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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY. AUGUST SI. 1900. BRYAN SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE OF DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN By Prlrst# Leased Wire. New York. Aug. 31.—In hla speech last night at Madison Square Garden, William Jennings Bryan said in part "Like all travelers who have visited other lands. I return with delight to the land of my birth, more proud of Its people, with, more confidence in Its government and grateful to the kind providence that cast my lot In the United States. My national pride has ‘ been Increased by abundant evidence I have seen of the altruistic Interest taken by Ameileans In the people other countries. I return more deeply Impressed than ever before with the responsibility which rests upon our na tlon as an exemplar among the nations and more solicitous that we, avoiding the causes which have led other na tlona to decoy, may present a higher Ideal than has ever before been em bodied in a national life and carry hu man progress to a higher plane. •The first message that I bring from the old world is a message of pence. The cause of arbitration Is making real progress. In spite of the fact that the nations most prominent In the es tablishment of The Hague tribunal have themselves been engaged In wars since that court was organised. There Is a perceptible growth In sentiment In fa Vor of the settlement of International disputes by peaceful means. Shouldn't Collect Debts. •T ani sure from the public utter ances of the present prime minister of Great Britain, Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman, that an International peace treaty could be made between the two great English-speaking nations and their example would be followed until the danger of war would be al most, If not entirely, removed. To take the lead In such a movement would , establish our position ns a world power In the best sense of the term, and what argument can be advanced against such action on the part of the United States? "I venture to suggest that we may not only promote peace, but also ad vance our commercial Interests by an nouncing ns a national policy that<*>ur navy will not be used for the collec tion of private debts. Many profitable fields of Investment are now closed because the people of the smaller na tlons are afraid that nn investment of foreign capital will be made an excuse for a foreign Invasion. “Our nation has lost prestige rather than gained it. by our experiment In colonialism. We have given the mon archist a chance to ridicule our dec laration of Independence, and the scof fer has twitted us with Inconsistency. A-tour through the Philippine Islands has deepened the conviction that we should lose no time In announcing our purpose to deal with the Filipinos as we dealt with the Cubans. Quick Action Needed. “In several of the nations of Europe the legislative department of govern ment la more quickly responsive * matAlc sentiment than la our con* ■ 4ul England, for instance, where sMe ministry la formed from the dominant party, when an election Is held upon any Important Issue the government proceeds to put Into law the will of the people expressed at the polls. While our system Is superior In many re spects, It has one defect, via.: that congress does not meet In regular ses sion until thirteen months after the election. “During this period there Is uncer tainty, long drawn out. which to the business community Is often more dam aging than a change of policy promptly carried Into effect. Would not the sit uation he Improved by a constitutional congress within a few months of the election, and compelling the second session to adjourn several days before the following election? Such a change would not only serve legitimate busi ness Interests and give the public the benefit of that prompt relief through remedial legislation, but it would pro tect the people from the Job* that are usually reserved for the short session which la now held after the election, and when many of the members feel less responsibility because of defeat at the polls. T return more convinced than before of the Importance of a change In the method of electing United States sen ators. There Is noticeable everywhere a distinct movement toward Democracy In Its broadest sense. In the United States this trend toward Democracy has taken the form of a growing de mand for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. He Outlines the Issues Over Which the Great National Battle Is To Be Waged. It even now contains some men who owe their elections to favor-seeking corporations and are so subservient to their masters as to prevent needed leg islation The popular branch of con gress has four times declared In favor of this reform by a two-thirds vote, and more than two-thirds of the states have demanded Jt, and yet the senate irrogantly and Impudently blocks the vay. Income Tax