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mm bust Official Organ Ordinary. OFFICIAL ORGAN OK WINDER. PUBLISHED KVKItY THUKSPAY EVENING 'JKFFjCBSON office: With the Ordinary in the Court House P. W. (juattlebaum will represent the paper and tako subscriptions. Subs:riT)tion Rates. Onk Year, - - - fl.oo A. G. LAMAR, Editor and Publisher. THURSDA /. APRIL 27, 1899. The great International Sunday School convention i9 in session this week, in Atlanta and the city is crowded with visitors. Read the address ofthecommit tee on this page to the Populist ct Georgia and renew your allegiance to the causo of reform and go to work to organize a club in your dis trist. The prospects are brightening all along the line; all we need now is an aggressive light and hold front. Read it closely. I)r, Crow, the state chairman of the Populist party of Alabama, attended the meeting of the Geor gia Reform Press association in Atlanta Tuesday. He is a gentleman of commanding address and throughly imbued with the principles of reform. He brought us encouraging news as to the out look in Alabama. Hon. Wharton Barker. The Reform Press association with a number of the leading Pop ulists of the state met in Atlanta Tuesday. The meeting was very harmonious and a unit on all mat ters discussed. The association unanimously endorsed the address issued to the Populists of Goorgia aud which we publish this week. The most notable incident of the meeting was the presence of Hon. Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, the People’s party candidate for the presidency in 1000. His presence was a great inspir ation to the association and had a wonderful effect in strengthening our enthusiasm and determination to press on in the fight for the cause of humanity. His talk to tiie association on the great issues that are to be decided next year was worth going hundreds of miles to hoar. Mr, Barker in a wonderful man and stands head and shoulders above any other at the present day in his thorough understanding of all the great economical questions that must be solved. He has no equal as a writer, and his paper, the American, should be read by every man who is honestly seeking after truth. Mr. Barker has the coufi dece and respect of all the great thinfcers of the United States and will develope a tremeudious fol lowing with all the labor elements of the country. If Georgia is thoroughly organ ized there will be no doubt a9 to hie getting the electoral vote of tho state. The same can be said of Alabama and other Southern states. All that is necessary is to organize and get the masses of the people to thinking. The people want something real aud are tired of the broken promises of the two cdd parties. The people of the North and West have a duty to preform in this work, and if they perform it, the South will do hers in 1900 aud Mr. Barker will be tri umphantly elected president. He is the man for the place, the man of the hour, aud Georgia Populists are for him aud are in the fight to wiu. Address To The Populists of Georgia. The People’s party Executive Commit tee of the State of Georgia uiet iu At lanta this April 11, 1899, and after trans acting mush business in furthering the cause of the people issued the follow ing Address. To the Populist of Georgia: You are to be congratulated on your devotion to tho cause of a gov ernment of, for and by the people From all parts of the United States come the glad tidings of au upris ing of the populiet9, aud of a re organization, ou their armors for the conllict of 1900 be tween the masses of the people and money powers who are making in dustrial slaves of the producers of our land for all time to come. Georgians, we are on the brink of a political volcano, that had its conception iu the two old parties, tho fumes of which will be forever a stench iu the nostrils of all lib erty loving Americans, Its lava will be the clods and shackles of the subjugation of our people to Shylock’s greed, and the money power will be crowned lord of all; the voice of the poor silenced on all questions of government and law under which we are to live. In many of the States they have already disfranchised a large num ber of citizens, and in all Southern States by fraud and .intimidation they have set aside the will of the people and made our elections a farce, a machine to place men in office who are the tools of the cor poration scheming politicians, law ful (so called )robbers and tax gath erers. For the past thirty years the two old parties have alternated iu pow er and possession of the govern ment in its legislative, judicial and place of legislating for the masses they have legislated for tbe class es, aud have made* millionaires of the few ancUpuper?, renters and tenants of the many. Under their administration GO per cent of the homos of our people have been swept from under them. Yes, k in Georgia about 80 per cent of our people have no place to call their own. Without homes, without oppor tunities there can be no patriot ism,.no love ot country, no bright future for the rising 'genera tion. But they did not stop at that. They have turned a deaf ear to the cries of the oppressed; crushed the life uud energy out of the mediopracy, established a plutocracy to rule at will, who toil not neither do they spin, gathering where they soweth not and reaping the fruits of oth ers’ fields, pressing the people with such taxation as was never known in a republican govern ment. The Democratic party aided the Republican party iu demonetizing silver iu 1873. For sixteen years the Democratic party held the nat ional House of Representatives, aud during that time they killed twenty Free Silver bills. They had complete control of the Sen ate for four years, aud killed thir teen Eree Silver bills. They have killed and aided the Republicans to kill seventy-two Free Silver bill . Id 1993 the Democratic party defeated Free Silver in their owu party —lUO yeas, 115 nays. While the democratic party had the President, senate aud House, they defeated every free silver mea s ure presented, and during that time they issued •1200,000,000 interest bearing bonds iu time of peace. The Representatives of Georgia voted directly or indirectly to pay our national debt in gold, and to day the chairmau of the democratic executive committee of Georgia is a goldbug, and made the race for United States Senator against Crisp on that platform, aud that same committee are now whooping lip W. J. Bryan—on a cold trail for President in 1900 on a free silver issue in order to deceive the people, who they betrayed when iu power. Let uo excuses be received, a Pres ident is not bigger than his party, To vote for or f uso with this par ty or the republican party means your endorsement of their acts aud doiugs. Among which are these: Their unfilled promises; the low prices ef the product of the fields and factories; an approval of the heavy burdens piled on the labor ing classes: the shrinkage in val ues ; the J|business ; the . enthronging of nabobs; the making of mdustrial'slaves.of'oui children; the establishing of the gold standard ; the scarcity of mon ey ; the adoprion, of court made law, and the rule of trusts and combines forever —all of which is protected by an increased standing army, under the plea of protecting the national flag in Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, over a people, three-fourths of whom are anxious to pullet down. In Georgia this democracy has ruled supreme since the days of R. B. Bullock. They have made, en forced and executed our laws in every militia district, county and state, and what is our condition today? 80 per cent of our people are tenants, and the office holders are drawing the same pay as they did in 1877. Our great staple sells at 5 cents per pound and the producers with out food and clothes. The rail roads and banks making more money than ever before. Our peo ple heavier taxed than at any time in the history of the state, aud less to pay with. Every day for the past ten years the sun has sot up on us poorer and poorer in Geor gia At last our “old-fashioned demo cratic Governor” asked the legis lature to reduce the burden of tax ation by taking from them that had nothing (the poor children) and give it to them that did have, and they did it. Then the railroads blew their whistles and the play was over with democracy in Georgia for financial reform. Now, Populist comrades aud cit izens of Georgia, are we worthy sons uf noble sires? Where is the spirit of Washington, Marion and Putnam? Will it sleep forever, or will it again kindle that love of country, home and family in our breasts as was in our fathers; will we be men of steel and nerve our arms to steady blows against these usuipers of bur liberties—these would be taskmasters—until we regain the freedom bought with tho blood of our ancestors? In this great Populist party wo have the promise of a better gov ernment, We recognize the fact that all men are born free aud equal before the law, That the ballot is a defense of our liberties, and a heritage of the poor as well as the rich, and should not be abridged. We stand for fair and honest elections, without intimidations or under influences We are the founders and only advocates—as a party—of free and unlimited coiniage of silver and gold at the ratio of 10 to 1, with the issuing of United States treas ury notes, so as to keep the circu lating medium up to at least $50.00 per capita. That all money is flat and shall be issued and controlled by the government and not by in dividuals or corporations. We believe that cheap money controlled by the government is the greatest blessing to the people —it makes better prices and in sures prosperity. We are unalterably opposed to the issuance of interest-bearing bonds and forcing the people to pay usury to the favored few. We favor government ownership of railroads and telegraphs, which can be operated as successfully as the postoffice system. We are opposed to court-made law. We favor the Initiative and Referendum, which merely means that the people have tbe right to vote on all laws which govern them. We most heartily endorse the action of the Cincinnati conven tion iu nominating the Hon Whar ton Barker for President aud the Hon. Iguatius Donnellv for Vice- President as candidates of the Peoples party iu 1900. We approve of the appointment of that graud c Id Romau, General Wm. Philips, as National Organiz er for Georgia, Florida aud South Carolina. We urge all Populists to organ ize Preciut Clubs m every militia district aud county iu the State, aud report the same to our State Chairman, Dr. 8. J, McKnight, Benton-Adair Hardware Cos. aM i t i A_re Leaders In Low Prices On ALL KINDS .i HARDWARE. We sell