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V' THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. The Atlanta Georgian. party in the JOHN T F..L - iMPLE GRAVES, -Editor. SEELY, President. Tele; Conne (T ctions. | ^ Subscription Rites: One Yesr $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months ..... 1.25 By Csrricr, per week 10c Published Every Afiernoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. it 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Gs. if-' Entered at second-class natter April SI. tW*. at the Poatofflcs at Atlanta. Ga.. under act of conareaa of March X IMS. Unless thou find occasion, hold thy tongue; Thyaelf or others carelese telk mey wrong. —Sir John Denham. The True Basis of “Independence.” The questions of Mr. Jordan with regard to "non' di scripts” and “Independenta” In present day politics are of peculiar Interest and application to the times In which arc live. / We are acting upon the presumption that Mr. Jordan Is tut earnest and thoughtful citlten and desires cnllght enmrnt and counsel rather than partisan rancor and mere bitterness end factional raving. If Mr. Jordan Is satisfied with the definition of "Independent” as a "Mav- crick." or as a "Wild Ass with a wealth of cheek and s < of lost motion of the lungs,” we fear we have noth' to offer to bis consideration, but upon the. other umptlon—of serious and earnest citizenship, >e feel tlio question which our correspondent aska Is one that touches profoundly the duties snd responsibilities of cilia nshlp, In our present time. Once more we lay down this essential proposition: Political parties were formed for the successful consum mation of political theories snd policies of government. The organizations which support these parties were en tered Into by individuals for ths single purpose of pro tecting in legislation and In government ths theories and principles In which these Individuals believe. They were formed for no other purpoie, they were framed for no other reason, and they ought to be held together under no other consideration. It might Indeed be possible that certain combina tions of men-should gather and fora themselvei Into organized bodies for the expreaa purpose of dividing out th<- political offices among themaelrea, or of carrying Into effect certain laws designed to foster and support certain Interests In which they were directly or Indl- rectly Interested, or which they were paid In money or in .-polls to represent. If It ever develops that political parties or corpora tions fall to be loyal to the princlplea and pollclea upon nhlrh they were founded and for which they organized, then the fact of organized dlzloyalty cancel* every ob ligation resting upon ths Individual member, and leaves that member free to follow his own convictions and to champion his own principles In any other combination or organization which more nearly carries them'out. No larger theory of citizenship has been preached In tin- Btale of Georgia within these twenty .years than thin, and the sooner the principle and the practice of citizenship revolves around this loyalty to prtnclplo and to |x>lIcy of government alone, the sooner this people will be free, fortunate and well governed In the cities, the counties and the state. There was never a stronger Illustration of this senti ment than In the greatest statesman that the South has ever known—John C. Calhoun. He Rung Into the face of bln party leaders bis stern and virtuous protest against the spoils system and with Iron logic and unshseksled tndcprndencehe fought for the principles of his con viction everywhere without ■ regard to the selfishness of Individuals or the chlcansry of rings and (cliques and organizations. We have before alluded to the fearless courage with which Alexander Stephens, Georgia’s greatest construct ive statesman, challenged the Integrity of cltlsens and of partb-a, and threatened to "tote his own sktltet” atone unless he could carry It In honor and iu loyalty to his prinrlples. william J. Bryan, as the evangel and apostle of a great Idon. held that Idea above political factions and parties and was loyal to hta party only as U carried In integrity and In consistency the principles In which he believed and to which the party Itself had been com muted. He flung Into the faoe of Democratic leaders the protestation that he would not support any platform that wns disloyal to the pledges It had previously main tained, or to the great principle to which he had given his life, refused the nomination of the Kansas City convention unless It reaffirmed the Chicago platform, and the very atrengtb