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TIIE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDA Y; JUNE fi, 1884.
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Macon, Ga.
Irf^ieral Gordon is saved by tbe Nile
overflow, it will furnish a sort of boom for
the "teetotalers."
Sexator Brown in his |volygany speecli
paid tribute to the Catholic church on ac
count of Its stand against divorce.
A Democratic President would be a big
ger thing than half a dozen horizontal ta
riff bills. It la folly to lose the substance
of a thing in diving for the shadow of it.
It Is not too late for the Georgia farmers
to make a practical note oftbo fact that
corn has been killed in many places in tbe
West. A sensible farmer doesn't need to
be told what that means.
< The idea seems to be growing that the
doubtful Slates be permitted to name the
candidates at Chicago. This is the top
sentiment in Nebraska, which has been
credited to the Tilden column.
Aiotiizr of the social toasts of Washing-
ington City lias gone the way of Howgate.
Col. Burnside gets away with fifty thou
sand dollars belonging to the Post-otlice De
partment.
Tint people should have the power to set
tle all purely local issues at home, and
they should exercise it, that the Legisla
ture may devote its attention to matters
of general concern.
Tbe Tournament
Was a handsome and complete success
and gave great enjoyment to a very
large assembly of our best people. The
Governor's Horso Guard is composed
of a splendid body of young men, ad
mirably equipped and mounted, and
their drill and tilting performances re
flect the highest credit upon Captain
Milledgc and his officers. They are a
splendid reinforcement to the military
arm of Georgia, and we shall be glad
to sec their sabres Hash in lists on an
other day. The organization of this
company by individual enterprise is a
reflection upon the indifference and
parsimony of our Stato government.
the tariff, but not the Representative,
then but one inference can bo drawn,
to-wit. that there exists some other
ground of objection to the latter.
Wo await the reply of our respected
Savannah contemporary.
Tna Tariff Issue In Georgia.
The Savannah Morning Xetct insists
Upon making the tariff question an is-
sue in tlie Congressional elections in
Georgia. Tbe Savannah Timm, Use
Augusta Chronicle and Contlilulionalitl,
the Atlanta Contlilullon and the Tele
graph and Messenger take tho ground
that it would be impolitic to foist this
issue upon tlie Democratic party. Wo
feel pretty sure that ail, or nearly all
of the other daily and weekly Demo
cratic papers in Georgia, coincide witli
the journals last mentioned. Thus far,
at least, tlie Morning .Vries seems to
stand alone in this now departure.
Wo regret to part company with
onr Savannah contemporary, and es
pecially that it should insist upon iso
lating itself from the Democratic press
of tlie State. It is opposed to the re-
election of Mr. Kicliolli, its immediate
representative however, and having
confessedly no other cause of objection
to him, it finds it necessary to intro-
dace a now issue into our local politics,
and to discourage his candidacy on ac
count of his tariff record.
Both the national parties, North and
Bouth, are divided on this great eco
nomic question, and hence liotli hav
hitherto discountenanced all nttempts
to tnako it tlie test of party fidelity. In
Bouth Carolina sorao disposition lias
been evinced to make (roc trade the
shibboleth now, as ft was in the days
of nullification. Onr friends of tlie
Palmetto State seem to have forgotten
that ft was this same policy which
sowed the first seeds of division and
disintegration in the old Democratic
party, and that finally led to its dis
memberment and overthrow. We do
not believe that the people of the South
will regard with favor any course that
' is likely to create strife and divisions
among themselves. Neither free trade
nor protection, nor indeed any other
governmental measure or policy, can be
half so important to us as the preserva
tion of the supremacy of tlie white rate
in the Southern States, and the jour
nal or the politician who wilfully en
dangers tills supremacy will soon find
himself completely isolated from his
neighbors and contemporaries.
The existence practically of only one
party in the'South is not without its
evils, yet these evils are insignificant
compared with those we should suffer,
if the Anglo-Saxon should lose control
here. Neither our government, nor
our judiciary, nor our hearthstones
themselves could be preserved in pur
ity and decency.
But conceding to tlie Morning .Vir-s
fhe right to oppose the return of Mr.
Nkholla to Congress, for any or no rea
son at all, still we are at a loss to
The Modern Curtlue.
What school boy lias not hod his soul
stirred by the story of the young
knight of Rome, who in the moment
of hiq country’s peril, dashed with his
horse into the gaping wound in tlie
forum and left his name and fame for
ever connected with the history of his
country ?
And what a fearfnl parody upon this
the noblest deed in all the history of
Rome, is this giving out that Mr.Tilden
will accept the Democratic nomination
at the risk of his life.
