The Washington herald., 1908-02-26
A "MaIefactor, yyorth whiIc.


In the person of Mr.. Hugh T. Inman.
Atlanta certainly has ''malefaetor OF
great wealth" who is well worth while
and a good thing to have about the COM
munity. Mr.. Inman IS a millionsire-per-
haps two-millionairc. Anybody who pos
sesses even one million is quite a Curl
osity in Dixieland. and. so far as mental
conception is concerned. hardly to be
pictured
Atlanta appears to be in most urgent
need OF pump-why or for what purpose
this deponent sayeth not; may be be-
cause Atlanta is very dry" may be
something else. AT all events. this pump
| question has rent Atlanta asunder and
caused more real trouble than anything
else that has bobbed up in that metrOpo-
| lis in many moons. The pump viii cost
! tire Gate City OF the South something
, like $4,000. Naturally, this brought on
TAXA lot OF it. The conscript fathers
''cussed" and discussed the matter for a
long time; finally agreed 10 buy the
pesky thing Thereupon appeared the in
evitable citizen who pays $l.l4 taXes-and
argues every proposition as If he paid
S96SS6.2S-with an injunction; city hasn't
the money. or shouldn't have. or should
have, or neutrality-suspicious., he appeared,
and got busy. as he usually does.
At this point enter 'Malefactor' In
man. What's all this fuss about-a
mcasly pump? I'll buy the thing; here's
my check for-how much is it-Sl40, 00O2
Well, here it is; go set that pump, and
pay me back this pocket ehange when
you get ready" Whereupon Atlanta buys
the pump, and everybody is happy-in-
cluding and not forgetting the man who
always butts in with an injunction.
''MaRfactor" Inman doesn't appear TO
think he has done anything-much. His
city was in something of a pickle, and
he pulled 1t out-that's the natural and
proper thing 10 do-in 'Malefactor In
mans philosophy.
He's a rather queer proposition, Is Mr..
Inman. A few years ago a man with a
very unsavory past was elected mayor
Of Atlanta. The day after his election
the pi0us ones OF that city were very
greatly shocked. Expressions of disgust
were heard on all sides-well. perhaps not
all sides. but on many sides. Male
factor Inman butted in again; this time
with an interview in an Atlanta paper,
( in which he said: What's the good of
abusing this man? Personally he is hon
est. and now that he is elected, he ought
TO have chance TO make good. Let's
hold up his hands" Apparently. this idea
had not occurred to some people in that
burg. and they took 10 the suggestion.
They accepted Mr.. Inman's advice, and
they did hold up the mans hands.
Curiously enough. the man made Atlanta
one OF the best mayors the city ever had.
'Malefactor" Inman didn't think he had
done anything much; az least. nothing
more than generous-hearted and liberal
''malefactor" should have done,
Some how, we Ike "Malefactor" In
man. His methods of going about things
are worth thinking OF. and worth copy
ng-propOrtionately as one is able, OF
course. The man with a milllon-or sew
eral millions-is, per Sc, a suspicious
character these days. But "Malefactor'
Inman has been Jogging along. year in
and year out. doing things Ike unto those
we mention herein, until the people Of his
community have rather come 10 love him.
We hope he may live long and continue
10 prosper. It's good 70 know that he
is on deck in his balliwick. and on guard
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