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TLbc Enterprise.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
THE COVINGTON STAR EST. 1874.
CONSOLIDATED 1902.
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G. H. CORNWELL,.. } Editors.
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Covington, Ga., May., 4, 1906.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Professor Henry Drummond
stated the proposition several years
ago in one of Bis books that the
struggle for the existence of others
is a stronger quality in living or¬
ganisms than the struggle for ex¬
istence of self. We would be glad
to believe tlrs, but the social con¬
ditions of today hardly bear this
out. The universally recognized
fact that there is a struggle for
life seems to cause alarm and has
a tendency' to harden the heart and
deaden the sympathies. In the
commercial world this is especially
apparent. Men who have made
tli :ir millions are usually uncon¬
scious of the suffering masses
around them and while some of
them give thousands to the unfor-
1 unate in some tremendous disas¬
ters like that which has befallen
Fan Francisco,, their generosity
stops with these big gifts.
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That’s well enough as far as it
goes, but the trouble is it takes
some overwhelming calamity to
loosen their purse strings. The
toilerfi iu the mines, factories and
the fields have no place in their
sympathies and the suffering,
sorrowing masses which aretevery
vvherd around him -are passed by
with freezing idifference, or with
sneering contempt. Raws are in¬
exorable say they and let all live
. who c$tn. It is,.only a struggle for
existence. Those that can’t make
money like us are the unfit, so let
•jjhem go. .
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We do not believe in indiscrimi¬
nate charity. Gifts to many per
fous prove harmful instead of
beneficial. The greatest benefac¬
tors of mankind are not those who
' give away the most money, but
are those who create opportunities
for those who are willing to work
—such opportunities that enable
one to do something morb than to
make a living at starvation wages.
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The founders of “Systems”
cteate the opportunities but they
iDe opportunities which enable
their founders to grind to powder
all who embrace the opportunity,
but enable the “System” to make
billions for the founders.
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In the “System” altruism is
chad. The idea of doing some¬
thing for others has no place in
the machine that seeks every ad¬
vantage known to human in¬
genuity.
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Class legislation and special
priveEges are the principal rea
.- >us for the advent of the “Trust
system,” the disappearance of the
Middle Class, and the age of the
pauper and billionaire.
***
The doom of the socalled “Mid¬
dle Class” is sealed according to
•in able article in Colliers by W. J.
Gh^nt.
“ On all sides”, says be, the
miudle class gives evidences of de
ay. Jts economic junction is be¬
ing taken up by combiuatione, and
there will soon be little left for a
great part of its units but to ac¬
cept employment under the direc¬
tion of the industrial captains. As
a class, it is more or less conscious
of this changing condition, and it
seeks in many ways to ward off its
doom * * * * despite
itssaraucs, despite its own heroic
each day marks for this class some
need limitation of its scope, some
fiesh dimunition of its revenues.
“The inexorable processes of the
present social revolution doom it
to disaster, and neither within nor
in the State lies the power to a
vert that doom. ) ?
The “Middle class’’ has been
considered the balancing power in
society, at:d what will rerult irom
its extection? Into what are we
drifting?
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“The man with the muck rake”
incident has become quite noto¬
rious. Something was expected of
Mr. Roosevelt and he fulfilled that
expectation admirably. He threw
olf some strong language about
the detractiors of public men of
established standards in a way
that tickled the muck heaps who
winked in approbation. Sud¬
denly the muck rake men were
dropped and the president in no
equivocal language declared that
an income tax is necessary to keep
the country from going to demm
tion* What a falling off was there
to the muck heaps!
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Socialism and anarchy are much
talked at present, and with many,
are synonymous terms. W. R.
Hearst has been accused of being
a socialist and an anarchist. He
says that a few years ago most of
those advertising m his paper told
him if he did not “stop preaching
anarchy” they would withdraw
their patronage. His reply was
that if they did he would have
fnore space to preach anarchy in.
