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4 The Weekly Tribune THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. iJu j yoar •• ■ SIOO. Six months 60 W Varin* ntR required In advance. THURSDAY, NOVKMBRR23. 1808 AGENTS FOR THE IKIBUNE, Armache* -Mias Lillian Watt*. Crystal Springs—Mr*. 1* M. Storey. Cave Spring—T. «L Davia. Silver Creek—George Porter. Van’s Valley—B. B Sander*. We will pay 25 cents each tar a tew e«»pieH ot The Weekly Tribune at Mnreh Kith. W. <J. COOPER. Mang THE REGISTRATION BILL. Attention is called to Senator Cor put’s card in this issue of The Tribune. In preparing a bill to purge the registration lists of Floyd county, he has but given expression to the earnest wishes of large masses of taxpayers, who are tired of seeing the deciding vote cast by gangs of floaters, few of whom have complied with the provisions of the constitu tion which requires the payment of . ali taxes since 1877. The question is a very important one. for the purging of the registration list would make a vast difference in the charac ter of our elections. A man who will nut bear h s part of the burden of government ought not to have a voice in it. It is the principle of this measure that we contend for; it is the princi ple of purifying the ballot, and one that is dear to the hearts of the honest toilers and taxpayers, who do not shirk the public burden and do not wish to sec the control of things rest withsh rks and vagrants. We hope there will not be any captious objection to the measure on the score of details. If details can be improved, let them be so amended, but we sincerely trust that the main issue will not be sidetracked. Let our representatives and our senator get together and agree on a good measure of wnich the core will be the purging of the registration lists. FLOYD COUNTY’S ROADS. Attention is called to an interesting statement of the finances of this county by Mr. JMlax Meyerhardt. It shows the extent of our macadam ized highways and their cost, and compares this with the cost of simi lar roads in Jefferson county Ala bama, about the city of Birmingham. This work, begun twelve years ago this month, is probably the best of its kind in the state, and affords an object lesson in practical road re form. Floyd county was a pioneer in this business and has reaped large results from the system. It is to be heped that the legislature will take this lesson to heart when it comes to provide for the employ ment of the penitentiary convicts after the expiration of the present lease. THE SHACKLES OF DEBT. It is a noteworthy fact that one Os the emigrants to Texas said on the eve of his departure that he was going to shake off the shackles of the credit system. The slavery’ of debt was so great that he was will ing to leave home and break away from the association of a lifetime to escape it. There is a striking sim ilarity between this and the depart ure of the impris med debtors from English prisons to seek an asylum on the free soil of Georgia a hundred and fifty years ago. We have no imprisonment for debt, but wo have something almost as bad : n the cred it system which requires a farmer to plant cotton exclusively in order to get credit with the supply mer chant. The custom is giving way, but very slowly. Its shackles are not shaken off by many’ of our people. The evidence of this is the case of the man who was willing to leave home and country to escape its bondage. THE NEXT BOOM. The next boom will not be in the towns, but in the country. The tables will have to be turned, and the sooner the better, for the pros perity of both. Country booming has not been very popular on this part of the planet. The conditions have not been ripe for it until lately, but they are getting in that shape now. The land’s end is about reached. With the grand rush of 200,0(10 people for homes in tho Cherokee strip, the movement for the free lands of the West reached its climax. Already there are reflex currents. People want to come South. They a’e writ ing this way’ and looking this way and talking this way—and they are coming. One has only to do a little correspondence with the Northwest to appreciate this fact. How shall we receive them when they come? Shall we wait till our big farms are sold out under fore closure and our Western friends buy in the land, or shall we let thrifty promoters take options on every thing in sight and sell out everybody who is land poor? Would it not be better t® prepare for the coming in vasion and receive it in a masterly way ? It can be done by such means as we shall now suggest. Let enterprising and public spir ited men, who love their country and love big enterprises, take hold of good bodies of land and lay off farmsand villages in suitable tracts with farms outlying and villages in the center, every house in the vil lage within easy’ reach of an accom panying farm, say a hundred farms in the tract, with 160 acres to each, and a hundred families in the vil lage, one for each farm. This would be the result on a tract five miles square, containing 16,000 acres. Re serving enough land fora village of a half mile radius, there would be room for 100 two acre lots, with a common, a park, store houses, a church, school house, a town hall, nostofllce, etc. The sale of the lots at S2OO each would build the church, school house, town hall, postoffice and storehouses and build a