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■m 1 ) THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY. Al tSVST IS, 'i A WEEKLY FORUM FOR CONTRIBUTORS OF THE GEORGIAN FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF BILL By MRS. E. C. CUON’K The soul of poor lit tie BUI Olsen wan heavy within him. ■yew anti fuJI of trouble" had been the year* of hi*. Ilf*. But never be fore had such trouble as tills come. AS he sat with hi* mother at the break fast table the various periods which he regarded a* crlse* in hi* life came before him. There wa* the time when they had come to the new country In the big Immigrant ship. There was the time they ' had moved from New York to Atlanta. There was the time when Ids mother was so stek she could not go to work, and he had bought his first supply of papers and tried to get Kotli every moment he was not selling Ut4>t l - *. Each one of these things, he remem bered, had brought some Joy with It, but this lust—there could be not the slightest element of joy in that. To be set out on the pavement—that was w hut the man who owhed the old shell of u house had' told them would happen tomorrow If they did not pay some thing on the rent. Once or twice Bill had really seen such a thing done. In imagination now he saw the few nrtl- th .s of furniture they still owned piled up on the pavement. From the top of the pitifully small heap he saw the enlarged puotograph of his father looking at him with eyes full of re- proach, which Hald: -Oh, little Bill, little Bill, j I# this the way you are taking care of mother ?” danger In the prospect of acquiring sudden wealth. Smiling policemen, wno had once been boys themselves, used tneir clubs with gentle force to prevent accidents. Street cars, car riages, automobile# and pedestrians stopped to see the fun. A thousand people soon witnessed the merry strug gle. Men forgot their own more sober struggle for the same thing, and laugh ed as heartily as did the boys. Women forgot the heat of the day, and the round of struggles Jn tlielr own lives, a» they eagerly watched the sport. The coin throwing mania spread like an epidemic. From windows all around the shower came down. Many pieces of sliver and a few of gold joined the cop per and the nickel In their haste to reach the ground. “Look at that little fellow yonder,** said one man to another. "You might suppose from thb look of grim deter mination on his face that he was go ing to make a plunge Into Wall street/* But BUI was unconscious of the throng of spectators and their lighter. He saw only the shining coins and the reproachful eyes looking at him from his father's enlarged portrait. His hand closed over one of the gold pieces that fell. He was sure that he must have at least $2.50 by this time. If the precious shower kept up only a lit tle while longer, he would have $3.50, and $3.50 would pay the rent for anoth er two weeks. A flfty-cent piece fell on the morning of the day In which Mr. Bryan was nominated. My Impression Is that you will And these telegrams in The St. Louis Republic of July 25, 1896. This would seem to me a reasonably clear statement of the facts In connec tion with the case. Yours very truly, JAMES K. JONES. THE CHILDREN ON THE 8TREET, lilg tents filled his eyes. Ills throat | {** He threw’ himself on full of dry sobs. A bitter resent ment came over him. • Mothfr, I don't believe In God." •oh, you must not say that little BJJ)." "Well, you say He loves us, and I've believed It. And you say He could open t/te.windows of heaven and show er money down, or send ruvehs with bread,/,before He would let the people , have loved Him and 1 have be lievifi Him. Hut 2 don’t any more, because lie Is letting us be put out on tin* street. I have worked as hard as 1 could, and you can't help It; but He could If He wanted do, and I don’t be lieve Him/’ At the shattering of his faith little Hil! broke Into sobs. it will all come right, Billy, dear. It'* poor faith we have, If we can’t trust Him as much with the beautiful n*of of the sky over our things as with this poor crumbling one of shingles. Go to work. Who knows w at may hapi>en before tomorrow morning'. * Small wonder 4,, at the soul of Bill olsen wa* heavy *** hin him as he went ojut. The day wore on./ The pennies came ;n slowly. The heap of furniture sit ting out dh the street was ever before tils eyes. And then It happened He was standing on Peachtree street by the viaduct. The sun poured down with all the force of an August after noon. "Here’s your Atlanta Georgian, The Journal and The News,” bravely shout> cd little Bill. He heard a shrill whistle from one of the offices high up 91 the Fourth National Bank building. He held up a paper inquiringly, ns did the other boys around. A package was thrust out of the window and fell rapidly to the ground. Just before It struck • the ground the wrapping broke and scores of small coin went rolling down the street. In an instant the pavement was alive with boys. They laughed nnd shrieked with delight as they rolled over each other In their eagerness to gather up the coins. Color distinc tions were forgotten, and black and white scrambled together. Heads were thrust out of windows In every story of the buildings around. Another shower of coins came down. The boys threw themselves before street cars, and In front of carriages, reckless of A policeman pulled him off of the car track as the car moved forward, but