They withdrew, and his papers
were run at a loss of many thou¬
sands'of dollars below the cost of
issueing. But Hearst kept right
on, and today-he is stirring the
social conditions of this country
from center to circumference; yet
Hearst is neither a-socialist or an
anarchist, the accusation of Bel
mor.t to the contrary notwith¬
standing. Among the- polices
whibh'he advocates are the income
tax, free trade, and the govern¬
ment ownership of public utilities.
This is the socialism and anarchy
which Wall Street and -Tammany
are trying by organized resistance
to put down. ' •
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If this is socialism, President
Roosevelt is joiningThe’ranks. He
has come out squEtrelylor the in¬
come tax, a surprising action
which has naturally shocked some
people so badly that they thought
the president had lost his mind.
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But Roosevelt is no socialist,
neither is he insane. What is so¬
cialism? It is defined as a “con¬
scious indeavor to' substitute or¬
ganized co-operation forjexistance
in place of competition for exis
tance.” This we believe is im¬
practicable as a system of govern¬
ment while human nature remains
in its imperfect state.
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Howover, theoretical socialism
in an interesting subject, and a
study of it is both useful and in¬
teresting. Theoretical socialism
“is an attempt to lay the founda¬
tion of a real science of sociology,
which shall enable mankind, by
thoroughly understanding their
past and present, to comprehend,
and thus within limits, to control
the movements and developments
of their own society in the near
future. » 5 Such a course of study
would lead us to investigate all
forms of human society from prim¬
itive times to the present. We
would learn that primitive society
was founded on communism—or
common ownership; would find
that serfdom arose when it was
found that one man was able to
produce more than was necessary
for his own support, and could,
therefore, be made a wealth—pro¬
ducing machine. Before this dis¬
covery, captives were butchered
for cannibal feasts, Then we
would investigate the governments
of ancient civilizations, the middle
ages, fendalism' and the pjodern
forms with all their complex rela¬
tions and difficult problems. The
people are studying sociology to¬
day more closely perhaps than has
C0VIS910N, OA.
been done in any other period of
American history, and it i3 one of
the most hopeful signs of the
times.
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The Eastern cotton mill opera¬
tors are proceeding to advise the
Southern cotton growers! Plant
more cotton say they, and quit
reducing the acreage. Decrease
the cost of production, demand
the usual government reports, and
be frightened at foreign competi¬
tion! Fine advice this, certainly.
***
The earthquake overshadowed
Rev. John Elexander Dowie, but
only for a moment. His patri¬
archal beard is once more flowing
on the front page, and Zion City
is in convulsions. He lias prom¬
ised to perform a miracle The
probability of bis dropping dead
before his audience makes the
performance possible.
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Have you read “The Jungle,’’
the book which tells about the
work of the beef trust? Plere are
some of the facts out of which
Upton Sinclair, the author, says he
wrote the story: Sausage has
been sold which was made of car¬
cases of cattle and swine ‘,that had
been condemed for tuberculosis,
actinomycosis and gangrene; spoil
hams were preserved with boric
ed and salicylic acid ; canned and
potted meats have been colored
with aniline dyes, and sausages
have been embalmed and adulter¬
ated—all have been sold and dealt
out to hundreds and thousands of
men, women and children! “I
have seen cattle,’’sa>8 Thos, F.
Dolan, former superintendent of
the Armours, “come into Mr. Ar¬
mour’s stock yard so weak and
exhausted that they expired in the
corrals, where they lay for an
hour or two dead, until they were
afterwards hauled in, skmned,
and put on the market for beef or
into the canning department for
cans. It was the custom to make
a pretense of killing in such cases.
The f coagulated blopd in their
veins was too sluggish to flow,
and, instead of gating, five gallons
of blood, which* is the amount
commonly taken ffom a healthy
steer, a mere dark-red clot would
form at the wound.
.
“In other words the Armour
establishment was selling car¬
rion.” • f <-•
This is too horrible for belief—
yet the statements have been
sworn to, corobafated and proved!
