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TWO POLITICAL CONVENTIONS
The newspapers yesterday morning
reported the proceedings of political
conventions iu two Southern state
which were of unusual interest, for the
reason that both marked the beginning
of a division in those states iu the
ranks of the Democratic party. The
two conventions were alike in that re
spect only. In the motives by which
they were controlled they were as dis
similar as two political meetings could
bo. The convention in Louisiana, which
declared the cohesion of the sugar
planters of that state to the Itepubll-
cun party, was moved purely by sellish
considerations, it was made up oi uie-u
who had suffered in their pockets by a
chance in the tax laws of the country tween Gen, Evaus and Col. Atkinson
emtio doctrine. His (treat mind has
grasped toe situation and his profound
knowledge of the science of govern
ment fii.iblva him to present the bade
principles of Ills party In' such a man
ner as is Instructive and convincing to
the minds of men. From his speeches
o-ne would not know that he is a,can
didate for the federil senate. The ad-
vuooemmt of Ilia party's intere-t Is a-
loftier ambition than to advents*? his
own querl t s for office. From his
speeches on. would never know that
he was for a long number of years tV
speaker of the house, never know what
a promkiem -part he played In rescuing
the stage from oatvetbjgism and the
curse of reconstruction, never know
that In 1888, only two years after Ills
defeat for governor In 1886, he give
his services for three months to the
national Democratic executive commit
tee, never know than in 1892, whoa anx
ious to mingle with his fellow Geor
gians and stump Ihe state for the par
ty, he sacrificed his personal Interest,
and again served the national commit
tee, only getting hack to Georgia to
deliver a few speeches In the Tenth
district.
There are some differences among
Democrats in regard -to the best method
of reaching bimetallism and restoring
silver to its position prior to 1873. But
while differences as to details exist
MaJ. Ha con shows in his speeches the
folly of dividing the Democratic par
ty on account of them. His appeals
for harmony are strong and eloquent
He seems fully aroused to the great
interests of the party, and everywhere
counsels a spirit of mutual forbear
ance and brotherly love. All through
his great speeches runs this longing
for unity and lktrmcmy and forbear
ance. It was this appreciative sense
of the needs of the hour that Impelled
a refusal of a challenge to a Joint de
bate fiura Coe. Garrard, coming as It
did on the heels of a campaign be-
va-Ults and price* of everything that
labor produces are kept down. If lh e
silver screamer could be squelch d sil
ver might have a chance to gel luck
on a partly. If the tariff agitator could
be sent on a'eea voyage manufactures
and commerce would rapidly spring
Into now life and give employment to
every idle man. The buslnv-s* interests
of the country demand simply to be
let alone. Tim patient has be n made
sick by a loft of Ignorant quacks who
have administered all sorts cf nostrums
In ail hdnds of' doses. All the patient
needs (s re,f. He nOeda no medicine
at aLL Ho needs rest and a clmuce to
recuperate.
list party. Apparently it has only been
necessary for a shrewd fellow to inveut
a story of wrang-dolag by others uud
thou forge testimony us to the truth ot
this story to completely fool them. It
does not matter If the testimony ts ut
terly Improbable, If not absolutely false
on its face. All that ts necessary Is
that :t shall ascribe evil motives to cer
tain men uud conform iu Its' features
to the shrewd follow's origiual story.
WORK OF THE SUPREME COURT.
MAKE IT DECISIVE.
which curtailed their privilege of tax
ing for their own benefit their fellow-
citizens. They were without sentiment,
or if not without It they violated it in
abandoning their allegiance to the par
ty with which they have affiliated and
which they know to have rescu'd the
state in which they live from the semi-
barbarism of a government controlled
by allied adventurers and lgnomnt ne
groes. Every sentimental considera
tion was opposed to the course which
they took, but they were controlled
purely by business considerations. In
their resolutions they declared for the
protection of every American Industry,
though they know that the grentest ot
those Industries cannot be protected
and that theirs can be protected only
because It Is iuslgnlllcnnt In proportion
to the need for their product of the
American people.
