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Men and Religion and
Politics
The nomination of James G. Woodward for mayor of At
lanta has ended one of the hardest campaigns ever made in this
city.
Woodward led Aldine Chambers, his nearest competitor, by
a scant 500 votes at the first primary.
Thirteen hundred votes were east for Brown and Johnston,
the other candidates. There was nothing to show that the
Brown and the Johnston men would 'favor either Woodward or
Chambers, although Brown’s subsequent indorsement of Cham
bers should have given him enough votes to make the race prac
tically even.
That is how the matter stood until a little more than a
week ago. Then the Men and Religion movement appeared to
become a great factor in the fight
The movement was started with the idea of bettering the
morals of Atlanta. Polities was far from the minds of J. J.
Eagan and Marion M Jackson when, they took up the work.
They are hotfi upright, high-minded men. and they conducted
their campaign with energy and straightforwardness that ended in
the wiping out iff the restricted district.
Their first victory, however, came al an unfortunate time—
just before the first, primary. Thai muddled politics considera
bly. Furthermore, it started the real trouble.
Little politicians affiliated with each candidate all over the
city were whispering, “We’ll get Beavers," the chief of police
who actually wiped out the restricted district.
Echoes of these threats came to Eagan and Jackson. They
were grateful to Beavers, and wanted to protect him. They de
manded that each candidate pledge himself not to interfere
with the chief.
Chambers at first defied them. Then he agreed to stand by
he chief. Woodward, a wily politician, maintained a discreef
silence.
The Men and Religion movement was plunged into politics.
How money was spent for Chambers, how the ministers were
rallied to his support and preached sermons in his behalf, and
how hundreds of women met in the churches and prayed for
him have been retold many times in the last three or four days.
Tlie result was this:
Only 454 more votes were cast at the second primary. Add
ing these 454 to the 1,300 odd votes cast for Brown and John
ston, you will see that there were something over 1.750 addi
tional votes to be divided between the two candidates. Os these
Chambers got 789. less than half.
The figures have been a lesson.
DON’T TRY TO MIX RELIGION AND POLITICS
THEY DON’T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER
Dawn of a New “Era of
Good Feeling”
The West has taken Woodrow Wilson to its heart
The scenes that have accompanied his recent progress—in Den
ver. in Kansas City, in St. Louis, in Chicago—have hardly a parallel
in American history. He has seemed not to be the candidate of a
party, but of a people.
In theee great cities Mr. Wilson has been received in a spirit of
holiday rejoicing—as if the electoral debate had been closed. The
throngs—unprecedented in multitude —have not eared for speech
making, because they have not needed to be convinced
Such signs of gathering social concord suggest that the country
is standing on the threshold of a “new era of good feeling. "
There has been more than enough of rancor and bitterness in
the convulsion that has shattered the Republican party But the
temper of the nation has recoiled from all that. The Democratic
standard-bearer has gone abroad through the land, without a word
of malice on his tongue—preaching a gospel of political repentenee
and recovery, of conciliation and construction, of contagious good
humor and good cheer
Woodrow Wilson is bringing the nation within sight of a fair
land of peace and prosperity. With the passing of election day we
may expect to enter upon a new and spacious time—a time in which
we shall be freer than this generation has even been from the wastes
and losses of party strife and class-struggle, and shall have room
and breadth to build the cities and subdue the earth.
The felicitous period that is known in history as the “era of
good feeling" was ushered in by the-election of James Monroe to
the presidency in 1816. It was preceded by the break-up of the
Federalist party —even as the Republican party has now broken up.
Monroe had 183 votes in the electoral college, while his Fed
eralist opponent. Rufus King, had only 34. Four years later Monroe
was chosen again by national acclamation in an electoral college
that lacked only one vote of unanimity. The eight years of his ad
ministration were all years ot healing and mending—party lines
were utterly effaced. The people united in vast works of internal
improvement, in the state-making migrations to the new West, and
in the laying of the foundations of that stupendous structure of in
dustry and commerce which was the world-wonder of the nine
teenth century.
We have come to the beginning of such another time Not
'iijee the days oi James Monroe has any man approached a presi
dential election with such omens ot universal approval as those that
now attend the steps of Woodrow Wilson.
