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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26
The Atlanta Race
War.

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The lesson" of the Atlanta race
riot should be sufficiently obvious.
The average negro belongs in the
country, behind plow, and for him
and his, city life too often means
simply deterioration, both moral and
physical
But the negro Is gregarious
creature, and once he has tasted the
delights of city life, he is only too
likely to find existence in the country
fiat, stale and improbable.
1t was long ago pointed out that,
with the development of the South,
and the consequent congestion of
population In the great southern
cities of the future, the so-called ne.
gro problem would eventually solve
itself. And we think, it clear that, as
the years roll on, the influx of ne
groes to our cities will become more
and more marked, and that the race
will inevitably sink to point where
the deadly conditions of the slums
in which the negroes will be herded
will in time, so sap their vitality as
to render their increase much less
dangerous than some alarmists seem
to expect.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

Molino, Sept. 20.-Forty-three years
ago last Tuesday, September IS, 1863,
was fired the first gun that precipi-
tated the terrible battle of Chicka-
manga. Rosecrans occupied the
northwest bank of the creek, his line
extending over twelve miles. The
Confederates were on the southeast
side OF the creek, which, at that time
was deep and muddy at Reeds bridge,
about seven miles from Ringgold, Ga.
A detachment of Michigan cavalry
was stationed to watch movements.
The next day some 200 mounted men
were ordered across the bridge, with
orders to loosen the planks so that
after they returned they could be
dropped into the creek
The rebs, who had been watching
this movement on the edge of the
wood, some 200 yards distant, opened
fire from couple of pieces Of artil-
lery, getting range of the bridge at
the first fire, and killed one man and
wounded two others. This stopped
the destruction of the bridge, and the
Yankee detachment galloped their
horses down the creek about a mile
and swan their horses across, the
rebs charging across the bridge dis
persing the cavalry downward to the
Alexander bridge, which, after a sharp
struggle, they also secured.
Next morning Bragg's army in line
of battle, was found on the northwest
side of the creek The fight then be-
gan with desperate fury, and for three
days continued. The Yankees were
routed and General Rosecrans was
forced back on Chattanooga. And but
for the stand which General Thomas
took on Snodgrass HILL, giving check
to the Infatuated rebs, the defeat
would have been complete.
The fighting at this point was des-
perate and bloody, muskets being used
almost entirely, as the battlefield was
principally in level, thickly wooded
plain, where it was hard to use artil.
lery. with much effect.
General Thomas was fortunately re.
inforced by Granger and Steadman
who had moved without orders, to join
him, and held the position until all
the rest of the Yankee line of battle
had been routed. The strength of
Rosecran's army was 64,5S3 men.
Gragg on the first day had 1883, but
during the second day his force was
increased by Longstreet's corps, which
had just arrived from Virginia. passing
through Selma and Meridian, number.
ing 1900 men, bringing Bragg's army
on the second days fighting up to
47.300 men.
The rebs captured 5000 prisoners
81 cannon, over $4,000 stand of small
arms, 40 odd standards and a large
amount of army stores.
Among the killed was the Yankee
general Lyle, author of the beautiful
poem, 81 Am Dying, Egypt, Dying"
AS result Of the battle the Yam.
KEGS were driven back into Chatta.
nooga, and the rebs occupied Mission
airy Ridge and Lookout Mountain.
VIM. H. TRIMMER
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NEWS AND VIEWS ~ ~ r.
X y y FROM STATE PAPERS
Journals History Of FIoraIa.

