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WHAT IT WILL BRING.
U'&Z’Jdfzt TE RESLLTSOF THIRD PAR
TYIS3I AND WHAT THEY MEAN.
Colonel Atkinson at Fayetteville—He Tears
the Munk from Third I’artyisin and
Shotra It lu Its True Light.
Fayetteville, Ga., July 12.—(Special.)—The
whole county turned out to hear Colonel W.
y Atkinson here. The speech he made
was one of the strongest that has been
made in Georgia this year and one whose
effects will be far-reaching.
Ills speech was an exceedingly forceful
eno and the big crowd that assembled in
the grove beyond the courthouse many
times interrupted the speaker with hearty
applause.
The crowd was thoroughly representative.
A number of ladies occupied the front
seats. There were many third party people
present, while the colored brother was on
hand in quite iarge numbers. It was in
tended to have the speaking in the court
house, but the crowd was too large, nearly
a thousand people being present.
Colonel Whitfield Was There.
Hon. L. F. Blalock presided over the
meeting and on the stand were a number
of prominent people of the county.
Colonel Robert Whitfield, candidate for
congress, was the first speaker. He made
a strong argument for the party and spoke
modestly of his own claims, making a most
favorable impression.
Captain I. W. Graham introduced Colo
nel Atkinson in a strong speech, paying
him a handsome tribute.
Colonel Atkinson began bv speaking of
the bad effects of division among the peo
ple of the south, who should all work to
gether. Thon, talking of the record and
the platform of the third party, he said:
The Two Ideas of Government,
“From the foundation of the govern
ment there have been different parties
ami different political ideas. They grew out
cf the convention of 1757, which made the
/constitution of the United States. From
that time political parties have existed.
But it has always been true that there were
two leading political parties, which differed
on this principle, one of them favoring
a strong central government, the other
following that line of thought which gave
to the state and to the people of each lo
cality the right to govern themselves, giv
ing to the national government only the
rights relegated to it by the state. These
have been the two ideas all the time. Tt
is true that there have been other parties—
I believe thirty or more—hut they have
been of mushroom growth. Tt is no new
thing to see them come and go, and we are
not surprised to see a little third party
in the United States today, but, like the
others, it will run its course, die and be
forgotten. How long will it live? Oh. it will
die just like the others have died. The big
parties hold the same relation to it as
Caesar I tennis over in my county did to
the yankee soldier who tried to prevent
his frying his apples during the war. Some
of you know Caesar. W< 11, Caesar was in
c imp and didn’t have much to ent, but he
had gotten hold of some apples and was
trying to fry them. The yankee was behind
a tree some distance off and every once
in a while bothered Caesar by firing at
him. Ceasor stood it as long as he could,
and then, when a bullet came closer than
usual, he reached down, got his old rille,
took aim and the next time the yankee
stuck his head around the tree let him
have it. The yankee fell dead. ‘There, d—n
you.’ sy.id Caesar, ‘I guess you’ll let me
fry my apples now!’ And that’s just the
way the two big parties are toward the
third party—they let it go on and worry
them a little, but when they get tired they ll
just rise up and wipe the little party but
of exist-nee, just as they have the other
little ones.
“This division among ui’.i people Is a.
very t?erfous matter,” contnued Colonel At
kinson. ’We ought to look at the past,
for that will tell us what we may ex
pect in the future. Once before division
came, and came to the deep injury of our
people and of our country, in 1860 our peo
ple had the power by acting together to
rule, but division brought war and war
brought <iefc.it and poverty and untold hard
ships. The way to accomplish good for
this country is by unity. The mistake lay
in the way we voted in 186.). We were not
wise men and allowed division to creep in
instead of maintaining our unty. Ti.e condi
tion of affairs which greets us now is some
what similar, for if we. the people of the
south, act together, bending all our energies
to* the maintenance of our institutions and
to the development of our fair country,
there is nothing which we cannot accom
plish. But if division comes till which unity
can accomplish may be lost.”
Jefter.son Would Turn (her.
Flaborating the idea of centralization as
compared with the rule of the people, Colo
nel Atkinson went on to say: “The third
party people tell you they are standing by
the principles of Jefferson. They have gone
so far a-s to claim that they are Jeffersonian
democrats. Why, if old Thomas Jefferson
were to hear that he would turn over in his
grave. Now, isn’t it true that Hamilton
represented the centralization idea, while
Jefferson represented the other idea? Those
were the great defining lines. Where does
the third party stand? Do their ideas and
their principles and their teachings lead to
the centralization of power at Washington,
or do they leave that power with the stales?
“Under the old oisder of things the states
had the power of creating banks of issue.
The third party is against that. It advo
cates a policy which leaves our people and
their interests entirely at the mercy of the
national government. Under the third party
idea, the state has no right in times of
financial stringency to step in ami relieve
you people by creating banks which have
the power to issue currency. I believe the
states should have all the powers under
the constitution which they have not spe
cifically delegated to the national govern
ment. With the right to create banks of
issue the state has the power to relieve
the people in times of financial stringency,
such as we had last summer, and the ef
fects of which we are still feeling. We
have sense enough to enact laws which
will protect our currency and make it just
as good as any other currency, and when
the state has that power it will be impos
sible for the money interests of the country
to absorb the currency and place the peo
ple and their interests absolutely at their
mercy. Now, the third party is against
these state banks and has proclaimed its
position at every opportunity. Their posi
tion on this question shows clearly the trend
of their party doctrine. It is away from
Jeffersonianism and toward centralization.
