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tfHE MACON TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY MOUSING, FEBRUARY 20, 1897.
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ftacratary Herbert'* Patriotic. Speech
The nddreaa of Mr. Herbert, eerre.
Ury of the navy. In Charleston wa* In
all renpoct* an admirable utterance.
HJa reference to the fact that the
American fleet of warahlpa now In
Cbarleeton harbor, had been rent there
by a secretary of tbo navy who had
once been a Confederate aoldler nerved
lo give point to hie assertion that the
laaura of Iho war had been aettl«l. that
there In now no eauae of quarrel be
tween the auction*, a 1st that there
wan complete allegiance lo th* Union
everywhere. The Charleston Newa and
tfourler. In the courao of gome kindly
f-xpretsinns of welcome to the city'*
(llHtlngulahcd gueat, tmya:
Thirty tls year* ago a young wan. who
had removed lo Alabama from Laqrona
emialy. H. r., offered bla service* to hi*
it,!,■pri.l .rare and collated for the war.
Ho terror! bit country faithfully and sealed
hta devotl.111 to the rau*e which he e«-
pouted with Ida blood. There wa* noil*
snore gsllntit lhau he In the armlre which
wore the grey, none who endured the Hard-
ah Ip* of ihe romp and Ilia peril* hi (Ita
Held with greater fortitude and daring, and
after ttin unavailing stnizale wa* ended
none who accepted more alueerely Ihe Judg
ment of the aworrl. . .
T-'althful alwoya to the tradition* and tea-
titueula or lilt iieople, Irua alway* to the
ideal. Upon will, ti tin. Union was founded,
aaerldetng nothing of faith dlttl eolivlelhoi,
and aollcllou# only for ilia welfare and
honor ami glory of the wbola country, liy
I ieraonal endeavor and public performance
te baa aonglii lo lirlttg about under Ihe
rhanaed euttuliloua, and to aueli an eatent
oa theae eundltluna will permit, ntt Indlvia-
tide union of Imlcatrmdibl* atatea.
Aud to II hat cotoe to paaa that tula Lau
ren* roomy hoy eomea hark to Ihe chief
city of hi* native male t.uloy. not at the
colonel of an Alabama regiment of i unfed,
crate Not,Her*. Iilll a* Hie aeeretary Of tile
navy of the United male*. Tblrlr-.li year*
Ago the ndtiilr.il of the Norlu Atlantic
e.iuadroti. now Ittm-kadlng th* port of
rliarleNton, w.mld Itave tired a broadside
i.r tioNtlle ibot ui Hie advrimiroiia eoloueli
toilay he will lire a aalolo hi hit honor.
Itoih of ihem have made lilalory alnce lb*
la*l blockade of Chttrlealou; bulb of thria
are making lilalory inday.
In our waleome lo Hacreiary Herbert and
Admiral Umov, aud In our felicitations at
Hie h«|ipy event* of ihla ineniuralile oeeaa-
Ion. we inuat not forget tbo Irne, atrong
hnnd which In* made Ihe evcul poMlIile-;
the wl*e, broad minded. stalwart patriot
ItresMeal, Omver nrrelaod-the only prea-
Idem of ihe United Stale* In thlcly-alx
year* who wa* hlg enough to rmtognlxe the
bomb, a* we know the ttouih. In Ine dlairl-
button of high .ifflelal h.oiora; the only
president who ha** Unratl lo lake an exl'on-
redeiaie eoliuiel ami Democrat Into hi* cab-
Inal: ihr only yiwddent who waa patriotic
enough lo break down Ibe aeetlonal line
of dlrlaloit and "restore the Union." While
eonaralulailug ounielvra.upnn tha presence
of Secretary Herbert and Admiral Buoce,
we ahouhl be upgrnteful If We forgo! In
enr rejoicing ihe great man at Wnablagtqn,
wltoae equal devotion lo all part* of ilia
eouniry lei* made It. possible for a "Rebel*
aoldler In direct rbe mnvctutnla of a "Yarn
kea" aallor.
II la no wonder that the Cradle of flecea.
aloti la rocking merrily today, heeauae th*
onion nt the eonelltulloti. which Ita child
ren atrntaknl to nave, with noma change*
In Ita alyle »f iipnan-l and lit theories of
ealatenre anil li* llmllttlooa of movement,
baa been vealorrd.
And yet Ihe nrhrr day a member of
the legislature of Hceretary 'Herbert’*
own atata of Alabama. declared, when
he cant lilt vote fnr Ihe antl-trtiat hill,
that hp did no In apltc of the fact that
tlrover Cleveland favored atich me*'
ail re. He deemed II nnccaaary to apoln-
glao for agreeing with Mr. Cleveland
In anything. To auch men an he,we
would, if It we|g> worth the while, com
mend tho tmtriotlc wonle of Ihe
Charleston Nowa ant! Courier. Preal-
dent Cleveland may not ho honored to
day by polillcal fly-by-night* who have
lurched In the hall* of Southern legla-
lalure*. and whu seek to attract atten
tion to thrmaelvea by squawking 1st.
the president of the United Staten, hut
he In Aged forever In Hie veapcct and
gratitude of thnae who represent the
true character and the auhatanee of
the Southern people. It required tt
patriot, with the highest moral cour
age, lo open all Ihe door* of prefer
ment To Southern men. In the eight
yrara of hla admlnittrallon hr haa
chosen eminent cx-Confrderatea from
every one of the acceding atatea for
titgli poaltona of public trust, lie haa
not been afraid to defy the preju-
dicta and the apleen of Northern rudl
cal*, and K waa Mr atrong arm that
broke down the' bar* of political oatra-
Usm. Ho la going out nt office now.
