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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
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—Sir John Denham.
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stories
A Curious Political Rumor.
Tnrre li a curtoua story afloat In political circlet to
»-e (Ire currency here for the simple purpose
redding it and to point the moral which such
tarry.
^ It comes to Tho Georgian from an outoMown poli
tician that certain Influences hare been brought to bear
imnii! the most stalwart men of the Popullat perty to
put into the field a straight ticket for governor and atate
.hoiifi' fleers la the coming November election, and that
nines hss been asked to lead, and haa consented
In lj.i-1 this forlorn party In the campaign.
skur Informant goes on to say that this movement has
Its funurlatlon In the belief that the present campaign
> hot«can the Democrats la Georgia had reached such
proportions of bitterness and division that an Independent
ticket might have a strong support In the general elec
tion. and might possibly bo supported by one or the
oil:< i oi the faetlons at present stirring la oar public
lift- The theory of our Informant was that the Populist
party should nominate this ticket, that the Republican!
ahomd cither publicly or privately endorse It and give
their full strength to It In the general election as an
.iron to break up tho solidity of the Democratic party.
Ilchlnd the conversation ran also a veiled suggestion
the i In caae of this division the negroes who have been
gre itl exercised In this cnmpalgn could be brought In
s solid body to the polls and with their strength Joined to
such strength as might come from the Democratic dli-
sffi■< led. that the Independent Popullat ticket might be
trio mphanUy returned in the general election.
’llils atory la ao fall of Improbabilities that It only
needs io be told to be discredited.
in the first place we do not believe that thero li any
considerable portion of the Populist party that Is In favor
or putting out a Populist ticket In the present campaign.
In the second place we bellove If such a ticket were
put out that out of 23,000 Populists who voted for Toth
Wat-on In the presidential campaign not more than two
or three thousand at the outside would support It, aa
tho Populists have pretty well made up their minds and
their hnllnts for tho forthcoming struggle In August.
Again, It Is entirely but of the line of probability that
Judge lllnca would accept a nomination for governor at
this time, and under such circumstances. It Is under
stood that Judge Htnea himself la formally committed
In the gubernatorial race and has given such assurances
or s ipiort as he could not probably cancel at this time.
The most Improbable of all Improbabilities Is that the
Democratic party la likely to suffer any aerlous split
from the action of the primaries In August Tha Demo
cratic people of Georgia have divided under the banners
of tho different candidates who are running for governor
In ibis campaign, bat we do not hesitate to express tho
con victim that when the convention assembles and the
nomination la made, that an unbrokon rank 'of
Democrats will follow the nominee to a triumphant eleo
lion.
'Vo are not going to have any division after the pre
liminary battle la over. There la no likelihood of a spilt
In thu Democratic party at the end of tbla campaign,
and «•> arc sure that all classes of our iieople will be
Kind, no matter how It ends, to close up the bitterness
an<r division of these unfortunate days, and weeks,
and months, and to units once more without faction
and without anger In the work of building tip the state.
The only thing In the entire rumor which bears a
shadow la the mere suggestion that In any poaslble con-
tin;., ucy tho negro vote should be brought In to decide
the vital Issues now pending between white men In
Qeoiglu. •
The mere hint and rumor of such a condition, vague
tnd shadowy aa It Is, will simply serve to emphasise
once more In the strongest way the necessity of putting
such possibilities out of axlatence forever by statute and
legislation.
a Woman Whom Woman Lova.
The Dally Tribune of Dalnbridge published on
.Tnm 6th a beautiful picture of Mrs. John E. Donald-
eon. president of the Balnbrldgo chapter of United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and formally known
and loved In Atlanta and throughout.the state ea
Mrs Untile M. Gordon. Under the cut appeared
iin- names of ts veterans upon whom she conferred
Crosses of Honor amidst Impressive exercises held
et the courthouse end presided over by Colonel John
K Donaldson ae master of ceremonies.
