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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1902
Page
5
The Daily Constitution offers a uniform rate of five dollars per year for six days a week and seven dollars for six days plus Sunday. Subscriptions for The Constitution and The Sunday Constitution apply without exception. No traveling agent or solicitor is authorized to take subscriptions at a different rate.
A northern editorial argues for united democracy to curb republican rule and curb monopolies, praising Chauncey F. Black for urging reconciliation within the party. It warns of a shift toward plutocracy, highlights tariff and trust issues, and urges broader party inclusion to restore vigor. It then notes the government’s long history of funding education by granting public lands, especially benefiting western states.
A discussion on using remaining public lands to fund education, especially in the South, and the push for nationwide literacy relief through land endowments. The piece critiques imperial policy in the Philippines, arguing against limited or outright imperial rule and urging congressional restraint until public opinion clarifies the approach. The article lauds General Leonard Wood’s Cuba work and mentions political tensions with Tammany influence surrounding Johnnie Carroll.
Tomorrow the United States will formally hand over Cuba to President Estrada Palma, marking the fulfillment of a 1898 pledge. The article argues the Platt Amendments protect Cuba more than aid the United States, praising reconstruction and self-government prospects while noting Cuba faces uncertainty about its ability to govern itself successfully.
Following a fatal riot on Saturday the city flooded the streets with demand for The Constitution. An extra twenty page edition was printed and sold for six cents as fast as stands could supply. Crowds mobbed news offices and stands, many paying premiums or borrowing papers to read the full riot coverage.
A collage of verse, humorous sketches, and local notes from Whitsett and Georgia figures recounts songs, criticism, and rural life. The column touches on poets, judges, mules struck by lightning, bee poems, and reflections on critics, with brief quips about local events and personalities.
Washington May 18 special column depicts President Roosevelt as restive over the Philippines debate. Republican leaders Allison Aldrich and Hale are shown as preferring to let the debate exhaust itself, while figures like Lodge and Platt resist Cuban reciprocity. The piece discusses a potential billion-dollar session and fiscal alarms, plus remarks by Montague Lessler on Grady Ford and Irish French ties in ceremonies.
South Carolina politics head into a heated contest as Tillman lines clash with McLaurin allies and anti Tillman papers. The 21st state convention may impose a primary pledge and eligibility rules to curb Republican influenced participation. Latimer looms as Tillman’s favored candidate amid labor disputes and factory regulations fueling the battle.
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