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Nash Broyles, Gentleman
In withdrawing from the court of appeals contest before the
state convention, Nash R. Broyles did a manly and magnanimous
thing.
He had flivided the county-unit vote exactly in half with his
adversary, Judge Robert Pottle, ami Pottle had very little the bet
ter of the argument in the matter of the popular majority.
Broyles made his race upon a platform of "justice first and
technicalities afterward. ' and that his appeal went home to the j
people unmistakably was demonstrated abundantly in the returns.
Had Broyles been any fraction less than a thoroughgoing |
man of bis word, he might have blocked the convention nomina
tion indefinitely He elected Io stand by his platform, however,
and to reject an honor for lhe sake of consistency and straight
forward sincerity.
Broyles declined to take advantage of even a broad technical
ity. It was a brave and big thing to do.
There are many men who endeavor in many ways to live up !
to the grand old name of gentleman. Some carry their endeavor I
into their personal acts, but discount it in their politics. Not so j
Broyles Hr draws no fine distinctions and discrimination.
Georgia may well be proud of Broyles. He fought a clean
fight, he waged an honest battle. He lost like a gentleman. And
that should commend him most favorably to the future consid- |
eration of the people and Broyles still is a young man.
Now, Women, Yoh See That
It Pays to Organize
Four years ago the big political parties looked upon woman
suffrage us an amusing joke, a sentimental theory, or a plain
nuisance.
Pour years ago no big political parly or big politician eared
much about women or what liny thought or what they did.
Four years ago no important politician would have dared to as
sociate himself in politics with women. He would have been afraid
of making himself ridiculous, afraid of hurting his standing before
the voters.
Four years ago the women of the’eountry were classified legally
and in the minds of politicians WITH THE I HILDREN. IN 1)1 ANS
AND IDIOTS, NOT PERM I'IJ’ED TO VOTE.
But everything is changed today. Four years have worked
wonders. ,
Today each of the three big candidates for the presidency is
doing his best to interest women in his campaign. Each is proud to
select .some woman of character and intelligence as his associate in
the work of convincing voters.
Roosi velt is proud and well he may be, of the triendship and
co-operation of that splendid woman, Jane Addams.
Mr. Taft has invited Miss Boardman. of the Red Cross Society,
to interest herself in his campaign. If she persists in her refusal he
will rind somebody else.
Mr. Wilson. the Democratic candidate, has among his fighting
generals Mrs J. Borden Harriman, an energetic and intelligent
woman, who will try to convince other women that Wilson's election
will help the country, and help women and children especially,
I' is not necessary to tell any intelligent woman WHY the big
politicians ami parties show this sudden interest in women, this
violent desire for their advice and help.
Women are important today in the eyes of men BECAI SE
WOMEN HAVE HAD THE BRAINS TO ORGANIZE AND DE
MAND THE VQTE AND THE RIGHT TO A SHARE IN GOV
ERNMENT.
Already women have acquired the ballot in six states. In the
election which is coming women might possibly decide the whole
contest in favor of one or another of the three leading candidates.
I olitieians realize this, and limy suddenly realize that women
are important and worth while.
The\ want the approval of women, and. therefore, they ask the
co-operation of women.
I h a want the votes of women. therefore they will try to work
for women and for the children whose defenders the women are.
The Roosevelt platform giw s us for the first time in the history of
tins country a serious effort to include the family and its needs, and
the protection of -hildren especially, as important parts of national
government.
Woimn. politicians realize your importance BECAI’SE YOl’
YOTRSELF HAVE BEGI N TO REALIZE YOFR BOWER.
\\ ork and. tight for female suffrage everywhere.
Don’t allow the men exclusively to decide what shall be done
with the sons and daughters that you bring into the world.
Don 1 permi. he men to J. eide on peace ami war while you
create every soldier that lies dead when the war is over.
