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TUB MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH:
SUNDAY MORNING, DECEJIBER 20, 1908
Presidents and Speakers
Ily Savoyard.
The Duke of Wellington, excellent
authority upon such matters.^ gave
It ak hi* opinion that nothing*!h ho
pcrliouH ah a great victory except
a great defeat. It has been given
I to innumerable soldiers to achieve
Victory, hut few have known how
to reap lt« richest frulta. Ah llo-
Unghroke said. “The walls of Car
nage trembled when Hannibal on*
ired Capua,** and that was lmm«*
lately after Cannae, his greatest
In 1 sf»2 the democrats gained one
the most signal political victories
our history, hut within a year It
is dissipated, when, hh the result
a revolt, the corps commanders,
tenoral* of division, generals of
' brigade, colonels of regimenth, and
captains of troops deposed the coni-
; inander-ln-chlef who had taught the
| party tbo art of victory and rfi-
: grotinuded It In the doctrines of de-
; mocracy,
| Sixteen years later the republi-
! cans have gained as complete a vic
tory as that, of Mr. Cleveland In
1ft92. What will they do with It?
j Shall they reap Its fruits? It re-
; quires wary walking. Shall they
I squander and dissipate it in fac
tional JealouhleH and differences over
'• tarty policies? Perhaps.
! Grover Cleveland and Charles F.
Crisp thought much nearer alike on
, the tariff question than William H.
Taft and Joseph G. Cannon. John
Dalxell nnd Hnmuel W. McCall are
In no nearer accord on the tariff
Issue than wore Samuel J. Kaudall
and John G. Carlisle. The Demo
cratic party split in 1802 because
Grover Cleveland and Richard P.
Rland could not agree on the coin
age question. Will tlie Republican
party divide Into fuctlons because
William If. Tuft and Nelson W. Al
drich can not get together on tho
tariff question? We all know with
what consummate skill the republi
tans took advantage of the demo
cratic divisions on silver. Have the
lomocruts the sagacity to profit bv
republican divisions on the tariff.'
Possibly not; and certainly not If
the regime dominant siyev 1894 Is
to keep command. The hour is
come. Where !» the man?
The president of the United
8tntes 1h always the titular head
l of his party; and In tho cuhcm. of
' Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant,
Cleveland (first term), and Roose
velt the president was the actual
head. Wo may bo assured of one
thing: William II. Taft is both the
titular and actual leader fit the Re
publican pnrty today, and a atronger
personality Is not among living
Amorlcatm—not even Roosevelt.
Except the year that John Hell HH"
ed that station, Gen. jAcksoii hud
• the cordial sympathy and active sup
port of the speakers of coiigresH
while lie was president—Andrew
Stevenson and Janiea K. Polk. 8to-
venson waa the only man In ^»ur
hlatory who was four times chosen
consecutively speaker of congress,
and he must be classed among tho
great men who have been cheson to
that dignity. He was unsurpassed
as a presiding officer except by Hen
ry Clay, nnd unrivalled by few of
|he other speakers who went ‘before
or came after him.
The story of how ho left the speak
er's chair in HQI will bear retelling.
There was a'vacancy In tho mission
to the court of St. James, nml old
Hickory desired to reward his friend
for tho yeoman service ho had ren
dered in the titanic buttles against the
hank; but the Senate had a Will* Min
ority nml unless some iuHuential sen
ator of that eaity could he won over
there was no hope of a confirmation of
the nomination of Htcvenaon. who shur.
• d with Jackson and Denton the ha
tred of the whig*. Webster Was ap
proached and consented to vote for
con Amotion, and bring enough New
England senators to Ills view to con
summate It- Henry Clay heard of It
and it aroused all the lion in his im
perious nature. When the nomination
waa considered In executive session,
tradition says. Clay took the floor and
uncorked the vials of his wrath, ex
coriating with scorpion tongue Jackson,
Renton. Stevenson and nl| the other
Looofocos Involved. He was »j|
))• severe on Stevenson, calling him a
Scullion of the kitchen cabinet, and
when ho closed, he turned to Web
t«r. who In great agitation was pacing
hark and forth In rear of the seats,
and exclaimed: “Now 1 want to
the whig who will vote to confirm thl*
nomination.** Webster voted against
Stevenson and his nomination was lost.
Henry A. Wise was not far from
the truth when he said that Cl-iy
Senator Douglas Went to the white
bouse and conferred with President
Pierce and the entire cabinet until
long past midnight. At the conclusion
Douglas said; “If the ndminiMtntiori
will support inc. I'll secure’ the repeal
of the Missouri restriction and establ sh
popul.tr sou reignty In the territories.*'
The president mid cabinet assented;
Douglas. It,yd and HJchurdsun did
tf !r part und that made tho war of
1S61.
