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THE "WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1894
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ENGLISH POLITICS.
In IOntclauil. where guvi-rimu-nt l>5'
p-uty ti.nl its otiitin. and this twiclted
its most perfect development, there
nave never been more than two con
siderable parlies contending for ttie
control of the government. Ify what
ever name knnwu, one of these parlies
has represented llie tendency to elm live,
the discontent with exiting condition*,
Hie desire for progress which always
affects tiie comiiici of a targe prcpoe-
tli*n of men, which is Inherent, and
without which society and government
would remain in the stagnant condition
seen In China. A* its best, this putty
represents Hip "noble discontent'' of
Emerson, and at Its worst the selllsh
passions and drains of men who wisli
to thrive at the expense of llie com
munity, rather than by their own ex
ertions n ml sacrltin's. The oilier party
nas represented the antipathy to change
which is also Inherent in aen. the de
sire that tilings shun remain ns they
are, the tolerance of political evils that
grows out of the tear that any change
means a substitution of something
worse, the conservatism Hint In the de
sire to hold on to everything good i»
unable clearly to see that certain tilings
tire not good merely beenuge they lire
old anil have been long accepted.
These lines of demarcation between
British parties are the saute Hint sep
arate pa rlli-s In other sclf-govern ng
countries, but have lteen much more
sharply defined. They have been con
fused less hy rlnss 111)010011 and class
prejudices, so Hint In England, more
thnn nay oilier country. It may lie said
that polities moved on an intelleettmi
phi in. Men divided bccattsu of a differ
ence of opinion rntlior than ls'entise of
a divergence of Interests. For tills rea
son it has been true that the rich' and
poor, the noiiii's and llo- •a.tninr-ncrs
were divided with something approach-
Jag equality lietween ’.ho two parties,
frhe majority of the nobles and land
owners, perhaps, have Mongcd to tho
ronservntlve or Tory party During the
Inst two hundred years, hut n very
lnrgc intDorlty. Ineluding many noble-
wur of recent times. Kurthennoro, the
U'ssels iu the two navies diverge in
their types along the very linos ills'll
which naval tacticians (ujve lieen di
vided. The great qugftbm which lias
agitated the naval constructors of mod
ern 11111101 concerns the relative value
of battleships -11111 cruisers. The Chi
nese navy Includes a number of battle
ships, white the larger vessels of Japan
are either unprotected or lightly ar
mored cruisers.
Cnpt. .Mahan, the American historian
of the development of sea power among
modern nations. Inclines toward ves
sels capable of striking heavy blows,
1. 0., battlesbips, as the mainstay of it
navy, lit this he has tx'ea sustained
by a majority of the officers of the
American and British navies. There is
a very respectable minority in both na
vies, however, who coincide with the
modem French school, representing
the ideas of Admiral Aube and Gabriel
Charutes. who favor the cruiser. They
maintain Utat the battleship is too
heavy for rapid maneuvering; that ouly
a narrow belt aloug her water line .is
protected, and that she might he disa
bled by a rain of shot and explosive
shells upon her upper decks. Further
more, she might be sunk by guns of
even moderate calibre through hits
upon the unprotected portion of her
side, below the armor belt, which any
ship might expose when rolling *in 11
heavy sea. Lastly* the inttlleship must
of necessity lie comparatively slow be
cause of her weight, and, while she
,-oulil never overtake a cruiser the lat
ter could hang around her and perhaps
scud her to the bottom by riddling
with shot her vulnerable ends.
The lack of protection of a typical
battleship, forward and aft of its nrm-
ored citadel, has frequently been tlie
subject of criticism. Of course, these
unprotected bows and sterns, as well
n\ the entire hull, are subdivided Into
numerous water-tight compartments;
but what would happen if these ends
should he reduced by the enemy's shot
to the condition of It solve? In the
ory, It Is tme, the entire unprotected
part of a battleship might he shot away
and Hie citadel would still remain
atlont. But theories hnve frequently
given way before the incontrovertible
logic of facta. Tlie return to port in a
sinking condition of the Chinese bntHe-
ship Chcn-Yuen, after her tight with
the Japanese cruiser Takachico seems
to have given tlie partisans of tho
dWtlsor the first point on tlie score.