In speaking of the scene. The Tribune says: "It
would have been hard to tell who got the moat
deaaure out of It, the veterans In receiving the
esses, Mrs. Donaldson In conferring them, or the
tidlenea In witnessing the exercises."
Mrs. Donaldson Is alwayi one of the useful and
iraotlvn women of the atate. Her services In causes
mblle and private that relate to the development and
lapptnass of the people of Georgia hare always been
of such a marked and notable character that this no-
-!•• and gifted woman richly deserved to rank among
he most appreciated factors of our present day civ
il I ration in Georgia.
Perhaps the highest tribute that can be paid to
m . Donaldson Is to aay that she Is a woman whom
ill women lore, and whom all men admire, and tbe
bag been In all her life time ao helpful and thoughtful
other women that she richly deserves tbe uni-
'•rial popularity which she enjoys.
A Chicago man wLo bad not been able to utter a
word for twenty-one years, suddenly walked up to hts
brother, the other day, and asked, "Is It hot enough for
| Bir Aa soon as he has been Interviewed on "Wbat do
think of Chicago?"
oral conversation.
he will be free to enter Into
U's warm already, bat Just think of that auditorium.
Some “Spots on The Sun.”
The general public Amis Itwr-lf unable to da termin'
whether The New York Sun Is an institution or i
habit.
There are times when we are Inclined to regard It
as an Institution No paper In this country ever carried
the personal equation farther than did The Sun when It
shone for all under the editorship of Mr. Dana.
He was a man of strong personality, extensive In
formation and a particularly graphic style. He gave
a vigor and- sprightliness to the editorial page which
had never been eDjoyed by any newspaper. The 8un
became the archhleropbant of pure English and strict
accuracy. It was In Its naUve element when It was dis
coursing on the Greek dithyramb and lt« relation to
Roicoe Conklin's' curl; the comparative utility of the
Jinricksha and the gin rickey, or the esaenUal beauty
of esoteric Buddhism.
ft knew more about a greater number of things than
any newspaper In the country.
And some of'It was true.
Then' there were other traits In Its nature. It was
fond of bear stories, flab stories and Georgians. A vein
of delightful drollery ran through all its utterance*—
something between Indulgent patronage and open ridi
cule.
It was a great paper.
The present editor* realize that It was n great paper
In those earlier and better days and they mako a distinct
effort to conduct It along tbe old familiar llneB. Bat there
Is a conspicuous absence of tho vanished hand, and the
once melodious notes “on half-strung harps whlno
mournful to the-blast."
The Lucifer of letters has fallen from hla high
estate and we find The New York Sun among the most
notable sinner* against the primary rates of grammar.
For instance, In a recent Issue wo And the state
ment that one John Rowlen went "from Worcester to
Brockton on Saturday, preauma'bly to attond the holi
day."
Now. we hare nothing whatever to say as to the
motives of Mr. Rowlen. lie la at perfect liberty to go
where he pleases, so far as we are concerned, and we
bnve no doubt that he had earned hla holiday.
If he I* one of those subscribers who have been
reading The Sun for twenty-aeven or eight year* ha was
entitled to a holiday.
But we submit that he did not go to attend the holi
day. He may have gone to attend the festivities of the
holiday. He may {lave gone to attend hla best beloved
to the merry-making Incident to the holiday.. But The
Sun does him a grievous wrong to Intimate that he went
for any such abstract puritooe aa to "attend a holiday.
Perhaps wo are hypercritical In our view of tbe
great fountain of criticism, and, digging a pit, hare fallen
In It.
So we will pass on.
Discussing the embalmed beef eruption, Tho Sun
says the question Is, “whether tho federal Inspections of
cattle and hogs has been lax or not." Now, we cannot
aay for certain whether the Inspections "has been lax”
or not. hut we are quite confldont that somo of The
Sun’s bright young meu, who are rattling around In the
Dana shoes, are distinctly lax. Some of their views
“has been" aa lax as their parts of speech, all of which
becomes cumulative evidence that The Sun Itself la a
has been,” and "Ichabod" Is written on Its phylac
teries.
