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TILE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIIV.
tfIST II HAS DONE.
McMillio’s Review of the Work ot
the Present Congress.
PASSED STRINGENT LAWS
Against Trusts in This Country the Force and
Currency Bills— Advantages Secured
by the People.
Washington, Aug. 25.—Repres
entative McMillin, democrat, of
Tennessee, has inserted in the Con
gressional Record a speech intend
ed as a summary of what the pres
ent congress has accomplished,
gjfelr. McMillin’s associates have de
ferred to him in preparing this
statement, and it is a semi-official
showing, from a political stand
point, of what the majority has
done. After reviewing what laws
it has heretofore framed, Mr. Mc
ffcMillin says:
“I come to a few things it has
done during this administration.
It has repealed all force election
laws and left elections free. It
found a system of oppressive laws
on the staute books authorizing the
use of troops at the polis and has
repealed them. In the dark days
of the republic the republican party
also enacted a law authorizing the
United States supervisors of elec
tions and deputy marshals to be ap
pointed by the federal courts,
wholly independent of the states
where the elections were to be held.
They were expected to dominate,
and did dominate the elections.
‘•Thousands of men were arrested
without cause and imprisoned
within the states of New York,
jfihio and Indiana in a single elec
fuon, and imprisoned to prevent
them from voting. They were
turned out after it was too late to
vote without the formality of in
dictment, presentment, arraign
ment or trial. The democratic
party determined this should not
jjcontinue. To repeal it, it forced an
-extra session of congress in 1879,
and passed the repealing bill. Mr.
Hayes vetoed it, but it has kept up
the fight nearly a sixth of a cen
tury, and at last has triumphed
during this administration.
“It has repealed the law authoriz
ing the president'to levy and remit
taxes. It conceive of a sur
render of a grearprerogntive more
dangerous and unparoridable than
this. We denounced it at the time
in this hall, We went forth to the
people and denounced it. We
pledged them in our platform that
'if entrusted with power we would
take this ancient right from the
president and give it back to the
people’s representatives. We have
now kept the promise.
“The congress has also authorized
the states to tax greenbacks and
other United States currency. For
years the exemption of these has
been a crying ill. The law authoriz
ing the issue of greenbacks and the
treasury warrants under the Sher
man act exempted them from state,
county and municipal taxation.
Hundreds of millions thereby es
caped all taxation. Individuals es
caped it by having their funds in
bank nominally invested in green
backs or United States treasury
warrants on the day of assessment.
Banks accomplished the same ob
jects in the same way. No doubt
can exist that in some banks the
United States treasury warrants
were placed to the credit of more
than one individual on the day for
assessment to escape municipal and
state taxation.
“It is also charged that certain
banks would aid each other in dif
ferent states by changing their
treasury warrant deposits from one
to the other to suit the different
days for assessment existing in dif
ferent states. All this is stopped
now. Under the bill introduced
and passed by the gentlemen front
Indiana (Mr. CoopetA all United
States currency heretofore escap
ing taxation will be reached by the
tax-gatherer. United States treas-
of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
D o y a | Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1894.
ury warrants known as greenbacks |
and the bills issued under the Sher- |
man bullion purchase law amounts j
to about half a billion dollars, and |
the country owes him a debt of
gratitude for his patriotic exertion.”
Mr, McMillin next reviews the
reductions of appropriations here
tofore set forth f by Representative
Sayers, of the appropriation com
mittee.
He then continues. “It has passed
the most stringent laws against
trusts ever enacted in this country.
At the same time the attorney
general has instituted proceedings
in the courts to try to dissolve il
legal trusts. The amendment of
fered by the senator from Alabama,
Mr. Morgan, carries into the law
the most effective means ever yet
devised for controlling and curbing
the power of trusts. A law against
them was passed last congress, but
it dealt with the question in a way
so mild and gingerly that it has
not been found sufficient to crush
these combinations that have been
fostered by protection. The demo
cratio party was pledged to the en
actment of more stringent legisla
tion against trusts. It has kept
this pledge and offers this as its ful
fillment,
“It has inaugurated an income
tax, thereby taking taxes off want
and putting them on wealth. It is
true the senate amendments have
changed somewhat this feature of
the bill and have released some
that ought to have been taxed ; still
it remains a great benefit to the
American people. It found the
treasury bankrupt, and by the tariff
bill is not only replenishing it, but
at the same time is reducing taxes.”
