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mu ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY JUNE 9, 1908. The Atlanta Georgian. their JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. P. L. SEELY, Pretldent. Telephone L Connections. Subscription Rstes: One Yeir $4.50 Six Month! 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Aiternoon Except Sundry by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alsbsms Street, * Atlsnts, Gs. ered s*ees4-elem nitt.r April SS, ISOS, st the Posfoflles At Atlanta. Gs.. under set of eongreas of March t lit*. Unless thou find occasion. Hold thy tongue; Thyself or others carelesa talk may wrong. —Sir John Denham. Saturday Evening. ■ Mme. de Sevlgnc has recorded the opinion that "th# - orld is neither foolish nor unjust." A business institution in New York has started out on the theory that the world Is likewise honest, as a rule. In a more or leas retired section of the city-an on- i.-riirlsinc man has opened up a restaurant where a i.irlety of food la set out after the fashion of the free lunch counter. There are no waiters whatever, and t inn an Important Item of expense ta saved. Customers are expected to walk in and help tbera- ^ o lios to whatever they want. They are laft to their own jlnnor to say what they bavo eaten and how much they ® iwe. It Is the theory of this unique business man that very few people, thus placed on tbeir honor, wilt tell I n lie or attempt la aay way to beat the house, and that uhaterer may be I oat In Isolated Instances where he la swindled will be more than made np by the amount he caves on the coat of waiters. At Intervals a watch baa, In point of fact, been kept on customer* to so* If there was any effort "to beat the house.” ' The detective who did this work recently gave his experiences to one of the New York papers. He aay* that moat people are “on the level," to uae Ills own language, aad that the men who try to "do” a pine# of that kind are not frequent. He relate* that one man waa noticed to come there for hla meals for about n week, and created the Impression that he was not s mare. • He was watched. On on* day he ate 30 cent* worth and when he went to th* counter he paid 10 cents. The next day he ate 35 cent* worth and paid 5 cent*. Th* third day he did the tame thing. On the fourth day, which was Saturday, the detective imido up hla mind that If th* customer did the asm* tiling again he would call him down. True to the clock he came, and ate 30 cents worth. The detective followed him to the counter, and great was his surprise when the man took out a two-dollar bill and said: "A dollar live out of that, please. I have been heating the place this week, because I was broke, and to day Is pay day, so I want to settle." Thus the confidence that the establishment reposed In mankind, as a gonoral proposition, was vindicated, and they probnbly started Into work on Sunday morning with n firmer confldence In the system on which they were doing business. We nre entirely prepared to believe this story and to accept tho moral It teaches. The trouble is that the One sense of honesty becomes atrophied by the frequency and extent of the appeals made to the cupidity and avarice of mankind. No better illustration could be given of this than the aubtlo bribes offered tho employees of the Penneylvanla railroad In the shape of stock and cash contribution from alleged anony mous sources. Of course these men knew all the time where these humisos were coming from and what they were expected to do for them. Out they deluded themselves Into believ ing that they were given out of personal regard or as a part of a general bualnesa system. They probably did not confess even to themselves that It waa strictly dis honest. , By the time they had advanced so far In their sense nf right and wrong they were of course a long way from the simple little truth of their childhood that "It la a sin To steal a pin.” We prefer to believe Ihnt the natural predilection of mankind la to be honest. They wilt not swindle a lunch counter. But It aeema ao different when it comes to tak ing money from a great corporation. The upheaval which haa come within the past few months along tho line of reform hae done much to bring public conscience to a realisation of the difference between right and wrong and It would be made yet more effective It tome