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‘The: Lee Co. Journal. M. E, Tison, Editor and Publisher, Published Every Friday OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LEE COUNTY. Application made for re-entry at the Pound rate as secon class mail matter. LEESBURG, GEORGIA, JULY 15 1904 - TERMS OF SUBSCSCPTION. Oneyesw - -0. S 0 S thontHs o 0. 7%s : Strictlv in advance. : GREATER LEE COUNTY. Realizing the fact that if the varied and wonderful resources of I.ee Co.—her farm lands capable of producing almost every important marketable crop raised in the U. S;; her timber lands still abu: - dantly productiie after years of working her pine product distilleries, yeilding an unsurpassed grade of spirits turpentine and naval stores; her roads now rapidly being made by convict labor the best among those of the State; and all other things which go to make up our lo cal greatness—realizing as we have just said that if such rich resources of the coun ty were properly written up published and such a publication judiciously destributed throughout the state of Ga. and U.S. that untold - good would result to our community and thelentire county. We announce our intention of undertaking such a publication - with the aid of our people. ' . It is our intention to make a thoruogh canvas of the _county writing up carefully and incluseivly every phase of the numerous industries and agricultural persuits of the people and giving especial attention to the fertility and variety of lands and tae cheap price at which they can be bought by those who wish to come to Lee Co, If such a task is carried out thoroughly and efficiently it is impossible to estimate the amount of good which may result from it. We have vastand varied resourcesbut they are only half developed. One Imperative need of Lee is to haveits virtues known abroad, to let the world know what we are and what we can be if our couhty is more thickely populated by energetic and industrous ‘people. It is impossible to accomplish this de velopment without persistent and united effort. Every citizen of the county - should show his loyalty by backing up this movement with the proper support, Let us put our shoulders to the wheel, and let every man in l.ee County show the love he has for his home-land. ———— ) 4 The cakewalk in the national Republi can convention at Chicago is having a opposite effect from what was expected by its dnsig ners.;—Hx. i A s P The Mobile Register (Dem.) says: We have not commented upon the Republi can plank threatning a reduction of the Souths representation, because it is not worth the paper it is written upon. The time for that sort of bluffing is gone by. 2 ——— P * € — A sumptious Barbecue was served by Mr. E M. Mims last Thursday at the pic nic grounds onthe banks of Mucalee. There wer only a few present hut all had a pleasant evening. The barbecue was cooked thwroughly done and nicely seasoned We were treated to a cat fish stew that was hard to beat. The party consisted of men only, and the nice dinner will long ‘be remimbered. Mr, Mims has the thanks of his guest, -+ A Letter to the Pecple: Leesburg Ga., July 12th,, 1904, To my Fellow Citzens, The peopl¢ of Lee County. S e It seems to me that you have been talked to and talked with tc the extent -the end should be on--And yet I must ask another thing still, I wish to express to you my sincere thanks, and the deep sence of gratitude I feel for your support in the recent primary- 1] thank you every one of you. This express ion of confidence, Indicated by the large majority you gave me, is something very close to my heart, The hunor of serving you as your Representative is truely de ireable, as is also the honor of livingin your confilence and regard. My ‘‘Motto,’’-Shall be-Elected for ser vice not self but my county and her peo ple faithful service faithful to the trustof my people, and to have served such legis lature as the people shall indicate by majority—they desire We Have a County second, to none in the state of Geogia. Truly we have a good county and a great people and it truely means something to bea citizen of Lee. I have learned that it is in cumbered upon every man to make the very,best citizen he can and, to know his people and his county. Tam truly proud of my county and its people. It is in her Ive planned to live and die, Her advancementis my advancement, her nterest my interest,her people my people. God bless Lee Co. and hex people. Again thanking vou . lin yours very