The Atlanta Georgian
Mountaineering in Italy—Exploring the Pennine Alps
! 'T' HE attractions which cause
| men, often at the risk of their
(lives, to negotiate mountains
which to the inexperienced and less
courageous would seem almost in
accessible are very composite.
The mere healthiness of the pur-
Isuit no doubt attracts many. Again,
there is always pleasure in over
coming natural difficulties by ac
quired skill, and the feeling that by
doing a thing in the right way real
risks can be greatly minimized is
in itself alluring. But there are
real dangers which can not be whol
ly eliminated even by the most
skillful climber. Unexpected dif
ficulties are apt to occur—a storm
or gale of wind may get up, ava
lanches are prone to fall, especially
in spring and winter; falling rocks
and stones are another source of
danger, while the cause of many
accidents has been due to the in
; sufficiency of practiced guides.
| But, broadly speaking, the experl-
J enced mountaineer who is effi
< cientiy equipped as to boots, alpen-
I stock and guides for his expedition,
; and who exercises proper judgment
> and precaution, is not in much
j greater danger than we who dodge
l the traffic in the streets
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HE OFTEN CARRIES TYPHOID AND DEATH IN HIS PEARLY SHELL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR.
By GARRETT P. SERVISS.
NOW that the months with an
"R" in them have come back
everybody should pay heed
to what Dr. Wiley says in the Sep
tember number of Good House
keeping Magazine about the- peril
in eating raw oysters at this time
of year.
An oyster in its uncooked state
probably approaches nearer in ap
pearance to pure protoplasm than
any other popular food—proto
plasm. you will remember, is that
peculiar substance which Huxley
called ' tlie physical basis of life."
Whatever its nutritive elements
may be, the oyster is certainly as
nutritious as it is toothsome, but.
unfortunately, it is peculiarly sub
ject to become the bearer of some
very dangerous diseases, and es
pecially of the dreaded typhoid.
Only a thotough cooking can ren
der an oyster in the r autumn
months safe to eat.
Cooking Often Kills Germs.
You may eat a thousand with
out contracting disease, and the
thousand-and-oneth may stretch
you on a sick bed or take away your
life. Luckily, oysters are extremely
good when cooked, and if they have
been sufficiently cooked the germs
that they often carry are killed.
Later in the season, as Dr. Wiley
points out, the danger is elimi
nated or almost eliminated, and
during the winter oysters, if they
are freshly taken from their beds,
may be safely consumed raw. The
reason why the danger is so much
greater in tlie early autumn months
is, we are told, because during the
summer the waters in which oys
ters breed are peculiarly liable to
become contaminated with refuse
from neighboring cities, charged
witli the germs of the most fatal
disease As time goes on and tlie
waters become dearer and tlie
germs perish the oysters no longer
feed upon materia! capable of ren
dering them perilous to the health
■if the consumer. The danger of
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• contamination can be avoided by a •>
careful selection and supervision of
the beds; but whoever knows or |
takes the trouble to inquire whence
his Oysters have come?
And if he did inquire, what
chance would he have of learning
the exact truth? Oysters are dredg
ed to sell!
Oysters Differ Widely.
How imminent this peril to
health and life is may be judged
by the fact, which Dr. Wiley re
cords. that in October, a year ago.
a severe epidemic of typhoid fever
followed a supper at a little town
in New York state, where raw oys
ters formed the principal dish, and
a careful investigation traced the
trouble to those oysters. Remem
ber. then, if you are tempted to eat
raw oysters in the month of Octo
ber. that you are far more likely to
swallow the germs of typhoid than
to find a valuable pearl.
Our American oysters differ 4
:: Two Mortals ::
By WILLIAM F. KIRK. \
BILL BARTON was a great big child,
Who went through life and made it play.
Never to labor reconciled. ,
lie laughed the fleeting hours away.
He mocked the king and helped the slave.
S This man for some strange purpose born.
And when they took him to his grave
A few true friends were there to mourn.
< What of it?
< S
, Will Goodman was another sort.
With lips so thin that they could bite.
f He never cared for smiles or sport ;
He worked from morn till late at night.
