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Published Every Thursday Morning.
no. H. HODGES, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, January 21.
The national democratic conven
tion will meet at St. louis oa Ju
ly 6 th.
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Latest reports from St. Peters
burg say the Czar of Russia is anx
ious to preserve peace with Japan,
and that his efforts are all in that
direction,
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Fbom this distance aud an unbi
ased standpoint, Japan seems to be
right in the contention with Russia
concerning their respective attitudes
in Korea and Manchuria.
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Tubn the rascah out is not a new
democratic declaration of purpose,
but it is good, and will be effective
if earnestly and harmoniously advo
cated throughout the campaign.
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A monument to Gen. John B. Gor
don will be ereoted in Atlanta. Be
fore he was biyied more than $200
had been subscribed, though no re
quest for that purpose had been
made.
Hon W. J. Bryan is reported as
saying he will support the nominee
of the democratic national couven
lion. That’s enough. No democrat
can consistently do less, and few will
do more.
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Democrats have no right to give
advice as to whom the republicans
should nominate for president, but
as a matter of policy they should
not attempt to obstruct the nomina
tion of Roosevelt.
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""Ax’liuotsvillerAla., last Monday
one farmer, J. E. Butler, sold 1,400
bales of ootton at $13£ cents per
pound, and the same day 240 bales
were sold by one farmer at Mont
gomery at 18$ cents per pound.
Rkohntly ootton experts have de'
dared that the world needs 12,000,-
000 bales of American ootton. How
ever, it would be disastrous to ma
terially increase the aorage devoted
to ootton by decreasing the food
crops.
Politics is becoming active~Tn
several Georgia counties. In Mus
cogee the primary eleotion has been
called for March 16th, and in Dooly
county several candidates for looal
offices have made formal announce
ment of the faot.
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In accord with the rotation plan,
Tayloy county will this year furnish
the state senator of the 23rd dis
trict, embraoing the counties of
Grawford, Houston and Taylor.
Hon. W. E. Steed is the only candi
date so far mentioned.
Unequivocal opposition to the re
publican party as it is managed will
make an exoellent democratic na
tional platform. This would bo
large enough and strong enough to
bold aU men who desire honest gov
ernment impartially oonduoted.
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It is reported that the great pack
ing house corporations of the north
west have purchased 100,000 acres
of land in northwest Florida and
/ southeast Alabama, whereon they
will establish an extensive cattle
»anoh with modern appointments.
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It is reported from Washington
to tho Atlanta Constitution that
democrats in the capital oity believe
Tammany Hall democrats in New
York are arranging to present May
or McOlelhm to the democratic peo
ple as their oandidate for the presi
dency,
Toosevelt Not a Republican
Just now the republican party is
in a predicament.
The chief magistrate and supreme
commander of the army and navy is
not a republican in the true political
meaning of the word.
His first appearance in political
life was as a “mugwump” reformer
in virtual opposition to the machine
organization in New York city.
Following his spectacular career
in the Spanish-Araerican war in Ou
ba, as an officer in the “Rough Ri
der” Texas regiment, during which
he was party to a most nnusual act
of insubordination in the shape of
a “round robin” petition, he was
elected governor of New York. In
that position he wa? a veritable
“thorn-in-the-flesh” of the party
leaders. In order that he might be
removed from New York state poli
tics, the republican bosses conspired
to bring about his nomination for
vioe president on the ticket with
Hon. Wra. McKinley. In that they
were successful, but through the act
of an assassin he became president.
As president, he has been erratic
as in private life and in office of less
national import.
He has in turn advoceted every
thing that in his opinion would en
banco his chances to succeed him-
j self as president of the only .true re
public the world ever .knew.
He never has been, is not, nor
ever will be a republican, but has
been, is and ever will be a man who
*would ride “rough-shod” over all
opposition to whatever he deemed
necessary to the advancement of
Theodore Roosevelt in political in-
flence and power.
Notwithstanding all this, he dom
inates the political machinery of the
republican party, and by force of
the power of the office he holds, just
now it seems that he is destined to
be nominated by the republican par
ty to succeed himself as president of
the United States.
