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w'UESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1908. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN JOHN TEMPLE GKAVES, 14*W. f. L SEUY. h*$U**t. Published Every Afternoon. <Except Sunday* By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 21 West Alabama St.. Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Rates. One Year Six Month* J-g Three Month*.......... 1-25 By Carrier, Per Week *0 Smith k Thompson, ndrertlafua rep* reaentntlver for all territory outside of Georgia. Chicago Office Tribune Bldg. New York Office Potter Bldg. If you have any trouble getting TUB GEORGIAN, telephone the Circulation * r -—It promptly rent- Bell 4927 Main, department and «... edied. Telephones: It la desirable that all communica tions Intended for publication In THE GEORGIAN be limited to 409 words In length. It Is Imperative that they be signed, at an evidence of good faith, though the names will l»e withheld If requested. BeJeeted manuscript* will not be returned nnlet* stomps are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN print* no unclean or objectionable advertising. Neither doea It print whisky or any liquor ads. AWSsSS'H.rSi and electric light plant*, as It now owns Ita waterworks, other cltlea do thta and get gas a* low a* «0 centa. with • profit to the city. This should 1* done at once. The Georgian be lieves that If street railway* can be operated aueceasfnlly by European cities, as thay are. there la no good reason why they cannot be so operated here. But we do not believe thl* can be done now. and It may be some year* before we are ready for *o big an un dertaking. Still Atlanta should set Its face in that direction NOW. PRESIDENT JORDAN PAILS TO REPLY. President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, falls to say anything about the alleged "Wall street annex," in his reply to the attack made on him In a card from President C. S. Barrett, of j the National Fanners’ Union. And inasmuch as be saw fit to respond to the card of President Bar rett, It must be regarded as strange that he did not deal wlthAhe main charge made therein—an unholy alliance with one Joe Hoadley, yclept "notorious” in thq New York cotton exchange. That charge made by President Bartett must of necessity be re garded the main issue he developed. Joe Hoadley Is a big speculator In the cottdn market. Those who called a spade a blamed old shovel would term him a gambler. He is a bear today, a bull tomorrow and In the market always a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. In other words, be !• a Wall street oper ator. Now, President Barrett, of the National Farmers’ Union, has charged that there has existed an Intimacy between the president of the South ern Cotton Association and this Joe Hoadley, and has charged that the president of the Southern Cotton Association maintains a "Wail street annex.” in reply, President Jordan says that he has always stood for higher prices than any other man in the South, that he has fbught to sup press speculation, that members of the Farmers’ Union in Texas have been selling cotton at a price less than the fixed minimum, and that he has never been riding around in three million dollar yachts. N But not a word about the imputed alliance with Hoadley. Not a word about the allegation that Hoadley haa been quoting President Jordan, of- the Southern Cotton Association, as saying that this year’s crop will be second only to that of 1904. in justice to the Southern Cotton Association, President Jordan should make a statement that touches the salient point. Panama Trip Tyithout Precedent. When President Roosevelt goes aboard ship next week end starts for Panama he wilt be doing something that none of his twenty-five predeces sors In the executive chair ever at tempted. and that la to Journey beyond the boundary line* of the United States during his term of office. Mr. Roose velt on more than one occasion since h* assumed office has shown that he la not the man to search for a prece dent when he bellevea It Is necessary to act. But never before has he so completely upset tradition as In the case of his trip to the Isthmus. it has often been stated that the president must not leave the United States, even for a day. But this re striction is not Imposed by statute. It la only an old. unwritten.law which has been respected by all auccesaors of George Washington. President McKinley emphasised hla respect for this rule on his memorable tour to the South and Weal. It was unofficially announced that he would meet President Dies, of Mexico, some where near the boundary of that slater republic. A controversy as to whether Mr. McKinley might properly cross the Mexican line, even for a few