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THURSDA/. JANUARY 4,1900.
Have you made new resolve*?
Have yen decided to accomplish more
this year than ever before.
It is well to make new resolves with
the now yea r , but the most important
thiug is to carry out those resolves.
Dioidotobi of so no benefit to hu
manity now and you will feel better at
the close of tne year. The man who
lives for self alone is worth little to the
world.
[f yon are a friend to The Economist
show your faith by yonr works this
year and help to spread and increase its
circulation. We prize friendship above
most every thing, bnt the friendship
we value most is the kind that is will
ing to aid and assist y< u when you need
friends. This is true friendship.
The New Year.
The new year with its responsibilities
has come and doty demands of us all to
meet these responsibilities as best we
can and to profit by the experience of
the yoar jnst ended so that wo mav
have loss regrets at the close of the
present one for the errors committed
and the good we might have done. The
great misfortune with most of us is for
getting too quiokly the mistakes of the
past and doing them over again. We
fail to profit by sad experiences of last
year and will be doing the same things
for which we have so much suffered, al
most before we realize it. This applies
to ocr business, physical and moral life.
It seems to be a hard matt-*** l or the
hm"’- v :i w.suom from the
past auri tuus make the present and ihe
future bi ighter and happier. The fail
ure to do tins causes many restless
nights, many hours of gloom and a--
spoudeucy, many heartaches, sorrows
and disappointments that rob life of its
pleasures and 1* jpiness. It is well to
think seriou • ■ over this in the begin
ning of p .w year and see where we
have made mistakes and try and not
make them any more. We trust that
this may be a bright and prosperous
year to all the readers of The Econo
mist and that they may have fewer re
gr as for duty not performed at its close
nan ever before.
isn’t rauoh money in the prac
tice of criminal law, unless tni crimi
nal is incorporated. - Puck.
According to the last census, in New
York less than seven families in one
hundred own their homes. Even
among the farmers only 27 per oent.
own their homes free from mortgages
upon which they must pay interest.—
Truth and Freedom.
To see who can accumulate the largest
amount of the products of labor the
capitalists compote with each other
The workers compete with each 01 ho
to see who can produce the most for
their capitalist master and live or the
least.—Rights of man.
The people a/e ron* oec'-.nse our legis
lation ,s n. o t our legislation is un
just borau.-e \) j people do not under
star,.' ; t; tney do not understand it be
cause they do not lead those publica
tions which will give them tua right
information.—Common wealth. i
The City Election.
The city K ection for mayor and
oouncilmen of Winder, for the year
1900 came off yesterday and was one of
the hottest elections ever held here.
Both tickets were composed of strong
men and feeling ran high all during the
day. By 12 o’clock over 160 votes had
been polled and when the polls were
closed 210 ballots had been cast, the
largest vpte ever polled in any previ
ous city election here.
While The Economist supported the
Russell ticket and did all m its power
honorably to help elect it, the gentle
men composing the defeated ticket were
all our personal friends and under
different circumstances would have
been glad to have given them our en-
dorsement. The ticket headed by Col
Lewis C. Russell was elected by a
handsome majority and the gentlemen
composing this ticket are to be con
gratulated on receiving such a large
vote. They are all good and safe bus
iness men and will look closely after
every interest for the upbuilding of
Winder, The Economist hopes that
all the bitterness of yesterday’s election
will soon be forgotten and that every
law abiding and enterprising citizen of
Winder will stand by the new admin-
Istratration and help to make this
year a record breaker for the growth of
Winder and the inauguration of new
industries for the employment of labor
and the development of the city.
On these lines we all ought to work
and pull together. The following is
the vote cast for both tiokets :
FOP. MAYOR.
LEWIS C. RUSSELL. 118.
ALDERMAN,
Ist Ward, J J. HURTON, 118.
‘2d “ S. E. SHARPTON, 123.
3d “JIT. C. DUNN, 119.
4th “ W. H. TOOLE, 126.
AT LARGE,
M. D. IRWIN, 120.
R. L ROGERS, 119
FOR MAYOR.
