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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
FRIDAY, AI GI'ST 31. 1901
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
P. L. SEELY, President.
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United St,ten And grand Petronlu, of tho form, of
«peech.
But the ,lmple truth of the matter Is that the senti
ment of the country regard. It a, much more Important
just at'present that the message, and utterances of the
president should contain some good and uplifting eco
nomic sentiments than that those sentiments should be
expressed In dipt participles and divorced dlpththongs.
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ClttrH u »*com!matter April 2B, I9M. at th# PottoflTIee »t
Atlanta. Oa.. under act of confresa of March S. 1*7*.
That Splendid Ovation to Bryan.
The reception accorded Hon. William. J. Bryan at
Madison Square Garden last night was more dassllng
and stupendous than the most Imaginative of his friends
could possibly have foreseen.
When it Is said that 20,000 people, waving miniature
• flags of the republic, greeted every utterance of the dis
tinguished speaker with outbursts of applause, we have
even then given hut a faint Idea of the loyalty, and fervor,
. sod resounding acclamation with which the additional
- thousands surrounding the auditorium nnd thronging the
■ thoroughfares of Manhattan Joined In the chorus of hearty
tribute with which his fellow countrymen welcomed him
' home.
It Is universally conceded that Mr. Bryan has ma
tured and expanded almost beyond conception during the
-‘past ten years. There are those who have been Inclined
to show eomo Impatience with him for the pertinacity
with which he has clung to the sliver Issue, and the ag
gressive prominence with which he has thrust It Into the
- foreground when there would seem to be no Just occa
sion to disturb the general tranquillity and provoke un
necessary antagonism.
'But even those who are most bitter In their resent
ment of what they regard as this untimely Insistence,
universally nnd entirely concede to him absolute sin
gleness of heart and sincerity of purpose. Mr. Bryan
however he may explain the matter to himself, must real
■ |xe In common with most of the people of this country,
and Indeed of most of the countries of the civilized world,
that the free coinage of silver at an arbitrary ratio Is
no longer an economic question to be considered.
Bo, Inasmuch as he Is essentially sound on the great
cardinal principles of Democracy, and inasmuch aa all-
verlsm, by common consent, has gone the way of Inst
year's thistledown, there Is no reason why a grateful
and admiring people should not rush to his support.
And so they did.
If It had been a victorious Caesar coming, home for
the triumph voted him by the Roman senate, he could
not have been met by a more Impressive tramp, tramp
of marching thousands, with a greater buss and fever
and ferment of expectation auah as hangs upon a day so
momentous as yesterday. It was a living and full-blood
ed testimonial of the supreme confidence In which one
man. for the vigor of hla intellect and the purity of his
purposes, Is held by hla appreciative fellow countrymen.
It has been almost a year since Mr. Bryan started
out to make a tour of the world. He bad* already at
tained to that degree of wisdom where he realised his
own relative Ignorance and he was anxious to avail him
self of every opportunity to study the customs and Insti
tutions of other people and of other countries. He real
ized, In the language of the great dramatist, that "home-
staying youths have ever homely ways," and that If he
would make himself master of the laws and systems of
other countries, If he would have a clear Insight of the
economic conditions In lands beyond the scat, he could
acquire It perfectly only by going In person and studying
these conditions In the midst thereof. During hla tour of
the world he Jtas had an opportunity to confer with tjje
lending thinkers of every country he has visited. From
the coral strands of India, where he has been the guest
of nabobs and maharajahs and English governors, on
through Russia and England and the picturesque by
ways of Europe, he has traveled, assimilating Informa
tion aa he went.
There Is nothing, to be sure, which makes It essential
that the chief executive of the United States should be a
man who has "taught him other -tongues and In strange
eyes has made hint not a stranger," but It Is undisputed
that such experience furnishes a valuable equipment for
ona who la to be ealled to this high atatlon.
And hence, Mr. Rryan Is measurably a mora availa
ble man for the prelldency than ever before.
His address on Thursday night wns pitched upon a
high plane. The keynote wns antagonism to the trusts
which are recognised as the great and ever-growing
menace to the prosperity and happlncs* of our people. He
brings back with him from hla tour of the world a re
newed conviction that the Income tax, so far from being
a radical and revolutionary measure. Is rogarded as con
servative and soundly efficient by every country In which
It has been adopted.