hours, arose. From El Paso there extends Into Mexico the International bridge span ning the Rio Orande. Whether the president would dare to cross this structure or not was the question which members of his party asked one another. He did not. He went to the bridge and caught a view of the Slerre Madr*. Half-way across the bridge waa a line. Stepping over this was putting foot on Mexican territory. President Harrison had ventured as far aa this line ten years before. Hut President McKinley did not so much ai put hla foot upon the bridge. President Arthur was accused of vio lating this unwritten law In October, Ills, upon a pleasure trip to Alexan dria hay. Thousand Islands. His po litical enemies accused him then of venturing across the Canadian line on a fishing excursion. The boundary be tween Canada and New York extends to the middle ot the St. I,awrence river. Preeldent Cleveland waa similarly ac cused. On one of his trips to. North Carolina he sailed by the ocean route past Cape Hatterae. Hie enemlee con tended that he ventured outelde the three-mile limit. According to Interna tional law, a country's possessions ex tend for three mites outside Its coast line. Plying the seas farther than this is. leaving home territory, which, of course. President Roosevelt will be obliged to do In his coming trip to the south. “Pair Edition” of Chronicle. Age cannot wither nor custom atale the venerable AuguatA t'hronlcle, which came out Sunday In an 84-page Issue, carrying 235 columns of ad vertising and some 36o columns of reading matter and pictures. This splendid edition, got out In honor of the Georgia-CarolIns fair, la but another example of Editor Tom Idoyless' untiring enterprise. An international thought clearing houae, where the people may have their doubtful'thoughts examined, condensed, desiccated, stretched. Ironed and re turned in good order, haa been estab lished at the session of the World New Thought Federation convention. The very thing to keep G. Bernard Hhan busy. NEW YORK CAMPAIGN CLOSING. Just one week of campaigning remains before the climax at the polls of the race for the governorship of New York, which Is now holding the at tention and the Interest of the entire country. The fight Is heated.. Perhaps no state campaign was ever waged with more desperate fervor. Yet it Is In Its last analysis a battle between an individual and the strength of the Republican party, not merely of the state, but of the nation, even to the president. William Randolph Hearst stands on his platform—and on hla record of many fights and aa many victories In behalf of the people. On the other hand, the Republican organisation—worm-eaten and rot ted by Odelllsm, and carrying a dead load hi Platt and Depew—Is standing on Its candidate, Charles E. Hughes. His record In the insurance Inves- tlgatlon la the chlefeat defense; the only offensive measure Is personal at tack on Hearst—cries of "yellow Journalism." There Is hut little argument arrayed against the platform of the Democratic candidate. Though fighting Hearet with all Its old venom. The New York Sun. it may be significant to note, haa not recanted Its now famous prediction that—' ' "The next governor of New York will be a Democrat.” The People’s Lobby. Those member# of congress who are shouting themselves hoarse against the proposed "People’s Lobby” are, like milady, protesting too much. The honeat bookkeeper or cashier doea hot fly Into a paaalcm when the auditor cornea around, nor does the cltlten of probity feel insulted when he sees a policeman on the corner. And, one Inclines to believe, but lit tle protest has been heard from Jhesc self-same congressmen because tho railroads of the country had a well- organised lobby at Washington during the past session; because the whisky trust and the canners maintained a cohort of "general representatives" and special agents with the hope of defeat ing the pure-food legislation, or at least of emasculating it; or because tho beef trust was represented by a bevy ot ban vlvants, who were Incidentally keen politicians, while the meat In spection measure was on the tapis. But the suggestion of the "People’s Lobby” seems to have hurt the feelings of some of the statesmen. What are we members here for, tf not to, represent the people?” Indig nantly ask. some of them. Other con gressmen are disposed tofpoke fun at the proposition, hut the organisers are going ahead, heeding neither outraged sensibilities nor sarcasm. The plan of the "People’s Lobby” Is to maintain at Washington a bureau that will be prepared to furnish the constituents of any member of con gress. on short notice, accurate In formation as to the status of any piece of legislation and to ftirnlah also In formation as to the attitude of any member