11,* pollclra have not pleated tome
Southern politicians and It It quite the
fashion among them to throw mud at
hi in. 'But They do not aland for (he
chivalry of the South, and her people
will not forget that It wa* because of
Cleveland’s determination that aer-
ttonallam should Tp utterly obliterated
that he placed, as tho Now*, and Cou
rier says, a ' Hebei" soldier In \nink
above a "Yankee" admiral. Mr. Her
bert, during hi* term as aeeretary of
the navy, hot hlmoelt joined heartily
In doing hla part to awaken In the
hroaata of all Iho people tho spirit of
pride In Ihe glory of tha American flag
by conducting h)» office upon llnei of
tki toMkat statesmanship. An evl-
doace «f this I* seen In. the n*w naval
r oatnclfituras the great ahlpa being
named for great atatea and the smaller
veaat Is for dtlea, both North and
South. The virtues nnd the blessing*
of the Cleveland administration will
live In blttory long after the names
of hla uttKCpetaus nnd mnlovolent dc-
orlerz have been Torgctten ever. In their
own neighborhoods.
At last the deadlock In the South
Dakota leglalnture hat been broken and
Senator Kyta hat been re-elected da-
apltt the opposition of tit* llluatriput
Goody kootrtx. Though Mr. Kyle haa
always been elaaied at a Populist, hla
ccurve In the United State* senate haa
been marked by conservatism. Last
"Inter ha pleased the Democrat* by
'lining to enter Into a combination
t • disturb the fitjuc* organization
wttrr Mr. Frye h.rt supplanted Mr.
11.-11v a> pmMwt pro temporal Aa
."’.'V*’ . , l T RepuhU-
douMUaa fnvtr that
■ ■n elo*- point*. He
roman, an.) .. tU1
uck min. Th. *,-r..
!d during th* winter
of the
have not determined in advance of Ihe
assembling of the new cnngreaa
whether or nut the Itepublleana will
have a majority sufficient to eruble
them to organize the senate and to
carry through all their proposed megs-
urea of legislation.
Hotter Sherman end Hamilton.
Something bus been aald about the
decadence of the United Stales aenatfc
In fact, a great deal ha* been slid
about It. More than one hundred year*,
ago Roger Sherman gave hla estimate
of the senate of that day. In ]783 he
wrote:
Tha aenalort will doulitleaa he. In gin
eral, a.ipio of the meat tvaje-vtalile eltlzeiit
la the Ktalee fur wlsd.nu and |irnb!ty, ail-
perlur to mean and unworthy conduct, and
luafeud of iimllte tnlturnre to procure ap-
Itolntiuenia for thrnraelvv* or their friend*,
they win consider that n fair aud iliirlglit
conduct will have the best tendency to
Jiri-Kerve the .'-.rifl.htt.-u of the peojile. They
"■III In- dUltoNCd to he diffident In recnni-
metiillug their friehds and kindred, lest
they Hlionld lie suspected of .j.nrtlallty; qnd
the other im-hllierM will fee I the a.iuie kind
„f relticlanre, |,-*t they Mhoni.l Ire thounbt
unduly to favor n |*.r*on hecautte relaied
to a to,-inlier of their body.
How different now! H lu the common
game for aenator* to hold up the preal
•lent of the United ritatea when that
official full* to comply with the aena-
lortnl desire In regard lu Utc disposition
of the fot plarea In she government
service. In those good day* blather
skites, mercenaries and fanatics were
unknown to the senate chamber.
Hut Hamilton found -them on the
outside, in Ms intercourse with men
he discovered that class of pestiferous
statesmen who now clog rhe senate and
annoy tip. country. The lazness of
modern pplitlcad morals lias transferred
them to » greater Held of action. He
described them ns follows:
Men often iumhisc u thing merely heenuse
they have litlil ho agency lit planning it. or
Inn-oitae II tuny have liceu jtlnttncd by tlioso
whom they dislike, lint If they have 1.....n
coiiHlill.'il. nnd have tmppened to disap
prove. opposition tln-n 1»r,-nines In Ihelr
i-srltiiatloti un liMlIapenaalde duty' of *olf-
Inve. They scorn lo think Ihemaelve*
Hound In honor uml hy all the motive* of
perxitial Infallibility to defeat Uic am-eea*
of was* ha* In-eii retolyed upon -enutrory lo
Ihelr sentiment*. Men of upright uml he-
iier.ilent Hutt|ter* have too many opnnrtnnl-
tie* of remarking with horror to wlintdea-
p.-rnti* li-ngtli* this dls|*>slilon la some-
lime* niiTle.l. and how often the great In
terests ef society ere aacrlllrcd to the van-
lly, to tho roll,-ell, anil to tho obstinacy
of Indlrldiml*. who share credit enough in
mnke Ihelr fidsslon* and their euprU-es It)-
terestlng to mankind.
One can Imagine that, with the fore
sight of a prophet, ho was discussing
tho Anglo-American -peace -treaty, now
hanging In the balance, when he ad
(led to the above that “perhaps the
question now before 1he public may,
In ita consequences, afford melancholy
proofs of Ihe effects of this desplcaiile
frailly, or rather vice, In the human
character."
Aa a distinguished journalist haa re
cently anld', tho hatred of Cleveland
by certain senatora passes nil under
standing. II Is known of all men, and
confessed by some of the opponents to
the treaty, that hte opposition Js Ibased
Almost exclusively upon a ‘desire to
’gaff" the president.. .
