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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
A man may wall bring a horae to the water.
But he cannot make him drink without he will.
—Haywood.
Mr. Jerome on “Public Opinion.”
The addreee of Dtelrtct Attorney Jerome at Warm
Springs on the aubject of "Public Opinion” will be read
with keen Interest and unqualified approval throughout
tho country- It was the mature expreaalon of a man who
has had abundant opportunity to familiarise himself with
tho subject on which he spoke and It was evident that he
had considered the matter to some purpose.
Mr. Jerome, In substance, recognized the power ot
public opinion, bat deplored the fact that it was too fre
quently formulated on lnaufflclent data, for which hasty
reading on the part of the people themselves and the wll
ful perversion of facts on the part of newspapers and
other vehicles of Information were largely responsible.
Mr. Jerome dwelt with special emphasis on the fact
that It was to the news features of a newspaper that the
reader of the present day looked for light end guidance,
and he expressed tfie opinion that the power of the edi
torial, the "advocate," so to speak, was less than It had
been in former years. This may or may not be true. We
are disposed to think that the Influence of editorial opin
ion la now, at It has ever been, in direct accordance with
the character which the Individual newspaper establishes
for Itself. True, It has no human attributes—It has no
tons of rolce or peculiarity of gesture—and yet In course
of tlmo It acquires a character as distinct as any indi
vidual. Ita habits of thought. Its reputation for honesty
and fairness and Intelligence become as well established
In the public mind as do the same characteristics of any
public Individual. And the Influence It exerts, the cre
dence which Is plnced In Us opinions, the attention paid
to Its advice is in proportion to the respect It enjoys for
employing these characteristics wisely and well.
But this Is merely In passing.
Mr. Jerome deplores the hasty Judgments, founded
on Insufficient Information, entertained by that vast body
of people whose convictions make up what la known as
public opinion, regardless of the facta In tho case, re-
gardlcsB' of wisdom and common sense, when In point of
fact tho men who are qualified by superior intelligence
and by diligent study, combined with true patriotism,
should take the part of leaders. They should join forces
with the other agents ot enlightenment and guide pub
lic opinion In the paths ot prudence and sound Judg
ment, and In the case ot statutory enactments, for In
stanco, leave It to the beneficial operation ot those laws
to vindicate their Independence and honesty of purpose.
No two of these factors In the enlightenment of pub
lic opinion could be more powerful and Important than
the newspapers and the men to whom Mr. Jerome’s re
marks were directly addressed—the lawyers—and ho en
lists the support of all right thinking people when he
pleads that these agents should be more honest and more
Independent In their campaigns ot education.
It Is not always easy to set one's face against public
opinion and undertake the more or less thankless task
of saving people who "don’t want to be saved,” but It is
tho part ot high citizenship and true patriotism, and
tho reward ot auch non and such newspapers will be
groat
Mr. Jerome Is himself a conspicuous example of the
men who la a temporal and economic senze “point to bet
ter worlds and lead the way.” He stands out as a man
ot undoubted honesty and undisputed courage. On more
than ont occasion be has put into execution the homely
advice ot Davy Crockett, and being sure he wai right,
ha* gone ahead, content to watt for public opinion to
catch up. « s
In large measure Mr. Jerome Is the embodiment of
the advice he gives, and his success Is a Justification ot
the course he has pursued.
to Mr. Odell. They flrRt met In an Informal conference
about two weeks ago. In which the things discussed were
purely personal. It was but tbe waxing of the baton
before the overture.
A week later they piet In a more formal conference,
which Lemuel Ell Qulgg attended, and It Is bo who now
gives out the true story of what happened there. He
says that Mr. Odell called on Mr. Platt at the apeclal
request of tbe latter, as be had done In the first Instance,
and that there was absolutely no agreement as to the
retirement of Mr. Odell. As a further Indication of the
harmony which prevailed In Ibis new alliance It la said
that George W. Dunn, whom Odell bad prevented from
becoming chairman of the executive committee, and
Bloat Faasett, who wanted the place, were both Induced
to bury tbe hatchet and Join In the love feast
So far from Odell’s retiring from the chairmanship
It Is given out that he will In fact succeed himself If he
wants to, and that this will certainly be done provided
the antl-HIggins faction succeeds In controlling the state
convention.
