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who is one ot d by the lo alt ecu the con- >. •i'P olDl 'f lh L e Firmed Alii^e a, ia which »ct yestenlaj, rft the alliances and the :J, flu a no difficulty in "■L.Mfc* He<l " es '',b,t tbe objection, re- have h*® 0 raised by lh< ‘ iianceB, that the knights ‘ red men to membership, ".o anything. He declares IL* not see how the color ion can possibly come up, the Alliances would not he ‘ivomakeany concession to ■ knights which they do |0 ake. ,ht called attention to an- ied objection to the pro- lt is that the knights •lists and anarchists to bipj the alliances being to socialistic and anar- [doctrine. Mr. Wright say ,ia nothing In this objec- tote, in the first place, the formed of eniirrlv different and ati' taghnistic elements, and theii mis sion aD(l interests are as far apart as the poles. President Livington made a se rious mistake when lie advoca ted this coelitiou, which lie will discover when the aliiancemen express their opiuion on the subject. THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS Congress is now in session, and for the first time in many years the republicans control both branches. The SoTtth by tbe may expect an attempt dominant power to have passed the most partisan legislation, but the democrats have strength , ° enough, we trust, to prevent any arbitrary laws being enacted. Mr. Reed, of Maine, the speaker of the Houce, is one of the most objection able men to the South that could possibly be chosen, for he is an un scrupulous politician and will use every means in his power to serve his party. But in the republican ranks there do not countenance the use is not that peace and unity that characterized the party while the democrats were in |>ower, and there is sure to be a clashing of interests and strife, of which our congressmen will doubtless take advantage. jte to bring about reforms, k*idce, the alliances would Leld responsible, in case of [for the opinions of individ ,fictions in the Knights of ^nization cr with Mr. Wright. The Ulie Knights of Labor ad [ 10 their order will prove uncountable obstacle why an ot unite and affiliate with tier’s Alliance. A few years en the knights were quite a | ; a this State, they sent agents [the country for the purpose nizing lodges among negroes, ! argument they used to en- :them to join was that by sing they could advance wages •dollar per day for field hands, [promise has the alliance that ne movement will not be [sttempted, when they unite i organization that so public nizes the negro and offers to ibis champion to extort an unable ar.d ruinous demand |the planter? It would simply sbing a stick to break their ds with. The members of iiiinces are employers, and to a ta extent their sympathies are |tBployers. The knights are , and their object is to pio- emselvss from the exactions loyerr.. The alliances pro- Iwhat the knights are compell | have, and they aim to get the t prices for their products. It ; interest of the knights to ‘same products at as low us possible. The knights de ; what they produce shall be l high prices, because the bet- tprices tbe reepUp ftf Jbeir la- rfpg ill? belter Uieir wages are to be, but the alliances are l when far more arbitrary measures to paying high prices for ucts of the labor of the It would seem, therefore, reasous why the knights e alliances should remain are stronger than those in o* a union between them. VTright’s argument about ad- socialists and anarchists, ^countenancing the use of dy- '*> is a clear evasion of the ■on. When the Farmer’s A1 * unite with the Knights of hand members of the latter arc guilty of lawless and dis- * i ,ul ads, aliiancemen cannot * share of the responsibility, ild be a repetition of the story bag Tray, It is expected that the most im portant legislation of the session will be directed to the revision of the tariff, and the passage of & Federal election law. The recent defeat the republicans met in Ohio and Iowa have warned them that unless a reduction is made in the tariff, that certain overthrow awaits them in 1892. There is lit tle hope, however, that they will agree on this issue, for right there the interests of the East and West conflict. The representatives from the former section will demand pro tection for their “infant industries, 1 while the Western congressmen wil be goarded by their constituents to give them relief from the great bur then that they carry. But even it these iuterest6 can be reconciled, it will be none the less difficult, in view cf the claims of the subsidy grabbers and of the increasing de mand for pensions, to redace the rev enues of the Government without running the risk of bankruptcy. The fate of the proposed legislation looking to the control of elections in the States by the