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LAKH HOWELL - Editor
W. A. HEMPHILL Business Manner
Entered at the Atlanta postoffice as second-class
mall matter November 11,1873
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Tommyrot.
Mr. Berner in his speech at I’ayette
ville Monday tool-, exception to the
action of the .cit'- di'in-icratic *x* cuti v*'
* omniittce iu fixing .June 6th as 11)*' date
for the uniform donioeratic primary tor
governor and .-•tnlviiou-.-'r* officers. Os
course, the tli read bare "snap judgment
argument was exhibited to tit* multitude
in very rnneh the same manner tiiat
Antony exhibit*’*! the blood-:*'*! gar
ments of the dead (’•• astir. 'l'nis Aits,
no doubt, verv ip:■■ r. -li ng. as is also the
e.anplaint oi a f*-.v supersensitive news
papers which ha ve expressed ibe opinion
that tiie denioerats of Georgia, cannot
make up tli*-T mind whom they want for
governor between now and t tie (it it of
It is a pity to break up this lugubri
ous .■■■■retmde: Inn lest it may deceive
somebody, i< is well enough that the
faci.:; bt explained, and th; l .’ the people
may know I:::*.', in tin - present campaign,
tlte lem-.ie: a-i* committee Ims given
; lie democrats of the .- tale MORE TIME
IN AA’HICH TO i-!.o BESS THEIR
I’hEEKRENCE l-'OR GOA'ERN Hl
Ti IAX THEY HA A' E HAD I X A '<'■
O'l HER SIMIL AR <’ A.'.lt’AlGN AVHIt’H
HAS TAKEN IT ACE IX TH!! HAST
HVEAIY Ail AltS.
At first glance this may seem to be a
to<> s weeping a : se.i i ion. but The ('■ ms i
tuticii makes it with tho full knowledge
of 'tie fails, and v.e challenge any of
rim bewailers to prove to the contrary.
This is tiie first contested guberna
torial campaign in Georgia in twenty
years in which all tin- counties in the
state will act on the same day. Hei.-**io
fore iito counti-.s have a< :•■<! whenever
directed by their respective county com
mittees. ami with absolute disregard to
uniform action. This was stopped by
order of the state eon vention. in every
contested campaign in i his st ate prior to
this year’, most of tiie counties have
ciiosrn their dele.”. ties between lite Ist
of March and tiie ti: st week in June, ami
aim-' . wiii-oiit exception every gnberna
tori.-si ■ onte.-r which ims takta place in
this .-.tat* for many years Im.-, been prac
tically :-'*’t!l*-*l Ic-fort tiie first day of
June
One of the most memorable eointests
ever vvitne: diu this state was that be
tween G li'i al Evans ami tiie present
■x- t’iv' . lion. AA'. Y. Atkinson, in the
id I H I'HAN HALE
JTIES OE IT IE STATE B AD
Ai FED PRIOR TO .'EXE i,ili 'he e.itt
ha ing been p cti« cided in
Mr Atkinson's favor, General Evans
’■.iTidrawing from the race very shortly
afterwards.
Mr. it i. tier complains th:;: .Tune 6t.il is
too early tor m-tien this year; and yet,
Mr. Berner's horn*' county, Monroe, act'
ed in t.i iiotly-coniested campaign of
18” ton Ma; Ifi.ii. t; )( > Newnan Iler
aid and Adv r;is< ,-. published in the gov
ernor’s home couni.” ami edited by the
state 1 n, en ers similar complaint
of curly m-iion. coupling it with the in
sidious m tgestion that “it is not known
whedier or im the counties will abide
tiie m-tioa of the state committee, but we
I hey will not.” Ami yet, (to ■■. ■
f iacou-nty acted in tiie memorable cam
paign of ’hl on .lime 2d. Richmond, El
be i, Baldwin, Terrel], Meriwether and
Coffeo acted on May 6th; Bartow, Tel
f:vr. Lincoln, Cherokee, Oconee and
(' m li on May liitli; Taliaferro on May
isth; H: u. Butts, Monroe, Murray,
G .-. itinet.t on May ISSI.h: Wilkeson May
I.'. IToyd. L*-K::ib, AA’hitfield, .Mu.s<o
ge. . T roup, I todge. MtDtifile, Carroll and
Glascock on May 26th; Chirk on June
1.--; Chattahoochee, Lowndes, Cow-
eta, Randolph, Echols, Eannin, Cul
lom Dade, I’olk, Putmnn, Mcln-
tosh. t'amden. Cimrlton, Giynn,
toosa, Pierce and Ma
con on .I line ?d; Tattnall on June
-I'li; Campbell and AA’arren on June 9th;
and by the middle of June, of tho 137
c-/unties in the state, almost one. bun
dled ha sen t-hei ielegates to the
state convention.
Here are some figures that can
be studied to advantage, while the state
looks < i with interest at the effort, to
create t special martyrdom for the ben
efii. of those who would like to have a
year or more in which to attempt to
c<,n\ ince the people by spectacular cficet.
Never before have the democrats of
i, is . tale had ,-,m a a long time in which
to make their choice for governor. Ii is
rm that June 6th was fixed as tiie day
for uniform primaries tw’o years ago;
but itierc was no contest at that time,
ror had tiie populists nominated a. full
state ticlmt th:> > months earlier than
usual. The democratic, executive corn
mitt-e would have been fully justified
in fixing a. very much earlier date than
that mimed, but it acted upon the pre
m mptiou that it would lie safe to follow
ti e precedent, of two years ago. and that
there was no-: a democrat in Georgia
who was not abundantly able to make
up his mind as to iiis choice for gover
nor after eighty day.-;' consideration.
i’he talk of -lune 6.1 t being too early
a date for the state primary is confined
to a .select circle of newspapers and gu
bernatorial aspirants, who would prob
ably prefer to put the whole matter off
until June 6th, next year; but by the
press and people of the state the com
plaint is recognized as a piece of politi
cal tommyrot.—and very justly so in the
light of the figures above given.
