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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
5
Brief item from Atlanta dated January 22, 1902 notes city events and civic notices. Reading fragments indicate local happenings, dates, and locations typical of early 20th century newspaper briefs.
The announcement by Hon. Joseph M. Terrell declares his Democratic party bid for governor. The address emphasizes harmony among white Georgians, uniform taxation, and a comprehensive public school program with merit pay for teachers, pledging open doors and equity under American democratic principles.
The address praises Mr. Terrell for upholding rural progress, pensions for Confederate veterans and widows, labor and capital equity, and support for prohibition via local option. It commends the candidate’s consistency and statesmanship, urging Georgia Democrats to judge his candidacy on democratic principles and public welfare.
Augusta lawyer Boykin Wright is appointed to fill the term of Joseph M. Terrell as attorney general. The selection is praised for fitting Georgia’s needs with Wright’s legal skill, constitutional knowledge, and political experience. His statewide popularity and service to the Democratic Party are noted as reasons for the appointment.
A critique of southern literacy among white adults, noting that even after public school efforts since 1870 the proportion of illiterate men over 21 remains as high as in 1850. It argues poverty from the Civil War and the Cotton Exposition’s era as insufficient excuses and stresses the impact on citizenship and democratic participation.
The piece rails at illiteracy among white adult men in Georgia, urging bedrock education reform while contrasting with Mobile’s celebration of its two century capital history. It notes John Wesley Gaines in Tennessee politics, quips about various public figures, and ends with a collage of political and social observations from The Washington Post and other sources.
Fragmentary poem items describe rain ending, birds, streams, dreams of spring, and a faith filled with renewal. It references Jenny, life sorrows, and spring’s promise with religious imagery and evocative lines about lovers, bells, and birds.
At a New York banquet Mr Rockhill US minister to China listened as Laurus Loomis of Catlin & Co urged open door policy for southern cotton mills. Loomis warned of loom stoppages and wage pressures during the China war, citing Manchuria’s vast cotton trade and the need to keep China market access open for American textiles. He argued US interests, including Southern industry, require fair trading and swift diplomacy backing China commerce.
The Constitution editor examines the Hart County incident as a test of public morality and the dangers of vigilantism. Cit izens are charged with assault and property destruction after targeting a practitioner’s home. The piece warns that disregarding law invites anarchy and urges reliance on state courts to restore antebellum order.
State political gossip notes Georgia figures weighing attorney general, with Boylan Wright tipped to succeed Joe Terrell. Confederate veterans push Private John Estill for governor, praising his war service and asking veterans to rally. Also mentions Savannah endorsements, whisky drummer misidentified, and looming crop of candidates for public offices.
Fos On. Anila surveys the civil government effort in the Philippines, praising Governor Taft’s optimism while urging realism. He compares policy to India's British model, advocates native staffing, broad home rule, and widespread education, arguing colonial status is inevitable and necessary for stability and progress.
In a reflective survey the Savannah Press and Augusta Chronicle note Atlanta’s resilience amid rival papers and political chatter. They mention Savannah’s Postmaster Smyth and Brunswick’s Smith as figures in a shifting press landscape, while praising Atlanta’s enduring influence despite regional turmoil.
The New York Herald piece recalls Secretary Cortelyou noting to the president that a pair of senators left the White House in anger after waiting half an hour without a hearing. The exchange included the president admitting fault and joking about the frustration. Senator Gite is referenced in the dialogue.
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