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THE CONSTITUTION.
Frtrrce at the A Varta peetcffice M"O
e: d-c!acs3:a matter. November 11 1873
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lite Vote of Georgia-
It w.il In- impto obtain ’ln* an
nouu., uect of Uh- official resnh of la«t
Wctta-s-Uy’* efertfem until Monday, the
1.4 h infant. .« whfrh day tie* mwh
u>w l» as r-.-’ve.!. areordißC to Mw
by the sawwtary of state, will lie opeu**’.
in th-- iwi—sna- of tue S-‘V« rnwr.
Alr> -Jy t w reWW* fr-dn in M of tlie
fMMk* of tbe «*ate have been ft*
tr-irwl the enpital and bv tooirirt it
la |Mbdul-l- that >’■>•• nrtwrk* ftwffi every
bmnty w‘l l»- in Thev are —al-d ami
raiimq be .te-ned un’il *>• din- ted by
•he gtwrn.>r liter a i-mfenai-e with
the arv-rrtary of *’a’.- •n-t.4--r I.*«tb baa
been agn—l wp.il a« the day f.-r ’le
ranra-w «f the re»nrn«. ami until then
lb- stale will be in .lartne*- .d lie- «*
■nit. except in -o tar a« it I’J-' been
anu-*in**t-l by The f’oßStimtion.
The eh'-ai-m ••.-.nrrvd on Wedm—lay
Tl- l en-ritnibin of Thnrwlay inornins
rub'ahwd a re|..rt fn-tu every rowdy
In the Mate, obtained under the aanM
vfrmmanawe* ami cußerte»l by
to »r» than one tlmtxand #|«e. ial nm*— n-
C--TK Tie- return* fn-ni every ftwMrtjr
«—e e«n*.4*.iate.l in the reepectivr
tteinly grata and were imrm-«lia ? ely f.<r
wanb-l by t«-b-cra|4i to Tim <’>m*titn
ti-m. In many v»mn!ie« the re?w:t» 1.a.l
to be taken fr.Hu i--n to thirty m le
thnarch "be nmntry ■•« h-oelwk to
the u—>ri-*t t.hwrafdi <rtti--u. ami ••nr
. rre*|«<mleut at Sr Mart*, after •-■I
h* - mg rhe return* fr»m» t‘an«|.-n .-einty.
etrried ifcem l«v hut HP 'he S Mary*
river ;. iVrnamlina —uml. ami tl«en«e
... Fernawiina. Ha -a di*tame of twe«
ty m let . ..v.o-.-l at nddnhcbt.
rbr>*ugh the activitv of ottr . .<re*p.m
-- n** in every cuWßty- The i"..n«tisitti.*
v. ,-i en tld>.| to pr<-*ent the m<*rtng as
* -T tie* ele.ai.-n He- tttioffi- tai e«B*Ji
»■ ~.-1 n-irtt* from every •.Httity m the
* ate. ami we a-tmotmerl ••“ Thtir—iay
-ruing tha M. Vtfcto—n’a majority
iM tbrtt •
Si * hi eTrTI b:i¥»
veriffird the official .• h* ItdiUoU* of
- tr r*-*|te*-ttve e»amtte* ami we tin-l
«Htr re|»<t* a* |HiltH*!w*l Ttenr-day
ttiiis are *idwtautially > -'fl«
e. of the .-otatie* the re|»wt* ..f -nr
. «Te*|»n-leut*. -nt alter th- «;<l
.-...10i.tti.-u. verify ’be isn-Sti. ial t
t. t-wrutdied .-n %\ rdm*— tai u-x.itt
l: i- iy-wiU he seen that the • ffi al
-<* to take Ida*-- • » ’be 1o»h in
H II -h-.w that the -ffi. v .te ..t
will not vary mm b fr-tn
tJ.st The lMw*titnthHi ha* d--m
--: tit. r pa|«er iu ti.-rsia ha« »ver
■ i tod- t-.-vere.l again "it »l«e
. ■ the - l.- t.--u m-ws repot* front
, a ty ill the * ale and |«e»etlle,l
» with .iiHtrosau.t’e evatl
dh L.I r. -’ll* «f ibe Vote of the
•lit i* m-t urn- «-n which tl.
«.tn plmur them** lie*. n.»-
Itave made snrpri-dnsf gain*
li.i» le-eu a *»-rt..w* *lut -|. it.
itie u.Ji--r. y a* «.-«-l*»r—l
!*t«2. We bld ah ■
.imp was a *ur|ei*ms one.
- ... La- intelKge-atlv w it. iud
~f tie- easttpi.sn in 'hi*
i.. *itrpris>sl a falitag
. ...wrath- majority, hi He-
i thing* it wa* inevitable:
o- *lli'*trr ideliient* that
I fe-i-.n ill t’le detmtiTaln-
* t t -ll -hill return ll* i"
L • i - ■•-»“. the d. :• •
t . -. I -r i-oM-..t:-ila
ti. ..r -f it With my
a '
|. - i . the ib-tmi- ral* and
rn. i It- the |»>|iffiis«< i-«
brlt-fv; -i. -iy t- the .<• ri* of the
sMi ; * t.» «—nvim-e the
P-tJ- • - >eth t the fiarty I* m-’
Wtn t • ' st. Ir.-e a onage -»f *dv--r
IW» i ■!!.. j Imshwhacker* wcut
ntant f- . t-- - •Hinty ah* taring
the: ffit •!• t rt s party is m>t «*hm
Buihd w r .f reua-m-lizitig *il
v-r. •-b it vun*eut ..t Httg'aad.
a.sl JHWs-t i. wh— eante .-ill
to heir »* -oh » p -Hey W.Hd l
u- tui-rm -t .t the ouly retnealy
t-< the nd t . I-i-sii.L. aii ttoam-ial
Jrgidatwß .!r th p pie ->f thbt
r.amtcy t« A ta ti. ■ n-a nt ..ml r*e
opOlina ad tb- It . r -al |..«IaTS -f
Lw-i*--
En: ibis i* h* al! Tn- g.ddlwnr brtdl
Btorfcer*. -bwh- .' a-»-i alßpntlns a
thW *>■ pt le-iple. want
«pw the *■ ttrip:i»- -I -ran. aau
4-4*-- far ptinr. ami -.tl-rma-l tht-
Btr»*Tl~ie vadw*tba. ’be |4itf.>rni .an
their a-anttM.- «i. n-niinura*!
aid the p«nW"b be •*+! a-n tie
pftrr !*<»''• ’ re * r ” i! ‘ «7>«S-
Whwver the* S*A»u- l«'.*l.whaek
vw *iete ftwm the «W fdiifatrm with
tut dtwrWtie c -nAtab f.<r w - u v.. t a..ar.
or with the <-hairnian of the democratic
exa*»wtive cuiutuitti*-. nothing prvventa-d
the affair from taking the slkiih* of a
joint detafee but the forbearance a>f
tlnem democratic leaders and officials.
Cnder these circttni*tamv* peculiar
and nnprea-edentail the only wonder is
that the slump in tin- democratic ma
jority is not more seriows.
These tactics, carried out with tin- con
nivance of the eletm-nt that ha* ex
pectations of fader.tl -thee, were of *ncli
a character as to impart <-<>ufit*i.>n into
the mind* of demo.*nitic voter* where
confusion had never existed before. Pa
triotic and *eu*iltle democrats t-onld
not listen to this bushwhacking arraign
ment of the democratic platform and
the demo r.itic eanui '.l’e* without feel
Jugs -f «kmbt and <ii*Cllst. Those who
bad been taught by the pipnlist lender*
to distrust the pr.tfess'-.n* of tin- dem
cmtic leader* wen- eoiilirtmii in their
purpose to opp-tst- the deimx-rat*. and
those who were too intelligent to doubt
Were di«glt*t»*l With the efforts of the
gohlbttg* to turn deimwratle professions
into repnhli.-an argument*.
