People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-15

the author tells us they are thereto
seek and we shall find
Think Of a Historian telling his
readers to look out for the pictures!
Now observe! Although Maj.
Smith has brought the record down
to 1893; there is not one word
about the election OF Gordon to the
Senate in 1891 not a word about
Calhoun's and Norwood's and Hines
candidacy for that office not a word
about the formal organization of the
Peoples party; not a word about its
nomination Of Hon. w. L. Peek for
Governor and his campaign in 1892;
not a word about the Congressional
elections Of 1892; not a word about
Colquitt's recollection to the Senate.
In fact, no scholar could learn
from this history Who are the present
Senators of Georgia.
Can such a book be called a His
tory:
One would suppose that school,
history Of Georgia would give some
account Of the evolution Of the edu-
cational processes.
The splendid work of Hon. Nat
Harris in behalf Of the Techno-
logical School, and the nature, pur-
/ poses and workings Of the school
Itself, deserved honorable mention.
But beyond a mere place in the
catalogue Of colleges in the appendix
the archaeological Institute is not
Intentional at ALL
Hon. w. Y. Atkinson surely de-
served notice in connection with the
Woman's Normal and Industrial
College at Milledgeyille. But this
institution which, like the Techno-
logical School, marked distinct ad-
vance in educational progress, has
no place in the text Of the work, and
is merely catalogued in the appendix.
A history which stoops to such
minuteness as to record the fact
that a GEOLOGICAL surrey of the State
was ordered in 1873, might very
well have orphaned, recorded the
facts in reference to these two great
schools.
The opening sentence of the book
is in these words:
'The history of a State is chiefly
a biography Of Its notable people"
Let us grant it, Then tell Us, Major,
why Hoke Smiths name and picture
are 50 prominent in your history,
while Henry Grady's name is not
there at all?
Is a history of Georgia satisfactory
which says nothing whatever of that
wonderful genius and his glorious
work?
Only in the appendix, and by bare
mention OF name, is he to be found
at all.
II the lives of notable people
make a States history, why is it that
Major Smith tells lis nothing of the
Cummings of Richmond county-a
family whose members have been
noted for talent courage, patriotism
and loftiness of character, from
| Revolutionary times down to the
present?
Yet the name of this notable family
is not to be found in Major Smiths
book at all,
Thos. W. Thomas is not mentioned,
nor is Thos. r. Il. Cobb nor are any
particulars given of Walter Colquitt,
an infinitely superior man to his son,
A. H. Colquitt.
Among the ''most notable people"
this State ever produced were the
Lamars. But Major Smith tells us
nothing Of them; nothing of Mira
beau Lamar, hero Of Texan indie
pendence, and President of the
Texan Republic; nothing of L. Q.
G, Lamar, Cabinet officer, Senator
and Supreme Court Judge.
Judge Dooly was certainly one of
our 'notable people" but you would
never know it from this book.
Miles W. Lewis, Philip Cone,
Judge A. r. Wright, Andrew J.
Miller, Peter Early, Hiram Warner,
were "notable people" but no ao-
count Is given of them in this book
Major Smith thinks it worth his
while to give biographical sketches
Of John Forsyth, Howell Cobb and
George M. Troup,
So it was But is it not strange
that he should give no particulars
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