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About The morning call. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1898)
9 THE MORNING CALL. • , 'Jr.!? ; ■ V 3 "'-’- :V - < ' * *" ■‘Y ■ 3 .j’ > A?'. * t- ;r ’V * x'-; ’ de- .7 ' Vol IX No. 184. ona COSTGRBSS Wo Mor* Htriotic Demands Prom That Quarter. Congreit finds itself io a very inter eHiog predicament. On Wednesdoy it issued free tickets to the populace io snd of Washington in order that the public might be able comfortably to witness the suging ebullitions of pa triotism advertised to take place on that day. _ The populace assembled in due coarse, but by a previous an ah gement with native and foreign bankers (as Lombard street was thoughtful to cable to its friends ir. Wall street), the well spring of patriotism was not permitted to bubble. The populace was compelled to retire. Our readers know why. At the last moment it was discovered that the message, which bad been ad vert it ed for noon deliveryxwaa so ferocious and blood-curdling in its character that to make it public property would be to invite the Spaniards to massacre every American on the island. It was an* nounped that General Fitzhugh Lee (though ha was entirely io the dark as to the character of the message) had asked for delay. Wednesday, while ex pectation was on tiptoe, be declared that he had received no instructions to leave Cuba. But, behold the spectacle that our suppressed congress presents! We bear no more patriotic demands from that quarter. ’ Emissaries from the financial centers have been so success lul io their campaign against the in* terests of free Cuba, that the patriot* ism which has made the freedom of Cuba one of the essentials of action, has begun to melt away. Delay, post-* ponement, dickering with the high financiers, secret caucuses at the white house, consultations with Spanish in* tereats, hints and intimations that the Cubans not worthy of independ ence, darkysuggeetions that the Span** ish flag must still float over the island —all these things no longer create the indignation which once greeted them. We hear no more protests against them from contress\ The republicans have already raised the buo anl cry which is to compel the doubtful ones to remain in' line. “Stand by the president!*' That is the watchword and slogan. It is no longer “Stand by the people,” nor “Carry out the will of the people,” but simply, “Stand by the president l’*,This, as the people have abundantjreason to know> is only another form of cqramand to support the interests of tbA money lending syndicates. The republican leaders, who have been permitted be bjpd the scenes, understand perfectly well what “standing by the president” means. The dullest observer may be as wise if he will only use his two eyes. “Stand by the president!”—but who is the president standing by ? We'.l, he makes do concealment of his position and de sires He is standing by Hanna. And who is Hanna standing by! That gift ed man has little to conceal. He is standing by the men who contributed his enormous canfpaign fund; and these men represent the high financi ers, who are standing by their and personal interests. • That is the full scope and meaning of the republican cry, “Stand by the president!” It remains to be seen what company the president will have when the whole hideous scheme to sacrifice tfce Cubans to the bondholders is laid bare.—-Atlanta Constitution Good Work. Several weeks since Mrs. Chambers, proprietress of the Chambers House, was robbed of 910, and reported the facts to the chief of police. Officers Phelps and Gordon took the' case, al though there was very little, if any, due upon which to begin their work. They suspected Japbus Milner, but dot until Thursday did they find suffi cient evidence to warrant bis arrest. They found a small clue which they followed up until ytbey discovered where he had spent the money, what he had purchased with it, and - other evidence which convinced them they had the guilty party, aad in a short lime he was in the city prison. was tried before "Judge Beck yesterday afternoon, when he plead guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine of S4O 00 or work on the county chain gang for six months. For.r.r. - aBOTOf, emeu, Saturday mobning, apbil #, is»s. ‘‘April 13. 1865” It is announced that the president will send to congress next Monday the message which will mean war or peace as between the United States and Spain. Sbouljd it give the word to unloose the d»g* of war, the event would occur ahnoai npon the exact anniversary of Appomattox, for it was upon April 13ib, 1865—thirty three years ago, a third of a century—that Robert E Lee yielded the causa of the Confederacy, in the face of super ior numbers,.,to Ulysses 8 Grant What changes are wrought by the whirligig of timel Among the gray coated soldiers who thirty-three years ago laid down their arms with Lee, was Fitzhugh Lee, bis nephew. Yet today the president of the United States relies so implicitly upon the loyalty of the former chief of the Con federate cavalry that one word from him is sufficient to postpone a mes sage orlo give the message ats tone. What a strong people we must be to tbe EuropearTtnind! They see in our fierce political contentions the signs of govermental disintegration. They observe that, in economic legis lation, we reverse ourselves every oth er yeas. They note that* we do not take ordinary precautions to prepare for possible entanglements with other nations, living in a sort of epicurean fashion. But tb'ey also perceive that, when'the question of the national honor Is up, we can come together in stantly and rally to the flag with such solidity as to leave no doubt that the nation’s motto, “E Pluribus Uoutri,” is truly significant of the na tional feeling and strength. We may quarrel.among ourselves upon this, that and the other issue of domestic policy, but when it comes to a question of war with a foreigner the American people stand united behind the presi dent and congress, ready to follow when the bugle sounds. The Spanish journal which declared that the Southern people would not respond to a ball of the president in case of a war with Spain, was utterly ignorant of the situation. It ie-lrue tbit we regard war with horror, but in Fitzhugh Lee the Spaniards may see the real type of Southern citizenship. And how splendidly t]p old Lee stock perpetuates itself! There was a glorious Lee in the Revolutionary war, another glorious Lee in the Mexican and civil ware, and now another Lee rises magnificently in the present hour of the country’s peril. They have not been soldiers of fortune; Not one of them ever drew a sword except for a gr.eat cause. They are conservative and alow to invoke the lightnings of was. But when the time comes to leave the plow abd to hammer the pruning hook into a spear, they have always gons to the front and met the brunt of battle.