Valuable data may also be obtained
toward the settlement of another hit-
portnnt question—the value of the tor
pedo It naval vvarfiu-c. Tlie supposedly
dreadful destructive power of the tor-
int» tasty bo altogether 'mnslimry.
Those engines of ,vnr may prove nn-
tnawigeable In actual service, and may
be discovered to bo mdre harmful to
friends thnn to foes. The result of nn
important naval battle lietween two
hostile fleets In the Orient cannot fall
to be instructive, unit there tuny follow
a great smashing of elaborate tactical
thmi-ias.
mate tlie Intelligence and manliness of
the people. By the use of such meth
ods they may do much harm. In that
they sow discord, create susplelou and
atvi-r the tone of public life, bat they
ruuuot win success-even personal sue-
cus—except on a very petty scale.
Here and there one of them may get
u little office, but that Is about all-
3 he party that is based on false prin
ciples and rendered contemptible hy
unmanly methods can only hnve a brief
xlstenre. As' In Alabama. It will
lie demottslrated In every case that llie
rank and file of the party Is better and
braver than the so-called leaders, nuil
will refuse to follow.
would neither gain nor lose votes
congress.
For these reasons the most Important
work that can lie done by Democratic
leaders is In exposing the fallacies of
the Populist party’s argument- the tit
ter Impracticability of Its schemes—the
dangerous folly of going Into a move
ment not only doomed to failure but
ccrtalD to bring disaster on the country
If it couhl be successful.
This Is the kind of work which MaJ.
fancon Is doing, nnd ho is entitled to the
gratitude of the state nnd of the Dem
ocratic party for undertaking It.
U> US lust ttlt UUviUfiU io c.ScAyc uic
opemtlon of thlB natural law must fall.
INDORSEMENTS FOR BACON.
THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE.
WHY THEY VOTED AGAINST IT.
A REVOLUTION THAT FIZZLED.
It will bo remembered that, lmmcde
men of the highest rank. Slave lsdnngcd I ntely upon the result of the election in
to the Wlrig or Liberal party, nnd were Alalinm.a becoming known, Kolb nnd
attic to fairly preserve the social bal
ance In politics.
It Is a tendency, however. In British
politics, now very strongly developed,
for parly action to lie <li termined or
largely influenced liy Hass or secUonal
Interests, and one of the consequence*
is Indicated In our !<ondon dispatches
of yesterday. The general election Is
■tear noil the Liberal party, though It
Is in power, finds It hard to raise money
for election expenses. This Is becuuae
the drift of the party during recent
year* toward radicalism nnd socialism
bn* gone far toward alienating from it
.tho property holding classes which
though favorable to progress are op
posed to revolution. Those classes have
heretofore borne the expenses of the
party’s ctTrapalgns, which are larger,
propuriioiiaieiy, in Grout Britain than
in the United States, anil the govern
ment does not contribute ludlreetly to
tlietr payment, a* does ours. The can
didate for parliament innst :Acet hi*
cx ileuses without hope of being reim
bursed In the event of success by his
salary ns a member. Tlie Piombeni of
parliament arc paid no salaries, and
Hie poor nutn who is elected a member
must be supported from his party’s
campaign fund or the voluntary sub
scriptions of ills constituents.
The result of this change In the con
stituent elements of tue party Is likely
to lie nn exasperation of partisan feel
ing In elections. legislation will lie
tufluouced more by class and less by
national Interest*. If tho Liberals suc
ceed In lurrying the election iu spite
of their lack of money and the sapport
they have heretofore bad from a large
party of the natality ami lauded aris
tocracy It wHI no louht strengthen It*
hand for the future by voting salaries
to memher* of parliament. Tbo consti
tution of precedents, of which English
men are so prowl, will be likely to iitf-
fer many changes In a few yearn, end
the changes will he In tbo direction of
curtailing the privileges of the few
nnd enlarging the rights of the many.