and majesty of his freedom com pelled the truckling legions of partisans until he Is today - once more being enthroned In the confidence and faith t of his fellow cltlsens because of the fearless liberty of conviction which no narrow and foolish partisanship could coerce. He was fearlessly and Independently true to the principles which ha entered tho organisation to achtove. The men In these organisations were of minor lmi»rtance. I.et us consider, for Instance, the case of Mayor ;* Weaver Philadelphia. Suppose, like the servile and L trucklim- partisan, whose breed Is exploited In some small and foolish pipes of present politics, he had gone to accept unbroken the continual edict of hta party par- ‘f ties ns »h* condoned or endorsed tho Iniquities of Re- ■j publican 1'iiilsdelphls. If he had done so tho third city '[ In the republic might till have been within the grasp »" • of iniquities as monstrous as those which have defamed ,'y. any phas.- ot modern politics. If ovary Republican In the city of Cincinnati had followed the ttme-eervlng and truckling pigmies who obeyed every chirp of party spoilsmen. Boss Cox today would lie still the master of Cincinnati, snd his Infa mous ballots and dishonored and discredited Isws would still is- the dominant factor In the Queen City ot Ohio. If! LsFollette. In Wisconsin, had been the proto- t> of the meek snd obedient slaves who obey every lash and dictate of party, the state of Wisconsin would _ f hav< lost the mightiest railroad reformer of the time, and the republic one of the ablest and most fearless of the defenders of popular rtsbts and liberties. if Folk. In Missouri, had taken the advices of his party bosses and bis party friends, the state of Missouri — and tie city of St. Louis might still be synonymous of political corruption, and the flneet epic of cleansing that tie decade has known would have been lost to the mill- taut West. And the president of the United States, criticise as often, and as strongly, and as Justly os we In aom cot the phases of bis political life, has yet n to national and to international Influence and jyilartty by tbe simple reason of his superb Independ ence of party tyrannies and lulirest of the people. No aterner and more rugged figure stands for de mocracy In this republic today than Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina, and Tillman, speaking In the acnate, said that while tbe rate hill w-aa not nil that It should be, that It waa Infinitely better than nothing at all, and that there would have been no auch wholesome legisla tion but for the courage and Independence of Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican president of the United Sta'cs. Pigmies and time-servers there are In the politics of this great and eventful age, who would counsel or compel strong men and free men to lie down and let cabalB or cliques. In or out of party, ride rough shod above them. It is the duty of every citizen first of all to establish within bis own mind the political principles and tho po litical platforms In which ho believes, and when he has writ upon the Integrity of his own convictions tho faith which represents his conscience and his Intelligence. It Is his duty to determine that party or that faction which stands most nearly for the things In which he believes. When this Is done It Is not less his duty than bis right to see that tho factions which represent his faith shall be faithful to tho things that they bad pro- fessed. If they are faithful to- the things that they have professed they aro faithful to him, they ara faithful to party, they are faithful to liberty, and are worthy of heroic and consistent support. But If they are falso and treasonable to tho creeds which they have promulgated and to the platforms which they have laid down, they are false to him, false to party, false to his conceptions of popular liberty and the falsity and treason of tho organization absolves the honest citizen from tho allegiance which was pledged to principles and not to men, Upon this platform wo aro willing to take'our place through the decades of political life that aro coming In the South. They tire broad enough, and brave enough, and true enough to hold all men who love truth above shame, liberty above servile subjection, and popular rights above cowardly compromises and betrayals. Wo who write theBo lines are Democrats by tra dition and Inheritance. But we are Democrats by con viction. which Is bettor still. Wo nro Democrats because we believe that the safety of the government and the welfare of the people are wrapped In tbeso principles nnd policies which came