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Newspaper Page Text6 THE CONSTITUTION. Entered at the Atlanta postoffice as seo ord-class mail ms tter. November 11.1873 The Weekly Constitution SI.OO per annum Clubs of five, SI.OO each; clubs of ten SI.OO each and a copy to getter-up of club WE WANT YOU. The Constitution wants an agent at every Fostofflce in America. Agent’s outfit free and good terms. If you are not in a club, we want you to act as agent at your office Write us. CHANGE OE ADDRESS When ordering ad- dress of your pa per changed always give the old a swell as the new address. Always give post office, county and state. If your paper is not re ceived regularly, notify us. If you send us an order for new subscribers please allow us a week to get the names on the list and paper started, before you write a complaint, as we arc very much crowded now. Do not forget to make your renewals in time. Watch your direction tag and see when your subscription expires. The next six months will be full of interest, and you should not tnissa single copy of THE CONSTITUTION. Send your orders at least a week in advance to make sure. It may not take a week in every instance,■'will get them on as soon as possible. Why There Should Be Free Coinage. We print in another column a letter from a Columbus correspondent who says he wauts to know in plain lan guage our reasons for advocating the free coinage of silver. Out of the swarm of reasons that present themselves we will select a few. We are in favor of the free coin age of silver— Because, from the establishment of the government down to 1573 silver was a part of the debt paying money of the people. Because its demonetization, by surrep titious means in 1573, robbed the people* of the basis of more than half of their debl-pai ing currency. When we say the basis, we mean primary money on which currency notes may be issued. The notes that are now supposed to bo based on silver art* only redeemable in gold. Because the demonetization of silver has immensely increased the value of gold. This increase is shown by the fall in prices of all commodities that arc* the products of human labor. If our correspondent will compare the prices of staph* commodities in 1873 with the prices in 1893 h<* will see that tin* aver age decline is about 30 per cent. In oiher words SI in gold will buy today what $1.33 in gold would buy in 1873. Call this a rise in gold or a fall in price's, the result is the saint*. It means that a farmer who could pay a SSO debt with one bale of cotton ten years ago is now compelled to pay it with nearly two bal s. Does our correspondent fail to perceive that this constant fali in prices means the constant increase* in tin* val ue of gold, the continual increase in the value of debts and in the* volume* of in terest? r.e'cause the unceasing struggle of the nations to add to their stocks of gold is another and a powerful reason why gold she mid constantly increase in value and prices continue to fall. Because low prices create* depression among the people—being .‘mother name for hard times—and stifle enterprise. B *e nuse the single gold standard is devised to increase the profits of cent per cent bankers and millionaire gold sharks. Boause. in short, it is ar. invention, growing out of the partnership between the European monarchies and the mil lionaire bankers, to plunder the people, to rob labor of its profits, to make the rich richer and tin* poor poorer. There tire many other reasons why we are in favor of free coinage, demand ed by the Chicago platform. Some of Them ought to occur to our correspond ent. as the logical outcome of these we have given. As a matter of fact, there ought not to be any controversy until the crime of demonetization surrepti tiously committed in 1873 is wiped out by the restoration of silver to our cur rency as a. money metal. It will be tiim* enough then for the money power and its agents to show why our cur rency system should be crippled by the destruction of what is emphatically the people's money, leaving only gold to supply the needs of the people. Our correspondent asks us in regard to the value of the silver dollar in Can ada, and Mexico. There has never been a time, so far as we know, when a sil ver dollar would not pass current in Canada. It was stated a few days ago. when the administration announced that silver was discarded as redemp tion money, that certain bankers of Nova Scotia would only receive the American silver dollar at its bullion value. When a government discredits its own coin what more natural than that o-iicr people should follow the ex ample? As to Mexico we know nothing, except that that country has never closed its mints to silver. The silver in a dollar is worth, when melted, about 64 cents in gold, and this is because the metal cannot be taken to a government mint and recoined into a dollar. Our correspondent wants us to be plain and we shall try to be as plain as an old shoe. Tile silver dollar melted is worth only G 4 cents in gold, but this disparity exists only when we compare the silver with gold. Silver metal, worth only 64 cents in gold, will buy nearly (though not quite) as much cotton, wheat or other staple commodi ties as it would in 1573. Here is an interesting fact. It is the gist and essence of the whole busi ness. If silver is found in 1893 holding much the same relations to the staple