The convention of South Carolina did
not declare for an Immediate division
in the parly. It merely Insisted that
the Tillman faction, made up of men
who call themselves Democrats, whoso
leaders are men holding official post
tlous In the Democratic party and
therefore responsible to It, shall when
their convention meets today show by
the character of the resolutions adapted
that they are tn favor of Democratic
political principles and not opposed to
them. That ts to say. It put the Till
imrnltes on notice that they must be
Democrats In fact as well as In name,
or they will have to flght the real Deiu
ocrats of South Carolina. The Issue Iu
this oase Is one wholly of principle. The
men who head the new movement do
not ssk for anything for themselves.
They are willing that the spoils of
office should remain with their oppo
nents. They only Insist that the prin
ciples of the party shall not be
trayed by men who call themselves
Democrats. They stand for the most
Important truth In politics—that the
greater worth of a party Is In Us Ideas,
not merely in Its organisation.
The oobeslve power of public plunder
is very great, us the history ot the Re
publican party shows. The man who
Is In politics for the sake of bis pocket
ifi an active and earnest politician, and
be has the earnest support of other men
who are also in politics for the sake ot
their pockets. For this reason, it is
probable the sugar planters of Louisi
ana may lie able to elect congressmen
from two or three districts In that state,
but they will not be able to do more
tbun that They cau make no appeal
to the higher motives of men. Prac
tically they must buy jvhnt they get !u
polities, as in other branches of their
business. The South Carolina ease It
Very different. The appeal of the lead
er* of the new movement is entirely to
tile best, the unselllsb side of their fel
low-citizens. They simply ask men to
be honest in politics and to bo patri
otic. Possibly they will not be able to
effect so close an organisation as the
sugar planters or to secure the service
of such active workers, but neverthe
less they have. In our opinion, a great
advantage over them. That advantage
lies In the recognition by the public of
the fact that they ought to succeed.
The public conscience Is not as active
as It ought to be, nor as sensitive, but
the political party which has that con
science on its side has nevertheless
great reason to congratulate itself.
wUkh ;had engendered wo bitter
ness. To preserve the homogeneity of
our people is his ambition, to allay
pace ton and not arouse It Ills motive,
to unify the people, not estrange them
his Object, in his great speech at Fay
etteville yesterday, among other things
he raid: "The Democratic party is a
Mmetallic party, aud no sensible man
wants a depreciated silver dollar. The
platform at the party declares for bi
metallism in most emphatic language.
Mr. Cleveland avows he Is friendly to
silver. The differences which exist are
not as to whether silver should be re
stored to' right of coinage. All agree
that It should ibe coined on equal terms
with gold. The only question is how
atn that be best and most safely done’
ThU is the issue. But be our differ
ence* what they may, they should In
no manner slacken our allegiance to
the Democratic party. It is the best
natty in the world, with all Its ffculls
Our party is anchored by the funda
mental principles of -the government.
It Is not based on a Western idea nor
on sectional hate. It 1* the party of
constitutional government. Upon tt
alone have we rested our confidence In
tto-e past. To It alone can we look with
hope for the future.'
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS.
MAJ. A O. BACON.
Hie Telegraph hue time nod again
called attention to the character ot
speeches MaJ. Bacon Is* delivering
through the state. HU speeobea are
grand export Nous of the great funda
mental principles of the Democratic
putty. In them there 1* no brood hu
mor, nothing said for rtage effect, not
even any elegant frivolity, but logical,
etrong thought, appealing Do the reu-
" na and good sense of his oudlenccs.
Tiiese speeches are. educational, old
D.auoerau when they bear him feel
strengthened (n the faith, and their
love of country U deepened and quick-
en * J - Mxj. Bacon In this campaign
mar be culled the expounder ot Demo-
It Is not necessary to discus* me
cnusci that led to the present condition
of affairs. Lot these causes remain
what they are. A physician who
studying the case of a very ill patient
will sometimes Inquire Into the causes
that l«l to the attack. Hut it he is n
wlso physician he wall, for the time Be
ing, omit the study at the causes which
he may attend to at his leisure uml de
void his energy to the proper diagnosis
of the case and apply bis remedies to
the relief of the patient. It sometimes
happens also that a man may' take the
remedies prescribed by a quack and Do
made all the worse list the false and
unnatural treatment. Iu any case, it
a man Is desperately 111. the thing to
uscertnlu Is not so much what made
him 111, but what will bring re
lief. In very many oases the thing to
do is to throw nil the medicines and
prescriptions In slop Jars and let the
man have quiet and rest aud nourisu-
raent. In our Judgment, that is about
Ibe case of the American people today.
