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g" as nqyer before,
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cigarette' continue
leaae system wants to be
vithout gloves.
i nation joins 'Chicago in
nlng the loss of iicf chieftain.
f silver is whipped, it will bo
I all over.
Western Senators and Con-
are determined to die hard
Crisp has not*
how Ills hand.
The IIkrald ventures the prediction
that the money power and the very
men who have been holding the Sher
man law responsible for the great
financial depression which has been
so disastrous to business throughout
the country ever since the Democratic
party assumed'control of the Govern
ment at Washington on the Fourth of
Uarch last, will now fall back on the
tariff and raise a mighty howl about
the “uncertainty” of wlmt the party
may do touching the “protection”
which the McKinley law affords to tile
“Infant industries." Their line of ar
gument will be that business is de
pressed and manufacturing enterprises
are-afraid to resume on account of the
uncertainty of Democratic legislation
on the tariff or for fear that tile “pro
tection” which the Itepubllcnn party
has given to “Amerfcan labor” will be
removed. The snmc strong money
power and the same rich monopolists
that have conspired to produce the
panic which we have had, with the free
coinage of silver ns demanded by thu
Democratic plat form us the scare-crow,
will now unite in raising a mightly ca
lamity howl to intimidate Democrats
from carrying out the pledges of the
party to the people. Mark the predic
tion.
AM TO TIIK tllMAHBTTK.
J. A. O, Bacon, of Bibb, is hnld-
ng up his reputation ns an orator.
A man with a personal grievance In
olitlcs is generally a three-story
ulsance.
Tin Third Party men in the Dcgis-
ure know how to out tho Tom Wat-
i shuffle.
Tun Legislature seems determined
) favor Clio Supreme, Court Judges,
his is right.
Tnit Georgia Legislature Is romlnd-
that “old time religion” Is good
oughior tills Statu.
sensation from Atlnntn in a
ek. Atlanta must be growing very
>1, outside of tlie Legislature,
;EKLY?HKRAI < D:
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At last the Senate has voted on the
repeal of the silver purchasing clause
of tho Sherman law. • The Yoorhees
bill passed the Senate on Monday as is
announced In our Washington dis
patches, by a vote of 48 to’ 38, and on
Wednerday evening It was concurred
in by the Mouse.
A sigli of relief goes up all over the
country to-day as the news is received
that the Sherman law, upon which all
the blame for our financial troubles for
many weary months past has been
laid, bos at laBt been repudiated by a
majority vote of the Democrats in
both Mouses of Congress, Many com
plications growing out of conflicting
interests have conepirpd to delay final
action upon the “makeshift” measure
which the Democratic platform de
manded should he speedily repealed,
,gnd the country has been wearied and
disgusted by the tactics that have been
employed In the Senate for the pur
pose of delay only.
TIIK
HIIKUln I.AW AND
PRIIIE OP COTTON.
TIIK
OliinA"hae wrltton a hook called **Twft Of-
Who U tho other one?—Augusta
dole.
) news-dealer, very likely.
nsas Isn’t kicking up muoh inuss
days. Sister Lease must bo
rltlng a book on a recent Southern
’ these times and the way tilings
) going on at Washington do tempt
lie conscientious editorial writer to
flip his pen In grail I
Mr, Dooi.an’s bill, providing for tho
adoption of thu Australian ballot in
orgia, is a good measure. The
M a ha mi hopes to see it pass both
puses.
Tiik Mkiiai.1i Is n firm believer in
Crisp. Though ho is a silver man, we
believe that he will concede a point or
two for the country’s and for har
mony's sako.
Tint Augusta Chronicle says, refer
ring to the World’s Fair, that “tho
other shows being over—the Fair and
the debate—all eyes will now be t urned
on Augusta and tho Exposition.”
Now that the silver repeal is out of
tho way, Congressmen will, no doubt,
be anxious to get away from Washing
ton for a short, respite before begin
ning the labors of the regular session.
“Van Ai,kn’s running account with
tho administration 1ms been closed,”
says the Washington Post. Me made
a four years’ home run while he was
mulling, and there’s where the rub
Comes in.
It will soon bo time for President
Cleveland to issue tho usual thanks
giving proclamation. This year it
will require an extra flourish of somo
kind to make the tiling appropriate,
but Grover Cleveland will doubtless be
equal to the emergency.