But this is not the time to enter Into nn extended
analysis of this great speech. Suffice It to say that It was
eminently worthy of the man and the occasion, and con
firms that lofty position In which the people hare always
placed the great and gifted commoner—William Jennings
Bryan.
The Ovation to Bryan.
New York. Aug. 31.—The Bryan reception surpassed
the expectation of Its promoters. Every hotel was
crowded with delegations, banners blazed on the hotel
fronta and the occasion looked more like a ratification
meeting than a mere welcome to a great American. It
was Bryan's greatest day. He has finally and definitely
convinced hie countrymen without regard to party lines
that he is sincere and In thin connection he stands to
America today as Gladstone did to England.
Every state save South Carolina and Oregon had del
egations here and each delegation brought an invitation
to Bryan to visit them.
North Carolina and Georgia have combined their ef
forts to have him visit the two states as their fairs come
at the same time.
Much concern had been felt over Bryan's speech! as
It carried such tremendous Importance to the party. Par
tlcuiar apprehension was felt over the advocacy of gov.
eminent ownership of railways, as It overlooked the sepa
rate cars for whites and blacks, hut Senators Bailey and
Culbertson, who had seen a rough draft of the speech,
expressed satisfaction with It
Tho Garden speech lasted about two hours. After
wards Bryan addressed another larger overflow meeting
In Madison Square. No such ovation has ever been paid
to a private cltlxen In America as was accorded the Ne
braskan. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
Unite For the State Fair.
But little more than six weeks now remain before
the state fair will open Its gates to the people of Georgia,
and coincident therewith will be the reunion of the large
family of Georgians who have made homes' for them-
bbIvch In other slates.
The Indications are that the fair this fall will be the
most elaborate and complete ever held In the state. Sec
retary Weldon and his able coadjutors are working with
all the zeal and energy of their natures to make It Inter
esting and attractive from every point of view and we
feel sure that they will succeed beyond their fondeet
dreams.
There can bo no doubt as to the splendid resources
of the state and the marvelous strides our people have
madq In commerce and Industry. Our looms and spin
dles are multiplying year by year and the amount of
capital Invested In Southern enterprises Is always on the
Increase. With our unparalleled climate and Inezhaus-
tlble resources there Is no reason why each passing year
should not more and more confirm our title as tho Em
pire State of the South.
And there is no way in which we can get a better
Idea of this prosperous condition than by seeing the ac
tual exhibits spread out before us—the fruits of the field
and the factories and the products of tbs forests and the
mines.
And now to this Is to be added the home coming
week. Already the sons and daughters of Georgia who
have taken up their homes In other states' and have
Identified themselves with the people of other communi
ties are beginning to talk about this great reunion. They
will not only be able to meet the friends they left behind
thorn here, but they will meet tho Georgians of other
states and all will meet and mingle In this happy reunion.
Nothing should be allowed to distract the attention
of tho people from the state fair. It should be the pur
pose of every true son of Georgia to talk up the fair and
work for the fair from now until the time the gates are
thrown open to the public. The next state fair must bo
the greatest and beat In the history of Georgia and we
have every reason to believe that such will be the case.
Black Sea fleet, has recently received a written demand
signed by more than 2,600 of his sailors which reads
very much like the platform of the social revolutlonarj
party and was Inscribed at tbe top of tbe first page with
the words "Land and Liberty,’* the motto of that organi
zation. The sailors hot only ask that their own Individ
ual and common wrongs be remedied, but undertake te
regulate the politics of tbe nation, and declare that the
entire fleet will revolt unleas the peasants are given all
the land they want, unless general amnesty Is declared
tor Mil polltleal prisoners, unless cspltal punishment Is
abolished, universal suffrage granted to the people and
tbe ministry made responsible to parliament.
