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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. .
TUESDAY. Al'llll, ». UOi.
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THE GOVERNORSHIP
Th* G*w*lnn receives practically -very dally and weakly paper publlabed In the
Itatf. Each 1,1 carefully read by The i.eoriHan’a uinnailtw editor for comment
*nrIrIe.1 to reproduction In Ibta eolriD'u. Our deaire la to eolleet erery expression
rearing upon the gubernatorial couteat—without l.laa ou our part—anil we ran aaaure
the reader that flic coin (peat of our state papers, a# printed bete from day to day.
fa lost aa It nppenra In thoae nnpera—uotblnt: more, nothing leaa. The truth, .tbit
wbrle truth and nothing but the truth la wanted today, aud The tieorxlnn it In
that tiualneaa. Owing to tho fort that many of the artlrlea on the eantpnlan ap
pearing In tbe atate press are idea. The Georgian baa been compelled to uae ouly
aurb portions of lenxtby editorials at teemed to be of central Interest.
Brunswick News. .accused Brown with being lined up
Thev are holding a Joe Brown ex- I with the breweries,
pertence meeting tn Coffee county. ‘ Neither of .... .
Kave they had experience with Little
jm'L'wVu aa hlaold employers?
Augusta Chronicle.
The Hoke Smith Democratic execu
//committee la atandlng pat on It.
Injustices.
Jesup Sentinel.
The slogan "Brown and Bread.” wa»
.2?promptly turned Into "Brown and
K,oxe" and Ifoko Smith goes on gain-
mg ground every day.
The Enquirer-Sun.
From the Indications of the straw
ballots Joe Brown Is going to be the
Sne.U great, big. old-time Qeor-
yla hay-ride In June.
Cordele Rambler.
Joe Brown Is a pretty strong per
sonality: Governor Smith la a big.
strong man. and was always a whisky
man but card-writing Joe has made a
prohibitionist out of him that bids fair
to Slick for a good while.
Americus Times Recorder.
Several friends of the governor will
... „n the Stump during tho next few
weeks, announce the telegrams from
Atlanta. Another striking evidence of
that campaign of silent, contempt.
Gainesvilla News.
It Is certainly In poor taste for the
Atlanta Journal t<> assume the attitude
it docs toward thoae who are opposed
tn Its candidate for governor. It la
abusive and vituperative and. to say
the least of It, absolutely, disgusting.
Those Who do not agree with It and
Governor Hoke Smith are termed
•trl-k-ters," "renegade*," "heelers,"
"political hirelings." "cow lawyers."
etc This certainly la not the lan
guage 10 use against these who. for
satisfactory reasons to themselves, are
opposing Governor Smith and eupport-
ing Mr. Brown. ’ .
It has been demonstrated to the sat
isfaction of all right-thinking people
that three-fourths of the charges made
In the campnlgn two year# ago were
without foundation In fact, and were
made In the heat of the campaign
when passions were aroused. For
goodness sake lefa hnve a campaign
pitched npon a little higher plane this
time Simply because your neighbor
docs not agree with you In politics Is
no reason for saying that he la either
a knave or a fool, or both. He has aa
much right to his opinion as you have.
Amerieue Timet-Recorder.
judge Hines will spend the remain
der of the spring touring the state for
Smith. The Jtdge will draw his salary
from the state while doing tills politi
cal aervlce.
Columbus Ledger.
Governor 8mlth stated a very potent
truth In his speech Monday night when
he declared that shodld there be a re
peal of the prohibition law before giv
ing It a fair trial It would precipitate
a great whisky light la U>e atate which
would result In prohibition being the
law again, and thnt even If the whisky
men should begin business again dur
ing the Short Interval II would cause
them heavy losses when prohibition re
turned after the fight.
Greensboro Herald-Journal.
Gee whiz! Just look at thoae liquor
ads In The Atlanta Journal. Do the
good prohibitionists of this county de
sire us to preach prohibition In one
column, and belle our wordg In anoth
er by making the paper a liquor clreuV
lar? Away, with such hypocrisy.
Dublin Courier-Dispatoh.
The Atlanta Journal la working over,
time to convince the people of Georgia
that prohibition Is In danger. For an
anti-prohibition paper, The Journal la
acting very queerly.
Weat Point Herald.
The Atlanta Journal and Hoke Smith
are malting desperate efforts to make
the peopi* believe that Joe Brown Is
lined up with the whisky element, and
are being too successful In innny In
stances. And In their desperation they
Neither of the speakers called any
names, and If we Judge from the past
history of the two gentlemen we must
Insist that they had reference to Hoke
Smith.
Didn’t Hoke say publicly not a great
while ago that he was opposed to the
drastic measures of the present prohi
bition law?
Dallas New Era.