commodities as it held in 1573, although It and the other commodities have fall en in value away below gold, what is the inevitable conclusion? Why, that gold, owing to the increased demand for it as the sole basis of currency, has tremendously increased in value—that gold is, in effect, commanding an extra ordinary premium as compared with other commodities. But we will put it in another form, so that a ten-year old boy can under stand it. Suppose that in 1873 ten pounds of cotton would buy a bushel of wheat or a bushel of corn. But sup pose that in 1593 it would take fifteen pounds of cotton or a bushel and a half of corn to buy a busfliel of wheat. Would those engaged in the transaction say that cotton and corn had declined in price or that wheat had become dearer? The value of the metal in a gold dollar has become so dear that it is worth about $l3O in the staple commodities. The silver dollar melted into bullion being worth only 01 cents in gold, the correspondent wants to know how con gress can make it worth 100 cents. By restoring silver to its old place as a money metal; by opening the mints to the metal on tbrms of equality with gold, as demanded by the Chicago plat form; by removing all discriminations against it; by restoring the law as it stood when John Sherman, in collusion with an agent of the Bank of England, framed a bill for the demonetization of tho metal. How many people know how to bide their time? The goldbng movement in Georgia is so premature that it will wither before the ground gets warm. To Serve the Public Best. Several of our esteemed contempora ries have been kind enough to urge the name of Captain Evan P. Howell in con nection with gubernatorial honors next year, and The Irwinton World, in an editorial reproduced on this page, pre sents the matter in a light where si lence on our part may be misconstrued. The Constitution sincerely appreciates the high compliment conveyed in this suggestion. Its editor-in-clues loves the proud old commonwealth of Georgia and her people, and it is gratifying to him beyond expression to feel that the work of a lifetime receives the kindly recognition of his fellow citizens. This reward tills the measure of his aspirations and ambitions, and he will neither seek nor accept any further en dorsement of Ids course in the shape of any state or federal oilice. Captain Howell and his co-workers on The Constitution believe that their best energies are needed now, more than ever, in their present field of work, and they are unwilling to be hampered, trammeled or swerved from the line of duly by any of the personal considera tions which too often accompany can didacy for office. ’Die supreme duty of the hour is to speed the day when every pledge in tin* democratic party will be redeemed— when every plank in it will he carried out—when every promise made to the people will be faithfully kept. To ac complish these aims, and strengthen the democracy; preserving the solid and compact organization of the whites of the south so that there will be nothing to menace our political, social and ma terial interests, in the guise of a third parly or white republicans, will require sleepless vigilance and untiring effort, and it is no time for democratic journal ists to yield to the allurements of of fice. Tho Constitution proposes to stay at the front in this fight until the demo cratic parly redeems every pledge in its platform—until it gives the people every promised reform-- until the country is relieved of every burden saddled upon the masses by the monopolists who have grown richer under class legisla tion, while tin* poor have steadily grown poorer. It proposes, too, to be more earnest and active than ever in stimu lating and aiding every movement that points to the progress and development of Georgia and the south, and promises to carry peace and sunshine to every fireside. In such labors—labors of love —Cap- tain Howell, and those who share with him the management of The Constitu tion, will find, their highest pleasure, and in the successful fruition of those labors they will find their reward. It is hoped that this fret* and frank talk with our friends will cause them to see that the further pressing of the gubernatorial suggestion would possibly embarrass The Constitution in the course it is determined to pursue as a vigorous, fearless anti faith fid demo cratic newspaper. With this explana tion, ami with Hit* further assurance of our warmest appreciation of the friendly and flattering words spoken in our be half. nothing more need be saitl. Evil influences tire insidiously at work to shift the democracy from its prom ises—to have it ruthlessly abrogate its solemn contract with the people. To see that the wreckers are not success ful and that the honor of the party is vindicated shall be the mission of The Constitution. The party’s platform is the party's honor! Bismarck says the Jowbaiting in Germany is due to the fact that the people “con found capitalism witli Judaism." Referring to tins The St. Louis Republic aptly re marks that the Shyloeks of this age and this country are not Jews. No, indeed. Far from it. The People Demand Light. The financial disasters in Wall street during the past two days tire tin* nat ural outcome of the uncertainty in which the policy of the new administration is involved. An ’ early extra session of congress would have prevented these