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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4. 190«.
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»r objectionable advertising. Neither
doea It print whisky or auy liquor ads.
OUR PLATFORM.-Tlie Georgian
stands for Atlanta’s owning Its own gas
aid electric light plants, ns It now
owns Its waterworks. Other cltlee do
this and get gas as low as 60 cents,
with a profit to tbo elty. This, should
bo done et once. Tbo Georgian be*
Herrs that If street railways can be
►erated successfully by European
lies, as they nro, there fs ud good
reason why they cannot be so operated
here, but we do not believe this ean
he done now, and It may l*e some year*
before we are ready for so big au un
dertaking. Still Atlanta should act Its
face In tint direction NOW.
‘Not Another Saloon.*’
Not another saloon in Atlanta uuttl
the city has reached a population of
150.000 people!
If the ordinance which contains this
Item shall pass the city council on
Thursday afternoon. It will eatabltah
a notable victory for the temperance
people of Atlnnta, and limit by so
much for the next five years at least
the tale of liqaor hi this capital city
of Georgia.
The provision In.this ordinance that
shall Increase retail whisky licenses to
$2,000, retail beer license to $500,
wholesale liquor license to $1,000 and
wholesale beer license to $5,000, to take
effect on July 1, 3907, Is another mark
ed advance toward the reforms specifi
cally advocated by The Georgian and
conceded to the numbers and Influence
of the temperance people of Atlanta.
Every present Indication looks to the
prompt passage of this ordinance when
the council meets on Thursday, and
firmly believe that the large ma
jority sentiment of this city. Including
not only the prohibitionists, but other
conservative citizens, will cordially In
dorse the action of the council In the
measure of reforms which will he In
stltuted here.
Atlanta’s liquor houses are perhaps
the best regulated of any iu the South,
if not la the United States. The rigid
enforcement of the law In the matter
of the early closing of saloons, the
strict supervision exercised over the
majority of these places, the abolition
of tables which tempt Individuals to
linger and retreat their drinks, have
been successive and successful steps
of restriction anil reform which have
been helpful to public order and to
public morality, and pay tribute to the
dlilgent watchfulness of the temper
ance people of Atlanta, who evidently
never sleep nor Intend to sleep while
there is danger In the atmosphere from
this prolific sou roe of demoralization.
highest honor as the prize, and the ireople who hear them will weigh
them, and pull flown the sqale of the ballot for that one who impresses
them, as best able to represent them and to achieve for them the’eml
which they have In view. .. - , ■ >
Before a supreme court or a’.national congress,; John Sharp Williams
might win the prize, but before the people of .Jllislsafppl,. wjfo have al
ready followed the governor to one eventful victory. Vardaman Is very
apt to walk off with the senatorial mantle of Hernando Money.
The period of a definite or radical Democracy has not yet passed by,
and John Sharp Williams, tfio conservative, has pitched his caudidacy
at an iinpropitious time, i ' ' r ■ -
Mississippi Is prosperous, contented and happy like her sisters all
.about her, and the voice pf ilie cricket Is on every hearth in the state.
I am racing Geergtaward with this letter and shall doubtless beat
It home. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.'J .'
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 1.
done so and are doing so now, and out of th!s co-operatlom aa expressed,
In that rin&lug and wholosome card published by a negro committee four
weeks age. has come the best and most hopeful promise of an Improve
ment the conditions which established a “Reign of Terror" for the
Southern women and made our civilization monstrous and unbearable.
No maudlin sentimentality will over relax the firm determination of
this Southern people to protect Its women and to suppress this crime of
crimes.
And, for this day, we single out of the Important message of the presi-
ldent of the United States, this one phase of suggestion to give to It our un
qualified Indorsement at this time.
THE PRESIDENT ON LYNCHING.
That |>ortl«n of President Roosevelt's message which deals with the
subject of lynching, is a distinct and notable vindication and Indorsement
of the position which The Georgian has occupied from the lieginnlng to
ward this vital question.
Three weeks before the Atlanta riot and In advance Of other newspn-
per utterances. Hits paper and this column distinctly declared that lynching
was no longer a remedy for ra|>e, and that the crime of crimes must bo
treated hereafter not so much as a crime of race on of Individuals. .
More than this, The Georglah first of all and above all. Inaugurated
and led with all Its vigor the Insistent demand for the co-operation of the
leaders of the negro race; their preachers, their teachers and their editors.