J. T. Strange, hi .w . 90.
Ist Ward. E. A. Bush. r V f '- . 88.
2nd Ward. H. O. Betts, 79.
3rd Ward, W. L. DeLaperrierr, 85.
4th Ward, H. J. Cox, 78.
At Largo, W. J. Dabney, 83.
A. La;g<, G. W. Woodruff, 84.
Advantage of public Own
ership.
The question of public ownership of
public utilities is fast absorbirg atten
iio ~ and when untrammoled by parti
sanship or self—interest the people are
rapidly reaching the conclusion that it
affords a solution to many problems. lii
the first instance, it would be one of the
most effective means that could be
adopted for doing away with mnch of
the prevalent political corruption, by
removing the most prolific source of
temptation.
As long as legislatures have power to
graut special privileges in the way of
valuable public franchises, or have con
trol over corporations holding such
franchises with power to extend or cur
tail their powers, the temptation of the
corporations seeking such; franchises
to buy them or exte and their privileges
by bribiug legislators, or the temptation
on part of the irrespon i legislators
to sandbag corporations, w 11 exist. Al
so the temptation on the j art of such
franohise corporations to control elec
tions in their own interes.s will be
prevalent. The temptaf on ilso to cor
rupt juries aod judges, io avoid paying
damages in damage suns such as now
exists, w. uld be destroy o 1,
Eve*y thinking perse u will recognize
the ~ese are the most fruitful sources
o rruptiou iu our p litical system
.looting all legislative odies, from too
insignificant tew t boards to coi.greis
itself.
Secondly, the priucipt.l oasis uuder
'ving the success of monopoly—namely,
railway rebates aud discriminations,
withouc whioh dut very few mouopoles
could exist —would be destroyed. Stan
dard Oil and the coal combines un
doubtedly owe theii a stance to dis
cruuinatioa ta their favor L>y tne r„ii
road : eu l other ir.iusp jr.atiort lines
li.-j -ame is true of others.
Tue argument advauc-i Dj Mr. Paul
Morton, in his testimony before the in
dustrial commission in faver of pools,
is really an argument for public owner
ship. He said “chat a legalized system
of pooling contracts put a premium on
honesty and makes it expensive for rail
roads to make any of the discrimina
tions or rebates which are now the
cause of so much complaint before the
commission.” He stated also that it
would protect small shippers and small
towns to an extent which is not possible
under the present methods Uudoubledly
this is true. The weakness, however,
lies in the fact that the pnblio dare not
trust such a formidable power in the
hards of a few men, whs, experience
teaches, would use a power to benefit
the few as agaiuat the many. The pub
lie is perfectly willing to trait itself,
and it is safe only to trust such a formi
dable power to a people’s government
responsible directly to the people.
Under public ownership it would b>
impossible for a few big firms in Chica
go together every night, as testimony
before the industrial commission shows
they now do, and fix the price of grain
for the next day, which can only te
done through corporation of the rail
ways. It is true the interstate com
merce commission and the laws are
very pronounced against giving rebates,
but the railroads secretly violate these
laws.
It also stands to reason that public
ownership would greatly reduce the cost
of service. The vast sums which every
railway and other public corporation
now provide for the purpose of influenc
ing elections, maintaining lobbies and
bribing legislators, also the salaries of
the many high-priced lawyers, many
of whom draw salaries equal to that of
the president of the United States, the
waste of competition, and especially the
money which the roads must now of
necessity earn to pay dividends on en"
ormens issues ot watered stock, would
be saved to the public.—Western Rural.
Born Of Trusts.
From N. Y. Verdict.