And (he Railroad Plank.
“Then take the railroad plank of their
platform. Eliminate entirely the question
of purchase of the railroads, how much
they will cost and where we are going to
get the money to buy them with, qnd
study the situation as the third party would
like to see it. Why, their government owner
ship of the railroads would give to the
national government the greatest power you
can conceive. Just think of it. It is a pow
er never dreamed of by Hamilton himself.
It is the very quintesscence of centraliza
tion. First, it would give to the govern
ment the appointment of a perfect army
of office holders, most of whom would owe
their positions, not to their ability, but
to their political friends. Then there is
another serious phase of this matter to
consider. The southern people are more or
les a sectional people. Give to the gov
ernment all this power which the third
party people would give to it and wouldn t
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Brown’s Iron
Bitters.
a sectional party on the other side take
every opportunity to discriminate against
us? To make rates that would cripple our
industries in order that they might further
their own? I’ut a lot of partisans in power
who would have no interests common with
ou.s and they would in every way possible
operate against us. That is the logical re
sult—or some of the logical results —of the
position of the third party on this question
of the railroads. Why, my friends of the
third party, you cannot have seriously con
sidered these matters or you would not, I
am sure, stand to any party which advo
cates such principles for a minute.
“Now, those third party fellows are trying
to draw off some of you democrats by
saying that you ought not to support the
democratic party because it hasn’t done
anything. Why, that’s all moonshine. Tom
Watson and the rest of those fellows were
urging you to leave the party just as hard
a year ago when congress hadn’t even met.
They’re just against the democratic party,
that’s all. And when they say that they are
not going to support the democratic party
because the party, through its representa
tives at Washington, had not done anything
they are simply trying to fool you. They
were just as strong against the democratic
party before it had any opportunity at all
to act as they are now.”
What Huh Been Done.
Colonel Atkinson reviewed at length what
the democratic party has done since it as
sumed control of the government.
“When the party went Into power,” he
said, “it found the government resting under
the impetus of thirty years of federal leg
islation. It went in at an unfortunate time,
for the shadow of financial depression,
brought on by the same influences, hung
over it.” He went on to shdw that the
odious federal election law hud been re
pealed; that the tariff bill, which takes a
long step in the right direction toward
which we finally aim, had passed both
houses; that the democratic congress had
shown that it was not in the hands of the
money power by passing the income tax;
that the revision of the pension laws al
ready accomplished would in four years
save $100,000,000 to the taxpayers.
“Now, I'm frank to say that congress has
not done all that I had hoped, or all that
you were anxious that it should do,” con
tinued Colonel Atkinson, “but they have ac
complished much. Congress has been in
session less than a year It will, I know',
do much more on the line of the promises
which the party has made to the people.
It is not fair to judge the work of congress
by what we would have liked to have seen
done, but compare its work with that of
other congresses that have gone before. No
congress has done more in the same time—
none has done as much. Why, if the con
gress which you third party people want to
elect were made up of the same kind of
fellows as those western fellows you have
up there now this congress has already done
more than your third party congress would
do in a million years! If the people find
that their representatives in congress, or
some of them, have not voted in the way
that they had a right to expect, the peo
ple will strike them down and send others.
No matter what political party you are in,
you’ve got to trust men. That is something
which all of you will, when you think of it,
acknowledge. Now’, the question which pre
sents itself to you men who have strayed
away from the democratic party and gone
to the third party is just this: Why leave
correct principles and go to rotten princi
ples? The thing to do is not to desert good
principles because men may go wrong
strike down the men! If you are a mem
ber of the church and your preacher goes
wrong, yon do not fire your Bible into the
fire and curse your religion, but you dis
charge your preacher ami get another. It
is exactly the same thing in this matter of
parties, amt the men who are chosen to
i represent the principles of those parties.
There is not one of you men who call your
selves third party men who will stand by
and endorse the principles of your party.
The fact of the matter is you don’t believe
in your party—you just believe in Tom Wat
son.”
Ulirrv They Are
Taking up the inconsistencies of the third
party and their leaders, he said:
“Take this silver question. The third
party leaders tell you to desert the demo
cratic party because you didn’t get free sil
ver, and yet they laughed at it before. It
has not been so very long since they were
going over the state hooting at the idea of
free silver and claiming that it only meant
about 30 cents per capita anyhow; now they
.tuy desert the democratic party because
the party has not given you free silver.
Do they mean to say that you'll get it. by
sticking to the third party? Why, as I re
member it, there were eighty-four free sil
ver democrats up there from the south and
only nine populists. Isn’t it good arithmetic
to say that you have eighty-four chances
to get free silver by staying in the demo
cratic ranks to nine chances by going with
the populists? The thing to do is clear and
distinct. Stand by those who are in favor
of making silver primary money and re
storing it to its rightful place as money.
Send back those men who have been faith
ful to their trust and call on the people of
the other parts of the United States to
send to congress men who will stand with
them.