It is impossible to read of the Roman
soldier who sacrificed his young life
thick with with budding honors, with
out a glow of admiration that a man,
any man, of any country, in the history
of the world could be equal to such sub
lime courage and unselfishness. By
the side of it how the paste and powder
ami stage trickery show in this tele
graphic dispatch.
Washington, May 2S.~The report comes
from New York ami Is being generally circu
lated on the floor of the House, among Re
publicans as well as Iiemocratle members,
that Mr. Tilden says he will unconditionally
accept tbe nomination of the Democratic con
ventlon. Fully conscious of Ills Infirmity, ho
says that he is willing to die in the service of
the party, It it should so result.
To all intelligent people it lias been
known that Mr. Tilden, despite the
burden of his years and failing facul
ties, lias desired tlie Presidential nom
ination from the Demoeratie party. It
is “qually well established, that noth
ing but the absolute fear of deatli lias
prevented him from making his desires
and ambition definitely known. Seiz
ing upon this situation, tlie politicians
of the Democratic party, putting aside
its statesmen and real leaders, have
industriously used to exhaustion the
tricks of their trade to create a ficti
tious boom in favor of this old man.
The excuse for tliis movement is that
party success has been so imper
illed by a noisy and impudent faction
that recourse must he had to a man,
once, defrauded, of an office to whicli
he was elected, and to a platform whicli
will swallow every salient issue before
the country under the specious phrase
of reform.
Starting out on tlie suddcncss of pre
concerted methods, tlie machinery lias
been put in motion, and formonths the
country lias been daily flooded, with
bulletins announcing, tlie feats of
strength of an old man so prostrated,
that he could not attend tlie last rites,
of a deceased brother. Along with
this has gone his repeated declaration,
that he could not accept, on ac
count of the infirmity of which lie
is best aware. Parading him ns a
modern Curtius, leaves but ono more
act in the farce, his nomination at
Chicago, with a rapid struggle between
liis death and defeat. It is not worth
the time to stop to inquire as to wheth
er Mr. Tilden will accept or not. The
South is most interested in the triumph
of the Democratic party in the pend
ing contest, most interested for the
reason, that she is expected to do most
of tlie certain voting.
It is plain to her that tlie Democrat-
ilcratand how it can support the re-
election of Senator Brown, who occu
pies tlie aame position on tlio Morrison
tariff bill. If Mr. Nicholls should not
bo returned, ought tlie Senator to
re-elected? It is hardly fair to make
fisli of one and fowl of the oilier,
have made this inquiry of tlie A'net be
fore, but thus far it has failed to an-
■wer. if it is willing to take tbe Sena
notwithstanding hi* position on
party oi this country is united but
upon one issue and divided upon nil
others. Vlie party stands united as
against the centralization of tlie gener-
government, and the inviolability of
home rule. Upon ail other questions,
there are grave differences of sen
timent.
Recent events have greatly strength
ened tlie hopes of the party in tliis con
test, ami an hour of wisdom and sacri
fice at Chicago conhl command anil
compel a victorious result.
If it cannot win save under the lead
ership of an old man, who sacrifices
Ids life In the supreme effort, then it
ought not to win, for a victory with a
dead leader will be barren of results,
and may be soon turned into a rout.
Inside of a month Georgia must
wheel into line, and it behooves her
Democrats to lie addressing themselves
now to the possibilities of the future.
Tbe memory is fresh to them, as to
how they were hurried into the nomi
nation of a feeble old man upon the
ridiculous plea that lie alone could save
the State, and how in less than a year’s
quarter, when he had been laid in liis
grave, it was as urgently pleaded that
almost anyliody could save the State.
It is difficult, if not impossible to ac
cept the conclusion that the Demo
cratic party will odd to the long record
of its mistakes and follies, the nomina
tion of Mr. Tilden. and the time is
short and the necessity great for a wise
and safe choice.
It will lie remembered that the Til
den column so proudly pointed
to, is mostly built of States
that cannot carry him a single
vote ift the • Electoral College. The
South occupies the post of honor and
danger in the line. She must vote sol
idly for any man to win, and tlie man
must win, or the South will be punish
ed afterwards. No matter how
the contest, may be decided
and Northern business and Northern
society will not know the difference. A
Republican victory means that the
South shall stand with a siiigi
purpose, to defend her homes and her
civilization. We are not insensible of
the great talents and services of Mr
Tilden. We can never lie unmindful
of the great wrongs that Were put upon
him. We are grateful that It e nerves
himself and proposes to faee
political and physical death,
but if in this moment of supreme peril
to the republic, the earth yawns for
another victim as a sacrifice for onr
political sins, we would have a younger,
sturilier,braver man to wear the honors
of the modem Curtins.
