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OFFICIAL OKGAN
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franklin COUNTY.
VOL. III. NO. 35.
AFTER THE CQW3v
rfie pasture reached to the break upland*
where the sugar maple* stood
Firmly rooted amid the rocks, at the edge of
the great pine wood;
The brook from the spring in the forest
leaped downward in cloud* of spray,
And the tall ferns drooped and nodaei their
heads above the bowlder* gray.
The hush of the summer evening fell, restful
and cool and damp;
The firefly in the buttercup meadows lighted
his ghostly lamp;
And high in the flare of the sunset climbed
up the dome of the blue.
As three little children went after the cows,
barefooted through the dew.
The whippoorwill gang in the alders that
fringed the hunk o l the stream;
And, like the mystical musio one hears in a
beautiful dream,
The tinkle of cow-bells blended with the
rippling waters below,
And the full red tnoon in the shadowy east
on the horizon hung low.
The air was sweet with the clover bloom from
the banqueting-grounda of the bees.
And the woodsy scent of the mosses that hid
in the shade of the trees;
The cow-path woun 1 through the hemlocks
and round the high ledges curled,
Where, gazing out through the distance, we
saw to the ends ot the world 1
We called the cow? through the gloaming—
Kuby, and Bessie, and Floss,
Cherry, and M illy, and Dimple, and Baunce
—“Co,’ Loss! co,’ boss! co,’ bossP’
And down the path through the cleari ng they
thundered, and trampled, and roared.
With their bellowing heals borne high aloft
as they galloped to reach the ford.
Knee-deep in the gurgling water they
crowded and pushed as they drank;
They reared and ho iked at each other as
they climbed the slippery bank;
They plunged their headsfin the clematis as
it hang in its tangled net,
And tossed on their horns the eel grass, so
snaky and green and wet.
Three little children followed them close, all
fearless and hapf y and free!,-'
Holding the tanned brows bauds- of each
other—three little children,' three.
Through the soft cool damp of the shadows
and under the light of the stars,
Driving the cows with their tinkling bells
home to the barnyard bars.
—Clara Augusta, in Wide Awake.
A TALE OF .TEZCUCO.
O back with me
in fancy, dear
✓r reader, to a time
. almost six cen-
m . Juries ago. Turn
••southward to the
XI * foVal city of Tez-
$ r . cuco, on the east-
l era border of the
~iyA great Mexican
lake, that power-
, ___ ful neighbor and
ally of the Aztecs,
which for several centuries flourished in
a part of what is now the Republic of
Mexico.
Stretching away from the imperial
city toward the mountains were fields of
yellow maize, that glittered Miugled in the sun¬
light like seas of gold. with
and beyond these were plantations of the
m&guey or aloe, one of the most im¬
portant and useful products of the
country. Farther in the distance, aud
from thence extending to the mountains
themselves, were vast forests of the rich
and variegated flora of the then semi-
tropical region. the casting
One evening, as sun valley, was shed¬
his last bright beams on the
ding a refulgent glory over the land¬
scape, there stood at the edge of the
forest two men engaged in earnest con¬
sultation.
One of these, although young, was
clad in the garb of a high warrior, or
“lord of the realm,” with a short tunic
over which was a cuirass made of thin
plates of gold and silver. A magnificent
cloak ol many-hued leathers and a silver
helmet, from the top of which waved a
panache of variegated plumes, sprinkled
with precious stones, completed the attire
of the Prince, for such be was.
His companion was a man whose hair
was white with age, yet his eyes flast ed
with energy and his step was still firm.
This was Huitzil, priest of the terrible
war god, Huitzilopochtli.
The younger man was speaking. Father
“And thinkest thou not, good
Huitzil, that my father, the King, will
decree to save the maiden, that she may
become my wife?”
“Nay, Prince Nezahualcoyotl, that
may not be. For who would oppose the
commandsof the greatand awe-inspiring
Iluiizilopocbtli, the god of gods? And
S?£=s=Ux his ser-
anointed of the gods! Thou shall find
others as woitby of thy favor as '1 ula.
The world is wide and Huitzilopochtli is
ust
“My father, thou art wise, but thou
art old. It is naught to thee that the
fierce passion rages in my bosom. Thou
art like yonder mountain, rearing its
snow-clad summit toward the sun. Iam
like the fiie mountain, the flames roar m
my bosom. What knowest thou of youth
or the love ot youth? I tell thee that I
love the beautiful Tula, and she shall be
my bride, or anoth r shall sit on the
T«a*. in J*e —i -
as he replied to this impetuous outbreak.
“My son speaks truth and falsehood.
He is young, and has the flames of the
fire mountain within his bosom, yet is
the wisdom of the gods withheld from
him. Huitzilopochtli has opened old ®J
eTes, and I see into the future. The
king sits upon his throne in peace. H
dreams not of danger, yet the enemy is
at his gates. One comes from the north,
and the old king ie eUra. I »ee the
THE ENTERPRISE.