What the people need is to tie let alone.
Years a go tt was said by bn English
critic that American! were the mast
easily gulled ot any people on the taee
of the earth. At the time the Criti
cism was resented us Insult. But todny
the criticism must be as Just as it was
when applied to us years ago. Else
how does It come to pass that quacks,
political and professional aud other
wise, are more prosperous than they
ever were. It Is a sad day Iu auy
country when n political agitator is
nliout the ouly man In It who prospers
aud fattcus. Tbo political agitators in
America, that have Iwa running rouud
over the country making me common
people believe they had a grievance,
and exciting discontent and suspicion
aud offering some wild, vague scheme
of relief from troubles that did not ex
ist anywhere except in the selfish Im
agination of the agitator, has dope
more barm and brought on a more des
perate condition of tPlugs than this
gounury bus known for thirty years.
•Che destruction of values anions that
have been ueoely wiped out, as a con
sequence, would perhaps have paid sev
eral times over the debt of the civil
war.
There Is one characteristic common
to all these agitators—they all want
office. They want to live at the ex
pense of the public. They will pros
trate commerce, ruin trade, put bats
and owls in manufacturing establish
ments, wreck railroads aud divide race*
aud communities. If they eon only se
cure office. They frighten capital into
retirement and all enterprise Is at a
standstill. At this very moment, when
business ought to lw in a statu of re-
r.val, the foghorn of the agitator and
the screech of the calamity bowler are
keeping capital locked securely in its
Tin* westing in tho Warrior district
of Bibb county yesterday was signifi
cant. It showed that the I'opulist
claim, which has so persistently been
made, that tbe old Warrior was going
back on its glorious record aud would
cast a majority of Its votes for the
hybrid ticket beaded by Judge Hines,
was founded, like a great many other
Populist claims, on the same basis they
would have for money—wiud.
The good people of Warrior aud the
surrounding district turned out In fore
listened to eloquent expositions i
sound Democracy and were keyed up
to do that duty the performance o'
which is all thit is necessary for com
plete Democratic success ou October 8;
tho duty of every nutu who bclleveS
iu a wise constitutional governmeut to
go to the ballot box ou election day aud
vote as be thinks.
This meeting la the Warrior was a
typical meeting. Similar meetings arc
being held daily In'every section of the
state. The good people of Georgia are
awakening to the necessity of showiug
the wild visionaries*of Kensas and Ne
braska that they cau expect uo help
from Giergla. In their effort* to saddle
the country with u debt of forty-live
billions of dollars and to make every
man a millionaire by au act of congress,
aided by a printing press. They are
beginning to realize that unless this
Populistic craze in Georgia Is buried
under an overwhelming avalanche ot
votes, that we will soon have lost all
wo gained through much danger and
travail during the Years Immediately
following tho war. f
They, do not propose to dally with
this foolishness any longer. There Is
too much at stake. For more than
twenty years the Democratic party has
been supreme In Georgia. There has
been no necessity for it to use Its
strength, and thousands of good citi
zens have refrained from volldg simply
because there was no necessity for It.
Tlie time has come now to use this
great reserve strength. The pnrty Itself
is In no (lunger In Georgia this year,
but It is needed to give the ticket
headed by Mr. Atkinson such a ma
jority that It will permanently discour
age the dlsruptlonlsts. This can be
done and done easily if every Demo
crat will appoint himself a campaign
committee of ono to see that every man
In his neighborhood voles. If this
done it menus u democratic majority
of at least 3,.100 in Bibb county and
100,000 la the state.