down to us from Jefferson and Cal houn. We are willing to Join ourselves to any organi zation designed to carry out these principles, and we will bo loyal to this organization to tbo last limit of Its loyalty to these principles nnd policies. But not beyond. TlnT/e can bo no better and braver sight than a true and honest citizen who, having fixed his faith In certain political creeds and chosen the party \vhlch promises to carry them to a cosummation, stands unshaken and un- terrified through evil and through good report by the organization which Is loyal to Its platform and loyal to tbe faith of ita founders.. That man, upon the other hand. Is every whit as true, and every whit as brave, and every whit ns nec essary to the times and the truths of his generation, who, when he finds' that his party has passed Into the hands of selfish schemers and the principles upon which he staked his faith are betrayed, stands up without fear In the Integrity of his manhood and his principle and flings down the gauntlet to self Interest and to snarling criticism, and stands for the truth against faction and for principle above profit school, and later of ihe Technical Department of Cornell University- lie is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. 8. Holmes, of tills city, and has speedily won his spurs In the busi ness world, holding at present tbe responsible position of chief engineer of the United States Brick Company, of Reading, Pa. Mr. Holmes lias been since the beginning of bis pro fessional career a continuous and progressive success, winning both Influential position and the confidence and respect of the great corporations which have employed him. He brings home to Georgia now and then a de lightful hostage of the unity of sections and the frater nity to country, as pledged In the person of one of the most charming daughters of Pennsylvania who Is his bride, and Tho Georgian always welcomes back to Geor gia the young men who reflect credit upon her In other sections, and win laurels for her civilization and her ed ucational Institutions. There are still a few newapapeni In this country which have not written n special editorial ou the June bride. What are they waiting for? ' The Beef Trust’s House Cleaning. The efforts of the beet trust to lock tbe stable, now that the horse It gone, and thue to convey the Impression that they have always been above criticism, would be lu dicrous If they were not pathetic, i There wns a rustling In the valley ot dry bones as soon as the first Intimation was given that the govern ment had some Information up Its slsevo that would create consternation. First It was decided that tbe Bev eridge bill, providing for rigid government Inspection, should be allowed to pass practlcall/ without opposition If tho president would not mako public tho special mes sage which he had prepared to transmit to congress. But so soon as It became known that there was such a message, and thnt startling Information was In bis poa- fesslon on which he had based this message, there was a general demand from all over the country that the pub lic should know all the facts. Tbe result of the special commissioners deputised to examine the conditions of the packing houses was given out, snd tbs worst fears ot the general public were more than realised. After that came the deluge. Not lu the history of this country, perhaps, has there been auch general IndlguaUon over corporate abuses. The evidence began to accumulate from every quarter that the facts had not been exaggerated, and on demand, the report was officially given to congress, accompanied by the special message of the president. The packers waked up to the serlousnesa of the sit uation and Immediately began a campaign to neutralise the effect ot these disclosures. Simple denials were forthcoming In abundance, as was natural to be expected. But the most amusing part—that Is to say. If it were not pathetic—Is the effort at house-cleaning made b) the packers during the past few days. It Is said that sani tary condltlonc and cleanliness were Improved 50 per cent within tbe first II hours. The floors have been scrubbed, the disen led cattle have been eliminated, dain ty little placards have been printed and posted recom mending that employees shall keep their hands washed and their clothes clasp. Then the doors were flung wide open and the gen eral public waa Invited to come In and take a look around. It waa explained that of courae "tender-hearted people,” who were not accustomed to the sight ot blood, would naturally be shocked, and due allowance waa re quested for this fact. But what does