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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1904.
0AILY—67.X A YEAR
EDUCATIONAL DAY
ATTRACTED MANY
Mrs. Felton’s Address Was
Feature of Occasion
MANY ORPHANS PRESENT
Children of Charitable In
stitutions Admitted Free
TODAY IS FARMERS’ DAY
Planters From all Over the State Will
Attend in Large Numbers—Cool
Weather Last Night Did Not Hinder
Crowds on Mall—An Interesting
Program Begins on Monday.
It wan Educational Day at the fair
yesterday. The crowds were large and
•Were appreciative. Through the kind
nesses of the directors of the fair the
little children of three eleemosynary
homes were given free admission Into
the grounds. The children attended
the fair and never was there a more
delighted set of little ones than the
children of the Georgia Industrial
Home, the Appleton Church Home,
nnd the Methodist Orphan’s Home, af
ter the rounds had been made and
the points of interest visited. In a ft
body the children attended the fair. V
From place to place they moved un
der the eyes of their Instructors. Out
of town visitors wondered at the
group. Indeed they presented an im
posing spectacle.
Mrs. Felton’s Speech.
The exercises conducted at noon in
the Smith Art Hall were largely at
tended. The crowd was much larger
than the one present during the
speech making on the opening day.
Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersvllle.
delivered the address. In a short
speech of introduction she was pre
sented by Hon. Dudley M. Hughes,
president of the state agricultural
society.
Mrs. Felton's remarks were largely
centered In fairs. Being a lAte vis
itor at the World’s Fair at St. Lou
is she was in a position to speak on
the subject comprehensively. This
she did. Mrs. Felton stated the great
worth of fairs and how extensively the
Empire state of the South was repre
sented at St. Louis. In closing she
addressed her remarks to the young
musicians of the Georgia Industrial
Home’s Band. The band was seated
near the stage and everybody listened
attentively to her words. In her re
marks she stated that she was high
Jy pleased with their splendid music
nnd would do anything In her power
at any time to further their inter
ests.
When Mrs. Felton arrived In Macon
yesterday morning she was met by
members of the Ladies Auxilliary of
the Macon fair association and escort
ed to the residence of Hon. C.
Bartlett.
Farmers' Day.
Today Is farmers’ day at the
grounds and the directors have made
arrangements for their reception.
The railway officials have offered
good rates from surrounding towns
nnd it Is expected that the roads will
carry large crowds. The county dls
plays will probably be the chief at
traction to the visitors.
The Machine Exhibit.
In Machinery hall the exhibits have
nil been placed. The last onbs were
entered yesterday and today and will
probably prove one of the interesting
features of the big show. They are
several new machines in the hall of
late patent. Kerosene machines, pat
ented plows, and machines that are
propelled by the wind are displayed.
In one corner of the building a big
machine Is being operated dally. The
steam making apparatus has been In
stalled Just outside of the building
and the power Is conveyed through
the walls by pipes. On the grounds
nearby Machinery hall an exhibitor
has placed In operation an up to date
lumbering machine. Dally operators
put the machine to work for the bene
fit of the visitors to show Just what
may be expected from the big labor
saving device.
The Horsemen.
But two days intervene before the
racing programs are begun. It is ex
pected by nearly every one that this
feature will prove probably the great
eat of the fair. The programs for each
of the racing days have been prepared
and now all is in readiness for the
bell tap. Since the fair opened on
Wednesday each day has seen the arri
val and Installation at the racing sta
bles numbers of fast trotters, pacers
and runners. The stable men nnd boys
have had their hours well filled with
work since the animals have arrived.
Every day the horses are exercised and
taken care of. They must be well
treated and especial care must
taken of their diet, and work If good
results are to be expected on the turf.
The long string of stables at the
grounds have proved excellent ones
and are spoken of in the highest terms
Today’
Official Programme
FARMERS- DAY.
9:00 a, m.—Gates open.
Balloon Ascension dally by Jno.