Perhaps It will be claimed that the bright yonng
man who oonfuaed hla parts of speech was late for hla
appointment at the rathskeller, or that the printer, who
la the convenient and conventional scape-goat of errors,
was not singularly nwalte when he came to those plural
Inspections, ao we will call another witness, who testi
fies, In reviewing a recept book, that the author caused
hla (lady) detective to "fall'Tn love with the man who,
upon pain of dismissal, her chief has commissioned her
to arrest.” The man "who" she was commissioned to
arrest may havs been a very bad man, but we are sure
he would not have murdered the King’s English like
that, even under*tbe severest provocation.
But enough Is as good aa a whole barbecue, ao we
rest the caae.
It all goes to show the wisdom of the old Scotch
woman who explained that the streets of tbe New Jeru
salem were so clean because everyone "swept before hts
aln door."
These observations are made In excellent good hu
mor, and yet we cannot aay that we have been drawn
Into them from entirely Impersonal considerations. For
some several weeks the Sun has been "excerpting"—aa
The Sun Itself would say—Isolated sentences from these
columns as texts for more or less pungent raillery at
The Georgian.
It haan’t hurt any. we protest, and we even know
papers wh[ch The 8un does not Stop to read at all.
nut when we pause to weigh the quality of the wit
end drollery for which we are taken as an excuse, we
naturally ask the question with which we began, Is The
Sun an Institution or a habit?
Its attempts to continue Danaeaque long after the
master hand Is still would Indicate that It la merely an
Institution—an Impersonal personality, ao to apeak-
handed down like the demise of the crown.
But the reading of It and the acceptance of It aa a
fountain of wisdom or humor Is merely a habit which
such of Its readers as cling to It have acquired by years
of application.
It was the Duke of Wellington who said that "hAlt
la ten times nature,” Instead of second nature, and the
place which The Sun occupies In tha world of Journalism
goes to confirm that view.
Incidentally'It may be noted that The Sun of the
present day does not ridicule or assail inch editors aa
support the illustrious highwayman who la reputed to
own The Sun.
It prints no bear stories when Mr. Morgan la on the
bull side of the market.
And the uame explains the milk In the coooaniit
and the hair on tbe outside, too.
city of Atlanta. It la one of Ihc imperative needs of the j that the circumstances are such aa make the Judicious
present and will he more and more a necessity for the weep.
future that Atlanta should have a market, a great central! -Mr. Stuart appears to have had but little reputation
market. -In political circles. He got his training In an old book
In one or two great buildings, such as other cities! store and afterwards, became somewhat prominent in
have, all the meat shops and tbe vegetable and tracking the Young Men’* club organized to secure the election
•tands of the city might be concentrated. This would of Garfield. Since that time he has served one term
Inure first to the convenience of the ahopper. without aa mayor of Philadelphia. But no one appeared to know-
having to go from street to sfeet and from section to aec- what manner of man he was. Few members of the con-
tlon of tho city. Housekeepers could And under one roof ventlon had ever seen him and they knew but little of
an opportunity to mako a selection from tho supplies kept his caliber or convictions.
on hand by a score or more of these smaller merchant*. But he waa put forward by the Penrose machine, and
In the second place thl* arrangement would Inure that seemed to be enough for the faithful henchmen
GEORGIANS IN GOT
essentially to cleanliness and to health. With all tbe
meat shops and vegetable stands kept under one roof the
Inspection by tbe city could be more careful and com
plete than It could under preseat conditions. The entire
sanitary system of our market region could be under
official supervision and kept to tbe blgbest standard of
cleanliness and ’wholesomeness, not only with regard
to tbe meats and vegetables, but with regard to tlpj
surroundings, which sometimes, by neglect, come to be a
menace to health.
Under these conditions, too, of dole personal con
tact, competition and the comparison of atalla and standi
would unquestionably Yalse the standard of tbe supplies
kept and sold.