Federal authority will be awaited with some interest in the South. The ostensible object of the law is to prevent “the sup pression of the colored vote in certain Southern districts;” its real object is to make it possible to control that vote for the republican party. We do not fear the results of such a law upon the South even were it enacted. Our people redeemed »heraselves from republican rule pic, we cannot possibly see how of Labor possibly help the Alliance. The s a vigorous, growing young i tacked by the confidence and *ill of the country. The other r aaii:g organization, bankrupt, Storing on the brink of disso- a - besides, it has incurred ^Konisrn and enuity of the world by the most oulra- |»cts of violence committed by Nit# members. *have no war to make uptfl the > to of Labor. There are many “ :( 1 deserving people in its aD( i it has its work to do and I to fulfill, Jut there can * e a union between that or- ation and the Farmer’s Al- * You had as well try and were resorted to than could possibly be enforced now. The white men of the South will never again turn over their governments to ig norant negroes and thieving and traitorous whites, even were every voting place guarded by a regiment of troops. Such a law would only serve to make for the South friends among the fair minded people otihe North, and deprive the republican party of its most effective cam paign cry. This party could then no longer claim that the negro vote was suppressed in the South, and would be driven to lace the great js-ue of the campaign, tariff reform. Again, the negroes ai'e awakening to the fact that they are used by the republicans simply to further their own ends, and that they received even more recognition from the dem ocrats than from the party that they have so long and faithfully served. Let the republican congress enact such laws as it may, no earthly power can prevent Grover Cleveland from being our next President, and the triumph of tariff reform. The republicans are now trying to steer a sinking ship between Scylla and Charybdis, while an open sea and safe harbor are before the democrats. ra President Harrison evidently peD ne<l his message to coDgress after the November elections, for its every ne shows a desire to hedge against is own unsatisfactory* record. This message is oc a par with the Presi- lent’s letter of acceptance and inau- ural address, wherein his acts are in direct conflict with his promises nd pledges. The country lias learned that no faith whatever can be placed in anything that President Harrison may say, for he is looked poo in the light of an unreliable and blundering partisan, who, under the guise of great firmness, is a pliant tool in the hands of his party lead ers. It would have been much better for the honored name the President bear# had he remained in retirement, than been elevated to a position he is utterly incompetent to fill. He will go down in history* as tbe weak est President our country has ever known. m »>. % President Harrison’s clamor for tariff reform will not deceive the in teliigent voters of the West,who only 9 few days since administered such a withering rebuke to the policy of the republican party. It is as mean ingless as were his blatant declara tions on civil service reform, to which he lost no time in giving the lie. The democrats in the last con gress had prepared a reasonable and equitable revision of the tariff, and advanced some of the same ideas now proposed by President Harri son. Yet his own party defeated this bill, and Gen. Harrison made the race on the same line. He advocates .increased pensions for Union soldiers, as also an aboli tion of the tobacco tax, and a reduc tion of the liquor lax, when he knows that if his suggestions are carried out it will be a mattei utterly impos sible to make any reduction whatever in the tariff This soldier clause was doubtless inserted to sugar coat his blunder in appointing and removing Tanner; but it is as gau*y Hi his tariff harangue, and will deceive no one. The President’s recommendation against “trusts” is a shallow farce. He well knows that his party is as responsible for the existence of these villainous combinations as is a father for his own offspring. The only way to prevent the forming of associa tions to extort usurious profits from the tolling masses ia for congress to place’.every article upon which a “trust” is formed on the free list. This will put an instantaneous check on snch schemes. The improved condition of the navy, of which the President so loudly boasts, is due to a democratic administration, and neither Mr Harrison or his party are responsible for if. President Cleveland found that his predgpFSSPrS; While expend" ing millions on a navy, }§fw only c ft’-" 'worthless old bulks. Four years of honest government found our country in a fair way to become mistress of the sea. Now this man steps in and wants to claim the cred it. During the short t'me he has been in office his party has wasted enough money to thoroughly equip a navy, and also erect coast defenses, for which he also loudly clamors. In fact, every improvement on which the President touches in his message is solely due to the wise, patriotic and business.