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JEW SMITH
ADDRESSES SOLONS
GIVEN A WARM WELCOME BY
THE HOUSE, SENATE AND
VISITORS.
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON
He Expressed the Utmost Confidence
in the Wilson Administration.
Galleries Packed.
—Atlanta.
Since United States Senator Hoke
Smith delivered his memorable speech
before the Georgia General Assembly
at the capitol, Georgians have been
watching with intense interest the out
come of his declaration that the Demo
crats had enough votes lined up in
the United States senate to pass the
Democratic tariff measure.
Senator Smith’s vivid explanation of
what the senate had done to the tariff
bill was illuminating, and served to
put Georgians in closer touch and give
them a better understanding of what
was going on in Washington than they
yet had from any source. :
In the following few words he ex
plained why the tariff measure was lo
cally vital to Georgia:
“There may be an occasional indus
try in Georgia which a protective tar
iff has benefited, but our people, as a
rule, have been buyers of those things
which a protective tariff has made ar
tificially expensive, while their great
product, cotton, has been sold at a fix
ed price by the free markets of the
world.”
“Georgia farmers," he continued,
“have been overcharged for the things
which they were compelled to buy
because of excessive prices maintained
by the exclusion of foreign competi
tion.”
Senator Smith’s speech was a mas
terly review of all that has taken place
In Washington since March, from a
senatorial standpoint, and coupled with
it was an outlined explanation of
where Senator Smith himself stood on
all the great public questions.
The senator’s speech, as a whole,
was extremely optimistic. He hopes
for much from the proposed curren
cy reform.’ “It will free the country'
from dependence on Wall street. It
will facilitate an increase of currency
to meet special demands for same. It
will make a currency panic impossi
ble."
He concluded the speech with a
fine tribute to President Woodrow Wil
son.
“Let me remind you that the last
time I spoke in Georgia was at the
auditorium tvhen I presented Governor
Wilson to the people of this state. I
assured the audience of his purpose
and ability to serve and of his
strength as a candidate. We made
no mistake when we nominated him.
“The people of the country made
no mistake when they elected him.
The school teacher has shown himself
to be a political leader unexcelled, a
practical as well as a theoretical mas
ter of great economic problems. He
already ranks with the great presi
dents of the early days of the repub
lic. I hear from all the states of the
Union that if an election were to take
place now, Woodrow Wilson would
not only receive a plurality over Taft
and Roosevelt, but would receive a ma
jority over them both.
“Out of this Democratic administra
tion much good will come for the en
tire country, but especially for our own
section, reinstated and rehabilitated,
great in the past and to be far great
er in the future.”
The house and galleries were pack
ed, and as the senator marched down
the aisle of the house he was accord
ed an enthusiastic greeting, which
brought a pleasant smile to his fea
tures.
Defends Railroad Commission.
To abolish the railroad commission
of Georgia or curtail its powers would
be a step in the wrong direction and
would prove harmful to the prosperity
of the rank and file of Georgia citi
zens, according to views expressed in
a leading editorial in a current Issue
of Frost’s Magazine, “The Call of the
South.”
The writer takes issue with those
who favor its abolition, and says In
the Course of his argument: Had it
not been for the state railroad com
mission and the Interstate commerce
commission, the people of this country
would today be paying five cents per
mile for passenger fares just as they
did twenty-five or thirty years ago,
and freight rates would be correspond
ingly high.
“If it were not for the railroad com
mission, to whom would the masses
of the people look for proper adjust
ment of passenger and freight rates?
They would be absolutely at the mer
cy of the corporations.”
Atlanta Politicians Mud-Slinging.
The space which the Atlanta news
papers gave up a couple of weeks ago
-to the exchange of insults between
. Col. T. B. Felder and Detective Chief
| Lanford, is now being used for the
same purpose, to the high edification
of the public, by Mayor James G.
Woodward and Recorder Nash R.
Broyles.
