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ROOSEVELT’S MESSAGE TO GEORGIA
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VOL. XI. NO. 48.
GHIEFMUST
NOT GO 100
FAR, SAVS
MASON
Assures Delegation Beavers Is
Not Planning to Close Beer
Saloons and Bar Boxing.
FEARS FOR BUSINESS IF
REFORM IS TOO RADICAL
Carlos Mason, chairman of the po
commission, today assured a dele
sation of Atlanta, men. interested in
boxing, that Police Chief Beavers
wasn’t going to clamp the lid down on
sorting contests and near-beer sa
' >i>r ■ adding:
Should Chief Beavers become, too
nul ■ i! and go to extremes in his war
fur form, attempting to close any
a- of business or amusement per
mit trd by law. 1 would promptly call a
■ ting of tlie police commission and
• would take the situation In hand.”
\\ i < n seen later by a Georgian re-
Iscter. M". Mason repeated his asser
• on. H ■ explained, however, that he
Is satisfied he and other members of
the police commission will have no oc
cas.on to int rfeVe with Chief Beavers,
as '■■ belietes the chief is "reason
able" and that he x ill not go to ex-
What Will NOT
Be Done in Atlanta.
According to the stand of the police
■hairman. here is what will NOT be
(lone in Atlanta:
Brer sole rns will not be closed.
Poo 1 . ..ms ■• ill not be closed.
P-i ":i:g <•< ::'i-sts will not be prohib-
Drttj. stores and soda founts will not
'•* closed Sundays.
When assured that these things will
remain urdisturbed in Atlanta, the del ■
»ea‘ion of worried boxing enthusiasts
'ft Chairman . Mason's office smiling
»i<. satisfied. Trey said they had no
fie ■ t to make on Chief Beavers for his
‘■xiermination of the tenderloin. They
were interested only in keeping one side
!i ' the lid well propped.
Mason Back of
Lav Enforcement.
When asked for a statement as to
his stand, Chairman Mason said.
I want it clearly understood that I
am in favor of enforcing the law. I
have always stood ready and willing
to hack up the chief of police In the
enforcement of law. But, at the same
ime, we must all be reasonable—we
f t try to build up our city. We must
careful that we don’t retard its
progress by unwise and unreasonable
Aeta. For instance, it is a violation of
,w for soda founts and drug stores to
'• main open on Sunday, but still 1
' ould vigorously oppose any attempt to
Cose them. We all recognize the ne
cessity of keeping drug stores open on
Sunday. And T would deem it very un
wise to close the soda founts. I feel
'hat no harm is done by allowing them
’o remain open.
"It is true that I would interfere and
a meeting of the police commission
to take things in hand should Chief
Reavers become too drastic in his re
fo m crusade and attempt to close the
beer saloons, pool rooms or stop box
ing contests. Rut 1 apprehend no ne-
■ ssity for such action. I am satisfied
the chief is reasonable and that he
would make no attempt to ignore the
-aw and close places that are legalized,
'•nly a fanatic would be capable of this.
Would Feel It
Duty to Interfere.
■Should the chief go too far. however.
1 feel that it would then become my
' !| t\ to interfere.
■lust as long as the law says such
things are permissible, beer will Con
nie to be sold in Atlanta, pool rooms
"ill remain open and boxing contests
'' ill be pulled off. There’s no doubt
about this.”
Chairman Mason stressed the point
’vat his altitude is in no wise meant to
■ antagonistic to Chief Beavers, and
5 not meant as an effort to halt the
f iti the enforcement of law.
chief Reavers today declared his in
’ ntion of preventing the opening of
•'■iv n c, \s reports. ftven if it becomes nec
r —'jy t<» ke»p a special guard «ta
’ m front of every a suspected
• 'aptain Pool? was «ent to th*» Man
’"'bin avenue district today t.n tak* a
'” ’> «»f the underworld.- or-
"t i||p - hi?r, ht recorded th*; name-"
•vt’d a d*s< ription of every woman re-
Continued on Page Two.
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RUSHEDTO
AUSUSTA:
2 DEAD
More Troops From Savannah
on Way to Strike-Ridden City
to Reinforce Infantry.
SEVENTEEN SOLDIERS
NOW UNDER ARREST
AUGUSTA, GA.. Sept. 28. —Antici-
pating further trouble here tonight re
sulting from the street railway strike
and the shooting of citizens by sol
diers last night, additional state troops
are being rushed to Augusta this after
noon to reinforce those already on du
ty. This morning the four Augusta
companies were reinforced by a com
pany of infantry from Waynesboro, and
this afternoon a troop of cavalry is
en route from Savannah.
A conference on the strike situation
was held by Mayor Thomas Barrett.
Adjutant General W. G. Obear, Colonel
W. L. O’Leary and Major Abraham
Levy in Mayor Barrett’s office at 10
o’clock this morning.
In a statement issued after the meet
ing, General Obear said that this city
was under qualified martial law and
that because the troops are not pa
trolling the streets it does not mean
that this city is not controlled by the
military authorities.
