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THE MACON TELEGEAPH: FRIDAY MOENING, FEBRUABY 19, 1897.
THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
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Aa Keen hy tho News nnd Courier.
The ■Charlenton New* end Courier,
rommeirrlng on The Telegraph's work
In the internet of *ea Island cotton
f'rows’iw, InalatM that the V*ldosta von*
venllon to l»o held on the 24th Inat.
should 'be largely attended, nnd by rep.
I oriental 1v«*h from all rhe? cotton ntaUM.
After quoting from The Telegraph, our
contemporary vciys:
We need not add much to wtat I* here
fitd. but th*> case U even stronger thon
The Tdcsniph *e«* It. If n Jfeneral and
uniform reduction of the tariff schedule*
svere mn»"*ed. Instead of su lni restc, the
«o|ion grower* could not accept tneir
part o* It.** r,»»on t int
I hey In., no part or pine, hi III. e , 'h«tol«|.
Th**y sr»* not protected t»y nny ** r lff dti
ll «•* and never have been, while Northern
««nd Western wgrlcoltiiralbiU have had id I
she profet ilon trial could b« given to Jbein.
The moffhient Is not to “increase the
protection of the Ion* alspl* cotton grow
er*. in common with that of Ibe farmers
of rho New Knglund and Lake states, but
10 give them s measure of protection ror
she first time. About the
«»f protection In the Republican tsrrns «*
.Put given to Itio line tobacco grower* of
Now England, Now York nnit J onii*,lt*nlii.
iiB*ln»t the ■omBotllloti of ibr foreign
til.inior* and panpor laborer, of Sumatra,
rfg. Soul horn flno ooflou grower* h* to not
one rent of protection -ngMtn.t ibo nlsnlers
nml poofiorH of Kgyiit. wliooo coitou bn*
been .dialled frre of duly for year* and
until, a* the Georgia paper aaya, more duo
.olton wo a Imported than w »* grown , in
o:il* country, and the pi4--e of Ibo nallf.
product wua forced f,y such couipclltion
Jiclmv the coat of production.
There lu no reason for Mila condition of
thlllga except III the dolHwnllo piirpoac of
Republican congroasca In iHarrunliiato
uadnat Houibern grower. iff line cottou
for lb. profit of Northern manufacturer,
of fine cotton, it bna not boon duo to over*
eight. They have ovcibckcd no Ulugh' In-
torcat In lh.* Northern aoctlon ,if Ibo isiun*
fry. If (lie loog .laplo col ion warn grown
In New England or odirr Nnrlhefn auioa,
II would have been pwlcellul by high do-
iIhi long ago, aa every agricultural Inter-
rat In those atatoa baa lioen prwtwtod, and
x bo nuly question now wonld bo aa to bow
much Ibo .Inflow aliould 1w Incrifiaod. 1 bo
doinaml of the collon grower. that Ibojr
alia II 1m prelected now la .Imply a demand
that fhb. Ilcpiibllcan principle and po lie.
of pro foot Ion ahall lie consistently applied
wild enforced by lh. ItrnnMIosn par / and
Repnbllnin mngroaa. 'Itbcy hav,'a right to
donMiid protection for their ladu.try, In-
.toad of petitioning for It. It la an out-
rage that llicy ahould bo subject to tbo
free ruin petition of foreign cotton growera
ol Ibe same lime that they are taxed lirav-
Hr to protect Nortbarn manufacture™ or
Girl, .cotton from tb. competition of for
eign manufacturer*. A llepubllcan con.
groMlonal ounmilttee I* now engaged In
railing tbe dotlea for the prolfjtl.m of
the*e manufacturer.. Tbe demand -should
be made,plain and eaqSiatlo tor aom, uieaa-
tire of tirotecitioi for ibe farmer., amt It
ehnuld be enforced by tb* repre#.nt*tl»e»
of the agrlcoliural Interoer In coogrea., by
whatever to.an. wro neceaury. ft ahould
not b. pof.lblo for nny tariff Mil to |>a»i
tbe nenate whleh doe* not do full JnMIcd
to till* ImiKirtant but *o Ian* contented In-
tereHt. The Heptildleana In and out ox con*
grew, do,taro that "more revenue" l« need-
cd. Here I* a how anil aintoiudieil waurce
of revenue. They declare that Hbtiubllcan
prntrcilun I* ucre*aary to tbo maldt.nanc.
pud development «f Amerlcau lndustrl.1.
Mere I* an American Induatry which lu not
ptwevned. They declare Ibat tbo agrirub
turlal I* tbe eaneelal care of the Republb
can parly and that protection la eap*clally
for hi* beneffi: Dial the home market nitwt
be preferred for him. Her. wro agflpullur-
I.I., tb.,o»and* of Ibrm, who ora being
driven In tbe mil tvy helug late,I for Ibo
eupiuirl of all usher Industrie* while they
■n left exposed year after year to tbo
r impetltlou lu tbe heme market of tb*
caeapevt labor on earth. Tb. demand far a
change of their condition should ba mad.
without bill when Ihe ilopublloan congreaa
take, up the subject of protecting dutl.a
again, and s}p,ul,f lu* tnado In a way to
prevent Itn evasion.