disturban ces in monetary circles. The call for tin early session, issued today, woulU inspire confidence. The people, the business men and the financiers of the country have been groping in the dark ever since the 4th of March. What they want is light, and plenty of it, on the financial situation at the earliest possible moment. Let them be assured that congress will meet in the course of the next few weeks, and they will feel easier. It will be a relief to them to know that they will not long remain in suspense. We cannot go along with any degree of confidence or hope until we know tho policy of the government in regard to the money and tariff problems. If action is to be delayed until late in the fall or next winter, then* will be gen eral restlessness and distrust. The events in Wall street emphasize this view. The people want to know just what to expect. They want the admin istration to formulate its policy and get it in good working order without unnec essary delay, and this cannot be done without an extra session of congress. The call should be issued at once, and the earliest practicable day should be named for the assembling of our national councils. Delay will only in crease our difficulties, and the Wall street panic will widen its circle until every important interest in the country THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 9. 1893, will suffer. The people want congress to get to work. Both parties and all classes of our population want informa tion and light. They feel that they cannot safely go on blundering in total darkness any longer. Had congress been called in extra session at the beginning of the new ad ministration the present flurry in Wall street wotdd no doubt have been a,vert ed, because its basis is the uncertainty of the financial situation. Do something! * Do it without further unnecessary delay! Your Uncle Ben Tillman seems to boa natural born humorist. It is difficult to down such a man. He sits up all day with his friends and all night with his oppo nents. The Bravest of the Brave. The story in The Constitution's news columns of the heroic conduct of Judg’d Chrisman, of Mississippi, beats any thing that has been seen in print in many a day. A courthouse in a quiet country town was suddenly surrounded by armed white caps demanding the release of their arrested comrades on bail, and when the judge, single-handed and alone, confronted them, a hundred shot guns and pistols were aimed at. him. Defying the mob, this one man broke through the line of outlaw's, raised a posse and drove the assassins to the woods. Next Monday he will try the white caps now in jail and as many of the others as can be captured by that time. It required tho nerve of Old Hickory himself to face such fearful odds and win by the sheer force of character alid courage. There should be a bright future in store for this matchless man, this hero of the old Spartan type. His superb daring and firmness in the most trying hour of his life will be an inspiration to the friends of law and order every whore. With this golden lesson In citizenship to encourage them, wo cannot see how the good people of any southern com munity will over again yield to any number of white caps or lynchers. When lawless men find that our judges, sher iffs. deputies and leading citizens are ready Io die in their tracks rather than submit to the reign of the mob. this lynching business will come Io ;m end. Our northern contemporaries will do well to make a note of this. The state and tin* section that produce such de voted guardians of the law as Judge Chrisman will establish and maintain peace and order at any cost. There was once an Iron Chancellor, and now Mississippi gives us tin Iron Judge. We may not give him a laurel crown, but we can at east stand by him! The Boston Herald says that the Boston banks hold nearly nine times as much gold as six of the principal southern states. Who doubts it? There is more money in Boston and New York than in all the southern and half of the western states together. And yet they say business in those cities is mainly transacted by means of a system of credit. The thoughtful reader will stick a pin here. Tillman Takes Action. The action of Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, in appointing Solicitor Jervey, of the Charleston circuit, to prosecute the Denmark lynchers, is worthy of all commendation. It is an assurance in advance that no guilty' man will be allowed to escape. Under all the circumstances, the pub lic will watch with unusual interest the proceedings that Governor Tillman has inaugurated. Solicitor Jervey is pledg ed to a course which, if carried out, will make an example of the lynchers. In a public speech at Columbia, shortly' after the execution of the negro, he declared that if he were the solicitor of Barnwell county' he would indict every man who took part in the murder. He also declared that he would mime Governor Tillman as an accessory be fore the fact. The opportunity which Solicitor Jer vey' seemed to long for has come to him and his selection as tin* prosecuting officer is undoubtedly due to his declar ation that he would leave no stem* un turned to bring the lynchers to justice. 