There bare been continual troubles and disturbances
In the Baltic fleet, which, by the way, is under the com
mand of the Grand Duke Alexander, a cousin of the czar,
who visited Chicago during the Columbian exposition and
commanded tbe Russian fleet that participated In the na
val review at New York. Alexander is dne of tbe ablest
of the Imperial family, a profound student and scientist,
but extremely conservative In his views snd a staunch de
fender of the autocracy. While Inspector general of the
Russian navy before the war with Japan, his criticisms
of its condition caused s quarrel with his uncle, Alexis,
who was admiral In chief. The emperor supported
Alexis, but could not very well turn down Alexander, for
the latter Is the husband of his sister. Xenia, his favor-
BOOKER WASHINGTON’S OMISSION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have read Booker Washington’s address to his peo
ple. and while he mentioned the fact about the lawless
ness of his race, be failed to call on the good and law
abiding class of his people to Join In the hunt of the
white man In running down tbe fiendish brutes and de
spoilers of our women.
The white man does this against his own race, why
not the negro do the same thing?
I would suggest that we do In Atlanta what they
are going to do out in the county. The police department
adrolta it has not sufficient force to patrol tho residence
portion of the city properly, and give It tho protection It
needs an-l requires. Therefore, why not appoint special
officers from among our reputable citizens—say two to
every block In Atlanta—nnd clothe thorn with police
power. Tho reputable and law-abiding citizens of Atlanta
•will gladly volunteer their zervlces In this direction free,
and It sill give us police protection that will awe the
negro into becoming a law-abiding citizen untif other
meanz can be found to get rid of him altogether.
A TAXPAYER.
STOOD IT LONG ENOUGH
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I wish to bo one of the number who heartily Indorse
your editorial published In The Georgian, “The Reign
of Terror Must End.” It must end at once or the South
and not only tho South; but the United States, will bo
ruined. We have stood It long enough.
I do not see why we should lay down our liberty nnd
, the honor of our womanhood for which our fathers fought
Ite of all the family. So he created a new department land died for the negro to ruin.
Shall we stand aside and see this take place, or shall
of the government to take over all matters concerning
the mercantile marlpe, and placed Alexander at the
head of It. The new line of steamera between Llbau
and New York Is one of Alexander’s ideas, and he did
a great deal to develop Russian commerce.
The disclosures of the rottenness of the navy vin>
dlcated Alexander when It was too late to-do any good,
hut the czar recognized the propriety of doing something
to compensate for bis humiliation, and made him com
mander In chief In the place of hla uncle Alext*.
The South’s Natural Resources.
In the series of articles which have appeared on this
page during the past few weeks many arguments have
been brought to bear and many facts and figures have
been presented to show that this was the most prosper
ous and progressive section of tbe country.
The whole story could not be put more teriely than
to use the language of The Manufacturers’ Record, which
says that coal and iron, the foundations of the world’s
chief Industries, the bases of the vast wealth of Great
Britain, Germany and Pennsylvania, the moving forces
of all civilization, are found In tbe South In quantity,
proximity and cheapness of production on a scale not
elsewhere duplicated In the world. "Of coal the South
has nearly three times as much In area and many times
as much in quantity as Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylvania combined. Of Iron ore the South has certainly
ono-half of ail the kaown ore of the entire country.
Measure If you can tbe limitless possibilities, the vast
wealth of tho future of this section."
Another Assault on Language.
It language was really given us to conceal our
thoughts, this Is a mighty good Ume to employ It for that
purpose, for verily the nations of the earth appear to
have given themseivea over to the harrying and uproot
ing of their mother tongues, until patience la exhauated.
.The English speaking peoples are atlll In a frame of
mind over the providential order requiring that the freak
spelling which we outgrew some 300 years ago shall he
rffrlved and that tbe rules of grammar shall henceforth
consist entirely of exceptions.
We were In the very midst of this philological entente
with President Eliot expressing opinions which would
hardly go through the malls and President Roosevelt ab
solutely hasardlng bis chances of tbe third term by tbe
airy manner In which he has waved aside all objections,
when suddenly we discover that another set of word-
smiths has gathered together over In Geneva.
They are tinkering on that universal language. Espe
ranto.
A thousand delegates are In attendance on this con
vention and they profess to see- a great future for this
■accessor to Valnpuk. it has a system of spelling which
Is all Us own and of course It U claimed that It can he
learned while von wait.