E. Baldwin, from half-mile
track. As it requires a per
fect calm to perform this feat,
the hour for ascensions con-
not be announced.
9:30 a. m.—Concert at Band
stand under “The Oaks,” by
Georgia Industrial Home Band,
H. Gooding, bandmaster.
10:00 a. m.—Slide for Life on
“The Mall,” by Melvin B. How
ard.
10:30 am..—Concert at Hippo
drome by Sixteenth Infantry
Band. U. S. A.; John F. Klein,
bandmaster.
10:30 a. m.—High Wire Act on
“The Mall,” by Howard and
Luelllta.
11:00 n. m.—Daring Exhibition
of Expert Horsemanship and
Drill by Troop I, Seventh Cav
alry/U. S. A.; Lieut. Ralph C.
. Caldwell, commanding.
1:30 p. m.—Concert under "The
Oaks,” by the Sixteenth Infan
try Band, U. S. A.; John F.
Klein, bandmaster.
2:80 p. m.—Concert at Band
stand under "The Oaks,” by
Georgia Industrial Home Band,
H. Gooding, bandmaster.
3:00 p. m.—Slide for Life, on
"The Mall,” by Melvin B. How
ard.
3:30 p. m.—Music on “The
Mall,” by A. P. I. Band.
4:00 p. m.—Concert at Band
stand. under "The Oaks," by
the Georgia Industrial Home
Band, H. Gooding, bandmaster.
5:00 p. m.—Music on "The Mall,”
by Auburn Band (Alabama
polytechnic Institute), Thomas
Fullan, bandmaster.
7:00 p. m.—Music on "The
Mall,” by A. P. I. Band.
7:30 p. m.—Slide for Life, on
"The Mall,” by Melvin B. How
ard.
8:00 p. m.—Concert at the Hip
podrome by Sixteenth Infantry
Band, U. S. A.; John F. Klein,
bandmaster.
8:30 p. m.—Daring Exhibition of
Expert Horsemanship and Drill
by Troop I, Seventh Cavalry,
U. S. A.; Lieut. Ralph C. Cald
well, commanding.
9:30 p. m.—Music on "The Mall,”
by Auburn Band (Alabama
Polytechnic Institute), M.
ThomaB Fullan, bandmaster.
10:00 p. m. to 12 m.—Merrymak
ing on "The Mall.”
the city Thursday afternoon was heavy
enough to lay the thick dust on the
track nnd yesterday many of the horses
i put through sharp work. The
program as it will be run day by day
is as follows:
(Continued on Pago Five.)
KILLED CHAMBERLAIN.
Candidate Replies to the
Secretary’s Speech
SOME TELLING BLOWS
Administrative Extravagance Discussed
Logically and Convincingly by Sage
of Esopus and Gives Bill of Particu
lars Which tho Republican Orator
Had Previously Requested.
Nsgro Did Deed Because His Victim
Had Discharged Him.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct 21.—
Fletcher Watson, a negro confined in
the county Jail here, charged with the
murder of Garrett V. 'Chamberlain,
has confessed the crime and lmpllcat
ed A. G. Lamb, a prominent merchant
of Micanopy. Watson said that he
killed Chamberlain because the latter
discharged him, owing him three dol
lars. He said that Lamb gave him
rifle and told him to shoot Chamber
lain or Chamberlain would shoot him
that after the shooting he ran Into the
store and told Lamb, who said. "Good
thing. If you had not killed him he
would have killed you. The law will
protect you.”
Deputy Sheriff Livingston arrested
Lamb at Micanopy this afternoon and
brougnt him here tonight. Watson 1
confession was secured by John Will
iams, a prisoner In the county Jail,
who gained Watson’s confidence. It
now in writing and in the hands of the
officers.
HOKE SMITH’S SPEECH.
Georgia's Brilliant Son Gets Storm of
Applause at Hartford.
