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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1891. THE TIMES-RECORDER. Dally and Weekly. The A■!Kiucrs Recorder Established The Americus Times Established imo. CONSOLIDATED, Al’iUL, 1801. SUBSCRIPTION: Daily, Oak Year, $G. Daily, One Month, IFekklv.Onk Year, * ... l. Weekly, Six Months, For advertising rules address Bascom Myrick, Editor and Manager, THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY, Americas, Ga. Amoricus, Ga., July 17, 1891, When the legislature gets through with the railroads it will be hard to tell who the real owners hie. Americas will entertain the largest crowd to-day that ever assembled in a southwest Georgia town. It is said to he a foregone conclusion that Savannah and Brunswick are going to be in separate congressional districts. New York Republicans want to soo Chaunccy M. Depew run for governor. They believe in having fun if not in win ning votes. Col. IIenhy Wattkilson, of the es teemed Courier-Journal, announces that Gov. Hill is “not in it” as a presidential possibility. % Tiie Rome Tribune prescribes a lot of pretty girls as the best means of keeping the boys at home at night. This does not mean the boys’ sisters. Senator Caiilisle, of Kentucky, has declared against the new state constitu tion. The new instrument is having a a hard time becoming a law. Athens is preparing for a grand dem onstration at the Alliance rally in that city. The Ledger estimates that there will bo twenty or twouty-llvo thousand farmers at tho meeting. Congressman Oates, of Alabama, denies the interviews which make him say that the line must be drawn between tho democratic party and tho alliance, and pronounces them as bogus. Mil J. Monroe IIkihkklj, writes to the New Y’ork Sun denying tho state ment that the graves of Presidents Mon roe and Tyler, in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, are unearod for. Dc.n’s agency chronicles Georgia’s business failures for the six months/>f 1S91 with $o,07*1,300 against $:>02,9:>O in 1890 and $089,070 in 1879. One concern seems to have run up tho ligures for this year. Thirty-eight members of tho next legislature of Mississippi have been nom inated to date. Of this numbor tho best estimate gi v es Senator Goorgo tho votes of 01, leaving tho 7 remaining for Maj Barksdale. Ohio Democrats are working the Brit ish plan of placarding the state with cam paign posters. They aro pasting up Blaine’s statement that tho McKinley bill did not open a market for another bushel of wheat nor anothor barrel of pork. Judge Gorkr in Atlanta asks Ryan, the merchant who rulmed his business and himself by fast living, to give the names of the parties to whom he made his gambling losses in New York. Tho public may now prepare itself for some startling disclosures if Ryan wishes to give everything away. Rates of freight aro classified with some referoncejto tho value, or risk of transporting the goods. This Is not true of coal however, the freight being whol ly disproportionate to the cost. There is ample room for a revision of rates by tho commission, with ample justice done to both railroads and consumers. A bill has been introduced In the leg islature to authorize the city of Atlanta to charge a license of $2,500 a year for the sale of cigarettes or to prohibit it altogether. The hill is a swooping one, and includes all cigarette materials, pa pers, etc., and if passed the cigarette will bo practically excluded from the Gate City. Harrison's administration has offered up the hoad of Bank Examiner Drew as a scape-goat for the sins of Wanamakcr and Lacy in the Key Stone hank atlair, hut they will lind that the public de mands more than Bank Examiner Drew. He w as the smallest iisli in the kettle, and will not he accepted as a sufficient atonement for Postmaster General Wan amakcr, Assistant secretary Ncttleton, Attorney General Miller and Comptroller of the Currency Lacy, all of whom have had to make explanations of their con nections with this bank, and none of whose explanations explained anything, Tue increase of the consumption of aldohol in France is exciting the alarm of French public meu anxious for the fu ture of their country. The tax returns show that year by year a greater proper tlon of the liquors which contain a large per centage of alcohol are consumed. They are deserting the light wines which they have always consumed in large quantities, but which left them the soberest people of Europe, for the heavy alcoholic drinks which have proved such a curse to Teutonic and Scandinavian peoples. The change is Ascribed In large part to the improve ments in the processes of distilling, which have nude alcohol far cheaper In France than ever before. A COMING MAN/ Six years ago a young lawyer of twen ty eight, no better known than most lawyers of his age, except by the pres tige of a noble name, without money, friends or influence, started out to revo lutionize the railroad situation of the fTnited States. He raised live million dollars in Wall street, where he was utterly unknown, bought the Central railroad of Georgia, reorganized