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THE ATLANTA (/EUKH1AN. 1,000 ATLANTANS MEET FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE REIGN OF LAW BAILE Y DENOUNCES CAMPAIGN CHARGES RESOLUTIONS PASSED DENOUNCING MOB RULE At nuuia meeting of Atlanta citizen* at the court liouze Tuesday after noon tlio following resolutions were adopted: "Whereat, Thlz city has, been the scene of a series of Horrible crimes against women, causing great excitement among the people and leading to disorder and mob violence; and, "Whereas, The spirit of retaliation for crime, working under cover of the ;rv>!>, makes no discrimination between the Innocent and the guilty and vx'Mce the murder of Innocent and law-abiding citizens: and, • vVhMios, The first duty of any government Is to protect life, liberty and property, and the first duty of the citizen Is to obey the law and sup port constitutional authority In Its enforcement; and, “Wherea*. Present state of affairs had demonstrated the . fact that crime breeds crime and lawlessness begets lawlessness, and when a ques tion between the races has arisen the existence of riot, acts of violence and the spirit of the mob engenders hatred, fans the flames of racial pas sion and spreads the spirit of anarchy until the very foundations of gov ernment arc shaken; therefore, be It •'Unsolved,-That this meeting, composed of the members of the cham ber of commerce and other law-abiding citizens, does solemnly, protest against the spirit of lawlessness that has tarnished the fair name of our city and led to the commission of crime. "We denounce the rowardly and brutal murder of Innocent people and the wounding of others, sml we call upon all good men'to lift their voices for law and order and use their Influence to check the rtyjous spirit thdt Is-ahroad In the community. "We deplore the crimes of both races which have been committed. by their worst elements, and we solemnly protest that mob rule 4 thfl worst evil that can afflict society, for It carries In Its train all the crimes .that human helngi are capable of, and if not checked will lead to the destruc tion of government Itself. “We call upon the authorities of our city and state to crush anarchy with an Iron hand and spare neither expense nor force to do so. "And we demand that the authorities .spare no effort to put a strip .to ths assaults on our women. If It takes more men nr more money to do It that the authorities set accordingly. Our womanhood must and shall be protected. "It Is not right nor just that the Innocent- both white and black, shall be punished for ths sins of tha guilty, snd the events of the past few days prove beyond doubt that It Is the Innocent of both races that are made to suffer as the result of the unrestrained effort of the mob to avenge the dastardly outrages that should be and must he punished by law. "We further declare that tt la the duty of our city to care for the alck and wounded of both races and to bury the dead, and we pledge our will ingness to assist the authorities If needed. "Where government has not been able to protect life the common In- stlnts of humanity demand that It at least care for the victims of violence In sickness and death.” Texas Senator Defends Record Against Re cent Attacks. HIS EMPLOYMENT BY CORPORATIONS Was Only Working in Ca- pacityvof Attorney and Received Fee For His Sendees. . Best Citizens of the ’ Town in At tendance. $4,000 RAISED FOR VICTIMS’ FAMILIES Negroes Present Are Given a Respectful Hear ing. The beat citizens of Atlanta gathered In the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, determined to take decisive steps to- properly handled by the proper author! lies there would have been no murdera. Will wc stand for Atlanta to bear th« stigma of that night? I won't. "Let It go to the authorities and to the outside world that this thing has got to stop If we have to form ourselvee Into a vigilance committee. "The negroes are helpless and the tuslncs* Interests are Buffering beyond tieasure on that account. There Is only one outlet for the terror-stricken members, of the black race, and that la flight from the city of Atlanta. “Let Ua Pledge Protection.” “Let us go to the negroes with pence offerings and pledge them our protec tion. If we couldn't let them live, let us bury decently those we have killed and take care of their families. I-et us rnlse a large subscription for this purpose, and let us do It before we lose the respect of the decent, civilized world. 