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Morris tribune., 1902-07-05

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
Morqan county's Candidate.

The Madison Madisonian has, among
other things, the following to say con-
corning the candidacy of Hon. Emerson
H. George, of Morgan county, for speak
er of the next house of representatives:
ut is with pride that the people OF
Morgan county note the general favor and
distinguished consideration accorded the
announcement of Mr.. Georges candidacy
for the speakership.
"By virtue of education, experience, and
attachments Mr.. George possesses quail
fications, which especially recommend him
for this position. He graduated with the
degree of A. B. from Mercer university
took postgraduate course at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia, after which he taught
modern languages and English literature
in the latter institution until the admis-
sion to the bar in $685. since which time
he has been engaged in the practice Of
law with his brother. Hon. Calvin George.
In the practice of law and in the manage
ment of various business enterprises he
has been conspicuously successful. The
many positions of trust and honor he has
been called to fill have been filled with
signal ability and fidelity.
I'm Mr.. George the house would find, as
a presiding officer a finished parliamenta-
rian, f-possessed, courteous, quick to
decide, just in his rulings, true to his con-
victions, and of answering integrity"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
A NEW FINANCIAL THEORY

There is a wide difference of opinion as
to the fitness of Hon. John d. Long for the
office Of secretary of the navy, but it
will be agreed by those who heard or
have read the speech which he delivered
at the launching of the battleship Mis-
souri, that Mr. Long has financial theories
that are strikingly independent. He said:
1.-THE greatest question of the day is as
to ths distribution of wealth. While few
would say that the community should be
taxed for the sole purpose of distributing
the proceeds of taxation. yet it is some
comfort to know that a tax. when it is
laid on the community, all returns again
to it. If 800, 0O0, 900 shall be appropriated
for the navy by the present congress
small part will go for the purchase of raw
material and something for salaries. but
the great bulk of it for labor in every
part of the union. 1t is a case where the
people can have their cake and eat 1t, too;
they can have their ships and they can
have in their pockets the money paid
for building them"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
ARcFR SALARIES WANTED.

