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R, L BERNER IS A CANDIDATE, The President of the Senate Has Entered the Guber national Race. SYNOPSIS OF PLATFORM. Anti-Monopoly and Combination Feature Equal Taxes and Election By People of Solicitors. Hon. Robert L. Berner h a candidate for governor. He announced the same over his own signature in the Journal yesterday after noon, and enunciates with hi.» well know clearness and distinctness his platform. Mr. Berner s unnoun, em< nt is a surprise and his platform is a sensation. In it be lays down tne doctrine that it is the duty of the state in its sovereign capacity to enforce the competitive clause of the constitution. He also declares it to be the duty of the governor to institute pr<x:e« dings for that purpose. He declares against d.-crimination of freight ra*teo benefiting large cities and acting as a bar rier a- a growth of the smaller ones. The tone of his platform on this ques tion Is distinctly anti-corporation or against the encroachments of the incor porations, declaring, in other words, if the people do not control the railroads the railroads will control the people. He also bitterly opposes the business men’s convention recently held in Atlanta for the purpose of exempting from taxa tion, municipal and county, new manu facturing enterprises to be erected. All prosperity, he says, snoald contribute alike and tqually to the support of the govern ment. If discrimination must be made it should be made in behalf of the operative's cottage instead of the capitalist's plant. He declares that, he is the candidate of no ring of clique, and has an honorable ambition to be governor. Hi de. lares in favor of lower taxes, but does not believe any substantial reduction can be made unless lite common school fund or the pension for old soldiers is re duced. To both of these propositions he is op|>osed. 11, announces that lie favors the elec tion- of judge s and solicitors by the peo ple and declares Inal he stands upon the Chicago platform which he advocated in every section of the state. He does not mention the Candler letter or either of the other candidates. He simply announces himself a candi date for governor on the following plat form : B< rner’s announcement makes the third in the contest for gubetrnatorial honors. Geographically all sections of the state are now represented. Colonel Candler comes from the extreme northern part of the state, Judge Atkin, on hails from the ix treme southern, and Mr. Berner from the middle section. It promises to bo an exceedingly lively contest. Mr. Borner's announcement was totally tn.expected. His name was wre quently mentioned in connection with the race a few weeks ago. At that time he said: “1 do not know whether I will be a can didate for governor or not.” Since thin he ha- been at his home in Forsyth, (la., and has shunned newspaper Interview el's to such an extent that his mime had almost been dropped front the list of probabilities. Many thought Mr. Berner would make the race for congress. Hon. Robert L. Berner, who today an nounced hinisi If a- a candidate for gov ernor before the Democratic convention, is one of the best known Georgians in public life. ♦'.<lll < At present he is president of the Giorgi. l , state senate. Mr. Berner was a member of the bouse of representatives from 1884 to IS9O and while there made an excellent reputation as >. legislator and deflator. His bill to comply with the coinpt tititive clause of the constitution, familiarly konwn as the “Berner Bill,” was the most important piece of legislation at .that ses sion. The bill passed the house but was defeated in the senate. Mr. Berner has the reputation of being one of the best stump speakers In Georgia, and besides is scholarly and eloquent. Hr. Bern* r’s Platform. A synopsis of Mr, Berner's platform is as follows: To the Democratic party of Georgia: I announce myself as a crfiididiate for the nomination for governor. Having reached this conclusion, I do not hesitate to state to you frankly and at once the reasons which prompt me to ask your support at. this time. I have watched for yqars the growth of monopoly and the usurpation of organized capital in this state. 1 have seen the con stitution violated with impunity and wi.h out shame.. 