Every newspaper in America
should publish them, and it is an
instance where an, editor should
feel that it is a duty to help in.
the work of disclosure of such an
awful imposition on the public
The men responsible for such a
business as Mr. Sinclair describes
are criminals of the worst type,
and should be hung.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
It is seldom that a news paper
is launched with brighter prospects
than the. Atlanta Georgian. It
started with a large subscription
list, the subscribers being in hearty
accord with- its announced policy ;
thejeditorvaud publisher have the
confidence of the public and are
unembarrassed by limited finan¬
cial meaqs. .»:■ e-’ .•
f Its first appearance has made a
mt'Stjfavorable impression. There
can be no doubt that the proprietor
has his heart in the work, and is
sparing no expense in the em¬
ployment of men of such ability
that make the success of the pa¬
per a certainty. .
John Temple Graves, the editor,
takes the editorial chair with an
enviable reputatiou. No man be¬
fore the Georgia people has a better
record tor uprightness and integ¬
rity, and moreover he is a man of
unusual ability as a speaker and a
writer. With such men behind it,
the future success of the Georgian
cannot be a matter of conjecture.
To a Smart Property Owner.
Painting is practical work. Skill
wins it’s the same with paint
making.
You know 4 gallons I,. & M.
mixed with 3 gallons L'nseed Oil
makes enough paint for a moder¬
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money can buy because the L. &
M. Zinc hardens the L. & M.
white lead and makes the L. & M.
Paint wear like iron.
Buy E. & M. and don’t pay
$1.50 a gallon for Linseen Oil, as
you do in ready-for-use paint, but
buy oil, iresh from the barrel at
00 cents, and mix with the L. &
M.
Actual cost L. & M. about $1.20
per gallon. For sale by J. R.
Stephenson Covington, Ga.—1
Frank Ballard hat given you
His platform. For what does the
other two stand.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMTS
Citation.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
Whereas.!. H. Stanton, administrator
estate Austin Webb, represents,, to thp
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coutl in his petition duly filed arid entered
on record, that hp has fully administrated
Austin W ebb s estate this is therefore to
cite all persons concerned, * kindred and
creditors to show cause il- any they can,
why said administrator should npt be dis¬
charged from his administration and receive
letters of dismission, on the first, Monday
iu May. This April 3rd I90G. '
GEORGIA, Newton County.
Citation.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
Mrs. S. E. Swann having made applica¬
tion to me in due form to be appointed
permanent administratrix upon the estate
ofT. C. Swann, late of said county. Notice
is hereby given that said application will
be heard at the regular terift of the Court
ot Ordinary for said county to be held on
the first Monday in May 1906- Witness
my hand and official signature this 2 nd dav
of April 1906.
G. D. HEARD, Ordinary.
Citation.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
Mrs. S, E. Swann having made applica¬
tion for twelve months support out of the
estate of 1 . C. Swann and appraisers duly
appointed to set apart the same having
filed their returns- All persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause before
trie Court of Ordinary of said county on
the first Monday in May, 1906. why said
application should not be granted. This
2nd day of April 1906.
G L). H LARD, Ordinary.
For Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
Whereas B. H. Woodruff, administrator
ot James M. Woodruff, represents to the
Court in his petition duly tiled and on rec¬
ords, thit he has fully administered James
M- Woodruff’s estate. This is therefore to
cite all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said administrator should not be dis¬
charged form his administration, and re¬
ceive letters of dismission on the first Mon¬
day in May, 1906.
G. D. HEARD, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA -Newton 0
Notice is hereby given that tb*
signed hns applied to the ordinal
county for leave to sell land
the estate ot Carrie A. Wrighn 41
for payment of debts and ^
among legatees. Said
heard at the regular term of the j
Ordinary for said county t« »e H
first Monday in May 1906.
of April 1906.
J.A>
Executor Will Miss Carrie A-""
ceased:
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form.