--- -- — ...... a to doubt that.
had he lived, lie would have had as stn n-
uotis a struggle with <-ungr«*:<* :»* Aiuly
•bdinfon hud. with this difference—1.In
in would have emerged victor from the
tu hat.
*ihet.. was no love p.ft between l'ro-l-
dent Grant und Hpenh'r liialoe. Of all
in* public men «>f tm»t dnv Grant most
nodcil an
•I bent lot - .1
h hatred «»r
•>* Conkllng’n
.dl together III the
Hunborn rout foe
.1 tidal, the PY.
lit-ky ring fm
Fu«eak*r Kl.iii.e
positively enjoyed tlie Mulllga
esldent the first
f’levelund enfne
Clmrles K i
nn iihHiirdhy v»er
tliut Uleveffind.
president, strove t
• the fifty
Den liar
Mills sp« f‘k
id Gr.
doubt, however,
re secured the .
Its, but he posit it
tlint Cleveland
inns C. C'atclilngf
win to whom tlic 7 JU
deeply hub bled It i
though it did deprive
lugs.” of Mr. Cleveland*
eli ting to tin* Wllso
ilea P. Crisp sp-nker o
Mlhslsslj.pl | leer.
Dut when .... ,
the seeond tliii“ lie InM the law* down
tliut Atm. M. flnrlnger should he deposed.
.....1 tO... I It'll I
HpitJter Heed nml I'r. trident llnrilsoi
entertained n mutual nnd insilnetive uvor
Ion toward eaeli oilier, but Heed fen
»*rsi| it great service to the ndiuliilstru
Ion In saving the president the etnhar
issnient (tint would have mine to lila
if the silver harons nnd nil'
Hhermun silver hill t., become n law.
The president, pleading courtesy to* the
Maine senators, for neither of whom
Reed had any love, refused the speaker
certain offleliil patronage collector of the
port of Cortland, Reel's town, one of
and Heed never spoke
urds Nay; lie even
minute
to lliirrlson
sought In m ...
lie hurls.red l»ltt<
polls In 1SS2, wl
tinted. Asked t
Harris.
entlo
the hand
the lee-wngoti
tlier
I II gel
vice to Harrison used ....JPKP...
that Ch|iI. Gulliver rendered the queen of
l.illlput when the royal public was ailre.
Nor did Reed get along with McKinley.
Herd felt how superior ho was to every
other mini In the parly, aud it einblit.
him beyond expression to see tin.,
nrffevred over him. "Resides, fie did
nolle Vo In the Rpanlsh war and was in
tensely hostile to the acquisition of th*
I'hllipphtes and the policy of expansion
It Is a silly story that lie was drive,
from public life by n threnl to take tin
speakership from him. lie left it in dts
gust. Hint he remained in congress nnc
l>een deposed front the chair he Would
have made the republican side u rod-ho
hell for those who accomplished Ids hu
tiilllatleu Tho vrlilis* iHHtse.-'ss Well n:
the repuidiean side of the house*of rep
lesenlatlves, leaped with Joy when I tee.
voluntarily went to prlvnte life.
And tn*w the G. O. 1\, nt Itutuspfrlm
ours of the early morn. Is umrimi*!
alklngthc floor nml. asking: "On
stwmlpa11er nml revistoNlst make i
••hearings" l.efoi
Olte tiling is eeiiatu. n me uemiotli
party doe« mu make a tariff that will
mat. i tally reduce the cost of living th<
people will send a congress to this towi
Hie first o|.|M*rtunliy. that will.
President-to-lo Taft knows It. an.
Speaker.Oannon. that is., wltl find it
tasty tms got to buck do
Wnslilngton. I». O.. IW 19. 1908.
(Copyright, 1908, by K. \V. Newman.
THE OKRA FIBRE
WAS A SUCCESS
8t«p» Being Taken to Establish a Pa
per Mill at Macon So as to Bo
Near the Okra Fields—Sam
ples Entirely Satisfactory*
CHATTANOOGA STORE
815 Broad Street
LOUISVILLE STORE
100 and 102 East Main Street
L ESS THAN a YEAR AGO we decided to offer
our whiskies direct to the consumer at actual
wholesale prices—the identical prices that we
received for twenty years from Clubs and Cafes. In
order to do this, we were compelled to throw restric
tions around ourselves with regard to assorting and
packing—for instance, with one exception we do not
ship less than six quarts, and do not assort. „
Our theory was that a number of consumers had
grown sick and tired of ordering the average mail
order whiskey, and if they could be assured that they
could get a dependable whiskey direct from our dis
tillery at a fair price, we would control a lot of busi
ness that was awaiting for some reputable concern.