Nssdsd. “The Income tax which some In our ountry have denounced as a Socialistic attack upon wealth, has, 1 atn pleased to report, the Indorsement of the most conservative countries In the old world. It Is a permanent part of the fiscal sys tem of most countries of Europe, and In nisny places It Is a graded tax, the rate being highest upon the largest In comes. England has long depended upon the Income tax for a c onsiderable part of her revenues, and an English commission Is now Investigating the proposition to change from a uniform to a graded tax. It Is little short of a disgrace to our country that, while It Is able to command the fives of Its cMtlxcns In time of war, It can not, even In the most extreme emergency, com pel wealth to bear Its snare of the expenses of the government which pro tects It. Government by Injunction. “No reference to the labor question Is complete that does not Include some mention of what Is known as govern ment by Injunction. As the main purpose of the writ Is to evade trial by Jury, It Is really an attack upon the Jury system and ought to arouse a unanimous protest. Ho long as the f Is guaranteed trial by a Jury, a jury ought not to be denied to wage earners. However, os the writ Is usually Invoked In case of a strike, the evil of the subject would be very much reduced by the adoption of u system of arbitration, because arbitra tion would very much reduce, even if It did not entirely remove, the proba bility of a strike. “Just another word In regard to the laboring man. The struggle for nn eight-hour day la an International struggle, and It Is sure to be settled In favor of the working man's conten tion. The benefits of the labor-saving machine have not been distributed w ith equality. The producer has enormous ly multiplied his capacity, but so far the owner of the machine has recog nised too much of the Increase and the laborer too little. Those who oppose the eight-hour day, I am convinced, do so more because of ignorance of tho conditions than with lack of sympathy for these who toll. The removal of the work from the house to the factory has separated the husband from his wife and the father from his children, w'hlle the growth of our cities has put nn increased distance between the home and the workshop. Then, too, more Is demanded of the laboring man now than formerly. He Is a cttlxen as ell as a laborer, and must have time It must be difficult to overestimate the strategic advance of this reform, for alnce every bill must receive the sanc tion of the senate as well as of the house of representatives, before It can become a law, no Important legislation of a national character Is possible until the senate Is brought Into harmony with the people. I am within the Ilni- ^fts of the truth when I say that the ^■senate has been for some years the bulwark of predatory wealth, and that „ to be drive him from his bed to his task and from his task back to his bed Is to deprive the family of his companion ship, society of his service and politics of his Intluence. • “our opponents have derived not only partisan pleasure, but also parti san advantage from the division caused In our party by the money question. They ought not, therefore, begrudge us the satisfaction that we find In the fact that unexpected ‘conditions have re moved the cause of our differences and permitted us to present u united front on present Issues. The unlooked for and unprecedented Increase In the pro duction of gold has brought a victory to both the advocates of gold and the advocates of btinetallsm. Campaign Contributions. “We who favor blmetallsm are sat isfied with theirs and we can Invite them to a content of xeal and endur ance In the effort to restore to the peo ple the rights which have been gradu ally taken from them by the trusts. The Investigations which have been In progress during the past year have dis closed the business methods of those who a few years agn resented any In spection of their schemes and hid their rascality under high-sounding phrases. These Investigations have also dis closed the source of the enormous cam paign funds which have been used to debauch elections and corrupt the bal lot. The paopte see now that they should have seen before, namely, that no party can exterminate the trust so long as It awes Its political success to campaign contributions secured from the trusts. "The great corporations do not con tribute their money to any party ex- ROUND TRIP And Cheap One-way Rates -TO- CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip Summir Excursion, from all points East to' Pacific Coast and Northwest until September 15th, with epeclal etopover privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1906. CHEAP COLONIST ONE-WAY TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST FROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31st. Use the splendid through service of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, or UNION PACIFIC from St. Louis or