of the offenders as* mad* ta suffer par- ■umnljy Instead of being allowed to turn state’s evidence or go free after tbe payment of a nominal line. A Home Run. You fellows with liver trouble; you pessimists who sc through 'things, and darkly; lo, all you who are aad and lonely—we have the remedy. Place, the ball park,—time, 4 p. m. Go a bit earlier though ant see tbe huskies warm up. Know th* player*. hlnglcH, anil their bungled. And roof root! root! The sublime Idea Is to root’ Sink tho foolUh Ego In your bosom*—"forget It"—be n boy again—Just once more. Take' our word for It, you’ll have a better dlges tlon, clearer eye, live longer, bare a cheerier heart, and a hand more open. I The Joint Debate. The people of Georgia expect from The Georgian nothing lees nor more than the truth about tbe Howell- Smith debate. And this tho people shall have In unvarnished and undiluted form both In the local columns and upon the editorial pago. Expressed In a sentence, the debate ended In a definite and dtclalve triumph for ifokj Smith. After the drat hour tbe laurels of the evening were all at hla feet. Let ua note tbe conditions; The audience was In all probability tbe largest and moat representative ever addressed under shelter by political speakers In Oeorgla. It was an audience gathered upon equal term*. The occasion waa heralded widely aa a Joint discussion between tbe two prominent candtdatei for governor. Both aide* had equal oppor tunity for filling the hall. So far as all reports have gene there was no effort on either aide to pack tho auditorium In the Interest of either candidate. The per sonnel of tho assembly was exceptionally line and In vlaw of the crowding numbers, tbe order and decorum was far above the average of political assemblies. Before this moat magnificent and representative au dience of their home people those two political antagonists appeared to fight out their differences and measure their merit* In the arena of dsbnte. • In the first five minute* after tbe entrance of the candidates the volume of applause seemed to be In favor of Clark Howell. Whether th* voices of bis clans men were heavier, or whether they found their throats sooner, or whether the follower*, of Hoke Smith were slower In limbering np their enthusiasm, the Impression was distinctly left upon the mind* of tbe writer that tbe primary balance of sound waa on Howell’s aide. The basis of applause on both side* was In the ser ried ranks of followers who were ranged behind each candidate on the stage end In the nearby adjoining galleries. In front sat the vast body of the audience, th* quiet thoughtful people, seemingly neutral, Impassive and watching developments—apparently the balance of power In the debate and In the election. Up to the close of Hoke Smith’s first speech they made little dem onstration and gave no tangible sign of thalr preference and sympathy Hofco Smith’s opening epeech was a stroi/g, clear, bold argument upon the Issue* of tbe campaign. It was In no sense a remarkable speech. Neither In eloquence nor In logic waa it out of tbe ordinary run of political effort. Its power was In its directness, Its definiteness, and Its un mistakable commitment to positive reforms. Mr. 8mttb ■poke forty-five of hla sixty mlnntes ably and exclusively upon tbe lacuee. He devotee, by the watch only fifteen minute* to a discussion of Mr. Howell and bis record. The Impression made by bis speech was that a great political campaign was pending In Georgia, that Issues vital to the peoplo wore at stake, and that he had fixed and clear cut view* upon these Issues and powerful rea sons tor the faith that waa In him. It waa meat for voter*'to feed upon. It suggested statesmanship. It Implied a grasp of affairs. It promised a reformer In the Georgia capital, capable to conceive and powerful to ex ecute the people’* will. He not oqly assorted principle* and proclaimed attitudes, but ho argued, reasoned and plead In efftctlv# advocacy tor hla oonvlcltlons. If not' a great speech It was a strong speech, a vote-winning speech. It was received with strong approval and ap plauded wildly by hla cohort* In the rear and on the sides, and moderately by the audience la front. But the mighty waiting mhss In th* center eat com- parently reserving Its decision until It had heard the parently reserving their decision until they had heard the other man. The