No doubt many mistakes will lie made
nnd pertinp* sane Injustice done, but
the final outcome will be liettcr govern
ment. *
his lleutcannts Issued a manifesto In
which they practically called upon
their followers to rise in arms. At n
time when they could not possibly
know of fraud In the election, when
they onuld not cite a single Instance In
which Kotb had been cheated of a
rote, they charged In the strangest lan
guage Hint ho had been cheated - -had
lteen counted out, though elected hy a
very large majority. All this la the
most incendiary language thnt could bo
employed. It will also be remembered
that August 23 was appointed ns the
day on which Kolbltcs should meet at
the country court bouses In overwhelm
ing numbers, presumably to organize
for war.
Well, tho 23d has passed sad tho As
sociated Tress did not take the trouble
«.> sotui out a single tine nlram these
great revolutionary meetings, which
were to Inaugurate a new system of
government in America. We find by
our Alabama exchanges, however, that,
acting upon this call of their leader, a
few meeting* really did occur. Most
of them had only a few people- two or
three dozen—who dispersed ^fler look'
One of our Democratic exchanges
calls tipou somo third party man to ex
plain why the third party congressiutu
toted against the repeal of Ihe 10 per
rent, tax ou the Issues of state banks.
There is not the least probability, how
ever, thnt any tlilid party matt iu au
thority will oome forward with a frank
explanation. But the reason why the
Populist congressmen voted against the
repealing bill Is not far to seek. The
truth Is tliat the Populist tight on llnan
clal Issues Is being carried oa under
false pretenses, and thu votes of their
congressmen in this instance go far to
ward dcmonstraliiug that fact.
For two or three years the Populist
speakers and newspapers have done
everything possible to push the free
coinage Issue, lu it radical form, to the
front They hnve met with <1 very con
siderable of success in siaktas
it the principal issue In polities, but
with them the free coinage of silver is
merely a means to au cud. In princi
ple they are Just as much; opposed 10
silver metallic money os to gold met
allic money. What they waut- almost
the single thing for which they are
striving—is a money without intrinsic
value, not redeemable, and existing as
money only liy the tint of tho govern
ment.
They favor the free coinage of silver,
therefore, not because they want silt or
money, but because tho free coinage of
silver would almost inevitably bring
about a crisis in the currency system
of the country so severe that to escape
Its worst uonsoquenccs the government
would be forced to resort, as It did un
der similar circumstances during the
w ar, to the Issue of paper. If It did so,
neither silver nor gold money would re
main In circulation. They would dis
appear, Just as they did on the former
occasion, nnd the only money In use
would be depreciated paper.
The Populist votes against the tall
repealing the 10 per cent, tiix oa the
issues of state banks were cast be
cause the state bunking system Is based
on the Idea thnt only metallic rnouey
Is real money, tliat notes are merely’
representative nnd to serve 1 thetr pur
pose efficiently must be redeemable in
real money on Hemnnii. Populism «rc-
therefore opposed to this .gjgteta ou
principle, and thetr congressmen's votes
against the bill were strictly correct
from their point of view. This was
one ream for their rotes nnd the most
creditable one. Another wag that they
are opposed to the country obtaining
uny relief except through the menus
they propose. We see every thty In
lira Populist newspapers »iyyaxJtsa ef
forts to offset ns far as possible the
promises of better times which most
people are utile to see In the pitslnesa
situation. They teH their renders that
the country's condition Is growing
worse and worse, and I* without prom
ise of Improvement In the future. They
reseat the term of "calamity howlers,”
yet they Justify IU nppheaUoa every
day of their lives.
Today Is the last day In which tlie
president may sign or veto the tariff
bill. As hns been frequently reported.
It Is probable that he will do neither,
In which event the bill will become n
law at 12 o'clock tonigbL
During the last week the president
has been subjected to a-great pressure
from tlie lending men of the party to
sign the bill. They say to Mm that In
tho pending campaign they will bo
called upon to defend the new law, ns
the chief outcome of the labors of the
Democratic congress, and that they will
find this task a difficult one when
taunted by their opponents with the
fact thnt tlie law Is so bad an one that
the Democratic president refused to
sign It.