For these three amply sufficient reasons The Geor
gian Is earnestly In favor of a market for the city of At
lanta, and wo believe that we express the voice and pref
erence of tbe great majority of those who live here when
wo any that public approval would rest like a benec’/itlon
upon any official or private sources that would set to
work at the earliest moment to establish such an Insti
tution for Atlanta.
Atlanta Needs a Market.
The horrible disclosures In the great* meat packing
establishment* of the country have Created a profound
Impression In Atlanta. We are perhaps aa little touched
here aa la any part of the country by tbe personal hor
ror and danger of this situation, but at the same time
we are more exempt than other cttlee and cither eectlone
and elate# In the distribution of this poisonous and de
caying meat.
Suggestions of many klnda are pouring la upon the
newspapers In reference to the conditions created by
these exposures.
Atlanta t* fortunate In the possession of citizens
dealing In this great commodity of meat, who In time
past and at present are above tbe Suspicion! of any
unsanitary or dishonorable dealings with their customers.
But there Is one thing which, without reflection
upon anybody, can be done and ought to be done In the
A New LL.D.
At the recent commencement of the University of
Alabama, the degre of LL.D. was conferred upon the
Rev. M. B. Wharton, D.D., now of Eufaula, Ala.
Dr. Wharton was for many years pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city, and la known and
loved by many friends In Atlanta, who will find
pleasure in thl* recognition accorded to hla talents
and attainments. .
Dr. Wharton la now filling the pulpit of the Bap
tist church at Eufaula, whose membership la one of
the largest In the state.
The Pennsylvania Machine.
The Republican party of Pennsylvania haa adjourned
after nominating Edwin S. Stuart for governor of tbe
atate.
The carrying through of the slate Is regarded as
a distinct triumph for the Republican machine, with
Senator Penrose at It* head, and It la generally conceded
of the autocratic senator. Penrose Is the creature of
"Boaa” Quay, Just as Pcnnypacker was, and he seems
to have studied the game of practical politics at the feet
of the former boss with fine effect. He Is a cold, satur
nine, calculating sort of man, who goes In to win, and
the Immediate object in view was to secure the nomina
tion of a machine candidate.
But he has not done so without creating consider
able discontent. The Lincoln taction of the party whs
strong enough to cast nearly a quarter of a million votes
In the last election. It Is a faction to be reckoned with
and they were determined to have some kind of recog
nition on the slate adopted in the convention.
The machine gives It out that the wishes of the Lin-
colnites have been met and that harmony prevails, but
Ihe leader of tbe faction hastens to announce that such
waa not tbe case by any means.
The present indications are that. he la going to
fight. In fact be gives It out that ho will make an ap
peal to the Democrats to join him In the effort to defeat
Stuart, and a merry war will soon be on.
There can be (rat little Interest In the matter down
this way oeyond the fact that alt lovers of good govern
ment would like to see the final and absolute defeat of
the old machine which was built up by the unscrupu
lous methods of Quay. Trite It seems that Penrose haa
been successful, but we opine that If tho former boss
were alive and had been at that convention be would
have found a way to placate the Llncolnlte*.
And then, too. It must be remembered that tho wavo
of reform has been sweeping over Philadelphia rather
strongly of late. Mayor Weaver’s successful resistance
of the machine In Philadelphia gave tho reform element
heart of grace, and they have been carrying the cam
paign Into the state at large.
The very fact that Stuart Is the nominee of the ma
chine will militate against him, and a combination of
the Llncotnltes and Democrats, If It la formed, will give
him some uncomfortable quarters of an hour.
j Ujr Private Leased Wire.
, New York, Junp 8.—Here are some
of the Visitors in New York today:
ATLANTA—J. H. Allen, C. M.