its entire methods, and doubled the market value of its s;ock. He combined the railways of the South into the Richmond Terminal system, and formed an alliance with Jay Gould, to throw the immense grain freights of the northwest over the Terminal lines to the south Atlantic ports and the coastwise steamers to New Y’ork and the east for foreign export, these freights having formerly gone by northern trunk lines to the northern ports. He went to Loudon, and in spite of British prejudice against American se curities, and in face of the rules of the London Stock Exchange, he accom plished inside ten days the feat of hav ing tho Terminal stock listed on the London hoards, an achievement that Jay Gould had never been able to match, after years of trouble and expense, for the Western Union Telegraph stock. Adhering unswervingly to the purpose of developing and building up the South, and Georgia in particular, his last move upon the chess-board of railway strategy has just been developed, and that is the making of Atlanta the great head cen tre of the Terminal system of railways that now covers a half dozen Southern CRISP AND NEW YOKK. New Y’ork has been for years the piv otal state of the Union in presidential contests, for, “as goes New York, so goes the election.” And in such con tests it is the city of New York that car ries the state, and Tammany Hall carries the city. When, therefore, it was announced that Judge Crisp had been chosen to make the “big talk” before the “Tam many braves” on July 4, his friends felt that a crisis in the speakership con test had been reached; for upon the irn A QUESTIONABLE POLICY. The wisdom of the policy which the legislature has been pursuing for several years in dealing with tho railroads of the state is questionable. Much of the legislation which has been proposed,and some of that which has been enacted, has been of a character to suggest the idea that they are regarded as inimical and even dangerous to the interests of the public. The Central railroad, which was built by Georgia money, and, until a few years ago, owned by people living in the state, passed into the control of A states. With a fund of technical railroad knowledge and information little short of the miraculous, with tho self-confi dence horn of genius, with the power of controlling men aud events like a Nnpo- loon, bo has hut just begun a career, the brilliancy of which, though largely obscured heretofore by tho public prej udice existing against railroad monopo lies, is just now beginning to dawn upon the people of the .South in all its strength. Above anil beyond all thoughts of personal power or gain, there is deep seated in the breast of Pat Calhoun the determination to make the railroad sys- tom of the South the ageucy of its ma terial development to a degreo that shall astonish the civilized world, and shall enable the South, by virtue of its prosperity, wealth and power, to reas- Humc the controlling position it held in antebellum days in the affairs of this government. To the all-grasping mind of Pat Cal houn, the combination of all those rail ways into one is a necessity, because thus alone cau he control them as one combined thunderbolt to Shatter the competition of the north and west, with which lie designs to contend. He will marshal tho powers of tho con solidated railways of tho South, and wield thorn with a power and force that will astonish all who witness his achievements. Those who know lira, know that nothing is too vast for him to under take, and fow.things are to him impos sihle of accomplishment. Assuming as he now does at Atlanta the second place in this great system, under the nominal leadership of his strongest friend and most ardent ad mlrer, John H. Inman, he becomos in fact, as he has heretofore been largely in effect, the autocratic wielder of a power that has in It greater possibilities for the good of the South, than all other agencies combined. There is in this concentration of power also great possibilities of evil; and those who do not know Pat Calhoun, and who judge him by tho company ho is in, Gould, Thomas, Brice, Wilson, Norton, fear that he may not be ahlo to control at all, or may be led away from his pur poses by the influence of Mammon, or the superior genius of his loss scrupu lous compeers. But those who possess a proper insight into his true character, who know that his integrity is superior only to his genius and determination, are confident that ho will sustain fully the high ideal of practical statesmanship he lias laid out for himself, and will make a record in the material develop ment of the South in his chosen Held, that will surpass that of even his illus trious grandfather in the arena of politics. Those who know the wonderful capacity of this young man, will be wofully disappointed if he does not be come inside the next live years, one of tho most noted ligures iu American affairs. The Ways and Means committee of the next house of representatives will find it difficult to form a tariff hill mak ing tho reforms that the democrats have promised, and at the same time provid ing a sufficiency