It is the very sarcasm of fate that this renewed In
terest In Esiwrantn as a universal lunguage should come
about Just at the time whan reformed spelling'has, In
theory at least, given English a new impetus as the fu-
Jure language of the world. It looks like lese majeste—
it looks like s personal affront to the president of these ( p«ai«d at any time. Admiral Skrydlolf, commanding the
Russia’s Army and Navy.
Other renters of Interest have not succeeded entire
ly In diverting public attention from the situation In Rus
sia, and It la realized that the fate of the empire depends
upon the loyalty of tho army and navy.
William E. Curtis, writing from Russia to Tbe Chi
cago Record-Herald, any a that since the dissolution of the
dnutna the labor group, tho social Democrats, the social
revolutionists, the Jewish "hund" and the other radical
organisations have been making energetic efforts to cor
rupt the army. They have sent emissaries Into every
garrison, prepared eloquent appeals to the soldiers, beg
ging them not to take the side of their oppressors, but
to stand with their fathers and brothers In the fight for
liberty. They have declared a boycott against all sol
diers who support the government when they return to
their homes at the conclusion of their three years’ ser
vice. Their printed notices, which have been circulated
by hundreds of thousands In every garrison and camp,
contain a warning that the namep of all soldiers who sup
port tho police will be recorded for future reference, and
that such traitors to their people and their friends will be
wise not to return to their homes, because If they do
they will find retribution awaiting them.
Continuing, Mr. Curtis says .these appeals have more
or less effect in corrupting the army and exciting dis
content, and the leaders of the revolutionary parties
have been equally active In working up the mutinies
that have occurred at the different military posts. The
outbreak* nt Helsingfors and Cronstadt, which have been
described In detail by the telegraphic correspondents,
are the consequonce*. The military authorities have evi-
dence that they have been In preparation and Impending
for some time. There was to be a simultaneous out
break at Helsingfors, In Finland, nnd at Cronstadt, the
Gibraltar of Rusala, at the mouth of the Itlva Neva,
few mile* from 81. Petersburg, but the pluns of the con
spirators were discovered and the authorities captured
their signaling apparatus and code and arrested fifty of
their leaders, which demoralised the participant!. The
Helsingfors mutiny was precipitated by the unexpected
arrest of 200 of the men. The commanding officer, who,
through hla spies, hnd been kept Informed of the devel
opment of the mutiny, took advantage of a funeral which
waa attended by ihp soldiers without their arms to arrest
the ringleaders, but their comrades were too quick and
loo strong fur him. and not only rescued them but ar
rested the commandant himself and all other officer* who
happened to be In Ihetr quarters, and took command of
tbe guns
The Russian navy has been In n chronic mutiny since
tbe close of the Japanese war. and has been engaged in
some of the moat extraordinary Incidents In all military
blttory. The battle ships In the harbor of Sebastopol
were captured by the sailors under the leadership of a
young man named Schmidt, whose photograph and biog
raphy are now peddled openly ujion the streets of 8t.
Petersburg. That remarkable event Is -likely to be re-
A FRIEND TO WOMANHOOD.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
You have certainly shown yourself a "friend In need”
to Southern womanhood, for which I wish to thank you
from the depths of my heart
Your editorials on this subject have made me feel
ss If-1 could Jukt whoop and yell for you.
I am s working girl and live In a suburb of Atlanta.
It is after dark when I leave my work In the city and
when I leave the car on my way home I have to go
through s dark street Slone, where only the goodness
of God keeps me safe, t am generally very brave, but
of late I am terrified If I am out alone after dark, and
do not even feel safe during the day. My opinion Is
that ever since the negroes were freed they have been
and always will be a source of torment to white people.
1 don’t think I shall ever be satisfied until the last
one has been sent to some distant country. If they are
■cared Into subjection now It will only be a matter of s
few years before It will all hare to be gone through
with again. Yours truly, WORKING GIRL.
East Point, Ga., Aug. 30, 1906.
we step forward and save the Anglo-Saxons’ blood which
our fathers so purely and proudly handed down to us?
It is time for ur to do something, and we should
strike while the Iron Is hot and settle this question now
and forever.
