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Official Organ Ordinary.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WINDER.
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THURBD \7, JULY 5. 1900.
People’s Party Ticket.
For President —■
WHARTON BARKER.
For Vice-President—
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
POPULIST STATE TICKET
For Governor —J. H. TRAYLOR, .of
Troup.'
For Secretary of State—Dr. L. L.
CLEMENTS, of Milton.
For Attorney General—F. H. SAF
FOLD, of Emanuel.
For Comptroller General—J. T. HOL
BROOK, of Frantlin.
For State Treasurer—J. W. PARK,
of Meriwether.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—A.
H. TALLY, of SJobb.
For State School Commissioner—W.
T. FLINT, of Taliaferro.
For Prison Comissioners —J.
DICKEY, of Upson and S. C. McCAN
DLESS, of Butts.
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
From the state at large—J. A. Mal
lory and W. L. Peek.
First district—H. R. White.
Second district —L. O. Jackson.
Third district—F. D. Wimberly.
Fourth district—R H Hollis.
Fifth district—J. R. Irwin.
Sixth district—R M. McFarland.
Seventh district—J. D. Perkerson.
Eighth district —J. R. Leard.
Ninth district—A. G. Lamar.
Tenth district—J. R. Hogan
Eleventh district—J E Page.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
S. J. McKmoht, Chairman, Dalton, Ga.
J.E. Bodknhamkr, Sect’y., Dalton, Qa.
First District—R. M. Bryan.
•• * D. C. Nwton.
Second District—.l B. Watkins,
“ •• W. E. Smith.
Third D strict—T. F Rainey,
•• “ Scab Montgomery.
Fourth District—M. T. Ed ere,
“ “ John Caldwell.
Fifth District—W. F. McDaniel,
“ '* C. T. Parker.
Sixth District—S. C. McCandless,
“ Dr. J. T Dickey.
Seventh District—M. L. Palmer,
“ “ J. A. L. Born.
Eighth District—W. J. Elder,
“ ‘ M. A. Adams.
Ninth District—G. B. Riden,
“ “ W. W. Wi son.
Tenth District—W. J. Henning,
“ “ Wm. T. Mint.
Eleventh District —J. W. Hagan,
“ “ A. B. Pierce.
The Chinese trouble gets more serious
ail the time.
The fourth of Jn J y orator was hear 1
all over the land yesterday.
Tell your neighbors about the bip
Populist rally at Jefferson on Saturday,
July 14'h.
It looks very much now as if there
will be a great war between china and
the civilized world.
Tho Populist will put out a full ticket
at Jefferson on Ju'y 14th from State
<enator down to eorouer.
The 1 uocrats are having a big time
at Kansas City this week, their Nation
al Convention is in session.
From the legal notice in this issue it
will be seen that Jackson conuty is to
have : n election in a few weeks.
Saturday, July 14th, will be a great
day at Jefferson. Every Populist in
the county who pcs illy can is. Tpe-ted
to be there.
Democrat Changes Hands
The Winder Democrat changed hands
this week. Col. Russell retiring and Mr.
Elam Christian, of Atlanta, taking
charge.
Daring the few months editorial work
of Col. Rassell on the Democrat the
paper has greatly improved and The
Economist regrets his retirement from
journalism. We always sympathize
with a brother editor who is running a
democratic paper, lecause he has to up
hold and advocate a party whose use
fulness and benefit to humanity at
large has long since ended.
Brother Christian, however, is a man
of great resources and philosopher
enough to reconcile himself to the ine
vitable, and we extend to him a hearty
welcome to our beautiful little city and
wish for him a successful newspaper
career. Editor Christian is an old
newspaper man and thoroughly under
stands every detail of the work.
Go out to Jefferson on July 14th and
hear some of the biggest speakers you
wi 1 have the opportunity of hearing
this year.
Read the Populist State platform and
then read the Democratic State plat
form and be right honest with yourself
You can then decide in a few minutes
how you ought to vote.
There is no ordinary in the state who
can make a better financial showing
daring his administration, than Jndge
L. Y. Bradbury, the Populist Ordinary
of Jackson county. The Economist
proposes shortly to give the figures and
facts to sustain this bold assertion.
In a letter from Col. Irwin today, he
writes us that the crowd at Buchanan
in Harralson county yesterday was very
large and a great day for Populist.
Now let every one turn out at Jefferson
on 14th and lets have the same kind of
day.
The man who helps to keep alive the
hope and enthusiasm of his party in its
darkest hoar, who never fanlters or
snlks or despairs, is the kind of man
the world admires. How different snch
a man is to the ono who wants to sur
render his party and its principles and
embrace the enemy because the enemy
by unquestionable means has gained a
temporary victory. Such men are the
worst traitors to any great and noble
cause and do the most harm. We hon
or the man who never flags, who is not
afraid to express his convictions, and
who is brave enough never to forsake
his principles to curry favor with polit
ical foes.