The result of it all ha* ln*-n tn bring
ab-tit a slump in the democratic major
Ity that is a* signiti.ani a* a defe.i
would lie. It i* a warning to the party
that cannot lie safely ignored The
Voter* have |4a.**l the Seal of their dis
approval -n tie- effort to wrench the
party away fr..m it* time-h—trnrisl prin
i-iple* The i“ .|tle iu a very im|tre**ive
way have expressed tle-ir di*gn*t at
the attempt of tie- littsiiwiiat kers to p-.p
ularize n piibln ati fittati. ia! arguments.
Tie- .wily tem-sly i* for th-*.- who pro
fess t- |»- party l- .id.-r* to repudiate the
etr.H-l to compel the |»*iple einhirse
tie- financial v - w- of John Nherman;
to .leclan- iu plain ami unmistakalde
term* for tie- n*.p nitig of tie* mint* so
tie- free coinage of tie- |e*.pl.-’* iie.ti.-y;
ami to endorse only those eamlbl.-Hi-*
who le-lh-Ve that the people of lite
I niled Stale* are able to *»-ttle tle-ir
own cum m-y ipie*th.n* without lb— in
terference of th" nt-.iiarehial govern
ment* of lair..|»-
Ties- i« I i*-m- worth talking
alxsp before the p-..pl<- of lie- country.
Fire-ient cotton, f.trty five tom wle-.at.
tlie .|.-pr.—*i-.I .ou-li’i-ui «.f l.ti*iie-** ami
low pr.>|»-rty values cry out for it* set
tl-ne-ni
Wm-n Mr M«n-«- ir l of Hill s ominw*
t-m h- went out at. I tnilk.-l one ..f l.i
«tuem*ey cow* dry.
■lnpan and < hina.
Tie- struggle between Japan ami
I‘hiii.i is a c.-nte*i between civiliztilioii
and semi lttirhari«m leetw.-eu tie- nine
teen th century ami the mhblle age*
A I*.i>l forty year* ago <‘ousim«l..r.-
Terry m-gotlat<*l a treaty with Japan
which r.-*ul-e.| iii Christianizing ami
: civilizing that . ..miiry The Japanese
' cnrrinl th.-ir m wly adopted id. .* into
Corea, ami in a short time brought her
people ini., conta.-i with Wi—tcrii eiv.li
X-ito-u Tie- Chim-*. h-iwevi*. dis|Hited
the jos-udati.-y of l»- Jap.inese. ami
tacitly agreed to give lln-sia a coaling
station «n tie- lowilo-rn coast of C..r.-:i
This w.a* in direct opposition to the in
left-sis ..f England, ami it was *.*-u
. iimb-rst «-I that wlh-h the l-.ng < M“- ted
cisd!:.-- lietween Hut country Hi.l I’ll*
*.a -b uild c»me alsait. England would
i mH hesitate i*. -eize th.- i»u*-ian -mipirt
in Cost-y. This Would, of eoiir*e. make
the Japan sea a b.tttl*-li<-ld for tin- rival
power* ami their alii.-*, ami Japan ami
C..rea w.-nld Is- the sufferer*.
Tie- -I l|Kllie*e -•ate-lueli le-lieve tb it
it i* > r lie-l p-licy to secure Corea’s
i iudepvmb-m* Japan ami c-u-.-a h-.ld
tie- Ley of tl.e m»rth china -.-a ami the
Japin -e. t I’-H-tify tle-m |<o|h rly. ami
I’ll--!•• . ai.tiot pr.-v.iil against hem.
This i* wliv Japan for Iw.-nty five y.-ars
|ia*t has lieen w.irking for c<r-eau iu
‘ d.-pettdem-e.
Forty years ago china and Japan were
on tie- * mi.- lei.-l F»r thmi-and* of
year* they t.ad l«*-n under tin- domiita
tiou .<f pr. ■ ti. illy the -aim- religion,
custom* ami poli.-i.-*. If China barr.-l
-•nt foreign ti ttioti* with Iter great wall
••li .-•«• -nle ami lie* -ea on lite otbtr
J..|*lll .lid the -.line tiling ill a dilfeft-IH
nay. At tl.it time the gr.-at.-st state*
, man in china wa* ll:.- vi.sr.iy, Li Ibvig
I Chang. Tilt- man wa* inttriotie ami
far*is-ing 11.- km-w that it »i only
a «|m-«ti.Hi «>f ti:m- win-ti lhe .-iviliza'ioll
..f lhe west w.-til-l ov.-rnl.elm the ea-t
-ami In- m.d.- every p.**il.le effort to
■ pft-pir.-I'hiua f-s* iit-■ change 11.- -k
Ist.-jr* !•• equip iii«- Chim-*.- army ami
navy with every tm«h-ru improve! .-nt.
t Imriug bi* admiuistra -n the English
, g.-tie--; l. «:-.rd :• win. met wah sm-b a
I *a.| fate 111 A tri. I. drill.*! tin- Chinese
| armii-s ami mad.- di.-m tmo- •-rti- i.-nt *•<!
| di.-t« li.an they hid ever les-tt U-tore. 11.
* dial im-re 11-- em*.urag«i ih>- foreign
’ ers who ■I- *.i.-l to intredm-e tin- appli
I am.-- w’.-stem civilizatioti in China.
1 ami it was .hie to hi* pr.n 'i.-.d j.i-l.
. im-tit and f-.r.-*ight that lhe fir*t r.-t l
r.sid* were <*.n*tnr t.- I
Kuril reformer* .dw y* have enemies,
and liefore Li Hung Chang reae|n*l mill
dl«- age ■ str-.ng faction wa* .-rganized
against him. Even *otm- of tin- mem
ber* of tin- r-.y.il family, who h-.p-1 in
time t« n-u!i the liir>Hi-. .Mtispir.*! f«r
Id* ov.-rti r- iv Hi* r.**-nt .1.-gradatioii
by the .-m|ieror i* uut surprising. H<
wa* at |ei*t a .i-ntury iu advance of his
cnuiryuH-n. ami he hi* met the fate
of other gr.-at tm-u who have Iteen tm>
far ahead of tln-'r |**tp|e and tbelr
age. Then-are f.»u»«’.m«i Chinese. Imt
I only our Li Hung Chang Ibuibtless his
entire following would n-.t iitimlter
nene than a few rltoustnd. So at a
crilieal |trri.*l Ise i* si-Tilin-l. I* ailn
the military ami w.val re*..tirve* of his
ciHintry arc m.l «*pi d t-> th of Japan
And yet it i« a well Lm.wn fact ’hat
f.H- iw.-ntv live year* In- In- devoted -II
-.f hi* rm-rgie* io .spiipping Chim for
the vonfiiei which In- saw was >m-viia
Ide. If be Ind l**-n Mip:*c lW J 1,, f
g..veriiii-.-nt ami the |»- .ph-. China w -.ul-l
now l>»-aid.- to di*|K*s* Japan without
any tr-Hilde.
V glam e at the map slw.ws th it
Chin-i i* a vast territory, with alm..-:
•■very varn-ty «»f . lim.it.- ami r<—ittr--*
Japan is ceuipara lively a u»vn- ■k on
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1894.
tin- map. with only -ItMunt.fMW* Inhabi
tant*. But the Japanese, after Comino
doft- Perry’* visit, ami after their civil
war einbraeisl western civilization as a
whole. They even gave lip the religion
of their fatliers and accepted Christi
anity.
Since that film- the Japanese have
nt.-itle rapid progn-ss. They have rail
road*. new*pn|w-rs. college*, th.- latest
inventions, and everything that makes
Euro|M- and America strong and ag
gressive in |<e.-i<-e ami in war.
■ Brains win in the long run.” said
Wendeli Phillips in one of hi* fatuous
spe.*-h.-s. and he never said n truer
thing The edu.-at.-il Intelligence of
Japan is now winning a victory over the
dense ignorance and apathy of China.