The Railroad Campaign.
We are indebted to the Atlanta Con-
ililulion for an interesting hit of in
formation. It snys:
We have already alluded to the fact that
those who arc opjioscd to the Railroad Cora-
ml-ilon of Georgia and to the Mat under
which It operates are quietly preparing for a
campaign ip behalf of what they conceive to
be their Interests. It Is nut to he an aggress
ive campaign. There will Ire no effort made
to abolish the commission, or to reiieat the
law, or to amend that part of the constitution
which makes legislation Imperative, hut an
effort, and a very strong one, will be made to
render the law Inoperative ai It standa by
taking away some ot the necessary powers of
the commission.
The Constitution vouchsafes the fur
ther information that, "practically, the
campaign lias already begun,” and re
fers to some editorial remarks which
we ventured to print some days ago, in
proof of its assertion.
We desire to say, so far as we are
concerned or informed, that ft is a mis
take to suppose that any such “cam
paign” os that spoken of "has already
liegun,’’ or is in contemplation; and on
this point we feel that our position
in the discussion enables us to speak
with some degree of positiveness.
That the Legislature will bo in
voked to amend the act creating the
commission, so far as to adopt the sug
gestion of the commissioners them
selves, there is no doubt. In this move
ment wo hope to have the co-operation
of tlie Constitution, and of our spright
ly contemporary, the Sparta lthmaelile,
(rom which it quotes. There lias been
no concealment of the purpose to
make such a call upon tlie law
making power. The whole discussion
for months past lias proceeded on this
assumption.
It will lie remembered that the rail
road commissioners were tlie first to
admit that their powers were excessive
and abnormal, and as a remedy for the
evil they suggested, in their printed
report to tlie Governor and the Legisla
ture, that tlie law be amended. In
other words, they advised that the
right granted to all other persons and
corporations—tlie right to bo heard and
tlie right of appeal—-be allowed to tlie
railroads. Are we to understand that
the Contlilullon and the Ithmaelilc are
opposed to such a modification of the
law?
We venture the further remark, that
tlie railroad authorities are not opposed
well-devised and well-guarded
commission. On the contrary, they
admit that such a tribunal is needed
for tlie adjustment of the differences
arising between the reads themselves,
and between themselves and the peo
ple. This -commission should be so
constituted, however, as to approach in
its temper and judicial impartiality a
court of equity. Such a commission
will find its staunchest supporters
among tlio railroads thomsolvcs. No
other commission should be allowed to
exist, and no other con ever exist in
Georgia without the constant protest of
tlie roads and of all fair-minded peo
ple. These roads were built, and arc
now owned, in great part, by our
own people, and these people are enti
tled to tlio same consideration as any
other class of citizens in the State.
Tlio spirit that inspired the constitu
tional provision, os well as tho act un
der which the commission was organ
ized, has placed tho State in an atti
tude of hostility to this species of prop
erty. Bo manifest is tills, that hitherto
tlio I.egislnturo lias refused to adopt
tho amendment suggested by tlio com-
missionerfl and to which attention has
been called. The commissioners them
selves have not been insensible to tliis
spirit, nor indeed altogether freo from
it. From the beginning they have pro
ceeded in that spirit of partisanship
which characterizes an arbitrator who
represents only tlio party that select
ed him. In this they have doubt
less acted unconsciously. If, in
stead ot closing tho door
ugainst tlie roods, the Legislature had
provided ior a permanent hoanl of ar
bitrators, of which tlioUovcmorsheuld
appoint one, and tho railroads one,
witli tlie right on tlio part of the two
select an umpire, there would have
been less ground of complaint. As
is, the railroads have no voice in tlie
commission—not even the privilege
be heard either before or after trial, ex
cept as a matter of grace! Tliis right
is secured to the burglar and murderer,
hut not to the'citizens of Georgia who
have built and own our ratlrooils.
Tliis, we maintain, is contrary to the
geniosof our tree American institu
tions. It is a gross wrong, which we
feel quite sure tlie people of Georgia
when they come to realize it, will in
sist upon righting.
changed tlie complexion of the delega-1 anil welcome tlie espionage and por
tion in the House of Representatives. interference of a horde of Fedcr-
These are Borne of the tangible and a l tax gatherers. Our desire is to in
substantial gains that may already bo form rat her than to mislead tho peo-
enumeroted.
During the campaign Mr. Randall
took an active and prominent part,
while Mr. Carlisle did not raise his
voice to help his political friends on the
opposite side of the river.