of revenue to meet the increased expenditures of the govern ment. The republicans havo, in fact, “lixed things” so that it will bo nc easy undertaking to bring the tariff to a Dem ocratic basis should the democrats come into entire coutrol of the country in 189J. Tiie total subscriptions to the Pana ma Canal scheme aggregate $200,000,- 000 and all France is enraged at so much money having been spent in the last ten years with nothing to show for it, whereas it should thank heaven it didn't have a republican congress to spend four times that amount for it in two years. pression made by him on that occasion j syndicate of rich New Y’orkers. might largely hang his chances of sue- There is no doubt that in some re cess. spects it would have been better for the Whatever doubt there might have j people had the control of It remained residents of the state. As a purely state institution tho people were proud of it. Those who directed its affairs aimed to make it a great factor in the development of the resources of the state and they had the hearty support of the stockholders. And tho Central is not the only one of the roads of the state which has felt the effects of the hurtful policy of the legislature. All of them have been discouraged to a greater or less extent by it. They have been forced to ahandou projected improve ments, to reduce their expenditures to the narrowest limits and to stand on the defensive. The feeling between them and the people has become strained, and. being treated as enemies, they are beginning to act as enemies. The legislature has been in session only three or four days, and yet a num ber of resolutions and hills, hostile to tho railroads, have been introduced. Tho indications aro that much of the time of the session will he taken up with measures intended to restrict the rail roads in various ways. Some legislation of this kind is undoubtedly needed, be cause the roads, feeling that they are not being dealt with fairly and justly, have been evading the regulations adopt ed for their control. And perhaps they have been encroaching upon the rights of the people in a way that is*irritating and exasperating, but is not some excuse for their doing so to bo found in the illihoral policy of tho state with regard to them? If the legislature should be guided by a spirit of fairness and justice n legislating upon matters pertaining to them, would not the people he tho gainers in the long run? What the roads complain of is that the legislature, inlluenced by all sorts of complaints, enacts restrictive laws with out knowing tho full cffoct of such laws. The roads aro virtually refused a hear ing, because little credit is given to what they say. Tho members of the legislature, anxious to be popular with their constituents, favor what their con stituents demand without careful in quiry as to whether tho demands in all eases aro just or not. Naturally tho roads, in self-defense, aro driven into a position of hostility. Would it not ho tho part of wisdom for tho legislature to deal with the railroads as if thoy wore friends rather than as if they wero enemies ? They should he granted nothing except what they should have, but they should bo given all they aro entitled to. And the effort to find out what they are entitled to should he a careful and conscientious one. They should have strict justice, nothing more and nothing less, hut they are entitled to justice.—-Savannah News. been in the minds of some less sang than The Times-Recorder, tho events connected with Judge Crisp’s presence among the New York Democracy on that day and since, should satisfy the most skeptical that tho Speakership question is now practically settled; and as The Times-Recorder has always tenaciously believed, history will record Charles F. Crisp as the Speaker of the Fifty-second Congress, The votes of over twenty of N York’s delegation, in addition to tlu of the South and New England aud numerous scattering ones from tho West, would seem to so thoroughly place a majority with Judge Crisp, that the weaker candidates will drop out; and The Times-Recorder predicts a stampede in the next thirty days to the banner of Georgia’s candidate, for the Speaker’s power and patronage is large enough to make it very desirable for Congressmen to wish to he known among the supporters of tho successful candi date. Under these circumstances, It can now be safoly predicted chat even a combina tion of all the elements of opposition upon one candidate cannot overcomo the solid rauks of those who have al ready pledged themselves, and who will now join Judge Crisp’s supporters. The question of the speakership is therefore about as well settled as any event can ho, some months ahead of the actual occurrence. The same power that has pushed Judge Crisp to tho front, not only among the Georgia and the Southern Congressmen hut among tho very foremost statesmen of both parties in the nation, marks him as tho man who will ho called upon by the State of Georgia in duo time to go up higher. The record that Speaker Crisp will make in tho chair will not bo second to that of Carlisle or