Nezahualcoyotl driven like the
beast from eave to tree. But at last he
is the victor. He sits on the throne of
Tezcuco, and a maiden sits by his side.
The face of the maiden is not the face of
Tula.”
As the old priest continued he foil into
a rhythmical chant. He stretched his
arms toward the setting sun, and as he
ceased speaking the last ray of the orb
of day fell aslant his upturned counte¬
nance, lighting it with an almost divine
radiance, until the listening prince stood
awestruck and wondering.
The my of light faded away, and stilt
they remained silent, wrapped in
thought. At length tue priest con¬
tinued:
“My son, I have spoken truth. Thou
shalt see it. Go!”
The young man stood irresolute for a
moment only, then turned toward the
city, while the priest entered the for-
est.
The judgment hall of the royal city
was of such spleudor and magnificence
that it would indeed seem strange m our
day,when the temples of justice scattered
over our land are usually plain and un-
embellished by ornament of any descrip¬
tion, On the walls hung tapestry, made
of the hair of different wild animals, of
rich and varied hue, festooned by gold
rings, and embroidered with figures of
birds and flowers. At one end of the
hall was a throne of pure gold, inlaid
with precious stones, above which was a
canopy of variegated plumage, gleaming
with gold and jewels. On a stool in
front was placed a human skull,crowned
with an immense emerald of a pyramidal
form, and surmounted by an aigrette
of brilliant plumes and precious tho stones.
On the day following young
Prince’s interview with Huitzil the
priest,just as the suu reached the rnerid-
m n, the sound of the tomtom was heard,
calling the lords to the hall of judg¬
ment.
Soon they entered the outer or lesser
hall, where they arranged themselves in
the order of their rank. They were a
noble looking band of men, fourteen in
number, all wearing the gold and silver
cuirass, the cloak of rich featherwork
and the silver helmet which proclaimed
them to be the great lords of the realm,
the highest in rank in the court of the
Tezeucan monarch.
When ail had assembled the King,
Nezkualcoiotzin, was announced by a
messenger, and presently the monarch
entered.clothed in his robes of state.and
preceded by a band of thirteen priests.
LiSftdin^ th© w&y into the judgment h&llp
the King took his seat on the throne,
placed a golden crown, eucrusted with
precious stones, upon his head, and took
in his right hand as a sceptre a golden
arrow.
From the grave faces of the lords it
was evident that the case on which sen¬
tence was to be given was one of import-
a nee. Silence was over the assembly
until Huitzil stepped forward from
among the priests. Placing his right
hand over his heart, he made a low bow
to the King and then spake:
“Most noble and illustrious Nezahual-
coiotzin, thou who rulest over all Analiu-
ac, know that under the forces of thy
arm and the terror of thy might there is
no Nation left to withstand thee.
The captives are few, and the terrioie
Huitzilopochtli is a-hungered. Already
is his face clouded waen he looks upon
Tezcuco. His feasts are no longer red
with the blood of many captives, and
his anger has arisen, But, O King, the
terrible and mighty war god spake to
thy servant Huitzil face to face, and for
one little sacrifice will his anger be ban¬
ished. The god of gods, Huitzilopoch¬
tli, great and teirlble, commands that
the most favored maiden of Tezcuco be
offered on the altar of sacrifice on the
tenth day hence, and the lot has fallen
upon Tula. Thus shaH his wrath pass
over the head of the King and be kin-
died against his enemies. The prophet
of the gods has spoken.” and from the ranks
The priest retired, of all,
of the uobles cime the youngest With
the Prince Nezahualcoyotl. the a
profound bow he advanced to where
priest had stood, aud waiting ia silence
until the monarch commanded.
“Speak!” amid the most respectful si¬
Then,
lence, the prince began: who art in
“Most noble sire, thou
very truth my father, many days ago thy
son, the prince, hunted in the forest.
There found I the maiden Tula in the
hands of thine enemies, tho robbers of
Tepaneco, who would have borne her
away to their haunts. I rescued her and
carried her back to her home in the roy-
al city. And I loved the maiden, and
we plighted our troth when the moon
was high over the fige mountain. And
new, 6 my father, would the priest of
the terrible god take the maiden Tula as
a sacrifice. Other maidens there are.
zk.'ssWKS'S skin white as the k
countenance o Que " be
father, is there none who may
srvs:
sympathy, but the priests looke au y
and the monarc triumphant ,^ 1 h ^ vyill
of the go's. *’ decision of
Dj!Mlence y^ ' fle
the y ^ T( . zcucaas al .
lowed a junterp i ca oa | evidence y within
a
the hall of judgment, «U othe ^
or argument having been beam pre
viously m a P ^ Km*
,
L
*stu y, ® and fear
bieast “ , ore for h ; s soa
, of th» god* j d gevcre but at
j ; lengv the advanced victory . to*
u. and
; ward t - rool wh e re rested the skull,
: With - QW jn bis right hand
, ie ^ • j, b!e n—and
heMrevtr aj^ t e e , n
dee ^ Tiw maiden Tula
the
’ they had
j I SdentJy tney j gut ^ vuv ^ as
Equal Rights to all, Special Privileges to None.