There is a word or two from the
World which The Verdict would like to
print. Not to belabor, but to preach
from. Also because it makes, in its
last paragraphs, a most excellent peg
whereon to hang an interview with a
very wise and powerful King of Wall
Street—a King famed for the stern hon
esty and clearness of his every thought
act—which The Verdict had the other
day. These be the words of the World:
“The November Treasury statement
shows that the gold coin in the country
and the gold bullion iu the Treasury
amount to $10,014,468, 040 Never be
fore had the country so much as a bil
lion iu gold, and so loug as we do not
export the metal our mines are adding
about $64,000,000 a year to the total, to
say nothing of imports. The silver dollars
in escalation amount to about $71,000,-
000 an ! *'■•> *ractional silver to $76,000,-
OUO. The *ot-l paper money currency
—greenback.-, T easury notes, silver
certificates au. u t'oaai bank notes —is
$1,042,855,078. and t such is the activity
of business in th aiiou that there is a
scarcity of actual oney with which to
settle merely the daily balances in
trade ”
T.iere are some iil considered state
ments iu the above. ‘ Our mines? ’We
haven't any. That is, if “we” and
“our" are to stand for the Government.
There are mines within our borders;
yes! But th* >- may be owned by the
English, Fj. ch, German, Austrian or
Italian prop ors, as well as by Amer
icans. Thei rodnet may bo taken
where their atners will. They don’t
add to “Oa- stock of gold, but to the
world’s st. .. “We” have no more
financial i- cerest as a nation in “our”
mines than in those of Africa or Aus
tralia. Business is ever a cosmopolite
But let that pass; come to the last and
pregnant suggeston of the World. It
says: “Yet such is the activity of busi
ness i■ i the nation that there is a scar
city o aotual money with which te set
tie the daily balances of trade!” There
is as ..rcity of money wherewith to set
tle; v ,f . But “trade” is a mis-name. It
isn’t “trade”; it’s swindle! it isn’t
“txa !e,” it’s bunco! it isn’t “trade.”
it s the TRUST-mon>,-o s Billing tue
sixty per cent, water in their false
stocks and fake seouruit-s D ' you un
u. r.-.auc? Rsau las. weu*. s Veidict! It
tells only the well-known, well worn
story of the two years’ record of the
trusts. Within the duo of years las
pasr, the trust swinilers Mve jut or
the Market SR.OOr 001 00 J of bauds and
stocks. T*->y are all tor tals And if
they esn't bo sold, then their owners
want to birrow mony on them. And
sixty per cent of the |6, 000,00° 000—say
$3,000,00#, 000 —are mere w.itor. Those
sixty per oent, have no fooihol l save
greed and frand. It is the gold-brick
Solid osk
Cane seat BjT. |
$1.75.
WINDER FURNITURE,CO.,
House Furnishers and Undeatakers,
WINDER, GEORGIA
MATHEWS’
ELECTRIC STOCK FOOD
For Horses and Cattle of all Kindi.
Is an excellent appetizer for domestic animals.
It cures and prevents diseases in Horses and Cattle and is an excellent Tonic
and Appetiser and will be found invaluable for Worms, Bots, JJisiemper, Coughs
Cold ‘5, Lung Fever, luSituation of the Bowels, and all Kidney and Dladder
Troubles and makes the Skin and Hair smooth. Excellent 10.- purifying mik
spoiled by cows eating woods, and increases the flo w of milk.
What The People Think of It.
We, the undersigned, have used Mathews’ Electric Stock Food and find it has
no equal as a remedy for horses and cattle of ail kinds. We cheerfully recom
mend it- use by all owners of Horses, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Etc.
From Social Circle, Ga.
J P. Fret man Farmer,
J W GibDs, “
EW H Part- er, “
U A Walker, “
.T B Moblev, •*
H H Herndon, “
G B Stanton, “
W G Brown, “
N D Dacus, “
J B Haralson, “
Geo E Kuox, Merchant,
Jno T Davis, “
E T Mayo, “
C E Lloyd, Clerk,
J W Hollis, Dairyman,
Waltou Stock Farm,
J T Llovd, Treasurer,
W .J Clegg, Clerk of Council,
W T Laseter, L. C..
Shepherd Bros., Liverymen,
—MADE ONLY BY—
DOCK N. MATHEWS, Social Circle, Ga.