It all algnlfy, at-last? Not one thlug. We have no doubt that the packing bouses are as near perfect now as It has been possible to make them within so short a time. But this does not alter the main fact that such conditions did exist and It la aqnally car- tain that unleas drastic measures are takan to Insure the continuance of this regime ot cleanliness, tha beet barons will revert to their old habits as soon as the storm la over. They have deceived no one by this sudden spasm of vlrtne. On tne contrary It has only gone to confirm tbe fact that there were unspeakable evils to bs remedied, and It la high lime the reform waa made permanent. Atlanta welcomes oack today one of her young men who contributed to the prosperity and devalopment of other sections of tbe country. Ur. Algood A. Holmes la a nattva of "ome, Ga, a graduate ot tha Technological Stones From a Glass House. A. gentleman of southern birth who has recently been convicted of homicide In tho Cook county criminal court bitterly regrets that he ever left his sunny home nnd ventured Into this bleak and Inhospitable Northern clime. "If this thing had occurred south of Mason and Dixon's line," he declares, "1 would not have been com pelled to spond as much as a week In Jail.” As It Is, ho Is going to the penitentiary for twenty years. ThU seems to teach ns that persons of a hasty disposition with a tendency toward manslaughter would do well to seek a residence “south of Mason and Dixon's line” In order to avoid possibly disagreeable consequences. There has been n suspicion to this effect previously. The number of newspapers, full of bile and prejudice agnlnst the South, Is so rapidly growing small by degrees and beautifully less that we would have found no difficulty In ascribing the foregoing paragraph to John Walsh's Chicago Chronicle, even If we bad casually come upon It In the anonymous driftwood. For some reason, beat and exclusively known to Itself, Tho Chronicle refuses to be reconciled to the South and nevor misses an opportunity to make some spiteful and petulant little fling at this section of our common country whenever It gets a chance. It has not kept pace with the times. In any sense of the word, and while the balance of the North and West has long since outlived Its narrow prejudices, we find the organ of dlagruntlement tagging a sneer at the South upon everything It writes, as Cato concluded every speech with "Carthage must be do- stroyed." We have grave doubts as to whether there really waa any such Incident as that recorded by The Chronicle, and wo doubt vory much—granting that the remark was made —whether the man who made It had ever been south of tho Chicago river, much less Mason and Dixon's line. But tho point, nfter all, Is tho monumental Impudence of a Chicago paper making any flings at any other section ot tho country as to tho lightness In which human life Is held.- If there Is any one city on the face.of tho earth—not excepting the Whitechapel district of London or the pur lieus of Paris—that can show a more reckless disregard for human Ufe than that name city of Chicago, we would like to hear from iL The newspapers of that city have become a kind of Newgate Calendar, reeking with blood and slaughter and all manner of assaults. That the better element of the city deplore them and chafe under the continuance of such lawlessness there can be no doubt. But nevertheless It does not Me In the prov ince of any organ of the Windy City to play the Pharisee and undertake to lecture or speak lightly of the South so far as Immunity from punishment is concerned. The half-penny-a-liner who penciled that paragraph should keep In closer touch with the news columns of his own paper. On the first page of The Chronicle of that date, and fn the first column, there are two stories of crime committed the day before. In one instance a ^re spectable womau. going to a laundry to carry a bundle of clothes, wbb set upon, at an early hour of tho evening, by the Chinaman In charge, brutally assaulted and the ar tery In her arm so severely cut that she may not re cover. Tho Chinaman who did it did not even think It worth while to leave his place of business, and the officers found him there, cool and undisturbed, when they arrived to place him under arrest. Earlier In tho day, In broad daylight, a painter made an attack upon a young w-oman who was walking alono In the streets, almost tore her clothing from her and oth erwise Injured her before two brawny policemen could rescue her from the clutches of the monster. Tbe assailant was arraigned and—sentenced to Joliet? Not a bit of It. He was not even