Wc do not see that there Is much
force in this nrgument The president's
opinion ot the law has been stated in
the most emphatic l.-iugusge, and his
ccndemnnt*"" of 1* will remain whether
he signs it or not, to be used by tlie
campaign speaker* of tlie opposing par
ty. His approval of the bill now, in
the face of that condemnation, would
only give his and* the party's enemies
nn opportunity to accuse him of incon
sistency, want of sincerity, etc.
As we hnve said before, we liolicve
there Is nothing for Dcmocmu to gain
In attempting to defend the faults nud
defecU of the law. The I Hist thing to
be done is to admit those faults and de
fects, explain why Hie Democratic part
ty was unable to prevent tlietr presence
in the law, and promise to correct them
at the earliest possible moment There
Is plenty of good in the Isw to Justify
Its enactment, and the party can take
Its stand 011 this.
The president’s letter Is said to tie n
club with which Its enemies will brain
the party. We do not believe It can bo
used for such a purpose, but If It can
be the president's signature '0 tlie bill
will not enable the party to dodge the
blow. If the letter is indeed a club,
we think It much more likely to reach
the heads for which it was Intended-
those of the unfaithful Democrats who
thwarted the will of tlietr party—iuuu
that of the party Itself.
The senatorial convention of the
forty-second district convened at Rome
on last Thursday and unanimously nom
inated the lion. \V. II. Lumpkin of
Curtersvlllc for senator from that i*ln-
trict.
Mr. Lumpkin appeared before the
convention and delivered a patriotic
nml eloquent address, lie Is 0110 ot
the leading men of Bartow county and
will make an admirable senator, nud
tbe Telegraph congratulates hint upon
his nomination.
The following resolution was offered
liy Mr. L. A. Denu nud seconded by
Mr. W. A. AVright iu a strong and earn
est speech, and wits adopted by tho
00a vent ion:
•'Resolved. That It is the sense of this
convention that the Hon. A. O. Bacon is
the choice of this senatorial district for
United States senator."
It will be at once perceived thnt MnJ,
Bacon's support nnd following is con
fined to no particular section of the
state. From every qtinrter lie Is re
ceiving enthusiastic Indorsements, nnd
the outlook now is Unit he will be
elected on the first ballot.
n-e-Licoj^ A nAt-mv 1N li a.
Personal and Social Mention In That
Thrifty Place.
Haddock. Aug. IS.—(Special.)—-Mias
Hattie Mountain has returned hbme a*,
ter spending some days pleasantly wits
friends In Macon. ' she wn* accompa-
nled by one of the Central City'sbrlgh'.
est and most attractive blondes Mis.
Odessa Roush. The advent of the.,
young todies In bur vlMage will add
greatly 'to society's gaieties.
Mr. Clancy Finney, formerly of Ma
con, but more recently at Clinton x
spending a Short white with relative!
'Mias Bessie Woolfolk, a very sweet
young lady of Macon. Is visiting trie;:-;,
In the city.
Mesws. Eugene and Sttth Myrirk Jim
Dtompke and Sid Brown were rustic-,.
tinix 'irriimr frinndn Q. .
dry anwn * r friends Saturday and Sui
Miss Fannie Hill of -Macon is vlsitm*
fllcnnK. at Oak Grove. Mlsa Hill u *
BACON FOR SENATOR.
At the Gillsvllle convention last Sat
urday we had an opportunity of 'teatlng
the Bacon sentiment In Banks, Jackaon
and Hall. D. M. Nix said; "I am en
thusiastic for Bacon, and If he lias any
opposition In Jackaon -I don't know of
IL” Crawf Faulkner said; "My district,
Narrnmore. to solid for Bacon. 1 don't
know of a / single man who opposes
mm." w. bolding npukc fu. Ilia
lower part of the county anil t-hlrfks it
Is tiN right for the Bibb statesman. And
the Ranks delegation were confident
that the people of that county, so far
as they knew, were enthusiastic in their
advocacy of Baoon.—Gainesville Eagle.