This was a departure in the whiskey business that
had never been tried before, and a lot of so-called
competitors predicted our ruin—please note we say
“so-called”competitors,we have no real competitors: our
business is so different,—we are in a class by ourselves.
Up to the present time the results are astounding
to us—practically every one wc have sold continues to
re-order. Our business shows an increase every day.
Our whiskies have such a distinct mark of quality
that our customers immediately become enthusiastic
arid tell their friends. We do-not make exaggerated
statements,we simply conduct our. business in a con
servative way, and tell you the plain truth about our
products as indicated by an explanation o£ each brand
offered.
Do not let our prices prejudice you because they
are low—just bear in mind that they are wholesale
prices and “our way” enables you to purchase six
quarts at about the price you would ordinarily pay
for four.
It would be good business on your part to order
your Christmas supply of whiskey now—before the
transportation companies become congested with, the
holiday rush
EXPRESS "PREPABD
Shipment Made in Wooden Boxes
YEAST ROOM
The Distiller’s Pride
DISTILLERY No. 100
Collective District Tennessee
A Model in Every Respect
Corn Whiskies
"GRASSY AWI.T.F.Y”—Unadullcr-
nted. Very old. No better Corn Whiskev
made. 6* full quarts, $4.00; 12 full
quarts, $7.50.
“GRASSY VALLEY"—White, 100
8 roof, straight Corn Whiskey. We are
ic only distillers selling 100-proof eom
nt $2.50J>cr gallon, two gallons, $4.75,
delivered. Shipments fh jugs. Small
est shipment 1 gallon.
Blended Whiskies
<‘R. H. C. CIX'O"—A perfect Wend
of old Kentucky Whiskies. It has that
rich oily .ppcnrnuce. Wc conscientiously
say tiicrc is no better whiskey, (i full
quarts, $5.75* 13 full quarts, $11.0(1.
CATE'S "88”—A true blend of Ken-
lucky Whiskies. A ynod honest whisker.
Will give entire satisfaction, li full
quarts, $5.00; 14 full quarts, $9.50.
Tennessee Whiskey
“FREESTONE" — Unadulterated,
straight Tennessee Whiskey. Our leach
ing process makes this whiskey distinc
tive. None better. Very old. 0 full
quarts, $5.00; 13 full quarts, $10.00.
Bottled-in-Boud Whiskies
Following brands bottled by the Gov
ernment, whose stamp guarantees age,
purity and strength;
CONCORD PURE RYE, 100 proof, 0
full quarts, $5.50; 13 fuU- quarts, S11.00.
CON'CORD BOURBON, loo proof, 6
fuU quarts, $5.50; 13 full quarts, $10.50.
CI/ARKE'S PURE RYE, 100 proof,*0
full quarts $6.25; 13 full quurts, $12.00.
The Water That Flows From This Spring
is the Finest in the World for Distilling
WAREHOUSE A
ALWAYS THE SAME
Our whiskies do not contain one drop of spirits or other inju
rious substances. They are of delightful flavor, high in food prop
erties and medicinal virtues.
R. H. CATE & CO.
Distillers
Louisville, Kentucky ' Chattanooga, Tennessee
ORDER FROM NEAREST POINT
AN AISLE IN WAREHOUSE A
too Rood |o bt* t|i»ed for the newspaper
grades.
Mr. Moore will receive samples of
the actual paper made from hi* okra
In a few day*. It was his purpose to
ftim'ah Tho Telegraph with a suffi
cient quantity to run off an edition of
the pa per. If It arrived in time for
Christnma day.
Tho planting of that one hundred
of okfu will result now in the
There ha* been 'no little ouriosity
to know th,* result of the actual test
of paper-making fr.
ed by Mr. John
mcr.
As ’* known, Mr. Moore planted itne
.•LSfif rother. will also plum neaviiy tne
that gr»*\\ H to a targe -so and height. [ coming summer, and the mill will want
olta a view to the use* of the Out j (() ^ field* ns possible,
for the manufacture of papef. llo j j n u, 0 experiment Just tried. lt*;»o-
had read often of the scarcity through. ] V eloped that s’xtv per cent of the mu*
out tin* country of the tree* tr»m which Ur ^ { * , ho yU ; U | of paper. It has
the fibre Is obtained for pai^r-maklng. j b0t , n demonstrated that It pays to
fr a! i li establishment nt Macon of a paper
T Mr * Moori w,u Hfcnt Hiree
i. moots last sora« thousand acres in okra near Macon.