Journals History of FIoraIa.
The Pensacola Journal last Sum
day gave most interesting history
OF Florala, prominent South Ala
bama town, where magic growth full
ly illustrates what Southern brains
and energy can accomplish. But a
few years ago the place where Fior'
ala is located was known as McDade
Pond, the favorite rendezvous OF camp
hunters, but the railroad came, anu
Presto! prosperous and progressive
little city is seen, and in few more
years Florala will have become city
Of ten Or twenty thousand population.
And so will Carrabelle.-Carrabelle
Advertiser.
The Governors Claims.
Governor Broward claims that be-
cause the legislature has granted
more lands to the railroads than the
state owned, the grants are uncon
stitutional and void. The governor
might just as we'll claim that because
he gave as his note for fifty thousand
dollars, when he had only forty thou.
sand dollars, we could not recover
any portion of his Indebtedness to
us. The land grants. to the railroads
were given in consideration OF the
performance of certain work, and II
the railroads performed their part of
the contract the state can certainly
be compelled to perform its part, so
far as lies in it's power.-Gainesv1lle
Sun.
Hot Air.
What fuss and hot air the politi-
clans and editorial writer's are ex-
pending over Bryan's declarations
that some time in the future the gov
eminent may out of protection to the
people, own the railroads, or the rail-
roads will own the government. That
is his opinion, not his platform. The
democratic party in convention will
make the platform. Mr.. Bryan is
only expressing his individual opin-
ion, and what man has better right
than he to do so. Bryan is all right,
and if the people will live up to what
they believe he will be the next presl-
dent.-Ocala Star.
The Express Companies.
1t is highly probable that the next
legislature will give the Railroad
Commission authority to regulate
rates charged by express companies
in this state. The rates are outrage
ously high for the service rendered
and now that the Interstate Commits
sion has been clothed with power to
regulate charges of express companies
doing an interstate business, the Flor
ida Railroad Commission should be
given similar power to regulate rates
within the borders of this state
Gainesville Sun.
All Sides.
For the benefit of the Fort Myers
Tropical Breeze and all others con-
cerned, this paper gives it as its opin-
ion that a newspaper" prints all
sides to an argument so as to enable
its readers to draw an intelligent con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

lative council in 1922; brigadier gen.
eral Of the West Florida militia in
1928; elected delegate from Florida
to the Eighteenth Congress.
Date and place of death not given.
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-First
Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third and
Twenty-Fourth Congresses.
Joseph M. White, of Pensacola and
Monticello, delegate.
Biographical.
Joseph NJ White was born in Frank
lin county, Kentucky, May 10, 1881, re-
ceived a liberal education; studied
law and began practicing at Pensa-
cola; elected a delegate to the Nine
teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first Twen-
ty-second, Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth Congresses as a Democrat; de-
feated for the Twenty fifth Congress;
died at st. Louis, Mo-, October 10,
1889.
TWenty-Fifth and Twenty-Sixth Con.
crosses.
Charles Downing, of ST. Augustine,
degelate.
Biographical.
OIldl res DOW ming was DOIu III VII
ginia: elected a delegate to the TWEEN
ty4fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses
from the Territory of Florida. Date
and place of death unknown.
Twenty-SeVenh and Twenty-Eighth
Congresses.
David Levy, of ST. Augustine (name
subsequently changed to David Levy
Yulee), delegate.
Biographical.
David Yulee was born at ST Thorn
as, West Indies, in 1911; moved to
Florida in 1924; elected a delegate
from the territory of Florida to the
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
Congresses; changed his name to
David Levy Yulee; twice elected q
Unied States Senator; died at New
York city, October 10, 1886.
The Twenty-eighth Congress, sec.
ond session, expired March 3, 1S45. BY
this Congress Florida was admitted to
the Union as a state, hence Florida
sentation in Congress, i. e., two Sen
ators and one Representative for each
| 150,00 or fraction thereof. of popula
ton
Beginning next Sunday and contin
uing every Sunday morning until these
biographical sketches are completed
another installment of the story Of
Florida, in the National Congress, Will
be published.
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the news as to advance the interests
of any given political party or cam
didate that may be useful to them.
That these fragrant abuses could
never exist without the collision of
Congressman and others in power,
goes without saying, and could the
general public know how many trust
ed public servants are carrying tele-
graph franks in their clothes, there
would soon be some first-class poiiti-
cal funerals in this land of the free
and home of the CRATER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A man without an object in life, is
certainly a pitable object.
Few women have a head for figures.
unless it be their own figures.
A woman who can cook well is not
at all likely to cook her own goose
after marriage.
People who take Wall Street point,
ers, must certainly have their weak.
points.
Idleness Is said to be dangerous, but
the activity of some men certainly
calls for danger signal, too.
All men may be the same at
bottom, but how few of them stand
on their own bottom
The men who make a business of
politics are generally the very men
who have no business in politics.
Nothing stimulates a married man.
powers of invention like coming home
at o'clock in the morning.
when a good man gets into politics.
he feels like a man who gets into the
water with ali his clothes on.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26
Another Government Own
ership Proposition