'This meeting must object. No one has yet objected to this lawlessness and the mob has spent Itself without obstruction.” Mr. Hopkins closed his nddress by offering the resolutions referred ward restoring order and putting down. "h?»r’t 0 5ner"resnecrivri^ nselTnirmen the lawleaanesa which has Infected the of fh * resolutions and'sSbscXthin!! city since Saturday night. The spirit of Atlanta was never shown more clearly than by the ringing addresses made by prominent men In behalf of law and order mid protection of every class. • The meeting was called fur I o'clock by' Sam D. Jones, president of the chamber of commerce. When Chnlr- man Jones called the meeting to order the court room was tilled to overflowing with merchants, mamifnr.turers, pro fessional men. ministers—all the men who have made Atlanta the pride of the South. Several negroes were pres. #nt—representatives of the class which has tried to restore order—and they were given a courteoua hearing. There was no race hatred shown In this meet ing. . t'halrman Jones made a plea for work—work for everybtsly, open fac tories, a resumption of business. “There'll be no lime for trouble If WhUe and blark arc kept hurd nt work," It* sakl. "There'll be no stand ing around street earners. The open- Ing of the shops and warehouses will . do more good than anything ' else. Hrlng the negroes back to work ami , make them assured of protection." Harry 8vhleslnger urged ihut It he made the sense of the meeting that alt factorlea apd other business enterprises resume business Wednesday morning. Kvery ntsn pledge.I himself to this and •xpressed a willingness to open hts fac tory nr business house, even If at a financial loss. Committee Orsfts Resolutions. ■ A coin full tee, rotnposed of t'lark Howell, chairmen; Charles T. Hopkins, Waller G. Cooper, Robert !■', Maddox and Dr. W. W. l.nnflrum, was appoint ed to draft resolutions condemning the recent outrages. These were adopted ununlmouslv. after Major John K. Conan, of The Atlanta Journal, and Colonel John Temple c.ruvr-, of The Atlanta Geor gian, had mad* strong seconding speeches. ■air. D. Jones, president of the cham ber Of commerce, In calling tho meet ing to order, said that Inflammatory speeches were not wanted, bat that a solution of the situation must ijp had. "Well have to get things quiet,” said Its. "Factories and business houses which have been closed should be opened and the employees given as surances of protection." Murder of Negroer “lindamned. The speech of Ch- T. Hopkins, who began the disc. aroused the citizen* at the meeting . a high pitch of enthusiasm and resulted tn the ap pointment of a committee to prepare resolution* "condemning the murder of Innocent negroes In the strongest terms at the command of the English language," and tho appointing of a committee to solicit subscriptions to take care of the family of County Po liceman Jim Heard and of the negroes and whit* people who have suffered from tge tlot. Mr. Hopklr.3 said tn part: "Gen tlemen, we must be calm, of course, but we must be men. Whatever maj be right, let us stand by It. Up until Saturday night wo had tt city famous for its fairness and freedom from race Issues and known as the most prosper ous and safest city In the South. We loot alt that In a night, and were re duced to n criminal plane as low as any In. America, we owed those tn- ■■ tent nqgroeoprotection and we failed to give' It to them. The happenings of Saturday night were Infamous beyond anything with which I have ever come la contact. If that night had been subscrlptlone committees. Subserlption la Raised. No sooner had Mr. Hopkins thken hla seat than subscriptions began to come In, and Inside of three or four minutes the following had given the amounts named: C. T. Hopkins jtoo A. H. Steele jfio Robert F. Maddox 100 I. . J. Daniel r,n Martin Amorous 100 Hugh T. Inman loo H, R .Johnson f,o Randolph Rose ion The Georgian 100 J. O. Oglesby mo J. A. Alexander .. .. HO M. Kiser Company .1 100 E. t\ Peters loo J he Neal Rank .. .. .. loo L. Riley 50 John U. Murphy 100 B. Akers 50 George Muse 100 S. B. White 100 Mcford-Btewnrt Co 100 H. A. Mnler fin E. R, Black 2fi The Constitution Miles H. H. Krelgshnber Walter O, Foote Marvtn M. Davies Empire Laundry Oscar Oavls .... John Walker Industrial I.lfe and Health Asso ciation Kii'i.t A Awtry Shoo Co Morris Brandon Rosser’ George B. Hlnman .. Cole Book Company O. M. Harwell John F. Dickinson S. Y. Tapper ,, W. K. Cliupln Charles t'rankshaw II. L. s.'hleslngcr W. R. Joyner .. Mr. cash White Dental Company .... Hpeclal te The Georgian Dallas, Texas, Sept. 20.