he had his fifty cents. Surely ho could not expect It to continue much longer. The Intenseness of the climux filled him. Never a charioteer on the last stretch of the chariot race strain ed his every nerve with more eager ness. His eyes were bright, his throat was parched and dry. Life had been real; Intensely real, to little Bill Ol sen. To the other boys the struggle was full of merriment, but It was not simple victory that he worked for. It was for his home. It was for his mother, It was to get rkl of the reproach In his fa ther’s eyes, It was for the restoration of his faith. Extra policemen were called on duty. Extra bicycle men came out, but the crowd refused to move as long as the unusual shower continued. It was not until the patrol wagon began to be loaded with offenders that order was again restored. Then Bill v 01sen counted his gain. He had $4—the rent and fifty cents more. The Atlanta papers had interesting stories about the incident of the falling coins which they likened to showers of manna. In many circles it furnished the topic of conversation for many days. Many youngsters realized the ambi tion that had been theirs. One emp tied every chewing gum machine In his block. Another saw every show' at Ponce DeLeon, and rode on everything that offered a ride to the boy that had money. Bill Olsen laid his money In ht» mothers lap that evening. “He didn’t open the windows 1 of heaven, mother, but somebody certain* ly opened the windows of that old sky scraper/’ After he had finished his story, he went around touching each article of furniture lovingly. ’’I guess you will stay Just where you are for a little while anyway/' he said. Then he looked at the picture over the mantel. The eyes held no reproach, but looked down on him with loving pride, which said, "So, this Is the way ..a.. ,«nrrt ... rt f U n t' tit tin Ttfll '* To the Editor of The Georgian: I have read the articles published about the Memorial Orphans’ Home, and your editorial on the same subject, and 1 believe Injustice is done to two of God’s chosen people, us well as to the orphans under their care. 1 am In no way connected with the home, am not related to Mr. and Mrs. Harwell, am pastor of «o church in a different denomination from theirs, nnd hence I believe I am In no sense prej udiced In tlielr favor. I have visited the home on a number of occasions, have held services there, have had the children In my church services, have' watched the religious training, and examined Into the discip line employed, and unhesitatingly say it Is one of the best governed institu tions that I know of. If my children were left orphans, I would as soon have them In this orphanage as any I know of. The home is run on the faith line, it is true; but the greatest orphanage. I ever read about was conducted on the same principle. I refer to Mr. Muller, who resolved In the outset to never ask help of a human, but made hts re quests known to God. He first rented a home for orphans that accommodated only thirty. At Iasr he built a home, then another and another, until he completed five at a total cost of $575,- 000, accommodating 2,050 orphans, with u yearly expenditure of over $100,000. What If the children are taught to pray and testify? I was taught the same thing by a godly mother who Is now In heaven, und 1 will never cease thanking God for such. teachings. I tench the same to my children, and 1 have a little tot jus? 3 years old who carries to God In prayer all her little troubles, and even prays Him to heal her body when she is sick, and He does It. In this particular she has far outstripped myself, for I cannot always have so much faith. Bible history and secular history is full of direct answers to the prayer# of children barely old enough to lisp the name of God. God has not gone out of business and the Christ put him self on record In no unmistakable lan guage as believing In the rellglous falth of the children when He sold: "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe In Me, It were bet-, ter for him that a millstone were hang ed about bis neck nnd that he were drowned In the depth of the sea." There have been some real bad boys, orphans, gathered front the streets of the city, who have been converted in the home, nnd are truly little ministers In telling how Jesus has saved them. It may not be Just the proper thing to carry the children on the streets at night, but I cannot sec why ,there Is not as much fresh air In a street meet ing as In a play on the streets where there Is danger of being run over by cars and %utos. A TRIBUTE TO ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Hhe appeal* to ItitelllgiMin*. Townes the strings of the heart, Pays on the chords most vibrant, Music *o sweet to impart. Her pen Jims much Influence, An ever widening neo|s\ To heart* most disconsolate Hhe has given sweetest hope. Many me her admirers Where’er her poems are read. With food that’* always wholesome, Her readers are richly fat. 