V. 5 ":.' Wlmerto£ r j Sh H. 1 Boyntoo! , r’
W ; Freeman, A. X Silvern, A. H. Ew-*
SAVANNAH—Mrs. E. Alcott, Q. w
Alcott, M. I. Alcott, J* Roeenhelm,
C. A. McCarthy. F. G. Doyle, R w
Doyle, C. F. Powers. '
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Jun.- Mrs. .Mary Grant
Dickson. Mrs. Belle Robinson. Mias
Alice anil .Mrs. Aaron Barr Steele and
MI'S Louise Dubose, of Atlanta, and
Mies Augusta Wood, of Savannah, rex-
Isterd at the office of European edition
of The New York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
The public hat begun to realize that “potatoes and
fishes are very good dishes” to have on almost any old
morning.
THE GREAT WHITE CROP
By D. PRESTON PARR.
NO. 2.
As the cotton crop of 1906 la about
being pitched for the American belt. It
may be said we approach a stage In
the Industrial development of our coun
try and the world, the like of which
haa never been seen before. The co
operative attempt of planters to limit
the acreage and constrain jts bounds-
ries may have Its effect, but that this
will diminish tbla year’s crop aa com
pared with last, to the extent planned
for, Is little likely. It la easier to re
solve • on a reduction of 25 per cent
acreage planted than It la to effect
Agriculturists ore not prone to
association of effort, and their train
ing and experience lends little force
agmlnat their natural go-as-you-pleaae
Individualism.
Even though the planters themselves
may have contributed and may still be
contributing to the present high price
of cotton, an encouraging market con
dition prevails, and we all know the
acreage pitched la largely determined
by the price of cotton at planting time.
Despite the enormous crops of 1»M and
1905, the manufacturing world still
hungers for cotton, and there are only
about 5,000,000 1 boles visible In the
world, or to put It exactly, accepting
Secretary Hester’s February statement,
we have 6,I>],ST0 bales In all the world
to last uq tilt the new crop comes In.
The Indies, the Brazils and Egypt are
credited with 1,515,000 bale* of this
stock on hand, while the American
total U 1,747,010 bales. In continental
Europe and Great Britain there are
2.540.000 hales of this stock, mostly
thought to be owned or controlled by
spinners, while In the states there are
1.517.000 all told, whether controlled by
spinners, factories or planters. India
■till holds less than a million balsa,
955,000, while Egypt haa In store less
than 300,000, a paltry trifle of 111.000
bales.
For a sustaining balance beyond, the
Oriental crops are even now almost
available, but I fear Lancashire oper
ations may fall upon another season of
that terrible heart-sickness which en
sues upon hope deferred, If their re
liance must rest In any great part
upon the Cotton crops of Asia and
Africa for 1005. Indeed, as conditions
now exist, the eyes of the world turn
naturally In our direction for raw ma
terial to supply their looms and spin
ning Jennies. Bo It Is like to be for
years to come, but that does not Imply
there will be no change tn conditions
and that we will be permitted to retain
the supremacy we have achieved with
out a contest. The law of life' Is
change and the price of prosperity, like
that of liberty, ts eternal vigilance.
Cotton and Democracy.
Almost coaval with our growth In
prosperity, political prestige, popula
tion and power, production of cotton
has breasted the front ranks of our tn.
duatrlal progress. A half a dozen years
before our revolution we were culti
vating cotton and the sleepy aria of
peace, taken over from the east. That
war was barely over when American
tentus Inaugurated an Industrial revo-
ution svsn more far-reachtng In its
sweep. Ell Whltnsy, of Massachusetts.
Invented the cotton gin In Georgia and
some unsung aentus In South Carolina
started the American long row method
of annual seeding and cultivation.
In 1770 the American output of cot
ton was 2,000 pounds, none exported.
Even n year Inter, when British In
dustry had enlisted the loom ot Ark
wright and Hargreaves’ spinning Jen
ny, not n pound of American cotton
found lts way Into English mills.
One year after Whitney’s gtn waa
perfected (1794) 497,000 pounds of
American cotton, equal to shout 1,000
bales, found Its way Into British mills.
Even then Lancashire was all our
market and In average years the Amer
ican cotton belt was supplying her
spinners with about one-sixth of their
raw material.