—Senator Jo. soph W. Bailey last night Issued a statement replying to the charges made against him by Henry Clay Pierce In the recent Investigation held In St. Louis. In beginning the statement Senator Bailey reviews tho contest* that he has hud In his past campaigns and the charges brought against- him by the opposition, In hla flrat campaign, and then discusses as fellows: "The first step In that cam paign of malevolence and de traction was to have a purport ed Interview with the Hon. Roger Sul livan, of Illinois, assailing me, sent broadcast over the country. Mr. Sulli van promptly denounced that Interview as n falsehood made out of tho whole cloth. The next step was to circulate the story that the Tennessee proper ties, for which I am the attorney, be long to the Standard Oil Company: and they sought to Impose this falsehood upon the fair-minded nnd Justice-lov ing Democrats of Texas. Some of the men who are circulating that story know, and all of them could have leurned with very little Inquiry, that the Standard Oil Company had no In ■tlon with these projv. Forre.n A George Adair Walker Dunson Craig <’ofield Atlanta Journal ., ,, C. E. Cnverly Joseph lllrsch The Golden Age C. I. Brans n Louis Ghotstln Atlanta Rteel Hoop Company George Hlllyer „ .. W. C. Dodson Ernest Woodruff Atlanta Ice and Coal Company .. W. T. Gentry . John T. Higgins Jackson A Orme Isaac A. Haas Rev. J. W. Leo Rev. John E. White C. D. Cheatham J. J. Eagan Peter Clark John J. Eagsn Barclay A Brandon A. C. Mlnhlnnett The Cable Company King Hardware Company M. R. Emmons , Atlanta News A. O. Rhodes Rev. Walker Lewi* .. .. .. .... SO Total .. $4,227 Committee Appointed, The following committee was ap pointed to advise the meeting whnt to do Tuesday evening toward allaying the trouble; Captain J. Tl'. English, D. Ellis, Forrest Adair, A. Murphy and A. B. Steele. Before the committee retired Captain English said to the meeting that no tereat In or connection ertles, nnd that they were owned _ C. Plorce; J. C. Vanblarcom, W. H, Thompson and many other lending bus. Iness men of HI. Louis. The munici pality of Nashville Itself, In order to provide her people additional and com peting railroad facilities, had subscrib ed for H,000,000 ot the stock of the railroad. The vice president of the railroad was Mr. Goltra, who Is not only a prominent business man of St. Louts, but Is n close personal and po litical friend of Mr. Bryan. In fact, Mr. Ooltrn entertained Mr. Bryan on hla yacht In the harbor of New York while Mr. Brynn was watting for the great reception which was tendered him there on August 20. Had No 8*ourltl*s. "The railroad had passed through on* receivership, and was on the verge of another (then I was called Into the case. I accepted the employment, and performed exactly the same kind of service that would have been expected of any other reputable lawyer. The statement, so Industriously circulated by some, that 1 'put 213.000,000 worth of securities In my pocket, to 1)0 with them ns I pleased,’ Is little less than ridiculous. I did not have 113 worth of securities In my pockets. Every dol lar's worth of the bonds of that railroad company were pledged Its Indebted ness. and tt was my task to prevent those who held them from enforcing their Hens and sacrificing the securi ties at n forced ante. That I succeed ed In doing this Is n mntter of great satisfaction to me. ns It was to my clients. I not only mnnaged the prop erties committed tn my charge In n way to save my clients a large sum of money, but I also managed It In a way that gave to the city of Nashville three Important nnd competing railroad systems, where beforo It hnd suffered In the grasp of one, nnd the people of that city testified their npproval of the disposition which 1 made of the rail- road by public meetings nnd speeches. It would be difficult to convince them that I hnd delivered them over to the spoliation of n gigantic monoply. Had No 8*cr*t Employment, 'The third step iir the process was to pretend that the testimony given by Mr. Pierce disclosed a secret employ ment of me In connection with those more permits to carry arms should bo Issued, except by the committee which had Just been appointed. "The county and city and stnte au thorities have not been noting together ns thev should have," snld he. "This body should ndopt a resolution direct ing the sheriff, the military, the police nnd the mayor to co-operate. The sher iff has been Issuing entirely too many permits for the purchase and carrying of weapons." Captain English snld that the people who hnve been doing the rioting ere a class which has nothing to lose nnd nil to gain by their lawless nets and Hint these Godless men havo brought