macadamized turnpike to the nearest public road, build a tele phone line to the city, and survey the whole tract. As soon as this was done the farm land would be worth twice its cost. All the ad vantages of town and country would be combined in s icha situation, and every family in the community would be self-sustaining, getting its liveli hood from the soil. The financial problem which confronts the boom town would be eliminated. There would be no trouble to provide em ployment for the people brought there. Such a system inaugurated on an extensive scale would be successful, and being successful, it would be come contagious and spread from district to district, from county to county and from state to state. It would revolutionize the rural life of the south, replacing its lonelines's and monotony with a social stimulus that would work wonders for the happiness and prosperity of our people. The possibilities of the plan, full as they are of practical, business enterprise, rise beyond that to the sphere of statesmanship. This work is too big and too im portant to be committed to the mere boomer. Boom is a poor expression of the kind and quality of prosper ity, intellectual and moral, as well as material, that would result from such a transformation. It requires business talent of the highest and broadest character, accustomed to deal with great concerns on a per manent basis. We know of one man who has the breadth and ca pacity for such work, but we doubt if he will undertake it because of prior engagements. That man is Mr. Joel Hurt, the best business man in Georgia and the greatest organ izer since Grady. LESSON OF THE HOGE SCANDAL. There has been a good deal in the papers lately about the disgraceful conduct of Colonel J. Hampton Hoge of Virginia, who was appoint ed Consul at Amoy China, and was recalled for drunkenness and rowdy ism before he left San Francisco. The Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post reports that President Cleveland said to Senator Hunton of West Virginia] on this subject: I find that a number of men whom we supposed to be among the most trustworthy people of your state are on record at the Department of state as assuring us that their candidate was everything he ought to be. Not one of them raised his voice to warn me of tho risk 1 was running, and it was the mere accident of a difference of four hours between San Francisco and Washington lime that, enabled me to stop him before he had sailed, and save my THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, > OVEMBE3 23, 1H»8 administration the scandal of such an ap pointment. It is said that Mr. Cleveland was so wrought up over the imposition that he brought his first down on the table with such force as to make things rattle. There is reason to believe that a good many such cases have occurred since the fourth of last march. It may safely be said that the President has been deevved by those he trusted whenever a notoriously bad appointment has been made. Unfortunately there are some such. It is impossible for the chief executive to know person a’ly sixty-five millions of people. There are hundreds of so called “trustworthy people” including many of our most prominent men, who endorse the applications of men whom they would not think of em ploying in their own business. The Charleston News and Courier justly says: “We complain about the inferior quality of the public service and damn the President for not choos ing more competent men, while he has been largely controlled by our own recommendations. What are recommendations worth when they are employed only as a means of conferring a cheap favor upon those who seek public position? What confidence can the President be ex pected to place in “trustwo’thy “people” who sign their names to every paper handed to them with out knowing the petitioner or car ing whether their recommendation is regarded or not? We are unjust to the President and dishonest with ourselves when we sign petitions we do not care to sign or “indorse” persons for office whom we do not believe to be qualified for public station.” NOT AN OFFICE SEEKER. The Baltimore Sun pays this handsome compliment to General C. A. Evans, whose candidacy for the governorship has been eo well recei/ed by the people in all parts of the state: “Gen. Clement A. Evans will probably be the next Governor of Georgia, despite the fact that he announces his purpose not to make the slightest effort to secure the democratic nomination. “If the state were invaded,” said General Evans, in a recent interview, “and I were to be called out to command a com pany or regiment or brigade tomor row, I should accept and do my best. I feel the same way about public oilice. It is a public trust, and if the people call me I feel it would be my duty to give my time and at tention.” The indications are that the democrats of Georgia will take General Evans at his word and call him to the executive chair. Hon. Tom Watson, the populist leader in Georgia, is quoted as saying: “If we are to defeat General Evans, it must be on a square issue of princi ple. We cannot put up any man who is his superior in capacity and character. There is no personal objection whatever to be urged against General Evans. The state does not contain a citizen whose re cord is more unblemished and whose character is more lovable.” The overwhelming defeat of the