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MAYIB BROWN
“THE LITTLE FIXER”
IN ROYSTON LAST
WEEK.
He T«ll» The Far¬
mers That
THE SUB-TREASURY AND
Ocala Platform Must,Be Their
Battle Cry.
From Father to son.
TO K.ttl) BROWS.
The people came from far and near
The twice of tlioir Lord to hear,
The people* Clod ho failed to come
Bat Mi>t hl» well beloved non.
The fcown of Hoy»ton was* the place
l(ewa« to meet his* »ubject* face to face
And tell the wearjson* of toll
IIow to obtain Salvation Oil.
He wrote a letter that he would com*
And make thtt Ocala platform hum,
111* subject* imA their kifif? to crown
Hut lo J It fell on younR Kdd Brown,
He la the Fathers* first born son
And for Centres* want* to run.
Father thy subjects* down-trodden lie
Father let me bethe sacrifice,
I'll leave my elegant Athens home
And among these down-trodden people roam,
Their woe« and'griefs* till I am dead
Can ro«t on my devoted hend.
A* long; 1 have a strong right arm
Thy subjects Father need fear no harm.
I'll lift my voioeboth long and loud
I’ll do the «*]>caklng you draw tho crowd,
But Father dear Father what must I do
Yon fooled them at Rll>erton and Koyston too.
O, Father will you to the rescue fly,
For thy loving anbject* are getting al»y.
Hut Father let thy will b.* done
Fer I am atill thy loving trusting eon
I'll drink to dregs this bitter cup
Mix It dear Father 1’U drink It up.
Listen! 1 hour tho answer wafted back
My darling boy stand to the rack ,
My faithful subjects never will
Their daring leaders maim or kill.
Have I aot been proclaimed their king?
Its brave my bey, make tlie. welkin ring,
Vow chauco for Congees is evident
I remain yonrs truly; Your ITeeldeut.
J, W, lI*M,'d«iOoK •
A large crowd gathered at Roys-
ton on 15th inst to hear Leonidas
Livingston “fix things.” The great
fixer was not present, but Mayor
Brown of Athens, the little fixer,
was present and filled the pulpit
much to tho delight of a certain
element of the crowd. Hr. Brown
opened his speech by saying that
when he received an invitation to ad¬
dress the people of Franklin he felt
that be would be unable to be with
them. But the more he thought
about it—tlieught about their con¬
dition and ihcir poor little children
scuffling and scratching in the fields
as ho had often seen them, and then
of the money kings m Wall street—
the more he wanted to come Just
at this point there was loud eheering
flora the crowd that expects the Al¬
liance to lift them above the neces¬
sity of work.
And then he continued a recital
of pretty much the same sermon he
preached at Allens a few weeks ago,
when he dilated upon tho beauty of
the subotreasnry and the Ocala plat'
form; dismissed the $4.49 pereapita
circulation, the haid times and the
necessity of immediate relief and the
efficacy of governmental aid in lift*
ing the farmer out of debt aud sup¬
porting There him. certain
are Brown people in our
county that Mr. impress** and
they are searce—the people who ex**
p*et to get money without that working
tor it, who do not knew the
treasury reports state that there is
$23.87 per capita m cireula,
tion,aud that the tax books of Geor.
gift show that the far®era are more
prosperous than they have been
since the war, and who do not know
enough about government* to know
ihat It is not the province of tho
government to be a ranker ior the
people, that th* government lias no
money except what is taken from
the people. the of speech Mayor
Ia course his
Brown related the following anee*
dote: “One of the “moneyed men,
of Athens stopped me on the street
Uie other day ami said: “say Brown
| ‘My Fhat a toe number 1 of your*loddge?
lodge, sir, answered, is unmoor
| one, the whole thing.’ this There was
[crowd great cheering believe*it at j»oiui from the
that is one of the
[Alliance I ed men/ principles not to hate bow bard, “money they
it matters
Ihare worked for their wealth or how
Ihonestly |believe they have come by it. 1
4 this class of farmers jwofud
pave the wealth of the world divid-
■*d out eqsally if they could. It is a
■•tile strange that Mayor Brown
■rtoo* not hit upon this as a meats ef
■mmediste relief.