-like administration of Grover Cleveland. The only reason that they exist is that President Harrison and his party have not been in power long enough as yet to over turn theifi. Like a scorpion, the sting of the President’s message is in its tail where he lecommends Federal inter ference with Southern affairs. There is a much surer and easier way than this for President Harrison to insure to himself and party the colored vote. Let him take a few of tbe lu crative offices he has so lavishly dis tributed among his own and his wile’s relatives, and fill them with negroes, whose votes saved him the states of New York, Ohio and Indi ana. He cannot reward a colored living North of Mason and The field . in lUe Rock of Gibraltar, for you to work on tbe Degro is he doubtful states of the East and West, where they hold tbe balance of power. Render unto Cuffee the things that areCuffee’s. Divide with iin the offices in those doubtful states that his votes have saved to the republican partj*. There is the true missiouery ground, and not wa}* down in Dixie, where the de mocracy is ever in the saddle. Taken as a whole, President Har rison’s message is a decidedly weak nd meaningless document, which will be filed away among the ar chives of our government alongside of those great acrobatic documents, Gen. Harrison’s letter of acceptance and President Harrison’s inaugural address. It is a matter of surprise to us to see several staunch democratic pa pers opposing the continued coinage of silver. These journals are simply following in the wake of John Sher man, and playing to the hand of the republican party. What dots it mat ter if the government vaults are bursting with their hoarded wealth of silver, does not every dollar stored therein represent a certificate kept in circulation, thus swelling the cur rency nnd making money more plen tiful? The best investment that Un cle Sam can possibly make is to build more depositories for silver, and establish as many mints as the miues can supply with metal. We are in favor of more money, and the best, safest and quickest way to get it is the coinage of silver. CLEVELAND AND TARIFF REFORM- The effort made to supplant Pies- ident Cleveland with Governor Hill ss the democratic standard-bearer in 1892 has died still-born. Gov ernor Hill is a popular and fascinat ing roan, and made a most favorable impression wherever he visited; but he does not occupy that place in the hearts and confidence of the people as Grover Cleveland, and neither does any other living man. The de mocracy and tariff reformers of the whole country look upon Mr. Cleve land as their leader in the great battle that must be {ought in 1892, when the issue will be the masses vs. the classes—and he will he renominated by a unanimous vote. When the last election took place the people were not educated upon the tariff question; but the Novem ber elections and.the sweeping dem ocratic gaius everywhere proved that a revolutionizing change in public sentiment has taken place, that will not ebb until it sweeps the party of the people again into power, and in sures lelief for the struggling masses from the bqrtheos that are grinding tilfcm into poverty. It is a waste of breath to try and substitute any Gibe? Fresid^^j candidate fof Grover CieVelaad* The eyes of his party ai'e Upon him, and if God spurtS his life he will be the standard bearer of the democra cy, and lead his people again to vic tory—only this time it will be over whelmingly crushing to all opposi tion. If public sentiment in favor of tariff reform continues to spread, it would not be a matter of surprise to see the republican candidate re ceive less than one hundred electora of ATHENS AND ITS NEW PAPER- Ou Tuesday morning the first issue Athens’ new paper will appear, under the editorial management of Mr. T. L. Gantt, well known, not only to the press of Georgia, but as one of the leading and most enteprising citizens of Northeast Georgia. The paper is formed by the consolidation of the morning Banner and the Evening Chronicle, the two papers forming large stock company, which proposes to give Athens a first-class morning daily. The territory contiguous to Athens is such as to offer a good sup port to such a paper as Athens ought to publish, and as we understand, will be published. Mr. Gantt is a journalist of rare ability, and the very fact of his having charge of the new paper, assures its complete success. Athens will have cause to be proud of her new paper, in which, under the new management most of its business men are interested, the stock company having been unde up by subscriptions among the busi ness men of- the city. This insured hearty local support and with this, backed by good management, the new paper will at once take its place among the leading dailies of Georgia.