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Official Organ of Cedartown
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1901.
WOU fill LIKE TO HO A It ’EM.
A in oh Quito, how we wish
You'd lake to speculating,
For thus wo think wo hoo a way
Your nulsanoe for abating*
We’d like to hoo you shuttle oil
Your hated Insect coll,
And so we wish that you would take
“A plunge in Standard Oil."
—Tim Runti.uk.
TIio Si-hley court of inquiry
moots in Washington today.
May the truth triumph and
Sohloy’s murislinging dotraotora
bo bruuglit to shttme
THE PRESIDENT SHOT!
An Anarchist Assassin Aims Two
Bullets at the Vitals
■ /
OF THE NATION’S BELOVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Bright Hopes are Entertained for the Recovery of the
Distinguished Sufferer.
The ontiro civilized world was
inexpressibly shocked last Fri
day by the message which winged
its way over the globe that Presi
dent McKinley had been shot
down by an anarchist, while at
tending the I’an-Americnn Ex-
position at Bullalo.
Every section of our common
country was thrilled with the
same feeling <Tf sorrow and dis
may, and a universal prayer went
up to the Most High that the life
of the President might be
spared.
President McKinley bad just
delivered an address full of wis
dom and patriotism, and was
standing on the rostrum at the
The returns of real estate from T( . 111|lU . llf Mugil . ) m i diM!i
Browning’s district, as shown on , | lirlllIll reception. In the long
the Tax Receiver's books, show j Hno (l( . th()S(I ||n)tio “ s t „. sllilkl ,
that th- Ian. 1 in that diatncl is | i 1H|M | s witll was
valued by its owners at about *1 one who , u . h ed with his
' ll ' 1 . _____ left hand extended and with his
Cedartown is paving as high a-1 right hand wrapped in a Rnndker-
HA cents for eottoii this week,the j chief. The Presiilent extended
price ranging nil the way from N bis hand with a smile, when the
to St cents according to the I villainous assassin shot him from
grade. Farmers will get the very the lolds ot the handkerchief.
highest ma rket price
town for their cotton.
in Cedar
Congress should pass.two very
wholesome laws at it- next ses
sion—one making an attempt on
the life of the Chief Executive
punishable as high treason, and
the other to prevent known an
archists from coining to this
country. In the meantime, the
legislature of every state should
pass laws making il mighty un
comfortable for those anarchists
already here.
The lirst of the bullets struck
the President on the breast-bone
and glanced olf, making only a
skin wound. The second shot,
however, passed directly through
bis stomach and lodged in the
muscles of bis back. lire be
could tire a third shut, the Secret
Service men and an Atlanta
negro named .lim Parkier threw
themselves upon the assassin and
overpowerd him. The greatest
excitement prevailed, and the
otlieers smuggled their prisoner
through the dense crowd. A-
soon as the crowd awoke to real
ization of what had been done, a
movement was made to lynch
him. but the ollicers had suc
ceeded iu getting him to a place
of safety.
The assassin’s name is Leon
Czolgosz, alius Fred Nienian.
lie is a Russian Pole by parent
age, and was born near Cleve
land. O. His name siguilies
“something creeping,” “a
snake,” and he is certainly well
named. Czolgosz is a disciple
of Emma Goldman, the “anar
chist queen,” whose utterances
lie says inspired him to commit
the dastardly crime. It is grat
ifying to know that she is now
under arrest in Chicago, and it is
Imped that all connected in any
way with the crime will lie cap
tured and brought to justice.
While the President’s wound
is a tuost serious one, bis pliysi-
ians now believe the critical
period is passed and that the dis
tinguished patient will recover.
The nation lias watched the bul
letins from his bedside with
absorbing interest, and in the
earnest prayer for bis recovery
there lias been “No North, no
South, no East, no West,” but a
truly united country knowing
neither sectional nor party lines
in this regard.
The country Inis never had a
President more personally popu
lar in all sections than .Mr. Mc
Kinley, nor one whose death
would be more sincerely de
plored and mourned. lie is the
third President to become a tar
get for the assassin’s bullet, and
it is greatly to be hoped that lie
will not share the fate of Lincoln
and Garfield in thdir tragic end.
The latest news from the Pres
ident’s bedside as we go to press
is that his condition is improving
as rapidly as his most sanguine
well-wisher could hope for under
the circumstances, and we
sincerely hope lie will continue
to improve and that hi- recovery-
will lg’ early and complete.
The Democratic Executive
Committee of Floyd county has
named September ITtli as the
day for holding a white Demo
cratic primary for nominating a
successor to Mr. Y. T. Sanford as
Tax Collector of Floyd. Mr.
John M. Vandiver is said to he a
sure winner in the coming elec
tion.