Don 1 allow th. men exclusively to settle the questions of taxa
-1 koi b\ go\ei tinieiit ami by trusts when the taxes come out of vour
pockets, out of the money that you m ed lor vour children.
Don’t be classed any longer with the Indians and the idiots,
unfit to vote.
Let Urn attitude of the three presidential candidates, suddenly,
violently interested in you. teach you a lesson.
The way for women to be considered and to get their rights and
their share m gtuernnient is through the ballot box and government
coni rol.
Now that women begin Io vote, women are considered.
W Io n 100 per cent of lhe woim n are permitted to vote, all
■P'oin-n and children will Im* at least 100 per cent better off.
lie suffrage movement has accomplished wonders already; it
will do infinitely more.
Every intelligent woman MUST be in favor of votes for women.
The Atlanta Georgian
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912.
Some Thrills of Mountain Climbers
Perilous Thrills That Confront'the Daring
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: The snow-corniced cres‘ of the Ecrint
a typical snow summit.
Ecrlns is the loftiest of the
I Dauphiny Alps, and affords
mote snow and ice climbing
than the Meije. The usual and
preferable plan is to climb the north
face of the peak from La Berarde
and descend on the south side, mak
ing a circuit of the peak by cross
ing the Col des Kerins. The Kerins
was first climbed by the late Ed
ward \Vhynip< i from the south
side, but nowadays thi« route is
scarcely ever used excepting for tile
descent. Tile great rift, now known
as llie Couloir Whymper, is a ter
rific icy . lope, 1.000 feet long and of
appalling siei pness. Sharp rock
splinftrs protrude at places. These
form anchorage for those who c n > -
fully ‘zig-zag downward, thinking
nieiinwbfjc how true were the im
mortal poet’s words: ,
"He that stands upon ti slippery
place
Makes nice of no vile hold to stay
him up.”
To think of slipping whilst in the
act of clinging to such a horrible
slope Is inexpressibly uncomforta
ble. One has Impressions of whirl
ing over tho-e rocky spile s of
being cut and quartered, and finally
deposited out of hunt tn eight in
the huge crevasse that yawns be
low.
The Kerins is curiously sus epti
ble to sudden weather changes, and
tile writer lias unpleasant memories
of its northerly face at such a lime.
Tlie ascent of the Meije Is of en
grossing interest, and few of the
great Alps afford such a wonder
fully impressive final approach to
the sununit. The early morning
In urs are spent climbing ihb huge
rock wall overlooking I.a Berarde,
and at last the little Glacier Carre
leads to the wall of tlie last jidge.
The ascent of a vertical anil diffi
cult slab tests every iota of muscle
and skill to tlie utmost. Tlie arri
val on its crest is surprisingly
Startling. The fingers grip the Sharp
toi>, and left foot swings around air
ily, and with a desperate upward
heave one lands breathlessly astride
what is in reality tlie narrow ridge
pole of the mountain. The right leg
swings in mld-alr above one of the
greatest of Alpine precipices; tlie
left dangles over the other side of
tin mountain above a tin\ \ illage of
. I.a Grave, ~.>(10 feet below , and re-
® Letters From Georgian Readers e
HOW TO GO TO SLEEP.
I'tiitor The Georgian:
l always read what you write
'"lth a great deal of interest and
profit. In your article on "l(m\ to
Go to Sleep" 1 notice you offer a
suggestion “most humbly.” 1 have
read tills article with a good ileal
of interest, and have intended to
try It; at the same time I write
you a word on tin- subject of sleep
lessness from which I suffered very
much some time ago. The remedy
is this: Bathe the back of the head
and neck for three or four minutes
with cold water. This takes the
blood from tile brain and cools it.
and I hat e nA er seen it tail to ac
complish the object of bringing
about almost immediate sleep
sound and refreshing sleep. I have
made tile suggestion very frequent
ly. and it has never failed, as far
as 1 know, to accomplish the ob
ject.
With kind regards. 1 remain.
Yours trill;.. S. P. R.