This "provided” Is a very Important feature, howev
er. It Is far from certain that the antl-HIggins element
will control the next convention. In fact, it lx very evi
dent that the Hlggini faction la very much In control of
the situation. Governor Higgins himself Is scheduled to
call on the president within the next few days or hours
and tbe administration Indorsement will probably be
made more emphatic, than ever.
Odelt Is still comparatively young and active and
the whirligig of time may yet restore him to power, but
there Is something pathetic In the recrudescence of Platt
He has sunk lower In public esteem during the past two
years than any one ever thought he would during his life-
time. His Neglect of his duties in the senate, hts selfish
ness and peanut politics have all disgusted the people
who at one rime stood in awe ot him because of his
power. But tbe jackal baa been robbed of his teeth. The
easy boss of other days now makes himself a motley
to tbe view. Time was.when he would have n\ade no
overture to Odell or anyone else, but now we find him
supplicating toy peace at any price, and his enemies
yielding a reluctant acquiescence.
The whole affair Is but a ripple on the surface and
no one seems to take it seriously.
i
The Platt-Odell Treaty of Peace.
Just when the public had begun to forget all about
"Boss” Platt—when the adjournment of congress hsd
drawn public attention from the fact that the veteran
senior senator was never In his seat In tho upper
house—he comes again Into the limelight by negotiating
a treaty ot peace with State Chairman Benjamin B.
Odell and seta the politicians ot the Empire State to
speculating on the developments ot the Immediate fu
ture.
There haa been bitter enmity between Senator Platt
and 8tate Chairman Odell for several years. The easy
boss of other days made a determined effort to oust
Odell from the chairmanship and place one of his own
friends In tbe office.
It wgs pointed out as singularly out ot taste—to put
It mildly—for tbe governor of a state, aa Mr. Odell was
then, to be at the same time the chairman of the .state
executive committee. But Odell practically told all bis
criUu to go. tc the bow-wows, and be continued to dis
charge the functions of both offices. Senator Platt was
unable to control the machine which be bad come to
look upon aa bis very own, and there was a great deal
of talk about "more men adoring tbe sun rising than the
sun setting.”
But the control ot the machine never pasted entirely
to Odell. Tbe predictions that President Roosevelt was
going to espouse his cause aa against Platt were not
fulfilled and the opinion gradually gathered strength
that both Platt and Odell were practically deed cocks
in the pit.
They have attracted very little attention of late and
no one seemed to take them seriously. Tbe growing age
ot the senior senator lent color to the Impression that
the days of his bad eminence were numbered.
Tbls latter Impression baa not been eradicated by
any means, but In the meantime tbe warring leaders have
perfected a defensive and offensive alliance which Is
somewhat Interesting. For awhile It was gtve'n out that
the basis of the agreement was thst Mr. Odell would re-
tire from the chairmanship of the Republican party ot
the state, but this Is now emphatically denied. It is
stated, furthermore, that Mr. Platt made tbe overtures
Judge Ormond’s Tragic Fate.
The death of Judge Walter Ormond Is slncerelj
mourned by bis bost of friends In Atlanta. He was i
man of ability and of charming personality. He occupied
a position which called for tact, diligence and Integrity,
and these he displayed In a signal degree. From the
reproaches which have been from time to time heaped
upon courts of the class over which be presided he him
self was uniformly exempt, and the excellence with which
he discharged the duties ot his office elicited the warmest
commendation. *
He was genial, attractive and magneUc In hts social
life. His never falling good humor, radiating from the
very Joy of living, and his love for his fellow man, made
him a welcome guest at all times and places. His loy
alty to his friends was proverbial and hts consideration
ot those who came before him In hie official capacity
Illustrated the wisdom with which justice can be temper
ed with mercy^
The circumstances ot his death are particularly
touching. So recently he was with ua In the full enjoy
ment of life and health; so recently he was In hts accue
tomed place, discharging the duties from which he was
at tho time ot his death taking the flrat vacation he had
claimed since his Incumbency; so sudden and so pecu
liarly tragic was his end, that the blow falls heavily
upon hla family and friends.