of congress toward pending legislation. It Is. In short, to be a pub licity bureau acting for the people. Publicity” is Its watchword. The plans of the organisation have not yet been definitely formulated, but It Is understood that the promoters favor the doing of actual work for or against legislation of importance In case the will of the iveople as a whole Is clearly known. The movement was started by a magaxlne. but It Is an nounced that as soon as the organisa tion ts well established the magaxlne will withdraw from active participa tion In it. The governing committee, whlfch has been announced, la compoaed of men of established integrity, ability and de- votlop to the Interest# of the people and the cause of civic righteousness. Among the members are Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California; Mark Twain, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of the Juvenile correction court at Denver; Brand Whitlock, nov elist and mayor of Toledo; F. J. Heney, who prosecuted the Oregon land frauds snd sent United States Senator Mitch ell to the penitentiary: William Allen White, editor of The Emporia Gaxette and virile exposer of the shams and pretences of politicians: F. K. Webster. We’ll have an election of our own In president of the City Club of Chicago; Georgia next Tuesday. F. C. Howe, of Cleveland; J. B. Rey nolds, who collaborated with Neill In making a special report for the presi dent on the condition of Packlngtown; Homer Folks, of the New York state board of charities; Henry Beach Need ham, magaxlne writer: Mark Sullivan, magaxlne editor; John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mine Workers and one of the towering Intellects In fed erated labor, and Everett Colly, the New Jersey reformer. President Roosevelt views the project with expressed favor, and, It Is Inti mated, advised In the selection of the governing (committee. The lobby Is started without the criticising of anybody and without re flecting on any members of congress. Those at the head merely say they are going to keep track of what the spe cial Interests’ lobbies are doing, to throw the light of publicity on all com mittee meetings and the attitude of every member of congress toward re form legislation. On such fundamental propositions as the tariff on which the parties natural ly differ It Is the Intention to take no side, but to Interpret the meaning of the proposed legislation and to see that whatever Is enacted Is done by honest means. It will require a good deal of money to maintain this lobby. It Is proposed to raise the money by voluntary con tributions. A man of recognised strength, ability and honesty Is to be employed to take charge of the bu reau. * The plan looks like a good one. If the lobby measures up to Ha Ideals, It will accomplish much for good and honest government. And It will doubtless enable the coun try to get better service out of Ita serv ants, the honorable, but sometimes careless, members ot congress. Board of Trade Assured. The proposed board of trade for At lanta waa practically assured an re sult of the meeting Monday afternoon of the committee appointed from the Chamber of Commerce. It was reported that the estimated cost of conducting the board of trade would be fully covered by subscriptions from the various businesses vitally In terested. The hoard of trade Is deemed a prac tical necessity for the city, and with characteristic promptness the business men of Atlanta responded. HEARST CARTOONS IN THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN COALTftlfSY ■_r. s PIRRPOM MO ROW "GO HOME AND TELL YOUR FATHER TO VOTE FOR HUGHES.” Our old friend, the Novoe Vrqmya. of St. Petersburg, from whom we haven't heard much since the Ports mouth treaty, says the United States and Japan are about to go to war with each other. The role of Raniy Snif fles Is about tke only one Russia Is now able to play. FREE 8PEECH. To the Editor of The Georgian: The mayor of Atlanta does not seem to understand the position of the So cialists In the matter of free speech. They are not making a personal ap peal to him, or antagonising hie views In the matter, but as the laws of the city have placed him between the streets and the people, the Socialists In order to get at the streets are com pelled to take him Into account, not because It la Mr. Woodward, but be cause he Is the law, at this time. The mayor Is not only the law, but he I* the.Judge;of It, which .makes It necessary for the Soclallste to apply to him formally, so os to get a Judicial opinion, as a basis of contesting the constitutionality of a city's right to obstruct the streets In this or any other way. The mgyor loses sight of or does not see that the city law-makers can ob struct the streets with the