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THE MAOOH TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1894.
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I AS ELECTION LAW.
( tip to this time the legislature ban
tlone nothing but agonize over tbo d'a
trlbutlon o t. the offices. Now It hnn
an opportunity to go to work on the
legislation which (he people of tho
stato expect from it. Wo think there
can be little doubt that the chief tit,ns
which the people expect of thU leglsla
tore Is it now election law, that will
Insure not merely cleaner elections,
but a more Intelligent electorate. It
la oaay to undcrceUmatoUia degree to
which tho pcoplo arc Interested iu this
reform. There has been ho much aeld
by the enemies of the Democratic party
of a slanderous nature In riynrd to our
olsction* that the demand for real re
form can bo represented to bo nothing
tnoro than tho coho of tbo Republican
and Populist campaign ones. But In
fact It Is very much more than that.
Tho peoplo arc, in fact, very much-in
terested in ballot reform. We bellevo
they want tho kind of reform which
prevails In nearly three-fourths or the
states—llm .reform which sots up In
tbo election law a test of’Sntelilgcuce,
If not of education.
The Telegraph sincerely hopes that
the Georgia legislature—the Icglslatmo
uow In session—will ItAvn the courage
to attack Oils problem and to solve It
In tho proper, straightforward manner.
,Wo would like to have tho Australian
law in Its simplicity, by which It Ik re
quired that tho voter shall Indicate un
a ticket bcar.ng the mimes of .all tho
candidates tho names of tboso
for whom bn wishes to vole,
without assistance from anybody,
so that necessarily be must
know how to read and must have
eutme knowledge of public men. We
bollcro tho people of Cioorgla lire
ready for a law of this kind. Wo be
lieve they have conic’ to the pass that
they are Iml.fforent to the eSeot on
tho fortunes of polltlntl parties of tho
proposed 'reform. 'They aro tuoro in
terested in ralt.ng iho level of Intelli
gence among tho votore and In Insuring
perfectly fair elcotlous than they aro
In tho fate of any parly. At any mto,
they aro w.lllng to ;a«o any r.sks of
loan by any one party In order to
schlovo this reform.
Two or throe bdln havo already been
Introduced Id the legislature dealing
With this matter, they havo not been
printed, and we aro not Informed even
of their general cunnictcr. But we
hope that at leant one of them la sub
stantially the Australia.-) ballot law
and that It will bo passed- by both
house* and reoclvo tho governor's sig
nature promptly.
COTTON SEED.
The prlee of cotton seed lias fallen
so rapidly as to glvo rise to a mtspl-
cion, which baa found Its way Into
print Iu tho newspapers, that tho cot
ton mill, havo entered Into a comhlna-
' lion to boar tho price. The charge Is
that this combination tvns organised at
Memphis, which seems to bo tho head
quarters of the cotton sc-xl oil ftud-
ness In tills country. Tho existence of
tbo comtihisllon, ’lo-vovor, is denied In
tho Memphis paper*, over tho signa
ture# of tho presidents of tho atx or
eight mills established In that city,
and possibly th*re is no truth what
ever In tho -dory that a combination
has been formed.
Nevertheless, tho prie* of cotton iced
ta remarkably low—In Memphis only
fp per ton-and probably lees than that
at moat other points In tbs South, w,
nj that this price is remarkably low
because wo havo at hand the ivpnt
sent to the state department by Consul
Campbell, stationed at Newcastle* Eng
land. In which ho deals with the cotton
seed oil industry of Hull, which city
la tho headquarter* of that industry In
Kngtaud. In this report the cousul
says that tho highest price paid for
seed by-the Hull mills last seftaoe was
seven pounds, and the lowest live
pounds, thirteen shilling*, utnotceii
pence—that Is, 131 and $27.70. The
seed fir these mill* Is nearly all
brought from Egypt, and It will be
teen that the price Is from throe to
four Lutes as high as that pa.d by tbs
mills in the Untied State*. Wo do not
know If the Egypt cotton toed are
richer In oil than the American seed,
but it la a fact that, paying these
price*, the English mills nevertheless
produce great quantities of oil anti «ell
It tn competition with American made
olL On tho day of Mr. Campbell's re-
port, the mill price of cotton seed was
five pounds, eight shillings and nine
pence (126.401 per ton. The price ot
cotton seed o'.l was sixteen shilling*,
fix pence ($4) per hundredweight. The
price of cotton seed cake was three
pound*! t'n shillings to four pounds
(617 to $10.50). It Is evident that cither
the Egyptian seed are very much supe
rior for oil making purposes to onr
own, or else the English have very
much snperlor method* of extracting
oil from them. Otherwise, It would
bo Impossible'for the English mills to
do business under the condition stated
In Consul Campbell's report. Unex
plained, fl seenut • curious fart that
cotton seed In the United State* sell
for ?!) s ton and in England at $26.40
a. ton. It would scent that every ship
bound to English ports, or at leaat to
the port of Hull, would be loaded down
with American cotton seed. But pos
sibly there la an expl.iimlou of which
we know nothing.
A SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT.
The August* Chronicle says: "The
fact that the Macon Telegraph could
support MnJ. Bacon for tbo senate
while advocating the gold standard
more easily understood now. Possibly
the editor of the Macon Telegraph
knew better than the public where
M*J. Bacon stood."
This Is unjust both to the Telegraph
nnd to Maj. Bacon. Tbo Telegraph
lias never advocate] tho gold standard,
never opposed free coinage on terms
that wot (Id insure the par.ly of the
silver coined with the gold currency
of the country, but, on the contrary, 1*
an earnest advocate of bimetallism and
of tho freo coinage of ».lver at the
earliest day flint free carnage can be
secured without (biDgcr to the currency
system of tho country. The Chronicle
seems to insinuate that Maj. Bacon
also Is an advocate of the gold stand
ard, but we aro sure It does him a very
gross injustice. Ho has not made a
public address In which he did aot ad
vocate the free coinage of silver, pre
ferably at the 10 to 1 ratio. Ills of-
fonso now seems to bo that In bis
speech before the legislature he in-
Klsted that silver dollars must lie of
the same purchasing and debt paying
power ns gold dollars—that Is to say,
that they must be otY a parity with
gold dollars. But really a Democratic
newspaper should not object to n
Democratic candidate for tho setmto
Insisting upon this condition. It is
the same condition that Is Insisted upon
In the national platform of the party
and in tho resolutions adopted only it
few weeks ago by the Democratic par
ty of Georgia lu convention assembled.
By both tho national and 'the stato
Democracy, partly I* Insisted upon fl*
it pro-requisite to freo coinage. At
least It is insisted thul-tlie law making
power shall be perfectly sure that par
ity wilt accompany free colnnge. The
Chronicle should ask nothing more ot
tbo Telegraph tlwii that it remain in
line with the Democratic platform, end
it certainly wrongs Maj. Bacon when It
Insinuates that he B a "gold-bug” for
Insisting upon the very thing which
the platform of the party Insists upon
most strenuously.
No, the Telegraph had no inside in
formation. It merely know Maj. Ba
con to bo * good Democrat and judged
him by tho speeches wluch he made to
the public. The conclusion at which
It arrived, that Maj. Baron was a
sound Democrat, was the same conclu
sion at which all Democrats arrived
who took tho trouble to And out what
Maj. Bacon was saying to tho peqple.
Ho is tho Democratic nominee because
he ts a sound money Democrat, nnd
wo do not bellevo tho tlmo will ever
como when any man will alt In tbo
senate from Georgia, as a Democrat,
who la not a sound money man.
The Georgia legislature canto to Ma
con ycaterday nnd saw tho Dixie In
terstate Fair. We uope every indi
vidual member of It went bom« Inst
night convinced that ibo fair Is the
biggest ono Georgia over bad, and Ma
con ono of tho most hospltahlo of cities.
There was certainly no laok of Inten
tion to mako every ono ot tho legis
lator* happy on tho part of tlio averogo
Macon man, and If there was a failure
of his good Intentions, It can only bo
accounted for by the fact that tho leg
islator did not permit himself to be
known in his tnto character.
A GEORGIA CLUB.
Boys Qo’t Together at Mi* University of
Virginia.
CharWutcsvltlc. V*„ Nov. J.—(Bpedal).
-The Georgia boys of (he University of
Virginia met Saturday. October 11th,
and effected an oriwnlxatlon known aa
“The Georgia Club." The following offl-
csrs wer* Mooted:
President R. Q. D. McAllister. At
lanta; vtce-nrealdont. J. T, Ahsop. Jr..