BRECKINRIDGE MILL NOW
INTO OBLIVION.
It is a- sad spectacle. His eloquence
was simply magnificent. His presence
The Justices of the supreme court
have issued a circular, which they ask
the newspapers of Georgia to publish,
as follows:
'In reply to Inquiries as to the necessity
for adding two more Justices to the su
preme bench in Georgia, we state without
reserve that the necessity la overwhelm-
Our experience enables U3 to speak
advisedly on this subject, and we say
to all voters that the constitutional
amendment ought to be adopted.' It ts a
matter of vital Importance to all the peo
ple of* this state that It should be done.
We know that two more Justices will
greatly and materially aid the court In
disposing of its business. They can do
this In many ways, and their help will
mnke the work better In every respect.
The number, five, Is not too great. Other
supreme courts have five, others seven,
and some eVcn nine Judges. They work
harmoniously, and their work Is done
more thoroughly than three could porelbly
do It. If we had two more, the present
members of .the bench wo-ul(l work, per
haps, as long as they do now, but under
less strain, and hence they would do the
work better. Intellectual labor done by
minds faggsl and worn out cannot be of
the best quality. If the people understood
the situation as we do, the amendment
would beyond all doubt be adopted by a
very large majority.'
It Is probable that tlio opposition
press will make the publication oi ibis
circular tbe occasion for denouncing the
Judge* for Interfering iu polities. We
shall regard such denunciation, how-
over, as very unjust. We see In the
circular nothing but a calm, authorita
tive statement, by the men best quali
fied to know, of the facts of the situa
tion as it exists In the highest court of
the state, Iustead of being an interfer
ence in politics, the Issuance of the cir
cular is nothtug more than the giving
to the people of information which they
should have In order to vote intelli
gently upon the pending amendment to
the constitution. We hope the circular
will have the effect upon the minds of
voters to which the dignity, high char
acter and experience of the signers eu-
tltle it, and that the amendment will
lie adopted with substantial unanimity.
halls of legMattoii were all-oommund-
ing. The prestige and power of hi*
name were a tower of strength. His
facte as au orator was national and he
wail In demand In all the states. His
htfluienoe for the good of the nation*
might have been without limit, but for
his great sin. When such possibilities
come to so tragical an end, men hang
their heads In shame for the nice.
Breckinridge will wcur the "scarlet
letter branded upon his breast the bal
ance at his days. The ghosts of van
ished possIhEtties wtll come to him tn
the quiet evening time. They will peo
ple the dreams that Infest his pillow
at night, and they will rise up with
him tn the morning and be the dumb
and deadly companions of all his wak
ing hours.
Breckinridge will soon pass into si
lence and oblivion, but ail the sad
tragedy of bis going is an awful object
lesson *to the manhood of the nation.
•COL. ROBERT WHITFIELD.
JAPAN’S VICTORY.
In this campaign we see men rising'
above wilra't they consider Itheir wrongs
for duty's Sake. Gen. Evans, loving
hi* country more thiain himself, for du
ty’s sake Is fighting his party's battles
In this campaign.
Another bright example of love of
oounltry -and loyalty to parity rising
above personal Interests Is that of Col.
Robert Wlhitfleld of MHlIedgevlfle. His
conduot Is -worthy of special mention.
In 1892 he was defeated for oongress,
but he kept right on making speeches
during Che campaign Just as If he h-.t-l
been nominated. In 1894 he was again
defeated, but does he sulk? Does he
lattnmpt to Influence this frlonU* And
foEowera 'to turn 'the cold shoulder to
the successful competitor? Not a bit
of St. Not only dons he not sulk, hut he
is in the thickest ot the fight and doing
noble work. It Is said his recent speech
ait EJlavJlIe wuB one of the best ever
delivered In Schley county. He Is car
rying 'the flag Just as tt he was chosen
the especial color bearer. This Is man
hood; this patriotism; this is nobleness
of character, subduing all selfishness
arid following the path of duty for du
ty's sake. All honor to such men.'