If Eiiro|K- d.te* m-t ittb-rvetie. it g.s-s
without saying that the Japanese will
win. The Chinese have about one
eighth of the fighting for.*- of the world,
but they s.-eni to Is- unable to utilize It.
Alth-stgh they know the stim-rior .sptip
nietit of the .lapam-se they semi war
vessels --nt w'th only twelve rollll'l* of
aniinun.ti.Hi |x*r gun. ami their soldier*
are. more than half of them. < lad in a
Moth.-r Hubbard eostmue ami arm.sl
with Ih.ws ami arrow*. Tlielr fat.-,
when they meet Krupp gun*. Wim-hes
t.-r r'tles ami armored ships i* a fore
gom- conclusion The defeat •>( the
Chinese will Ih- a victory for civilization.
We a.lvl«e the got.ll.iig hush* hn.-k.-rs
vvh . ti ll- teen . ami-.h.-tiirs in Ifeorßtn
th;.’ th-> ought to .Ir.’i- John Sh.-iman's
■to. trim .-.ml tnke up civil s.-rv t--e reform
as an i----*ie.
Preserve the Purity of th.- Ballot!
We obs.-rve that in some of the conn
tie* Ol the state there is a tendency to
throw out. oil te<*hlllea!ilie*. tin- vote*
of enough pr.s-iltcts to i.-ver-e the ye
suit in stt.-h e >nutf“*.
V* a dentoeratie m-wspap. r. devoted
t.» th.- .1. trnH-r.itic party and with a
lively faith in Hu- ( >otemy of democratic
principle* Th.- Co-istituiioti .-all* a halt
in the .-.Hinting oil pro.*-**! Legal votes
that ar.-, ist slt.-uld Ik- eotmlml. A man
ag. -r. whether populist, repitbliean or
dem-H-rati.-, who refuse* to sign return*.
«r who sign* them improperly. l»*-aii*<‘
a nuj.-ri v .-f tin- vote* is against hi*
party, .s-mmi's an outrage for which the
whole organization Ixs-ome* .lir.stly
answeral.!.- to tin- |m*.|.l.-.
We sav therefore, that the.parly can
n--t its- -d to 101.-rate .-Veil tile sltspic
i.-a of fraud Th.- voter* will mu and
.Hight not to -ul.mit to it.
A eouting.-m y never will arise when
.any party can afford to Ih- dishonest
vvli.-n the*.- who t.preseiit it .a>i afford
to d • the dirty work and i-ommit the
|H-litieal < ritm-s that tlie repiibli.-tin* are
< h.ars<*l w ith.
The ...ini ing out of vote* lw*-an*e
sum.- su|*-rs<-rvie.-;d.|e .-leetiou manager
refuses to certify to the returns Is an
.Httrage that cannot lx- ex.ai*<*l or justi
fied If an election manager in some
r. i-ote pr-* im-t can disfram-his.- tlie
■tualiii.sl voter* and ehange the result
in an entire .--mity. then |H.pular gov
.-rnmeni is at an -nd with it* The puri
ty of th.- ballot Ix.v s *ii h a vital
t.-r i.tt th. party in Georgia c*nm-l
afford to r»**.gnlze or lustily any a.-t
that will .-ven 1.-ml e01..r to a .Large
that there has lx<ell fraud in the e..imt
ing of the vo es Sneb a display of par
ti*.insl.ip may i.-sult in a t«-nip..rary
gain for the t atty l-ut ii invites nay.
d. sit. ii . sweeping iea< lion a*
will < inp.-l . |M.rty to pay a lerribb
price for tin- i--m|x.rary Ix-a.-tits,
r- r V.-,. - th-- d- m>« rati.- party ha*
I*- ti .tying nit again*.' fraud* and out
rag. * committed by tin- republican*. The
party’s protest* against the great el.-.-
tton fraud* of l*7’i are well rememlH-t.*!
In It i. for : y year* the dem.«-rats
have Ixs-n arraigtiiug the tepubliean* for
tam|H-ring will, the purity of th.- ballot.
E.r that r.-asou we d.-etH it to Ih- ..nr
da y to aiinotiti.e in the ito.-rest* of the
organization iu thi* state that the p.-<>
|*le ..f Georgia will imt t-lelate the
e. ..nt <>l legal Votes. 110 matter
iti whose lx half ihe outrage may lx
committed.
We do m>t know that any *m li attempt
ha* l**-u made; but there are various
whi-per* ami rumor* flying about. It
i* re|x.rted that in first one eoniity ami
then ano!h-r return* have Ims-ii thrown
"lit -'ll pllt-ell bs-hllie.il grounds. All
thi* is serioits .-lioiigh to invite com
im-ut. rhe vot.-r* *»f th.- *' tfv eanmd
I*- d-*frain-his.sl »n t.s-linled groin-.l*,
or Iw-eau*.- th*- manager* •-! tlie pre
. in. .* refuse 1., e.-rtifv t<> lhe returns
I h-.*<• who make th.- attempt <>n any
ground are inflicting a terrible wound
.■a th- party and |.reparillg t-< have
>!..-i -elves pilh-r <-I Ih !..;.- the pnblie.
I* dl..t box < rrilption i* the worst
f. ai of thievery ami there *ii ill lx- none
of it iii Gmugia!
•
Pi i . ■■!» 11.- cam alH.lisllctl hazing.
Ttltf m- I ll::.’ 11. « <til-l. nl -hold.! g.>
.ni.i- i » till li-- panels ami - inn:: -hot
*
Mr. VV i’son in England.
M Wilson’s re.-vpti.ui by and sp.s-.-h
' !•■ < ii-- f-.ii.l-m Cham'xr of Com
m.-r- ■■ variously eomim-n:.*; on by the
i«.-w j-. |i--r* of ih<- eomitry. The repiib
I < in-. .;re try -m: very 1. ird to make
< impaign man lid out <>f tin- epi.».xlc.
Th.-y say it I* very funny that ’ln- ch la
in a of ti • dem... r.Hi. way s and mean*
.S'liunil tv.- ol tie- iioitse slmuld mike
ha*t<- - rttu aero*' the water to re eive
thv <■-iigratii! if mu* oft!;.- British lie.-
tr.td- - - a* s-H.ti a* . ..itgr.-*-: adjourn.*!.
Ti. - dem.H-rat'e m-wspap.-r* of the
east <oi.im. nl on he affair with :tn air
of diffidence Hid restraint. S-tne .*ny
it * . ile-dat st .<» leave a had t.-.ste in
the mouth, wiiile other* regard it as
iinfortni ate but |H-rlfap* unavoulible
this .-<•) -I.i-.-i-mti in Engl ind of the pas
*age of a tariff r.-f.-rm bill iu the I'nited
States <*>iigr<-**.
Then* was .me • anions f.-atttre of the
.-vent that lias tm! attract.*! tim.-h a’-
ten.ion. Ii i* ih:*. that England, hav
ing -li. tat.sl .-H" linam ial sy stem by -<■
euriiig ..i<- passage of the d<mmiivt'.z:i
ti-. set .-t 1*7:: by the r.-pu’di. an*, and
having • .>tii|x I!.-.! our |x*.p!e to take
poveriy j»ri< !<•■• tle-ir wheat and »*»t
ton. i-. imw «.f -|u- ..pinion tii.-it British
;ai. -.-I< di. lao-d the m w tariff law
*m h a display . i arr .gam*- at.-I eg .tistn
has rarely tx-en witnessed.
I- wa* in vain th it Mr Wilson tri.-d
t-. r. -.ill his iH-ar.-rs to their sens.-* by
;•! indy showing them th it free markets
tor Ani- ii.-.iu maiitifa. lures m.-ant
I American competition with British prod
uct*. The chairman of lhe ways and
mean* eommltti*- said that hi* remark*
might not lx- welcome to hi* hearers,
but he would not be sh-iwing just ap
preciation of their hospitality utiles* he
spoke the whole truth with the utmost
frankness, tine of the aims of tariff
reformer* in this country, lie snid. was
to fr.-e Anierii-nn industries from those
burden* which had hitherto excluded
them from the market* of the world.
