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The Curse of Specialism.
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Atlanta Constitution.
The particular curse of modern
polifeioB as engined by the repub
lican party is the legislation of
special privileges The evil has
grown to enormous proportions
and has grafted itself upon every
branch of law-making —national,
state and municipal. It involves
the withdrawal of the common
rights of all the people and their
centralization in the hands of the
few, represented in corporations,
trusts and exploiting syndicates.
It was a fundamental principle
with founders of the republic that
subsidies, monopolies and perpe
tuities should not be established
under a democratic form of gov
ernment of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people/ They held
it to be manifestly violative of
the declared inalienable rights of
the people to take from them the
liberties of individual prerogative
and endeavor, aud bestow the au
thority to hold, exercise and prof
it by such rights upon any indi
vidual solely, or vest them in any
corporation of individuals. They
believed in the integrity of the
right of eminent domain, the jus
tice of free-handed competition
• and strict equality, of rights
among the citizens of the coun
try. Patents and copyrights, of
course, for reasons easily justifia
ble, were the only special privil
eges permitted by the constitu
tion.
It is a singular fact that the
first impulse of a foreigner trans
ferring his residence to the United
States is to become a democrat.
Prom his reading of the Declara
tion of Independence and the con
stitution he beoomes impressed
with Me fidelity of the cardinal
principles of the democratic par
ty to the intendments of those
great writings. But after a little
• experience with American life un
der republican rule, after seeing
how the government is actually
Conducted for olasses and special
interests, how money and syndi
cated avarice control legislation,
and that individualism is ever
sacrificed to trusts and monopo
lies, he becomes affeoted with the
false notion that his best chance
to survive is to “join the gang”
and get a share of the loot.
The curse of specialism is the
gospel of graft and the church of
that gospel is the republican par
ty. The integrity of American
ism of the loyal, faithful and sav
ing sort is in the creed of the hon
est Jeffersonian democracy, and
the present epoch calls strongly
for tne preaohing of that creed
broadly from one end of the re
public to the other. “Death t6
monopoly” is the battle cry that
should be foremost and never
abandoned until Pequal rights to
all and special privileges to pone”
is again the rule and practice of
the government.
Summer complaint is unusually
prevvalent among children this
season. A well developed case in
the writer’s family was cured last
week by the timely use of Cham
berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy—one of the best
patent medicines manufactured
and which is always kept on hand
at the home of ye scribe. This is
not intended as a free puff for the
company, who do not advertise
with us, but to benefit little suf
ferers who may not be within easy
access of a plrj’sician. No family
should be without a bottle of this
medicine in the house, especially
in summer-timjE),— Lansing, Iowa,
Journal. For sale by all dealers
in Perry, Warren & Lowe, Byron.
The Baltimore Sun (Deni) says:
“If the negro in the south is in
dustrious, law-abiding and honest,
lie is encouraged and protected by
liis white neighbors, and if lie es
tablishes churohes and schools he
has the aid and sympathy of the
whites. The difference between
the Illinois lynching mob and
those of the south is that the for
mer seems' to be directed against
churohes and.schools, wnile in the
south the victim of the mob is al
most uniformly a ravisher or a
murderer.”
To Cure a Cold in One Bay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure'. E. W.
Grove’s signature on each box.25c.
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A Steel King's Palace.
Savannah Morning Nows.
Million dollar mansions are fol
lowingdose in the wake of billion
dollarjtrusts. Our multi-million
aires cannot have titles, but they
can own and live in palaces which
rival those of kings and princes.
It has not been so very long since
Mr. Carnegie’s residence on Fifth
yvenue, New Yorx, was the won
der of that city. Now it seems
that Mr. Charles M. Schwab, pres
ident of the Billion Dollar Steel
Trust, is to have a residence on
Riverside Drive that will be even
finer than that of Mr. Carnegie.
Plans for it are 2*iow being pre
pared, and it is expected that it
will be completed by Christmas
of next year.
The ground on which this man
sion is to be built cost nearly
$1,000,000 and the house is to cost
$2,500,000. The cost of the pal
ace, when it is finished and the
furniture for it is provided, will,
iu all probability, be not far from.
$4,000,000. That amount i9 a
large fortune, even in these times
of great fortunes.
To live in such a house will cost
a fortune every year. The taxes
alone would -be sufficient to main
tain in comfort 50 families of the
class dominated as plain people.
From all accounts, however, Mr.
Schwab can afford $500,000 a year
for living expenses. Perhaps he
spends more than that amount
now upon himself and family.
The thought is thrown out every
once in a while that the exhibi
tions of wealth by our million
aires land multi-millionoires will
have the effect of causing discon
tent among those who have not
been fortunate in accumulating a
surplus of this world’s goods, and
that the discontent will show it
self iu a disregard for the rights
of property. There have always
been discontented people and al
ways will be. It is better that
the rich should spend their money
than to hoard it. When it is
spent many get the benefit of n .
And it is probable that it is a wi-
ser plan to distribute wealth
affording employment to tjfo.se
who need it than to increase the
pauper class by indiscriminate
giving to charity.
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If we look to Germany we shall
readily see what we should do.
That country is full of technical
schools. The young Germans are
well equipped for any problem
that the .industries of the country
present. Their services are in de
mand throughout the world, aud
they are making the motherland
a power in the trade world. They
are winning greater, more endur
ing and more valuable victories
than German soldiers ever did.
