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T. R. IS NEARING TRAIL TO DIXIE Early Next Week the Colonel Starts South —Georgia on Itinerary. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 21.—After his t in through Nebraska. Colonel Roose velt today began a stumping tour through the Sunflower state. A change in the colonel’s itinerary last night cut out stops he was scheduled to make in Nebraska. Instead he will devote the entire day to campaigning in Kansas. Roosevelt put in four hours at Ot tawa during the day’s run. He winds up tonight at Topeka, after which he will go to Emporia to spend Sunday with William Allen White, the Kansas editor and one of the Bull Moose lead ers in the state. The ex-president’s voice was a trifle husky at last night's meeting at Omaha and his physician advised him to make as few speeches ; <s possible in his Kansas jaunt. The colonel looked at the- stuffed itinerary and observed: "That's good enough advice, but look at what those Kansans have done.” After leaving Emporia on Monday the colonel goes through Missouri for a day of speech making, incidentally touching a couple of towns in Illinois. After that he goes south, striking through Arkansas, Tennessee, Missis sippi, Alabama, Georgia. Louisiana and North Carolina. The colonel is immensely pleased with the great meetings ha has had in his Western trip. He is confident the Progressives will carry the majority of the states he has visited. Say Taft Men Call Fake Moose Meetings CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—Charges that Taft men have been advertising Roose velt meetings in places where the colo. nel could not possibly be were made here today by Chauncey Dewey, state chairman of the Progressive party Dewey alleges that the trick has been tried in a number of states and that the meetings were advertised to disappoint people and disgust them with the Pro grer-sive party. T. R. Loses “Vote” On Own Train .\IAIiA, NEBR., Sept. 21.—Theo < Ron.-t-veit was unable to carry his " " t;: 1c on a straw vote. Before leaching Omaha the train to which the two Hroseveit private cars were at til.d was polled, but none of the Ri'ojfve party voted. Tile count gave: Wi! >on. 63: Roosevelt, 59: Taft, •''■J ttering. 13. More than the or dinary number of Progressives were .'’board the train, as many were coming to Omaha to hear Roosevelt speak. How’s This? » offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for tun ens ■ of Catarrh that cau not be nred > y Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. .1 CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. ""■ he undersigned, have known F. J. 1 h’ney for the last 15 years, and believe nini perfectly honorable in ail business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made bv Ills firm. WAI DING. KINNAN A MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, feting directly upon the blood and mucous s:i faces of the system. Testimonials sent f <e. Price 75e per bottle. Sold by all ' rugglsts. Inke Hall s Family Pills for constipation City Warden Evans Indorsed In view of the satisfactory sendee which Mr. Thomas Evans has always given the city in his car pacity as City Warden we hope that the voters will return him to office. As officials of local charities coming in contact with the work of the City Warden, we are in position to testify to Mr. Evans’ fitness, and to his faithfulness to his duties. We publish this statement because we feel that the efforts of our various institutions on behalf of the poor will be hampered by putting an inexperienced man in the position of City Warden. We are confi dent the city’s relief work would also suffer. Therefore, p’ease vote for Mr. Thomas Evans for City Warden. L. C. Hopkins, president Associated Charities. Mrs. F. M. Robinson, president Florence Critten den Home. Steve R. Johnston, president Anti-Tuberculosis as sociation. Mrs. Bulow Campbell, president Home of the Friendless.' Leon Eplan, president Montifiore Relief Associa tion. V. H. Kriegshaber, president Jewish Educational Alliance. Mrs. Gilbert Fraser, president Sheltering Arms. Mrs. S. J. Purtell, president Old Women’s Home. Mrs. J. N. McEachern, president Wesley Settle ment House. T. C. Hamilton, president St. Vincent Society. (Advertisement.) SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS ON GEORGIA POLITICS Governor Joseph M. Brown is method personified. He is system run riot! L /Ja z He can go any - where about the executive offices, at any hour of the ‘lay or night, with or without a light, and place his hand instantly and pre. cisely upon such document or thing as he may be seeking. The governor believes in having a place for every - thing, and in hav ing everything in its place. He makes most *>f his official notes, outlines his public utterances, orders, and so forth, on the back of envelopes from which the mail has been withdrawn. He can get more words on the back of one envelope than anybody else in the world. They say he once put seventeen hun dred words on one ordinary postal card, and he