CARWESVILLE.TRABKLIN C0UirrY
Mayor Brown* speech from begin*
»mg to end. waa a labored effort to
arouse men’* prejudice against them, “moneyed
the impression as he styles and create
that the alliance will
bring about some means of . obtain,
ing It mosey without work.
almost passes comprehension
that a sensible man could staid up
before an audienee that, it is to be
presumed, is ordinarily intelligent,
and make sueh a speech,
Vo patriotic, intelligent and hon¬
est man could do it.
Mayor Browns opinion of himself
and the figiwe he is cutting in the
political field to-day, would furnish
Georgians. interesting readiapfer a great many
Mayor Browns recent enthusiastic
and almost fanatical endorsement
of every scheme of the alliance, and
most especially the sub-treasury bill,
which hag been the shibboleth in
alliance circles for nearly two years
Tuesday was explained at Royston on last
by the statement that there
is a time for all things and
He bad ouly been waiting for a
favorable opportunity toendorse the
petscheme of the alliance. Itisa
little peculiar that Mayor Brown’s
love for the poor farmer had not
overcome from day prudence in his waiting
the the sub-treasury bill
was framed until the farmers alli¬
ance was invited to Athens iu the
year 1891, toendorse the sub-treas¬
ury. He says that he was wait¬
ing is tor n favorable opportunity.
It strange that such deep, abid¬
for ing the >clf-#acri(icing farmer, love as he leels
paor was two years
in finding an opportunity.
The truth ig this, the*demon of
ambition Browns whispered into Congicss Mayor
ear that a seat ih
wag one of the possibilities ot the
future, and he immediately upon
the convention of the alliance in
Athnns Jumped upon the *ub-trtasu-
ry and Ocala platform with both
feet, declaring that, they were the
very measures that aiu needed to
bring relief to the poor ^own.troclded
ami oppressed farmers.
If Mr. Brown Wrre i.oi intelligent
enough to see the uneors itutiouality
aud rumens tendency of the snb.treas-
ury, and the ruinous tendency of many
jf the fraturts of the Ocala platform,
he would not bs iuteUignnt enough to
practice law at any of the Georgia
courts.
If ha is not well «nougIi Luformsd to
know that the farmers are more prosper¬
ous and nearer out of debt than they
have been since ilia war—the tax book*
of Georgia show this—wad know tha‘
hie umu limes'gospel and $4.4t psr
capita cl'calatlon is false, theu he
i* not «r ins enough to pose as a leader
of hie people.
If knowing all ibij—as uve.-y iitelli*
gent man in Georgia believes he does—
he deliberat'd/ misrepresents for the
purpose of arousing the pr. judices of the
•w-o4e and cmtralUng their vote.thea
he doee nut kuow the m -»uiug of patri¬
otism, and is not «u(itied to the respect
of au honest man.
A poor old woman who walked about sh
miles fie hear Mayor Brown speak, com
ing homo in the afternoon was ovsrheard
to remark: ‘If everybody would jine
the Alliance pretty soon there wo*ild be
a plenty of money iu the *and we would
have a pie it j to eat and wvar and
would not have to work so hard.*
Au intelligent citizen of (Jtwiesviile
who was once au nl'iancemeu but U\s
lately fallen aw»y from ihe oid-r said
that he vv.'.s so disgusted wtth Mr.
Brown's cant and contemotible pander¬
ing te the pavdms and prejudice's of the
unlettered fAimers, that bo was unrble
to liaten 10 hie sj e?ch until i's close.
If the vot' was taken ia this couniy
to-day for congress, we do not be’i.jye
that Mayor Brown would receive 190
votes in the county.