While there is obviously a great
difference Of opinion as to the gov,
eminent ownership of railroads, the
transference to the state and general
governments of the telephone and
telegraph lines is quite another mat
ter, and it is a significant fact that
many of those who see little to COM
mend in the government ownership
proposition, as applied to the rail.
roads of the country, are convinced
that the existing monopolies in tele-
phone and telegraph lines cannot too
soon or too completely be done away
with.
Few people realize the iron-clad
monopoly possessed by the Western
Union Telegraph Company-fewer
still the underground influence exert
ed upon Congress and the Federal
government by one of the richest and
most INSCRIPTIONS corporations that
ever rode roughshod over the peo-
pie.
How many people in this country,
for instance, are aware Of the fact
that the Western Union had a COM
plete monopoly of the Cuban business
and that the Postal Telegraph Com
pany was not even allowed to land its
cables on the island?
This is the work of the War De-
partment, of which the overgrown
and overrated Taft is the head and
front; and it would be interesting to
know whether or not the Secretary
OF War carries telegraph frank, or
pays for his messages, like one Of
the common people,"
Another illustration of the influence
the Western Union has with the gov
eminent is to be found in the Ha.
waiian cable business. The Postal
offered to lay this cable at it's own
expense, with no bonus or subsidy
from the government, to which the
entire plant was to revert, after a GER
tain term of years.
On the other hand, the Western
Union, true to its usual predatory in
stfncts, at once butted in with a
proposition to lay cable, provided it
was subsidized to the tune of $500 900.
And the point to be considered in
this connection is that the Western
Union came within an ace of getting
what it asked for.
There is no more reason why our
telegraph and telephone facilities
should be left to the tender mercies
of private corporations, than there
is why our postof1ce department
should be run by INSCRIPTIONS and
greedy spectators.
AS the case now stands, these pri-
vate corporations have altogether too
much power. They have the power to
influence" congressman, judges and
the press; and, most of all, they have
the power to so color. or suppress,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The Macon, Ca, authorities have
barred "The Clansman" out of that
city, and it is limited that. because of
the recent race riots in Atlanta, all
the Georgia theatres may follow suit.
Aside from the evil influence of this
amateur drama, its artistic shortcom-
ings are so glazing and offensive that
tany Theatrical manager, having due
respect for his art, would be justi-
fled in declining to book the play.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

such action as a police regulation,
and as preventing the possibility of
troubles that might follow from its
presentation to excitable audiences,
possibly made up Of people of differ
ent races.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The Savannah News Is of the opin.
ION that by the time Senator Daniel,
of Virginia. comes up for reelection
IN 1911, government ownership may
be as dead as free silver. 1t will
never die, until the causes that have
given rise to the proposition are re.
moved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26
Sketches of FLOrida'S
Congressional Delegations

The following concurrent resolution
was. passed by both houses of the
congress of the United States, on Feb
ruary 10th, 1903, viz:
Resolved by the House of Repre-.
s,entatives (the Senate concurring),
That there be printed, and bound in
cloth, three thousand copies of a Con-
gressional Directory which embraces
the biography of all members of Con-
gress from the Continental Congress
to the Fffty-seventh, inclusive, compil-
ed by o. NJ. Enyart, two thousand
copies for the use of the House of Rep
resentatives and one thousand copies
for the use of the Senate"
From the pages of this official d.
rectory, w. G.. Jones, Secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce of Pensacola,
has compiled for The Journal, the fol-
lowing biographical sketches of F'lori-
da's Senators and Representatives
in Congress from the Seventeenth
Congress to the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress. inclusive.
Florida was ceded by Spain to the
United States in 1919, and from the
date of its cession to 1916, when 1t
was admitted to the Union as a state,
a territorial form of government pre-
vailed; therefore, Florida was repre-
scented in Congress, from the Seven
teenth to the Twenty-eighth Congress,
inclusive, by territorial delegate.
Seventeenth Congress.
Joseph NJ. Hernandez, first degelate
from Florida Territory.
Biographical.
Joseph M Hernandez was a native
of st. Augustine Ga Spanish colony)
transferring allegiance to the United
States; served as the first delegate from
Florida Territory in the United States
Congress, from January to March
1923; member and presiding officer OF
the territorial house of representa-
tives; was brigadier general or yolun
teers in the war against the Florida
Indians; died at Matanzas, Cuba,
June 8, 1857.
Eighteenth Congress.
Richard X Call, second delegate
from Florida Territory.
Biographical.
Richard X. Call was a native OF
Kentucky; entered the United States
Army as first lieutenant OF Forty
fourth Infantry in 1914; volunteer
aide to General Jackson. April, 1918;
in July. 1918, promoted to captain;
resigned May /, 1922; located in Flor
ida; member Of the territorial legls-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The President has sent his personal
check to be used in an attempt to
check the growing tendency to bar
the mild and inoffensive blue jacket
from heightened resorts. A self-re-
speeding man seldom cares to go
where he is not wanted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A Philadelphia authority declares
that cigarette smoking superinduces
lying-yes. lying in bed too late of
morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