truely, J. P. CaLraway, ——— - ——————— Notice To Debtors.and Creditors. Nétice is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of J. E. McKenny, Jlaic of said County, deceased to render in an acc«)unt‘ of their demands to jme wihin the time prescribed by law, properly made out and all persons indebted to said deceased are hereby reqnested to make immediate pay ments to the undarsigned, This 6th day of May 1904. A, J. Fleetwood, Administrator of J, E. McKinney. s GGEORGIA—Lee County. ‘ Notice is hereby given to all the credit-| ors of the estate of T. A. Hollida)f, late of} said County, deceased, to render in to me| at Leesburg Ga,, an account of their de-i mands against deéceased properly mad out, within the time prescribed by law. . And all persons indebted to the deceased aforesaid are hereby requested to make immediate yayment of their said indebt edness to the undersigned at the afore « aid place. This the rloth. day of May 1904, S 1 Powell’ For Rent. ‘ Sealed bids will be received until Nov} Ist. for the rent of the late Capt. F. M.| Heath Jordon plantation for 1 or 5 years.! Good land, healthy place, with deep well i water works throughout and an up to date| ginnery. We reserve the right to reject} any and all bids, none but responsible| parties need apply. Respt. Heath & Lee Executors. PUBLIC SALE : Wili be sold before the Court House | door, at Leeshurg Ga, during the legal hours of sale on the Ist Tuesday in August 1904, the property belonging to the Estate ] E- McKinney. late of said Co. decd. consisting of trunk and contents watch, pistol Etc. Terms cash, July 4th |, 1904. A.]J. Fleetwood Admrr] SCAINDAL IIN ALASKA. Partisan Appointment of Judges Re sults Disastrousliy. The great inventor, Thomsas A. Edi son, charges there are gross irrezulari ties in the patent office which luvoive the commissioner of patents, Frederick I. Allen. Mr. kdison appears to have been turned down on a patent covering his new storage battery and appealed to DPresident Roosevelt to have bis richts protected, who ordcred that a new hearing be granted. The scandal grew out of matters re lating to LEdison’s new ejectric storage battery. While certain patenis on this were pending an examiner in the ofiice iis alleged to have allowed another in iventor to withdraw and amend specifi cations on n patent along the same 'lines as Edison's. The latter’s attor ney heard of the circumstance, and in vestigation showed that tie amend ‘ment to the specifications for the rival [patent embodied certain features of the Edison patent. : 1 The action of the examiner was in gross violation of the rules of the of fice, and Edison, through his attorney, filed a protest and demanded a hearing before the commissioner with a view to the cancellation of the amendments which had been allowed to be made to ‘the rival patent. This is the hearing ‘Commissioner Allen refused to grant. Such grave charges would seem to demand instant investigation, but so far nothing has Yeen published to show that steps have been taken to protect the inventing public. Nearly ‘every department of the governument has been smirched with scandals that are being covered up by the Republic ans for fear of their effect upon the voters at the coming election. Pronsiciies Wot Vielated. There is a disposition in some quar ters to criticise Mr. Roosevelt for the active interest he is displaying in his own campaizgn and for his zeal in pto moting his political fortunes. This erit felsm began when the recess session of the Fifty-eizghth congress was brought to a rather abrupt close. It was then intimated that congress adjourned not so much of its own volition as at the re quest of the president, who had urgent reasons of a political nature for desir llng the statesmen to go home at the ‘earliest possible opportunity. It is ap parent that Mr. Roosevelt, like some of ‘his predecessors, considers it no viola {fion of the proprietles and In no way unbecoming his exalted position to take ia hand in the management of the con &test which means either hls retirement ito private life or his electlon by the 'majority of his fellow citlzens to the highest office in the gift of the natlon. —Baltimore Sun. Need Not Harm the Trusts Now. 1t will he a nice thing for Mr. Knox to be transferred from the department of justice to the United States senate. As attorney <eneral his feelings must have been lacerated at the times when he felt it his duty to stick pins In the big combines—to draw blood from the beef trust and the Northern Securities company. In the senate he will not be called upon to be cruel to the trusts. }He will not have to bring them into icourt and denounce them as public en emies. When he becomes senator he ican regard the combines-either with ifriondly indifference or as necessary |devc!opmcnts of cur modern industrial 'system. At any rate, if he continues to hate them it will not be incumbent upon him to harm them.