FAIRNESS IN POLITICS.
Editor The Georgian:
1 picked up tonight's edition of
your paper because the sporting
page lookeel good to me. and on
perusing its contents further was
foreildj struck with the fairness of
your articles lam from Chicago.
I know nothing of Southern poli
ties. but when 1 cad "Tiie Voter
and His Baekbon' ." on the back
page. I noted lie good common
fens, in it and dived deeper, read
you" artie >-s b' Senator Dixon and
Charles D Hilles If M Hilles
thinks tile P ogressive parti is a
one-man party hi will wnke up
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’Twixt earth and sky on the great wall of the Mejie.
veils thus dramatu ally for the first
time. There til:’, l ave been talk of
a visit to the e!d-wm’ 1 village, but
now there is no d i: ■i f fulfilment.
Rather, to proven: an involuntary
visit tlici. to, eve. r iielutess of the
sky-courting summit Is gripped
convulsively. But upward. not
downward, is the etw. and Caliban
like one crawls and clings up and •
along the .aerial highway. Soon
there is a eonfterding bulge in tlie
narrow ridge and one lies to mount
warily to balance at full height on
its sharp tip. Thin Comes a long
stretch and pen hance tlie Ereneh
guide ahead strengthens the en
tente cordiale ith an. opportune
pull on the rope. Thus the
final difficulty ; s conquered. A
few minutes later upward progress
next Nt vetnber to find that Illinois
voters don't agree with him, and
from elos observance 1 could name
quite a bunch of other states that
will fall right in line with Illinois,
and as to President Taft's progres
siveness. we settle i that for our
selves at the last primaries, along
with tlie Lorimer case.
The American peop! are tired of
spinning the wheel and taking
chances on the g • en. or red as it
shows up under the wire. They
are for good, clean newspapers and
men with backhoe.. ,
W. H. BROOKS.
IVY STREET REGRADING.
Editoi The G orgian:
1 do not wish to cast a damper '
on anv movement loot ing to the
genera, good of Atlanta or for the
benefit of any of our live ami en
terprising citizens, but for reasons
of consideration sot the north .-ide
residents I feel tl it the regrading
of Ivy street should be deferred un
til I'eacht'ee street is again open to
t raffle.
When th. present work on Peach
tree was inaugurated we were in
formed in dulcet tones that "tak
ing til htrnp off" and restoring the
pavement would be a matter of
onli about three weeks. These
we. ks have passed and are likely to
lengthen into months before this
street i- again open. In the mean
while if Ivy street is tendered Im
passable the inconvenience will be
great.
I lav- confe:-red with many
"north sider-" and find that, with
the ex. “ptc.n of as, i interest d
ones, tiivi f el tiiat no steps should
is impossible, the Meije (13.081 feet)
is under foot.
All armind rise peaks of a thou
sand fotms. with Mont Bl inc's glit
tering snows towering afar in the
northeast, whilst, most impressive
of all, and elosc below, looms the
weirdly serrated eastern ridge of
the Meije, with its fearsome-look
ing tow er of t lie Doigt de Dietl.
Those who wish to traver. tlie
mountain and descend, to 1, > Grave
cross this lower summit. The
somewhat lengthy exj edition is
now made more feasible by the
erection of a mountain but within
reach of the upper ridges, and this
will be welcomed by those who oth
erwise might have to spend the
night out on the heights, ofttimes a
desperately dangerous experience.
)>-■ taken at pi esent which would
necessitate a more rough and cir
cuitous route into the city.
GEORGE M. NILES.
Atlanta. Ga.
THE SOCIALIST AND HIS IDEA.
Editor The Georgian:
In a recent issue Mr. J. H. Jen
kins repli. s to an article written
by Rev. Dr. Parkhurst uncut our
civilization and the Socialist
Mr. Jenkins claims that Soeial
tsm does not propose to buy out the
capitalist system at on. clean
sweep, but successively. Where Dr.