'Twas straight from the hand of God That the (met gift was given, For her soul Is pure mid lofty As the stsruderced walls of heaven, —Bessie Denton Whittlesey. SHADOWS. Beyond the meadows where toll pines shadow* cast o’er woodland? gray. Where sunbeams linger inld thu vines— Kisses of the dying day. you care for mother, little Bill/ That night as he lay In his bed, he looked at the blue sky, and the stars, feeling that above them all was God, he whispered confidingly, "And I do believe You/* MR. WATSON'S FR. E ND N6wEREa To the Editor of The Georgian: I notice th Tlio Georgian of July 9 one Seth W. Evan* attempt* to answer the article I wrote In reply to Mr. Wat Ion. Mr. Evans does not deny that Mc Duffie and several other counties where Watson’s Influence controlled, went for McKinley In 1896. Rut because I said that Mr. Watson helped to defeat Mr. Brvan, he says: "Even the most kinky- headed negro In Georgia knows that there Is no foundation in fact in his charges against Watson/’ If Mr. Watson’s influence controlled those counties he evidently controlled them for McKinley and against Mr. Brvan. Surely Mr. Evans Is not so dull as to fall to see that to control several counties and deliver a majority «>f their votes over to McKinley In 1896 was to that extent helping to defeat Mr. Bhyan. Mr. Evan# ask#: "Did not Watson, together with other Populist leader#, pledge the support of the Populist par ly to Bryan?” The only support that the Populists gave Mr. Bryan that counted for any thing In 1896 was through fusion. The two parties fused In 28 states and in this way thousands of patriotic Popu- lifts voted for Bryan and Bewail, but this wa# done over Mr. Watson’s pro- tot. Watson fought fusion to the bit ter end, and It Is too late now for him or his friends to claim credit for the good that was done by the fpsfonlsts. Mr. Evans asks: "Did McDuffie and several other counties go for McKinley when Bryan ran last?” Yes, McDuffie and eleven other coun tie* in Georgia went for McKinley when Bryan ran last. Watson'# breaking himself, down spenktng for Bryan nnd Watson was really against Mr. Bryan, and Watson knew it. He knew that every voter that he could persuade to vote for Bryan nnd Watson tv## Just that much lost to the regular Democratic ticker. H«‘ knew that the president Is elected hy electors chosen by the states, and not by popular vote. , As a result of Mr. Watson’s "wreck ing hi* constitution" we find that 150,- "flfi votes were cast for Bryan and Watson. Now, when we remember that 45,000 votes properly distributed among the Hose states in 1896 would have elected Mr. Bryan It strikes me that Mr. Wnt- *on, by inverting those 150,090 votes from tlte regular Democratic ticket, certainly had a great deal to do with Mr. Bryan’s defeat. Mr. Evans ask# If the chairman of English China The present vogue for English China i* amply met In our churmlnfc collec tion Dinner and Tea*»ervlces, sets of Plates, odd pieces—all In patterns of tnost artistic type. the national Democratic party did his duty In 1896. Then he says: “Did he live up to his agreement?" In regard to thl# matter, I will let Senator James K. Jones speak for himself. The published letter from him shows that, as chairman of the Demo cratic national committee In 1896, Mr. Jones made no promise about putting Watson on the Democratic ticket and there was no agreement made about Watson with the Democrat* at that time. I hope The Georgian will pub lish this letter to set at rest all that talk about Mr. Watson not being treat ed right by the Democrats In 1896. Respectfully, . F. W. CARSWELL. Hephsibah, Ou. The letter from Senator Jones re ferred to by Mr. Carswell, follows: If Mayor Woodward is so anxious to have children in bed at night why doe# he hunt up a score who are In compa ny with proper guardians and singing and praying, and leave alone the hun dreds who are without escort and go ing to the devil by falling Into At lanta’s many pitfall#? If you and the mayor wish to do At lanta renl good, devote your attention to the saloons which are drawing on the boys at the rate of 100,000 every year to manufacture drunkards; to the soda fountains In Atlanta, selling drinks mixed with whisky: to the res taurants, where women drink Intoxi cating liquors; to the property owners In this city, who arc renting houses for traffic In girls. You and the mayor know that these things are being run In Atlanta In open defiance of law, yet they are allowed to continue, and you In your editorial lament the fact that there Is no law at present to reach children conducting divine service# on the street. Respectfully, OWEN A. BARBEE, Pastor United Brethren Tabernacle. And larking in the shady grass. Ambushed In the t\vlight still* brook beyond, with silvery hands. Kwoops Its bed 'tween banks of fern. Where ttlekeriug over pebbly sands But far from where the serpents creep And hiss With vetiouied tongue ““*■ * dark and deep " “’*••* sprung. Shadows of hate that till with fear 'A* a flash that flames the sky. licit nud sear, they draw ulgh. AtGlHTA WALL. TH08E EYES, They may talk alrnat the eyes of blue, 'those eye* far famed In song; But give me the girl with black, snappy eye*, And 1 will rub aloug. And thrill your very, mail with the thought That there’s something that Is true. When eye* like that have pierced my brnlu. five on the tire that they fanned i well— You bet I’d rub along. —A. Lee Short. TRUTH UNCHANGEABLE! Truth evaded Is still the Truth. tiichnnglng as the mind of God-- There’* a path to her shrine and youth May follow* where wise men hare trod. If yon brenk one of Nature’s law# The truth or God 1* quick!y shown, For suffering there Is a cause. And you must War It ull uione. Truth 1* sometime* by cloud* concealed, timid* that are dark a* the starles night. But At last she will be revealed. liiHullled, majestic, pure and bright. —Bessie Benton