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6 THE ROME TRIBUNE. W. A. KNOWLES. - Editor. OFFICE-NO. 887 BROAD STREET, UP STAIRS. TELEPHONE 73. Souvenir , and . * Trade Edition OF The Rome Tribune Will be issued in OCTOBER. y. This issue of The Tribune j 'A will be one of the best yet printed; will be handsomely J KI illustrated and will contain the choicest specially written ! articles (in addition to all the news f can b e P re P The superiority of Rome as a trade center, its prosperity, past history and the present attractions and advantages of Rome, Floyd County and North Georgia will be set forth, Descriptive, Statistical. Industrial and Biographical, Watch for it. No labor will be spared to make the Souvenir and Trade Edition of The Tribune the finest ever issued here and a credit to Rome and North Georgia. Advertisers should endeavor to get copy in as early as possible to get their advertisements artistically set and properly placed 12 PAGES. The weather has taken a fall. Harrison talks for Tracy for mayor. The Dalton gang should be fully pros and brought to justice at all cost. Another comet has been discovered. It is a real bird, not an Andre pigeon. Cotton continues acting the fool. It went down eight points yesterday. One of those fascinating Japanese girls caught Sir Edwin Arnold after all. _ In spite of Gen. Tracy’s piteous song, “Mr. Tom Cat, turn me loose. ” Platt remains obdurate. The Shoo Fly editions of the Ma con News continue to be the popular paper with middle Georgia trading people. Says the LaGrange Reporter: “Co education is not necessary and we do not believe it would be successful in Georgia.” The government armor board is in Birmingham. We hope they will be convinced that it is the best place for Uncle Sam's big plant. Acworth is making a strong effort to build a cotton mill. We hope the enterprising town will succeed. It is the best investment they can make. The death of Chas. A. Dana, of the New York Sun, removes the last of the great editors. He ranked with Horace Greeley and the Elder Ben nett. Some of the Georgia papers are again advocating a board of pardons. What is needed is more carrying out of convictions. —Brunswick Advertis er. This is a most just comment. Not a man'engaged in the mob mur der at Urbana, 0., has been indicted. Notone of the criminal who lynched several men, chiefly on suspicion of being burglars, near Versailles, Ind., has been arrested. Those towns are not in the south. A Kentucky orator sums up the financial question in the following poetical stvle: God inad * bees, And bees made honey, God made man And man made money. That ought to settle this great national disturbance. —Memphis Com mercial Appeal. The Tribune observes that Colum bus has not answered yet. No, Col. ambus has no desire to “make Rome howl.’’—Columbus Ledger. Alright. We will continue to claim that Rome ranks fifth commercially among the cities of Georgia. Columbus is afraid to make a show down. Strange Ideas of a Great Novel, The public library of Columbus, 0., is the latest institution to put “Les Mi-ierables” under the ban. The li brarian states that, hereafter he would only let the work out to persons of mature age. He does not thing it im proper, or too realistic, but considers that its character justifies caution. Commenting on the cruisade against this great novel the Macon Telegraph says: Almost any movement which tends to keep out of our public libraries books which have the taint of lubricity is to becommended. There is s great deal of literature, now placed within the reach of the young which ought |o be extirpated. The minds of our boys and girls are in constant danger of contamination and every considera tion of good morals demands that they be protected by the exclusion of fouj works not only from the public libra ries, but from the book stalls every where. But while all this is true, we do not see why the line should be drawn against /‘Les Miserables,” the master work of a master mind. While it is a novel, it is also a history and a philosophy. It preaches charity. It reads to all society the lesson of its own shortcomings. It shows the faults as well as the virtues of human law. It speaks of man’s inhumanity to man. It proclaims the gospel of the rights 'of man. All sorts and conditions of men. from the greatest to the hum blest, are in their true and living col ors. The book is the work of one who had a clear insight into the hearts of his fellow mortals and who saw in the epochal events of the world the oper ation of the Divine hand. It is true that among the multitude of charac ters who are made to appear in the course of the narrative, are some who represent the degraded elemehts of society, but we do not see why this fact should be regarded as affording reason for shutting out the book from any library. The truth is that “Les Miserables’’ is not within the com prehension nor does it appeal to the taste of the very young. It is rarelj’ ever read until the reader is able to lay hold of and to appreciate its philosophy and its moral. Shakes peare is far more objectionable than Hugo, from the point of view taken by the librarians who are throwing “Les Miserables” out of their lists. It is rather the duty of parents and teachers to direct the reading of their children and pupils and to see that it is regulated according to years and their ability to understand. But to eliminate Hugo or Shakespeare or Eliot