CARNESVILLE FRANKLIN CO.. GA., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER ‘2.1892.
entered, tho King leading, followed by
the priests and the nobles.
The royal city was all bustle and life.
Multitudes of gayly clad pedestrians
thronged its streets. It was a day of sac¬
rifice.
Towering high above all other build,
ings rose:the sacrificial tower of the god
Huitzilopochtli, in order that the deity im¬
pressive ceremonies in honor of the
might be witnessed from all parts of the
capital.
Along one the principal streets passed
the procession of priests with the vic¬
tim, Tula, the bethrothed of the young
Prince. And it was no wonder that the
heart of tho youthful warrior succumoei
to the charms of the gentle Tezcucau.
Of a type of beauty long since extinct iu
Mexico, in her the beauty of the south¬
land was united with the ruddy, robust
character of the north. Her dark eyes
sparkled like twin stars; her luxuriant
nut brown tresses (ell in waves almost to
her feet. Clad in the sacrificial robes of
pure white, with bare head and feet, her
ravishing beauty would havo sufficed to
turu the head of even the most blase of
modern gallauts.
By her side walked the Prince, for by
the earnest entreaty of the old Kiug he
had been granted that privilege by the
priests. Pale and sorrowful he was, and
clad only in the plainest of garments.
For what signifies gaudy apparel and out¬
ward splendor when the loved one ia in
danger?
Just an the sun paused in the heavens
at the midday hour, the chief priest aud
the maiden commenced to ascend the
stairway that led to the altar at the sum¬
mit of the tower. Around the altar stood
five other priests, whose duty it was to
hold the victim fast while the chief priest
performed his horrible work.
In a long, passionate chant-like prayer
the old priest invoked the blessing of the
terrible war god, lyeyeeching that his
wrath might be turned away, in consid¬
eration of the sacrifice about tube made.
For full half an hour the invocation con¬
tinued, and ere it closed a low murmur
burst from the lips of tue assembled mul¬
titudes below.
There was good reason, too, for the
surprise and consternation of the people,
for halfway up the side of the tower,
where none Out tho priestnood aud the
victims had ever yet dared to tread,
could be seen the young Prince Neza-
hualcoyotl, swiftly and stealthily mount¬
ing to the summit. In his right hand
he grasped a light golden dart, by his
side hung a curiously wrought sword,
inlaid with gold and precious stones,and
on his face was a look of determination
which boded ill to auy one who might
oppose him.
The prayer was ende J. The chief
priest Iluitzil advanced to consummate
the sacrifice,when suddenly he threw up
his hands and fell, pierced to the heart
with a golden dart.
Then the people witnessed a sight
such as they had never seen before. Ere
the astonished priests could comprehend had
what had occurred,_ the Prince
leaped up beside the altar ami slew all
five with the sword. Then he sprang to
the edge of the tower, after reassuring
the trembling maiden,and his tones rang
out clear and strong as he t'atis addressed
the people: this day havo
“Men of Tezcuco, yo
witnessed a deed that shall bo for the
glory of the true gods and the good of
our nation. This day has the false priest
been slain by the arrow of the god3
which only pierces the heart of htut who
speaks with a crooked tongue and a
deceiving spirit. This day have the five
priests of the altar been slain by the
sword of Quetzalcoatl!” aloft,
He raised the gleaming blade
still dripping with the blood of its vic-
tims; the sight of the sacred trophy was
the signal for a mighty shout from the
listening populace. Then he continued:
“Hear the commands of Quetzalcoatl,
the true god, who reigned in the golden
age of Auahuac! Thus saith the god:
Nq more shall offerings of maidens be
made to the gods of Tezcuco. No m ore
shall the terrible war god be feared and
worshiped, for the day of his power is
passed, and peace shall again spread her
pinions over the royal city. This day
shall the maiden Tula become the wife
of the Prince JNezahualcoyoti, and the
temple of Huitzilopochtli shall ba laid
waste. The messenger of the true god,
even the messenger of Quetzalcoatl, has
spoken.” turning to Tula he raised her to
Then
her feet, aud with their arms twined
around each other they descended the
narrow stairway, to bo received with re¬
joicing by the people. shortly after¬
How the old king was
ward slain in a battle with the Tepanecs,
aud how the Prince Nezabti ilcoyoti on
ascending the throne completely ban¬
ished the worship of Huitzilopochtli,
and how upward of forty years be con¬
ducted the most peaceful and prosper¬
ous reign ever known during the history
of the Tezcucana as a nation,are matters
of history. During his reign human sac¬
rifice was greatly lessoned, although not
until after the conquestof Mexico by the
Spaniards, about 301) years afterward,
was it entirely abolished.—Waverley
Magazine.
