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VoI.VIII,
- Though the Beef Trust Still
Plunders the People. .
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE PLAN.
dnjunction Proceedings Against the
Packers’ ’(;i'pmblne Useless—Points
to Collusion Between Federal Of
ficials and Beef Barons,
Knowing that a haudsome contribu
“tion "to the Republican eampaign fund
bas in the past secured immunity from
- prosecution for the worst of the great
‘eriminal trusts; the packers’ combine
~ evidently does not fear being turther
molested now Chairman Cortelyou is
‘holding out the contribution box. In
«spit"e_‘of all the legal eiforts of the ad
ministration, the beer trust is still
at its old game of squeezing the
tarmers and plundering the consuiners,
for a special from Sioux City to the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch says:
“With the opening of the season for
marketing grass fed cattle from the
ranges, most dealers at Missouri river
points are confident there wiil be a
drop in the high prices of meats. There
is little difference at present from the
retail prices of one and two years ago,
the packers being able to hold their
rates for meat about as high as ever
despite that they are not paying nearly
-80 much for the cattle. Whatever dif
ference there is is in the direction of an
advance as compared to last year.
« “Whether the arrival of the grass
cattle will lower prices in eastern cities
is censidered: doubtful, for the packers
have more complete control of retailing
facilities there than in the western
cities. But in the Missouri river cities
there are many independent retail
ers who, when prices warrant it, kill
their own cattle and thus are able
to undersell .those who handle the
packers’ meats and charge the schedule
of prices fixed by the packers. Meat
dealers say that the reduced consump
tion of meats, owing to the high prices,
is certain to force lower retail rates
soon and that this effect would have
been felt before this time but for the
war in the east, which has added an
immense market for American food
stuffs of all kinds and especially for
meats from the western packing
points.” : : |
That is a sad statement after all the
efforts the administration has made to |
reduce this enly “pad trust” to a state l
of innocuons desuetude. Here it is
charging about the same high prices
for beef as two years ago and paying
the farmers less for cattle and still
~ dictating what the retail butchers shall |
charge after all that President Roosel
velt and the courts have done to curb it, |
But for some occult reason President
Roosevelt and the federal law officers
have evidently overlooked one impor-l
tant section’of the antitrust law, known |
as the criminal clause, which provides !
for the imprisonment of those who dis- ‘
obey the law. That section has been
so often published that nearly every
one is familiar with it, and it can only
be through collusion with the trust
that the federal authorities have never
enforced it. The attorney general’s of
fice has ample evidence to convict the
packers’ combine under that criminal
section of the antitrust law, for the
same evidence that was produced to
the court which granted the injunction ‘
would be ample to convince a jury of |
their criminal acts.
But President: Roosevelt stands pat
‘nd has evidently told his attorney
‘general to “let well enough alone.”
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No Pointing This Trip. :
The Republican national platform
will hardly “point with pride” to the
ratification of the McKinley reciprocity
treaties. \
THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL.
Leesburg, Georgia, Friday, August, 19, 1904.
| CABINET CHANGES. |
| No Great Republican Leader In Pres
ident’s Council,
. President Roosevelt has evidently
.abamdoned the eastern states as “the
enemy's country” and is now looking
‘to the west alone for electoral votes.
In reconstructing his ecabinet only
Moody of Massachusetts remains from
any state east of the Alleghanies, un
less John Hay, who claims to belong
to the District of Columbia, but is real
ly -an Oblhio man, is so considered.
There is now no great Republican lead- .
“er in the cabinet. All are accidents, |
nonentities or young men'that Presi
dent Roosevelt has selected over the
heads of those who-have been consid
ered fit by former presidents to hold
the important office of “cabinet min
ister. : vs E I
The latest discovery, Paul Morton,
who is secretary of the navy, is a high l
official of the Atchison. Topeka and:
Santa Fe railroad. It is reported that
he has been granted leave of absence.
from his railroad duties and will re
turn to them after a fetwv months. He
is said to be a late convert to Repub
licanism, and his reward is none too
great, for any one that can be brought
to stomach and indorse the present
policies of that party should be am
ply recompensed. : |
A Valuable Plzge. i
The Democratic party stands committed
to the principles of civil service retorm,’
and we demand their honest, just and im- |
_ partial enforcement.