dls grace to ttie city. Negro Makes Appeal- Dr. G. 8. Penn, a well-known negro physician, made a ringing appeal for protection against the worst of both white and black races. Ho declnred that the people of Id* class wanted law and order and protection of while wom en. and were ready to fight with the white men against the criminal blacks Ho said he was Informed that n plot was being made to dynamite hla home, and he asked that he he given some protection. He was given hearty ap plause nnd stoat were taken to provide him proper protection. A. J. McBride, the real estate dealer, Indorsed what Dr. Penn had said and vouched for Dr. Penn’s character as a citizen. He made an appeal for pro tection of the property of Innocent ne groes. Guard for Gammon 8tm!nary. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the 8*0- nnd Baptlet church, asked thst a guard be furnished for Gammon Seminary, where, he said, 200 negro women and children had fled to aleep that night. After the reading of the resolu tions It was voted that the newspapers, which had been asked to Issue extras ontatntng the resolutions, Issue no ex tra editions, owing to the lateness of the hour and the effect which the newsboys' yells'might have In the resi dence streets. The following were added to the com mittee of safety: Charles T. Hopkins. Luther Z. Rosser. Lamar Collier, H. Y. McCord and Sam D. Jones. The committee retired to hold a meeting at the Fourth National Bank building at once. propertlea. Some of the very men en gaged In this movement have been complaining for months that I was at torney of these very properties, and they knew all about It a year ago. Tha employment was a perfectly proper one, and such os any reputable lawyer would have accepted without t the slightest hesitation. Not only that, but the newspapers of this state, together with those of St. Louts and Nashville, contained repeated references to those properties and to my connection with them. When I flrat went to Nashville to look over the properties, the news papers of that city contained extended notices of my presence there, and the purpose which had brought me. During that summer and faU I was called to St. Louis four or five different times, and on each occasion the St. Louis papers made mention of the fart that I was there to Confer with those Interested In the Tennessee properties.” Senator Bailey here gives a dis patch sent nut from Nashville and pub lished In the Texas newspapers. Con tinuing, he says: No Attempt at'Concealment. 'There never was the least attempt to conceal my attorneyship for those properties, nor was there the least reason why It should be concealed. The objection to my employment as the at torney <f those properties must pro ceed upon the theory that a man In public office has no right to pursue any private business; and such a doctrine If anplled to all men and all offices, would reduce the public life of this country to a point where only the rich men or rascals could afford to accept on office. If I had found that my time nnd strength would not permit to servo as a senutor and to prartlre law at the same time, I would have abandoned the law without the slightest hesitation, because I have always believed, and acted upon the belief, that the public service holds the Jblghest claim upon every man who undertakes It; or, if 1 had found that there was any con flict between my duty to my clients nnd my duty to my constituents, I would have declined all employment as a Inwyer. because I would not suffer myself placed in any position where my duties might draw me In different directions. But neither has been true In my experience." Senator Bailey then cites the Con gressional Record to show that he%r*s a regular attendant at the national congress nnd continues: Never Betrayed the People. "Although I have been pursued with n bitterness unparalleled In the politi cal history of this state, the most reckless and malicious of my enemies has never yet ventured to Jell the peo pie of Texas where I havo betrayed their Interest by speech or vote, nor Instnnced a single case where my em ployment as a Inwyer related In the re motest degree to the legislation of con gress or tn the action of any depart nient of the government. Their whole argument Is that, because I nm in pub- lie service, I- shall not be permitted to pursue my honorable profession In perfectly legitimate way. “I shall continue to give—ns for fif teen yenrs I have given—an unselfish nnd undivided attention to my public duties when they require attention; nnd 1 shall conttnua to gjvp—as I have given—my time to private business when my time la not required by my public duties. 