''Mai. Bacon to one of Georgia's ablest
men; Is thoroughly conversant with the
great questions Involving the people's
Interest: Is a true and staunch Demo
crat and will make Georgia an able rep
resentative in the United mates senate.
Georgia should elect her ablest men to
represent her in the national senate.—
Monroe Advertiser.
The counties which have expressed
themselves Indicate conclusively thnt
Hon. A. O. Bacon Is the choice of Geor
gia for United States senator. Greene
county Is for him.—Grensboro Herald-
Journal.
A good portion of the Second cottgres
slonal dls>rlcL Mr. Turner’* old district,
want A. O. Bacon tor United States aen.
ator. Several counties In that district
have Instructed thetr representsttvea ta
vote for MaJ. Bacon.—Lee County Enter
prise.
The Indications now point to the proba
ble election of Hon. A. O. Bacon na Uni.
ted States senator. He Is one of Georgia'*
ablest men. and woull take his stand
among the commanding figures of that
young lady possessed of many pert,,J
channel. and her smiling presence la e ».
er -welcome In oltf Jones.
Mr. Sam Haddock, the popular s.um.
man of Ed L. Burdick, spent Sundiy
among friends here. *
Rev. John Lewto of soutbweM CeOr-
gla and Rev. Mr. Hikes of Culverton
are assisting In protracted services „t
Fortvllle.
We regret very much to ohronlcie th.
sad death of Mr. J. T. Finney's |[tt'«
infant, which occurred! tost Thursday
Mias Pauline Turner ot Hillabocj’i.
vletting the family of Mr. J. L>. Anchor!
The Haddock bnseiball club played ,
game nrith James Saturday. The rama
was tailed at the end of the third to
ning on account of rain, the score
standing 4 to 3 In fovor of lhiddVIu.
The players wore then escorted to the
leading hotel of the place where a *u m3 .
tuous repast was Awaiting them. After
replenishing the Inner man to their en
tire satisfaction they were than ushered
Into the handsomely decorated parlors
whore un elegant^Hlrtagjband, employed
until the time of decurtore came They
were escorted to the depot by a score
Of James' hospitable people. As the
train came up the band played "After
Ihfi Trill" /an AtVtlrnlir nan, . —_v • .
MAJ. BACON'S WORK.
Ing nt each other and coming to realize
what a tolly business they were en
gaged lu. At Birmingham, however,
where the Kolb-Populist-ltepubllcan
movement has iu focus—where IU lead
ers live, or at least where they congre
gate when they mean business—Ihe
meeting numbensl about 3U0. But It
was uut less ridiculous because the
number of people In attendance was
larger than elsewhere. The mailt figure
In the meeting, tbe leader, was a nun
who only recently murdered a young
tad hi a bar-room and ta now under In
dictment for fhe crime, nnd bis first
order was to expel the new.qmpcr re-
MAY BE TESTED.
In tbe oouse of the war between Ja
pan ami China, the Philadelphia Rec
ord thinks that oppurtiuiiii-* uwy arise
to obtain data wb'eh the naral con
structor* of the world have long lieen
waiting for. Each side has a fairly
iituncrou* fleet of modem ships, and
there Is * more even h*lance tonv.vn
the naval strength of the combatants
that, lias b-.-vu >..• ], — d In :,ny naval
If the Democratic party ever goes
out of power In this country it will be
to give place to the Republican party,
lu the brood, national sense, thcrefon
it is tbe Republican party which it lias
to fear. Locally It has nothing to fear
from that party ao long us the Lucs are
drawn as at premia.
The situation as between tbo Demo
cratic party and tho Populist iiarly ta
the reverse of this. We liellevo the
success of the Populist party In 11 na
tional election is absolutely impossible
now nnd always will be. There has
been n enance-whlcb has passed by,
however, wo think—that It could sur
ceed locally. At the most, now. It can
capture a few counties, with no result
except the putting of a few Populists
iu minor offloes-whlch is uot a matte
of any importance.
