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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
(cOmmunioatsa.)

Whisky Trust and Brewery Combine,
not only doubling the cost of whisky and
beer but aided by our Governments,
forcing the poor man to pay twelve
times the cost of production for his
liquor?'
Then looked steadily into the face Of
this man and it seemed to me, gazing
through the windows of his SOUL" that
could follow his thought. could see
with him the rented home, where the
white-faced woman bending to her
sordid work-the woman who back in
her girlhood days. when the light was
in her eyes and roses abloom on her
cheeks, gave herself to him, today, the
tired, heart-broken mother of his chill
dren; 1 could follow his thoughts to the
saloon, where the cunning agent of the
Whisky Trust and the Brewery Combine
piled his trade; where dollar by dollar,
the rewards of his long life toll had
gone, dollars which might have won for
him a happy home, consecrated by the
prattle of joyous childhood and sweet
ened by a mothers lullaby, as she sang
her little ones to rest. Then I saw, as
plainly as day, the light of Gods truth
break through his blurred vision, as he
gave me his hand, henceforth loyal
soldier in the crusade against oppres-
so would it be with the millions of la
boring men If they would but think, IF
THEY WOULD BUT THINK.
Liquor Trust ana Personal Liberty
There is presented, then, to the
American people this spectacle: The
whisky Trust and Brewery Combine.
having amassed thousand million dol
lars in property since the civil war.
every dollar Of 1t based upon the dead
virtues Of the people, having establish
ed an absolute monopoly OF the traffic.
by the aid OF government through un-
just tax laws, obtained and held license
for an evil which is by all American
law a national outlaw. through the
power of billions of government reve-
nue.; after a cold-blooded robbery or
the men who drink. through a system
of taxation they do not understand.
they boldly proclaim, in their defense
against our crusade, the gospel of per-
sonal liberty The heroine of the
French revolution was right-crimes
are committed in the name of liberty.
The gospel of personal liberty, pro-
claimed by the Whisky Trust and Brew
cry Combine, in its last analysis, means
anarchy and the breaking down OF all
law.
Personal liberty, as taught by the
liquor interests, is the liberty of a saw
age, not the liberty of a civilized man.
The liberty of the savages centuries
ago, in the swamps and morasses of
Germany. covering their nakedness with
the skins of slain beasts, adjoining
themselves with scaIps, is not the lib
erty of an American citizen of the
twentieth century. Civil liberty is as
high above personal liberty as the stars
are above the dunghills.
Once convince the vast swarms OF
lawless criminals, in our cities, that
obedience to law depends upon their
personal ideas of it's justice and you
abolish, at blow, every law protecting
human rights.
The constitution of our great gov
eminent does not guarantee personal
liberty against law; 1t fixes the supre-
macy of law above personal liberty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01

Company E, Third U. S. artillery, Capt.
r. B. Ayres
With Ayres' battery in position the
union troops opened the engagement.
Fifty years ago today one of the most
Important forced marches in the history
of the Civil War was in progress in
northern Virginia The army under
Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, which for
some weeks had been at winchester,
was being secretly and swiftly transfer
red to Manassas. there to bring the
strength of the Confederate forces soon
to give battle to the Union army, up 10
near a party. with the strength of their
opponents
The course OF the war was to be in
luenced by the battle Fifty years ago
today the advantage in the situation OF
the opposing forces near Manassas was
with General Mcdowell, for he had
about $4,000 men in his command,
against $4,000 in the command of Gen
eral Beauregard.
Every minute. therefore, was precious
to the Confederates in getting up the
additional army of 5000 men under
General Johnson. Should 1t fail to ar
rive before the battle, General Beaure-
gard was in way to be overwhelmed.
Yet fortune was kind to the Confed-
crates. General Johnson had been
able to slip away from a superior force,
under Gen. Robert Patterson, that had
been sent to the neighborhood of Win
chester specifically to hold him there
until after the battle at Manassas.
The AFFAIR at Blackburn's ford, on
Bull Run, on the 18th, when General
Mcdowell had not contemplated bring
ing on. and in which the Union troops
engaged had accomplished nothing, had
served to discourage the federal officers
and had resulted in General Beauregard
insisting that General Johnson be sent
with the least possible delay 10 rein
force him. Meanwhile General McDow-
ellis subsistence trains. because or in
efficiency and confusion in the admins
trative department of the army. hao
not come up, and he must mark time
until he could get rations for his men
This combination of events and cir
cumstances necessarily must work to
the advantage of the weaker side.
Copyright, 1911. Associated Literary
Press).
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
(cOmmunioated.)