“When is a demoorat not a dem
ocrat?.” asks an exchange. When
he refuses to support the demo
cratic nominees. It is surprising
how many democrats there are of
this kind, and it is still more sur
prising that they should have the
cheek to offer any advice to the
party concerning the policy it
should pursue.
The largest item in the appro
priations of the last congress was
that of pensions. The bill car
ries the sum of $189,742,280, and
still names are being added to
the list. This is the largest pen
sion bill ever passed. The appro
priations for pensions since 1861
aggregate $2,842,398,471
If A Man Lie To You,
And say some other salve, oint
ment, lotion, oil or alleged heal
er is as good as Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve, tell him thirty years of
marvelous cures of Piles, Burns,
Boils, Corns, Felons, Uloers, Cuts,
Scalds, Bruises and Skin Erup
tions prove it’s the best and
cheapest. 25c at Holtzclaw’s
drugstore.
The Kansas and Nebraska
wheat crop is something phenom
enal. Farmers are offering $2.50
per day and “found” for harvest?,
ers and yet th supply falls short
of the demand. '
Stops the Cough and Works off
the Cold. •
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cures a cold in one day. No cure,
No pay- Price, 25 cents
No fewer than 587 languages are
spoken in Europe.
Education And The Editor.
Southern Education Notes.
In a brilliant speech at the
Athens, Ga., Conference for Edu
cation, Hon. Henry St. George
Tucker paid a glowing tribute to
the press. In his speech he said
that when the record was made
up on educational advancement
in the South, the work done by
the press would probably be voted
as the most effective, with the
country newspaper at the top.
We believe this is a just tribute.
The press does a far nobler work
than is usually attributed to it
and if the pockets of the country
editor were as well filled with
money as his paper is with good
wortfs for good measures, he would
soon be in easy financial circum
stances.
And the Southern press is push
ing the cause of public education
as never before. There are many
papers that never nmntion the
subject, but there are many more
that preach the gospel of educa-’
tion in no uncertain way. More
over, they notice the local schools
and have a good word for them
whenever possible.' We noticed
recently a victorious rooster crow
ing lustily on the front page of
the Lafayetie, La., Gazette. Won
dering what political election had
taken place, we found that the
town had voted in favor of better
schools* No doubt the Gazette
should have large credit for the
victory.
No greater cause could engage
the press and people thaD the bet
ter education of the children, and
if the interest taken by the Louis
iana papers is an index, then edu
cational matters are moving iu
Louisiana. These matters need to
be moved everywhere and the press
can start the movement and keep
it going.
Two Afflictions.
A worthy man, who was very
sensitive and retiring, having lost
his wife, privately requested that
h<> might be remembered in the
minister’s morning prayer from
the pulpit, but asked that his
name might not be mentioned.
Bays Spare Moments.
Qn Sunday morning the good
minister prayed most eloquently
for “our aged brother, upon
whom the heavy hand of sore af
filiation has so lately fallen.”
At this point an elderly man,
whom the minister had' married
to a very young wife during the
week, arose with a bounce, and
stamped down the aisle, mutter
ing loud enough to be heard all
over the chapel.
“It may be an affliction, but
I’m blest if I want to be prayed
for in that fashion.”
t -»J -O-
What does it profit a woman if
she gain the whole world of knowl
edge and lose her own health?
Young women students and teach
ers, eager, ambitious and full of
enel> gy v ». very often neglect their
health in the struggle to gain ed
ucation. They eat insufficient
food and at irregular hours; they
allow irregularity of the womanly
functions to be established, and
the result is that they become
ohrouic invalids, with all their ed
ucation practically worthless.—
There isja plain road back to health
for such as these, marked by the
feet of thousands. It is the use
of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical
Discovery for diseases of the stom
ach and digestive and nutritive
organs, and Dr. Pierce’s Fa
vorite Prescription for disea
ses of the delicate organs of
womanhood. A cure so certaihly
follows the use of these remedies
that out of hundreds of thousands
who have tried the treatment, 98
in every 100 have been perfectly
and permanently cured. Consti
pation, with its calamitous conse
quences, which is a common ail
ment of students, can be entirely
cured by the use of Dr. Pierce’s
Pleasant Pellets.
lb is asserted positively that
King Menelik of Abyssinia will
visit the St. Louis Exposition.
Menelik claims to be a direct des
cended .of King Solomon. He
ought to prove a connoisseur in
theattractions of the Midway.
, If You Can’t Sleep At Night
use Smith’s Nerve Restorer. It is a true
Nerve Tonic. Will cure any case of Ner
vous Prostration ;does not contain opium
in any form. At Oater’s Drugstore.
..SPECIAL. PIANO SALE.|
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
For Next Ten Days. ;
Have on hand the finest stock of new Pianos ever brought
to this morket, such celebrated makes as Steinway, "Weber
Sohmer & Co., Kranicli & Bach, Ivers & Pond, Crown and
others that we will sell for the next ten days ot greatly
reduced prices to make room.
Call or write at once and secure one of these bargains,
Pianos and Organs sold on easy terms.
E. A. GUTTENBERGER & CO*,
452 Second St., Macon, GU.
All YOU
a to?
’ WE SELL
Harvesting Machinery,
Pise Plows,
Harrows,
Hay Presses,
Buggies,
Wagons,
Harness,
Whips,
Laprobes, &c
We can quote you some
mighty low prices now.
A big lot Second-Hand Buggies
at your own price.
THE WILLIAMS BUGGY COMPANY,
MACON, GEORGIA.
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