The la*n,. xbonhl be msde «o Ibat It must
be met. The Valdaat* Convention, aa Tbo
Telegraph say*, should !„• called at oiieo,
and It abnuld be altended by rfpraacuta.
tlvea from every isillan growing atat».
Nothing will b„ accomplished, uotbljig la
etor to ba rtprctril, from waiting on tbo
Hopubllosn tariff uiakera to da Justice In
Ibis mailer, of Ibelr uwn motlnn. Happily,
Kiev d,» not ceuirol the »en*U\ Thu con-
tenHen tfinuhl address Its argum.nta to
that body.
The Newa and Courier repreaenti •
rondtlturiKy of aea Inland cotton, trow*
era, an,l lbs Intercut In thla quewtlon la
natural and timely an Ita ipawlllon la
atroiiff and convincing.
With the pretes and people In the aea
Island (i),-It In tine, and with the a cor
gi a congreaamen helping, there aecma
to ho irod roaaon to hop. that aome-
thlng will Ihu accompllahed. The pro*
motera of the Valdoata convention
•houM "atlr their atumpu. Thera ahould
the no delay, tut the now tariff bill la
now heluB put In ahapt.
The 1 tu iU,0« ltatlu.
Japan la about to play Jhe tnlachlef
with the advocates of the 1» to l
theory of governmental flnaneo for the
tnlnlwtcra of,hit majesty are arranging
lo put that progrosalve country on a
gold basis by adopting the ratio of 1 to
3I.M aa between gold nnd silver, such
being' the- ratio of the bullion value of
the respective metal*. If Japan shall
do this, it will hot be long before China
will follow, and that will be the end of
the It to 1 propaganda. With tha
Orient refusing to adhere to the princi
ple that one-half of one 1a one, and re
quiring that there shall be a dollar’s
worth of silver In every dollar, tho
world may be then conatdered aa being
t and entirely on the gold basis.
_ e wlU be no objection to the frre
nnd unlimited coinage of atlver when
the commercial ratio Is regarded and
there la no “flat" alloy In It. The
heathen In hla blindness may bow down
to wood and atone, according to the old
hymn, and may continue to do ao for
eome years, but he I* not bowing down
to tho U to 1 theory of finance. The
influence* of civUliatlon have made
rnough Impression upon hi* mind to
enable him to realise when he I* given
a rotn that prntvv«e»<« value which It
dots not have in .act, and be la align-,
eng himself with those who believe that
flat values are not euatalaable by any
decrees of legislature* or kings. If all
neiloca ahall now agree to double the
amount of atlver in a dollar, and to
tboaa kind of dollars, silver
would be quickly revived and
Montana and other atlver
t outex receive great benefit
***«■*•
the' bl
i tbe free and unlimited coinage of
i gold and Oliver, without danger
the country and at the same lime as
suring their* concurrent circulation.
And that l» the 'only wajt. It would
relievo the people of any fear that tho
money of the country could over be
cornered. Aa Japan has followed the
United States to a gvdd basis, so must
wo follow Japn If wc would throw
open our minis to the white metal. It
may be said that a silver dollar
doubled In wclght'wptdd be an Incon
venient coin on that account- Not at
all. Certificates esn b« Issued Instead
of the coin, and when It la necessary
to ship Ihe coin ttsclf, the trains and
ships are strong enough to transport It
In whatever quantity. Nobody need
feel chagrined because It la Japan that
leads the way to "a restoration of sil
ver to Its proper place In the currency,"
because It Is not the first time since
the world began that the Orient has
contributed Ideaa that the peoples of
other parts of the earth have found to
be exceedingly valuable In their busi
ness. |
Mr. McKinley’s Illness.
The strain lo which Major McKinley
ha* been subjected because of the Im
portunities of office-seekers has over
taxed his physical .endurance, nnd he is
now under the care of a physician. The
moridug lie took to hla Inal, he hid fifty
callers bnlhre breakfast. He bad asked
none of thrai to noun*. The spectacle Is a
disgraceful one In all respects. In farmer
lime* it was cousldered a violation of
Ibe proprieties for persons to solicit cabi
net appointments, for the reason that
such places were regard,d lu the presi
dential household, Into which men ahould
only enter upon irwlrallon. Tho honor ol
sluing at tlie cabinet hoard was not con
sidered a privilege which anybody had
the right to demand any more than to
claim • seat at the table of a private
elMieo. Hut' llmea hare changed, eti
quette has been thrust aside, and for
three months Mr, -McKinley has been be
sieged by clamorous committees and del
egations begging that be take tbe Hon.