mass had not yet committed Itself. Mr. Howell waa received wllth an applause from bis own Immediate ranke, fully equaling the reception given to Mr. Smith by hla rear guard. He fronted a great op portunity. He had much to gain and little to loee In a contest lu which public opinion had. already credited hla experienced antagonist with superiority In debate. If Mr. Howell had made a strong, clear preaeatatlon of defi nite views upon the great and pressing Issues before the people In this campaign, If he had Illustrated convictions and the courage of them upon the things that were moving as realities In the publle mind—even If tbeee con victions had been counter to their own—the people would have applauded hla definiteness and respected hla honest opinion*. Mr. Howell made here the same fatal mistake which he baa made all through hli'canvais of pitching hla cam paign purely and simply upon the Idea of proving Hoke Bmlth to bo unworthy of tbe place. The editor of The Georgian has warned him of this error a doxen times. Mr. Smith made hla bid for suffrage upon the advocacy of certain pressing and necessary changes In the con-’ duct and personnel of the state government. Mr. Howell made hla plea upon the Idea ot personal depreciation of Hoke Smith’s sincerity and consistency. Mr. Howell spoke by tbe watch slxty-one minutes without touching an lasua—except the leaue of Hoke 8mUh‘s political In tegrity. hla temperance, hla consistency. When the au dience finally demandod by calls some comment upon pending Issues, Mr. Howell spoke by the watch seven minutes upon freight rates without argument and confin ing himself to the assertion that he had alwayi been on the side ot cheaper freight raU*. Then be drifted back to the jtorsonal dlscuHsion of Hoke Smith. Called again by undivided requests from ihe audience. Mr Howell gave six minutes by the watch to tbe strong assertion, without argument, that Mr. Smith’s disfranchisement plan would disfranchise thousands of white men. Then he returned to Hoke Smith’s record and stayed there until bis pero ration. This Is accurate statement carefully and Judicially measured, watch in hand, and absolutely without preju dice. These are the two plana of political campaign, set side by side for trial and experiment. One man debating strong ly the economic and racial Issue* of the hour, the other man discussing chiefly the personal unfitness of bit antagonist We bav# never had any doubt for a moment that the debater of Issues waa on stronger and more hopeful ground, and we have said ao. If Mr. Howell Is not In accord with Mr. Smltb’i views on railroads he has powerful ground for argument on that aide. Charles Pendleton, of the Macon Tele graph ha* made that fact dangerously clear to the Atlanta Journal In these later days. But we lay down herd - the proposition as a fact and a philosophy that If a man get* on the people's aide of a public question and advocates It powerfully and con sistently you may abuse him till doomsday and convict him nf a doxen Inconsistencies, but you can’t shake tbe faith of the people In the fact that he Ir right now, and they are going to stand by him. If there is any winning strength In Hoke Smith’s campaign It la due to the fact that he has convinced the people that they need negro disfranchisement and a home regulation of freight rates, and that he la the man to get It for them. If there la any weakness In Mr. Howell's campaign It Is due to the fact that he haa devoted more time to discrediting Hoke Smith than he ha* to making clear hla own convictions and Intentions on these great questions. . The two plans of campaign—the two theories of can didacy had at loaat a fair experiment last night. At the conclusion of Mr. Howell’s speech his partisan rear guard rose at him In a volume of sound that was equal to anything that had gone before. But the great central audience were yet unrespon sive. They gave small external evidence, of their Impress ions. That mighty mas* had beard Hoke Smith in com paratively unresponsive silence. They had now heard Clark Howell In the same unmoved temper of attention. They had listened to both men now and were ready, at last to express an opinion. Tbe great body which had preserved almost judicial calm was now ready to return a judicial decision. It came with a whirlwind of approval when Hoke Smith rose for hla concluding