It is within the reasonable margin of
chance that, upon this platform, witli a
proper candidate, Ohio may be carried
again. It is absolutely certain that if
this plank is ignored, after a faction of
the party defeated the pledge to restore
the duty on wool, any effort in Ohio
will he useless, and that the State
is irretrievably lost.
Can tlie Democratic party afford to
lose anything in this contest ? Virginia,
West Virginia, New Jersey and l’enn-
sylvania have adopted this plat
form. There is a strong probability
that Alabama and Louisiana will fol
low. Georgia should join the column.
Virginia could not possibly lead at tliis
juncture where any Southern State
should hesitate or fail to follow. The
backing of the solid South will
make the adoption of this platform
certain at Chicago, and tliis in turn
will take California, Connecticut, Indi
ana and New Jersey out of tlio list of
doubtful States, and render them cer
tain for the ticket.
Tho victory in Ohio was hailed as a
Democratic triumph, and the party lias
enjoyed tlie "advantages that have fol
lowed. It cannot now repudiate the
plan oi campaign upon whicli that vic
tory was won, without the grossest and
most inexcusable stultification.
pie. and wo are compelled to sayffo
sucli of them os read after us that
we do not know of the ono hundred
thousand agents provided for by
tho present system. The internal rev
enue bureau employs about five thou
sand, and the customs service not so
many.
It Ib estimated that there are about
one hundred.thotisand Federal officials,
but tho ciphering is wild that charges
them all up to tlie machinery for col
lecting revenue by imposts.
The Negro and the Churches.
Tlie attention of the reader must
have been arrested by tho action of
two important religious bodies in the
past week, with regard to tho negro.
We allude to the adoption, by the
Northern Methodist General Confer
ence at Philadelphia, of resolutions to
throw open the churches and schools
to “the brother in block,” and to tlie
disposition shown at a conference of
Catholic prelates at Baltimore to "look
after tlio religious welfare of the col
ored race.
In tlie Methodist General Confer
ence Governor I’attison presented a re
port from'tlie committee, to whom tlie
subject had been referred, "declaring
it to be tlio policy of tho church, that
no member of any society within tlio
church shall be excluded from public
worship, in any anil every edifice of the
denomination, and that no student
shall be excluded from any and every
school of the church, on account of
race, color or previous condition of serv
itude.” The report, wo are informed,
“was adopted by an overwhelming ma
jority.”
The meeting of the Catholic bishops
of tlie archdiocese of Baltimore was
only preliminary to tlio assembling of
tlie plenary council in November next.
Similar conferences have been hold in
other archdioceses. Tho proceedings
were conducted with closed doors, hut
it is undsrstood that tlio conference was
held to consider various matters to come
before tho plenary council, Including
especially “tlie gathering of tho colored
race into tlio church. 1
It is significant that these two great
religious bodies, acting through their
chosen representatives, should t>o in
session at tho same time, nnd should
move simultaneously in the work of
educating and Christianizing tho block
man. The Northern Methodist Church
is entitled to ho regarded as a religious
society, but it is also a political organ
ization of great power and resources.
Outside the two great national parties,
no body or association of men In' any
part of tlie country lias exercised
such wide influence upon our
politics. And this influence, it need
not be said, has always beon directed
against the wlilto people of the South,
and in favor of that political party
which lias manifested most bitterness
and vindictiveness towards us. Should
tliis church succeed therefore, In get
ting control ot tlie negroes of the coun
try, wo need not doubt tliai they will
soonfbe rendered more pestilent parti
sans and less efficient laborers than
ever,
The Catholic Church, on tho con-
intent of tlie man who did the shoot
ing.
It is fortunate that the man was un
successful in his attempt to murder a
man for the performance of his pro
fessional duty, that the State has been
Bpared an honorable and useful citizen,
and that no more bloodshed and crime
have followed a deplorable tragedy.
REAR-ROOM REFLECTIONS.
PROLOGUE.
Beneath the tree the gray mule creep*,
The clouds roll up the lea,
Tho limpid, liquid lightning leapt—
Tho mule, oh! where la he?t!!!J
TRIUMPH.
Alone amid the wreck he stands:
Gone Uhls left-hind shoe;
And bits of tree lie on the sands, *
With white hair scattered through.
Alone, but still his heart is stout.
“Honk! honk! Ah-honk-k-k-k!" he cries:
“1 ve kuocked the giddy lightning out."
l’exyoi.
The gray mule never dies.
FROM ATLANTA.
Criminal Proceealngi About to be i„ ,,
tuted Against John II. Jam,,.. k
Tho Offense Charged.
Items nnd Notes.
I SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. [
Atlanta, May 30.—It seems thst th.
last of the James failure is not yet- or
rather, judging from reported develop
meats to-day, the complication it about to
take on a new phase, and, as far as Mr
James is concerned, a more serious anii
personal one. In short, it is understood
that an effort is being mnde to hutltato
criminal proceedings against tlie broken
banker. It Is well known that Immediately
following the announcement ot failure
certain heavy depositors took legalcounui
as to the propriety of instituting just such
proceedings as are now contemplated. At
A Freo Trader at Figure,.
Free traders usually avoid figures (or
H lie reason that they are so closely ai
led to facts, and content themselves
with assertion, the safest and strongest
support of a political myth. But
freo trade friend takes ns to task in an
other column and falls to ciphering.
Anything that tends to explode the
dangerous doctrine of free trado is not
irrelevant jto present issues, for if we
are to take the words of tlie “tariff rc-
fonncrs”theirprescnt issues are intend
ed lead up to free trade.
It is true that they have changed
their tone somewhat, but nobody will
forget that .Mr. Carlislo during tlie
present session, attended a freo trade
banquet, nnd declared that
was willing to join any
parly to establish free trade. Mr.
Blackburn and other leaders liavo reit
erated time and time again that tlicir
present movement was but an entering
wedge, nnd their ultimate design tlie
establishment of freo trade.
If free trade is to bo established as a
governmental policy in tlie present or
tlie future, then the people will under
stand that they must submit to direct
taxation in order to support the general
government.
Our correspondent finds fault witli
tho figures quoteJ from Mr. Upson,
formerly a member of Congress from
the Stato of Texas. These figures he
used in a speech upon the tariff, and
they were «never successfully assailed
tlie debate then running. Mr.
Upson we know to bo n cool,
careful man, not given to exaggeration.
Ills figures have recently been repr ;-
duccd by Mr. Randall in the debate on I trary, takes no hand in politics, at least
the Morrison bill, and have thus sc-1 in the United 8latcs. It devotes all
cured tlie Indorsement of one who has its efforts to tho religious and educa-
tlmt time it was thought the aff»ir, would
be straightened without legal intery,,.
flop, and that step was abandoned. OH, '
All nature seems to work for mankind. l ! e depositors however, who m*lc j
posits in the bank oa the day of the <Z
ure, propose now to sue out a warrant
against James, under section 4.128(«lSi
the code. The section reads: ( )t>l
"Where money is deposited on rm.r.i
deposit with any bank In tbia StatebrwM
any company or individual doing . bank
ing business in this State, and such kSt
or company, or individual, is insolvents!
tlio time, and such insolvency is known i-i
the officers having chargo or coniroi ohSch
bank or company, or to such Individusl
and sucli bank, or company, or lndiviS’
shall fail to pay to tlie depositor, or Derm!
entitled thereto, within ilireo Jays Itu}
tho demand therefor the said deposit™
deposits, then sucli individual, or such'ol
fleers having charge or control oi s0 (£
bank or company, who, with tlie kno«l-
edge aforesaid, so received such deposit*
and so failed to pay tbe same, sbVlta
deemed guilty ot a felony, and on convi7.
tion thereof, shall be punished by imnrk.
onnientin tlio penitentiary for any time
not less than one year, nor more than ton
years."
Upon making inquire as to the relia
bility of tlio report. I found it to be cur.
rently believed that Mr. James would be
arrested to-day, the notice required by the
statute having been given three days sen.
At this time Mr. James is holding cloK
communion ill a prominent law officenot
far from where I wriio.in a way which gires
some color to the re|>orts. Full develop,
ments of Hie wholo mutter will doubtim
be made during tlio day. It is fair to in
fer from tliis situation of affairs, as well as
from other circumstances, that the pro.
posed settlement, or basis of settlement,
agreed ujion at tlie creditors' meeting list
week, is ill danger of falling through.
While a majority of the creditors
havo signed that agreement, others are
still holding out. A prominent menibsr
of tlie conference committee which still
lias tlie matter in charge, informs me that
posito
Even the English sparrow contribute his
mite.
TiiElateet social sensation in Pennsyl
vania is the elopement of a negro and a
Jewess. Moses In Egypt! what next?
Editor Wateuson's journal now refers
to “the blind goddess." The star-eyed*
lady of reform is evidently still in the hos
pital.
When 8enator Colquitt haa finished his
tariff analysis, It Is rumored, he will ac
cept a position upon a first-class humor
ous paper at a salary of $37,000 per an
num.
OrricKB Burnside, who stole $15,000
from the government in Washington and
Is now under arrest, lost the money In
Wall street. He was a patriot. Put him
on the pension list.
The Courier-Journal thinks "if a Mormon
missionary should wrestle with Grand
Duke Louis of Hesse tor a few hours he
might get a distinguished convert.” The
missionary is better employed with South
ern Senators. .