1 have seen long eherishei policies dispised and set aside as the foily of our fathers. I have marked the' annual expansion of their demands which no amount of tribute or submission seems to satisfy. Through these years of falling prices and pressing debts transportation has con- CASTO A\ ege table Preparation for As - similatifig the Food andßeguia ting the Stomachs and Dowels of Promotes Digestion,Cheerful- j ness andßest.Contains neither j Opmni.Morplune nor Mineral i Not Narcotic. Alx. Senns » 1 Stf£t - /nisi Seed » I /Vppermint ~ J its CarieeudtJsii » ! lUnnSseei - C&trifisd Suffer • nSAyvMst nmr. f A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion , Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW VORK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. tinued to lay Its heavy hand alike on pro ducers and consumers. And now to multiply our burdens organ ized capital demands that manufactures hereafter erected sha) be exempted from the burden of taxation. There 1 seems to be no pause in their steady purposes. to control the policies of tlm state ana faten upon the toil of the lime Hat Come. The lasue confronts us and the time has come waen Georgia should and must settle the question, shall the people govern the corporations and organized capital or shall the corporations and organized capital govern the people? In common with the suffering masses I have waited long and in vain for some other and abler man to defend the consti tution and to maintain the principles of competition in trauapoitation and equality In taxation. No public utterance from any source awards the patience of a people who continue to suffer and to wait. '1 he preservation of tnese principles is absolutely necessary for the commercial and political freedom of the state. To abandon them is to deliver the people in bondage to corporate power. I cannot be lieve that Georgia is ready for servitude. I have an unfaultering faith in the wisdom and courage of her people. Sustained by this faith, “with malice to none, with good will to all,” I enter the contest and here and here and now proclaim the principles of state government for which I shall con tend. • Violating Constitution. First, the constitution of 1877 contains the following clause: “Tihe general assembly of this state shall have no power to authorize any corpora tion io buy shares, or stock in other cor porations in this state, or elsewhere, or to make any contract, or agreement what ever, with any such corporation, which ’may have effect, or be intended to have the effect to defeat or lessen competition in th i - ies,;>»<<ivt buai.iefei.eß, or iJ vacmirage monopoly: and all such contracts «m1 .igrec.atMs s»a>l illegal and vat 1. The plain purpose of the constitution is to make it unlawful for any corporation to use the powers cantered upon it by the state for the puriiose of defeating or les sening competition of encouraging monop oly. All contracts and agreements entered into for that purpose are denounced as il legal and void. By that clause the consti tution became tihe established policy of Georgia. The convention well knew the state was subject to political revolutions. It appreciated the influence of corporate power and corporate wealth. It understood jiiat if the policy was left to ‘the will of the legislature it was subject to be changed or destroyed. By their wise foresight it was placed in the constitution beyond the power and ‘touch of the legislature., Conibiiiatioil Commenced. The people even in JLB77 had cause for alarm. The railroads of the state had al ready begun to combine and defeat com petition. It was not the purpose of the constitu tion either to destroy or injure the prop erty of the corporations. The property of corporations is as sacred as the property of individuals. All prop erty deserves and should receive the game scrupulous protection of the law. But the constitution proposed ‘to estab lish for corporation the same law of com petition that has for centuries controlled the business of individuals. it was not the purpose of the constitu tion to destroy the great through linesc that intersect the state. On the contrary, it has always been, and now is, the recognized policy of the slate to create and foster such lines of transpor tation. They should be maintained and en couraged. The blessings of competition belong to no particular section, but to the whole people. The constitution which established it as the fixed policy of the state has been viola ted in the past. There is every reason to believe that it will be violated in the future. I" am fixed in the conclusion that in as much as the benefits of competition belong to the whole state, it is the duty of the state in its sovereign capacity to enforce the constitution and preserve these bene fits for the people. Tne Governor’s Duty. It is both unjust ard unwise to impose the burden of upholding the constitution tnd maintaining the policy upon the ia dividual. A contest between the corpora tion sustained by vast millions of wealth and an individual struggling to save his business from the grasp of discrimination is ton unequal to be maintaieud. The citi zen should net be compelled to devote his fortune and jeopardize his business in the preservation of a policy in which the whole state and all the people are interested. It is the constitution of the state. It is the policy of the state. When it is violated it is the duty of the governor in the exer cise of the sovereign power of the state to institute proceedings to set aside ‘the contract or agreement that establishes monopoly, restores the lines to their prop er legal spheres of operation and thus se cure 'the blessings of competition to the people. This should not be done In reckless dis regard of the rights of property, but with care and conservatism and with a proper and sacred respect for the vast interests involved. But at last the corporation should be made to yield the same obedience to the constitution and the haw which is demand ed of the citizen and which the citizen loyally yields. Against Discrimination, Second. The constltut.on prohibits un just discriminations by the railroads and guarantees to the people just and reason- I able rates of freight, and passenger tariff. The railroad commission was created by I the legislature and clothed with power to ICASTORIA | The Kind You Have Always Bought, | Bears the Fae-simile Signature | —OF— ON THE I WRAPPER OF EVERY I BOTTLE. I THE KIND S¥OU HAYE ALWAYS BOUGHT. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. carry into effect this clause of the consti tution. The taw should be so administered that every person and every locality should en joy the benefit of the same just and rea sonable charges. There should be no dis crimination in favor of the larger cities, but the smallest stations, the villages and the towns should stand upon the same plane with cities, and should receive from the railroad companies the same fair and just treatment and are entitled to rates equitably adjusted with regard to the dis tance. No one can study the deliberations of the constitutional convention without be ing impressed with the fact that the sub jects of railroads and transportation and taxation receives the profoundest atten tion. All the wisdom and courage and patriotism of the body was consecrated to the solution of those vexatious problems. The system that has been established by that body is the wisest and most equitable known to men. There should be no dis tinction either as to the character of the property or the person who owns it. All property and persons receive alike the protection of the government, and all -.honld contribute tlike to support it. Bui it is now proposed to amend the constitu tion so as to permit the counties ami cities exempting the capital invested in manu factories hereafter erected from taxation. Opposed to Exemption, I am firmly and unalterably opposed to this amendment. First. It violates the wise and equitable law of equality by which all property con tributes alike to support the government which prefects*and preserves it. Second. It is protection per se to which the Democratic party from its birth has been relentlessly opposed. Third. It releases the property of the rich and adds to the burdens of the poor. T< relieves those who are best able to pay and continues to exact from those who now find it difficult to pay their taxes. I cannot approve a system that exempts the costly plant of the manufacturer ami per petuates the burden upon the humble cot tage of the poor. What Constitution Says. Third. The constitution contains the fol lowing clauses upon the subject of taxa tion : “The general assembly may, by law, exempt from taxation all public property, places of religious wohship or burial; all institutions of purely public charity, all buildings erected and used as a college, incorporated academy, or other seminary of learning; the real and personal estate of a public library, and that of any other literary association used by or connected with such library; all books and philoso phical apparatus, and all paintings and statuary of any company or association kept in a public hall and not held as mer chandise or for purposes of sale or gain. Provided, the property so exempted be not used for puruoses of private or corporate income. “Ail laws exempting property from taxation, other than the property therein enumerated, shall be void.’ These clause's not only establish the policy of equality of taxation, but with abundant caution declares all laws void that exempt any other property. Favors Low Taxes. ■Fourth. I am in favor of low taxes. I am in favor of 'the lowest possible rate consistent with an honest and economical administration of the government. Not a dollar should be taken from the people except for necessary and constitutional purposes. If any reduction can be accom plished I shall most earnestly and cor dially co-operate in the effort to secure it. Duty requires me to state ‘to to you that I am opposed to any reduction of the com mon school fund. It is the duty of the state, under its constitution, to establish and maintain a common school system. I am opposed to any reduction of the pension fund save as God reduces its noble and honored beneficiaries. By this gener ous appropriation the state redeems the sacred promises given to the soldier who left his home to defend his country. Fifth. I am in favor of the constitutional amendment adopted by the last general assembly which provides for the election of the judges and solicitors general by the people. I am of the people and appreciate the buYdens they endure. I have throughout my public life defend ed the rights of the people and I shall continue to do so. I am the candidate of no clique or ring, and I will not be. I am fettered by no pledges, and I will not be. Accepting the Chicago platform of 1896, which I advocated in every section of this state as the embodiment of Democratic wisdom and Democratic purpose upon all national issues, I make this appeal to the Democratic party, confident that the prin ciples and policies of the state government which I here proclaim will command its support and allegiance. To these principles I have long been consecrated. For them I have often fought. With them.l shall now triumph. . R. L. Berner. Free of Charge to Sufferers. Cut this out and take it to your druggist and get a sample bottle free of Dr. King’s New Discovery, for consumption, coughs and colds. They do not ask you to buy before trying. This will show you the great merits of this truly wonderful rem edy, and show what can be accomplished by the regular size bottle. This is no ex periment, and would be disastrous to the proprietors did they not know it would invariably cure. Many of the best physi cians are now using it in their practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe cases. If is guaranteed. 1 rial bottles free pt 11. J. Lamar & Sons' drug store. Regular size 50 cents and sl. SOON TO BE A Meeting of League Magnates—Schedule Will be Most Important Matter. The annual spring meeting of the Na tional League of basehall men is less than two weeks away. On the last day of this month the league magnates will gather in secret session at the Southern ‘Hotel in St. Louis. The principal reason for the meeting is the question of adopting a schedule for the coming season. These frequent jumps from place to place are what causes the men to think so much about the schedule. Every team in the league wants to play at home on legal holidays. Another matter that will be taken up is the farming out of players. <A club may hear of two or three very prominent 'play ers and engage them at a small salary. Not having an immediate place for these men, the are “farmed out;” or, in other words, their services are leased to some minor league team, that guarantees the payment of their salaries until they are posted suf ficient to get back into the big league; and, no matter how good they are, they are compelled to play for small salaries. Ned Hanlon, the president of the president of the Baltimore team, has come out flat footed against the system. Four or five clubs, at a very little expense, could cor ral all the promising players in the coun try and have the monopoly against all the others, simply by forming an agreement with a number of minor league teams. The rules will be altered, and there is a possibility that the “earned run" may be amended in such away as to make the pitcher directly responsible for every run ner that crosses the plate wherein a field ing error has not played a part. Earned runs are supposed to be runs earned on a pitcher's delivery. The abol ishing of the bunt hit will be considered, but no change is expected. It would hand icap the St. Louis team considerably to have the bunt done away with, as several men pn the team are good burners. WHITTLE LAW LIBRARY. Macon Bar Association Wantsit Turned Over to Them. A meeting of the directors of tbe Ma con Library Association was held at the library yesterday afternoon, and the prin cipal matter which came up for consider ation was the petition of the Macon Bar Association asking that the Whittle libra ry be turned over to the association for MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 19 1898. the lawyers propose to establish in Macon. It was stipulated in the will of the late L. N. Whittle, who owned the library, that should his son. Murray, not engage in the practice of law, that the books should be free to the bar of Macon, and as Mr. Mur ray Whittle did not take up the practice of law, the bar association asks that the books be given to them for the library which they will establish. The communi cation of the bar association was referred to a committee to report at the next meet ing. CALLING BACK THE SUN. The Moqui Dance That Helps to Cause the Return tri Summer and Harvest*. Dr. Tewkes of the Smithsonian institu tion at Washington returned recently to Denver from the Mcrpii villages in Ari zona. where be attended the winter dances of tho Indiana He is one of the few whit.' men who have ever seen this remarkable ceremony, and tl ■: result of his visit will apj ear in a detailed report on his return to Washington. The dance or ceremony is called I bo say la-na, nnd is thdinost complicated of all the religious ceremonies among the Mo quis. It continues for nine days, includ ing preliminary preiiarut.ions. It is ouo of the few ceremonies still in existence among tbe uncivilized tribes in which the sun is directly the object of worship. The dance takes place at the winter solstice when the sun has receded to its farthest limit in the southern sky. Its object is primarily to induce the sun to recede from its southern march and retrace its steps toward the north, to bring joy, warmth and returning harvests to tbe Moquis. The secondary ob ject is to extend a peace offering to the great plumed snake, a deity hostile to the sun, in order that his wrath may be ap peased and lie may cir.se to chase the sun away from the Moquis. The main dance took place at Walpai bn Dec. 20, and on the 22d at Oriaba. It was held between 10 and 12 o’clock in the evening in one o' the secret rooms of the khiva. A rude altar had been construct ed in one end of the room, back of which was a partition of wreaths and flotters, through which the head of an effigy of the plumed serpent protruded. This "head was about 18 inches long and about 12 inches in diameter and n.adc from a large gourd Thu uppTr part of the head was stained black, the lower part whire, and the mouth, with a hideous exhibition of teeth, was stained red. Behind this screen was an Indian, whose office it was to-impart t<; the head of the reptile a swaying motion, as if the serpent was imbued with life. At thesametimeanumberof Indians blew in to hollow gourds, which emitted a strange rushing sound to imitate the noise made by the swift movement of a monster snake. In front of the altar and the effigy of the snake appeared a warrior with a shield on which were repretet.lcd emblems of the sun. These minor deities and the plumed snake attacked tbe warrior representing the sun, and a battle ensued in which the lone warrior triumulu <i. beating back his enemies, and thus being emtbled to return to tlie north to cheer the land of the Mo- LJUiS. The next morning after the performance as-tiut sun rises above the eastern liorizoc and tips the western iiliis with gold tin, Tiitiians offer up t heir prayers and sprinkle holy meal in its fore, and by these simple acts of devotion welcome its return from the southern skies, and with it also the so turn of the kachenos, the good spirits who bring the Mdquis rain, corn, abun dance of harvest and all the blessings of life. New York Suu. TREATMENT | FOR WEAK MEN. TRIAL WITHOUT EXPEMSE- g The famous Appliance and Remedies of 9 the Erie Medical Co. nowforthe first time ® offered on trial without expense to any S honest man. Not a dollar to be naid H in advance. Cute Effects of Errors El or Excesses in Old or Young. Manhood H Fully Restored. How to Enlarge and E? Strengthen Weak, Undeveloped Portions S of Body. Absolutely unfailing Home B Treatment. No C. <). D. or other scheme. 9 A plain offer by a fiym of high standing. H ERIE Bibb County Sheriff Sales, Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Macon, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in March next the following property: That tract of land in district 13 of Bibb county, and being in northwest corner of lot 354, and known in the plat made by J. C. Wheeler as part of lot 9 and in all or that tract conveyed by Sam Sledge, Sr., to Sam Sledge, Jr., except one acre conveyed to Robert Cromwell, containing four acres, being the place wherein Sam Sledge now resides. Levied on as the property of Sam Sledge to satisfy a fi fa. issued from jus tice’s court, 483 district, G. M., in favor of Security Loan and Abstract Company vs. Sam Sledge. G. S. WESTCOTT, Sheriff. Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Macon, Ga., said county, during tne legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in March, 1898, the following pro perty in Macon Reserve, west of Ocmulgee river, with improvements, being twenty acres of lot No. 42 in said reserve, bound southwest by gardenvilie, northwest by lands of Ed Long, northeast by a street. Being the same conveyed by Mrs. Cath erine H. Smith, by the Macon building and Loan Association by two deeds, one dated July sth, 1876, the other dated October 28, 1876. Said property levied on as the pro perty of Miss Catherine H. Smith to sat isfy a fi. fa issued from the city court of Macon in favor of E. A. Upson vs. Cath erine H. Smith. L. B. HERRINGTON, Deputy Sheriff Bibb County, GEORGIA, Bibb County.—To the Supe rior court of said county: The petition of George A. MacDonald, E. A. Waxelbaum, W. E. McCaw, Frank Benson, M. P. Cal laway, Mallory Taylor, Ellis Talbot, E. D. Huguenln, N. M. Block, G. C. Matthews, T. J. Carling T. W. Loyless, Henry Horne, R. M. Rogers ,A. R. Freeman. H. S. Ed wards, L. J. Lilienthal, C. M. Wiley, D. W. Hill, J. T. Boifeuillet, S. R. Wiley, J. R. Kennedy, all of said county, respectfully shows: 1. That your petitioners and a number of other citizens of said county who are not associated with them together such others as may hereafter be associated with them, desire to be incorporated under the name and style of the Macon Carnival As sociation for a term of twenty years, with the privilege of renewal at the expiration of said term. 2. The purpose of the said body corpor ate is the promotion of the commercial in terests of the city of Macon and the ad vancement of the industrial growth of said city, and not for the pecuniary gain of its members. 3. Your petitioners show that in further ance of the object of said association they desire to have the right to hold, purchase and sell property, real and personal, to receive donations, to contract and be con tracted with, to sue and be sued, make by-laws binding upon its members and to make investments and accumulate funds for the purpose of aiding the general pur poses of the association, to wit: the pro motion of the commercial and industrial interests of the city of Macon. 4. Your petitioners show that said asso ciation at the time of its organization has no capital stock, but your petitioners pray for the right to issue stock and receive sub scriptions therefor at any time it may by a majority vote of the members of said as sociation, determine to do so, to the amount of ten thousand dollars. 5. Your petitioners pray that said cor poration may have all the rights and privileges u.-ually incidental under the laws of Georgia to corporations of like charac ter. DESSAU, BARTLETT & ELLIS, Attorneys for petitioners. I, Robert A. Nisbet, Clerk of the Su perior Court of Bibbb county, do certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the original petition of incorpora tion. as the same appears of file in my office. ROBERT A. NISBFT, _ ' ’ Clerk. _ ® brass band Instruments, Drums, Uniforms, Equip, i 'S’iaf mentsforßandsandDrumCorps. Luw. Vs< “MB est prices ever quoted. Fine Catalog, 4Uti Illustrations, mailedfree: it gives B and if va Music it Intruct’ns for Amateur Banda. // P i.¥O-N A- HEALY, W tdacu SL, tkieajo, HL ' 'ms Book Free to Weak Men." ■ ’*« - s---- JT' THRCCCLASib I'ft t (MtW ? i ‘ I SI ! 7 -c.V'--., . rs ■ AB- • I B ■ i I I ; i ' JIT* ' j f +-‘ 1 as- -r v. _ ... z ~<• 1 -c i wOm . I ‘ r “ - ' " ’ ill I ' • ■ ; bR. SANDEN) || lU-j ■• 1 T'< - I | !♦ tells all about my Invention the DR. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT for HI -es’iit? o* youthful errors such at Drains. Losses, Impotency. Lame Back. 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Diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat and lungs specialties. Office consutation and treatment absolutely free from 8 to 9 every morning, visits in the city for cash, day , sl. night $2. I invite the public to visit my office. Vaccination free. Office hours, 8 to 9 a. in.; 12 to 1 p. m., and 3 to 5:30 p. m. Sweet Peas Free to Ladies. Every lady that calls at our store Monday will receive absolutely free a package of our finest mixed Sweet peas. Remember the day, MONDAY, 21st Streyer Seed Comp’y. 466 Poplar Street. R Gold Watch Is a good investment, because it enables you to save time. When “time is money” by knowing the exact time when you need to know it. That’s the kind of Watches we sell, and don’t think our prices high because others are. We can sell you a gold filled (not plated) Watch for $20.00, gonts’ size; ladies’ for $lB. BEELAND, the Jeweler Triangular Block. Home Industries and Institutions. Henry Stevens’ Sons Co. H. STEVENS’ SONS CO, Macon, Ga., Manufacturers of Sewer, and Railroad culvert pipe, fittings, fire brick, clay, etc. Wall tubing with perforated bottoms that will last forever. Macon Fish and Oyster House. CLARKE & DANIEL, wholesale and retail dealers in Fresh Fish, Oysters,Crabs, Shrimps, Game, Ice, etc., 655 Poplar street. Tel ephone 463. Fisheries and paching house, St. Petersburg, Fla. Macon Machinery. MALLARY BROS. & CO., dealers in Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills. Specialties—Watertown Steam Engines, Saw Mills, Grist MillSg Cotton Gins. Macon Refrigerators. MUECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re frigerators made. Manufactured right here in Macon, any size and of any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator on the market possesses. Come and see them at tl'e factory New St. 3