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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Katered ft* ssraed-rian matter April 28. W*.,at tfca roitoglcs St
Atlanta. Oa.. 'mitt act of ttuna at. Jlarrh «. H7>,
Thos. E. Watson and Charles R.
Pendleton.
Aa a member In good itandtng of the Red Cross
Society of Georgia Polltlca, we are pieaied to report a
condition of temporary tranquillity between the Hon.
Thomai E. Wataon and the Hon. Charles R. Pendleton.
It la not aatonlahlng that tbeae two dlatingulahed
Georgian! ahonld have rlaahed In the Held of political
atrlfe. They are natural and constitutional antagonists.
They are political antltheaea. They oonld not If they
tried reaaon In a different way from that In which they
are at preeent employed, and they would acareely be
honeat If they entertained different conviction a than
thoae which move them In their separata apherca.
Mr. Wataon la a conatltutlonal reformer. He la a
man of the people, militant In tamper. fearless'In aptrit,
a student of great indhatry, a thinker of great power,
and a speaker and writer of remarkable force. The
whole trend and environment of Mr. Wataon'a life Joined
to hli study and reading have made him without design
a natural leader of those great Causes which aeem to be
In antagonism to tbe corporations and In sympathy with
the masses of tho people. He could no more help being
a Democrat than he could help breathing, and wheu the
Popnllat party came up and aeomed to him to carry the
sentiments of tho old Democracy from whose leading be
had derived bla creeds, It was also Impossible for him to
fall to becomo a Populist and naturally the greatest
Popnllat of his generation. Even the worst of Mr. Wat
son's enemies havo nover questioned bla peraonal.bellefs
or hit political affiliations.
Mr. Charles R. Pandlaton la Just aa naturally a con
servative. Whatever the environment of hli earlier years,
bla teupeiament and bla convictions have held him
constantly within these later days npon the aide of prop
erty and vested Interests. Many of ua who have shiv
ered lancet with the editor of the Telegraph upon these
questions have at timet been Irritated by his obstinacy
and farce, but those of ua who know him bast are frank
to concede that hit convictions are aa honestly assumed
aa they are resolutely and capably defended. It la only
Juat to believe that he baa followed logically the reaults
of hit own study and investigation Into the economic
queetloni of today, and that he statei tblnga aa be aeea
them and defends thlnga aa he believes them. No
opponent who baa ever crossed swords with him can
deny the fact of hla force and of his courage and
of hla equipment
It la a matter ot regret that two men equally honest,
equally brave and squally well established In the respect
ol Georgians, should have carried their differences to
expressions to bitter and allegations so fierce aa to leave
permanent wounds or at least pertinent scans upon
the body and In the bosom ot them both. ,
It la one ot the paradoxes of an Intelligent age that
men of reason cannot learn to reaaon toward different
convictions without losing patience with each other and
without destroying the friendly relation* that have ex
isted between them.
Colonel Pendleton waa perhaps the aggressor In the
conflict between Mr. Wataon and Wmaolf, and nl far aa
no bare been able to read the record, waa the authority
for many comment*, both personal and, denunciatory,
which flaally provoked Mr. Wataon to a reply. The
passage of arms between these two gentlemen has been
neither gentle nor Joyous. It has been filled with strong
statements, with brilliant rhetoric, with rich ffgurea. with
keen wit and with barbed points of satire and denuncia
tion.
And yet, sitting In thalr separate sanotums. one of
the home and the other of the newspaper offfee. tkeee
two men In their hearts and below the surface ot their
llerte discussions must each believe and know that the
other is honeat. aa each la aure that the other la able.
Mr. Pendleton aa a fair and sensible gentleman can
not fall to take into account the spirit and the character
of hla tlluitrtous opponent. He cannot fall to realise thal
In all of Mr. Wataon'a fights and political battles In the
past he has never failed to ayow lhat under the name
of FVipullst be was at heart and In cieed an unbroken
exponent of the truest Jeffersonian creeds of Democracy.