In one hundred and ten yean wa
ran the American product from a hare
thousand hales to fifteen million. Tho
development drove British islands,
provinces end colonies out of the cul
tivation, cut African hopes clear of the
and dry among the derelicts
has-beens. If to the fittest survival Is
vouchsafed, we may reasonably expect
to realize on our demonstrated qual
ifications, but that doe* not mean wa
may pause In the race and rest on our
oarn. Having 'led the manufacturing
world to Its present high point of at
tainment In the growth and manufac
ture of cotton, are we safe In curtail
ing the area of cultivation, while we
seek to enhance the planter's share of
gain? Are we right tn discouraging
the fruitfulness of the earth, combining
and co-operating to diminish demand
by decreasing supply, relying upon pre
cepts and practices common tn tha
commercial world but heretofore doubt
ed and divided In the domains of pro
duction, agricultural and mechanical?
I do not think we are myself, but then
not being a planter, I am perhaps not
altogether qualified to stand at the
planter’s point of view. I do maintain,
however, that It is the planter who la
■tiffing hts point of-view and thereby
lowering hts standard.
A return to "cotton trees” In the
garden and "rattoonlng” the patch
might be a more radical way of reduc
ing production, but It would be scarce
ly more un-American than abandoning
those calls for efficiency we have Im
posed In this country upon labor and
Invention. Across the pool I have been
wont to tell my British friends that the
American dutifully followed the scrip
tural Idea of earning his bread in the
sweat of hts brow, while tht English
man always wanted to earn his In
the sweat ot some other fellow’s. In
crease of output In proportion to coet
of rpoductlon Is an American Indus
trial Ideal. It may have been mislaid
In the shuffle, but tt haa not been
lost, and we don't need to less It.
Competition Is still the life of trade,
widened now to International fields ot
contest, and still tt commands efficien
cy, as all development must, under tbe
operation of that very law which pro
vides for the survival of tha fittest.
There Is no halt In the process, no side-
stepping In the march. To pause Is
to turn back and lend our competitors
a lift In tha race, and this advantage
Americans have never willingly con
ceded to competitors. To combine by
agreement, In defiance of natural law;
to limit Individual freedom by stress
of co-operative compulsion. Is rather
S iore radical socialism than we of the
tales have ever committed ourselves
to, so far, and frankly, I don't be
lieve we are going that road, even
though we should "resolute till the
cows come home.” Now. If wa were
In Great Britain we might count on
an act of parliament perhaps to help
us along. Over there government does
not hesitate to stand In with those who
would build special privileges Into or
ganic taw. Over here ws still stand
out theoretically against that sort of
legislation at any rate. True, we have
an Internal revenue tax on tobacco,
and a customs tariff, too; but we have
notblng to match that act of parlia
ment which forbids the growing of to
bacco tn Ireland, so the Imperial gov
ernment may enjoy the widest oppor
tunity of profit possible^ under a three-
shlUIng customs duty on tobacco, onq
may safely conclude we are not apt to
enter upon any such chapter of leg
islation, and that being the case, one
may be permitted to doubt If the Amer
ican cotton bait can be reduced by
resolution, even aa much as six Inches,
ss long as the price of lint yields cost
of production and a modest profit on
the grower's capital employed.
The Georgian's Cartoons and Editorials
Marietta, Os.. June T, 1909. I
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Your editorials, "The Beet Poison
ers Worse Th»« Morales" and "A
Rockefeller Mystery," In Tuesday’s
Georgian, should commend you to the
everlasting gratitude of all wetl-wleh-
ere of humanity. You cannot too
fiercely and drastically treat such sub
jects. These detestable villeins de
serve the execration of thetr fellows:
should spend the remainder of their
days In solitary confinement, fed on
state bread and their nwn putrid beef
preparations, and their families be for
ever socially ostracised. The public
must not too tenderly deal with these
unmitigated fiends. They are worse
than professional thieves and highway
men—the veriest outlaws.
Brewsrton’s cartoon In lost even
ing's (Wednesday's) Georgian, "The
Insolence of Crime,” Is an educator.