Tuk Vienna Progress asks the fol
lowing question and then answers it
in tho Bame paragraph: “Why should
not southwest Georgia elect a governor
next time? Not a man in the 3tatc
would adorn the gubernatorial chair
more than Hon. Alien Fort, of Ameri-
cus.”
When Governor Northen touched
Hundreds of Just such paragraphs as
the following, from the Savannah
Press, condemning sumptuary legisla
tion in tlio State, could bo reproduced,
showing that the' position taken by the
Hf.rad last Sunday morning, regard
ing tlie clgarctta, is borne out by other
pnpors in thu State:
Tlie prompt passago in the Mouse of
n bill prohibiting the sale of olgarottdS
In Georgia was a surprise. The bill
will probably be killed in thu
Senate. It should be. The Geor
gia Legislature should not waste
time in tinkering will) such small
matters. The cigarette habit is
a bad habit. But so nro thu cocaine
and opium habits. It is the abuse of
tlicso tilings which leads to trouble and
harm. Tlie anti-cigarette is only an
other plmso of fanatical crusade
against personal liberty. It Is the en
tering wedge to other and more dan
gerous forms of prohibition. It is
needless nnd dangerous eil'ort to pro
hibit certain forms of business and to
abridge personal liberty. It should
have no place on tho statute books of n
great State. It is a piece of thu juris-
prudenoe of old Cato, who fined a man
for kissing Ills wife ill public.
If the repenl of the Sherman law is
to have tlie Immediate effect upon the
price of cotton Hint so many people
have been claiming it would have—if,
in other words, the Sherman law
has had a depressing and de
preciating effect upon the
price of cotton—cotton ought to have
advanced several points this morning;
but, instead of advancing, tho price of
the staple went off several points to
day, 'dispite the fact that the -Senate
passed the Vfforhees bill repealing the
great bad law last night.
now TO OKT moil.
-. the normal training question for teach
ers in his message, says the Macon
Evening News, he struok the key-note
»one of the grandest requirements of
rgia’s general educational system,
trgia should have a flrst-olass nor-
tl sehool for the proper training of
hers, to run nine months in the
Of nil the leading papers of tho
oountry that are regularly read by tlie
Herald, we consider the Philadelphia
Record as being nearest innooord with
the views of President Cleveland' on
the money question. The Record is n
Democratic paper, but it is, and has
been all the time, out of line with the
Democratic party and platform oil tho
silver Question. But In view of tlie
fact that It is a stanch supporter of
tho flimuclal policy of the Administra
tion, is views Just at, tills time on tho
silver question are interesting. It
says: “With the final repeal of the
Silver purchasing clause of tile Sher
man law legislation upon the mono
tary system of the country lias not
been closed, as a matter of course.
Repenl is merely tho abandonment of a
policy which could no longer be main
tained. BHt the advocated of free silver
coinage limy rest assured, whatever
shall be tile financial legislation of the
futffre, Hint- tlie American people will
never turn bnck to this abandoned sys
tem. Tills is not to say that tho coun
try will not find use hereafter for su
rer as a bnsls of paper currency, but it
will be to a far less extent tlmn lias
been tlie case under tile Sherman act.
Any increase in the currency of the
country will be reserved for a banking
system (lie organization of which will
demand tlie early consideration of
Congress. The less tlie Government
shall have to do with the issue of cur
rency hereafter tlie better its volume
will be adapted to the requirements of
business, and the less frequent will be
the monetary reactions.”
From tho Atlnntn Constitution.
Tho Constitution lias a great many
novel inquiries. Mnny we do not no
tice because we haven’t time, and they
are frequently frivolous. But here is
one that has merit in it:
A young inati writes us to know how
to become rich. The formula is sim
ple and certain, nnd we give It. Save
all of your income; don’t invest your
savings in Anything that will build up
tlie country, but lend it at tlie highest
rate of intorest you onn obtain; grind
tlie needy whenever occasion offers;
never make n donation to anything;
never be hospitable; alwnys remember
tlie fact that n fat kitchen makes a lean
purse; never have any politics or re
ligion.
Observo these rules -strictly, nnd if
you live anything like the allotted
time for man to live you will be n rich
man, nnd whenever you die everybody,
Including your heirs, will be glad of it.