Brook’s Xotton Planters at $2.00 each and every thing else accordingly. CANiSELL ALMOST ANY KIND OF CULTIVATOR OR HARROW. The superior DISC HARROW on wheels is latest and best harrow on the market. Easy to transpost, and each Disc being independent, rocks don’t interfere with its working. It thoroughly pulverizes the soil to any depth desired. Call at our Store and see One. When in need of any thing in our line, remember we will sell as cheap as any house in N. E. Georgia. Yours for business, Benton-Adair H’dw. Cos. Harmony Grove, Georgia. Dalton, Ga., who will be glad to aid you in the good work of organ ization, that we may gain a glori ous victory in 1900. W, L. Peek, A. H. Talley, W. W. Wilson, Ben Millikin, H. P. Blount, Committee. If you have piles, cure them. No use undergoing horrible operations that simply remove the results of the disease without distubing the disease itself. Place your confidence in DeWitt’s vVifcch Hazel Salve. It has never failed to cure others; it will not fail to cure you. G. W. DeLPerriere. R. I DOUGLAS ’ DIMDDRNLY. Well-Known Contractor Died of Heart Failure at His Home on Bourne St. R.F. Douglas, a contractor of this city, died yesterday morning at 8 o’cloc k of heart failure at his home, Bourne street. He was titty-two years old and had been sick only two days, He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss. The body will be seut to Flowery Branch this morning at 7:50 o'clock for interment. The above is taken from The Constit ution of a few days ago. Miss Della Donglas who has charge of the millin ery department of J. T. Strange & Cos. is a daughter of Mr. R. F. Douglas and it was sad news to her, coming so unex pectedly. She left for Atlauta immed iatly after receiving the telegram. She has the sincere spmyathy of all her friends here. For Sale Or Rent The house formerly owned by H. C. Poole. Will sell for cash or on monthly Installment plan to ' suit purchaser. Apply to Lewis C. Russell. School in Cuba and Else where. Prof. J. F. Draughon, who recently visited Cuba with a view of investigat ing the outlook for establishing a school in Havana, Cuba, next fall, on his re turn visited Savannah, Georgia, where he arranged to open a well equipped Business College Juue 15th. Prof. Draughon now has flourishing business colleges located in Naahville, Tenn., Galveston, and Texarkana, Tex as. These colleges have superior courses of instructions, and special fa cilities for securing positions. See Prof. Draughon’s ad, elsewhere in this issue. —Special rates will be given all who enter either of his oolleges soon. nAOTTTAMO SECURED. Hay deposit money rULMIIUnD I° r tuition In bank till position l j w secured, or will accept notes. Cheap board. Car fare paid. No vacation. Enter any time. Open for both sexes. DRAUGHON’S jO/7 PRACTICAL >7^ A BUSINESS^- Nashville, Tenn. Savannah, Ga. Galveston, Tex. Texarkana, Tex. Indorsed by merchants and bankers. Three months’ bookkeeping with us equals six, elsewhere. All commercial branches taught. For circulars explain ing “ Home Study Course,” address “ Depaitment A,” For college catalogue, address “Department a4.” ITEMS OF INTEREST. Climate affects billiard balls. They last best in Spain. According to recent poor law statis tics in England, the total amount spent in caring for the poor of England and Wales for six months was over $13,220,- 000. An English guidebook makes the cu rious assertion that a large proportion of those who have made the ascent of Mont Blanc have been persons of un sound mind. Important deposits of snlphnr have lately been discovered in Asiatic Rus sia. In the Ferghana district there is one which will yield about 10,000 pounds of pure sulphur yearly. The wine cellar of the old Chaldean king, Argastes 11, has been discovered near Lake Van in Asia Minor. It was filled with colossal earthenware vessels, some of which have been sent to the Berlin museum. Under the column in the Roman forum marking the spot where Caesar’s body was burned some ashes have been found. According to the London Daily Mail, they are believed to be the re mains of his funeral pyre. The Pennsylvania commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States has voted to present to Rear Admiral Dewey the gold insignia of the order, which the United States government permits officers of the army and nary to wear. APHORISMS. Responsibility walks hand and hand with capacity and power. —J. G. Hol land. Absence of occupation is not rest. A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. —Cowper. He is richest who is content with least, for content is the wealth of na ture. —Socrates. He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies. —Tertullian. There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.—Mme. Swetchine. If we have need of a strong will ia order to do good, it is still more neces sary for us in order not to do evil — Mole. There is no impossibility for him who stands prepared to conquer every haz ard —the fearful are the failing. —Sarah J. Hale. The reflections on a day well spent furnish us with joys more pleasing tha Q ten thousand triumphs. Thomas a Kempis. We cannot live better than in seek ing to become better, nor more agree ably than in having a clear conscience. —Socrates. Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act as * wolf; that is the most certain of a‘* things.