He ts a genius, and his works will live
after'hlm. You, Brother Graves, are
engaged In a mighty work, defending
the rights of the masses against the
classes. Continue exposing private and
public wrongs and commanding clean,
just, honest living, as you have been,
and you will have the commendation of
the best element among mankind.
Thanks for yo’ur courage and Inde
pendence, and long life and unlimited
success to The Georgian.
J. W. COLLETT.
Marietta, Ga, June 7, 1905.
Not Fair to Mr. Rockefeller.
Rome, Ga., June 6, 1905.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I notice that the papers avail them
■elves of every opportunity to say un
kind and cutting things of Mr. Rocke
feller, and The Georgian Is no excep
tion of the rule. They never say any
thing kind of him; they never mention
the fact that at home he Is a good cltl-
sen. Is moral and upright, Is a deacon
In a church and upholds morality, gives
liberally to charity and has given mil
lions to the cause of education and
missions, Witt},stands well at home. At
one time kerosene oil sold at 75 cents a
gallon. After he got control of It, It
sold as low as 15 rents at retail, and
now at 20 cents. They never mention
that the poor as well as the rich are
benefited by this. There are supposed
to be eighty millions of people In this
country: fully 75 per cent of them are
benefited by this 55 cents on each
gallon aold, and It amounts tn millions.
My son, Fred Oovan, who ts now
associate editor of the New Orleans
Item, has written a very sensible arti
cle on this subject. If you will publish
It I will send It to you. It expresses
my Ideas on the subject exactly, though
I had never spoken to him on the
subject. He, like myself, likes to see
justice done to every man. and If a
man Is trying to do right It ts the duty
of every good cltlsen to help him, give
him every encouragement we can.
Yours very truly,
M. F. OOVAN.
Rome, Os., June 5, 1905.
THE VIOLET.
O fnlnt, delirious, spring-time violet!
This odor, like s key.
Turns noiselessly In memory's wards tn let
A thought of sorrow free.
The lirestb of distant fields upon my brow
It eopre star, from that Moved pi.ee.
And that Moved boor,
When life hung ripening In lore’s guides
Ukt grapes above s Itovrer.
* Singing through its reedy
The lark' slags o'er my head.
Drowned In the sky-O, pass, ye visions,
I would that I were dead!—
,orbMd ' n
°isrtsrws ,r * -—
O violet! thy odor thronsb my bratn
Hath sen rebed, and stung to grief
This sonny Any. ns If n rone did stain
Thy velvet leaf.
Returns Thanks.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Will you please allow me, aa chair
man of the monument committee, to
express through the columns of your
paper my sincere thanks to the fol
lowing Atlanta friends for their gen
erous aid In contributing to the Con
federate monument, which was un
veiled In Palmetto June l:
Governor Joseph M. Terrell, R. F.
Maddox, of Maddox-Rucker bank'
James Floyd, Atlanta National bank:
Charles Wickers ham, president Atlanta
and West Point rattroid: C. H Araotf
Arnold Hat Company; J. K. p. cart-
JUNE 8.
1772—Robert Stephenson born.
1778—Committee appointed by Conti-
nental congress to draw up Dec
laration of Independence.
1809—Thomas Paine, author ot "The
Age of Reason," died. Born Jan-
uary 29, 1727.
1818—Germanic confederation constl-
tuted by treaty of Vienna.
1823— Russian forces passed the Dan
ube. ,
1831—Sarah Slddons, celebrated Brit-
hffi^actress, died. Born July $,
1844— Treaty for annexation of Texas
rejected by United States senate.
1845— Andrew Jackson, seventh presi
dent of United States, died. Born
March 15, 1765.
1857—Douglas Jerrold died. Born 1803.
1859—Napoleon and Victor Emanuel
entered Milan.
1862—Battle of Cross Keys, Va.
1867—Francis Joseph of Austria
crowned king of Hungary.
1869—Colopel Crane, U. S. A., killed by
Colonel Yerger at Jackson, Miss.