Jsdas Leariot betrayed Ihe Ler4,
Benedict Arnold was a traitor to hie
coantry, and Mayer Brown Is preaching
8«b-ireasury doctrine, government owa-
ership of ra^roads etc, ia the year ol
our Lord 1891,
Mayor Brown ha* prostituted his cen r
vietions upon the altar of possib'e polt'v-
ical preferment, and he has dug his own
political grave, ter until patrio isa is a
Jream aad common s»n«e a delusion,he
wifi never occupy a seat ia cmgrees
iroai the 5tl« c-mgreesiona* district of
Hcoryia, be deluded by
Mr. Brown must not third weak¬
fal*» hope*, th* AUiar.ce ia a
er in this coautr *•'■*« it was a rear ago,
and intcl.lgeit sUtancemsn are drop,
aing swaj evert «isj, and the saras is
,tne of even * i ier chanty iu the eijhth
“district, ri s educa iogcsmpaig’i* *ev»o
only ie v'si.’ - tv <»*der,
■Rxrr tr irlwlewioae to5
i of how HVanfhal
irxt hvrtt ta nn*?r* aM ec-
loyfafi ft VmlfhfTtl SD*1 »»pflT oM age hi
tttnrt —amoeg his
anfcfrntl Jerecy «****• ri **
ms
jnfrNws ttm( «»m* to kfnu
1bte stwms rbc imfnra! and rtghf*«5 <Set£
ij.ft tatfir n *. r l-'tad-. years of w*srk—
tamr. const r -?4—bntpfog M
fbw m*-- ' r -f. .:?>•* fever tb* hand flsdfa
to drr. rV s irr fhreepoOve
ybftfli of ir sr ttafty and
fhaogtn^ * 1 . *> ft s. .*-jo streei. be
jwirt r - ‘ 'ir-. Wifll the Af,
waters t -• r> * ii earth.
CARNESVILLE AS AN
EDUCATIONAL C1NTBE
NORTH GEORGIA.
a magnificent brick school build-
ixo a necessity cf tub times
Carnesville maybe made an educa¬
tional centre for north Georgia,
the citizens of Carnesville will
the proper effort In that direction.
Here arc a few of the reasons why
Gainesville is a far o rable locality
for the finest school in north Geor¬
gia:
We enjoy the finest climate on the
continent.
Prohibition is now, and will al-
wajM be in foiee here, and the stu¬
dents af this place would not,as in
cities.be exposed to any of the vices
resultant from the sale of intoxi¬
cants.
Surrounded by rich agricultural
country, living hero is cheap, and
the minium expenses of the school
could be brought down so low as to
place a broad, practical education
within the n-ar.li of the poorest boys
and girls in Geoigia if they are en-
cigetic and aspiring.
Carnesville wid never be enough
of a city—oven though the raihoad
reaches this place, as it will at no
distant day—to hold out the allure¬
ments, distractions and vices, that
command the time and money of
the students, and especially the boys
at r.ty college?.
Camesv'dle will always be a quiet,
law-abiding country town to which
parents would be glad to send their
wild, wayward, reckless boys to be
trained up into brave, good men,
and their girls to learn of the strength
and meaning of hte, and to grow in¬
to tender, true » omen , far away
from ihe busy city with its distrac¬
tions.
And we will have in charge of the
Carnesvlile school next year,the one
man in Georgia, who is fitted from
every standpoint to make this the
finest ^school in the At.ate.
neve are some of the reasons why
Franklin county should estab’ish a
permanent eollegiatc institution in
Carnesville:
We are very poor people, and a
very ignorant people, and arc unable
to send tbe'children of this county
off to expensive colleges.
There is no way ia this age to
prosperity and eminence that is de¬
sirable, save through enlighten¬
ment.
The man who roars his children
in ignoranc*’, bequeaths to them a
heritage that will make them '‘hew¬
ers of woo l and drawers of water’’
to the end of their days
Such an institution would con¬
tribute more to tho up-building of
Carnesville, than even a railroad,and
from a financial point of view, it
would be the best investment that
coaid be mule for Carnesville It
would draw boys and girls here from
every part of Ga Thoy would come
from the extreme southern section,
because of the moderate expenses,
pure atmosphere and pure water.
The boys and girls of North Georgia
would stay here instead of going off
t« distant colleges. The institution
would overflow with pupils from the
beginning to the end of the school
year, winch would mean thousands
of dollars to the town.
But this is the most selfish view
to take of such an enterprise, Yon
should want a fine school here for
the good that through it, would
come to j'our children and your chil¬
dren’s children to the remotest gen.
, oration. An ignorant j eople can
! • never be great and prosperous.