It Is n sad commentary on .the Amcrl.
ran senaic, but the record must stand.
What la writ la writ. As shameful aa
It la, 11 must be' confessed. And what
Is more, It will remain as It Is until
the public conscience Is aroused and
asserted.
Mr. Watson Is Off Ills lleso.
In th* currant number of ihe Pee-
pi*’* Party Paper, Hon. Thomaa E. Wat
son aaya:
The scheme Is to get tths agricultural
claatca lied to nor infernal tariff system,
and made parlies to Ibe crime of eliiat-
legislation. What do we ear* for Iho ling-
tarly Hnit-ln.nl of Kgypttan cotton which
the proiectlonlata have hern fetching over
her# for Ih# hot few years! The irsi.wlo
sacks of Kcyptlan cotton haa no tuoi
do wlrii tun price of nur P,t**i,o-*t
rropa, than ihe Wandering dew had to do
with Iho nradlcy Martin Call.
The trouble with Mr. Watson is that
he baa not taken the pain* to Inform
himself on this question. If he had rend
Ihe Telegraph closely he would hare
learned thnt the prk-e of the !>,000,000
bnlrw of U|dand cotton hi* ho more lo do
with the ten Uand cotton grower" agita
tion for protection than Out Bradley-
Marlin lull had lo do with the Wander
ing Jew. it* would hare learned that tea
Island, nr long staple, ia a distinct spe
cies of cot Ion, used for purpose* differ
ent from the upland or abort triple ont-
|on. He -would bare learned that .the
Egyptian rollon la a similar cotton to
and compete* with our long staple. He
•would have learned that Ihe tea Island
cotton product of this countin' 1* not
equal to the demand at our own thread
mills and other factories, where the
king ataple Is nted. He would have
learned that the importation into this
country of Egyptian cotton, made by
Uhor coating 10 ceul* a day. ottereded
last (ear by aoyeral tlioiteand bales our
own total product. He would {live
learned that a duly on Egyptian cotton
would give the domestic market to Ihe
sea Island cotton plantees. at tho Liver
pool price of Egyptian cotton, plus the
amonnt ef the duty, because the total
crop grown In Ueorgia, florid* and Car
olina could be twice consumed In this
country.
If Mr. Watson had read th* Telegraph
closely he would hate learned further
that this country 1* committed for four
years at least to u protection policy; that
our prevent system of revenue raising I*
by a tax on imports; that' If our own pro.
duction of sea Island cotton (aka to (up-
ply the domestic demand for a long ata-
pte. the Egyptian cotton must come In to
4>ik* up the daflett, and tint, therefore,
a email Import duty on that cotton
would bring rerraue to the government
and Incidental protection, to tho farmera
who make the sen island cotton.
The Telegraph uudentauda, however,-
quite clearly that an import duty on
Egyptian cotton would net affect the
price of upland cotton. But It would af
fect the price ef tea Island cotton.
If those thlngii he true, aud they are
true, why should the growvn of sea isl
and cotton not Insist that a Republican
principle under a Republican administra
tion shall be consistently applied and
enforced by a Republican roagreaa?
Instead of going to the expense of
tending a commission of Missouri leg
islator* to Nevada to report upon th*
desirability of allowing prise lights In
the state of Jesac James, why should
not the legislature consent to holding
the next championship milt In the hall
of the Missouri house of representa
tive*, to that every member might
have an opportunity to see and Judge
for himself. The affair would not be
In derogation of the dignity of that
body. It would be just about Us size.
Rad luck clings Uke a barnacle to
the warship Texas, now stuck In the
mud of rtalvoston harbor. But thlnk
•X the magnificent achievement of her
ffk-era and crew Iq running her all
tv- way tram Hampton Hoads to the
r. xa* cow without lotting h. r sink
n a deep place!
Crn«a Against Crcaeent,
It would aeem that somebody on Jhc
face of the earlh had an Inalienable
light to chastls.- Die aultar, of Turkey.
There fa no good reason 1 'why he should
he i-erraUted to massacre whomaover
he may choose and evrybedy debarred
from taking up arma against him. But
It I* Juiit because the mutually Jealous
European powers have consented to
thl* very condition that the Turkish em
pire exists at all. They are respon
sible directly for th* slaughter of
Christiana In Armenia, Crete and
wherever they have been lodged within
the reach of the sultan’s aword. It is,
therefore, a bleated thin* for civilian-
Hon that little Qreece haa proceeded
to rescue Crete from the clutches of the
Moslem wolf, and it will be an un
speakable disgrace If she is prevented
by the "power*" from driving the
Turk* off Ihe Island and maintaining
it for a“ time aa a Grecian province.
Now that King George haa taken the
field in behalf of Cretan Independence
it fa difficult to believe that Great
Britain or Russia win permit him t»
be Interfered with. All the world
wishes him well. If bit act should re
sult In a general European war the
event would be moat deplorable, of
course, but If It should bring about
the dismemberment of Turkey. Ihe
compensation would bo considerable.
Rut la there really much danger that
the "powera" will ever get to fighting
one another over the Turkey bone of
contention? Wo doubt it, because It
-would be so much wiser for the pow
era aforesaid to put up the aultan'a do
minions at sheriff's sale. Hla elimina
tion should be effected in that way. aa
being more In accordance with latter-
day civilisation. And as It can be done,
the power* will probably, In Ihe end,
prefer to do It In thnt way than to
Hhcd one another's blood In a bloody
battle for footholds. Should the Gre
cian king become hard-pressed for sol
diers and supplies to wage this new
crusade against the Crescent, he will,
for the asking, obtain .assistance In
acme shape from every Christian na
tion on tho globe. Meantime, nothing
can be more Interesting than to read
the news as It comes from day to day
and to note the movements of the
powers. As the news does not come
through Turkish channels, credence
may be given the reports.
