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The Atlanta Georgian.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TUESDAY, JULY ID. ISO*
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
Fi L. SEELY, President.
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that the novel will have a very wide sale ond may exert I of the council at that period. Captain Conley did yeoman
some Influence. | service for East Point and I _cheerfuljy nrcord hfm^ all
At any rate the admirers of Mr. Churchill have
THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
"Portias, there Is i proverb thou shoutdst read:
‘Whin flatterers meat, the Devil goes to dinner.'”
—Petir Pindar.
An Unprejudiced Review.
The Constitution and The Journal, Mem to be In
politics utterly bopeleaa and Irredeemable.
Tbe Conititutlon Tuesday morning baa twenty-nine
columni about Mr. Clark Howell and Mr. Hoke Smith Id
a comparatively unimportant and absolutely resultleaa
debate at Albany. The Journal on Monday evening bad
upon the mere preliminary report, eleven columns, and
will doubtless have between fifteen and twenty this
afternoon. So that the equilibrium of space will doubt
less be squarely maintained between them.
But think of the space: twenty-nine columns In one
paper, eleven In soother and twenty perhaps this attar-
noon, will make an average of nearly sixty columns of
reading matter about the two candidates whose wrangles
end quarreli have atlrred the state.
And think of the conflicting statements. The Consti
tution says Clark Howell "smashed" Hoke Smith- The
Journal lays Hoke Smith "aruabed" Clark HowalL Both
smashed. Both crushed. Both annihilated. And yet both
continue to live and chirp. What widely conflicting
statement*! Are both right? Impoasible. Are both
fulze? How sorrowful In newspapars of good repute.
How can tbe public credit either of them any more on
subjects of Interest to themselves?
Will tbe reader remember that this campaign la
nearly eleven months old? Will the reader also remem
ber that this is the fourth conseoutlvo debate- between
t hese gentlemen, and that scarcely a new point has bean'
developed from first to last out of tha stormy wrangla ot
their passions and ambitions?
And the worst of It la that nobody except the parti
sans of either paper gives anything more than a mere
casual credence to anything that appears In either
organ upon the great queatlon of who la going to be gov
ernor of Oeorgla and what principles aro going to tri
umph In the gubernatorial campaign.
Tho correspondent, Mr. Glass, whom wa sent to Al
bany yesterday baa been a resident of Oeorgla for only
three weeks. He has been long accustomed to mix
with politics nnd public occasions In Tennessee on the
Nashville and Memphis papers, and he I* truly and ab
solutely Impartial between the relative claims of Mr.
Smith and Mr. ilowsll. Tbs reports which ha Mut and
brings back from Albany we firmly believe to be as fair,
ns Impartial and as absolutely correct as It la possible
for an Intelligent and honest man to make the record of
a public mooting.
Our readers can peruse It with perfect confidence
nntl can derive from It just such Impression as a fair
statement of the facts will make npon their minds. We
give the report as tha report of the paper, which I*
confirmed by .every Impartial description which we have
had from personal and disinterested sources returning to
Atlanta-
Tbe reaulte of tho four debates havo not been sat
isfactory, although both of tbe candidates have recently
given more attention than usual to tbe dlscuaalon ot great
Issues of the campaign. We feel that the only Way In
which such dashes ot conviction can be o( Interest to
tbe voters would be to discuss theso great queatlbn*
which are vital to tho peopla's Interest without paaalou,
without prejudice and without the miserable Interjection
o( personal abuse and vituperation on either aide.
As ths campaign progresses The Oeorglan will en
deavor more and more to give tbe facta as they are
between theae two striking figures of ths campaign. No
■lair representative ot this paper would oolor or misrepre
sent the facts In theM political gatherings, and thla la the
best guarantee to the people of Georgia that tbe fairest,
moat accurate and moat trustworthy report* which they
will receive during the further progress of thla cam
paign will be found In tho columns of a free, fair and
fearleaa nowipaper.
Meanwhile, let ua all thank heaven and the better
angels of the state that the campaign has only alt
more weeks to run. *
reached the conclusion that he should run for the office
of governor on tho Lincoln Republican ticket and he has
consented to do so.