—_•
The candidates for governor are now
beginning to make the welkin ring.
AA'hat’s the matter with a few barbe
cues la-ter on?
Democratic Purposes and Prospects.
?At the meeting of the democratic state
centra! committee of Illinois resolutions
were adopted indorsing and reaffirming
without 'reservation the platform adopt
ed bj- the Chicago convention in 1896.
As if this were not enough, this repre
sentative body of Illinois democrats went
further ami emphasized ns “the para
mount issue before I lie people in the
campaign of 189 S that plank ol said plat
form which demands the free and unlim
ited coinage of both silver ami gold at
the present existing ratio of 16 to I.
without waiting for tiie aid on - consent
of any other nation.” A resolution
was also passed favoring the renomina
tjoin of Bryan in 1900.
It. Is tin* same wherever democrats
come together to consult, over party
matters. Tiie issue and the leaner wilt
he the same iu 1900 that they we e in
ISH6. Declarations similar to that
made in Illinois are beard from demo
era’s everywhere from conventions,
committees and individual leaders. Both
issue and leader are more popular now
than in 1896, when the intelligent white
people of Illis cmmt'iy voted for both by
a. million majority. This fact was re
cently stated by t'ougressman Otey, of
Airg-inia, and it is worth r- membering.
Take tiie ignorant negro vote out of
the republican column, and its toia.t vote
dwindles to 5.500.0U0. The deimx ratio
vote remains lhe same, 6,">00,(M»<1.
TTio-e, therefore, who talk about ”com
pi':unises' and “pivotal states at** sim
ply wasting tli’-ir breath. Tim issue is
tiie same, tiie candidate will lie sip-same.
A\ lien i In- democrats of Georgia meet
in emi vi-ti t ion. tli“ I'iiicago platform
will be tinri servedly indorsed, and tho
paramount issue the free. unlimited
ami indepondeni coinage of silver at
16 to I will lie duly emphasized. The
par.y every who, <• is siowiy gathering
itself together for tiie great struggle.
The preliminary eoiie ■ essiomil campaign
in which Hie democrats feel .sure of
winning, will serve, to strengthen the
organizati<jn, and jilact- its nia>-liim ir y in
working order.
We do not agree with t'hc.- *- who think
that the possible intervention in Cuba
by a republican administration is <-ai<-u
luted to give that partv any remarkable
advantage. On the Cuban question, the.
democracy is not an opposition party.
Tim matter of Amcrii-an intervention
is not a party qm-stio-n. It belongs to
the higher domain of Ammican human
ity. More than that, tiie <!eim>crat!<-
party has. from Hie first, insisted that
intervention on Hie score of humanity
and in tiie intere.s; of repuiilwan gov
e.nmeiit. should he tie- American policy.
'l’iie fii-mocrati-' leaders and demoi-rat a
newspapers have urged tiiis policy con
stantly. They urged it on Clevelaml,
and they have been urging it on Mc-
Kinley ever since his inauguration.
In fact, if is exclusively to demoi rat
ic newspapers Hmt thi country owes ilm
bulk of its information in regard to tiie
condition of affairs in •'iiiia. The re
publican party has nothing to gain by
intervention at tiiis late day. tor in everv
siep Mr. .McKinley Ims taken, or is sup
posed to have taken in that direction,
lie has had the enthusiastic aid and cn
coiirag; ment of tiie democratic, party.
On the other hand, what of the do
mestic policy of tiie -■ epubli<-;in>? It
has faik-d at •■very point ami in every
particular. The tariff lias failed in
the ihrt-e essentials that gave it reason
for being. I. It has failed to cure the
deficit. 2 II has failed io raise prices.
it has failed to restore prosperity. But
for the wheat, famine abroad, the coun
try would be in a worse comlition to
day than it was when Mr. McKinley
took bis seat.
AA’orst of all has been the failure of
tho republicans io b‘-gin lhe work ot
<■ ,irrein-y -reform. They have not even
made a start on it. They have not even
presented a. programme in tiie house,
where they have a tremendous majority,
in ali essentianls and particulars the
productive interests of I lie vomit ry are
in no better condition than they were
when tiie republicans iss.ttmed control
with such a flourish of tariff a.nd cur
rency reform trumpets.
If the leaders expect Cuba to pull them
out of the hole they are in, they d > not
know the people.
—9—
The ningwiimpian editors will please
take notice that Senator Proctor vindi
cates the newspaper con-respondents in
Cuba. The truth is, these correspon
dents have not. told till they saw for
fear of discrediting themselves with
their crfiployers.
•
Deserving of Perpetuation.
It is creditable to the president that
in the crisis in which lie now finds him
self, he calls in for familiar consultation
the senators of the democratic, as well
as of the tepublican side of the senate.
The visits of Senators Bacon, of Geor
gia, and Gorman, of Maryland, not only
gave an omen that tiie president was
seeking Hie best opinions to lie obtained
but in his recognition of the great party
of the opposition, he gives an evidence
of line Americanism which is worthy of
com mendation.
Eor awhile it was feared that congress
was going to be perpetually “hi (lie way”
of tiie white house. Not only were the
senators of one whole party barred out.,
but even the senators who wcr*- sup
posed io be in harmony with the admin
istratiofi were net welcome gm t:; in the
executive council chamber. Tho fact
that a change has be-n made in this
respect, augurs well for the coiratry. Tiie
ex-eculive of the (liiited States is mil th-’
supreme authority which some people
arrogantly claim. because under the
terms of the federal constitution, the
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1898.
senators are expressly made a consulta
tive body with the president, and it is
his duty, as it should be his pleasure,
to call them in for consulta-tioiu, to take
their views ami to weigh them for what
they are worth, ami io be governed ac
coirdingly.