It may be that the Jealous waters of the deep where
in he lies will never yield hts body to the tender cus
tody of his loving friends; It may be hla melancholy
fate to rest forever where tbe drifting sea-weed Is the
meager garland ot his grave. But he cannot rest so deep
that the plummet of a thousand faithful hearts will not
reach him and restore him In sacred memory to those
who knew him best and loved him moat.
A Nickname for Oklahoma.
This thing of coming Into statehood has its trials.
That Inrant commonwealth formed by the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma has not even secured Its place
definitely and finally In the American sisterhood, and
yet it Is already worrying about a nickname.
As a usual thing these terms of endearment are
the product of a gradual evolution or some spontaneous
circumstance which affords the fitting word. But Okla
homa Is Impatient to have all the auxiliaries of a full-
fledged state, so she wants a nickname even before she
gets a new governor or erects an adequate capitol build
ing.
She haa gone about It deliberately. Lest some for
tuitous event should fix upon her a name not to her
liking ahe la holding a voting contest. At least soma
enterprising citizen baa started the contest In the news
papers and It I* taking like wild fire. The more ae-
rlous work of organisation haa almost been lost sight
ot In the fever and fervor of the fight Thousands of bal
lots are being ca.i through tbe newspapers every day,
and the matter seems to be no nearer a settlement than
at the beginning.
This thing of giving nicknames to the states la al
most as old as the republic. We have the Empire State,
both North and South, tbe Nutmeg State, the Hoosler
State, tbe Hawkeye State, the Wolverine, tbe Gopher
and the Tadpole State. We have the Tar Heel, the
Buckeye, and the Badger State. A high authority on
the inbject la even Irreverent enough to declare that our
own nickname properly la the Buzzard state.
So It waa a foregone conclusion that Oklahoma
should have a nickname and some ot the suggestions
are enough to spread a smile over the face of the uni
verse. One man wants to call It the “Forty-Six Shooter,”
co.'. hiring a wild and wooly memory with the fact that
It is the forty-sixth state In the union. Tbe majority
ot voters thus far seem to favor the “Boomer State,"
while the "Banner State" follows aa a close second.
The Prohibitionists want to call It the "Coldwater State,”
but cold water Itself I* being thrown on the auggeatlon.
The "Big Gun State” haa found a certain amount of fa
vor In compliment to Speaker Cannon, while the “Raxor-
back 8tate” Is declared by a large number of people to
be the winner.
The*» era but a few of the thirty-seven names which
have thus far figured In the contest. We all remember
how the country for many years was rent and torn over
tbe discussion aa to tbe national flower. The Daugh
ters ot the Revolution and other patriotic societies kept
the Issue before the people for a long time. State con
ventions were held In which this was the leading topic
of discussion. We have a vague impression that the
golden-rod finally found some sort ot official recognition,
but It Is certain that the people themselves have never
accepted It very fully and we cannot be said to have
a national flower, any more than we have a national an
them, which -Is universally accepted aa auch.
At the same time no one will seriously object to tbe
little by-play going on out In the newest state In tbe
slaterhood aa to what she will call herself In the privacy
of confidentlfl conversation.
The whole country unite* in calling her great
SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
BULLETINS ON-
Prom tho Woibltigton Po*t.
A vlrld Idee of th* rnpid progr*** b*lng
mad* In mnnnfaeturlnjc In tho South Im
conveyed !•/ renntu bulletin* Ju*t Imho*!,
covering the *tnt*** of Virginia. Went Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina nnd
Alabama. A roiiinarlium of the amount
of capital larafCau In manufacturing in
tbeao state* In 1900 and 1905 show* at n
glnnre the eqormou* development now go
ing on:
Pet of
Htnfo - 1905 1900. Increase.