The large majority by which the senate
voted for an addition OF % per cent to the
salaries Of federal judges has impressed
the advocates Of increased pay for mem
bers. Of congress that this Is a good time
to strike for that raise.
When the judiciary salary bill was up
for discussion Senator Stewart offered an
amendment providing that the compensa-
ton of senators and representatives in
congress be $500 instead OF 5000. the
present figure. This proposition was
promptly and emphatically voted down,
but II is not dead.
Senator Hoar almost Immediately after
the Stewart amendment was rejected in
troduced substantially the same proposal
in the form OF an independent bill.
The author Of this we assure and its
other supporters argue that members Of
congress deserve an increase of pay as
much as do federal judges.
Il is proposed to make congressional
salaries just what they were under the
short-lived salary grab" legislation OF
1913. A storm OF indignation was provok-
ed BY that amendment, not so much be-
cause it increased salaries. as because it
made the increase retroactive.
Had IL applied only to future terms Of
ONCE it is probable that it would never
have been repealed. It's general provis-
| ions, however. were stricken from the
statutes at the very next session OF con-
gress after its enactment. The increase
OF the Presidents salary from $4,000 to
$4,000 year being allowed to remain.
Since the commotion caused by the sal
airy grab bill most members of congress
have SHE'D at every proposition that they
should increase their own pay.
4 majority OF the present congress may
be able by this time to look at the mat
ter more calmly and get up the sufficient
nerve to do what all Of them would nat
urally like to see done in reference to
| their nav
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Russia now possesses a school Of military
ballooning.
A motor car race in which the cars are to
be run backward is being organized in Bel
GUM.
Because of the poor quality Of Russian pc
troleum supplied, the Grecian government has
ordered in New York 100000 gallons. 49,
The highest of all navigable rivers is the
Tsang-Po, which flows for nearly 1000 miles at
an elevation of from 1000 TO 1900 feet
There are now about thirty electric fur
naces operating in Italy mostly near Ternl
and Narni, Perugia, for the manufacture OF
calcium carbide.
The Russians, who are supposed to be great
head Of the population do the people Of
the United States.
A balloon designed for the exploration of
by which the height above the earth is regu-
lated automatically.
Greece uses more than 5000 tons of copper
sulphate per annum for killing insects, espe-
cially those that feed upon the currant bush.
The United States furnishes but per cent
of it.
Normally the post office staff employed in
the London postal district numbers about
p. 600 of all ranks For the purposes OF Christ
mas and New Years work about 1000 super
numeraries were engaged.
Australia has proportionately, more churches
or 21O churches to every 100000 people, Eng
land has IA churches to every 100000 Russia
only So 10 the same number
Avalanches are so common in Switzerland
them. The Swiss form earthworks or intrench-
ments which are pointed in such fashion that
avalanches coming in contact with them are
split and so driven aside
Under the direction of the scientific COM
mittee of the Aero Club, Paris, special bal
loon cars will be equipped as operating rooms
and important surgical experiments Will be
made at various levels to show the effect OF
altitude the circulation of animals.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Congressman I-ittlefcld of Maine. the fastest
talker in the house, is prohibtionist.
Admiral Jackson. superintendent of the
Devonport Dockyard, announces that Queen
Alexandra will name the new hrst-class battle
ship the Queen when ii is launched ON the af-
ternoon of March Sth.
DR. r. B. Hoyt former member Of the De-
troit board of education, says that at the pres
ent rate of increase of insanity in this coun-
try the entire population will be crazy in
less than 900 years.
One of the most expert chauffeUrs in Wash
ington is Representative Sibley. of Pennsylva-
MIA He has an automobile and each morn
ing when congress is in session takes IL up
the avenue to the east front of the capitol
Professor Charles Wilson has announced to
the Royal Astronomical Society of London
that a new determination Of the temperature
of the sun is placed at $500 degrees Centlgrade
or II. 1872 degrees Fahrenheit. Professor Wilson
began his investigation about year ago.
rich foreigner. NJ Thomy Thierry. a ma
tive of Nautilus, long resident in Paris. has
just died. bequeathing to the Louvre import
ant works by Corot. Delacroix, Iroyon, Millet.
Rousseau, Daubigny. Isabey, Decamps, Jules
Dupre, Diaz and number OF bronzes by
Barge.
The Massachusetts legislature is to be asked
to appropriate S25 900 for the erection of an
equestrian military statue cf General Benja-
min F. Butler, to be placed in the state house
grounds at Boston. bill to appropriate $50 900
for the same purpose was defeated several
wears ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17

support of his position on this matter.
General woodford makes a spirited re-
ply in which he says that a demand for
the independence of Cuba would have
been hooted at by Spain and that his sug-
gestion Of the sale of the island to the
United States was made in purely in
formal way and to persons who had no
authority whatever to act upon it.
Mr Chandler says that it was rumor
Of Woodford's negotiations for the pur-
chase of Cuba that FASTENED the adoption
of the resolution that precipitated the
war, the assertion that Cuba must be free,
and that we had no idea Of buying or
Selling the island.
Mr. Chandler claims that the published
diplomatic correspondence on this ques-
tion conceals essential facts that would be
revealed If the asterisks I'm the published
papers We're properly filled out and the
truth of his charge would be completely
demonstrated.
General Woodford ridicules this state
ment and lectures Mr.. Chandler rather
sharply. The public curiosity has been
aroused, however and a full knowledge
of what transpired between Minister
woodford and the state department just
before the beginning of hostilities would
be welcomed by the country.
Perhaps we shall know all about II af-
ter while.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
WHO is RESPONSIBLE

