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ROSECUTING TRUSTS.
No Results to Consumers From:
Steps So Far Taken.
COMBINES USZFUL IN CAMPAIGNS
‘Evidence Agzinst Them Might Be
Held s a Club=—Thinx Method Has
Beeu Successiul on Previous Ocea
sions,
The exposure of the anthracite coul
trust metioos through the investiga
tion by the ifuterst.te commerce com
mission shows exaciy what is claimed
by the Democrais—ihat there is a con
spiracy in constraint of trade between
the railro.ds and the coal companies. .
This l‘vsxi:utiun hits ‘not been car
ried cn Ly the iminiztration, but by a
- suit.at Loy courmenced by a Democerat
of national ireputatisn wiho when the
coal drust r-fused {H exuibit its books
carried the case to the supreme court
of the .United 'tates, which decided
against the trust,
This victory for the people shows
what President Doosevelt and Attor
ney - General linox m.zht have done to
curb sthe trusts if they had in good
faith.desired to (o so. Instead of pros
ecuting the trusts under the eriminal
section of the antitrust law a half
hearted equity proceeding for an in-
Junction agninst the beef gyrust is the
only legal step that has heen taken
against the industrial trusts to punish
or restrain them.
The beef trust barons have paid no
more attention to the injunction than
if it had never been issued and still
control not only the principal cattle
markets, but dictate the price of meat.
The lower branch of congress under
the whip and spur of popular indigna
tion ordered the department of com
“merce and labor to investigate the cat
stle -and beef combines, but although
weeks have passed, and no doubt Sec
retary Cortelyou is ardently pressing
the investigation, it does not appear to
have had any deterrent effect upon the
rapacity of the combine. It may be
that the arduous labors of Mr. Cortel
you in aiding President Roosevelt to
:arrange the details of the coming Re
spublican campuiign have prevented ei
ther of them from paying much atten
tion to curbing a trust, which even the
-administration admits is a bad one.
It-has been suggested that the rea
son President Roosevelt has selected
Secretary Cortelyou to manage his
campalign was that the -evidence he
has obtained against the trusts could
be used as a club to make them ‘“come
down,” to the great advantage of the
Republican campaign fund. That
would be no new plan, for it is charged
that Congressman Babcecock threatened
the steel trust with antagonistic legis
lation unless that giant combine made
a 4 donation to the campaign fund of
1902, when it was much needed.
If the coal trust, the beef trust and
the other reputed bad trusts had been
persistently proceeded against by the
administration and results obtained
by forcing them to sell their products
at reasonable prices the suggestion of
their connecting with the campaign
fund in lieu of prosecution would have
no weight. But the fact that no trust
or combine has been exposed by the
administration and that a private citi
zen has had to bear gll the expense of
forcing the evidence of the manipula
tions of the coal trust into public view
certainly allows a sinister construction
to be put upon the lack of energy in
prosecuing the trusis by President
Roosevelt and his department of jus
tice.
No Pointing This Trip.
The Republican national platform
will hardly “point with pride” to t!:.
ratification of the McKinley reciprocit)
treaties,
THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL.
Leesburg, Georgia, Friday, July, 29 1904.
| REPUBLICAN STACNATION.
'Present Leaders of the Party Are
‘ Dismal Failures.
The great majority of the Republican
l party used to worship Jumes G. Blaine
rand the policies that he stood for. He
! favored reciprocity, especially with
| South American countries, and in a
| speech at Waterville, Me.. Aug. 29,
1890, he said:
“Our great need is elpsagion. I
Inieun expansion of trade with coun
tries where we can find profitable ex
changes. We are not seeking annexa
tlon of territory. Certainly we do not
| desire it unless it should come by the
i volition of a people who might ask the
| priceless boon of a place under the flag
of the Union. I feel sure that for a
long time to come the people of the
United States will be wisely content
J with our present area and not launch
upon any scheme of annexation. At
the same time I think we should be
} unwisely content if we did not seek’to
engage in what the younger Pitt so
well termed annexation of trade.”
l The Republican leaders today are
distinctly opposed to just what Mr.
]' Blaine was striving for. He little
' theught that within a few years a Re
publican president would be foreibly
lannexlng countries not in this hemi
sphere and a Republican congress
| would be standing pat and refusing to
| ratify reciprocity treaties that McKin
. ley had arranged.
l The Blaine Republican must, like the
few followers of Abe Lincoln that are
left, view with dismay the dismal fail
ure of their present leaders, who fear
|to legislate on important matters, but
'in place adopt a policy of legislative
' stagnation. Does any one believe that
' Blaine would stand pat at the present
" Juncture? et
! GREATER LEE COUNTY.
. Realizing the fact that if the varied
' and wonderful resources of Lee Co.—her
' farm lands capable of producing almost
' every important marketable crop raised
1n the U. S,; her timber lands still abur
dantly productive 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
aimmong those of the Siate; 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 destributcd
throughout the state of Ga. andU.S that
untold good would result to
our community and theentire county, We
announce our intention of undertaking
such a publication with the aid ot
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 ILee Co, If such a task is carried out
thoroughly and efficiently it is impossible
to estimate the amount «f good which
may result from it. We have vastand
varied resources but they are only half
developed. One Imperative need of lLee is
to haveits virtues known abroad, to let
the world know what we are and what we
can be if our county 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, ILet us put our
shoulders to the wheel, and let every man
in Lee County show the love he has for his
home-land.
THE ONE MAN SHOW.
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ALBANWY GA. ‘ :
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Founders and [T\aehinists.
WATER AND GAS PIPINCS AND FITHINGS
Iron and DBrass Castings of every Descripticii. Cast and Wrought Iron
Railings ENGINESAND BOILERS REPAIRED.
Orders =oiicited an'i Satisfaction Guarinteed, ’
I Mr. P. Cook one of our prominent naval
store men has just returned from a visit
of several days at Indian Springs.
Col. Howell Simmons of Americus spent
T. e «lay in Leesbur; oa profcs ionel busi
ness .
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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 yearsh
Good land, healthy place, with deep well
water works throughout and an up to date
ginnery: We reserve theright to reject
any and all bids, none but responsible
parties need apply.
Respt.
Heath & lee Executors.
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A Surprise For Werkers,
Those people who are wage earners
will be glad to know that their salarles
have been increased at an astonishing
rate the past few years, for Secretary
Shaw says the figures are being pre
pared by the highest authority to prove
‘ it; also that the increased cost of liv
ing has merely kept pace with the
| wages. That will be quite a surprise
l to those wlio are finding it difficult to
make both ends meet.
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Mrs Mery Johnson visited friendsin
Chokee Tuesday.
| PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
’PN PN I NN N
WARE G. MARTIN,
" ATTORNEY AT LAw,
Leesburg, Georgia
LONG & SON,
ATTORNEVYS AT LAW,
Leesburg, Georgia,
GEO. E. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAw,
Smithville, Ga.
Notice To Debtorsand
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors of
the estate of J. E. McKenny, laie of said
County, deceasec to render in an account
of their demands to me within 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. ]. Fleetwood.
Administrator of J, E. McKinvey.
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Mr. W, H. Larramore was in town Wed
nesday.
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