from a library would be alto gether an error, and to put those great names under ban is to do the child an actual injury. Business in The South, The Philadelphia Ledger, in com menting on the revival of business in the South, says: “There are many reasons for believing that the south ern states are destined to form one of the most flourishing sections of the country. In salubrity of climate, fertility of soil, natural mineral re sources, contiguity to market and facility of transportation, they possess positive advantages. The depression which settled upon the Southern people at the termination of the war has been dissipated, and with the aid of northern capital and the assistance of skilled immigration from the more populous states the south faces the fu with courage and confidence. Those of pessimistic mind who have been inclined to question the revival of business and the dawn of an era of new prosperity will obtain a clearer insight of the industrial situation by reading the interesting and valuable communication ‘in another column from onr well-informed Washington correspondentjConcerning the revival of trade in the South. Railroad offi cials admittedly are in a position to judge with accuracy of trade condi tions. The movement ot freight, the interchange of commodities, passes directly beneath their notice, and any quickening of industry or stagnation in business is instantly felt by the common carriers of the country, who may be described, in effect, as the visible clearing bouse of commerce.’’ The south is on the broad road to prosperity and while it has been aided in developmental processes by north ern capital and skilled immigration, th. piereti; and advance ment is more the result of the energy and push of she southern people than otherwise. Use of Money in Elections, In his address at the Brooklyn day exercises at the Nashville exposition Mr. St. Clair McKelway, speaking of the immense sums used in manipu lating election contests, said: “They surely were not small and probably were stupendous. A year has passed, and no disclosure' of amounts or of methods has been made on either side. Such disclosure has been asked for many a time and has been promised more' than once. The promise, however, has been ignored or forgotten. I do not charge, TAB ROME TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1». 1897. for I cannot prove, that all the ex penditures were not wholly legitimate. But we all know that the volume of expenditures attributed to each side, and believed by the people at large to be attributed, amounted tb a disas trous and deplorable and dangerous factor <n ous moral life. Elections should not be auctions. Campaigns should be collisions of ideas alone. They should not be contests between cash-boxes or matching of check books or battles of exchequ rs. ” In commenting on this the Chicago Record says: Mr. McKelway hits upon an evil which is growing steadily with every election. The occasional clamor for a .publication of the party books for a disclosure us to sums collected and disbursed always proves unavail ing. Thepublic is asked to take it for granted that the moneys are given be cause of a disinterested loyalty to party and are paid out “legitimately.” Yet there are constant charges and counter-charges that levies are made on certain interested monopolies and that these monopolies contribute freely. Why do they contribute? Why. unless with the distinct under standing that for every dollar paid out they are to receive a dollar’s worth of benefit in return? And how is this benefit to be received save in the manipulation of law and govern ment for the special benefit of these monopolies? The inference that the law and the administration of it be come matters of barter a»d sale is log leal and just. It is time that urgent steps betaken to correct and abuse which threatens to make politics the leverage through which moneyed interests secure legis lation favorably to themselves, re gardless of how it affects the people. Sooner or later the great parties will find the people rebelling at this oli garchical control and demanding after each election that the parties using campaign funds make a full and honest accounting as to the source from which the money is derived and the ways In which it is used. As yet no party is courageous enough to in. corporate such a plank in its platform or to endeavor to secure laws which will make illegitimate campaign finan ciering impossible. But how long will it be before the ■people began to ask that elections be freed from the suspicion of being very largely a contest of moneyed inter ests, in which the public, if it votes at all, can only play into the hands of one or the other? GOV. ATKINSON'S PLAN, What the Newspapers of the State are Saying on the Convict Question, (Augusta Herald) Governor Atkinson has given out ad vance sheets of that portion of his mes sage dealing with the convict question. The matter is of sufficient importance to lend peculiar interest to the plan which the governor will recommend, and he treats the subject in a careful straightforward manner. This advance statement of the gover nor’s plan is one of the most important matters that have come before the pub lic in some time. Conservative Views (Valdosta Tiruea) The views which the governor expres ses in this document show that he has not been caught in the trap which was set for him. Instead of revolutionary action, such