"Book at the record of your populist mem
bers of congress! you people favor the re
peal of the ten per cent tax on state banks
The third party fellows voted against that.
On the tariff they were divided, even on
the proposition of free wool. Half of the
third party fellows in the senate voted
against free wool, voted to raise the price
of your blankets and the clothes you’ve got
to buy. They either are divided on every
question or they have voted directly against
the interests of the people. On that same
tariff bill every one of the populist members
or me rouse voted with Reed against tak
ing up the bill.
"And w'hat is their record on other things?
Vi nen the seat of Rockwell, the only free
silver man from the east, was contested
every last one of the third party people
every last one of the third party
people voted against him. That
doesn’t show very much friendship
tor silver, does it? It is true they voted
in favor of the proposition of free coinage
of silver at a ratio ui 16 to 1. But when
we democrats—who had no interests in
silver mines and who were willing if we
c< uld not get free coinage at one ratio to
get it at another —endeavored to secure
free coinage at other did they
do? At the ratio of 17 to 1 they sat quiet
and wouldn’t help, and at the other ratios
they did exactly the same thing.”
A voice from the third party corner,
“Didn’t some democrats do the same?”
“Yes, and I’m in favor of defeating all
who did. That’s why I am in favor of de
feating your third party people.”
Bills They’ve Introduced.
Colonel Atkinson then took up the con
gressional record and told of some of the
bills which the populist members of con
gress, had introduced. There was one by
Mr. Hudson, the effect of which would be
to increase the amount of pensions by over
$1,500,000; one by Mr. Davis, requiring the
government to assume all mortgage debts
at a very low rate of interest, the effect
of which. Colonel Atkinson explained,
would be to enable the follows around the
cities to absorb about twelve billion of
dollars of the government’s money and re
lend it out at exhorbitant rates to the peo
ple; another one by Mr. Davis providing for
additional pensions which would cost, it
was estimated, $’.60,000,000; another to pro
vide for the enlistment of 500,000 men to be
enlisted as a regular army on works of
public improvement, “which simply means,
said Colonel Atkinson, “that those Coxey
ites and a half million others like them
would be given soft snaps and that the
people be taxed to maintain them.
“Why,” he said, “if you third party peo
ple knew the manner of men they are
and the meaning of all that they endorsed,
there isn’t a man among you who would
stand it two minutes and a half.”
Continuing, he pictured what would be the
ultimate results of the third party doc
trine and teaching and methods, and said:
“Why, if you good people here in the
south realized all that it meant—not for
you alone, but for your country and your
children and your children’s children—if
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. JULY 16.1894.
you realized what those doctrines, carried
to their ultimate results and ultimate con
clusions, would mean to you and to your
posterity, you would agree that there is
more danger in the triumph of those doc
trines than the:*'* would be in a visitation
of yellow fever or of the cholera.”
Colonel Atkinson then turned his atten
tion to the slate ticket nominated by the
third party. He told of how loud these
same thirl p'‘ tv people had been in de
nouncing Mr. Cleveland for taking Gresham
into his cabinet and yet they had taken
as a candidate for governor a man wito
had not yet had time to ■ et the seat al
lotted to him in their p.u : j c..ls warm.
“Why did they take han.'” he asked.
“I’ll tell vou why. They have a 1 <l'
men in their part? ’ orn they cm. Ider
good men and who..; <U.-y like .•era I : ?y
didn’t want to have ar..- me cl I em 1 art.
It was like the fa. ner ”hc had one little
rc account boy n ... ed Ja. n. When they
wanted to test a st.-... e ’> rb* and were
afraid it might hurl, l ’■ ”dd a.ways
try it first on Jason, be a use wouldn’t
hurt much it it killed him.”
Some Fig'-'ircs to Study.
Colonel Atkinson then reveiewed the ftg
mes of the last campaign to show tae
third party people how hopeless was their
cause.
He showed how, while they had polled
68,900 votes in the election for governor,
they had fallen off to 42,939 in the November
election. The democrats had carried the
state by over 71,000 in the race for governor
and in November— immediately following
had carried the state by a majority of
81,447. "Yes, and we will make it hundred
thousand this time—see if we don’t,” he
added and the democrats cheered and
laughed at the discomfiture of the popu
lists.
Then he took up the vote in Georgia by
congressional districts and showed that in
the first district Colonel Bester got 12,447
votes to 3.900 for Mr. Kemp; in the second
Mr. Russell had 11,517, Mr. llani 6,060;
in the third, Speaker Crisp had 11,574, Mr.
Wimberly, 4,982; in the fourth Mr. Moses
had 12,779, Mr. Turner, 7,145; in the filth
Colonel Livingston had 9,732, Mr. Small
6,147, many of these prohibition votes; in
the sixth Mr. Cabaniss had 11,628 votes, Mr.
Turner 6,387; in the seventh Judge Maddox
had 13,572, Mr. Sibley 7,037; in the eighth
Judge Lawson had 11.133 votes, Mr. Robins
s,sffi; in the ninth, Mr. Tate 13,952, Mr.
Pickett 9,481; in the tenth Mr. Black 17,772,
Mr. W’atson 12.330; in the eleventh, Judge
Turner 11,091, Mr. Maddox 5,882.