• • • Whom ara the nnt|-prohl-
Wltlonlsts supporting for governor? If
you will watch and listen carefully It
will not require long for you to know
that the barroom element In Georgia
are almost to a man supporting Joe
Brown, and with might and main are
they striving to bring about his nomi
nation. There you will ses the liquor
folks all flocking togethsr with him In
company. Those liquor men ure Inter
ested In this matter: they want to see
Georgia repeal Its prohibition law. and
they think with Joe Brown us governor
they will stand a better chance to re
peal the law.
I Where do you And Hoke Smith on
the prohibition question? Here are his
own words: "I am opposed to the re
peal of the prohibition law. I^wlli veto
any legislation changing the law except
to perfect It as a prohibition measure,
and this must be done by the friends
of prohibition." Now, Hoke Smith was
not originally a prohibition, man: he
favored local option, but he "found after
canvassing the state two years ago and
after the assembling of the legislature
last summer that the sentiment of the
people of Georgia Is overwhelmingly In
favor of state prohibition.
Bulloch Times.
At last Joe Brown has taken a posi
tion on the prohibition question that
should he as delightful to the friends of
prohibition as It Is amaslng to the
friends of the liquor traffic, who have
been supporting him.
It required much grinding to get from
him a declaration that sounded right to
the prohibitionists, and. with his nose
to the grindstone. Mr. Brown was In
real distress when ha mads this latest
declaration. It was his fifth effort to
strike an attitude that would secure hie
release from ths grinding, and the last
one ought to be accepted as represent
ing his very life blood, for it has cost
him the support of many who formerly
admired his straddle, and supported
him ns the champion of the liquor In
terests.
It should not affect confidence In Mr.
Brown that his last position was not
voluntarily assumed. Those who know
him say he Is a mail of honor, and that
an obligation once taken by him will
not be laid aside, therefore he is to be
Judged by this Inst solemn and binding
obligation.
Americu» / lTimei-Recorder.
Governor Smith continues to draw
his salary from the public treasury
while devoting his entire, time to his
personal political affairs. Reminds one
of a great many other reformers,
Augusta Chronic!a.
It would be unfair. In view of all
that has occurred, to uee campaign
crle*' like "Brown and Boose” and
"Hoke, Light Wines and Beer."
Augusta Herald.
One of the most amusing things of
the present time la the prominence thnt
Is given to straw ballots by two of tha
daily papers In the state. They are Joe
Brown papers; and, having advertised
the fact that they desire to have ae
many straw ballots favorablo to Jo#
Brown to print In their columns ns they
can possibly got. quite a number of
people have entered Into the game, and
are managing to furnish much copy for
editors and much amusement to the
peonle. For to any one with n keen
appreciation of humor It reachee the
exquisite to see an editor filling up col
umns with “19 for Joe Brown—9 for
Hoke Smith." with all kinds of varia
tions of these figures—but always with
Joe Brown far In the lead; and to glv#
all this space with the evident belief
that It will win votee for their candi
date. The very excess of this seal
shows that such a one-sided showing Is
ooked-to-order mess.
Coffee Counly News.
There Is one Important fact that the
something more substantial than straw
votes to land In the contest. It la said
that straws show which way the wind
blows, but straw votes do not Indicate
which way the election la going.
Waycroat Journal.
The Waycross Journal feela that It
ha* not lived In vain. We claim the
credit for having started ths cam'
palgn that made tbe Hon. Joseph M.
Brown oome out with an announcement
on the prohibition Issue which pledges
him to support the present law. Mr.
Brown In hla latest "card" gives the
credit for making prohibition an Issue
to Tho Atlanta Journal, but wh/) that
paper has fought ably for tho cause,
truth compels us to atate that The
WayePtu* Journal made a fight on this
lino a Week or ton days before the Issue
was taken up by any of the other pa
pers In trite atate which have since
fought so consistently to make the peo
ple understand what forces were at
work In Georgia. Our editorial on thl*
subject appeared In our Uaue of March
11. several days before any similar
comment by any other paper.
We aro glad to see Mr. Brown pledge
himself to the support of tha prohibi
tion law. It took four "cords” from
him to define hla position, when two
lines would hare settled the matter so
that “a wayfaring man. tho a fool,
could read.” If these labored effort*
on the part of Mr. Brown are an evi
dence of that business ability which Is
his chief claim to tho consideration of
the people of Georgia, then we can not
wonder at tho four dismissals recorded
against him. -
Having taken four separate state
ments to get him straight on the prohi
bition question. If hla friends can only
keep him from changing front again
before the «th of June It would appear
that the people of Georgia will be safe,
so far ns prohibition Is concerned—un
less he should change his mind again
after the 4th of June.
Jaekaon Progress.