When the historians come TO account
for our war with Spain they will have a
difficult task and various theories will
probably be advanced The average citi-
zen OF the United States when asked why
we fought Spain viii answer instantly
Because she blew up the Maine"
That undoubtedly does contain much
truth. but We cannot adopt It as a nation
for a commission appointed solely by the
United States declared after making the
fullest possible investigation that IT was
Impossible to fix the responsibility for the
Names destruction.
II is safe to say that a combination Of
provocations brought on the war with
Spain, but just what they were and the
relative force Of each OF them may never
be definitely agreed upon.
The general subject has been opened up
to some extent by a controversy now go
ing on between ex-senator Chandler. Of
New Hampshire. and Mr.. Stewart L.
Woodford. who was United States minis
ter to Spain when the war began.
Mr.. Chandler recently declared that the
war would have been avoided IL Minister
Woodford had obeyed his instructions
and demanded the independence Of Cuba
instead OF acting on his own idea and try
ing to purchase the island for the United
States.
II must be admitted that Mr.. Chandler
finds in official documents very strong
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
SENATE AND HOUSE DISAGREE.

The senate and the house are in a
dispute over the extent of the treaty
making power of the former.
The senate contends that IL alone is
authorized to ratify treaties of any char
acter whatever while the house claims
that it has a right to participate in the
making of a treaty which affects the rev.
enue of the government.
The senate some time ago appointed a
committee to consider this question and
that committee has received from its sub
committee unanimous oral report to the
effect that the ratification of any treaty
"a commercial treaty affecting customs
duties or a treaty involving the payment
of money. as we'll as any otherzby the
senate is all that is necessary to give it
full force and effect.
This report has not been submitted in
writing, but it is certain that the senate
will insist upon the claim it puts for
ward.
This conflict between the senate and the
house involves the validity of the pro-
vision of the Dingley law that the con-
currence of the house must be had before
any Of the reciprocity treaties authorized
by that act can be negotiated and con-
cluded. Both houses are very Jealous of
their prerogatives. and the senate has no
notion of conceding to the house of
representatives any authority over treat
les.
The position of the senate is that the
acquiescence of the house is no more nee
essary to give a reciprocity treaty force
and effect than It is for the confirmation
OF a presidential appointment. The senate
has an impregnable position so far as the
Dingley law can affect this matter.
The president derives his treaty-making
power entirely from the constitution. The
senate is clothed by the constitution with
the power of ratifying, amending. reject
ing treaties.
The Dingley act does not affect the
case at all. The powers Of the presi-
dent and the senate in relation to treaties
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION.

The most remarkable revolution that
has been effected in Havana in our time
is not the expulsion of the spaniard and
the placing of the government of that
city in the hands of its own people.
Far more radical, and probably more
benefcent, than these political changes
has been the conversion of the city from
one of the filthiest and sickliest in the
world to one Of the cleanest and most
healthful.
While LONDON has 1000 cases Of small
pox and New York several scores Of
them there is not one in all Havana, nor
has there been one in many weeks.
That city was until three years ago a
very hotbed of yellow fever, but now 1t
is absolutely free from that dread disease
which it formerly spread so often to our
shores.
Such a complete and sudden change In
the health conditions of a large city was
never before accomplished. 1t is greater,
and has been brought about in a shorter
time than the most hopeful observer Oh
the work of Havana's physical purihca-
ton dared TO hope for.
A monument should be erected in Ha-
vana. to George Waring, the man VINO
planned the redemption of that city from
infectious diseases and carried the nee
essary work so far forward that It's COM
pletion was left easy for others when ne
fell victim to the deadly forces winch
he was conquering.
Waring had proved that he was great
practical reformer before he went to Ha-
vana to accomplish results grander than
any that our soldieTs and statesmen have
produced there.
He had regenerated New York, a city
that had never in all. its history been
clean until he comprehended and master
ed the problem of its dirt, and slime and
garbage.
Men like George Warning are overlooked
by the crowd who cheer military heroes
and brilliant statesmen, but they oestoW
benefits upon mankind that entitle them
to the high honors and the lasting graf
itude of their own and succeeding gener-
atoms
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
WOMEN AND STATES, RIGHTS.