He was not sure, he declared, that he
could call upon hl* hearers to rejoice at
the accomplishment of tariff reform in
tlie I'nited States, except inasmuch as
they approved sound principles more
than they valued selfish adv.-mtage.
This plain statement was greeted with
erie* of Hear!" Hear!" and laughter.
I The pig headed Englishmen took it for
a genuine North American joke, and
not only applauded it loudly, but
langh.sl long and heartily. It wa* "a
deuee-l go.*l thing, dom-lterknow," ami
each man nudged h * neighbor and
roared, leaving Mr. Wilson to wonder
what extraordinary hit he had made.
For our part, we are very sorry that
Mr. Wilson consented to receive and
re*|xind to ihe .-otigratnl itions of the
Loudon I’iiamlier of t’otnmerce. 'lite
.-vent is sure to be giv.-n an importance
that it docs not deserve and its
ing will Ih- distorl.sl The democratic
party has tint* far had the g.xid fortune
to have Imt f.-w \im-riean tot-ie* in its
ranks, ami Hu- distortion of Mr. Wil
sou's attitude and purpose in receiving
and responding t<> the congratulatlons
of the British for a piece of legislation
purely Vmeri.an will have weigh: only
with those who :«*• tilled with pri-Jtl
dices against Moiitli.-rn democrat*.
They wet.- all sitting anuind the fire tell
ing ghost stories when, th.-y heard some
thing .Iron. . in.- -ai l it wa • a ----v. uml. r
the tmus.-. Another sii l it was the noiie in
the l.am Irving to nail ..n a loos.- plank.
All had some r.a-.m. but nobo-ly dr.-atn.-d
that a gol.lhug had tall.-u through th.- sky.
light.
• -
An Export lluty oil t’otton.
We print in another ri-liiiiiii a very
interesting <-omimiiii. atioii front Mr.
l-'ram-is Fontaine, ip which he suggests
and advo<-ates an export duty on cotton ;
a* nt least a partial remedy for the i
evil* that have grown out <d' the dis
I.H-atioii of our .-urrem-y system.
Mr l-'otit.-tlne .alls attention to the
faet Ilia' the statesmen who Hamed the
<*uif<*b-rale .onstifutiou provided in
that instrument for an export duty on
eottom am) it is iml.-ed significant that
the potency of such a ditty should have
re.s-ived a ft*-ogllilio|| so e inspieuou*
Mr Fotilaitie’s suggestion is eerlaitily
worthy of .-itt.-ntioti. and we hope to see
it diseii--.*! h is a law of <*-onomic*
lliat the .-onsiiim-r' pay lie- lax. In
thi* iusfam-e. the iptestloti arise*
whether the export duty Would .-onto
..ill of the pm kets of the European eon
sinner*, or whether ii would be sub
traei.-d from the price, which is prac
tically mad.- by England.
We believe that the true remedy for
th.- low price of eotton ami oilier prod
uct* of labor I* tin- restoration of our
eurr.-m y system to its normal <-omli
tiou. ami this . an only be m . ..mplish.-.f*'
by repealing tin- repllblieali det of de
monetization; but Mr. l-'otitnine's *ttg
gesiion o|x-u* tip amnlu-r subject of dis
< Il'Sioll.
Mt Morten's Isirrel -Io- n't *•■• m to work '
v- lieu .*. nni.e tlill is a . .-mll l-in
Tlie Negro at thi- North.
lhe N.-w York Sun. in i-ommeiitiug
on a pamphlet i-ontaitiing tin- 1e:..-r* of ,
Governor Norlheii. called forth by ma th- I
era criticism* of tin- treatment of m
groes in tlie south, ealls attention to a
r.s-.-nt incident iu Brooklyn. Tii* in i
dem j* of uniisii d interest. Ih c.iu.*.- il
shows the real feeling of northern pee
j ph- toward tin- negro.
We gather from Tlie Sim that a rich 1
ami r.-spei ial le < ..I .red man bought a
house in an eligible .piart.-r of Brooklyn.
M li.-u thi* l.n-t iH-. anie known the white
lesidents in til*- liei g .llxit*h<WH| showed
lioih alarm and indignation, one of them '
itif.H-med a reporter of Tlie Sun lliat I
! "it was a <1 d outrage " The lady win i
I own* the lions.- next to the one b -tight 1
I by the <*.|.>r*-d man said to tin- man who
mid sold tlie pro|H-riy "I want to know*
I what right you have t.i do sm-li a nn-.-in
| thing, ho you think you have aeti-d
I tin- part of a Christian to ruin my prop- j
ei iy 'll.- is highly' rc*;x*-table." ae
km.vvledg.sl tin- tenant of this lady's
house, but, of eoltr-e. Wo object to till
iH.ssibility of living next door t-> a <-1
on*) man. ’.’noting these things The .
Sun goes on to say :
Ts this colored man. rich, respectable and
••-la ab-d. ami well 1.. !iav. I. a ■ Gem ml '
Molim aux il. s. rib. .* him to 1.---, should ni >v»-
into that house with his family th.- v. Im- ;
of all th.- property In Hi.- n-ighb-rho -d :
w-.ul-l decline s.-rlmtsly. If In im-h-rmok
to 1.-iv a i- -id. n- -for him elf in any other
.piail.-r of Brooklyn, or in any ouart-r of
New York not alr.- i-iy inhabn- I I-., m-y ms
h- would .-m ount, r th-- same pr.-je lie s.
; f- i.-ill-. th.- introdii lion of -ol -re.l family
i into a i--m-m -m h-.u- driv- ■■ out Hi- white ,
! .... lipant , t..> matter how >: amt hinnbl--
j th.-v in.-- I- .i-i-l tie- li.u :-li.’■ to whle),
I r.-sj.. laid.- .lu-l v■-■ll-to-ii ~ m;'o :-mi.h- -
i ;.re <■ mi;.. Il- d lo : ill-mil in h a-;; i -tri- t. I .
i l*V this ia.. preju-'. ■- to m-'.-■ iv. di*
J tiii-ts <>f 11. town are mtertini- • v.-i gaii
: in,: to i!:.ni. N'o matt : Imw pi :i-:.his
and how v.eil . 'm-ale-l ■' n--i ro m.v be,
I he ha* m- more eh.-im*- of b. iig re elvwl
m white .*. . I. ty al thi nortli than In- has
i at lhe * ufli.
i The Suu com hides that the governor
|..f Georgia is right in deti.mm-fng as
by p-H i iiical fin- imriliern eoml.-tmi iti-m
■of the south Ix-i-tllise it 1..0ps up the
color line. Bui tlie hypocrisy deli .line
led by Governor .Nortlu-n go.-s .|..-per
th in Tlie Suu's rcmtirk* w•■tlld seem to
; indicate. Tin- objis-tinn of the white
' lesideli:* of tin- Brookly n m-ighboriiood
to living next door to st colored mtu is
lit mere matter of moonshine compared
I t . the prejudice at ihe north that pre
vents negroes in that section from earn
ing their living in the various trade*
ami profession* that :iri- open to th.-m
at the south. H-Ti- the negro i* I'rei
to <-nh r into any lut-in -s- or oc.-iipition ,
lor which his talents or his inclination -
n ik<- him eligilil. lb- <-a:> engage in
mer li.-indising. Im can make himself a :
m-i-der of trade*, or In- can ln-eotm- tin
j .:rti*an. ami in the*. blanches lie can j
-ml does work side by side with white j
j men But in the nortli In- is not per |
uiitted to enter into < om|H-iiiion witli j
I the whiles in any profitable trade or
btlsiue.---.