The Constitution Of the Republic is a
great bill of Surrender, under which men
lay down their personal liberty to the
higher liberty of the public. When our
fathers built this Government, they erect
ed a great white monument and across
its face, in letters of living light" they
wrote: THE highest law is the public
good" and whenever a man. no matter
from what land he comes, becomes a CIT
izen of the Republic, he kneels- at the
base of that monument and surrenders
every vestige of personal liberty to the
public good.
Let me illustrate: Here is man who
says, This child is mine. claim a
fathers right" And before the little
mind and bond have grown beyond the
nursery walls, he hurIs it into the fur
mace Of factory and sweatshop. Does the
state, of which the man is citizen, sub
NIT to this Exercise of the mans person
al liberty? No, thank God, 1T reaches
out its protecting hand to the child and
says to the man Wanting his personal
liberty, "Your child is to be a citizen of
the state in years to come. You shall
not dwarf and paralyze him. body, mind
and SOUL" and the child Is saved because
of the higher right OF the state.
Again, great hulking American man
stands upon the streets of Milwaukee,
proclaiming his personal liberty to drink
out of thousand licensed saloons. Twice
ten hundred Milwaukee mothers march
up to him. bearing their lashing-eyed.
red-cheeked boys aloft in their arms, say
ing to him, Sir. we want to raise our
boys to manhood out from under the
blighting influence of a thousand saloons
In this splendid city. raise them to be
sober men. fearless. clean citizens. Help
US to undo the licensed wrong of a
thousand institutions. which have cursed
millions of strong men" Then your
hulking. six-foot man draws back, and
says: Down. with you and your chill
dren. I stand upon my personal liberty
to drink liquor out OF a thousand saloons
in the old town.
Do you mean to tell me that this is the
liberty our fathers fought for from Bun
ker Hill to Valley Forge--the liberty that
Thomas Jefferson lived for and Abraham
Lincoln died for?
tell you.l again and again. that Per-
sonal Liberty as taught by the Whisky
Trust and the Brewery Combine means
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
MRS. C. w MORSE COMES TO
COMFORT HER SICK HUSBAND
viii Eat Thanksgiving Dinner
With Him in Sick Room.
Family Reunion Soon

Mrs. Charles w. Morse, wife of the
former New York banker who is now a
prisoner-patient in the post hospital al
Fort Mcpherson. arrived in Atlanta
from New York at 1890 O'Clock wednes-
day morning, and half an hour lates
she was at the bedside of her husband.
Mrs. Morse was strongly affected by
the change that she saw in the sick
man. She herself has been too i'll to
travel, until yesterday. when sire re-
covered sufficiently for he ordeal Of the
trip to Atlanta. She was weak from
her own illness. therefore more suscepti-
BILE to the emotions consequent upon
finding her husband thinned by mis- Sc
we're sickness.
Her stay in the hospital SICK room
was brief. After half m hour she
emerged. She seemed determined TO re-
press her feelings, and after first beg
ging her companions to relieve her OF
an interview, she shook oil her depres-
sion md Joined in short conversation
with press representatives,, smiling two
or three times and regai u lg her com.
posture in a few moments. She was cold,
she said, ami the warmth OF the fire ia
Surgeon Bakers office seemed to cheer
her.
She will have Thanksgiving dinner
with her husband Thursday for the first
time since his troubles began. Just the
two of them alone will share the feast,
in lie bare hospital room under the
eyes of the guards.
Major Baker, post surgeon at Fort
Mcpherson, stated Wednesday that
there was no change in the condition Of
Mr. Morse. DR.. A L. Fowler, formerly
physician at the federal prison while
Mr. Morse was confined there, called at
noon. The two physicians have consid-
cred Mr.. Morse too i'll to make the
thorough examination Of his condition
that the president has directed; but 1t
was stated Wednesday by Major Baker
that the examination can probably be
made in a few more days.
Another indication that Mr.. Morse is
improving, even though it may be very
slightly. is supported by the fact that
Harry Morse and Ben Morse, two or
the convicted bankers sons, both or
whom have been in Atlanta for two or
three days. were preparing to return
to their business in Baltimore, Thurs
day.
Erwin, the next to the Oldest son In
the family, has telegraphed that he
will start from California Thursday,
however. and at their fathers request
Harry and Ben changed their plans
Wednesday morning and will remain
here until Erwin arrives, some five
days hence. Then the whole family, in
GLIDING Miss Anna, the only daughter,
13 years old, who arrived Tuesday. will
be reunited.
Harry and Ben and Miss Anna, ac-
companied by their aunt, Miss Jennie
Morse. who reached Atlanta Tuesday,
called at the hospital Wednesday morn
ing and were with the sick banker for
short while, going direct from the
fort by trolley car to meet Mrs. Morse
at the terminal station in Atlanta
They remained in the city, Mrs. Morse
going out to the fort unaccompanied
by any members Of the family.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
CIRCUIT JUDGES ARE
CALLED TO CONSULTATION