—Atlanta Constitution. votes. AYe stated last week that Maj. Camp bell Wallace, the veteran chairman of the Georgia railroad commission,would resign his position at an early day, in consequence £of declining health and advanced age. He is 84 years old, hut will not resign. Georgia cannot afford to dispense with the services of this grand old man. BENNETT H. YOUNG. The New York Star- tells the fol. lowing interesting story: “A slender, wiry man, with a quick step and rather nervous manner, yes terday attracted my Attention, at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He has keen black eyes, a deter mined cast of couuternance and the general air of a typical Southern sol dier. Bennett H. Young has had a remarkable history in peace, and war. W hen he was a young man he was the leader of the twelve Confederates who crossed the Canadian border, raided St. Albans, Vt. and captured the town in midday, confining a thou s-nd or more people in the public square, while they levied contribu tions upon the banks. The story of this capture at this day sounds like a Munchausen tale Yet it is a fact that this man now filling my eye, with eleven compan ions, held a city of six or eight thou sand inhabitants at their mercy for two hours, and then escaped. This remarkable occurrence raised a great disturbance at that time, but it soon passed off as the war ended, and sol diers of that day became the citizens of the next. Since that time Mr. Young has lived at his native home in Louisville Ky., and has been engaged in rail roading and other material matters tending to the advancement of his state, which bring him to New York frequently. There have been only 86 cloudless or sunshiny days during the present year, and rain fell upon 172 other da'- There were 63 cloudless and • * days for the correspof” , iAl rwflf year. The*** r -wing period l** 6 ree*' .-<>^ -cnufdm VjmettL tbe signal service bttfeMh The rainfall for the present year has amounted to 40.6S inches, or 12>» inches above the normal average. The buzzards threaten to come home to roost to Savannah. The democrats of that city endorsed the negro Deveraux for collector of customs at Brunswick, and now the indignant citizens of the insulted town propose that Savannah shall take the black draught she pre pared for her neighbor. Some experiments have been made near New Orleans in raising jute on al luvial land, whieh resulted in a growth eleven feet high, and a perfectly devel oped plant. Jute, however, is now about as worthless a plant in the South as the rag weed or dog fennel. The democrats in Montana continue to hold the fort. It will take them just twelve weeks more to freeze out the would-be republican thieves. At the end of that time the legislature will be adjourned bylaw and Gov. Toole can appoint two demomtfc senators. One-Half the United States Owned By 25,000 People. The belief that notwithstanding the rapid increase in the l umber of millionaires in this country that wealth is more evenly distributed here than in England has been proven to be wrong by Thomas G. Shearman, the well-known New York statistician, who has been en gaged for some lime in collecting facts to show as precisely as possi ble the proportion of the wealth of the country held by a few rich men and families, and he finds a greater concentration of wealth here than in any other country.^' The results ion will appear in the Forum for November, from ad vance sheets of which the following facts are taken. Mr. Shearman makes the following enumeration of owners of more than $20,000,000 each: • $150,000.000—J. J. Astor, Trinity Church. $100.000,000—C. Vanderbilt. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Leland Stanford, J. D. Rockefeller. $70,000,000—Estate of A Packer. $60,000 000—John I. Blair, estate of Charles Crocker. $50,000,000—William Astor, W. W. Astor, Russell Sage, F. A. Ste vens, estate of Moses Taylor, estate of Brown and Ives. $46,000.000—P. D. Armour, F. L, Ames, William Rockefeller, H. M. Flager, Powers and Weightman. estate of P, Goelet. 3$30,000,000—C. P, Huntington, D. O. Mills, estates of T. A. Scott, »L W. Garrett. 3o,000,000—G. B. Rober*^ Charles^ Pratt, Ross Winane. ^ p Coxe v Claus Spreckels, A ^ R. <L ' Livingston, F ^ Weyerhauser, Mrs..