detained from his busi ness, if he had any, for any considerable length of time. , He merely paid a fine of $S5 and went his. way. The “consequences" of these crimes are never very 'disagreeable" for the criminals In Chicago. The fact elicits our sympathy rather than anything stronger, for no doubt there are n few Just men In Sodom. But such com ments as that from The Chicago Chronicle are almost as nauseating as the Windy City's great underground system of beef Industry. "Of all the fools that walk the earth," remarks nn exchange, "the man who rocks tl i boat Is the prize one.” The moral Is good, but It Isn't the man who walks tbe .earth that rocks tho boat Just Understand. To the Editor ot The Georgian: Dumb animals are beginning to step on the heels of our knowledge. There Is a horse In Germany that is master ing arithmetic. But have you heard of the frog that does his croaking business In a well over In Chlnn7 Ho lias never been out of the well, but’ In some mysterious way he knows nil about the world. He has written n book about London, proving there Is no London. He has never seen any London. He also knows there Is nothing In the world but u bole In the ground with water In It, nnd tho philosophy of life Is to keep from getlng whacked on rIll-oil with It W '-II bucket Can't we frogs rllmb out of the well mill l II It»- .1 l-mk lit the Mk Wi-'.M thut God nos made. People are bigger than we think they ate. Let’s be big enough to understand them! We are greater than ws think we are! clod knows It. And sosnetlznes we meet a friend who knows It, too; and the God vision In the friend-eyes (ii- u- wIiik-. wings above the il-mlit; wings above the bleeding path: wings to a sunny clime where the frost kills not the bloom; wings away from the cruel discords, abovo tho fretful busi ness strife. Into the golden portals of peace, where God ever stands railing us up to His power. Into His glory: where ws learn, like the Christ Brother, that Our Father has nothing too good for His own children. Andrew m. McConnell. The Intsrehsngsabls Mileage Book. To the Editor of The Georgian: As a member of the Travelers’ Pro tective Association I wish to thank you for your editorial In behalf of the Association’s efforts to get an Inter changeable mileage book of 1,000 miles for 140. It Is a business proposition which the railroads adopt In a different way, of selling tlckats to baseball clubs end opera trnups at 1 cents per mile, and at less than 1 cent per mile on ex curslon trips sometimes. In common Justice and a» a business -oposltlon the commercial men who irnleh business for the roads, and any one who wlahes to Invest (40 In a 3,000 mileage book should get It at 1 cents per mile. The railroads were given until the 10th of last month In which to agree to place thta book on sale, but tt they have done eo I have not heard of It. Other plans will be adopted that will bring results but It will stop a hard fight for a Z-cent flat rate In the entire South if this book Is. placed on sale now. It's a 3,000 interchangeable mile age bonk tor |<0 or a !-cent flat rata tn the entire South. I trust that the press of Georgia will lend Its aid to thta work. Respectfully, IT. W. HTATT, Atlanta, Ga, June 2, loot. Porter Hale Endorses and Dinenta. To the Editor of The Georgian: 1 knew of course that The Georgian under your leadership would be a great paper, but I must confess, nty friend, that with all my confidence In your ability you have far surpassed my greatest.expectations. The Georgian was a full-fledged "man's else" paper from Its first Issue, and la undoubtedly the best paper from a news standpoint published In the South, while Ita editorial page Is a dally treat, but, my friend, 1 must take Issue with your editorial of Tues day ZZ, as to Rooaevelt-Jeff Davis- Broom, et al. I do not believe very many thinking people In the South care whether Roosevelt apologizes or not. 1 certain ly do not. and would attach nn more slgnlflcanco to his apology than I did to-Ms first cowardly slander. By the way, when did Commander Jamea D. Bulloch become an admiral and the grandfather of President Roosevelt? I may be mistaken, but I have al ways understood that Commander James Uunwoodle Bulloch was Mr. Roosevelt's uncle. At any rate, I will thank you to eel me right about this Important matter of history. Sincerely your friend, D. P. HALE THIS DATE IN HISTORY. LI JUNE 7. 1099—Siege of Jerusalem begun by the < rusaoers. 1329— .n'e!r rt I,ruce ' kln * ot Scotland, 1628—Petition of Bight passed. 