B This fact is testified to not only by
the n.-grpf-* who live nt the north, but
by tli-A- irthern people themselves. It
is notli'sputed by anybody, and yet, in
tlie it. the northern ni-w*p:i|iers
tire m* -r tired of making the severest
iitttlckjFin the southern people beeause
they ffi-ent the idea of social equility.
in i. .the attitude of tlie northern
pr<rj ( . orse Ilian hypocritical.
Ts. -rm-center l« now over St. Lout*.
It lit that the "western man” i* tint
outE . vicinity. May-l-e. but hi* skates
wlllp 'his feel before he has nee-1 of
th’-tj
A Few Fui t*.
T. - York Sun. which was in fa
vor , 'penlng tlie mints to the free
i-oitr . silver a few years ago. make*
thi* ' !rk in it* issue of Tuesday:
T' # .‘ant.* Constitution keens un its
<-lai. , ,>r th.- free coinage of silver at lhe
old of Ki to 1. which would give u* a
legal *1 ml. r silver dollar worth only half
.i dollif. l.i cold. Its argument Is that the
in<-.-i*ii’’- would double i-ri.-.-*, md thus
enable ‘m planter to gel twice as many
cents p. pound for hi* cot on as he gets
now.
We are surprised to see so much non
sense crowded into so small n space in
a pallet- whose conductor is supposed
by .-oitniry editors ip have a 1.-n-ge sup
ply of common svu*e. In lhe first place
i’lie i'i listiliitiou I* not in favor of re
opening tin- mints to silver at the pre*
ent ratio If it would “give us a legal
tender silver dollar worth ouly half a
dollar in gohl."
Mr. Pana appears to be very certain
iliai il would, but lii* statement to that
effect is pur.- assumption that has no
basis in reason, fact or experiem**. The
r.insiititlioii beli.-ve* Hint tin- reiuoneti
zati.. '. of silver al the present ratio will
lifi the value of silver to.sl.'_".l an ottnee.
It hu* many reason for i'* belief, but
it is m-i-essary now to give only one,
wlii.L is in tin- shape of a few facts to
Wil f'. Mr 1’.111.-I I m find no reply that
w-aiisfy eilliei- himself or the sin
gio gold standard nu n whom he repre
sell! !.
\\ desire to i ill Mr. Pina’s alten
tion to tin- fact that in the In-ginning of
the year l*!to. the price of bar silv.-r in
London was tt' s d. ”n the ‘_ > .".d of April,
in anticipation of silver legislation in
■ tin- I'nited Stales the price reached -Bid.
| 'rh<- senate passed a free eoinage bill
pure and simple and sent it Io th.- house
Paring May the London price averaged
Ifi!l7<l \ c.'inniittee of eoiiferonee was
ea'4'd nd lhe priee of silver tlnetuated
up and down in expeclalion of suhstan
liil legislation in b.-lmlf of that metal,
w1,.-h was then sensilive to every I'll
n-A' .'id suggestion
i'iii lhe I fill of .Inly. ISIMf. the Slier
man net was pa. sed. and to that date
the priee of silver had advanced iu Lon
dun to lli'pl. and in \.-w York to sl.u*
Tin- n.-w law was to go into effect on
the Lith of August, and at that date sil
v.-i hid advami.l to .‘.P t iu London
iSI r_’ ’-ii ami in New York Io .$1.13 |H-r
tin ■ mttu-e. ’’ti August I'.tth the price of
• ilv.*' ii New York was $1.21 an oun. e.
lackiie. only s .-ent* <>f reaching par
I value tinder free eoimige. In London
>U Hept.-mber .'id I In- price of silver WHS
“"ff. isl.l!>7-’. >
> silver I- in i-> I . line. Hu- op
Xi iiftis of lim Sheraian a.-t showing
iy-i• was i mere makeshift, a fraud
' an<i a delusion. Bui tin- price* we have
.pt I r tin- beiielit of Mr. Pana
j sli-.a that the simple < xpis-lation of
; friendly I- .■.-lati--<i in In- I nit.-d States
, I'i d ih- <m.‘ ol bullion silver. 11 i*
Hi.* lifting i-'-wer of legi dation the
ei-.ation of a steady and an itn-xhansti
: til.- deman I ,it tin- mint* lor si r iml
. lion exchange.ihle lor silver dollar* at
I tlie rate of st an ounce lliat will
. bi-it g the met.-il back t<» its oid value;
and it t* ihe p >w.-r of the people of the
IHited Stale* iu trade and .-omnierce
' that will hold the tm- il at that value.
lie i -institution has ba.-k.-d its belief
v. l li a few simple t i.-i* that Mr Pana
and his voting men cannot deny. Will
they now give us their'reason for be
lie, ing Ih.tt a ilver dollar, with the
i mints op.-n i.- that ii'et.-l. will Ih- worth
- only half a dollar in gold?
•
1 Tw- i.tv fiv- -1 .liar* in gull mint to a
■ |.r, f. valuabl. affair when il ' ik- s z.
I |H.im I - <>f cotton to buy. it. But JJ". vvtti
■ , i- r. -l.lt - "i- tax.* than It woul.l
t«"tity-.id.l years ; M-i-.iity funny, isn't
it?
X Business Issue.
j g I Ibttg lubliwh :<-kers w Ito arc
* trying to tursuade the people of Geor
- ; a and the south fatal to their inter
, - s and their ptosperity. are vainly
.-tiiio.ii.-ring to create ihe impression |
' lliat live -nt cfftoli is n , such, a bad
I thing after .-til.
I :i. re i* never a bright spot anywhere
in all i : - land, uev r a ray of pr.isp rity
.■:■ . t' hope tint Tin <'".-t* tit ill ion is not
ini : th. fust to e.-tl! attention lo it
iu ’ t , . .. itnetit oti its possibilities. This
li'st -".v of tin* p.-i|M‘r its most
di- ■ a i'-l. 'ig characteristic. And even
- .... writ th-- single gold standard
pr . out of all business and
i,J s'.i'-s. and .rushing out tile |>ros
I-: :y - I' th- people. The I 'oust it u t ion
is • ... p. --ifai-a H-. It i* hopeful to the
I ih ■ ■ ‘ ‘i’ it knows that the people
• ' oitniry have ilv remedy in their
.iu I f in! . and when they come to
ret .. a-, they are now realizing, 'lit
re min.i of the erime lliat was com
nut*.*l when ihe republican* detnone
i a>i-l diaarded s'lv.-r a* pri
li. rv trolley. ’iny will rise in their
ii , In : nd - \ .-p away the law that
' ! . i their | a 'StH .'i’y at tlie nn-r.-y of
Sityl -.-k -I tin- country and Europe.
I wiieti :!:e weather bureau sends
ibi id. i-i over th" . inntry the warn
• ting stnnn, th- sig-
nal ...,,<•* .-ire ti ff d -a .ttnceil as croak
efs ♦.-, tiilarly. a public journal can
not ev .1 • its plain duty When it warns
tile people that they have nut s-.-en the
Worst results of vici uis legislation.
’i he gohlbug bushwhacker* may make
all tl< explanation* of live cent cotton
that *hey can invent but Hie fact its It
tln-y cannot dispose of The nine in.l
i p bale crop of Ibtll I’2 sold in Sep
I teiiiher fur S cent* a p 'imd and the
whol ■ er p av.-raged moro tli.-m e.-nls
I a pound 7.iti. to be exact. This wa*
not a good I'l-iect the single gold stand
j ,-ird was send.tig the staple down, along
| with other c>m:l:■il lies• but it was a
: better prie.' than ■■ cents, which is tin
j new.-st re.-ord of the giddbug policy.
The tariiiers es|ie ially those ol Geor- |
gi I a •<■ ill tolerably good condition.
But when tin y hav. paid their debts, |
- t
how much trading can they do on the
return* from tive-cent cotton.' I his is
no more a farmer's question than it i*
a business limn'* question. Our business
men and our mereliant* ar<- vitally in
terested in it. Let them join with the
farmer* and with all the friends of jus
tice in resetting tin- country from the
clutches of tile native and foreign Shy
locks who have robbed tlie people not
only of more than one half of their
money of final redemption, but of l.il
lions upon billion* of dollar* in shrunk
en projM-rty values, in depreciated price*,
and in vanished business profit*.