A Warbling Girl.
A lady writing in the British Medical
Journal says that site recently heard a
young girl'of called fourteen it, years but “warble” “whistle,” it
as her people she her mouth slightly
really was, for kept trembled, the
open, and the lips merely
notes being formed *iu the throat, the
centre of it working as a bird's doe3
when si aging, and the sounds produced
were exactly like those of blackbirds and
thrushes. She warbled several airs to
pienoforte accompaniments faultlessly
and most beautifully modulated, and so
powerful were the notes tiiat her grand¬
mother, who was excessively deaf, could
catch every one without the slightest
effort in another room, a little distance
off. In the same room some notes were
deafening when she poured them out at
the fone parts. She had been self-
taught, entirely from “whistling” vytuhow to b-er
dog and sitting in the to
“vyarblh’ tp the birds.
ALLIANCE LITERATURE.
Matters ot Moment Which Concern the
Order and Its Members.
Current Comment on Questions of the
Hour which Affect the Masses.
The Pueblo (Colorado) Crisis says:
“English bankers bribed tho Aunrican and
congress to demonetize silver, now
some idiots or knaves support a monetary
conference scheme to hive these same
bankers say what further legislation
America may take regarding such silver. idea Tho
man base enough to support spoils. an
is fit for treason, strategy and
’
*%
The Cincinnati Herald pays the follow¬
ing exquisite tribute to Colonel Dolk:
“A shadow has fal eu on the pathway shadow of
human progress. Beneath the a
great leader of the people lies sleeping.
But his deeds live ami his memory is en¬
shrined in the hearts of a multitude. As
the years p iss away his labors, so nobly
performed, will fiud expression in the
happiness aud prosperity of aU the peo¬
ple.”
***
Tribune (Michigan) asks this question,
apropos to the United States senate’s over¬
throw of the anti-option bill: “It is
c.aimed that the dials in speculative ‘fu¬
tures’ amount to nine times as much a9
the legitimate deals in grains. By this
progress of gambling the sharpers are
enabled to eliminate the question of sup¬
ply and demand, aud they have the
farmer at their mercy. Wouldn’t it bo
a good idea to imprison the man who
sells wheat which lie hasn’t got, for ob¬
taining money under false pretenses?”
♦
* *•
The annual state meeting of the North
Carolina Alliance was largely attended,
nearly every couuty iu the slate being
represented. The first day of the session
was spent in organization and uffi ers’
reports. The order is in good woikiug
condition and promises to accomplish
much in the near future. At night C.
W. Macune delivered an address' in the
court house. It was a public meeting
and he defended the Omaha platform. A
Polk memorial service was largely at¬
tended, aiiant and the glowing tributes paid to
the i de .d were awe-inspiring aud
touched the heart with the tenderest of
human sympathies.
The Montgomery (Alabama) Journal, a
strict Democratic organ, in a late edito¬
rial, says among oiher things: ' division But ouc
thing is certain with the present
in the party, there is no more hope of the
Democrats carrying the state than there
is that the suu will shine at midnight to¬
night. Tho one is as reasonable to hope
for or expect as the other. Ninety
per cent of tho»e who have followed
Captain Kolb, Mr. Bowman aDd Mr.
Adams thus far under such desperate
circumstances, with the intelligence of
the towns and the combine ) foie s of
press and hundreds of speakers against
them and to dc-courage them, are going
to follow them to the end.
*
* *
Say8 the Topeka, Kansas, Capital:
The announcement by tiie Associated Press
on the morning afier the elec ion that the Alli¬
ance stato and legislative candidates had b eu
successful would mean the immediate with¬
drawal of money and confidence.
To which the Lantern replies: What
money? Whose confidence? We want
no hide and seek about this, but demand
explicit answers. There is nothing di fi¬
nite in the Capital's assertion; its proof
should be clear and convincing as (tie
other is plain and positive. The Capital
and its echoes throughout the s ate have
so accustomed themselves to this son of
bombastic generalization, that, they make
it daily as a matter of habit, and look
silly when asked for pro if. Would the
go >d farmers of Kansas travel off with
the money they happen to have in case
they elect an Alliance legislature.
Would they lose confidence in- them¬
selves? Or who is it that would run off
with the money? In the same issue from
which we quote, the Capital avers that
the wheat crop of Kansas will assuredly
reach 70,000,000 bushels. It also avers
that the farmers of this state will sell
$200,000,000 worth of farm products this
y-ar. Who on earth but the larmeis
themselves can cause the “withdrawal” of
this vast sum of money? Docs a state
with such an immense amount of ready
money as the Capital insists the state of
Kansas has, need to be troubled abou
financial matters, or to worry about con¬
fidence? The Capital must try and get
itself together, or continue to be written
down as an ass.