1654—Louts XIV crowned king of rpooL minister to — died December | 1770—Karl of LI Oeorge IV, born 4, 182«. ; 1776—Ric hard Henry Lee offered his fnmous resolution In the Conti- nental Congress, declaring the colonies free and independent; seconded by John Adants. 1795—Luxemburg surrendered to the 1798— Hattie of Antrim, Ireland. 1 1832—First English Reform Act passed 1840—Ace. sslon of Frederick William Iv of Prussia. 1852—Rev. Hosett Ballou died; born April 30, 1771. ™ 1854— Treaty of Washington signed 1855— capture of Matnclon earthworks at Sebastopol, hy the French 1864—.Morgan, tilth 3,000 men, com menced Ills daring raid through Kentucky. 1866—Proclamation by President John son against Invasion of Canada by Fenians. 1878—Colliery explosion In Lancashire, England; 240 j^rsons killed. 1886—Home Rule bill defeated In nar. liament. 1893— Edwin Booth, nctor, died; born November 13, 1833. 1894— Muley Hassan, sultan of Moroc co, died. 1899—Augustin Daly, theatrical man ager, died. 1905—Norway dissolved union with Sweden. The London Lancet Issues a warning that it is dan gerous to lick postage stamps. It will be dangerous even to try It when John Paul Jones gets his picture on them. Tho Pennsylvania employees find bllndman's graft a more absorbing game than bridge ltBelf. The real read letter day In congress was when the president's special message came In. THE GREAT WHITE CROP By IT. PRESTON PARR. NO. 1. I hare plucked bolls In Africa from a cot ton tree thirty years old. The tree was planted when a revival of Interest In the textile wns being sought In tho sereutlcs. t have talked cotton with a colonial min ister of agriculture mid ranged conversa tionally among African fnrmcrs, when It was a common topic of talk. I was In Africa when certain agricultural reserves were leased In Zululand In support of n recent attempt to revive Interest In cotton culture. Por years I have been close enough to agriculturists of tbe sub-conti nent. Iloers ns well as llrltlsb. to acquire a substantial basis of judgment ns to their qualifications nnd limitations. In the same years I hove passed the Knfflr under view nml studied him nnd his wives nnd Ills progeny In the light of a lifelong contact with Ills American cousins, who plant nnd tend the crops of our own contributions to tho world’s greatest textile staple, nnd when the Industrial supremacy of the American cotton bolt Is challenged I nm thoroughly convinced no black or brown tnnn will sound the defl. Nay. the note will not even come from Africa, whether»form nnd product. pound" nt Pietermaritzburg. It Is shrub- shaped, about twenty feet high nnd has lived, ns I learned on good authority, since 1871. In Mitrltzhurg there are only two seasons, wet and dry. nnd I am told this abrn!) goes on blooming and bearing bolls from about Christmas well up to May, In every year. In tbe liablts of this "tree" tod ths Ori ental peoples. I find nrnple support for the tfon that Africa Is not qualified to . „ —ipli that Africa Is pfi tbero arc no winters'and the" yesrii~inp Into one another at both ends. That which prediction that Africa is not qi challenge American supremacy In the niw dilution of cotton. Cotton trees grow where out Into the garden and pick cotton most any old day. As a consequence one uever nnd the cotton crop goes nmoM, while the neglected trees deteriorate in from tbe slllclous slope of the veld, the found on either coast. I do not bar any area of the dark rontl nent, not I'gypt or the Bmlnn, not tbe Nile or the Congo, or any province above or l*elow the tropics, whether mastered 6m European races or not. Cotton may king upon hu prewar throne "till Gabriel blows his trumpet In the morning." ro ws of Kaffir labor, as far os 1 can Nor do I overlook the white races garrita Tbe 8n tern. As an agricultural lender the Doer la best of them all. but for the present he ■ submerged. Of British elements the A Is best and Ir 6mm | m22|—m ii must ton nnd ama The Irish have • ansvldent .■HpMpHMHI i lve foroe and Industrial native U»l*or do see a large reward for tha hopes of tbe llrltlsb association, whoae very motive of exlntenee is an i adequate aapply of British cotton for llrltlsb mills, Far Indian cotton culture with true British I nee. IncidenUitjMi and subsidised esi plantations and bribed Egypt planters with premiums nnd played np to ploek and peraeven hafe exploited Africa fmental plantation* tom.with prsmTt. _ lthodeslan company’s corporate game - pcmfici for privee lew srsfest” ***** * "* >,Dn,n * ni *n,l ^fn^Um ftice of the British association and less troublesome. It has as stendlly grown the staple for lAncaahlre and meanwhile fed and fostered our own mills and spindles, whether In IHsle or New Eng land, till we. too. are numbered among tin* world’s foremost producers of cotton fabrics, . It may t« held, too, that the lint of our belt is practically of America a variety. CotumtHM found the weed growing here and there seems to l«e no reasonable doubt that it was alike of bland and mainland production. It seems that India enjoys the xros* &*&*-"*#* but Eszpt Is alas anions tn- old time K wera inn there I, lit), reason to doubt t tares before tbo dawn of hl.tory rot- loo vs, known to aU pun, of Africa. Rot- ■ slit, differ on ts the mini!