Macon; secretary and treasurer. W, F.
Junes. Atlanta: toilet muster. U. W.
Parrott. Jr., Atlanta: banquet Commit
tee. W. E. Small, Macon: G. W. Parrott,
Jr.. Atlanta, and Fred BartteM. Cuth-
bert.
'.Member*: Ionian. Jenkins Peter*. Al
exander. Wilkins. Black, Sage. Martin.
Atlanta: Coleman. Curd. Macon: Crou-
t.V-r. Sawwnah: Beach. Columbus; Bur-
baite, lirunmvtck.
The ctuh w.n give an elegant banquet
some time during the holiday*.
Tho tootoal team of '}< ha* htua far
Kurpansed all exoecturJdae of the most
•anguine. How we stand:
University va. JtfchamM Collage. (8 to
0: University vs. Princeton, 0 to 15; Uni
versity v*. Richmond College. 5tf to 0;
University vet John* Hopktna. 7k to 0;
University vs. University of Pennsylva
n!>. S to It.
hut l»b teams have scored against
the 'Varsity, and these are without
doubt the ettxvmgeet college teams tn
the United Statee. The score of a
touch down by Virginia against Penn
sylvania. ar«i the small score tnude by
Princeton, champions ot SO, against bur
team, ar» oarttlnly ha be considered
great victories for the chamctona ot (he
.south. We wll stay North Carolina on
Thanked vine. In Richmond.
The glee, mandolin and banjo" clubs
are now making atl necessary arrange
ment* for the trtn to be made during
uV holidays. Oonoerta will ge given la
Cincinnati. SL Liu*. Memphis, New
OrleoQs. Mobile, and tf the manage
ment succeed* In making data*, (be
club* wtH play tn at lout two Georgia
cities.
SENATOR BACON.
The -nomination of Mr. Welsh for
the short senatorial term and Mr. Ba
con for the long *orm la very generally
approved by the Democrats of Georgia.
Their ability and faithfulness have
been tested, and they w|ll reflect credit
upon their constituent*.
Mr. Bacon's nomination Is very grati
fying to thousands or Democrats who
have been his devoted friends from
the beginning of his nubile career. The
steadfast loyaly of these ftrends Is tn
ftaolf a high tribute to the coming
senator. To command such devotion
a man must he brtllUnc and magnetic,
faithful and true, wtth the courage of
his convictions, and he must moreover
be on the side of the heotde.
All this may he said of Mr. Bacon.
Hs 1* a min. of splendid ability, thor
ough culture, lofty end patriotic mo-
tlvea, and htslon g experience to legts-
tlves. nnd hla long experience in legls-
wth parliamentary business will make
him feel perfectly at home In the sen
ate the first day he spends within Its
walls.
His studies, training and experience
._ liberal and broad-minded,
and a man of aulek decision and
prompt action. The quality of personal
magnetism Is possessed by him In a
very high degree, and this exrttalns
his good fortuna In always holding th*
friends who have stood by him from
first to last. During the past twelve
years be has sevaral times found him
self Just In slgsn of some of the
highest, noeltions within Che gift of
the people and the state. He has nar
rowly missed these positions, hut his
failure has never disheartened nor
has remained true to him tn victory
driven off his follower*. The old guard
and In defeat, and the survivors of the
bwnd of friends who milled around him
twenty years ago put In their best
work the other day to secure his nomi
nation. There must be-genulne power
and merit In a man -with such a record.
Mr. Bacon Is heartily hi accord with
the Democratic masses upon all the
Important Issues of the day. His finan
cial views are those of the great ma
jority of our eople, and hta able advo
cacy of free silver and state banks bus
made n profound Impression upon tho
state at large. His nomination was not
influenced bv either sectional or fac
tional considerations. The Democrat*
who voted for him represent every part
of the skate, from -the mountains to
the seaboard, and It cannot be enjd of
him that he Is the candidate of either
north Georgia, middle Georgia nr south
Georgia. His following Is very gen
erally distributed all over the com
monwealth. Nor Is he In any sense the
candidate of a faction. He Is supported
by the regular stralghtout Democrats
who demand the redemption of the
financial pledges of the Chicago plat
form.