Randall, or Blaine; and ore he shall have served out his coming term in tho House, conditions will be ripe for his advancement to tho chair in tho Senate that has been filled by Ben Hill, Joseph E. Brown, Gordou and Colquitt in years past. The Times-Recorder believes that upon the expiration of Senator Colquitt’s term, when tho time shall havo arrived for him to retire to private life, laden with tho fullest meed of Senatorial hon or that Georgia has over hostowed upon any of her illustrious sons, Judge Crisp will, at tho voice of command from the peoplo of Georgia, stop, without serious contest, from the speaker’s chair to the Senate chamber. Mark well this prediction, for it is In keeping with the eternal fitness of things that it should be so. AN UNPREJUDICED TRIBUTE. The Boston Herald, the loading jour nal of New England, and a newspaper that rises above narrow-minded parti sanship and sectional hatrod, pays the following worthy tribute to the South. Speaking of the proposed monument to Jefferson Davis, the Herald takes occa sion to say: <( There is a noble liberality about tho Southern people that commands general admiration. When they do a thing tlielr ambition is to do it well, and they seo.n to have, in common with all races of the warm countries, an instinctive percep tion of and respect for art. Their lately expressed determination to raise a monu ment to Jefferson Davis is accompanied by their intention of fixing the cost at $1,000,000. Such an expenditure seems large, hut it will he found that placing tho outlay on a generous basis is the only way to secure tho highest artistic results, aud a result that is alone com patible with work of a unique character and enduring naturo. There is another lesson that these ardent Southerners also teach us, and that is the loyalty to the memory of those men whom they deemed to have served thorn. What a reproof to the North if a monument to Jefferson Davis should he in place before the memory of Grant is befittingly com memorated. But already these earnest peoplo have put up live statutes to Leo, Johnston and Jackson. What secret have they of stirring laggard natures or quickening somnolent gratitude? wo might ask.” Every day the able Constitution en gages in the undertaking of nominating and electing Governor-Senator Hill of New Y’ork to the presidency, while the balance of tho press of the south con tinue with equal unanimity to do the same turn for Grover Cleveland. The result may he that both these eminent New Y’orkers will kill each other off, leaving the plum to some western man who isn’t now being boomed at all. A man out in Colorado has just been awarded $100,000 for the alienation of his wife’s affections. The jurors in the case must have all been happily married men. THE COTTON OUTLOOK. Returns for the month of June to the department of agriculture, show a slight improvement on the eondition of the cotton crop. Favorable weather during tho month throughout the whole cotton belt has made the general average for the whole belt advance three points, standing at 88.0 The crop Is universally late and is somewhat grassy, but the farmers are getting a move on things now. In Tex as the outlook is brighter than in any other southern state, and it is further advanced than in any other section. The worms have not gotten in any of their work except in two counties, both of which are in Texas. The crop will he a very late one, and will depend largely upon good weather stretched over a long season. It can hardly be expected that as large a crop of cotton will he marketed this year as last year. There will be a large decrease in the number of bales put upon the market. This will bo more to the benefit of the farmer, howover, as It will in all proba bility keep prices at a higher mark than they were during the last season. The farmers had bad weather during the early part of the season, but they are making up for lost time now. Those who believe that New Y’ork Democrats are all worshipers of the golden calf, read these words from that eminent Democratic organ, tho Albany Times: “Government should receive all bullion offered for coiuge, both gold and silver, and should coin all equally, with no charge against one more than the other. Theu there would he money enough for business, aud the rate of in terest would ho reasonable.” JUDGE FOKT*S RESIGNATION. The announcement of Judge Fort’s resignation which was made in Atlanta Saturday, was not unexpected, although he does not assume the duties of his new office for two months yet. This is done so that the Legislature may settle the question of his successor as early as practicable; and the election of the new judgejis expected to take place this week. It is now believed that Col. Fish of Oglethorpe will have no opposition for the place Owing to Judge Fort's prominent con nection with the legislation that created the Railroad Commission, aud the large acquaintance with transportation ques tions brought about by his preparation of tho hills that substantially became the commission law, tho people of Geor gia will have their expectations raised quite high