ASHEvILLE. N. c., Nov. 3o.--United
States Circuit Judges Pritchard and
Goff at Richmond .oday, issued official
notice calling all federal district judges
of the fourth circuit to Richmond on
December 16 for consultation purposes,
looking to the adoption OF uniform rules
of practice in this circuit In accordance
with the act of congress Of February
13, 1911, which act hanges the method
of making UP and printing transcripts
of records In the lower court OF cases
OF appeal or writs of error to the circuit
court OF appeals or the supreme court
Of the United States.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
GOVERNOR HAS TALK
WITH REFORMED CONVICT

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. 9o.-Gover-
nor o'Neal sat face to face in his pri-
vate once with Albert Driscoll. once one
of the country's most notorious yegg-
men. but now reformed Alabama con-
parole. The executive ordered the
convict brought to Montgomery yestec-
day that he might convince himself
whether Driscon is entitled to Glenn
ency.
sentence for looting Hirscher Brothers
safe, this city. in 1903. He claims he
has completely reformed and desires to
lead a useful life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
CcOmmunicatsd.)

which license, which are responsible be-
fore God and men for the ever-deepen-
ing and widening curse.
Third, the Government tax on the liq-
uor traffic is never ultimately paid by
the distiller and brewer who make, or
the saloon which sells. Every dollar of
all the hundreds of millions paid to our
government is, in its last analysis, paid
by the men who drink.
1t is for this reason that the Whisky
Trust and Brewery Combine have never
really objected to high Government tax
they favor it,
The Model License League" financed
by the Whisky Trust, stands openly for
high license, under the specious plea that
1t destroys the doggery and dive, cursing
our cities. None better than they know
how false and baseless is this claim.
They know 1t enables them to monopol-
ize the saloon business, to hold tighter
our cities, by Increasing their revenue,
and every dollar of it at the expense of
the men who drink.
measure my words when 1 say, If the
men who drink. rich or poor, knew how
they are robbed and plundered by the
Whisky Trust and Brewery Combine,
through indirect taxation. there would be
revolution-ten thousand Boston Tea
parties going on in every city in the
Union.
ROBBERS or THE DRMKER.
Let them figure it for themselves. The
cost in Milwaukee to make gallon Of
straight whisky Is less than twenty-five
cents. When the men who drink, buy 1t
out of any American saloon. they pay
for the same gallon from 50 to $5-by
the drink from SIG to $50. The primary
reason for this is that when the Mil
waukee distiller pays his Federal Gov
eminent tax, $1.10 on each gallon, he i'm
mediately adds it to the cost of the gall
Ion. hands 1t down to the saloon with
his tax added, and when the saloon
keeper pays his high license to state,
county and city. it, too, is added to the
cost of. each gallon, and the consumer,
rich and poor alike, buying it with all
the Government tax added, pays every
dollar of Government tax from the ma
ton down to the city. Why do the
American people who drink stand this
open robbery? The answer is, simple
the masses of them are angry and will
neither hear nor know the truth. They
are putty, soft and pliable, in the hands
of the Whisky Trust and Brewery Com
bine, their hundreds of paid emissaries,
their purchased newspapers, their po-
litical hirelings.
I have never understood how intelli-
gent laboring men, who make their mon
ey by honest toll, can line up with the
Whisky Trust and Brewery Combine
against the millions of American men
and women who are lighting them.
over in Illinois a laboring man said to
me, "Mr. Wright, why don't you fight
the Beef Trust and the Leather Trust
and the Wool Trust and the other trusts
doubling the cost of living to the poor?'
said to him, my friend, I am with
you against these wrongs. but why don't
YOU lline up with me in fighting the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01