The veto power of a governor la as
much th* will of the people as the leg-
Isftrture. and especially Is Governor
Smith's veto power on tho prohibition
question the will of the people, ft Is
needless and Illogical to talk about au
tocracy on the part of Governor Smith
In his promise to veto any amendment
to the prohibition bill which would
make the bill less prohibitory when we
ns people give thl# veto power to the
governor. Supporters of Joe Brown for
governor should remember that the
legislature, and especially the senate,
does not always represent the will of
the people. Governor Smith Is not
domineering and aristocratic In his
,remise to veto such a bill because he
ms not yet done eo and will do eo only
after the people nominate him for the
second term. If such should be necaa-
In which case his veto would be
strictly representative of the people.
Visnna News.
• • • The state of Georgia can
not possibly hope to Improve the con
ditions with a man like Joe Brown.
He has never been successful In busi
ness of any kind himself and what he
has was Inherited. He has not even
added to It. On the other hand. Gov
ernor Smith started out a poor man
and by the practice of hla profession
and making good Invistments has ac
cumulated a small fortuno.
Governor Smith la on honor to the
state and the nation. The News be
lieves that It would be to the Interests
of ths state to have him re-elected. We
will give him our support and help
when we believe he Is In the right.
We will tell our readers In the next
few days what he has accomplished.
Rome Tribune-Herald.
And still the etraw balloting goee
bravely on. and etltl It almost unani
mously favors Joe Brown.
Dawson Newt.
That Governor Smith has a great
many enthusiastic friends In Atlanta
was made manifest at the Grand meet
ing on Friday night.
Valdosta Times.
Judge Hlnee. the attorney of the
railroad commission, haa been called
Into the field to help Hoke. Nearly all
the appointees In the various counties
are aleo still loyal.
Amtrlout Tlmea-Raoorder.
The age of miracles Is not over. The
Instantaneous conversion of The Allan,
la Journal to prohibition some day* ago
reminds us forcibly of the fact that
even an old and hardened (Inner some,
times gets converted.
Quitman Advertiser.
8traw vote* and atate press com'
ent* on the gubernatorial race ori
about all the pews there Is to be found
In the dally papers this week.
FINE PREMIUM LIST
FOR SUITE Fi
Farmers’ Union and Local
%
Committee Agree on
Prize.
A premium list which I* believed to
be the most attractive In the history
of Georgia atate fairs was agreed upon
Monday afternoon ut the meeting of
the fair committee of the Farmers' Un
ion and the directors of the Atlanta
Fair Association. That It .will greatly
stimulate agriculture In the state Is the
opinion of thuse present at the meet
ing.
For agricultural exhibits alone 26.000
worth of premiums are offered, this
amount being divided up Into attractive
prises. First of all 12.900 will be given
for the beat three agricultural exhibits
by county unions, 21.200 for the flret,
2800 for the second and 2800 for the
third beat.
For the best local union exhibit,
2200 Is offered, 2100 for the second, 2100
for the third and 280 for the fourth.
In addition to these, $8,000 worth of
premiums for exhibits confined to the
Farmers' Union, an equal amount has
been set aside for free-for-all exhibit*.
Thl* list Includes 21.200 for the first,
2800 for tha second. 1800 for the third
$300 for the fourth and 2200 for the
fifth.
Of course there will be the other
thousands that will be offered for cat
tle. poultry and other exhibits which,
taken altogether, will make the state
fair this year the greatest In the histo
ry of the state.
US'CLUB BENEFIT
Advance Sale Indicates Big
Crowd at Special
Performance.
Judging from the advance sale of
tickets, the benefit on Tuesday night at
the Orpheum for the Boya' flub of At
lanta win be a big success. Ii Is Indi
cated that the house will be filled when
the curtain rises, but there arc still
somo good seats to he had.
A special program has been arranged
for the evening, several extra arte be
ing promised by Manager Kahn, In
which local amateurs will appear.
The regular bill this week Is an at
tractive one, and the opportunity to en
joy good vaudeville and aid the club at
the same time will probably be taken
advantage of by hundreds. Che club
treasury Is in need of funds to carry on
Its contemplated work, and l*4|s hoped
to raise a substantial sum. A liberal
share of the proceed* goes to the club’*
treasury.
rwpoi
«r» not confining themselves strictly to!friends of both thV candidates for gu-
th* truth, for The Journal soy* that bematorlal honor* should keep In mind.
Augusta Herald.
Little Joe triea to- make a noise like
both Wright end Broughton's speeches and that Is that It is going to take | a candidate, but somehow he can't.
New Shirts and Ties
C HOOSE here from hundreds of newest,
smartest Shirt styles—the fashionable
browns and blues in stripes and plaids; the
quieter figured effects on white grounds
with plain or plaited bosoms.
Manhattan Shirts are $1.50 to $3.50;
our own brand, $1.00 to $2.00
See The Windows ^
A ND A GREAT collection of new Neck-
** wear—handsome patterns, harmoni
ous colorings. Come in and take a look
a t the line; you’ll be delighted.