Poetical lieense is a great invention.
A Louisville man writes verses to his girl,
in which he says his feet “would not
crush a violet, blowing wild and dewy
aweet.” And only last week a Louisville
man fell over a*cost-iron lawn dog and re
duced it to junk.
“I pity the man who marries that girl,"
said Bill Jones to Bill Sykes, as they sat
upon the former's front steps, in Podunk.
yesterday.
"Why?" asked Sykes, taming his eyes
upon a little maiden passing the gate.
"She is an exact Image of my wife at her
age?"
A few minutes later, Sykes slid down out
of n tree and went for the coroner, and the
jury came and said that William Jones
died from a sudden attack of mother-in-
law, nnd gave it os their opinion that tlie
deceased was unconscious from the mo
ment he was taken.
Bull baiting os a popular pastime still
continues in Wall street, bat bear hunting
no longer popular.
A Washington woman named Carpen
ter killed her husband recently; and she
did it with her little hatchet, too.
“A uoojf," says a Philadelphia paper,
is a bulge." Then there can be no doubt
to tbe whereabouts of the David Daria
boom.
Senator CoLqcrrr is beginning to mat
ter a little abont tbe tariff. A genuine
tariff speech from Colquitt would HU the
professional humorists with envy.
The GtntlUulion thinks its Macon con
temporary can exercise its legs by keeping
up with tbe Tilden procession. Queer Iden
that. Everybody knowm there is small
chance for exercise at a funeral.
The Ohio Platform.
Tlie reader will find In another col
umn a leader from the Nashville Amer
ican, favoring the adoption of tlie Ohio
platform into that of the national Dem
ocratic convention. Tennessee
claimed to be a protection State, and
under the dally tutelage ot the Ameri
can the convention of that State will
doubtless indorse the Ohio platform,
And this is tlio wisdom of the situa
tion. It is conceded tiiat this expres
sion aa to the tariff issue was prepared
by Mr. Payne, the Senator-elect from
Ohio, witli a special view to its adop
tion at Chicago. .Vs many of the tariff
reformers, so-called, have industriously
boomed Mr. I’aync for tho Presidency,
tliis tact may lie considered of more
than usual significance. It was in
tended a* a compromise upon whicli
both divisions of the party might join
forces and effort.
It was a key note to a fierce straggle
for the mastery of the great State of
Ohio, which has liecn a factor sopoten
tial in Republican politics. Upon this
platform the State was redeemed to the
Democracy and placed in the list of
'lonbtfnl States, and one to be fought
lor in the Presidential campaign. The
victory in Ohio gave the party • Sena
tor in place ol Charles Foeter, and
made himself familiar with the subject,
by years of study.
We do not know the basis from
which these figures were calculated,
but our correspondent will grant us tho
choice of standing by them tatlier than
those lie lias furnished.
Our correspondent lias not confined
himself to figures, iiut readies out after
support in speculation and assertion,
The expenses of the government
might be cut down in some measure,
One-liaU we think an extravagant esti
mate, but the pension lists are more
likely to grow than to diminish, and
tlio money lias to bo raised to meet
them.
Tlie constitution gives authority to
Congress to levy import duties to raise
revenues, and this has been established
as the policy of this government and is
not likely to be changed.
Our correspondent desires all custom
houses abolished, and holds that the
government may be run by tho inter
nal revenue system, which is infa
mous in its character and practices
and was only resorted to to meet the
necessities of war. The people of this
country will abolish this tax whenever
they can get a fair chance at it.
Of the surplus in the treasury com
plained of, there are eighty millions of
cotton tax, fifteen millions of the sales
of cotton seized during and after the
war, and many millions which may be
credited to other unadjusted accounts.
The shortest way to reduce this surplus
is to cat off the internal revenue tax
whicli rolls up say in round numbers
one humlred and forty millions per an
num. Our correspondent is satisfied
to put three hundred tax gatherers to
each State, because Georgia has that
number. Such figuring as this will not
do, nor will the figures that there arc
five hundred Federal tax gatherers in
Macon, who collect one dollar for the
government and four for themselves.
Mr. Upspn's figures suffer no discredit
by tlie side of such ciphering os tliis.
As we have said before, tlie policy of
the government is to collect its revenue
by import duties. The sentiment of
tlie conn try hi opposed to the internal
revenue system. If both of them are
swept away, then the government must
be supported by direct taxation. Its
pension list most tie paid in tbe same
way, and tlie interest on the puldir
ilebt provided for by tlie same means.
And no matter whether Mr. Upson's
figures or those of our correspondent
ore correct, the people of Georgia will be
to submit to an onerous tax
tional improvement of its adherents.