There Is nothing new In this tendency of literary
men to enter political life and to make a distinguishing
mark In that line of work. Both before and after his
achievements as a statesman, M. Disraeli was a success
ful novelist, while Lord Lytton wob at least as highly
esteemed In parliament aa he was In tbe boudoir where
bis florid romances held undisputed popularity for ao
many yean. It la to him that England la Indebted for
the acquisition of Vancouver's Island and for many other
strokes of statesmanship.
These are but the first illustrations that come to
mind In this connection, and a moment's reflection will
easily suggest dozens more. Churchill, at least, may
reasonably expect to be elected on tbe reform ticket
and there la no reason why he should not accomplish
something worth while as chief executive of the state
Of New Hampshire.
The career ot the scholar lo politics will be watched
with Increasing Interest If be should bo elected.
Romancers As Statesmen.
When Job tha patriarch expressed the ploua wish
that his enemy would write a book he did not contem
plate that thla would be the surest road to political ad
vancement and renown, for they did not manage things
so well In the land of Us.
But this Is a different land and time, and It now
xerms that as soon as a man makss a hit with a novel
the next step Is tor Ms friends to gather around him
nnd nominate him for some political position.
The author of "The Jungle" has attained a world
wide celebrity. He le looked upon as the logical antag
onist of tbe octopus. Consequently be has been nomi
nated for congress from New Jersey on the 8odallat
ticket and there are those who do not hesitate to urge
him to enter the race for the presidency.
It he were to attempt to carry out bla reforms with
in ths ’ranks ot the Democratic party there would be
some likelihood of hla success, for he has certainly Mt
tho civilised world to thinking, but the moment he an
nounced MmMlf aa a Socialist he queered the game and
neutralised his power for good.
It Is very different with Winston Churchill, howeves.
He has been a member ot the New Hampshire legisla
ture for the past two yean and thui has had an oppor
tunity of learning a gnat deal about pnctlcal politics.
It Is a far cry from bis first novel. "The Celebrity,"
to anything like a problem novel, but In "Contaton" he la
hold to have utilised the Information gained In political
life for the purpose ot drawlag an effective Indictment
against railroad domination in the attain of a state.
The Boston and Maine railroad Is tbe particular of
fender for which Mr. Churchill has been gunning, but It
aeems to be accepted that the abuses complained of an
not peculiar to New Hampshire, and the Indications an
Chairman Taggart Should Resign
It seems to be pretty well agreed that Hon. Thomas
Taggart can best rente bis party by resigning his posi
tion as chairman of the Democratic executive committee.
The levity with which be scouts the Ides finds no such
echo In the mlnda of tha people of the country In
general.
It la an undisputed fact that the French Lick
Springe resort baa been a synonym of gambling for a
long time and the place hhi been generally alluded to
aa the Monte Carlo of America. Through the Instru
mentality of the attorney general and the governor of
the state’ of Indiana a recent raid waa made on the
Caalno and a large quantity of gambling paraphernalia
was captured. The Idea that Mr. Taggart did not know
that gambling waa being carried on la absurd In Its
very, face and no man who la clothed and in his right
mind will believe it for one moment
The proprietor of the building—since he claims that
he waa nothing more—might have made almost any
kind o( defense and It would have boon more graceful
and more plausible than to maintain that he was Igno
rant ot the fact that gambling was going on there.
Everybody know* that that waa one of the mainstays of
the reaort It Is an Insult to the Intelligence of the
American people to ask them to believe In his Igno
rance.
There Is a general senUment throughout the coun
try that Mr. Taggart should resign. He did not do hla
party any good during the last campaign. He was
held up to the world aa u gambler and a "sport" through
out the campaign, and to this waa added the tact that he
■eemed much more Intent on hli own builneu than on
the elecUon of the Democratic nominee. He waa not
much of a general In the political field.
To leave him In the same position during another
contest would be deplorable Indeed. In a few months
there will be an election to choose members of the
Slxtloth congress. This comes at a time when tbe
Whole country la aroused on the subject of reform, A
wave of social and political and commercial morality
la sweeping over the country and the people are de
termined that'this ethical awakening shall bear fruit
The Republican party la already In a position to reap
the benefit of a great deal of this senllmcnt, notwith
standing tbe faot that they have merely stolen Demo
cratic thunder In putting Into execuUon the reforms
which the Demoerats have been demanding so long.
At the same time It will do the party no good to havo
at tbe head of ths executive committee a man whoso
Monte Carlo baa been doaed as a gambling reaort after
enjoying an unsavory reputation for many yean.