Virginia .... $147.989,1S2 392.299,5S9 60.3
W. Virginia. W5,820,823 49.1u3.138 76.8
N. Carolina.. 141,000,639 v*).5
S. Carolina., 113.422,234 62.760,027 W.3
Alabama .... i'6,:M2,*.vj 60,165,904 76.2
Tobacco, flour a ml grist mill product*,
and lumber nnd timber products are the
leading Industries of Virginia. The amount
of eopltnl Invested in tobacco manufactur
ing Increased enormously between 1900 and
MANUFACTURES.
1906, according to tho ensus figures. The
manufacture of cigars and cigarette* In
creased with greater relative rapidity than
that of smoking and chewing tobacco. The
value of grist mill products Increased over
54 per cent, and tbe value of lumber prod
ucts 25 pep rent. Tbe value of textile
products increased 64 per cent.
West Virginia’s fortunate situation in
respect of manufacture* is shown In her
rapid growth. The state ranked third in
1904 in the production of coal, fourth in
petroleum, and wcond In natural gas. Wa
ter iMiwer, river transportation, and good
railroad development add to the facilities
of manufacture. The value of lumber
products Increased 56.1 per cent between
Yj00 and 19^0, nnd planing mill product*
l f 0.3 per cent. Iron and steel manufacture
la the principal Industry. The state now
rnnks fifth In the manufacture of gin**.
North Carolina retain* third place among
cotton manufacturing states. There were
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
£ JESUS TEACHING HOWTO PRAY )
212 cotton mills In the state In 1905. as
compared with 177 In M During this
five-year period the amount of eupiru] In
vented Increased 73.9 per cent. Mini the
value of products Increased 66.5 per cent.
The value of cotton product* was 33 2 per
cent of the total value of all manufactures
of the state, and 42.6 per cent of the wage
earner* are employed In cotton manufac
turing. North Carolina wan third in the
production of chewing and Htnokltig tobac
co In J»»). In 19o5 It had outstripped Ken
tucky and was u clow second to Missouri.,
The Increase of rnpltul Invested In the to-1
Jndustry during the five-year period j
GOSSIP
rodu
365
nt; the inc
of cigar
87 pt
rent. In tho
of
ul erga
the
product
Cottoi
mtwr wage earner*, fix time*
id eleven times the value of
In 1900.
anufacturlng J« a rapidly ex
panding Industry In South Carolina. In
1905 this Industry represented 72 per cent
of the capital, 62 per cent of tile wage
earner*, and 62 per cent of the value of
products of all manufactures In the State.
The amount of capital invested In cotton
manufacturing Increased 109 per cent be-
About
People
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 20—At last Sarah
Bernhardt may wear the ribbon of th.
Legion of Honor. After many yean
of discussion the decoration has been
be.-toH-ed upon the great actress u
ha* been a struggle. A woman with a
too well known past, a Jewess sad s
dererter from the Comedle Francalsa
her friends have had all aorta of trou
ble In landing the coveted honor for
*’*’■ genius has triumphed and
tweca 1WJ0 Mid If?..'th- wsgrf PnMM per the Divine Harsh Is a legtomuy Her
»*£ v H” e I-vast army of American frlendiT^, X!
By DR. G. A. BEATTIE
Measured by tbe value
the number of producing spindles. South
Carolina ranked a* the second state In
the union fu 1905.
Alabama's lncrenHlng Importance In iron
And steel production is shown t»y the cen-
*11* figures of 1900 nnd 1905. The state now
rank* nccoud In the production of husb
and forge pig Iron, and first In the pro
duction of foundry pig Iron. The capital
Invented In steel and rolling mill* Increased
124 per cent between 1900 nnd 1905, the
value of product* 105 per cent, the num
ber of wage earners 65 per cent, nnd tho
wage* pula 40 per cent. Steel rail:
Golfaen Text: Lord teach us to pray—Luke xi, 1.
iMHtfHIMIItHIIIHNHItl
“J
ESUS was a man of prayer. Some one has computed 21 recorded
Instances. Of course there were many more. When mention Is mado
of His praying. It Is not recorded as an exceptional thing, but as His
habit. Sometimes He took His disciples with Him, and again He went
alone. We may suppose His prayers were very similar to those of every
Christian, with the exception that He never prayed for pardon, as "He was
without sin.” •
We are to Infer from the request of the disciples on .this occasion that
John hsd taught his disciples to pray, and they wished Him to do the same
for them, and so He gave them what Is commonly called the Lord's prayer.