As individuals, it is tho goncral under
standing that Catholics are Democrats,
as far oa they take any interest in parties
at all, though there arc doubtless many
Catholics who are Republicans, and
mnny Northern Methodists who are
Democrats,
Tho other churches are also turning
their attention to the negroes, nnd it
may lie tiint the net result of tlie efforts
in their behalf will leave them, oa to
their religious associations, about
where they now Btand. Tho Metho
dists and Catholics are activo and un
tiring missionaries, anil will probably
secure tlio greater number oi converts
We refer, of course, to tlie Northern
Methodists, who will he sure to take
advantage of the political sympathies
and prejudices of the negroes,
It is hoped thst tho Methodists, Bap
tists, Episcopalians and Presbyterians
of tlie South will give their serious at
tention to this matter. It will l>e in
finitely better for the negroes and tlio
white people that the Northern Metho
dists should not obtain the ascendancy
for which they are striving. Wo hsve
nothing to say as to tho negro in the
States of the North. It is only of him
as a citizen and laborer in the South
thst we speak.
Mr son,” said the Fat Professor at Po
dunk Academy yesterday, kindly laying
hie hand upon the head of tlie Agile Boy,
who, having concluded to give hie intellect
holiday, w«s on the point of leaving
school to solicit employment in a Mu-oil
baseball club, "you are now about to en
gage in a conflict witli tl.e world. Yon
have chosen baseball ae the channel
through which you will rush out into the
ocean of life and tlie boundless ezpanas of
fame. It is a great and growing indus
try. Doubtless many able and compre-
henzire minds are engaged in the profes
sion, but unfortunately we hsve no way to
verify tlie supposition, since the occupa
tion seems to call for no other genius than
that which lies in the limbs, if we ezeept
the genius needed in systematic abuse
ot umpires, without which no man can be
a successful baseball player.
To my mind Uie most successful pro
fessional boll player is the man who col-
unless nil tiie depositors, or creditors,
sign that agreement, or practically all «
them, suy within a thousand or two dol
lars, it will lie a complete failure. It must
be conceded that such a failure would be
di.-uAtruus in many reepecte, because it
would thus force tlie whole matter Into the
courts, throw tlio property on the market, ‘
which must result in a sacrifice, and a con
sequent loss to creditors, to say notbinsof
the costs of litigation.
The purpose of the recent meeting ol tbe
capital commission, ae already stated in tlie
T E Lr.o RA MI,was to consider a request made
by contractors and material men to be i
furnished with the lithographic plans and
designs of tlie new capital, which would
save them the trouble, expense and loss of
timeofeomingto Atlanta. The lithographic
plans would bo bulky and to costly that the
commission had decided that they mast
lie examined and inspected here. They
have now decided to furnish these plans
to bona fide contractors as long as they
will hold out.
Commissions were issued to-dayto'/.imrl
. Mnrkett , justice of the peace for the With
district U. M„ tjumter county, and toW.
H. West, N. P. for tho 063d district, G. M.,
Lowndes county.
Commissioner Bacon is here again busily
Utaged In looking after the State exhibit.
Major IBarna ^returned to-day from a
ten-days’ visit to New Orleans fn tbe in-
taraat ot the Atlanta exhibit.
bIUKILS ON HIE KUAU.
Commercial Travelers at a Warslde Inn
Something to Put in a Crlpsaek.
'Gentlemen, t almost envy you the positions
u nil; your experience of tho world; your
nowlcdeo of business; the changing sights
yon see, and all that, you know.”
This warmly expressed regret fell Iron tbs
lips Of au elderly pleasure tourist, last August,
sn.l was addressed to a aemleticle ot commst-
rial trsvelazi seated on the porch of thsU»
dell Hotel, 8t Louis, lift.
"Yes," responded a New York representa
tive of the profession, “a drummer isn't with
out hi* pleasures, but he tune tsla rtak*. loo
risk* outside the chances oi raUroiul collls- I
mis." I
The Ohio Platform.
We present what is known as the
Ohio platform in the following resolu
tion:
That wo favor a tariff lor revenue, limited
to the necessities ot a government economi
cally administered, and so adjuted In Ita ap
plication as to prevent unequal burdens, cn
courage productive Intercuts at home, and
lord Just compenssUoa to labor, but Dot to cre
ate or foster monopolies.
As it is likely to figure largely in the
State and national conventions, it will
lie convenient for parties interested to
have it handy. Usually, we are not in
love with Ohio ideas, hut this is a sound
one. It will lie borne in mind that
upon it the Democratic party carried
that State, secured a United States
Senator, and changed the complexion
of tlie Congressional delegation. And
it onght not to be forgotten that the
campaign that recovered Virginia was
fought and won on tliis platform.