Silk four-in-hands and clubs at 50c to
8150; washable ties at 25c and 50c.
Daniel Brothers Co.
L,,J. DANIEL, President
45-47-49 Peachtree—Opposite Walton Street.
Memorial Day Echoes
GUARD8 FIRE SALUTE
OVER VETERANS’ GRAVES
ALBANY, G*., April 28.—Memorial
Day wa* fittingly observed In Albany.
An appropriate program had been ar
ranged for the occasion by the Daugh
ter. of the Confederacy and the La
dles' Memorial Association. J. W. Wal
ters, Jr., a prominent young attorney
of tjil* city, was orator of the day. Th*
program Included appropriate muetc
and recitations. After th* exercise* at
the auditorium the assemblage marched
to the cemetery, where the graves of
veterans were strewn with flowers.
The Albany Ouards fired a salute
the cemetery. /
GENERAL HARRISON
TALKS TO VETERANS
CUTHBERT, Ga., April 28. -The Me-
mortal Day exercise* held her* Friday
under the aueplee* of the U. D. C. were
complete success.
The orator of the day wa* General
George P. Harrison, of Opelika. Als.
Randolph county furnished three
companies for General Harrison's bri
gade and only five men of the three
companies now survive.
After General Harrison's speech an
elegant dinner was served the veterans
In th* court house.
Sixteen crosses of honor were deliv
ered to the soldiers by R. L. Walker,
president of the local chapter.
MEMORIAL 3ERVICE
HELD IN COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS. Ga.. April 28—Memo,
rial Day service* here wefe held on
th* usual elaborate scale, the veterans
and two military companies, with the
ladle*' association* and civic orders,
forming a laris parade. The address
was delivered by Hon. Will Toomer. of
Jacksonville. Fla.
BARBECUE SPREAD -
FOR THE VETERANS
CORDELE, Ga., April 28^-Memcrtal
day was observed here Saturday. A
barbecue wa* tendered the veterans of
Crisp Counly, Camp No. 1.814, by th*
local chapter of the Daughters of th*
Confederacy. Adjutant J. B. Smith
wa* the principal speaker. Judge
Smith was followed by nev. Frank
Cramer, of the First Baptist church.
"The Sword of Lee" wa* recited by
Miss Inex Hyman.
Miss Tallulah Adkins made an ad
dress In behalf of the U. D. C.
MEMORIAL DAY
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
FORT GAINE8, Ga.. April 28,-Con-
federate Memorial Day was fittingly
observed here Monday with exercises
under the auspice* of the United
Daughters of th* Confederacy.
The program consisted of patriotic
•engs end readings by local talent and
an address by Kon. I.. K. Masscngnle.
of Wurrenton. who was Introduced by
Hon. K. R. Shaw.
A noon-day lunch was served to the
veterans bv the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
CR088ES~0FH0N0R
CONFERRED ON VETERANS
MONTGOMERY. Ala., April 28.—Th*
most striking feature of Ih* exercises
on Memorial Day was the conferring
of rrueaea Upon twenty-eight veterans.
These were conferred by tbe Daughters
of the Confederacy thru th* little
grandchildren of veterans.
What the Women Dta
To the Editor of Thi Gciirglftn:
Tho utafoment made l»y tho seerrtar? of
Mayor Joyner demands refutation by the
\V. C. T. U, A i*opy of bl* letter follows:
Atlnutn. On., Feb. IT. 1M.
Mrs. John 8. Young. Secretary The W«un-
nil’s l'roblhltlou Lcugue, Shreveport, l.a.
•‘Dear Madam:
*‘!u reply to yours of February 12. WOI.
the mayor requests uie to say that the wom
en of Atlanta took very little Interest In
the prohibition movement/ The matters of
I speeches
linltiou Imw. Neither Indore nor after
me enactment of the prohibition law have
the women been active, they preferring to
attend to thetr household utid social italics,
leaving to their husouuds and suns tbe bur*
den ot enacting laws nml seeing to their eu-
actiuent. lteKpeet fully,
"DAN c’AJIKY, Ueeretnry.”
evidently Mayor Joyner aud Secretary
Carey think the womeu of the \V. t\ T. t.
ate nondescripts, for to wy certain knowl
edge they were remarkably ••active along
about that time.” Kev. M. J. Cofer often
tvl that the fires of prohlbltlo^ would
“Keep Us Posted”
deelart .
have been extinguished years ago If It had
not been for the W. C. T. U, Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, the president of tbs Georgia
Woman's Christian Temperance I’nlon, was
tbe only woinuu who addressed the Joint n»-
neuibiy of tbe legislature during the tight
hi that (tody for tbe passage of the state
prohibition law. but there vrere many eth
ers who would hnve beeu pleased to testify
'— **■ ' fety was
„ . accursed
traffic, but the mi n were too greedy ms
usual* and bade the women go way luirk
iiud sit flown. Kven drore them from the
gallery because a man applauded. C'hlvttl*
rtoua? Of course; when was a Southern
man otherwise?
