Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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 Don’t waste your time and money by using old out of date machines, but buy the Deering Roller Bearing Ideal Mower, Send for a catalogue.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 (Continued on page 8) NO. 26.