Mr. McMillin then reviews the
repeal of the Sherman silver law,
and gives an elaborate summary of
the tariff.
Special Notice to Voters of Bar
tow County.
The recent changes in the lines
of the militia districts in this coun
ty renders a revision of the regis
tration lists necessary. To enable
the voters to become properly reg
istered I will attend * the follow
ing places on the d§Ves named for
that purpose:
Douthit’s school house Sept. 11th.
Kingston Sept. 12th.
Pine Log Sept. 13th.
Cartersville Sept. 15th.
All persons who have paid all
taxes prior to the present year, and
those who have arrived of age since
March Ist, 1893, will be entitled to
register. All persons failing to be
come properly registered before
the 20th day of September cannot
vote at the October election.
I am giving this opportunity to
register tor the accommodation of
citizens, and I trust they will be
prompt in acting.
This, 21st August, 1894.
W. W. Ginn, Tax Collector.
Excursion to Lookout.
The Western and Atlantic rail
road will run a convenient excur
sion from Cartersville to Chatta
nooga and return next Monday,
September 3d, and give our people
a fine opportunity to spend a day
on Lookout mountain. The train
will leave Cartersville at six o’clock
and arrive at Chattanooga about
nine. Returning, it will leave Chat
tanooga at six and arrive at Car
tersville at nine.
This will give the people of Car
tersville and surrounding section a
splendid opportunity to spend nine
hours in Chattanooga and Lookout
mountain at small cost, as the fare
| is only $125 for the round trip.
Special coaches will be reserved
for ladies and children, and they
| can carry baskets and make a reg
ular picnic of the trip. Lookout
is well worth the journey to see,
and everybody should go.
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j Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
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; It is guaranteed to give perfect saiis
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AT THE TABERNACLE
The People of North Georgia Will
Again Assemble
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH
And Continue Through Sunday, ihe 23d. —Rev,
P. Jones and Other Distinguished
Ministers Will Be Present.
The great tabernacle meetings,
which have grown famous in this
and surrounding states, will begin
in Cartersville on Sunday, ScpTein
ber 16th, and continue through
Sunday, the 23rd. All necessary
arrangements have been completed
for a great meeting, and the people
will be here by the thousands.
There is no meeting of any kind
in the state which will attract so
many people as the Cartersville
tabernacle meetings, and this year
the crowd promises to be larger
thac ever before. The people have
laid by their crops, and while wait
ing for the harvest will assemble
at the tabernacle and give thanks
to Him who sends the sunshine *d
the rain, for the blessings which
they enjoy.
These meetings have grown in
popular favor from year to year,
and the people are as eager to hear
Sam Jones today as they were
when he first began his evangelis
tic work.
Arrang on lents will be made for
special rates on all the railroads,
and Cartersville will give a cordial
welcome to all who may come.
Mr. Jones bands us the following
notice for publication:
The annual tabernacle meeting
will begin on the 16th day of Sep
tember and close on the 23d, em
bracing the third and fourth Sun
days in September. All ministers
and Christian people, and all oth
ers who desire, are cordially in
vited to attend and participate in
these meetings.
Let the Christian people pray for
the blessings of God upon these
meetings. Sam P. Jones.
Cartersviile. Ga., Aug. 30th.
Senatorial Convention.
The senatorial convention of the
42nd district met in the court house
at Rome last Thursday. Conven
tion met at 12 o’clock noon. T. J.
Lyon unanimously elected chair
man. The following is the list of
delegates present:
Bartow—T. J. Y. Sheats,
C. N. Patterson, J. E. Field, J.
Harris, Jr.
