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20 cents a dozen for turkey red handkerchiefs. This
is something for merchants.
6 cents a yard for 12 1-2 cents Zephyr Gingham*;
5 1-2 cts a yard for 36 inch Challies, former price 15c.
5 1-2 cents a yard for 7 1-2 cents S o a Island Sheeting.
Special Inducement in the morning from 8 to 0 o’clock.
’ ‘ •’ }. .att* r
-A.stonish.ing Lace Curtains.
*, 4 • - ^
50c. a pair for very handsome Curtains. ^ 25 quality ;
60 genuine Opaque Window Shades, mounted on spring
.Astonishing: White Good;
A clean sweep. Nothing to be saved. All will go at the i
all this week.
10 cents a yarfifortho 42 inch' 25 cents Polca dot Swiss-
4 cents a yard for the 10 cent Check Nainsook ; ’
1 cent * yard for White Lawn;
32- cents a yard fox 10 and 121 cents White Lawn;
5 cents a yard for the Id cents Lace Stripe Lawn.
81 cents choice Of every piece of fine White Goods in the h
includes every piece of White Goods from 81 cents to 35 cents ^
yo i want to pick up a genuine, rare Bargain ? Don’t let the A
pi ked up early, •but start out early. Visit my place
pick of the 1st Table, 16 feet long, of the most eleni.^
Goods to be had. 5.;-. * pa ' ”11
0. cents a yard, any length desired, from the bolt of Imitation nv „
36 inches wide, 30c. quality, i ° n Chlw ^
6 cents a yard for 25 cent Pine Apple Tissue, from the bolt—no *.
10 cents apiece for a handsome tidy or colored Turkish towel,' 25c.
’ 5 cents a piece for a pair of handsome and large lace Pillow Slv
to >e duplicated for less than 60 cents a pair.
ATHENS BA
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.
‘‘There is no reason for the demo
crats of Georgia to be stampeded by
this third party talk. Georgia far
mers are democrats. They want
certain changes in the policy of the
government. They demand a lower
tariff and more moody.’ The demoo
era tic party can consistently meet
these demands and retain their votes.
To antagonize the farmers by put
ting forth a Randall tariff polity and
a Sherman financial policy will drive
them off to a party of themselves.
Let the party stick to democratic
principles and the farmers will stick
to the party.”—Evan P. Howell.
There is mnch wisdom in these
NNER ? TUESDAY MORNING*. AUGUSTS*, 1891
I- \m§rm
New York and Philadelphia contributed the greatest Bargains ever known or heard of. The 3°ods.hau® e f 1d and been p,ace d i n
The great Midsummer Merchandise movement has given us a wonderful business.
I started out in the commencement to give 2 dollars for l dollar. I can now get way beyond that. THIS WEEITS PRIGE1S will astoiiish^you ! , You crowded
utterances. Captain Howell could
not have pat the c&se clearer had he
studied the question a life-time and
sought concise simple words to ex
press his * verdict the dictionary
through.
In the first place no sensible man
will hasten to take fright at the flum-
gosh talk of these .third party lead
ers from the WeBt for the simple rea
son, as Captain Howell gives, that
Georgia farmers are democrats. It
is the democratic party in Georgia
that has the third party movement
to dispose of, for the very reason that
the democratic party of Georgia is
the Alliance of Georgia. It is the
democratic party of the couutry that
will kill the third party out of na
tional politics.
The democratic party has a plat
form upon which every citizen of
this Republic can stand and demand
redress for grievances from the gov
ernment. The Allianceman can
stand upon it with special liberties
and special privileges.
The Ocala platform asks for many
things that must be incorporated in
the democratic platform at the next
give z aoiiars ior t aonai*.. I can now get way beyond that. ^ _ ____
I3id we disappoint you. irionel?articular* P jNU * iIN or wiil we ever*
V I have the goods to surprise. They were bought last week. This is between seasons. It looked very much to me like the merchants in New York wanted me to take th
free and offer to pay the freight. If I make some strong statements below, you may rest assured the Goods will more than bear me out. 0
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From 6 o’clock morning till 7 o’cl’k evening every day.
-A stonishing Dress Goods.