No prayer has ever been formulated that Is more comprehensive, or
that has been ottener repeated by human lips. It haa been Incorporated In
the creed, confession or liturgy of every church. It Is one of the flrat prayers
that the children are taught to lisp at their mother’s knee, and one that the
aged And pleasure In repeating.
Dr. Ellphalet Nott, president of Union Collego for fifty years, when he
was a very old man, after he had retired from the presidency, was called
upon to make a prayer at commencement. He came trembling to the front
of the platform, and then repeated this prayer, and followed It with "Now I
lay mo down to sleep.” When he concluded, there waa hardly a dry eye In
the vast congregation. It Is a prayer that Is appropriate for any occasion.
There are some who never use any other prayer, and believe that none
other should be used. We are not warrented ln^ this supposition. It was
given as a sample or model. To use It consistently the highest type of Chris
tian character Is requisite.
When we say “Our Father,” we recognize the brotherhood of man; When
we pray ”Thy kingdom come," we pledge ourselves to do all we can for that
end; when wo say "Thy will bo done,” we reach the point of submission and
consecration expressed by Christ In Qethsemane; when we can sincerely pray
“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,” wo have attained the spirit
manifested by Christ, on the cross.
Some years ago Francis Ridley Havergal wrote a poem on the Lord’s
prayer, which was published by an English magazine, and as It haa never
been printed among her published poems, and many persons who read this
lesson Will want It for their scrap book* It Is given as follows:
"OUR FATHER."
O UR FATHER, our Father, who dwellest In light.
We lean on Thy love, and we rest on Thy might;
In weakness and weariness Joy shall abound.
For strength everlasting In Thee shall be found.
Our Refuge, our Helper, In conflict and woe.
Our Mighty defender, how blessed to know.
not produced In 1900. while In 19"6 a large
output wns reported. TIip .tnte heenrae
el In coke pr-Mluet 1-m In l?- 1 ?,. I
mine of the product lncrenfied 65 per
cent over 1900. While this crent crowth
wns fa procrcM the expewdou of the cot
ton manufacturing Industry wna nlno re-
mnrknble. The capital Invested In cotton
manufacturing Increased 112 per cent, and
the value of products J-'S per cent. Lum-
- aluctlull also allowed n
areai ,m n ■■in iu<- amount of eopltnl In
vented being per i .-nt greater than In
1900 and the mine of products 27 per cent.
These figures are full of Interest to Waelt-
“HALLOWEO BE THY NAME."
O UR FATHER, Thy promise we earnestly claim.
The sanctified heart that shall hallow Thy name,
In ourselves. In our dear ones, throughout the wide world,
Be Thine as a banner of glory unrurled;
Let It triumph o’er evil and darkness nnd guilt,
We know Thou can'st do It. wo know' that Thou wilt.
“THY KINGDOM COME.”
O UR FATHER, we long for the glorious day
When all shall adore Thee and all shall obey.
O, hasten Thy kingdom, oh, show forth Thy might.
And wavs o’er the nations Thy scepter of right.
Oh, make up Thy Jewels, the crown of Thy love,
And reign In our hearts aa Thou relgnest above.
0
“THY WILL BE DONE." /
UR FATHER, we pray that Thy will be done,
For full acquiescence Is Heaven begun.
Both In us, and by us Thy purpose be wrought.
In word and In action. In spirit and though^
And Thou can'st enable us thus to fulfill
With holy rejoicing Thy glorious will.
"OUR DAILY BREAD.”
O UR FATHER. Thou carest: Thou knowest Indeed
Our Inmoat desires, our manifold need;
The fount of Thy mercies shell never be dry.
