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Vol.V 111. - CLEAN SWEEPSALE B&EGINNING : = y WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31stat 8 o’clock a. m. ~ The success of our Sales in the past will be greatly out rival ed by this Clean Sweep Sale. Our Mr. Churchwell has just retuined from New York and Eastern Markets. While there he bought specially for this sale , Jobs, Samples and Special Lines Bankrupts FEtc. y Which'will enable you for ten days to secure Choice Merchandise at from one third to one fourth off. iK ED TAGS ON EVERY BARGAIN, <sone. 1000 Yards Calicoes and Lawns. Thisis a collection of Remnants, some- N loanii ety uve Sale plvevrd . o e o an L e B 8 5000 yards. yd wide sheeting, clean sweep sale, price toyds. ___________ 46¢ Bleached Cambric, 10 to 20 yd pieces, loc goods, Salz price 5161 Men’s Shirts, odd lot of these goods some wrrth to 75¢ choice during | Men's $lO suits, specially for this sale we have a few of the~e suits, Clean Bheel sale wrice - o e e e e R B - Clean Sweep Sale prices on these Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Dress Goods, Linnens, Underware, Shirts, Hats &c. ‘ : | For lack of space we arsunable to giveyou all prices, Get the bill that tells you all. Let us know we’ll mail you one. Date Aug. 31st for 10 Days. Place Albany. L A. F. CHURCHWELL, 62 Broad St, r' 1 T TURRED £ TOMERSAULT Opportunist Statesman Who Made a Complete Flop. PROTECTION VICIOUS IN THEORY. Some Republicans Support “Sclely on the Grounds of Expediency.” President HRocosevelt's Extraordi nary Change of Base, . Many people nowadays possibly for get that the discussion of ‘the tariff and protection is no new thing in American politics. As long. ago as 1824 it was often a paramount issue, and national campaigns were fought over schedules and rates of duty, as will- probably be the case in this campaign. President Roosevelt in his life of Thomas H. Benton, on pages 66 and 67, explains this and tells why. Benton voted for a protective tariff bill. Although repre senting Misseuri, an agricultural state, because of the bribe of “a heavy duty on lead he felt himself forced to sup port it.” President Roosevelt extenu aies Bentonfs sudden change of front by saying thidt “he was like “a good many other men who in their publie capacities are obliged to appear as pro tectionists, but who lack his franknpess in stating their reasons.” Then President Roosevelt notes that Webster changed his position when THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL. Leesburg, Georgia, Friday, September, 2, 1904. - Massachuse:ts, which had hitherto sup- l ported iree trade, Liecame through the - growth of her manufactures more in- ' terestod in tiheir protection than in the general welfare. He says, describing ' the attitude of those two statesmen, ~that, “turning a full and complete som ersault, neither the one nor the other ~was to blame,” and adds that “It is in reality purely a business matter and should be decided solely on grounds of expedaiency.” As President Roosevelt was practi cally a free trader when Le wrote the life of Benton and has been decidedly a tariff reformer untli a short time ag2o, his efiort to show that Benton and Webster were not to blame was really & defense of his own “full amd com plete somersault” on the same impor tant issue. How he viewed protection l is clear, for on the next page he says: “Political economists have pretty - generally agreed that protection is vi~lous in theory and harmful in prac tice. But if the majority of people - wish it, and it affects only themselves, there 13 no earthly veason why they should not be allowed to try the ex periment to thelr hearts’ content.” ! That President Roosevelt is now a ) candidate of a party that favors and ’ bas put inte eifect the highest pro- | | tective tarif ever concelved by Amerl can statesnien and wlill in Lis letter ot l,g\cgeptance indorse the platform adopt efl at Chicago hardly agrees with his ‘former position that ‘“political econo mists have pretty generally agreed that arotection is viclous in theory and ' Ladies dress Skirts. Were £1.50 Clean sweep Sale Pl eTI e L I 6 300 < o “ G SI9B l syl o 0 ol e : a 0 M o el st e R s Gde e PIC"URES;— 16x20 Al Giit frame piciuted .- -L SR e B lsr 5O 4000 WouLßNgo, Sale trton .7L b eeLa e S i harmful In practiss” Perhaps President lloosevelt now, as ! when he ‘wrote the life of Benton, be lleves the tariff Is “purely a Dbusiness ’ matter and should be decided on grounds of expediency.” He doubtless finds it expedlent not to disagree with the high protection policy of the party whose cand!date he ig, and he may bug the selfish delusion that it is no affair of his if the American people elect him to office cn a platforua whlch ad vocates this “vicicus theory” and this “harmful practice.” If President Rooseveit was not con sidered ‘such a decisive wan, always expected ‘to fully express his true opin fons, his plea of expediency and his evident adherence to tle “opportunist”. school of ‘politics would not cause him to be open to criticisui on Lls extraor dinary change of political convictions. He may console himself with the fact that “If the majority of peopie in inter est wish it, and It aifects only them selves, there 18 no earthly reason why they should not Le allowed to try the experimeént to their hearts’ content.” Still that !s the poiicy of the trimmer and politician In its worst sense and mnot the attitude of the statesman. > l A Notable Difference. | In the ecase of Judge Parker the of . fice seels the man. In that of Presi ‘ dent Rovsevelt it has been w relentless | and not altogether serupulous hunt of | the man for the place-—Philadelphia Record. ; | CABINET CiHANGES. - ! No Greant Republican Leader In Pres ‘ ident’s Council. ' Presldent Roosevelt has evidently abandonel the eastern gtates as “the i enemy's country” and 18 now looking to the west alone for electoral votes. - In" reconstructing his cabinet only Moody of Massachusetts remains from I any state ecast of the Alleghfinies, un ~less John liay, who claims.to belong to the DRistrict of Columbia, but is real ly an Ohio. man, is so consldered. There is now no great Republican lead er in the cabinet.. All are accidents, nonentities or young men that Presi dent Loocsevelt 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. The latest dlscovery, Paul Morton, who Is secretary of the navy, 18 a high 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 few months. He 18 sald to be a late convert to Repub lieanism, and his reward 1s 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. - DRI 7ST W LSSTR I W 0 ORI A" £ 25 WU YR AINE T ARTEI . R e & o o o Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digesis what you eat. N 0.4