1 Tactically, his work is cut out for him. and all that is needed is an energetic prosecution, which Solicitor Jprvey will undoubtedly devote himself to. It is a case that practically involves an entire community. Those wlio exe cuted the negro and those who aided and abetted his taking off an* well known. There was and has been not the slightest attempt at concealment. So that Solicitor Jervey’s duties are very much simplified. He has an op portunity. too. if In* choose Io take ad vantage of it, of “naming" Governor Tillman as accessory, and the public is therefore justified in anticipating de velopments of a very interesting char acter. Villard turned Schurz, down at a ban quet the other day and wouldn’t let him make a speech. Now if Schurz, will turn Villard down the country' will be happy. State Banks of Issue. If tin* democratic platform is to be carried out. as thoroughly as the people desire the democratic majority in con gress should be prepared to repeal the 10 per cent prohibitory tax oti a the circu lation of state banks. Tin* recommenda tion to this effect made by the demo cratic party at Chicago amounts to a command to the majority in congress, ami it is regarded by the people as a definite and an important feature of tin* programme of financial relief and reform. The repeal of this tax will open a new and an inviting field to those insti tutions. which operating under the na tional banking laws, have been com pelled to contract and call in their notes because Hie basis of circulation government bonds—lias become too cost ly' to yield a profit. In order to take advantage of the orientation clause, the banks tire compelled to lock up in the treasury as much money as their cur rency' circulation amounts to, and the benefit to the people .and to business is inappreciable. Whenever the statement is made that th<* people need more money, the north eastern financiers are in the habit of parading the fact that it is credit and not money’ that transacts the business of Hie country. We tire told that 92 per cent of all business transactions represent credit, while only 8 per cent represents cash. The northeastern financiers deal in such smooth state ments and opinions that it is difficult to say whether they' regard government notes as cash or credit. We presume they' would say a bank draft represents credit, but it is as close to cash as a treasury note. However, leaving such considerations out of view, we are led to believe that credit is regarded by’ these financiers as a very' big thing. The fact is im portant, for it becomes, when rightly' understood and applied, an important argument, in favor of state banks of issue. If credit is of such importance in the business world, why should it not be utilized in the south and west for all it is worth. In tho northeast a system of trade and commercial credits has been built up which practically abolish es cash. It. has been bull up to fit. the conditions of trade and commerce there, and it disposes of many troublesome and cumbersome problems. We can never hope to understand the eminent financial writers who in one breath extol credit, and, in the next, declare that, a form of It as old as com merce itself, is in the nature of wild catism. Wall street seems to have got its dose a little earlier than the programme called for. The Income Tax in Europe. 'The New York World calls attention to Hie fact that the chancellor of the British exchequer, finding that he will have a deficit of several millions of dollars, has decided to increase the in come tax. This tax, says our contemporary, has proved the most flexible and easily' cal culated of tiny feature of the budget. The officers seem to encounter little difficulty' in collecting it, and it is easy to estimate in advance what it will yield. The matter is of peculiar inter est to us just now, as congress will be asked to impose a graded income tax. Tlie objection that it cannot be collect ed is till nonsense. They collect such taxes in England, Germany, France and Italy, and we can do it here. So, wo may go ahead with perfect confidence and reduce our tariff to prac tically a free trade basis. What ever deficit such a policy may' cause in our revenues can eas’d be made up by tax ing incomes. The prompt increase of the income tax in England when the government needs more money' signally illustrates the value and convenience of this mode of taxation. Moreover, it is a fair and a just tax because it makes people pay' their proportionate share of the expenses of the govern ment, whereas, under our present sys tem a rich man frequenty' gets off with only a nominal tax if his property' hap pens to be in tho shape of certain bonds and securities, while his poor neighbor owning a. little real estate is taxed to the full extent of his possessions. If Editor Billy Richardson, of The En quirer-Sun. has any 60-ceut silver dollars that, he desires to dispose of at that price will he, in consideration of old times, bear us in mind? Duly the Beginning. The farmers in the northwest are restless and dissatisfied. They say that if they cannot enjoy' prosperous condi tions they can at least increase their physical comfort by' seeking homes m a region where the climate is mon* genial. Already, the migratory movement is in full swing. It has begun in lowa, and the newspapers of that state ad mit that their population is rapidly’ un dergoing a change. The Cresco Times says that in some localities old settlers have sold out and left, and the same thing is going on till oyer the country. A representative of the Santa