Much as they have maligned, misrepre-
scented and ridiculed the doctrine of states
rights, the people of the north, at least
the Republican party in that section,
which has generally controlled it, has on
several occasions adopted that theory and
played it strong.
The most notable instance. OF this char
acter was given when a majority of the
electoral commission which decided the
presidential contest of 1876 resorted to a
valiant defense of states rights in order
to give some color of law to its decision
that Hayes was entitled to the presidency
Everybody knew that Tilden had been
elected, but the returning boards of Louis
lana, Florida and South Carolina counted
the electoral votes of those states for
Hayes. When the merits of the case
were argued before the commission which
congress had agreed should decide 1t that
august tribunal declared that it would
never do to go behind the edict of the re-
turning board of a sovereign state. And
so Rutherford B. Hayes came to occupy
the seat 10 which Samuel j. Tilden was
elected.
Now we see the women's clubs of the
north appealing to the sacred doctrine of
states rights I'm support of their position
on the admission Of negro delegates to
the Federation of Womens clubs. The
women of the southern states want the
national convention to settle the question,
but the northern womens clubs say that
states rights must be respected; each
state must decide for itself. Thus once
more we find the north arrayed against
the principle of national government and
clamoring for the supremacy of the indi-
vidual states.
The south will have to send missionaries
to the benighted north if this sort of thing
continues. It may lead to repetition in
that section of the outrageous secession
convention that was held in Hartford in
1924.
Brethren and "sistren," let's keep cool
and stick together.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
A SECOND FIAsco.

The second caucus of the Republican
members of the house to consider the
question of reducing southern representa-
ton in congress was even more dismal
failure than the first.
Though the party whips had been in
dustriously at work nearly a week and
the advocates of legislation on Crum-
packer plan had been pleading with their
friends to stand by them, their combined
efforts failed to secure a quorum.
The highest number of members IN at
tendance at any one time was 50, which
is six less than a quorum.
Though it was evidently impossible for
the caucus to take any action, the more
rampant of the would-be regulators OF
southern representation could not let the
occasion pass without spouting forth their
spleen. w
The chief performers were Mr.. Taylor,
of Ohio, and Mr.. Dick, of the same
state, who enjoys rthe reputation of rep
resenting Mark Hannatin the house.
7Mr. Taylor charged that several states
of the south have violated an act of con-
gress passed June t25. 1868. and Mr.. Dick,
like Sempronius in the Roman senate,
lifted his. voice for war.
Mr. Shattuck, of. Ohio. e1so pranced to
the front for brief exhibition
It was very largely an Ohio affair.
Mr. Cannon, of l.inois, who presided,
left the chair as he did in the former
caucus, and warned the agitators that
they were engaged in risky business. He
reminded them that the Forty-third Con-
gress which was overwhelmingly Repub-
lican was succeeded by congress about
as Overwhelmingly Democratic and that
the attempt to pass the force bill was the
main cause of the change.
Mr.. Morrell, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution for the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate and report to some
future caucus to what extent and I'm what
manner the suffrage has been limited in
the south.
Mr.. Payne, of New York. the Republican
leader on the fioor9of the house. proposed
that all resolutions pending before the
caucus be referred to the Republican
members of the house select committee on
the census with leave to report to the
caucus at any time Mr.. Payne insisted
upon a vote. on his resolution but only 81
responses. could be obtained, Sc for ayes
and SO against the resolution, showing the
caucus to be short of a quorum.
Speaker Henderson and several other
leading Republicans had left early in the
evening. AS the Ohio men seemed to have
spoken out the farce was ended and those
who had participated in it went home in
the cold.
The Crumpacker resolution and all
schemes of its ilk seem to be hOpelessly
buried in the waste basket.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17
A RuNco BOND GAME.