as to the rank that]Judge Fort will occupy upon the Board, for though his special branch is the law, he has spent much time since his appointment last December in a most thorough study of railroad questions in general; and it is not too much to say that, while he will not suffer in comparison with his eminent legal predecessors in the special field where his functions will chiefly lie, he will rank along with the very best hien who have tilled seats on that Board in the fields of technical railroad knowl edge and general affairs. Judge Fort will recognize that the peo ple by common consent regard him as the Moses that led them out of the Egypt of railroad bondage, and that therefore more will be expected of him than a man of less conspicuous antecedents and he has made up his mind that the people shall not he disappointed in the work he will do upon teh bord. It is tiue that at present the powers of our commission are limited, owing to the extension of most of our railways into several states where the Georgia commissioners have no jurisdiction; hut as there seems to he little doubt that the present legislature will increase their powers, the field for good work in be half of both the railroads and the people may he well worthy the attention of our most distinguished statesmen, lawyers and men of affairs. Judge Fort’s appointment was due not only to his eminent fitness for the place but also to the fact that Southwest Geor gia, the cradle of the commission, was entitled to a gre.ater share of recognition in the management of the affairs of State than had been heretofore accorded. The Southwestern circuit has lost good Judge; and the Railroad Commis sion has gained a capable member. Tiie railroads did not rush blindly into the jaws of destruction when they raised the coal rate; for it seems that they did so strictly in conformity with the tariffs laid down by the commission ers. It is now in order for the kicking public to jump upon the commission and see that they revise their tariff pre liminary to any further demands upon the transportation lines. FAIR PLAY FOlt EVERYBODY. The position for a newspaper to occupy in its community, and this is especially truo where there is only one, is that its columns be open to everybody upon all sides of all questions Of public concern, so that people can air their views, attack one thing or defend other with all the freedom consistent with good manners, and the amenities of journalism. If a paper advocates edito rially a certain view (and a paper advo cates any question in no other way), that doos not close the door to a reply from any one of different views; on the con trary, a properly conducted journal should invite argument and discussion from its opponents. For example, The Times-Recorder is not the organ of certain people who may express in its columns their own opinions on finance, politics or religion; its columns are open to all; and the ed itor will advocato or opposo tho theories advanced just as he may think best. The expression of editorial opinion by this paper, and the publication of the opinions of other people, with or with out comment, must not bo construed as excluding views to tho contrary, if pre sented in proper language; for the news paper of a community should be tho vehicle for the expression of the views of all classes of its people, who feel dis posed to come before the public. The Times-Recorder is moved to state this fact, that should he under stood by everybody, for the reason that some peoplo who differ with The Times- Re< order upon some public issues claim that thoy have no “organ,” and cannot have their side properly present ed, or get a “square deal.” To all such The Times-Recorder would say that whether they ‘write in advocacy of, or in opposition to views expressed by the editor or by corres pondents, shall reach the public through these columns, with tho utmost impar tiality and fairness of treatment. If you have a theory to advocate, or a humbug to oppose, come along up to the sanctum, with your manuscript; and don’t sulk and kick around the street corners behind the back of the great and good organ, when the portals are wide open to you at all times to come up to the front and be heard of all men. Another fallacy lias been exploded, an<l gone to take its place along with William Tell and the apple, and Geoige Washington and the cherry tree. The Times-Recorder is, from personal in vestigation, able to state that the Hon. Jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas, does wear socks. On Thursday, Tiie Times-Recobdeb predicted that Mr. D. C. N. Burkhalter would be the next state senator from this district. Tns Times-Recorder firmly believes that this prediction will be verified. TOE ALLIANCE CAMPAIGN The big Alliance rally has come and gone, and the impression left up 0n 0 u r people Is a most favorable one. There was little third party doctrine except by implication; and none of the speakers were extreme, except Cong re8s> man Simpson on railway • monopolies and he qualified his remarks by sayin^ that he spoke of Kansas affairs more especially. The