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OUR FUTURE PROSPERITY
WAS NEVER MORE CERTAIN
THAN NOW, SAYS CHANTER
New York Democrat
Addresses Great
Throng.
The keynote of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler’s
address at the Georgia State Fair
Friday at noon was prosperity,
not politics; but ho discussed tho
evils of corporation rule and dwelt
upon the need of bringing.tho gov
ernment closer to .the people. The
distinguished >New Yorker was
heard by a throng which cheered
him at intervals in applause of the
Dempcratie principles which he
outlined.
RECOGNITION OF EVIL
8I0N OF HEALTHY MIND.
After thanking his audience for the
welcome given to him and expressing
his affection for the South , os the'de
scendant of a line of Southern ances
tors, Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuy
vesant Chanter said:
"I have not come to cry calamity,
chaos and corruption. Our country
was never greater than today, our post
history never more appreciated, our
present power never better understood
and our future prosperity never more
cetain. The ovlls that alarm us are
the evils,thnt belong to and are a part
of great and sudden.development. The
mere fact that we aro alarmed at their
existence Is evidence that our general
condition Is one of health. Ours Is not
the whining of a chronic Invalid; It Is
the natural outcry of the strong man
who ends himself-In pain, dislikes It,
nnd demands to bo made well again.
If we havo a heartache, suicide Is not
the euro; and If no moro than an
nchlng tooth. It la often better to refill
, the tooth than to pull It.
"Nearly every growing child suffers
' from growing pains, os Ita Joints are
too suddenly stretched to keep pace
with rapid growth. Yet tho pains In
dicate a condition which. If neglected,
results In a weakened physical frame.
The Joints of our constitution are be
ing stretched and strained by our sud
den and general enlargement in com
mercial and national development.
There Is a straining of the natural and
essential ligaments of national strength
—the Inherent power of Individual
states—due to a growing tendency
toward csntrallsatlon.
"There Is a tendency toward danger
ous weakness In Individual effort In
commercial enterprise, because of that
enormous growth of centralised com
mercial power known as the trust.
There la a lack of Independent, Indi
vidual opinion due to the facility of
hiring other men to think for us. But
granting all this, we Improve as wo
grow. The recognition of evil and sn
universal desire to have the evil cured
ore signs of a healthy mind.
"Admitting the evil, without undue
exaggeration, let us diagnosticate the
symptoms with a view to cure the dis
ease without Injury to the otherwise
healthy body. Let us first have the
history of the patient:
“Many years ago, the descendants of
those who had fled from oppression
they could no longer endure, found In a
new country the old wrongs again be
coming oppressive. A strip of sea-
bifind colonies bade defiance to a
worldwide empire upon n question of
principle. That principle wss 'equal
rights to all, special privilege to none.'
As Webster afterwards satd. In hta
DOOO<KIOCKI<IOOOOOOO<H5CIOOOOOD
O O
O CHANLER 18 OPTIMISTIC O
O IN 8PITE OF WALL 8TREET. O
O O
O Lieutenant Governor Chanler's O
O.address sounded tho voice of op- O
g tlmlsm. Despite the crash of Wall O
street, the thunders of which have O
O reached tho South, but left It un- O
O disturbed, ho.expressed his confl- O
O denco that the prosperity of the O
O country was never moro assured O
O than today. The evils of the pres- O
S ent tariff system were dwelt upon O
In his address, and he declared O
O that the remedy for existing con- O
O dltlons was to "take the tariff out O
O of politics" and place It In the O
O hands of a commission to be ap- O
O pointed.
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splendid eloquence;
" 'It was upon a question of principle
whllo actual danger was yet afar off
that our fathers raised the standard
of revolt against a nation to which
In tho height of her glory Home Is not
to bo compared.'
PRINCIPLE JUSTIFIED
BY SU8EQUENT EVENT8.
"This principle had Justification In
the surrender of Cornwallis and the tri
umph of Washington, and yet, almost
before the last British soldier had left
our shores and the echo of the last can.
non had signalised their departure, men
who had fought shoulder to shoulder
found themselves in opposing political
camps, eaoh desiring In a different way
to'make lasting apd certain the splen
did victory for liber—
resulted from their
effort.