1873—Resolution proclaiming the fed
eral republic passed the Spanish
cortes.
1877—Business poytlon of Galveston,
Texas, destroyed by fire.
1881—Eighteen hundred buildings were
burned in city of Quebec.
1885—Archbishop Bourget died.
1892—Bob Ford, murderer of Jesse
James, shot at Creede, Colorado.
1905—Dissolution of union of Sweden
and Norway proclaimed by Nor
wegian parliament.
The Beef Question.
To the Editor of {The Georgian:
The expose In the meat packing In
dustry Is Incomplete, since the Investi
gation does not extend to this busi
ness In all of Its phases and ramifi
cations.
To have good beef, a good ox la the
starting point. How ere we going to
have a good ox?
As It Is, this ox Is raised by a far
mer. What does this farmer know
about the kind of food the ox ought to
hnve In order that the ox be fit for
building the body of man In a healthy
condition? Does the farmer raise the
ox for food first, and-money second;
or for money first, and last and all tho
time? Who ought to or has the great
est Interest In the ox as food, not ss
money—the farmer who raises the ox
or the public who eats the ox?
Is the farmer examined M to hM fit
ness to furnish food for the public, as
the teacher Is examined as to his or
her fitness to teach the public?
How about the fitness and qualifica
tions of the men who handle the ox
while on ths trains or on the road
to the packing house?
Where are the packing house men
to get the clean, tidy, dainty people
needed to make the packing house
business an Ice cream parlor con
cern?
The men, women and children needed
In this buslneas are drawn from the
public, and are just what the public
or consumers furnish.
Since the public do not educate and
train people for this business, how can
they expect the packers to get them?
The packing house people might be
empowered by law to establish such
schools, and the people thus educated
would be entitled to better compen
sation than those at present employed.
This extra expense would Increase the
price of beef, which the public would
kick against. In fact, the public Is
not able to pay for beef If properly
handled, simply because of the profit
which Is exacted, first by the farmer,
then by the railroads, the stock yard
companies, the packers and the retail
ers. This profit exceeds the orlgtnal
cost of the ox.
The public demands cheap things,
and the packers are simply trying to
comply with their demands.
No law can supply the public with
good beef, except a law which raises
the ox and educates its handlers In the
form of beef to the people.
Here we have a business which the
public, by common consent, have
placed In the hands of a class who are
known not to be and are not expected
to be equal In personal cleanliness and
tn scientific attainments, such as we
find In the employees of our first fam
ilies and first-class hotsls.
What we need Is a law to supply
the packers and the ox-raisers with
the cleanly and scientific help needed
to insure good food; and which will
compel ths packers and farmers to em
ploy such help and pay the wages
needed to keep such help In a clean,
healthy condition.
This sounds like slavery, but It It
not. It Is scientific freedom, for It
■hows that aft Industries need clean,
scientific help, and that It will take ths
wealth and the powers of government
to secure It.
In this packing house matter, we see
the supreme need of the training, at
public expense, of alt labor, and its
compulsory employment.
Our public school system needs to be
enlarged end extended so as to take
In all trades and occupations, thus ex
cluding women and the unfit from at.
occupations which are Injurious to
them physically and morally,
Thus the public will have first In
spected the labor, and this labor win
Inspect the packer and the meat.
The morals and the physical clean
liness of the hands which feed, clothe
and house us. Is but a reflex of public
morals and cleanliness.
\V. A. JOHNSON.
529 Whitehall Street
Atlanta, Ga.. June 5, 1909.
In Genassy It --JS
that a child shoeUl "go np" before It zrj
down In the world, so It Is esrvled trpttsin
ton, commission merchant; Profesvot
J. A. Richardson. T. E. Zellare, Ontnt-
vllle Banking Company: Dr. Ed"®"
Lyndon. Lyndon Manufacturing l
pony. Miss Cliff Lyndon. Respectful
MRS. ft M. DEAN.
Chairman Monument Committee.
Palmetto, Ga, June 4, 1909.
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