Ueyond the passion of the hour Mr. Pendloton must know
that Mr. Wataon haa never been accused from any rep
utable source of any act lacking In personal Integrity or
In civic patriotism.
Mr. Wataon In hla home at Thomson with hla alert
Intelligence scanning the slate, must realise that Mr.
Pendleton’s attltud# and .conviction* toward this cam
paign were what might have been expected of him. They
wore consistent with hla previous record and previous
alignment.
And knowing theae thlnga It la ao strange that men
of such great ralnda and of such Urge experience should
fall to give that charitable conalderatlon to the varying
conditions which mark the varying'convictions of each
other and to steer clear of the bitterness and the wrath
which haa distressed their mutual friend*. These men
are atudent* of history and of philosophy. They each
know that If Wendell Phillips had been born In Wllkea
county and raised under tbe ahadow of slavery that he
would have been as flarce a secessionist as Bob Toombs
llmself. and that If Bob Toombs had been horn In Boa-
on and bad lived under the ahadow of Faneuil Hall and
Bunker Hill, he would have been for the cause of aboli
tion ns great a champion a* Phillips or Oarrlaon.
And so, when the strife U over, why ahould not this
natural and conatltutlonal Democrat and Populist
'stretch out t hand to meet the outstretched hand of a
conatltutlonal and temperament*! conservative, and bury
the acrid personalities of a heated campaign In the con
cession of mutual Integrity, equal patriotism and mutunl
courage?
Georgia has few clttsena who are braver, brainier
and more honeat than Thomas. B. Wataon and Cbnrle* R.
Pendleton. They do not belong In the same party and
they can never honestly and conscientiously light under
the mime political flag. They are victim* of a curae In
Southern polltlca wnlch under the gride mid compre-
hchsfve banner ot organisation forced by tho existence
of the negro problem haa gathered under the name of
Demoeracy In the South the moat motley group of con
victions that ever went behind a shibboleth to battle.
And In the tub realisation of this lamentable fact we
(trtigt th'it ih'M* *r«*at i»d Georgian* will rl*e to
j the gretl height of manly charity and return when this
j swift coming battle la over to the friendly relations
I wjilch have existed in a nobler and happier past.
We Applaud the Boykin Bill.
Tba passage of tbe Boykin bill la a distinct triumph
for the moral element and the cotton grower* of the
atate of Georgia.
It baa been passed In response to the demands made
by these combined elements of our civic life. The de
cisive nature of the flnal ballot Indicate* tbe strength
and force of this element In a most gratifying and In
spiring way.
The Georgian Is In a position to congratulate Hepre
nentatlve Boykin upon the passage of the bill, and with
equal brartlneas to congratulate the people of Georgia
ul»n their triumph In the matter. By the record* of thla
discussion It will appear tfiat The Georgian was the
only dally paper published In Atlanta, and one of tbe
very few papers published In the State that gave hearty
and cordial Indorsement to the fight of the cotton grow
er* and tbe retail credit men against bucket shops. We
were outspoken. definite and clear In our condemnation
of tbeae Institutions and opposed them without limita
tion from day to day.
From opinion* previously entertained tbe Georgian
waa under the impression that a very decided difference
In nature and In tendency existed between the bucket
shopa and tbe exchange* and under this Impression we
frankly contended, not for the retention of the exchanges
but for mature-snd caraful consideration of the question
In order that no radical action might be hastily taken,
but that tba fulleat Justice might be doae for all parties
nt interest
Tba last word which we bad to say upon this ques
tion, gaJ which summarised our whole position, was
In substance as follows:
Wa are definitely opposed to the existence of the
bucket shops, and If they cannot be destroyed without
carrying away tlm exchanges, then, upon tbe demonstra
tion of this fact, we will be abundantly willing to Join
with the credit men In cutting deeper Into the evil which
wa both ao heartily condemn.”
hi Aa the discussion has proceeded and aa the facta
havo been brought out and the Judgment of the majority
haa apparently been recorded upon this measure. The
Georgian stands lb thla as In all other instances for
the best and highest thing that It sees In Georgia, with
out restriction and without hesitation, and offers Its
congratulations to all parties whoso brains snd energies
have brought to pass tbe pasters of this Boykin bill.