Tom, (Jen. Diek and Professor Harry
Into the circle of the presidential fire
side, though he may never have had the
slightest personal aci|ualuranee with
any one of them. The whole business Js
the grossest abuse of the hospitality ot
the .McKinley home, and thorouifiily die-
creditable to the American .people. It is
worse In aome of ils phases than ever
before. Mr. MoKItHey. after his election,
ohonhl have heen toft alofte l» prepare
himself for the tremendous responsibil
ities that await him, ami jiermlttcd to
consult only with those whom he might
summon. Aa It Is, tho man has become
wearied and worn before taking up. his
official duties, and there Is actual dan
ger that he may not be able to partici
pate In the Inaugural ceremonies, and
that he will hare to lie content with fak
ing the oath 1n a slok-ronm. No man
who has just received honor dt the
hands of the people likes to make him
self Inaccessible. He Is Ttther disposed
lo allow bU.uppro-laMon by throwing all
Ihe doors open;, hut ,tho office-seekers
should be estopped in some way from
harrying a man Into an lHncre by taking
advantage of hla good nature. Mr. Mc
Kinley will find some relief' ot course,
tvTieii he is duly lodged In the White
House, for there he can regulate hli
houra auU the piucesalpn of tl|e appli
cants. He will also 1>e able to refer many
of Ihous to tho heads of department..
In Cantoa be is helpless. He cannot’ tin-
loom the family bulldog, or cordon h!s
yard tilth policemen, or prorldo his
premises with a moat and draw-bridge,
or hang out a small sign. He must stand
at his door until exhausted, and given
over to hla physician. In view ol this
demonstration of the greed for office,
erery patriotic citizen, Jt seems to ua,
should regard with favor the extension
of tho rtvll, service rules to all places In
the government service except those
whleh naturally nud properly should he
held by persons In aympsthy with the
imCttlcal nud administrative purposes of
the executive. In Ihe mean time, public
sentiment should i» aroused against tho
badgering and bullying and brutality
geuerally to whleh a president-elect is
subjected during the period between bis
election and his Inauguration, and when
he ahull flunlly lie installed in ihe White
House be should not feel required to
hold nny more public receptions than he
may desire. The interests of the country
demand tint the prealdeut shall com
mand libs own time, do mere heavy
thinking than hand-shaklug.
"ThTcommlllee of the Atlanta Clear
ing House Association, appointed
investigate the condition of the Bute
Havings Hank, found that Ihe man who
made the application for a receivership
wn* a mere dummy or. ngurehead, and
held that he ought not to have had
any standing In court at alt. The com
mittee calls upon the business men of
the state to unite In an effort to have
the legislature rectify Ihe evils of the
receivership system. Before the legis
lature next convenes, every commer
cial body In Georgia ahould memo
rialise It for relief from the wreckers
who now prowl among our business In
solutions seeking that which they may
devour. Wc do not think our legislature
If urged will hesitate to enaot the nee-
canary protective laws. The matter Is
vital, for there can be no development
of Orargla'a business Interests so long
as the present condition ot things
•xlsts.
Weakness and Jealousy.
Jones. Morgan, Tillman and the rest
of them aay they will not offer any
obstructive opposition to the policy ot
the Kepubllcan administration. Since
these very men offered every possible
obstruction to tht attempts of the Dem
ocratic administration to carry out tha
policies upon which It was elected and
to which It ni pledged, It would seem
that a peculiar change had come over
the spirit of their dreams. After fie-
straying the fruits of an overwhelming
Democratic victory—yea. more, after
dismembering the party itself, hy ob
struction and destruction of Demo
cratic policies and party principles,
these alleged Democrats, when tbe op
posing party comes to power, discover
that it would be quite wrong, it not
absolutely sinful, to oppose the carry'
Ing out of the enemy's programme!
This may be the sincerity born ot a
new conviction, but time will tell.
There is a suspicion that it Is one ot
tbe several schemes born of tenatorlal
Jealousy and spite tor the purpose of
putting more hot ashes on ths hack of
one who has stood unawed and un
moved against senatorial aggression
upon the constitutional prerogatives of
the presidential office.
Jealousy is an evidence ot weakness.
It always attends degeneracy. It
grows space with decay. The sen
ate is not tbo strong body of former
days. It to w.akef than the house. It
aeuux to be drifting in the direction of
that imbecility which characterises the
degenerate house of lords. The painful
consclousnc.-s of Its Increasing debility
produces a disposition 'to grasp for
power, nnd do lust for dominion over
co-ordinst* branches of the govern
ment. This probably accounts In part
for the assault upon the supreme court
by a national convention hut year
which was dominated by ,thl» very
senatorial junto, and It rgplajns their
attitude toward the president.
While the Morgans, tbe Tillmans
and the Joneses are, seeking affronts
and are pouting and scolding at every
body and everything, the world to rush
ing on by them. Like lame ducks they
squawk and dive and flutter while the
flock noiselessly cuts the wind.
