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’ PESSIMISM.
*fk Sltnatlnu Ik Certainly find, bat
Ik It Really llopeleKsl
If onr present economic conditions
continue for a quarter century longer,
we will have onr billionaires and tril
lionairon. while poverty—stark, starv
ing poverty—will recruit its regi
ments of victims until its army of
vengeance will become a menace to the
government —one that will precipitate a
reign of terror more hell teirible than
that which reddened the soil of France
with the blood of more than 1,000,000
men and women.
How to limit the growth of abnormal
private fortunes in the United States is
u problem that demands a solution
without delay, and I think that Hon
Charles M Howell of this city has con
tributed very far to this solution in a
new economic system of his own that
he exploits in a pamphlet that should
be read and remembered by every work
ingman in America, no matter of what
political persuasion Mr Howell sng
gests that steps be taken.
“First. —To limit the concentration of
wealth so as to prevent the acquirement
and retention of colossal individual for
tunes
“Second.—To compel the wealthy
classes, whose advantages and benefits,
derived from the government or organ
ized society, are vastly greater than
those enjoyed by the poorer classes, to
pay. relatively, a greater portion than
the latter of the taxes necessary for the
support cf the government, to which
the former are wholly indebted for the
safe preservation of their vast property
rights and the privilege of living in
luxurious ease.”
In order to accomplish these objects
Mr Howell calls for an amendment to
the constitution of the United States,
•‘making taxation by arithmetical pro
gression a part of the snpreme law of
the land. ”
He adds “The operation of a law or
principle which levies a tax at a rate
which increases by arithmetical progres
sion, no matter how small the rate may
be ut the ontstart. will sooner or later
teach 100 per cent, and. as one might
say. automatically eet a limit to the
amount of wealth possible to be possess
ed by any one inidvidual ”
Mr Howell then proceeds to pfove
his contention by facts and figures that
Jiave thns far stood unanswered and
unanswerable True, Thomas Q. Shear
man, who is forever posing as a friend
of the people, bnt who always lands on
the side of the plutocracy, declares that
the economic system proposed by Mr
Howell is impracticable, and in trying
%o prove his position attributes to Mr
Howell more than one assertion that
Mr. Howell never made.
Of course there are w’eak spots in this
new economic system whereof I speak,
bnt there are weak spots in every sys
tem that has its root in finance I hold,
however, that progressive taxation, as
the plan has been formulated by Mr
Howell, is the best, fairest and most
statesmanlike of any that have thus far
been formulated in America.
It may win out, but I hardly think
it will The goldocracy w r ill see to its
defeat, just as it has seen to the defeat
of the greenback, just as it will see to
the defeat of any and every project that
is calculated to ameliorate the hardships
and hell hardships of the masses
Pessimistic, you say
Yes, but the man is stone blind who
cannot see that the present outlook jus
tifies pessimism in its darkest and most
despondent form.
I w r ill not say that there is no hope
for the producers of my country—for
the proletariat. No; for history has a
habit of repeating itself, and I verily
believe that the honr will soon strike
in the belfry of time when the Ameri
can people will rise in their awful
might and mnjesty—rise with brand
and bayonet, rise and make short work
of oppressors and of all oppressive laws.
Then and not till then can we hope
for just taxation or u currency most
beneficial to the masses.—Will Hubbard
Kernan in Norton's Monthly
Taxation of Franchtaea.
Samuel Seubnry, counsel for the New
York Association for the Public Control
of Franchises. said to a reporter:
“The question of taxation of fran
chises is simple.
“The value of a franchise is greater
or less according to the growth of the
community, and is created by the pub
lic. These values furnish a natural and
legitimate source from which the pub
lic revenue should be taken. Why
should the state raise the taxes neces
sary for its support by taxing labor
products and in the vain attempt to
reach personal property when there is a
pubilc fund in existence, created by the
public and justly theirs, in the hands of
private corporations untaxed?
“By what principle of justice are
these vast public values donated to
private corporations for their private
advantage when our people are over
burdened with the taxes now laid upon
them ?’ ’
Bryan to Visit Nnshviile.
Nashville, March 11—Hon. G. W.
