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THE COURANT AMERICAN. V ()L. i. ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOE BT A. 0- GRANGES.) HOUSEISONFIRE Stand of a Good Democrat—Formal Statement by Hon, Don M- Dickinson, Postmaster General in Cleveland’s Cabinet-—Reasons Why He Will Vote for McKinley. Since the adoption of the Kansas City platform, and his nomination, I bare never entertained a thought of voting for Mr. Bryan. I confess, however, that in common with very many demo crats, I hoped, for a time, that I might with a clear conscience stay awaj from the polls. But Mr. Bryan’s speeches, particularly his later ones, have destroyed that il lusion and convinced me that I must vote at the coming election. I criticise no man of different views who can reconcile himself to the other course, but as for me, with the light I have, lain forced to the conviction that I would be a recreant American, false to my country, &nd false to my party as well, if I should take to the woods. A DEMOCRAT WITHOUT ANY PREFIX. I am a democrat on all the fnu damental issues on which our party joined battle in the past with the republicans, the whigs and the federalists —a democrat without the prefix “gold,” because my party has been the party of sound finance frojn Jefferson to Cleveland. f could not be a republican if I would, and I say the creed of dem ocracy with all my old-time siucer ty and faith. But I recognize scarcely a ves tige of democratic principle in either the Chicago or Kansas City platforms. The organization is in the hands of the populists, and by these the livery of the true demo cracy has been stolen ia which to serve all the devils that make for social disorder. Mr. Bryan is preaching the gos pel of hate. Voicing that, he ap peals to the envious, the discon tented, the improvident, the incom petent and the unworthy idle. The words of the Prophet Samuel were aptly quoted in Gen. Bragg’s speech the other day as applying to Mr. Bryan and his following: “And everyone that was in dis tress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was dis contented gathtred themselves un to him, and he became a captain over them.” BRYAN PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF HATE. But worse still, he endeavors to set friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor, family against family, section against section, and nation against nation. He makes the always dangerous appeal to the evil to human nature. His postulates are Boxer, and his prop,granda is Boxer. He speaks no encouragement to the unsuccessful, but tells him to lay the blame at the door ©f his more fortunate neighbor, and that his sole remedy is to attack him. | He invariably speaks of creditors as “merciless creditors,” and to the debtor he teaches that his friend who has loaned him money or trusted him is his enemy. When a man fails and becomes despondent, he does not seek to in spire him with the American spirit of preseverance; he does not appeal to him to be up and doing and to try again, but he tells him to stop trying, and that the remedy is to pull down the more successful. Where is the intelligent citizen who believes in his heart that bis republican neighbors are not as good Americans and as good patriots as himself? And yet in connection with his making a charge that the republicans de manded a larger aimy (an increase, by the wav, that was voted for by the Bryan men of the senate, and •arried in the house with a major ity vote of but thirty-three) he has repeatedly said in his public speeches, as he said at Indianapo lis: “Why do they want it? So that they can build a fort near every large city and use the army to sup press by force the discontent that °ught to be cured bv remedial leg islation!” This from a candidate for' the presidency of the United States, Using all the power of his eloquence to carry conviction, especially to °ur foreign born workingmen, "hose votes he solicits. OUR POLICY IS PEACE. W hat intelligent citizen lo\ ing bis country, with a stake in home, 1,1 family or in 'property, however CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 15100. great his sympathy for the unhap py Boers, would if he could, have had his government aggressively interfere for their protection at the risk of war with Great Britain? Our policy is peace. We seek no more wars. We want the friendship of all nations. But now, as ever, we stand “at peace, but ready,” to battle with any of them for the integrity of our ter ritory, the nonor of our flag, and the protection of Americans every where. Who that seriously attacks this policy is a safe man to trust with power in this country ? Imperialism? The theory of our government, fixed in organic law, cannot be changed in form or in substance unless our congress, with its house fresh from the peo ple, and the Supreme Court of the United States, are parties with the executive to the