PRICE 25 CENTS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,
For Sale in Winder by—Winder Drug Cos., Z F. Jackson, Hodges, Camp
& Arnold and G. W Woodruff.
swindle in anew ud giant form.
Naturally, the trust t -vindlers a*-e ea
gerly offering their villain wares—these
moonshine credits—to every fool with
money who willl buy cr ; mu. And for
that fools with money are rife and fre
quent in these parts, “business” is brisk.
So brisk, indeed! that the World—whose
observation is ever in excc 3 of its rea
son- remaiks, as quoteu, i -at “Such is
the activity of bu-iness i the nation,
that there is scarcity of rctual money
with which to settle me;p y the daily
balances of trade!” The W orld should
reflict. Six billions of trus- “securities”
in two years! By its ow>. show, only
$140,000,00© of added n ley during
that period! With a $3,60' “00,000 swin
dle in heated progress; with “suckers”
ooing searched for by the vast buncoists
with horn and hound; a: I with only
$140,000,000 new money to meet this
charge cf the Black Brig ide —which is
doing three fifths of that “business” so
carolled of by the W ■>rld—does one
wonder at a “scarcity of money wit.u
which to settle mu- y the daily balan
ces of truth? i'ne nouesf appetite of Nor
mal “tridW com i be satisfied; but the
bro.ui gu .et of Swindle has never
enough. The Woiid sh uld don its
thinking cip! “scarcity of actual
money!” quotfia! When a stage is hel.l
up an t robher: w-tt-k their wills, there
n ntr >; seatcity I actual mouey! TLe
demands of R pine are ever in excess
of any possible retort. When swindle
has gottor. all, like some Oliver Twist
of infamy, it still “wants more.” In
the face of Ophir and Goloonda, Pillage
wo fid still display that “scarcity of
-lotaai injury whioh the Worl- finds
so impressive. Tfc. ; re *s the trust Bug—
the Bug u mighty Buucc —under this
W H Gunter, P. M.,
E B Gibb*, Dairyn an.
Jersey, Ga , A L Mitchell.
Win ter vi lie, Ga,
R H Mathews, Farmer,
C C Feagin, “
J H Mathews, “
R T Pittard, Merchant.
Watkinsville, Ga.
W B Langford, Farmer.
8 A Lanier, Farmer,
A W Ashford, Farmer.
Monroe, Ga.
M Mendel, Merchant,
A A Hale, Merchant,
■*?T W H Roberts, Farmer.
Buckhead", Ga. W C Chivers, Farmer.
Decatur, Ga. H C Bryant Farmer*
Crawford, Ga W D Smith Farmer,
Crawford, Ga. Abb Wilkins, Farmer.
chip of present “activity of business.’
Rightly looked at, it is rather the “ac
tivity” of thamble-rag or three-card
monte, as presently practiced by trust*
mongers.
Prof George D. HerroD, sending in
his resignation as Professor of Politi
cal Economy of lowa College, takes
occasion to say: “I do believe that
our system of private ownership of
natural resources is a crime against
God and man and Nature; that na
tural resources are not property am
can not be so held without destroyin j
the liberty of mau aud the basis of the
religion of Christ. This common an
equal right of all meu to the earth au
its resources, as their cominen inherit
ance from God, I expect to always an
everywhere teach. The faith that it m
true, aud that it must ultimately
applied, is dearer to > l^an
bread of life. — Fopuiist Journal,
You may build y.rnr capital of gran
ite and yilo it high as the Rook/ m ,a ‘
tarns; if it is founded on or ufixe'i u
with iniquity, the pulse of agi 1 W 1
time beat it down --Wendell B-i-'P
The Southern Mercurry make,
proposition for the peoples party,
tne socialist party aud the Q “
ioform party, to unite under on
mr The Quill supports the pro? ' *
tion. The tLree parties are in r ,
i.lmost identically the same P r - U - *• .
and they are ail real reform I- ir
This would be no lusion, or 9ellm *
for pie. There are enough real re
ers in this nation to win a v ' ct ° r - •
they were all together. —The Qu •