—Macon Telegraph. Government’s New Hatchery. The Senate has adopted Senator Bacon’s to sundry civil appropriation bill providing* for the appropriation of 915,000 for the construction of the necessary ponds and bouses for the new fish hatchery to be located at Cold Springs, Meri wether county. Thi* site is about a mileJ T om the famousWt rm Springs. There may be an effort to have this item, with others, stricken from the bill in conference, but Senator Bacon believes it can be kept in. When Traycling Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver, and bowels, prevent ing fevers, headaches, and other, forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. SWfcs* , riallt ‘ „ *»• everybody Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, pleas airt and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25,50cent5, tjoidand guaranteed to cure by all druggists. . a-Zk en.'O JFAX. A, „ ft* Ac- . linile „ few No-To-Bac for Fifty Coats. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, make* weak men strong, b'ood pure. 50c, 11. AU druggists The Tax Exemption Question* t Judge Atkinson, in hie speech at ) Athens, showed how little there is in > the argument Mr Berner is making I against tbe suggested amendment to > the constitution permitting munki- I paliiies to exempt manufacturing eu ■ terprises from municipal taxation for i a numbe- of years. • Mr. Berner is trying to create the I impression that such an amendment I would be against tbe interest of tbe • farmers—that the rich owners of facto ries would escape taxation, while <be i tax burden of tbe poor farmers would be increased. i Mr Berner knows, of course, that if , the suggested amendment should bo adopted the taxes of the farmers would not be increased in the least. In fact, such exemption as is suggested would be'belpful to tbe farmers, because it would bring abqpt an increase in the amount of property taxable for state purposes. The greater thfe amount of ‘property that is taxable for state pur poses the lower the rate of taxation would be > besides, by building up the towns' the market for many of the products farmers would be im proved. The exemption of new factories from nflbnfcipal taxation would, therefore, be beneficial, instead of hurtful, to the farmers. Judge Atkinson said be would glad ly give towns the chance to vote to ex empt new factory plants from munici pal taxation for a certain nnmber of years, if be had the power, but, as a matter of fact, a governor has nothing whatever to do with exempting prop** erty from municipal taxation, and Mr. Berner would have nothing to do with it if he should be elected governor. Therefore, in saying he is against tbe suggested amendment granting to municipalities-the right to say wheth er or not they will exempt certain kinds of property from municipal tax ation, be is simply trying to win the favor of tbe crowd upon an issue with which be does not deal with entire frankness.—Savannah News. The Character of the Message- There appears to be considerable 1 doubt as to what tbe character of the President’s message will be, says tbe Savannah News. Forecasts of it have been published and they may be pretty ' nearly correct. Still, there is 4 chance that it will be a surprise to both Con gress and the country. The prevailing opinion is that what ; ever the . message may contain the outcome of tbe action which Congress will take in regard to it will be war. ' Tbe interviews which we publish this morning* with members of the Georgia ' and South Carolina delegations show 1 that tbe Democrats of the House are 1 in favor of recognizing the independ** ' ence of Cuba, even if tbe President doesn’t recommend action of that kind. Tbe understanding is that * tbe Presi dent will recummend intervention in Cuba with the view of putting a stop to tbe war. It does not seem fto be certain that he favors recognizing the Cuban republic. Tbe republic appears to be a rather shadowy affair as yet. But whatever the President says and Congress does the probabilities are that war will be the outcome. ’ Spain has evidently clung to the ( hope that the European powers would ( intervene and undertake to bring about a settlement of the differences between her and tbe United Statee. That hope was piactically destroyed t by the refusal of Great Britain to join , the other powers. Great Britain un r derstands that tbe United States would - not regard interference by European f powers with favor. r It is a question whether Congress r will act upon tbe President’s message as soon as it is read. Tbe committee may report resolutions in harmony with it prt&iptly, but there is a proba bility that there will be considerable debate. How's This I We offer One, Hundred Dollars Reward for any case o's Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chknby A Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe " him perfectly honorable in aU business ’ transactions and financially able to carry , out any obligations maae by their firm , West & Kbuax, Wholesale Druggists, i Toledo, O. J Waldikg, Kimmax & Masyim, Wholesale 1 Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. 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A woman always pretenda to smile and b? so interested when her husband reads ber where it says in tbe paper that Turkish women aren’t allowed to talk above a whisper in tbe presence of het husbands relatives.—-New York Press. MH - OW BIOOYB Both the method ana results when Syrup of Figs is taker!; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. _ J Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. 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