But while tbla ta true, in our opinion,
and the Democratic party, therefore
has very little to fear from the 1’opullst
party os uu organization, the Populist
movement may, U it is not properly
fought, do great aud lasting datnagi
the Democratic party. It can do this,
first, by dividing the opposition t
Republican party, thus enabling the
latter, though largely in the minority,
porters from the ball, thus making of 1 to seise and in mi cuutrai of the govern
the meeting a secret one. To hi* mind
tbe great popular movement which was
to take possession of the government
of u great stale by force of arms, or
to topple over that government by the
sheer force of public opinion, took on
tbe di mens too* of a conspiracy. He
would shut up himself awl hit-friends
nwsy front the wiew aud know ledge of
tbe public awl secretly create public
opinion or muster In na may. Evi
dently tbe man 1s so impressed with
the tietisnr* of sw-ee*s attained by n r-
tain secret political order* of roc-at
years that bta whole idea of effective
revolutaioary work among the people
Is tn keep that work row-enleU from
most of the people.
The men who are lending this move
ment, who are trying to gain posses
sion of tbe government of this country
by start n-vili -u, entirely noderestt
tbe
went. Second, it cau do even gi'cuter
dawage la demoralizing th* Di m * mile
party, hy diverting it from its proper
objects, thus changing its character aud
depriving it of the support "f the eon-
servative citizen* who now n
the body of its strength. Wtt
second of there cmeUI-mllon-
more important because It hns beet
demonstrated. In South Carotin* ami
elsewhere, that -he Democratic name
may be possessed and yet tho party
bearing It tie arrayed in the bitterest
opposition to ererytbhig Democratic.
What difference to the Democratic par
ty does it make whether the ao-caUn
"Democratic party of South Carolina
Is wccnsM or defeated! If It Ik gint-
cessful its tvpreMmtatlrcs In congress
rote with lls> 1’opnllsta on nil vital
qa.wUun*; If It should he .lefeated
CAN BE SPARED.
The name J. Hampton Iloge may bo
remembered us that of a Virginias who
was appointed by Mr. Cleveland to an
Important consulate In China, who, on
bis way to his post, pnlntod n broad red
streak across the continent, and who
wn* caught by a telegram Ih'fore ho
could take ahlp nt San Francisco de
priving hint of .-its office. Then, of
course. Col. J. Hampton Hoge was un-
derat'Hkl to bo n first-rate Democrat, or
ho would not hare been given the op
portunity to go upon *0 extended u
spree nt government expense, but now
he is a Republican nud has Just been
nominated for emigres* by a Republican
conventlou. We are really very glad
that Col. Hogo ha* changed bis party
allegiance, ns Ms doing so Indicates
that even when he wn* n consul atul
painted the streak be wns uot at heart
Democrat. Tito Democratic party Is
thu same as It was then, Its principles,
policy nnil History the same—nothing
Is elmuged except thnt It looks coldly
on Col. Hoge ns an office seeker The
vast majority of Dcmis-irius are uot
office seekers and :n tbo nature of
things very few of them can obtain
office. Col. Hoge Itns 1.0 right to com
plain, therefore, if he can't get
office. He is with the uiajuriiy. That
he Is unable to reconcile himself to this
state of facts and prefer* to give up his
belief In Democratic principles In favor
of the shadowy chance for ofilce offered
by a Republican nowiuatlou In a Vir
ginia district shows tliat he wns
Democrat only skin deep. The party
ran spare him very well, anil probably
the Republicans have little to lose In
taking him up.
great Intellectual body.—Cedartown Stan
dard
This article appears In Hale's Weekly
of Conyers: To the Voters of Rockdale:
A* the election of a United Btates senator
will be by the In-comlng leg!Mature, 1
wish to say If I am elected. 1 favor the
Hon. A. O. Bacon for the position, un
less otherwise Instructed by the people,
provided he Is favorable to so amending
the laws as to allow the people to elect
the United 8tates senator. This I believe
right and will bring the senators nearer
the people.
Andrew J. Smith.
DAWN IN THK HILLS.
1, gray spirit of a darn
I knn \ In that far faded time
That tinkered like a pleasant rhyme
Upon the hills and breesy lawn.