police, as well as that the people can obstruct the streets. The streets are not legally or con stitutionally obstructed as long as In dividuals are not kept from using them In their business avocations, or In their pleasures. The constitution of the United States I# that the right of peaceable assem blage and freedom of speech shall not be abridged. This covers every foot of land In the republic, both private and public, and protects every form of speech not aimed nt Insurrection, via the road of moblsin. Voting Is a lawful and peaceable way of organising and perfecting govern ment, and any speech within these hounds Is protected by the constitu tion. The law which Interfere# with this Is an abridgement under the constitu tion. The majority even are not nllowed to deny this to n single Individual, much less to a minority of individuals. If the law can keep the people aa a mass from speaking on the streets. It can keep the Individual from doing so, and ns the Individual ts always ar rested, the law Is nlmed at the Indi vidual, and In this way prevents any public consideration of any queatlon. An to speaking In hired halts. The law In regard to disorderly conduct Is so platltudlnously constructed that It can he used to suppress free speech In hired halls. The Socialist contention ts for a law which cannot be used as an abridge ment of the constitutional provision on this subject. The Socialists are In favor of a law ful government, and contend that all laws which are not strictly constitu tional, both tn tetter and spirit, are anarchlstlral. The constitution of the United States and of the different states, contrary to the general opinion of the people, prohibit the rule of the majority. In those Instruments, framed by the majority, though they be the majority have surrendered their powers to the D. W. BLAIR CORRECTS PUBLISHED STATEMENT To the Editor of The Georgian; A reference to myself In your Issue of Friday calls for attention, and It is dif ficult to deal with It In an entirely par liamentary way, for the reason that your author has recklessly, without knowing, or wilfully knowing, stated that which Is untrue. It Is untrue that I attended the mass meeting on Thursday night as attorney for the company owning the water works. I went there aa a citizen of Marietta, representing myself. I was Invited by the mayor to attend the first meeting, and by_a member of the pres ent council to a'ttend the last meeting and discuss the questions. It is untrue that I drafted a bill In 1905 and Introduced It In the legisla ture, providing that Marietta purchase the old waterworks plant. In so far aa 1 know no such bill has been drafted by apy one, certainly not by myself. It Is untrue that I Introduced this or any other bill In the legislature. I was not about the legislature during the ses sions of 1005 and 1900. There Is no room for mistake on the part of your author aa to these m(filers. During 1904 snd 1905 I rendered certain legal services to tho city gov ernment, such as defending damage suits, prepared a charter and drafted one nr more local measures as request ed. I think It fi# true that I drafted a bill providing that the people should vote on the question of water owner ship; but I did It simply In the capaci ty of an attorney practicing my profes- slon, and with the distinct understand ing at the time that I was opposed to the measure Individually, an any one can find out who will trouble himself to investigate. Tho bill aa drafted did contrary to his political faith must not uso the streets. The mayor then favors such a con struction of the law of obstruction, an to make it apply to what la said, or 1s supposed will be said by the speaker, and not to the physical act#. These cases In Atlanta are Judicially determined beforehand and not by the acts Judicially determined from facts, seems to be about what the Socialists claim. Mr. Woodward Is not the subject of contention, nor do the Socialists wish him to so consider It, for they concede the same rights to Mr. Woodward which they claim for themselves. They merely wish to bring the mat ter of the rights of Individuals and Individual corporation and bodies of citizens to a definite constitutional con- not seek to take over the old water works. but simply'to permit the people to vote upoh the question of whether they preferred municipal ownership, I am opposing the present move ment, and did so on Thursday night. There are various reasons that prompt me to do so. In the Hrat place. It is proposed to vote 180,000 to put in a sys tem of waterworks. Not a' survey or estimate has been made, and not an advocate of the measure con offer an intelligent Idea as to whether a system can be put In for that amount or not. On Thursday night they were