Whittlesey. REJOICE, MY HEART. By A. L. A. UcJolce, my heart, be glad ami happy, too, ..The time Is coining fnst RELIEF AT HAND. Chairman Jonas’ Reply, July 14, 1906. F, W. Carswell, Esq., Hephsibah, Qa. My Dear Sir: Tours of the 10th Inst. Is Just received. You say that the statement Is made ’in The Atlanta Georgian of July 9, In substance that the chairman of the Democratic na tional committee failed to do Ids duty by failing to have Tom Watson put on the Democratic ticket In 1896 with Bryan." You further say, "Did you, os a representative of the Democratic party or otherwise, make spjT promise to Tom Watson of this kind? Plense write me the fncts about that agree ment between the Populists and Dem ocrats In 1896.” In reply I have to say that men differ as to what my duty was as chairman of the Democratic national committee In 1896. I did not think It my duty to have Mr. Watson put on the ticket with Mr. Bryan and had no such power or authority. Besides. I did not favor such a course personally, anil never nif/ocated It. 1 made no promise to Mr. Watson at any time, or to any one for him In this connection, and I know of no agreement made be tween the Populists and Democrats In 1896 with regard to Mr. Watson. While the Populist national conven tion was In session In St. Louis In 1896 I was in that city. When the populist convention adopted a resolution to nominate the candidate for vice presi dent before they nominated the candi date for president, I wired Mr. Bryan ns follows: “Pops nominate vice president first. If not Bewail, what shall *we do? I favor your declination In that case. Answer quick. James K. Jones, Chalr- v*ti n nni rw>,r»/w’r:«rle Pmnmlttpo ” To the Editor of The Georgian: Only a few days for the mud-sling ing candidates for governor remain, and the good people of this state will bring a long sigh of relief. I do not wish to convey the Idea by this that all the candidates are guilty; no, fur from It. I am glad that three out of the five have conducted themselves In such a manner Jn this campaign as not to bring reproach upon themselves or the high office which they aspire to. I heard a speaker say: ’’If all the things said by Hoke Smith nnd Chirk Howell about each other were true, neither of them would be fit to be gov ernor of Georgia." I urn of the same opinion. I think the better class of people all over the state have grown Indignant In the way they have con ducted themselves, and will show them at the *polls on the 22d of thl# month. I thought for a long while the race was between Howell and Smith; they had good following in this section; but they have lost ground rapidly In the last few weeks, and I hope this Is the case In every section of the state. I attribute It ail to the way they have conducted themselves toward each other and the other candidates in this race. Let the people show these men that they will not vote for any candi date that will lower himself below the dignity of the high office to which he aspires. 1 am confident that Judge Dick Russell will carry this (Jefferson) county. When nil of u* tire being well to do Auil |K*rfect yet at last. Wo have the right, and hold It In uttr baud, Wo do It with a pen. Weil make n law—let It forever stand— We’ll s/op them, to Ik* sure; No wrecks, for us, no law suit* nujr wore, beautiful valley from the mountain# to the sea. The agricultural Interests aro nourishing and all crops are excellent. Besides these natural advantages, the people who possess and live In this grand section are the descendants of Scotch, Irl#h and Huguenot antece dents, who settled here In colonial days, and noted in history a# lover# of liber ty, truth and virtue. The Calhouns, McDuffies, Nobles and it long catalogue of honored names that will never die, are still represented in this God-favored valley on the Caro lina side, while ninny are scattered throughout the world. By the way, this Is the boyhood home of the editor of The Georgian— of Calhoun blood and characteristic#, and of whom we are justly proud. I must telL the readers of The Georgian an amusing story of Its edi tor w hen he was a boy. It Is not a story either, but It Is told by the good old Presbyterian truth-lovers around Wllllngton as a fact. One of the good old Christian moth ers there related It to me In language like this: "Yes, I knew Johnnie when he was a little boy. lie was brought up here by his grandmother—a good woman, who was exceedingly nn::lous to raise and train Johnnie right. He was al ways In some mischief and could not be still. One dayche was out In the back yard with some little negroes, nnd one of them gave him some Insolence and Johnnie took the battling stick that the old negro washerwoman used in beating the clothes, and struck the little negro senseless. He fell over as If dead. The old washerwoman raised a yell and said: 'Now, Jus’ look at dnt bad boy. You done kilt little Jim. Ise gwine In an tell ole misses, an’ she gwlne to skin yo* for dl#.' "Johnnie beeame alarmed and hast ened Into the house nnd to a seat In his grandmother's room, and ‘said nothing. The grandmother was busy rending, but after a little time, she no ticed Chat Johnnie wa# unusually quiet, nnd she looked over her glasses and said: ’Johnnie, what makes you «o quiet, my son? Are you sick, dear"' ‘No, grandma. I was Junt meditating on the great love and goodness of God.’ "She was so delighted at hln pious thought# that #he threw aside her book, took Johnnie In her arm# and caressed him nnd kissed him, and praised, him for his good thoughts—but Just tfien the old mammy washerwoman, In great excitement, appeared at the door, nnd In alarm, said: ‘Ole misses, dnt bad boy dun kilt little Jim wld a #tlck; he dun died/ "The grandmother turned Johnnie loose, and, gathering the camphor bot tle, hurried to the back yard to rub the little negro back to life. When that was done, she came buck In nnd gave Johnnie two whipping# In one— first, for striking the. little negro, and second, for deceiving her with his as sumed piety.” If this I* not n truo story, the old people over here w outd like to hear the editor of The Georgian deny It. H. C. FENNEL. Lowndesville, 8. C. THE COTTON 8ITUATION A8 SEEN IN LITTLE ROCK. t A* ensy n* it pie; ... ..nr if I'ticfr Hilm. Should try toplr-theiii those of Interstate, And murk my word. Interfere Weil meet ut ry— A line win atop your talk. YOUR FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER When Fate serin* unkind nnd hope I* dyln#. Go seurrh tor your fmir-lonveit clover. If the wiiy Is dark with Its many tears. And stinner foreboding* hover, hispid the mood, restrain the tears, Remembering that you have a four learetl clover. Ho with n tireless step nnd n faith that Is look the meadow . _ „ >ver nud over— iinibl happy be If we only kit r»r we all have a f - * ' LOVE’S SUFFICIENCY. Love, whether In high or lowly ftorif, I* somethliiK not to lie dennlned; Whether given by man or by ls»a*t. ?r by t * ’ * Whether by the arm tent or the leust- I*ove should lie highly prized. The heart of i fin every man refafreeJtve, e iiiify on th# crumbs, 'on tell ted with nut u miser'* food, <’Hunting flieniMidve* rich In earthly good, Wtileh sometime# love beiuiinb*. J. A. 8. National Democratic Committee.' I Immediately received from Mr. Bry an the following: I entirely agree with you. »lth- drnw my name If Hawaii I* not nomi nated. Win. J. Bryan.’ When thl* telegram *n* received from Mr. Bryan I reoumted Senator William J Htone. of Mirkourl, to take the telegram to the chairman of the Populist convention and n*k him to rend It to the convention. The chair- man declined lo do *o. I had no other menn* of getting the tflegmm before the member* of the yartventlon except have It IM-Intcd In thl paper*, which Maier & Berkele In* 1 St. Louis printed these telegram# FAIR PLAY FOR MR. JORDAN. To the Editor of The Georgian: I did not see the Credit Men*# car toon nor did I see the editorial in Th? Georgian that It evoked, hut both must have been spicy by the results. I think Mr. Jordan’s reply was hasty and unworthy of him/nnd it Is a pity nny of them were ever published. 1 think Mr. Jordan has made several graves mistake#, but fair dealing re quires that he have due credit for good work, as well as blame for errors, and If thl# is done he will still rank as the greatest living benefactor of the South. He has been the chief promoter of the Cotton Association. His advice and work has done much to hold up the price of cotton. His effort to bull cot ton to 15 Cents seemed unwise and proved a failure, but without his ef forts, would It have even reached the 11-cent price for which he Is now blamed ? ^ „ Much allowance should be made Tor the conditions under which Mr. Jordan had to operate. He haa to rally a badly demoralized army and charge through thick wood# und It Is no wonder that hf# Vamp at tbb* ***** of * hc campaign I# not n» prim as a cemetery lot nor hts force* like a dress parade at West Point. . Do not cashier the general because after the charge sonte of the army fall to pas# Inspection. ARCHIBALD SMITH. | LoG range, Gu. Love fnr tin- whole of humnutty— Yes. love for the groat nnd the suinll, Eiiiiclie* tlii* giver, softens heart*. The greatest Joy of life Imparts, I test Joy or ... e Is nil Ill all." —Bessie Denton Whittlesey. PROSPEROUS SOUTH CAROLINA. To the Editor of The Georgian: It is time that your reader# were hearing from this side of the river. And it seems that Atlanta nnd most of Georgia might hear the blasting that Is being done on Savannah river, at Gregg shoals, by the Anderson Power Company In building the great dam for the electric plant to be established there. It Is Intended to furnish power to run cotton mill# at Anderson, Ivu, Lowndesville, Calhoun Fall#, Abbeville and Elbert on, besides giving light to these cities, This Is a grand enterprise, and I* to bring large results to Georgia and South Carolina. * This whole Savannah valley will. In a few ■ years, be* dotted with cotton mills nnd oil mills and other progres sive Industrie# on both sides of the river, from Augusta to the mountain#. It ought to be #o, and should have been so long ago. because the great Creator ha* never made a river with so many magnificent and mighty water fall# as the Havnr.nnh, We are Just now beginning to see It, after so many years of Idleness and waste. Nor has He ever made a section of To the Editor of The Georgians Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 18.