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THE JACKSON ECONOMIST.
VOL. VII.
CLOSING OUT
AT COST.
We are going to make a change in our
Business and will in the next 60 days
close out our stock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, No=
tions, etc. AT COST.
These goods must be sold and we MEAN just
what we say.
Our Sale Will Continue from DAY to
DAY Until Our Entire Stock is Sold.
REMEMBER
Every thing is to be sold At Cost.
Not what it COST YOU but what it COST US.
If you want BARGAINS Come and see for
yourself that WE MEAN every word we say
Terms Spot Cash.
W. H. SHEATS&CO.
Deering Ideal Mowers
With Rubber and Ball Bearing.
Deerng Roller BearjngMowef4l-2&oftcut,
A round of startling victories has marked the path of the Deering
Ideal Mower. No grass is too heavy or two light; no land is too rough
and no surface iB too severe for this plucky little hero. Instead of fric
tion bearing it has trolleys and balls; the crank shafts parralel with the
ground so that the Self Adjusting Pitman moves steadily back and
forth in workman like fashion. The serrated lodger plates hold the
grass l'ke the roller of a feed cutter, and nothing can escape or draw in
under the sickle. Th i adjustable drag bar pays the interest on the
investment. The driver of the Ideal Mower can cut as slow as he likes,
aud is uever necessary to back when starting the machine. The use
of the roller and ball bearings has eliminated friction, and instead of
grinding the bearings, all the power is used in cutting the grass.
Don’t waste your time and money by using old out of date machines,
but buy the Deering Roller Bearing Ideal Mower,
Send for a catalogue. For sale by
Benton-Adair H’dw. Cos.
Harmony Grove, = Georgia.
LOOK HERE!
Now is Your Chance to get
the Best Bargain in
Winder.
One House and Lot on Jefferson St.,
Lot 60x200 feet.
One vacant lot 140x200 feet. These
two lots join and rent now to pay in
terest on S6OO. Can be bought Cheap
tor Cash.
Apply to Judson & Z. F. Jackson for
Prices etc. j 3t.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
the famous little oills.
WINDER, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1899.
FARM FOR SALE
At a Bargain twoandone
haif Miles From
Winder.
I will sell ray farm of 200 acres, 2 %
miles from Winder, at a bargain. It is
well improved, with 30 acres of forest
land cleared this year. There are about
60 acres of original forest and old pine
field land on place with balance in cul
tivation. Place is well watered and can
be bought cheap.
Terms to satisfy purchaser.
J. B. Bradbury,
a 7t. Winder, Ga.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.
Resolved, That The United
States Should Annex
Foreign Territory.
Speecb of Mr. Hale in the Public de
>ate at close of Public School.
My couception of this subject, is not
■shall the United States embark on a
world wide policy of annexation of for
’igu territory wrongly acquired by con
quest, but is the United States willing
co receive the benefit of a legitimate
colonial policy, and annex such foreign
territory, as will be both beneficial to
our own people and those annexed,
when the opportunity presents itself,
ind there is positively no danger of be
roming involved in any serious interna
tional complications. What I under
stand by foreign territory is that which
does not belong to the United States,
whether in North America or across the
ocean; all territory that does not ac
knowledge the stars and stripes as it’s
national ensign, and is not governed by
the laws of the United States is foreign.
The ques'ion that is being adgitated
most by the people of the United States
at present, is whether she shou'd annex
Cuba, Peuorto Rico and the Pnilippiue
islands or not. An opportunity has
presented itself to the United States of
annexing these islands. It does not
seem to me that it is any question
whether the United States should an
nex these islands or not, but the ques
tion is, will she annex them? There is
no doubt in my mind, and I do not see
how there can be any doubt in any
ones mind who has kept well informed
on the events that have recently trans
pired, but that it is the duty of the Unit
el States to annex these islands, after
hiving entered iu the matinee with
Spain, and spent her money, and sacri
ficed the lives of her thousands of brave
and patriotic soldiers for a cause that
she deemed co be just and right. And
what abiut the justness of a war that
revenges the death of those Americans
that starved and rotted in Spanish
dungeons? What* about those two
hundred and sixty-six sailors, our fel
low countrymen, our American broth
ers, whelmed into the sea by an infer
nal explosion? A silent appeal eloquent
beyond the power of words comes from
the very depths of the Havanah harbor,
saying: “Are we not fl sh of your fl sh,
bone of your bone, and blood of your
blood?” Did we not live aud dye for
ihe same flag that shields you? And
shall that starry ensign, the symbol of
equil right, liberty and independence
to all men be allowed to go down by the
hinds of traitors who would destroy
all American institutions and all Amer
icans? America owes a duty to the
world. Civiliz ition is iu the keeping
of the Anglo-Saxon race, its custodians
are Great Britain on the other side and
Greater Britain ou this side of the At
lantic.
