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C.in'olioLoiiiitnCiiii'S ESTABLISHED 1371 Si PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year 41.00 Si... Months 50 1 oree Months 25 Subscription Strictly in Advance. About Schools and Teachers. Rett. Ga.. Jane 18.—It is a -onree of deep regret-to me that cir.ium t-'nees rcn.ier it impossible for me to attend the teachers institute, now in prog-res inCarrollton. Though not in the school room myself, this year. I feel as ever greatly interested in all that pertains t > teachers and schools, and consider that right now the school question is the most important one before th& peo ple ol Georgia. There seems to be a gen eral movement all along the line from the highest official in the state of Geor gia to the youngest child in the school room to deprive the teacher of that dignity and authority naturally belongs to his position. and without whi..■ . ii is imposs:ol-- ■ him to make a .me >, of ; ; ; vocati Under these eire a instances it bee< .-s a question of .great importance. v..iat course shall th,- ti' leber persue b: order t > defend himsi f from aggressions from within or without the schoolroom. I would lil< - very rau -'i to hear this question dis cussed at the Carroll county institute. Not long since 1 was visited by a friend from another county, in ti.e course of conver.i ion 1 inquired about the.sell -ol I in her settlement, a country school. “Well. " she - aid. "we -Hive a -good school, ami a good teacher. I have but one objection to find to him, he is not | strict enough, he ’does not whin the chiidn n when they really need it. " "If 1 were you." 1 said, "if I knew my children needed whipping at school and did not get it, 1 would not let them suffer for it. I would whip them at home." “But it is not my children that peed the whipping." Ah. there's the rub. It is never “my children" that need correction, but always sombody's else. Every one wants a "tight teacher" but h< must be tight on other people's children, Well that is human nature, and the teacher need not be greatly troubled about it, ami certainly should not be I timed aside from his idea of justice on account of it. Shortly after the u.ver.-.ntion related above, I had a tali; with a friend from another com munity when the school question was again introduced. “Why." he said, :"we areabout, to have a war over our way. the teacher whipped a child and its parents tried to»get a bill against her for assault, and everybody is tak-j ing sides, some one way and some the I other." T. :.e two incidents illustrate the), folly of a teacher endeavoring toplease the people. That is an impossible task, for what would please one would offend ■ ano’ner. If parents would recognize the fact - hat the most im lortant lesson , for children to learn is obedience to all . lawful authority, the task of the teacher w. mid be greatly lightened. \ j.., L -imt cannot uphold his child ini disobeyin ; ;' the teacher, or encourage ■ j him in r esisting the authority of the ; teacher. is teaching him a lesson in , disobediences nd resista nee to aut lority ; which will < ertainly come home to him i, some day. and which may be the means | , of starting his child on that road whose , end lies in a felons cell, or on the- gal-| lows. But we cannot control parents, I , so the only thing that is left for the ' teachers to do is to adopt that course | which according to his best judgment ‘ come.-, the nearest to being exactly j ri ht. Consider well the great respon- , sibili'. v of influencing the characters i .. r pupils, rive th children the; ver best that is in you, and pray eon-j stantly and fervently that all your in-1, fluence with them may be on the right i side. Teach them by precept and ex-, ample the higher law which is incluned • . in t ~ maxim, "love thy neighbor as I thyseif. At the same time be a law I un to your ell an I unto them, allow no ■ , . re wit i your authority and do n< for a single d; y noranhour keep a punil in school that you cannot control. Will such a course as this make .. ou a popular teacher? It is not likely 'that it will. But there are other compensations which sometimes are worth more than popularity. One is to have a clear conscience, to feel,that as far as you were able, you have done the best you could for the children in your care. And if you live long enough you may hereafter find that the good seeds you have sown in anxiety and weariness, and about whose germina tion you have often been discouraged, have in many instances taken root, sp ung up, and grown into fair and goodly trees. Such a reward as that is more to be desired than popularity, L. T. Russell. JUDGE ADAMSON. [CONJJNUED FROM FIRST PAGE ] of silver is the substantial equality of the two metals in purchasing .1 debt paying power when coined at a proper • ratio on equal terms. The word was ) used in the last democratic platform to make a straddle that while the west and south were satisfied with the pledge to admit gold and silver to the mints without discrimination the northeast might be assured that it meant nothing when mutilated by the proviso and judged by the conduct of the admuiistration parity might be de fined to mean, “A prohibitory catch word used ina fre - coinage platform to prevent free coinage ” Bimetalists knew that reopening the mints would suggest the proper ratio and insure parity and regarded the proviso as sur plusage. Many of them feared the truth that it was added to nullify their platform pledge while the opposition ■ dreading bimetalism more than they i desired parity voted the ticket with ) absolute certainty that its success ■ meant no financial relief. A serious: demand that the government guaranty : the exact parity all over the world oi j every dollar issued in this country | whether silver, gold or paper would) be the most remarkable, proposition ever I made under a republican g .vernment ! “The same dollar is not of the same > value at all places, at all times, and ■ tlic undertaking to insure exact uni- ■ versal parity would involve the gov - : eminent as surety for -.