In creating a public opinion among the lower ranks of their own lieople
against this fiendish crime, aud more especially for the delivery to justice
of the criminals of their own race by the negroes who had heretofore been
accustomed to shelter them and to expedite their escape from Justice.
The president of the United States takes emphatically and distinctly
this position, and adds to It a most vital and admirable suggestion that tho
crime of an attempted criminal assault should lie made punishable by
death In the discretion of the court.
No one thing that has been accomplished ill this period of discussion
has liecn more helpful and effective than the stern demand accompanied
with a threat of financial and personal boycott, upon the leaders of the ne
gro raco to preach hell and dnmnatlon to the negro rapist throughout the
land. . i ,
To tjielr credit lie It sqld that In promp^response they have loyally
• A FAR-REACHING REPUTE OF FAIRNESS.
The Georgian received on yesterday a message of thanks from
J. G. Rawlins, who today expiated his crime upon the gallows at
Valdosta.
Rawlins' message was not based upon any condonement of bis
crime by this paper, or upon any defense either of himself or his sonB
In the matter for which they were to meet the legal measurement of
death.
The Georgian has simply given the news in this case from first to
last in every phase, without prejudice and without coloring of any kind.
Our representative at Valdosta has reported fairly such expressions as
the elder Ragvllns has made to the public, nnd It Is for this fair re
port of his imblic utterances that the. condemned criminal thanked The
Georgian with his last breath.
The crime for which these men were committed to the gallows was one
of the most fiendish and fearful ever perpetrated In Georgia. They bad
had a fair trial and had certainly enjoyed the services of one of the
most Indefatigable lawyers In the state. But the fact that the law and
the evidence have condemned them to die for this fiendish crime* meets
with the approval and Indorsement of every right-thinking man In the
slate, and receives nowhere a higher Indorsement than In -the columns of
this paper which stands always for law and order and tho triumph of the
higher forces of our civilization. I
At the same time we are glad to have been accorded by thla old
man, upon the verge of Eternity, the acknowledgment of fairness and
of Justice which has also been accorded to this paper by the great body
of the people, by the multitudes of public men and by the president of
the United States.
From the foot of the gallows to the working chamber of the White
House, the fairness and justice of The Georgian Is a matter of general re
pute.
Philadelphia, Dec. 4.—Praised as the
first world, diplomat who tempered
state craft with the Golden Rule, the
late John Hay was genuinely honored
by the Hebrew people of this city on
Sunday when an exquisite memorial
stained glass window to the dead sec
retary of state was unveiled at the
Temple Keneseth Israel, Broad street,
above Columbia avenue.
Secretary of State Ellhu Root, Oscar
Straus, recently named by President
Roosevelt as secretary of commerce
and labor, and Andrew D. White, of
New York, former minister to Russia
and Germany, were the chief speakers.
Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, rabbi of the
temple. In the consecration address,
spoke glowing words of Hay's life work.
Six members of the Hay family came
to this, city for the unveiling exercises.
Prominent among the other guests
were Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, with whom
Mr. Root Is stopping; George F Baer,
and Congressman McCreary.
VARDAMAN VS. JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
(Editorial Correspondence.)
The commonwealth of Mississippi Is making ready for a senatorial
campaign that will be the last nnd liveliest of this eventful-period of
strenuous and stormy |>olitlcs.
It Is to be a battle royal between Governor Vardaman and John
Sharp Williams for the mautlc about to fall from the 'stalwart shoulders
of Hernando Money.
There have been skirmishes already along the frontier and some
sharp shooting at sporadic Intervals, hut the lines are forming now for
the sustained nnd serious struggle which only the ballot box can end.
The swords are sharpening,- tho rifles are being shotted aud the heavy
guns are unllroberlDK for the fray.