In tho senate Mr. Bacon will speed
ily make his talent and hla personality
felt. His wide range of Information,
eloquence, commanding presence and
•octal gifts will rapidly bring him to
the front. We do not hesitate to mak-
the prediction that he will serve Geor
gia -and the Democratic party loyally,
wisely and well.—Atlanta. Constitution.
It seems that Mat. Bacon's managers
wer not bluffing after all when they
were elatmtng that their candidate
would b» nominated for senator on the
first ballot. He had votes to spare.
Mr. Turner was our choice for sena
tor for reasons that we hnve stated
a number of times, and there Is now no
occasion for, repeating toiem. Met. Ha-
eon ts the choice of the Democracy,
and he will be elected te- tit ■ ftnlt—1
States senate. It Is a very high and
hoftorable pfllce. and we }mv« no doubt
thn1 he will till It acceptably to the
people of the state and with great
credit to (himself. - >
Ho has the ability to take a. very
prominent place tn that body of able
men. and aa he Is ambitious and In
dustrious there ts not much doubt that
long before his Term ts ended he will
have made a place for himself among
those who have national psoutatlosis.
I moutn .
Our main obt«erion to Maj. Bacon
wan that he failed to take a decided
ntand In favor of aound money. In
htw mv'poh before the m**nh*ra of tn®
legislature*, however, he doctored him-
self as being against tho free^coinage
the effect of debasing the silver dollar.
We assume from this that he ts In fa
vor of sound money. So keen a mind
as MsJ. Bacon's cannot fall to see the
disastrous corra"ou»ne*s of forcing the
country to a silver basts. * .
Mr. Turner will he returned to the
house snd will continue to -win golden
opinions to that body. The people of
Georgia will no* ferret totm. men
-•nnot be forgotten or overlooked.
They are few In number and greatly
needed. Sooner or later he ts certain
to be called to a greater place and
broader field of acUon.—Savannah
Morning Nowi.
The Democratic caucus has nsmed
Augustus O. Bacon as the nsxt United
grates senator from Georgia.
This Is an honor which any man
might covet, and which we believe
Maj. Bacon will worthily wear.
There were tour avowed candidates
for the acnate and several hopeful
•'dark horses." Of tha four who earn*
out end usked for the otttce Maj. Ba
con mad* by till odds the most vigorous
efforts to obtain It. He succeeded and
his suocres Droves the v,iu-. of Per
sonal appeals to the peoplo and their
representative*.
Maj. Dtoon has defeated three dis
tinguished Georgians for the highest
honor tn the gift of tho state. He had
been a candidate hrfore the people of
the state so often that he was well
known to them. In hta race for the
senate ho pursued the only policy that
now seems to win. He traveled tho
etate and met the people face to face.
Ho ts a rnnn of fascinating personality
and Is well Informed on public Ques
tions. Hs position on every Issue ex
cept that ot silver was clear, and on
the silver oucetlon he occupied con
servative ground. The Journal quoted
a few days ago his denunciation of any
policy which would bring upon the
country the disaster of n depreciated
dollar. Maj. Bacon has declared him
self against snv «-"m- of -vnsge
whloh would not Insure the parity of
gold and allver. and the election of any
mao who would recklessly undertake
tho free coinage of silver would have
been a calamily to toe state.
We believe tlun Maj. Bacon will
make a good senator. His ability Is
unquestionable, and the confidence
which Georgia has reposed tn him, are
hav» no doubt, will Inspire the best
efforts of hts tf.. It Is absolutely ri
diculous to etilm that hts election Is «
trumrih of the -free stiver extremists.
Among hts aupportens In the legis
lature were some of the mos* pro
nounced sound money men. He oomes
from a country which h*s never given
Us sanction to.the free silver crate
and hla leading home paper la os sane
os sense Itself on the aut-lect.
The best wishes of the Journal go
out to Maj. Bacon. He oan make an
a,-cep-able senator, and we hope and
bellove that he will.—Atlanta. Journal.
as United Stales senator for the
term, by the Democratic caucus of tae
Georgia legislature, to specially gratify
ing to the Commercial.
Thl* paper has been a consistent ad
vocate for his candidacy since he first
announced tor the senate, end was the
only paper tn Atlanta (hat favored hla
election. The Oraatltutlon favored Mr.
Walsh, while the Journal favored Mr.