HARTFORD. Conn., Oct 21.—Hoke
Smith, who was secretary of the in
terior in President Cleveland’s cabinet,
was the principal speaker at a Demo
cratlc rally here tonight. He spoko
length on the expenditures under the
present administration and the.prest
dent’s treatment of the Panama - ques
tion and brought forth a storm of ap
plause as he dealt with the question
of the disposition of the Filipinos.
A Frisco Improvement.
MOBILE, Ala., Oct 21.—At a con
ference between officials of the Mobile
and Ohio, Southern, Queen and Cres
cent, New Orleans and Northeastern
and Frisco System, arrangements were
completed whereby beginning next
month the Frisco will run trains from
Memphis to Tupelo. Miss., over its own
tracks, thence to Meridian over the
Mobile and Ohio and on to New Or
leans via the New Orleans and North
. ^ — . eastern. This will continue till the
by all racing men throughout the coun- I Frisco System completes the Memphis,
try. The slight rainfall that fell over Helena and New Orleans line.
WILL INVITE POWERS
TO NAME DELEGATES
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.—In the
course of two days the president will
dispatch formal invitation* to the pow
ers to ««me delegates to the new peace
conference to be held at The Hague.
-The powers are Invited to suggest a
date or dates for the meeting of the
conference.
Secretary Hay submitted a draft of
the invitation to the cabinet today. The
C ;te cf t ie meeting was left open be-
fttun it is «Ut*d tfeet *r.ar on« of U*«
powers has aa much light to suggest
date an the United States. <
quently there must be considerable cor
respondence on this subject before
agreement is reached.
It la not expected that the confer
ence will meet during the contl
of the present mar unless this shou
continue indefinitely, u cann
learned that ahy consideration I
been given to the personnel of the del
egation which mill represent
United fttatee at the congress.
UDGE PARKER PROCEEDS TO
CALL THE BLUFF OF MR. TAFT
ESOPUS. N. Y„ Oct. 21.—Judge
Parker today addressed a delegation
from Hudson county, New Jersey, on
the subject of administrative extrava
gance, answering a speech made by
Secretary of War Taft in which the
secretary called upon the Democrats
give a bill of particulars.
From midnight until after noon to
day the rain fell In torrents. Streams
overflowed and the roads were con
verted Into brooks and made nearly
Impassable for pedestrians. Neverthe
less, the New Jersey delegations form-
a procession at the Esopus station
the West Shore railroad and march-
to Rosemount.
Reaching Judge Parker’s house the
delegation surrounded the veranda.
Though the rainfall had ceased, the
trees were dripping and umbrellas had
be raised. When Judge Parker
stepped from the house he was greoted
cheers and hand-clapping.
Judge Parker said:
Judge Parker's Speech.
The expenditures of the govern
ment, says the administration, have
been managed in a spirit of economy
far removed from waste as from
niggardliness. That the expenditures
the government have been far from
niggardly cannot, I think, be success
fully denied. Hence It should be, and
frankly admitted. With tho claim
that the expenditures have been man
aged in a spirit of economy, we must
take issue. The facts presented in
support of the charge of extravagance
have not been answered."
Judge Parker gave figures to show
that it cost about one hundred and
sixty-six millions of dollars more to
run the government last year than it
did seven years ago. “That state
ment,” he said, "on its face raise* the
presumption of extravagance and
waste, a presumption which requires
evidence to overcome.
None has been presented. By way
of indirect answer to tho Democratic
harge of extravagance tho inquiry hai
been put by tho administration wheth
er we propose to cut off the pensions?
We answer certainly not. And we fur
ther assert thnt the inference sug
gested by the question Is not Ingen
ious. The amount paid out In pen
sions-has been decreasing every year
since 1898. But for the unwarranted
order No. 78, which was fully consid
ered In my letter of acceptance, tho
amount paid for pensions In the sev
enth preceding year would have ex
ceeded the amount paid last year.
Would Dare to Do It. ,
'The Inquiry Is further mado by the
administration whether we would dare
to reduce the cost of the army. We
answer that most assuredly we would,
and wc ask tho people to decide be
tween the administration and the
Democratic contention on thnt point.