Wade, secretary of the committee ap
pointed to invite Hon. W. J. Bryan to
address the Tennessee legislature on the
Issues of the day, has received a letter
from Mr. Bryan accepting the invita
tion and naming Wednesday, March 22.
M the dat? for the speech.
/ MISSING DIVINE RETURNS.
Young Pmickur Who Disappeared
Kcvrritl .Month!* Ago Turn* Up.
Columbia, S. C., March 13. —The
mystery of the disappearance of the
Rev. William Aiken Kelly from thii
state on Deo. 20, last, has been cleared
np by the return of the missing minister.
The Rev. Mr. Kelly is a young divine
who is prominently known in the South
Carolina Methodist conference. About
the middle of last December he carried
his wife and child to Charleston on a
visit to friends in that city. He had be
come somewhat involved financially,
and his visit was made with the view of
securing temporary relief. Just a short
time before he had given much study in
order to pass the final examination of
the annual conference.
Overwork and failure to Becure relief
from his financial trouble, it is thought,
overbalanced his mind, for on Dec. 20
he left Charleston without the knowl
edge of his wife or friends. About ten
days ago the first intimation that he
was alive came in a telegram from New
Orleans asking for money on which to
return home. It was sent him and he
has just arrived in Sumter.
The only statement he has made so
far is that he had no knowledge of
leaving Charleston, or when or how ho
got to New Orleans; that his mind was
a complete blank and when he came to
himself be was in a strange city with
out money and without friends.
HOSS TO SUCCEED BOGGS.
Nashville Editor Slay Uecome Chan
cellor of Georgia University.
Atlanta, March 13.— A dispatch from
Nashville to the effect that Rev. E. E.
Hoss, LLD,, editor of The Christian
Advocate, has been tendered the chan
cellorship of the University of Georgia
is erroneous, it seems, to the extent that
the trustees have not met to select a
head for the institution, and no author
ized offer could, therefore, have been
made.
Colonel N. J. Hammond stated last
night that the offer had not been made;
that it would be some time before the
trustees would meet, that there had
beeu no talk among the trustees of a
man for the chancellorship. He stated
that he had not been approaohed in the
matter, and had not discussed it with
any of his fellow trustees.
It is learned, however, from reliable
sources that Dr. Hoss has been written
of the intention or the trustees to make
him chancellor in the event that he will
accept, and it is understood that the
reply from him is still being awaited.
If his answer is in the affirmative his
election to the chancellorship tc succeed
Dr. Boggs will occur at s proper time.
WHEELER NOT TO MARRY.
Genera I Denies Reports That He Will
Wed Mrs. George W. Childs.
Washington, March 18.—General Joe
Wheeler, when asked if the report em
anating from Philadelphia which couples
his name with that of Mrs. George W.
Childs in a prospective matrimonial
venture was true, replied that it was
not. While the denial was not of the
positive nature that would be given a
less embarrassing question, the General
Bought without the usa of emphatic
words to have it clearly understood that
the report was without foundation.
In conclusion he said:
“I am sorry that the lady’s name has
beeu mentioned in this connection. I
was well acquainted with her husband,
and she is a woman who reveres his
name. She is a woman whom any man
might be proud to marry.”
Members cf General Wheeler’s fam
ily discredited the report, as they had
heard nothing to confirm it.
Walsh’s Temporary Relapse.
Augusta, Ga.. March 13.—Ex-United
States Senator Patrick Walsh, mayor of
Augusta, had a bad turn yesterday, but
rallied ugaiu in about an hour, and cou
tiuues in the normal condition he w r as
in prior to the attack. He takes suffi
cient nourishment every day, sleeps
well and, considering the long duration
of his illness, holds his own remarkably
well. There is nothing in his condition
that threatens an early crisis.
Pasig Taken by Americans.
Manila, March 13.—The American
forces attacked and captured rhe city of
Pasig, east of Manila, Monday after
noon. The enemy made u stand for an
hour, but at the end of that time were
forced to retreat. The loss of the Fili
pinos wa JU killed aud 16 prisoners. Of
the United States forces, six were
wounded.
Jury Convicts Will Go!son.