The mud-slinging battle with words
as weapons, has become for Atlanta
■ what the bull fight is for Spain. In
। fact, it is Atlanta’s bull fight. It
has taken the place of baseball and
i auto-racing as a summer pastime.
The few old-fashioned people who
would prefer to read news in the news
paper columns, and would prefer to
have people wash their dirty linen in
, their own back yards instead of in
the public prints have apparently be
-1 come so scarce as not to count —for
r the newspapers justify themselves al
i ways by saying that they print per
. force what their subscribers want.
Whatever the explanation, somebody
is always calling somebody else a liar,
1 or a marsh hen or a billikin in the At
s lanta newspapers, and nobody is ever
slapping anybody else’s face for the
E insult. With the thermometer at 97 in
the shade, it looks, as if they would
f quit, but they don’t.
’ The mayor and the recorder are the
» principal contestants as Atlanta bull
t fighters at present. Yesterday the re
corder compared the mayor to a hog.
Today the recorder apologizes to the
hog. Yesterday the mayor reflected
- on Broyles' ability. Today he reflects
- on his integrity as well.
The mayor has also accused the re
• corder of inconsistency in playing golf
• on Sunday and then fining youngsters
i who are picked up on the street for
s playing Sunday baseball.
' Talluiah Falls Improved.
1 Persons who have heard false ru
mors to the effect that the beauty of
’ Tallulah Falls has been ruined, will
possibly be amazed to learn that the
; wonderful North Georgia gorge has at-
J traded more sight-seers, tourists, pic
. nickers and excursionists this season
than ever before, and that Atlantians
who have gone there for vacation de
clare that the spot is, it anything, more
’ ideal than before the immense dam
was built.
1 The dam, they say, has not spoiled
' the beauty of the gorge, and has added
all the attractions of a mountain lake
to the scenery.
The building of the immense power
’ plant there, it is stated, has enhanced
’ rather than detracted from the interest
’ of the spot, both for Georgians and
j for tourists from other parts of the
. country.
t Electrical Age.
Georgia this summer is in the midst
of a sort of electrical renaissance
‘ which is being felt not only by indus
tries and individuals, but by municipal
t ities and whole sections. The fabled
> “electrical age” which was to follow
• the “stone age "and the “iron age”
[ and the ‘“age of steam,” has already
> come so far as this part of the South
( is concerned.
. Hundreds of thousands of units of
I force have been converted from water
. power to electrical power, and tower
lines springing up in all sections of
’ the state are carrying the mysterious
. fluid into rural districts which have
. never before had electricity available.
The latest monster pump installed
. here by the city, with a capacity of
. ten million gallons of water an hour,
, will be operated by electricity furnish
, ed by the Georgia Railway and Pow
ler company. Word comes that the
city council of Rome, Ga., has just
. decided to use the same power for its
big new pump. They were actuated
. not only by the efficiency, but by the
competitive cheapness of this kind of
power.
The town of Gainesville is making
arrangements to use electricity for all
its heat and light. A new set of trans
. formers is being arranged and connect
ed at Gainesville to receive the cur
rent from the Tallulah Falls power
dam, for use there and in contiguous
territory.
New industries are beginning to
spring up and old ones are increasing
their capacitites since electric power
has become available in immense quan
titites, and the eyes of the whole na- i
tion are turned to this section to
watch the progress of the develop
ment.
A great northern newspaper, in a
recent leading editorial, said: “No por
tion of our country is making swifter
strides in developing power from riv
ers and transforming it into electricity
than some of the Southern states, nota
bly Georgia. The abundant waters
emerging from unfailing springs of
mountains and foothills are being har
nessed while yet swift In their dash
ing brightness, to furnish horse power
by the millions.”
Young Girl Drugged.
The police are Investigating the
case of Lillie Parker, a seventeen-year
old actress, who was found by the Gra
dy hospital authorities, half uncon
scious in a closed cab, clad only in a
gauze night gown. The girl was stupi
tied and apparently half drugged.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
MINISTERS DIFFER ON BIBLE
READING.