IL* never knew the one real thrill
That comes to him who helps a friend.
A thousand watched his grim grave till.
But not one sou) deplored his end.
What <>f it " ’
widely, in appearance and taste,
from those which are popular in
western Europe. Some of the Eu
ropean oysters are very large and
flat. In Paris there are restaurants
where, at this season, enormous
quantities of large oysters, called
marennes, are consumed raw. Peo
ple flock to them in crowds and
have to wait their turn at the ta
bles.
It is a spectacle to make, the
visitor open his eyes to see a young
lady w'ith her escort, seated at a
small table, each having a huge
platter, heaped high with enormous
flat oyster shells, apparently enough
to feed a family of ten. But not an
oyster remains on either platter
when the feast is finished. An
other curious thing to American
eyes is to see the convives taking
the big shells in their hands, like
saucers, and drinking the abundant
juice of the oyster before consum
ing the meat. It is very good, too.
THE HOME PAPER
Elbert Hubbard
Writes on
The Zeitgeist
The Word Zeitgeist Means the
Soul of Things—lt Means That
Great Mass of Opinion, Ideals,
Hopes and Tendencies That
Men in the Mass Accept.
By ELBERT HUBBARD
Copyright, 1912, by International News Service
WHEN we have an idea we
either invent a word to ex
press it or else we borrow
one. The best use of ideas is for
gift purposes. We keep ideas by
giving them away. And only
through formulating thoughts for
another do we make them our own.
Language, like electricity, is for
purposes of transmission.
In the last issue of The Century
Dictionary will be found the word
"Zeitgeist.’’ It is a German word,
now naturalized and accepted as an
American citizen.
The word Z< iigeist means the
soul of things. It means that great
mass of opinion, ideals, hopes and
tendencies that men in the mass ac
cept.
We are all partakers of the Zeit
geist. Any man who thinks thoughts
that are original and belong only
to himself will die of heart hunger,
marooned on a desert island called
Nostalgia. We are happy only
when we are expressing the best in
the Zeitgeist. We only succeed as
we live in the Zeitgeist.
We Have to Explain.
No one understands us. save as
we explain to them the things they
already know, but which perhaps
they do not know they know until
we tell them.
The arts of speech, sculpture,
painting, literature, are all endeav
ors to interpret tlie Zeitgeist. When
a man’s head is in a certain stratum
of spiritual atmosphere he knows
all the thoughts of other people
whose heads are in the same strat
um. If you are on my wire when
1 ring, you respond.
In the Zeitgeist there are de
grees of subtlety, just as in sound
there are vibrations which to some
ears are never felt. There are tints
and shades that are observable to
some people and not to others.
We are influenced by the Zeit
geist. Also, we are helping to form
the Zeitgeist.
A man may die and drop out of
the game, bill the Zeitgeist Ilves
on and on. And the influence that
this man has exerted.on the many
still endures because they are prod
ucts of the Zeitgeist.
The present Zeitgeist is of a kind
unequaled in history. We have
thousands upon thousands of men
and women who are thinking great
and noble thoughts and expressing
these thoughts in their work. Many
of our big business men regard
themselves as public servants.
Our people are sensitive, rest
less, alert, impressionable, progres
sive, and making for righteousness.
The man who can imagine a better
religion than now exists is allowed
to throw his vision on the screen.
“Government Helping the Banks”
Editor The Georgian:
Your journal of October 7, un
der heading “The Government Is
Helping the Banks," puts banks and
bankers before the reading public
in a false position. The bank of
which I am an active officer does
hold on deposit moneys belonging
to the United States government.
We are obliged to pay 2 1-4 per
cent interest on this money, sub
ject to call at any moment—a very
different proposition from a time
dfeposit. The government, however,
first effected a good bargain for
themselves, i. e„ we bought and left
with the United States treasury to
secure deposits United States gov
ernment bonds, paying 3 per cent
interest on their face value, but as
the bonds cost a premium, we really
obtain only 2.85 per cent on their
actual cost.
A bond for 81,000 pays 3 per
cent $30.00
Money of the government
deposited against a sl,ou
bond shows actually
3429.50 at 2 1-4 per cent.