speech. Aa he rose the whole center of the house seemed to rise with him. It was an evatlon of swinging hands and waving hand kerchiefs and ringing cheoM—a wonderful and Inspiring scene. ' Before this tribunal at least, and upon this presenta tion the campaign of issues had triumphed over the cam paign of personal objection. The decision waa clear, unmistakable and emphatic. Hoke Smith’s concluding speech was a total departure from hi* Drat It was personal, masterful and thrilling. It rang with confidence, It sparkled with satire. It pulsed with dramatlo defiance. He towered In his superb per sonality and swopt Into further and fullfir enthusiasm an audience which had already committed Itself to hla cause. The conditions were unequal for Clark Howell. The odltor and tho trained debater were separated by temper amental differences aa vast da tho disparity In their physical proportions. Physical differences are of small account. Aleck Stephens made that plain with Toombs and Hill. It was tho temperament that told. Th* mili tant, Intense and fofeeful mind of conviction against the light, lovable and forceful spirit of concession and peace. Mr. Howell's voice In It* range and compass placed him also at great disadvantage with hla robust and sonorous rival. It cannot be denied that Mr. Howell executed hla theory of debate* with fearlessness and skill. His jter- sonallties were marshaled alilv and he put them keenly and brilliantly. If they bad been new and fresh to tile audience they would have made a sensation and might have turned the scale In his favor. But tho fact that they had all been rehashed In the prints and replied to In kind made them stale, flat aad unprofitable In a skirmish so near to the end of the war. Summed up In a nutshell here are the equations: A robust personality, a strong temperament, a forceful conviction, against a likeable personality, a lighter temperament and Indefinite convictions. Issues against assertions. Policies against personalities. Is It any wonder that In a political pitched battle tho victory went to the stronger temper, the Impressive con viction and the definite Issue? The Joys of Summer. All the dellghta ol summer do not constat merely in alttlng upon the sunlit sand*, swept by ocean breesea and allowing the complexion to assume a nut-brown tint. Nor yet do they consist wholly In altUng under tho In fluence of the big round moon and allowing the soul to grow full of syllabub ant, sentiment. These have their joys, but there I* a certain pleas ure Id the marvelous stories which come to light at this seductive season of the year, and the present year ap pears to have been particularly fruitful. In our own columns the other day It was related that a certain Nimrod, one of the mightiest hunters In our midst, testified that he had n gun which would shoot so far that he had to put salt on his bullets to keep the game from spoiling before he could get to It. This was a truly remarkable gun—or rifle, as the case may .have been—and must have delighted the spirit of that veracious chronicler, Baron Munchausen. But the Incoming steamers which are arriving at the various ports of the country are bringing In some stories —not all of them on tho log book—which are even more astounding. These jolly skippers would be under suspi cion of avenging themselves for not seeing the sea ser pent thus far this year If It were not for the fact that we all know the tren of that walk—or roll—of life to be above exaggeration, not to say misrepresentation. The other day, when the Carpathla came Into port, there were numbers of people on board who were ready to swear that tbe ship ran Into a school, or seminary, of whales; that one of these leviathans of the deep swam directly In the pathway of the onrnshlng steamer which cut him In two. A storm was raging at the time, but so soon as the catastrophe occurred tbe whale oil diffused Itself over the spumy, splashing waves to such an extent that Imme diately they became as calm as the sea of Galilee and the vessel thenceforward rode on In tranquillity and safety. ’ To our mind this seemed quite a remarkable occur rence and was worthy of the prominence given It by the leading papers of the country. But Glamis and thane of Cawdor! the greatest la be hind! • On the same day the American ship John Briggs put In at Seattle after a voyage of 167 days In