Mrs. Jennie Hart Klbley, honorary presi
dent of the Georgia \V. T. L'.s Mrs. T.
K. I'atteraon, vice-president, dud Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, president of the auuiv great
irgauliatlou of womeu, addre#«*4l large an*
llenres of men nud women ilurlng that
-nmpnlgti nud so enthused the women of
the city who did not t»elnng to the organi
zation that they helped to prepare lunches
for the brute men who deckled to carry
that state prohibition law*. If they neither
slept nor sstlsltcil the pangs of hunger. We
women envleil them thnt they could talk
and vote for tbe 4-ause wc love so dear.
It Is much easier than rooking nml serv
ing tables. We had rather go any tluic* to
the court house or some other precinct and
put lu n Imix a dean slip of paper to tell
lone with the tia
rliat w« want done
tax money
to wipe out oluioxlniia old laws
state books of 4»ur state than to
weep and pray and mourn Iteenuse tbe men
will not ilo what we want done.
Mrs. Mary Harris , Armor has been to
Shreveport. La., to help the W. C. T. I*,
of that state, and she dbl it so well that
there was little else to be desired. Hbe Ims
lately hevM 0 !n I'ennaylvaiiln am! New Jtr-
.... .. . jjjup aort of work, nml has
wonders for prohibition In
those states os well fi«»ln North and Kontb
Carolina. The reason why folks haven't
heard of all the hue things thin wonderful
woman orator has Immmi doing Is liemuae the
spnpers down Mouth lu Georgia haven’t
space to devote to praise of a woiusn who
can excel nine-tenths of the men orntots,
when they tnlk for prohibition. Her heart
Is In the work, atnl she aud her followers
very M actltV. , ‘ and dim*! you forget It.
/ are “munrnlr women.'* too, auiI find
time to nttern! their ••household and social
duties" ns well ae thn other sort. Itespert-
MAIIY I*. Mel.KSDON.
President Fulton County W. C. T. L*.
fully.
Regarding Campaign
Importance that the prohibition movement
have a dally orguu to champion their cause
and to keen them poated as. to the move
tucuts of rb«* enemy. T.‘_ ,_ rt .
one thnt will uot compromise III i.„„ ...
tier; refuse to-take advertisements for deal
ers In lutoxbatlug liquor*• also must be a
paper thnt Is prohibition uot only In theory,
but In prlnclide and practice; also uot u
paper that will rhituuifon the cause of tiny
Candidaie for office that Is not an out-and-
out prohibitionist In principle aud prnc-
tlee—not one tor political preferment.
There are many papers In oar state at this
time that are raising u great hue and cry
nltout “the state b«di:g thrown back Into
the liquor column,*' and at the same time
carrying heavy paid advertisements for
some been cry or liquor dealer. When dbl
some of these papers get converted to the
cause? Much papers are enemies to tho
prohibition causa lu our state. I Wore I
writs further. I want to any that I dou't
owe you anything, not going to owe you
anything, * '
taken in the tight for the great prohibition
canse, I want to let you know my feelings
ms an bumble subscriber of your paper.
I subscribed to your |»aper long before
Its flrst Issue and have beeu one ever since,
and 1 expect to be one as long ns It Is
managed and edited as at present. The
Atlanta <; cot-gin ii starred opt as ii clean
paper from Its first Issue, and has contin
ued so mitll now. Your paper Is. of course,
rr cog nixed by all friends of tho cause as
being one of the iiinlu factors In brluglug
about prohibition lu our state.
! want to commend The Georgian for Its
urfllnctitng courage and great patience lu
the present conflict that la upon us. The
Georgian has been from Its Infancy a
sta'iu'h and faithful advocate of prohibi
tion. and ut. no doubt, a great financial lost
fo ths paper.
The Atlanta Georgian^ wirs not converted
to the prohibition cause, but was lM»rn so,
and lins never "fallen from grace.’’ nml
the people of this grand old state have
proprietor to be-
from grnc
..... rveonlc of this sta< '
deuce
was so badly needed.
Tbe great Atlanta Georgian, when tbe list-
tie seemed to go nguliist us. nml uicn were
wavering, stepped Into the ranks, and with
Its fcnrleis editorials for the right, back
ed up by the earnest prayer* qjf the noble
Railway Passenger Rates
Down With the Saloons." led the army to
glorious victory completely routing the
enemy. That The Georgian was oiif of
the greatest fnctors In this great victory
was nttested by the great demonstration
on the night of the vTetory by the thou
sands thnt swarmed lu from of The Geor
gian offlen on that memorable night and
would not be mitlsflfd until they hud
speech from the man that had won mieli
fight for the right* of our women mid chil
dren.