-very bill issued ; by every bank as well as making it lia-) ble for all exchange between different: points. The answer is anticipated. : Allow no banks of issue except such as ' the government controls, a-d includes | in the banking oligarchy make every . silver coin redeemable in gold and re verse the principle which inhibits pa- I ternalism. For one I should decline j the proposition. However desirable to < speculators in financial conditions) who have not patriotism enough to ’ trust any transaction or investment: but money and its paper representa tives that government subordinate every other consideration to the cer tainty of their profits, and insur ing their property against possible loss, a'boon not vouchsofed to any othei - class ■ of citizens, the end would hardly justify I the cost. When the government aban <l ms itself to paternalism the farmer, merchants, lawyersand laborers would like to have'it look after their business a little, and if it can make mortal af fairs infallible, provide against storms ; and droughts and speculation and j loss of values, by maintaining the par-. ity between their investments and' . their returns. ‘ But the most that the masses have , ever asked is equality before the law 1 in order that equal industry skill and honesty may have equal opportunity i to acquire wealth and influence. Classes ; who profess superior wisdom and hon- j, esty ought to be satisfied with equal 1 conditions. This government has)' ling to gi ea way. but its partiality . w .:eh cannot b ■ honestly exercised. For its intervene nt > benefit one class inflicts corre-.i.-miding detriment on ? . , I: another. It cannot give to one. with-, out takihg from another, and paternal , appeals havem>t<-i ,-n possessd the merit of the'excuse wllli which the robber . chief taunted Alexander that “He . robbed the ri'-!'. and gave to the poor.' "What poli.-y should the democratic party pursue as ‘ financial questions? Arc they properly party questions?’’ "There is l -.-. tor policy which itcan | pursue if it regards consistency or I hopes for success. It should first dis-1 pel all doubt as to its ability to go democratic itself, inviting all who be lieve its principles to participate in its primaries. Then it should in plain En glish declare that the mints shall be opened to free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at a proper ra tio. That taxation of state bank cir-1 culation shall be abolished; that no more Federal banks shall be chartered, and that all gold and silver coined and all treasury notes which the gov ernment may need to issue, shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private, regardless of contract stipula tions or contrivances of speculators to unsettle the parity of the different kinds of money. Then if it will attest the sincerity of its pledges by nomi nating men known to favor its doc trine. they will sweep resistlessly to power, I notice that both, monomet alists and bimetalists are threatening to abandon the party unless their views prevail in the party councils. I do not insist that the democratic party retain the people's confidence any lon ger than it represents their interests but why a man informed in political history, believing in gold monometal ism, a centralized banking oligarchy | Clothing! Clothing! ' I Jtf h .1 jj we have a. small stock of our spring Clothing on hand yet, g .ft rather than carry them over we will sell them at cost for the h A SH. pj S' Silks! Silks! Few pieces left yet which we will sell cheap, g PrUHimers Sample Shoes still going at very close prices. 0 J Small Lot of Straw Hats which we want to close out at 0 very dose, figures. ‘ || -.•»» •/ v.-j*ittjww-bv -"■ inrn~Mrn—jwiuh'.- 1 1 i — x M Scotch Percales, lew pieces left, worth 15c, we are sell- Cl ing it at 10 cents a yard iM . y ■j Sea Island Percale at 12J a yard. 2or 3 pieces of iacconet Duchess, nice and coal for Sum- & ■ R mer wear, H I y | Several Lots of short end Gingham at 5? worth :M 1 Piece Grenadine 36 inches wide, part wool, 15 cents, d i p’l -T WHXwv».-« > inrT--.-v>rw«»- ur.s^-_-»-»-.P.<x.7X7’»i-wixx-tjuv:.V*;vj ifi. Gents’ Negligee Shirts, T ies Scarfs, Bows. Collars. || H Cuffs. Linen, Cotton and Silk Hankerchiefs. Our stock is com- li | P lete - | ill Snuffs, Snuffs. We have it in 2, 4 and 8 ounce bottles | in Railroad. Also in 1,2, 4 and Bounce in Lorril- | y ards nice and. fresh, ■>s TobaCCO? TobaCCO? Tobacco? All grades and prices J*,> jj »mw m, l lIL: , W i >■—■■■ •. 111 >■ iwiim mm i rmir— —————i —i — x i nin« u,.—. - . ■■ in—i r f’” ,A p| Frilit JarS at all prices. | H Coffee, Meat, Lard at rock bottom prices. J ur«i— uni'll. ~ ' ir--.~cni.vi.jii»n'i."inniu.