—r of distinct snrctrs.of cotton In extol rwce. hut proc- tlcnl grower*. Unrim hntoolst*. mm fairly well ■ stood to rod nro tko rultlrnlod •ort, to four primary specie, of Homy pi am. Amooc thane tko non they koto sub- nnswd ••Bnrlmdoiwe" I. tko parent of tko IrUnd stork, while from tho Peru- urn" L decl rod our optoad m riel Ion. whloh stow si fnr north an Virginia. Tho "Indlrnm." known also ns "Ilcrhareain." In th* variety from wMrh tko Indian no, Is xrown. Asfftov Oriental variety, tho "Ariior- In no doubt roopoudhlo for tko no on lien --rattan Iron" alluded to In tho opening ef this article. I .nppuoo also some P|*»tn I have on in NurthCnroUna are Of thin nook, and It to quire prslioMe btonllnza »f thin variety wore mado Is Lontotonn darts* French ownership. To hour folks apeak of "cotton treon" wa. a surprise to me In Africa, bat ns I sorer board "cotton plant" or ores an stack of a couresdoa a. --cotton bush,” I W*eS****!*SSffP**tan(lrid rumple ooCto from theue perennial tree, I never come upon ont thnt wns iH-rfrct In f'lrm nnd product. While tbe lint never measured up te the staple Irncth even of short Texan, the texture wna abort, the liber was nut tenaclona or allky nnd Ihr color atizRoai.-d thnt of '-atalna r that hail heett picked In wet wasther and neslcctrd In lioualnir and drying. Tho nntlvo laborer fairly matchra bla crop. An Oriental now doeu anything to day that can I* put off till tomorrow. Cul tivation that may bs neatoetad till cotton ptonta l>ecom« perennial Imabes la the aort of farming that antta hla atylr. Why lieat down the atalka ami plow and pulrrrlae the land when yon hare cropa growing al- ready» Why encourage yodr crop to broom add boll In --floabe», ,T no It wllf pnah yon from the planting aud the plowing, Into Ike chopping ont and on Into the cultlrntlou and ru* yon through the picking to the Imllng, alt the while hardened with more work than you can erer get to the end of? Huppnae yon only bare foar wh-ea In your - kraal.-- and half a doaen plckanlna, why work the akin off yonr lwnea driving yonr wives and children In thta bnatllug faahlon, when yon uilght rent In the kraal while the cotton trees bloom and fruit nml S 'vk a few bolls oat of the gnrden every ny till tbe Job to ended! Moreover, veara like there that lap In labor, top alto In hags and locusts and grasshoppers nnd weeds. Von nre not out of one Punch of trouble till yon nre plunged Into the next. Tbe object of lalmr la to economise exertloa. not to multiply It. Another ronatdvratton: American cotton la based on a "nigger and a innle.” African cotton would only have the ramhlnntlon of U -Kaffir and a row" to rely on. Even should Argentina contribute the urate, bow many generation, must we wait till the Kaffir evolves hlrarelf up to the grade of efficiency represented by th* main an n Torn yonr Briton loose and free, na Fit to ■"d Fortune turned onr fathers, aud thorn- of onr race In Australia, amt lh-t Interest. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. rim ....„„ Bnt shackled with red tape, governed hr younger nowi from home, tempted with reytol gewgaws and served t.y Indentured l^ygamooa slavery, how can tbe liritlrii •"oototloa gather the gall to liet l.m- cashire money on hla African ration crop! I>. PROTON I'AIIU. Th, Horticultural Society. To the Editor of Thu Georgian: Would It not be ■ good time to re. organise the old Atlanta Hortlcural society? A great amount of good whs accomplished In the past by that or ganisation. We have better facilities Ll2S.* r .* r 10 m . aJte * vef y desirable and highly Intereating, na well as profitable, association out of the material we have In our community now. Respectfully, SAMUEL HAPE. Hapevllle. Oa^ June X. 1MM. Questions. To the Editor of The Georgian: If millions of peopta are to go to hen and are tormented forever, can the existence of tbe universe and of God be successfully defended? If one of the meanest persona In the world goes to hell and suffers the "tor- menu" of hell for all eternity, can the existence of man, of the universe, and Ota*, he successfully defended? ' Dr. Torrey show how be can auccnaafnlly defend the above quea- Madlson, Ga. A. A. BELL. By Private Leased Wire. New York. June 7.