The bill now pending in the senate,
introduced by Senators Searcy and
Bush, making the reading of the Bi
ble a part of the common school sys
tem of the state, was discussed in
many pulpits in Atlanta. At the
same time that Dr. John E, White
of the Second Baptist Church was
speaking in opposition to this meas
ure, Dr. C. W. Daniel, pastor of the
First Baptist church, was urging its
passage, with a provision excusing the
children whose parents objected to
their attendance at such readings.
Others who spoke on the measure, all
favoring it, were Dr. L. O. Bricker of
the First Christian church; Dr. H. M.
Dußose of the First Methodist
church; Dr. Dunbar Ogden of the
Central Presbyterian church, and Dr.
A. R. Holderby of the Moore Memorial
church.
WILL PROBABLY ADJOURN AU
GUST 14.
The present session of the assem
bly will probably conclude Thurs
day, August 14, unless the dies non
is revoked.
In times past, dies non has often
been revoked at the end of the ses
sion, as legislators would rather lose
the extra day's pay and get home one
day sooner to their families. With
only three weeks remaining to the
legislature, it is expected that ar
rangments will begin to be discussed
this week for having afternoon ses
sions, and evening sessions, too, when
it becomes necessary.
SENATOR RETURNS TO WASH
INGTON.
After shaking hands with hundreds
of his old friends and getting in close
touch with Georgia affairs than he
had been since he left the governor’s
chair at the capitol, Senator Hoke
Smith went back to Washington.
Senator Smith .left behind him,
through his speech at the capitol, and
also through personal conversations, a
most complete understanding of what
the Democratic senators are lighting
for in Washington. Prominent Geor
gia farmers came to Atlanta to con
gratulate and thank Senator Smith
for Ids work in framing and putting
through the* measure creating a divis
ion of markets in connection with the
department of agriculture. This divi
sion of markets is designed to fur
nish farmers information about the
marketing of their crops and aid
them in other ways along the same
lines.
SOLONS TRAVEL FOR CHICKEN.
Georgia’s solons, gathered in joint
session, are discussing the most in
teresting subject which has thus far
come before the legislature this ses
sion, viz., a bountiful supply of bar
becued chicken, prepared as it can be
prepared only on the. shady banks of
the Savannah river at Augusta.
The discussion of the chicken is
marked with a unanimity that has not
been observed in connection with any
other question during the session.
There is some trifling division among
the senators with beards, it is under
stood, as to whether the chicken is
best with or without gravy, but other
wise sentiment Is unanimous.
It was reported, before the legisla
tors left Atlanta, that they were go
ing to Augusta to consider the ques
tion of making an appropriation for
the state hospital, but it Is learned
from unofficial sources that this is
merely a side issue and excuse for go
ing to the chicken barbecue.
WANT SEPARATE CARS.
A bill providing for separate cars
for the transportation of white and
colored passengers on the street rail
ways of this state was introduced in
the senate by Senator Kea of the Six
teenth district. The measure requires
street railway companies operating in
cities of more than twenty thousand
inhabitants to provide separate cars
for the transportation of the differ
ent races, while in cities of less than
twenty thousand either separate cars
must be provided or compartments set
aside for the negroes.
“Under the existing conditions many
ladles with children in their arms are
compelled to stand while negro men
remain seated," asserted Senator Kea,
“and while white men are courteous
enough to give these ladies seats, it
does not seem to me that our ladies
should be placed in such places with
negro men.”
GOOD ATTENDANCE IN LEGISLA
TURE.
The attendance percentage in the
house of representatives this year in
the Georgia capitol bids fair to be the
best in many a summer past. Despite
the fact that the weather is the hottest
Atlanta has experienced in a number
of years, practically all the legislators i
being present at their desks every day. |
TO PAY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The house committee on constitu
tional amendments has recommended
favorably the bill providing for an ad
ditional one mill ad valorem tax to
raise money for the prompt payment
of school teachers.