—Baltimore Sun. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. WARE G, MAR I, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Leeshure, Georgia LONG & SOH, ATTORNEVYS AT LAW, 2 | Leesburg, Georgia, RULE OR RUIN POLICY. Protectionists Denounce McKinley Reciprocily Treaties. When Presicent McKinley undertook In good faith to apply the section of the Dingley Gwilf iaw providing for reciprocity withh otl:er nations he was but camrying out the mandute of the Republican party. We know from Sen ator Dolliver and others that In com piling that tavill bill rates of duty were purposely pliced so hizh that the re duction of 2u per cent provided for in the reciprecity sect.on would still leave ample protection. Commissioner Kas gson made reciprocity treaties with France and other countries which al lowed reduction of the duties on many " products imported from those coun tries and a similar reduetion on prod. - uets of the United States exported to ~ them. ‘ The Des Moines Register, a Republie an newspaper, whichi, however, favors . reciprocity, says, “Senator Aldrich is i the man who pigecnholed all the Me ! Kinley reciprocity treatles to save an unneeded tariff on the Rhode Island - imitation button bu:iness and who has . stood as a stone wall against any con . cession whatever to liberal trade polf cies.” -~ " The American Economist, the protec ' tion organ, supported by the protected ¢ industries, commenting on the above, ' says, “It was a fortunate thing for the Republican party and for the coun ' try that the whole bunch of treaties foolishly and ignorantly negotiated by ~ Commissioner Kasson were permitted : to expire through time limitation.” . That is rather touzh on the memory of President McXinley and hls speelal commissicner, Mr. Kasson, who had | merely carried out the law in which ’ congress had directed such steps for | reciprocity to be tuken. It is evident that the hizh protection Republicans, who are in control of that party, are determined to rule or ruin. Rather than have the sacred Dingley law changed in any partlieular they de nounce thore who wish to revise it or who in good faith attempted to put the provision for reciprocity in force. Those voters who believe in reciprocity have evidently no place for them in the Repulilcan party as now constl tuted. The tarif’ barons, the trusts and combines have usurped complete control. R e . BUSINESS AND DIPLOMACY. Somethinyg Hns Gone Wrong With the “Open Door” Into China, The *open door” into China, for whieh Presliont INoosevelt, Secretary Hay and the Depnbliean party have taken so much credit, seems to have i gomethine wrong with it. The new E treaty proviles that the door to China shall be open. but somehow business with that country grows less. Our ex ports of cotton geods to China are de creasing Instead of inereasing and will scon be obliterated unless the “opem door” 1s opencd wider. The loss is alarming, for. while in February, 1903, our cxports of cotton cloths were 34,- 642,000 yards, this year In the same period they were only 13,806,444 yards. The trade sltustion is growing from bad to worse, for in March the ship ments dropped to 8,652,302 yards against £7.920.263 in 1903. The month of April was still more disastrous to our merchants, for exports for that month were but 1,041,000 yards against 84,640,141 yards in April, 1903. This sudden and cxirnordinary loss of trade cannot be charged to the high price of ' cotton, for the ad¥ance In price has been 2bout equal all over the world in ' consecnence of the shortage of the crop or the increased demands. . The millions in southern China must still be using and buying cotton goods from somewhere, for they -cannot do - without suc’t necessaries. But one sided ; treaties will not make trade between countries, and ealiing the door to Chi aa open for political effect camnot be " relied on to increase our business with that countryv. The *“matchless diplo macy”’ of ‘the present administration is therefore barrven of good resxfis as far as our trade with China is concerned.