2 1-2 cents a yard for rich designed Challies;
2 1-2 cents a yard for black ground Polca dot Challies;
21-2 cents a yard for Plaid and figured Lawns;
1 cent a yard for White Sheer Lawn,
2 1-2 cents a yard for a lot Remnants. 25c. Tissues.
1 case Figured Musiin *10 yards for 15 cents-
1 case No Name Bleaching, yard wide; not allowed
to give the brand but guarantee equal to Fruit, at 5
cents per yard. Limit, not more than 20 yards to each
customer. I can make no promise for any of these in
later days, as all will be gone.
1 cent a piece or 12 cents a dozen for nicely bordered
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs.
11-2 cents a piece for large size Gent’s Handkerchiefs.
5 cents a yard for Black Check Lawn;
10 cents a yard for 20 cent lace Striped Black Lawn.
8c. a yard for 40c bl’k French Organdies,40 inches wide. *
rollers, all ready to hang at 35c., complete.
30 pieces yard wide Bleaching, best quality made,
at 6 3-4 cents, equal to Wamsutta. Not more than 1
bolt to each customer.
48 cents a pair 1 00 Ladies Royal Kid Oxford Ties, sizes from 3 to 7;
85c. a pair for 2 00 Gent’s Plain Leather and Velvet embroidered Sli
1.00 a pair for 2 50 Ladies Scalloped top India kid pump sole button
45 cents a.pair for Gent’s Lawn Tennis Shoes;
90 cents a pair for Gent’s white top best quality 2 50 Lawn Tennis Shoes;
1 25 for a lot of Gent’s 2 50 Bale or Congress;
1 00 for a 2 25 hand-sewed French kid Ladies’ Common Sense Oxford Ties.
This is the final struggle in the Shoe department. Every dollar’s worth
‘offered is v*. or th. fully 2 00 to 2 50.’
The public will kindly read carefully the Special Inducements offered for the entire week. To parties who call early and are purchasers, I will allow the clerks to
Jor any of the Specials. Goods will then be delivered. None will be sold before or after the week mentioned. I want everybody to reap the benefit alike.
National Convention of democrats.
The general tone of the Ocala plat
form conforms to the demands in
corporated in the democratic plats
form. From year to year the demo
cratic platform changes in particu
lars, though not in principles. For
instance the next democratic plat
form will have a free coinage plank
in it, which is a new plank entirely,
though it is one that rests upon the
same old democratic principle of
turning money loose to the masses,
instead of locking it up in the safes
of the bondholder and oppressive
monopolist. Again, we believe the
party will demand the abolition of
National banks, if not in the next
convention, surely at no distant day,
because it is a question that is as
suming an undemocratic form. This
is a demand made by the farmers
also.
And so it goes. Surely in the
South the Alliance and the democo
racy are one and tbs same. It is al
ready known that the State Alliance
. has called a convention to meet and
appoint a committee to confer with
the State Democratic committee
about their needs and recommenda
tions as to the party platform. What
will be the outcome ? Why the farm
era will gather themselves from all
sections of the State and talk Alliance
principles. Then the democrats will
gather themselves from all parts of
Georgia in the same convention hall
and talk democratic principles. The
two conventions will be fac similes
of each other! In the democratic
hall we will see the same farmers
gathered alike at the call of their
Alliance President and at the call of
their State Democratic Executive
Committee. They will talk about
the same things they did in the Al
liance convention and will discuss
with their brother democrats, the
non-alliancemen,as to the best melh
od of demanding their mutual needs.
Even a Kodak cannot distinguish the
the conventions apart.
The Alliance and the Democracy
are after the same end. The only
differences between them are as to
the methods of achieving that end.
So soon as these are discussed and
the best plan arrived at the Demoo
racy, gathering strength on every
side, will move on to the grandest
victory of right over wrong known
to mankind since the memorable day
that Thomas Jefferson signed his
name to the Declaration of Inde
pendence, freeing a piuch oppressed
people with civil liberty.
..-D CONCERNING BOOMS.
The word “boom” is used quite
frequently of late years, descriptive
of the growth of certain towns and
READ THE ADVERTISEMENT CAREFULLY.
There is money in it for you. Twenty extra Salesladies are engaged for this Special Sale.