What is the matter with J. It. Sover
eign of tho Knights of Labor, and
Bryan elector at large of Arkansas?
lie la talking about blood and revolu
tion, and ways that he has been Invited
to Join a revolutionary society which
is organizing nnd arming for a civil
war. He should not take Bryan's de
feat so much to heart. This country
ha* had enough of war, and the people
will quickly put down any attempt In
that direction.
Portmaater-lleneral Wilson, In order
to Ml the post of president of tho Wash
ington and lute University In Virginia
will have to give up bis residence In
West Virginia. Thin Indicates hla re
tirement from palltlclal life, though It
mutt bo borne In mind that he la only
fifty-three year* of age and statesmen
am scarcer In the Old Dominion than
formerly.
The Telegraph Is not alone ,n H»
amazement at the Old Mils at Big
Place and certain Southern statesmen
In their recent resolution to stand not
In the road of the McKinley proces
sion. Hon. Thomaa E. Watson think*
It "la awfully queer," and he sees all
kinds of snakes crawling about in It.
Tom Is quite aa queer aa Old Miss.
The dispatches from Havana yester
day reported Gomez aa having been cor
nered by Weyler. while those from
Jacksonville had It that Gomex had
slipped past the Spaniard, played
smash with the troeha and'had Weyler
in his rear and Havana In hla front.
The reader Is at liberty to flgure out
the truth on his own scccounl.
Dr. Zertuchs, who was accused of
■betraying Maceo to the Spaniards, Is
reported to have been assassinated. It
waa a mortal certainty tint such would
he his fate. Frqm the moment he
sought the protection'* of the Spanish
flag no Insurance company would have
accepted a risk upon his life for even
a day.
Senator Tillman says he hopes- his
tombstone will bear the following In
scription'. -"He was the author of the
dispensary law." He should not wish
thus to rob Larry Gantt of the honor.
But In view of a recent expression from
him. Larry will be willing to escape
the responsibility.
The would-be ' lynchers of DeKalb
county should realise that. In making
their threats and menaces, th«y aro
playing directly Into the hands of the
defense In the Flanagan ease and In
suring Its prolongation In the courts
of the state.
Southern competition Is now so se
riously felt at-Northern railroad ter
minals that an effort la being made to
readjust rales. Every day brings newa
proof that the South la to be reckoned
with In the world's commerce,
A'general arbitration treaty would
go far toward* smoothing the way to
an international monetary conference.
It ia strange the freo silver representa
tives da not see this.
Grtmany tell* Senator Wolcott that
she will Join In an International mone
tary conference If France and Great
Britain will do so. An Touchstone once
remarked. "Much virtue In 'if!'”
Ju.t a* ho wiTabhut to attain the
giddy heights, Goodykoonts'a foot
S!!o5y d * nU KyIe d#rted in - Goody,
b*gln*»to teem that Gomes mutt
*»noot, Luke, or give up the gun."
Waa Call loat In the !a»t shuttle?
Men for Duty.
According to reports received by th*
adjutant general of the army tha total
number of men unorganized and avail
able for military duty tn the United
Stated, exclusive of the territories U
lO.MLSM. It I* shown that th* m!ut“
country t* Ilj,?js, of which
by far the great majority are attached
to the infantry branch or th, .erne*,
Theta militiamen are divided among
the various stales as follow*: au-
California,
S.TT0; Colorado, l.SW; Connecticut, "s'l:
Delaware. «57; Florid*, j.tw; Georgia.
Idaho, (II; Illinois,».?»!; Indiana!
*,N»; lows. !JR«; Kansas, i.«S3; Ken
tucky, 1.6(;: Louisiana, :.lMaine.
LMi Maryland. 1.S83; Mlasouri.
Montana, 153; Nebraska, 1,330; Nevada,
ri; New Hampshire. LWJ: New Jer
sey, (.IB; New York. 1J,40«; North
Carolina . 1,M*; North Dakota, 13;
Ohio, (JO: Oregon, 1,504; Pennaylva-
~|a. S.663; Rhode Island. I.XIJ; South
aroltna. 3.13), Ekarth Dakota, i ->; Ten-
eaaee, LBl; Tixaw S.«t3; Utah. 3SS;
Vermont, 72>: Virginia, 5,137; Washing
ton, S6f: West Virginia. 881: Wisconsin.
2-822; Wyoming, 4U; Artsona. 488; New
Mexico, 433; Oklahoma, (13; Massachu
setts. 6.047; Michigan. 2.8(4; Minnesota,
2.009: Mississippi. 1.817. The report
shows that New York state ha-s a total
number of men available for military
duty (unorganised! of 800.000. In Penn
sylvania It Is 839.528. and In Ohio 650.-
ooo. California has 205.000 available
men, while Masnchifsetta has 419,000.
Conneetlcut ha* 105.000; Maine 104,000,
New Hampshire 34.000 and Vermont
44.000. The militia force for the terri
tories of Arizona^ New Mexico und Ok
lahoma. which Is 1.584. it not Included
in the total of atatea given above, nor
are their number of men available for
military duty (82.600) Included in the
grand total for the states.
GEORGIA PRESS COMMENT.
The Macon Telegraph Is now one of
the very beat papers in the South, I?
is ably edited and always full .of nows.
