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The Georgia Record. Published Weekly—Every Saturday—7Bl Austell Building:, Atlanta, Ga, Entered at the post office at Atlanta as mail matter of the second class. httbsckiptiom: One Year SI.OO Six Months 50 Three Months 30 One Month 12 Printed at 116-118 Loyd St. Advertising Rates Given Upon Application. Remit in stamps, cash, money or express order, or bank check. Address all letters to The Gkoboia Record, 721 Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga. [ THE GREAT EASTER. When Christ shall come— Whan the great Easter shall light up the sky And its glory on hilltop and valley shall lie, Who shall be ready—will you, will I? When Christ shall come? —Liman W. Dbntox. Minneapolis, Minn. THE MAY PRinARY Docs not seem to be satisfactory to the “animals,” and the “bosses” are getting interested in the matter. The “ring” masters will hear a louder howl and a fiercer growl before they are done with this business of clique primaries. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Seems to be up early every morning, and out in the “front porch,” cutting a regular “big six” about a Democrat ic primary. Before the Constitution was born the people used to get along very well without any demagogic ring preliminaries. —L ■ ■ THE GOVERNOR, And Attorney General, are complain ing about the expense of the primary. We thought the tight rope w-ould be gin to draw on somebody’s “nerves” flftffi" awhile. Why didn’t they protest before the guys were fastened on the clique candidates? THOSE DAILY PAPERS. The Atlanta Constitution and the Atlanta Journal are still engaged in their own special delectation of mak ing mouths at each other, while the people are looking on and laughing at their puerile performances. The Con stitution asserts that the demagogic preliminary is the only plan for politi cal salvation, and the Journal de nounces it as a “cussed” culmination of political chicanery, while it pro fesses at the same time to be bound, head, hand and, foot by the gyves of Democratic obligations, which a sinis ter partisan committee have riveted upon its own editorial conscience. Such bosh and rot are ridiculous. EASTER GEMS. In this issue of The Georgia Recobd we present to our readers two poetic gems, “The Great Easter” and “The American Hoe Man,” from the pen of Dr. Lyman W. Denton of Minneapo lis. The ideas in these gems are truly poetic, but at the same time appeal to the real life here and hereafter. Dr. Denton is a scholar of fine thought. He writesubas follows: “Dear Friend: At the suggestion of Prof. Edwin Markham, I enclose a clipping for your paper.” We appreciate these interesting items. “The American Hoe Man” was written for and published in The Minneapolis Times some time ago. We have a purpose to print Prof. Markham’s “The Man With the Hoe” at a future time. THE TRIAL OF T. J. PENN, Who was brought before Judge Lump kin, of the superior court, on last Thursday, by an attachment for con tempt, for not appearing at the time bs was directed to attend in the trial of a case, has attracted considerable attention and comment. The editor of the Georgia Record was chosen by Penn as his counselor. We tried to present his case fairly and truthfully and fearlessly for the promotion of truth and justice. We cannot say more of it here now. We are willing to let the record stand as the comment on our own conduct in the matter. We appreciate the numerous congrat ulations we have received from our brethren of the bar, and many other good citizens, who have come to us w'ith kind and complimentary expres sions. We simply tried to do our duty honestly. Poor Penn was but the dupe of a scheme planned by more cunning culprits. The American Hoe=Man. (GREETING TO EDWIN MARKHAM.] WRITTEN FOR THE TIMES. The man with spade and hoe is God's own man; The light of centuries gleams in his eye. He swings his hoe in happy, earnest mood, And claims as birthright, love and liberty. Inheritance of ages in his face, Alive to highest raptures of the soul, His labors are inspired of faith and hope. A brother to all sentient things, he Can feel and till the bonds of brotherhood. Resenting inhumanities of greed While living far above all cruelties. Depending on his stalwart selfhood, he Looks upward to the stars with confidence, To work and win the noblest victory. God made him dead unto despair and pain, Alive to tender music of the spheres, With heart that beats responsive to the throb Os human weal or woe, endeavor high, He weeps with those who weep, yet weeping smiles, For Christ-love every hour and day be guiles. Ths delicately chiseled features marked With strength, do honor to the land that hath Evolved them—noble brows speak volumes for The land of freedom -institutions high Hath drawn those perfect lines of cheek and chin, And public education lights the eye. He bows not ’neath the galling yoke of serfs, He leans not here nor there, but upright stands In simple dignity the peer of kings. His firm, shut lips bespeak a courage true, To do, or brave, or die for a principle. The emptiness of monarchies that breed “The stunned and stolid—brothers to the ox,” He holds in just and amplified contempt; And tyranny that makes