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THE - GRAPHIC. O a. COX, Editor de Proprietor. JAMES B. RIDLEY. City Editor and Business Manager. «ar.. . :/* f-CHUSHKb KI'KI: > W KS!»a I' JUO//.V/KO .17 ’«!•••• .< AnTBKTIMNU :< M fit! iiiHlied "It ap plication at tins oH:ce Our rate* , aic rensonablc, mid it will pay you to write. Norton*<u"« (•••< mi ' , , Motiii. *>■ ■ n-i ’i'i■ ’LaGrange Ga., April.. 11. 1899! CARTER HARRISON AND OTHER THINGS. | “■ The Hon. Carter H iiprison, as- 1 ter a no»L exciting coniesi Ims been elected muyor of Chicago. Aga "'t him in bis race were •ex( ». John P Aitgeld, who ran an indept r>< cm democrat ic c. ulidate, and Z<im R. ' in ter, the ■ publican nominee. Hur rison carried every tm« of the 84 wards in the ciiy except five.! AIU-'d was fem fully beaten. J Tli i- ' here is a cl hinge in ihe couii it tins as Iho Illinois democ- , racy. The result ol the election pr;t i retires Altgeid, who has ttd d with undisputed sway *or .suin' years and brings Har* soi <> ihe front as the new boss >fti».■ <t tnocratic party in Illi nois I. Altgeld hud have made a rue for the democratic nom- ; inn lion and boon beaten we Would have regretted this on i ace >uni of his previous great} set , c - to the common people of til - ; >td in 1896. But when j he bolt d and ran as an inde- ! pen •h' we art* g> ntitied at his de' at. Now while we have no ■ynip thy with the deposed boss of t cis politics, because he bop. : hr party, yet we would ]iK«* to address it lew words of j waning to the new boss. He! h - i . v.?r aligned himself on the *iiv..*r issue so strongly as to leave his position beyond dis* puli lie was regular at the ehmtinn of 18915 and voted for Br.au But he has never been cot’s'.ilorod a Ivitdet in the silver 1■ . , Now the time has come fo 1 h u to choose which road he i wih allow. w ill Im attempt to j al< ii the Illinois democracy with the New York* gold or ■ ill he join his forces to the Chicago platform itowd? He cannot wait long to answer the qu.-..i«u. Already the forces, are slowly massing lor the next great tight forth" presidency, an*'. •%«! do hope that the new! lea h*r of the lliino's democracy wdl be with ihe great national j democratic party of the plain peopi , not because he is merely 1 regular i ui because his heart is with them in the tight. The pie-s reports announce that Mr B'ys,u is going to Chi cago on .April 14th. when he will mak< as; ••■'-tj before the Mon ticello Mr Harrison is also 'o n ike- •’» speech upon that occasion •;< w hich it is supposed that h< w " dr tine Ids policy and I let it be •' i- wn with which fac tion of ' utiunai democracy he will cast hi* lot and consequent ly with.w meh faction Illinois will stvud in the future. Mr. Bryan will vei' likely ina, ea speech full of significance to those who stand with Harrison and in which there «viu vfery-likely be quite a bit of Veiled advi. e If Harrison tri. however, to ride «»*>: Ii horns «A ‘he dilemma he is apt ultittny< '' o be torn apart and left . t «<• d with the rest of the stradu -t *. We hope thin he will not make tie* mi-* take, hut that hr will unimsitai* ingiy raise above him the stand* ard of the white metal and join his forces with those who are fighting to free this country from its financial serldom. Those who belittle the si’ver movement and frequently an* nounce its death now, just as they did in the early months of 1896, will he just us badly surprised and ns woefully deceived as the short sighted men who then thought it a passing craze. It will be the great issue in 1900 and wo would not be gieatiy surprised if it did not land nryan in the White House. PRESUMPTUOUS. Il seems t hat <»id Gomes won’t, stay bought. Jhe McKinley gov ernueiit paid the exorbitant sum of $3,000,000 for him, but after leading him up to <.he rack it seems that he won’t stay tied. An Article from the Associated Press authorities on Friday lust announces that ••Gomez May Prove Troublesome.” The ar ticle announces the remarkable fact thiit “The Cuban military assembly being dead, Gen. Max imo Gomez will take up his pro* gramme of solidifying the Cu ban people into a party that shall, wilhot ceasing, urge the Unit ed Stales to withdraw from the island. His purpose is to make ihe people seem to have but one emotion, one desire—the thought of independence and of absolute separation from the United States This is an awful thing for’the people of Cuba to desire—to want to bo free and independent. We may have to shoot a lew drops of liberty into them, just us we are doing into the deluded Filipinos who tire foolish enough not to desire us to rule them as serfs. This article showing how un* grateful Gomez and the Cubans are. goes on to slate: “Gen. Gomez, if reinstated, would be of great service to the United States in the disbursement of the $3,000,000, but his political program means the keeping up ol agitation and disturbance in the minds of the people and the weakening of Auieric* n authori