—Barnesvllle Gazette.
. The Democratic party will be on
deck In 1900. And it won't be on the
Chicago platform cither. Molnd that,
will fez.—Thomasville Timet.
Newspapers are folded, wrapped and
addressed.by a machine recently pat
ented by a man In California. Now. If
he had added a subscription collection
attachment he would have had the in
vention down pat.—Marlon- County
Pal riot.
This ta a good one: Jerusalem, Ind.,
I* tn a quandary. Until last week no
body had died there for going on seven
year*, and when It was time for the
funeral tl]e town discovered It didn't
have any graveyard. Since then
Iwenty-two life Insurance companies
■rave established agencies there.—En
quirer-Sun.
A good deal of rot 1a appearing In
the newspaper* about the extrava
gance of the present congress, and com
parisons of the present with former
appropriation blits are being made to
show that the present Is larger In the
aggregate than those passed by former
congresses. This is a thing the country
has to stand every year, and there
seems to be no escape from It. We are
constrained to remark, however, that
Georgia papers aro making no kick
against that portion of the appropria
tions that will come to Georgia.—Al
bany Herald.
Joel Chandler tHurrls, Jr., the baby of
the household, grew tired of toya aud
f tets all on a eutmunr day when he was
u dresses, and devised a unique method
of passing the time. Ho Instructed his
nurse to make him a pen of chairs on
the wide hack porch. Then ahe must
bring him a pail of water and her apron
full of grass to put in the pen. All this
being -arranged, the pretty blonde baby
went iuto the pen—closed, the entrance
and dismissed the dusky atteiMant, de
claring he was tired of being a hoy aud
Intended to be a calf awhile.—Augusta
Herald.
Mrs. H. -W. Reed of Brunswick, with
her husband, the Populist ex-banker,
haa been apemiVig some time in Mexico,
and ban written to the Waycrcs* Herald
that they ore charmed with the country.
Mrs. Reed speaks at the great thrift of
Mexico as a result of her monetary sys
tem, and draws a parallel between the
boom there and the slow-moving ways
In America. They -arc so charmed, she
says, with the atmoapherg and life of the
country that -they do not notice the beg
gars who swarm along the streets of tho
cities. Everybody know* that the free
aiiver policy gave Mexico her mild cli
mate: will some member of tho party tell
where so many beggars came from?—
Valdosta Times.
Significant of th* fact tliat the war
la truly over la the blockade of Charles
ton harbor by the fleet of tho United
States navy. It was & happy thought
of the navy department to thus fur-
nlalh this object lesson to -the coun
try. Charleston was a point of attack
of tho Federal navy during the en
tire, four year* of the clvtl war, and
so ably waa It defended that the city
did not fall until the approach of
Bherman from the rear compelled ita
evacuation. The difference In the pow
er of ordnanco notv and thirty years
ngo la strikingly exhibited by the fact
that while the walla of Fort Sumter
stood against rhe bombardment of that
day by vessels within range of the
guna of that fori, now the present
rquadron could stand off twice the dis
tance which the guns In the fort could
reach and reduce It to debris.—Rome
Commercial.
Bam Jones, the great revivalist, ia
In Georgia again in the rural domes
ticity of his home 4n Cartersvllle. He
la Ihe same quaint, wttty and compan
ionable Samuel, aa imperturbable aa
ever, but hla externals demonstrate
that he has been paying a strict atten
tion to tho social code which Ip' effects
and assumes to condemn eo unsparing
ly. A few years ago Evangelist Jones
had severely plain Democratic ways
and views. He had no noticeable par
tiality for fashionable garments* nor
had he ever evinced a disposition to
depart from th* severe clerical cut of
clolh characteristic of a clergyman.
But then he hadn't been In Boatou, the
land of creed und lams, of spectacled
literary women who bow down to Em
erson and Browning, and of stylishly-
bedecked young men who attitudinise
In Delsartcan poses and quote lan
guage In pollysyllablo and emtrlcal
ways. Brother Jone*' vialt to the Hub
was prolific of sensations. He ap
palled the Bostonians on his arrival by
hla sharp applications, his pungent
wit and homely similes, and. he
equally paralysed hla neighbor* upon
hla return from the intellectual centre
by the gorgeoutnesa of his array. When
he went away he had plain garments
of unmistakable J3arlovr cut, and now
his admirers claim that he sporta an
elegant silk tile, patent leather shoes,
maroon necktie and creased trousers.
They say he also affects the Eastern
llap and the stately stride nf the bean-
eater, but derpltc all that he la the
same powerful, masterful preacber
who acknowledges no proscriptive dog
mas or tenets, but who expounds the
Scriptures in a quasi religious-militant
spirit that earrle* conviction Irresist
ibly with It. Georgians are glad to
welcome him home from auch a geo
graphical proximity to shcol, a discov
ery he made upon hla recent visit to
Boston.—Savannah Press.
J. R. Sovereign of the Knights of La
bor U one of those agitator* who And
it ueceaaary to get their name* Into the
papem In eouueetion with sensational
statements quite often. Without notorie
ty through the papers they would
a ulekly relapse iuto obscurity; hence
rey. are always tn the way of an lnter-
\lover, and when an obliging reporter
doc* not ahow bp quickly enough, they
write letter* to the newspapers. Sover
eign I* out lu n letter to a Colorado pa
lter, in which he talk* expectantly and
wishfully of a war; not with Great Brit
ain or Spalu. hut n war among the peo
ple of the United State*. He works in a
lot of rot about th* millions of “en
forced unemployed" in Hie Uaitnl States,
of their wrongs, of the fatuity of hoping
to right wrongs at the ballot-mix. of the
"plnloeracy planted upon th* ruins of
the republic." and other Muff of the
kind..He tell* of revolutionary societies
being formed '(a aU section! of this
country." of their Importunities to him
to become a member of one of them, and
of offors of arm* and money with which
to proeecnfe a revolution. In conclusion
he mti'iiatri) that be la quite ready to
*c» a revolution, ami to take part in R.