Such an m*titutiba would exist
and it* i A* e < e f >r g<»< d be felt, as
lo> g as F.ai.kiin i-- a c »unty or Geor¬
gia a r. t».
Here i« a p'an for establishing a
high gro’.e school or collegiate in¬
stitution in Carnesville -
Erect and equip a commodious
building co>t ng $8,000 or
! *10,000 »n i Prof. Howell B. Parker
^ *»......... ^.
faculty qual'hVd to do «he work
tlir.t is ne*d*.**l.
If there a v eighty men in the
county who will contribute $100,
WO will liav-* iS 000. If there are
One hundred men in a county of
nearly 25- 0 voters, who wili contrib**
at* f 100, a $10,000 building can bo
erected.
If their are eighty men in the coun¬
ty who will take $100 dtock ia the
Building and Loan Association, the
school building may be erected, by
giving mortgage on the house and
lot as security. $100 borrowed from
the Building and Loan Association,
will cost o».ly $1.©0 per months pit¬
tance that no one will grudge, when
expended in such a cause.
Is there not enough potriotism,
love of progress and enlightenment
m Franklin cennty, close to Carnes-
ville, to do this work?
We suggested this plan last year.
II there is a man in this county,
who can suggest a better investment,
the columns of the Tribune are open
tu him and we will give a years
subscription to the Tribune for the
information.
Let us erect the builcing. It is a
work that will will redound to
our honor, and hedge about with
peace aud prosperity and intellec¬
tual happiness, the citizens of this
county to the latest generation.
The eager, inquiring eyes ot every
bright faced bare-footed boy and
girl that we meet daily, is a mute
appeal to us for knowledge—know!*
edge that will make them great and
strong and powerful out in the bu«y
world beyond us. Shall we give
them a sto.ie when they cry fer
bread ?
Those who do good work that will
1-ve after they are dead, do not live
in vain, however storui'tossed their
lives mav be, or hedged about bv
suffering, or crossed by sorrow. And
the man who does no work that will
live after him and attest his love
for humanity after bis name has fa¬
ded from the memories of men, no
matter what else he has accomplish¬
ed, has lived in vain.
The intelligent patriotic men and
women of this countj, should feci
thankful that to them is given the
high privilege of establishing a col¬
legiate institution in Carnesville.
EFFORTS TO SAVE THE COUN¬
TRY.
je making herculean efforts to
save the country again • but with¬
out belp this time I can notsucccad.
The wnole machinery is out of gear.
Stnfe and riot and duels are at a
premium. There are mighty wrongs
to be righted, and I want aid Just
think of it—Tommy Watson hasn’t
made a speech or written a letter in
four days; Bro Wynne and company
have our m mey, and are actually
making faces at ns about it, Bvo.
Peek’s whitewash won't stick,and
the committee will have to get him
t> repeat his testimony and then
“daub” him Jagara, Leonidas tlic
First refused to be investigated, af
ter having said be was ready for the
whitewash to be applied, Harry and
Larry no longer lie together, but
each is hoeing his own row, the
Ilous^ has rejected cur veterans
Home ju^t to keep our Governor
fr,»m making a few appointments
about which he cared nothing, the
farmersLegislature, that wai to get
through forty days, is holding on
more faithfully (to the $4.00) than
those heretofore composed of law¬
yers. Oh my! oh my! how are we
to remedy all the evils. Thera is
oue bare hope. Ex-Bro. McAllister
h;-.s “spanked’ Bro. Macune. If w«
Cali get the ex-Bro. to come over to
Georgia aod do a few job* in his
line all may not yet be lost. But he
must come quickly and do his work
thoroughly, lie will have no trouble
about finding deserving subjects
upon which io work, Just f*h in
ul anyone ou the top rounds and he
|cannot speedily.—Ogietnorpe go aiui^s. May Echo. he come
ot large gftlee tayineat ijt
dnH We fa rammer th owr fa, Thetafh*,
tbs crops—waft tffi they tsova,
money will he plealc. Fortetaatelf, fc
msst of the eosm^ry
sbundant ou*l of
fxs^fily bring aaevf ^
sud S[t?cGla«ve nrir 1 §4
the fact fh4t do as nr^n may the
polity of a ecraafcry comes oat eUthe
ground, in one shape -or aooflfier. Vb*
fnnner foe sto*. fc raiser Bteradf
c?rry Che wW otx. In yes-re wlas©
crops are abuwdact 1be looks
t* nefl jooda, fceesoee fhe fcwtaer will
bey fraerasttiy. tbs railroads expect
psoddU Woods, for swa U*rg« freight
Snoopy cnijiuj the prftS*
•cM fa> market la nf faaiss laeta
IgsHMiken, busia sa a mm **4 railways
«sa f arefl uudemaod that fhetr socoaes
feMSarthsta sffeeeaiBg the farmer, tart
fa mkiag Gfagfate, Ipses. mortgage*
tt£i neirytMuf *tee $e 1&S? flSr btm as
ftpfafcih prar arffV rakras the
proSpGfltr of £L
AN OP EN LETTER,
ADDRESSED TO THE
YOUAG DEMOC¬
RACY OF
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT.