Chicago to destination with Steamship Lines to Japan, China, etc. Round trip tickets account Baptist Convention, San Francisco and Los Angeles, on sale from Sept. 2d to 14th, final limit October 31st. ■'»** Breakf<u, rES (NFOfiMAriOK. J Grape -Nuts R, General Agt., Street, Atlanta, Ga. p Jr cept for Immunity expressly promised, or clearly Implied. The president v»* recommended legislation on this sub ject, but no far his party has failed to respond. No Important advance can be made until this baneful Influence Im eliminated and I hope that the Demo cratlc party will not only challenge the Republican party to bring forward of- fectlve legislation on this subject, but will set nn example by refusing to re ceive campaign contributions from cor porations and by opening the books so that every contributor of any consid erable sum be known to the public be fore the election. The great majority of corporations are engaged In legiti mate business and have nothing to fear from hostile legislation. Politics should be honest and I mistake political con ditions In America If *they do not pres age Improvement In the conduct o campaigns. Trusts Grsat Issus. "While men may differ as to the re lative Importance of Issues, and while the next congress will largely shape the lines upon which the coming presi dential campaign will be fought, think It Is safe to say that at present, the paramount Issue In the minds of a large majority of the people Is the trust Issue. I congratulate President Roosevelt upon the steps which he has taken to enforce the anti-trust law and my gratification Is not lessened by the fact that he has followed the Dem ocratic rather than the Republican platform, In every advance he has made. “He has probably gone as far as he could without Incurring the hostility of leaders of his own party. The trouble Is that the Republican party Is not In a position to apply effective and thor ough-going reforms because It has built up, through special legislation, the very abuses which need to be eradi cated. “Before any Intelligent action can be taken against the trusts we must have a definition of n trust. For the pur pose of this discussion It Is sufficient to draw the line at a point where com petition ceases to be effective and to designate as a trust any corporation which controls so much of the product of any article that It can fix the terms and conditions of a sale. No Defense for Monopoly. “Legislation which prevents a monop oly not only does not Injure legitimate business, but actually protects legiti mate business from injury. In de fending the trust system the younger Rockefeller Is quoted as saying that ns the American Beauty roso can not be brought to perfection w ithout pinch ing off ninety-nine buds, so that the one-hundredth bud can receive the full strength of the bush, so great Indus trial organisations ore Impossible with out the elimination of the smaller It Is a cruel Illustration, but It presents « perfectly accurate description of trust methods. The Democratic party cham pions the cause of the ninety-nine en terprises which are menaced; they must not be sacrificed that one great com bination may flourish. “The trust os an Institution will have few open defenders. The policy of the trust magnates will be to Insist upoi “reasonable legislation" and then the;, will roly upon their power to corrupt legislators and Intimidate executives to prevent the application of any rem edies which will interfere with the trusts. Our motto must be 'a private monopoly Is Indefensible and intoler able' and our plan of attack must con template the total and complete over throw of the monopoly principle In in dustry. Laws Must be Enforced. "We need not quarrel over remedies. r e must show ourselves willing to support any remedy which promises substantial advantage to the people In their warfare against monopoly. Home- thing Is to be expected from the en forcement of the criminal clause of the Hherman anti-trust law, but this law must be enforced, not against a few trusts as at present, but against all trusts and the ulm must be to Imprison the guilty, not merely to recover a fine, if the criminal cluuse Is not going to be enforced It ought to be repealed. “Relieving, however, that the opera tion of nil the railroads by the Federal government would result In a centrali zation which would all but obliterate state lines, I prefer to see only the trunk lines operated by the Federal government and the local lines by the several state governments. Government Ownership. “As to the right of the governments, Federal and state, to own und operate rnllroads there can be no doubt. If we can deepen the water In the lakes and build connecting canals in order to benpen railroad transportation during half of the year, we can build a railroad and chen|)«n rules the whole year. If we can spend several hundred millions on the Panama canal to lower trans continental rates, we can build u rail road from New York to Han Francisco