1 and more on land that he own* In
! otIn r i-ounUes. In addition then* art*
hither* who will also plant heavily the
Law of Wide Application.
The law Is one of wide application, and
otv account of It* general character, may
be a very strong law or a very weak law.
according to it* tuterpretatlon by those
wlu* are dunged with It* enforcement,
and according to the attitude of
court* respecting It. Frequently
sets of oltlelul* have taken ndv;i
ground In the Interpretation of the law
and the court* fully sustain the construc
tion* which the department of ogrieul-
state court who shrink from the na
tional jmhltclty of violating tho United
Another inost hopeful condition has
icon found In the entirely sympathetic
olluboration of the shite food und drug
-rricl il*. It was thought by some when
the bill was pending before congress that
the state officials would In? hostile to the
enforcement of the act on the ground
that It might Interfere In some way with
their own laws. Just the opposite condt-
both tlon has developed. In fact, the state of-
' Aetata, by the net Itself, arc gfi'en co
ordinate powers with the secretary of
agriculture in Its enforcement. They
therefore become active official* la se
curing such — fijidn
# k In the experiment
n lhl ? U i5 h w veloped that s’xty per
iry of Ho trwi-frum 'vliloh , he yU ;,,i
r —•«—» •« obtained for pa per-making, ,i,muo * -
the most brilliant ruffian the human I nnd of the nunuToas ex|H*Hm«nts be- :
race had produced: but Clay was full! ing made to And something that would i 1 >1—.
of the milk of human kindness also, j take the place of the fast disappearing
find when he saw how disappointed ! trees. He read somewhep- that the
Rt a venson who had resigned the spunk. , vornstalk was t«»o light and the cotton '
ershlp. was. he relented and told nn stalk too heavy, and of the failures
administration senator to have Jack-' ,*f other material. He also read of the
son send In Stevenson’s nomination j okra stalk being as uear the right
again, that he would absent hhnselr mater'nl as had been found. To make
and allow Webster opportunity to car* the experiment, and having the land
ry out his bargain. It wap done «c-, to spare, he plnnt« v d tho one hundred I
cord'.ngly. and as minister to England J acres In okra. It was his flrat plant- |
Stevenson introduced the Albemarle ing. and If any mistake was made at
pippin to then princosa. later Queen all it was in the placing of the seed
Victoria, and it -.ran her fivorltc fruit * too far apart, making the yield per
the remainder of her long life. I acre less th«n.-!l should have been.
• _ - , "" 1 Ho then secured a machine for th#
Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky, was tha stripping and preparation for shipment
i fP***** of congress when the Kansas-} nnd conversion Into tho paper pulp.
Nebraska bill was reported. Richard* The machine did Ua work, and M ship,
son, of Illinois, was the chairman ol ped six ton* of the stripped and crush*
the then permanent committee— that ,*d stalks to a |>aper mill at lluena
on lerrltorlee. Originally the Kansgr 1 — — ‘—■— r- a
BENEFITS OF THE
PURE FOOD LAW
Ohiof Wiley Discusses Many
Ways Measure Has Been
of National Aid.
WASHINGTON’. D»c. U.—Chlft
Wiley, of the United flutes bureau of
chemistry, writes as follow* on the na
tional beneAU of the pure food law and
proposed reforms In advertising;
Tbo food and drugs act Is a crystallisa
tion of commercial honesty. The evils
on urritorlM. OrlKlimlly tho \ UU V V«„ »o tint It coul.i bo slvon
Nebraska bill dtd not embrace a repeal n thorough trial,
of tho Missouri mtrlctlon. falsely call- I It was n new ranter al for this mitt
ed the Missouri compromise. ArvIV* to work with, nnd some of the fibre
bald Dixon, of Kentucky, a great man waa u*e.1 up In the experiment*. At
Intellectually, and a great* r in char-! Inst the handling waa teamed and he
actrr. a whig, and the sueceaaof of has rcec'.vcd samples of the turner train. | h .
ll.DM r ay In the Senate. Introduced ; the first ttage* of paper-making. With n JooWiiS drug*
tbs am* raiment to rep«el the Mla^mri tho sample* was sent sample* of the ! JiwVaetVr li was writ V
mtrlctlon. It waa a clap of thunder. aam# stags in the wood pulp. The cliff- j mi«irprt-» ntattoas were i _
from a dear sky. for II waa understood ference Is eksrly shown In favor ol! N*th mods and drua*. not uni> upon ths
that the HgM.itton of 111# had com- the okra, from which a much finer t»ut also la in# adveMteemmia iv-.