*
The Georgia State Alliance met in
Gainesville on the 17th inst. C. If. E -
lington was elected present. president, A. and W. W. Ivey E.
A. Searcy vice
was re-elected secretary, and W. A.
I r mgbton was re elected treasurer. A res¬
olution was intioduccd, endorsing the
course of Mr. Irwin with tho paper, and
proposing to adopt it as the official organ
of the alliance for the coming year, also
endorsing the National Economist. R.
A. Kelley offered a substitute as fol¬
lows:
Resolved, That the past course endorsed pursued by by
The Southern Allianci Farm r be
the State Allianco; that we earnestly request its
ediior to advocate the principles and purposes
for which the Alliance was organized, principles* and the the
education ot the people in the if
order as outlined by the ritual and constitution
in a non-partisan t-pirit.
Colonel Searcy added the following
amendment: “Provided that no'lung in
said resolution shall be an endorsement
of any political party, but of the princi¬
ples of the order proper.” down These to question meas¬
ures brought the issue whether the a alliance
fairly and squarely third party not.
shall endorse the or
Then came the tug of war. The major¬
ity was third party—that was plain bom their
the applause givem speakers speech on asking
side. Editor IrwiD made a
for endorsement. Twitty, of Jack-on,
wanted the paper to discuss partisan pol¬
itics in a non-partisan style. Colonel
Calvin urged a non-partisan organ. Col¬
onel Livingston made a speech favoring
the substitute and threatened to lead a
bolt ofit of the order if the laws were dis¬
regarded. Finally Colonel Irwin ar* se
and said he would abide by the substi¬
tute and the resolution was finally with¬
drawn and the substitute adopted,
***
THE POLK MEMORIAL.
A mass meeting was held recently in
the city of Raleigh, N. C., for the pur¬
pose of organising a l’olk Memorial and
Relief Association. The meeting was
called to order by Mr. Marion Butler,
president of the State Alliauco. The
following was adopted:
Resolved, That this association shall be
known asstho Polk Memorial ami Relief Assoc -
ation, and is organized for tho purpose of rais¬
ing funds for treciing a monument to the
memory of L. L. Polk, aud for the relief of his
family as far as may be thought proper. Every
person certir.bating to lire purpose of Ibis as
too slum shah thereby become a tnembar
th, rcof.
It shall be Ihe duty of tho I oard of
trustees to manage and control tho funds
which ehalt be collected, choose the
monument, and determine tho cost there¬
of, ana make tho * pportioument between
tho sum to be txpended thereon and the
sum to he expended for the benefit of the
family; and nn.k -, altar and amend tl»e
rules nnd regula ions prescribed for the
government of the executive comitteo and
fill any vacancy occuriug therein, and
from time to t tne they may meet and
adopt such resolutions and met euros a',
in their judzme t, will promote tho ob¬
jects hetein expressed, and they shall
continue in < Dice until their successors
are appointed by the membets of this
association.
It shall be the duty of the executive
committee to take the bond of such offi¬
cers as may be required to give bond, to
take sle| s for the immediate collection of
the funds, to examine the books of the
secretary and assist the secretary-treasti¬
lt r in the woik ; rescrib, d for him, to
elect his successor and execute all duties
which may be herein and hereafter pre-
scribi d for th< m, and report to the
board of trustees as often as required.
They shall determine the compensation
of the eecre.arv treasurer, and have
power to draw on the funds for all inci¬
dental expenses for the purposes herein
expressed. The secretary treasurer shall
be a bonded t ftici r, and his bond shall
be determined, and from time to time
increased by the board of trustees on
the recommendation of the executive
committee. Marion Butler, Pres.
J. J. Dunn, Si c.
A**
FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE.
From the Progroat ivj Farmer.]
A correspondent asks us to give our
readers a simple explanation of what is
meant by the plank in tho Omaha plat¬
form which reads:
“Wodemand fr.-o and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at the present legal ratio of
16 to 1.”