wasn’t trying, particularly, at that! Having outlined a message to the leg islature, an executive order, or some thing of the sort, on the back of an en velope, he dictates it to a stenographer in such exact form as he wishes it to go out to the public, and then he care fully stores away the original docu ment. It is a fact that t lie governor can. by retelling to his file of envelope-backs, inform himself instantly of the sum and substance of each and every promulga tion during either of his administra tions. It is all there—nothing whatever is missing! The governor is a student—a stu dent in the broadest and most compre hensive sense of the word. He digs for things until, he gets them —sometimes the digging is easy, sometimes it is hard. It makes no difference to the governor. He keeps right on digging until he uncovers the thing he is after. The governor has quitp a literary turn of mind, and his state papers— even as his campaign cards—are mod els of English, and unquestionably car ry the “punch!” To see him walking along the street— he always hurries—one never would suspect him of having concealed some where about his person an executive document of some thousand or two words. And yet he may have just that —in his vest pocket, on the back of an envelope! Clayton Robson, of Milledgeville, is weighted down once more with grave responsibilities of state! He has been re-elected chairman of the senatorial executive committee for the Twentieth district! Robson undertook to duck this honor I arid distinction, and begged that he be I permitted to retire, and rest upon his I already well earned laurels. There was nothing doing, however, in the begging off business. There was an uprising of the people in Baldwin (composed of Carl Vinson, Joe Pottle and two other persons) and Robson had to take that job again, ■ whether he would or no. ‘ It is going to rest heavy on Robson's mind for the next-two years—that job— but he finally agreed to accept again, anyway! ! The Macon Telegraph, keeping a ..I LANTA GEORGIAN AXI) NEWS.SATI’.RDA V. SEPTEMBER 21. 1912. By JAMES B. NEVIN. clear head in the conning tower always, I warns Democrats that, while Wilson I likely will be elected, they will make a possibly fatal mistake by indulging I in overconfidence. The Teli graph quotes Mr. Jacob Col lins, a prominent Savannah man, Just returned from a trip North, to the effect that Roosevelt is making rapid gains in the North, and that he is the m,»n Wilson must defeat for the presi dency—and Collins things that under taking is destined to be no sort of May picnic. The Telegraph particularly laments the woeful lack of interest in the as sembling of Wilson’s campaign fund, and evidently thinks that a sign of danger to the party in November. Seeing in Roosevelt’s prospective vote a grave menace io Wilson, The Tele graph discusses that vote more or less disgustedly, but none the less pointed ly, saying: Roosevelt is drawing heavily from the "progressives” in both old parties. He gets them, bag and baggage. from the Republican ranks —that goes without the say ing. In addition, he gets the Re publican “outs,” the disappointed and disgruntled. He gets such a proportion of the rich as will make his campaign fund all-sufficient. He gets the hero worshipers, the men, who are many, that like to follow the brass band and the man on horseback with spurs and lariat. He gets the men who are habitual ly led by a wlll-o’-tfye-wisp into a forbidding marsh, falling to see the pole star of fixedness. He gets the men who are trapped by the “di vine call" profanation And, whatever one may think of it, if he gets all those elements into the ballot box in his favor, he may—likely will—win the presidency! In the meantime, Georgia Bull Mooses are preparing to give Colonel Roosevelt the reception of his life in this city next Saturday! The former president is sure to have a fetching word to say in "my mother's state.” He knows how to play on that par ticular string most engagingly—and those who doubt it will change their minds if they come to Atlanta to hear him speak. When it comes to taking the audience up into the mountain tops and showing it the kingdoms of earth. T. Roosevelt is the most successful little taker-up that ever played the game of politics! The safest way to keep right along viewing Mr. Roosevelt with alarm and rejecting his brand of gospel Is to keep your distance from him! The man has "away with him” —no mistake about that! MADERO DENIES U. S. MILLIONAIRES AIDED • FIGHT AGAINST DIAZ MEXICO CITY, Sept. 21.