“Just <as quickly as order can be
restored--and no one wishes order re
stored any more than 1 do—we shall
withdraw the troops. It is a lot of
trouble and expense to have a battalioji
of troops quartered here.” said Gen
era! Obear.
General Obear has requested the
newspapers not to print any news dur
ing the present tense situation that is
calculated to intlaine the minds of the
people any more than they are now in
flamed, and under the governor's or
ders newspapers during this time of
martial law can not print criticisms of
the manner in which tire military au
thorities are handling matters.
Two Dead, One Dying,
From Soldiers’ Bullets.
Two men are dead and one is dying
in a hospital, while two captains and
fifteen state militiamen are under mil
itary arrest for courtmartia! trial as
the result of shootings in the vicinity
of the Augusta-Aiken Railway and
Electric Corporation s Fifteenth street
power plant early last night. The men
were shot because they- crossed a mili
tary dead line.
Alfred Dorn, the first man killed, was
shot through the heart as he was driv
ing a buggy out Fifteenth street on his
way home from business early last
night.
B. 1-". Baker, who was with Dorn in
the buggy was shot through a shoulder,
arm and hip. He is seriously wounded,
and is expected to die today.
Robert Christie, the other man killed,
died in a hospital at 3:15 o’clock this
morning, after suffering about eight
hours. He was shot as he was driving
out Fifteenth street in his automobile.
Charles Wilson and wife narrowly
escaped being shot, as they were driv
ing through the street in their auto.
Several bullets tote holes in their car.
Will Cain, attempting to ride through
the street on a motorcycle, was shot at,
one bullet tearing a hole in the handle
bars of his wheel. He was not in
jured.
Captain Jowitt, in charge of the pick
et line, and Captain Henderson, officer
of the day, are the officers under ar
rest.
ing the Augusta battalion, ordered their
arrest after the shootings were ieport
ed to him
At a big labor mass meeting last
night a resolution was adopted asking
Governor Brown to withdraw the
troops, claiming that “irresponsible mi
litia" had shot down “citizens of Au
gusta while peacefully traveling the
streets.”
After the mass meeting several hun
dred men started toward the power
plant, threatening violence. A clash
between civilians and soldiers was im
minent.
Conservative men. with strong influ
ence in labor circles, saw that the sit
uation was critical. Dr. J. R. Little
ton, candidate for mayor: Samuel L.
< Hive. attorney for the striking street
car inen, and others rode up ami down
Broad street persuading the mob to dis
perse.
Efforts of the Merchants and Manu
facture's a-: 0.-iation. Chamber of Com
merce and cotton c .change to arbitrate
»lv street railway trike have thus tar
beet* unavailing, thougn negotiations
are still In progress today.
ATLANTA. GA.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1912.
“Join--Not Follow Me”
“I come here not to ask you
to follow me.” says Colonel
Roosevelt in his message. “I
am asking you to join with us
on a fooling of full equality in
dealing with the great issues.”
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T. R. IN GEORGIA TODAY;
TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT
Theodoit Roosevelt invaded Georgia,
today and local Bull Moosers are an
ticipating in tonight’s meeting at the
Auditoi ium-Armory the greatest polit
ical gathering Georgia ever has known.
The eno: mous building, with a packed
seating capacity of 8.000, is not ex
pected to hold the crowd.
Bull Moosers from all over Georgia
will be on hand in force. Besides the
faithful, there will be hundreds of
Democrats. ’l'aft!i< s, Tom Watsonites,
mugwumps, mollycoddles, undesirable
citizens and suffragists clamoring for
admission.
All are invited to come, if they can
get in. o’he Bull Moosers are extend
ing the welcoming hand to everybody.
So long as tic light holds out to burn,
the vih st sinner may return. Unregen
erates, weaklings, the lame, the halt
And the mind are included.
Then the Colonel Does the Rest.
The idea is to get them in rea< h of
the • olonel's vol- then It is confident.
I? expected to do the rest.
Colonel Rooitevelt arrives in Atlanta
T. R. ADDRESSES
THROUGH THE
. this evening at 8 o'clock. He speaks
al the Audifo ium-Armory shortly aft
er. There w ill be only one other address,
the brief introductory speech of Dr.
Robert Stuart MacArthur.
It Is planned to meet the colonel at
the Teiminal station with a brass band
and a crowd of enthusiastic admirers,
to form a sort of escort of honor to tile
Audit ori 11 m - Arinor y.
At the speaking tonight, red ban
danna handkerchiefs, the emblem of the
Progressive party, will be distributed
among the audient ». as well as a lot of
especially prepared hymn books. This
book contains the campaign song of the
Bull Moosers, "Meet Mi at Armaged
don."
Only Few Seats Reserved,
, There will b«- no reserveil seats at
the speaking, with the exception of the
seats on the stage, a section for wom
en. another smaller section for a bevy
of Cox college girls and a section for
r negroes. z\dmi«wion to thcs< seats will
be b> card.
Tlv floor.- will open at 7 o'clock ami
• Continued on Page Two.