^ Mark Hf „ P kins, Mrs. Hetty Gnep^ f tS ’ .es of S. V- Harkness, R : Golemau, 1. M. .Singer. $25,000,000—A. J. Drexel, J. - Morgan, Marshall. Field, David^ Dows. J. G r Fair, E T. Gerry, es- ^nnt Fairbanks, A. T.^ m eru negro. This is a sort of phan tom political lunch that his North ern black allies are wearyiDg of. In all candor, we will.say to President Harrison, that neither soldiers or bayonets will avail against the un broken and determined democratic phalanx in the Southern States, The A max by the name of Drum is the . only Democrat in the State Senate of Dixon s line by honoring a South- AVashington. He will feel very lone some in that body, 'but his solitude should be cheered by the thought that he is a Drum the Republican could not beat.—Macon News. ■ - Mr. Cleveland says he will not go into a personal canvass for the nomina tion in 1892. That is not necessary. The people will attend to that. Schcrmcrhorn, J. a. tatesoi i_« Stewart, A Morgan. $22,500,000—O. H. Payne, estate of F. A. Drexel, I. V. Williamson, W. F. Weld. $20,000,000—F. W. Vanderbilt, Theo. Ha vein ever, W. G. WardeD, W. P. Thompson, Mrs. Schenley, J. B. Hnggin, H. A: Hutchins, estates of AV. Sloane, E. S. Higgins, C. Tower, William Thaw, Dr. Hostetler. William Sharon, Peter Douohae. A cryiiTg need in Georgia is a consti tutional amendment paying legislators a fixed salary instead of per diem. Such a clause would do more to expedite work and shorten sessions than all the clamor of the press and people. Several Georgia papers are kept busy writing Senator Colquitt’s resig nation. The Senator will remain at his post to lend his valuable aid to Pres ident Cleveland in 1892, when he will complete his great work of tariff re form . A great many articles are being written on the subject, “Shall the negro go!” By no means. Let the negro stay and the politician go, and the race problem will solve itself to the entire satisfaction of the South. A note from “Happy Cal Wagner” to the editor of The Banner, dated Louis ville, Ivy., states that “companies styling themselves ‘Cal AYagner’s Min strels’ are impostors, as I am not in the business.” Old Abe Lincoln received in 1860 a smaller proportion of the popular vote for President than any other man who has occupied the President’s chair. There was nearly one million majority against him. The interview with Col. C. AT. Bald win on the disappearance of the long tailed breed of hogs will doubtless at tract the deep thought and Attention of all students of economy. It is announced that Congressman Blount will certainly be in the next gubernatorial race in this state. He would made one of the best executives Georgia ever knew. The jute trust now promises to split in twain and leave one-half of the fac tories out of the combine. The Al liance has already driven in its wedge and will shiver that trust into kindling wood. The striking cigar makers at Key AYest, Fla., are suffering for food These men deserve but little sympathy They refuse to work themselves or per mit others to take their places. It is said that lion. Emory Speer is in AYashington feeling his way to the U. Supreme Court. AA'e would be truly glad to see him receive the appoint ment. There are six negro candidates for Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia. This must be one place that President Harrison don’t feel like com mitting nepotism on. Governor-elect Campbell, of Ohio, won large sums of money, betting on his own election. AYe admire his judg ment, but can’t commend his practice. Sam Jones has just concluded a suc cessful campaign against the devil and the pocket-books of his congregation at Meridian, Miss. Ex-President Clever and has been offered fl."i0,000 Oak View—five times what it cost. But he refuses to sell. He expects to occupy it again, he says. It is rather surprising to be told that the Haytians are not pleased because Frederick Douglass, our Minister, is not a white man. Senator Colquitt denies the rumor that he will resign his position to ac cept the' presidency of an insurance company. The profits of the Standard Oil Trust last year were $26,000,000, Catarrali Can’t Be Cured, with Local Application, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you have to take in ternal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucus surface . Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best phy sicians in tills country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known,combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tbe mucus surface. The perfect com bination of the two ingredients is what produces sunh wonderful results in cur ing catarrh. Send for testimonials free, F, J. Cheney & Co., Prop, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. The Northeastern train was on time yesterday, a fact worth noting. -Aihena needs uniform time.