Nobody would have tiio.ight that tu
purchase of Alaska ?»:.* I it.-le Billy S -vv.ir'l
would so largely Increa-’e the stipply of
L.nil in this .-ounfry a* to cause the ].i ■ • to
fall. #
Long Life to Johnny Low low.
Not very long ago we indulged iu
some reminiscences of the old fashioned
circus clown, deploring hi* disappear
atu-e, and inquiring why it is Hint the .
; enterprising capitalists win. are at the ■
head of tile new monster aggregation*
—to borrow from their picturesque vo
cabulary cannot make room in ilieir
vast umphitheater forth" old time
clown*.
Incidentally we referred to Johnny
I.uvvlow, the Inst and liest of his kind,
and tiHik occasion to lay the flowers of
memory on his tomb, paying a feeble
tribute to hi* genius as a humorist and ;
a moralist. But it seem* that Mr. Low ■
low is very intt.-h alive, in token wh.-r.-of :
we print in .-mother place a letter writ
ten in his own hand, in which lie an ,
nounces that lie is well and hearty, still I
ambitious of renewing th.- pleasure he ,
gave to thousands when he was the
principal attraction of old John Kob
ipson's circus, and taking a just and
seemly pride in the passing tribute
which The < '.institution paid to his re
: markalile gifts of humor.
Several years ago the word went forth ■
that Johnny Lowlovv had In-en seized
with fever in one of tin- towns of south
ern or southwest Georgia. Then came i
the new* that he had parsed away, j
This news seemed to be contirmeil by .
tin- fact lliat In- appeared in the ring [
no more. The show that he had travel
ed with folde.l its tents and disap- ,
I j.. ar.--i. and finally old I'n.-h- John Bob
tnsoii himself went over to the majority
Tims it was that the friend* and ad
tuir.-r* ot Mr. Lowlovv eame to regard (
Ii * name as a pleasant memory But 1
they will join with The Constitution iu
expressing gratification that their old
favorite is still alive and happy, and in
the very prime of life. Wo are sure he
deserves all th.- happiness and gixsl for
tune that may fall to his share. In his
way lie has dem- more for tin- world in
hi* day and time than some men whose .
fame i* greater. He has . litlsed dull
i it-e from many a wrinkl' d brow. He
ha* made old |H-ople laugh, and ha*
given unalloyed happiness to thou
sand* of children who are now grown
men and women.
Long life to Johnny I. .wlow. and may
the day soon conn- When those who are
now youngsters can get a whiff of hi*
humor and hear him cry out; "Bring
in another ho**!"
Oh, good gra ion.*! Mr S> itert's pnp.-r
say* Th<> .. institution ha* been enlllng the
"sound" moli'-v .-.’nor* gol.ll.ug bitshvvlia k
.•r . Mr. S' f'tt's paper s-mis to be mttii.g
v ry w- asiy m its >4 per story.
A Keinurkabh Showing.
A.-, ording to tin- facts and figure*
presented by Mr .1 lx. I’ptoti in a re
cent article in Harper's Weekly, the
south i* undoubtedly the most prosper
on* and progressive region of tin- re
public.
Mr. I pton takes Hu- eleven old eon
feller ale states, and in the following
two tables shows lhe assessed value of ,
p'-operty in is7u and l*‘M»;
ASSt:SSI.I> VAI.IATION OF ItllAl. ES i
TATE TANI-:i>.
State IS9O. IX7O.
Virginia* s:a:-.,'.t::.i;it j
North .'arol ii.i ll?..«;s.l«2 .;t'.,-
South ‘'.irolni.i .. .. wijif-'.igi 1G..71"
Ikarzu 22 ..0.71.1it.'' 11;».t:»5.:'72 |
Fl'.ri.la ’I". g"i..'74 I'-.l'e 15?
Alaltmia K'..77*.1:;l
Missi*-ippi .. llT.oii. tog t.l.iig!.”*.*
1., tilsiana l.'.'iy.ta.*7.’> 1.'.'..e71.70>
Trvi- '■'" 77.T1H.231
To ...... 2*2'72.-11 17'.125..'.'"
Arkin-: 1 -• •• •• •• l”.l. 117,17.* 71t.-151.542
Tot 4 52.2k.5,790,€1J J 1.211.71 ;.-«<*
• 11;. ..1.1".- West Viritlnia.
XSSESSF.f’ VAI.t’ATION OF I’EKSoNAI.
I'ltol'EHTX TAXEI'.
State IS!** IX7°
Vo J205.7'0.2:21 Jiff . I It'.lH!’
N -.-ih .-..X'l-n,i 2t;t.712 :i7.r.t-,.25.'t
S.aitll I’arolina .. .. 7x,21:».!H6 51.-Vlt.
,>rgl.i rAt.774.ii".a (Ut.iHT.-ilj
, Ft-.r, •: m.isy.t'ff tysTfiy??
I Xlal-.0-'a 11'1.27::. Wl 2".i'.57.>;t2
Miss: op- W.TG.-TT 47.2>«>.:'-H
Louisian * < I.**'-■.:**.* -r *:22.51,
■|\.*, ..... . L'0“.»•<•...’.“7
Tennr; • •• s ?“.*■ l r s
Arkansas 2--. i 11.231
Total sl.:!E.”l'Uix f t!*o.*»».2lt>
These are remarkable figure*. In
twenty years the tax ible value oi' real
estate in the*.- eleven southern states
has in* reused SL'l27.<h»•.<»»’. **r S 2 per
cent, while in the same |HTiod th*' per
sonal property has im-re.tse I lo tin- ex
tent of s7.v:.oihi.iii»o. or 151 |hT cent.
The** two tables show that tin- in
crease of our taxable pr*.|H-rty IH-twi-*‘ii
IS7O ami is'.'ti amounts t > .*l.7**i.oo* l .i'o* l .
ami wlii'ii xv*- consider th*- faet tliat the
south lost sl.l'fi.tloo.iti”• W irth of prop
erty by the war. and that this amount
li.nl been made g*'od by Is7’>. it must Ih
api»ar*-nt to every body tha this’section
i* making a pheimnn-tial record in the
matter of reeuperatmn and progress.
'flu- **»uth is tin- land of promise, and
wiil some day be the ricln-st quarter **f
the titiion.
•
Fair Elections Ib-manded.
The New York Evening Bost is 0:1 the
right line when it say* lliat one good
effect of the repeal of tin- federal el*'c
tion laws is already seen in tin- gq-ow
ing demand of tin- southern fn-oplc for
fair elections under state law*.
This is precisely what wa* expected
ntl'l predicted by tin- advocates of re
p* ttl. says our .-i.iitempor.ir.v. S> long
as outside authority was interfering,
often most offensively, human nature
prompted resentment of such im-ddl.ng.
and public sentiment would n *t con-iet
offenders. Now that tin- responsibility
is thrown back upon the p* pie of each
siat*-. whin- it tii'longs. limy -ire nu.*li
more ready to admit tin- possibility of
fraud* in tin- past ami to guard against
them in tin- future There lias never
| been a time when there was a lirigiiti-r ,
I outlook in tin- south so- lair election*.
I Since we have thrown off bayonet j
; rule our jteople have gradually nettled j
down into the conviction tliat the best |
way to assure the per|H-tnity of our tn*-
Institution* under our present system
of govert nt i* to make it absolutely
ertain lliat even tlie humblest ami
most unpopular citizen shall enjoy the
privilege of casting his ballot for the
ticket of his choice, with the knowleilge
that it will be honestly count"d.