to lower both trans-continental and lo- cul rates. The United States mail Is Increasing so rapidly that we shall soon be able to pay the interest on the cost of trunk lines out of the money which we now pay to railroads for car rying through malls. "I beg to remind you that the presl- on a large scale may be admitted. l«4t there la a point beyond which the economic advantage of large produc tion ceases. The moment an Industry approaches the position of a monopoly It begins to lose In economic efficiency, for a monopoly discourages Invention, Invites deterioration In quality and de stroys a most potent* factor in produc tion, vis.: Individual ambition. “But it la not sufficient to enforce existing laws. If ten corporations con spiring together In restraint of trade are threatened with punlshment,all they have to do now Is to dissolve their separate corporations and turn their property over to a new corporation. The new corporation can proceed, to do the same thing that the separate cor porations attempted, and yet not vio late the law. We need, therefore, new legislation, and the Republican party not only falls to enact such legislation, but falls even to promise It. The Dem ocratic party must be prepared to pro pose new and efficient legislation. “Recent investigations have brought to light the fact that nearly all the crookedness revealed In the manage ment of our large corporations has been due to the duplication of directorates. A groyp of men organised, or obtained control of several corporations doing business with each other, and then proceeded to swindle the stockholders of the various corporations for which they acted. “Many of the trusts control prices by the same methods, the same group of men secure control of several compet ing corporations and the management Is thus consolidated. It Is worth while to consider whether a blow may not be struck at the trusts by a law making It Illegal for such person to accept as director or offTcer of two corporations which deal with each other or are en gaged In the same general business. Federal Control, of Corporations. A still more far-reaching remedy was proposed by the Democratic plat form of 1900, namely, the requiring of corporations to take out a Federal li cense before engaging In Interstate commerce. This remedy Is simple, easily applied and comprehensive. If corporations were required to take out a Federal license the Federal govern ment could then Issue a license upon terms and conditions which w mid pro tect the public. A corporation differs from a human being In that It has na natural rights, and as all of Its rights are derived from the statutes, It can be limited or restrained according as the public welfare may require. Thi control which congress has over Inter state commerce Is complete. No party can long be credited with sincerity if It condemns the trusts with words only and then permits the trusts to employ all the Instrumentalities of Interstate commerce in the carrying out of their nefarious plans. It .Is far easier to prevent a monopoly than to watch it and punish It, and this prevention can be accomplished In a practical way by refusing a license to any corporation which controls more than a certain proportion of the total product—this proportion to be arbitrarily fixed at a point which will give free operation to tlon. tariff question' is very closely allied to the trust question and the reduction of the tariff furnishes an easy means of limiting the extortion which the trusts can practice. “While absolute free trado would not necessarily make a trust Impossible, SAY CONGRESSMAN OF DEAL By Private Leased Wire. Janesville. WIs., Aug. 31.—Another phase of the opposition to the return of Representative Cooper to congress developed today In Walworth county, when circulars containing an affidavit stating that Fred Hull, a prominent supporter of Cooper, went to R. D. Short and told him he could have the Lake Geneva office if he paid him (Kull) |50 a month during his tenure of office. Representative Cooper, It Is said, was notified of the action of Kull and In the face of it secured the appointment of the present postmaster upon Kull’s recommendation. still It Is impossible that few manu facturing establishments would dare to enter Into a trust If the president were empowered to put upon the free Its articles competing with those con trolled by a trust. Fret Trade the Solution. “I can not permit this opportunity to pnss without expressing the opinion thnt the principles embodied In the protective tarifT have been the fruitful source of a great deal of political cor ruption ns well as the support of tnnny of our most iniquitous trusts. It Is dif ficult to condemn the manufacturers for uniting to take advantage of a high tarifT schedule when the schedule Is framed on the theory that the In dustries need nil the protection given, and it Is not likely that the beneficia ries of these schedules will consent to their reduction so long as