In 1783 the act of congress was passed
which fixed the ratio of silver to gold at
16 to 1, nnd authorized the free nnd
li un-
mited coinage of both metals. That is.
that all the gold and silver bullion which
might he cairiid to any United States
mint by any person should be converted
into United Stales coins and returned to
the persons presenting it without any
charge for coining. The weight of go d
dollars to b; 25.8 grains, and the weight
of silver dollars to be sixteen times as
heavy ns the gold dollars, which is 412J
grains. This law continued in force
Irora 1783 to 1873 In 1873 the holders
of U. 8. bonds had succeeded
in having laws enacted by con-
givss making the interest and
the principal of these bonds payable in
legal tender coin, that is either gold or
silver. Both were then legal tender. The
bondholders had by (his time hoarded up
or corner* d mo?t of the gold, nnd they
made underhand war on silver, aud by
some slight-of-hnnd is said, by performance, John Sherman, man
pulated, then it and is Senator from
who was now
Ohio, silver was demonetized. This
made the word “coin” in the bonds mean
gold. Thus the parties holding the
bonds nnd the gold could dictate term'
of surrender to th*- U. 3. Treasurer. He
must have gold with which to pay inter¬
est on the bonds, and he must get that
gold from the very men to whom he was
to pay i', nnd at whatever price they
might name. Hence, gold immediately
went up, as the demand for it as a legal
tender coin was increased to the amount
of the demonetized silver which was
thrown out of c rculation, and hence
dirainishid in market value ns bullion.
This shows why restoring the gold-bugs of silver cry
aloud against the to its
proper place as a m* ncy metal. They
say with an nir of contompt, us compared
with gold, a silver dollar of 1873 is not
worth but 06 cents. Gold is b ing minted
into coin jet in unlimited quantities. 1878
Laws have the been passed since au¬
thorizing United States million treasurer dol¬ to
purchase not Ic s than two
lars’ worth of silver per month nor more
than four million dollars, and mint it, or
issue tr* asury notes for it. But he has
exercised his prerogative and stopped'
with $2,000,000 per month, the lowest
limit, in order to accommodate the gold
bugs. It is very evident that if silver
should bo restored to its proper position
as a money metal that it would be but a
short while befoie the market value of it
would be in the same ratio as when it
was demonetized in 1878. Tho advocates
of gold admit now, since they see free
coinage coming, that they will not object
if you will just put as much silver in a
dollar as a gold dollar will purchase, and
they say that a silver dollar, present
standard, contains only 66 cants worth of
silver. What would follow a law of that
kind?
1st. Those who have silver in hand—
the farmer, the mechanic, the producers
of wealth who hare received it for their
labor and their 34 products—would out of he called dollar
upon to lose cents every
01 the silver in circulation—a little mor<
than one-third. A repetition of the
“trade-dollar” steal some of us still re¬
member.
2d. The mints would go to work coin¬
ing them up, putting 1 51$ cents of the
present dollar into one new dollar. Then
the gold bugs might buy up all the silver
bullion, put the price up and the mints
would i e b und to take all according to
the gold standard at the time it was pre¬
sented in a dollar and we wou'd have a
change io the weight of a silver dollar
every time the price of silver fluctuated
either up or down. This the gold bug-
could m vpuiate at their own sweet will
with the average congress and United
States treasurer. when sil-
Then let us remember that
err was demnnetiz-d and the demand
r it for c ining was stopp* d, the prior
i f ii declined as compiled with gold,
a hich had by law to take its place. increased The
tuyuo of go Id bullion was not
by iho law, lnit tho dimand for it was
almost doubled by it, hence its value on
tho market avas increased to that extent.
So then the difference between tho mar¬
ket value of the two metals is due not so
much on account of a fall in the price of
silver ns it is to a rise in tho price of
gold. While gold is tho money of the
bondholder and is worshipped by them
nnd they arc clamoring, uow to make it
the standard of value for' everything.
We find the si Ivor the money of the peo¬
ple and for tho people, and rubs the
price, silver stays industry; along with tho pro¬
ducts of American silver goes
among the people-and Gold helps them while much
gold hides away. has gone as
ahead of everything else in market value
as it has of siiv< r. You can purchase as
much or mori of auy product of the peo¬
ple to day with tho silver that makes the
legal tender uoiiai wo demand ns you
could the day its legal tender quality was
taken from it in 1878,except tue product
of the gold mines, which has by law
been increased in market value more than
50 per cent above every other prod ct of
American soil.
It is said that Mr. Gladstone hardened
himself for exposure bareheaded at out¬
door public meetings by habitually sit¬
ting at a window from which a strong
draught was coining. This is a heroic
device for a strong man, but it would be
likely to play havoc with a weakling.
THIRD PARTY NEWS
Interesting Notes Regarding the Prog¬
ress of the New Movement
The indecent manner in which the
democratic house treated tho allianco
sub-treasury hill, in availing until the
very lust hours of the session, when de¬
bate was impossible, to make an adverse
report upon the measure, is another evi¬
dence of the unfairness with which la¬
bor’s demands generally tiavc been treat¬
ed by the present congress, and is an¬
other nail in the coffin in which the pu¬
trid carcass of plutocracy will be escon-
ed in tho coming election.— Economist.