We are not unmindful of the tact that tbo execution
of the Boykin bill will entail aeriont lasses upon a large
number of oar reputable and popular cltlsens In Atlanta
and In other cltlea of tbe etata. We are also mindful
of the fact that. If this bill should be adopted In other
states and tbe wire exchanges wiped out of our system.
It will restrict these transactions hereafter almost en
tirely to New York and New Orleans, and If the senti
ment should becoms strong enough to retch throughout
national legislation and abolish the larger exchanges,
that the prices of our products would be regulated by
Idverpool and Bremen and that Europe will dictate the
value of American farm products.
But In aplte of these objection!, and they are aerl-
ous objections, wa can never fall to add our voices to
the chorus of congratulation which salutes the triumph
of any measure that has In It a moral uplift for the peo
ple and an aniwer to the demands of the merchant and
of the farmer.
The Woman In the Case.
Cherches la femme.
That Is to say, In plain United States, look for the
woman.
Tha sensation of tbe hour, Just at present, Is the
failure of the Milwaukee Avenue National Bank of Chi
cago, which haa been looted ot more than a million dol
lars by the president, with the alleged connivance of
the cashier.
Tha pathetic feature of the rallure Is tha fact that
■omethlng like >3.000 small depositor*, mostly Swedes
In poor circumstances, trusting In tbo Integrity ot their
fellow-countryman, the president, havo the savings of a
lifetime locked up In tbe bank, and are camped aroand
the wrecked Institution, walling and pleading for their
hard-earned little fortunes. Every day brings new “and
exciting scenes where tbeso men and women are clamor
ing for their money and the entire affair has developed
a world of human Interest.
The cashier has given himself up. sod Insists that
be haa not at any time.been a fugitive from Justice.
Indeed, he was sitting In one of the parks of Chicago
dlacusilng the matter with a reproter for The Chicago
Tribune while the officers of the law were flooding the
country with detectives and 'circulars sent out to arrant
him. He maintains tbst he has recently called tbe presi
dent's attention to the fact that his loans from the
bank were excessive snd should be taken up. This
alarmed the head of the Inatltutlon and In a few days
he fled.
The worldly wise began at once to "look for the
woman," and there was no delay In finding that at Isait
there was e woman In tha case. Bhe appears to be an
attractive divorce?, a musician and critic, who held a
high place In the social and artlatle life of tht Windy
City.
So the speculations of the worldly wise have- been
confirmed end It becomea the same old atory. It aeems
to be true that President Stenslsnd was engaged In
many expensive business enterprises, and perhaps lost
a great deal of money In them, but tbe doable life, the
woman In the case. Inevitably came to the top to ex
plain bis downfall, and to confirm the world-old proverb.
Only a few days ago an absconding cashier from
Pittsburg was caught by looking for the woman. He had
been gone more than a year and all efforts to trace him
were In vain. It was known that he had fled with a
woman, and a short time ago thla woman wrote to have
her mall forwarded from Pittsburg to Toronto. It was
the clew the authorities had been seeking, and In a few
days the man was captured and brought back to Pitts
burg for trial.
The Chicago authorities, a little while ago, were
completely at aen. The failure of the bank came as a
distinct surprise. The book* had been *0 manipulated
that, as one hank'examiner puts It. "no one but a mind
reader could have discovered the systematic embetzle-
ment." But now they have a clew. They are "looking
for the woman."
“Through nil the foul weather that the bard encoun
tered," said some biographer of Bobble Burns, "a woman
might be seen flitting, like p. stormy petrol." It baa been
tbe same old cry ever since tho first man who walked
the eartti made hla unmanly charge that "the woman
tempted me. and I did eat."