Parkhurst and Mr, .Jenkins got the
idea that the S.wiaiisi s pt ,p O s to
buy out the capitalists either at one
clean sweep or successively is be
yond my eompreher ~m. It is sun -
iy not advocated by Socialist au
thorities. This argument may be
a good non < sedative f< r an ov< . -
gtieved capitalist or a pea. e-loving..
quiet gentleman, yet a Soev : i-t
who kno .s Sm ialisrn and d . - not
wish to conceal liis true Socialism
will never advocate this as a mat
ter of or aging Socialism.
I lie Soc ,i 'st doctrine is> that all
toe r.i.o him ry <f ir. duetion r -.-
In the hands of the capitalists is
u: justly expropriated from tiles.-
who act uh y product lit. C'onfist t*
tion through legislation is the mam
tenet of Socialism. This is the
■ i . reason whj So i .<■ -go t
politics.
1 believe that no Socialist ought
to conceal the ’rue aim of Social
ism by (usy-g.dng p'.ira.-. s, 1. • op
ponents say w hat th. ■ pl- a-. .
J-. GOLDMAN.
Atlanta, Ga.
THE HOME PAPER
John Temple Graves
Writes on
Startling Presidential Possi
bilities
T. Vt
What Might Happen If the Electoral
College Can Not Settle the
Three-Cornered ITace
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
vt"MIIS vivid and sinsational
8 presidential campaign is
charmd with astonishing pos
sibilities that extend beyond the
ballots of November.
I'nless the result on November 5
should be absolutely conclusive, the
i xcitement of \mi riean politjes will
have just begun.
Tlie Democratic committee ex
presses the m >st unbounded cons
cience that Wilson will be elected by
a great majm-itv of the popular vote
and of the eli toral college.
The Republican committee ex
presses an eoiial Confidence in Mr.
; Taft’s ele tion.
Anu the I’. og:'"ssiv“ | arty are en
thusiastic illy sure that Mr. Roose
velt will be elected.
The impartial ob-ervers in the
country agl< e that. Wilson’s chances
are lest, but that the progress of
the campaign may develop increas
ing and formidable strength for
Roosi -Alt or Taft in tile electoral
college.
May Tb’’ow Election Into
House of Representatives.
There are a great many people
who regtiri it as distinctly, probable
H it the strength of the three lead
ing candidate’s may be so divided in
l e c!''eteral c' lhy. as to throw the
election, under the constitution,
into the I’misi of ropre wnt u i vcs.
in tliis conn.’ction these are tlie
facts to consider:
In th'- election of a president by
the house of representatives, each
of '.lie -IS stabs has a single vole,
and tlie political nu jority in the
state deb gution determines for
whom that vote is east. There are
22 -late delegations in which tlie
Republicans have a majority, and
four in which the Democrats and
Republicans are tied. These four
tied states are Maine, with two
[ Democrats and two Republicans:
Nebraska, witli three Democrats
and three Republicans; New M< xi
co, w ith one D> mocrat and one Re
publican, and Rhode Island, with
otie Democrat and one Republican
The slates that would east votes
I for a Democrat are Alabama. Ari
zona, rkan-as, Colorado, Iflorirla,
Georgia Indiana. Kentucky, Louis
iana, Mississippi. Missouri, New
Jei’sey. N v, Mexico. New York.
North Carolina. Ohio. Oklahoma,
South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas,
Virginia. West Virginia. Total, 22.
’ The states that would cast votes
for a Republican president are Cali
fornia, ('onni client. Delaware. Ida
ho, Illinois, lowa, Kansas. Massa
chusetts. Michigan. Minnesota,
Montana, Nevada. New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylva
nia, South Dakota. I'tah, Vermont,
Washington. Wisconsin. Wyoming.
Total, 22.
Never before in American history
has there been found on lhe eve'of
•a presidential election a house so
evenly divided between parties as
to make a choice improbable, if not
i The Little Tin Pail
By CHESTER FIRKINS.