the public waits for the tariff to be reformed by Its friends. “But one of the worst features of a tariff, levied not for revenue, hut for the avowed purpose of protection. Is that It fosters the Idea that men should use their votes to advance their own financial Interests. For a generation the Tat' has been fried out of the manufacturers by the Republican cam paign committee and then the manu facturers have been reimbursed by leg islation. With the public conscience educated to believe that this open pur chase of legislation was entirely prop er, no wonder that Insurance companies have used the money of their policy holders to carry elections—no wonder thnt trusts hav*\ hastened to purchase Immunity from punishment with liberal dnnntlons. How can we draw a mornl line between the senator or congress man, elected by the trusts to prevent hostile legislation, and the senator or congressman kept In congress by the manufacturers to secure friendly legis lation? The party which justifies the one form of bribery can not be relied upon to condemn the other. “There never was a time when tariff reform could be more easily entered upon, for the manufacturers by selling ubroad cheuper than at home, as many »f them do. have not only shown their Ingratitude toward those who built the tariff wall for them, but they have demonstrated their ability to sell In competition with the world. Government Should Own Railways. "The railroad question Is also Inter woven with the trust question. Nearly all the private monopolies have re ceived rebates or secured other advan tages over competitors. Absolute equnl- Ity of treatment at the hands of the railroads would go far toward the crip pling of the trusts, and I rejoice titut dent could not have secured the pas- the president has had the courage to sage of the rate bill had he not ap- press this question upon congress. I scaled to the fear of the more radical While the law as It was finally distort- remedy of government ownership, and j *d by the senate Is not all that could nothing will so restrain the railroad M* **l«hed. If deserves a folr trial, magnates from attempting to capture [ "Rate regulation was absolutely nec- the Interstate commerce commission as ®**ary, and It furnishes some relief the same fear. The high-handed man ner in which they have violated law I from the unbearable conditions which ; previously existed, but we must not ignore<ratithority.together with fonP» that the vesting of thl« enor- corruption discovered In high '* ami the places, has done more to creute senti ment In favor of public ownership than all the speeches and arguments of .the opponent* of private ownership. Trust* are Polities I, "Just a word more in regard to the trusts. First, trusts are a political de velopment rather than nn economic one; and second, the trust system can not be permitted to continue, even though It did roault In a nrt economic|, nemy of proptrty Br of propmy gain. It Is political because It rests ; rights; It Is. on the contrary, the best upon the corporation, and the corpora-I defender of both because It defends tlon rests upon a statutory foundation. j human rights, and human rights are The trusts, instead of being a natural i the only foundation upon which prop- development, Is a form of legalised lar- erty and property rights can rest se- ceny and can exist only so long as the j curely. The Democratic party does not law permits It to exist. That there Is menace a single dollar legitimately ac- an economic advantage In production cumulated; on the contrary, It lnalata mous power In the hand* of a com nil*, slon appointed by the president Intro duces a new danger. If an appointive board ha* the power to fix rates and can by tha exercise of that power Increase or decrease by hundreds of millions of dollars the annual reve nues of the railroads, will not the railroads feel that they have n large pecuniary* Interest In the election of a president friendly to the railroads? Democratic Ideal*. "The Democratic party Is not tho VETERAN FELL DEAD WHILE ON WAY TO GIVE PjCTURE SHOW ftpeclnl to The Georgian. Covington, On., Aug. 31.—About four mile, above Covington on Monday morning J. C. Wilder, an old man, was found dead. It I. thought he died sud- denly. He wae going to give a moving picture performance that night at Almon. He \vns an old eoldler, and hie only known relative la a daughter at tending school at LaGrange. DR. JOlXllTE RETURNS TD CITY After nn absence of a month In North Carolina, Dr. John E. White, of the Second Baptist church, returned to At lanta Friday morning, much benefited by his trip. Friday night he wilt make his Hrst address since his return, when '•III apeak to the Baptist Young People's Union of his church. A good attendance Is expected at the meet ing. , JORDAN THE ORATOR AT GREAT BARBECUE Hpeelnl to The Georgian. Covington, Oa., Aug. 31,—One of the largest barbecues In the history of Newton county was given by the people of Manalleld at Mansfield