—Under the headlines, "A Typical Incident," the Cotton Journal of Atlanta last week published the following Item, which bn* caused considerable comment In this city: "The Atlanta Georgian nnd the Ma con Telegraph publish with glee n let ter from J. A. Bpurlln. chemist of the Little Rock hoard of trade, to the ef fect that paper cannot be made from cotton stalk*. This was done as n thrust at the Cotton 8talk# Product Company. "On July 11 Mr, Hpurlln wrote th# Cotton Stalks Products Company In dicating his desire to become connected with that concern. "Can It be that thl# letter was the ebullition of a disappointed seeker af ter place? It does look suspiciously that way. "The Little Hock hoard of trade also has some members very hostile to Mr. Jordnn, and thl# also smell# of ’the nigger In the woodpile/*' This Item was shown to Mr. Spur- Jin today, at which time he said: "Yes, I did write to the Cotton Stalks Products Company. But I asked- for Information, f have dunked* Into tit- matter of making paper from cotton stalk*, and together with other chem ists have decided that It could not be done. It I* understood that a proves# has been discovered that would make the work practicable. But the follow ing I# a copy of the letter, nnd If Mr. Jordan can get any satisfaction out of It, I nip willing: "LITTLE ROCK, July 11, 1906. "Hon. Harvle Jordnn, President Cots ton 8talk« Products Company, At- Inntn, Gn.: "Dear Hlr—I have noted with Interest that there Im# Just been formed n com pany with you at the head, to manu facture product# from cotton stalks. I would be very much obliged to be en • lightened ns to th# purpose and extent of this company, as you nee that I am chemist. Also I have had an exten- re experience In the cotton seed oil Industry, notably with the American •otton Oil. th# parent of the Georgia. If there Is a prospect that this new oncern I# to be a success then I would entertain a proposition for em ployment. At present I would not re linquish my place here, but do not con sider that I am wanted ns yet. My Interest I# on# of lively curiosity, so find stamp for replv. Yours, very re spectfully, To the Editor of The Georgian: From thl# #erenely cool summer rest ing place, permit me. If you please, a parting word upon the Georgia guber natorial race to your highly Intellectual constituency. From the depth# of my sou I I be lieve that the election of Hoke Smith— after the bitterness attending It shall have passed away—will mark a per manently new and batter era in politi cal conditions In Georgia. I fear* that in the midst of Immeas- ureable torrents of baseless vltupera tlon some good people will 6ose sight of the tremendous personal moral force of the concededly leading candidate and the real issues of the campaign. Is It not most significant that not a single attack has been made upon the honesty, the courage, the merit, the virtue of Mr. Smith’s official career? And that the puerile nonsense about his appointments as secretary of the Interior was never heard of until the desperate stage of the pending cam paign? From absolute knowledge of the facts, I declare that in not one of his appointments, from General Wade Hampton, commissioner of railroad#, to Mrs. Margaret J. Hampton to u po sition In the census, a# long ns It wa# possible to keep her, was there any thing whatever subject to the slightest Just criticism. Never was an administration assailed in ore fiercely bv Hcpubllran and Demo crat! c papers than the last administra tion of Grover Cleveland—nor tyore undeservedly--but there was not n line printed anywhere that touched the In tegrity or th® conspicuous ability of the administration of the interior depart ment. The worst thing that even The New York Sun, ablest of Mr. Smith’s enemies, said about him consisted In delicious humor upon his name, which It coupled with Dink Botts, Pod DIs- inukes, Potsdam Hams nnd other com binations of fact and fancy. The Atlhnfu Constitution, which loved him then no less than now, nnd w hich put forth Its best efforts to em barrass him, found nothing to assuil in his conduct of the department and uttered not one word of criticism about his appointment of a few negroes to positions suited to them. As secretary of the Interior he estab lished the forest reserve system, which J. A. 8PURLINV’ ‘T did not know that an effort would b# mad# to make paper. It was my un derstanding that denatured alcohol fellow, the secretary, but os secretary for a farmers' association—ye gods! The investigation at Atlanta last week showed that Cheatham was trading In cotton futures In the nvmcs of other people while the association and his paper, The Cotton Journal, was fight ing the future proposition. The state ment of the Farmers’ Union of Arkan sas, by Secretary Ben L. Griffin, puts a quietus on the Jordan-Cheatnam crowd In this state. Recently The Cotton Journul published a statement to the effect that the board of trade broker, Major ClnUrin Suyle, had been indicted for gambling, and running a bucket shop—a statement not borne out by the facts. The board of trade broker Is a broker nnd In no sense op erating nor connected with a bucket shop. Farmers’ associations are all right when they devote their attention to the objects for which they ore creat ed—but the Houthern Cotton Assocla tlon—needs a change." The publication of the Item In The Cotton Journal Is considered here to be an unwarranted and ungentlomanly at tack both upon the board of trade and Chemist J. A. Hpurlln. It Is known thut President Jordan has ceased to nestle the board of trade to his boenm since the business men of the city showed Theodore H. Price the courtesy of entertaining him while in this city, the early part of the present year, and while there 1m considerable regret ex pressed that he should thus attempt to vent hi# spleen through the columns