"Two schools of political thought took
the places of opposing armies—each
school Imbued with a different kind of
patriotism, but both willing to live nnd
die In the service of fhe republic that
hail been conceived In their thoughts
nnd bom of their deeds. The-followers
of Hamilton were as loyal Americans
as those who believed with Jefferson;
they merely differed as to the best
means of attaining the same end, which
Was the permanent stability of the new
republic.
"When we compare the nation of to
day with the country bequeathed to us
by the fathers of the republic, we
should remember that tho constitution
drawn up by them no more contem
plated our present development, from
the Atlantic to tho Pacific and Worn
to MR vice, than did the Inter
state commerce law contemplate the
future possibilities of aerial navigation.
Whnt they did was to crystallise the
fundamental Ideals of our existence Into
the most wonderful declaration of gov
ernmental principles that the world has
ever produced.
EXISTING EVILS GREW
OUT OF TAMPERING.
‘It did not pretend to be all-seeing
and unalterable, but It enunciated cer
tain rules of government that were to.
remain In effect until they were legally
altered, not by one man or any set of
men, whether Judges or law-makers,
but by the cltlxena nf the United
States.
"Tampering with qur constitution has
capped many existing ovlls. We-have
glanced at the history of our nation as
a doctor glances at that of his patient
and we find the national pulse strong,
with a constitution weakened for the
moment by sudden development, undi
gested legislation and spurious reme
dies recommended by quack doctors
who enrich themselves at the patient's
expense. We started with a clean bill
of health. ‘Equal rights and no special
privilege.' Ae we grew from seaboard
colonies Into a nation, we neediM reve
nue. For revenue we adopted a tar
iff.
“At flrat the tariff acted as a tonic,
but. like all. tonics, larger and larger
doses became Imperative. Rightly or
wrongly, the tariff has become such a
prop to our commercial development
Take Tariff Out of
Politics, Is the
Remedy.
Feed
Your Thinker
Brain (and other nerve cella) waste away exactly as other
portions of the human body give out—a little every hour.
Unless this waste la repaired the brain gets weak and brain-fag
and nervous prostration set In.
, This waste la restored naturally by Albumen and Phosphate
of Potash found In
Grape-Nuts
Worn-out. broken-down brains can surely be rebuilt by
the use of GRAPE-NUTS, the most scientific food In the world.
If you arc a thinker your brain wastes awsy In proportion
as you use 1L It can be kept KEEN on GRAPE-NUTS.
'There's a Reason
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Look lor the ltttlo book, "The Road to WcUrille" In pkgs.
that suddenly to destroy It by free
trade would be to deprive the whole
nation of a stimulant, without which it
might exist but could not prosper,
believe that our present protective ays
tern Is a disease from which has sprung
every really great evil that threatens
our national*' Ilfs. A tariff, a bounty
or a rebate Is a special privilege and Is
opposed to equal rights. We began
with the tariff. We found that rail
roads were necessary and we gave to
them bounties In the form of eminent
domain.
CORPORATIONS LEARNED
POWER OF POLITICS.
"The protected manufacturer nnd the
privileged railroad were necessary to
our development. Without government.
aid. Indirectly given, we Could not
suddenly have sprung from seaboard
colonies to a world-wldo power. This
was determined by statesmen of the
last generation to.be a necessary devia
tion from the true American Ideal and
It Is too late to cavil or to And fault
with them. Thera Is, however, a wide
difference between a temporary ex?
pedlent and a permanent habit.
"Our. manufacturers arid our railroad
directors soon learned that by going
Into politics they could Increase and
perpetuate their power; they were
shown that by small. Indirect and al
most Invisible taxation of the people,
they could supply a political fund to
insure the success of the party that
wpuld perpetuate their power 1 arid In
crease, their wealth. Orice .safely en
trenched, the exploiters bf commercial
privilege combined with) the railroads
M pri-v.-m Ix-iililn i-.qiipWlMim. Why
shouldn't thoy? The government had
granted special privileges to . them.
Why should they not. In turn, -grant
special privileges to each other, evert
If such acts violated the fundamental
but forgotten principle of 'no privilege
and ehual rights?" Thqlrs was spe
cious. fallacious reasoning!
LET LAWBREAKERS
RECEIVE PUNISHMENT.
