Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-21

I've made a tour of West Virginia.
Maryland Pennsylvania and New
York since my last letter to The jour
nal. Too much rain in the east-crops
are badly damaged, but the great COM
mercial and manufacturing centers
move on with mad rush. Such a hus-
tie, such push and go as this country
has on ii. If the engine Of commerce
should quit the track at a speed such
as she is running now, there would be
a pile of wreck and ruin such as the
world never saw. 1t takes good solid
roadbed, free from short curves to car
ry such a train. The buildings going up
in every city and town, manufactures,
business houses. Office buildings, resi-
dences, etc, astonish the eyes of a
fellow who has travelled over this coun-
try for twenty-five years. How long
will it last or how long can 1t last?
These are the only questions l hear
discussed. People have largely lost IN
terest in religion, politics and home.
It's a mad rush on to fortune. The rail-
roads are straining every nerve TO
move the traffic, both freight ana
passenger. Many of the factories are
running day and night to keep up with
orders. and so it goes from east 10
west, from north to south.
Now and then big fellow drops out.
The gang hardly stops to bury him
until on they go again.
Railroads merging. factories combin-
ing. industries forming into trusts,
capital growing more greedy and labor
more dissatisfied, something Is going
to break some of these days and spill
the whole gang in a heap, and want
to be sitting on a fence looking on
when the crash does come. wont De
found in the heap of ruins; won't ride
on that train. gentlemen.
BY a bundle of Georgia papers sent
see the sensation in Georgia now
is the deliverances of Professor Sledd,
of Emory college. / don't know what
all he did say, but 1 like his grit.
tell YOU. gentlemen, a man may make
a mistake but a man won't skulk ana
whine and beg and apologize. That's
one thing about Teddy. He don't whine
and beg. If he makes mistakes ne
takes the abuse Of the multitude and
goes on playing the philosopher or the
fool as the case may be. II the null
titude will cuss and abuse Professor
Sledd long enough and bad enough his
fortune is made.
This country falls in love with
much-abused man.
What will the trustees Of Emory
college do? If they discharge the pro
fessor they ought to pension him. for
that's the only sensation they have
had at Emory college since a scamp
got kicked out. and Emory has been
too quiet of late. They need to get
before the public. and by the time
this thing blows over Emory Will be
as well known as Chicago university.
Rip and snort and tear your clothes
gentlemen. 1t brings men and things
to the front.
Now, don't anybody say 1 am endors-
ing Professor Sledd. 1 only endorse
his grit. lie is game. and like that.
I had rather be a man out OF a JOB
than a coward retained in office.
Professor Sledd has got his picture
In the papers any how.
1 would suggest to the professor
that his Uncle Jones has been more
roundly cussed and more thoroughly
abused than he will ever be and yet
at the ripe old age of So I am doing
well, really better than ever. Be sure
you are right. professor, and go ahead,
but if you are wrong, then take to the
woods.
1 hear but little of politics.
Teddy, Hannah and Bryan the three