John Sharp Williams has fired his opening gan across the marching
caravan of Governor Vardaman. On Tuesday last at Walthall. Miss., a
small Interior town, and off the railroad, the minority leader of the Dem
ocratic congress made a really great and notable speech which is re
garded as tho outline and basis of his campaign. With a light touch upon
the tariff as applied to Connecticut and Mississippi, nnd with a very brief
adverse comment upon the theory of government ownership of railroads,
Mr. Williams waded at once Into the great race Issue made by Ills re
doubtable opponent, and gave nearly two hours to n discussion of the negro
problem. Of the merits of this discussion, I shall speak In un editorial
way when I come home. It Is enough at tills thue to say that It wns a
strong and Impressive speech nnd Is pronounced by Mr. Williams' friends
lo have been the ablest effort of hla life and the ablest speech made in
.Mississippi since the civil war. It Is Just now the topic of universal
discussion. '
One thing evident in the speech to an impartial observer, Is the fact
that Mr. Williams haa grown a distinct shade more radical since his
last expression upon the question, nnd Is not nearly so far away as ho
has been from tho position assumed by Governor Vardaman. He quotos
Senator George approvingly In the statement thnt the Fifteenth Amend
ment may some day be repealed, and Indorses deliberately and earnestly
aa a constitutional provision the state disfranchisement plan adopted by
Mississippi, and voted for by Georgia, notwithstanding the constitu
tional quibbling ot Mr. Fleming, of Augusta. The views ot Mr. Williams,
after eight yoars of Democratic leadership la congress, will doubtless re
assure the countless millions who have been alarmed and unset lied by
the marvelous reasoning of cx-Congressmau Fleming.
Whatever the merits of Mr. Williams' speech. It has‘made a great
Impression among hlB friends, and It has formally opened the senatorial
race In Mississippi.
Vardaman Is stripped and ready for the fray. I met the governor on
Friday night at the A. & M. college at StnrkvHle. He introduced tnc Itt
generous terms to a splendid nudlonce ot Mississippi youth, nnd was In
magnificent voice and spirit. After the lecture I talked with him for an
hour. Ho is full ot fire and fight and Is strung to the tension of his
highest endeavor.
’•Will there be Joint debates, governor, between you nnd Mr. Wil
liams?" 1 asked. *
“Of course there will be." said he. “I shall hope to meet him every
where and hare no fear of the result. I stand for something, and the oh-
structlonlst has no terrors for n man of definite policy .and conviction!”
This puts It squarely up to Mr. Williams, aud those who know him
heat declare that he has never shirked a combat or declined an encounter
on field or fornm.
The reiult of the election will doubtless hnug upon the merit and
measure of these Joint debates. ,
At the present moment the chances seem to' favor. Vardaman. The
majority of the men you meet In cities—the.".bankers; lawyers; mer
chants and public men—tell you thnt Williams’will be elected with all
esse.
But there is a very considerable minority for Vardamqn In the cities,
aud the commercial travelers bring In tho report that the country dis
tricts are nearly solid for Vardanian. And In Mississippi the country
■ vote' la. two-thirds If not three-fourths of the entire vote of Ihe stale.
The sound today Is for Williams, but the solid, silent vote Is for Varda
man. just as It waa in the governor's race.
The Williams men, argue that It would lie a shameful thing for Mis-
■lagippi to refuse to honor so great n man as Williams when the oppor-
tn’nlty la at hand, but these grim old farmers resimnd that Williams Is
even now in a position of vast usefulness, dignity and responsibility,
and that a definite Democracy wants a definite man like Vardaman fti
Washington and cannot afford to miss the opportunity to send him there
to Stand for definite things—and more especially for a bold and definite
treatment of the race question.-
. It la held against Williams in Mississippi that he. as a twin conspir
ator with August Belmont. Is primarily responsible for that vast fiasco
of'Alton B. Parker's candidacy In 1904^ .Williams and .Belmont engin
eered that scheme, and brought into It;'*'long line of easily persuaded
congressman and publicists and newspaper men, why, are really couserva- '
tiv*. while professing radicalism. The Idea H that If, air. .Williams
made then so serious a mistake as to imagine that a definite Democracy
would so far forget Itself as to vote for a man'so acceptable to'the trusts
as Judge Parker, he might be guilty cif some other piece of bail judgment
in the senatorial policies of the republic. .
' But the Joint debates will hare a mighty influence upon tho result.
Williams Is a greater scholar and perhaps a more logical thinker than
Vardaman. He ha* clsssic for* and world-wide travel and a smooth tongue -
aa lift apt lieutenant!-. Rut, Vardaman Is nn orator. He has a splendid
voice, a magnificent presence, a popular cause and intense conviction. !