|:i < ; l »nuiw» ll ,ii , , T „, "’*- , ' |,|T wrinr.nTT:-r.Ttr«W TrTir.—w«».w—llium—■. Mn—. dp H Hails, Nails, all sizes, Crockery and glassware. * 1 Come and see what we have, No trouble to show goods. | ■j's Give us at least part of your trade—will do you right. | " '.'W nr m-w. —■nmrwv-smwrr..K--i.nm=v-^.iwmm,mm_rarr-.TW».tvmiM-viMium —TnTi-.fyr■m cr.swn*. - ) Ml Yours to serve, ' 1 T | J. P. Little L(s 11 i W J. STWARTS’ CORNER, i ’ab -•<»»« e ’ ~i2tfinKa>FrT.Tcnwj,KW x mrim—< subjection of unprotested domestic raw material to tyrony of pro tected manufacturers should spend his- time trying - to al er dem ocratic creed to accommodate his views when the republican party stands convenient and consecrated to all these anti-democratic dogmas, is unaccountable to me except on one idea. This government's policy is more important than the course of any other i five nations on earth. The favored j classes will adhere to the party which i is certain of success. If two parties I with equ 1 prospects struggle for the I mastery, they try to control the plat -1 formsand nominations of both. If tliv succeed in dressing up the repub lican and democratic parties in twin suits of the same goods ol Wall street pattern, and the people in disgust, of fer their support to some third party a prospect of gaining power will subject it to the same influences working to nullify pledges,and the people's will by inserting a doctored blank in the plat form or foisting an unreliable candi date on the party. Those who believe in democratic principles ought to loci; shields and win the battle under the : democratic banner. The right may | enjoy more favorable conditions for | success by controlling that party. But the wholesale abuse of bimetalists be- J cause some populists and republicans ; happen to be sound on the money ques- j tion and predictions that certain states-1 men will leave the democratic party,) if it abandons its nrinciples is ludi crous when indulged by apologists for an administration whose leading feat ure has been its non partizan charac ter, whose official utterances announce that party fealty is subordinate to in l dividual views, whose whole policy as ( to mat rial questions is to perpetuate) the practics of republicans whose im mediate advisers publicly threaten»to disrupt if they cannot rule the party. Our party can better afford to fight such men in the party where they belong than to assume responsibility for their | c, ii luct in its own ranks. “What about the alleged failure of ) the party authorities to carry out the i platform? ; “The financial pledges were not sim- , 1 ply disregarded bat grossly violated- . j The fa tal error in congress was in its j | submission to the president's dictation I at the extra session. When he address- ) ing a bimetalic democratic majority, suggested that members rise above party considerations to chrystalize into i statute his anti-democratic financial views, they ought to have replied from . the party caucus with an agreed plan of action in furtherance of every plank in the platform. If he vetoed their measures, he would have carried the odium alone, as he did in case of the seigniorage bill, the last section of ; i which was a tardy, but pointed dem-) ; ocratic rebuke of his republican con | struction and execution of the redemp-; I tion clause of the Sherman law. His | ) views were known when New York 1 bolters, national bankers, and corpo ! rations, and classes, manipulated the 1 wires to his nomination. No in [ formed man was surprised at his con duct. The brains and character of the democratic party did not compass his nomination, have enjoyed small par ticipation in his counsels, and looxed for no popular consideration from him, 1 qut they did expect congress to dis. (charge its duty, whether he ratified' | their action or not. Perhaps he de serves more respect than those repre sentatives whose hopes or fears ren dered them susceptible to the sugges tions of patronage. “One explanation of infidelity to i party promises may be, that dirty I scrambles not being essential to se ) curing seats in conventions, which i P a y neither salary nor mileage, able I men break into national conventions, ' more often than into congress. With an inferior personnel congress, some -1 times fails to rise to proper concep ‘ tion of party purposes. “ s the single gold standard our set tled policy? If so, when and how was 1 it established? 1 “Its advocates diffei - as to fact date, ami method of its accomplishment. Its opponents deny its legal existence. ■■The persistent efforts of its friends, do not indicate their' belief that it is a settled poficy. Some of them say it was done by Jefferson in 1805. Others say that it was done in 1834;some think 1837; others 1849, others 1853. the tories i think it was done when England adop ted it in 1816. The truth is, the repub l lieans attemptied it in 1873 by demone- I tizing silver, but it was hardly settled. The people repudiated them the next year by electing the first democratic congress after the war which began to undo the nefarious work. With only one house, and an adverse president, they could not achieve immediate success, but with heart and soul they kept at work and forced several compromises, which under democratic construction they thought would be valuable, and did not stand in the way of continuing to prosecute the work. They at least