There Is nothing new In thla Chicago episode. It
teaches us nothing which we did not snow before, and
merely emphasises the power for good or evil ot woman
kind. It la theirs to exalt and to Inspire beyond the
dreams of avarice or the promptings of ambition. It I*
rhelrs to purify and ennoble. And. alas' It Is theirs, too,
In many melancholy Instances, to point out ar.<l to share
the primroae path, the end whereof Is death.
One can only repeat platitudes—the things that have
been said a thousand times before—and say, "The pity
of It, lago!"
favored
of the
a kind of h
It hot eno
The Atlanta Climate.
"Most any kind of weather," said tbe old woman to
Sidney Smith,. "Is better than no weather at all.”
The suffering, sizzling Inhabitants of tbe cities of
tbe North may well be disposed to donbt thla Just now,
for they are undoubtedly (offering as they have not suf
fered for a long time.
But we of the so-called "Sunny South" can alt
serenely by and only feel that degree of Interest which
a common hnmanlty Inspires.
It haa been rmtber warm down here for the past
few days, U Is tree. Those who took sufficient Interest
In tbe matter to consult a thermometer perhaps dis
covered that the mereury wae coquetting rather reck
lessly around the nineties.
Bnt what of that?
No one really attached very moch Importance to It
With cool breezes, and perhaps a syphon, and a-cer
tainty that there waa nothing fatal about the kind of
weather we have down In
country, the temperature metelv beeom
on which to hang that original query,
for you?" and tbe querist passes on.
Under thla flippancy there Is a basis of fact which
Is well worth serious consideration Dy the people of
tbe country at large. Every day the wires and the
newspapers bring Information to the effect that .dozens
ot people are dying ot sunstroke or suffering seriously
from prostration In tbe great cities of tbe North. It Is
tbe humidity In tbe atmosphere wblch doee tbe deadly
work.
From this we are comparatively free down here.
Death from beat prostration In Atlanta Is almost as un
known as death from freezing In tbs winter season.
We perspire a little and occasionally make some un
kind allusion* to the weather man In onr baste, but we
don't die. and wo don't auffer from prostration to -any
extent worth mentioning.
It goes without sayf.i; that we have no such ex
tremes of cold In the winter season.
This Is but s practical Illustration of the fact that
among the other blessings and advantages which the
people of the South enjoy, not the least delightful Is tbe
climate, and thla Is peculiarly true here 4a Atlanta.
Tbe man who would keep cool In summer and warm
In winter should move to Atlanta and pltcb bis tent
Growth and Progress of the New South
Enhanced Value of Farm Lands.
Ths currant number of The Southern Field, which Is devoted- to the
upbuilding of ths South, gives some striking Illustrations of the Increas
ing valu* of farm lands In tnla section of the country- Thta publication
seta forth that three or four years ago a correspondent ot the Land and
Industrial department In a Southern state who complained that he waa
"land poor," sought a customer . for a large body of land.
"It wa* advertised far and wide at- >2 per acre, but Investors
looked askance at It. 'What sort of land la thla that the own
er wants to aell at It per screT they Inquired. ‘Must be something wrong
about It; the tide la shakyi It must be swamp land; It must be to sterile
that nothing will grow on 1C and so on through the whole category ot
possible objections. But none of tbeaa objections was applicable to the
land In question. The tltls waa straight, from ths English crown down to
the Issuance of the last tax receipt; It didn't contain on acre of waste
land, much leas a swamp; If would produce (0 bushels of corn or a bale
of cotton to the acre and. other thlnga In proportion; and, aa Important aa
anything else. It vras adjacent to a line of railroad which had recently been
Incorporated Into the Southern railway system. But apparently people
looking for land bargains could see nothing attractive In thla offer of
cheap land, and so the advertisement went unanswered. However, things
began to move In that section. A market demand waa created for the
products of the section that had not hitherto existed, and tbe land which
went begging at $2 per acre in the course of the next year sold readily at
IS per acre. Several successive sale* have since advanced the valu* of
thlt property to »0 per acre. 'And there wgs nothing speculative about
It either, oa at a value of >S0 per acre It had an actual earning power In
crop production It per cent greater than much land In the West which
selle at 1100 and IISO per acre.