Though not a republican in a par
ty sense, he is not a democrat the
least little bit.
Most emphatically he is a Roose
veltan in the strenuous degree.
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Already there has been some dis
cussion concerning the time at which
the Georgia state democratic con
vention, or conventions, shall be
held, tt is certain that the conven
tion to seleot delegates to the na
tional convention must be held sev
eral weeks prior to July 6th. As
heretofore, the state executive com
mittee will fix the date, or dates.
The convention to nominate state
officers need not necessarily be on
the same date as the other, and we
think it should not. Doubtless the
gubernatorial convention will be
called to meet late in May or early
in June. The exact date makes
small difference to the people gener
ally, but the state committee should
not arbitrarily attempt to control
the action of the oounties in nomi
nating their county officers.
Will Houston Help?
As our readers know, there will be
a Georgia exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to be held at
St. Louis this year. That exhibit
will be shown in a building to be
furnished by the exposition cornpa- j
ny. . . !
Besides this, however, it is de
sired to erect a Georgia state build
ing, as is being done by nearly all
the most progressive states. j
This building will be used as
headquarters for all Georgians visit
ing the exposition, and. from which
all matter advertising the resources
of the state will be distributed.
The material to construct that
building has been contributed by
men in Georgia who make and sell
such material. The house will be a
counterpart of the residence at
Kirkwood, Ga., of the late Gen.
John B. Gordon. The change from
“Liberty Hall” to the home of Gen.
Gordon was made by Gov. Terrell
within the last few days.
It is estimated that $25,000 will
be necessary to pay the expenses of j
erecting and maintaining the build-'
ing during the exposition. This
money is to be secured by popular
subscription, and under a state com
mission appointed by Gov. Terrell,
committees have been appointed in
and for each county.
Many caffltifs and individuals
have already subscribed liberally.
What will Houston do?
We cannot afford to be behind
other progressive counties. Hon. E.
L. Dennard is chairman of the
Houston committee. He says the
aggregate subscription of Houston
citizens should not be less than
$200.
In another column of this paper a
full list of the Houston committee
is given, and Chairman Dennard re
quests each member of that commit
tee to collect as much as possible
before the first Tuesday in Februa
ry, and make report that day to a
meeting to be held at Perry.
MADE $25,000.
At Porto Plata last Saturday the
government foroes of San Domingo
defeated the insurgent troops in a
decisive battle. The insurgent gen
eral, Des .Champs, took refuge in the
American consulate. It seems that
insurrection is the normal condition
in San Domingo.
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It is a good sign that there are
balf a dozen or more able and hon
est democrats willing to be candi
dates for the party nomination for
president. It is exceedingly com
mendatory that no man can domi
nate the party, or is regarded as
greater than the party.
The fire losses in the United
States and Canada last year aggre
gated $152,000,000, the figures for
December being estimated. This
total is about $9,000,000 less than
the fire losses of 1902. The premi
um income of the fire insurance
companies aggregated a material
increase over the receipts of 1902.
Whatever 9lse the figures may teach,
the people who pay the premiums
are emphatic in their protest, that
the rates are entirely too high, and
that it is not right that there is a
combination between the companies
that absolutely prohibits competi
tion.
A Big Pick Up By Fortunate Young
People.
“Money saved is money made,”
and on this basis the splendid sum
of $25,000 was made last year by
the 658 boys and girls from all over
the Bouth who attended the Ga.-
Ala. Bus. College at Maoon, Ga.
Their total expenses were just
that much less than if they had at
tended any other college, and in ad
dition to this they saved at least
one-third the time required else
where, says the manager.
All who completed were placed in
good positions at about double the
salaries they were getting before,
and fully a thousand more could
have been placed if they had been
qualified.
We are requested to invite all
who wish to achieve success in life,
no matter how limited their means
or eduoation, to write at once for
full particulars to Prof. E. L. Mar--
tin, Macon, Ga.