a local habitation and
w«e. were among the mrlTen
takings of 'the colonies. Tn? "A
to get rl'd of the old shackL V
tail and -political servitude t- 0
•v'M to be ,1 free irt.vn. hwG, 01
Personality. From «?,-
Mie genera, assembly ot
fined the righ ts of colonists S
powers of toe executive; fr™ '
the American colonists. A
guidance of Lord Baltimore oa-H
toleraitlon set On -the 2d ot S
from the lime Jerterean wAA 1 '
gretot bill of righto known as th,,
ration of Independence, eclebr,.
seating apart the Fourth of
sacred to his grand adhlevemem 1
to the present day, the guldln-*'
political conduct on 'the ,, ar f
Southern people has been to *
self-govermment, develop Jn!
man'llouU, bring to 'the front the cl
and to guard aganhst all encroacto
by tlie powers that be upon Uhe
of persons and the righto of ,
Civil 'lin'd religious liberty, lndivl',-
Ing each citizen, -and lelTersonia,
mocracy were the South's comi-S
Uo 't'he American Republic. p rot “
of stakes and development of the,
wldual liberty of tlie citizen bl
under Mr. Jefferson the fumj, m
principles of Southern Democracy
Are such the prl'nctplos ot th
party? Is not Omaha Ism the per
o' Jeffersonian Democracy? Oil;
mouths of its own witnesses let
Judged. The Populist eonv "n;*iy
l.tnUa Indorsed the Omaha pUim
full. W'nat Is the history ot the
form? Let us see;
'The People's panty was forme
ClnarnnU'tl on February 22, l8iu
rail lied and indorsed «at St. Lou's’
to, '92. For purposes of fuller o.v'i
-tion the party -met later 'at Onu'in
Indorsed the platform of the St
c-im-ention, 'promulgating lit as ...
ttwJa-1 creed and plu'jfur.n of prlncb
Ign-ntlua Donnelly, Edward Bet I
and Henry George were memhw
the St. Louis convention and hi
frame its platform. Mr. Edward
laimy, enthused with the work ot
nt'.v. party, in his article 'in sic N
American Review. June, '93,
was all fresth In his min'd, said;
People's party platform adopted 01
Louis demands nation amzaiCon of
of money, ntl.tla.-iaiUz.iUon of ban!
nuhlonsll ownersaip of the railroads
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tail.
ANOTHER FRAUDULENT CIRCU
LAR.
Tito following' Unz been sent to the
Telegraph, with a request that it be
published:
"The American Bankers Association, 2
Walt street. New York. Sept, 1.—To the
Bankers of the United Prates: The fol
lowing circular has appeared during the
last year in a number of newspapers, end
Is now being used by politicians chiefly tn
Che West, South and southwest as a cam
paign document. Issued March It, U99.
by American Banker,' Association to all
National Banks.
Dear Sir: The Interests ot Natlonsl
bankers require Immediate financial legis
lation by congreia Silver, silver certifi
cates and treasury notes must be retired,
and national tank notes upon a gold ba
sis made tho only money. This will re
quire the authorisation of from tsoo.ooo.ooo
to $1,000,000,0)0 of new bonds as a basis
of, circulation. You will at once retire
one-third ot your ctrculatlon and call in
one-half of your loans. Be careful to
make a money stringency felt among your
patrons, especially among Influential bus
iness men. Advocate an extra session of
congress for the repeal of the purchasing-
clause cf the Sherman law and act with
the other banks of your city tn securing
a large petition to congress for Its un
conditional repeal, as per accompanying
form. Uae personal Influence with con
gressmen, and particularly let your wishes
be known to your senators. The future
life of national bonks, as fixed and safe
Investments, depends upon tmmedtste ac
tion, as there is an Increasing sentiment
In favor or government legal tender notes
and silver coinage.
The American Bankers' Association not
only denies the authenticity of the so-
called ‘panic bulletin' which bears no sig
nature and IS dated on Sunday. Mach 12.
1893, but pronounces It a malicious and
self-evident falsehood.
"E. H. Pullen.
"Chalrma-i ot the Executive Council."