the “let-down jaw,” And blows the brain-light out ’neathslanted brow. He hates with fire of concentrated hatred. The grand United-States-man with the hoe Feels for and will redeem when it may be— (As lately in the islands of the sea,) All such dread shapes as Millet sketched, Through which may still be seen the kings End czars Os all past ages; and, alas! the wars And bloody revolutions yet to come. He fain would here maintain a splendid homo For exiles from the greed of those in power. Imperialism tongued with flaming signs, Prophetic of the scourge of monarchy, May not hsre raise its monster iiydrahead, For, lo! the man with spade and hoe will smite It unto death and bury deep at lone November ides ’neath storm of ballots white: Nor priest nor king may rule God's man, for he Is priest and king--joint-heir with Christ to all The vast inheritance of rich soul-stores That fill the reaches of eternity. Ah! he It is who kindly conscious takes The burden of the world, and re-enacts “The Good Samaritan.” Dominion grand Is his- He rules himself, and thereby gains The power God gave at first potentially “To have dominion over sea and land,” To hold in holy trust and humble faith. He is the dream—the vision bright, that passed Before Elohim when they all exclaimed: “Let us make man in our own image fair.” Now let the Morning Stars together sing, And hoe and spade join in the glad re frain. For farmer boy can trace the stars, and search The heavens and earth for laws to serve his needs. He bridges o'er the gulf 'tween lowest serf And highest seraphim. His angel holds One hand, while he the other reaches down To “shapes” and “terrors” of the orient, And lifts them up and welcomes them to planes Os liberty and manhood’s high estate. Not men, but Nature’s laws he makes his slaves, And merry wheels of labor fill the air With songs of peace and large prosperity. He, knowing well the scope and value of Our liberties, will e’er defend and hand Them down as sacred trust to hold in fee To his ennobled sons. I speak weereof I know, for I was born upon the broad Domain, with hoe and plow for company. I speak for many boys whom I have known— The best society can now send forth. To fill all positions high of trust and rich Emoluments, and they all honor well And grace the places held with sterling worth. I hail the uncrowned heroes of the soil! And greetings for Lord Edwin Markham— Ho! —Lyman W. Denton in Minneapolis Times (Minn.) “McKinley Connty” Knocked Out. The house committee on territories has reported a bill disapproving the action of New Mexico in creating “McKinley” connty, on the ground that the locality lacked the population and busines* to warrant county or ganization. M’KINLEY SIGNS BILL Porto Rican Measure Goes Into Effect On First of May. PROVISIONS ARE OF WIDE SCOPE Sections Relative to Civil Government of the Island Will Prove Inter, eating Heading. A Washington special says: At 7 o’clock Thursday evening President McKinley signed the Porto Rican tariff and civil government bill, thus mak ing it a law. It applies to the islands of Porto Rico and to the adjacent is lands lying east of the seventy-fourth meridian, which are designated Porto Rico. The duties collected under the tariff section of the bill shall be placed at the disposal of the president to be used for the government and benefit of Porto Rico until the government of Porto Rico shall have been organized, when the moneys collected shall be turned into the local treasury of Porto Rico. Goods imported from Porto Rico and under bond shall pay only the duty imposed by this act. The government provisions of the bill are: The capital shall be at San Juan. Persons who were Spanish subjects April 11, 1899, and who have not eleetc-d to preserve their allegiance to Spain, are held to be citizens of Porto Rico, and entitled to the protection of the United States. The designation of the body politic is under the name of The People of Porto Rico. The laws and ordinances of Porto Rico now in force shall be continued in full force and effect, except as al tered by this act, or by military orders, and which are not inconsistent with the laws of the United States. The old law forbidding the marriage of priests and ministers is repealed. The vessels of Porto Rico are to be nationalized and admitted to the ben efits of the United States coasting laws. Quarantine stations are to be established. Porto Rico coins are to be retired, the peso being rated at 60 cents in the exchange. Three months after the act takes effect Porto Rico coins are not to be legal tender. Prop erty usually under the control of the United States _ftill so continue, and other propertieJjßcqUired from Spain will be administered by the Porto Rican government. The governor is to be appointed by the president, and is to hold his office for four years, having the powers conferred on gov ernors of the territories of the United States, but is to make his reports through the secretary of state to the president. An executive council, appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate, consisting of a secretary, at torney general, treasurer, auditor, commissioners of the interior and ed ucation and five other persons to hold office