He showed the hopelessness of the popu
list cause by pointing to the fact that of
the 440 electoral votes the populists had
only succeeded in securing 22 and most
of these were given them by democratic
votes in order to beat the republican party
out of them.
Coming down to the state ticket, Colo
nel Atkinson took it up from the top to
the bottom and showed how not one single
man on the ticket had carried his home
county. This statement he proved by the
figures and it made a decided impression
upon the crowd.
“No,” said he, “the third party is good
for only one thing. The only thing they
can do is to raise a row. I have been all
over Georgia,” said he, “and they’re the
sickest set I ever siw.”
Colcnel Atkinson concluded with a strong
address to the colored people who were
present, showing- that the democrats were
their best friends and had done for them
everything that had been done for them,
providing school facilities for their children
and being their friends in every respect.
The speech was a strong one throughout
and made a deep impression upon all who
heard it. The speaker was frequently and
heartily applauded and in the two or three
tilts he had with the third party people
who interrupted him he completely dis
comfited the interrupters and caught the
crowd.
SOUTH GEORGIA POPULISTS.
They Got Ont it. Lnrjje Crowd but Not
Much Enthusiasm.
Valdosta, Ga., July 12.—(Special.)—The
pcpulist rally at Pino Grove today wts a!
tended by a crowd of 2,000 people from this
and adjoining counties. A big picnic dinner
was spread. The crowd was addressed by
Messrs. Huckabee, Peek and Wimberly, and
the strike at 'Chicago furnished the topic
for nearly all that was said. Populist
songs were sung by a select chorus. Colo
nel Peek said that Cleveland had done more
to build up the populist party than any
other man. He claims that Hines will be
overwhelmingly elected. Speaking of the
congressional fight in the fifth district
he said that Livingston would be nomi
nated. Peek expects to oppose him. They
know each other, and the campaign will be
rich, rare and racy, Colonel Peek states.
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1 HRLi: TO ONE.
Walton County Gives Colonel Livingston a
Handsome Majority.
Monroe, Ga., July 12.—(Special.)—Walton
county goes for Bivingston three to one.
The Candler vote throughout the county
is less than 200.
At this precinct Colonel Bivingston
walked ahead of his opponent by a ma
jority of ninety-eight votes.
At Social Circle his majority over Mr.
Candler was eighty-live.
Joint Debyte in Witkeg.
Washington, Ga., July 14.—(Special.)—
Judge McWhorter and Judge Bawson met
today in joint debate at Washington. This
was the first political speech the people
here bad heard from the former and they
were delighted with his patriotic eloquence,
his wit and hrs logic. Judge Bawson i
well known as a public speaker and his
able effort was well received. McWhorter
defined his position as being on the plat
form of party as construed by the demo
crats of Georgia, a very necessary addition
these days when so many different con
structions are indulged in. The majority
of those present were for McWhorter. His
friends are enthusiastic and claim the
county by a large majority.
Populists in Pike.
Barnesville, Ga., July 14.—(Special.)—Tom
Watson and Judge Hines spoke here today,
as was advertised. People came in from
fifty miles of the place and the town is
crowded with wagons and buggies. Con
servative people estimate the crowd at 2,000.
After Watson concluded a general hand
shaking began, at which instant a lady on
the front seat became happy and shouted
"Hallelujah! Glory!” and hugged and kissed
every lady in the crowd near her.
Mr. Cabaniss Endorsed.
Forsyth, Ga.. July 9.—(Special.)-A mass
meeting of the citizens of Monroe was
h< Id here on Saturday and resolutions en
dorsing Hon. T. B. Cabaniss were adopted.
The resolutions spoke in the highest terms
of Mr. Cabaniss and they were adopted
by a rising vole. He was given the privi
lege of appointing bis own delegates.
Speaker Crisp Renominated.
Savannah, Ga., July 12. Speaker Crisp
was renominated for congress today by the
democrats of the third district at Hawkins
ville.
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THE CONSTITUTION.
THE WEATHER REPORT.
THE CROPS ARE POIND WELT, IN
M ANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Cotten is Doing Fairly Well —Corn is Hold
ing Its Own—The Good Effects of
(he Rain is Felt.
The crop prospect in Georgia continues
to improve.
The indications brightened three weeks
ago, and since then the outlook has grown
more and more favorable. Good, seasonable
rains have done the salutary work. But
with fill the improvement of the past few
weeks the condition of crops generally is
not ns good as it was a year ago, and is not
as good as it should be.
The following is the crop report issued
from the weather bureau yesterday after
noon :
“During the past week more or less rain
has fallen in all parts of Georgia, to the
great improvement of crops. In some places
cotton has even begun to shed from an
excess of moisture, but in general the sta
ple is doing finely. The most marked im
provement has occurred in corn, on which
ears are forming in abundance. Cane, rice
and sweet potatoes have also felt the stim
ulating effects of increased rainfall. The
temperature has been below the normal
but not sufficiently to be injurious to the
growth of crops.
“In the northwest section of the state the
weather during the week has been very fav
orable for cotton, corn and other crops.