In Louisi.'in.'i there is a popular ern
sude in favor of fair eleetioti*. ami lure
in Georgia public sentiment is solidly
on the same line. It Is not chargcl or
IH-lieved that our election metli.Ml* are
corrupt. For many years no complaint
has been made in Georgia, witli th*- ex -
eeplioti of a few rare instance*, but
there is :i geiieml <lesire t<» S<t‘ :i swe«‘j>
iii£ reform that will Im» fe!r In evor.v
precinct i reform that will l»e under
st<»n'l and appr«*<‘iated by the outside |
world. This is imt a p.irtis in quotum.
It eoiirerns <*ver.v citizen, and it is a
gratifying sign «»f the tinn k s to se«» the
demorr.uir party taking the lead in the
! matter, with the m-tive aid of the ln»t- ,
j ter elements in the repuldiean ami popu
list parties.
Some of thf' newspapers fail to tak” kindly
to tiur suggestion of Kill anti Bryan. But
we are a<- oinni’Hlatinv.. How is this.* Bryan
anti Thurman. Platform: The fn- and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver.
How Our Farmers Feel.
A commercial traveler who has spent
I several Weeks among lhe farmers in
[ soil!hern Georgia says that h<* finds
' widespread dissatisfaction in that s. v-
I* tifii.
Since the (hdimiKdixatioii of silver, cot
ton. our staple product, has steadily
I diH’linetl in value, until now it cuts only
a small figure in the markets of tin*
world.
T!iis objert lesson will not be forgot
ten. Ii will have its etTect. When w«
h ad the double standard the farmers of
Georgia revived high prie<‘s for their
products, ami :h< y lived in«»rr romf<»r-
I tably than they have ever done Wore
or silica'. Proilm'ts were high ami
' w ages laded at a good figure, and labor
' uas in demand everywhere.
| has it been since? Depression
‘has e\i>te<! even where, and industry
ami commerce have Imhui stagnated.
' This has been the situation ev<-r since
silver was deTimnethttM in is?.”., am!
■ this proposidon e.animt and will imt Ih*
: controverted b\ any mteilig; nt man.
i What is the reined.' ? Let us go back
to our old system the system under
w hit h we |»ro.sp<»r«‘d during the first
ninety years of the cxistewe of the re
public. This immense continent, with
nearly To.immijmwi people, and its di
verse* interests, is ind«*|M'ndent of the
policies of lhir«»pe. and should adopt
. its own tin incial policy.
Imlepiuidetir action is the thing with
us, and it is our financial salvation.
EbITOKIAL COMMENT.
The famous steeple of the < »i<l Seuth church
in Boston is being repaired. Th* mr.n who
is tloing I lie work has elimc l most «»; the
tall su-vples in the country. For h:> ’ iz
ardous labor, wh -h wilt take him a
fortnight, th* st* ep’e memh r will receive
The title of duke of Buckingham ’>• sa d t »
have brought disaster to al! the families
that hav*' bornt- it. In th* * 'unity that
owned th. local ?»at at Stow i .e •luke kcn
end'-d ; n misfor ime ted now extinct, bu*
- the pr rty is -tul own* ’ by the 1 . ,hter
{ of the k'.te duke.
It is a cast-iron rule that when the li* .i<l
of the A cor family arriv - at a o-rta n r.'-
his phot’s-: ,t| h is taken an*! in- rt* -i in a
frame, Khlrh cont dns also th* of !u
pre le< ss”is. These frame*! photoyrap
staii i n the head *uti.-e, where th i.u.s.nt *■
of handling the vast estate is ctrried on.
and every day a bunch of Howers is placed
in a va.-e in front of th* m.
Pr. Bois. th 1 pathologist. <1 * !are< that
* the curse of lhe land is th ■ $1 bIL !: Is tn • i
i purv» ' >r *»f c in:agi“n, the very imp of un- J
' * I’-a’ li!i* This will not. however, p: - !
! ven: a man fr->nt retting a < many of th.- ;
; unclean things as }«•sbi -. The dt< 'or i
I thinks that Ji*- <’ - hr IL:! G it n-ver ret--* i
fuaiiztfe* .ti l ciriulaos until it rots, t'ic I
I < ’’in ::i i« n of dirt and d sea should '
limited b> governni* nt to a six ni »n;a.>" |
existence no more.
geni*- refused to not.-e that her son was
no longei u * h.. ■*. and treated him accord
ingly. Th* stipend a!h»wed him was ridic
ulously r ill, s«» h*- was force*! to borrow
’•-•nstantly from hi< companions. His let
ters ha! to pas* through the mother’s and
the gov»rnot hands before they wa re de-
Hver*d with sneering remarks. In short
lhe you!r- ci in was humiliated by his
moth r and i-♦ r servants constantly, and in
•v* r\ way possible <’an it be wondered at
that his manly soul revolted at this treat
nn nt and sought emancipation at al! h.az
cJ" ’ He had suffered too much: hr had
been too often humiliated.”
The French Aea«!emy of medicine has
taken up the question of the healthful
ness of bicycling, and at a recent meet
ing *lc< i I* ! to investigate the subject th»‘-
roughl ’’.c<i«l‘F a numln'r *»f sudden deaths
h orn I’.'iu : dis* ;!. *- ascribe*! to th*- practice,
cases wire reported of tuberculosis being
r iv.ak' md bv cycling, and of vertebral dte
*a?e. 'l he . ademy resolve 1 unanimously
that till tlie results of th ■ inquiry are
known “the use of the bicyrk’tte <saf*»y>
sh* old be permit:**! only after a < aicfu!
mc iicnl examinatien of the in iAidii il.”
Paris pai'crs irffv-i, Jy translate th: “a
louis a visit, if you pi-s r.”
A New York special says: “The i signa- '
tn n of ’’ done! Join, a. Cockeril! as man- '
ing editor <-f The N.-w Y* rk <’ommercial
Adver!i'er i> a matter of interest at Mr.
< * kcrill’s oh! home, Cincinnati. Then* is |
hut hub . yplana I ion given concerning the |
story, ex rpt that recent *L; ng*-s o i The
i<H*r w* re um «» igeni.il to Mr. Co-k* rill,
•>n 1 tliat h*\ with his usual impetuosity,
withdrew. The action is t ike ♦•’;*■ t this
w**k It i.- also rumored taat th* re will
in a on: <»li iation of Th** N* w York Press
ami Tue Advcitise:.”
i:,;g*ne Field writes: “It is gratifying to
le;*tn that Judge Charles Gayarre. the his
torian. has been wholly restored to health.
The pe*)ple of Louisiana are particularly
prt ud of this able and distinguished man,
who has devoted his life and his genius to
embalming in history and in romance the
det ds of Louisiana's picturesque and no
ble past. At t.e age of ninety years this
gentleman is the most inter*->(ing figure in
th* most interesting city of the south; a '
scholarly, th*nghtfu! man. abounding in
all th < harms of remini**- cnee and gracious
in his simplicity, dignity, amiability am!
gentleness."
The *x-I impress Eugenie has never «b* on
p>»; i ar in Engl.-m L She is generally dis
bL' 1 } •»' tlx I” a’. - ■ sh* r*.«iu ht to !■«■
a hit aiiea! Boman Catholi - an I partly be |
ca'i-e sh* is believed to have driven her
to’i the priti ■ imperial. t*» sclf-b iTiishment
and *!• :h by h- r harsh treatment of him.
This • large ..nainst her is di-tinctly made
in Comte M imi** d’Herrison's l*Ox)k. "Tlie
Brin**- hni*er:al, Napol-an IV." just pub
lished in Paris He says: "The prim- im
perial's lift at Chiselhiirst was a hell. Af
ter his lather's death all persons that had
j been devoted to th- emieror and the yount
1 prince were dismissed; the Empress Eu-
1 Joe Howard says of the retirement of
Colonel Eockertll from The New York X: rn
in>r Advertiser: "The retirement of C0..-ne*
Cock- rill from t i - editorial control of The
A.lv- rtlser and The Commercial wa* : ng
Blnce discounted. It was evident from the
first that our friend was exp.'-ted to make
•brick: Without straw.' and that a work
was put before him impossible of perform
ance bv even so bright ami trained a ; :.r.
nulist a* he. That his busin. «s affairs v. ,J
corm- out ’ll right I not only hope but I—
li.-ve. However that may l*e. it ts pie: - mt
to hav® opportunity ••£ anying in • a
that no sweeter-natured man ever - ■. .e
to this city of endeavor than Job- A.