thd"south seas. The crew declared, between the staves of their dipsy chanty, that during their passage through the Pacific the vessel began to steer wildly, and on Investigation It was found that the green pine planking which had been put on astern, had sprout^ pine branches, same of them ten feet long, and there bad thrown the lumber ship off her course. "All hands went overside and sawed off the growth,” said the oldest sailor. “Then the old hooker found her course." Marvelous almost past belief! And yet the sailors were there and they ought to know. What with blackberries and watermelons ripe and the annual crop of sea stories keeping somewhat above the average, there Is every Indication that we will have a very pleasant summer. GEORGIAN'S IN GOTHAM. I)y Private Leased Wire ^ l h» v'lsItonMn J?e w imri^today ,om * of IP. A W*M ! £fr J - i °rp* IN PARIS. Special to The Georgian. Parle, June 9.—A. Sandheimor (Mr. and Mrs. 1. Epstein, of Savannah -rf-slstercd at the office of the Europe, edition of The New York Herald t<!d, r " TniS DATE IN HISTORY. Confidence In Judge Hlnsa. Augusta, Ga., Juns S, 1106. To th# Editor of Tho Georgian: I am convinced that Judge Hines Is s msn of too much common sons* snd purity to allow himself to be used by s set of politics! knaves T hsv* rear! with some surprise the sinister cir cular to tlw Populists to nominal* Judge Hines for governor, promising the support of the Republican and de generated Democrats. This scheme must have been hatched either by n fool or knave, for It Is psrfsctly plain It wan done tn defeat Hoke Smith, snd to emulate the negro tn politics; but It will fall. Your* truly, JAMES BARRETT. Prom Rov. C. B. Wilmer. To the Editor of The Georgian: 1 am compelled to be out of the city on Sunday next, Jpne 10, and the Rev. Mr. J. J. Lanier, of Mllledgevllle, Ga., will fill the pulpit nf St. Luke's, both morning and evening. Mr. 1-nnler la not only a valued per sonal friend of mine, but one of the most thoughtful men In the Episcopal church. Hr la the author of a three- volume book which ta not as well known us It ought to be, "Kinship of Ood and Man." In the introduction, which la supplied by Judge Logan E. Bleckley, that distinguished Jurist pays the author Ihe following tribute: "Of alt the religious discourses 1 ever listened to, they made the deepest Im pression upon me. I am not theologian enough to pronounce upon their con formity to sclentlHc theology, but they seem to harmonise, certainly tn most respects, with tha principles of com mon sense and sound logic. They ap pear calculated to afford very strong assistance In solving some of the grave difficulties that beset the close and candid thinker In hla speculation on religious topics." 1 trust that Mr. Lanier will forgive me for writing thus of him In the pa pers end I ask my Atlanta friends, whether Episcopalian or non-Eptsco- pallsn, to tak* advantage of the oppor tunity afforded by Mr. Lanier's visit to our city. C. B. WILMER. Atlanta, Ga., June 7. 1(M. "Why Eat Meat at Atlf” To ihe Editor of The Georgian. Since one la not certain of obtaining untainted meat, the question arises— why eat meat at all? Is It neces sary? Msn ts not naturally carnivorous, and his animal flesh-eating habit la a beast Inheritance from the lower order* of creation. , But, says the meat eater, I must have beef, mutton or ham to keep up my strength. Fudge! Meat Is but a stimulant, my friend, and you mistake stimulation for nutrition. Beans and peas contain twice as much nutrlclous sustenance as beefsteak, and there Is more carbonaceous and nitrogenous nutrition In barley, corn and rye meal, course-ground wheat, bananas, al monds, chestnuts and walnuts than thsre Is in any kind uf meats. Grains snd fruits In season, together with egg* sml milk, supply all that man’s nature needs, and time It coming when the meat ester will be looked upon as a sort of uncivilised cannibal. There Is no doubt about that. In the hot weather, meat overheatn the system, and Is positively Injurious. Cases of sunstroks and, heat apoplexy are far more numerous among flesh- eaters than vegetarians. Other conditions equal, the vegeta rian has greater powers of endurance than the meat-ester. This hae been frequently demonstrated during the last few years, and I am at all times willing to demonstrate It personally to any skeptic. A simple vegetarian diet Induces habits of sobriety, economy and self- control; In fact, the vegetarian Is a more wholesome, cleaner and sweeter person altogether than the meat-eater, besides being healthier and a strangr to tape worm. From the mountain’s grassy side A guiltless feast I bring— A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied Ami water from the spring. Yours truly. BRUCE MACLEOD. Physlculturlst. School of Arms, US Peachtree Street. World-Weary. "Tell blm I'm nut at burnt," JUNE 9. 