COMMITTEE OF
ARRANGEMENTS
For The Populist Rally at Jef
ferson On Saturday, July 14.
The following committee pf three
from each district has been appointed
as a committee on Arrangements for
the big Populist Roily at Jefferson on
July 14th.
Jefferson district—A. L. Venable, T. A.
McElhannon aud N. T. Elder.
Harrisburg district. —W. A. Carter,
J. C. Dooly and J. H. Boggs.
Newtown district.—W. M. Potts, C. L.
Bonds and L. C. Estes.
Harmony Grove district —J. M. Lord,
J. B. Rogers and M. P. Wood
Maysvide distric’.—Bud Adams, J. M.
Hill and D. J, Hoopaugh.
Miller’s district,—W. J Harwell, W. B.
Patrick and B. H. Hancock.
Cunningham's district.—J. S. Loveles,
J. W. Wood aud A. J. McDonald.
Randolph district.—S. P. Higgins, J. J.
Maddox aud Andrew Evaus.
Hoschtou district.— VV. E Mill, VV. 0.
Pirkle aud T T. Cooper.
House’s district.—J. J. Wallis, J, H.
House and W. H. Lay.
Chandler’s district.—J. E Dunnahoo,
J. L. Harris and M. B. Eley.
Santa Fe distriot.—W. D. Holliday, J.
I. Burson aud J. VV. Tnurmond.
Clarksboro district.—J. W. Dottery, J.
C. Shields aud M.. V. B. Lankford.
LET THE TRUTH
BE TOLD.
ThePaitisan Press Dare Not
Expose The Bosses.
Hon. Hooper Alexander, the able and
fareless editor of the Dekalb New Era,
is one of the few, if not the only demo
cratic editor in Georgia who is not
afraid to apeak out in meeting and ex
pose the rotteuess of his party. He is
not airaid to tell the truth against his
own organization. If the democratic
party had a fer newspapers iu Georgia
edited by such men as Hooper Alexan
der there would be some chance of that
party being purified. Read what he
says below and go to thinking some
What Mr. Alexander Says.
‘ Senator Clay has made a great speech
in congress on the subject of the na
tional taxes. The daily papers are full
of it and full of comment on it. And
truly the disclosures made by the sena
tor are startling. The steady and persis
tent growth of the taxes affords reason
for the most serious apprehensions, and
Senator Clay is to he thanked and the
daily press is to ba applauded for draw
ing the facts to the attention of the
country.
But we are afraid that some defender
of the republican administration will
seriously weaken th, force of Senator
Clay’s argument and the editorials of
the daily papers thereon by quoting
that injunction which commends us
first to remove the beam out of our own
eye, so that we may the more clearly
see to remove the mote which is in the
other fellow's.
Senator Clay gives the figures on na
tional taxation for a long series of years.
Comparing 1884 and 1899, as given by
the Senator, it seems that the national
taxes in that period have risen 81 per
cent. This is a terrible arraignment of
the government. That taxes have in
creased 81 per cent in 15 years is start
ling. It gives room and occasion for
the gravest apprehensions and Senator
Clay does well to expose it and the daily
press do well to comment on it and give
publicity to it.
But how is it at home? Does it come
with specially good grace from Georgia
or Georgians to criticise the national
extravagance when it is a fact that our
own rate of taxation is growing at a far
more rapid rate and no public servant
stands up to expose it and no daily pa
per to even tell it. It was only week
before last that the Era printed a table
of the Georgia taxes from 1883 to 1899.
From that table it appears that while
the taxes of the national government
were increasing 81 per cent the taxes of
Georgia increased 115 per cent.
It is all bad enough. 81 per cent in
crease is a fearful burden, but 113 is
well nigh insufferable.
And yet not a whisper of it can you
get into the daily press. No word of it
is suggested by any public officer. The
party lash is too cruel, the party ties too
tight to tell the truth against our own
organization. It is all right for a sena
tor or newspaper to tell on a republican
administration away off yonder, but
when it comes to exposing the rotten
ness and greed, the partiality and fa
voritism that goes on in our own ring
ridden party, mum is the word. And if
any recalcitrant newspaper is found
foolish enough and truthful enough to
speak it out, the word goes forth, “Let
him die the death.”
Away with such politics. Away
with such methods. Lit the truth be
told. Let the people hear and kuow.
If the daily papers will suppress the
truth, give us a daiiy paper that will
tell it.
Grand Rally In Walton.
Hen. M. W. Howard, the gifted ora
tor and Statesman, from Alabama, and
Hon. J. H. Traylor, the gaud old man
from Tionp. Lave both promised to ad
dress the people at our great rally iu
Uouroo ou July 10:h. This will be a
big day for Populism in Walton. Let
Oconeo, Jackson, Gwinnett, Rock mie,
Newton and Morgan turn oat to hear
these gifved men speak.
After many intricate experiments,
scientists nave discovered methods for
obtaining all the natural digestauts.