Now
lookout for nu
ornnky assassinations.
epidemic of
President Cleveland hasn’t wasted
any ink In signing bills thus far.
Onk-manihm may go for a while, but
tlie fellow that tries it will soon have
to go forever.
Tiik IIkhai.d is a Democratic plat
form organ, nnd can play a Democratic
tunc any day.
Tnn legislator who works hardest for
the interest of his constituents usually
wins the most fame.
Senator Ai.i.kn will soon be al
lowed to take a nap; provided be can
leave tlie “green cloth” long enough.
Ip the Georgia Legislators will do
as well in debating ns they have in re
solving, tlieir prayers for forgiveness
will be granted.
Ch:caoo is presenting many mani
festations of tlie sincerity of her grief
at tlie tragical dentil of her Mayor.
Tile whole city is in deep mourning.
Speaker Crisp is a “lulu.” His
stand for tho repeal of tlie 10 per cent,
tax on State banks is causing .his
praises to be sung with renewed vigor
in this section.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1893-
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now TUB TARIFF WORKS.
An interesting revelation, showing
how the tariff works, has just been
made through (lie Shuttle, an English
textile journal. According to that
journal, a large carpet manufacturer
in the United States has been shipping
a considerable quantity of Moquette
and Axminstcr carpets to London and
selling them in competition wllh the
“free trade,” “pauper-labor” carpets of
England.
The New York Times in commenting
on tills fact says;
Of course the exporting manufac
turers have seen that this venture must
direct attention to tlie American tariff
on carpets. The McKinley duty oh
Moquettes nnd Axminsters is 60 cents
per square ynrd plus 40 per cent, on the
value. That is to say, tlie duty on n
square yard of imported carpet valued
“ - - — ftt
at $1 is 41, or 100 percent, ff the value
per yard be $2, tile duty is $1.40. If
tlie value be 75 cents, the duty is 00
cents. If Amerieun carpets-of this
kind can be sold in England by the
manufacturers in open competition
with English carpets, the average citi
zen will ask why so high a duty is re
quired 10 protect tlie American inanu-
f« ‘
acturers against, the sale of tlie same
-
English carpets here at home, or even
why there-should be any duty wlint-
lie
ever beyond a rate that is sufficient to
compensate for the absurd duty on the
wool which Is the manufacturers’ raw
material.
Under the operation of the McKinley
law, a man in London can buy an
American carpet in London for $1
yard, whilo for the same carpet the
New Yorker, with the factory at his
door, as it were, has to pay $2. Such
arc tlie beauties of tlie protective tarifl'.
THE CONSFIRIVCK FUND.
From U10 Washington Tribune.
Every little while conscience stricken
individuals refund to the treasury dc
partment certain sums of money con
fussed to have been ill gotten from the
government in various ways. It is as
tonishing that notwithstanding the
thousands of doiinrs that have been sent
to tlie trensury on this account no
special record has been taken of them;
that there is never proof to those that
have thus “squared themselves” that
tlie money ever reached the proper dis
position. Treasury officials now rec-
ognize~~tlils direliction, nnd separate
accounts will be kept, in the future, if
for no other purpose than to enable
public officials to vindicate themselves
from nnonymous assailants who may
impugn tlieir trustworthynuss.
With tlie Mouse, 4fcss is about
over.
Now let’s sec how King cotton will
be crowned.
Jicsup’s yellow fever has about given
up the ghost.
Geouoia’8 Senators should learn how
to vote some how or other.
Savannah complains that the quar
antine is hurting her trade.
The crank-guard will soon divide
honors with the cyclone pit.
The Ferris wheel will continue
wheel, though the Fair is closed.
to
It is a remarkable fact, that assassin
alwnys know how to hit the mark.
License tile pistol toter and then
take tlie money and build gallowses.
Tom Watson is now engaged, no
doubt, in preparing to do something.
Now, then, what will he the excuse
of old Moneybags for hoarding his
cash?
nnd the
The World’s Fair is over,
United States Senate is getting ready
to adjourn.
The Georgia Senators want to stir
tlieir sticks a bit. What are they do
ing, anyhow?
Tiik Macon Evening News thinks
about tlie matter this way: “Tlie State
should provide toys for tlie entertain
ment of such legislators as have noth
ing better to do than pass cigarette
bills.”