yesterday for the purpose of advertising that flourishing little city. More than 3300 wat expended In preparation of this gnat feast. About 3,000 people Is the estimated number of the attendance. Among the speakers were Hon. Har. vie Jordan ana Colonels Mlddlebrooks and Cooley, of this city. Many people from Covington there WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. Less than one year ago placed on the market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving rending and w*nlklng vision In one frame and looking like one glass. They have proven the most successful of all the advertised invisible bifocals. Ground in a deep torlc curve, giving a large visual field for reading as well as walking. They are the most perfect and beautiful glass sold. Consult us about bifocals. We have them all. Sales room, 61 Peachtree, Atlantay Ga. REDUCED RATES TO MACON Via CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Account of Democratic State Conven tlon September 4th, The Central of Georgia Railway will, on September 2d and 3d, and for trains scheduled to arrive Macon before noon Sep tember 4th, sell tickets .from all points at rate of one fare, plus 25 cents, for round trip; final limit, re* turning, September 8th. W. H. FOGG, D. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. alike In the enjoyment of that which they have honestly earned. The Demo cratic party does not discourage thrift, but, on the contrary, stimulates each Individual to the highest endeavor by assuring him that he will not be de prived of the fruits of toll. If we can but repeal the laws which enable men to reap where they have not sown— laws which enable them to garner Into their overflowing barns the harvests that belong to others—no one will be able to Accumulate enough to make his fortune dangerous to the country. Special privilege and the use of ths taxing power for private gain—these are the twin pillars upon which, pi toe racy rests. To take away these supports and to elevate the benefi ciaries of special legislation to the path of honest effort ought to be the purpose of our party. “And who can suffer Injury by just taxation. Impartial laws and the appli cation of the Jeffersonian doctrine of equal rights to all and special prtvl leges to none? only those w'hose ac cumulations are stained with dlshon esty and whose Immoral methods have given them a distorted view of busi ness, stclety and government. Ac cumulating by conscious fraud mors money than they can profitably upon themselves, wisely distribute safely leave to their children, these denounce as public enemies nil who luestlon their methods or throw light upon their crimes. Plutocracy Is abhorrent to a repub- ; It is more despotic than anarchy; more heartless than aristocracy; more selfish than bureaucracy. It preys upon the nation In time of peace and calamity. Conscienceless, nun passion less and devoid of wisdom. It enervates Its votaries while It Impoverishes Its victims. It Is already sapping the strength of the nation, vulgarising so da! life and making a mockery of moi . ais. The time Is ripe for Its overthrow. Let us attack It boldly, tnaktng out appeal to the awakened conscience of the nAtlon in the name of the counting room which It ha* defiled. In the name of business Hwnor, w hich It Has sul lied; in the name of the people, whom It has oppressed; In the name |f the homes which It has despoiled, and in the name <ff religion upon which It has placed t* stigma of hypocrisy.” •1 U FOR CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES The Corner Store is the Place New Shoes in the latest “up-to-date” styles, * and while it is well known that others are charg ing more for goods, we are selling many at old prices. Especially we would call attention to our “CUSHION SOLE ” “KING BEE” AND “QUEEN BESS” Come and make your selection at once, as we expect to close “LABOR DAY.” SATISFACTION GUARANTEED WITH EVERY PURCHASE KINGSBERY SHOE COMPANY, Cor. Pryor and Decatur Sts., ATLANTA, GA. P. S.—In connection with our large stock of Shoes, we also carry a good assortment of Ho siery. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE ISSUES STATEMENT The Anti-Saloon League has Issued the following statement: "Appreciating the stand taken by some of the liquor dealers In our city (at our request) not to sell to vagrants, minors or drunkards, It gives us much encouragement; and, as a further step on our part In the direction and In terest of reform, we will be thankful for the assistance and co-operation of all mothers, wives and daughters who are unfortunately humiliated, Incon venienced or neglected, and they may confidently depend on us, by all legiti mate means, to do all In our power to better their conditions and to make sober, creditable men out of all such as may be made known to us by their friends or relatives. "We have already a number of namea of drunkards roaming our atreets day and night, waatlng their time and money, ton, when they have It, In places too discreditable to be much longer tol erated. "We have an eye on the liquor deal ers, and they will have to be very shrewd It they much longer oacape the legal consequences or violating the laws regulating such cases. "Neighbors, friends, relatives of drunkards, kindly furnish us with the names of all addicted to the excessive use of liquor to the extent of neglect- DEMOCRATS IN NINTH NOMINATED 0,BELL Hpeelnl to The Georgtsu.' Gainesville, Oa.. Aug. 31.