as was urged upon him, he puts himself very well in line with the ideas that have been advanced by the Times and other papers that have stood opposed to the wild, if not insane, theor : ies of the sentimentalists. The conservative spirit with which the governor meets the convict question may be judged by in regard to working the convicts upon the public roads. Will Have Much Weight, (LaGrange Reporter) The able menner in which he handles the question clearly demonstrates that he has given much time and study to this important measuure and his mes sage to the legislature will no doubt have much weight with that body in the final disposition of the convicts. The Unsettled Question, (Brunswick Advertiser) With all the plans that have been sag. gested, followed, by consistent .objec tions, with reference to the penitentiary, system, the State of Georgia is now about as far from a conclusion as when the question was first sprung. Even those who have been disposed to urge the employment of convicts on public farms and public roads, are just as easily persuaded to doubt the practicability of their favored schemes. Paramount argument is advanced against every system that has been ad vanced, until those who are best posted, have given up in despair, and propose a postponement of the consideration of a permanent plan. • Under these circumstances it seems proper that other ideas may be advanced, and in doing so, .all sentimentality should be ignored. This will necessitate a state peniten tiary, and its probable operation as a mauufactu-ing Enterprise, under cor porate or private investment. The con victs of Tennessee make wagons and agricultural implements, harness, etc. The Massachusetts convicts compose the operatives of the Bay State Shoe Com pany. Other states do like wise The Overcoats, a. ; Hals, Shirts, Men's Suits, Underwear, Boys Suits, Hosiery, Children's Suits _ Neckwear. We Divide Perhaps you think that’s a flight of artistic imagination! It isn’t. The artist is right as far as he goes, but he doesn’t go quite far enough. When you split a thing in two it doesn’t always happen that you cut it exactly in the center, and we are not dividing our profits in the middle. On the contrary the division is overwhelmingly in favor of the purchaser. Our entire stock of Mens, Boys and Childrens Soils, Overcoats- Underwear, Shirts and Hosiery. For the fall and winter was purchased before the advance in prices, and w$ are going; to sell it cheaper than it can be bought anywhere in Rome. HEitSL Hats, We own the biggest stock of Hats of any retail store in North Georgia. This is a big; assertion, nevertheless it is true. Full line of Knox stiff Hats and Stetson soft Hats. Our stock of FURNISHING GOODS. Is the newest and best selected in the city. Every article new, fresh and up-to-date. Big line of Shirts, Neckwear, Underwear, Hosiery. Cloves, Suspenders. E. & "W. Collars and ctffs, Manhattan Shirts; Eclipse Shirts and Shaw knit hosiery. Come to see us, your call will be appreciated and we will save you some money. J, B, WATTERS <£ SON, Leaders of Low Prices. 242 and 244 BROAD ST. - - ROME, GA. products of these are largely sold in Georgia. Why should not Georgia enter competition with them. This would dispose of a large class of convicts of different grades. On the same prem ises, but isolated, the females could be employed, making clothes for the con victs. Another institution, as a de formatory for youthful convicts, with a farm department. could be operated with a view to growing products for the state charities, or for the penitentiary. In this department could be included the aged and infirm, also isolated. This is a plan least encumbered with objection, and affording the state the ultimate of control. It is the best su gestio 1 for the tax payers. Let Her Come- (Atlanta Commercial) Now that Chattanooga has purified herself from the slime of republicanism and takes her rightful place among the proud sisterhood of democratic cities, we withdraw our objections against the readjustment of the state line that might possible throw her in Georgia. We are now prepared to welcome -her with a glad heart and open arms. The'Mad Wind Blows, The mad wind blows a little space, Then sinks into a breath and dies; In meadows where its path we trace. And 'mid the corn the poppies rise. A little space the sunbeam falls, And warms and brig-htens ere the night; And apples glow on orchard walls. And roses bloom where it was light. So wheu we pass into the dark. And think to leave no record here. Some friend unknown, perchance, may mark The blank, and hold out memory dear— Someone may bear with radiant face The so«g we sang a little space. —Nimmo Christis. Still they Gome AT LESTER’S New Goods. Calibrnia L’ma Beano, N. N. State Marrow Beans. California Seeded Raisins. Malaga Cluster Raisins. Cleaned Currants CRACKERS. I have just received fine lot of crackers, cakes and wafers, B, S. LESTER, Old Postoffice cor. /ROME, GA O’Neill Manufacturing Co. MANUFACTURERS OF SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS. ALL KINDS OF MILL WORK. LUMBER Lime and Cement, HAMMAR PAINTS we sell everything needed in house-build ing. Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Brackets, Shingles and Laths, Glass, Builders’ Pauer and Material- Contractors and Builders! We take contracts for all kinds of build ings, large or small. O'Neill Manufacturing Company, Home, Gtel Telephone 76,