In the year- 1897 the war department
cost less than forty-nine millions of
dollars, which was about the average
cost per year for the preceding twenty-
six years. This last year, a year of
peace, tho cost of the nrmy was one
hundred and fifteen millions of dol
lars. One of the questions we now ask
the people is 'What is the use of spend
ing more than double on the nrmy now
than we deemed wise to spend previous
to the Spanish war?’
‘A large standing army Is unneces
sary, so our statesmen thought, and so
the result proved. It is alike unneces
sary unless militarism is to become
part of our policy. If we are to play
the role of the ’big policemen' in tho
South American states, requiring each
to act according to some administra
tion’s conception ‘of decency in indus
trial and political matters', and fur
ther require It to 'keep order* and pay
Its obligations, ’according to the stand
ard which may he set by each suc
ceeding administration'; and, if in ad
dition. the administration may at pleas
ure see to It that the states 'govern
themselves well and be prosperous nnd
orderly,’ according to the criterion
which may be set by each admlhistra-
tlon, then we should readily admit that
we should have an army costing one
hundred and fifteen millions of dol
lars & year.
People Have Not Approved,
But the people have not as yet ap
proved the administration’s policy »n
dealing with the South American
states. They have not yet said by
their votes that they are in favor of
conferring upon the president the
power to Interfere with the Internal
affairs of a South American state at
pleasure. The president has not the
power to declare a policy equivalent to
a threat of armed Intervention when
ever he shall decide the circumstances
Justify It. An attempt to exercise such
a power would constitute a usurpa
tion prohibited by the constitution of
the United States. Hence It Is safe
to assume that notwithstanding the
letter to Secretary Root which was
read at the Cuban anniversary dinner
no administration will dare attempt to
establish a universal protectorate over
South American states, or to become
responsible for their misdeeds.’”
“Mr. Olney admirably stated the pur
pose of the Monroe doctrine in his ad
dress at Harvard College March 2,
THE WAR NEWS. j
Gist of Intelligence From Soenes <
of Great Conflict in the j
Far East.
Military operations in Man- ;
churta are awaiting the drying ;
of the roads and plains, rendered ;
Impassable for artillery and even
for infantry by the recent heavy
rains. Meanwhile the corres- ;
pondents at the front have only
desultory cannonading nnd un
important skirmishes to record.
The report that the railway
station at Shakhe had been re
taken by the Russians and that
railway traffic between that
place nnd Mukden would be res
tored at once was erroneous, the
place still being in the hands of
the Japanese.
The Russian government is
hastening the despatch of troops
to the far East to constitute the
Second Manchurian army.
The Government's Immense
Expenditures
THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN UP
It Coats About $166,000,000 Moro to Op-
erato Government of the United
State* Now Than it Did Seven Years
Ago, and From Pocket* of Taxpayers
Come These Funds.
HITCH IS DISMISSED
FROM THE SERVICE
whether they shnll govern themselves
well or be prosperous*. Is not part of
the Monroe doctrine. • Until the people
shall amend the constitution bo ns to
permit the constitution of the remark
able policy suggested by the letter of
Secretary Root, it is perfectly safe to
say that we shall not have more need
for a largor army than we formerly
had. In tho conduct of the war de
partment alone therefore can be saved
to the people many millions a year,
which the administration not only does
not propose to save but is frank enough
to any it.
An Illustration.
"Take another illustration, which I
recite ns furnishing strong presump
tive evidence of extravagance. Seven
years ago under Democratic adminis
tration the civil nnd miscellaneous ex
penses of the government amounted to
ninety millions of dollars for the year.
Now whnt has happened? So tfemen-
dously have our expenditures under
thnt head grown during the last seven
years that the last, fiscal year they
amounted to one hundred nnd eighty-
six million dollars, more than double
the expenditures of 1897.