There can be no doubt that Pres
ident McKinley was well repaid for this
recognition of tlm legislative department
of the government, by the excellent ad
vice which he received from Senators
Bacon and Gorman; and if he will now
keep on and call in the other democratic
senators, he will have established a prec
edent which, it is to lie hoped, will be
maintained.
The seignorage from the silver bullion
would just, about pay the $50,000,000
appropriation.
-—•
The Time Has Come.
There <-an bi* no doubt, tiiat Hie
time lias come for the settlement of the
Cuban question
'l’he jiathetic speech of Senator- Thur
ston, speaking at ilm command of
“sealed lips,” referring to his wife who
died in. Cuba witli her last, gaze resting
upon Spanish atrocity, will ;ip]>eal ir
resistibly to the American heart.
Ever since. Hie brave Eubans arose
against such odds ami bi-gtiu their gal
lant fight against Spanish oppression,
The -Constitution lias been constant hi
the di-nmnd that American sympathy for
those struggling for freedom should tain
substantial shape. The Constitution
protested against tiie indifference of
President Cleveland, which allowed
atrocities to lie perpet rated almost, wit a
in hearing distance of <>ur shores sm-h
as wore never <-qmiled in I lie previous
history of tiie world. The same protest
has been made against, the delay whu-h
has marked the administration of Pres
ident Me Ki üb*y towa rd the endingof the
terrible st niggle which was going on in
Cuba. When a nation )<is< : - the power
and the ability to govern :i country for
tiie benefit of the people nesiding there
in, it iias lost all right and ciaim to lie
considered as iiaving any further sov
ereignty in such country. That point
was reached by Spain almost three
years ago, and since t hat tim-- hvf strug
gle lias not been one to re e.-tabii.sh law
and order, in. whe-h her opponents were
but a. few lawless people, but. it lias
been a wholesale starvation and mas-a
cre of an entire people who, with a una
nimity but seldom so-en, have refused to
bend the knee to Spanish authority.
AA'hen the Maine disaster, with u*-ii ter
rible effect, awakened our government
to a. sense of its previous blindne: s. The
Constitution was gratified io see that
President McKinley seemed to realize
at last a. fact which should have lie a
clear to him at first. That disaster has
called forth the liigh*-.st patriotism of
all our people, of all parlies, of al! sec
tions. baring tiie pendem y of tiie wear}'
investigation which it was necess-.ita to
caiTy on in ord -.- t-i locate tiie blann.
m-wspap'-rs, legislators and peopi<> have
held their pence and trusted to the ad
ministration to do its duty when th--
time came.
Ti:e report of tli* Maim- eomm*.--: ti
is now in the bands of President .Mc-
Kinley. Tiie fact, that Spain i.. as care
less of her honor with other i.uticns a.
she was < uei i i thi* ti-eatmeut of iie:
own subjects, is now a matter beyond
dispute. Tiie terrible m ime which she
permitted to lie committed against tin
warshiti of a friendly power in one of
her iiari-ors is histo' ieally adjmik ti ed.
'l’he t im<- has <-i.m ■ I in- ei'ore for action
for tim: action wii'k ii shall iid ns of
tiie Cuban question; which shall compel
Spain to make repar,d:-'-’i for Iter riani'
against civilization, and wniii stall,
above* all, establish clearly ai d oa-.e for
all, the* absolute supremacy of i’.h- Mon
roe doe. rim* in tin- western h-mii.-phere.
More tim.■) :Ins it is mil m-c,..-a: y to
say.
Brcs’id* i- Mi-Kinlev i.- on ti’.e* wateli
tow- ', anel upon his slnmldi-rs must rest
tiie. responsiliil 11y wbet h-'i' 'I be gkiity
or elisiionor which tee future has in
store* for the 1 *p iblie
John She: man isn’t doing any loud
talking, but he's on httnei wiien pay day
rolls around.
Advice to a Warrior.
The following letter was re’ceivee,
some time* ago. but by mistake*, was 'te
ferred to the editor of the agricultural
eleparini'-at of The Wc-'-kiy Constitution.
Colonel Redeling returns the eleic
umi nt with te re t liat be ie
ferreel to the war editor, in whos? hands
it now is:
Coffer* Comity, M ii- h the Sth.
Atlanta <'oust yt i;.-ion
lak'n with eolik and di- d b'S - i eoo I erne
him an i aint get nothin to elo now
lint i seen wan tiv your pap.-rs in ni-'si
etrlftine ‘tore in poai-on km S.it-'-’d;.- an
sei-;-, our' guv iriinienf an the Spout ird
governtent Is a coin to have* '- war
every body el S<> : SO to all .' i><*fo S lid
my mule is ded i wants to tender my self
fui' a solely* ;• an git in the army, i a at
afr.i-l-- of no Spinyard an will lit*- th**
Sp inyards to a ill i >t ei IS 1> ir
winchester so wont need no utlier gun an
i will m- .' ch<ep ,-is anybody <-l*-e if yon
kin git nu- the: job ecu me er tiket an i will
cum to ai'.antur at on*-i
yours truly Jim Battle
1 no s/-ver.il ntln-rs i kin git they a.at
dtiin nullihi ne.itit- r pertickuter.
Jim Hattie
wr-.-e me v. a.it : her wages is
It is worth while to note anew on
what tirivia! events tne fate of individu
als as well as nations hangs. A .man
named Jenkins, who had his ears cut off
in 1-Toiida, precipitated tiie conflict that.
( ha-nged the map of Europe iu the time
of the first Napoleon. And now the
death of a. Georgia mule of Hie colic has
fii -d the warlike ardor of a citizen of
Coffe** county to s'ek con.’olation ami
support in a state of war. Mr. Battle,
bm. for the untimely piro.stratiou of his
mule, would never have realized that his
very name stands for one of tim chief
incidents of war.