MAX JOSEPH.
cities. The word is a little in dis
favor because of its association with
reckless adventurers in the West,
who frequently buy a plot of ground
and “ boom” it to such an extent as
to sell the lots at fabulous prices.
Soon the duped victims of these
speculators find themselves swin
dled, and the wonderful “boom” col
lapses all around, except to the spec
ulators who originated the scheme,
and who have gone to other fields to
try their fortunes on other unsus
pecting victims.
Fortunately we of the South have
suffered little from such unprincipled
adventurers, and our enterprising
citizens in towns and cities have had
a solid foundation upon which to
‘ boom” their respective localities,
and the growth of our Southern cities
has been on a substantial basis.
This is especially true of the cities of
Georgia, and from the Capital City
down to the humblest county town
during the last ten years there has
been a reign of unexampled pros
perity.
Bat connected with all this, there
is a most serious aspect to the quesa
tion. -Have the rural districts kept
pace with the continued growth of
the towns and cities ? If we go in
almost any direotion through the
country, there is an air of thriftless*
ness which is at least depressing
Occasionally we find improvements
in the shape of a tasteful cottage or
a new gin-house, or a plantation with
the latest improved implements, or
here and there a farm stooked with
the beet strains of cattle, or the finest
herd of horses. But these are the
exception and not the rule.
Now the question arises, can the
‘‘booms” which our towns and cities
boast so much about be real and
lasting, unless the rural districts are
kept also in a High state of prosper
ity ? In other words, will our boasted
improvements in towns and cities be
abiding, if the country districts do
not take more advanced steps in the
way of progress and improvement ?
Is it not after all, one of the prin
cipal objects of the Farmers’ Alli
ance, to bring the rural districts
into the highest state of prosperity ?
And will not this noble Order place
the whole State in a better condition
by lifting the agriculture -of the
eounlry into a higher plane than it
has ever before known ? Here is the
hope of the country. A prosperous
and healthy growth of the rural dis
tricts is the true foundation for a
lasting and genuine “boom” for the
towns and cities. Will not the
union of the farmers in their great
organization be the salvation of the
South, and cause her fields, her gar*.
den6, and her vineyards to blossom
as the rose, and her towns and cities
to grow m size, beauty and financial
strength, until oar sunny Southland
shall become th<f* grandest country
on the globe ?
A WESTERN CONNECTION.
What Athens and Northeast Geor
gia should have above all else now is
a Western railway connection.
The positive need of snch a raila
way is made more obvious than ever
since the coal rates to Athens have
been ruthlessly run up to such an
exorbitant limit. We need more
competition in this line of freights,
and we need a shorter connection
with the coal beds of the Vfest.
There have ' been several attempts
made to secure this much needed
connection. The East and West
Railroad, of Alabama, was to have
been extended and some desperate
efforts were made by that Company
to get an outlet through Northeast
Georgia to the sea.
But the Augusta & Chattanooga
was ahead of them,and a charter had
already been secured by this comp*
ny to bnild a road from the City of
Augusta to the City of Chattanooga*
passing by a direct air line through
the Piedmont section of the State.
This road is certain to be built some
day, and if recent reports be true
the day is not far distant. The cap
italists of Chattanooga have taken
np the project most enthusiastically
and are firm in the determination to
build the road just as eoon as the
money stringency is relaxed.
Now this road is a great boon for
Athens. We need just such an air
line connection with the West, and
must work to that end. Athens
wants cheaper coal, and while she
has decided to get it-cheaper than
she now does, by removing the dis*.
criminating rates placed upon her
by the railroads, still she must in
the course of a very few years have
her coal rates even cheaper than she
expects from the reduction she will
demand.
To do this Athens must secure a
direct connection with the West.
MADNESS AND STUPIDITY.