Whatever may be tho.fine distinction drawn as to
tho person responsible for the gambling at Frenqh Lick
Springs, the one fact remains that If Mr. Taggart wants
to ssrve his party ho can do It best by resigning at once.
The 'East Lake Improvements.
The people ot Atlanta who havs recently been to
East Lake can have little conception of the deep and
laaUng debt which they owe to the Atlanta AtblaUo
Club.
A few months ago the club bought several hundred
acres ot this beautiful property and hava expended upon
It a generous sum of money, which Is being constantly
addsd to, and which will be constantly reinforced tor the
next four or five years. The metamorphosis wrought by
the tasto, energy and liberality ot the club ha* already
given to this city the’ finest country and athletic resort
In all the. South, and one which baa few auperiora
throughout the country.
Heretofore our little sister of Birmingham haa been
accustomed to vaunt her superiority over Atlanta In this
line* but hereafter Atlanta, thank* to the Athletic Club,
holds the pre-eminence In this line ot development, and
haa buttded and la now perfecting an Institution which
will be an ornament and a restful, helpful and healthful
charm to all the peoplo of thli capital city of the 8outh.
With a lake for boating, which hi beautiful and am
ple for every demand, with the finest golf course In aU
the 8outh, and with the flneat set ot tennis courts south
of Chicago or New York, tha athletic feature ot this club
le built upon a foundation which offers unlimited pout-
bllttlea for success and development In (he future.
A* the alow but steady process ot beautifying goes
on year after year, aa the trees grow larger on the are-
nuet, and the gran begin* to grow green upon the
lawns, while the club houses are perfected In beauty
and convenience, thla country annex to the Athletic
Club at Bast Lake will make an ornament of which all
Atlanta may be proud, and In which Atlanta may be
happy.
Few Institutions lo recent years havs bad a more
wholesome, more healthful and a happier Influence upon
the life and development ot the young men ot Atlanta
than the Athletic Club, and tha building of thla aplendld
addition at East Lake Is the crowning achievement and
glor} of an Institution to wbldr Atlanta I* already deeply
and happily In debt.
THE FIRST CHARTER OF EAST POINT.
To the Editor ot The Georgian:
In my story ot John F. Bible. In The Bouth Fulton
Enterprise of June SO, and which you epitomise In a re
cent Issue' ot your valuable paper, I say:
“Tbe embryo city must have a charter and Just
as that charter waa written. In his own handwriting,
by John F. Bible, It passed the Oeorgla legislature
and a new municipality waa born.”
A correspondent disputes this, alleging that the
charter was written by Captain Cooley. Kindly allow
me space In which to ret tbe gentleman right. My state
ment as above I* In every particular correct Some
three or four years after the charter waa granted. It
wa* proposed to ask the legislature tor a new charter
giving tbe young city greater -powers. This charter waa
written by Captain Coaler, and auperaeded the charter
under which East Point waa established as • city- My
Informant la Mr. R. F. Thompson, who was a member
the credit which Is hla due. But he did not write Eaat
Point’s first charter, that having been written by John
F. Bible, now of Loma, Mich- A. A. ALLEN,
South Fulton Enterprise. Eaat PolDt, Ga.
GEORGIA'S INSURANCE BILL.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Knowing the ability and the willingness with .which
you always rally to the causo and Interest of the people,
nnd especially to that of the Empire State of the South,
f ask permission through tho columns of your valuable
paper to call attention to one of the most vital questions
of Importance now before the people of thla state, pre
sented to them through tbe legislative body as represen
tatives of the whole state. Not only does thla queatlon
affect tho present generation, but future ones.
I refer to tho bill as Introduced by Senator Foy, of
Screven county, which bill seeks to regulate the business
of life lnaurance done la the state of Georgia, whether
auch business la done by a company organized In Geor
gia or some other state.
Thla bill as Introduced, la to protect the people of
Georgia from being Induced to buy or offered "gold
brick" contracts and "special boards" under the name
of Hfo lUHtirance; to prevent discrimination of one policy
over another, of same class; to place the sale of llfo
Insurance upon a legitimate basis, and having logltl
mate llfo Insurance to offer.