—Tho Ninth district congressional convention met at the court house here at 11 o’clock yesterday morning and was called to order by Hon. W. B. Smith, of Hall, chairman of the Democratic executive committee of the district. K. Hubbard, of Dawson county, was nominated for temporary chair man. A permanent organisation was then perfected by tho election of W. B. Smith, of Hall county, as chairman, and A. S. Hardy as secretary. All the counties were represented except four of the seventeen. Colonel W. B. Sloan moved the ap pointment of a committee of nine to present to the convention the names of one person from each county In the dis trict to serve as executive committee men for the ensuing two yearn ■ The chair appointment the following gen tlemen on that committee: W. B. Sloan, N. L. Tnnkersly, Z. T. Craw ford, J. B. Keith, B. F. Galllard, J. M. Dell, J. It. Hubbard, I. F. Duncan and J. A. Grant. The committee recommended the following gentlemen front the respec tive counties: Banks. W. P. Hardin, Commerce, Ing or abusing those whom It Is their , „ duty to support, protect and comfort. • Cherokee, _P._1. DuPree, Canton, "The list we af tare will greatly , ustlce those who harbor drunkards are' ndeavoPlittr 'to til-e- 1 Oo.i Dawson, ’ J. R. Hubbard, Hub- v aid us In bringing to : bardavllle, Ga.; Fannin, T. T. Fain, who harbor drunkards i !!* ue . ®}dg*. ,9 a - • Forsyth, Dr. J. H. or ftirnlah liquor to any contrary to ! a° H^m'•EliuT»?'Ga.: a aWlnneU. r ' 1L 8. Cornett, Luwrencevllle, Oa.; Hab ersham, J. 8. Adams, Demorest, Oa.; Hall. W. B. Sloan, Gainesville, Ga.; law. 'GEORGIA ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. ”J. C. SOLOMON, Superintendent." SURVEYING CORPS AT WHITE’S 8PRINGS Special to The Georignn. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—The surveying corps of the Tidewater Development Company, who are locating a mute fur the proposed electric line from this oily to Tuscaloosa, reached White's 8prlngs, flve miles southwest of here, yesterday, anti will probably reach Uudsden by Saturday. Some time will be siient In anti around the city, seek ing the proper terminals here by the surveyors. MANY YOUNG~MEN REGISTER TO VOTE X|ttH-lnl to The (if.irgln u. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 31.—During the recent sessions of the Etowah county loan) of registration many new names were added to the Hat of eligible voters, the total number being 445. Most of this number were young men who have become of age since the last reg istration und the remainder Is of peo ple who have come here from other sections. POPULIST-REPUBLICAN FUSION MOVEMENT ON Special to Tly> Georgian. Gadsden. Ala., Aug. 31.—Thomas H. Stephens, chairman of the Sixth sen atorial district Republican executive committee, hou Issued a call for a mass convention te meet In this city on Sat urday, September 15. J. H. Richard son. chairman of the Populist party, has also called a mass convention of the party to meet here on the same date. It Is understood that both par ties will agr ee upon a candidate to op pose E. U Hamner, the Democratic nominee, I t Jackson. J. 8. Ayers, Jefferson, Ga.; Lumpkin. T. S. Littlefield, Dahlonega, Ga.; Milton. Walter L. BelL Shelton- vllle, Ga.; Pickens, O. M. Bell, Jasper, Ga.; Rabun. J. H. Denlcke, Burton, Go.; Stephens, J. H. Kytle. Ayeravllle, Ga.; Towns. T. W. Gibson, Hlawassee, Ga.; Upton. V. M. Waldrop. Choeatoe, Ga.; White, O. 8. Kytle. Cleveland, Oa. Colonel B. P. Galllard, of Hall, moved that Hon. Thomas M. Bell be nomi nated by acclamation as the Democrat ic candidate for the sixtieth congress from the district. , , Upon motion, the chair appointed the following as a committee to notify Sir. Hall of hla nomination: J. V. Keith, of Cherokee: J. S. Adams, of Haber* ■ham; Samuel Craig, of Gwinnett; Dr. J. H. Hookenhull. of Forsyth, and A. 8. Hardy, of Hall. First Bale at Gadsden. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden. Ala, Aug. 31.—The flrst bale of new cotton was received here today shortly after noon and was put up and sold at auction and brought If rents per pound. L. L. Heraburg wti the successful bidder. The bale weigh ed 404 pounds and was classed as strict middling. The cotton was raised by Irwin Hagan, who lives In tha Smokeneck neighborhood. ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? If gi, use Southern Home Lead and Zinc Mixed Paints. The standard of quality in the Peel*- for tbo past twenty-two years. F. J. COOLEDGE & SON, 12. N. Forsyth SL Atlanta.