pressed to state where the water was to come from, and whether or not the 180,000 would be sufficient; and finally had to admit that they did not know where they were going to get the water, and their Idea was that they would go ahead and spend the 880,000, and It that was not sufficient, ask the people for more. Of course, that would In volve first getting legislative author ity to Increase the Indebtedness; then the ratification of the people, and In the meantime the city would have a hole In the ground upon which they would be paying taxes. It occur# to me that this would be a sufficient argu ment against the movement for any sensible business man. In so far a# I Know, the proposition before our people has no parallel among towns of our class. Some ten or twelve years ago, when there waa not even a discussion In favor of the city putting tn waterworks, a private company In vested their money for that purpose. At the time they were hailed as public benefactors and everybody was ready to shower their praises upon them. We are now met with the proposition that these people are not entitled to any consideration for what they have done for the city, hut that It Is entirely legit imate and proper to confiscate their Investment by putting In a sysem to be owned by he city. This may he the way to encourage capital Into our midst and build up the city: but It will take more than the loose talk of the advo cates of the measure to so convince me. It occurs to me that It would be a ca lamitous advertisement to send abroad that Marietta appreciates so little the Investments and public spirit of those who have helped to build up the town that the people arc ready to rise up and crush them and thelF Interests out of existence. What will be the effect of the success ! GOSSIP! BY CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York. Oct. 30.—Surrounded by her three grown children In her humble home, nt 25 Floyd street, Brooklyn, last night. Mrs. Anna Burns recalled a night 32 years ago when she gathered her little ones around her. Movrle Burns, her husband, discouraged after a long struggle with poverty, had weakened and disappeared from home. Mrs. Burns wa^left alone, to contlnux the struggle to support the family. She was reading a newspaper a week ago, when a paragraph told ot the death In Greenwood, Miss., of Morrle Burns, and stated that he left a for- tune to his wife and three children, whom he had deserted In Brooklyn 38 years ago. Mrs. Burns today called at the Brooklyn police headquarters and was there informed by Detective Sergeant Walden that the estate of Morris Burns was being administered by Preeldent McShane, of the First National Bank of Greenwood. Mrs. Burns was pro vided with the proof of her Identity and she dispatched this proof to President McShane. She was Informed that the estate amounts to about 820,000. Asahl Kltagakl, the' Japanese mid shipman who recently resigned from the naval academy, was among the day’s visitors at the White House in Washington. He said he waa not seek ing reinstatement and came purely on a social errand. Frank H. Waekey, the new delegate from. Alaska, called to Introduce himself to the president and to speak a good word for the Seattle expoeltlon ot 1909. The canned drama haa arrived. I’ve been expecting It and was therefors not surprised to learn that a special performance of the third act of "Nurse Marjorie” was given at the Liberty theater before moving picture pho tographers. After the pictures were taken the actors repeated their lines Into a phonograph. The pictures will be taken on tour*. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. OCTOBER 30. 1822—Iturblde dissolved Mexican oonjnv**. 1829— Roaroe Conklin*. American statesman, born. DM April II* 1888. 1882—General Itosecran* assumed command of the nrnyr of the Cumberland. 1S84—General Rood made three nttack* on Decatur. Ala., but waa repulsed each time. 1887— French troop* entered Rome. 1889— General Sherman laid cornerstone of soldiers* memorial. Prospect park, Brooklyn. 1890- Spanlsn steamer Vlacaya sunk In ml* listen off Iiarnejrat; seventy live* l|«t. 1893—United Btatea acnote passed tlio *11. ver repent bill. 1899— Boers captured 2,000 British nt Lady smith. 