Editor Heury W. Watterson of the
Louisville Courier- Journal is a dem
ocrat first, last and all the time. He
tuika to the farmers as a friend, and
the following editorial, which ap
peared iu the Courier-Journal is
characteristic of his sound wisdom
and moderation :
‘‘Farmers and friends of the far
mers should not allow themselves to
be deceived by the subtleties of the
enemy. The democratic party was
the farmer’s friend in the days when
it controlled the government. Under
democratic rule the farmers were
prosperous and ■’happy, not at the
expense of other classes, but under
benign laws that gave to all what
they earned. For thirty years the
democrats have been struggling to
restore the low tariff era from 1846
to 1860. Now that victory is about
to perch upon their banners, the
men for whose benefit this long fight
has been made are asked to desert
the standard. The army that is
sweeping grandly forward to assured
victory is advised to disband in or
der to reorganize under other colors.
Madness itself .could not be guilty of
such stupidity.
“The democratic party offers the
agricultural classes all the relief that
is practicable, all that is needed to
restore their lost prosperity. It re
fuses to lend itself to visionary
schemes for giving everything to eve
rybody, but it will give to all justice
and equal opportunities to better
their condition The farmers of this
country, as a class, want nothing but
what is right.* The idea of a great
farmers’ party that will run every
thing for the exclusive benefit of
farmers is an absnrdity, since the
farmers form but abput three-eighths
of the population. It is a mirage
conjured up to lure the farmers to
destruction. Their strength lies in
co-operation with other classes that
have interests in common with them.”
to consummate the proposed fusion
with the Third party scheme. It will
split the Alliance, for there are hun
dreds of good Alliancemen in the
Sooth who will withdraw from the
Order before they will forsake the
faith of their fathers in the demo
cratic party.
When this division in the Alliance
is brought about, the power and in
strumentality of the farmers in the
affairs of the government will be re
duced to nothing.
The farmers of the South had best
have nothing to do -with the Third
party movement for more reasons
than one. If they do cater to it-—
mark it down—they will live to see
the day when they will regret it
sorely.
THE FARMER- AND THE NEW PARTY.
Third Pirty vs. The Alliance.
It is interesting to know that this
is the case as made out in the public
mind of the general country.
It cannot be made out any other
way than that the Third party move
ment is going to work against the
Farmers’ Alliance’s best interests.
It will be the death of the Alliance
if the order is urged by a tew leaders
THIS IS DEMOCRACY.
Here is Democracy of the Simon-
pure variety—Democracy that will
bind up all deferences between city
and country; Democracy that can
lift a nation from despotism and
wrong to the pure air of freedom and
right; Democracy that comes from
Jefferson’s great mind; Democracy
that sheda its light alike for farmer,
Ioborer, lawyer, doctor, preacher,
teacher, rich man, poor man all
1. The people, the only source of
legislative power.
2. The absolute and everlasting
severeance of church and States.
3. The freedom, soverignty and
independence .of the respective
States. * • :. 1
4. The Union a Confederacy, a
compact; neither a consolidation nor
a centralization.
5. The constitution of the Union,
special writ of granted power, lim*
ted and defined,
6. The civil power paramount to
the military power.
7. The representative to obey the
instruction ot his constitnents.
8. Elections free and sufferage uni
versal.
9. No beriditary office, or order, or
title.
10. No taxation beyond the public
want.
11. No national debt, if possible.
12. No costly splendor of admin
istration.
13. No proscription of opinion or
of public discussion.
14. No unnecessary interference
in dividual conduct, property, or
speech.
15. No favored classes and no mo
nopolies.
16. No public monies expended
except by warrant of special appro-
pi iations. * i !
17. No mysteries of government
inaccessible to the public e^e. 1 »
18. Public compensation for pdb-
lic services; salaries moderate and
pervading economy.
Such Democracy as this we find
at the mast head of the Tribune-ot
Rome and if that paper uttered not
an >thor word on the. subject its posi
tion would be made dear that
here is a paper for the people
THE AUGUSTA AND CHATTANOOjCAi
v?e are frequently asked,” says
the Gainesville Eagle “will the
Augusta and Chattanooga railroad
ev* r be built.” Of coarse we do not
know, but we believe it will as soon
as some of these vast railroad com
bines—like the Richmond Terminal
foi instance—whose interests are
ad- eras to its construction cease to
fight it. That a shorter line from
the west to tide water is a necessity
is becomming more and more appar
ent Yes, we believe the A. and C,
or some other road on pretty much
the same line will yet de built; but
no». until these powerful companies
th*t are opposing it burst up, and it
locals now very much like one of
them at least will, soon go into the
ha jda of a receiver.”