These have been combined iu the pro
portion found in the human body and
uuited with substances that build up
the digestive organs, making a com
pound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It
digests what you eat aud allows all dys
peptics to eat plenty of nourishing food
while the stomach troubles are being
radically cured by the medicinal agents
it contains. It is pleasant to take and
will give quick relief. G. W. DeLaPcr
riere.
Some Facts
==OF==
INTEREST]!) YOU
I sell the best Buggies on
the Market.
I sell them at the old prices
for Cash.
A good Note gets them at
the same Figure.
You AVant to Know How I Can do This?
I ANSWER:
Because I buy them in Carload lots,
Because I pay the spot Cash for them.
Because I bought them before the Advance.
DO YOU WANT ONE?
IF YES, then why should you go where you can only see
two or three different styles,-when you can come to my
place and see A HOUSE FULL, no two alike, and
take advantage of the above prices.
Thos. A. Maynard,
The Largest Dealer in Vehicles in North East Ga. j
Winder, - - Georgia.
Destroyed By
Partizanship.
DeKalb New Era.
The worst feature in our American
politics today is partisanship. The dis
position and purpose to stand up to our
own side, right or wrong. It is regar
ded by many as a great virtue, and in
tmth if the political parties are to be
considered merely as great hostile forces
and no more, perhaps it is a virtue. But
if the good of the country is the end to
be achieved in politics, if patriotism is
indeed a virtue aud the betrayal of one’s
country a crime, then modern partisan
ship i9 not a thing to be comm >nded or
even tolerated. It the prin
cipal sources of all civic woes aud the
partisans are the enemies aud not the
friends of choir country.
The state of Georgia is today suffer
ing from the acute stage of partisan
politics. The partisan is in the saddle
and has a lead pipe cinch on the people.
The press is largely muzzled by partisan
power and the fear of the party la3h.
Tle people at large aro disorganiged
and scattered and there is no one to
lead them who is faithful to their cause.
They are like sheep without a shepherd
aud though conscious that things are
1 going wrong they feel utterly helpless
i to straighten them out.
All this grows out of the fact that
| political efficiency can not ordinar-
I ily exist under present condit ons with
j oat party organization and ffie further
1 fact that the democratic party, which
lis so largely dominant as to be almost
the only party in the state, has grain
j ally allowed its power to pass into the
! bauds of the machine until the maohine
is the party and we see today the siu
| gular spectacle of a whole state passively
1 sitting down aud seeing the private
voters deliberately and even impudently
I disfranchised aud denied a voice in the
! nomination of a president, and all this
without one solitary word of protest ex
cept what comes from the Era.
It is iu conditions such as this that
are to be found both the motive aud
the occasion for these great popular
uprisings which come occasionally in
the history of states to purify public
affairs as a thunderstorm cleauses the
atmosphere. Further submission to the
aggressions of the machine will be de
grading. It is growing to be time for a
revolt and a test of the question wheth
jer the principal of self-government has
t vitality enough to survive.
National Platform.
The People’s Party of the United
States, assembled in national conven
tion this tenth day of May, ISOO, affirm
ing our uu9hoken belief in the cardinal
tenets oj the People’s Party, as setforth
in Omaha platform, and pledging our
selves anew to continued advocacy of
those grand principles of human liberty
until right shall triumph over might
aud love over greed, do adopt and pro
claim this declaration of faith:
First —We demand the initiative and
referendum and the imperative man
date for su h changes of existing fun
damental and statute law as will ena
ab'e the people iu their sovereign ca
pacity to propose aud compel the enact
ment of such law3 as they desire; to re
ject such as they deem injurious to their
interests and to recall unfaithful public
servants.
Second—We demand the rublic own
ership and operation of those means of
communication, transportation aud pro
duction which the people may elect,
such as railroa Is, telegraph and tele
phone lines, coal mines, etc.
Third—The land, including all uatur
all sources of wealth, is heritage of the
people, and should not be monopolized
for speculative purposes, and alien own
ership of land should be prohib.ted. All
land now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of their actual
needs, and all lands now owned by
aliens should be reclaimed by the Gov
ernment and held for actual settlers
only.
Fourth —A scientific and absolute pa
per mouey, bised upon the entire
wealth and population of the nation not
redeemable in any specific commodity,
but made a fall legal tender for all debts
and receivable for ali taxes and public
dues and issjed by the Government
only without the intervention of bulks,
aud in sufficient quantity to meet the
demand of commerce, is the best cur
rency that can be devised; but until
such a financial system is secur 'd,
which we shall press for adoption, we
favor the fre * and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold at the legal ratio of
16 to 1,
Fifth —We demand the levy and col
lection of a graduated tax ou incomes
and inheritances and a constitutional
amendment to secure the same, if nec
essary.
Sixth —We demand the election 01
President, Vice President, Federal
judges and United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Seventh — We are opposed to trusts
aud declare the c intention between the
old parties on the monopoly question is
a sham battle and that no solution of
this mighty problem is possible without
the adoption of the principles of public
ownership of public utilities.