1904—Japanese assaulted Port Arthur. of this measure? We will have two systems of waterworks, neither of which can be made self-sustaining. The investment of the present company be comes dead capital; the Investment of the city Is buried; and* In the mean time the citizens have 1 to bear the bur den of the 380,000 Indebtedness by ex orbitant taxation. No system that the city can put In can possibly deprive the present company of all of Its business The city will have to Dump* Its water twice as far as the present company: will have to elevate It higher than the present company; It will have a longer distance to haul Its fuel, and It can not possibly make a rate that will be self-sustaining as low as the present company can. The old company’s plant was largely built when materials and ltfbor were not more than 50 or 60 per cent da costly as they are now. Consequently, the old company has every advantage in the matter uf competition; but neither company could hope to make anything upon the In vestment, and the people would ho grievously taxed to pay the Interest, sinking fund, and the expenses of op erating this new system. There ts absolutely no necessity for this movement. Our water rates are reasonable, and the franchise of the. company provides that the company shall furnish the city and Its citizen* rates as reasonable as other towns in this section of the country similarly situated. For one*! prefer to pay rea sonable water rates to a private com pany than to pay water rates and taxes to the city. It is not a question of sen timent, but One of business; and un less facts and figures will suppiwt ihjj faddists, I do not propose to run off after them. The mainstay of our town in tho years past and at present are Its man ufactures. These have been encour aged In the past by fair treatment at home and by reasonable taxation, it the present spirit of direct destruction, and Indirect destruction by high taxa tion, Is to pevall, our city haa seen it* best days and we may start on a long decline. But there Is no danger of this: our people are sane and sound, and wnen you get the. result tonight you w.ll sea that the “magnificent fight,” written tip on yesterday, has been a little farce in which vindictiveness and misrepresen tation have played the chief part*. Respectfully, D. W. BLAIR- Marietta, Ga., Oct. 27. elusion, so that they will know defl- rightt" 1 of *Yhe* Tnd'lv Wmd#." and "have n“ely what the rights of a cltl.en are a/reed to Join with the Individual In —* *• >«» -»<• preserving the right of peareble as •emhlage. and freedom of speech of every Individual, at all times and "places." This Is the only possible democracy. The Socialists are simply contending for the observance of these constitu tional compacts, as under them the minority are as safe as the majority, and hence the allegiance of the minori ty to government under them Is rightly due. The Socialists do not wish to Intrude their views on the public by speaking on the streets, but when they seek to use the streets In an orderly manner and find them obstructed by the police, they nre simply within their consti tutional rights, not an Socialists, but as Individuals. In demanding a re moval of the obstruction. This Is notxa Socialist contention or a class contention, but a contention of law-abiding and peaceful citizens. From the article 1 In The Georgian, Mr. Woodward In referring to the So cialists as reported, would lead some ot us in understand that he objects to the Socialists speaking on the streets, or In other words, that those who speak and what Is constitutional law and w hat Is not. Until this Is done, no one can Intelli gently vote for or obey any law. The Socialist contention, then, Is for law and order. I believe Mr. Woodward doe* not ob ject to this, especially aa he Is opposed to anarchy. In regard to Socialism Sir. Wood ward is not well Informed. Hundreds of labor unions are Soclsl- Its bodies, and those not so have mere or less Socialist members, and the members of unions are fast becoming Socialists. Individual Democrats are lawless, but this does not condemn the Democratic party, neither should a like condition condemn the Socialist party. The mayor doubtless was more or lets fretted, and I am sure that when he sees and learns more of Socialism and Its guiding spirit, that he will not be so disposed to criticise It so harshly. The Socialists wish the mayor well and some day. not far distant, the well-wisher of the Socialists will be a valuable asset, and a harbinger of Joy to all. W. A. JOHNSON. Atlanta, Ga. GET THAT KODAK? You may as well get a Kodak today, because you're bound to get one sooner or later. They arc nearly a» necessary as a watch. Hardly a day passes that you don't wish for a kodak and aay: "If I only could snap a picture of that," and If you knew how easy It is and the fun and amuusement you get out of It, why, you’d get one before night. Fine ones that can take a picture In the one twelve-hundredth part of a second—we carry that kind, too; but pshaw! all you need. If you want to begin cheaply, la a little dollar or two dollar "Brownie.” You’d be astonished at the beautiful pictures they can produce. Come In and see 'em. Get a catalog or let us talk to you about them. A. K. HAWKES CO., 14 Whitehall Street