The rains are making corn grow beautifully,
and farmers are now hopeful of securing a
large yield. There are several localities,
however, that still stand in the need of
more rain. Cotton is coming along finely,
but of course, owing to its many previous
set-backs, will hardly yield two-thirds as
well as last year. Sweet potatoes appear to
be doing the better of the two. Gardens are
generally livening up again. Cabbage is
troubled some by worms. Tobacco has not
done well so far. The threshing of wheat
shows that the yield of that crop has been
but fair. Fruit is scare, blackberries being
about the only fruit obtainable, and they
are only about half a crop.
“The northern counties of the state have
been visited, during the past week, by gen
eral and beneficial showers, which in most
cases thoroughly soaked the ground; and
as a result everything that had any life
left is growing nicely. Most of the early
gardens were too far spent to revive, but
those late planted will come out all right.
Peas and sweet potatoes give every pros
pect of good crops, while watermelons
have improved and will give an average
yield. Wheat is threshing out very well,
and, together with rye, will be a good
crop, but the oat crop will fall far short of
an average. Cotton has improved wonder
fully; it is blooming, and, although a little
small, seems to bo very full of squares.
Corn is also doing nicely since the rain,
although some on uplands will be a failure.
It is beginning to silk and tassel out, ami,
with a few more seasonable rains, will make
about an average crop. Hay also promises
to be a good yield.
“With plenty of rain, ‘he crops of north
eastern Georgia have continued to improve
during the past week. Bottom land corn is
generally in excellent condition, but the up
land crop is too far gone to make an average
yield, unless exceptionally favorable weath
er prevails during the next three or four
weeks. Oats have been harvested and the
yield found short, although the quality is
fair. Cotton is small but healthy, but is
about three weeks late in most localities.
Blooms are beginning to appear on the
stalk, which indicates that the plant has
about reached its full growth. Sweet potato
slips have been seVout in large quantities.
A iarge acreage of turnips will be sown
this fall. Gardens are now doing well. Grass
in pastures Is thriving, and there is prom
ise of a bountiful harvest of hay.
“Rain has been general throughout the
western counties during the past week.
Corn shows more signs of improvement, and
is now farther advanced than other crops.
On the upland it is only in fair condition,
while on the bottoms it Is better than it has
been for years, and all has been laid by.
Cotton is doing well and is blooming nicely.
Lice have appeared in the cotton and bud
worms in the corn at a few points. Gardens
are improving. Melons are ripening. Tur
nips and peas at e irdng sown in abundance.
Crabgrass is making- good progress.
“.Plenty of rain and fine growing seasons
have been the general character of the
weather, during the past week, in the cen
tral portion of the state, and all growing
ciop's have taken on new life and are grow
ing nicely. Corn especi.aPy seems to have
recovered from the effects of the dry weath
er, now looks green and healthy, and a fair
crof will be made, if seasonable weather
continues from now on. Watermelons have
improved somewhat, but, as a rule, they
seem to be poor, and small in size. It is
ixpected that the shipping of melons will
begin in earnest this week. Peas, potatoes,
and all late planted vi' h i-tables are growing
nicely. All correspondents seem to agree
that cotton is doing as well as could be ex
pected, and the farmers are feeling good
over the present prospects.
“An abundance of ail crops will be raised
in east Georgia. This is the latest advice
r ceived from one of Lie reporters, and it
answers very well for nearly every locality
in 'he section. Plenty of rain has fallen,
. ad the weather has been especially .favora
ble during the week for all crop' growth.
The only trouble now is that farmers will
be kept very busy clearing the crops of the
i :pidi> growing grass. Cotton is growing
well; though, if the soil was not quite so
w- t on the gray lands, it might possibly be
doing better. The crop is fruiting nicely.
Corn is in an excellent condition, and a large
yield is more than probable. It is about all
laid by. Potatoes, peanuts, peas, cane and
rice are all in an ‘A No. 1’ condition.
This has been a kind of an off year for
watermelons. They have neither done well
in :<;? ihi-, iic- qu ntit' Os fruit there
is very litt.J, only a few apples and pears,
but grapes will probably be plentiful.
“From the southwestern counties are re
ceived encouraging- reports relative to the
general condition of crops. During the past
week there has been a bountiful supply of
rainfall, and vegetation has freshened up
wonderfully. Peas and potatoes have been
planted in large quantities. Cotton is doing
fairly weil, but a few correspondents com
plain of rust. Fruit is appearing on the
stalk. Rain came too late to save the corn
crop, and, at best, there cannot be an
average yield. Shipments of melons have
been large, and prospects for the July crop
are excellent. .Many fields of both cotton
and corn are becoming- grassy, as the
weather has been cloudy and moist, render
ing the killing of weeds and grass difficult.
Sugarcane is small, but nov/ has a good
color, and is growing rapidly. Rice is
gr >wlng nicely and appears to be healthy.
“Improvement in all crops over that of a
week ago is visible throughout the south
ern counties. Although upland corn has im
proved, yet it is not. at present, in a condi
tion indicative of a large yield. Most farm
ers think that there will only be enough for
home use. Cotton shows no serious damage
received from the drought, and is now in
good condition. It is shedding at a few
points. Sea island cotton is growing rap
idly. In some places it will soon have to be
laid by, for it is lapping between the rows.