The people of Georgia have been the victim* of
many “fake" life Insurance companies of both home
nnd foreign birth. The legislature now In session could
not pass a law which would prove of more benefit to all
tbe pcopld of Georgia than to paBS tha bill as Introduced
by Senator Foy. I am sorry to say, but the state of
Oeorgla has not kept pace with other Btates In tbe protec
tion of her citizens by liming and enforcing strict life
Insurance lawn; In my opinion there should be created
n separate state life Insurance department, presided
over by a state official whoso duty would bo to recom
mend proper Insurance laws, see that same were en
forced. and that no life Insurance company be allowed
to do business in Georgia except that company organized
and operated upon honest and scientific llfo insurance
principles.
I do not make the suggestion of creating the life
Insurance department with any political Interest la view.
I have chosen llfo insurance (the sale of It) as my pro
fession. I have not now, or ever did have any political
aspirations, neither havo I any friend In view to recom
mend to fill tho position na suggested to bo created.
Thanking you In advance for any prominence you
may give this letter, or Us purpose, I am yours sincerely,
. B. W. TORRANCE.
“EXCHANGES" AND "BUCKET SHOPS.”
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have rend your two editorials Ir\ defenso of local
exchanges. Will you please explain to me the difference
between losing a thousand dollars In a bucket shop and
loMng a thousand doll,us on tin- mx-nlb-d exchanges?
Do you deny that It Is n fact that these so-called ex
changes will allow any person regardless ot hla occupa
tion and regardless of his purpose In buying to specu
late through these exchanges provided that he will put
ud the margin? Do you or the so-called exchangos con
tend that because the ext-hanges will not receive frui
tions! orders that It will lessen the gambling on futures
beenuao a contract with an exch&ngo requires more mou
nt- than Ik required In a bucket shop? Don't you know
that tills can be evaded by pooling nrrsngemenls be
tween several parties who dt-Klre to speculate mid will
till so In th<- name of one pcruon? How can you prohibit
bucket simps without prohibiting mi called exchanges?
if u bill should be passed requiring that every corpora
tion, firm or Individual engaging In the business ot deal
ing In futurcH should be required to have a certificate
of, membership on soma legitimate exchange, who Is to
determine which exchange Is legitimate and which u u-
legitimate? Ik there any piohtbWin ♦ the form
ing of other exchanges? Is it true that the New Or
leans exchange and the New York exchange are the only
exchanges that'ran exNt? The bucket shops can easily
get together nntl form an exchange upon the doors of
which purchases nnd sales can bo made under tbe same
rules nnd regulations n nnlred niton tlm New York and
New Orleans exchange!. Such has been done already In
the organization of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of
Philadelphia. Metropolitan Stock Exchange of Boston.
National Board of Trade of Kansas City, Mo., National
Cotton Exchange r.f Memphis and Superior Hoard of
Trade, Superior. Win If such a bill was frat I aiming
exclusively at so-called bucket shops It would not run
out tho buckot shops or tho exchanges either. It would
Just simply mean that till of them would run on as they
do now, because the bucket shops can organize ex
changes and have membership on them the same as the
so-called legitimate exchanges now havo membership’.
All of Ibis opposition is not for the benefit of the
farmers, tbo business men and producers ot this country,
but this opposition is being carried on by the .... ,:i,-d
exchanges and bucket shops, tbe purpose of which Is to
prevont any bill which Is drastic enough to prevent the
evil which It Is aimed at. I will guarantee and defy any
so-called exchange to dispute It that not one-tenth of
their business Is legitimate business. It Is tbe gambling
feature of their business that they want to retain and
It is the gambling feature which brings the revenue.
As one expressed It In the Kimball house lobby a few
nights ago, "they have the teat and they are going to
hold It until the milk goes dry.” The” purpose of our
bill is to choke them off the teat and to stop the milk
from running.
No one can dispute that the gambling Is Immoral,
Illegal and contrary to public policy and should be sup
pressed. North Carolina tried a law In 1887 In which
It wbb attempted to draw a distinction between so-called
legitimate and Illegitimate transactions and this law
was Ineffective. In 1901 the legislature of North Caro
lina enacted a law which has prohibited future specula
tion In that state. The substitute bill now pending be
fore the legislature. Indorsed by the Credit Men's As
sociation of this state, the Chamber of Commerce and
other trade organizations Is almost a re-draft of the
North Carolina law. I have letters from prominent
persons In North Carolina where this law Is In force
and they all state that the law has had a good effect and
has not Interfered In tbe least with any legitimate enter
prise, but has abolished gambling on futures In that
state. Yours trtdy, JOHN A. BOYKIN.
hATURAL RIGHTS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It Is a popular saying that man has no "natural
rights ” This Is not to say that he never haa had any.
but this statement Is used to convey tho Idea that
man's natural rights Is an Invention of his Imagination.