"I have on another occasison re
ferred to the waste of monoy In the
Philippines, putting the cost to us at
six hundred and fifty million dollars,
in addition to the twenty million dol
lar* paid to Spain foi the opportunity
of taking its place in wasting Hyps and
money oh- the Philippines, asserting
not a dollar of It will ever come back
The answers so far have be
trayed a deslro to destroy the effect
the statement should have. To that
end an Issue Is attempted to be mode
ns to the amount expended. The de
fenders of this policy of waste say that
put the figures too high.
"An examination of the speeches of
senators arid representatives in con
gress recently made. Including that
of Senator Hoar In the senate of tho
United Btnto, May 12, 1002, will show
that my statement of cost was an un
derestimate, as it was Intended to be.
Edward Atkinson, whose fnme as a
statistician is secure in the confldohce
of his countrymen; In a letter to the
Now York Times, of October 20, 1894,
estimates the cost to us at two hun
dred million a year and cost to date
at twelve hundred millions of dollars.
TEE SPEECH OF
MR. CLEVELAND
Former Presidents Masterly
Elfort at New York
GREAT OVATION GIVEN
Grand Old Man of Democracy Flays
Republican Arrogance and Insolence
and That Party'* “Conceited and
Tiresome Claims of Infallibility and
Its Supercilious Disdain.” .
His letter should be read by every
Voter.
Tax Payers Pay It.
The vast sum thus expended comes
out of the pockets of our tax payers,
Not a dollar of It will be returned to
them, and it is for them to determine
whether they are willing to have their
money expended In support of such
a policy. If they are, then other Is
landn and other countires may bo
added to our possesions until their cost
of maintenance compels every worker
In this country to support a soldier
nnd his family ns well ns himself nnd
hi* own.
"One of the offlcln! family of the
administration asks that we support
our charge of extravagance by spec
ifications. The figures given above
will fully answer that purpose. They
not only raise the presumption of ex
travagance but they prove It.
"A further. bill of particulars will
bo furnished as soon as n Democrat
ic administration has had a chance to
examine the books.
"The result of this extraordinary In
crease in our expenditures has been
to dflate a deficiency >n the annual
receipts. Now this deficiency In re
ceipts presents a serious situation.
Either the expenses must be cut down
— nnd the present administration says
In effect that It does not propose to
do It—or we must provide some other
method of raising the needed money.
Either bonds must be issued for that
purpose or we must, levy other taxes.
Such taxes were raised under the war
revenue law of 1898 si)d proved
convenient and Irritating method of
providing revenue which In its opera
tion both annoyed and burdened every
clnss of people.
Economy its Objeot,
“We do not charge that money Is
deliberately thrown away or tMt It
Is turned over to all who mnke some
shadow of claim for it without quea
Honing, but rather thnt tho evidence
points unmistakably to lack of effort
to hold in check those whose business
it Is to provide ways and means to
profit by government expense. In
other words economy In the expendi
ture of monoy of the people is no
longer a lending object of the admin
istration.
’’Illustrations abound on every hnnd
which show that .the teachings of re
cent years—that It Is a legitimate
function of government to help Indi
viduals—Is having a disastrous effect
upon political morals. It stimulates
the Ingenuity of Individuals in every
locality to devise a way and means to
secure his part. It nil tends to threat
en and support of the 'grafter.'
"Our administrative officials Should
return once more to those sound prin
ciples which formerly were In opera
tion, principles which prompted that
portion of President Jackson's Inau
gural address which I quote In closing
and to which I beg your careful atten
tion. He said:
What Jackson Thought.
The management of the public
revenue—the searching operation In
all governments—is nmong the moat
delicate and Important trusts in ours,
and It will of course, demand no In
considerable share of my official solic
itude. Under every aspect in which
It can be considered It would appear
that advantage must result from tho
observance of a strict and faithful
economy. This I will aim at the moro
anxiously both because it will faclll
tate the extinguishment of the nation
nl debt, the unnecessary duration of
which Is incompatible with real Inde
pendence and because It will counter
act that tendency to public nnd pri
vate profligacy which a profuse expen
ditures of money by the government Is
but too apparent to engender.'