It was declared in the corridors of
the capitol that a majority of the leg
islators are already agreed either to
pass this measure, or to provide some
other equally efficacious means for
raising the money for the teachers.
As it stands now, it appears that the
one mill tax will be the most likely
solution, though there are some who
still incline to the idea that a bond
issue will be best. In either event,
it is determined to take some steps
to wipe out the disgrace which now
rests on the state of Georgia because
of its failure to pay its school teach
ers their just due.
CANDLER COUNTY LOSES.
It must be a source of extreme sad
ness to the citizens of the aggressive
little town of Metter to learn that the
bill giving them a new county was
killed not through the efforts of its
enemies but through a parliamentary'
blunder made by its friends on the
floor of the house.
The bill to create Candler had won
a lot of friends, and had won the fa
vorable interest of a great many oth
er legislators who, while not fully de
cided to vote for it, were inclining that
way.
Through an error in judgment, or
perhaps because of a too great desire
for haste, advocates of the measures
insisted on bringing it to a vote in
the house. This shut off all debate
by calling for the previous question,
and were sustained by the chair. The
question was put and Candler county
lost by a vote of 83 to 80.
Ten minutes afterward it was learn
ed that nearly a dozen of the mem
bers who voted against the new coun
ty were favorably inclined to it, but
wanted to hear more and resented
tin/ idea of gagging debate.
The only other important measure
acted on was the passage of the house
resolution calling for the appointment
of a joint commission from house and
senate to investigate the proposed pur
chase of the A., B. & A.
SLATON SHIRKS DUTY.
For the first time in his political
career—and probably in his life—Gov.
“Jack” Slaton has dodged an issue and
has admitted that he was afraid to
decide a question that was submitted
to his judgment. Let all friends of,
the governor erad further before they
get sore.
The governor was called on to pick
the 100 most beautiful babies in Atlan
ta, in order that their photos might
be sent to a national baby show.
“Why, I wouldn't dare to do it for
anything in the world,” exclaimed the
governor. “I know a thousand beauti
ful babies in Atlanta. I shudder to
think of what those thousand mother
would do to me if I in my ignorance
tried to pick out the 100 prettiest ba
bies. Each one of them is the pretti
est. If you don’t believe it, ask the
child’s mother. She ought to know
best.”
COUNTY OF HARDEMAN WINS.
The constitutional amendment for
the creation of Hardeman county re
ceived the support of the committee
on constitutional amendments when
the advocators and opposers of that
county and the proposed new county
of Nortlien produced their arguments.
The committee declined to recom
mend the creation of Nortlien county
to the house for passage.
These two new counties are con
testing for practically the same terri
tory, the main fight being on the loca
tion of the county seat. The proposed
county seat of Hardeman county is
Alma, while it is sought to make
Nichols the county seat of Northern
KINDERGARTEN BILL IS FAVORA
BLY REPORTED.
The senate committee on education
reported favorably on two Important
bills, the kindergarten bill and the
compulsory education bill. Upon both
measures the vote of the committee
was unanimous that the bills be re
port favorably.
president Randolph Anderson of
the First district opened the argu
ment in favor of the kindergarten bill
and introduced George J. Baldwin of
Savananh, who is president of the
Kindergarten association of that city
and who has practically supported the
kindergartens in that town for the
poorer classes for several years.
COMMITTEE HEARING FOR DRAIN
AGE.
A bill by Representative Akin of
Glynn appropriating $5,000 for a pre
liminary survey of the swamp lands of
Georgia with a view to their drainage
was considered by the appropriations
committee. The survey is to be made
by surveyors of the federal govern
ment, and, it the state appropriates
?5,000, another 15,000 will be added
by the United States.
Mr. Akin, who is president of the
Georgia Drainage congress, appeared
before the committee to argue for the
bill;
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