And Republished by
Request.
The Third Party Gets A Black
Eye—Democracy Sound and
Healthy-Papers Of The 8th
District Wdl Please’Gopy.
TO THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY OF THE
8tii COWOKlSSIOXAL district.
The necessity for organization in
the Democratic party is imperative.
From the watchtowc? and battle¬
ments of the party the sleepless sen¬
tinel sounds the notes of warning.
We are are on the eve of a great
natioal struggle, in which united eU
fort alone can win—a contest ip
which the party of Jefferson expects
every follower of the true
faith to do his duty. False proph¬
ets have arisen and a new political
faith promulgated bylhecratiy emis¬
saries of the “republican party seeks
to supplant the creed of out fathers ”
The Greeks bearing gifts are upon
us. The peace prosperity and finan¬
cial salvation of the South demand
the success of the democratic parly.
While supremacy, the perpetuation
of the principles of local self govern¬
ment and above all the tranquility
and happiness of our homes demand
the success ar.d triumph of demo**
cratic principles.
The republican party is the com¬
mon enemy our country It is the
father of the force bill, the mother
of eentra'izatmn and the champion
of monopolies.
The third party is t’:e spawn of
politic d infidelity and disappointed
ambition, conceived in disaffection
and born of malice. Treachery
stood sponsor at bs Birth—and false¬
hood and deception have fostsred it.
Their words are >wect as honey but
their way b ads to death.
That it wa-% sired by the republi¬
can party we do not doubt, that it
sh ill be eventually damned by every-
body we steadfastly beiive. But
the grand old Democratic party is
the people’s party. It. was our sheet
anchor inthe storm of reconstru etion.
Under its broad aegis all classes,
creeds and conditions find solace and
protection.and blazeued upon the
folds of its gorgeous ensign is that
matchless motto: “government of
the people, for the people and by the
pie.”
Realizing how precious is the her¬
itage of our lathers and how sacred
is the old ark of the covenant, and
how foul am the hands tbat Sbek to
profane it—the young Democracy of
Clarke, forgetting all past differ*
enccs, have organized for the war
against all eoemie*, by whatever
nnu-.o known ; under the Dame of the
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Claike- Impressed with the nece*-
sity for more extended organization
they add res' t *is letter to the youDg
democracy of the f ighth congression¬
al district and earnestly urge upon
them the formation of similar clubs.
Upon the organization of a Y'oung
Men’s Democratic club in every
county in the district it is proposed
to form a District Democratic Lea¬
gue, composed of lepresentatives
’rom each of the county clubs, to he
known as the Young Men's Demo-
eraiii League of the £th Congro- -
siona.’ District. Concert of action
all over the district will thus be in¬
sured and our organization stall
prove a powerful factor in the suc¬
cess of our party.
We trust you wi l realize,as we do,
the wisdom and propriety of this
cause. The disintegration of o ir
party is threatened by an insidious
and dangerous enemy. Fidelity to its
imperishable principles and sacred
traditions demands organization and
activity at our hands.
In the name of her iliustious past,
filled with glorious achievements, of
her grander future big with promise,
we earnestly invoke your zealous co¬
operation.
Vigilance Democracy is our watchword.
our battle ciy.
please [Papers of the 8th district will
copy .
anti-third
PARTY MEETS.