Fe rail road is quoted as saying that Ills line has carried 500 people this season from southwestern lowa to settle in Texas. From northwestern lowa many emi grants have gone to California. As a rule these emigrants are persons of good financial standing. These people go to Texas and Califor nia because those states have been well advertised. In the course of a few years, when Georgia spends a little money judiciously in disseminating in formation in regard to our geological, agricultural and other advantages, the northwestern farmers will make a rush which so many' home seekers went to in this direction. The fact is, tho conditions under the west a generation or two ago have undergone a great change. There is no longer a south of slavery ami seces sion, and there is no longer any danger of unfriendly federal legislation that would disturb our commercial and In dustrial affairs. Everything here in vites; nothing repels. On the other band, in the west, hard times have caused the people to grumble more about the hard winters and cyclones. They have found out that the south is productive, progressive and peaceful, ami they have an idea that if they can not make more money' down this way they can at. least get more real comfort out of life. For years to come there will boa great migration from tho northern belt of states to the south, and the move ment has begun in good, earnest. It is not too early for Georgia to get ready for it. An exchange wants to know where Ad lai is. He is on the democratic platform 1 with both feet. '1 ho Cuban Uprising. It remains to be seen whether tho Cuban revolutionists will obey the order to surrender within eight days. Our advices are from Spanish sources and it is quite likely that they underrate Hie importance of the outbreak. the revolutionists may number only a few hundred men, or they may run up in\o the thousands. Just at present we can get nothing reliable in regard to their strength. Even in the event of a formidable revolt, the Spaniards have the advant age on their side. They have 12,000 regular soldiers in Cuba, including the famous civil guard, tin organization composed of veterans who patrol the island in squads of cavalry. These men know every’ inhabitant and know’ whether he Is loyal or disloyal. If this force is insufficient Spain can furnish more troops. She has on a peace footing 100,000 soldiers and 452.- 000 on a war footing. Her colonial forces number 286,000. Her navy has 126 steam vessels, exclusive of a tor pedo fleet, and seven of her ironclads are of the highest class. Such a power should be able to deal with Cuba if the inhabitants were all united, but the islanders are divided, and doubtless at least half of them would’side with the government. Under the circumstances, we see little hope for Cuba, until the United States purchases the island at some futuie day. No ordinary rebellion has any chance of success. The northeastern -welkin will ring with shouts for the free coinage of silver when an income tax payable in gold is levied. Magnifying Bis Office. 'The tart telegram of Governor* Syl vester I’ennoyer, of Oregon, to Secre tary Gresham is interesting mainly be cause it shows a streak of the irritation that was felt by certain southern gov ernors in the old days when they sus pected that the federal authority was intruding on their domains. The governor of Oregon doesn't seem to have a great regard for any kind of a president. When Mr. Harrison passed through Oregon, on his return from his southern junket, it was suggested to Governor I/ennoyer that it would be tho correct thing to call and pay his respects to the president. The reply was characteristic. “He knows where to find me,” said the governor, wants to see me let him call on me. This shows that the governor of Ore gon is inclined to magnify’ his office and to regard the governor of a state sov ereign in its own sphere as in some re spects as big a man as the president of the United States. Captain Howell for Governor. From Tin* Irwtoton World. Last week we published a piirragraph la The World favoring the mime of IJvan I’. Howell, of Fulton county, for governor of the state of Georgia. Simultaneously did a reader of lhe Macon Evening News echo our sentiments through the columns of that paper, stating that Mr. Howell “had done more for Geor gia than any one num since the war.” Whether Captain Howell heads the long list of enterprising Georgians or not, he certainly stands in the front rank of the large army of men who have steadily pushed Georgia onward until it has become the leading state of the sunny south. On every occasion ho has contributed both brains and money for the ad vancement of our state and for the south, which was in a hopeless condition at the close of the war. Far Ids noble actions in the matter of materially advancing the in terests of the state, he has never seen lit to push himself upon the peoplevof Georgia for public favor, neither has he boasted of the interest manifested by him in lhe better ment of the condition of Georgia. Besides being a devoted friend to the in terests of the south and to his state, he could always be found struggling for the suc cess of democracy—even in the days of recon struction when the bitterest political battles were fought, and when federal soldiers, with glittering bayonets and clattering musketry, stood guarding the ballot box, thus insulting a