These nro mighty agencies In an apiteal to the iieople.
it !( * battle royal between two brave and able men, with a slate's '
GOSSIP
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
Kt*w York, Dec. 4.—Patrolman Hulll-
van found a genuine bomb on the
sidewalk In- front of 2101 Second ave
nue early this morning. Tho missile
was circular in shape, about C Inches
long and 4 In diameter. Sullivan car
ried It to the bureau of combustibles
at lire headquarters.* Tho bomb was
put upon t’hlef Wolfs lies!;, and as
Wolf rut Into It with a pair of pliers,
Hull Ivan exclaimed: “My, but that
fellow takes a long chance.*’
After an examination Wolf declared
that the bomb consisted of about half
a pound of black powder, incased In
Portland cement, all of which Riled a
quart tin can. On Ion of* the powder
was a quantity of loose stone and this
was held In place by the top of the
can. In the lutter a small hole for the
fuse had been drilled.
Wolf said that if tho. bomb had ex
ploded; the utohe might have Injured
persons In proximity tp ft* Tfhl* Is the
second time within thr'ee irtaj'* that
dangerous missiles have been found
by police In the same vicinity. Last
Sunday twenty-six electric fuse caps
were found In front of 2171 Second
avenue on the same block.
Because Captain Robert Clegg, of
the British steamship Montrose, would
not throw to the fishes a work of Jap
anese art which his Chinese crew
thought an evil Joss, the Montrose was
compelled, on her way here from
Yokohama, to ship at Hong Kong an
entirely new crew, even to the serang.
She got In today with the Joss still
on bourd, hut there will be a feeling
of relief when the thing Is brought
ashore, for the new crew became
aware of Its presence, and though they
did not mutiny they made many fruit
less appeals to the cuptnln to throw
the Joss overboard.
The "evil one” Is the stuffed body of
an eastern fish, to which Is attached a
head, something like that of a man.
hut the expression on tho papier mnche
face Is one that would drive the most
bachana! to the "water wagon.”
The fish is mounted on a teak wood
base, and when the Montrose sailed
from Yokohama on August 23, occu
pied a conspicuous place in the room
where the officers messed. There the
Chinese cabin hoy espied It, nnd It wns
not long before the news had spread to
the ^forecastle.
APPOINTED CONSUL
IN
•fumes G Carter, n o«>gro. of Ilriiimviek.
G«i.. appointed souie years ago ns l.'nlted
jjtstes eoiiMUl at Hlvns. Turkey, nnd who
did not re|M»rt for duty, has ngnlu been
appointed consul at Tnnmtave. Madnuaseiir.
He *nrc«vd* William II. Hunt, of Tenues*
see. who was appointed Tmui New York,
snlnrr Is S2.QW per annum
-ler*
time
Organizing Beaver Clast.,
Kpei lnl to. The (.Je.orglmi.
Chattanooga. Tenn.. Doc. 4.—K. Wal
ter Tripp, of Atlanta, deputy supreme
organizer for the Order of Beavers, Is
nt work li^re on a large class of
Beavers for tho local dam; A class of
ir»o has been organized.
OFFICER WOUNDED
BY AGED NEGRO
Enraged because Mounted < »fHeer A.
M. Dodd,*turfed to arrest him for beg
ging on Forrest avenue, Scott Price, a
negro about, so years of age. struck the
officer across rite face with a heavy
stick.
Officer Dodd’s nose was broken and
his Injuries are very painful. Hi* ar
rested the aged negro and brought him
to the police station. He then had his
injuries dressed. Price lias been ar
rested many times for begging on the
streets.
('COMMISSIONERS MEET
AVEDNESJ )AY MORN ING
At tliolr office nt the mart house, the
sinner*, but as „ __ ....
states, It is Impossible to get n line on
them. Clerk Worn! Is hard nt work getting
IAGE
OP "LOVEY MARY"
Atlanta friends of Fred Thompson,
the well-known theatrical manager nnd
promoter of Luna Park, are very much
Interested In the announcement from
New York of his marriage to Miss Ma
bel Taliaferro, who has won fame as
"Lovey Mary" in the dramatization of
Mrs. Rice's great book, “Mrs, Wlggs of
the Cabbage Patch.”
The marriage took place last Friday
evening In New York In the presence
of only a fetv Intimate friends. Just
thirteen days after the young couple
met the wedding took place. It was a
case of love at first sight on the part
of both. Mr. Thompson Is 32 and his
bride 19.