The people are still looking to you to keep
them pouted. These are days that we must
n paper that we can Upend upon; oik
has proven true when the odd* wer«
against It. mid when the flehr seemed tr
tie In doubt. Thl* Is not written for publl
cation, but you can do wlint you please
with It. but I want to let you know thnt
I Iwlleve Jnuibut voicing the sentiment* of
ihousmids of the cltlxeus of the Ktnplru
Htnte of the Mouth. 1 am » city drummer
for one r,f the largest wholesale grocery
firms In the dry. and have n good oppor
tunity of finding out bow the people stand.
Keen «ls "posted." Your* very fmlv.
<SignCiI) t\ II. lH’JUSR.
Atlanta. Ga.
Tallulah
A legendary song chnnted 111 the nucleot
rhythm of the Orient describes the sun nml
moon uimtc from the (errestrial itres of the
holy altars ami niter wards hung hi high
hearcu.
The aborigine* roaming the wilds of Till
Inlah lot lids, found the receding waters
. .. - .. “ nud
H«
riiattahiMcliec rlv
ncNfjee
To the Editor of The" Georgina:
The present race for governor of Geor
gia is. 1 think, the most peculiar in the
history of tbe atate. To thluk that a inun
like lloke Smith, who was electriV only a
tew months ago. over four i>tlier strong
candidates, by one ofr the largent majori
ties ever given an office-seeker, should
uow be afraid of a mere former railroad
I'ommlssloner. whom be kicked ont of of
fice with no more feeling than If be was s
negro iHirter.
We can all see—and hear—tho "silent
tempt" with which lloke Hiulth la treating
Joe Rrowii'a candidacy.
Of course, It la foolish fo blame all the
ilamltles that hove befallen the state on
lloke Smith, hut there Is no doubt that he
did his share toward It. But even granting
that lie had nothing to do with It. that
shows that lie la not competent to head n
state like Georgia, and n ehnngs Is therefore
sbsolntely necessary.
I oui personally opposed to Hoke Smith
on account of nts unreliability. For In-
stance, ths prohibition question. Before
entering the rare for governor, he was a
part owner In a saloon. During the first
rare he channel) to n local optloulst. Ou
the day be signed the prohibition ijMI. he Is
quoted as saying that It was the happiest
day of his ll/e. Soon after that he was In
favor of bringing light wines. and loser
back, and now hs Is again n prohibitionist,
and nls Inst apench not yet received. That
la changing some. A , . tl . _
It Is certainly beginning to look like Joe
Biowii and prosperity. Instead of lloke
Hmlth and hard times.
Thing* nmst In* getting dssperatp tar
Smith when his supporters go nround pin
ning Joe Brown buttons mi negroes, think
ing to hurt Brown bv that, hut any fair-
minded man knows that for Its value, j
witnessed an Incident like the above, and
can name the Miulth supporter who ws*
guilty of It. _ t
With all my heart I bone that on June 4
pie nt Georgia w!tl. with thtlr hon-
lots, elect "1 .Ittie Joe" ns governor ...... ...
of our atate and give prosperity another | mountain sides, lunplred with t
chance to com# luck to us. | clouds thru which the
18lgne<lt BAM BOKIUTMCY.
Atlanta, Ga.
toward the ocean. The fountain head of
all streams of the earth was hero concealed
amid tlm lofty |»ciika of the Blue KhL;c nud
scattered In the channels of ruuK ( ‘o H,
thru hill and dale, was the flood tide Irrl-
K tlng the world, a land consecratnl by the
•sat Spirit, snrromnled hr gigantic hills,
measuring high benvrii with their purple
•plrca. standing aa liu|»er!*hnhle sentinels,
pouring forth from the iuImIh of a tliouwind
tumbling waters the sparkling dew and pat
tering rntus that nourished tho sidle of
erery la ml.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Tfidcr date of Heptember 12. 1907, a •
munlcatlou from me was published Ip
Georgian, suggesting the inllowlug pm
ger rnten n* a pr jjafli
tulse, to apply lu i
‘ mile
or wo. j
It In apparent that this and n previous ar*
tick* on the imsaeuger rat* question fur
nished by the uudorsigned were employed
by the governors of Ueorgla, Alabama nml
N4>rtb Carolina ut their conference here Init
lull ns a basin tar n compromise with the
railways of thin section; otherwise It Is a
remarkably colnchlcm-e that, with one ex-
ciqdloti. /lamely, n different** of 4Hie*founh
of u rent per mile for l.ffJO-mlle books, the
Identical rate# with those named »tl»ove
should have l>een concurred In by the Mouth-
ern railway, Atlar**- * ‘ *
rloua other I’oiub
new rate* In operatlou.