"Bo, when tbe actual earning power of Southern farm lands la frankly
considered In connection with the actual prices commanded, there la room
for very substantial advances before It can be said that Southern lands de
voted to agriculture have become dear. A Northern visitor to, the South
marveled to see a farm sold at >600 per acre. "I thought I had come to a
section In which cheap land la to be had,’ he exclaimed. 'So you have,' re
plied the purchaser of the 1600 land. ‘A* It Is possible for me to raise five
crops In one season on the same land, and I obtain bigger prices for each
crop than you obtain for the single crop grown on your land In the North,
I consider >600 per acre cheap compared with >110 per acre In your lec
tion.’
• ••»•••*
"As a matter of f>6t there Is a great deal of valuable land In tha South
advertised aa chehp land simply' because Its great earning power under
Intensive cultivation la not fully known and appreciated. The occasional
Instance of a discerning farmer paying 0600 and even 11,000 per acre for
land—land which can have no present nor ultimate us* outside of agri
culture-ought to be suggestive of the opportunities which exist to purchase
simitar lands which have not yet come Into use, but which are just as aure
to do so as ths South Is sure to grow and wax great In material things.
*••••«••
"Speaking of the earning power of Southern farm lands, It may not be
amis* In thla connection to repeat the statement—which haa been authen
ticated—about a farmer of South Carolina whose farm of 102 acre* last year
netted him a dear profit of >17,500. And he only used part of hla land at
that—eom* M acre*. If the BoutKern Field were to advertise thla farm or
some other farm of a hundred acres In South Carolina at >176,000 the
price would very apt to be considered preposterous by tha vast majority of
Its readers; yet the net profit ot on* year's work on thla farm represents
10 per cent on a valuation of >176,000. Measured by Its performance,
why la not thla farm worth this amount ot money?"
TOASTING THE GEORGIAN
"Editor and Orator."
From "Tho Fourth Kstato."
John Temple Graves Is putting all hla
energy Into Tho Atlanta Georgian with
tho most cheering reeults. When he
took the editorship of the newspaper he
said that he bad withdrawn from tho
race for tho United States senator-
ship. Some of his friends say that
the people of Georgia will not allow
Mr. Graves to remain out of high offleo
long, and that public honors will be
thrust upon him.
Aa an orator, Mr. Grave* has taken
rank with the lato Henry W. Grady.
Ho la often edited upon to represent the
city on Important occasions, and hla
fdluw-cltlsens lose no opportunity to
show their respect and, affection for
Some of tho Best Writers.
From The LaGrange Graphic.
From tho standpoint of the printer's
art, The Atlanta Georgian Is the neat
est paper we have ever seen. From
the standpoint of tho news features It
seems to leevo nothing to be desired.
And finally trom the editorial view
point It la conducted by some of tl«
most gifted Georgia writer*. There are
better writer* anywhere than John
Temple Grave* and Charles J. Bayne
It seems to be becked up with plenty
of money, end with euch a combina
tion we can aee no reaaon why The At
lanta Georgian should not be a great
sucre** from every point of view.
Here's good luck to It.
Ite Rich Morel Ton*.
From Thr Red Hill Independent.
The rich moral tone of The Geor
gian's editorial pegs la Inspiring and
uplifting, the logic t* Irresistible, tbe
truths presented are striking end sub
lime, and the "sentiment sweet-scent
ed und soulful." It would be a blessed
thing for Georgia If The Georgian
should go Into every home Ip the state.
A man who reads the eloquent utter
ance* written by Mr. Graves can not
but have higher and better thoughts
of life and the things that make life
attractive.