Vegetables are in good shape. Potatoes
are looking fine. Melons are fair.
“V/eather conditions in southeastern
Georgia have been favorable for the rapid
growth of almost all vegetation. Cotton
is putting on new life; and. with a con
tinuation of favorable weather, may yet
turn out a good crop. Potato slips and
>-eas have been planted in large quantities.
Corn is not a good crop, being too far ad
vanced toward maturity to be much bene
fited by the recent rains. Sugarcane is
doing well. Rice is in excellent condition,
and will soon be laid bv. Melons are not
doing as w<>ll ns they should. Butter beans
are growing nicely, and a large yield may
be expected. With a continuation of moist
weather for another week, vegetables and
garden truck will imnrove greatly.
“BARK MORRIBL, Director.”
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS,
The action of the state executive com
mittee upon the subject of sending out
speakers between now and the state con
vention does not seem to be clearly under
stood. The resoluti >n which the committee
adopted unanimously provided that be
tween now and 'the time the state conven
tion meets the work of completing the or
ganization in the different counties and
bringing it in touch with the state commit
tee shall go forward, and that the commit
tee stands ready to send speakers wherever
there is a request rtjade for them. The idea
Is that there shall be no formal campaign,
but in the local gatherings, which may
be held in different parts of the state, if a
speaker is desired the committee will see
that one is furnished.
One of the most prominent democrats in
Georgia, a man who is thoroughly in touch
with democratic sentiment in ail parts of
the state and who is himself a. very act’ve
worker for the party’s good, advanced an
idea concerning this congressional race
yesterday, which is worthy of consideration
by all who have the welfare of the party
at heart.
“There is one great reason,” said he,
“why, in my opinion, it is very important
that we should send Colonel Livingston
and Congressman Moses back to congress.
Those are the only two men on the Georgia
delegation who represent directly the farm
ing interests, that is the only two men
who themselves live on farms and are in
direct personal touch with the farmers.
Tile great bulk of the democratic party is
made up of farmers. The third party peo
ple are making the strongest kind of ef
forts to get them, and if we defeat the
only two farmers on our delegation and
send lawyers in their places, I’m afraid
the effect on the farmers who are sticking
faithfully to the party may not be a good
one.”
The democracy of Burke county doesn’t
mince words in expressing its convictions
on political matters, national or state. At
the recent mass meeting held at Waynes
boro, the following were the resolutions
adopted unanimously:
"Resolved I. That we are deeply sensible
of the good that has already been accom
plished since the democratic party came
into power and have an abiding faith In
the ultimate triumph of democratic princi
ples and policy, which will make this indeed
and in truth a government ‘by the people,
of the people and for the people.’
"2. We reaffirm our allegiance to the
democratic party, state and national.
“3. We stand squarely upon the national
platform of the party as enunciated through
its convention at Chicago in 1892, and de
mand that every plank therein shall be
carried out in utmost good faith.
“1. That the democratic party should re
fuse to place in nomination any candidate
for national office or for the state legisla
ture who is not in full sympathy with the
national platform.”
The Savannah Press says that the friends
of Senator Walsh declare that “their can
didate has done more to advertise the
south than all the men who have been in
the senate since the war. They say he
will do something more than make fine
speeches on law points. He will hustle and
work for the people and bring capital south
ward for investment.”
The Madison. Advertiser had the follow
ing:
“South Georgia furnished to the senate
the Hon. Robert G. Mitchell, of Thomas
ville, who presided over that body two
years ago. North Georgia put forward her
gifted son. Hon. Alex Stephens Clay, who
presided over the lust state senate. Now it
is middle Georgia’s turn and The Adver
tiser knows no man better equipped for the
place than is our own fellow townsman,
Hon. William A. Broughton. We hope the
members of that august body, when they
meet to elect a presiding officer, will select
Morgan’s gifted son.”
Congressman John W. Maddox, of the
seventh, Is thus reported by The Calhoun
Times: j
"Mr. Maddox said he called on President
Cleveland the other day, and while in his
office the president said:
“ ’Well, Maddox, how is everything down
in old Georgia?’ ip
“ ‘I do not know exactly, Mr. President,’
replied Mr. Maddox, ‘but I expect to run
down in a day or two and see how things
are running along.’
“ ‘I suppose they are all cussing me down
there.’ the president said.
“ ‘Well,’ replied the congressman, ‘they
do not like your financial policy.’
“ ‘I know that, Maddox,’ said the presi
dent. ‘but they are not a bit more anxious
for silver than 1 am. But it won’t do now
I tel: you, though, that unless I am badly
mistaken, we will have the crowned heads
of Europe at our feet and asking for our
terms before two years.’ *’
RANKIN ON SILVER.
Hon. NV. R. Rnnkin, of Gordon Comity,
Deli ties His Position.
I'rom The Calhoun Times.
Editor I imes: I do not share the opinion
indulged in by many that demonetization
of silver is the sole cause of the business
depression, commercial stagnation and un
precedented hard times, but that it has con
tributed very materially to the bringing
about of this state of affairs I think no
sane man will question. Has not the Unit -d
States absolute command of the situation,
so as at least to open her mints to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, without
detriment to her standing or credit abroad
and with real benefit to her interest at
home? By compulsory coinage at a profit,
for speculation, the United States has
amassed an enormous quantity of silver.