This Idea Is advanced to uphold present social and
economical conditions.
If this Is true, and It doubtless is. then present so
cial and Industrial conditions are not natural or aro op
posed to nature.
The only law which docs and can exist, is natural
law. and like tbe laws of the Medea and Persians nev
er changes.
Natural law treats all mankind alike. It treats tho
king and his slave alike, l'pon no other grounds ran
the Democratic slogan of "Equal rights lo all and spe
cial privileges to none." exist
Thla Democratic slogan, unless it applies to both
king and slave alike, Is not sincere.
To apply to those alike It must abolish tbe name and
the calling alike. All men set, drink, wear clothes and
dwell In houses In obedience to the natural law of Kelt
preservation. Tile possession, then, of these things Is
after the law of natural right. To deprive mankind of
these things In to make the natural right to there things
the property right ot those who withhold them from their
fellows. ^
This unnatural property right of the few In the hat-
ural right of all Is the bone of contention between those
who own this right. In small degree, and those who own
It In a larger measure. In. other words, present political
parties who aro or have beon la power, are simply par
ties of those who claim to own the natural right ot nil
men t& food, clothing and shelter. Those who are dis
possessed of these natural rights are not parties to there
political deals, or stockholders In these political parties
any more than the paper upon which Is printed the gov
ernment function of money, is money. Tho paper stands
for tho laborer or slave, nnd the printing or wording
thereon stands for those who own the natural rights of
tho laborers-or slaves. Tho laborer Is a slave, simply
because he worships the printing or stamping, which he
does not understand. Instead of tho paper which he does
understand. The printing or stamping la aU there Is
of capitalism, and tbe blank paper Is all there 1* ot labor
under tbe present functions of government
One may prevent his fellow man from enjoying nat- I
ural law, but thoy cannot thus destroy tho natural law, '
or deprive the other of the natural right to the ln-m-tlt of
natural law. This Democratic slogan of "equal rights to
nil” to bo effectual or of use. should read “equal rights
of all to the use of their natural rights.”
A man. a mule, tbe earth, the air, the water, the. seed
nnd the sun roako a crop of wheat. Is this crop after
natural law or human opinion? Or after natural right
or human edict? To whom does this wheat belong, and
by what right Is there any ownership? If man's opinion
can perpetually obstruct or stop the operation of natur
al right, can ho not perpetually obstruct or stop the op
eration ot divine right?
Which candidate for governor of Georgia stands for
tho natural rights of the man and the mule In making
tho crop of wheat? Feudalism was abolished, chattel
slavery was abolished, why not wago slavery? Is not
John D. Rockefeller sound In donylng the nntural right
of any but his own? W. A. JOHNSON.
July C, 1908.
INTERNAL USE ONLY—(Quantum 8uff.)
Mustard on cloth for tho stomach's exterior,
Why! that Is for Christians of Science Inferior;
But nlustard on beef for the stomach’s Interior
Is proper for Christians ot Science superior.
—JAMES J. DOOLING.
NEW YORK COMMERCIAL
COMMENTS EDITORIALLY
ON TORREY-ALEXANDER
* .... ....
Under the caption, "An Age of Cant,'
Ths New York Commercial has the fol
lowing editorial comment on the Tor-
ray and Alexander system of revlvale:
We are living in a striking age from
whatever aspect considered—an age of
decadent creeds and changing stand
ards The historian of the future. In
summing up the salient characteristics
of the present Inhabitants of the Untied
States, will no doubt classify them as
the most restlessly progressive people,
the greatest road, city and empire
builders that thla world has known,
nnd an tenant tally practical race. On
the other band, the amusing facility
with which ao Intelligent a people sub
mits to being exploited by any religious
fakir or thaumaturglet that just hap
pens along will not escape criticism
torn the Greenes or Gibbons of future
tes.