The happy then and sober now
Like lragues of meadows brown and
Tint bulkl'st up those golden spires
In those dead moraines, when the mist
Wss burned to gold and cmethyat
In thy far-lifted summer fires?
Two pleasant year* I watched thee fold
The peaks with light each mom, and fill
Th* slumbering valleys, fsr and still.
And drown the stars with floods of gold.
THE FIXING OF WAGES.
In bta testimony before tbo tabor
commission. Ml. Gouipers, president of
tlie American (kmfedoral'.oti of I-alior,
said that he was opposed to strikes but
that he thought Uut they would con
tinue to occur as long as employers re
fused to pay Just wages. This mixes
tho questoo. what are Just wages?
Who ta to determine Ihe amount to be
paid by the employer to thu employe?
In the settlement of this all-important
question is th* smmmt of wager to be
paid ta be left with -liber employer or
employes acting alone? I* It not cer
tain'that if left to edber th* settlement
would be an nnjust on.--that loo low
wages would be paid In one ease, awl
that In tbe other wages so high would
be demanded that tbe ataployer could
not long pay them? It seems to a*
this ta manifestly true, and it follows
that tbe fixing of wages must bn done
both by employer and employe—by
agreement If possible anil by conteu
lion If necessary. This is only saying
that tbo prewnt system mus*. cootinne
In force. The price most !•* fixed by
the taw of supply anti demand in fhe
Hi force. The price most be fixed
tbe tang ran by tbo taw of supply and
demand, which may "bo modified,
rather may be given full effect, liy tbe
organtxatloc of tabor on otip aide and
tbe llepulitlcans, tbe Democratic party I of smptayem 00 tbe other, if stems
the Ball" (an entirely new *ing) a«
the train was leaving the entire city
made a great display of their vocal tj|.
ent by elntglng “God Be With You Till
We Meet Again." The hoepiLilltles and
pleasures of that evening will b- long
remembered by the .boys.
COLORED DEMOCRATS.
Elbert County Negroes Know What
Party ta Stand By.
Elberton, Aug. 28.—(Special.)—The cok
orded Democrats of Elbert county held
n large sn<l enthusiastic meeting In
Elb'-rtton last Saturday, at which rlnj-
ing speeches were mode by negro on-
tors, ta which many hot shot were tired
of the Populists. If the vote of KIbcr:
county was left entirety to (he negro
for Kata and county offlccre It would go
Democratic by a large majority. Soma
of them are Republican bn notion ii
questions, but there are very few Poy
ultota to be found In their ranks.
Dr. Pearson, the celebrated revlroll.it
of NoMh Carolina, commenced a scries
of meetings In Elberton Inst Hundoy. A
ctotton compress warehouse was seeurnl
anil fitted up for the occasion. It hoi 1
seatlngVepucIty of about 4,000 ond will
evidently be filled before the meeting ti
over, ns K opened with some 2.000 pro-
eat. Dr. Pearson to a very remnrkoMt
man. He resembles the tote Govern*
Stephens very much In hi* personal ap
pearance nnd also In Ms voice, lie pr>-
serves the most perfect order In bit
large audience apparently without ef
fort. He in making a deep improokt
on the people here.
Elko. Aug. 28.—(Special.)—The heiry
r*i:is continue ami the aotton crop H
rmtertaUy dauMK«l by rurt end th*
h*«l winds. The ton that to open H
sprouting In the bolls, but a great deal
at this to on the ground nml has mm
up and ta growing nicely. It Is tin
opinion of the crop prophets here that
the 3.000.000 bale man had better chervfl
his raftarts.
The Elko High School was resume!
yesterday under very fiourtehlng i>
spices, nml under the mnnsg'-m-ntjl
Aye, «o again thy pinions wan
Grow purple as of old they lift
And through the dusky fringes drift.
As down the river drifts the swan.
Aye, so again. Ilk* on* glad cry
At battle ended, rich end warm.
Thy purple armies sway end storm
Ana shiver up tbe crimson shy.
But never Shalt thou, through the haze
And folded mists of carded wool,
O faded danvn. grow beautiful
Again aa In those yesterdhya.
For as on* groping In some dim,
Quaint garret finds, halt red with rust.