English speaking people have the des
tiny of the world in their keeping.
Ability is only the measure of respon
sibility? as America has the responsi
bility to drive Spain wiih her number
less crimes out of the-e islands, the
ability to restore peace and power and
happiness to these disturbed islands,
the abilitv, to aid a struggling people
to attain self-government aDd independ
ence and an established place among
the sisterhood of states, it is her right
to do it. Aud if she fails to do her du
ty, the world will despise her, civiliza
tion will be retarded, history will cen
sure her, posterity will hang its head in
shame aud her own conscience will
scourage her because of her selfishness
or her cowardic'. After having fought
a just war for a just cause, and having
forced Spain to relinqui-h all her claims
on these islands in our favor, what
other course rem tins for us but to gov
ern aud proctect these islands. The gov
ernment and protection of these de
pendant, and ignorant people is a re
sponsibility which devolves upm us,
and there is no way iu which to shake
it off. There is no one who will doubt
our ability of meeting this emergency.
Again the new social and political
changes that have arisen since the
foundation of oar government demands
that there be new methods inculcated
into the principals of our nation. By
annexing foreign teritory our trade is
vastly increased. It opens to trade
avenues before unseen. It brings us iu
much closer proximity with other na
tions and better enables us by competi-
tion to control their trade.
As Cuba, Peurto Rico and the Pail
ippiue islands are bearing down most
heavily upon us at present for annexa
tion. We will treat more directly with
these islands than with any other terri
tory, First I will preseut some reasons
why we should annex the Philippine
islands. They are a Vast area of rich,
fertile, productive possessions. Capa
ble of producing every variety of pro
ducts known either to the torrid or
temperate zone, abounding ic minerals
of the richest variety and whose cl’inate
is among the h althiest, aud whose rate
of mortality is among the lowest in the
world. Almost touching as they do the
borders of China a id the Orient, which
have heretofore barred their doors
against foreign trade aud foreign com
merce, bat hive recently torn down
their ancient walls, and invites foreign
trade aud competition into their do
mains. By a wise management of our
colonies in the Pnilippine islands we
would be enabled to compete with any
nation for the trade of China and the
Orient which is assuming enormous
proportions and which means the gain
of many hundreds of millions of dollars
to the nation which is fortunate enough
to receive it. Will we allow the cry of
expenses, which is only a bogus yell sat
up by a few who are oppose! to natural
growth and expausion, deter us from
our right course towards the Philipiue
Islands aud thereby lose hundred-! of
millions of dollars to our trade? It has
bieu said by Senator Bacou, who is an
ardent expounder of the non expausion
priucp'es, that the cost of maintaiuiug
a placeful government in the Philipine
Islands would not exceed $50,000,000 a
year aud this could be easily borne by
the native, for it would not necessitate
the levying of more than one fourth as
much tax from each individual as is re
quired from each person in the Uuited
States for the maintenance of our gov
eminent. Instead of being an unnec
essary expense it would be only a few
years at most until these islands would
become selfsupporting and Belfsustain
ing, and would be paying a large year
ly tribute to our government. This
ought to be sufficient proof to convince
any san person that it would uot bank
rupt this great American government
to control and govern the Philippine
Islands.
The annexation of Cuba and Peurto
Rico would present opportunities for
the development of n-w enterprises,
and wonld give employment to a vast
number of our idle people. The now
comparative wilderness of these the
two rchest spots of soil on the fac* of
the globe, would be converted by Amer
ican industry, skill and ingenuity into
the richest agricultural and horticultu
ral possessions in the world. So we
see at once that by the annex ition of
Cuba, Peurto Rico, and the Philippine
Islands there would be added to our do
main the richest possessions on the face
of the globe. And the protection and de
velopment of them, which is our policy
would make us the most powerful ex
pertiug nation on the face of the glebe.
By a wise management of these posses
sions our exports in a few years would
reach the enormous eum of more than
2% millions of dollars while our already
small amount of imports would be de
decreased, thereby enabling us to bs
come a selfsustaining selfsupportiug
government, not dependent upon anv
nation for sustenance, bat ministering
to the wants of all nations and being
enriched by our king of foreign com
merce.