defeated country’ and doubting our honesty and integrity in such matters. Captain Howell was prominent among the many brave southerners who stood up for our rights and redeemed us from the tyranny which then existed not only’ in Georgia, but throughout the entire south. Captain Howell, we wish it understood, has manifested no desire to preside over the people of Georgia, nor has lie even intimated that he would accept the nomination if tendered him. but when we say he is the man who should next be honored with the governor ship of the Empire State of the South, we not only speak for ourselves, but we voice tho sentiment of a multitude of people who will show their appreciation of his work at the ballot box when the time comes. If there is any better timber in the swamp let some woodman hew it out. LETTERS FHOM~ THE PEOPLE. He Heartily Endorses. Editor Constitution—When we face an in teresting play portraying the great phases of human life at certain times, we are dis posed to applaud. The impulse is natural. When we are listening to the speaking of a profound thinker and he covers our feelings and our sentiments, the impulse is again to applaud. Tlie Constitution has done so much in the past for the upbuilding of tlie country under the geniuses that have lived and still live, yet dead, and those that now live and are’active, that plaudits are not uncommon, but I cannot refrain from the expression of my great approval as one of its many read ers, in its dvocacy of a few particulars in the past year. Your articles on country roads and the importance of them, your position and forceful arguments in regard to the re peal of the 10 per cent bank tax law, and your advocacy of the income tax law, to my mind are so valuable and so much on tlie proper line for the good of the country that I cannot but give a few claps of my hands in approval. It is useless, though, to do more than that, and It is only intended for that, because every reflecting mind governed only by the good of the masses in its investi gation can but be moved in a like manner. It seems to me that these points carried, a positive revolution in all airs would result, and would be deserving, too. of more praise to those wl'.o luing il about than all that were ever shouted over a Napoleon s victo- lii the history of the world blood vectories seem to loom up and assume great import ance. but revolutions peacefully wrought to my mind deserve greater praise, and general ly’ grander monuments. Push your good The great masses of tlie people will be' you . b AN OLD READER. Wants to Know About Silver. Columbus, Ga„ April 28, 1893.-Editor Con stitution: Knowing as 1 do that it is your aim to educate the people, 1 want you to give in plain language your reason for advocating the coinage of silver. 1 must confess that my judgment is against the policy, but 1 am open tio conviction. The great majority of your readers are, as L am, unable to understand the arguments usually made by advocates of both sides. Explain it in simple language that “us common every-day people” can under stand. , . Is it not a. fact that our American silver dollar is not worth a dollar when it journeys north into Canada or south into Mexico? If this is so, why is it so? Is it a fact ■as Stated bv tlie gold papers that the silver m our dollar is only worth fiO cents if sold as silver? If this is so how can congress make it worth 1«*<l cents? if congress can do this can it not as e.isiiv make 1 cent’s worth of iron, or -mv other ‘metal, worth 100 cents? What is the reason the silver men are opposed to making tlie dollar contain more silver h' the present quantity is only worth. (D cents? I assure you 1 ask these questions Jor infor mation. and if you answer them in away that the average man can understand you will be doing a service to many people who are nukious to learn. Talk to xpur Jiuinj leaueis plainly. Yours GnJjETTE . Write to Anv Implement Dealer. Holiday. Ga„ April 27. 1893.-Editor Consti tution: We farmers of this portion of the glo rious old south have concluded to make what we eat at home. Rico being very easy to raise we ran plant some of it. but <>nr greatest trou ble is getting it cleaned. Now will you be kind enough to inform us where wo can find a rice cleaner, and vou will oblige me very much. E. B. ATKINSON. EDITORIAL COMMENT. Ten negroes in Washington are worth over $1,200,000 Mrs. Lease predicts that Chicago will sink some day and lie submerged b.v tin* lake. Mr. Eilison sa.vs that whatever lias been mathematically proved to be impossible he lias always found it easiest to invent. Some of the newspapers are poking fun at Mr. Carter for making a speech forty hours long before tlie Behring sea commission. That is nothing. Tichborne’s counsel made a speech over one hundred and fifty days long in au English court. The people of Cincinnati seem to lie glad to see Harper, tlie ex-convict banker, out of prison and on deck again as a broker. Al though Harper was a heavy defaulter, we are told that leading business men and others propose to stand by him. “In 1850.” sa.vs The Medical Timos, “there was one criminal in 3,500 of our population but in 1890 there was one In 780.5, a terrible increase in forty years. The republic is young. Reckoned by the age of nations, it has hardly yet cast aside its swaddling clothes, and yet in energy, in prosperity, in health and strength it stands as