An Instrument amlil Ihe duet
That wakens vanished dreams In him.
And ns hit fingers on th* lute
Backward and forward slowly stray
Among the strings, may not play
Because one broken cord to mute;
3o still I watch thy purple glow.
Yet some familiar thing Is gone;
Thou seem’st the ghost of that fair dawn
I ta the old time used to know.
-W. H. Field.
tSTDY’8 PILE SUPPOSITORY.
Is guaranteed Yo cure piles and constipa
tion or money refunded. Send two stamps
for circular and free sample to Martin
Rudy, registered pharmacist. Lancaster.
P*. No postal-- answered. For sale by
all first class druggists everywhere,
cents per box. H. J. Lunar A Sons
wholesale druggists, Macon. Oa.
TWO ROSES.
(Samuel WIntern Peck In Roston Trans
cript.)
Love, seems It not surpassing meet
That such u love as ours
Should seek expression strangely sweet
And tell Its bUss in floorers?
Roses we'll choose, s white, e red.
Our Deerless love to plight.
Two roses by soft night-dews fed
To be tbe muvn's delight.
A further reason I have found.
As bright and fair to see.
Why thrwtso rows dewy crowned
Should pass 'twist Hie* and me.
Th* roses' bloom will soon be abed;
Hut dies thetr fragrance? Nay!
Even so. Sweetheart; when we are dead
Our love will live for *y*.
OH, WHAT A COUGH!
Will you heed the wumtng~the
nal. is-rftvps, cf tho sure approact
that more terrible disease
tioo? Ask yuanielf tf you can tffon
tor tbe silt* of sddTGg’SS coats to run
the risk and do nothing for IL We
know Atom experience tbz
Cure wilt euro your cough,
falls. This explains why more than
million bottle* were sold fium year. I
relieve# • us. ;> nn-1 whooping , ugh a
one*. 'Motbors. do pot b* w
For tamo hack, side or chest,
lob's Porous Ptsvter*. 80M by Good-
wyn A Small, Drag Company
Cherry street nml
KLKO ."VOTES.
it I
h Italn i- iVimagir.g the'tNh
ton Crop 8rvlousiy.
Professor Hustons a better school —
never been taught In Elko.
Dr. J. O. Maim has a colt that
ured thirty-eight and one-half li
high when tone dsv old.
...... R to * pta
feet beauty and no doubt will brief*
some prize at the exposition.
A large crowd left today for 81. *>
guatlne on th* Georgia Southern
i-'hitlda popular price excursion into
SHILOH'S CONSUMPTION CURB.
Is beyond queattan the roost no
ce-xful cough medictno we hove wit
sold. A tow dosief in variably tun*
worst cose of croup, cough rat
bronchitis, while Its wonderful «*
cc—1 ta Ui* cure of con»umpuc» u
without a paiulUl In th# tostof?
medicine. -Since its flrot dtocuvfffn
ha. hero sold on a guarantee, t ten
hich no other medicine can
you have a cough, we earnrotly •“
ou to try IL Prim 10 coots, “ «■*
ml 11. If your lungs or* ■««.eg
h f rvriG
gack to tame, uso Shiloh 1
P'_arcrJ.
Said by Good wyn A Small DnifC*;
pony, corner Chery street end t-—--
avenue.
DEATH OF 31 a. FRANK WILL®
Walden. August 28.-(8pecU , L)^,
Frank Willi# died yewterday marntM*
1 o'clock at the home of hto ropnwj
Mr. J. a Willis. The cause to ntsa®
was .1 hemorrhage, supposed ta «
result »>f x ruptiRWd blood veeto 1 -
throat. Mr. Will I* has not bevn
good health for some 44m* a«d hl»
warn not a surprise. -SUSalp*
day at the cemetery at Liberty
— , - ...n.l.k,|lnc the Jr -
Rev. J. It. Grlnor conducting the
V M r Vtllto.' th >ugh quiet rad {JJ^
■umlnw. was a m-in of many wjJJ* J
of ebaraoier. an.I thooe who kt>
beat appreciated him too**.
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