Birmingham, A!a., March 13.—After
being ont an hour and a half, the jury
in the case of Will Golson, the negro
charged with killing Deputv Sheriff
Warnerick Sunday afternoon'. Nor. 27.
brought in a verdict in the criminal
court here finding him guilty of murder
in the first degree aud fixing the penaltv
at death.
Big >llll For New Decatur.
Decatur. Ala., March 13.—A. Strauss
& Cos. of New York ka~e closed a deal
by which they obtain the property in
New Decatur. Ala., formerly owned
and used by the United States Car com
pany, aud will proceed at once to erect
a oottou mill costing $500,000. It is to
bo completed before the end of this year.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
Cure* Piles. Scalds, Burns.
AIDS TO MONOPOLY.
How the Government Eetnbllshen
Successes For Corporations.
Officials of the United States govern
ment are now engaged in putting in
working order and operating the tele
graph lines left on their hands in Cuba
and Porto Rico These lines were all
the property of Spain and come to ua
among the other fruits of victory New
lines connecting all important points on
the islands are also projected, and they
will soon be constructed and in opera
tion for military and other purposes.
None of these lines will pay running
expenses, to say nothing of the first cost
of their construction, for many years
to come, if they are ever to be profitable,
but as a means of securing quick com
munication they are necessary and will
have to be built
General Greely. chief signal officer of
the army, has dispatched a large force
of officers and men to the Philippines
to lay an extensive system of cables be
tween the principal islands of the archi
pelago. This will be a laborious and ex
pensive undertaking, and financially
the work will be almost a dead loss,
but under existing conditions, as in
Cuba and Porto Rico, it will have to
be done regardless of cost.
It may not be generally known that
the government still owns and operates
a good many miles of telegraph wire in
our own country in connection with
the war navy and agricultural depart
ments A considerable addition was
made to this mileage in order to con
nect the fortifications along the Atlantic
seaboard during the late war These
lines are all in sections to which the
private telegraph monopolists would not
extend their wires, because the business
would be conducted at a loss As soon,
however, as the prospect of profits ap
pears in sight, the government retires
from the business and the monopolists
take possession. It is very kind of the
government to thus pamper private
monopoly, besides paying the latter more
than fair tolls for an inferior service
and selling out costly equipments at
rates below the prices usually paid for
old iron.
As pertinent to this subject, we quote
the following, which was recently sent
from the city to the Fall River (Mass.)
Herald
“A Washington special says that the
government contemplates offering for
sale the cable between Wood’s HolL
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
This line has been maintained by the
government for 12 years Since the
erection of the line several commercial
companies have been in the field as
rivals and are now established on a per
manent basis. In pursuance of a policy
of the government to withdraw from
fields covered by private companies.
Congressman Greene has been asked to
learn whether any objection is likely to
be raised in the district concerning the
sale of the cable. ”
What right has the government, aft
er going to the expense of establishing
telegraph lines to unprofitable localities,
to retire from the field in favor of a pri
vate corporation whenever officials of
the latter think the lines likely to pay?
Will a similar policy prevail in the fu
ture in our new dependencies, which
are now being cqnnected telegraphically
at a very great cost?
Congress should look into this matter
without delay. If it has heretofore been
and is now the policy of the govern
ment to build and equip costly tele
graph systems and then hand them over
to corporations for a mere song, it ia
high time the country was made aware
of the fact.—Journal of the Knights of
Labor
Wants the Details.
Grosvenor poses as a defender of the
administration and expansion. In his
speech the other day in Washington he
said “In the interest of commercial
ism expansion is justifiable. Not only
would I advocate the possession of Porto
Rico. but Cuba and the Philippine Is
lands as well. I go so far as to advocate
being on hand when China is divided
up. "
We would like to inquire of Mr
Grosvenor how ail this is to be done
It will certainly cost a whole lot of
money to carry out the plans he out
lines First of all. if we are going into
the conquest business we want to build
a navy as big as the one possessed oy
England or we may get in trouble with
Johnnie BulL if we go to slicing up
China, it will require at least 200,000
oi 800,000 men in the shape of an army
Such an army will require a whole lot
of embalmed beef and “army contrac
tor" expenses. There are a whole lot of
things to be taken into consideration.