Other nations till the closing of their mints
coined silver as a legal tender at a ratio of
1-UA to 1, which is at $1.33 an ounce. The
United States, at a ratio of 16 to 1, $1.29
an ounce.
Now, if the United States were to open
her mints to coinage at 16 to 1, there would
be no danger of other nations dumping on
her their silver in storage and coined at 15U
to 1. This would depreciate their legal ten
der, and silver coined and in storage would
be disposed of at a loss of 4 cents an ounce.
Outside of the United States there are In
storage and coined at a ratio of 15V 2 to 1—
$1.33 an ounce—about $2,350,000,000. The
United States has in storage and coined at
16 to I- 51.29 an ounce—about $550,000,000. Os
marketable silver not in storage, uncoined,
there are in the world between 70,000.000 and
75.000,000 ounces. It Is easy to perceive the
cause of the closing of the mints of the
world outside the United States to the free
coinage of silver. It is not from fear of the
comparatively small amount—2,ooo or 2,500
tons —of silver out of coinage being dumped
upon them, but it is the immense mass—
-15,000 or 16,000 tons—in the vaults of the
United States treasury, coined and stored at
a profit and for speculation, that they fear; j
for the moment any foreign mint were to
open to the free coinage of silver at j
to 1 the vaults of the United States treasu- j
ry would be unlocked and an avalanche of
silver would be dumped upon it at an addi
tional profit of 4 cents an ounce to the
United States, which would ruin or swamp
not only one but all foreign mints had they
trie temerity to open. In her financial poli
cy the United States is playing the part of
a pirate, to the serious injury of her own
commercial prosperity, and the growth and
the welfare and interests of her toiling
millions. She can open her mints to the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and with
coined, idle dollars stored in her vaults at
a profit, buy every ounce of outstanding,
uncoined silver in the world, without t is
slightest danger of becoming the "dumping
ground” of all the silver in the world, tot
the reason, Above stated, that no nation
could or would consent to or permit a de
preciation of their legal tender, coined at
$1.33 an ounce, by sale of the same as bul
lion to the United States at $1.29 an ounce,
a loss of 4 cents. .
The world, Mr. Editor, is waking up to
the iniquitous scheming of money sharks
to establish a single standard of values and
the appreciation of that standard to a
point that will reduce the earnings of agri
culturists and wage-workers to the average
of coolies; and the compulsory coinage of
silver by the United States at a profit has
aided and promoted this wicked scheme to
the point of almost universal ruin. There
is dissatisfaction and unrest throughout, the
world. Governments must act, or the mad
dened millions will be beyond the control of
government authority. The potentiality of
silver as a money of final payment on an
equality with gold will have to be restored.
Free coinage of silver must come, and if
governments, by agreement, do not reach a
solution of the question, enough of the na
tions of the earth interested in it will ally
themselves on that side and compel it. It
may not be without w’ar, but free coinage,
at a ratio of 15)£ to 1, if necessary, will
come. W. R. RANKIN.
A NOBLE FIGHT.
AN EMINENT SOUTHERN LAWYER’S LONG
CONFLICT WITH DISEASE.
Twenlj-Five Tears of Proxi»rriiy. Ad
versity and Sutfering— Great
Victory VI on by Seicnre Over n
Stubborn Disease.
Foremost among the best known lawyers
and farmers of North Carolina stands Col
onel Isaac A. Sugg, of Greenville, Bitt coun
ty, a man who has climbed the ladder of
success despite the heavy burden of dis
ease with which he has been weighted. It
has been an up and down fight for twen
ty-two years. The iron-clad will of the
man on one side and disease on the other.
At first the man gained a noble victory
but nature soon rebelled and disease was
the conqueror. Prosperity gave way to ad
versity, and it seemed indeed as if his
cup of misery was full. Now science has
taken a hand, and with his suffering eased,
the sterling determination of the man has
once more asserted itself, and he is again
ascending the ladder of prosperity.
Before misfortune overtook Colonel Sugg
he was known throughout the county as a
man of great enterprise, sterling principles
and high ability as a lawyer. From the time
he settled in Greenville he took an active
interest in the progress and development
of the town. Success followed every ven
ture and tlie sun of prosperity never shone
brighter over the head of any man. Then
came the clouds and with them the be
ginning of sixteen long years of agony.
A reporter, who visited Colonel Sugg for
u history of his case, found him in his office
solving an intricate land case. It was hard
to believe that this hale and hearty looking
man who took your hand with an iron grip,
and met your glance eye to eye, had been
on the edge of eternity for years; that his
life had been measured by minutes, and his
relatives and friends were resigned to the
loss of him whom they loved. Yet such is
tlie case as Colonel Sugg’s own words and
the statement of the townspeople prove.