THE CONVENTION IN ST.
LOUIS THREATEN THE
ALLIANCE.
An Outline Or The Proceedings In¬
dicates a Feeling of Distrust In
Alliance Methods—Dr. Ma*
cune Is Denounced,
St. Louis, Sept. 16.—The anti-
third party wing of the National
Farmers’ Alliance met at 10.30 yes?
terday morning. The convention
was called to order by U. S. Hall,
ex-president of tte Missouri Alli¬
ance, and a temporary organization
was affected by the election ot U. S.
Hall as temporary chairman, and
Wm. H. Murray of Corsicana, Tex.,
temporary secretary.
A committee on credentials was
appointed, which reported that all
tho delegates in the hall were enti¬
tled to seats. The report was adop¬
ted. The temporary organization
was made permanent, and a motion
made to appoint a committee
on resolutions and permanent organ¬
ization .
The committee on resolutions
stalked into the hall with a partiai
report, The report was read. It
is the same platform adopted by the
Fort Worth convention, with a mod¬
ification of the last resolution, as fol¬
lows .
MACUNE DENOUNCED.
“Resolved, That; we denounce C.
W. Macune and his corrupt methods,
together with the acts of h ; s tools
and henchmen, as being a disgrace
to the order an J a stench in the nos¬
trils of all honest men, who know of
their corruption and villiany,”
This led to a heated debate. A
motion to strike this clause was de¬
bated a long time, but finally was
defeated, and with the platform still
before them,the convention adjourn««
cd till Wednesday.
SECOND Day's i-kuweeDIKGS.
The farmers and laborers’ conven¬
tion re-assembled this morning at
10 o’clock. The first order of business
was the question and resolution
which were up yesterday, and they
were carried by a good majority-
An effort to make the vote unanU
mous revealed two negative voters
who did not relish t! c resolution
censuring Macune. A committee on
permanent organization, with W.
Polk Yeaman a3 chairman, then
made their ieport. It provided for
the appointment of a committee of
seven which is authorized to submit
to the next supreme council, which
meets at Indianapolis in November,
the objections of this convention t o
ceitain parts of the demands, which
were adopted by the supreme coun*
cil at the Ocala eonventoin. Aleo
that the committee be authorized to
file unalterable and undying objec¬
tions of this convention to the pas'*
sage of xny resolutions whatever
binding the individual membership
ot the Alliance *o any political course
of action, aui^ wo nereoy plowed
against fcuou action ul any previous
aj*-c..ug Infrtugedjupuu t,ic iU\liy»u-
Utti pal.t.e^x J lgnti Ui t lij LiCUUA-U
ol .*.o oiua.
& Lefte Dfl'lM Dunfoljwant* %o
tttto a gresk bit In her professional Hr**,
let W coma t» America this fall.
W* iexpect some gold to be Jn
dbmlation npw. treasury depart-
ptent has (kftcided’to pay it out w£>enev^r
II* fa cftlled for ''ae long as therods any
left.
AU first chus»#$p8 ore now splendidly vile,
ttgated by olecfrAfty. Tbo dim
Uttle kmr>1n bole at the sMo of
the making the dim¬
ness *tfTl more * ghastly and the smells
ysijnare Mftfcame* ia no more, and good
tor It.
Dr. Brown Se^lbard devotee serentsen
■agwof The Forum fc> proving that we
anW fcwo brain*—T-gbt and left—each
Ihprtfu^ilr Ikrbbcd And furnished, and
oCGorbsIf. of - oorrj^hgion business without
ffae ThJ^|8 great news, espe-
dftfiy as it wqpld be a eatfafoetiou *t
Mines to hnoiHhpt flumoxnembera ct th*
famawr fondly ha 7 »«roa
nwfacesr ta|rtw jl of wn a my
wf3 be a Xtowvrftd *—sad rwAit
SnraeihiBg of h» siao«i&d pjyrec assy
fa* gatbestfl from tfce frvoi Mart her ooM
IfcPtobibttoa trora botaf -ovsr |8,lp0,00li
^at fa * pL& of money to p»it Into oaf
it ws'bave a navy yr mu.it
wuirar no 39
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
Uncle Simon, with More S en a
Than “Laming” Tells Their
Relation.