treasonafle con spiracy. With a written constitu tion, the unique feature of our sys tem of government, and its sheet anchor, is that great court at Washington, removed by the law of its establishment from partisan conflicts and from the influence of popular clamor, udiose chief and exclusive function it is to construe that constitution and its distribu tion of powers, and which can sav to congress ‘‘thus far and no far ther,” and to the chief executive “thus far and no farther.” TALK ABOUT DESPOTS NOT NEW. This talk about “despotism” and “despots,” and ‘‘airs ot eastern potentates,” the exercise of “royal powers,” “governing without the consent of the governed,” “King George the Third,” and the like is not at all new in respect of the government of unorganized terri tories of the Unite * States. All these phrases and epithets were used and applied to Jefferson and aud his administration of the newly acquired Louisiana purchase under the bill signed by him and drawn by Madison. The same is practically true of Florida, when following the Jeffer son precedent, its government was debated. An amendment provid ing that all the principles of the constitution be “declared to be ap | plicable to the said territory as paramount acts” was voted down, Webster indorsed the same theory as to Florida in 1828. But these Populists and Boxers set up a sort of Joss, and then des ecrate our saints calendar by label ing it St. Jefferson. The Philippine question is a problem to be solved by the con gress so far as the whole territory is concerned. It may be determin ed to withdraw the flag, as in Cuba. But in no place on earth must that flag be hauled down under fire. FINANCIAL SOPHISTRY. On the finance question two or three respected friends use this logic substantially: “It is true that the Kansas City platform declares for national and commercial dishonor by the ‘imme diate’ free coinage of silver at 16 to las legal tender, It is true that the candidate who stands upon it has said: ‘lf there is any one who believes a gold standard a good thing, or that it must be maintained, I warn him not to cast his vote for me, because I promise him that it will not be maintained in this coun try longer than I am able to get rid of it.” “It is true that the same candi date made it a condition of accept ing the nomination that the declar ation for free silver should be in serted in the platform. Neverthe less, by reason of republican legis lation and a republican senate, the candidate we support cannot ac complish the result he declares for.” Even if it were true, which I deny, that Mr. Bryan, if elected, could not order the payment of the public obligations in silver, or that the mere election of such a plat form would not destroy confidence in the credit and honor of the na tion, and before inauguration dm e gold out of the country and into hoarding places; nay, even if it were true that such a declaration indorsed by the American people would not entail individti 1 and commercial demoralization, as w r ell as financial distress, stil withal deference to men whom I respect this logic seems to me the baldest sophistry. DANGEROUS POLITICAL ECONOMY. It may be admitted that the man who proposes to have the nation make a debtpaying dollar, or labor paying dollar out of fifty cents of silver and fifty cents of vacuum, is sincere in his views of political economy. So is the anarchist sincere, and his physical and moral courage (though perverted) cannot be questioned, when taking his life in his hand, he adopts assassi nation as a proper political method. Suppose in order to get the an archist vote the platform had in dorsed assassination as a political means, and suppose the friends of the candidate appealed to us for votes on the ground that although the declaration for assassination was in the platform, yet in fact it could nevei be made effectual be cause the republican police protection was too perfect. Would we listen to the proposition? Yet the logic is the same, and the anal ogy should not offend, for the tur pitude of llie two declarations would differ little in degree in the opinion of the two or three men who are endeavoring to so reason them selves into voting for Mr. Bryan. RECENT HISTORY —GREENBACKISM If there are any who while differ ing radically from Mr. Bryan in these things, yet from political ex pediency think that they should vote "with the organization.” let me call their attention to a tit of recent history, inculcating anew' an old lesson —sadly learned even by Mi. Webster—that “political hon esty is political expediency.” Memory in the northwest need go back less than two decades to recall the time when greenbackism dominated the democratic party. Within the same time we have witnessed the struggles of mem bers of our party to escape their then records as greenbackers. In every case the man with political ambition, of prominence, on whom could be fastened