populists in Virginia does not convey much encouragement ti Mr. Watson, par ticularly with such an opponent as General Evans would be.” THE STEVENS CONSPIRACY. The testimony of Admiral Sker rel', to which we referred yesterday, is likely to play an important part in the discussion of the Hawaiian question. It shows that Mr. Ste vens, the American Minister to Hawaii under President Harrison, was party to a conspiracy to over throw the government then in ex istence, ami actually promised the use of the United States troops in advance. The following is Mr. Gresham’s recital of that testimony : “In a statement given to Mr. Blount by Admiral Skerrett, the ranking naval officer at Honululu, he says: “If the troops were landed simply to protect American citizens and interests, they were badly stationed in Arion Kull, but if the intention was to aid the provisional govern ment, they were wisely stationed. “This hall was so situated tha the troops in it easily commanded the government building, and the proclamation was read. At an early ‘tage of the movement, if not at the beginning, Mr. Stevens promised the annexationists that as soon as they obtained possession of the gov ernment building, and there read a proclumatiu of the character referred to, he would at once recognize them as a de facto government and support them by landing a force from our war ship then in the harbor and he kept that promise. “This assur.ncc was the inspira tion of the movement, and without it the annexationists would not have exposed themselves to the conse quences of failure. They relied up on no military force of their own. for they had none worthy of the name. The provisional government was es tablished by the action of the Amer ican minister and presence of the troops landed from the Boston, and its continued existence is due to the belief of the Hawaiians that if they made an effort to overthrow it they would encounter the armed forces of the United States. “The earnest appeals so the Amer ican minister for military protection by the officers of the provisional government, after it had been rec ognized, show the utter absurdity ol the claim that it was established by a successful revolution of the people of the islands. Those ap peals were a confession by the men who had made them of their weak ness and timidity. Cotuageous men, conscious of their strength and the justice of their cause, do not thus act. “It is not now claimed that a ma jority of the people havingthe light to vote under the constitution of 1887 ever favored the existing au thority, or annexation to this or any other country. They earnestly de sire that the government of their choice shall be restored, and its in dependence respected. “Mr. Blount states that while at Honolulu he did not meet a single annexationist who expressed will ingness to submit the question to a vote of the people, nor did he talk with one on this subject who did not insist that if the islands were annexed suffrage should be so res tricted as to give complete control to foreigners or whites, and repre sentative annexationists have repeat edly made similar statements to the undersigned. “The government of Hawaii sur rendered its authority under a threat of war until such time only as the government of the United States, upon the facts being presented to it, should reinstate the constitu tional sovereign, and the provisional government, was created to “exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been nego tiated and agreed upon.” “A careful consideration of the facts will, I think, convince you that the treaty which was withdrawn from the senate for further consid eration should not be re submitted for its action thereon. “Should not the great wrong done to a feeble but independent state, by an abuse of the authority of the United States, be undone by restor ing the legitimate government? Anything short of that will not, I respectfully submit satisfy the de mands of justice. “Can the United States consist ently insist that other nations shall respect the independence of Hawaii while not respecting it themselves? Our government was the first to recognize the independence of the islands, and it should be tho last to acquire sovereignty over tnem by force and fraud.” —+ TWO NEW WARSHIPS. The public has been entertained of late by glowing accounts of the magnificent cruiser “New Y r ork,” put in commission not long ago. Two more arc ready for service, the Olympia and the Columbia, the former on the Pacific and the latter on the Atlantic coast. The Colum bia in speed and coal capacity, ex ceeds and any ship of our navy or any other navy, The following ac count of her is from the New York Sun: “After various delays, the fast flyer Columbia is this week to have her official speed trial along the New England coast. The enormous premium of $50,000 for every quar ter knot she may make in excess of her contract, with an equally great penalty for each quarter knot of shortcoming, urnishes all the stun ulus required to tier builders for putting their utmost skill and ex ertions to secure a brilliant resul'. But if anything more were needed, it might be the triumph just achieved by the Olympia, which, in recent unofficial trial on the Pacttie, coa c t, i- said to have exce ded 21{ knots, beating the record of the cruiser New York by a quarter knot. Os course, as the New York is au arm orclad, of much