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EDITORIAL PAGE THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN , Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 20 East Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga Entered as second-class matter at poetoffice at Atlanta, under act of March 3. 13.3 Subscription Price—Delivered by earl ier, 10 cents a week. By mail. s•> 00 a year. Payable in advance. . - - _______ —— 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 Mbmß Bfek. -s.' H i ; '■ w <■ " *>- u. s $ "*s •« t~ K s T-' ip : 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 ■» 'N . jW - . y •X’W -- JO W' "'I *%>'* ' '■ rfr-V IS. Y i<- ; - " L f ; % MsW* ■■ ’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.