If Sovereign were not at the head of n
somewhat Important labor organization,
hla silly croaking woabl l-e unworthy of
attention. But he haa borne Influence
over a ntimher of iqduatrlotw and well-
lot- tttiotted persona, who might poaatbiv
l- led Into excesses If bt* wild talk were
pjere-d by. It la worthy of notice, juat
here, that the Kntgh'.s of Labor under
Sovereign aeein'a to be a gradually de
clining organization. Under Potvderiy, In
1893, tin order claimed a ntcrohcrahip of
about 309,000, and was a power. In 189S,
under Sovereign, it could claim a mem
bership of only 200.000. The iii-eonaid-
ered utterance* of Sovereign may be re
sponsible for a great part of this loa* of
popularity and strength by the order. But
whom does Sovereign propore that the
people—“the populace." aa be says—thall
tight? Shall they rend themaelrea Id their
madnesa? The whole syttem of govern
ment la in the hands or the people, and
their right -to control ia hedged about
with so many safeguards that it would
be Impossible for a plutocracy to get poe-
scMilon of the government without the
consent of a majority of the governed.
That content could never be secured by
a plutocracy. There cannot be a reason
able doubt that the forth coning admin
istration will go Into power with the
consent of a majority of th* people. If
tt were not *>, the election would .long
ago have been upset. Some of the bright
est minds In the'country are always to
be found in the party of the seeming
minority, on the afert to Uke advanUge
of any flaw (n the correctness of the
election return*.
Our system of government may not be
perfect. There are details that might be
much better, proirablA But It is the beat
known system of government upon the
face at the earth. And the majority—Ihe
wist majority—of the people are aware
of the fact, and would defend their gov
ernment with their tives. They are not
going to take any-stock in Sovereign’s
calamity howling and war talk, and 'at
ihe same time would not put up with
auy nonsensical action on tjle part of
Sovereign or any of hla alleged revolu
tionary aocletlee. The sooner all parties
concerned • realize and appreciate tbia
■fact, the better It will be for them.-Ba-
vanrab News.
LIVE TOPICS DISCUSSED,
It Is extremely dlaappolntlng to'learn
that a bin baa been introduced Into the
Idaho legtfiaturc to legalise prize light!
wlch.it the borders of that slate. This bill
la servilely Imitative, palpably begotten of
a Jealous spasm over the, transient boom
which Idaho'* great rival, Nevada, la en
joying through ita .prospec-tlvo'prlze light.
D Jt possible that Idaho cau originate
nothing? In order to nnderstuod fully the
pitiful character of this move ou the part
of Idaho one must know something of Ibe
long und fierce struggle for social and com
mercial supremacy that has been waged
between tho two great commonwealths.
Idaho and Nevada are sovereign atatea,
each having several hundred lubobitums
und a vast wealth of arid surface, punc
tured at fur Hitcrvuls with deserted pros
pect hole*. Their territories ore contigu
ous uud for u long time the competition
botween them was of a peculiar negative
kind. That Is, ir Idaho nnuouuced w,tli a
llourlsh of trumpet* chat seveu fatuities
had raised etionga money to get out of the
state the NeVauoii* were convulsed witU
envious wratll stver the more blissful stilto
of the Idahoan*. Then if lu -lime Nevada
■vero ublo to retaliate lu kind by proclaim-
lug (but tbreo citlacua bad been released
from t'Ue patua of residence wlthlu ber bor
ders by me kindly ministration of dcurtt
It was Idaho's turn to fall prey to con
suming Jealousy. Ja the course of yeArs
the number or persons who might bettunt
by either course aqemed to nave become
exhausted ouil the undying rivalry turned,
K rforce, to other chauuelu. lu lbOO Idaho
d. rather -the 4>eat of It, a new settler
having moved In and three Indians return
ing from a season with a wild West anow
having appreciably Increased the circulat
ing medium iter capita. But 1807 begins
with Nevada way auead oil account of the
supreme stroke of the prlxe fight. Idaho
would make a puerile mistake, however.
In trying to Imitato Nevada'* coup. Let
bef Invent a real oounter-ultractlon—souio-
thlbx like a divorce car ghat can bo
bltcbed to through trains at uue border of
the state and grant a deeiee before tbo
other border la reached.—Obleogu News.
The declalou.of the supreme court of
Louisiana against the Stuyveaant docks
will bo hailed with, delight In Galveatoi),
which Is s rival of New, Orleans for the
grain trado of the West, but tt will cause
gloom und discouragement to the people
here who hud every hope of a bright aud
prosperous future for their city. The re-
K ris of the treasury department at Wash-
gton ahou- Lo.it for the year 189U Galves
ton fell short of New Orleans In the mat
ter of exports a trlde less titan |5,HOO,UOO,
but lu the event that our termluut facili
ties are crippled -the grain trade, which la
how coming here, wilt go either to Galves
ton or some jiort oa our south Atlantic
coast.—.Yen- Oilcans HM.es.