Oourrences In the Central City
Just a Quarter of a Century
Ago Today
From The Telegraph of that
date.
Charles Lawson, a negro, ar
rested by Special Postoffice Ag
ent Redmond for sending ob
scene literature through i
mall.
Announced that there would
be no postponement of the state
fair on account of any bad
weather.
Cotton sold for 10 3-8 cents,
the highest price reached dur
ing the season.
Hnrry Ryan, alleged swindler,
left Macon between suns.
Semi-annual parade of Ma
con fire department postponed
on account of rain.
Great minstrel combination,
consisting of Messrs. Barlow,
Wilson, Primrose, West and
Wagner, engaged to exhibit in
Macon during state fair.
Lieutenant Mell Suspended
for One Year
REPRIMAND FOR GRINER
Cone and Morrison Cleared
of the Charges
C0URTM ARTIAL VERDICT
Findings of Military Trial Before
Which Officers Concerned in Recent
Lynching of Reed and Cato at
Statesboro Were Approved by Gov
ernor Terrell Late Yesterday.
1893:
The vital feature* of the Monroe
doctrine la that no European power
shall forcibly possess Itaelf of Ameri-
sn soli and forcibly control the polit
ical fortunes and destinies of its
people.'
"That la the national position, and
it will he maintained.
states
.Shall feafa -
NEW YORK, Oct, 21.—Attracted by
the presence of Giover Cleveland,
thousands of people struggled to gain
entrance to Carnegie Hall tonight,
where the former president of the
United Htates made his first and only
speech of the campaign.
John O. Carlisle, secretary of the
treasury tinder Mr. Cleveland, was also
a speaker and shared with Mr. Cleve
land the great burst of enthusiasm at
the meeting. Every seat In the big
auditorium was taken, while corridors
and aisles held their scores. Still hun
dreds were unable to gain entrance.
This big Democratic rally was under
the auspices of the Business Men’s
Parker and Davis Association, and J.
Hamilton Robb, president of the or
ganization, presided.
Mr. Cleveland arrived at the hall
shortly after 8 o'clock and Immediately
upon his entrance cheers burst forth.
The demonstration lasted seven min
utes; it died out and began again with
renewed vigor. Again and again Mr.
Robb attempted to quiet the crowd but
was forced to his seat.
When Mr. Cleveland saw that Mr.
Robb’s efforts were fruitless In quiet
ing the demonstration he arose and
held up hi* hand for silence, but the
people could not be quieted for two full
minutes afterward. The former pres
ident was chairman of the meeting. In
htft address he said In part:
Mr. Cleveland’* Speech.
"There are In my mind tonight.
campaign which seem to me so start
ling and so humiliating that they
should arrest the attention of every
thoughtful citizen nnd arouse the anx
ious solicitude * of every patriotic
American. In a country like ours,
where parties contest for the direction
of the government, we must, of course,
expect party advocacy and honorable
personal ambitions for political hon
ors; but who, among those Indulging
In the farthest retrospect of political
campaigns, can recall one In which
the advantages of present party con'
trol have been so palpably and un
hlushlngly used for Its perpetuation, or
In which the functions belonging to
the entire American people have been
more Insolently forced to do partisan
service?
"When before has It been so dis
tinctly claimed that all the virtues, all
the patriotism and all the governing
i ability of our citizenship are found
among the biembers of one political
party, and when before have those of
our citizens, not mnong the chosen,
been so badly considered as aliens in
their own land, who should be cast
Into outer political darkness as un
worthy to be entrusted with the pow
er and responsibility of a government
established by the people and for tho
people?
"When In all our history has a par
ty so presumptuously as now claim
ed to be the donors of the gifts of
God, or when has one so persistent
ly plumed Itself upon the creation of
sll the prosperity that has fallen to
our country's lot?
Saturated With Conceit.