Tills unsigned circular ip built upon
tbe on mo line* that the tlazzard circu
lar made familiar years ago, and which
also appear in tbe alleged extracts from
bankers' magazines and other »ucli pe
riodicals that have nerer been seen in
such magazines, anil cannot be foiiinl
in tbelr dies, bat which Populist speak
ers and orators declare were priated in
them at some indefinite time in the
past.
In tlie letter of Mr. Tullen which ap
pear* above the circular, ns it comes
to us, lias the word "Fraud” stamped
on its face in big red letters. But really
such a stamp was not necessary. The
author wrote Into it just as plainly,
alien he made the terms of tbe circular
exactly what the Populist lender*
would hare made them to lie bad they
been preparing a circular letter to
bqpks with the expectation that It
would till Into their own bands. It Is
remarkable what a large and successful
part fraud so open as this has played
In the Populist movement. Thai suc
cess ts the severest reflection possible
on the intelligence of the nun who
make np the rank end file of th- Pi i"i-
Within a week, three groat victories
for Japan have been reported—one on
land, won by her army, one at sea, won
by her fleet, and the third In the field
of diplomacy. China’s loss of her ouly
effective army and the serious crippling
of her fleet apparently insure the suc
cess of Japan In tho great war now go
ing on, but It may be doubted whether,
when the war Is over, tho Japanese
people will not set greater store by tbe
results of the victory won by their dip
lomats.
Ever since foreigners gained access
to Japanese ports, they have, ns In all
scml-civllIzcd or savage countries, in
sisted that courts established by their
own governments In Japan should try
ull offenders among them against the
laws of the country. That un English
man, American or other foreigner who
maltreated or murdered n Japanese iu
Japan was tried, not by tile Japanese
courts, but by a court set up by his own
government lu Japan. This privilege
which foreigners extorted vnen Japan
was weak has been for many years the
cause of great humiliation and Irrita
tion to the Japanese. They Justly re
garded It as a badge of infirmity put
upon their country by each European
nation. It marked them as seml-bar-
buriuns.
The now trcnty with Great Britain
Insures the removal of this badge with
in the next few years. Great Britain
doc* not immediately surrender tlie
right to try crim'nals In Jupau by her
own courts there, but she Axes n date
not very far In the future when she
will surrender that right. This exam
ple will no doubt be promptly followed
by other nations, and japan will tneu
be definitely ranked among the clv.l-
Izod countries of the world.
Judge Hines U a discreet man. He
hail no idea of having Col. Atkinson
ask him embarrassing questions about
that Lawson trust money and other
little fluanclul transactions In tbe pres
ence of thousands of voters. Questions
difficult for him to answer might also
have been naked iu relation to his
vote on the slavery bill, Ills speech In
Bulloch county attacking tbe negroes,
and other little matters of record. At-
kluson is Just unkind enough to ask
such questions, and he has a way of
asking questions in Joint debate which
compels ati answer. Judge Hines wits
truly wise in his day and generation
when ho declined Mr. Atkinson's chal
lenge.,
If the story told in the stilt brought
by the administrator of the Law.- a
estate'against Judgo James K. Hines
far an accounting of trust funds left
In bL* hands Is true, the Telegraph falls
to mhi how any lmncst man can vote
for that gentleman for governor. There
are so many stories told of a similar
character about the Populist candidate
for governor that it aecrns there must
be a basis of troth in them.
unjiVHcs ittit'is tlie uivituuk',* ur k/i
tion.” Thin pl:l«:form. Mr. Bellamy,
“votecav'thts enthusiastic couvicilun
deiermintiMon of mmnv million vn»J
Suoii is Mr. Be.’Umy'a view's, onetf
bufliens of the new structure, un<
congrakula'ie-a the country upon tru
•tnldss 'towards natiio.Tiiiis.n 'and 1
vance from Jefferaoinlanism and
vldtrallsm. Mr. BelhUmy calls the]
LouU phuform “the aecon i dedar^
of intiependonce.” Mr. Wausoa
Mu-con F-peech declared the O.ui'iu;
form wis “•the second dodar.m«
'independence.” Bellamy and Wa
agree In recognizing Lhe two pi ,tf.