—Following an official denial by the Mexican govern ment that several rich Americans, in cluding C. P. Taft, financed the Madero revolution, issued through Ernesto Made ro, minister of finance, it was intimated today that the I’nited States authori ties would be asked to arrest Juan P. Diddap, author of the story, and hold him for extradition to Mexico. Diddap. who is the revolutionary emis- I sa,ry in the I’nited States, has made the ' charge several times that Henry Clay ; Pierce, the million, ).re oil man, and ; Charles P. Taft, who is a brother of I President Taft, and agents of the Har- < riman railroad system, furnished 55,000,- 000 to Francisco Madero. "That is an unqualified He," was the emphatic statement of Ernesto Madero. "It is absurd, as well as malicious and untrue. This is not the first Diddap has circulated that slander, and it is a slander upon the patriotic men who fought for the country, as well as upon my brother. There is ground for a libel suit against Diddap by either Mr. Taft or Mr. Pierce, for both are innocent of furnishing any money or influence to the revolutionary cause." The Men Who Succeed as heads of large enterprises are men of great energy. Success, today, de mands heaith. To ail is to fail. It's utter folly for a man to endure a weak, run-down, half-alive condition when Electric Bitters will put him right on his feet in short order. "Four bottles did me more real good than any other medicine I ever took,” writes Chas. B. Allen. Sylvania. Ga. “After years of. suffering with rheumatism, liver trou-’ hie, stomach disorders and deranged kidneys, 1 am again, thanks to Electric Bitters, sound and well." Try -them. Only 50 cents at all druggists. (Advertisement.) Is there anything you could use a WANT AD for today? Both phones 8000. SOUTHERN RAILWAY ANNOUNCES RATE OF $2.50 to Chattanooga and return, Thursday, Septem I ber 26, 1912. Train leaves Terminal station 6:40 a. m. I Tickets good to return until September 29, 1912. $2.50 TO CHATTANOOGA AND RETURN. The W. & A. R. R. will sell round-trip tickets At lanta to Chattanooga and return for train leaving At lanta at 8:35 a. m., Thurs day, September 26, 1912, good returning not later than train arriving Atlanta 7:35 p. m., Sunday, Septem ber 29, 1912. C. E. HARMON, I General Passenger Agent. W. C. T. 11. TO PAY PIONEERS HONOR Memorial to Early Dry Leaders Feature of State Meeting at Cartersville. The thirtieth annual convention of the Georgia Woman’s Christian Tem perance union will be held in Carters ville next week, the sessions begitftiing Tuesday evening and continuing through Friday evening. The programs which have b?en sent out bear the names of a number of prominent wom en of the state, and the convention will be unusually 7 interesting. The most striking feature will be the memo: ial meeting, which, will be held Wednesday afternoon in honor of the late Sam P. Jones. W. H. Felton. W. J. Neel and John Aikin, pioneers in the Georgia temperance movement, who are buried in the Cartersville cemetery The graves will be decorated with wreaths and flowers and a suitable service will be held. Mis. T. E. Patterson, of Griffin, will open the convention Tuesday’ evening, which will be "Welcome Night.” A. W. Young, mayor of Cartersville; Rev W. T, Hunnicutt, representing the churches; Mrs. Sam P. Jones, from the missionary societies; Mrs. A. D. Gran ger, of the Woman's club; Mrs. W. J. Neel, of the local W. C. T. U., and others wilf make brief addresses. Seaborn Wright to Talk. Wednesday’ morning the convention proper will begin' with a meeting of the executive committee, following which there will be conferences.and re ports. Wednesday afternoon will be held the memorial service and a few confer ences. The president will deliver her annual address Wednesday evening, and on Thursday there will be educational talks, conferences and addresses by Miss Georgia Fleming, of Bainbridge; Mrs. F. C. Manson, of Irwinton; Mrs. R. L. Furse, of Monticello; Mrs. H. E. Martin, of Athens; Mrs. G. L Gullette, of Atlanta; Mrs. Henry Lynch, of Lumpkin; Mrs. A. J. Shearhouse, of Savannah; Mrs. M. C. Rowe, of Bruns wick; Mrs. Jennie Hart Sibley, of Union Point, and Mrs. W. H. Preston, of Atlanta. Seaborn Wright will speak Thursday evening. He will be introduced by Judge A. W. Fite, of Cartersville. Officers will be elected Friday morn ing and there will be additional con ferences and reports. The state prizes will be presented Friday evening, which will be “Demon stration Night.” FRENCH WRECK KILLS FOUR. PARIS, Sept. 21. —Four parsons were killed outright and five wfcre seriously injured today at Carmaux by the col lapse of a scaffold. —■i ■ Constipat an and Sluggish Liver Don't tnke rhancet. 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The public had a right to rely’ upon this result, for the reason that the dele, gates elected to the 16th B. M. C. were instructed from nine-tenths of the states to so east their votes. The pub lic understood that there would be no opposition, and the public, in common with the craft, is entitled to an expla nation. The members of the order, too, are entitled to know the real truth. They ought to know whether their rep resentatives, instructed, disregarded their Instructions or not, and 1 shall endeavor to tell the whole truth, to give the story as it was written by the conduct of those who brought about, contrary results. The public well un derstands that among the conditions which no human thought can provide against is a liar and a thief. There was some disregard for in structions among