Right on Immigration.
From The Mt. Vernon Monitor.
In a well-written editorial on the im
migration question. The Atlanta Geor
gian makes some strong points, among
other thlnga truthfully says;
"One thing, at least. Is clear to tha
South In thla matter, and that Is that
It Is better for ua In havo no Immi
grants at all In Dlxlo than to hava
this breed of anarchists, assassins and
vtro-broeding races which by the rec
ord contribute to 70, end sometimes
•«, per cent of the crime and vice from
the leesllty In which they live."
"One of the Country's Greatest."
From The Conyers Banner.
The Georgian, Atlanta's new evening
paper. Is now coming to our desk reg
ularly. Too much success cannot be
predicted for this great paper, for with
such men a* John Temple Graves and
Charles J. Bayne In charge of the edi
torial page, and T. Bufohl Goodwin
os managing editor, nothing short of
one of the greatest newspapers ot the
South could be expected.
"Brainy, Eloquent Head."
From The Mitchell Banner.
The Georgian la well equipped with
all modern requirements, and with thta
bold, brainy and eloquent man at Ha
head. It le destined to gain a prominent
place Jr Southern Journalism. This
new er.'rprls* and other things have
.aus.-’ dr. Graves to come out of the
■see roi United States senator. This
isc. will be regretted by hie many
friend* throughout the South.
“Of the South Seuthy."
From The Cordel* Rambler.
The Georgian, we predict, will be
on* of the leading representative pa
pers of the South. John Temple Graves
is a statesman and writer of Southern
Meal-, and we predict that hla great
paper will be of the South Routhy.
"Will Fill a Great Place.”
From The Houston (Texas) Da’lly Post.
The Georgian will All a distinguished
place In the Journalism of the South.
Mr. Graves Is an editor of rare accom
plishments, a man of Integrity and he
haa surrounded himself with a staff of
unusual ability.
“A Humntsr."
From The Jacksonville Times-Unlon.
John Temple Graves' new paper. The
Atlanta Georgian, Is a hummer, and
demonstrates by expressions of ap
proval the popularity of Mr. Groves
with the people of that state.
COMMENT OX REVELATIONS
IN COTTON ASSOCIATION
"The Sporty 8ee."
From The Cordele Rambler.
The Southern Cotton Association Is
certainly la a dirty mess, with a sec
retary who gambles la cottoa futures.
Don't you know that the farmers of
the country will be delighted to know
that they have men at their head who
know all about the New York Ex
change and the difference that exist*
between a decent exchange and a com
mon bucket shop? Such up-to-date
leaders and companions ought to be
encouraged. They put more spice In a
farmer's life, teaching him the ethics
of the high-grade sport who gambles
only with gentlemen on the most rep-
proved exchange board.
Mr. Harvle Jordan has probably been
familiar with Secretary Cheatham's
high-grade antics all along, aa Secre
tary Cheatham does not seem to think
any one could disapprove of such con
duct, consequently must have been
open In hla operations. Still, Mr. Jor
dan seems to be slow-blooded, with a
pulse that dont beat to the "way* of
the world.” So, at thta time, he Is
badly discounted In the game, and may
have to resign, that hie place may be
filled by a more excellent man ot the
world and a more accomplished racon
teur, that the farmer may become more
In touch with the elegant proprieties
of an aesthetic civilisation.
Surely on* of these men must re
sign, and who disputes It that the slow-
spirited Jordan muat be the sacrifice *
Ths Charges Were Sustained.
From The Amerlcu* Tlmee-Recorder.