I desire, lu the first piece, to refer to this
exception und ut the aame tliue to call at
tention to two further departures from my
program, which. In my bumble judgment.
Should not have l*een made, for toe reason s
thnt they discriminate In one Instance at '
least iiguiust the general public nml lu other
instil lice# uiinecesimrlljr Jeopardize the reve
nues of the railways.
The exception Is that. Instead of employ
ing r - —* — r ~ '
chase of a l.OOff-mlle book. For Inutiinre. _
passenger from Atlanta destined to Wash
ington, New York or any other Knntem
city, nml who lutenda returning wrlthtu a
year, can snvoover t* by purchasing a 1,000-
mile book, using same to Washington nud
back to where the mileage runs out nud
buying a regular tleket thence To Atlanta:
or a passenger destined to Cincinnati nml
bark can save $8.5) by purchasing a 1,000*.
tulle lMH>k which will rarry him Imth war#
and leave 4k mile# to lie used tar an addi
tional short trip. Ho It will lie seen thl#
operate* greatly to the disadvantage of the
railway companies and imJiudfj so.
The next departure or difference Is thnt,
while my suggestluti contemplated that no
dlserltuliintloiis should exist, hut that each
and every individual pr organization should
be treated alike. It has lieeu decided to per
mit as ninny ns five members of a business
firm to travel ou n 2.000-mile book at 2 cents
per mile, whereas the head «»r a family in
order t«> secure tills rate for. five memliers
thereof Is compelled to purchase five L000*
mile books. Mi It is plain that in this case
n serious dlncrlmliiatlcti exists In favor of a
liijHluess firm and against a family.
And the filial ilepartiire or difference Is
that, while my suggestion did not contem
plate any reduction from the regular rates
derided to sell 500-mlle books at 2U cents
per mile for the use of families. I may
* ‘ ' them
l 600-
ran not
Nor ran I see any good reason
per nine for ine use or rniullle*. I it
perhaps be very obtuse and possibly th
may lie some good argument for this I
mile book, hut for the life of me I I'jin
chase of n 2,000-m!!e book, or,' In
words. If n family ran not uae 2.000 mllen of
transportation within n year, then Its mem-
liera shouldi not object to paying the regu
lar 2tt-cent rate; hut If It can use 2.0M mil**#
It should lie given the same rate as a busi
ness firm.
A. MADDISON.
Atlanta, Gn.
Opposes Open Sunday
To th* Editor of The Georgian:
Time after time haa the question ot
rlnalng tobacco and aoft drink store:)
on Sunday come up, and still they're
main open.
There are more places of business
open In Atlanta on Sunday, now than
I have seen before In fifteen years.
Many of these nre atrmlghtout drinking
saloons. They do not pretend to have
even a soda fountain. I have seen, as I
pass.these places, the keg of beer set
up on the counter and the usual free
lunch. They are nothing short of beer
loons.
In order to run these places a gov
ernment license must be taken out. for
the drinks sold nearly all contain more
than th* one-half of one per cent nlcu-
noL
I have In my possession the unalysla
of some of thes. beers. They shntv
per cent of alcohol. Thl*
person drinks many
equal to a good-drink
These drinks Intoxicate
Georgia law anyone
..... . , „ -. — be prosecuted.
the sounds «f rushing brook., tumbling fslls | Notv. to let these saloons remain
and deafening peal/of thunder, sounding, open during the week Is bad enough,
tbe mighty wares of torrent waters hemmed | o. m dsv is
In tile rhnsiiii of deep worn ne ks where the ’ „ ™ y * f"
morning .on slants the tinge rsimus. reflwt.! "hsoiti and endurance. The men wlta
Aanra daxsllng rbeen of entrancing beauty. run ••»*«* places on Sunday can ba
.... , , drifting
thru which tlie sunlight gleamed, re
flecting n new creation of mumglcd fonts,y
dancing In the hues of ntyrlnd scheme, and
colors nml thrilled In the flerce rhnpaodr
people of iteorgln - til. with thtlr hon-1 mystlc"wo’rk tvlili tlie mighty sounds of ws-! temperance beers. In another place Z
IstUots. elect "l.tttle Joe" ns florernor ter below, clashing aud Hpllttlng the tell counted nine negro boya doing the aamo
- - -■— ■ — ■ -■••• - thing. Some of thes* saloons put up
the sign "No Minors Allowed."
Something must be done to atop thli
desecration of the Sabbath In our beau,
tlfut Southland. If nothing con stop it
but the enforcement of law. then let us
get together and make cases and put
the matter to tho test. The Sunday
law will do as tho basis of operation.
There Is no necessity for the soft
drink and tobacco sale on Sunday? It
ta against the law to sell fruit on Sun
day. and why not stop the sal* of
everything except drugs?