A fen* day* ago we noted the mtJodqc-
tlou of a reaolntlou In the Texaa legislature
providing for au amendment to rbe consti
tution extending the term of members of
the legislature from two years to four, and
Its Indorsement by Ihe press. Now we ob
serve another movement toward ilonger
terms of office In Kansas. The low-
er branch of Ihe legislature baa pasted
wl-.lt lltllo opposition o' measure for un
umcndiuent uH the constitution providing
that rite governor and other state officials
shall be chosen for four years, lastead of
two, uud shall not be eligible to election
for two consecutive term*. The concur
rence of the senate Is expected, und lu that
event the ratification of the proposition
by tho iieople seems probable. In thla'cass
Kansas will make tue twi-uiy-ilrat of the
forty-lira state* lu which the exeuutlre Is
elected for as long a genu at Iho president
‘ ' .—New ft '
of rhe natlou.-
fork Post.
It Ir to be hoped that the legislatures of
the various atatea will contribute some
thing ihla year toward the promotion of
uniform legislation throughout .the coun
try. Many atatea have op pointed commis
sioner a to bring our conflicting state laws
Into something like harmony with reaped
lo certain subjects. The Pennsylvania com
missioners were appointed In 18111, and
tome of tho legislation advised by them
baa been paaaed by our legislature; aud
when all the suggestions or the commit*
sinners have become Imbedded ta state
legislation the great incouveuleuct of busi
ness Intents;* arising from differing stole
laws, and which haa been eudured with
more or leas protest alnce the nett-m began,
will have ceased. Commercial law might
bo readily made more uniform. There
should be uniformity In the acknowledg
er the Union are exasperating to lawyers
said layiaen. Such coudlct* uf laws ua to
ordinary business matters Impede rite set
tlement of transaction*, add to the risks
of mistake aud sometimes lutro.lu.-e ele
ments of uncertainty in land titles. Several
states have enaereu that the ackuowledg*
ment of a married woman to a deed may
be taken without examination apart from
her husband, and this will ultimately be
come the law In all the states which still
cling to the archaic distinctions between
husband and w-lte lu ihelr relation to the
law. The variances In Insolvent laws, In
those exempting property from levy and
sale by the sherin, tu statutes of -limita
tion*. in those fixing the time for the re
demption of property after a tale for taxes,
and In those giving preference* tu certain
creditor*, arc marten of uncertainty to
merchants who trade In distant commnnl-
tlre and which do not hamper internal
trade to mneb la nations where there are
not to many local law*.—l’hilade'.pbla
Ledger.
Experience A an excellent teacher; but
it but not yet tanght the prohibitionists
that a law that la not supported by pabllo
acutlment cannot be enforced. In this and
some of the other atatea they Insist upon a
prohibitory liquor law, although such a
Uw bat never been satisfactorily enforced
In any atato ia whleh it baa been enacted.
Two yuan ago the prohibitionists of Kan
sas, finding that tha prohibitory law waa
not being entorced. railed upon the leg!su
ture of rfiat sute to maho tho law more
atriunav. • The legislature did what Ore
prohiWllonbrte desired done. The attorney
general of the state wa* authorised to *p-
polnt assistants la each of the counties to
help him prosecute violators of the law. At
the opening of this aesstou of the leg:-;*-
tare ne reported that bo bad uaed all hla
power to enforce the law, but without sue-
ee<«. He as Id thatln tome counties h*
could not Bud) anybody wise wins willing to
asahrt him to enforce the law, to strong
area public sentiment against It. B* di-
Clarad that ■*- a number of can ties the
saloons nude no effort lo ousreal ihelr con-
tempt for the taw-that they sold liquor
openly—and that he waa usable te eoavtet
any of them, la his report he aald: "Th*
priVrijde of local aelf gSferaW.it ha* been
to tWehMy fixed la the minds sad heart*
of'b* American ocpl, that ~, t ml .
1°ri*y «f them rebelI against the Idea #r In
terference hy outsiders." It woold natur
ally hf tappoaeil that If prohibition eoul-1
he enforced la any tuts It eoald he lu
Kansas, and yet Kansas la about to aban
don the attempt to enforce it. Yet there
are a good many well mranlng people In
this state who are clamoring for a prohlbl.
tlon llqnur law. Why U It uiat they re
fute to learn anything from 1he evperlcnco
of other states} If a prohibitive Jlquor law
cannot be enforoed wnat folly It would ba
to enact auch « law. Why repeat th* ex
perience of Massachusetts and Kansan and
other atatea? The experience la not desira
ble. because It introduces Into a community
a ireat deal of ill-feeling and draws the
attention of the people away from things
which are ueeesaary to their profperity.-
■tavuunah Newt.
The hatred of the silver levators for this
administration paste* understanding. There
It sot one of them from the South who haa
not been favored In every department It
ia the finest exhibition of faction the coun
try hat ever teen, not excepting the'Ume
of Jackson. There are Indications, bowev-
er, that It will be eclipsed tho next, four
years ou the other aide of the chamber.
Foraken I* not the man 4o forgive McKin
ley for being a greater man than be la.
John Sherman Mu* farewell to politic* tin
duy he goes Into the state department, and
there you arc, .with uone leit In Ohio tu
make Fowker‘afraid, and ranker will
have coadjutor*—plenty of them. There
are Chaudler and Cullom nnd Quay, all lu
open revolt, and Lodge Is aunt to gravitate
to them, bo will a score and a half othec
Republican senator* Jolu them aa toon u*
the patronage Is distributed. There Is going
to be a heap ef politics In the senate be
fore dog dnjrs, and w hen congress meets la
regular aesstou In December Air. McKinley
will 4» fortunate If he cau muster enough
forces in either bouse to demand tho yen*
nnd nays. Mew and brothers, there la going
to be a new shuffle, cut -aud deal, and ail
the little oue* who can't stand It—whj-,
let 'em hide out.—Savoyard iu tho Courier
Journal.