Turner.
The Commercial as a rale (pitta the
difference between these two paper* In
the I Merest of right and safe party pol
icy. Sooh a oou.-ee is more in accord
with public sentiment, snd thte has
been demonstrated time and again. The
Coirancrctal. for this reason, feels that
k has been once more indorecd by the
pe-'idr. ftp.1 1* therefore grateful.
Maj. Bacon's position t-n tbe allver
question has b*?on clearly elated by him,
and con neither be eaW to accord -with
gold-buggery on .the one band, or Pop
ulism on ■' “ -
ullsm on (he other. Ha believes that,
with proper ‘legislative safeguards, the
gov-ernment can adopt a policy of free
and unlimited oolnage on a ratio of 16 to
1* and ts wining to moke -the teat. If
It should be demowtrated rjivt .the law
rims mooted would not maintain the
equality of value, then he would change
the ratio so aa to make this certain—
but never do away-with silver as Irre
deemable money.
While the Commercial dues not In-
dome this view of the question alto-
ether, It Is more nearly in harmony
with (ho position of this oaper-than wa*
the policy of any other candidate before
the legislature.
The now eenartcr la one of the most
gifted men In the (South. Brainy, cul
tivated and resourceful, he will make a
cktthrgulshed hpprewlon on tbe United
Statee senate and do brilliant eervlco
for the people. He Is a trained debater
and is well versed In -legislative work.
He turn served Georgia ably and has el-
ways responded to the call of his party.
The career of Maj. Bacon Is a moot
unustwi one. Three times has he con
tented the nomination for governor, and
three times has tt been his fortune to
lose the prize Just as he seemed to be
nearing the goal. In every light that he
has mode hts old friends have stood by
him. The editor of this paper has been
with him through every contest .that he
has made for the reason that we knew
the man. felt the need of him In public
lira, and made It a point never to de-
sjft.the standard of any cause that we
think worthy.
His success In this his greatest fight
Is due to the fact that tt is impossible
to kill a man In Georgia that dormbkh
the genuine article of merit.—Atlanta
Commercial.
®? con - the senator-elect
to succeed Patrick Walt*. Is a man
of much ability. The aeoatorsbtp to
him It a reward for Industry. H« has
been whaj the world might call an
over-ambltlous man. But ambition is
not bis only merit. Those who know
him best spenk the highest of him. H»
Is known as among the very best bench
lawyers In the South. He has Men a
close student of DOlltlcs. He la f<i-
tuBtar with tbe leading public ques
tions. We cannot say that wc know
exactly where he atatids on tbe great
leading question of finance, but we
believe be leans toward silver. The
Atlanta Constitution construes Ihls pub
lic utterance# to mean that the will es
pouse the free and unlimited coinage
of allver at the ratio of 16 to 1, but
we And such paoers a ft tbe Atlanta
Journal, the Savannah News and the
Savtnnah Press classing him as a
single standard man. The latter pioer.
edited by one of the most brilliant
young Georgians, has gone so far tie
tn welcome Mat. Bacon to Mr. Tur
ner's platform—basing suclh welcome
and criticism on Maj. Bacon's speech
before the loelq'y-nr-. However, It
would be unkind at this time to antici
pate Maj. Bacon's position on- this
question.
The Herald preferred Mr. Walsh .for
the senatorshio. We know exactly
where he stands on the leading public
questions. He is as sound as he ts out
spoken on all of them. He has, during
a brief term hi tbe senate, proved him
self a statesman. We believed that he
merited election to succeed himself
and. believing so. we espoused Ms
cause most earnestly.
Senator Bacon will receive the earn
est support of all Georiguns. He W
the representative of tho Democrats
of Georgia and bss staunch friendships
that will etand him well during hts
public life.—Augusta Herald.
The Democratic caucus In Atlanta
yesterday afternoon finally settled the
senatorial question by electing Hon. A.
O. Bacop of Bibb on the first ballot.
The result of the contest does not
cause any surprise throughout (he
elate, as It was been generally con
ceded for the past few days that Bacon
was tbe strongest man In tho field,
having enough votes pledged To him
to assure a victory at the very be
ginning of the balloting In the cau
cus. The friends of the other candl
dates were very sanguine during the
same period, feeling mere was a atrong
possibility of n deadlock and praying
that the first ballot wouldnotbepro-
duettvo of an uWJmatum. IAs tme result
has proven tffelr hopes were built
upon a sand- foundation, to be dashed
sway and dispelled by tbe first wave
of opposition. The contest was ar. easy
one. the winner having nettrly lhrae
times ns maw votes as the sooond
beat man and ten times: as many as
•he last man In the race. ■. .
