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IJAMMIST Official Organ Ordinary. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WINDER. HTBTJSHF.D KVICKY THURSDAY EVENIN'? jkffkbson orncE: With the Ordinary in the Coart House P. W. Quattlebaura will represent the paper and take subscriptions. Subscription P.ates* Year, - - - M.OO A. G. LAMAR, Editor and Publisher. 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.