But It may be a solacing thought
that Old Miss of Big Place, ably as
sisted by the Biloxi Whsngdoodlc, ap
preciates senatorial dignity and lax-ea
Ita sore spots.
Th# physicians, who have examined
the brain of Dr. Duestrow, hanged for
the murder of his wife and child, are
•aid to have found evidences of the
man's Insanity. It Is quite probable
that ho was net In sound mental condi
tion when executed. Almost any man,
held In tho close confinement of a
county Jail for three years, enduring
an agony of suspense because of the
tcdlounnoss of criminal court procedure,
would become daft. If there Is any
thing qulto right In the American
method of dealing with criminals wc
do -not know what It Is.
Out 1n Oregon one branch of the
legislature has passed a bill for the
■tibmlBSlon to the people of a constitu
tional amendment providing for the
initiative and referendum system of
legislation. It Is only In Populist as
semblies that exploded theories of
government ore given consideration.
The people do not want more elections.
they are not acmpetent to select
honest and Intelligent men to make
their laws, It to doubtful If they are
themselves able to make them.
Judge Candler, presldng In tho Flan
agan case, ssys that he will protect
the accused against the lynchers with
his own life, if necessary. The spirit
which animates Judge Candler should
be shown by every Judge In Georgia,
and each should, like ho has done, de
clare against tho jurisdiction of Judge
Lynch In this state.
Mr. Manna announces once more that
lie has never entertained any desire
to be a member of the McKinley cabi
net. Aa to the* Ohio senatorshlp he is
silent.
What nils Call? He has not been
heard from since the Cretan outbreak.
And Morgan; can't he scold the pow
ers, or the sultan, or some one?
What is to prevent the senatorial
mind from turning to Crete? Why not
rceolro to recognise her Independence
also? Is Call asleep?
Cameron should ehy another resolu
tion Into the senatorial ring. Shall
Crete not bo gathered under senatorial
wings?
Hon. Ooodykoontx Is on gaining
ground. He may add to' the senatorial
seasoning yet.
LIVE TOPICS DISCUSSED,
Js it 'the sir or the "llmate or the
wealth of free space or the glorious ex
ample of Tcfbe Scrutclrtns and Cyclone
Davis that makes .Texas a elate as fer
tile In orators as in more common
crops? Scarcely sdsy paares without
bringing forth rtome Texas oration
which neither history nor literature can
afford to let die. Only last weok tho
Hon. iFcrlolm iNapolcon Harris of Gal
veston .pricked 'these flaming Jewels from
the sphvre ol fire: ,
"An nVntcrtosm cltisen asks who to
Mr. Polk? Ho to A colon of one of tho
noblest families that ever reflected
credit upon (ho American nation* Ev
ery drop of blood In his veins has been
handed down to him from revolutionary
•Ires, from men who wore great In the
colonial daye of our country, who re
belled against the tyranny of King
George. From North Carolina, througn
Franklin, down to Tenneesre, where ho
was born, amid the blue ethreil hills of
that land made classic In song and
story hy Its mountains and Its pure air,
where la crystal waters leap from rock
to rock ad own Ita mountain aides like
a cataract of diamonds reflecting bock
with redoubled splendor the (lories of
the noonday sun, • comes Mr. Polk;
where (he women are as fair aa the
water they drink, and aa pure ax the
air they Ibreathe; where the’men are es
brave as their own mountain lions, ex
true to (heir instincts and as stern In
their Integrity as the native adamant.
From such a family, such a country,
and such surroundings comes tbe man
whom Tcnncwsec has presented to
Tvxos, Lucius J. Polk, now general
manager of the Bants Fe railroad, who
tenders you ths courtesies of his road.”
No leaping crystal waters *fc half
so clear, no blue ethereal hills she one-
third to beautiful, no cataracts ot dia
monds are one-sixteenth eo splendid ax
are the words of the Hon. Pericles Na
poleon Harris of Galveston. Hence
forth no American cltlien will need or
dare *Xk. Who to Mr. Polk? Mr. Polk
to the man who has been dipped in
crystal waters and ducked tn cttaracto
of diamonds reflecting back with re
doubled . splendor the glerlee of the
noonday eun. and hurled from rock to
rock adoa-n the mountain aides, nnd
relied over the blue ethereal hills by
the Hen. Pericles N. Harris of delves-
ter. Hereto and Polk are now become
two great twin brethren in fame.—New
York- Sun.
The Atlantic coaat of the United
States, from the Bay of Fundy. on (he
extreme northeast, to the mouth of the
Rio Grande, In the Gulf of Mexico, la
shout 3,000 rollrt. The Pacino ctfsst,
from the northernmost limit of the
Mate ot Washington, In Puget’s Sound,
to Bsn Diego, at the aouihrrnmoet
point of the etete of California, la near
3.000 miles. The coaat line ot the United
States bordering on that group of In-
,Und seas known as the Great Lakes Is
quite another thousand mUra In length.