"The government had sit an example
and It was riot for the self-styled 'cap
tains of Industry' to And ijault with the
government so long as the great public
poured money Into their coffers. A
moment ago, I said that every existing
evil had Its source In and-sprang from
•t'o protective system—a system that
ted men to believe they could combine
with Impunity under the shadow of tho
government's sanction, without regard
for any precept, however hallowed by
age or tradition, that formed no practi
cal portion of a successful party’s plat
form.
"While I believe thle to be true, I
would not have you think that the rem
edy need be more dangerous than the
disease. But, Inasmuch as railroads
and other Corporations have become a
recognised ■ part of our national and
commercial life, In which, under the
government’s protection and guarantee,
the masses have Invested (their hard-
earned and stilt more hard-kept sav
ings, their property Interests must be'
safeguarded. If' corporation officials
have defled and violated the laW, let'
them be punished by personal Impris
onment. without regard to their posi
tions, either social or financial. Away
with class exemption In felony!
“Heavy, fines may ho exemplary, but
they are neither preventlvd nor punt
tlve.
ROCKEFELLER UNDI8MAYED
BY HIS HUGE FINE.
■'We read, for Instance, that Mr.
Rockefeller, now that he has retired
from active participation In Standard
Oil violations of statute law, was play
ing his favorite game of golf when
tolil of the fine of >29.000,000 Imposed
nominally upon the Htumlard Oil Com
pany, but actually upon the public. Was
Mr. Rockefeller disturbed? Investors
In nil kinds of securities were, and
widespread business anxiety reflected
their fears. But not Mr. Rockefeller;
he finished his game with a smile and
an almost record score. He foresaw
that the flne, when collected, would
come from the pockets of the people in
on Increased price of oil.
■What a farce! Nay, worse. What
a tragedy to Invoke the law with loud
acclaim of satisfied Justice, only to end
by actually hurting no one except the
Innocent public!
"Let us abandon, as not forming any
part of our development—mental, moral
or national—spectacular effect so cher
ished by the political mountebanks! Let
us. having traced the cause of our na
tional disease to special privilege only
to find that special privilege has sprung
from the tariff, see, If possible, how
the disease can be gradually cured,
without Injury to the body, politic or
commercial. That splendid body of
American life has more value to us. as
American citizens who love our country
whether rightly or wrongly governed,
than has any political triumph, aca
demic discussion or learned treatise.
TAKE THE TARIF
OUT OF POLITICS.
Conceded that the evils threatening
us spring from special privilege—and a
protective tariff Is special privilege—let
us seek the remedy In a common sense
and Intelligent treatment of the tariff
evil. We have lived and grown grent,
under, but not because of, the protec
tive system. To thoughtlessly destroy
that system wuuld be to kill tho patient
before an attempt at cure. To unlntel-
llgently tamper with the tariff to secure
temporary relief Is equally unwise and
WHITE GOODS: SWt Lengtts from
the Summer Se lling, on Special Sale
Saturday Morning at Nine
O’Clock Promptly
Here s what' you’ve been waiting for, ye thrifty. Here, ye
lovers of pretty shirt waists and makers of dainty garments, are
tempting offerings for you—-the last of the season in white goods.
Not mussed, not soiled, not damaged, not crumpled into strig-
iness hut neatly folded, ticketed and plainly priced, they are
ready for you:
In lengths from two to four and a half yards
The lot includes the short ends of the \Vhite Goods. Your
discriminating eye will see the values and detect at once the possi
bilities m these qualities and lengths. They all go, as this is the
final round-up of the summer stock. In the lot you will find:
White Lawn
Persian Lawn
French Lawn
Wash Chiffon
Batiste Claire
India Linon
Plain Nainsook
French Nainsook
Check Dimity
Lingerie Cloth
Madras (figured)
Linen Lawn
Lmen Camhnc
Linen Crash
Brown Linen
White Flannel
White - Embroidered
Flannel
Embroidered Linen
Embroidered Mercerized
Cotton
One-Xhird to One-Half Off
None sold before Nine o’clock, Saturday Morning.
dangerous. The tariff, as It now ex
Ists, la an evil!
"President McKinley, In his last pub
lic words, practically admitted it. But
this method of raising money to carry-
on government has become so much a
part of our national economics that a
tariff. In some form. Is today a national
necessity. A national necessity should
never be a football to be played with
bv political parties!
“Take the tariff out of politics!
Divorce It from every suggestion of
political manipulation. Make the rais
ing of revenue a national, not a parti
san, responsibility. The army and
navy are not fettered by politics; they
are not made use of for private gain.