1 “It has been twenty-two years since I be
came a resident of this town,” began Col
onel Sugg. “I settled here one year after
I left the University of Kentucky. Even
then the first symtoms of gravel were as
serting themselves but were slignt and I
passed them over lightly, giving my atten
tion to the practice of law and other en
terprise. Gradually, however, my disease
developed, and fight it as I would it seemed
to gain a stronger foothold day by day
until my misery was complete. For sixteen
years I never knew what it was to be free
from pain, not pain as an ordinary man
thinks of it, but agonizing, excruciating,
unendurable pain. Tortured from head to
foot, at times thrown into spasms when it
would requird the united strength of four
men to hold me until I was stupefied with
stimulants and opiates. I could not sit, lie
or stand in any one position but the shortest
time. Sleep was out of the question unless
brought about by the strongest stimulants
or opiates. Oh how many, many times have
I thought of putting an end to that life of
suffering. But then my mind would revert
to my wife, my children, my home and I
would restrain my hand with the hope that
some other means of escape would be offer
ed. I searched the archives of medicine for
relief. Doctors were consulted, Jithia waters,
mineral waters, drugs, opiates and stimu
lants of all sorts were tried without avail.
Why, I sen- clear to the West Indies for
medicine and yet the result was tlie same.
“I kept at my work as long as I could but
nature gave way at last and I succumbed
to the inevitable. My entire nervous system
had been shattered by the stimulants and
opiates 1 had taken, my blood had actu illy
turned to water, my weight hud dropped
from 173 pounds to 123, and it seemed to
everybody that the end was in sight. Why,
1 eoul I not bear the gentle hand of my wife
to bathe my lit tbs .-.!th t. pid water. 1 was
simply living from hour to hour. I it id maoe
my will, settled my business am? waited
for tlie last strand of life to snap.
“It was at this time that a somewhat sim
ilar case as my own was ...o ight to my
notice. This man hud suffer, d very r.i.:<-it
as 1 hud. his life had been U pait I of a3
mine had and yet lie had been euro I. Think
what tiiat little word meant to me ired.
Tile r< port stated that the work ha-l be< n
accomplished by a medicine k.iewn as
Williams’s Fink Fills fcr I’.ile F-<>( !•:. 1 in
vestigated the report thoroughly and found
that it was true in detail. Then I pro
cured some of Dr. Wiliams’s Pms Pills a'd
began taking them. The first result almost
frightened me; there was a tin'.ling sensa
tion in my limbs like an electric current, I
felt flushed all over as if new blood fi d
been injected in my veins. I wre-e the med
icine company asking if the pills contained
a stimulant or opiate, they said ro and I
kept on taking them and kept on improving.
I began to sleep like a healthful child,
sound, calm and peaceful. -My appetite came
back and 1 began to long for the >gu."l t , i'.ii’'S
of life. My nerves were soothe I an 1 restored
to their normal condition and fe’t like a
new man. But the greatest blessing was the
mer.tal improvement. 1 begun to read and
digest, to formulate new plans, to take in
terest in my law practice, Which beca.n
to come back to me as soon as my < bents
realized that I was again myself. Alter a
lapse of ten years 1 ride hunseuack every
day without fatigue.
“That Dr. Williams'S Fink Fills saved my
life is beyond doubt, and 1 am spreading
their praise far and wide.’’
He has been instrumental in placing then
in tile hands of many sufferers and tin y ; ro
greatly benefited.
Inquiry about the town ot Greenville s i -
stantiated the above facts oi' < 'olonel Sugg s
case, and many ol the residents are now
taking Dr. Williams’s Fink Pilis with great
benefit.
Further inquiry disclosed the fact that
an analysis of Dr. Williams's Pink Pit's
shows that they contain in a condensed
form all the elements necessaty to give
new life and richness to the blood and te
sters shattered nerves. They are an unfail
ing specific for such diseases as ioeom >tor
ataxia, partial paralysis, St. V:tils' dame,
! p. iatica, neuralgia., .rheunitism, nervous
I headache, the after effects of la grippe, pal-
I pitation of the heart, pale and sallow cern
i plexions, that tired feeling resulting from
I nervous'prostration; all diseases resulting
from vitiated humors in the blood, .'i.ch as
scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. They are
also a specific for troubles peculiar to fe
males, such as suppressions, irregularities,
and all forms of weakness. In men they
effect a radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork, or excesses of
whatever nature.
Dr. Williams’s Pink Fills for Fnl ■ People
are now manufactured by the Dr. Wiiric ns'
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y.. and
are sold in boxes (never <n loose form by the
dozen or hundred, and the public are cau
tioned against numerous imitation; sold ii»
this shape) at 50 cents a box, or six boxes
for $2.50, and may be had of all drug.'iists,
or direct by mail from Dr. Williams's Med
icine Company.
Killed Him at. Last-
Tennille, Ga., July 10.—(Special.)—Today
W. J. Bush shot and instantly killed his
father-in-law, Jesse G. Joiner. The iragedy
happened six miles from here, and full de
tails cannot be learned. They quarreled
about their hogs, and Bush shot Joiner in
the breast with a shotgun.
Bush and Joiner have been at outs for
a number of years, and only a few months
ago Joiner shot at Bush for striking Bush’s
wife. The case was brought, up in court
and compromised bv Hush. There wer<’ no
witnesses except Bush’s two sons. Bush
escaped, but later gave himself up, and
is now in jail.
School Statistics in India.
From Folk Lore.
Every fifth boy attends school in India
and every fifteenth girl.
Out of sorts!
take
Brown’s Iron
Bitters.
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