* *
The follow ng is an abstract from a
letter written by Senator PeffiT jU9t be¬
fore the adjournment of congress: “* *
I muy safely promise to bo io Kansas on
the fir-t dny of September ready for active
service in the coming campaign,'which the elec¬ I
very much desire shall result iu
tion of our entire state,congressional and
electoral tickets, and an overwhelming
majority in both branches of the legisla¬
ture. Let us ‘stand up for Kansas’ by re¬
storing the government of the state to its
people thereof, nnd tiy sending to con .of
men who regard the interests
western and southern farmers as of quite
much im'portance as those of eastern
manufacturers and money lenders.—
Respectfully, “W. A.,. Fetter. ”
.9
WELL DONE, ALABAMA
At the August election'in Alabama
four years ago the ' Democratic majority
was 111,228. The following November
Cleveland carried the state by 61,128.
At the August election, 1802, the Demo¬
crats claim the state by tho small ma¬
jority of 5,000 or less. The People’s weeks
Party organization is only a few
■ Id in that state and has carried fully 75
per cent, of tho white vote. In the short
time at command it was impossible counties. to
efficiently organize tho black
This will be efficiently done before No¬
vember, and Cleveland will experience a
reduction from tho August vote similar
to that of four years ago. Alabama will
be all right with a big majority nine for
Weaver and Field, and most of her
members of congress on the 8th of, next
Novimber .—Advocate (Topeka, Kan.)
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
It is amusing to gee old, gray headed
Congressmen and Senators crying out of
against the government ownership
railroads. Most of them make the great
i xpense of buying them a plausible those hypo argu¬
ment, Now let’s sea what
crits have done. Since 1860—82 years—
tlie American Congress has land appropriated the
to railroads government to
amount of three billion acres. Much of
this land is valuable now, was when
given to the railroads. Put the three
billion acres at $5 per acre, and we have
the sum of fifteen billion dollars, which
would more than pay for all tho railroads
n the United States, watered stock and
all, for while the actual cost of the roads
has not been above seven or eight billions,
they are watered up to perhaps fifteen
billions. Now give the mao thunder
who says we cannot buy the road j .—Ex.
THE PItESENT OUTLOOK.
The chances for success of the the people’s least,
party national ticket are, to say
very encouraging, while the state ticket
in Nebraska i$ almost sure of victory.
Tho politicians of the old , interested parties just in
now seem to bo very much
what we are doing, While’ a short time
ago they did not take us into considera¬
tion as being of any consequence, be¬
cause they thought they had the people
about evenly divided. The whole scheme
has heretofore been <o have two great
parties and through them to keep up real a
strife on side issues, that was of no
importance, to down the cries of a poor,
plundered nnd robbed people. While
die democrats have been crying “tar ff”
the people have been bled by the money
loaner and railway king. While
the republicans have been pra-
ting about the beauties of
protection the people have been plun¬ of
dered and robbed by the speculators The people,
Wall street and London.
have now been plundered and robbed too
long. They have been fed on tariff cake
aud protection pie until they have tired
of the diet. They ask for something'
more nourishing, and when the people
«•> after a ihiog they generally get it.
They have now gone sf.er the scalps of
die monopolists, and, mark cur word,^ who
they will get their game. People
read old party paper* have no idea how
the movi inent is growing, and can hard¬
ly realize that we are sure of succ* ss tb:s
fall, but the fact is. that in every state
the best people arc forsaking the old par¬
ties like rats go from a sinking ship, nnd
all who leavo l hr, old p:.rties go in'o tho
new one, making < ur success certaip,—
Omaha Daily Public,
OFFICIAL ORGAN
—OJP TECH —
FRANKLIN COUNTY ALLIANCE.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
LIGHT AHKAD.
Tho American former hns been seed¬
ing bis mortgaged ground many yrars
and giving up the price of his products
to usurious money sharks—that is to say.
what tho rnilroads have not taken for
transportation to m *rket. Ho lias grown
poorer each year, while the nerumulating non produc¬
ing vultures have been
billions. Now, when he finds himself at
the absolute mercy of a heartless, grind¬
ing plutocracy, and stops to look about
him and see the causes which have led to
his condition, tho corporation hireling hand
screams in his ear, “keep your anything
on the plow; you don’t know
about politics’and such have no We'll right attend to in¬ to
quire into matters.
tho ship of state, as wo havo noihing
else to do, while you hare sour debts to
pay and }<jnr families to feed. Toil on
and keep silent, for y u have no time to
“pare in acquiring political knowledge.
We’ll tell you how to vote when election
dsy comes.” But tho producer is tired of
this kind of business and find* it neces¬
sary to do a little thinking and acting for
himself. The two old political machines
have outlived themselves and their opera¬
tors will he compelled, job. after Tho November people
neit, to hunt a new
have rebelled against tho oppressive
monoy power snd refmoto submit longer
to extortion and robbery. This i“ an ex¬
cuse for the existence of a great reform
party and the assurance it has of sweep¬
ing the country. The people rea’ize their
power and feel that the time has arrived
for them to exercise it. The farmer will
leave his plow and the laborer will pause
in his toil long enough this year to de¬
stroy the loaches, which are sapping their
very life blood. Prosperity, happiness
and relief from a galling slavery to Eng¬
lish gold.grabbers will folow the election
of Weaver and Field this yeir.