This is the most explicit and com-l
plete committal on this subject that
the Democratic party has made in any |
national convention. It i 8 sound Dem- |
ocratie doctrine, and the committal®of |
the Democratic party to it by the con- {
vention, with the nomination of a can- !
didate in full sympathy with it, is a '
~matter for congratulation to all good
citizens.—New York Times.
| ———
A Notable Difference. :
; In the case of Judge Parker the of
fice seeks the man. In that of Presi
dent Rnosevelt it has been a relentless
' and not altogether scrupulous hunt of
' the man for the place.—Philadelphia
| Record. '
|
~ THE LEAVEN WORKING. l
I'l‘arlfl‘ Reform Idea Has Still Many
| Supporters In lowa. :
' The National Manufacturers” associ
l ation at its late ineeting at Pittsburg
' committed Itself to the policy of reci
| procity in competitive products. A res
i olution was adopted calling for a per
manent tariff and reciprocity commis
slon and for. presidential authority to
issue proclamations giving effect to reci- .
| procity treaties. The Des Moines Reg- .
| ister concludes that— o
} “Had the manufacturers’ idea been
| incorporated in the Dingley bill every
' one of the Kasson trade arrangements
would today be in full operation, to the
'great advantage of* American indus-
Y. i
t President Roosevelt or Secretary Cor
l telyou will have to bring pressure to
bear upon this “lowa idea” enthuslast
or the leaven of tariff reform will start
to working again in lowa and may be
come unmanageable. Corporation in
fluence and railroad money were too
much for the Register and Governor
Cummins when the delegates to the
Republican convention were elec‘ed,
but the voters may yet show, even in
that trust ruled state, that high tariff
' prices and rallroad monopoly are more '
- than they will submit to. ;
Another Deadly Parallel, . ;
Wouldn’t the census report on negro
illiteracy and the Republican threat
against southern representation make
an interesting parallel column Demo
cratic campaign document?—Augusta
(Ga.) Herald.
Riohard Patisop: Sam Pattison. Richard T. Pattison
T, PATTISON SONS,
S _ALBANY GA. ~ |
Founders and [T\aehipists.
WATER ANL'GAS PIP:!NGS AND FITHINGS.
Iron and Brass Castings of every De;scrlption. Cast and * Wrought Iron
Railings ENGINESAND BOIi.ERS REPAIRED.
: Orders solicited and Satisfaction Guaranteed. ,
[ ¢ 0 it
: 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 § years
Good land, healthy place, with deep well
water works thronghout and an upto date
ginnery. We reserve the right to reject
any and all bids, none but responsible
parties need apply.
Respt.
Heath & Lee Executors.
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Notice To Debtorsand
. Creditors. 3
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N tice is hereby given to all creditors of
the estate of J. . McKenny, laic of said
County, decease to render in an accoum
of their demands to me wi hin the time
prescribed by law, properly made out and
all per-ons indebted to said deceased are
hereby reqnested to make immediate pay
ments to the undorsigned. ‘
This 6th day of May 1904.
‘ A, J. Fleetwood,
: -Administraior of J, E. McKinney.
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Greater l.ee County Edition,
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AND SAVANNAH, GA.. AND BETWEEN ATLANTA AND ALBANY, GA.
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W. A WINBURN, J.C. HAILE, F.J. ROBINSON, .
YICE-PRESIDENT AND TRAFFIC MANAGER. GENDQRAL PASSENGER AGENT ASSISTANT CENERAL PASSENGER ACENT
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
NN T N TP T T T TN P P N M
WARE G. MARTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
! Leesburg, Georgiu
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LONG & SON.
f ATTORNEVYS AT LAW,
\
| Leesburg, Georgia
GEO. E. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Smithville, Ga. .
GEGRGIA—LEE COUNTY. ' ;
Notice is herchy giver that the nnde
signed has applied to the Ordinary of :aid
county for leave to sell the land belong
ing to the estate of J. E. McKenny for
the payment of debts and for destrbuting
among thie heirs of caid estate. Said ap
plication will be hcard at the regular term
of the cour*. of Ordinary tor said county to
Le held on the first Monday in September
1904, :
This Aug , Ist., 1904, :
A. J. Fleetwood,
| Admi-trator upon the estate of,
J. E McKinney.
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