The city of Lanrena la accountable for
the Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, aeeretary of
the navy, who will drop In upon the city
of Charleston this week. Col. Herbert waa
born In tho town of Laurens, In what was
kuowu us rite "boarding houw," a plain
wooden building which stood on the site
now occupied by the Laurens Presbyterian
church. He went to school in Laurens
until be was 10 years old, long enough ta
Inhale sufficient of the Laurens atmos'-
phere to insure his development Into a great
matt, when hi* rather uud mother moved
to Alabama. If this unfortuuato error had
not bccu made by the secretary’s family.
Col. Herbert would now be president of tbo
United State* instead of u mere aeeretary
In the cabinet. Laurens 1* full of tho kin
dred of Herbert, and they are a staunch,
brave race who have furnished the county
1th many good men and handsome women
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BIDS FOB BIUCK.
Sealed bids will be received up to
noon of Tuesday, February 23, 1807, for
furnishing the city of Macon with 100,-
000 brick, to be delivered at Rose Hill
cemetery In such quantities as may be
designated by the city. The city re
serves thq right to reject any or ull
bide. Address bids to
C.. D. PEARSON,
' Chairman Com. on Cemeterlea.
Encroachment Notice.
Notice In hereby given that thirty days
from date hereof, application will be rnado
to the mayor und council of the city cf
ilavoti /or deed to encroachment of 20 feet
on Hue Htrect, lot 4, squuro 57, granted by
that body Jnu. 10. 182)7. Hat of said en
croachment row on file In office of city
REAL. ESTATE LOANS
On city or farm property, straighl
Interest. Borrowers and investors will
And our facilities unequaled. Security
Loan and Abstract Co., J. J. Cobb,
President; T. B. West, Secretary and
Attorney.
HOWARD M. SMITH*
No. 314 Second Street.
Loans negotiated upon improved real
estate. Improved middle Georgia farms
for sale cheap.
Telephone No. 144. v
MONEY ON BEXl ESTATE.
Long loans—two, three and five years.
Ajuounta 82uO aud upward quickly pro-
For" Sale-Farms la all parts of Georgia
on terms to suit any.bona fido purchaser.
Alto a tow houses In Macon and Vlnevllle.
Tbe Georgia Loan and Trust Co.,
O. A. Coleman. Gen. Mgr.,
fins Second at., Macon, Ga.
DR. J. J. SUBERS.
Permanently located. In the speela
ties venereal. Lost energy restore
Female Irregularities and poison oa
Cure guaranteed. Address in coi
fldence, with stamp, 510 Fourth st.. M;
con. Ga.
DR. BENTON STRANGE,
SPECIALIST.
■ fr ec t - Diseases of wotm
In l;2s^i tttr r, u ’ nerv °us- rectal, prlvt
si d ail chronic disease*. Rest medical cl.
SK t, JSftjaW|S» wltl1 medicines.
cure permanently by removing the cm
without pain, abock, etc. Consultation fri
professional cards..
ENQLNKEItlS’Q.
^ienl ^X£lii HT, nf[5”(F ,ect ^ cal Qnd mecl
engineer, 354 Second st.
ATTORNEYS ~at~ law,
Walter O. Smith. Ulanton Wins!
Smith ft Win ship, 353 Third «t. Macon,
ERIC GAMBRELL,~L»w>er,
Macon, G
COOPER-Offlco Exchange
building, Macon, Ga.
P. W. QLOXfill—Office 552V4 Mnlberi
uacon, un.
•fOTriNOHAM A LUNDY, Attorn*)
Law, 200 Second st.
*J* A. THOMAS—Office 318 Second it.
L’HAMBKUS & JOIU)AN-^355~ThlrU si
"T. J. COC Li It AN—Office 85^ Third it.,
con,Go. 1
HO^^OLmiX-Cfflee 353 Third at
J Xoi—.'• FLYNN-Commerclnl practice
__collection*, 80S Mulberry at., ilaeoo, i
PRESTON & Al'ER-dffice.ioO - ©
are. TriangularJdoek. Macon, Ga.
A. 8. FLORENCE A SON, Montlreno
saw, real estate andjcollectloaa.
c. li BALKCOM.'n. p. and ExToffT
464 Mulberry st. Hour* H a, m. to 8 |
PHYSlCUNg AND.SURGEONS
dr. Augustes l. taylor^qsok ci
street. Macon, Go. ‘Phone 603.
HUCKAaf! Kt Second at
Bit. 6 cTgibson—onciT of tat* d
VtSte! IO «a. 0mc * *»■ 1! «»1
DR. J. H. 8HORTER—Specialist. Dls
A'*' *t r i ■'»» aad Throat. Office
Betsy and Second ata. TeL fiO. Macor
DU. STAPLER—gpecutiat. Disease*
** r - note and throat. Over Eads,
& Co. MaanuJPhone 476.
DENTISTS.
!+• TOOLE—Operative work t
clalty. Office 473 Second st., Macor
Office 318 Second it,!
Go. Wood work at reasonable prices
ARCHITECTS AMP BUILDERS
WILLIS F. DENNY—Architect, 508
AtiSSTb®
’ Original houae puna a tp-
Correspondence aodetted. Macon, (ta.
ACCOUNTANTS.
tV. McKAY—Accountant aad esnTri
Second street, Macon, Ca. 1