Chattooga—C. S. Holland.
Floyd—Hugh Montgomery, L. A.
Dean, W. A. Wright, J. L. Johnson,
C. W. Sproull, J. H. Camp, F. P.
Price, J. J. Black, C. W. Under
wood, JllO. M. Vandiver, M. M.
Pepper, J. C. Moore, T. N. Loyd.
J. W. Harris, Jr., nominated W.
11. Lumpxin, of Bartow, for senator
from 42nd district, seconded by J.
L. Johnson, of Floyd.
Mr. Lumpkin was nominated
unanimously.
On motion the following commit
tee was appointed to escort Mr.
Lumpkin, the senatorial nominee,
to the stand: Hon. J. W. Harris,
Hon. J. J. Black and Hon. Gilbert
Holland.
Mr. Lumpkin addressed the con
vention.
The following resolution was of
fered by L. A. Dean and seconded
by W. A. Wright.
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that the Hon. A. O.
Bacon is the choice of this senato
rial district for United States sena
tor.”
Carried by the following vote:
Floyd 6, Chattooga 2, making a to
tal of 8, Bartow casting her four
votes against the resolution.
Convention adjourned.
C. W. Underwood, Secretary.
T. J. Lyon, Chairman.
Death of Mr. Jas M. Smith.
Mr. James Monroe Smith died
at his home, near the northeastern
suburbs of the city recently, af
ter an illness of a number of
months. Mr. Smith’s death was*
not an event unexpected by his
family as he suffered from a com
plication of maladies from which
they for some time before his death
realized he could not recover.
Mr. Smith was one of the best
known citizens of the county. A
few years ago he held the office of
county treasurer and administered
its affairs in a clean apd acceptable
manner. He leaves a wife and a
large family of children to mourn
his loss.
THIRD PARTY RALLY.
Judge Hines and Tom Watson Ad
dress a Large Crowd
ON THIRD PARTY DOCTRINES-
Tom Watson Makes a Fiery Speech, Which is
Enthusicaily Received by His Follow
ers.—Judge Hines Tame Effort.
Judge J. K. Hines, the populists
candidate for governor, Thomas E.
Watson, candidate for congress in
the tenth district, grand mogul and
generalissimo of the populist forces
in Georgia, made speeches at the
tabernacle last Tuesday.
The occasion had |reen planned
by the local populists some time
ahead, and it was their boast that
ten thousand people would be here.
Though the crowd was a good
one, it was in no wise up to expec
tations. “they are hitched clear
down to the slough. I think they
are here, all of them, from north
Georglg and Alabama.” Said Cap
tain Tom Lyon, on approaching the
grounds. This seemed at first to
be true, but, when Mr. Hines, the
first speaker of the occasion had
appeared, there were, according to
common estimate, less than 3,000
people present. •
Dr. A. S. Riddle introduced the
speakers. Judge Hines devoted
his speech mainly to an interpreta
tion of the state populist platfor.-.i.
It was like a man speaking against
his real convictions, though, and
was pronounced by all a rather tame
effort. He advocated straight out
the buying of the railroads by the
government and said they would
not only pay expenses, hut would
furnish a revenue besides. He said
that Austria, Switzerland, Ger
many, Sweden, Australia and the
Argentine republic all owned (heir
railroads and all worked well and
successfully. In Australia they
pay expenses and an immense
revenue to the government besides.
He said that by and through the
ownership of the railroads the peo
ple could pay off all the state re
venues. The railroad plank was
truly the best plank in the plat
form. I believe, said he that our
agitation of the matter will result
in the government owning the rail
roads. He advocated strongly the
plank in the platform which calls
for the supplying of free school
hooks. The first ripple of applause
that greeted Judge Hines’ remarks
was when he said that Judge Mad
dox was going to dupe the people
by bringing home twenty bright
new dollars coined at the U. S. treas
ury. He said this was the day of
small men and mean tricks. He
said the democrats were not to be
accredited with any free coinage
ideas until in 1894 the populists be
gan to clamor for it. Why don’t
the democratic party put sliver in
circulation, said he; it is because
they have sold out lock, stock and
barrel, to Wall street.