To tfiank ray friends and customers for tiieir liberal
patronage in the past, and b~ fair dealing and courtesy
hope to merit a liberal shaie of your business the pres
ent year. I am in position to furnish all
Farm Supplies at Reasonable Prices,
Plow Good8,a complete ussortment, Axes, Hoes, Porks,
Shovels, Spades, Plow Handles, Plow Beams, Post-hole
Diggers. A ^ood line of shelf hardware—Traces, Breast
Chains, Swingletrees, Hames. Wagons, Buggies, Har
ness, Plow Bridles, Slip Wagon Harness, Whips, Saddles
Meat, Lard, Corn, Oats, Meal, Flour,
Grits, Rice, Sugar, Coffee, Stock Feed, 15 Bbls. Best
Ga. Cane Evaporated (Cairo) Syrup, Tobacco, Cigars.
I liave arrangements by which I can furnish any Dry
Goods, Shois, Hats, &a.
Thanking you for past favors, I hope to melit a continuance of
your business for the present year. Call and see me.
W. ID. id _a_ isr
Store No. 1, Brack Block.
PERRY, GEORGIA.
PENINSULAR
Stoves and Ranges are the Best Made
My stock of FURHITURE is complete,
and prices right.
C. T. GARDEN,
469 Third St. Opposite Daunenberg’s. Macon, Ga.
Married women are legally quali
fied to teach in the public schools of
Georgia, says Attorney General
Hart In his legal opinion given in
response to a request from Commis
sioner Merritt, he covers the ques
tion fully, the essence of the opinion
being contained in sentence: “I do
not think the board of education is
justified in laying down the arbitra
ry rule that marriage inoapacitateB a
woman to teach school.” He farther
says the rule must in effeot restrain
matrimony, and to that he says all
men should be opposed.
Reports from Cincinnati say for
seventy miles above that city and
down to Louisville, the Ohio river
was almost completely filled with ice
gorges last Saturday, and that for
six weeks navigation had been sus
pended. It is also reported that the
river was never before frozen over
for so long a period.
Why should a republic rejoice in
accepting the bronze statue of one
of the most arbitrary and despotic
of kings? President Roosevelt has
informed the German ambassador
that our country will gladly accept
a statue of Frederick the Great for
this city, and thai he has “decided
that the statne shall have the most
prominent, best adapted site in the
entire War College grounds. It will
stand on the esplanade near the en
trance to the college.” As there is
at present no entrance, no espla
nade, and no war college, this is all
quite misty, but the war college has
been dedicated on the arsenal
grounds and there the statue will be
erected and unveiled (dedicated to
Liberty, I suppose) in the fall.—Our
Washington Correspondence,
It is reported from Tokio that
Japan is ready for war, though Rus
sia’s reply to the last diplomatic
note from Japan is not expected
earlier than the latter part of this
week.
FOR
Goodness should be considered in everything,and in noth
ing more than the purchase of a vehicle or the repairs on a
vehicle. We are preparing to move into our new store
about February 1st, where we will carry a full line of Ve
hicles, Harness and Horse Goods that goodness shows in
every line, which we will offer at the lowest prices good
goods can be offered for.
Call And
See
Us
Excursion Rates to Winter Resorts
Via Contra! of Ga. Railway.
Excursion tickets are now"oh
sale at all ticket stations on the
Central of Georgia Railway to the
Winter resorts in Florida,” Cuba,
Nassau, etc. Tickets will be sold
daily up to and including April
30fch, 1904, limited to May 31st,
1904 for return passage.
The Central offers superior train
service and schedules to Florida
For tickets and additional in
formation apply to nearest agent.
in our new home and we will show you a Carriage Repair
Shop that cannot be excelled in the south. We are fitting
up our shops with the newest and most improved machinery
and will be prepared to serve yon better than ever before.
Promptness a Special Feature.
It shall, be our aim to have everything up-to-date and be prepared to
get your work out quickly and do you nice work at low prices. We
shall give our personal and prompt attention to each detail of our
business, and hope to have a liberal share of your valued patronage.
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Ifffis Buggy Co.,
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Fourth Street, between Plum and Pine, after February 1st