1626—Mindea tik-n by Tilly 1680-MarrtQge of Louis xtv with th. 1792 -nJohn iiowiu'd Payne, author 0 f A£r.r;«? Homv ' born - 1800—Hattie of \tonf>fwi|o, 18Z, ~nIS Vl . ,l i 0n '*! (slab- !l8ne*l In t> recti?. 1825—Pauline Bonaparte tiled 1836—Eugene Hale, United States «tor from .Maine, hoci. 1851—Vigilance committee crtr..-|,«a In Bail Fran-ire >. “ If63—Dost M.-nmcnt of Afghanis-** 1 870—Charles Dickens, novelist, ai e s Born February 7, HU. 1883—Tim Kelly, Phenlx Park mur- !je>er. hanged In Dublin 1894—President Gonsales, of Paraguar .... deposed and banished. ' 1904—Levi Z. Letter died. Born No. vember 2, 1114. WILL D. UPSHAW AT BLUE MOUNTAIN, By A. H. Eliott. "The greatest good a hero does man- kind Is Just to have lived a hero" I think Christopher Columbus was a great man. Not for sailing seventy days toward the sunset. He was a great man for fighting eighteen years of Ignorance, envy and superstition to the end of getting ready to sail, Huber Is a great naturalist by rea son of the work he has done. But Francois Huber Is a great man by reason of the odds against which hs achieved this work. I was swept by the deluge of a mighty symphony, and gladly paid homage to th* marvelous musician who .wrote It. But when I saw them take him by the arm and turn his eyes to tho applauding multitude, and realized that the hand of Silence had Smitten his hearing dead, I bowed my head ajid paid obeisance to the great ness of a man. Do you bid me name the greatest speech that Alexander H. Stephens ever made? This la It: Forty vears of silent endurance under the merciless rod of bodily pain. The other day. Will D. Upshaw came to Blue Mountain and drew an other bow of promise across life's sky —the promise that no deluge of diffi culty need engulf a human soul. He re wrote for us across the sky of life this mighty truth: The Immortal spir it Is superior to Us crumbling tene ment. Do you think he did It In a long- faced, lonesome, lugubrious way? Ha did not. Did you think there was In his manner or words or tones a bid for your pity? There was not. Do you know what men and women and boys and girls and little children need? It Is inspiration. That Is what It Is—Ineplration. Yon give us inspira tion. and we will do the rest. You set before us the ladders, and we will climb until our heartstrings snap. That Is what Will D. Upshaw dnes- glves us Inspiration. The boy who leaves the hall at the close of one of his lectures believes he can do greater things than he thought o* coming In. The girl goes away with a higher and a holler purpose In her heart. W# are glad "Brother Willie” came here. We are glad to have In us Ihs abiding knowledge that while away from her* he Is blessing other lives. For the sunshine he brought us. For the courage he taught us. For the manifold measure of pleasure he wrought us. We love Brother Willie, And cordially Call him—we maldeni and men— To come with his sunshine and se* us again. TO THE GLOOM8TER8. Gloom, gloom, gloom: Give as the tales nf the lomh; ■ Tnlcs of ilisennw and stories nf babbles Breeding disaster and direful troubles. Tell aa the Pile* of wonk sonla In damna tion. Tales full nf folk on the brink nf starvation, (live us tho novel whose motive Is menu. Mnnler and arson and ruthless rapine. Tell of dead babies and heart-atrlekes mothers, „ , ,, . Sisters gone wrong and s jail full or Clive us the’drnins of pnhltc corruption, tunorenea grilled lu volrnnle eruption. Toll no the tale of Beelsebebs time, till op your pogea with frcnlt-mlnted crime, Bunco nnd swindles, nml onward assaulters. Forgers, shoplifters nud high-priced default* tlliUllh. . . Let all jour rUtlou» !»• rboww »«»»» I'nmpniplta Itrfutmliijr with cavil «•»! Sorrow, iiifafortnnc. indecency. woe, Ilulu nml fnlthliMuncfl* everywhere- Wherever ye eo Brotlo neurotica will cry with * He's hriHiKkt twenty Borrow* where on* In-fore. jtpstjyjucK BANC*-