delegates, but this disregard was not serious enough to in any way’ affect the result the people had a l ight to expect. And, to be frank and fail’ with 80 per cent of the dele gates to the 16th B. M. ('., 1 must con fess I have no complaint They did not expect any opposition to me, any’ more than 1 expected it, for the reason that a gentleman's agreement existed be tween the Grand Master, myself and every member of the committee, and we had a right to rely upon every mem ber of the agreement as a gentleman and brother. We had no right to sup pose there was a Judas or traitor in our camp, and for that reason no pro vision or caution was taken against the result recorded. The Agreement. We were misled because of our con fidence and faith in the integrity of our Grand Master, who had begged his way into the mastership by a solemn promise and vow as a gentleman and brother. In 1910 he made known to his brothers in July that he wanted to sail around the world, and, while enroute, he wanted to set up several lodges in foreign countries, and desired to be the head of the order at that time, as it would insure him attention that he could not otherwise obtain. At that time 1 was the choice of the brethren tor Grand Master, but, being a young man, I acquiesced and yielded to the wishes of my senior and master. Meanwhile, he had Introduced, through Dawson Lodge No. 2456. the pro|a>sition to establish the supreme court, .with the understanding that if the proposi tion were adopted and the court estab lished. he would not be a candidate for Grand Ma-ter in 1912. and would seek a place on the supreme court bench, as that was his highest ambition. He said he had no desire to be Grand Mas ter for but a single term; felt that I deserved the place and ought to have it, and would stand loyally’ by me for his successor in 1912. I was not a candidate for the bench, and only ac cepted the place after insistence from him and the S. <'. .VI. My friends final ly agreed that 1 should wait two years, relying absolutely upon his honor and integrity. At Baltimore there was tremendous opposition to his election The older split as a result, and several lodges followed Asbury. There I was impor tuned begged and insisted upon to break my promise to the Grand Master and accept election myself. I had from my own state more than half of the votes. Os the 630 votes cast for Grand Master, Georgia alone cast 349. So it is absolutely true that J could have been elected with the vote of my slate alone but every vote in Georgia was delivered to Morris. Half of the dele gation from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Washington, the entire dele gation from Mississippi, Missouri and, in fact, 75 per cent of the delegates, through their leaders, and personally, urged me to throw Morris overboard and accept the election, but my word wa,« my bond, and my honor my se curity, and 1 refused to be a party to the betrayal of a brother or the vio lation of a vow. So the 15th B. M. C. ended in the election of Morris as Grand Master and the establishment of the supreme court proposition, all through the loyalty of Georgia, based upon the good faith and integrity of the Grand Master. After the adjournment, before we left Baltimore, Morris again renewed his vow and promise of support at Atlanta, at which time 1 reminded him that if he desired a second term In spite of his promise, to advise me in time, as I was a young.ntan and we would try to reach an agreement, but he assured me that under no conditions would he stand for re-election, and that 1 might go ahead corned the first visit of the stork to his home. A half dozen Hungarian women sat before him with the babies on their laps, unaware that the little bundles they had were responsible for a rather odd situation. SIWE 1 mH gW ,gg Served From 11:30 to 3 p. m. Delivered to Any Part of City Within One Mlle of Restaurant for 60 Cents. Chicken a la Neapolitaln Broiled Lake Trout Maltre d'Hotel • • • Choice Any Two of the Following: Chicken Pie Country Style Braised Cumberland Ham, Yorkshire Sauce Loin of Veal, Sage Dressing Ribs of Beef au jus Mashed Potatoes, Candied Yams, Steamed Rice, Greens and Bacon Waldorf Salad Choice of: Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream and Cake, Sweet Potato. Apple, Lemon or Peach Pie Choice of Sweet Milk, Coffee, Buttermilk or Tea Aunt Fannie's Cornbread THE DINNER THAT MADE ATLANTA FAMOUS confident that he would support me as loyally, as sincerely and as industrious ly as I had supported him at Baltimore. And so far as his word of mouth is con cerned, he kept his promise to me and my friends by repeatedly renewing it until 3 o’clock Friday evening, Septem ber 13. 