The Washington Post has called the at
tention of the United States senate to a
phase OF the Cuban bond business in a
way that the promoters Of a scheme now
being attempted will not appreciate.
Recently several senators have received
letters from the agent of Cuban bonds
of certain class urging them to re-
member that about $6,OOO.OOO Of Cuban
bonds are largely held in the United
States by persons who bought them
through sympathy with the Cubans in
their struggle to gain independence"
The plain inference is that this is part
of a game to saddle upon the United
States the bonds issued by parties claim
ing TO represent Cuba during the insur-
rection of 1s95-1s9S
The promoter Of this raid on the United
States treasury goes on to say that in
the opinion of the newly-elected president
of Cuba at least 100000 of the bonds Of
1869 must be regarded as "a moral obli-
cation on the people of Cuba" and that
interest will begin on the day the new
government of Cuba is established"
The cream Of the correspondence which
this enterprising attorney has endeavor-
ed to open up with a number of United
States senators is to be found in that
part of his letter which reads as fol-
lows:
IF you feel disposed to purchase some
of these bonds and enlist your influence
in pressing upon the Cuban government
the Importance of the payment Of these
bonds, will be glad to submit quotations
of what they can be bought for"
The manner in which these highly
moral Cuban bonds are commended to
our senators is calculated TO inspire great
confidence in every honest man in that
body who has been approached on the
subject
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-17

Spring Wagon and hauled him over the
Hills to the Charity Pavilion, where
all the Old Gentleman had to do was to
sit around in the Sun looking at the
Pictures in last years Illustrated Pa
pers and telling what Chump he had
been.
But sometimes Man is not an IN.
simply because he looks to be wrinkled
and doddering. Joel's Father had a few
Things coming TO him. Although he
had been double-crossed and put
through the Ropes, he still had
Punch left. He sent for a Lawyer who
was even more Crafty than the one
employed by Joel, and he said to him:
There is a Loop-Hole in every Writ
ten Instrument, If one only knows how
to find it. want you to set aside that
fool Deed"
Next Day the Lawyer came for him
IN a double-seated Carriage and said:
They forgot to put on a Revenue
Stamp and so the Transfer is of. -
And do 1 get all of my Property
back again?" asked the Old Residen-
ter.
you get half and get half" was
the Reply of the Lawyer.
GIVE me NINE" said the Old Resi-
denter. I'm from Wisconsin. and /
want it in the Hand. Whatever I own
from this time on, carry right in my
Clothes and any Relative who sepa-
rates me from it will have to set his
Request to Music" Then he went to
Physician.
Doc" he says, they are counting
on me but figure that before cash
in have time to spend all that have.
Look me over and tell me how long
I would last on Waldorf Diet. I want to
gauge my Expenses so as to leave
nothing behind for Joel except a Ha-
1da Message and few Heirlooms."
IF you want to euehre your Family
why don't you leave IT to an Orphan
Asylum" suggested the Lawyer.
nix the Orphan Asylum" said the
Old .Residenter They would bring a
million witnesses to prove that had
been out Of my Head for 20 years and
] wouldn't be there to contradict them.
I learn that by a singular Coincidence.
all the Old People who leave their
Money to Hospitals and the Ike are
Mentally irresponsible. In order to
prove that am in my right Senses.
/ will Blow mine"
So he went to Palm Beach and other
Winter Resorts at which they charge
by the Minute and wherever he went
he gave a faithful Imitation OF the
Cowboys first Night in Town.
He bought himself a hot Raglan with
a Surcingle around it and very dog
gy line of Cravats, and when he went
into the Dining Room he picked out a
Table which commanded a View Of the
Door at which the Girls came in.
All this time Joel was worried. It
seemed a Sin and Shame for an Old
Man to go around spending his own
Money.
The Residenter had so much Fun du-
ring his Second Time on Earth that he
decided to make 1t a sure-enough
Renaissance, so he married a Type
Writer 19 years old that he met in a
Hotel Lobby and then Joel did go up
in the Air.
When she began to pick out Snake
Rings and Diamond Wish-B Bones. the
Old Gentleman saw that there was no
longer any Hope for Joel.
MORAL: When bunkoing Relative
always be sure that the Knockout
Drops are Regulation Strength.