Uncle Simon was preparing the
land for the reception of tho seed
that were to make his early “garden
tuck” one day not long since. Pass¬
ing by his home 1 stopped, leaned a-
cross his feuoe and accosted hi m
He looked up rested on hi? hoe bam*
die, drew the sleeve of bis gingham
shirt across his sweaty forehead and
answered with a hearty “Howdy.’*
Don’t you wish you and I were
rich?” I ask laughingly.
“No, I don’t'' 1 he replied empha¬
tically. “I ain’t an’ never was one
of them complainin’ growlers, ever¬
lastingly scandalizin’ au’ runnin’
down the rich man.”
The old man made use of his shirt
sleeve again, then thinking a mo¬
ment, went on.
“Some tell me that fortune slings
her favors around in a mighty indis*
criminate an’ promicuous sort o,
way an’ its chance to who gels
’em.
“No, sir,taint no sncli a way. For¬
tune flings out a big chunk of tack
and hollers, ‘-Scramble!” an’ away
goes the race, an’ the best ^uan gits
the prize. It is pluck an’ not Juck
that win the stakes. The feller that
gits the most is generly the one that
is pluckiest an’ smartest an’ strong¬
est and toughest; an’ the lazy, no¬
count feller hangup roun’ with his
bands in his pockets his nose p’intin’
up’aid, afeared to pitch In is a gwine
to git left. Y es, there’s some of you
young fellers so afeard of getting*
your neckties spiled or seme other
jimeracks busted that if ye dont
mind you won t make nothing, of
yourselves. Take off your coat, roll
np your sleeves, strike out and be a
man!
‘ ‘Yes sir,the majority of the mill¬
ionaires made their money fair and
square. They scram bled for it an
won it by hard licks :
“An’ it takes brains, too I.ll bet
a chaw of terbacker ’gainst a coon
skin that Jay Gould has got more
brains under Lis hat than half a'
dozen congressmen.
“Talk about 5 rich man oppressin
.he poor. Whj r , bless your sonl- he,s
given work an’ wages to thousands
of poor laborers, an poured comfort
into the laps of Lots of unfortunate
famiies, An as somebody said |tbe
other day, givin ’em employment is
better chanty than eneoir-agin. lazi¬
ness by givin* i em money.
“It’s the spirit of envy an’ cove¬
tousness that makes these lazy
rascals agio the rich mau. But we’II
supnose a case. Suppose now just
for once these grumblesome whiners
had things their own way. Let
every feller, high an’ Jow, big an’
little, convert all bis propettf into
hard money an’ put it all in a pile—
how an’ where, 1 can’t tell you:
they’ll settle that* I reckm.
“ Then eyer feller take his sheer,
which would be about $35, an’ begin
business, an* befo, night some would
be in debt $300 or $400, an’ others
would have enough to buy a good
pair of mules a steer and a hundred
poand shoat thrown it,
“It’s as natural for gome men to
rise as it is for a tree to grow, an- its
as natural for a poplar to grow sev¬
enty feet as it is for a cotton stalk to
grow fifty inches, Providence saw
’twan'e fitteen to provide cverbody
with turkey an’ plum puddin’ ali tho
ysar roun*: its too rich for their
stomachs, you know, but they rip an
snort like Providence was goin’ to
change the Jaws of nature to paecify
cm.
Well, we see this Uividin up busi¬
ness wont work, it would have to be
done regular once a day, and that
would Lea little uncouvenfent, I,m
thinkin.
I think folks orter be satisfied wuh
3 livin, confiderin that lots lots cant
even git that, question an let take this keer here capital
an labor of itself,
which its going to do anyhow.
Taiut the rich men thats oppresMii
the poor: Its these combines an
trusts an high tanffs, and above all
its them & ohl monolists, Ram,
Indolence Co., that e griodin the
very gizzards oute'n the people.
But talking ain‘t goin to break up
this paich no moie than it would hoc
an cook the niggeis potatoes^o I
must be aorkiD.
And I left Uncle Simon hoeing
igorousiy to catch up with old
Dady Time who had got half Gainesville an hour
the better of him.—
Eagle.