Here are 0,000 miles of coaat tine. In
dented with almost Innumerable bays
and Inlets, and cut by the mouths of
navigable rivers,,furnishing vast num
bers of secure and convenient harbors
for shipping, while the country which
to bordered by these seas and oceans,
and which to Intersected by numerous
deep and navigable rivers, comprises
3,000*000 square miles of territory, em
bracing the riche.-: farming lands, the
moat extensive timber forests and
mine*, practically Inexhaustible, of
every mctsl and mineral which to In-
vUent nvsibJe or useful to man.
Hero la «x country provided by nature
with a most lavish endowment of every
product which is made the auhject of
the world'* Industrie, and commerce,
and tt I* able to supply every country
on the globe with every matcrtil for
food, clothing and for conatruetlon that
c*n be required. Already the suppli.-.*
of these thins* produced.by the Ameri
can people are 'natty greater than they
can consume, and, when the home de
mand has been supplied, there remains
an enormous surplus whleh must find a
market In foreign countries; or bs left
upon the hands of Its producers to
operate In forcing down the price, or,
In the case of perishable products, to
rot on the hands of their owners.
Under such conditions, the sound
'senv and worldly wisdom which are
necessary to all statesmanship'and to
the handling of all questions ot politi
cal economy would dictate that the
chief need of the people of the United
States Is to find as many end as ex
tensive foreign markets as possible for
the sale of their overflowing products,
nnd to utilise as much as possible the
extraordinary shipping facilities which
nature has bestowed on their country.
But. unfortunately, the control of the
public affairs of the American people,
so far from being Intrusted to the
wisest statesmanship and tbe most en
lightened philanthropy, la. commonly
placed In the power of a lot of uncon
scionable political demagogues and im
practicable theorists, or else in the
bands of men so saturated In Ignorance
and narrow prejudice as that they have
constantly sacrificed the great Inter
ests of 4h« country and often atruck
heavy blows to its prosperity in order
to carry out aome personal or partisan
scheme, or to gratify a malignant and
foolish prejudice—New Orleans Pica-
une. t
The more la learned of ths purposes
of the pending mandatory railroad com
mission (bill, the more to to studied and
examined, the greater will appear 11s
defects, the more Incongruous Its ele
ments, tho more grotesque Ita provis
ions, the more wildly communistic Its
Intent and the more obvious its uneon-
r.tltutlonallty. The commission created
by this Iblll are to 1»e clothed with man
datory powers. They are to represent
aihsoluttem In Its most vicious form.
From Its findings there to to ibe no ap
peal, against its vengeance no escape,
against Its tyranny no 'Protection. It Is
to be the sovereign state Incarnate. It
will fix rates for freight and passen
gers; It will demand free passes for it-
uelf. and the railroad that refuses to
Issue them Is to 0>* fined tl.OOO.^n other
words, three polltlcel soldlens of for-
i!!2*V. nel t htr whom could tell a
freight rate from <a page of the Koran,
*• auth °rtoed to confiscate the
Mllroad property of the state, usurp the
ftmedoMrf-woUeM railroad men and
conduct tho business toeult themselves.
The propwitlon Is violently preposter-
ous. It ta communism run mad. Any
legislator who will calmly reflect on the
HUcjocl will see the unwisdom and In
justice of such a law. No decent court
would hesitate a moment to declare It
"'.constitutional. —Cilrrrxphla Commer-
ctol/Appeal.
In the states that have taken a cen
sus of their own since the last na-
tlonal enumeration, Including New Jer
sey, Massachusetts, Kansas nnd Iowa,
the rate of growth of population In the
Last Is shown to be considerably larger
than in tho West. A change of the
same kind la observable In the drift -
n* *° " Ie different states.
Of 343,000 immigrants who landed dur
ing the last fiscal year. 137,000 intended
to remain In Now York. 11.000 In Penn
sylvania and 36,000 In Masachusettx.
Thes three Eastern states absorbed
two-thirds of the whole Immigration.
Twice as many German and Scandlna-
vlan farmers went to Connecticut aa to
Minnesota. The number finding hemes
In Maryland wns over 3,400, or. mure
than all who settled in Nebraska. Kan
sas and the two Dakotas. There is also
a notable movement of our citizens
from the Northwest to Missouri nnd to
Georgia and other Southern states.---St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Wc do not admire trusts. We be
lieve a society whose wants were sup
plied by small dealers would probably
be a healthier one. and we are well
aware of the unscrupulouaness devel
oped by the possesion of great com
mand of capital. But wo cannot get over
the fact that large conglomerations of
capital have In almost every case low
ered prices for the benefit of the con
sumer. and, therefore, have had public
opinion openly or secretly at their
back. They have now begun to take
charge of the work ot distribution all
over the world, apparently with popu
lar consent or approbatlon—that to, to
compete with each other Instead of the
small dealers anti many a harrasaed
mother privately blesses them. The
real objection to them In this state Is
their effect on the legislators. Such leg.