For Thy riche* In glory shall meet the supply;
Our bread shall be given. Our water be sure,
And nothing shall fall, for Thy word shall endure.
"FORGIVE U8 OUR DEBTS.”
O UR FATHER, forgive us, for we have transgressed.
Have wounded Th^ love, and forsaken Thy breast;
In the peace of Thy pardon, henceforth let us live,
That through Thy forgiveness, we, too, may forgive.
Tho Bon of Thy love, who haa taught ua to pray,
IVtr Thy treasures of mercy has opened the way.
“LEAD US NOT IN TEMPTATION."
T HOU knowest our dangers. Thou knowest our frame,
Rut a tower of strength Is Thy glorious name;
Oh, lead ua not In temptation, we pray.
But keep tis, and let us not stumble or stray:
Thy children shall under Thy ehedow abide;
In Thee aa our puide and our Shield we confide.
"DELIVER US FROM EVIL."
O UR FATHER, deliver Thy children from aln,
From evil without, and evil within.
From this world with Its manifold evil and wrong,
From the wflda of the evil one. subtle and strong,
Till as Christ overcame, we, too, conquer and ting
All glory to Thee, our victorious King.
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“FOR THINE,18 THE KINGDOM."
UR FATHER, Thy children rejoice In Thy reign.
Rejoice In Thy hlghne**, and praise Thee again;
Tea, Thine la the kingdom, and Thine It the might.
And Thine It the glory transcendently bright.
Forever end ever that glory shall shins.
Forever and ever that kingdom be Thine.
That the dleclplpe might be encouraged to pray Christ gives them the
parable of th# friend at mld-nlght. Dr. French says: "There Is the same
argument a* In the parable of the unjust Judge, one from the less to the
greater, or more accurately from the worse to the better—but with thte
difference, that here the uarrow-heartedness and selfishness of man Is set
against the liberality of God, while there It la his unrighteousness which la
tacitly contrasted with the righteousness of Ood. The conclusion is that ira
selfish man c*n yet be won by prayer and Importunity to give, an unjust
man to do right, how much more certainly shall the bountiful Lord betaow
and the righteous Lord do justice.”
We are not to suppose that God 1* reluctant to give, that our persistence
can overcome Hts unwillingness, or that It la any trouble tor Him to give.
Only the one thought Is to be emphasised.
Christ follows the parable with an illustration from the home life, the
father’s willingness to grant the requests of his children, and then adds
that Ood Is still more willing to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him.
He U more wllUng to give then we are to receive.
To receive, three things are requisite. We must ask, seek and knock.
Our receiving will be commensurate with our faith. We must ask In His
hame. Ood will honor every draf- at the Bank of Heaven that la counter
signed by Jesus Christ. None.has ever yet been protested.
> figures nr .
lnzton. which Is now- nsplrlnc to become
the eblef supply nml distributing post be
tween the North nnd South. The growth
of the kouth Is nn nssurnnee
Wnshlnittou. With Improve,1 -------
nbtnlnlne coni from West Virginia, mnnii-
- * 'ra* will — 3 — — —*
fTWd' w |
through the sections whirr —
to bo reveling In prosperity.
The demnnds of the fnst-growlng South
will be enormous, nnd the expansion of
trade In Wns"' ‘
by s narrow
OLD GREEN BACKER’S VIEWS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Aa you have very kindly allowed some
of our Populists brothers on all sides
of the gubernatorial contest to ex
press their views through the medium
of your most excellent paper, as well
as the opinions of "our friends, the en
emy,” will you please extend the same
cotffteay to your friend, the subscriber,
to state some facts and ask some ques
tions?
Thirty years ago, after having suf
fered from the disastrous effects of
three financial panics, I, with seventeen
others, organized the Greenback party
of Georgia. It was the People's Party
of that day.