Maj. Bacon's victory was a ”'s na '
one. end he deserve# much praise, as
he had as his opponent three of Geor
gia’s most gifted and.able sona^Al-
though tt can he
hand that Richmond s ■ehJtoPtonen
tered the race after a large majority
of the counties hod
leglalatorn how to vote In * h ® ,ir
cureot. We -are stlU of the oplnlon
that Watch was (be ohole# of u»opU
of the state, and had It been left to n
popular vote we feel confident that he
would have been chosen. ,
The election of the gentleman from
Bibb will have the happy .effect nt
setting to tret the uneasiness and
anxiety that many of us have ewe
rlenced for years relative to whether
the 0 good old advice of "If v°u d° nol
» 4«-av <pv iiBrain. WSI
the KOOCl Old OUVICC W aa 7,
succeed a* Aral. try. try «ga
such es would be fruitful of *uccesa.
This timely saying must itovs heen
most comforting for over * <»uart*r of
acentury to toe now vic'ortoue Bacon,
as he baa been known. In hts time, to
have applied for almost every otnee
in the political category. He wins for
himself un Immortal name. 0* he will
be held up before the youth* of Pos
terity as the man who was hover dis
couraged by defeat, and who finally
achieved victory by persistent appll-
0 After f ftll.°M»l.' Bscon Is *n able f/id
gifted man. and os junior senator
from Georgia he is pure to wln dis
tinction and honor In the hall* of <mn-
gress. Ho s a staunch. Vhd true Demo
crat and will do all In his power to
cirry out the pledges of hli party.—
Augusta News.
So far a# South Georgia la concerned,
the splendid victory earned by Maj. A.
O. Bacon, by which he Is to repreuent
the stale in the Federal e«nte. (here
a. —V 1.. a .Lx k.at «-# f.va .
Is ts no cause only tor the best of foe!
Ing. Geographically, h* 1# In full sym
pathy with our section by natural ties,
socially and commercially. He was
orlgtnally s Bryan county man. Maj.
Bacon ha# been a meteoric figure In
Georgia politico, but that stand* for
etching. Hehas simply been kept down
by combination# stronger than he could
organize. Circumstances have finally fa
vored hi* ambition. He Is bralnv. bril
liant, Intimate with public affaire, nnd
the Tlmee-AdvtrUser ha# no hesitancy
In predicting for him a cireer the equal
of that which wouM have followed any
of hla opponents. His hat public utter
ances lima questions of notional policy
were conservative enough to suit Geor
gia Ideas.
Happily Mr. Turner will continue his
splendid eerrtce in (he national council,
and while hla failure of promotion will
be generally rerrerted. Southeast Geor
gia has abundant consolation In the
knowledge that she U strengthened |S
In the Democratic w-tuous yesterday
Mai. Bacon waa elected on the fim
ballot. Maj. Bacon Is one of the ablest
of llvj-ng Georgians end will win honor
snd dignity for our state tn the halls
of the national senate. But we are
sorry that btc-hearted. brainy, pa-
(riolio Pat Walah had to be defeated.
It was unfortunate (hat two such rep.
re tentative Georgians and loyal Demo
crats aa IValsh and Bacon wer* candi
date* for the same offle*. • \v* con
gratulate Maj. Bacon and predict that
high political honors are vet tn etore
for Mr. Walsh.—Milled Seville Bee’.
Makes a Bold Proposition to
tbe Editor of tlie Macon
Telegraph.
II I
10,000 Vials JIunyona lihcnmatism
Cnrc
Will Be Distributed Free From the
.Macon Telegraph Olflce, Beginning
Monday Morning at 9 O’clock—
The Fallowing Letter
Explains lltelf.
To the Editor of the Macon Tele
graph: Hav.ng discovered a positive
and speedy cure for rheumatism, I ad
dress you in the hope that yon will
give publicity to my claim, I am well
aware that tn making the bold asser
tion that I havo discovered a positive
cure for rheumatism there will arise a
strong doubt In the minds of the public
ns to the truth of this statement, and
that a large majority of the people will
class th.s new discovery with the Koch
lymph failure and tbe Brown-Sequird
ellxlr-of-life delusion.