11 ‘ Lawyer and Senator, have never ha<i a client tn my life who has attempted to Influence my official action, nnd the men who em ploy me about their Important affairs have too much confidence In my Integ rity to suppose' for one moment that they could control or Influence me as a senator. Of course, I know [hero are men of low character and Intellect who would slavishly do the bidding of any man or corporation who might employ tholr services and pay them a fee, but such men seldom obtain Important em ployment as lawyers, and such men cun never secure election as n senator from the stnte of Texas. The upright nnd hlgh-ininded lawyer gives to his clients the best of his legal learning nnd ability. no more than that, nnd he would drive from his presence any client who presumed to think that in retaining him ns a lawyer he had se cured the right to command him In respect to any mntter outsl le of the legal controversy. Since the founda tion qf this republic the greatest sena tors, whose reputations as lawyers could commnml clients, have practiced their profession with propriety and without criticism. Some great lawyers have not practiced law while In the public service because they hnve been men of Independent means nnd did not feel under the necessity of providing for their faintly nnd tholr old age by pursuing still their professions, but the wisest and the best of them have not thought It Improper or unpatriotic to attend tn their private business In their own time. Discusses Kirby Fes. "The first criticism against my bust ness dealings, Is with reference to my attorneyship for the Hon. John H. Klr- hy, and the Kirby Lumber Company, which Is In substance merely a restate ment of the same matter from the Cos mopolitan Magazine. The Cosmopoli tan Mngazlne article did not, however, as I now recall It, Include the state ment. now made for the first time In this circular, that I helped Mr. Kirby sell an East Texas railroad to tha Santa Fe system. This is an admis sion, Hmt It seems strange that such an admission should have been made by any man at Houston, because all Sab of Ribbon, Six-inch Silk Faile Ribbon, a regular 35c quality, Thursday 22 Csnts. In black, wjiite, cream, cardinal, nile green, lavender, light blue, brown, navy, tan, pink, corn, etc. Sale Of Handkerchiefs. Men’s all-Linen Handkerchiefs, hemstitched; the best all-linen quality. Regular 10c Handkerchiefs At 50c. for Half Dezen. Men’s Pure Linen Cross-barred Handkerchiefs 'at Linen Initial 25c. Ladies’ Floral handkerchiefs- •six Initial for Handkerchiefs—all-linen 90c. thing about Mr. Kirby’s affairs, know tlmt the railroad which he built and sold to the Santa Fe system was built and sold years before I hnd any bust ness relations whatever with Mr. Kir by. So far from having helped Mr. Kirby sell anything to the Santa Pe system, no employment of mine has ever brought me In contact with the officer* of that railroad. I do not even know the president of tt, nnd I hare never discussed a business proposition of any kind with any officer, agent or attorney of II. "The next statement Is that Mr. Kir by, Inataad of going himself to Harri- man or Ryan or tn any other great railroad operator, employed me to do That Is a falaenoou. pure aud sim ple. I never saw Mr. Harri man In my life, and I have never discussed a busi ness proposition with Mr. Ryan. I did not go to Mr. Harriman and Mr. Ryan to sell Mr. Kirby's property, nor did I go to any other Wall street financier. "It Is, however, unnecessary to oc cupy space In pointing out the various falsehoods of this circular, because the attack Is baaed entirely upon my speech delivered In the senate on the 27th of June. As that speech was printed In full by some, and In extend ed synopsis by all of the daily papers In Texas thirty days before the Demo-, cratlc primaries, and the voters of this slate were fully advised of what I had said and done when they renominated me, tt would seem a waste of time to enter Into an argument with these Ladies’ Cross-barred Initial Shamrock Handker chiefs—each 25c. Ladies’ Cross-barred Handkerchiefs, embroidered on sheer Shamrock Linen, in 20 different styles. 50c. te 75c. Ladies’ Pure Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, hand-embroidered initial. 