It waa refreahlng to find the esteemed
Public Ledger not long ago rejoicing,
apparently. In certain strange discover
ies and tidings of great Joy that had
been brought to the good people of
Philadelphia by a Doctor Torrey and a
Mr. Alexander, Itinerant "evangelists'
or “missionaries," or “revivalists." For,
while Philadelphia may possibly lack
some of the briskness ot Now York
and other large cities, yet surely the
marvels alleged to have occurred under
Tiberius Caesar should have reached
that fair city by this tlm*. They were
■tale news even when Constantine, led
by hU Empress Helena, promulgated
an official religion for tho Western
Roman empire, only sixteen centuries
ago, and since that time these wonders
have certainty been exhaustively dis
cussed In all their possible bearings on
human society ss well ss tho proved
Interpolations In tho few passages of
contemporary writer* which refer lo
them. Yet, notwithstanding tho deduc
tions (so contemptuous for certain
forms of primitive beliefs) arrived at
by masters of the human Intellect—
such men as John Stuart Mill. Spencer,
Darwin, Huxley—at the present mo
ment, to our discredit be It said among
English-speaking races, the profession
of “Howling Dervish" for which Ignor
ance la a good qualification. Is one of
the most Immediately profitable that
even a get-rich-qulck schemer can turn
hla attention to.
The good nows that Philadelphia was
asleep and needed reviving reached the
ears of Doctor Torrey and those of tbe
similarly Inspired Mr. Alexander at an
opportune moment, and they very laud
ably hastened to Introduce salvation to
the city of brotherly lore. A much
wider field of effort haa presented Itself
In France. And what may not have
been lost lo Ihe French population by
tha absence of there reverend gentle
men at this precise juncture? The
was a precious opportunity for our re
vivalists, either as umpires or, hotter
still, participants In the fray. In tha
absencs of any such champions "ths
church" over than has boon worsted,
end the principal French newspapers,
with few exceptions, are congratulating
ths government upon Its victory.
In our own land w* appear slow In
realizing that cant and superstition
are the deadliest enemies of human
progress. Hss education not sufficient
ly advanced among us to render Holy
Ghoatera, Dowltism, spook worship and
other such religious masquerades Im
possible? Whst renders such belltf*
possible In the first Instance? There
Uea the crux of the problem. Thirty
yean ago, when France, atUl trembling
after her tremendous defeat by Ger
many, was being reorganized by auch
pure patriots aa Gambetta and M.
Thiers, Paul Bert, then minister of
publlo Instruction, addressed the cham
ber of deputies to the following effect:
"It Is not our domestic discords. It Is
not England, nor even the trained Ger
man legions that constitute the great
est menace to Frenchmen and the
prosperity of France, still bleeding from
hor wounds, but ’the man In black,’"
His memorable words bav* born* fruit
But as to tho vultures who*sunder a
clerical garb and under all kinds of
denominations, are allowed to Impose
on tbe credulity of the British or
American public without restraint such
as these ware not tolerated In France,
Oermany or Switzerland at any period,
but were amenable to tbo taw aa rogue*
or Impostors. Tho French minister was
rsfsrring only to ths orthodox regular
French clergy, good enough for the
feudal ages of Europe, hut now deemed
mischievous, reactionary-and a breeder
of debasing superstition*.
Is there no lesson that our cultlvmtsd
and more thoughtful class of citizens
can derive from this great French na
tional movement? For such It Is. Are
the “shepherds" and "tub-thumpers,”
the types so well portrayed by Chart**
Dickens, forever to be encouraged and
go unrebuked by the press of this coun
try? We must decline to believe that
Philadelphia was asleep and needed
awakening by Doctor Torrey and Mr.
Alexander. The Reverend Doctor Casa.’
chairman of the "mission," announced
that tho total expense of “the revival"
reached 140,040. The profits were not
elated. In thla kind of business they
never are, nor their disposal. On a
[h calculation It coat about 88 a
1 to convert a Philadelphian. In
Atlanta, the next "stand” for the two
worthies. It no doubt coot much more.
Warm Contest For Mayor,
gpeelsl to the Georgian.
Augusta, O*., July 10.—It Is only
eight qiays tilt the city white primary
will be held and much Interest Is be
ing manifested In the outcome. It Is
government and legislators of thati ,h * election this year, and
country have been engaged for a year “ “»“•* lh * C, ‘T employee* whose job*
or more In a rough-and-tumble fight I depend upon their action, are working
with "the church" there; Indeed, that hard for the different candidates.