1912, the day set for the elec tion at the sixteenth B. M. C, My friends had heard rumors of dis loyalty and treachery on the part of Morris from the various parts of the country, but believing absolutely in his honor and Integrity, he was permitted to explain away these rumors. Every time It reached our ears that he was untrue and unfaithful, and he was ad vised of our Information, he would raise his hand to God, In whom he does not believe, and renew his vow and loyalty, hOnesty and faithfulness. All of this was done for the purpose of keeping us quiet and putting us off the track un til he could consummate the conspiracy that he had planned against the integ rity of the order and the will of the people expressed by their ballot. In or der to satisfy himself beyond a reason able doubt that he had us so completely deceived, he directed me, against whom the shaft of his deceptive plot was di rected. to call the members of the S. C. M. and the prospective members into conference at my office at 3 o’clock. Each member answered promptly to the Grand Master's call. In this meet ing he explained that as time was get ting short It was his purpose to agree on a policy of getting through with the business by 12 o’clock Friday night so the delegates could leave early Satur day morning for Tuskegee or elsew here. He first explained that he was grieved and very much regretted, because of floating rumors, that his associates had doubted his loyalty to Brother Davis, had doubted his sincerity, and that he took that method and occasion of re assuring us of his faithfulness, integrity and honor; that a gentleman’s pledge existed between himself, Brother Davis and the members of the- S. (’. M. and he was Incapable of violating this agreement either by letter or spirit, that we might confidently rely upon him to second Brother Davis' nomination in the event he was nominated, and that this would be done in short order, for under no circumstance could he be less loyal to Brother Davis' cause in Atlanta than Brother Davis was to hi.« cause In Bal timore. Our suspicions had not been aroused by rumors afloat, but by continued di rect onslaughts, encouraged and in vited by the grand master's rulings In the B. M. C. against the Georgia delegation. But his word generally satisfied us. While many of us doubt ed him and said his conduct was in consistent with his word, we believed him, for we could not understand how any Odd Fellow’ or any man posing as a gentleman could deliberately, will fully. designingly and premeditatlvely practice and consummate a deception upon the people who created him. But we were deceived in the man, misled and betrayed. Because of arbitrary rulings and disregard of the law on the part of the grand master, we had many reasons to doubt his loyalty, hut we al lowed his word to stand, and did not provide against what no human eye could foresee, and Friday night, after lie had, with his hands to God, pledged us loyalty and support and had suc cessfully disabused our minds of dis loyalty on his part, the B. M. (’. voted to go into eleclion and the roll was or dered called, the grand master presid ing. He was nominated by one W. H. Mixon. 1 asked the grand master that since he was in the race, contrary to his promise, to retire from the chair and permit me to have a teller to count the votes, that 1 might have some show of Justice, but he said he was grand master and was not going to run, and it would not be necessary; that when he made a speech or two more he was go ing to cany our his promise and de cline. 1 told him no; 1 did not believe it: that was not the thing to do. and all I asked for was a square deal: for him to get out of the chair and let us agree on tellers and then hold the election. He said: “No, 1 am grand master, and by the authority vested in me I shall order the secretary to call the roll and count the votes myself. 1 shall not per mit you or anybody else to call it.” The roll proceeded under these conditions for a few moments. Then he called the deputy grand master to the chair, gave him one jjuvel and told him he could have one gavel and order the roll called, but he would do the counting himself. He said: “I will not yield the chair, and you may stand right here by tne. I am grand master and will not abdicate my right to preside. It may be Indecent, it may be unfair, but I am a rose born unknown to blush." The roll proceeded until it got to Georgia, she having pres ent, by actual count of our chairman, 756 votes, a majority of more than 200 of all the votes present in the conven tion at that time. Morris had taken the vote until it reached Georgia by the method of having them stand. All In favor of his name first —that Is, all in fa)or of Morris stand; all in favor of Davis stand. When he reached Geor gia, he himself challenged Georgia’s vote when the chairman cast it. ami said he would count them as he did the others. I yielded and insisted upon his counting our vote. Then he dillydal lied for an hour and said too many peo- To California in Perfect Comfort. Ver/ Low Fares. Rock Island Lines will sell tickets to California and Pacific North west, Sept. 25th to Oct. 10. at surprisingly low fares. For full information call on or write H. 11. Hunt, 18 North Pryor street, Atlanta. <advt.