Islstors as we now have never see a
conglomeration of capital, either In a
corporation or trust, without longing
to get a chance at It In some way—
that Is, to get some money out af It by
threats of legislation or annoyance—
New York Post.
By a vote of 33 to 31 the senate ot
the United State* on Monday *et aside
the treaty of arbitration, put Itself un
der the leadership ot Mr. Morgan of
Alabama and voted to consider his reso
lution In favor of "abrogating" the
Clnyton-Bulwer treaty.-It, Is not neces
sary to treat this as a final vote on any
ot the questions Involved. It shows,
nevertheless, but too clearly whither
the sehats to drifting—drifting because
there to nobody at the helm with a firm
hand or a clear knowledge of the
course he wishes token. The Tnrpie
amendment, withdrawing from arbitra
tion all subjects not expressly submit
ted to the tribunal by president and
senate, may or may not be adopted.
It would make the treaty foolish
enough to please the most foolish Jingo,
but he present disposition In the senate
to to shelve the whole subject. The
Jingoes, with Mr. Morgan at their
head, are In control. And they think
the treaty of arbitration so dead that
they ean turn to tbe equally’ conghnla)
business ot destroying another treaty.
They would like to have no treaties at
all—nothing to prevent them blustering
every day of their live* to tholr hearts'
content.
But to “abrogate" a treaty to rather
a serious business. How do they pro
pose to do It? Where does the senate
find any warrant for such an exercise
ot senatorial authority? Not In the con
stitution. There to nothing in the con
stitution about abrogating a treaty. It
Is a matter ot diplomacy and nego
tiation. A treaty to a compact between
two powers. It to often broken, no
doubt. It may expire by Its own limi
tation. It may become of no effect by
force of circumstances or by what the
lawyer* call non-user. It may be "de
nounced.’’ It may be declared null and
void by consent .of tbe parties to it.
But how does Senator Morgan propose
to "abrogats"‘a treaty which to still
altoe? He will ttnd-lt much less easy
than to wreck a treaty which still
awaits ratification.—New York Herald.
T%« bounty jumpers and the bounty
Jumpers' attorneys who did so profitable
a business daring the last year of the
Writ wsr are naturally opposed to ths
Anglo-American arbitration treaty—
Philadelphia Record.
The excitable Sovereign, who holds the
title of general master workman of tbe
Knights of Labor, bs* written a letter
which appears In w "labor organ" tn
Denver sbont the revelntionsry societies,
the "Iron Brotherhood" and tbe "Im-
dualrial Army." He says that they' an
spreading 4n all parts of the country,
and have given up all hope of remedy
ing the existing evil* by the ballot, and
he Implies that the Teal purpose of thla
scent movement to * violent insurrec
tion against the "platocracy "
Then U. a gleam of .raw In Sover
eign** protest against Instigations of for
eign wsr as a mean* of diverting atten
tion from our own "social nud economic
disorders." He says, truly enough, that
the unrest of our people to not caused
by a hatred of foreign nations, add to
provoke a foreign war would not prove
‘ permanent remedy for domestic
wrougs." We do not beliere that the
working people of the country bate any
desire for war, or that Jingoism appeals
to them. They know well enough that
the burden und disaster would toll
mainly upon them, and If it Is ln,.tbe
interest of any class to have reace un
disturbed and international trouble set
tled by arbitration, it Is those whp are
engaged in the prcaluctire. industry of
the country—New York Tbnoy
A'new financial cloud, no larger than
a hand, appears upon the domestic hori-
son and 1* gradually aaanmlng the shape
of an Easter bonnet.—Chicago Timts-
Herald.
The steamer Three friends, alleged
fflibnster, la occasioning much concern to
Spain's three friend*—President Cleve
land, Secretary Olney and Attorney-Gen
eral Harmon. They are petident from Ihe
horns of a dilemma, much to the 'Amuse
ment and satisfaction of the friends ol
Cuba. The lower court, before which
the case of the Three Friends was
brought, decided that aa belligerency
was not recognised by the United States
government, the Three Friends could not
have violated the neutrality laws. The
laws In question forbid giving old aud
comfort to one of two bcillsl'rents. Ao
the Cubans are not belligerents, It fol
lows that the Three Friends has not vio
lated neutrality, but only a local regula
tion of the Cuban customs. v
The attorney-general, however, w not
satisfied with the decision of the lower,
court, nnd is moving lo take the case to
the court of appeals. To secure the much-
wlshed-for conviction, however, the at
torney-general nuuat contend that the
government h-aa recognized the belliger
ent rights of the Cubans. This conten
tion, however, is confronted with the
toot that white congress passed a reso
lution with apbatantlal unanimity, re
questing the president to issue a procla
mation recognizing belligerent rights,
that gentleman declined to do anything of
the Lind, treated the resolution with
open contempt, and went off duck hunt
ing. ThU has placed the attorney-general
In a position where he'Is making a spec
tacle of himself. To make good hit con
tention he must secure a decision from
the higher court that belligerent righto
have been recognised, that war exists be
tween Cuba -and Spain, and that tbe
friends of the forener, especially the
Three Friends, Irive violated the stat
utes of neutrality, notwithstanding that
the other three friends qre working in
the interests of Spain. To get out of Ills
dilemma the attorney-genera! to obliged
to contend that, tvbllo the government
has not formally recognized belligerent
rights, and no proclamation has been Is
sued by tbe president, yet the president's
message to congress and Secretary Ol
ney'* special report to tho president are
tantamount to such a recognition.