for four years. The council is the upper branch of the legislature, five of whom shall be natives of Porto Rico. The other branch shall be a house of delegates, to consist of thirty five members, elected biennially by the qualified electors. Porto Rico is divided into eleven districts, each with five delegates. The qualifications for voters are “at such elections all citizens of Porto Rico shall be allowed to vote who have been bona fide residents for one year, and who possess the other qualifica tions of voters under the laws and military orders in force on March 1. Ne person shall be eligible to mem bership in the house of delegates who is not twenty-five years of age and able to read and write either the Spanish or the English language, or who is not possessed in his own right of taxable property, real or personal, situated in Porto Rico. Provision is made fol" enacting leg islation similar to that in other terri tories. The judicial power is vested, in courts already established, the chief justice and associate justices and marshal to be appointed by the pspsident, judges of the district courts and other officers by the governor of Porto Rico. There is also a United States district court established simi lar to other territories. The salaries of all officers appointed by the presi dent are: Governor, 38,000; secretary, attor ney general, auditor, commissioner of interior, 34,000 each; treasurer, 35,000; commissioner of education, 33,000; chief justice of the supreme court and United States cKstrict judge, 35,000 each; associate justices, 34,500 each; two marshals each, 33,000; district at torney, 34,000. No export duties are to be collected, but taxes and licenses may be levied. On the regular election day in No vember and every two years thereafter, Porto Rico may choose a commissioner to represent the island at Washington, salary 35,000. A commission of three members, one a native of Porto, is to be named to revise and codify the laws of Porto Rico. The act for a civil government is to go into effect May 1, 1900. TARIFF FIGHT IS AT AN END House Takes Last Step In Launch’ ing Porto Rican Measure. BILL PASSED BY SMALL MARGIN Democrats and Little Band of Republicans Made a Valiant But Fruitless Struggle. A Washington special Fays: The last act in the Porto Rican tariff bill fight, so far as congress is concerned, was enacted by the house Wednesday evening when the measure, as passed in the senate, carrying with it a civil government provision, went through according to programme by a vote of 161 to 153. The result was expected, but up to the last the Democrats and the little band of Republicans who dared to stand for the opposition put up the gamest fight they knew how, The galleries were crowded and every move in the play was watched with deepest interest. The crowd stayed until the final vote was taken. It was a notable day at the capitol. As the bill originally passed the house, it was a simple bill imposing 15 per cent of the Dingley rates on goods going into Porto Rico from the United States and coming from Porto Rico into the United States. As amended by the senate and agreed to by the house all restrictions on goods coming into the United States from Porto Rico are eliminated and certain foodstuffs and other arti cles which heretofore have gone into Porto Bico free by executive orders are excluded from the operations of the 15 per cent duty imposed on goods entering the islands from the United States. A complete scheme of civil govern ment for the island is also attached to the measure. Upon the final vote nine republicans voted against the bill: Messrs. Heatwole, of Minnesota; Crumpacker, of Indiana; Lane, of Iowa; Littlefield, of Maine; McCall, of Massachusetts; H. G. Smith of Michi gan; Warner, of Illinois; Fletcher, of Maine, and Lorimer, of Illinois. Two Democrats, Messrs. Davey and Meyer, of Louisiana, were paired with Democrats in favor of the bill and one Democrat, Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylva nia, voted for it outright, Mr. Devries, the other Democrat who voted for the original bill, voted in this instance against concurrence. Mr. Stallings,Democrat,of Alabama, was the only member on either side absent and unpaired. The vote came at 5 o’clock after a very interesting and at times exciting debate of five hours, which covered not only the bill, but the special order under which the house acted. Mr, Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority leader, aroused great enthu siasm among the Democrats by read ing extracts from the original opinion dated February 22d, of Law Officer Magoon, of the war department. Mr. Magoon, he said, was but a subordi nate officer. But what would the country think of the seerrtary of war who had demanded that he reverse his opinion? (Prolonged Democratic ap plause.) Mr. Dolliver, of lowa, ridiculed the importance attached by the Democrats to the opinion of “a law clerk who thought he could overrule the great lawyer who presides over the war de partment.” Mr. Payne of New York, the floor leader of the majority, closed the de bate with a vigorous speech in which he said the proudest act of his life was is connection with this bill from start o finish. (Prolonged