Since this is so, we advise him to buy
another and a healthier mule on credit
and remain at home. If bis credit is
worn to a frazzle. !<‘t him lake hi.s ”T--
boar wiiichestoi: ” and kill squirrels for
a living. <>r he may hire himself out to
:-.;m<* neighboring farm*"'. tn tlm.se
days of the gold st aml a rd, however, a
mule dersn't repre.-ent mm h capital,
little, indeed, that Mr. Battle should
have no difficulty in securing another.
AA'ar is woes* even than loafing. Al-
ready 200,600 peaceful inhabitants of
Cuba, who were not and are not paupers,
have died in Cuba from starvation, or
from diseases brought, on by an insiifli
cient supply of food. It. has been sug
gested that our government put
an eml to this blot on hu
manity by forcible means, if
necessary. But foi;ce would cause Hie
Spanish bonds to lose their value, timl
this would hurt the interests of those
great :nid patriotic citizentiie liond
holders and I heir financial interests am
much more important than the demands
of humanity ci- even Cliristianity. Con
sequently, tiiat noble-minded man. Ci-'.'l
Schurz, and Editor Godkin (both oi them
born abroad) declare we must have peace
at any pri* e.
AA’e, therefore, advise Mr. Jim Battle
to wait until war is declared and then,
in self-defense, take to the woods.
If Editor Mcdill wears ins r-d flannel
night cap when he goes Io war, lie's hi
danger of being mistaken for a pirate
of the main.
The Cotton Crop.
It is now certain that th-- p-esent crop
of cotton is one of tiie largest, if not
tiie largest, that lias ever been produced
in the soulh.
AA ith this fact as a basis, we shall
presently luar expressions of surprise
tiiat the farmers of tin* south should go
to the trouble of raising such a large
<v-op at or below cost, with Hi** prospect
of still lower prices as one of the re
sults; ami these expressions will lie
coupled with a great deal of advice on
the necessity of raising less of tiie sta
ple. Tiiis advice would bo perfect if
al’ th** conditions were favorable to its
ac< eptanee. But they a-e not. W orse
still, th*y cannot at present be made so.
'i’iie trouble with those who usually
give advice to the -armeis, <.*-• who com
plain of the folly of planting large
crops of i-otton. is tiiat they reason from
tin* point. < ; f vi'-w of business men. They
neglect, to note tiiat the Im.-im-ss of
farming in tiie south is entire]; ditlei
ent from tiie busim-s.s of coniine-'*-. Ju
the business of commerce, ;*m ami la
bor ar*- readily ■ .xc'h.-H’g*'abl*- f<'.' money.
In the business <;f cotton raising, time
and It’lior are exchangeable for cash
only when they ar*- < xpended in the cul
tivation of cotton.
Therefore, when it is said that Hie
southern farmers are raising cm ion at.
a lo. :u , tiie mind instinct iv c-.y assumes
tli:>..' tin* lo'-'s ’s a money loss. But tiiis
is not !->. It is at a loss of time and
labm-. and these, thanks to Hie singl"
:old standard, are even <-h<*ap**r on the
farm than cotton, 'finis wlimi you hear
son-e powerful editorial exlu rter cry
out, “AA’hy do cur farmers persist, in
growing cotton at a loss?" you may
know at once that he is using the word
“loss” as it is under.stoed i-n tiie count
ing room, ami not as it is understood on
Hie farm.
As we have stated, wiien Hie farmers
raise cotton at a. loss it is a loss of
Gm.* ami labor, ami these elements count
as < ash only when they arc devoted to
the production of cotton. This is tiie
explanatioin of the int-reas** iu cotton
iirodu< t i->u in .spite of Hie constant de
cline in price. But it is an explana
tion that may be amplified.
Eor instam-e, a certain amount of
iready money ab:->lut<ly necessary to
the farmers. They need it to pay taxes,
which have im rm-.-a,* as prices :*n*l '.al
ite-, nave fallt-u, un i for otiier purposes.
Th*-y > not need so much a.s other in
dividuals do; t’ney have their living at
their command: Imt they need a cer
tain amount 'if num- > every year. When
their income from cotton is cut shcat. i-y
falling prices, they l.;y to m::!<e it up th-'
n**xt year l.*y planting more cotton. Tiiis
proce-'s ha.s been going on ver; rapid
ly dining the past tour years, ai d the
result is that, the * ;-op which began to
come to market last. September promises
to rem li the unprecedented total of 1!,-
060,000 bales.
ft is t rm- that t’he farmers could get
better prices by planting b-ss cotton, but
tli'-y are beyond the rem Ii of organiza
tion. Tli*? facilities for it are lacking.
(t:i.- farmer may km.-w what Ills immedi
ate neighbci.s are doing in ' •• matter of
planting cot-on, li.it b*-y<m<* i.hut lii.s in
formation i.s based < i vague rumors and
reports. We could wish ilia! conditions
were oHu-rwi.-e. imt since they are not,
it. is best to deal with facts as they
stand.
if tho farmers could be brought to
know that, every bale of <*«>tt* a above.
5,500,060 involves a loss to all in profits,
perhaps matters would iie diffe* **nt.
Meanwhile, r is idle to judge (he m*-tii
od,-t i.f farmers by tho ordinary stand
ards of the business of commerce. These
standm-d '. are available only wbmn large
eaj’i:l is appli- *1 o ;.g. ie-altiym, < ; r win r -
some persim of extraordinary talents
and aptness turns Ills attention to farm
ing.
“It strikes us.” sThe Washington
Post, “that thus- eminent mugwitmtis
and cuckoos wlio are trying to make
themselves believe that .Mr. Bryan is
a, ml issue, will do well to take careful
note cf lhe manner in which the people
’■•■‘coivo him everywhere along tho route
of i’is pre.-ent journey.” If this is aimed
at Edit* ' Merrick himself, it is a. dil’f
below the bolt. •
A Warm Number.
Tiie Rev. Thoma.; Dixon, Jr., preached
a set io* m in New '-•-I', city at tiie Peo
ple's church the other day which an ad
miring congregation has caused io be
onvoiun’od and iircsei ved in a neat lit
tle pamphlet. The chaim-ter of its con
tents may bo gathered from the dedica
tion, which is addressed ‘ to 'i’he Evening
Post, and H .rpcr's Weekly, types of tiie
’vlugwump Viper Press, whose infamous
effort in a great national crisis to betray
American honor, disgrace cur flag, pros
titute the mit.ion’s <-onscienee, and ex
terminate an heroic people struggling
for liberty at our- doors, is unique in
American history.”
In the course of his sermon, which is
vigorous, earnest and eloquent. Mr. Dix
on calls attention to tho fact that recent
events have shown that our politicians
are patriotic; tha’ wo can depend on our
reign born eitizens; that every sect ion
of country is loyal to th*? heart’s core:
tiiat there tire no dangerous divisions;
ami that wo are impregnable to a for
eign foe. “in all this grand oratorio of
patriotism and. humanity.” says Mr. Di.x
--o:i, “tli-H-e is but one di-.u-c* d.” and lie
shows whence it proceeds ! n the follow
ing vigorous ami slashing style;
1; i-« the .n!,-,* of the smug, slir.v-tongm-.l
I*■>,-nis. .-, t!:.- mugwump. I*'rc*m i!u- ln-gin
niug <>:' tli" iTibnn .- t r-*g,;- for !!l> rty,
through .--11 its Imrrors of btoo.l, as'-.--. and
st-irvation down t.' th-- last riomeii- of
~ . ; . itioual ■ risis tills sulking i. litor has
b. unpatriot I*-. apotogi-ti* , brutal, .-yn'c-it.
He lias syst'-inntiear.v cu-.svd m<l reviled
every maniiestatioit of A.m-rii-.m man
hood ami .-m.i'e.l at every ex
po- ; '**n of time ci sympathy for
the weak and the suffering. He has shown
himself an animal without a soul, a brute
without a country.
How true this is, only those who nave
a daily opportunity to read the plutocrat
ic organs can know. We have repro
duced (lie extract, not for tiie purpose of
pursuing the subject, for the theme needs
no enlargement, Imt to suggest that the
term “mugwump” hardly covers the
class. The word “tory” likewise fails
to give an adequate conception of the
identity of those who have been urging
the government to permit the Cuban
horrors to go on indefinitely. it is true
that “mugwump” describes a person
who has no political convictions, tiie ab
sence of these b’*ing due. in nine cases
out of ten. to a lack of patriotism. But
there ire some honorable exccpticiis. A.s
tor th** lories, it is not to be denied tiiat
some ci them, especially in tiie revolu
tionary war, hud principles for which
they were willing to make sacrifices.
.Many, perhaps the majority, were sin
cerely attached to the cause of tim king.
In Hie colony of Georgia, to take ttu ii
lustration at home, there was Rory Mc-
Intosh. He was a tory, but in all Hie
glimpses that tradition gives of him, lie
cuts a superb figure. Therefore, it
would be insulting to couple th** name
of tory witli the class which insists tiiat
the United States shall not iif: a. hand
to put an end to the appalling Crimea
that Spain is committing in Cuba.
Il is curious, as well as significant,
tiiat the editors of Hie public'll ions .so
roundly scored by Mr. Dixon should both
I;e foreigners. One is an Irishman, who
is on- of sympathy with his own people,
at home ami with those o: li's race who
have become Americans. 'l’he other is
a German, who misrepresents the views
and feelings of German-Ameri* au eiti
zens.
I. i.s one of the fortunate things in
life that one sermon sm-h as Mr. Dix
on has deliver*’! is an antidote to tons
and tons of poisonoti.-; stuff that exudes
from tiie plutocratic, organs.
I'-litor Medill will tti-ke a bottle of
lioiled water to war with him.
The Dingley Deficit.
la spite of rumors of j;< :u-*- and war
alarms, there’s mi*' thing tiiat moves like,
eioekwcck, and tiiat. is the Dingley deli
eit. It. creeps ami crawls, imt it is al
ways getting bigger.
All Mr. I tingle.-, s proiilu-'-if-s ami I”’’'-
dicJon.s amount to nothing. He has
racked hi.s 1.-rai.n to discover excuses,
ami made himself hoarse in r.i-itiu -;
them; but all to no purpose. 'l’he defi
cit moves right along, ami is now in
creasing more rapidly titan r ver.
Tim tariff, w.tich was levied to cure
hard times, has call.'" <1 them to spread
to the treasury. Mr. tiTcKinley belore
iie was safe in tiie white itouse used to
try to help out witli his comforting max
ims, but the big wheel ot ills maxim
mill is now at a standstill, and Mr. Ding
ley i.s obliged to sweat and bear it. atone.
ir we take away the cash tiiat has been
received in '.lie treasury from i-mtrces
oilier than taxation, th<- deficit rem lies
high figures. It is much bigger than it
was win-ii Cleveland issued bonds.
Aic.inwhiie, what is the matter with
tlte tariff? Mr. Dingle.-- says it will
produce a surplus if it is let alone; but
nobody i.s bothering it in fact., every
body seems to have forgotten it in the
midst, of tli*.* tory claniur for peace at
any price ami still it mounts up.
it is impossible to say how Mr. Ding
ley is affected. If lie has any anguish,
he com-eals it beneath hi.s London-made
hat. and moves among his fellow' beings
as, though he had nothing but an ordin
ary case of chronic indigestion. But
lie <an hardly be a happy man. lie
knows how to add and substrm-f, a.nd
this knowledge i.s sufficient to give him
trouble.
J. Sterling 'Morton is now an editor.
This is calculated to give a black eye to
tin profession.
Democratic Topics.
The ('iiicago ('lirouicle to. ins no * x
cepi.ioii to the general rule that tiie
newspapers of tiiat city nr.indulge
In unexpected contort ions in order to
attract Hie attention of Hie public, 'i’iie
following from T'he t’hronicle is so mil-1
as to lend itself readily to interpreta
tion:
T-’.I,- from t!> nia.l-ling *r.*-,-.<l in old
Vt-.v* i;i'. AA itliom -1. Bryun ui-.-roii.-!-. • x
pn-.-ttie l.**Tu-f tiiat tie honor of Hi *
country w 11 i>“ nriintain-'.l by tlx* r>-mt*-
nrin who w.is hi u*-* -stul -ry in
IS’.if-. "I !i::ive < v.-ry faith i:> the pr-i*l* nt.”
1). says, “and belli ve that h-- will proceed
in away that will be satisl'm-tery to tin*
Anicricmi people.' ’
t’erhaps Mr. Hr;, an lias not heard tiiat If
t >i.- pia Mdi-nt declare.-; war it will in- as an
alternative, the other proposition w.ii*-:i
v;.ar is to combat be.ing “lTe<- (Uilia an*! fr ■
silt' i'” as a shi'ab-m-th with which magnetic
tor- tiimself, for in t nc it rally • x
p-.ple caul, unclu-eked by :lu mastit'ly
move i* commend -.1 by th- McKinley liil-. h
en oi". ii. tak-- posses ion of the gov- rn.
niem at Washington.
It is *>*l*l under tiie <-i"* umst in--'-.-* l-o-v
.’-’in the democracy, the magm-'.a orators
included, are. T!i**y are ready to supp.nl
t'.w administration in a war ill-. to be
for their own destruction. I‘ :li. ps th.-y
have an abiding idea that, war or no w; r.
democra.-y w-ill sitw-oed, witii '- 1 -. * aixl gen
< -a! approval, to mediocrity in the nation :1
<-a pitot.
The Chronicle culls itself a demo
cratic paper, imt we pre.-mme its dem c
racy is of the same stripe as that oi
S -cretary Gage, or ito bring tiie com
parison nearer to lite naked truth) thi.t
of the great originator ot the billbynum
party. Evidently the editor thinks
it astonishing that Mr. Bryan miould
have more confidence in “his suc-e.'s
t'ul adversary” than some of the Chicago
republicans entertain; hut the truth of
the matter i.s that Mr. Bryan is a broad
er-mindi'd and more con.-- vat've man
than tiny of the republicans. Hi.s faith
in the people i.s as great, a.s 'Jefferson’s
or Lincoln’s was. His sympathies are
as wide as those of I.in-.-oin. He is no
narrow-minded partisan scheming to
influence delegates to con ver. lions, or
seeking a popularity that will lie blown
a.wi-.y by any whiff or change of circum
stance.
Tiie people have an intuitive knowl
edge of his caliber, ami they know tiiat
he is the leader, not of a collection of
individuals, but of tha! great imblic
body wlii-’lt stands' for democracy. This
wa t show n c early and unmistakably by
the vote polled in 18911. Os the intelli
gent white voters of the country lie polled
a. million more than Mr. McKinley. In
oilier words, if the election of 1896 had
been decided by the white voters of the
country alone, Mr. Bryan’s popular ma
-o i.v would have amounted to more
than a million votes. This is a fact, to
be borne in mind by the republicans and
their assistants.
So far as the Cuban question is con
cerned, Mr. Bryan stands with the gieat
body of voters that gave him suppoi t.
He is in favor of intervention as an
American and not as a partisan. He
would not advocate war to Birther po
litical schemes at home, nor would he
oppose it because a political opponent
charged with the administration of af
fairs. AA’e feel sure that there are
many editors in the west, as well as in
the east, who have never climbed the
high wall thad separates patriotism from
hictp p<ir!Lsn.nsnip. On in.iny
this is to lie r.-grelted, imt. regrets do
not. alter facts.
AA’e have recently had an exhibition of
the difference between patriotism aid
partisanship that should be at- open
er even to the feeble minded. '! he dem
ocrats laid aside all partisanship wiien
they gave ’.inaniinous supf.**- t to ii-t
resolution asking for tin appropriation
of .$50,006,000. They laid aside partisan
ship am! voted a.s rcpr*>senl.afives of I "-
great body of tlte American peojil". H
Jias been said that the event ha’s no prec
edent in our history. So mm ii ih<i wor. e
t lieu for oi;*:' history.
In voting as tlmy did, tiie democrats
w r *re merely carrying out. the spirit and
purpose of democracy. AA "mitever opin
ion they may have of Ur. McKinley in
his character of i-’-publican pn- ti.san,
their support, put. him on noli'i- tiiat im
is now handling American ami not. par
tv interests. 'l'!i**y -.'*:** also carrying
on- the spirit and purpose of Hie <!*'-
mocracy, which, by n-imon of the im
mortal principles it standfor, is some
thing more than a m -ie party. 'l’iie
democrac; .stands for self-govei'iimciit
by the people not in this country alone,
but tiie wc-rid over. It stands for free
dom and iiii.H’*-! of all forms of tyran.-.y
ami oppression, ami it. is always reatiy
to give sympatliy and nb tan!ial nup
port to a. peopie sit iiggling to establ.-ii
their independenci especially wimn
tiiat .striif'.gto i.s i.-dnv on dir -'ily under
tiie eyes of tli-' irepttblie.
'Hie democracy never had ami never
will liavi* anything to lose by promoting
with all its energy and influence tim *ue
cc-.s of those who tire struggling to es
tablish a free ami an imi- ia mtout gov
ernment.
o
Mayb - we wouldn't hav-i any war t:
Miles was to be made a ii»*ii'« m'-H gen
eral at once.
The Case of Cuba.
AA’e <!o not criticise those who have
advi.-ted ]ni;d--n' preparation aid who
have urged com-'.ervativo methods in re
gard to the Cuban question. There
may lie a little 100 much pirud.mce, or
an overdose of conservatism; imt war is
a. .‘-'."lious matter. It i.s n tiling to be
avoided at all times where avoidance
iie possible. Every nation on <-::rtii
ha.s. at one. time or another, pursued war
as the result of greed. Tho hands of
not one tire clean. The Arncirican ft -
public lias offend'd less in tills •• •-;.-<■
tiii’ii any other power of tiie first --lass.
AA’e may discuss the question of war
from every possible point of view, ami
it. will be found to lie justified in only
two contingencies. It i.s justifiable when
it is a. struggle for freedom and self-gov
ernment; it is justifiable when carried
on in self-defense.
Tiiere will be no dispute in r -;-,ard
to these points. Tiie case of <'nliii -it
this moment i.s entirely unique. Tae
Spaniards have demoi-stratod that they
canne-t rcconqu'-r tiie territory held by
tho Cubans; liiat they cannot give suc
cor to tin- population which their brutal
policy Ims committed to sta;;-.ation. On
the other hand, tiie Cubans are not
strong enough io drive tiie Spaniards
out. of the fortified towns. So far as we
know, tim situation has no parallel in
history unless it iie compared witli the
condition of our own .;-to a' tin* mo
ment wiien Erance camo to our re.u-iie
at Yo-.-l'town.
If inti . vent ion was ever jiistifi- d un
der any com-ci vabie eircumstanees, tm
moment i.s ripe for it. The people are
a unit for it. It is noces tary on grounds
as high as can ev< r exist in hitman af
fairs; it is ;io<-c--sary on behalf of human
freedom and * <ll'- government. v.liich are
the essence of humaiiiiy.
Geographic:;ily and commcir< itilly, tiie
struggle in Cuba i.s on Am''ricaii soil.
AA’e do not need the island, and we do
no- want it. AATri'o.o-r its best;ny
be in (lie future, just at pr* sent there
arc reasons why annexation would
m i!her lie prudent nor desirable. The
i'ons! it ut ion i-.tis so 'i ’ < -'T anne.sM.ton
as a quarnutino measure, Imt only in tlte
event of tho failt’ire of events to run the
Spaniards off the island. l’-.i noitli-'-r
gr* ■-1 tor gain has ant part iu -he de
sire of the people of tiie United Slates,
without'o.g-ird to n-'.' !v, t'mt the adnitn
istrntion should intervene to put an end
to the crime of Spatiisit < ■ citpaiion of
'l”ne democrats <-'Hitintte to keep Hao
silver quo-'’ion to lite front.
The Cattle Industry ot Georgia.
A r-. markalile story is lop- d in
The Constituti'om this mo ihrough
its Albany <-.i;-respoudent. It -mis
that, wil'hin tiie last eight months over
Gs,t’Oo head of cattle have bee.* shinned
from (imt sei Doti to tit- v- .-'i. i
record has developed tho fact thatsoutli
wc-'t Gemu-,l:'. witho it knowing it. Ims
bC'-omo a. t’i-o ii live stock center, and
that, what has I een ai-eornpli 'liod alr-ady
is Imt. an irkiing of what m-i.-. lie look <1
for in the future.
Blit ill** story '.'.mil'.’ lie . i.t'-.'H.'i 'le
wore 'l ite Constitution to fa’c to poin'
out the many advantages le.-t in ".ie
shipping of mere raw material to ’
se-.-tiot.s for development. Sine*- smith
west Georgia can raise cr.ttle cess
fully, why should she not be able to *■ ir
ry on the busino.'.-s <o its final com-in
sion, and to b'.ivo ereat packing inc*-. -
established in Albany, I’.- rib; i*!v.-.
Thoma iville ' centei The
cattle '.-in lie faticn-d and h'.mi'.'ht to
nm ket from south'*’.-*-st Georgia jm;! as
well as -lhe mime thing can iie m c*m.
nlished in the great west.
The:-*? is no reason why th*’* si-.'.i h
should cling to the mere i-i'iiduction of
raw mt:t* rial, leaving the immep.*-- ]ir<>'
it of Easin-m-s development to other sec
tions. That spirit which Ims moved
our people from the making of cott.-m to
go into its manufaeturo ami t;> wrest the
market, from tiie north we. t should in
spire our farmers to lake the .same step*
in regard to cattle raising, and no-t to
res' content until Georgia b cowo-; iion
**;•* m'.ed with packing hon.-'es: ;,,-l the
crntle king will be a. Gem..-.i-iti instead
of a Texan or a. Kansan.
'l’he Springfield Republican has been
converted to “jingoism.” Editor Godkin
may fall into line next.
“Sodjs of the Soil”
By FRANK L. STANTON.
A:i Easter Patriot.
Nover ketch me growlin' 'bout millin'Ty
bills—
I likost o r see, at Easter, the dear w‘fa
put on frills;
I.ike ter sc*- tier fixin’ of her dear ot' self tn
style.
E< r i lic'.s sweeter In a minute than the
others in a mile'
N’uthln' in the coimtry’s too good tor her;
an’ I
I lav- sot it down to new r pass the Easter
ri'.ibi ns by ’
Es I half susp.-it s!:? wants ’em; es She
iu ly t ints tiiat she
AV.-iih.- somethin' in the winders, they amt
I)!-'•' <’Ii()iI11 ftT Lit*’
Ji..U l ay th- store ■ ut tor h r! fp r it 'livens
up y* r life
To krn .v tiiis ilu ’g willed “money" is e
1.1- .-iu' ter j i-r if*-;
An’ wben E.-wier bells air ringin’ an’ t’nu
wort's on tin ss jiuratl".
T.i- know that- . in't a woman that kin
iinow iici- in tli*.- shade!
1' don’i take mu* h nr iii*'ss iii-f, Imt It’ii
got ter b- the tics'l
Ti ut' in the f 'shlon pup -rs—whar the
puny om •- <lr*.-ss*-<l;
Gov*- t*-r s- e her twin' of h*-r di •!*• ol’ se’f
iu *. ’yt".
I--,-i- ip ' . ,v‘ .:-r in a- mimite than th-,
r. st air in a m'-ie!
A Soi-.g in Time.