I want all thuse who have expressed a
desire 1 to see a stop put to Sabbath
desecration to send me their addrrn
and we will get together on this prob
lem. A. C. WARD,,
Atlanta, Ga.
want that Georgian Wont
of sn.blug stream*, lie riclnlmcd In Wilt
delirious trrwor—"Tallulah!” (Terrible.!
I IIAKRY 8H.VRHMAN.
The Georgian gives all
sides but the de cide—you
MOSLEM BANDS
THREATEN MOROCCO;
BATTLE IMMINENT
PARIS, April 28c—Alarmed by the
Tangier report* that Fe« la virtually ITQUSt dO that—jUSt a phUll
In the hands of the fanatical Moslem!
bonds who threaten the sacking of the | newspaper,
foreign consulates, th* French govern- -
msnt la keeping every line of eommu- -rr\r » nn * vfn 'NTX’TT T
ntratlon Into Morocco hot with da-| KNAPP AMD JNXjililj
mands for definite Information. A bat- TO SETTLE STRIKE
lie between the pretender's forces, who
" r< ‘ *2 , b * .^. ar i C . hl mnm 0 cn.lHK, WASHINGTON, April 28.—Chairman
,ho sultan, troops, t. momenta.Ur 1 K nnpp. of the Interstate commerce
peetea. j ootnrnlaMon. and rommlsnloner of
I bor NVIll have rinclded to accept an in*
ffilTDAUri’D AP PA71TD i vltatiQn to act an mediator* to bring
1 JtlivU W-EjXv Ul? JjUIjJo : about n settlement of the Chester (Pa.)
DIES OF INJURIES
NEW YORK, April 28—Hellg Silver- HENRY BEDINGER
stein, the bomb thrower at a mass "*■1 “itrZ,„i„—.. m
meeting In Union square a month ego. j CLASS PRESIDENT
In which one person was killed and I _____
several Injured, today died from th* In. . ,*.* ......
Juries he received from the premature „**,£, JS^mUL lehVit^m
pYiilmtlon iif th*» bomb I rllffh Hchool held Tuesday
explosion or ine nowp. morning. Henry G. Becjlnger was elect-
I ed president of the class of ’08.
GENERAL EVAN8 PREACHES I Proeldent Bedlnger Is one of the
SERMON TO THE VETERANS 1 brightest members of the graduating
sanMUn TO int vtitn*nu |( .| tJ> (> „ rogn |e*d ns one of the
GREENSBORO, Ga., April 28.—Me- 1 bent debater* of the school, and In the
April
eld
dav at the Presbyterian church and ; rlous clnsres leading to the senior year
were largely .trended. Th* Confeder-1 h* ho* made an enviable reputation
ate Veterans were present In a body.; among hla fellow students and th* fac-
nssenibllng from nil over the county ulty of the school,
und surrounding territory. The foa- -
Genera! &-ST ttX VttJS. MANLY MAY RUN
The ftiuslc was In charge ot Mrs. Ph.
Robinson and Mle* Henrietta Smith.
General Evnn* wae guest for the itay
of Hon. and Mrs. James B. Park.
FOR CITY SEXTON
Captain W. PJ Manly, one of the
best-known member, of the police de
partment, will In alt probability be a
Tho Georgian rives all i f .°, r *!»• °?’f® j* *.««>• «**«»».
.. . . .. k , fa . , : captain Manly’* friends have been
sides but the de-cido—you • urging him to seek the place, and he
. u . • « _ I say* he now ha* th* idatter under can- —
must QO tnat—JUSt a plain »ld«ratton. It la expected that he wlttiNESS AND SADDLES and
ttautctvtnov make formal announcement witbln the full line of horts outfits.
next few day*. 1 "ettcr Good, for Samo Mo
SEVEN CANDIDATES
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., April 23.—
Tho political situation In Owlnnett
county is Interesting and tha people ar*
showing marked enthusiasm far th*
various candidates. Friend, of Con
gressman Thomas M. Bell claim that
ne wilt carry the county over Dr. Wat.
kin*, hla opponent; For solicitor gen
eral of the Western circuit, Mark Irvin,
of this county. and Clifford Wklksr,
of Walton county, are opposing Solici
tor General J. Tribble.
Both the friend* of Jo* Brown and
Hoke Smith are claiming the county.
No new candidates for local offices
have announced, except for represen
tative, ex-Sheriff T. A. Ilnrlett, Rev. J.
P. .McConnell. M. S. Cornett. It. W.
Rhodes. Dr. O. D. Simpson and O. C.
Nix ar* seeking the nomination.
Ex-Sheriff W. P. Cosby has with
drawn from tha race for county com
missioner.
Elected by Big
Majority
GOLDEN m HARNESS FACTORY,
BO Marietta-st., rrnkes thn Qest HAR-