heavier displace meat, the comparison is hardly be tween vessels of the same type; and it does not appear from the de spatches that the Olympia n.ade an average of 21| knots during four consecutive hours. Still, as the jubilant Californians claim for her the title of “Queen of the cruiser fleet,” the Philadelphians naturally desire to transfer as promptly as possible these regal honors to the Columbia. “That they are likely to do so the unofficial trials of the latter vessel clearly show. Her contract calls for twenty one knots, which is a full knot in excess of the stipulated speed of the Olympia, and it is also expected that she will make at least a knot in excess of her guarantee, or twenty-two knots, as her avera.e on the trial. Since she is a much larger vessel than the Olympia, her steam machinery has been made much more powerful, its maximnm indicated horse power being. as planned, 21,000, against 13.500 for the Pacific coast vessel. The sus tained sea speed of the Columbia is expected to be twenty one knots, while quite as notewhorthy is her steaming radius, which is to reach 25,000 or 26,000 knots, or about double that of the Olympia, admir aole as the latter is.” The Columbia is also the first naval vessel to carry three screw propellers. BUILDING AND LOAN SECURITIES. In an editorial on the legist ative auditing committee’s report, we called attention to the fact that no reference was made to building and loan securities which the law re quires to be deposited. The follow ing communication from Senator Corput expla’ns the matter: Atlanta, Ga. November, 14th., 1893. Editor Tribune: In the matter of the examination of the State Treasurer’s books, and of the taw requiring building and loan associations doing business in this State to deposit se curities with the Treasurer, I would say, that such building and loan associations, as required by law, have on deposit with the Treasurer 75 percent of their deeds and mortgages, unless placed in other deposi tories or trust companies, as provided by law, and for which the Treasurer holds their receipts. Under the law the Treas urer is not required to make publication of the same in his official report. The resolution raising the joint Commit tee, only contemplated the examination and verification of the Treasurer's printed report, therefore we did not deem it neces sary to report upon this large mass of mortgagesand deeds, although our atten tion was called to these deposits by the Treasurer. Tn the matter of Foreign build ing and loan associations, they are simply required to deposit with the Secretary of State a certificate that they have deposited with the Secretary of their State, or some trust company the amount of tin* securities required by the Act governing associations in their respective State. Felix Corput. The historical co’lection ot the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, illus trating the development of the loco motive, and which was exhibited at the World’s Fair, has been offered to the city of Baltimore by President Charles F. Mayer. One of the most interesting railroad exhibits at the World’s Fair was that of the South Carolina Railway, giving sections of rail and specimens of the machinery used by that venerable corporation since its inspection sixty years ago. The Nows and Courier suggests that this be given to the museum of the college at Charleston. Senator Corput is a wheel horse, lie put the registration bill through the Senate in short order. The tax payers of Floyd are with him. Mr. Corput’s registration bill is as good a thing as the Australian ballot to puiify elections. FAHY’S, l BEAUTIFUL $15.0(1 fl PREMIUM.' - < “ We offer the trade a magnificent inducement ; one that canm-t be equalled. No where cun be foundj'a mure clioL e or complete stock of Ladies’ fine Undergo r, than we carry, and in ord r toencou age the L.dies’ we offer a b au.iful premium upon certain considera tions. , THE PREMIUM. The premium we offer or give, is a beautiful sls Wrap, of excel ent quality and of the very latest s'yle. It is handsomely decorated with Braid and machine stiihing, and is the best Wrap for the money on the maket The material is of the most substantial weave, and one would think it was a twen’y-flve or thirty do lar garment, so fine and exqisite is the finish and texture. THE CONDITIONS. This beautiful mantle is given as a premium to the individual or fam ily who purchases from our Under wear depart m nt the largest quan tity of Underwear ranging in price from one dollar up, fine Swiss Goo<ls. an J the goods themselves are offered j at a bargain, independent of the fl handsome prize we award the most fl extensive purchaser from this de- I partment. This offer expires on the fl 22nd day of December. Don’t mis- J understand us. This beautiful 1 Wrap is given to the individual or one family who buys the largest - . quantity of Underwear from :one ( dollar up, in pi ice, between this date and December 22ud, 1893. This is I a grand offer, and of course it will t be taken advantage of by’ many. * Some one will get the beautiful • garment. Who will it be? It may be you. The offer bolds good from November 20 to December 22, 1893, and ii will pay every lady to exam ine our full stockjof Wraps ot ever}’ desci ipti n. We will save you big money. More new styles on the way. 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