No county tax will be levied in
Terrell county this year. The
revenue from the dispensary es
tablished in that county is pay
ing such a large amount into
the county treasury that no
money is needed for operating
expenses of the comity or to pay
olf the yearly installments on its
public debt.
Great is Maryland’s degrada
tion since lapsing under repub
lican rule. Wellington, the re
publican Senator from that state,
publicly declares himself indif
ferent to the fate of President
McKinley. The suggestion that !
lie be expelled from bis liigholliee
meets with general favor
throughout the country.
All farmers of Georgia are ad
vised by the State Department
of Agriculture to proceed to save
all material on their lands that
can be stored away and used as
hay or in other forms as food for
stock during the coming winter.
Information has reached the de
partment that the bay crop as
well as the corn crop in the West
ern states is almost a total loss.
Pay up your subacriptiot
POLK S VETERANS
MET FOB ELECTION OF OFFI
CE 148 YESTERDAY
Ami Passed Ringing Resolutions on
the Attempted Assassination
of the President.
The Confederate veterans of
Folk met yesterday at 12.45. i>.
m. at the Court House, in pur-1
aunnee to the call of President j
l). M, Russell, who presided at :
the meeting. Editor.!. T. Gil>-1
son was chosen as secretary.
l)r. D. M. Russell was re
elected president, on motion of
Maj. .J. A. HI a nee. Col. J. <>.
Waddell and Dr. .1. L. Branch
were elected vice presidents, and
’Squired. A. Wilson secretary.
The following veterans were
selected to attend the State Re
union in Macon about the 24th of
next month : ‘Squired. A. Wil
son, Maj. .1. A. Blance, Dr. L. S.
Ledbetter, Dr. d. L. Branch,
Mr, D. A. Whitehead, Dr. T. F.
Burbank, Dr. D. M. Russell, Mr.
G. W. Peek, Capt. W. F. llall
and Mr. W. 11. Davis.
The following were chosen as
Sons of Veterans: Editor d. T.
Gibson, ’Squire N. V. Parris and
Rev. G. B. Roman.
On motion of Hon. dno. O.
Waddell, all the Confederate
Veterans of the county, whether
belonging to this camp or not,
were requested to attend the re
union at Macon.
On motion of Maj..!. A. Blance,
Adjutant.!. A. Wilson was in
structed to get up a complete
roll of all the veterans in the
county.
The following paper, otiered
by Dr. Russell, was unanimously
adopted, the Grand Jury of the
county now in session most heart
ily concurring:
Whereas, An attempt lias been made
by a dastardly assassin to take the life
of the President of the United States;
Therefore, Resolved 1st, That we the
(Confederate Veterans of Polk county
this day assembled, do most sincerely
deplore this outrageous attempt upon
the life of one whom we have learned
to esteem and honor because of his
wise and impartial administration of
governmental affairs, one who knows
no North, no South, no Hast, no West,
but whose great, loving heart, takes
in all the people of this great Nation.
Resolved 2d, That we regard Mr.
McKinley as the greatest living Ameri
can, a President without a peer, a
statesman without an equal, a patriot
who has no superior.
Resolved 3d, That we are rejoiced
that the latest dispatches show im
provement in his condition, and we
pray (»*>d that He will spare the life of
this great and good man that this lov
ing, tender and devoted husband, may
be saved to his country and to his
family. jfc
Resolved 4th, That we request the
Congress of the United .States to enact
such legislation as will punish with
speedy death the murderous assassin
who attempts to take the life of a
President of this great nation. We
also favor such legislation as will
banish from America all anarchists
and nihilists, and forbid under severe
penalties the immigration of all for
eigners unless they are known to be
good, orderly, reputable citizens.
“America for Americans’’ is our
battle cry.
Resolved, 5th, That language fails
us to express our indignation at the
utterances of Senator Wellington, if
he be correctly reported; and we unite
with the Atlanta Journal in demand
ing his prompt expulsion from the
United States Senate. No man enter
taining such anarchistic sentiments
should he permitted to hold any office
of honor or trust in this government.
On motion, Capt. W. F. Hall,
Dr. D. M. Russell ami Editor J.
T. Gibson were appointed a com
mittee* to prepare Dr. Russell’s
paper in proper typewritten form
and transmit same to Mr. Mc
Kinley's private secretary.
Another meeting of the veter
ans was, on motion of Col. Wad
dell, called for 12.45 o’clock,
Wednesday, the 25th inst.
AN EXULTATION.
[Dedicated to the Increase ot $500,000.00
in the Polk County Tax Returns.]
Behold the county tax returns !
Read, mark and learn as well.
Let every one whom it concerns
Know what the figures tell.
Let every other county know
That this is no slow Polk,*
That we have just begun to grow —
We’re pushing, growing folk.
Keep our great county to the lore,
She’s not meant lor the rear.
I Let’s add a hall a million more
j Beiore another year!