IN ALABAMA.
The Alabama Ststo Alliance met in
convention at Cullman last week. Tho
following officers were elected: B, W.
Grace, president; Merrill of Randolph,
vice-president; 8. M. Adams, state lec¬
turer; T. J. Carlislo of Pike, assistant
lecturer; W. I. Brock, secretary and
treasurer; Elder Blackwell of Madison,
chaplain; C. C. L"o of Barbour, door¬
keeper; G. W. JoDes, nssistant door¬
keeper; King of Butler, sergeant at-
arms. A number of resolutions pledg¬
ing support to tho third party were
passed. The following was adopted at
a mass-meeting of the body: We believe
that tho time has come when every fne-
man is called upon to resist any further
encroachments upon tbiir rights. To
this end wo declare ourselves unalterably
oppo ea to tho DOfarious, unlawful and
wicked methods resorted to in the recent
election by the supporters of Governor
Jones and the followers of Grover Cleve¬
land, and we desire to go on record ns
opposed to tho electoral ticket put out
in the interest of Grover Clhvelahd by
what ia-known as the Jonks wing of the
democratic party in A'abama. We be¬
lieve that the views of <JWy«f Cleveland
on the money question ' ure' lnimfetd to
the best interests of tho president people,' and of that the
if he should be elected
United 8tates, the gold hugs of Wall
street would thrive and fatten at the ex¬
pense and to the hurt of the common
people. We believe that the political
followers of Grover Cleveland in Ala¬
bama aided and abetted, and are still
aiding aud abetting in the frauds herein¬
before mentioned, therefore again reit¬
erate our opposition to the electoral
ticket put out in his interest by the so-
called organized democracy in this state,
.and wo call upon all liberty-loving
citizens to join with us in compassing the
defeat of said electoral ticket. Gen.
Field, third party candidate for vice
president, made an able nnd patriotic
address before the convention. His
speech elicited hearty approval. wherever The he
General is well received
goes.
THE LABOR WORLD.
American street railroa ds employ 71,00}
men.
Workmen are not allows 1 to workoa the
streets in New HadtorJ unless they have
been naturalized.
Tbs Unite 1 States intnutaoturas 05,03}
bats every day, wbils England manufac¬
tures about 40,000.
Tub shoo sales Him of Baltimore havebsen
organize 1, and have affi date i with the
American Faleration of Labor.
Organizers tor each State of the Union
have been appointed by the Carriage and
Wagonmaiiers’ International Union.
Tmc strlko in the Elmira (N. T.) iron and
steel rolling null hai been declare t off, after
having been iu force' two yeirs and two
months.
A vote is being taken by the local brew¬
ery workman’s unions throughout Knights the coun¬ of
try whether or not to join the
Labor iu a bo iy.
One of tho busiest men in New York it
President Samuel dampers, of the American
Federation of Labor. His ■ malt averages
over a hundrsd letters a day.
Supervising ARCarricor Estsburookb,
of iVashington, says that Government tlis new Eight-
Hour Law will cost tin *),-
000,00) more a year on its building con¬
tracts alone.
Thb boss coopers and manufactures of
staves an i other coopers’ supplies coubinei of Illinois, to
Indiana anl Michigan have
fight against the manufacture of barrels by
convict labor.
The Philadelphia, Beading and New Eng¬
land has reduced the pay of section men to
$1,25 a day. They formerly received $1.50.
The company has also discharged about one-
half the men in the Hartford car shops.
The annual meeting of tils New Jersey
State Federation of Trades naS taken place
in the Assembly Chamber of the State
House at Trenton. Sixteen local unions
were represence 1 from Fatersou, Newark,
Jersey City, Camden and Trenton.
Of the 11,001,001 employed woaiea ia Italy nearly
2 000,1X10 are in industrial laber,
and over 3,003,000 in agriculture. They jute are
in tho majority iu tiecottoj, linen and
industries, and in tiie silk traie there are
117,000 women employed aud bat 17,703
men.
Comparatively more children are em¬
ployed in Bln le Island than ia any other
State of the Union. Tmpopulation 5373 children, between is 315,-
00'i and not les3 than
ten and fifteen years, are working in mills
and factories. Their wages are from sev¬
enty-four cent3 to $o per week.
AT a meetin? iu Boston of the Central reprosata- La¬
tives of the Knights of Labor, Council,
bor Union aud Building Trades 1 instructed to a
committee was appointed organic an iu Massachu¬
visit every labor itioa tlonsstsad
setts and solicit fuuds for tlis
men . Tue organizations agrjii * $■» raise -
$30, WH? fpy the strikers.