IT Y I.light and' magic, by table and chair, <
He'd scale to the heights of the playroom wall
And take from its hook in the dizzy air !
I? Tlie Little Tin Pail—and that was all. ?
A shout and a rush through the echoing hall; J
S A summons loud as an ocean gale; <
'And H<)W should I work when I heard the call
Os the Little Tin Pail? j
Me would wander away to the sunny shorq; ?
We would race to the rim of the watery sand; )
And I was forty and he was four, >
But which was the younger when, hand in hand, >
We journeyed down to the playtime land >
S Twert hard to tell, and of no avail. >
For I was a slave to his least command— >
With the Little Tin Pail.
We built a country all our own. . <
Witli rivers wide and with mountains high, I
And, pausing just for an ice cream cone. >
We'd fashion a town and a lake nearby. >
We talked' to the fairy-folk who fly >
On tlie wave-foam far as a ship can sail. >
' 'll. many the magic joys |hat He S
I In a Little Tin Pail! s
But once, wlr a the M ork-Gnome tried me sore >
And the call of tlie Work-World made me dumb, >
I did not go to the study door,
lAmi I called to him that I couldn't come, >
ug ts went wrong and my brain was numb,
And I hastened soon on his weeping trail; <
And all I found where tlie cold waves thrum S
Was tlie Little Tin Pail. ?
It is hidden far in an attic grave <
I For his mother's sake —that she may not see I
And ’ll ink again of the joy Gcd gave ?
And tarried away from her . nd me; ?
But I, in that hour that used to be. {
i TA’l'-n hAI shout to me with h s playtime hail 1
Turn back, with the teats of memory, ’ (
To the 1 Little Tin Pail >
I i
impossible, under the party divi
sions that exist.
If Wilson should receive 260 votes
and lack the seven votes necessary
to a majority of tlie electoral col
lege, he would not be elected, and
the Roosevelt-Taft electoral votes
would be strong enough to throw
the election into the house. Then
the equal party division of the
states might, and probably would,
’ make an election of a president
practically impossible by lhe house.
Whereupon, after ballots extend
ing through the session, the elec
tion. under the constitution, Wvould
go to the senate through the neces
sity of electing a vice president and
presiding officer. The choice would
be rest; feted to the two candidates
receiving the highest vote for vice
president in the general election. In
this case the vice president or pre
siding officer of the senate so elect
ed would become the president of
the United States.
But notice the complications.
The senate is Republican, and the
Republican senate would naturally
choose the Republican candidate
for vice president,’even though he
bad been beaten, world without
end, in the November ballot. So
that in thi; not improbable event of
the election going to the senate,
that Republican party might elect
its own ]>residing officer, himself a
candidate, and make "Sunny Jim”
the president of the United States.
Or. in case Hiram Johnson, of
California, ran second in the elec
tions, the Republican senate might
make Hiram Johnson president of
the United States.
The Field of Possibility
Is Now Wide Open.
In other words, if Wilson ran
1,000,000 votes ahead in the general
elections, and yet lacked two votes,
or even one vote, in the electoral
college, and the evenly divided
house failed to make a choice, the
senate might make one or the other
of the minority candidates of a di
vided or defeated Republican party
for vice president the chief execu
tive of the republic.
If in turn the senate should by
death or persuasion divide equally
among three vice presidential can
didates (which is not impossible),
then Philander Knox, of Pennsyl
vania, secretary of state, would be
come ex-officio president of the
I'nited States!
So that the field of possibilities
in this wonderful presidential cam
paign is wide open and fairly thrill
ing with interest.
The enthusiastic friends of the
candidates may, of course, laugh
at the speculation, but there are
thousands on tlie watch tower who
will find enough in the outlook to
keep them awake to the end of the
chapter,
(if course, my personal opinion is
that Wilson's majority in the elec
toral college will be satisfying and
complete.