The Investigation Into the charges
preferred by Mr. Anderson on the floor
of the house, to the effect that officials
of the Cotton Growers' Association had
been dabbling In cotton futures and
having Interest In an Atlanta bucket
shop, have beea fully sustalaed. The
entire case was referred for Investiga
tion to a committee selected by Presi
dent Harvle Jordan, with the result tbat
Mr. Anderson Is sustained entirely In
hla charges. The committee found that
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Cotton Growers* Association, had dealt
In cotton futures, although Cheatham
claimed that he "only acted for a
friend." Another official, Arthur Fair-
child, with the title ot "manager of
the bureau of publicity," It was shown,
owned or had owned stock In an At
lanta bucket shop. It Is not known
what will become of the matter, but
there te no doubting the fact that the
conduct of these officers will very seri
ously impair the usefulness of the
Southern Cotton Growers' Association.
The farmer who tolls and sweats to
make hla cotton bales Is certainty not
going to put up money to euetaln In
luxury, at fat salaries, men who back
the futures market, which agency con
trols and manipulates the price of cot
ton and generally to his disadvan
tage. ,
A Poser.
From The Albany Herald.
The world Is solemnly Informed In
the "finding” ot the august committee
which was appointed by President
Harvle Jordan to Investigate certain
charges to the effect that offlrers of
the Southern Cotton Association were
speculating In cotton futures, that the
by-laws of the association do not pro
hibit Its offlrers or employees from
dealing In futures Of course not. But
what ever made President Jordan or
der that Investigation?
Harvlt’s Vanity Gets a Jar.
From The Fort Gaines Sentinel.
Mr. Hnrvt* Jordan makes a serious
mistake when he speaks of the “ene
mies of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion In Georgia.” The association has
no enemies In Georgia. There are,
however, quite a number of people In
the state who do not agree with Air.
Jordan In his Ideas of his own Infalli
bility. and the vanity and egotism of
the Would-be 6foaea has had a Jar.
Straightway all the** people are con
demned as enemies of the association.
Loses Reapsct ef ths Psopls.
From the Washington Oatette.
Mr. Richard Cheatham Is charged
with being Interested In a bucket shop
In Atlanta. He Is fee ret ary of the
Southern Cotton Growers Association,
and has posed as a man who waa op-
posed to bucket shops. He has pub
lished a lengthy card In regard to the
matter, but haa not even denied ths
charge. Of course he will lose the re-
epect of the people he haa been serving
In an official capacity If he cannot
prove that he has been sincere In his
professions. Sincerity Is more to be
desired then nil the protestations that
n man ran make.
Look for Other Nomt d* Plum*.
From The Charlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham, ot the South
ern Cotton Association, nn organisation
of cotton growers which uses Its best
endeavors to stop speculation In the
staple—dealing In futures—carried Ills
arrount with the exchange under the
name of Mike O’Otady. It might be
well for the farmers to ascertain If oth
er of the officers of their organisation
do not possess similar noms de plume.
He Knows Now.
From the Albany Herald.
President Harvle Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, has prob
ably realised by this time that he
not only made a great mistake, hut
stirred up a hornet when he lost his
temper and "Jumped on” Editor John
Dy 1'rlvate Icaicl Wire.
New York, Aug. v 10.—Following the
example set by Mrs. Langtry, Lillian
Russell Is going In'for racing.
For some tlm* those Interested la
turf matters hava been trying Itr lo
cate a mysterious "Mr. Clinton," for
whom some pretty good thoroughbreds
were being purchased. Tile secret is
now out; "Mr. Clinton" Is no othsr
than the fair Lillian.
Outside of the buying agents here,
who have gathered up colts here and
there, her Australian agents have been
successful In quietly buying up eight
of Carbine's get. They are now quar
tered at the Flemlngton course, near
Melbourne, where the race tor the Mel
bourne cup It to be run.
Before Australians and careful En-
llshmen realized that one of tbe Car
bine blood had won tha Melbourne cup
for tbe lost four years, "Mr. Clinton"
had cornered the Carbine market.
The Roosevelt home club, composed
of admirers of the president, has failed
to acquire possession of the Roose
velt homestead, where he was born,
to turn It Into'a landtfiark of New
York.
Justice McLean has'granted an or
der permitting the sale of the proper
ty for >60,000. The project waa op
posed by tbe president.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
Dy I'rlrate Iwascd Wire.