Gentlemen of the Caucasian race, why not decide
this questldn at once? Shall we any longer see our
mothers, wives, daughters and sisters subjected to tbe
brutality of the negroes? May God speed the day when
the end of the "Reign of Terror” shall come.
It has gone so far that a lady cannot walk on the
streets of Atlanta, the city of the South, without being
Insulted by the negroes for whom we have done so much.
8hall we tolerate It longer? I ask you men of the
Caucasian race? Aa for myself, I am ready to take any
■tap to protect our women. Truly yours,
WILL L. LOVE, a Georgia Boy.
Atlanta,' Ga., Aug. 28, moe.
REVIVE THE PAROLE SY8TEM.
To the Editor of The Georgian:'
To say that I enjoy your editorials would be but put
ting It mildly. I have always enjoyed them. The great
question today Is how to heal the sore that Is so terrible
in the South, and In my humble way I wish to call your
attention to a few things aa wo pass along In this Im
portant discussion.
First Georgia has a vagrancy law thnt ought to be
rigidly enforced. When the law was first enacted the
police and grand juries tried to have It enforced, but
when the enthusiasm passed away. It was forgotten, and
the negroes are still loafing. Now why Is this relaxation?
Is It because of no land to til), no pine trees to be cut,
no railroads to be built? No, firms are begging for labor
every day. Now I believe that every negro should be
forced to carry s pass properly signed to show who he Is
and what kind of character he has. or be arrested and
Investigated effectually. This would protect the Inno
cent and punish the guilty negro. I don't believe any
man has a right to loaf.
Now, Mr. Graves, you watch; just as soon as this
agitation dies out trifling negro men and boys will be
hanging around on the street corners singing:
"What's the use'n me workln’ so hard,
When I got a girl In tbe white folk's yard.
She brings mo meat and she brings me lard—
An’ there ain't no use'n me workln' so hard.”
And some officer of the law will pais them by with
out asking them for their passport or the sign of work In
their bands.
Now, why shouldn’t the officers of the law be forced
to make tho loafers obey tbe law 365 days every year?
Not one day—be on tbe lookout evory day. I am aure If
they were constantly on. the alert observing everything
that takes place In sight or hearing, much good would
result therefrom.
Let the good people get down to something practical
That will tell In results.' With best -wishes for your suc
cess, I am, sir, yours truly.
.A TRAVELING SALESMAN.
GET RIGHT WITH YOUR NEIGH-
BOR.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
"Get right with God."
Of late the city has been flooded
with little slips of paper bearing the
foregoing words.
There Is perhaps nothing mort ad
mirable than being xealous In good
works, bending every energy to the
correction of error, the eradication of
sin with its consequences. Every one
good or bad loves the man or woman
who Is giving time, talent and money
to the cause of humanity. We must
not. however, lose eight of the fact
that there Is In this as well aa In all
other work a right and a wrong way.
Many good causes have suffered, many
have been defeated by the sealot. The
religious fanatic will dn the cause of
Christianity more harm than all Its
avowed enemies can possibly do It.
The unselfish, modest, quiet, conserva
tive man whose life Is based upon prin
ciples of love and justice will do more
lo promulgate tho religion he profess
es, by demonstrating the beauties of
such a life, the Influence and useful
ness of right living, than all the loud
mouthed ranters about preparing for
a future world could do In an eternity.
We must first demonstrate to the
world that we know how to live this
life before llw world will accept our
teachings of one which we know not of.