We reproduce in another column,
from the Columbus 77-nrs, an account
of the shooting at ex-G>veraor Smith.
A special correspondent writes os that
ballet holes were found in Governor
Smith's coat, thus settling tbe aim and
How tenota Is Cemlns on AartaulturaNy'
Henoli, May 31.—Wheat harvest h
commenced. There is no complaint of
rust nor smut, and ail think the yield will
he good. Oat are low, on account of the
dry weather. Com looks fine. Cotton '
good for the time ot year. Tae fruit pros
pert never was better in this part of Up
county—especially peaches and grapes.
Gardens are not so good, on account of dry
weather.
Tax early peach doesn't lack much of
being s glowing delusion.
ions and steamboat explosions."
"What risks, for Instance?” . ;
"This, for Instance," sub! Mr. TV. D. Frank
lin. who was then tiaveUnf for an Caaten
house, and ta known to merchants ta all putt
ol the couatry: "The risk—which, tadres.
amount* ftlniu-t to AccrtAlntv— of n-ttlM tha
dyspepsia from perpetual change of dkt sad
water and from having no fixc&fcoura for Hit
ing sml Bleeping. I mym lf was aa example.
I mjt ws*. for I sin sll right now."
"No discount oa jrour digestion?” broke las
Chicago dry goods traveler, lighting hU cifsr
afresh.
"Not a quarter per cent But 1 !• wl to glte
up trsveliug for s whll«*. Thu .uriip*
mint d my paper. Klutlly I rtmo across ss
PARKER**** TONIC.
It sml It fixed me up to pcrfcciiuii. l !<■ re U
nothing on csrth, in my oplulon. cqusltott
s* * cure for dynpep*!*."
Mount. Uiftcox A Co*, of New York, the pro*
prletors. hold e letter from Mr. Franklin »ut
ingUuUprecisefsrt. parker'8tonics''<
digestion, cures MaUHaI revera, Ifeartoara •
IleAdArho, Gough* And Cold*, And All chroni*
dlseAie* of the Liver And Kidney*. PvtiboP I
tie tn yonr vaHsc. Prices, OOc.Aud 91. Econo*
my In larger slie.
PEAS.
lects tbe largest salary. Becond to him is
the man who collects his in advance. Tbe TTTE have a lot of choice Clay and Bpeck-
man who merely shares In the profits Is an ' •
amateur. Bear this in mind very espe
cially in dealing with Southern clubs.’'
“Perhaps,” continued the good man
pausing until the Agile Boy dropped the
corpse of an Inquisitive fly he took in with
his left, "perhaps it would be well to find
out how badly Uie dube want yon before
contracting many Urge debta. All the
professions are crowded now, and while
U true that there is room at the top, it
also a fact that the food supplies on the
way up are difficult ot access to men who
lack wealth and credit.
"After yon hsve been convinced that
the club wants you—or after you have
cmvinced them—charge in the way of sal
ary whatever you think you can get This
is the only gauge. You must decide as
how you will work, for you will find
work. Anything that a boy hat to do be
comes work very quickly. Whether it'
best to make a contract for to many runs,
bats and stops, or to work by tbe day is au
open question. I like the former plan bet
ter. I think I could conscientiously charge
$50 for running around the bases, and $190
for each 'liner' I stopped, or that stopped
when it got to me. For allowing the rival
pitcln r to make a target out of me, I would
be satisfied with nothing less than the gate
money. And now, farewell.
"The chalk clan will please crawl up
tlie blackboard.'
led Peas and will sell cheap.
KODOER9. ADAMS A rUOCTOB.
CHOPPED CORN.
gPLENDID Food for Cows and Chickens.
For sale by
RODQEB8, ADAMS A PROCTOB.
Syrup ami Molasses.
W E litre t lugs stock all grades Syrup I
-Also genuine Cobs Moist ses tn hcphcsA
tierces and barrels. Can offer (pedal Is
ducements.
Rodgers, Adims k Praetor.
TTATT’C vegetable
llAiiL O SICILIAN
Hair Renewer.
SafslvI Economy!! C.rt.lnly of Good
BssuMsIll
Three qurtULw an* of priam Import sow'» lW
Mtretioo of . prvpanulosi toe lb. holt. Do"-*
.xperimootwttla mewreeredirewkkW asf*
hsna n4*er task *eed t *st pnAs ky
F«Waceo< others. Bay*adarewtUp«« rt
—‘l-nnm utilvUeev
to he good. JtaU.’SttumBssSWsawflleek