Spain isn't the only tin can in the alley
There are Russia, Germany, France and
quite a lot of other nations looking for
a foothold for “commercialism’' in the
orient. Expansion is anew name for
800 years of war.—George’s Weekly.
Ten Freight Steamers Lust.
New York, March 16.—1 t is now
practically certain that ten freight
steamships have been lost on the At
lantic in recent storni9. This involves
the sacrifice of more than 300 lives and
$2,600,000 of capital. The rate of rein
surance on them for the last three weeks
has stood at 90 guineas. All perhaps
went down in the fearful hurricane of
Feb. 2. Their names are: Allegheney,
Arona, City of Wakefield, Croft, Dora
Foster, Minister Maybach,
Oberon, Picton and Port Milburn.
Gainesville, Jefferson I Southern Railroad.
SAMUEL C. DUNLAP, Receiver.
Time table No. 12, taking effect 5. 50 a. m., Jan. 0, 1899
MAIjST line
NORTH BOUND. Between Social Circle jSoUTH BOUND
Read Downward and GainesvU , e . R Bad
First Class. First Class.
93 91 85 83 81 STATIONS. 82 84 86 92
day" *%, "J? “t? "ef £
only only Sun Sun Sun | Sun Sun Sun on?f „jf
2 am am a m|pm Lv\ " ArTa m pm p "m^iTm"
S ll 00 7451100 450 SOCIAL CIRCLE 915530605 fi 20 ff
g 11 15 80211 20 505 GRESHAM g 55 310 545 oov !
5 1130 820 1140 525 MONROE. 835 250 525i 5O =
g 835 5 20, °
® 1145 8551205 543 CAMPTON 8152 30 4 R §
•° 11 58 9151220 557 BETHLEHEM BuO 216 4 ~2 °“2 g,
—l2 15 9351240 615 WINDER 7 4 5 200 4',. 'X
9551 50 7 40 12 100 jH
87 12 }J 1° 202 5 s’o pnShtSX 72512 07350 754 88
dnilv I*2 45 10 3-T '£ 22 648 HObCH fON 7 a I] k.\ > on <y qq —-
ex" 108 11 10 2507 08 HICKORY TREE. 45 11 25 305 7
Sun
a m
640 115 U 15 300 715 BELLMONT fi 40 11 20 3 00 7 U no
645 120 a m 3067 20 KLONDIKE 635 11 14pm 7097 05
6 .f \ 2o _ £lO7 25 CANDLER 63011 10 7 051 700
710 14 ° 335 745 GAINESVILLE. 61010 45 6 45,640
m 1 5111 ’P m pm Ar. Lv. a mam ampm
87 f9l 185 1 83 jBl, 182[84j86 102 jBB
No. 82 will run to Social Circle regardless of No. 83, but Respect
ing No. 85.
No. 84 will run to Social Circle regardless of No. 81.
No. 83 will run to Winder regardless of No. 84, but Rerp’t’g No. 86,
No. 84 will run to Winder regardless of No. 83, but Resp’t’g No.' 85,'
No. 92 will run to Social Circle regardles of No. 91.
No. 84 will approach Belmont with train under full control ex
pecting to find No. 85 using main track.
JEFFERSON BRANCH.
Time Table No. 12, taking effect 5.50 am., Jan. 6, 1899.
NORTH BOUND Between Jefferson and SOUTH BOUND
Read Downward Bellmont. Read Upward.
First Class. First Class.
89 &7 STATIONS. 88 90
Daily Daily Daily Daily
except except e xcepr except
Son San San Sun
P. M. A M. Lv. Ar. P. M 7 A Al 7
210 550 JEFFERSON 800 12 li '
235 615 PEN >ERGR ASS 783 11 40
300 640 BELLMONT 715 11 20
p M. A M. Ar. v. P. M. A. M.
89 187 j ~~ ~~ 88 IQO |
No 90 will run to Jefferson regardless of No. 89.
No. 90 will wait at Belmont until 12 30 for delayed No. 94 from
Gainesville.
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