The age of credulity Is rapidly pass
ing. the age when the great masses
were willing, without stopping to think
for themselves, to accept as true the
professions of the Ignorant and super
stitious who claim to hare passports to
Heaven, and that all who are not fol
lowing the route mapped out by them
ore bound for the other side of the
great lake. The world Is beginning to
realise the fact that each and every
Individual has the same right as an
other Individual to the exerrlse of his
or her God-gtven faculties. The world
Is appealing to reason nnd to common-
sense rather than to superstition. It Is
calling for and demanding something
more tangible than what some one has
said, whether he lives today, nr lived
Hundreds of years ago. He who pro
fesses \o be following In the tunfits "f
the Lowly Nasorene must furnish
something more substsntlal than mere
assertion: his life and actions every
day must corroborate his teachings on
Sunday If he expects reasonable, sensi
ble, thinking people to believe him. If
he advertises his route he must at least
pay the printer, or the printer Is likely
to give him away, nnd then he ts left B1( ... —
(o travel his narrow way alone, I the first principle* of love and Justice
Now It may he that my views of fnr ht » feitow-belng. Even the vilest
this matter are erroneous, but onu; „„ place In his heart for- such a
thing I am absolutely certutn of, I am I character nnd he Is a stumbling-stone
entitled to the same rights and prlvf- | n wny of others. A man’s neigh-
leges thet I most hesrtlly accord to I | M1r , know’ him better than any others,
every other Individual, the right of, .. 0et ,.| R |,t with y-mr neighbors."
candid expression, of honest convtc- J. E. LOVELESS.
Hons, on alt quest Ions In which men
are alike Interested. This Is the only
means of progress. I ant fully satis
fied that those who circulated the pa-
pern nbove referred to are honest of
‘purpose, actuated by good motives, but
I am of the opinion that they have
Placed the cart before the horse. An
other thing of which I sm equally sure
Is that the Bible not only sustains this
position, but that It justifies the sug-
gestlon df a mors reasonable admoni
tion. vis. “Gel right with your neigh
bor.”
Not long ago I heard a gentleman.
a certain minister of this city, say
that he hod derived more spiritual
benefit from hie preaching than any
other to whom he had ever listened.
Now It so happens that I know some
thing of the life of the aforeaald gen
tleman, and I would not have had to go
three blocks from where we were
ntandlng to point out a party who had
been .robbed of that for which he had
faithfully and conscientiously worked
n number of years, by this man who
violated one of the oldest and most
firmly established customs of the busi
ness world, a custom founded upon
justice, to tho Injury of this party. In
order that a pet, an Incompetent, too,
who had no more claim to the place
than a goat has te the moon, anq the
man so groaely wronged, not only
wronged himself, but crippled In his
efforts tu give to hla children that edu
cation to which every child In this fair
land of ours In entitled. Now should
man of such Ideas of life be ad
monished tu "Oat right with God?"
No, emphatically. No! He should first
got right with hts neighbor by repair
ing aa far as In hla power the wrong
a brother had suffered at hla hands,
then perhaps he might be in a position
to seek to get right with God. What.
In the name of reason nnd comtnon-
aenso can ho know about spirituality
who does not know enough of the tem
poral "f *be obligations of man to
man, who Is so grossly Ignorant of the
great principle of right nnd wrong that
he cannot, or will not live up to the
fundamental truth of the religions he
proteoses? Oet right with your neigh
bor, then he will 'listen to your ad
monitions to "Oet right with God."
This Is not nn Isolated case; It la
characteristic of those who nre exceed
ingly nolay about their religion.
The honest man doea not have to go
through the world proclaiming his
honesty: his neighbors know It. The
honest man does not do so. If he Is
honest he knows It, and, being so, feels
Intuitively that others believe It, end
consequently does not set up a defense
at every turn. .
-I am not taking sides with Bill,
when no one has mode the charge. Is
evidence positive that he Is for "Bill,"
right or w rong. He tries to cheat him
self Into the belief thnt he ts right,
honest, knowing consciously that he Is
not so, feels Intuitively that every one
suspects hts motives, nnd consequently
must defend himself whether assailed
or not.
God does not need or wont the wor
ship of him who has not In his heart
of anything. The people who put him
up. put him up to bent blm.
The result In Georgia shows that
Hearst will be the next governor of
New York. Jerome will be beaten as
bad as Clark Howell was—mark my
prediction. Yes, sir, tbe day of the
"grafter” Is gone; the people have no
use for "bosses" any longer and when we
hear from Tennessee this (all many
people will be nstonlshed, and the same
is true of Ohio, and even Iowa and
other state* also. And what does all
thla show us? That Hearst will
the next president and Lafollette will
be on the ticket as vice president. For
his cabinet Bryan will be secretary of
stale, and Folk and Watson and Tom
Johnson and Weaver and Dunne will
be there, and. Broward will be secre
tary of the navy. Three cheers for
Smith entr Hearst and Folk and Wat
son and Weaver nnd Dunne and Brow
ard and Lafollette and Bryan and
nILwho are for tbe people.
