The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
A prouluent MlssissIpplan in Washing.
tor Is Mr.. Cotter George, eldest son os
The late nIustrious Senator from that
state. Mr.. George Is one Of the fore
most men OF his section. cotton plan.er
on an extensive scale. and with large
business interests besides. At the Metro
nolitan Hotel last evening he was interro-
gated by Herald reporter regarding the
Exciting campaign in progress between
Hon. John Sharp Williams and Gov Var
danan for United States Senatorship.
4Mv belief IS" said MF. George, that
Mr. Williams is going to win The time is
mast in our country when appeals 10
prejudice outweigh the logical, well-coa-
sidered utterances Of astatesman Of the
class to which Mr.. Williams belongs. Our
farmers are men Of good intelligence and
are not to be carried away by demagogi-
cal talk. 1t is no doubt true that Mr.
williams Is as much IN favor OF the
repeal of the fifteenth amendment 10 the
Constitution as Gov. Vardaman, but the
adherence is that one realizes the futlty
OF agitating it's repeal at this time, while
the other uses it for political capital II
/ does not take the mass Of voters long to
decide which is better qualified 10 serve
them in the highest deliberative body in
the world. The verdict is, / am certain,
already made up, and it Is IN Williams
favor"
a great many conservative and infu-
entiaI people in e1r State do not look
forward with unmixed satisfaction to the
passage Of general prohibitory laws for
every town and county in Georgia" said
Mr.. e. F. Blodgett. postmaster Of At
/ Ianta, at the Raleigh.
/ In passing a prohibitory measure, the
! legislature provides that it shall go into
effect January !. 1908. This gives but
scant time to the winding up Of a busi-
ness that runs into millions Of dollars,
and gives little time also for men who
/ are dependent on that business TO ind
/ other modes Of livelihood. Many OF our
/ best people deplore a haste that smacks
/ so much Of colfscation, and assert that
/ il would be nothing more than Just 70
give those engaged in the liquor TaiIic
/ until January J. 1863 so they might nave
/ a reasonable time 70 close their AFFAIRS
without too much sacrifice Such an
/ extension Of the law would be reasonable
and right and would prevent great
deal of financial suffering
/ Atlanta. It may be remembered, tried
| the prohibition policy a number Of years
! ago. but il was not a glittering success,
and the people went back to the more prae-
/ ticable system Of high license. It is d
dubious question whether prohibition will
prohibit in Georgia, and judging by the
Experience Of some OF the dry counties.
4 1t is more apt TO produce q large and
/ fiourishing crop Of blind tigers than TO
abolish the habit Of whisky drinking.
Mr. Walter NJ Davis. one Of the lead
! ing attorneys of Jacksonville, Fla, is in
the city. Mr. Davis Is a son Of ex-Con-
gresham Davis, who represented the Sec
ond district Of Florida for so many years.
When asked about conditions in Jackson
vile, Mr.. Davis said:
Jacksonville is booming with busi-
ness. 1t is a veritable junior New York.
One would never think for an instant that
] it has recently suffered one Of the most
/ disastrous fires in the last decade. The
entire State OF Florida is in a most pros
/ porous condition, and our city has felt the
reflex Of this. IL is now considered one
( Of the largest railroad terminals and
wholesale centers in the South. A Half
Million Club has lately been organized,
and people Of Jacksonville expect the pop
ulation TO reach that figure before long
Mr.. Davis is on his way to New York
on legal business.
Municipal ownership has had trial OF
several years in our town" said Mr.. L
Shugar. wholesale grocer of Monroe.
La, at the Raleigh. I did not favor the
policy at the start, nor am now be-
lever in it. but so far it has worked out
pretty WELL and believe that a majority
Of our citizens are satisfied 10 keep It.
The town owns the electric lighting, the
water works. and the street-car lines.
The idea Of municipal ownership would
never have made much headway in our
town but for the persistency and intelli-
I gence Of one man, Mr.. Forsythe. who has
been mayor Of Monroe for the past twelve
years. He is just as much an enthusiast
for public ownership now as he was when
he began advocating the doctrine l tell
him that sooner or later it viii be found
defective and viii have to be abandoned
as a failure. but he rejoins BY asserting
that the time viii come when municipal
ownership will be universal"
Congressman Swagar Shirley. OF our
town. will be coming to Washington soon.
and later viii 90 to New York. in both OF
which cities he viii boom Louisville as
the best place in which to hold the next
/ Democratic national convention" said
Mr. c. r. Wilson, Of the Kentucky ne
tropolis, at the Arlington
Mr.. Shirley has addressed himself to
the task of advocating the claims OF
Louisville with the greatest enthusiasm.
He believes that with good organization
and persistent effort the convention can
be secured for Louisville For that rea-
sen he has got it in the field ahead OF all
other possible contestants. and will fight
1t out on this line up to the meeting OF
the national committee. which viii decide
on the time and place for converting the
Democratic clans. Kentucky will so
Democratic anyway in 1903, but II the con-
vention should be held in Louisville the
addition TO the majority would be some
thing stupendous.
The Indiana editors of Democratic pa
pers had their annual gathering at French
LICK Springs few days ago. and it
developed at the meeting that the
Hoosier newspaper men of Democratic
faith are not going to tear their shirts 10
get Col. Bryan the Presidential nomi-
nation" said Mr. R J Dickson of In
dianapolis, at the New Willard. IT must