"Never before have our people been
so belabored with party deliverances
which In every line and every won
from platform declarations to the lm
appeal or party advocacy, are so sat<
rated with conceit and tiresome claims
nt Infallibility and with supercilious
other* or some aspect* and lac idea u u this OiadaiA of aU politic*! efforts *tuh *4
aro attempted under the banner of
Republicanism. Shull this puna cur
rent at a time when, at the parting of
the ways In our nation's development,
wo are especially called to patriotic
thoughtfulness and careful contempla
tion of party dcslgnn nnd to a vigi
lant watch against dangers that beset
us? My faith In my countrymen will
not permit me to believe this, or to
doubt that they will Insist upon exam
ining for themselves the accounts of
party stewardship.
"The party will be given Just credit
which, early or late, has endeavored to
safeguard the soundness of the na
tion's currency; but the people will
reject as savoring of presumption tho
insistence thnt only those belonging to
one party organization can claim to be
the protectors and defenders of our
financial integrity; nor will they for
get thnt the fight was hotly on when
many of the leaders of the party now
ninklng such an insistence were worse
than lukewarm in the cause.
People Not Fools.
"A party may Indulge In self con
gratulation when It hns effectively de
fended the people in their dally life
from the rapacity of trusts and com
blnutions, which thrive ns private en
terprlsea are stranged nnd which grow
fnt, as, by their control of the cost of
living, they cause the homes of our
bind to grow lean; but the people
hardly npprove the vociferous prldo
which claims that a successful attack
upon the merger of the stock of certain
competing railroads, has rescued them
from their oppressors. They will not
fall to observe thnt the hugo combina
tions which directly Injure them still
flourish, nnd they may also recall how
thn consternation nmong those Impli
cated in such schemes who once feared
genernl pursuit was quieted when tho
soothing azsuranco reached them that
the government did not intend to 'run
amuck.' Nor will they probably accept
tho suggestion that repentance or a
change of heart accounts for the man
ner by which the threats and animosity
of many powerful trust magnates have
been displaced by their approval and
substantial support of the party which
seeks to convince tho people of Its trust
destroying proclivities.
This item of tho account will not bo
passed over without n reference to the
ptatofrm statement that ‘protection,
which guards and develops our Indus
tries, is a cardinal policy of the Re
publican party,’ nor without noting tho
declaration of tho candidate standing
this platform, that the protective
tariff policy ought now to be consld
ered a* 'definitely established.*
A Question Asked.
The question will be asked, which
are the American Industries that at
this time are in need of the shelter of
such a tariff as that now In force; and
Is there never to be a time when Amer
ican enterprise, American ingenuity
and American opportunity will free our
Industries from thel.* stage of Infancy
and permit American aspiration and
American self-rellanco to cast nwny
the leading strings of a 'definitely
established’ protective policy? The
people know that this policy has given
rise to reckless greed and to n worship
of gain, menrlng patriotic sentiment
and our love for high standards of na
tlonal greatness, and they know that at
best It lays burdens on the consumers
of our land.
With these tendencies and these
burdens In mind they will ask the par
ty professing its anziety to reztraln or
destroy harmful combinations, why a
protective tariff policy should be con
sidered definitely established which. In
addition to its other signs, contributes
to a situation that permit* a combina
tion or monopoly to acl! abroad articles
of our manufacture at lower prices
than are exacted from our own cltizena
at home. They will aee the sheer
wrongfulneea of this condition so clear
ly that hey will so firmly believe that
In this way they are made to besr tariff
burdens in order that they may be dis
criminated against In favor of foreign
consumers, that they will not be satis-
ATLANTA, Oct 21.—Captain R. M.
Hitch who was In charge of tho troop*
at Btatetboro, on the occasion of tho
recent lynching and burning of the ne
groes Reed and Cato, has been dis
missed from further service in the state
militia.
The verdict of the court martial waa
approved late today by Governor Ter
rell.