aa one. Mr. Beitomy regards the
pie’s party platform 'as -a radical,|
dun trial #ohiu!on of new problems
tie lniiiV'ui at the did fodowera of
ferson for faCnklng lhe had "am
matters for aill time.” He haiU
new platform and calls It "the set
declaiv/Jon." bedaujc tt repud]
JeffoiT.on’B ‘theory of govern mem.
welcomes Chert which unmimlzes
Indivi'duaJl and i>»a)tlonallze» every;
How. then, can 'Measr*. Hines
Watson cloi.m tihail they hoKl to the
tlm<-* principles of Jofferp >n? T.iey t)
on the People's party platform,
framers of It value It bedurac of|
hostility to Jefferson's principles
Southern ideas. Why do Mtwro. HI
and Watson oh&m Un Georgia
. . .... a nn.l tVl LVtS'*
The Democrats in New York are In
trouble, and If they avoid defeat this
year it will only be by the hardest kind
of work. What U tlie matter with
Georgia encouraging New York with
about lbll.OuO majority In October? It
nuy liven up things In the Empire
State of the North If tbe Empire State
of the South comes up smiling with a
majority in six figures.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
President Smith of the Bureau ot In
formation Is laying low right now on
Ocmulgoo river navigation, but be has
sworn by the great horn spoon that we
shall have a line of freighters on the
river, and when George Smith takes
that oath it Is safe to say flint the
thing Is accomplished, all but the de
tails.
The government of any city Is Just
a# good as tbe majority of people in
that city wants It to be. It U no bet
ter than the majority wamts It. The
remedy for all popular abuses lie* in
popular sentiment against -these abui
Evil doer* do not drojd the law
much a# they dread popular sentiment
that demands a strict and Impartial,
enforcement of tho law.
If a majority of voters tn any com
munity want good .government they
have only tbemsctve* to blame If they
do not get It The very best men should
be chosen to represent the community
In tbelr legislative body. Tbe trouble
in this city, and m most cities llloe
this' is that the men'who are deemed
best titled to serve tbe people are too
busy to serve. Tins mt least is tbe
excuse too often assigned. Every good
citizen owes It to himself and to the
best Interests of tbo efty to serve Id
any representative capacity when ha
ts called upon to do so. The men who
ore so ready and uturlous -to go Into
office ore. as a rule, not tbs men who
Should be placed tn office. This tsty
can never occupy the position that It
deserves to IM until more ot our prom
inent and influential men win consent
to serve the etty In council. Tbe in
terest* involved are too grave to be
left to men who may be inexperienced
or who may not have tbe city's highest
good at bam. la the elect ions which
are to occur this talk tbe very beat men
rttould be chosen to represent tbe city
In council and they should, consent to
Will some member of the city gov
ernment who Is iu a position to know
tell us why It is that the country roads
In Bibb county are smoother and harder
than the stteeta of Macon t There are
more Jolts in a ride from the Telegraph
office to Mercer than there Is from the
city line to Llzella. Whose fault Is It?
rcJecteJ in Kansas and the \\- *
Ex-Secretary Tracy of llur.d
oalbJnet tn a speech July 4, ISSl.l
Oswego, N. Y.. coogratuliieil hish#
era tn-at the -war bad extinguished]
Jeffersonian theory of tots govemaf
Mr. Tracy Is a Republican oi tnej
Hunlttonton stShouil. Tae Kepuhlid
are exponents of ipaternaasm ana|
lleve In federal control uni sway. I
they -have never gone tu “J
PoptlJUls, who claim that t»v
eminent mould take <**»***■_
thing, tena *aaiv*uu<v*» ...—, —
them to live. , .. u . ,
The new party's platform is s i
{..AifWard |n tils science of goviTmnrj
It naiioliUltse* everything. JhW.f
follower* of the Omaha piriform 4
pose state and a dual < r ul ' lv “ c> '* ', l
they militate ’against their Jdeas cl r
UL>!utUznt r .i>n and cenKrallmTl0Q. *|
fersonl tnlsm 4s positively repugtmt
Oraahalsro. The prlclptcJ
hive fW.lde ‘the South dtottnKuw
throughout her whole career. Jent?