ty by producing the impression that everything done by Ameri cans is temporay and may sooner or liver be overturned. ■ American obsurvcis consider any such agnation us extremely harml ul to Iho industrial revival the restoration oi v uuun credit. “8 Hue wh> are high in author ity mid who -kwe exceptional opp<>rtunities of knowing the character and ideas of Gomez, think the United States gov u '"' men: may have trouble with him yet. - “His attitude has a’ways been consistent regard independence f6r Cuba and ho is still working for t he same end. ” Gomez was all right when he accept the $3,000,000. It was supposed that he would stay bought and turn Cuba, over to the Mark Hanna gang of specu lators who wanted all the valua ble franchises. But it seems he is iucorrigible and t hat "his at titude has always beeq consistent regarding independence for Cuba and he is st ill working foi- the same end.’’ ’Pilis is terrible one when views it tn ihe light of the following declaration of the United States made in our nnouncement of War aga list Spain to-wit: “Resolved Fourth. That the United States hereby disclaimany disposition or intention toexercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con trol over said island, except for the pacification thereof; and as sert their determination when that is accomplished to leave the guvs ernment and control of the island to its peeple. ” Gomez is presumptiueus. He ought to be satisfied with this declaration whether we ever put it tn practice or not. THE WAGES OF NATIONAL GREED The press dispatches contain the following: Fort Worth, 'i'rx.. April 5. Dr. oharle» V. Harris, of the medical department. Unit'd States army, passed through here today en route to Washing ton 'on important busin» ss with the war department. e cotpes from the Philippine i*lands and says the reports of the excellent health of the American trooj • are false Dr. Harris sta ed that, msny United Suites soldiers, dhheart ened over thcr physical condi tion. deliberately place them selves ns a target fortbeene mv’s guns It i i th* opinion of Dr Harris that, if the Ameripfin troops r* main in the Philippines nny great length of time. sirkne«« and death aro-snre to follew. ” The press reports coming straight, from the Philippines are forced to go through the hands of a United States censor and this dispatch is one of the first real notes,which the horrors consequent upon national greed produce. Here are our men, our countrymen, deliberately seeking death rather than face the fevers of this Asiatic clime. Their hearts are not in the work of destroying tho only republic ever established under the Asiatic sun and they realize for the fir/t time, that though they volunteered from putt io ism to defend the American flag from foreign invasion, this govei meat, subservit nt to t he land-grabbing spirit of tbe Old World, has made them men* machines to kill or bedestroied by men whom it is their real mission to succor. Tht new anti trust law of Ar kansas seems to be a two edged sword. The law is operative against any combination seeking to control the price of various enumerated commodities or “any thing.” "Labor is certainly a “thing” and consequently the life of the brotherhoods, frater nities. unions, and associations which seek to control the price of Übir. Thus it seems that in attempting to destroy the trusts the labor anions have passed a law destroying themselves. Ihe way to get at the trusts without destroying legitimate combina tions is a big question which will have to bs solved soon. ’at Hardin will be the next Democratic candidate for gov ernor of Kentucky. That he wiII bo elected is of course as sured. The Courier Journal and Watterson, the great preserver, have been turned down. We again reiterate our modest sug gestion to the Hon. Mr. \\ alter sou that he devote more atten tion to the saving of himself and less to ponderous thoughts About the rejuvenation of a par ty which does not want to be re juvenated a (a Watterson. *"■ —— l I I. Watterson says that it was a correspondent of the Courier- Journal and not himself who detain ed Crisp. Watterson’s appeararce before the public recently has not redownea to his glory to any considerable degree. More bra n? and more modesty would have made Watterson u bigger man." From Feb. 4ih to April 4th in clusive in the Philippines there have been killed 184 American soldiers, and 965 wounded. That! is, there have been on an average of 3 biave American soldierskill < ed and 16 wounded a day in or der that we might give liberty ! to a people who do not want it. i Truly this is a- philanthropic government. Out in u Kansas town the wo* men have elected a woman mayor, women’ entirely usj cutincilmen iiud a women as-) clerk. Ihe men put out a tick I et and got beat. Il is a bad con , dition of affairs where sex be comes the di vid tag line in politics, and those whose live* together should make a perfect whole o-sco me political gladiators struggling