ancient Rome stood, a giant among the powers of the world. There must he some way to stay tilts mad rush of crime; some remedy for this bacteria, which is poisoning the fountains of moral ami physical health.” Ono of the largest farms this side of the Rocky mountains, according to a recent bul letin of lhe West Virginia experimental sta tion, is to be found on tlie foothills of the Blue Ridge in Jefferson county, of that state. In 1887 Becker Brothers set out 33,000 peach trees, since which time eight adjoining tracts have been added, until the fruit farm com prises 2,400 acres in one body. The planters have not stopped with peaches alone, but they have a large area in grapes, quinces and cherries, besides American and Japanese Iliums, apricots,Japan persimmon^,nectarines, English walnuts, Italian chestnuts and paper shell almonds. “On a Sound Platform.’’ From 'Die Hawkinsville, Ga., Dispatch. The Atlanta Constitution, which is always for Hie people, never stood on a sounder plat form than that which it so frequently an nounces of late —“fulfill tlie pledges of the national democratic platform.” If these pledges are fulfilled, tin* democratic victories next year and in 189 G will be as sweeping as those of 1890 and 1892. With the pledges unfulfilled, the party will have a hard strug gle. Our party is Hie party of the people. The people placed it in power last year, with tho understanding that It would legislate for them. It must legislate for them or prove recreant to its platform and to tlie pledges of its leaders on the hustings. It looks like a great pity that congress was not called in extra session early in April. If it had been, and the democratic majority had come up to the requirements of their platform, the effect on the voters of the country would have been in calculable. Jit IDSUMMEK SERIES TO I Ist. FIND THE MISSING WORD! I AN INTERESTING CONTEST IN WHICH EVERY- BODY HAS THE SAME CHANCE. The Missing Word competition craze is the latest fad in England. It is exciting the whole country, and hundreds of thousands of people are • racking their brains for missing words. Several London weeklies have started what they call “missing word competitions,” and the craze has affected ail England to such an extent as to block the money order office and embarrass the whole postal service. The scheme is this: A sentence is printed every week from which one word is omitted; for instance, “Smith is a- ,” and people are invited to send in their guess with a money order for a shilling. The money sent in is divided among tne guessers who name the correct word. A few weeks ago one paper distributed $35,000 among forty three correct guessers, each man receiving over SBOO for his shilling. The money order blanks have all been used up at many post offices, the mails are clogged, and clubs hav< been organized to go into the guessing bush nesss. To Constitution Readers. The Constitution makes this proposi tion : Among those who supply the missing word in the following sentence, between novi and the first of Sept, 1893, we will divide ONE-FOURTH of the subscription receipts of all those who send guesses with their subscriptions. This leaves us the bare and actual cost of furnishing the paper to subscribers for the year. The Sentence. “IT IS NOT DIFFICULT FOR US TO DETERMINE, THOUGH THE DE SCRIPTION IS INEXACT, THAT THE CREAIuKES WERE SUCH AS INFEST ALL THE RIVERS OF THE LOWER COUNTRIES Ofi] ASIA.” ' ' The Plan. Supply the missing word in the above .sentence, and if you guess the correct word you will share with the others who are as fortunate ONE-FOURTH of the receipts from the subscriptions of al] those who guess. The Guarantee. No one knows the word missing except the managing editor, who has placed it in a sealed envelope and which will be opened on Sept. Ist. We ‘pledge our honor that the division will be made and published just as outlined. The Prospect. Suppose 5,000 guesses were made. This would leave $1,250 as one-fourth of the sub scription receipts, ter so many names, to be divided among the successful guessers. Sup pose ten persons guessed the word, this would give them $125 each; if twenty, $62.50, etc. Suppose there are 10,000 guesses —which is not improbable—this may give from SIOO to SSOO each to the successful guessers. Checks will be mailed immedi ately after Sept. Ist. Conditions & Inducements. The terms of the contest are few and simple: | Every guess must be accompanied by one year’s subscription to the Weekly Constitution, sent to any address at SI.OO. The sender of a club of five at 'sl.oo each, for one year, is entitled to a free one year, and also a guess. 3 With every subscription th® missing wordshould be written plainly, with the name and address of the guesser. It is not nec essary to re-write the sentence—simply write the word and label it “the missing word for Sept. Ist.” 4 Renewal subscriptions are entitled to guesses just as new subscribers. TRY YOUR HAND! IT MAY PROFIT YOU! Remember that you get the greatest anc best of all American weekly newspapers fob every guess. You cannot do without the Constitution for 1893. Address all communications to The Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. for the south seems to have been aban- A Disciple of Calhoun.

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The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, May 09, 1893, Page 6, Image 6