of The Journal, said to be the official or gan of the association, It has caused lltlJo if nny surplrse* J. L. CARRAWAY. »ity Editor Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Ark. has become of untold benefit to the great West and the country ut large. He saves the tax-payer# many, many million# by hi# correction of abuse# In the pension bureau—and the South, which pays Its full share of the ex penses, but draws no pensions, wa# by far the greatest gainer thereby. He showed himself the true friend of the weak by giving a square and gen erous deal to the Indian# and defending them from the encroachments of cor porations and private land grabbers. He reorganized the census bureau, changed it from political to business management, saved $100,000 In the cost of running It, and closed Its work two years before It would have been cloned had It continued to run along at the pace at which he found It, He changed the geological survey from a theoretical to a strictly practi cal basis, and turned Its activities from New England and the picturesque West which had had more than their share of the attention, to the South, which’ had had no attention at all. He made equally conspicuous and beneficial improvement# in the conduct of the lnnd office, the patent office nnd the bureau of education, whose able chief, Hon. William T. Harris, told Robert J. Guinn, the assistant state school commissioner of Georgin, that Hoke Hmlth wa# the most u.^eful nnd efficient secretary that the interior de partment had had within hi# knowl edge. He effected a complete reorganization of the secretary’s office force and meth od# H'hereby h# came Into personal association with all hi# bureau and di vision chiefs, anil aided them In their work nnd established bond# of co-oper ative sympathy between himself and them. There I# not an Interior depart ment oflliial who served under him who does not now speak of him with respect and admiration, and whose heart Is not with him In his present fight. Hon. Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina, who was his appointment clerk and afterward* his chief clerk, and very close to him, used to say; "Mr, Hmlth I# the honestest man I ever saw.” I am writing hurriedly—a canoeing party Is waiting for me, I have omit ted much, but thl# will do. "By their fruits ye shall know* them." And Georgia will not put aside the opportunity to secure the service of such a man as governor. CLAUDE N. BENNETT. Riverside Inn, Kennebunkport, Me. THE B. R. T. EJECTMENTS. To tho Editor of The Georgian: In regard to the ejectment scone# on the Coney Island electric car line ( stated In The Georgian- Let us consider this matter In a ra tional manner. The suggestion of horror, w'hlch the incident stirs up, Is of such a nature as to obscure nny other consideration. We have been trained to deal with effects, and herein lies our weakness in coning with the affair# of life. “ need to be educated to deal with causes to successfully protect our selves. . The cause of the trouble on this cur line was the small sum of 5 ents. This 5 cents represented pro fits and dividends. The profit# or dividends Involved In the mutter was then the cause of the trouble. The Inciting pretext t»> the exhibition if the scenes, and that which brought the profits or dividends so prominently forward was the decision of .Ridge Qaynor, of the supreme court of thn state of New York, that this car line could not lawfully collect this 5 cents. This decision gave the passenger# the lawful right to refuse its payment. This decision wa# the exercise of state or government control, and was Ineffectual, and not only #o, but It was Injurious to the passengers. This matter was a conflict or battle Id tie the product. I did not a*k b , t ween tho state and the profit «y» fur employment, the ftotton .hiurnn! , e|tlj nnil |„ effectually Illustrated by country with such Inviting enticement* In pure water, productive soil and healthy climate u* I* found la thl*' we all know Dick Cheatham, a clever to the contrary notwithstanding. ”\Ve would like to have Mr. Jordan ! n( j|j rr explain to the people Ju»t what hi* con nection* with Mr. Marwlen were, and what he ex,iect* to do with the Cotton Rtnlk* Product* Cnmtmny. II* know* a* well a* I, or anyone else, that the plan to make pnper from cotton stalk* In commercial iiuantltle* and nt com mercial prices, I* an Impoiudblllty. There I* about 2 per rent of alcohol In cotton stalk*, and It can be extract ed, but not at a price which will Justi fy It* distillation. ••\Ve would like to know whnt went with the Corn Stalk* Product* Com pany and to have Mr, Jordan *et tils record before tbe public In all hi* deal* in tbe Southern Cotton Association. M» record 1* clear, anil hi* Intimation that I am a ’sore-head’ from the fact that he refused mv re.meet for employment I* all rot. lie did not answer the let ter. and I presume still ha* Ihe 2-rent stamp which 1 Inclowed for a reply to my Inquiries." The reference to the board of trnde was shown Hon. George If. Brown, the secretary. He dictated the followtpg statement: "You can say for me that I am de cidedly hostile lo the Southern Cotton Association’s being manipulated by Harvle Jordan and Dick Cheatham. The history of the Cotton Stalk* Prcd- ulc Company Is about »* clear aa mud even though It has UMOO.Oon capital and Harvle Jordan I* It* president, and fable of the blacksmith and the The contest was not .between the passengers, officials and others us men, women nnd children, but was simply a sort of a volcanic eruption of the proltt system, which never falls to burst forth on provocation. The people have organised them aelvcs Into n state and placed It In charge of a lot of officials who are empowered with a cure all authority, but these official D. D.’e, M. D.’s or 1,1,. D.’e, whichever you choose to call them, like the iieople, have only grad uated In the school of effect, nnd are totally Ignorant of the system of cause, and will be until the people establish the tehool of cause and place only the graduates of It in office. We will then abolish effect* by cur ing causes. Normally tho*e men would not,have thus treated any one, but a* one’* mor als are based upon the way they earn their clothing, food, shelter, etc., the father* of these ejected people would have noted Just as these ejector* dltl If they had bean employees of the car company, or hud been the owners of the car line. Occupation, then, Is the standard of morality, and whatever happens through occupation I* moral to the oc cupation. The owners of thl* car line do not allow their families to ride In these car*, but have their private con veyances fnr them, und it thus hapiiens that the great body of the common people are the victims of the competi tive or proflt system, and they are. nt the same time, Its most xealous de fenders. This occurrence It the logical result of a divided authority or Interest und show* that state or government con trol ran only be In the nature of an In termeddler, or a factor In confusion und disorder. These car line owners consider that they have the right to exact whntever proflt or dividends from their property, Jui|t ns a merchant docs, nnd that the state ha* no more right to Interfere ti lth them than with the other, logi cally they think they are right, and their acts In this case are through this logic. These owners do not concede Him they have done nny wrong, and ib- loglc of their stand must ami will find Its Justification In the competitive state or proflt system. This forces the people to se' k relief from the condition of private ownei- slilp of public utilities by tnklny nor these utilities ss the property <•l ih« stale, In which there will be no divided Interest or responsibility. For the state or city to take over these public utilities, and run them for gain or tax money, will not relieve the people from paying whatever the pro fit doctors desire and which proflt en tered Into Judge Uaynor'a decision. It I* necessary to get rid of every element which entered Into this un fortunate occurrence, und overy cle ment which entered Into It was the proflt or dividends. That the owners will never consent to nny Interference which reduces their cnpltnl or dividends Is a self Interest proposition, IVhnt we need then Is the cultivation of self Interest, or selflshne** In fvet/ person to the end that each and all will refuse, just as these car people did, to give up their capital or labor power to the dictation of capitalistic domination. This can only be done through such public ownership os makes those who ride the owners and controllera. The action of then* car IJne owners Is simply notice to those who ride that they must .not presume to pay atten tion to opinions or orders from judge*, officer* of the law or any other out side Intermeddler*, but must submit to th* will of the owpers or be ejected. This Inrldent le nothing more start ling than ha* happened before, and It is sure that It will not be the laat un til the people themselvee own end oi*r- nte these things ns the sole owner*. Holflshness I* a virtue, when It le practiced by all alike, but Is distorted Into an evil when Its practice Is de nied to or educated out of another. In the absolute monarch we And sel- flshness enthroned In all of It* hld- eousness, and In the serf anti rlavc we witness the lowest depths of degrada tion because these have been made eunuchs to selflshne** through Its emasculation In them. Ye*, seltlsh- nes* fully developed In ell will bring all to the dead level of manhood, and manhood will not permit such j’s thla street car affair. W. A. JOHNSON. Atlanta, Oa„ Aug. IS, lima. the (In The Georgian of August 11 on i Correspondents’ page, the article “1 Bible,” wa* credited to \V. A. Thom mas. It should have been credited to Johneon, the writer of thle article.— Editor.) A FABLE FOR THE FOOLISH. Once upon a time there was a Jack ass. This same Jackass went walklnt through tho wood# and fell Into a hnlu. After making a few week attempti to free hlm«elf. he *at down thinking that aomenne would come and help him out. A *hort time later a fox passed by nml the Jack asked him to take him out of the hole, 'T ain too small and not strong enough," replied the fox. "hut un ele phant resides a short distance an ay and when you will call him 1 am uulie sure that he will pull you out.” The Jarkass rcasoneil. though, that It was the dutiwof the strong to help the weak and that It waa not his term to call the elephant, and sat down a waiting. The fox on his way home again, passed the spot nnd looked Into thf hole and noticed that the jackass had died, "If It I* true that the soul of an ani mal passes Into a human being," the fox reasoned with the phtlosoper, it Is certain thut the soul of this Jackn*> will go Into one of those merchants who arc always waiting and Jo no! advertise." A. L. A.