The party grew, giving promise of
Immediate reform, till In 1878 wo had
thirteen straight Greenbackers In con
gress, breaking Into the Republican
party ranks In Maine, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, etc, and Into Democrat party
ranks In Texas, Alabama, North Caro-
lilt* and Missouri, and the Democrats
becoming frightened, In their state
datform* out-greenbacked" the Green-
lackers—Just a Herod waa out-Herod-
ed—and over sixty calling themselves
Greenback Democrats, were elected to
congress. Georgia furnished one or
two of them and one or two were
counted out. Tho Greenback Demo-
crate, with the assistance of the
straight Greenbackers, could have or
ganized tho house and legislated finan
cial relief for the people. The Green
backers offered to support any Green,
back Democrat the party might offer
for speaker of the house, but, regard
less of their promises, the Greenback
Democrats went Into tho Belmont
caucus nnd helped to elect Sam Ran
dall, a hlgh-tarlff-hard-money Repub
lican Democrat, thus opening the way
for Grover Cleveland to give us an
other term In th© school of adversity,
teaching us the blessings thereof
through his financial object lesson.
Thus were thd Greenbackers betrayed
by a kiss and their organization ceased
to exist, and power was qonfirmed and
bestowed upon one, two or three bil
lionaires of Europe and America, to pre
cipitate a financial panic whenevr they
see their own Interest In doing so. And
whenevr this thing occurs a hundred
thousand nmbltlous young men
throughout our land, who have In
vested their sweat browed earnings In
a partly paid for home, will see that
home swept Into the greedy maws of
the beneficiaries of our bond-based,
Britsh-funding system.
The methods employed by the lead
ers of the Democrat—not Democratic—
party to catch Greenback suckers Is
now being operated for Populist suck
ers: unfortunately many are taking
the hook.
Now, I want to ask some questions,
and, as for the-past twelve years we
have regarded him as our peerless lead
er, I want to ask these questions of
Mr. Thomas E. Watson. In view of
the foregoing facts and other near
home history, 1 shall present:
Can any Intelligent, honest, self-re-
apectlng Populist step out from "the
middle of the road,” In which you have
so often begged ua to keep, and align
himself with a party whose most
prominent representative in state poli
tics, a candidate for governor, eayt Is
controlled by as corrupt an organisa
tion as the devil could desire, the na
tional organisation being headed by
Tom Taggart, the proprietor of one of
the most disreputable gambling dives
In tho world—a den where women and
children are encouraged to cultivate
vicious habits? Is a party so organised
—depending upon and hopeless of na
tional success without the aid of-Tam-
many Hall—worthy tbe ai
true Populist? Is a party
told us Southern Populists to go back
to the nigger where we belonged worthy
of our respect? Is a candidate for
governor of the state of Georgia who
Insulted every Populist ot Georgia by
charging that we slept on the floor of
the capitol with nigger delegates wor
thy of our support?
Is a candidate who so unfairly and
outrageously misrepresented the pro
ceedings of our convention, one of the
largest and most representative that
ever assembled In the state, that a
resolution ot condemnation waa unan
imously passed, now worthy of our
support?
We remember how feelingly and pa
thetically the chalrmtfn of our conven
tion told us of the negro woman who,
nn her death bed, sent SO cents to aid
the Populists In their light against
Democratic corruption. We hope that
old negro woman’s ghost may never re
turn to earth to learn that her SO cents
has been misapplied.
Now, honestly, Str. Watson, do you
advise, remembering your position be
fore the convention of 18S4, and your
opera house speech, the Populists of
Georgia to desert their party on the
strength of one man of the Democratic
party saying he Is In favor of negro
disfranchisement, knowing at the same
time that he, even aa governor, would
be no more able to do It than you or 1?
Very respectfuly,
C. T. PARKER
Committeeman People's Party, Fifth
Congressional District.
Atlanta, Oa„ July f, 1S0S.
After prolonged Investigation, the
nearest that New York can come to
Chicago's record of conversions that
cost $1,500 apiece is a paltry $21 'each.