6 for 50c. Chamberlin-JghnsQh-DuBose Co. creature* on that point. Not only was that apeeeh before the voters when they nominated me at their primaries, but It was before the delegates to the state convention, who repeated the peo. pie’s Indorsement, and to contend that It disqualified mg for a seat In the sen ate la to Insult the patriotism, Intelli gence and Integrity of the voters of Texas. Connection With Oil Company, 'There Is, however, one, other part of the circular to which I will make re ply, and a most conclusive one. They Insinuate that when the Waters-Plerce Oil Company wad granted a permit to transact Its business In Texas, I knew that It was not an 'Independent con cern.' I stated on oath before the legis lative committee what had been said to me on that subject, and I do not deem It necessary to call any witness tn prove the truth of what I have said. But. In order to prove the falsity of what these men now say, I wilt print this letter from Mr. Pierce, which I found In my mall when I reached Gainesville Saturday night: "8t. Louis, Mo. Sept. 20. 1904. “Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, Gainesville, Texas: "Dear Sir—In view of the attacks being mad* upon you with reference to the readmtsalon of the Waters- Plerce OH Company In Texas, I think It due you that I should say that when I sought your assistance In that matter I represented to you that If permitted to continue Ita business In your state, the new Waters-Pierre Oil Company would be an Independent enterprise and abaolutely free from the ownership or FLOOR PAINT, Lucas & Scnour’s in full line colors at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS GO., 40 Peachtree. control of tho Standard OH Company. “Yours very truly, “H. C. PIERCE." “Thl« letter will antlifty every fair- minded and reanonuble nmn that I know nothing of the relations between the Standard Oil Company and the Waters-Plerce Oil Company when the latter received Its permit to transact buxines* in Texas; and I will take this orcaalon to say that I xtIJl knew noth ing of that relation when I accepted employment for these Tenneseee prop erties. “Certainly, If I believed at the time of the ndmlfuiton of the Watem-Pierce Oil Company Into Tfxns that It wan not connected with the Standard Oil Company, It could not have been Im proper for me. while still believing that, to accept legitimate professional em ployment from Mr. Pierce and the oth er gentlemen Interested In the Tennes see properties. Bailey and Texas. “I have given to the service of the people of Texas fifteen of my best years of life, and In all that long time I have been actuated by the single pur- pose of promoting their happiness and welfare. | would like to continue In their confidence and affection; but I will not suffer even them to deny me the right to provide In my own time and in a proper way for myself and my family tn my old age. Wholly apart from the question of a competence, I will never admit that I am so weak In character that I dare not pursue an honorable profession out of a fear that I will thus be led to sacrifice the public interest. God pity my country if tt Is to be governed by men so selfish snd innrm that they can not trust them- selves to pursue their private business without bet ray In* the public Interest. *th a congress composed of men like that those who seek to utilize the pow er of the government to Increase their private fortunes, would And an easy way to corrupt our representatives and prey up,»n the people.” TOOK ROUGH ON RATS; COLUMBUS GIRL OEAD Nuntmg Mom.ra and Malaria. Jhe Old Standard, Grove’s Tasteless — out malaria and Sold by all Chill Tonic drlvi builds up the system. , dealers for 23 yean. Price SO cento. Hpeetnl to The Georgian. Columbus, a*.. Sept, 2*.—Mis* Irma Prince, a 10-year-old girl, died at the home of a friend In thl* city Monday night from a do«e of rough on rat*, which she purchased at a near-by drug store. There was no known cause for the act and It wa* not known what caused the girl's death until after her body had been removed to her home, when the remains of the poison were found In the room, and It was then learned that she had bought the poison. Her family are respectable people, who reside In Ph'enlx city. oootMwoooooDoooooooWoooo O MOSBY'8 MEN TO HOLD 0 O. REUNION AT RICHMOND. O o a O Washington, Sept. 20.—The re- O O union of the Forty-third battal- O O Ion. Virginia cavalry (Motby's O 5 Men), will be held on the morn- O O Ing of October 10. at 10 o’clock, 0 O at Lee Camp hall. 111 Broad O 0 street, Richmond, Va. 00000OO000O0O0000O0O00O0OO O PLANNED TO DESTROY 0 AMERICAN LEGATION. 0 O O O Stockholm, Sept. 20.—Finnish O 0 revolutionists who h*ve been cap- O O tured here had planned to blow O 0 up the American legation after O O robbing the Stat* Bank. OO000O00000000OCHKI00000000 TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN