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THE MACON ' NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1084.
NEWS PRINTING COMPANY,
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R. L. McKENNEY. Business Mnj?r.
TOM W. LOYLES3, Editor.
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Let the License Remain as it Is.
Th* Nev.., never likes to say, “I toll
■yon so.” but in view of the utter miscon
ception of its position by some of the
'frier.ls of prohibition at the very cutset
of *fhe campaign just ended, it feels that
•it might iff allow* 1 to call attention to
«-'r.ain even's as justifying that position.
Winn a prohibition election was first sug
.g* fed for Bibb county. The 'News came
forward in a spirit of hatmony. and offer
ed a compromise plan, whereby the traf
•<l' co tld 'be placed under the mest perfect
control and the -threatened fight avoided.
W’<- wire criticised 'by the prohibitionists
•for offeGng wi-at they -called the old ‘‘high ,
li -i.n. ■ .makerhilt,” and we were abused
'by r-.rialn liquor (balers an 1 their friends
►far .. i.'i mpting ‘to run. them cut of bust- J
( 1( .. But wc warned the prohibitionist«
such a ccmproinlre 'would gain for
d~t?7i~whole. ‘me. tangible reform —-a vic
•t ,/y without h< firing of a gun-—a great
»l ■ > more than they could expect to gain i
-at ’.i» poll-. Then they grew more .bitter [
in their criticism of us -for assuming that !
■y.n y would L sc the ir fight.
1- i, just p Miblc that they would r.owj
Ij. i ~i .u< h a reform brought about as :
T’e Ni ,vs proposed. But the ittoublc is ■
they failed to take advantage of their pn- j
11.:r:unity. We know whereof we speak >
win :i we say the thing could have been I
.> month ago. Now, however, it is ‘
.iniye . ible, or at leant, improbable.
We regret th.: this is so. because The '
Ni was in earnoi when it declared for ;
ty-N-i license, ;-hor.i r hcutv, no .-ertens and :
r, .-.rirted limit*--. l:» is the sort of re-form |
tn li'.e liquor traffic that ’ wc ‘ciill hope to!
,* ■>t\-.ugh . about-in Ma -mi. To cur mind
i far better iihan pr.ihibiticn. And 'wc |
1! r.i.l in any way we can to bring
a! >u i.s accompli.-limt nt r.-t the proper
time.
We know as well as anyone that the
li< ( i. :r traffic wf dl.eoii is not on a perfect
is. 'We desire as much as anyone to
an improvement. Absolute prohibition
simply weni too far for us. Our sympa
ahi< ; were then and arc still with those
uhi ar? working to pr mote temperance;
a.-. I wc simply differed w.ih them as to
the plum
It lie; been hiii-Gd t'.-.i. because of th.
.prohibitionists’ refusal to accept any pro
-P n il ion for a compromise and 'because of
du cn.Timor.- expense imposed upon the _
lique- traffic of this city by reason of
their refusal and the censequeiat election,
'the liqum- men will make a determined
effort t > have uh? city license tax maite
.riaily lesssened. If ibis is so, then the
-liquor drab i . of Macon are bigger fools
than we suspected. >But even if this is
■their d ire, which we seriously doubt, we
are confident that lae mayor and council
will not accede .to any such demand. Th#
u i-dc.m of a SSOO license has already de
ir»o rest rated vtself. But for the expense
itha; the dealers l ave recently been put to.
>we would ev< n like to see the license in
lerr.iscd. As it is, however, the present li
cense is equivalent to a higher one. IWe
exceedingly regre; that The Nows’ proposed
rcnipremise was not accepted at the out
sti. n order that we might see more rad
ical reforms applied to the liquor traffic,
•but a sense of justice compels the admis
sion that, it would now be unfair to enforce
such measures so soon after what ’the trade
has just passed through. The reforms are
•desirable, but, through the obstinacy of a
ifew, we have forfeited our opportunity to
■inaugurate them. But the liquor men have
inot gained ithe right do disturb the condi
tions that now exist, and any effort in that
direction will meet with strong resist? nee
from almost the entire community.
Cause and Effect.
While it is probably true that some
•things occurred in yesterday’s election
which should net have occurred, it must
be borne in mind that under the present
system of voting in this state it is abso
lutely impossible ;o have a perfect elec
tion. It will be admitted, too. that the
things complained of are not new to any
<>f us. (except, perhaps, to the lady work
ers at the polls) but. on the contrary, have
•been common to elections in this city and
s aunty ever since the war.
There was eome repeating, too much of
it. of this there is no doubt; but probably
not more than usual, and certainly not
enough io change' the result if all such
votes were thrown out.
On the whole, yesterday’s election did
not differ materially from others held in
•this county, and if there are those who
would condemn some of the methods that
prevailed yesterday, they must first con
demn the present system of balloting. A
new ballot law will largely eliminate that
►element whose vo’g? at any and all times
•fails to secure the public’s confidence and
I respect. But until we adopt a better sys-
I tern we cannot justly condemn those who
! icek to secure this vote—for under the
' present law a vote is a vote, and both sides
! to a contiet are equally anxious to recurs
it, no matter what may be the or In
! tclHgcnce of the voter. For it Is always
a menace until it. is cast.
The News has long favored ballot reform
! in Georgia, and it Is led to hope that a
i constitutional convention will bring about
this much needed reform. Until then we
shall expect nothing better than we have
| hem accustomed to all our lives, nor shall
i we too strongly blame Individuals for tak
ing advantage of all the defects in the
present system when .their Interests or
principles are at stake. We had rather it
. were otherwise, but is but . one way
to make it s-o—change the system.
An Orderly Ejection.
Whatever else may be said of yesterday’s
; election it was an orderly one. Everybody
I admits this, and everybody is gratified at
the fact. Never before have we witnessed ,
such perfect order and geed feeling in a
closely contested election, and we feel that ■
we cannot tco strongly comm.'nd both
’ides for their efforts in this direction.
Every worker, whether he was a pro
hibitionist or an anti, seemed imbued with
d desire to keep the pc'ace and preserve
order throughout. The police had evident
ly bien given imperative orders along the >
tame line, and they were unusually zeal- 1
ous In their efforts to see that nothing of ■
a disorderly na.ture occurred.
Notwithstanding the ante-election talk j
of ladies at the polls and of ‘‘crowding.’’ i
all fears of trouble in this direction proved i
to have been ill-founded. The News dis- !
couraged these fears from the outset and !
predicted in advance that good order i
would preva.l at. the polls, but we must ■
now admit that our most sanguine expec
tations .v. ere more than realized. Even
the novel sight of lady workers at the
polls did not disturb the serenity of th£
voters and everything moved along in per
fect order. Instead of exciting these at
the polls, it is quite likely that the pres
ence of ladies among the voters allayed ;
any turbulent spirit* that might- have ani- j
mated a few, and caused everyone to con- !
duct themselves in shat respectful, gentle- j
maul}’ manner that always characterizes I
the Southern man, whether he be white '
or black, when in the presence of ladies. !
All in all. the election was the most or
deily cur people have ever seen, and Ma
con has cause to congratulate herself cn
the fact.
Nov For Another Campaign,
It will be an easy mutter for our peo '
ide to ?ake up'where they left off six!
weeks ago. Much easier, perhaps, than if
the election had gene the ether way. For
•the .simple, reason that we are not to be
.oi.iionttd with changed conditions.
I i’ings are to remain exactly as they were
btiort the contest was inaugurated, eo
that ncdiing lias becTt gained or last by the
interruption, .beyond tha temporary de
moralization always occasioned by a heated
campaign. Ma. cn > : s the same today as
yesterday and as before the contest was
.started. Those who were then in business
are to remain in 'business, uobcdy’.s invest
ments are >to be disturbed, therefore the
solid business force of the city remains as
it. was.
All that is now necessary to the inaugu
ration of another campaign, a 'campaign ;
this time for a Greater Macon, is for both j
sides to the recent coirtest to promptly i
put away the issue that has divided them |
—for it can avail nothing to keep it any ]
longer to ithe front in this community— i
arid put their shoulder to the wheel for I
Macon—for progress and prosperity.
Conditions everywhere indicate a gener
al commercial and industrial awakening.
The South is looked upon as -the section
most 'favored by these new conditions.
Every live, progressive Southern city must ;
ne.tas benefit by the new order of things. '
These that are first to grasp the epportu- i
nities that lie within their reach will be i
i?.c first to reap these .benefits. .Macon I
must rot wait, she must not be a laggard.
\\ o nave no time to lose, we cannot wait a
month or two to begin work to this vnd. '
We must start 'in now.
The election is ever and Macon remains ■
as she was. It is now our duty to go to ;
work for her with the same spirit of unity ,
and town pride that we displayed several j
months ago when celebrating her diamond ;
jubilee. She is the same Macon now as '
then. We must go to work to make her
larger and greater and better in everj
way. We can accomplish nothing if any of
us sulk in cur tents. We have settled our
differences of opinion at the polls. There
can be no difference between us in our
love for Macon and our desire to see her
prosper. We all proclaimed that before j
tiro election. We must now prove it.
The News has inaugurated a 'campaign
for a Greater Macon. It is an issue on
which prohis and antis can combine. For
whatever tends to build up Macon must
benefit them as individuals. We must all
get together on this issue. The campaign
must be waged without ceasing.
Atlanta sent down to take dots. Atlanta
i is beginning to feel that it will get around
• to her again pretty sobn.
Both sides deserve praise for the good
order maintained at the polls yesterday.
Wet or dry? The chip has been thrown.
1 and it has fallen “wet.” Now. play ball!
I To Augusta: You're next.
Spain’s Greatest Need.
Mr. H. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the back
of his head. On using Electric Bitters,
America’s greatest blood and nerve rem
edy. all pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country needs.
All America knows that it cures liver and
kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones
up <the stomach, strengthens the nerves,
puts vim, vigor and new life into every
' muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If
I weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every
bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by
I H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER a 1898.
“Jim Hntcli" I* Dead.
Hls name was 4ntne« G Hutchina, hut
all the old printers in tho country knew
him ns “Jim Hutch,” and the oflico in
which he worked for 40 years knew him
as the “Skipper.’ Ho made up the paper
In the mornings When the rush hour
came and there were but few minutes to
elapse before the lust page went d wn and
the air was sulphurous, ••Jim Hutch" was
placid and sang merrily and smiled.
When the big lire occurred in the towr
“Jim Hutch,’’ Tom Sullivan and Jim
Snow were working at the case. They
staid until the plaster fell from the ceiling
find, hot and blistering, “pied their
sticks.’’ The next day they went with the
editor to an attic and helped him get out
tho first newspaper after the groat fire It
was a typographical curiosity and not
much larger than a sheet of letter paper,
but it was the only one in the town that
day.
They continued work in the attic until
the newspaper resumed its former size,
and in larger quarters, and the editor, Mr
Mi dili, saio one day: “Tom Sullivan, you
bp foreman. Jim Hutch, you be night
foreman. Jim Snow, you take the ‘ad
cate. And each of you hold your job as
long as I am editor and as long as you
live, for if I die first I shall arrange to.
have you stay. ’’
“Jim Hutch” is the first to go Mr.
Medill is still editor of the Chicago Trib
une. Tom Sullivan is foreman. Jim Snow
has the “ad’’ cases. New York Sun.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E.
Hart, of Groton, S. D., “Was taken with a
bad cold which settled on mylungs; cough
set in and finally terminated in consump
tion. Four’ doctors gave me up, saying I
could live but a short 'time. I gave myself
up to my savior, determined if I could
not stay with my friends on earth I would
meet my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
I gave it a trial; took in all eight bottles.
It has cured me and thank God I am
saved and am now a well and healthy
woman.’’ Trial bottles free at H. J. La
mar & Sons’ drug store. Regulai’ size 50c
andsl, guaranteed or price refunded.
|«SCROFULA
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LRYSIFELAS
Two Diseases That Cause Their
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Spring yiKnn, Mo.
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Vail, for Erysipelas. My face was com
pletely covered with the disease ; I took
a short course of P. P. P., and it coon
disappeared. Thia Spring* I became
much debilitated and again took an
other course, s.nd I am now in good
condition. I consider P. P. P. one of
the best blood preparations on the
market, and far those who need a gen
eral tonic to build up the system and
improv® the appetite I consider that it
has no equal. Will say, anyone who
cares to try P. P. P. will not be disap
pointed in its results, and I, therefore,
©hoarfully recommend it.
ARTHUR WOOD,
Springfield, Mo,
ETrysfpel&s and Scrofula cured by P.
P. P., Lippman’s Great Remedy, surely
and without fail,
Springfield, Mo,
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mended for scrofula and catarrh, and
your P. P. P. is tho best I have ever
tris*d. It cannot be recommended tco
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Rheumatism, which makes man’s life
a hell upon earth, can be relieved at
once by F. P. P., Lippman’s Great Rem
edy. It makes a PERMANENT cure.
P P P. is the great and only remedy
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P. P. P. cures blood poisoning in all
ita various stages, old ulcers, sores and
kdebtey complaints.
Sold by *ll druggists.
LIPPMAN BROS., Apothecaries, Sole Prop's*,
U>pnas’a Block, Savannah, da.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
Tax payers are notified tha*t the fourth
installment of the city tax is now due.
Pay and save tax execution.
A. R. TINSLEY. Treasurer.
Dec. 1. 1898.
Academy of Music.
Tuesday Night. December 6th.
Geo. H. Broadhurt’s Anglo-American
Success,
“WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.’*
Now in ks twenty-cesond successful
week at the Strand Theater. London.
The Star Comedy Cast —Geo. C. Boniface.
Jr.. Gerald Griffin. Frank 'Currier. J. W.
•Cope, F. H. Robert. Lewis H. Newcomb,
Francis Drake. Mabel Montgomery, Helen
! Bell. Mrs. E. A. Eberle. Florence Robinson,
i Ada Craven.
I Fri. Sat Mon Tues.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to nealth of the present day.
ROYAI BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Wanhinfftno** Centennial.
A committee of well known citizens of
TVashjjjgton has been appointed to arrange
(or a celebration of the centennial anni
versary ot’ Washington in 1900. The com
mittee will call upon the president of the
United States in a body, invite his atten
tion to the coming anniversary and sug
gest that in his annual message to con
gress he call the attention of that body to
this matter, with the view of securing rhe
co-operation of the general government
with the local government to make the
observancoof the centennial worthy of the
historic importance of the event celebrat
ed
trtgvsTomzA.
Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature S/ 'fy// j
of
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy can always be depended
upon and is pleasant and safe to take.
Sold b.y H. J. Lamar & Sons.
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money when you get loans
from us. We have it always on hand.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitably Building and Loan Association,
Maoon, Ga., 461 Third Street.
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| Dave Wachtel, Mgr. I
I There Was |
I A Time I
| When people did foolish f
| things —blew out the gas, S
| bought gold bricks, prize S
t packages and what not. g
| There Was I
I A Time I
I When people expected g
something for nothing, 1
and got it in the place |
where the body and the 1
head connects.
There Was I
| A Time I
? When you expected tweu- |
Ity dollar suits for four, |
jg possibly with the thought 1
| that they grew
I On Trees! I
I They Don’t! I
I Do not blow out the I
gas of common sense. Do I
not expect to buy.
Suits, I
Overcoats, !
Underwear I
and I
Furnishings. |
Cheaper than we sell !
them. If you do they’ll |
be
Made Cheaper I
Look Cheaper I
Wear Cheaper
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