought to tmaa, nnd without any great
ntnount of trouble, either, lt seema to us
a direct answer to our pmrera, which have
been nsecndlug dally alnco the tfonmu’s cru
sade began In 1873.
God has plenty of work for ns all to do.
and we must see that the right sort of
officials are elected who will aee to It
thnt prohibition does prohibit.
We offer to help In this fight also," Ws
thank Hon. James L. Mar«nn for demon
strating the fact to na that we bad a
place In thla Imttle for the right, and for
bringing to us our state president, who Is
a power within herself.
The women who do not "belong" aided
us very materially, and many of them
hate learned to love ua and will dou the
white ribbon and fight under onr banner
for national ami world-wble prohibition.
Rev. J. C. Solomon, Messrs. Richards,
Wllhelmer. Ingraham and others, members
of the Anti-Saloon I-cague, aided ua In many
ways, utid we return thnhks. Messrs. Me-
Itaufal. Hartsook, Beater and Broyles fur
nished the coffee, tea mid sugar, and the
kitchen of the Hccond Baptist church, with
the crockery, glasses, spoons, ftc.. were ten
dered ua by tne ladle* of that church. Who
nre always Interested In work to help the
children. Wc thank them. To the news-
papers (especially The Georgian) we return
sincere thanks for publishing the announce-*
ments of meetings, etc. indeed, we are
“embarrassed by our riches." We hnd so
many helpful friends that limited space In
The Georgian will not permit of more be
ing said Just now.
Islke Tiny Tim. let ns aajr; "Ood Mesa
ot ererjr one" thnt we do lire In the Bui-
( dre Btate of the Routb. and are bleated
icyond onr nelghlMira In that we are to have
State-wide prohibition.
But, eternal vigilance Is the price of lib
erty. nnd we must watch aa well as pray,
or this blessing will depart from ns.
Me ask nil women to Join na, and all
men to become honorary members of one of
the three unions In Atlautn. We have more
than forty denartmenta of work, so there
Will Ik) no difficulty in finding something
you would like to do.
We most prove to the people, especially
the young people, that alcohol is a virulent
poleon In any form It presents itself, and.
therefore, to he avoided by well Informed
and sane persona. We must agitate, edu
cate and organize as never before, or the
next legislature may vote It out aa It la
only statutory, not constitutional, prohibi
tion.
But for this grant mercy we praise God
from whom all blessing flow.
MART I*. M TEN DON.
Cw»»F *
tlan Temperance Ti
FORMER PARTNERS
ENTER LAWSUIT
A temporary Injunction axntnst Alex
Reeves, restraining him from n»ntInning In
tbu Interior mnriiTs business, was (ranted
li, Ju.l*e Ellis Thursday morn In, upon the
PUNISHMENT OF INNOCENT8.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In The Georgian of 2d Instant there
appeared an article on the punishment
of the Innocent by law. I have waited
for some one of Influence, and of more
capability than myself, to tako the
matter up for public conulderatlon. 80
far nothing haa been done, and I as
sume the taak. The article referred
to was la-regard to a woman and her
child being deprived of the means of
support, because the law had deprived
them ot the labor of the husband and
father, he hnvlng violated a law of
the United State*. Tlitu atate of af
fair* la very common, but this doe, not
lessen the gravity of the com. The
sentiment behind prohibition of the
liquor traffic Is largely because the
liquor traffia largely absorbs the earn
ings of head, of families, thus leaving
the family In a destitute condition. In
the case cited herein, we find that
society (government) has put the heafi
of the family to hard labor and es
cheat* the whole of his labor away
from the family, leaving the family
destitute. In thl* matter, wherein does
society or government differ from the
liquor traffic?
The man i* housed, clothed and fed.
but the tvlfe and child are left desti
tute. Who has the law or society
really punished? v
Why should not the punishment be
In the confinement and the labor go to
the fnmlly?
All of us object to confiscation of
property. Labor Is all the property
a poor man has, and Is the only prop
erty that the dependent family has te
keep It from starvation. Under what
system of logic, religion or humanity,
nr economic Justice, can aodety take
from an Innqcent wife and child all
of their property to satisfy a debt
due society by the head of the family?
Society has mad* the head of the fam
ily the custodian of the labor or prop
erty of the family, In which, by law,
all are to share and sh:.re alike; hence
out of this labor power Invested In the
man the man Is to receive his pnrt.
In the case cited In this article the
man’s share In his labor power Is one.
third of such property or labor power
only: the other two-thirds belong to
the wife and child.
The Federal government Is, In this
case, confiscating the property of tho
woman and the child for no cause.
Let prohllbtlonlets, especially preach
ers, digest this mattof and prepare for
action.
With your consent, I propose to con
tribute an article once a week on thla
subject. .Who will help me?
W. A. JOHNSON.
Atlanta, Go., Aug. (, 1907.
PIONEER PR0HIBITI0NIST8
AND SOME OTHER FACTORS.
To the Editor of The Oeor-lan:
The long fight between the people of
Georgia and the whisky forces ha, at
lost resulted In. a complete victory for
the right. But while according all
due honor to various persons, union,
and leagues who did valiant service
In the glorious cause, we ought to
remember that half a century ago Dab
ney P. Jones, who was Indeed .the
"plumed knight" of the cause of tem
perance, cowed the seed whose abun
dant harvest we Just now reap. HI*
was "the voice crying In the wilder
ness: Prepare ye the way.” John B.
Gough, B. H. Overby and D. P. Jones
constitute a trio of knightly warriors
whose doughty deed* made possible
tho glorious victory Just achieved,
All over the Union thoughtful minds
are earnestly pondering the causes of
this great moral revolution In aeorgln.
Several factors may be mentioned as
contributing to the happy result:
1. Thoughtful men at last became
convinced that whisky, either directly
or Indirectly, ts the author of 60 per
cent nf all crimes committed, snd,
therefore, an expensive "luxury.’
Again, many think that state "prohi
bition will prove an Important factor
In solving the negro problem by ren
dering It more difficult for him to pro
cure the Inflammable poison.
Another factor In this moral revolu
tion Is worthy of note. It Is well known
to those who live In rural communities
that the vile chemicals sold under tho
name of whisky by dirty dealers with
unpronounceable names produced a
deep antipathy nnd profound disgust
against the whole whisky business,
even by men who themselves some
times Indulged.
When tho present legislature was
elected state prohibition was not an
Issue. But nfter they met the clarion
call of The Georgian and the loud
voice of their constituents urged then:
on to the flnal assault, which gave the
demon a mortal wound.
Finally, the principal factor In this
great moral revolution Is found In the
earnest hope and deep conviction of
thousands of good father, and praying
mothers all over Georgia, that state
prohibition, rigidly enforced, will save
many bright boys, dry many sad tears,
heal many bruised hearts and bring
peace and plenty to many desolate
homes. _
W. O. ROBERTS, M. D.
Stonewall, Ga.
petition of Charles F. Koob. former part
ner of lteerea. . , . ,
The petition nllecea tbat Knob pujchjsco
Beeves' Intereat lu ths business of Keel,
A Beeves with the stipulation that the
latter shnuM not ens«ce In the IpSfVbjv
marble business In Atlanta. The plaintiff
claim* that the defemlant violated th.«
agreement by doing work on the new At-
Inata, Birmingham ami Atlantic depot. Me.
Ho,la represented by Attorney Bam D.
Hewlett.
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