The tariff should stand upon the same
high plane, not to be made use of as a
private privilege, but regulated and re
spected as a national necessity, re
duced to the lowest terms commensu
rate with our commercial growth and
national importance.
TARIFF REVISION
SHOULD TAKE PLACE.
It Is Idle to expect that the Ameri
can people can complete their educa
tion in a study lute the tariff during
the hurried rush of a national cam
paign. Yet the only opportunity for
general understanding heretofore given
has been upon short notice and at a
Cheney’s Expectorant cures
coughs, colds, LaGrippe and
croup. 50 years on the market.
All druggists. 25c.
•' V '•
time of feverish excitement. After na
tlonal elections are over, congressional
committees of strictly political com
plexion have been appointed In the past,
to which the vital Interests of the peo
ple In the tariff are entrusted.
“The result always has been either a
partisan report with undigested, radical
changes or a partisan report with no
real changes. The undigested, radical
report has created disturbance without
effecting cure and has resulted In an
Increased tariff a few years later.
‘‘Let us Insist upon rigid and Intelli
gent Investigation. Let a commission
be appointed of senators and represen
tatives of both parties. Add to that
commission the most learned exponents
of political economy, chosen by Recog
nised institutions of learning. Add to
them men who represent the Importer
and .exporter, manufacturer and con
sumer, choqen by the chambers of
commerce of our centers of civic
strength; call In authorised representa
tives of organised labor and of the
Farmers’ Grange, and, after all sides
have been heard, such a tariff confer
ence will have enlightened the people
of this country as to the best remedies.
Then congieas call act.
JUDGMENT 8H0ULD BE
IN HANDS OF PEOPLE.
“The trouble heretofore has been
that the people have had no voice In
the tariff schedule after their votes
had placed the power of discrimination
and decision In the hands of one party
or the other. It W a partisan commit
tee that deals with tariff reform, which,
ever party Is In power. Before It, with
prepared schedules, come the personal
representatives of each powerful pro
tected interest that has by money con
tribution to campaign funds Insured
victory to the party in power.
"Let us then have a commission not
composed entirely of men who are de
pendent upon political contributions
for continuance In office. Let the peo
ple themselves be upon the bench of
the court that Is to pass judgment
upon matters affecting their mast vital
interests. Out of the discussions and
vast Information resultant from a na
tional tariff conference, composed of
men who represent every recognised
branch American trade, commerce,
labor and development, will come the
light of truth.
"For my part, I believe that as rfoon
as the American people have reasonable
opoprtunlty to learn wher tariff truth
Is, they will enact It Into law by the
light of their superior common sense.”
BALLARD BIFOCAL.
Fair dealing and careful attention to each
patient has nude s reputation for us no
other Srm cas claim ta this country. One
Tlalt to our atore, IS Peachtree atreet, will
verify thla statement. Ask any one who
s.psir of (lama that looks welt and
that they art well pleased with when
they cams from. Invariably the tntwer will
fesSSSK"* Coffip,n '' *
Does the Dealer Know Bettor Than You
What You Noed In Your Home.
If not. you owe It as s dnty to youraelf to
tsslst on (String whit yon ask for when you
try to hoy an tdTertlied sri'cle.
DICK MURPHY DEAD;
FORMER ATLANTAN
News has reached Atlanta of the death
In Denver, Colo., of Dick Murphy, a for
mer resident of Atlanta, for the !<•'
ten or twelve yeari a cltlaen of Birming
ham.
Telegrams to some of bis otd friends «“•
nouuced the death of Mr. Murphy Thurs
day Id tho city, where he had (one for ate
health a few weeks before.
In bla day, there ware few better knows
men In Georgia. As a clerk In the Markhim
House cigar stand and later serving In the
same capacity at the Kimball House, and
finally, by force of bla aplendld hu» »”*
capacity, acquiring the Kimball atand. n
came Into dally contact with hundreds "
people from all sections of the state. s"'
his cordial htnd-shske and evsr-ready ««y
were among the drllgbta of a visit t" * '
lanta that traveling men need to look 1 ’’
word to.
No funeral arrangements have lieeti **'
nntinred It la possible that bis body « lu
bo brought to Atlanta for Interment.
JAP-A-LAC
All colors—all sixes.
GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO,
40 Paachtreo Street