against each other. During the past 20 years our foreign commerce increased 63 p<-r cent, and we did not owu a! foot of any*foreign s< il. England • u the meantime suffered a loss, o! 5 par cunt of her foreign com flSeree, while she owned obout a I fourth of the area of the word and a fourth of the population. W- hardly suppose that any ex I pansisnisf in the light of these figures c*n get much satisfaction ! out of thesilly cry that “trade j follows the flag . I The President has named fori Georgia one of the new battle- ! ship recently provided for by | Congress. Now if you want to 1 see some hot fighting just you wait until you see the battleship; G» urgia in action. The Rnhchilds, the Belmonts, | the Morgans and ihat crowd have) their Hanna in the Republican party and their Croker is tho D<mocratic party. But their Croker don’t cut much ice outside of his burg. For their own good we rob the Filipinos of thUr liberty and take' away their land and murder them, i Thus doth ihe good McKinley sh»*w his Pecksmftlan spirit. The reports says that Alger was warmly received at Ponce! If he could enter some of the homes desolated by his embalm ed beef he would also be warmly received. It is almost time for Watter son to write another platform. The habit does net do any harm but seems to give Henry a great' deal of gratification. t The Filipino name for a tooth j brush is “Tapoknos-Tampulse.” There is more danger of breaking! the name thaw the brush. If J. Sterling Morton can find another crank as big as he if, he can succeeddn getting up his new l>arty al) right. Doubtless some of New York I politicians would now give $10! if they hadn’t accepted the slOl a plate invitation. •■■20.000.000 is a big price toi pay for the privilege of whipping, the Filipinos. Possibly Herr Rose didn’t Know it was loaded. Mataafa has the situation by she lighted end. Kautz se&m to have caught on t;l right. - | Standard Garden seed' andj E istern seed potatoes at Freeman’s. Winn-n«riwctl»cr, / A quiet and beautiful wed&ag was that ol » iss Augustus Man weather aid Mr. Euwaid 1 mlw Winu which, was xj1 Imuized. al the home of ’ the bnut's uncle, ' Mr. A. M. Rubinusuu, on tree street, the evening ol March f 29. M The parlor whese the cciuotußy was perloruied Was a bower of palms and watte u.s<s, the bridal puny stand mg beiuieuud impfo • viseu u'tar oi roses. lua uridui gow.i wa» nut the cuuvuuliouai wedding uixss CB uuuy Wvi'u, but h was a soil and artistic cteaiiuiiuX idac ctepeUe cinue e.abutulciy U'im< meu with rich applique i«cv, with this she carnva uimiul of uriue's ro»es uud Pauuma violets. iue color scbeiiiv ihxoughoul the i.otuu was c-n icu uui Lu while ana green, auu m u>c g<r alias ul auu ivs.uuUtU the CUauUuiltils 4im uiauy lUuuUdeS- , ecu. iu the evutvr of the mid. a <»uic Was .«n luiujunse ilur ai a:artsuupvu p ecu ut carna tion , ci ioc s lusts ai>u ferns. .Uls. ixiuu >s the utui-SL Uaugh* ter ui Mrs inuiiu* .a. i<wviLer. &h« das iuliuiiitu i.ti tuutuer's gteui buuuiy, uuu i« u j vung wo mm ul queenly leui .ug. iier generous huiuic ui u tauuiilul luce have nude 1»,1 (««.» iUHUy friends ttirougtiuu. i.ue eutira state, who rgj el < Xttvedingiy that her liotiw ma he Lu- ure wtd take her iroin their uudwt. Mr. Wiuu is<i cuHui edgeuli* min and his ixiruial manut-i Las won fur hitn.ihe esb-. tn. Mr. ana Mrw» mt, will be at home alter the ID> hwi Api it at 315 Fifth uvenue-. Knoxville. Tenn. We Clip the aimve- from the Atlanta Joumall Mr. Wion.istt LaGrange boy and has a Vu*t us Irietius here who wait usaiiy wishes for a happy iu.un- t»» him and the fair luuy h«» Has wmn. The’bride is form r pupd of the LiGrar.ge Fem..l -. college gr,uiuatin*? -nitl’eel;<»f 1895, and is I lemmr-be <-d as a lady oftnuch iovehn -ss ai d * beauty of < haracter Yon cam Bodge Them Did. you ever try to dodge the rain-drops ? Did not succeed very well, did you? It’s just as useless to try to escape from the germs of consumption. You can’t do it. They are about us on every hand and we are con stantly taking them into our lungs. Then why don't we all have this disease? Simply because these germs cannot gain a foot hold in a strong throat and lungs. It’s when these an weak that the germs master. The body must be well supplied with fat. The danger comes when the blood is poor and the body is thin. If your cough does not yield, and your throat and lungs feel raw and sore, you should not delay another day. Take Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos phites at once. It will heal the inflamed membranesand greatly strengthen them as well. The digestion becomes stronger, the appetite better and the weight increases. The whole body be comes well fortified and the germs of consumption cannot gain a foothold. It’s this nourishing, sustain ing and strengthening power of SCOTT’S EMULSION that has made it of such value in all wasting and exhausting diseases. . 50c. and SI.OO, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. New York.