In addition to dismissing Captain
Hitch, the verdict contains the follow
ing recommendations:
Lieut. L. A. Mell, who was In charge
of the camp while Capt. Hitch was at
the court house. Is suspended for one
year and is to be publicly reprimanded.
Lieut. Grlner, who was In charge*
of the reserves and who left his com
mand without nuthorlty, is to be pub
licly reprimanded.
Lieutenants Cone and Morrison were
acquitted.
The finding of the courtmartlni Is
the result of a trial which was hold In
Havannnh, Col. Clifford L. Anderson
of Atlanta being president of the court.
The most careful Inquiry Into tho
facta surrounding the lynching of tho
two negroes was made, the hearing
lasting nearly two weeks.
fled with the assurance that the miff
has nothing to do with trusts. They
will consign such an explanation to tho
limbo of negation, to take Its place with
the wornout deception that the foreign
exporter payz our tariff taxes, and with
two other sadly weak pretenses—on-*
that the tariff should be reformed only
by Its friends, and the other thut tho
party which believes that a protective
tariff policy ought to be considered ns
definitely cstabllshel oves reciprocity
In trade.
Confession Extorted.
"When the platform boast 1s mado
that T11 the Philippines we have sup
pressed Insurrection, established order
and given to life and property never
known there,* the confession will bo
extorted that the Insurrection sup
pressed was no more than the crush
ing out of resistance to the army of
the /United States while engaged in
tho subjugation of 0 people thousand*
of miles from our shores, whom an In
cident of a war undertaken by us in
aid of those struggling for liberty, and
Independence In unother quarter had
put within our power; and the people
will ask under what sanction was this
subjugation entered upon by* a nation
pledged to the doctrine that, all Just
powers of government are derived
from the consent of the governed; and
they will deny thnt imperialism and
our forcible rule of foreign people have
any place among the purposes of our
national life. ,
"When rrjtff? is claimed for secur
ing ajMrtfifi tor a long desired Inter-
ocerffric waterway, It will not be In a
carping spirit that the people will look
at the Incidents accompanying this
achievement. They do not undervalu e
the object gained, but they keenly ap
preciate the Importance nnd value of
our national honor, our national good
name, nnd. above all, our national mo
rality. Not even the great worth 0
the thing nccepted will close the sye
of thoughtful Americans to the fac
that In reporting the results we hav
exhibited such International ruthle*M-
ness and such selfish International im
morality ns have lastingly debilitate1
our reputation for good faith, an 1 «
tahllshed a precedent which, in time to
come, may be Invoked to justify
most startling nnd reprehensible aban
donment of the high ideals which have
made us an example of the best • Ivfi
Izution—a people, happy n- >• an in
telligently free, strong as •• ;«r- »» ru-
pulotisly Just, and everyth ;
and honored as We unde.. f<»-
low In the way of uprightne.-* and rec
titude.
A Misleading Purpose.
"I have ventured to suggest th<> mis
leading purpose of the eating lurloua
claims made by a party organization
which seeks a conttnu 1
control, and to intimate the humiliat
ing estimate of our people’s 1 < >n-
gcnce and patriotic vlgllanr* which
tho exploration of these claim* In-
od .
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COL. DYER’S PRINCELY
GIFT TO KANSAS CITY
AUGU8TA, Ga.. Oct. 21.—CoL B. D.
Dyer of this city has presented his col
lection of Indian relics, valued at $200,-
000, to Kansas City, to be incorporated
In the public library there.
The collection is considered the most
valuable In private ownership In the
country and has taken thirty-five years
to gather. The number of articles is
something over 12.000, comprising pre
historic remains from the Ameti'.in
couUaent* a lot of gottery Indian
made by I
entire col!
miral L. /
the most
1 1'. S. N.
• r p:
M Ilf
• k K"
. f J..
Dull
1 k • Mi-f <.( the *. The
h- f-xh.! >.»•'•! in th*s
:!■. library annex and will b«»
the Daniel V, D**C juuecuift*