H*" •» »h« -l«y-ry | «n>d« o» JWPfr.i'M.b* l>.|Mr 1 (Mkr**^* 4^ n » r.M* t
«wrtIced, both ta lbs wa> of de* i
* irqgtsi, it.* r««a*val of.
, i were of a dual
known that grass
‘ t concerning
only in the character of labels, but also
in the excellence of the products. It is
now possible la most part* of the country
for tho purchaser to bo quite sure of the
character of the article* he purchase*.
There has been un equally distinct Im
provement In the character of drugs. It
la not claimed that all of the evils which
it was sought t« remedy by the taw have
been corrected, but undoubtedly tremen
dous progress has been made. In all
cnaos which have lieen brought before the
court*, and this ta the most hopeful sign
of nil. the prosecutors have been suc
cessful save in a single Instance.
Justice Come* Slow.
There Is. of course, one fsult which It.
!• difficult to remedy In the enforcement
of the law. and that i* found In the fact
that the progress of cases In the federal
courts ta necessarily alow. iTte best re
sults are obtained in matters of this kind
by swift Justice, but even tardy italics
does not fall of it* purpose.
The most valuable of all that has been
accomplished by the law is tlie supjiort
which It has tecclved from those who
wen* eliher Indifferent to the passage of
the act. or openly hostile thereto. Many
manufacturers and dealer* who opposed
the enactment of the taw ha vs now corns
to be Its moat enthusiastic supporter*.
Instead of injuring business, as It was
‘ tho MmA
claimed It would tho food and drugs law
has vastly Increased It, and tho Increase
has Pccu wholly along the tine of legiti
mate business and the decrease wholly
I here wag a proposal |o|mm say (bit It srill bo used fop tbai widely prwrti
8 »IP« Abo* qua III la* of papal* Isslfig »at isQ 1 paeemtbl ol
honestly has ever lost any sleep on ac-
— in# fiMMt and drugs act- No i
labeta hta pr>stu» t honestly whs
W been cited to appear for i
hta gooda.
Wide Publicity Htioful. v
puMtelty whh h JJ» jtvvsj
Who tabeb
»«Jt be fora the
fia ■ am nafpral. 1
rr» are witting w
Tlie American National Bank
of Macon, Georgia
The affairs of this Bank Are governed with that conservatism,
combined with enterprise and up-to-date methods, which make3
soundness and satisfactory banking service.
, U111I . mi ,„ enforcement. Under . I
food and drug* act any state official m*y
bring action under The federal law
against a eltlsen of another state who
send* misbranded or adulterated foods
and drug* into hta shite. This ha* given
a rower and vigor to the law far greater
titan the legislator* ever Imagined, nnd
In my opinion it will In the future bo the
great strength of the law. Instead of a
central organltatlon at Washington try
ing to. overtook the whole country there
will be a center of activity in every
state—all sympathetic, nil collaborating,
and all working for the same purpose.
Advertising Reform.
There Is stilt another reform which It
Is hoped the law may secure, and Hist Is
a reform In advertising. Many manufac
turers who use ths correct labels make
exaggerated statements respecting them j
In advertising literature. I think tt D;
probable that such misrepresentations <
may be actionable, because by them the
label is made an Implement of deception, j
and the law provides that no label shall
contain any statement, design or dfcvlc*
which Is false or misleading In any par
ticular. If. therefore, tho labels be
come false and misleading in the partic
ulars of advertising they are contraband
of law. Let me say to the readers of
this article that we want every one of
tltem to stand by tbs law; to gtvekhe law
Ida sympathetic and moral support: to
uphold Ms stale officials and tha national
officials In their activity, and do all In
hta power by Ms Influence on hta grocer ; V
or his druggist to secure pure, unadul- j I
tcrated ana property branded food* and 1 1
WE INVITE NEW ACCOUNTS
Capital
Surplus
R. J. TAYLOR, President.
R. W. JOHNSTON. V.-P.
$500,000.00
$300,000.00
L. P. HILLYER, Vice-Pres.
OSCAR E DOOLY. Cashier
Imitators Flatter..
If you want the real genuine and only
drink that stands the lest, drink Bottled
i
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At All Good Dealers 5c