HOW DID HE KNOW.
Yvette Outlbert. the noted French se.
tree*. *t a dinner In New York had been
eompUmented rather awkwardly, relates
the "Nsw York Tribune.
"Your Intention waa not bad." said ths
ti&ehsrss!- %
admit that.
•■Se awkward yon were that I am re-
cntfeS. if: h,ppM
world ms‘there. 1 'Jewste guttered on"
throats. Orders asd ribbons crossed
shirt bosoms. In s word, t elegance com-
"And after dinner, after th* ladles bad
tons upstairs, th* men. over their coffee
ortov* " .a liquors, talked, ss men wt”
. ?** ot • redden th* host cries In
loud votes;
"I will tall yon, gentlemen, this Is tl
truth:-1 hare kissed the dainty Japans**
ttlri. I bars kissed th* tkmth Se* Island
maiden. I have kissed tbe «u„, Indian
Santa. And the Stria of Kngland. of
Germany, tvtn of America. | bare klsaed,
Is* best of'rir ,m kla * mi w,f *
taMr * )r0 ‘" , m *° crl ** from ■ cm** t
“ ‘By heavens, sir, you art rl(bt there!’
TRIBUTE TO THE GEORGIAN.
To Ihe Editor of The Georgtan:
I was glad when Th* Georgian was
launched, and, commencing with the
first number, I am a subscriber as long
as It Is run by such a man as John
Temple Graves. It Is a,splendid paper
and lust such a dally as every true
Georgian ahould and will be proud of.
It has but one possible fault, and that
Is the restrictive word “Atlanta" to Its
nams. Lesye off ths ford "Atlanta"
and let ‘The Georgian" b* ths name.
W* people down here In Carroll
formed a targe Hoke Smith Club on th*
first Tuesday. It will soon havo a ma
jority of th* white voters of th* coun
ty belonging to It, as nearly all th* vot
ers of thla county are Smith men. w*
are very proud of Hon. Hoke Smith
and Intend to elect him In spit# of tho
many low down efforts being made to
Injure him. The lowest w* havs sesn
Is the picture of the negroes appoint
ed by the Cleveland administration,
cent out by the Clark Howell crowd to
Injure 8mlth. That Is enough to dis
gust every Democrat who voted for
Cleveland. It comes with very bad
grace from Mr. Howell now, who failed
to oppose the appointments. In his great
paper at th* time: but seemed then. If
not to approve, at least not to openly,
like * man, oppose the appointments.
Howell now blatantly says he "would
die rather than Injure th* Democratic
party," and yot ho Is little enough to
throw this Insult at every whit* roan
who voted for the only Democratic
president whom w* have had sine* tbe
war. This picture has turned a few
that would have been for Howell
* gainst him.
Mach success to Th* Georgian, and
long may It flourish.
J. W. BALLARD.
Carrollton, Oa, July 7, IMS.
By FHrate Loused Wire.
Nlv York, July 10.—Thom** F.
Ryan, traction magnate, banker and
political manipulator. Is again a grand*
father. The financier Is abroad, but
when a third son was born to bit ton,
William K. Rvan, at the homtitead
Oak Ridge. Va., the caries got buiy and
th<- u.is H»*rit tn grand;.a
Ryan recently lamented that none of
his grandchildren had been born %t th#
old homesteud, and his son thereupon
moved with hit family to Oak Ridge,
Clarence Eddy, the distinguished
American organist, who enjoys Inter
national reputation, and Mrs. Grace
Mori DIrkman. a noted concert singer,
Mg married at noon today at the
Manhosset apartments.
L««t v.ar, 'WK-n Mr. Eddy made a
concert tour of this country, Mrs. Dick*
man was his concert soloist. At thie
time a suit for divorce was pending
against Mr. Eddy and nn May 1>- f ,
year the conditional divorce was grant
ed and Mr. Eddy nnd Mrs. Dlckman
fixed the time of their marriage. Only
their most intimate friends were noti
fied.
Mrs. Dlckman obtained a divorce
f: ''ii hif hu'-b;ind some time ago. She
was born in <'allf'.i nla nnd fane
McKenzie's < hureh there.
The fact that Thomas A. Edison, son
of the famous electrician, has taken to
hlnvodf another wlf#» han Jum ( •
known. She was Miss Beatrice M.