men. had not reached him
Pending their arrival, the Union gem
eral decided to study with care the coun-
try between himself and Bull Run. To
that end he started on the morning Of
the 18th toward the left, or southern
end OF his line. to see IL 1t would be
possible ito turn the enemy's right
Meanwhile 1t was his purpose to keep
close watch on the roads leading from
Centreville to Bull Run. and to this end
he issued an order to Brig. Gen. David
Tyler (of the Connecticut militia), in
command of the advance division of his
forces, to observe well the roads 10
Bull Run and to Warrenton" Ga viii
lage beyond the stream), but the order
continued: do not bring on an en-
gagement, but keep up the impression
that we are moving on Manassas"
THE ENGAGEMENT BEGUN.
1t was not General McDowell's inten-
ton to attack General Beauregard on his
own ground. but to post a force in his
front. without engaging him, while an
other and larger force should be march
ed around one end OF his army.
His study on the south convinced Cen
eral Mcdowell that a turning movement
could not be effected there. He was
returning to his headquarters at Centre
Vile. shortly after noon on the 18th,
when he heard cannonading in the direc-
ton OF Bull Run.
Such sound was an alarm. and Cen
eral Mcdowell started in haste-he used
a carriage, with a pair of horses-in its
direction, learning en- route that It came
from the advance force OF General Ty-
lers command.
General Tyler in the morning had TAX
en- one of the four brigades IN his divi-
sion-the Fourth. commanded by Colonel
Israel b. Richardson, and composed of
the First Massachusetts,. Twelfth New
York, Second and Third Michigan regi-
ments. a company each of the First and
Second u. S. artillery and a squadron
OF the Second cavalry-and with 1t had
pushed forward from Cenreville toward
Blackburn's ford. in the direction of
which the confederate forces had re-
tired from Centreville when the union
vanguard arrived there. Near Bull Run
General Tyler took a squadron Of cav
airy and two light companies and kept
on. to reconnoiter.
In feeling our way carefully" wrote
General Tyler in his report of the af-
fair, I'VE soon found ourselves overlook
ing the strong position of the enemy sit
tdated at Blackburn's ford. A moments
observation discovered a battery on the
opposite bank, but no great body of
troops.
. 'Suspecting /. that the enemy
smust be In force. and desiring to ascer-
tain the extent of that force. and the
position OF his batteries. ordered up
the two rifled guns. Ayres' battery. and
lRichardson's entire brigade, and subse-
lquently civilian To Sherman's brigade
In reserve. ready for any contingency"
,Sherman's brigade consisted OF the Thir-
s-eenth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth
New York and Second Wisconsin. with
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
Hoke Smith for Pope BrotOn

While Governor Smith, of the - that he is
about to the senate feels the restraint of his position
he does not hesitate express every who ass him. his
dial endorsement of Pope Brown candidate for and
his belief that the best interest of the will be
election of Pope Brown.
He attended the meeting in Atlanta where Pope Brown spoke
and when the audience poed and pledged himself
vote for Pope Brown.
He joined the Pope Brown Club of Fulton County and he has
authorized the statement that he will from Washington
and vote for Pope Brown.
He advises all friends of progressive Democracy whenever
they consult him. to support Pope Brown for
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
(cOmmunioatsd.)
ION. Seaborn Wright Appeals to Georgia Pride
in Atlanta Speech for Hon. Pope Brou

