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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1900
Page
5
London Office recruitment and circulation details for The Constitution dated April 23 1900. Includes Trafalgar Buildings location subscription terms for Daily and Weekly editions. Lists traveling representatives collectors and advertising managers with routes in Alabama and Atlanta Georgia.
The piece critiques The New York Evening Post and its view of southern politics, highlighting Henry Demas’s corruption, Republican weakness, and the seeming normalcy of southern white political behavior. It argues that Democrats would unite against unbecoming policies, and condemns proposed moves on Puerto Rico while warning that Bryan could influence Democratic support.
The piece decries imperialist policy and asks how Republican leaders like Hoar can condemn it yet fail to act. It blasts Evening Post editors and other reform voices as ineffectual while warning that trusts and syndicates dominate politics. It stresses moral courage and accountability in a crisis of governance.
The Seventh District executive committee endorses the state democratic registration policy, seen as a flowering of party policy since 1886. The plan, adopted fully in the Seventh where John W. Maddox seeks re election, aims to ensure nominations by lawful, restricted ballots and broader party reform. Maddox is congratulated for carrying this principle to Congress.
The Bowdon Intelligencer notes Atlanta’s push for a large Southern Interstate fair this fall with $15,000 secured, praising Atlanta’s leadership and optimism. It argues newspapers sometimes attack Atlanta, but Atlanta will march forward and advance Georgia efforts, including potential railroad support for Bowdon.
The Supreme Court ruled express companies are immune from revenue taxes while expenses fall on customers, shifting burdens to the poor. The taxes, framed to fund a growing treasury surplus, would be repealed as unnecessary and unfair, starting from cradle to grave and penalizing the weak in society.
The city shows a surge in real estate interest with heavy transfers at high prices and $6,000,000 in building improvements planned for the summer. Atlanta will not be finished, observers note, as constant growth and new construction define its character and future value.
The city continues to hold its population and expand business as 36,000,000 of real estate improvements proceed. The ongoing development is the start of a larger wave, with much more to come before year’s end. The new building reflects commercial necessity and a solid, safe basis for the city’s enterprising future.
A Cuban census for an electorate reveals less than one third of the population is colored, challenging fears of a strong black bloc that could block independence. White majorities promise Caucasian supremacy, with glimpses of history from Cespedes in 1868 to Maceo’s era, contrasted with Hayti as a cautionary other.
The article describes a Easter Sunday excursion as citizens flood parks and riverbanks for fresh air and warm weather. Dogwood and violet blooms fill Grant Park and Lake Wood woods, with people returning home at dusk carrying branches and the scent of nature. A tone of relief and contentment closes the piece.
Judge Reid shows Georgia law protects conscientious jurors and rights of citizens. The piece argues for five workdays and Saturday half-holiday norms, noting public health and urban leisure needs, with references to southern practice and broader political observations.
Knoxville Tennessee April 22 Early morning George A Roulston shot John H Woods in the heart instantly killing him. The men met in a saloon and argued. On the street minutes later Roulston shot Woods twice and surrendered claiming self defense. Both men are well known in the city.
A garbled report notes a Black man in Rockwood and another in Chattanooga involved in a robbery attempt. The narrative references a stake in gold pieces kept on a person and a near-fatal outcome, with unclear dates and details.
A collage of verses and notes from Frank L. Stanton and Richard Real about Southern life. It blends folk dialect tales Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox with reflections on poets Lanier and Harris and ends with a patriotic wartime lament on regiments marching away.
A column recalls Georgian figures excelling in the Philippines and the army and navy. It notes Hoke Smith's presidency of a teachers’ institute, cites lawyers and judges converting to Christianity, and praises local leaders like DeGive the Belgian consul, Calvin W. Hunnicutt, and Judge Richard H. Clark. It mentions real estate growth, political shifts, and comments on journalism, sainthood, and a new pastor in Augusta. It closes with profiles of public figures and a verse excerpt by A. L. Groves.
Lee J. Langley defends due process in the Baker murder case, arguing the trial did not allow full defense and questioning swift hangings. He notes Baker’s long-term mental illness, cites legal rights, and promises to file for a new trial with Judge Candler. The letter condemns lynch law and urges adherence to lawful procedure.
Rail and business notes report that the Canadian Pacific agrees to join in eliminating commissions to ticket agents with May 1 start, subject to reservations. Through freight and local rate adjustments affect Pacific coast to south of Ohio and east of Mississippi routes. Southern Pacific confirms control of Houston East and West Texas extension, expanding east Texas access to Shreveport. Kansas City area rate troubles prompt grain suit plan against Missouri Pacific over 10 cent per 100 pounds discrimina tion.
Jackson April 2 Governor Longino states he will announce the names of eight circuit judges and ten chancellors under the Cox elective judiciary, replacing scattered appointments with a single batch. The move ends gubernatorial patronage and enables annual elections, while debates open in Green Wood May first for the Third District contest among Henry, Humphries, and Hebron. Confederate Veterans meet in Vicksburg May 24 with the Daughters of the Confederacy, as the state boards face criticism over leadership at Starkville A and M College.
Special notice from Chattagoona Tennessee states that Secretary of War Root Adjutant General Corbin General H V Boynton and Congressman Grosvenor among others will visit Chickamauga Park on May 1 and May 8 to review tentative plans for a fall civil war veterans reunion.
In Atlanta a theft case involves Melvin Venabi Graves and Parham with items including a hat and possibly other goods. Graves hypnotized Parham to elicit a confession after a sequence of suspicions, investigations, and a transfer to Bridewell for the alleged misconduct.
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