David Bennett Hill says that from
now on he will be simply looker-on-
in-venice in politics. If he had never
been anything else, the Democratic
party would have been considerably
better off.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The Atlanta Georgian feels that we
should learn ito banquet better"
Correct-but we are sorry to learn
that the free lunch up in Graves
town is still so badly of color.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

Mrs. Russell Sage has doubled all
the requests her late lamented hus-
band made to relatives. The old man,
however, was never known to play
double in any such way as that, at
least.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

And so Escambia county will not be
represented at the Tampa fair, after
all. Well, that's better than being
misrepresented anyhow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The manner in which Atlanta is
drawing the color line just now is
drawing the negroes out into the
country, as by an irresistible force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

II you don't take in the horse show
Friday, 1t will certainly be horse
on you"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Is to give
a picnic for his little Sunday school
class. That young saint always has
had q picnic anyhow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A Boston man by the name Of Milk
recently knocked out two toughs. One
of the few cases on record when milk
refused to take water.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A party by the name Of Jethro Boss
is a political boss away up in New
Hampshire.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

Stensland is back in the United
States at last, but his depositors have
not yet got their money back all the
same
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clusion Of the matter under discus
sion-an organ" prints only one side
and attempts to force its conclusions
on it's readers. 1t is the policy of the
Ocala Banner to give all sides an
inning. '-Ocala Banner.
Running the Market.
The market for the Florida oranges
is as usually being ruined by the pre-
mature shipment of green and worth.
less stuff. There is no visible way of
putting a stop to this criminal prac-
tice. Estimating the crop of the pres
ent year at two and a half million
boxes, it is safe to say this ship
ment of green stuff will cause the
loss of half dollar on every box Of
it.-Tampa Times.
Local Option In Key West.
There is quite an agitation in Key
West just now over the liquor and
bar room question, which will no
doubt bring to the front the local
option question within the coming
year.
There were forty bar rooms last
year and there is likely to be fifty
granted this year by the county COM
missioners. These bar rooms are in
every part of the city except what
is called the Third ward, and there
has never been one in this district.
The ministerial association is get
ting out petitions asking the city
fathers and county commissioners to
see that the law is rigidly enforced,
and not allow bar room within 400
feet of church or school, besides
several other requests.
Rev. w. A. Myers, of the Memorial.
has issued a challenge to any one in
the city or state to debate on the
liquor question, he taking the temper
ance side.
1t is the intention of the temper
ance people there to agitate the ques-
ton until an election can be called
for or against saloons in the county.
Exchange.
A New Paper.
Messrs. w. S. Osborn and John Nc
Daniel will soon start new paper at
Live Oak to be called the Suwannee
County News. The gentlemen have
a hot pace set for them, the Demo
crat being one of the Invest wires in
Florida newspaperdom, but this will
probably serve to make their efforts
all the more earnest and we may ex-
pect the News to be a good paper
from the start-Bradford County
Telegraph.
The Right Way to Take Him..
The Democracy of Alabama is con-
vention assembled swallowed Mr..
Bryan with gusto and didn't gag at
that railroad spike sticking out Of
his availability as obtrusively as the
extended fin of a catfish. What the
Alabama Democrats want is Bryan
for President-they are not bothered
about ultimate questions" a hunderd
years away. And that's the right
way to take him.-Live Oak Demo-
crat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A slight change for the better In
the weather was noticed yesterday.
Small change is always welcome.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The Gear has taken up fox-huiting,
although he is not at all foxy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

We do not always agree with the
Montgomery Advertiser, but we feel
that our contemporary has very &C
curately sized up the situation in the
following paragraph:
The telegram from Macon, Georgia,
in this mornings Advertiser, giving
the gratifying Information that tn
mayor of that city has taken steps
to prevent the presentation OF THE
Clansman" in the theatre in that city,
is worthy of consideration by the
chief officials of all towns in the
south. There Is ample ground for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

The Russian grand dukes are said
TO be panic-stricken, because Of Ire
poff's death. 1t is now generally be-
lieved that the latter was poisoned,
and the members Of the royal family
are now described as literally falling
over each other" in their eagerness to
get their persons and property" over
the border. If these picturesque para
sites would leave Russia, never to
return, 1t would be one Of the best
things that ever happened to that dis
tracted country.
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THE BLOODY FIELD
OF CHICKAMAUGA.

AS Seen by An Eye Witness.
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PENSACOLA PHILOSOPHY.
BY Sam 3. Russ.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26

A man without an object in life, is
certainly a pitable object.