When Tom Watson took the
stand he was greeted with tremen
dous applause. His speech was one
of his spirited efforts, He began
by advocating the purchase of free
school hooks, saying the state could
buy them by wholesale and could
maintain a uniform system which
would be much better than the sys
tem now is. He said the demo
crats said the Australian ballot law
was a trick to keep the negroes
from voting. If that was so every
one knows that every democrat in
Georgia would favor it. The demo
crats oppose that law because they
know that in October we would
bury them so deep that we could
not find them unless we were look
ing, up curiosities of the past.
Mr. Watson made a great hit by
exhibiting the picture ot a negro
that he said was placed on a ticket
with the name of a white man un
der it, and it was voted by the ne
groes in Lee county, and thus was
furnished the spectacle of a white
man riding into, the legislature un
der the picture of a negro. Mr.
Watson devoted his speech largely
to an effort to capture the negro
vote and while roundly basting the
-democrats, he said nothing about
the republicans except when he
asked the negroes if they hadn’t
been voting the republican ticket
about twenty-five years and whaf
have they got for it. When Mr.
Watson asked those who would
vote for Judge Hines to raise their
hands less than one-third of the
crowd raised their hands.
The best Tennessee Lump
Coal $3.25 per ton delivered.
Large lots lower prices.
Etowah Ice 31’f’g Cos.
DORTER &
BAOGHAN
Mr. H. J. Porter, is now in
purchasing our fall stock,
>e larger and more cemplete
before. The entire country
3re settled down to business,
points to brighter and more
.
times.
e intend to lead the proces
e largest, most complete and
>ck of
DRV COOPS
CLOTHING
OLO M S
SHOES AND
CHRPETS
In North Georgia. Every dollars worth
Summer Goods in our house will be
closed out during the next three weeks,
at your own price.
We must have all thdToom possible for
new goods. Visit our store for bargains.
PORTER &
VAUGHAN
T. Iv. TURNER,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
I wish to say to my friends and the public generally, that T am now prepared
to turn out all work in my line in best possible manner. And alter thanking vou
for your liberal patronage an>l kind encouragement in the past, I shall with re
newed energy, heartily endeavor to merit your continued favors.
Yours respectfully,
J. L'. TURNER,
With Turner & Son, ist door Below Howard s Bank,
CARTERSVILLE, CA.
Columbia Bicycles $65 to $125,
\ • Other makne down to the cheapest terms
S^. Buggies from the very cheap’~t to the -.est.
" * Wagons, harness and repairs at correct price*.
,fOW IS THIS FOR FASH?
* */■ Royer wheels painted, tired, bolted, and
/Mjkl ' vonr boxes put in, $12.50, $15.00, $17.50, >20.00,
lf\Mnr\k awMi^Owi. standard wheels, SIO.OO, $12.50. $15,00, $17.50.
Il Mnll \Kn till fstcrfsjlf it New shafts finished $3.50 to $5.00.
\V?S// *k Vt-wl Xew poles finished $7.00t0515.00.
\slf JJ . 4pr Put in shaft, according to grade, sl.oo. sl-25,
Shj-jnklng tires when there are no bolts, 40c.
Bolted tires 50c.
Painting $2 50 t 0515.00 for buggies. Carriages, price according to size.
All work done right. Come, we are the people. We can work oyer your
buggy at or about your own price. We trade for second-hand biu’irle.
R. H. JONES’S SONS ItVFG 00.
W. L. BOLT.
JEWELER,
carlersYille, Ga.
Homestead Notice.
eEORoIA--Bartow County:
C m Stoner lias applied 1 or exemption
of personalty and setting apart imd val
uation of homestead, anti I \vfll pass
upon tlu- same al 10 o'clock a m on the
18th day ot August, JSO4
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