notable feature of the speakin^ ami of Col. Livingston’s speech i n par. ticular, was the conservative spirit that pervaded his utterances. While he spoke in no uncertain strain, In advocacy of the sub-treasury bill, the Ocala platform and other Alliance measures', lie reasoned rather to convince, than threatened, in order to control; and his invitation for everybody to help the Alliance briny about, the trial of the merits of the sub- treasury bill or something better, is cer tainly fair and open. He is not wedded to any particular theory; he is willing to help the people of the country, regardless of section or party, do something for the public re lief. It is very gratifying to note that Col. Livingston indulged in little of that demagoguic species of oratory so com mon on such occasions among politi cians; and if the campaign of the Al- lianc will he conducted elsewhere and by other leaders as conservatively and sensibly as was done by Colonel Living, ston in Americus yesterday, the enemies of the Alliance movement will be de prived of much of their thunder. Col. Livingston evidently recognizes the responsibility that rests on him by virtue of his leadership, and under the conditions of the unguided attempts to legislate in new fields where no land marks indicate the safer course; and is willing to take counsel with the leaders of other elements, to the end that the combined wisdom of all may evolve some good out of the present chao9 of evils with which the country is afflicted. Much good will no doubt be accom plished by the speeches of yesterday, if in no other way at least in the matter of letting the general outside public know what the true doctrines and purposes of the Alliance are, as given forth by its recognized leaders. THE TWITTY BILL PASSED. The Twltty bill, about which so much discussion arose last session, has passed the senate by a vote of 29 to 12, and now only needs the signature of the governor to become a law. Strong pressure will he brought to bear to have him veto it: while an equal pressure will he exerted in its favor. The Times-Rkcorreu predicts that he will sign it; and unless it is clearly unconstitutional, he should do so, in view of the strength of tho sentimeut and vote in its favor; for while Thk Times-Recorder regards it an i law, tho best way to demonstrate its | viciousness is to enforce it, and then it can he repealed, to the complete satis faction of everybody, after a practical test of its workings. The Times and tho Recorder opposed its passage last year, because they be lieved it would harm the very class whom it was expected to benellt, the | farmers of Georgia. By general consent it has been under- I stood that the hill was designed to whack capitalists and lawyers over the hoad; hut its provisions will ho inopera- [ tive so far as concerns these two classes, who have always been shown to be | abundantly able to take care of them selves; for the capitalists can keep their I money in their pockets, or lond it out-1 side of Georgia, to the serious injury of I farming and industrial enterprises; while | the eute lawyers can simply charge a cash retainer equal to ten per cent, of the claim to he sued, and snap their [ fingers in the face of the Twltty Kll» Bill Twltty, as the case may he. As The Times-Recorder has before said, this bill puts a premium upon col laterals that can be sold to pay a loan without a suit; while the farmers’ only security, land, is placed at a discount because a defaulted debt secured by land can only he collected by suit, that I will cost the holder ten per cent, or | more than the whole interest charged, f The Times-Recorder predicts that *he next legislature composed of farmers i will repeal this law by a large majority. In his recent address to the students | of the University of Virginia, Mr. Wat- terson was reported as saying that “the | tariff question has lost much of its I° r ' mer importance.” Mr. Wattcrson saiJj nothing of the kind. In correcting the I report through the Courier-Journal, he I says: “The reform of tho robber tariff is I now, has been for years, and must w i until it is reduced to a revenue basis, r the one chief, engrossing interest iu f American politics, and he is no detiio-1 crat who entertains any other opinion, I If the views of Mr. Watterson are o I concern to anybody, they should be I sought in these columns, and not taken I at heresay or second-hand, as seems just I now to ho the preference of some of our | esteemed contemporaries.” The Richmond Terminaf cornr^l does not seem to fear the Georgia lops-1 lature. The Atlanta Constitution nounces that tho general offices of 1 * I company will he moved from Richmon | to Atlanta. The Secret of HU Wealth. A millionaire said “the secret of I wealth” is in the word, S-A-V*G , I the secret of my wealth is in the » ' I S-A-G-E. By this last ho meant ^ I Sage, whose Catarrh Remedy cured & of one of the wort cases of Catarrn, . I and thereby saved him from ® uc **. ,. Bi I feringand premature death, e . n * li / e l him to make his millions, and enjoy I The cures made by this medicine | simply wonderful-