> pie had come in. and ass everybody tn the house was standing up, he could not count Georgia’s vote, and that he would not call the roll. We demanded and insisted that he call the roll, name for name. Then he said he would no! do so. saying: "1 rule that Georgia’s vote shall not be recorded. There can be no election in this confusion." It was then about 12 b’clock. I asked him what he would do about it. He said: "I will hold over. The title I secured at Baltimore is better than any I can secure here. There is no question on that title of its legality. I shall hold the session a few hours longer and ad journ without a date, and by the au thority in me vested, I declare that the present S. C. M. shall hold over two years." I said then that there was no need of our insisting upon a square deal. He said: “No square deal or anything else appeals to me. I am go ing to be grand master. I am grand master, and by the authority in me vested I so declare myself.” Then the Georgia delegation gathered together in the middle of the house, more than five hundred strong, and for an hour made the welkin ring—"Roll call: call the roll! Roll call; call the roll! Roll call; call the roll!”—but our appeals fell upon deaf ears. His mind had been made up. The conspiracy was complete. Headed by a few’ mercena ries, he was determined to perpetuate the greatest outrage ever perpetrated against the order and the honor of a man. This, too, was done in the teeth of a gentleman’s agreement entered Into two years ago and repeated and confirmed just a few hours before the election occurred. In addition to pledging his loyalty and support, he had the pledge of every member of the incoming S. C. M. tc vote for him for chief justice next Jan uary. He pledged me to nominate him, as it was his ambition, and he wanted to serve out my unexpired term of two years as his final bit of service to the order, and pledged, namely, E.’ H. Mc- Kissaek, G. A. Sheehy, W. David Brown, J. S. Noel. W. L. Houston, G, W. Hayes and C. A. Howze to vote for his election w hen I nominated him next January for chief justice. This is the story of how it all hap pened. Then there was no chance fol us to provide against this catastrophe. We had a right to rely upon the grand master’s word. He was at the head of the order and we had a right to think him incapable of lying or practicing a deception. All this rot about Georgia's roll being padded is untrue and with out foundation, for the reason we did not feel the necessity, as I expected no opposition, was agreed uupn as the ad. ministration's candidate, and the grand master himself was to nominate me, and there would be no earthly reason why we should cheat. 1 am neither dismayed nor discour aged. I am a man. and will fight for my rights inside of the order. Theia w ill be no split or. revolt led against; the constituted authority. 1 shall again submit my claims to the brethren and abide by their decision. I have tendered the order the best years of my life in the shape of services. I think I mav say with pardonable pride that I have more character, more prog ress and more material to the order in one year of my life than Morris has during bls 35 years. 1 have not been defeated. I have been robbed. I have been held up ami my pockets jfone through. I have been deceived. I have been misled. 1 have been betrayed and murdered in the house of my friends. I made Morris master. At Baltimore there was an uprising against him. The order split because I made him master and yet 1 carry no maltce, no ill will, t have not been hurt personally, because I was the choice of my brethren, but the Integrity of the order has been as saulted, and the expressed will of the people has been defeated and a man has arrogantly and arbitrarily declared himself to be master for two years. It stands to reason If he can declare him self master one time and the people fail to rebuke him, he can declare him self Grand Master a second time, and if he can declare himself Grand Master for two years, why can he not declare himself Grand Master for five, twenty or for a lifetime? That’s the proposi tion that the order is up against. It is not my fight: It Is not my personal am bition that I should seek vindication, but the honor and integrity of the or der I wanted to render the order a service. I had no desire to be Grand Master. Georgia is big enough, good enough .and great enough for me. But 1 was confident that I could render the order a service that no man in America could render; that I could build up an order In America worth millions, just as I had built up one In Georgia worth one-half* million. No, there is nothing selfish on my part, but simply a desire to serve my brother, and through my order as an instrumentality, serve the race with a view of raising it in char acter and resjiectability in the eyes of the American people. I have not been defeated. 1 have been robbed, and in God’s own way and in His own time. I WILL serve the peo ple. The order's disappointment wilt only be temporary, 'and they will rise up in their might and rebuke the tyrant v. ho arrogated to himself authority de nied him by their votes. (Signed) B. J. DAVIS. (Advertisement.) 5