Payser, and they were married Sat
urday In Trenton. While the wadding
was very quiet. It wgs not a runaway
match.
A certain section of New York's “loo*
are discussing today with considerable
interest the election of Cornelius Van
derbilt as a member of the Society of
the Cincinnati* the organisation that
dates back to the revolution—for be-
bind the election of Cornelius Vander
bilt was another contest between him
and Alfred Qwynne Vanderbilt ss to
which was the head of the house. Both
Cornelius and Alfred Qwynne, It ap
pears, mads application for member
ship to ths society at about the same
time. Cornelius declared he was eligi
ble on the ground that he *ra* the eld
est son of his great-grandfather, who
was an officer in the revolutionary
army.
Alfred Qwynne Vanderbilt baaed his
application on the ground that he was
descended In a direct line from his
mother's great-grandfather, who was
an officer at Charleston, S. C., at the
ootmai of the revolution. It Is a
hard and fast rule In the Society of
the Cincinnati that the law of primo
geniture hold In regard to. eligibility.
But, as once before In the dispute of
the two brothers aa to which waa the
head of the house of Vanderbilt, Cor-
nHius won. Th** firM contest ■ -
when Cornelius was practically disin
herited by his father because he mar-
rlfd < irace Hut then h" f
his borther and other members of the
family to give him part of the ahare
of the Vanderbflf estate left to them,
ao that In the end he had almost aa
much aa any of them. Alfred Qwynne
Vanderbilt had been declared the head
of the Vanderbilt house before the lat
ter died.
Severe treatment Is to be meted out
by the authorities of Bellevue hospital
to drunkards who won't reform. It wss
announced today that hereafter every
man who calls at the Institution a sec
ond time to be treeated for alcoholism
will be arrested. A card system will
be used for Identification.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 10.—Here sre some
of the visitors In Now York today:
ATLANTA—D. E. Arnold and wife,
H. Pace, D. M. Kirk, 8. 8. Steven*.
R. I. Cheatham, Mrs. R. IV. Davidson,
I. Richardson, B. B. Roberts, A. H.
Welhouse, A. W. Comes, J. Harris, L
Reynolds, W. W. Reynolds, L. Richard
son.
AUGUSTA—W. H. Harrison.
SAVANNAH—Mrs. E. Hnslsm, H. F.
Laudermsn. H. W. McGowan, H. W.
McCowan. Jr., F. H. Golden, Miss M.
Hogan.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JULY 10. '
1024—Pop* n.nedlct VIII died.
1414—Henry V claimed restoration of
English possessions In Franc*.
1480—Battle of Northampton, England.
Ware of the Roses. •
1809—John Calvin, religious reformer,
born. Died 1684.
1859—Accession of Francis II of Franca.
1684—William, Prtnc* of Orange, as
sassinated.
1688—Rlshop Tell died.
1723—sir William Blackstone, famous
legal writer, born. Died Febru
ary 14, 1710.
1777—Capture of British General Pres
cott, Bristol, R. I.
1782—Frederick Marryatt, novelist,
born.
180*—Mutiny of th# Sepoys at Vellorw
India. .
1832—President Jackson vetoed bill to
recharter United State* bank.
1850—Millard Fillmore sworn In «*
president of the United States.
1863—Mexican empire proclaimed!
Maximilian as emperor.
1884— Paul Morphy, noted chess expert
died.
1885— Arrival In Chicago of first car
load of fruit shipped from Ore«
gon.
1888—Hmkemen on tho Cincinnati. Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad weal
on strike.
1890—President approved act for ad
mission of Wyoming to state
hood.
1882—Kate Csstleton. actress, died.
1893— Score of lives lost In cold stor
age fire at Chicago world* f* 1 *
1894— Hundreds killed by earthquake si
Constantinople.
1895— Alton Petttbone, father of tM
Hitlerites, died.
HH—General Torel, Spanish com-
mander of Santiago, declined t«
surrender.
1902— Explosion of-fire-damp ‘In mlaj
near Johnstown. Pa, more tnsz
118 killed.
1903— Second operation In endeavor ts
save Pod« Leo's life.
1904— General Jos* Torah »«U> •urren-
dered Santiago to the Awert«* ni
died In Ma’drld.
1905— Franco-German agreement oT "
Morocco waa announced.