The Herald lias no desire to become
an agitator in city politics, but if It
had anything to do with framing a
platform for a “winning ticket” at the
election on tlie first Monday in De
cember it would insist upon incorpor
ating a plank to be known
as a ' street sprinkling plank—
a setting forth 'of the faot
that we have waterworks and an am
ple supply of water for street sprink
ling purposes, and demanding that
provision be made for sprinkling the
streets throughout the business portion
of the city, at least.
Democratic candidate Neal is
making a Very strong fight in Ohio,
though the complaint has been made
that the Administration lias given him
no support. Really, tbe,£dministra-
tihn hasn’t had any to spare since Con
gress has been in session.
The appointment of Dr. Fox ns post
master at Atlanta, lias been confirmed
by tlie Senate.
The next State election is so far off
that it makes one’s head swim to think
of probabilities.
The wind knocked Brunswick out of
a good frost. Boreas, thou art a
naughty old fellow.
The Fort Valley Leader quotes a
sensible Houston county farmer as
follows: “I don’t care how muoh they
fuss about finances In CongfBss. There
is but one way for the Southern farmer
to control the money shark, and that
is to let his money alone. As long as
we buy on credit and borrow money to
make cotton, our money matters will
always he controlled by those who
have money to loan. The lands in the
South will produce an abundance of
everything that is necessary for food
for man or benst, and when we begin
to raise a supply of these things and
stop going to towu to buy them, and
stop running to banks to borrow
money that we can do without, we will
not give a continental whether the
currency is on a gold or silver basis.
Then our surplus crop of cotton alone
will in five years enable the Southern
planters to get all the gold or silver
that they want—without borrowing a
oent of it, either.”
-AT-
Tiiat over-worked (?) gentleman,
Postmaster General Ilissell, is remind
ed that there are several hundred Re
publican postmasters in this sention of
the country who are still drawing
Democratic money.
There is 110 doubt but this coun
try is undergoing severe politi
cal trials, but, when we rend of the
revolutions occurring in other coun
tries, we see that America lias many
tilings to be thankful for.
Assassinations seem to become epi
demic as do suicides. Already, even
before Mayor Harrison’s terrible tak
ing off was chronicled over Jlie coun
try, a rrnnk attempted to kill young
Ed Gould. And at about tlie same
time nnd in the same building Hint
this crime was prevented, nnotlier
crank seriously wounded a prominent
official of the Western Union Tele
graph Co.
NKiTnF.u of Georgia’s Senators voted
oil tlie silver repenl bill. Senator
Colquitt was paired against the bill,
nnd Senator Gordon for it.
The Savannah Evening Press is dis
posed to think Editor Grubb, of tho
Darien Gazette, pessimistio because
he is down on base bnll. Poor Grubb!
If the split in the Democratic party
in the Senate over tlie silver question
extends to the party throughout the
oountry, won’t we have a nioe time of
it next election time?
Something may yet turn up between
now and Thanksgiving day that will
give the country some sort of excuse
for killing the turkey nnd observing
tlie day in the usual way.
Though there bo those who differ
with him, no one can deny that
Senator Voorhees lias made a strong
fight for wlint he thought to be right.
Me is, in many respects, a most re
markable man, and his great work,
within tlie past six months, lias begun
to show upon him. Me lind the cour
age to stand by his convictions even to
the last, and for this most manly
trait lie deserves great credit.
The “red-shirt heroine” of South
Carolina has just died in Edgefield
county. When she gained that soubri
quet- she was Douschkn Pickens; tlie
enmity between tile Negroes nnd the
whites was at its height, carpet-bag
rule was working out its natural re
sult, and rows between the races were
frequent. It was then that 1,500 red-
shirts rode into Edgefield village, with
Douschkn at tlieir head, in a red cos
tume, with a red plume in the hat-
just as women led men in the French
revolution and in the commune of 1870.
That was tile beginning of tile red-
sliirt campaign, and Miss Pickens was
made a heroine. She later married
Dr. George Dugas, of Augusta, Ga.
There appears to be no silver lining
to tile financial cloud that lias been
hanging over the country all this year.
Now, there is one thing brought to
mind by the hard fought battles be
tween the Democratic Senators In the
extra session of Congress. The Repub
lican Senators have fought against
eaoh other just as vigorously on some
measures, as the Democrats have,
showing that party differences occur
Bt all times.