This costs the bank, per
annum 9.66
Net return $20.34
Hence an actual outlay,
bond with premium cost. $1,020.00
Money on deposit 429.50
Shows net tied up. $ 590.50
Which pays only $20.34, or say 3.44
per cent per annum.
Any country bank in my neigh
borhood can loan all its money at
8 per cent, hence when we loan the
government at 3.44 per cent we are
paying 4.56 per cent for the pres
tige and privilege of being a United
States depository of public funds.
Surely when we have more money
invested in government bonds de
posited with the United States
treasurer than the amount of mon
ey in the bank to the credit of the
government, the difference becomes
a net loan to the government.
Even student of political econo-
and he who can formulate a better
government than we now have
not hanged for his pains, but is al
lowed to express his dreams.
Public Opinion Rules.
Public opinion rules. No law
that is contrary to the Zeitgeist
can be forced.
Judges construe, translate and
interpret the laws to suit the Trend
of the Times.
Every man who speaks out bo’d
and clear is tinting the Zeitgeist.
Every man who expresses what he
honestly thinks is true is changinz
the Zeitgeist.
Thinkers help other people think
for they formulate what others are
thinking. No person writes or
thinks alone—thought is in the air
but its expression is necessary to
create a tangible Trend of the
Times.
The value of the thinker who
writes, or a writer who think-, or a
business man who acts, is that he
supplies arguments for the people,
and confirms all who are on his
wire in their opinions, often be
fore unuttered.
The Brotherhood of Man is an
idea now fully appreciated in busi
ness. Commerce today stands for
Mutuality, Reciprocity, Co-opera
tion.
The American department store
has taken up lost motion and given
the people better goods at a lower
price. It has been the inevitable,
because it does the greatest good to
the greatest number. It has work
ed for economy and length of days.
It means monism—or the one
Every Purchaser Pleased.
Every purchaser must be pleased.
A child who buys a spool Os thread
is given the same courteous atten
tion as the shrewdest buyer. Ths
customer is made to feel that he is
at home; that he is with strong and
influential friends; that his inter
ests are safeguarded. This mat
ter of faith between buyer and
seller is a netv thing in the world.
Employees who plot and plan for
private gain are swabbing ths
greased chute that leads to limbus.
Owners who run a business but to
make money neither make money
nor do they last.
Merchants can not make money
on one transaction. Every' sale
must pave the way for further
sales. We make our money' out of
our friends, for our enemies will
not deal with us. A transaction
where both sides are not. benefited
is immoral.
The Trend of the Times is all in
the direction of Enlightened Self-
Interest. Righteousness is a form
of self-preservation. We prosper
personally as we minister to the
well-being of others. The Uni
verse is planned for good.
my knows that there are three
primal factors in the production of
wealth--labor, land and capital.
The ideal situation can only exist
where the wealth produced is di
vided equitably between labor and
capital, after the plant or the land
is conserved. This brings us to the
point I want to emphasize, and that
is that all earnings should not be
paid out, either to capital or to
labor. Every bank and manufac
turing plant should lay up a sur
plus. The accumulation of large
surplus accounts on the part of the
banks means lower interest rate?
to borrowers. Lower interest rate?
already means that American banks
are competing with European bank
ers for the banking business of the
world.
Lower interest rates means
cheaper production on the part of
all manufacturing plants of good
credit. Manufacturers, to become
successful, must lay up a surplus
beyond repairs and depreciation.
American manufacturers who have
complied with the laws of political
economy, blessed with cheap bank
borrowings, can and will compete
successfully with the manufactur
ers of England and the continent of
Europe. What commercial America
needs, where she is woefully behind
the progressive nations of Europe,
is in the spirit of co-operation. ,n
banking, manufacturing and farm
ing, co-operation and profit-shar
ing among manufacturers, custo
mers and laborers are the mean'
and offer the only possible solution
I can see to war between capita
and labor.
Co-operative societies and co-•T'
erative banks have in Europ
brought down the rate of intel e
to the borrowing farmer. Abuse o
the national or state financial
stitutions react to the detriment
him who abandons argument tor '
tuperation.
BENJ. W. HI NT.
Eatonton, Ga,