Again it is a debt we owe to our crea
tor aud to civiliz ition that, when legiti
mate oppertunity of elevotiug our fel
lowmau and raising him to higher spir
itual aud moral aspirations presents it
self, we should embrace it aud not spurn
it, for it is very evident that we cannot
change the religious morals of a country
which has as its national religion the
Catholic Chnrch, except by first reliev
ing them of this galliug yoke of tyrany,
and then taking them under the protec
tion of the stars and stripes,[whose mot
to is, equal right to all, special privile
ges to none, and freedom to worship God
according to the dictates of your own
conscience. It does seem tome that &1
mighty God had a hand iu the derection
ofsome of the events recently transpired,
and that it is his divine will that Amer
ica reach out her hand and deal a death
blow to Catholicism in both the isles of
the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans from
which it can never recover by taking
these islands under our own wise super
vision.
Again it behooves as as a nation to Jet
no opportunity of devolopernent pass
unimproved. It is time we were laying;
aside the old idea of absolute isolatiocr,
invoking the doctriues of the farew£2
adress as an absolute bar to all positiire
actiou; this is not a very credible part
for a great nation to play in the affairw
of the world. The pioneer in the vrlM -
erness with a roof to build over tus bead!
and a patch of ground to cultivate
a wife and children to provide for nr and
secure against ravage beasts and mere
ravage me", fiuds in the great law of
self presevation amplo excuses for not,
expressing either his feelings or his en
ergies upon the joys or sorrows of hi*
neighbors. Bat surely he should be mts
pattern for a progressive man of th*.
19th century. Aud what is true with tbe
individual is true with the nation. Tbi
country was once the pioneer, but is now
the progressive America of the 19th cen
tury, and it behooves it to recognize ite
changed condition and its great plare
among the powers of the earth. It be
hooves it to accept the commanding pet
ition belonging to it with all its advan
tages ou the one hand hand and all of it
disadvantages on the other. The mis
sion of this country is not merely to pose
nut to act, and while always governing:
itself by the rules of prudence and oovx
mon sense and making its own special
interest the first aud paramount object:
of its care, should shake off the spell eff
tie Washington legend and lose no op
portunity of futheriug the progress off
civilization and humanity, practically as
well as by eloquent words.
Why shou’d an extended republic
r j >cted merely because it comprises
what is new? Is not the glory of the p*-
ple of Americi that? While they have
paid a decent regard tT the opinions eff
former times and other natious, they
have not suffered a blind veneration for
antiquity, for customs, or for names tc*
over rule the suggestions of their own
good sense, the knowledge of their own
situation, aud the lessons of their own
experience.
To this manly spirit posterity will be
indebted for the possessions an 1 th**
world for the example of the numer
ous innovations displayed on the Amer
ican theatre iu favor of private right and
public happiness.
Had nogmportant steps been taken by
the leaders of the revolution for which
a precedent could uot be discovered, no
government establish of which an exact,
model did not present itself, the peopi©
of the United States might at this mom
ent have been numbered among the mel
ancholy victims of misguided counsels;
must at best have been laboring under
the weight of so ne of those forms which
have crushed the liberties of the rest
of mankind. Happily for America,hap
pily, we trust, for the whole human race;
they persued anew and more noble*
course. They accomplished a revolu
tion which has no parallel in the anuak
of human society. They re ired the fal
ricks of a government which has no
modle on the faca of the glob.’. They
formed the design of a great confede**
acy, which it is incumbered upon
their successors to improve an 1 perpet
uate.
It might be urged th at the destruction
and downfall of great nations in the past
whose policy was expansion, is sufficient
proof to convince you that we should act:
embark on this annex ition theory, buf:
tie past has nothing to do with our
future. Humanitarian protection
is our ai n and fr >m that point off
view civilization is always triumpl>
ant
From the point of humanity there is
no such word as decline. Where does
the decline of R nne begin? The nar
row minded ever concerned with the
preservation of ancient habits and ideas,,
will say that it began after the Pumac
wars at the very moment when Rome
began her mission of getting rid of fiber
habits of her infancy, which had become
an impossibility to her. Those who are
preocupied with the idea solely of there--
public will place the fatal time at atieurrc
Can that decline be placed with great
er justice in the fourth century when the
work of Roman assimaulation was at its*
highest or in the fifth, wheu Rime im
poses her civiliz ition on the barbarians
that surround her? and wheu we look:
at Greece from the Homeric times fo th.<c
days of Heraclius when is her declines
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NO. 26.