The situation is one wbloh glvcu much
satisfaction to the friends of Cuba. If
the higher court affirms the decision of
the lower, then there will be no further
danger to filibustering vessels carrying
a'ltis to Cuba, so far a* the United
States Is concerned. If it decides, on the
other hand, that belligerent rights have
been recogulzcd and neutrality laws vll>-
lated, then filibustering expeditions may
be fitted out In United States ports
without danger of Interference from
United States vessels.—Chicago Tribune.
GEORGIA PRESS COMMENT.
may ’sound chimerical to the average read
er. But It must be remembered that won
derful results along various lines of sclen.
tide endeavor have been arrived at lately,
and that It Is not safe to doabrprematnrely
the claims of scientist* In ■ these days of
X-rays, animated pictures and talking ma
chines.—BavsnnahNcws.
MARCO llOZEARlS.
Fltz-Greeno llplleck.
Marco Boxzarls, the Epamlnondas of
modern Greece, fell In a night attack upon
the Turkish camp at uispt, ths site of thu
ancient l'tataea, Aug. SO, 1423. and ezplrcd
In the moment of victory. Hli last, words
were: -To die for liberty Is a pleasure
sod not a pain." c
At midnight, In his guarded tent,
The Turk was dreaming of th. hour.
When Gra.ee, her knee In snppllance bent,
.Should tremble at his power;
lh dreams through camp and court be bora
The trophies of a conqueror;
lu dreams, his song of triumph heard;
Then wore his monarch'* *lgnet ring:
Then pressed that monarch's throne—•
As wHd S hts thought*, end gay of wing.
As Edea's garden bird.
And now there breathed that haunted air
Tho sons of sires who conquered, there,
With arm to strlko and soul to dare,
As quick, as far, as they. •
An hour passed on: Tbs Turk awoke;
That bright dream wat his last;
Bn awoke to hear the sentries shriek,
■To arm.: they come; the Greek; tht
Greek;"
He woke to die midst flame nnd smoke,
And Xbout. ami Kroau. aud nabru stroke,
.And death shot* fulling thick and ftut
As lightnings from the mountain cloud;
And heard, with voice na trumpet loud,
Ilo*wrl» cheer hla hand;
■Strike—till tbe laet armed foe expire^
Strlko—for your altars and four Urea;
Htrlke—for the green grave* of your alres,
God, and your native land." .
They fought like brove men, long and well;
They piled chat ground with Moslem
They conquered-'hot Rozxarls fell,
Bleeding at every vein. ^
Bossaris; wlttr tho storied brave
Greece nurtured In her gtory’e time,
Beat thee; there is no prouder grave,
Hveu in lier own proud clime.
Wo tell thy doom without a algfa;
For thou art freedom’* now. And fame';
One of the few. the Immortal name*,
That were not bom y> die.
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Vin Control of Georgia Railway Company
Passenger* can r.ow leave Macon for Mil*
led^evllle at a. m. and 7;d0 p, ui.
Arrive Mlllcdgeville at 1:45 p. m. and 8:40
p. in., except on Suuday. which leave* Ma
con at 11:35 a. m., arrive* Mllledgevlllo at
it:43 p. in. Returning, leavo MIlTedgovilla
at 0:35 .a. m. and 1:43 p. tn., arrive* Ma
con at 7:45 a. in. nnd 3:45 n. ni. On Hun-
days, leave Mlllcdcevllle at 11:35 a, ra., ar
rive Macon nt 3:45 p. in.
Thc«o Hchcdule* nl*o extend tq Baton-
ton. ra**engera for Eatonton can al*u
leave Macon via Mnchen at 8:10 nr ui., ar
rive Eatonton nt 11:04 a. in. Returning,
ran leave Eatonton at 4:13 p. m.. arrive
Macon 7:40 p. in. Thl* give* double dally
Hchedule via Gordon to Mllledgevllle nml
Eatonton aud one via Machen to Eatontou.
X*a Grippe,
Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonle cures
cold and la grippe in one day—24 houra.
Editor Fcrham has been in Charleston to
Inspect Bunco’s nova! squadron. He will
probaly charter one of tne big war ships,
take command In peraon, sail straight to
Cuba, blow up Moro castle, capture H
vans, bang Weyler and free Cuba
* what *■
3 Ha*
This
Is Just what be would do. If he bad bis
way about It. Perharo la a staunch friend
and advocate of Cuba, and "there are oth
ers," but none more loyal to tbe cause of
human freedom than tbs genial editor of
tbe Waycrots Herald.—Thomaavllle Times.