applause on the Republican side.) At 5 o’clock the house, under the terms of the special order, proceeded to vote with the result as stated. The result was greeted with Repub lican cheers. The Hawaiian bill was sent to conference, and at 5:45 p. m. the house adjourned. OREGON REPUBLICANS MEET. State Convention Selects Delegates to Philadelphia and Indorses McKinley. The Oregon Republican state con vention in session Thursday nominated C. F. Wolverton for justice of the su preme court, J. W. Bailey state food and dairy commissioner, and elected four delegates at large to the National Republican convention. Thd 1 platform indorses the gold legislation of the present congress, President Mc- Kinley’s administration in the Philip pines and favors the immediate con struction of the Nicaraguan canal un der governmental control. Nothing was said regarding Porto Rico. The delegates are uninstructed. Did it Ever Occur To You, That Every Man Or Woman May Sometimes Stand In Need Os Some Assiitancc, In the Way Os Legal Advice or Service,* If You Have Any Interest In Any Ettate, As Administrator, Executor, Guardian, Trustee Heir, Legatee, Ward, or Creditor, Or Any Lost Relative Or Missing Heir To Find, Note Or Account For Collection Or Settlement, Any Land Claim For Recovery Or Partition, Any Past Due Mortgages To Be Foreclosed, Any Sort of Liens, Judgments, Or Attachments,. Or Any Affidavit Or Depositions To Be Taken, Or Wish To Obtain Any Charter For Corporation,. Or Patent, Or Pension, Or Trade Mark, Or If You Arc Defendant In Any Suit In Court, And Desire to Have A Representative Or Attorney, To Look After Your Interest Or Recover For You, Send Or Bring Your Claims, With Correct Names, And Full Particulars For Prompt Attention. Do Not Wait. —Delays Arc Dangerous. Be Brief. State Your Business Pointedly. I Am Very Busy A ttendingtoOtber People’s Business. Don’t You Forget It. Speak Qui k And Go, And Let Me “ Go For ” The Other Fellow. Call At Office And Confer Personally, Or Write A Concise Business Letter, Enclose Stamp For Reply, And Address ROBERT L RODGERS, Attorney And Counselor At Law, And Commercial Notary Public, Office: 721 Austell Building. Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Reliable Correspondent. At AU Important Places. HISTORY OF ATLANTA CAMP, Confederate Veterans. Only a Few Copies Left- Every Veteran, and every Bon and daughter of Veterans, ought to have one copy of this History. In a few more years you will want it, and then can’t get it. Buy it now and learn of an organization that is fast passing away from your view. History of the Fulton County Association of Veter ans, personal and regimental sketches, minutes of the meetings, etc. Price is only one dollar. Robert L. Rodgebs, Historian of Atlanta Camp, 721 Austell Building, ts Atlanta, Georgia. PENN GETS SHORT SENTENCE. Attorney Rodgers Makes Plea For Mercy In His Client’s Behalf. Juror J. T. Penn was at Atlanta Thursday morning sentenced by Judge J. H. Lumpkin to twenty days in the Tower for contempt. Penn virtually admitted his guilt, and his defense was in the nature of a plea for mercy. The most sensational development of the trial was the testimony of Judge Robert L. Rodgers, Penn’s attorney, that Detective W. A. Bradley had of fered him money to advise his client to corroborate Bradley’s statement. The statement of Penn contradicted the accounts Looney and Bradley bad given of the affair in many important particulars. Judge Rogers read the answer of Penn to the contempt proceedings, ad mitting the juror had wrongfully ab sented himself from the court, but claiming he had no thought of showing disrespect. At the conclusion of the evidence Solicitor Hill said he did not care to make a speech, as the juror had virtu ally pleaded guilty. Judge Rodgers made a brief speech, in which he asked the court to deal mercifully with his client. Judge Lumpkin then pronounced sentence, giving Penu twenty days in jail. He said that he might later have Penn examined by physicians to see if his condition would require other treatment. The judge said that it was the duty of the court to protect itself and to vindicate its process. The juror had admitted that he had violated the in structions which had been given him by allowing people to talk to him about the case, and also by failing to report for duty Monday. Judge Rodgers stated that there would be no appeal from Judge Lump kin’s decision. MINERS ON A STRIKE, Five Thousand Workmen In Georgs’* Re* gion, State of Maryland, Quit Work. A dispatch from Frostberg, Md., says. Five thousand miners of the George’s creek region struck Wednes day night and begun what promises to be a protracted strike for an increase of wages and incidentally the recog nition by the operators of the United Mine Workers of America. THE PROGRAM STANDS. Place and Date For Democratic Conven tion Will Not Be Changed. There will be no change in date or place of holding the Democratic na tional convention, previously set for Kansas City July 4th. The sub-committee of the national Democratic committee met the local committee on arrangements at Kansas City Thursday and after going over the situation thoroughly drafted and sign ed a statement to that effect.