They will spend their honeymoon In
Nashville, the home of Mr. Thompson.
The bride Is a Southern girl.
the vouchers for tho Indebtedness of the
county tuiolo out. tint ho will not bnve
tlioso completed until Just before the meet
ing of the commissioners Is vailed.
If you want to get an
Idea of the wonderful
work the Brownie Cam
eras wilt do just spend
a moment looking at
the picture In our Ko
dak window.
Any kind of a picture
—from a snapshot of
rollicking children to a
portrt.lt in your home—
the little Brownie takes
them all. and the beau
ty of It la that a mere
child can operate one
with perfect succees.
Then look at the
price! One and two
dollars, and just bush-
fela of fun.
Come 111 and see one.
Ask all about them.
Please remembei', they
are a genuine picture
taking machine—not a
toy.
Every Christmas
shopper buys a
Bt on nle
A. K. HAWKES CO.,
14 Whitehall Street.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 4.
1»W2—(’ordinal ItlctielUm died.
17&J—Washington bade farewell to Ida of-
(Iran.
1795—Thomas Carlyle burn.
1929— Karl nt Liverpool, British premier dur
ing war of 1812, died. Born June 7,
1770.
iM'.l-.lohu C. Breekenrldffe expelled from
the 1'ntted Htittea senate.
lift)—John Knlaknun, of Hawaii, lauded nt
San Francisco.
1S9I—Norcross attempted to a*Ma*Mlnato Bus-
Sell Sage by cxplodlii* bomb.
ISM— Professor John Tyndall, fnmo
list)
1820.
Hug-
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
LKAI> GOTHAM ..
Sew Vork. I tee. 4.—Here are *•'
visitors In NvW York today:
ATLANTA—Mrs. L. .1. Ainsdei
Murphy. Mix. A. M. Wilson. G.
- sms
Gardner.
HOW TO COMPENSATE
THE “STANDER8.'* j 1
To the Editor of The Georgian. i *
Ar I pay llu* street railway • ompnny of
this ally about $50 .$ year for the privilege | '
«rf •standing In It* ears, your <Mlltorl.il nr-}
UeJ»v ‘‘Getting Ymr Nickel'* Worth,” In- p
Yon rightly say that the plan
Norib Capitol ** * *
iv that the
toflb Capitol nnd Oktnztou
*K*h$tUni It) eouipel railways to <
JMt
_ __ _ io compel railways to carry wtnud-
ers fee** would not l»e fertslbfe. But fiere
« u plan that i*:
Oblige t|u» railway
two register* lu end
iKtssotigerK pay full fare
!ecte«i from fitter- are t*» no rung up oi
»no ivgUter am! fare* from Htundnrw ot
| the other. The company to I** taxed li]
the city or stall* 2 cents «u every fare re
corded on the standing register. The state !
■Ity to appoint register f»s(w*«*tors. tf/Hr I
■ *» W paid - — -
snlarle
and s
to the puli
cglste
I from the
irpltiib a Imre tin Ir salary lo
•lie t
treasury.
K»>|
lo "rile" the public.
in the unheated
Is poor economy
HIIONVIMTI.S.
M. RICH & BROS. CO. || M. RICH & BROS. CO
-OUR GREAT-
REMOVAL
SALE
IS NOW GOING ON.
PREPARATORY to moving into our new .store we are making the
* greatest reductions in prices upon seasonable merchandise ever known
to the trade.
Our Great Removal Sale of Oriental Rugs.
$50,000 worth of genuine Turkish and Persian Hugs will be offered at a trifle over cost of im
port, and, as prices upon Oriental Hugs have risen since we bought our stock, they mean to you less
than present cost of importation. We have all sizes from the smallest mat to the largest carpet size.
Many choice Antiques which those who know values of Oriental Rugs will he glad to secure.
Our Great Removal Sale of Ladies’ Suits Continues.
Intense interest has been manifested in this sale since its inauguration Monday morning. Ev
ery Suit in our immense stock is marked down to about average cost, and the bargains are greatly
appreciated by our trade. There are plenty of fine Broad Cloth and Fancy .Suits left in every size
and every color at prices that will save you at least one-third and one-fourth of the original. But
don’t wait too long to attend this sale, as there are knowing women selecting Suits every minute in
the business day.
M. RICH & BROS. CO. IIM. RICH & BROS. CO.