In the Constitution’s correspondence from
Washington the statement wvi tuatle that
Mr. Turner was tho only man In the Geor
gia delegation at the national capital who
voted againHt tbe appropriation of fllXMKX)
for un alleged "fast mall” service to the
f loutb. Tbe Constitution’* correspondent,
a line with the policy of that papeiUbought
that to show that Mr. Turner was alone
lu hi* stand would convict him at once s*
being Indifferent to tbo Interests cf tuc
people. I/«t us sec who was light, Mr.
Turner, or thu twelve Georgia congress
men who voted for tbf appropriation. Con
gress was called upou to glva 11UO.OOO to a
system of railroads, c« a subsidy, for .car
rying tbs malls from New York to New
Orleans. Tbe government paid the rail
road the regular rate for postal service and
the train, instead of being a regular mall
train, carried four or five pa*seag»rco:ichc*
and sleepers. It was shown also that In
stead of being a "fast” mall train, the
schedule was slower than any passenger
train on tbo Hue. and that mall from NVw
York was delayed ten hour* more than was
necrisary waiting for thl* "fast" mall
train to get ready to come Mouth. It wa*
shown clearly that the train was run be
cause tho railroads made money out of It.
nml not a* a special accommodation for
tbe mall service. Congress was asked to
msko this railroad system a present qf
HMJ.000, and twelve Georgia cougrcMunen
voted "aye." while only on* of them
voted “nny/ The prrseirt congress has al
ready eclipsed the ‘'billion dollar congress"
In Its extravagant appropriations. Most
of these twelve Georgia -congressmen were
"cussing" Cleveland all over Georgia last
year for every 111 that afflicts the countryi
—Valdosta T‘mes.
It bat not been a great many yeari fine*
cotton seed was regarded a* a waste prod
uct. Now It Is a very profitable part of
tbe crop, nnd brings millions of dollars a
year Into the cotton bolt. It appear* al
together likely that tha cornstalk, which
la even now virtually a waste product,
will shortly vie with cotton seed as a
money producer. The Morning News has
already told of the value of cornstalk cel-
plant In Illinois for tbo* conversion
cornstalk Into cellulose. It stemt,
ever, that this packing l« only one of the
many po*«ibllitlr« of the cornstalk. There
are more than half a dozen other* already
In sight, ami the chemist* are still experi
menting. They m*jr evolve half d doxen
more. Mr. Prater of fit. Ron Is, who I* con
nected wirh a cornstalk enterprise nt Ow
ensboro, Ky., and has given the product
careful, scientific study, was la New Or
leans the other day and talked entertain
Ingly to a Picayune reporter with regard
to tne possibilities of the cornstalk. It la
hi* <**nuid opinion that within a few years
the farmer* of the country will be receiv
ing from $15 to $23 per acre for their corn
stalks. Mills will be established In tht
fiouth and other parts of the country, b*
says, nnd pretty nearly the whole crop of
eom»taIks-at any rate, that part of th*
crop which Is grown on farm* contiguous
to railway lines—will be used In the mill*.
The market for tbe manufactured products
Is ready made, ss the product* will be
staple articles. In constant demand. Of
the products that may be evolved from tha
matured cornstalk—the stalk which has
borne Its grain—Mr. Prater enumerates
cellulose, celluloid, smokeless gunpowder,
% cattle feed, roofing material, and a
purposa of
lays, are
lacquer, cattle feed, roofing
material that will answer every pur
panler mschs. Green stalks, lie m. .
rich In glucose, and will yield a better
quality ssd a finer sugar with lets expense
than can bo made from the caQt of l/oul-
sUna. Th# Picayune** representative wsa
Inclined to think Mr. Prater was not la
earnest; but he declared that be was deep
ly la earnest. Said he: "They make sugar
now from beets and from toar|* and leaves
and potato vines. Why not cornsulksT If
g a have ever tasted a green eorMtalk. or
* pith, rather, you know well enough
that . glucose la one of tho pronounced
chemical properties. Glucose exists In.*11
vegetation to a greater or lees extent, bat
sugar can# and the cornstalk, being both
of kindred vegetable families, possess the
greater amount of glucose.'* The demand
for smokeless gunpowder Is wlmost unlim
ited. At present ft costs more thaw $1 a
pound to manufacture It from the ordinary
material*. Mr. Prater asserts dhat It can
he msde from the pith of the osywatwlk fer
15 cents a pound. The lscqoer from tht
cornstslh Js said to bo bountiful In appear
ance, perfectly waterproof tad suffldeatly
hard for any use to which lacqwtr to put.
Various chemical treatments of the pith
or the fiber will resale In tho ttrenol prod
ucts named, und. according to tbo fit. T/opK
gentleman, la etch Instance at a cost be-
low that-of stmller pcodue -
from Ua materials now used. All of this
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