Cockerlil. the magnetism of wh. .. G-ar
ins insurea friendships and knit* affco-
■ tion* He has .lone xreat work m his
work which was not appr.-eiat. *t bj th- ,
who IH-n*‘ti’e‘l by it. hut which tm* * r
him a mark long and deep and hr** ..! in ■ t
initials of his profession. Th*- n: * *>
says to lav 'adieu' to Colom I * *,
I doesn't um’.-rst.n l the situation r.r 1
t„ Justly appro* iiito th.- ttwl f* 1
brilliant writer, and one of th l
around m wspaje-r men tn- * .->* ’
show. Au n-voir is a much betnr ; : .
tion."
f .me months ago Mayor Pinsrre -. of In*
trolt. conceived ’he id.-a tliat it v* I ,
a k '<«! Plan to plant the unimpr ■
erty in the suburbs of that city w 'h pota
toes for the 1» neflt of th*- P **r the .-mn ng
wint*—. The <•■ r.sent of th.- own. r* of he
projH-rty was readily obtained an! a sub
scription raised for buying the seeii and
th*- expenses of planting and culttvati n.
The experiment cost J2.’*A and the *: p,
now .about to be gather.'l. is .-sti-nat.-d t
not less than bushel* of t«*ta- s,
worth JS.tlffi. The plan worked admiral y,
except that the subscription raised wa not
sufficient to cover the expenses. The m .r.
however, is a man of resources, and has
hit on the plan of assessing th*- ■!< ti it
against the salaries M the city official*.
They al! pay che-rfully. and the more »o ag
the m st of them hold office at the may
or's pleasure. The stivers* of th- plan has
set the people of the . ity to di*.-u**it:- a
similar ote-. ah hi* to pur. h.-* ■■ ; iare-
tract of land * lose t * th,- city, .-illot small
pat.-he* of it to th*, indigent . itiz - . that
they may raise th--ir own |*otatoes. It is
a capital scheme, provided the indigent cit
izens • ■ tu I - per u.’* 1' d to work their gar
dens. which, in many cases, would be found
hard to do. Most people who get down far
enough to Ih- helped commonly prefer at
to h--lpi -; it*’-m !v>■*.
•
NOT Hl:xt> HIT LIVING.
A < :»rd from »b«* l Ol«i < n
John Isowiww.
!a’litt»r restitution It was with mingbd
pleasure an*l pri«le. after almost a h I’s
century •rk' .-urife and t roubles'. sorrws
at; i .i : r hav *?* < b. u t :
toss, i on the sea. cf a-iversity an I lina; y
being c;»st upon the bosom of a h ip; v
family in a pleasant h*-»mv in the subur'-s
*»f Cincinnati, that I rea l an eu-* *ri d H-
t le in your valuable j •u'-;ial, in vvhi is
stated that i have the gr it di-
vide, where there are no m »re tr b
vhere the familiar erack of the wi. :hi -i
j*‘.st of the clown are wholly unkntr.. 1
it--, in*ie* d, with pride my b tsom sw
when 1 again live over the happy
which a kind providence enables me to
th*.ugh
“Time whieh steals our years away, and
h ilf *»ur pleasuies, t **»,
The memory .-f the | t will stay, 1
half our joys renew.”
Then fore it is pardonable that I T -h
into print to announce to you that I
live. Though my allotment of y*.irs •
not many, I eherish the h «pe of again ' -
ing the set n* s of mv childh*** *! and e •
ti* hl of my early labors, when I wa a--
bitiuut h s. eking the bubble reputation i
the ‘-aw*lust arena.
j For years and years joy was all r i e
wh*-n ! was th- < .!• . u. : r,m ’ ' >
thousands up*»n thousands of my sou-:, rn
br-thrt.e. • -
B o-n i n ol q Georgia, in the rity of
Savannah, away L.t k in JMI, where the
wiregrass grow s ;* n d the g -b laTpras never
uie. wnere wr h tee many a time made rhe
w- Ikin ring wit!: "Hurrah for Yam.t-
craw." ts it m.t pa.b.nable tha? I f* * I
just pride in the gi -wing tribur- pai ’ t
the obi tim- cir< us arid the veterans wh
name s ar*- h usehoid words thr-ughou* our
sunny land. an*i to me so great a tribute
that tear-; of joy spring t > my ' yes and
•
that in dear old G.- .rgia - greatest journal
I should live to rea»l so ci>*wing a * üb>g
s» proud an epitaph. My ..a- ambition i
, in vi.at rnv b. ;ov* d state as 1 w;<-
w* nt t . do in y» irs g .ne by, <|:» ?.ed in
| rhe m- tiey garb of th*- i\ n »l in the favorit.
, o".---ring •ur* us with the ringmaster. th»-
; rider and the rlown, wh«n on*e more I
j can rep. at my original vxj.;essiuii, “Bring
• i-i an**:‘-r t: whb h servd mor *
; than anything « iso t» < •::>>! ■' my name with
! ti * words wnii-h re <t ever and
!is th* halls i-f (1 and in every r
■ ‘ ■'» d Amtri.'.t where • r
b autitul toiigir- s p »ken, and which v 1
; a:w;. . I. - id- .ti Jt - q with me until am- r -
• ful < i-aba sir-ill hav-- called me to fj s
home and :he gr ♦ n curtain of earth shall
h o bid forever from the public gaze your
o’ ’ ’ 211 *-rv .nr, JOHN LO\VU»'\\
Th.- ’HI “G«E*rgiu Crack-r.”
Linwo* 1. H.iimh n County, Ohio.
l o the Guessers.
Don’t forget to put your Guess
on separate slip from your sub
scription, and sign full name with
post office and state.
“A Mr.rxrl ~f Nevn.pa Ilt . r) ,."»
i-rom lhe K.tixxoM N. v. South.
The Ati inta < '*•>mutton , f to lay : a
marvel of new .spaper completeness and en
terprise. Ttae election returns f.inn eveiy
.’..tinly in Geoi -iia : hows the brilliant con
vention and clever execution of a feat with
out a parallel in the world of journal!* .
*■» the great p-ir .-r* o f this progressh
**>ut*try it is a feature they can imitate
bill q|v-r <x. ■!, The Constitution s star, in
its tap!.n*l.- i: ..-y of t..h.y. occupies the
highest zenith of journalism, and all Geor
;Ti IS proud of h* TreN - w South pro-
, |his. .lire.- eh.ei for Th Constitution and
I exer;. 1* al *. orgia-i enters heartilr iuic
I the grand cltotu* of two milli.'n voi -7.
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stitution?
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, ill give SI :hm» t«» our ucr.-itN in ;id
diHou «o allowing: them the lost
ofTt-red t»> any r.cw
I »i«- < on%:ls-.]|ion im the raNl«*Kt
ncvisj n. t .. r lo MNork for in the coun
ir; . therefore will «ixv jt-a the l».
rctriHK. Write lor Niiiiiphs and full
oult.t at once.
For ..v.-r half a .-vntnrv Th- S .iitln-rn
* tihiv.-tior lia* Ih-su laboring vigorously
to aihan.-e a_ri* tilttiro i h ; ,|| j t * nh-t*,-*.
hit.! I.hlui, In 1> nos it* .-.p.-rieti.-i
--and xvi’le-axv.iki* inatria.-nu-nt. it i* the
IH-*t airri.-iiltnral journal piiblislti-d f.*r
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* x use |,*|- any arm. '■ :- be ivi:ho|*t its
.-til -'’il* i.ilig iiilliK'ii.-. >. es|n-v;iilly xvln-n
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