Those who were not able to see the
World’s Fair this year, should begin to
“save up”for the next event of this
kind.
The Voorhees repeal bill will not fill
the bill. It merely opens up the lane
for reformatory laws. May they oome
at once.
Brunswick says there will be no
further need for oharity. This is
glorious news. The people of the
whole country have been praying for
Brunswiok ever since that epidemic
began. That there were only three
new cases of fever yesterday seems to
argue that the prayers have been an-
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And Now Orleans doesn’t want the
Corbett-Mitclieli prize fight either.
Tlie Times-Democrat, speaking of the
efforts that have been made to carry
the fight to New Orleans, says: “The
day for dumping the hoodlumism nnd
rascality of the United States in Lou
isiana on the occasion of big prize
fights is over. The New Orleans peo
ple will tolerate it no longer. They
are proud of their State, and they have
determined that, whatsoever may have
taken place in thq past, in the future
at least the scum of humanity shall
not congregate here to celebrate their
barbarous and degrading exhibitions,
and to give this community, particu
larly in its most youthful section, a
quite unnecessary impetus in the di
rection of demoralization. We have
enough that is immoral, God knows,
within the citj ; we are not deliberate
ly going-'abroad to import a large
JOS. T. STEELE’S
EXCLUSIVE
Furniture Store
Every one who is interested in the
comforts and adornment of a 'home
must feel more or less interest in a well
appointed Furniture Establishment; for
it is in such a place that we look for
most of the articles that minister to our
daily comfort and pleasure. People of
taste and refinement will endeavor to
make their homes as
BEAUTIFUL
As is possible within their means,' while
the tastes of many can be satisfied with '
modest surroundings; Others wish
articles of rich and costly material and
workmanship. Now, persons of either
class cau be
GRATIFIED
and supplied by calling at aiv exclusive
hit
furniture house, No. 18 Washington St.
My Fall Stock is arriving every day,
and being set up and placed *
as last as it
comes in, and comprises Chamber Suits
in Walnut, Oak aud Ash of latest de- '
sign, and at prices to meet the views of
all. ^
WARDROBES
Extension Tables, Parlor Goods, Rat
tan and Reed Chairs, Lounges, Chil
dren’s Carriages, Bed-Springs, Chairs
without end, Tables, Pantry Safes, Bed
steads, and Bureaus. But space forbids
further enumeration. My goods are for
sale, and parties wishing to get full
value for tlieir money will ’
money will do well ibr
themselves to see my goods and prices
before purchasing. A word to the wise
is sufficient.
JOS. T. STEE
FOR THE
CELEBRATED
LANDRETU
Garden Seed
-CALL ON-
J. 1. ttafaii & Co.
We have 150 pounds of his best and
ireshest Turnip Seed. We do not claim
to he the only one who sells them; others
may do so. We have nine varieties: The
Flat Dutch, Purple Top, Rutabaga,
Seven Tops, White Globe, White Egg,
Red Top Globe, Yellow Aberdeen, Cow
Horn.
We also carry the most complete line.
FRBIT JARS
Ever opened in Albany. When in need
of anything in this line-give u? a call.
We can save you money. -
J. R. deGRAFFENREID
BROAD STREET.
GO
PUBLIC SALE.
On tho first Saturday in November next, will
bo sold at Cox & Livingston’s stables, Albany,
Georgia, at 11 o’clook a. m., to the highest bidder
for cash, and without reserve, the following
described stock:
Two mules, one six and one seven years old;
one mare six years old, and colt six months old;
three colts ranging from two to four years old.
This stock is the property of Mrs. Lizzie Flem
ing, and is sold for her.
Albany, Ga., Oct. 20,1893.
Sea Island Cotton Seed.
Farmers desiring to change from short to*
long cotton will do well to write to J. R. Forres
ter, Jr, Pelham,Ga, tor seed. Hehas a limited
quantity of choice seed at 60 cents per buehcl,
FOB Pelham. Terms cash.
LOST.
On yesterday, somewhere on the streets of
Albany, $15 or |20 in U. S. notes.. Reward for
return, call or address;
10-28-dSt. “L.” Herald Office WM
City Tax Notice!
The city tax hooka are now open at the Hobba
A Tucker bank building, on Broad street.
Come forward and pay yoar taxeslwithoat de
lay, thoreby saving extra cost later on.
n. A. TARVER. Jr
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