anarchy, the tearing down of laws, the
destruction of all that is best in our
civilization.
And yet by the steady, relentless
preaching of this gospel by the Liquor
Trust and its paid emissaries, millions
of honest men in America are deceived,
and are lending the power of their bali
lot and influence against q movement
which means the salvation of our Cow
eminent.
+ There is another justice of the court
of appeals" He renders no dissent to JUS
tice. Hills denunciation of a great
wrong; presumably. by his silence, he
concurs, but God pity the spectacle
without even stripping from his shoul-
ders the mantle of his judgship. he
hurries from the bench to the husk-
ings, denounces the statute which out
laws the evil. denounces the legislators
who made it shypocrites and sneaks.'
Even the ministers of the living God
who supported the law as pot fed hire
lings' and crowns the infamy of his ut
terances with the cringing. cowardly
assertion that the sovereign courts of
great southern state cannot enforce
law
Listen to me, you Georgians, you
men of this great southern city, think
of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Of Jackson.
of Hiram Warren, of Logan E. Blechley
stepping down from the dignity and
splendor of their office, clingings with
the grip OF hungry Office seekers to the
almost sacred robes of Office. dragging
them through the Stops of beer saloons
and tiger latrs'; denouncing law to the
clamorous approval of swarms of 'sa-
loon flies and grimy criminals
with all the power OF my soul I
fought for the passage of the great law
this political judge denounces. If to
have loosened the deadly grip of the
foreign whisky trust upon the threats
of my people made me a 'hypocrite and
sneak I wear the infamous epithets as
badges Of honor.
There is no crime on earth as black
as the crime of cowardice when duty
calls for courage Were I a Judge. Z
had rather suffer maj tyrdom than stain
my robes of once. than rail against the
laws of my state. for the applause OF
criminals who violate them
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
CANCER

The latest, simplest. and most rational
treatment for cancer Is the injection of
Liquid Laboratory Product directly
into the cancer or tumor producing in
slant action, Those interested should
write to The Leach Sanatorium, Indian
apolis, Indiana. for free treatise sss
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
Deaths i'm Georgia
and Other States

RICHMOND, va.--Dr John p. Da.
wilson. widely known in the south as
medical and surgical specialist, died
here Tuesday of heart failure.
COLUMBUS, Ga.-The funeral of
Frank NJ. Frederick, prominent mer-
chant-planter and leading citizen, whose
death occurred Tuesday, took place from
his late home in Wynnton Wednesday
morning, the service being conducted by
DR.. 8. Aston Wragg. and the interment
was in Linwood.
WEST POINT, Ca. Nov. 29.-Dr. c. E.
Bass, aged S. died at his home here
Tuesday afternoon of pellagra. He is sur
vived by his wife and daughter, Mrs. B.
H. Hill. The funeral was conducted from
mis- residence Wednesday afternoon, by
Rev L. L. Landrum, and interment was
in Pipewood cemetery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
Hon. E. Cabaniss,
Er-President of Farmers Union,
For Pope BroUn

1 am for Pope Brown for Governor because he is
the only Simon Pure Prohibitionst running and be-
cause the time has for farmer governor, no
one can so fully understand the agricultural needs of
Georgia he who has actually titled the soil, which is
the basis of all wealth.
(Signed) E. CABANISS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01

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benefits proposed in the Pepper bill
than that of the District of Columbia,
and no guardsmen have had more to
do with advancing the measure to It's
present status. Every person who
realizes the Importance of building
UP the State Guard for the national
defense and thereby obviating the
necessity of a large standing army
will be glad to learn that 1t now
seems certain the Pepper bill, giving
more pay to guardsmen. will pass at
the next session of Congress.
Once more Major Dick Sylvester
has been honored by election to the
presidency Of the international Associa-
ton OF Chiefs Of Police. Since the or
Kanization Of this association the detec-
ton and prevention OF crime through
cooperation of peace officials has pro-
gressed from a haphazard and more or
less inefficient undertaking to a success
full art. and much Of the credit is due
the man who has Just been reelected
president Of the society. Throughout
the country, Washington's Superintend-
ent OF Police is recognized as one of the
foremost men of his profession.