New York, Aug. 10.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—E. M. Holleyman, J. Le.
vln, Mrs. R. N. Munroe, J. B. Crane,
W. C. Warfield, F. Adair, Mlea Brow-
art], Miss L. Clarke, C. E. Dow man.
Miss P. Hardy, C. T. Tobin, Miss G.
Scully, W. H. Wright.
MACON—O. Clark, 3. N. Cans.
SAVANNAH—W. G. Austin, E. B.
Fitzgerald, W. C. Gault, B. Gordon,
Jr., A. C. Luitlg, J. C. Hoch, Mrs. C. U.
Strong, Dr. L. Turner.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGU6T 10.
1386— Douglas slain st battle of Chtri
Chase, England.
1M6—Henrietta Mnrle, queen of Charles I,
bora.
1675—Greenwich observatory established.
1789—Ferdluaud VI of Hpulu died. Sue*
ct-edcd by Cbnrles 111.
1787—Sir Charles James Napier born.
17»J—The Hwili Guard killed In nu nltaek
on the Ttillcrles In Paris.
1871—Missouri admitted as a stale.
18(6—Hmllbsonlitn Institution St Wasblug.
ton loundetl.
1861—Dattle of Wilsons' Creek, Mo.
1874—Marshal llasalue escaped from tbe Isis
of Htn. Marguerite,
1878—International monetary conference
opened nt Parts.
186(—Severe earthquake felt along Atlantic
roast.
1886—James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold
lu California, died.
1187—One hundred ezcnrelonlete killed In s
railroad wreck at Forest. Ilia.
because of disturbance.
1898—Geary act enforced. First Chinaman
■loported from ttan Frauelseo.
1S94—Earthquake shocks felt in Memphis,
19M—Weldeck.nonsstren, French statesman,
died. Horu Deceinlier 184*.
Temple Graves, of The Atlanta Geor
gian.
Time to Resign,
From The Sanderovllle Progress.
It Is tlm* for Secretary Cheatham, ot
the Southern Cotton Association, to re
sign. He admits speculating In cotton
futures for a friend, but It I* of course
presumed that he would get part of the
profits, as few men work for nothing,
even for a friend.
Help Up to 8corn.
From tho Jacksonville Floridian.
Richard Cheatham, secretary, and
Harvle Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Association, are accused of
speculating In cotton futures and are
both being held up to the scorn of cot
ton growers of the South.
Using Hla Office as a "Jimmy.”
From The Bhreveptfrt Journal.
Mr. Cheatham looks very much like
a man who has been using his official
position as secretary of the Southern
Cotton Association simply as a lever
with which to pry open the strpng bog
of the bucket chop.
A Telling Comparison.
From the Charlotte Observer.
Secretary Cheatham probably feel*
a good deal like the friend of the peo
ple who lost a card case containing
various and sundry railroad passes and
was forced to make known the fact ID
the hope of their recovery.
A Discredited Prophet
From The Hawklnsvllle Dispatch.
The Cotton Journal the official or
gan of Jordan and Cheatham, says
present prospects forecast a crop 'of
onlJT 11,600,000 bales, on December 2
this same crowd "guaranteed” the last
crop would not exceed 9,641,000.
Wilson Should Invostigato Choathsm.
From Th^ Carolina Bpartan.
Secretary Wilton should. **od »n
expert down to Atlanta to Investigate
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Cotton Association.
Has Done No Good.
From the Albany Herald.
While dealing In cotton fatures la
not a crime, this bueketahop. scandal
has done the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation no good.
The Georgian's Genuine Servioo.
From the Rome Tribune.
The Atlanta Oeorglan has rendered
the fanners of the 6outh a distinct
service In stirring up that Cotton As
sociation crookedness.
Hard to Make Him White.
From the Brunswick News.
The Southern Cotton Asa .elation wit
have to buy a car toad of whltewas*
to make him look real white again.