It la to overcome this prejudice that
I invoke the aid of the press. I court
the fullest Investigation under your di
rect and personal supervision. I would
suggest that the fairest and surest wity
to’ test the efficacy of this remedy
would bo for me to send 10,1)00 trial
bottles to tho Macon Telegraph office,
there to bo given out absolutely .free
to all persons afflicted with rheuma
tism, that the name and address of
each person who accepts the remedy
be entered in a book, and at tho end
of one week a reporter be detailed to
Interview the parties who have taken
tbe medicine and thitt tho results of
each case he published In tbe Macon •
Telegraph. By tins means there can
bo no deception or fraud aud tho value
of thl® remedy will stand or fall upon
the testimony of those who have
tried tt.
Improbable as this statement may
Beem to you or to those who havo doc
tored for years with tho most skillful
phys.clans without benefit, yet I affirm
and am prepared to prove liy over
70,000 peoplo whom we nave cured
that this remedy will euro acute or
muscular rheumatism in from one te
five day*. It never falls to cure sharp,
sbooLDg pains In the arms, legs, sides,
back or breast, or soreness In any part
of .tbo body. It Is guaranteed to
prffiptly euro lameness, sciatica, lum
bago, stiff and swollen joints, stlU
back and all pains In the laps and
lo.ns. It seldom falls to give relief
after one or two doses, and almost Jn-
varibly cures before ono bottle has
been used. ’>
We do not claim this remedy will
cure rheumatism where tho limb# aro
twisted out of shape, or where the
disease is complicated by a scrofulous
diathesis, but by a careful reoonl we
find that this remedy falls to cure In
only about 4 per cent of tho cases In
which it has been tried.
One of the strongest recommendations
for this remedy is that it is absolutely
harmless, and that a person can take
the whole contents of a bottle Without
tbe slightest >11 effects. Unlike tho
medicines used In ordinary practice for
tho cure rheumatism, such as iodide
of potash and salicylic acid, which irri
tate tbe stomach and kidneys without
effect.ng a cure, this remedy ners as
a strong tome and is invaluablo in
bulld-ng up weak and debilitated peo
ple.
Believing that there Is no cause so
holy and Inspiring, no vocation so lofty-
sad ennobling, nothing so sure of man's
gratitude and God’s blessing us an hon
est effort to rohovc suffering humanity,
I beg to remain yours truly,
JAMES M. M UNION.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 8, 18U4.
XTofessor James M. Munyon, Presi
dent Munyon's Remedy Company-
Dear Sir: The Macon Telegraph ac
cepts your proposition, and you may
send to this offleo 10,000 vials of your
remedy os eugges^ed lu your favor of
November 3. If you havo discovered
aa absolute euro for rheumatism the
Macon Telegraph can render no greater
service to the public than by publish
ing from time to time the results of
this Investigation. Very respectfully,
MACON TELEGRAPH.
Tho distribution of the free trial bot
tles above referred to will beglu nt 0
o'clock s. m.. and continue until , r >
o'clock p. m., Monday, November 3, at
tho Macon Telegraph office.
Let all Interested be on hand.
World the Experts Say.
TALBOT IS ALL RIGHT.
Three Hundred Majority Is Expected
For Moses.
Talbotton, Nov. 3.—(Special.)—Hon.
C. L. Moses, the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party of the Fourth district,
spoke iu the court houeo here today
to nn Immense audience. While tho
crowd was largely Democrat.c, a num
ber of Populists and negroes were pres
ent to hear tho brlUlant representative.
The speech was pronounced the 1-est
that has ever been heard her*, amt was
a vote winner. Talbot will go 300
Democratic next Tuesday.
HIGHEST AWARD OF MERIT
Given atth* Great Dixie Interatate FaU
An Interesting litatory OfHowth'*
Blue Ribbon Waa Obtained*
-It Is now an established fact that the
“American Queen" lias no equal on
the faco of the earth.