Investigation by the Salvation Army
here with a view to comparing the city
to Chicago and Atlanta, which have
reached their conversion costs, revealed
the fact today that the Bowery tramp's
Is the costliest of all the souls saved In
New York by the manifold agency of
personal solicitation or written appeal
While the derelicts themselves can hare
no market rating and can And no oh
who will trust them with $21, the Sal
vation Army Is willing to spend that
amount, on the average, on each per
son acceptable to It, and actually does
spend it on each convert in the Bow.
ery. ,
Twenty-one dollars doesn’t represent
all that a Bowery conversion costs th,
army. The great labor of love that In.
volves tho monetary expenditure cun
never be reckoned at all. Nor does ths
financial outgo atop with $21. The
convert, man or woman, must be
watched by men who are ready to give
a helping hand whenever It is wished.
Papa Van Alen has tak</> himself to
England to find out for himself what
causes his daughter May's delay.
The magnificent estate at Wakehurst
has been renovated from garret to cel
lar and James J. Van Alen, who had
been fishing up in Canada, threw away
his fishing tackle, came to Newport and
cabled to “Marne” to come on over and
play hostess.
Perhaps the erratic James J. over
looked the fact that “Maine'' may hava
made a few plans of her own over
there.
Last year the master of Wakehurst
became so disgusted, politically, that
he not only exiled himself, but gave up
hla citizenship. Nevertheless, he says
that unless Wakehurst la sold by spring
he will again occupy It next summer,
for, as ho laconically puts It, “London la
not Newport in summer."
Lady Herbert, widow of Sir Michael
A. Herbert, Is expected,In Newport
from Europe nexff Sunday'to spend the
summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Richard T. Wilson, and with her lis
ters, Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt.
Sailing 12,000 miles to wed the
sweetheart ot her childhood days, Mlsl
Annie Robinson, left New York on ths
Kalserln Augusta Victoria, for Cape
town, South Africa, where she will
meet her husband-to-be.
tteen years ago, vyhen Miss Robin
son was only 13, she met, Harry Siegel,
who came to Aiperlca from his English
home to make hla fortune. For five
years the children Were “little sweet
hearts,” and when young Siegel decid
ed to try hla luck In South Africa he
exacted a vow from the girl to wall
for hlm.i
Fortune smiled on Siegel and the
small herd of cattle he got together
grew Into an enormoua herd.
claimed tho fulfillment of the promise
and Miss Robinson has sailed.
Pete, the 8-foot diamond-back rat
tlesnake nt the Bronx zoological park,
Is dead from the case of appendicitis
with which a reptile haa been known to
be afflicted. When his body was cut
open by Cudato Nitmlr, the tooth of a
rabbit waa found lodged In Pete's ap
pendix. The big snake freqently con
sumed as many as eighteen rabbits at
a meal and never chewed his food.
Mrs. Minnie Nugent, of Mlneola Cen
ter, L. I., Is indignantly waiting the
coming of a constable, who Is to at
tempt to replevin her hero today on a
writ obtained by her husband.
"I'll never go with him,” she declares,
‘Such a way to get back a wife.
It Is a novel method John Nugent,
of Freeport, has adopted to recover Ms
runaway wife. She left him after a
year of married life.
Mrs. Mary F. Strong, a wealthy woe
man ot Springfield, Mass., who Is sum
tnerlng at Bell Island, Conn., was sued
yesterday by Dr. Hubert H. Aimes, pro
fessor of history In the College of tint
City of New York, and hla sister, Mrs.
Virginia R. McAlplne, of Oilrot. cal-
for $5,000, the plaintiff claiming that
Mrs. Strong took at least seventy-five
different souvenirs from the Aimes ram
ily home, one of which was a skeleton.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. July 20.— Sere are some
f the visitors in New York toda>■
ATLANTA—L. T. Bryant, T C Mil
ler, W. R Sullivan, H. E. Barry
wife, O. Carpenter. B. E.KIng.I- n.
Oppenhelm and wife, J. W. Ott .
E. Green, D. Hudson and wife, T. a.
Martin and wife.
MACON—W. J. Maaaee.
SAVANNAH—W. E. Clark and «
?. J. Plerpont, J. H. Beese, L.
Robinson.
, IN "PARI8.
Special to The Georgian- _ . .
Paris, July 20.—Arthur
Jr, of Rome, Qa.. registered at wj
office of the European edition of
New York Herald today.
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