would have us resist pat.-rntllWm I
all encroachment of concentrated tt
er. He would stamp the mtloron
of the St. Louis end
under his feet as false declar.i.bMj
his principles and unworthy « tfl
world. He would have us still «
the citizen, not debase him. He *
have us to refuse to blot out Ml r
ot attte* and by n:Ulonaltt|Hon°tt
oentrated power put all thing*
control and power of J
Air. BelMroy ipee farther 1
clnres the “condition of tnlnttlj
duoed by the war does now nocs
Democratic Ideal of government
established by Jefferson) and
.... . s Li.- .irosb " Mi* \\"
republic u lnughln* Block-' — -
tear down tbe old temple built by ■
fi.sh..^, tH* follower* 'I
flidhers. nnd with the followers '
“second declaration • a« rt 1 ™™ f ..
Omaha and St. Louts, rebuild tt tti |
model of paternalism,
MaJ. Black is making a gallant fight
in the Tenth congressional district. He
win be elected by the usual majority,
nnd there will be the usual cry of fraud
ou the part of tlie defeated eandhlate.
The Dixie Interstate Fair, under the
management of MaJ. Knapp, ut simply
booming. It's going to be the biggest
thing Macao 1ms ever seen.
OMAHAISM NOT DEMOCRACY.
The rasolutton* adopted by the third
party tn their recent convention in At-
iturta bad frequent references to
Thomas Jefferson. His name wsa in
voked os a patron saint. The third
party orators declare the principle, nr
trie Populist party to be BImon-pure
Jeffersonian Democracy, amd that the
Democratic party has departed from
the traahings of the fathers. Judge
Hines In hie Maoon speech said "tbe
Democratic party bad drifted worry
from ft* prinalptra and that bhe Popu
list party was nose tbe Simon-pure De
mocracy. Slaving In custody tbe ark of
the covenant left by Jefferson." It be
comes then a most Interesting question
to discern wtsjt Is Jeffersonian De.
uxcMcy.
From tbe earliest aetKeiuent of this
ooontry tbe Suutb has always stood tor
tbe right of seif-governmed: and to
the largest possible liberty to -the in
dividual citizen Jefferson held th
view that every man eras tbe arebtuo:
of his own fortune, and that rbo gov
enanent must leave every man lrr-
to flght out Vbe battle of life tn hLs
own way. The vine nod tbe flg tree
are sacred to '-very Individual. The de
velopment of the tmlivtdual, conferring
upon him renponstbrAUes of obixenvMp,
(tvl8| to bhn t Indtvt luulity.
nywri or pnommi™*- oentmliJ-** _
government control and o*“' r “|
Those of u* wbo cling to our n J1
House ns built by Jefferson would 1
Jeot Omuhalsm, repudiate
Wo toon, purge the govm""v»* • • *
tcrn<am Republic '
and mHrute. and r**tore H: *° VJ
pie as the fathers left Ib-the grt"!
government the world ever **•■
And to do -hi* the South tnurt tt]
serve her unity. Wc must uatfoi»n
set of Statesmen, so c * lled '.*^,‘! ^,1
In their first piatform, »t lht ,
threshold, tbe Southern vWM
government. Lot the new party i
There Is peril tu Its teaching* « |
great stride backward from
Democracy. It I* the f«e “
freedom. It preach*# division, M*
Mon, separation. Let us not aw
Our unity Is our bope. Urt 1 "’'.Tf
iw In the past, one peoine—* J
though':, one tn hope, one In pureffi
one In action. Let us remain t v -1
-solid for good government. M 'I
for order, solid tor hqme rule, tor r J
sodey, for virtue, honor. Intesniy. *
tor the safety of our bonne and 1
protection of our women, who rt f
mriln the crowning glory o» “f ' l
era civilization. James Cil!aw’i-|
Ma.zon, a.i.
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