A. H. STAGALL.
Deland. Fla. Aug. 27, 1«0«.
The Election Kept Him Awake.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I could not sleep for tw., night* after
the result In the Georgia campaign
was announced. I knew It wa* com
ing. but It wa* grander then I had
hoi rad for. Ye*. It *how« that the peo
ple h»v# waked up. When Hearst wa*
put up for mayor In New York 1 knew
he would win the fight. I felt It In
my bones, and I wrote Oovrmor
Broward that he would ere that Hearst
was the coming man.
_ When Parker wa* nominated I felt
w leader In the church. In speaking of a s certain of h!» defeat a* 1 ever did
A Burlesque Exposition.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am sending under separate cover
portions of the Saturday and Monday
Issues of The Dispatch, with marked
accounts of the opening of the “Indus
trial and Educational Exposition of the
Colored People of Ohio,” in which
Vico President Fairbanks and Booker
Washington took part, on Saturday—
nnd the exceedlngsly "educational” and
"Industrial" features of the exposition
on Sunday, featurea which will be con
tinued through the week unleas the
authorities Intsrfere In tbe name of
the law.
I have noted your recent utterance*
on the negro problem In the South with
much Interest. Up here, as-the nigger
Is Rltowed to vote, both purtle* cajole
hint, and every town and city In Ohio
Is Infested with a set of Impudent,
loud-inouthed. swaggering anthropoids,
would would be a disgrace to any race.
It Is true, there are many honest nnd
Industrious men among them, but their
progress In Industry, here In a state
where they have had an even chance
since before the war, a state which Is
one of the richest In the union,
pretty well Indicated by the burlesque
on the nnme of exposition which they
are managing In this city.
Some day, the iieople here will get
tired of the whole lot of Senegnmblans.
and there will be trouble. Booker
Washington’s good advice slides from
them like water from a duck’s hack.
It "never touches them.”
I offer the material for any comment
you may see fit to make.
Yours very respectfully,
Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 27.
! GOSSIP I
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER
By Private Ij-ns.-.l Wire.
New York. Aug. 31.—John D. Rod*.
teller, not only Is the richest man ;n
the world, but according to Candidas
Emery, of Pennsylvania, he contrds
through his various lieutenants soms-
thlng like a twentieth of the wealth «f
the country. The Pennsylvanian fl ( .
ures out that the oil king through hs
interests In Insurance companies In
dustrial corporations, mining comp*,
nies, banks and trust companies nnl
various smelter Interests has contrd
of 66,200,000,000. This makes him no:
alone the richest, but by long odds thi
most powerful man In the world ant
the Rothschilds and other names which
for genrrations, have been synonymous
with sovereignty In high finance In
comparison, sink Into the piker claan
It Is the proper thing at this anni
versary to remark that the dav of the
oyster Is at hand. The first consign
ment of oysters for the season, which
opens tomorrow, are on the way from
Baltimore to New York, and the res
taurants are preparing to charge fancy
prices for the first product. Oyster
men differ In opinions as to the quanti
ty and quality of this year’s crop.
The name of Jerry McAuley la to be
further perpetuated by a forty-foot
steam launch which will bear his name.
It will be launched next week, having
been built by the widow of the famous
evangelist, to be used exclusively for
missionary work along the water
from. The boat will have a handsome
pulpit and organ. Lt will be In charge
of the Rev. Peter Allen.
The theatrical world has been stirred
by the report that Mrs. Joseph Oa-
burne. former friend of Sirs. Leslie
Carter, now Mrs. Payne, and of Miss
Norma Munroe has become a bride. It
is asserted she has taken for a hus
band Ernest Law-ford, a comedian.
Great-grandchildren, grandchildren
and children from all parts of the East
gathered at Meriden, Conn., todav to
celebrate the 106th birthday of Mrs. i
Elizabeth Hunt, of Brooklyn. Mr*.