CHANCE TO QUIT
CUBSOFCHICAGD
Peerless Leader to Leave at
End of Season, Says Murphy,
Following Controversy.
CHICAGO. Sept 28.—Frank L.
1 'banco will not manage the Chicago
Cubs In 1913. This statement was made
by Charles W. Murphy, preaideni of
the club, today. The peerless leader
will quit the <’ubs at the end of the
present season.
The announcement, coming after the
controveray between Murphy and
chancf over tin- temperance edict for
the ( übs, caused a furtire among the
fans here today. Murphy issued a long
formal statement, saying that he had
told Chance that he might, manage the
Cubs from the bench as long as he
wisherl, although lie was no longer able
to plaj first.
11l health is th' ri-a i»n as-igned bt
i >he president for the retirement of the
I manager. The new manager has not
yet been selected.
PEOPLE
GEORGIAN
Join, \\ ith Us,” He Says, “In Making
This Republic One Where the People
Shall in Fact Rule Themselves and
Where They Shall So Rule as to
Bring Nearer the Day When Justice
Shall Be Done to Every Man.”
•
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speeding toward At
lanta today, gave, at the request of The Atlanta Geor
gian, the following message to the people of Georgia:
MY MESSAGE TO GEORGIA
By Theodore Roosevelt
I am not willing to admit that you and I should be on opposite
sides. I have come to your state to make my plea for rhe right to
stand shoulder to shoulder with those among you who look at the na
tion’s great problems from the same standpoint from which 1 view
them.
The time has come when we should raise a banner under which
every honest and decent man in the republic can come, a banner un
der which men of all parties, ex-Democrat and ex-Republican alike
can gather to fight in the great war for righteousness.
One of the things which we have had most at heart from the on
set of the movement, was io make it genuinely a national movement;
to make our principles such that Northerner and Southerner. East
erner and Westerner, can come together heartily, a’ll bent on achiev
ing the same purpose.
Our declaration ol principles is a declaration which applies on
the shores of the <•’ulf as it applies on the shores of the Great Lakes;
as it applies al the Golden Gate and far across to Sandy Hook. Such
being the ease, I would not have been content if I had not made every
effort that in me lay to get the men and women of Georgia and the
whole South to feel as we do. to come in with us and undertake with
us the task of struggling for the betterment of political and econom
ical conditions in the republic of which we are all citizens.
Nation- Wide Basis for Party
And at the outset ot the life of the party, I wish to do my part
in establishing it on a healthy, nationwide basis, so that the owner
ship of the people of the South in it will be as complete as the owner
ship of the people of the East or West or North; so that it shall re
spond to your convictions and your needs and your deep beliefs; be
cause you are proud of it ; because you are managing it; because you
have an equal share in its guidance.
I come here not to ask you to follow me: what I am asking you
to do is to join with us on a footing of full equality in dealing with
the great issues that we. the people of the United States, all have in
common. It on any point you sincerely, conscientiously disagree with
me, it is all right. lam not trying to appeal to the men who do not
believe the things that I believe. The men I am trying to appeal to
are the men who do believe as I do. who ought to be with me and who
are artificially sundered from me.
My plea is only Io those who think that our position is sound. Ts
you think our position is sound, then you are not acting squarely by
yourselves; you are not acting as you ought to act by yourselves if
you fail to support us. I mean that if on the whole you feel that we
are the parly, that we are the individuals who can sfffely be intrusted
with your interests, with the national interests, then you ought not
to do violence to your own convictions by voting against ns.
Would End Traditionary Support of Parties
1 want to try to get the parties so re-arranged that the man who
believes in the cause or in any public servant who for the moment
represents and embodies that cause, shall feel free to support it, and
will not feel obliged to vote against it for ancestral, traditionary rea
sons and thereby put himself and the nation in a position of rather
comic impotence.
I will fell you—and I do not know whether you will quite like mv
saying this or not—l am less engaged in pleading my cause than in
pleading yours. I want you to emancipate yourselves so that you will
feel free to vote just as your conscientious convictions incline you.
The Progressive party has a definite program—a program for human
betterment, a program to make things fairer and more decent in this
republic of ours, and above all, fairer and more decent fc»y those who
have a hard time in the stress and strain of our industrial life. 1 want
you to look at that platform for yourselves. I want you to consider
not only my speeches in Georgia, but my Ohio speeches for yourselves.
If you think that we are wrong, if you do not believe in the Pro
gressive platform, if you think that we are wrong in the concrete
measures we advocate, then vote against it. In that ease you are
doing your duty by voting against us But if you think the principles
for which we stand are the right principles here in Georgia as they
are the right principles in New \ ork or Chicago or San Francisco; if
you think that the doctrines that we uphold should be upheld by you
men in Georgia as they are upheld by the men of California or Ohio
or New ork, then I ask you in the name of your own manhood, in
the name of your own independence, to join with us in making this
republic one where the people shall in fact nile themselves and wharf
they shall so rule as to bring nearer the day when there shall be gocia.’
and industrial justice done to every man and every woman in th<
borders of this great land of
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