The Eagle may give its readers
even more satisfactory assurances
tba i these if it will investigate the
situation. The latest report from
the Augusta and Chattanooga m to
the effect that the company ts fully
anc firmly organized and ready’for
badness, though it is thought best
not to move in the matter because of
the lightness of the money world.
A l.rge, strong company ofChatta-
nor ■% capitalists whq have made a
ape Ally of railroad building and
wht ~iave been joined by other money
pow. re further west wifi take up; the
wort of building the Augusta and
Ch> ianeoga Just as soon as there Is
a re.axing pulsation in the money
situation. . t -
More than this, the people all
along the line sire anxious to assist
in making such a connection as this
road would give and it is the most
fertile part of Georgia. The Angus*
ta and Chattanooga is by do means
dead. It tea certainty.
third party movement and councilij 1
Alliance.to stand by thederaoeattitf]
fight the battle for tariff rrfwa, > f
trenchment, etc., within the liwll
that party. In this advice tbit l
speaks forth the words of sobenouti]
wisdom.—Dalton citizen. I
The compliment is generst fhneiij
not a single paper in Georjii OuU]
not oui spoken in its opposition is &
third party except one. the .Such
Alliance Parmer and the editor; ttc
in confidence that even chit pipi
opposed to it.
Col. Watson n«ed not famythttk j
is a better friend to the fumen to [
every living man. He talks w411* j
what has he ever done to adruct fc I
interest of the farmers? This ink]
when deeds not - words count «»*■1
dence. Col Watson ouahtto leva* ]
plow, now that he has sold hi* la li
brary y He ought to begin »:the bot
tom and go up lest beginning aitokf
he may go down.
*. Mb. Watson says he cau aluratd*
Democratic party because son*
leaders needed it, and that he<Wn*
cast slurs at the Republican puU*
cause it was too rotten for him torw*
Correct; but how does Ms.
reconcile his declaration that ths
ocratic party was no better than
publican.
“Tom Watson play* the den*'
Athens Banner.
Wsll the deuce counts a«
¥ oints as tbs ace: but, you •*“?
on Watson holds the “yrker'
the game is over.—Covington b1»<
For the safety of our common^ *
then, do, pray, call the game to? 0 **
more cards are dealt from the P*°»'
Says an exchange So me P***”
trying, to make game with the
order forbidding telephone g» l8t °
over the wire. This is a gr»iuit° 113 ^
to a deserving class of young **
who can earn their living hy
affable to every chump who
up “exchange.”
Ths Democrats of Kentucky » rt
ducting an old-fashioned barbttn' <
paign this summer. It remise
older inhabitants of the ante** 1
times when the fight was set*** 8
Whig and Democrat parties.
I • Col. Watson complains that the
Bannkr says disagreeable things about
him every day because he Is opposed to
giving money to the State University.
You are wrong, dear Colonel. The
Banner, feels too much genniue sym-
i • v ,tt \ > w
flow here is the conclusion *
Georgia editor has come to a»w
study of (he question:
SWrtSSnSffiSa,
IVmmiiirlne the tlemaaOKIlO >U WUM""'
tew.
' A Georgia editor who seems to
his share of the worry at tne h»
UPPL ,. f the spring poet thoughtfully wr *
patby for you in this solitary fight to “Tutaa is a pleasure in poetio P* 11 ”'
abuse you on that score. Such aeon- A yvrete^w^SSSSW mnti .
ception puts you out of date in Geor- hh
gia today for this is a day of reform, a
season of education. Oh no we are not
slifgry with you on that issue, Colonel.'
IjYyou could do as much good teaching
ttie masses of Georgia as the University
is doing, you would be doing well.
— ! ~~T~ ''. . ..
The Athens Banner, a strong friend
and warm supporter of the AUiauce,
and cue of the ablest and most influen
tial papers among the farming class iu
Has ytate, is bitterly opposed to the
yo editor* to go.
The Tribune of Rotas
ocratic party should bold a WKf
and give thanks that Tom ' 8 f
taken his departure from the
democracy.
Every paper in the state 0
is down on ihe third pint) ^
except the Southern Al
unii the editors claim that«**