The test has been made and tho royal
blue award of merit Is draped around
the throne on wh,cb sits In regal stato
“Tho American Queen.,’
How best to reach tho car of the
whole people Is the great question that
the-advertiser of today has to answer,
• Suppose, for instance, a brewing
company has an article which it Is de
sirous of presenting to the bcer-drluk-
ing public. It recognizes first of all
that unless its beer Is superior lu every
respect It Is useless to attempt to In
troduco It, for this is also on ago of
beer drinking; an age when peoplo ot
every class, of every sex and of every/
color drink beer, nnd a particular beer
Is used in proportion to Its merits. -
It would be useless, therefore to at
tempt to foist an Inferior artiulo upon
a community of good Judges. I-’lrst of
all, then, It is necessary to produco a
high grado article, pure, sound and
equal tf not superior to any beer sold ,
upon tbe market.
As in the case of the “American
Queen," the beer must be established
as tho superior of all others-for cause.
As with tho unsuccessful rivals of
tho "American Queen,” (hero are upon”
the market beers that are advertised
as all that that the beer-consuming |
public might desire; but nowadays tho i
thinking public demands something
more than mere assertions. Proof ot
merit must bo required.
But you will say: “Tho popular de
mand is a proof of merit.”
True, to a certain extent, and true
most certainly iu the case of thS,
“American Queen,” for hero popular
admiration and popular demand aro
tho samo thing. But your honest
brewer seeks the strongest proof of
merit Ho Is not afraid to lay his beer
before an expert in competition. On
the contrary, he demands that experts
pronounce on hl’s beer. He calls in
his competitors and he challenges their
best efforts.
Great expositions aro the grounds on
which contests for the award of mer.t
aro carried on.
Tho great Suthem exposition of 189-1,
tho DIx.o Interstate Fair, however,
stands pre-eminently forward as hav
ing conducted contests for superiority
on tho most careful basis. It was nec
essary for tho protection of tho public,
Tho Acme Brewing Company, on en
tering tho contest for the award of
merit for tho best beers brewed In the
South and for tho premium open to/
the world, demanded that experts ba'
placed on tho grounds. This tho expo
sition company agreed to and now tbo
Acme Brewing Company stands out
before tho whole world wearing tho
blue ribbon In this contest In which
were competitors from all parts of tho
United States.
It was a signal victory and one of
which tho South may well bo prond.
It at onco establishes tho Acme Brow
ing Compnny of Macon a* tho best !n
the South and tho superior In bottled
beers to any competitor In tho field or
out of It.
Here ts where tho fin :1 vlotory of
tho “American Queen" Is shown.
Popular heretofore, tho “American
Queen” only needed tho award of three
expert Judges at tho Dixie Intcrstato
Fair to establish It with consumers
as tho purest, the best and the most
perfect bottled beer mado Id tho
United States.
Tho "American Queen” Is browed by
tho Acmo Brewing Company. Their
plant has been erected at a tost of
$400,000. No expense has been spared.
The finest machinery has been put In
use. The analysis of tho water used
at this brewery shows that It !« as
pure and as free from all possiblo taint
as any water in the world. Last, bat
not least, the beer made In tbe plant
of the Acme Brewing Company Is made
by an expert brewer engaged at heavy,
expense. He has no superior lu tho
world and ho Is justly proud of his
success.
VISITORS MUST NOT MISS IT.
We refer to (he bln furnttare and rap*
pet hou?e - of Parne A Willlofham.
Theirs to the laravst establishment of
the kind South.
The Acme Brewing Company, under
the management of Mr. Aleck Block,
Is known evorywhi-r*- in tin- s.jutfi,
and this award only goes to ahow that
the confidence of tbo public has not
been misplaced.
The sales of this company In Geor-i
gia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama
and Tennessee "ore immense and are
increasing dally. Their draught Ix-er
Is pure and a sparkling beverage that
has no superior anywhere, and whole
some. Everywhere there is an In
creased demand In every city and at
the best bars for Macon beer, end thla
demand is steadily on the Increase.
For family use the bottled beer* ot
the Acme Browing Company are rec
ommended by physicians of the high
est staud.ng. and many family doctors
ore sending la unsolicited testimonials
of the medicinal qualities of this beer
as a tonic.
Among these beers are the American
Queen, the Acme, ibe Bohemian Ex-
[, -rf an,l the Canada Malt.
But, above alb and the l)c»t of all. is
the American Queen.
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