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Vol.V 111. P - Mit ,_j;::;:"rt::’::.'-:;f ee e 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. o~ \ , R\\_\“'\:b —- gn./) '774&‘ “’W fi‘ 3(% FPUF }4‘\&—:‘_-/;'%)& 4 & s 4!)‘; fi@ JUUN %, '\/4T -A 1 O e ! 7 } 8 [%‘Zf? ‘ IS)N | 4 ;-..?,‘-,.J-‘_,s'.,, i‘, —SLEE T W xat .:::"‘\2'\:(‘\*- » 8 ffi"“—{(;\ i-——"/l.? ¥ et eS B : N A 3 - / ( ,‘.‘ "7.'.‘ (Kl &9 4 - = TSI Ly u—... \H’ . W"' T -/,-/,:,‘Zfi‘, Acmm BT fi&) . e Avk¥i | T e R O P eR P R TST = 1."\..:. ,‘l’ tt” . ’\{w‘w l"{ &. e . & “”. s v o \i " m’[‘fl.@-fi‘n s ‘)/? ™2 T,!r F‘ COMMITTRE :'&'..-_;., ‘l.;.\ « @ a‘) A,‘\/"""' iaf {' “L} eQ r ' UL e N ) 4 ] ey . . 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Howell Simmons of Americus spent T. e «lay in Leesbur; oa profcs ionel busi ness . e e 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. —e - S > 4 e 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. -ee 4 - 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. " st e e o() Yo Mr. W, H. Larramore was in town Wed nesday. N 0.51