the greenback record, has passed, protesting, into private life. While the republicans are respon sible for many evils that beset us in our domestic economy, the crisis is such that this is no time to dis cuss them. FIRST, PUT OUT THE FIRE. The house is on fire. We must help our fellow-occupants to put it out, however much w’e may have differed from them on the policies of housekeeping, and although against our protest they had per sisted in the policy of using kero sene to start the kitchen stove. Let no democrat be influenced by false reports as to the attitude in this crisis of any man whom we have trusted, who pointing to his record to speak for him now',- may deem it unnecessary to speak again. We should never lose faith in the stability of the w'orksof God — least of all in the noblest of them —- an honest man. I take my plaice proudly by the side of Abram S. Hewitt, under whom I fought in the great battle for Tiden and democracy in 1876. Waiting in confidence the call of men like him to gather for the re organization of my party, like him, I conceive it to be my solemn duty to vote against Bryanizing the democratic party and to rid the party and country of Bryan ism, and so like hi >11, in the ranks of Are Von In It? 2(JR BIG SALES ARE ON ACCOUNT OF OUR LOW PRICES. Prices That Talk. FREEMAN& HALL | true democracy, I shall go to the ! polls and cast my ballot for Presi dent McKinley. Don M. Dickinson. TAX DODGERS Representative Jordon’s Remedy Against Note Holders. Representhtive Jordan, of Jas per, is after one class of tax dodg ers with a sharp stick, He thinks the best thing the legislature could do would be to pass a good tax bill, if it did nothing else. The member from Jasper thinks, however, that the most persistent and successful tax dodger is the note holder—the man who loaus his money out at good interest and salts the note down in his sockets and forgets all about it when the time comes for making returns of taxes. Mr. Jordan proposes as a remedy for this evil what he regards as a sure and safe plan, because the bill ho will introduce will strike at the legality of the contract. In other words, Mr. Jordan proposes to make all notes non-collectable in the courts that dp not bear the stamp of the tax receiver that they have been returned for taxes. This would apply only to the notes bearing date prior to March 1. The noteholder who fails to make a re turn of the notes held by himself on the first of March and afterwards tries to collect the same in the courts, under the provisions of this proposed measure cannot do so. Mr. Jordan says that he expects much opposition to his bill but that he cannot see how they can meet him in the argument, as cer tainly a man who takes up a good portion of the court’s time in the collection of his claims should at least pay his part of the burden of maintaining the courts, TURTLE SWALLOWED HEfc RING Miss Beatrice Harridan Had a Mov ing Experience Recently- A dispatch from Susquehanua, Pa., says: “Thirteen years ago Miss Beatrice Harridan and a party of other Philadelphia young ladies spent the summer at Oquaga lake. One day while bathing Miss Harri- dan placed her diamond engage ment ring on a log to prevent the water from injuring the setting. “When the party had completed their diversion the ring was miss ing. There was consternation in the delegation, and Miss Harridan refused 10 be consoled. She offer ed a large reward for the return of the ring, but it was not found. ‘‘This week another party of Philedelphians and some women from Chester visited Oquaga lake and went fishing at the place where Miss Harridan lost the ring. In crossing the meadow the party found a big snapping turtle and carried it in a triumph to the farm house when they stopped. Arriving there it was proposed that the tur- It- be served up in soup. “In dissecting the creature Miss Harridan’s lost engagement ring was found in its stomach. Miss Harridan is now married, but it was forwarded by the proprietor of the farmhouse to hex preseut Ger mantown address.” When you feel like that life Is hardly worth the candle take a done of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Diver Tablets. They will cleanse your stomach, tone up your liver and regulate your bowels making you feel like anew man. For sale by Hall & Greene, Druggists. The Delicious Fragrance * from a hot TVOYAL Baking Royal Baking A Powder improves the flavor and Powder biscuit adds to the healthful whets the ness of all risen flour annotitP Thp foods - ;It renders the appeilie. me biscuit, bread and cake 1 taste of such more digestible and a biscuit— nutritious Royal Baking row sweet, creamy* der makes hot breads delicate and wholesome. Food uc cu,c . . raised with Royal will CriSpy is a joy not distress persons of to the most delicate or enfeebled factiriiniic. digestion,thougheaten faSIKIIOUS. warm in d fresh. Imitation baking powders almost invariably con tain alum. Alum makes the food unwholesome. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NtW YORK. ODD HAPPENINGS IN WHINE- Flew of Honev From a Fireplace— Lubc' Puzzllntr Weather. Bangor, Me., Oct. 30.—When the cold weather came a week ago a fire was kuidieil 14 a fireplace of a bouse in Baugor that had not beetx occupied for some time. When the fire had been burning for half an hour something sur prisi g happened. The master of the house happened to go into the room, found the floor covered f wo inches deep with a sticky substance more of which was flowing out of the fireplace. It was found that a swarm of bees had made their hive in the long unused chimney and had stored there a large qunntity of honey. The fire softened the honey which poured down in a sweet flood into the room, covering the carpet and everything witnin reach. The householder says he got about $4 worth of honey and lost S6O worth of carpet. In the town of Lub.-c, Me., the people have almost lost run of the seasons. Last week a man picked a mess of string beans from his garden, and the next day he lamed his back shoveling snow. This is true. Two weeks ago in Bangor the mercury was down to 22 de grees, and there was a smart snow flurry. This week the mercury has been up 70 degrees and people have suffered more from the heat than at any time since the hot spell of spell of August. ALVOBD SHOWS NERVE- Faces Crowds on Hts Way to Court and Return* Their Stare. New York, Oct. 30. —Cornelius Alvord, the defaulting teller of the First National bank, who was brought here last night from Bos ton, was arraigned in court this morning. He was remanded until 3 o’clock this afternoon to allow the magistrate to determine whether it was a state case or one for the United States courts. Alvord walked to and fro from the court room accompanied by two detectives and his counsel, Jacob H. Miller. The portly de faulter was net handcuffed and talked and laughed, An u uisuaily large crowd watched Alvord leave the jail and another throng await ed him at the eutranceof the court. Alvord did not shun curious eyes, but returned the crowd’s stare w’th a quiet, surprised look, which did not become a man who had lifted nearly $700,000. The man takes his arrest with unusual coolness. He admits he is at the end of his rope and is preparen to stand pun ishment. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of 4*2 ftaj" 1 *- ■•-T’ Roll of Honor. The foil >wing is the honor roll ot the Cartersvijle public schools fbr the month <0 October, 1900: WEST SCHOOL. First Grade —Naomi Tedder, 98.2; Helen Clyde, 96.2; Herman Smith, 96; Robert Trammell, 65.8. Second Grade —Frances Akin, 100; Frank Bealer, 99 4; Bula Hall, 97,7; Amy Tomlinson. 96.9 Sixth Grade —Maybell Jones, 98.4; Kittie Conyers, 97 33; Sarah Rogan, 97.25; Frame Matthews, 97- EAST SCHOOL. First Grade—Gertrude Smith, 98.6; Evelyn Jordon, 98-4; Caroline Knight, 98.3; Eugene Dunahoo, 98.7- Second Grade —Willie Satter fiel 1, 98; Ruth Ray, 96.4; Maybeth Bentley. 94; Tom Webb, 93. Third Grade —Leonell Moon, 98.3; Allie Stephens, 98.2; Minnie , Spence, 97.1; Pearl Fourth Grade —Pearl Dunahoo, 98; Josie Dunahoo, 97.7; Emma Fleming, 97.6; Roberta Wylie, 97- L Fifth Grade —Leon Lawhon, 98.3; Susie Smith, 96.2; Sallie Fan nie Stephens, 95.8; Lena Matthews, 95-5- HIGH SCHOOL. Second Grade —Lizzie F0rd,93.5,- Etiza Neal, 93.5; Florida Fi*e,92.d; Walter Daves, 92.4. Third Grade —Loulie Laurpkin, 92.2; Rees Marshall, 92.2.: Isabel Ray, 92; Effiie Hendricks, 61.3. Adverl In Your Paper. No paper could live on 'the money paid for It by subscriber*. ’lt gives them more than it gets from them. It pays editors, reporters, correspondents, printers, pressmen, paper makers, ink makers. landlord, coal dealers, gas makers, etc., more than ifs subscribers pay It. It expects to cover Its expenses partly by selling its advertising space. If any persons want to use the pub licity that the paper has for sale and on which It depends in a measure for Its liviug. subscribers or not subscrib ers. justice and business principles re quire them to pay for iL After giving subscribers more than their money’s worth It could not also give them free advertising. If its publicity is worth having, it’s worth paying for.—Weekly Bouquet. The Goat. Originally the common or domestic goat was a native of the highlands of Asia. Naturalists generally regard it as having descended from an animal found ifi the Caucasus mountains ami the hill country of Persia, called in the Persian language the pesang. Among the Greeks and the Romans the goat was sacrificed to Bacchus be cause of its tendency to iujure grape vines by eating the young tendrils and leaves. All the species of goats are natives of the old world. The Rocky mountain goat, so called, of North America really belongs to the antelope family. ” UURcS WHERE ALL ELSEFAIIS. 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