—Here are some of the visitors In New Y*k: ATLANTA—S. S. Alexander, Miss Alexander, J. R. Castlelnnos, H. Hals M. Rogers, E. K. Van Winkle, E. An drews, H. Bleckley, F. J. Costlemos, F. L. Enginm, G. C. Walters, Mrs. J. TV. Wing, Mrs. C. Daniel, W. H. Druid. Mrs. M. C. Harden, J. T. Wlmblsh. AUGUSTA—P. B. Farrell. SAVANNAH—C. H. Stony, Jr., M. Gordon. IN PARIS. Special to The Georgian. Paris, June 7.—Mrs. C. and Miss Knowles ami Miss Jennie English, of Atlanta, registered at the office of ths European edition of The New York Herald today. Tho Prospective Primary. To the Editor of The Georgian. Can I vote at the approaching pri mary? I am not nn organized Democrat. No on* ever organized me, and I never organized myself. I was just born a Democrat. I cast my lint ballot for J. B. Gor don for governor at the time that Fed eral bayonets forced Bullock on the state. Those who voted In that elec tion knot? what It meant. I have kept strictly In line ever since, though It has sometimes been hard to tell which faction bore the genuine trade mark. I have stuck to tho party, not for fear of the party lash, not because I lmd sold my soul to tho party botse*. but because I approved , of the princi ples and considered the organization nnd policy of the Democratic party to be the only salvation of the South. I.love the state more than the party. The party should be thtl servant and not the master of the state. I nm willing to pledge myself to vots for the nominees In this election, but I cannot, and will not, bind myself to al ways vote for any man who may get a Democratic nomination by fair means or by foul. I will not put on a blind bridle and promise to always follow whoever may snatch tho fines. If I hnd never hail such thoughts be fore, the action of tho committee tn prescribing their rules would be enough to make me take this view. I do not see hotv any man of Intelli gence nnd honor ran take this pladge. It la an outrage and Insult to the peo ple of the state. They should rise against It and declare that they are the masters nnd not the slaves of the executive committee. If these rules nre strictly enforced the truest and best Democrats must ■all their souls to the bosses or be dis franchised. White men of Georgia, will you sub mit? ARCHIBALD 8MITH. Roswell, Ga. Lanier Superior to the Bird. To the Editor of The Georgian: . should like to ( reply to Mr. Ed* wards, of Macon, In'regard to changing the mockingbird's name to "Lanier, nnd If you will give me the epsce I will appreciate It. First, we should nev?r think of com paring Sidney Lanier to a mere sing ing bird. It Is true that the mocking bird gives out a melody that attracts one's attention, even In the stillness ot night, and In sadness the bird com forts us, but when his music ceases we drift bock into that same old chan nel of sadness. Read one of Sidney Lanier's poems In sadness or happiness, and you must feel better. We should never think that Sidney Lanier only did what the mockingbird does—gave music, and that Is all. The mockingbird »»» created to sing, and. In my Imaginary fancy, I can hear the other birds enty him, as his mush- echoed and re-echoed on the desert air at the birth of time. I can see Adam weep as his strain* of music sounds nml resounds in me dead hours of tho night. I also hear the bird give to Adam an extra strain of music ns the grent God gave a help mate. I see the first man and woman sit In Innocent glee and listen to his songs, and then I sec Adam turn > 1 Eve and ray: "Eve, God crested tin bird to sing the songs of alL We win call him mockingbird." , Change not the name of this mm- He was born to .-ing. Sidney Lam*J was bom to think, and made him eij what he was. If music was all we got out of Sidney Lanier’s poems, tney would die before the sun went down. It takes knowledge to make life, eltner In poetry rr prose. There must o« something In-them besides music t sustain them. _ m Go and rap at the tomb of Sidney Lanier and say to him that tha mock Ingblrd will take his name In Ms re membranes, his spirit would .shake nre very tomb nt such simple folly, »n“* quick response would come: I» m*: all I accomplished op earth. J“ * that?" and then I see his soul fl>‘ *h space after spore, and in some corner of eternity weep and weep forever ever. THOMAS E. M’AFEE Atlanta. May 31. 1906.. Redd—The prospects of striking tk# North Pole begin to look brighter. Greene—Is that a fact? . . — "Yes. I see thev are building three automobiles r„r us.- in trying u> r -“* it.—Yonkers Statesman.