Hunt, who went from Brooklyn to head
the celebration, was up bright and
early and was ns chirpy as any of her
younger descendants. A marked tribute
wes paid to her by the city ofilclnls.
who had the town clock tolled 106
times In her honor.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
IN WASHINGTON,
ashlngton, Aug. 31.—At Washing
ton hotels;
ATLANTA—J. C. Clark and wife, F.
. Hamilton at Riggs; Mr*. T. E. Rag
land, Major England, W. E. Dob
bin and son at the New Willard;
Frank D. Holland at the Raleigh.
AUGUSTA—William F. Bowe nt the
Raleigh.
IN PARIS.
Paris, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Estelle Cullcy
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln
Gately and Miss Julia Franklin, of
Georgia, registered at the office of tho
European edition of the New York
Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
/ AUGU8T 31.
1229—Edward I exiled Jews from England
on prnnltj or death.
1422—Henry V of England died. Burn Au
gust 9. 13SS.
1688—John Runyan, author of "lilgrlm’a
1’rofrets,” died.
1787—Jonathan Belcher, governor of Maxes*
ehusetts and New Jersey, died. Born
1781—'Washington snd Rochnmbeau received
In Philadelphia. ,
1822—Gnlnsha A. Grow, wsr-tlm* speaker of
the house, Irani.
1849—Convention at Monterey, C*l„ to
frame state constitution.
1880—Queen 'Vilhclmln* of the Netherlands
horn.
1897—Mr*. John Drew, famous set res*, died.
Burn January 10, 1820.
1811 Colonel Henry, who forged evidence
sgulnat Dreyfus, committed suicide.
1804— Desperate attacks of Japanese *t Uso*
yang repulsed by th* Russians
WORD OF APPRECIATION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I wish to add my thunks with the
thousands of others to you for the
stand you have taken on the negro
question. May you live to see the day
when our dour Southland Is lid of this
black curse, f am read}- to give my
life to the cause. For the love of heav
en do not let this thing drop until the
last black face lx driven from our
midst. Any time 1 can be of service
to you In any way don’t fall to ralj on
me. Respectfully,
G. 11. BRAY,
a F. D. No. (, Box «,
A Colored Minister’* Views
To the Editor of Th* Georgian:
I desire to commend the very able
editorial, "The Way to Have Our Wo
men." And would like to call your
attention to the fact that the Anglo-
Saxon Is no more tired of this tirade
against womanhood then th* better
clement of negroes In the 8outh.
For yenra negro mase meeting* have
been held for the purpose of lifting th*
negro and to have him cultivate a de
sire for hlghor morals and Industry,
but this element of negroes whose am
bition reaches Its zenith when an op
portunity presents Itself, to lay unholy
hands upon a women are those who
know not the sanctity of a home and
still less the dignity of labor. The negro
whose head ts trained to think, hands
to work, ami heart to love and adore
his Creator I* Just as far above com
mitting a fiendish crime as the Anglo-
Saxon Is above the Hottentot
This lower class of negroes will for
ever remain unmoved. In spite of mob
law or Klu-KIttx clan. The only way
to eradicate this lustful, fiendish crime
t* by the separation of the race*.
Let the philanthropist* of the Nortb
who are lavishing their millions to su
perficially educate the negro of th*
South, charter shins enough to trans
port them to the land of their ances
try and their millions will be better
spent. Every thinking negro know*
thnt some day this tidal wave of law
lessness will cause tho floodgate* of a
justifiable passion to be torn asunder
nnd overwhelming destruction follow.
With the calmest Judgment the out
look for the negro In America Is either
emigration nr extermination.
These ebony-hued rapists are not
worthy to be called negroes. They nre
fiends, brut?*, beasts of the lowest typo
clothed In the shnduwy garb of a seem
ing humanity.
S. MELVILLE PITT,
Pastor A. SI. E. Church.
Lexington. Go.
Will Return te Sweden.
Special to Tbe IkKfgtas.
Anniston. Ala.. Aug. 21.—Fred A.
Wicks, one* of the best known foreign
residents of this county end *■»£«!
vocalist of some note, has sold his
farm of 61 acres and will leave. In a
few weeks for his old home It] Sweden,
after enjoying u sightseeing tour of
America,