Eli'.- i rowir*--. ;we- ter
I:i ti-ii<|r-rer tmic;
vii-.u to m- ter.
And <lr* .imiim of .lune.
Yt • ndt >v. ■ i i iniin «I <»v< r
With d-iisi-’s in <!• v\ ;
Carp* ts of *-l**v*-i-
And (-.irl'tim- oC blue.
Gleam time mil dream time—
East is e.irtll’:' Strife;
Sou-. ;ime and tr- ini time—
j.ow- time and lit'--!
The Campaign Mule.
tie i.--, not regutar at ir* als—
Ila rd-t i*ld. u day by 'l-’O’'•
In many an -:il’. n burn lie reels.
With small r'-ward of hay.
lie knows *'i<h farmhouse tn the land—
i:.,.-li ollie. - -■' !<* i-.. track:
Hi- l.i-ars -i Georgia (-('lon* 1 and
A mortgage on his bi.'.ek.
Dis ’-loril from the war is good.
And for our w-t**s is tendered;
Ho livid on winnon halls and wood
Amt kicked win ti Lee surrendered
The oflico eaiio-d. be gets a brand
New harness to adorn;
Ills master takes rye Whi d;y, and
Eor him ho o’ders—corn.
But. still his lot ' life !-• dim
'Neuth sail mis'ortune s rule:
’l’lio mortgage anuiles up to him
And ends the cmnpa.ign mule.
Summer Peelin’3.
Then w a sorter feel o' summer In tho
lazy, daisy a!:'.
An’ the huniinin’ birds air cornin' an’ the
blooms air ever’wher* ;
An’ a tidier feels like no*iditi' when th.ir «
any vt ork. ter <io.
Or 1* .'tin roim’ in ro dders whar the d.i'sy
drinks I lie dew.
It's whilin' time an’ tlshln’ time, an‘ tinw
f* r "i lyin’ still
VV liar ii- song-birds a the blossoms a.'.r
a-singla’ lit ter I -11!
Ter fe*l yer li-iir a-v.ivin’ In the vi'let-
>r slip iwav t- i- dr* .inion’ in the dronin’
o’ the bees.
It ain't, no time f*-r thinkin’; tt ain't no
time ter stay-
in tin- city, when *.!io coolin’ shades a r
eallin’ yon a- ay;
I-’er folk.-; up in the city jest git a glimpse
o' bln* ,
When tli.'i's mills of It, unclouded, in
thp inedders, over you!
1 like tiie lazy, daisy, springtime foehn—
like i* !• be
Whar tho blossoms air a-ralnin’ all their
That’s the time you’ll tin’ me noddin'
when thar’s any woik ter do,
Or loafin’ roun’ in medders, wlwr the
daisy drinks the dew!
Good by. My Honey!
If It Ptj.l',!'. if It. t’OIID '■■■,
Witli a rattle of drum--.
An’ cannon that roars to tli*- sk; .
Trot out your cr-dentials
Ami war-'.inn- essentials.
And good by. my homy, gooilby!
Just let ilia band play.
As tin- be*, march .iwii;
Let ’■lTxie" ,-ing out to tl>,- sky;
And ev.-ry glad sinner
AA ill tight for his dinm-i ;
Ami its goudby my honey, goodoy!
Speculating on It.
I’ve alh rs been h* arln’ tho Lord
ts a lover o' p. iee, Imt. I know
Wlier. -w r i sir’s battles t*-r fight.
Tlm-'e I* i.- or loud prayin' lielow!
An' *■'• ■ red sojer struts roun’ in h n
A-S.'i.'in’ S slier- that the I "'d's on hla
side!
1 know, 'fore l!i ■ signal ’ial <-oino
Th i: Twas tim- ter Jur.il* inter tho fuss.
They'*! i*-l! us. tim preachers at homo
Se-.it v.*>’-'i i !>*■;- wuz preyin' f* r us,
An' :-’ter tin- enem; fearli-s.--. we'*l ride,
1 *-!:< \ in’ th-- Lord had took up with our
Nov. I ilunno J-.-st how it t*-.-i; bo,
imt | tli-myi'i, i--r-- I got my v't* "-■ o.
That ilii-' tier - ritmimi, ■ alb-il “free.”
* Tt -r be a r* ligi-in o' 1- n •'!
An l tiiink. when it'.- v*ar. it i laid on
111 '. shots,
* . |».-i .1 l-i. - icli side take lo’sr
Sv.-'-et Enough for You.
A little lit'*' 1 ill . C ' I'ite,
Ami a little s*l'nil of blue,
Ami ii Hie l-ms-.er l-onn.'t
That is ; .w" - enough for you!
A kiss bene ith tli 't bonnet
is .-*■/ sw* ct as honey-dew.
Ami tlx- ribbon him- upon it
Tangles all the heart of you!
A litt;-- dn-atn of white.
An,| .' lilt’*- t-.-e im of blue—
A- -I that'.- I’- E ister bonnet
* m.- dear old sw* - tin irts knew!
A l. ss b-ne.-'l'i t -at bonnet
Mii-lo your i - i * lb>e wish for two.
Am- c i-i's tiie Easter bonnrt
-fl: ,s sw. • t (..'ougii for you!
A Home Brigade Man.
Ti-.** *\ ir : mgs they air chantin’ —
They'll give ol’ Spain a rap;
I’m; I’m liuyt-.-.’ seed fer plantin’.
An’ .I’m goin’ ter make a crap.
Tlio boys air all r*.*-ruit::f.
Bm - spring i - In tlx* ski--s.
Au’ while they do the shootin*
I'il raise the home supplies.
Tiif.-.T! neve.- ketch mo noddin'
W! en I ain't sptlttin' i ails.
T!m *-iiii:!i-j-11 want gun-waddln':
I’il seii ’em cotton bales.
Can’t, ail git in the fightin’:
Jost let ’em pack their traps:
JI; bus m.--s, at this writin',
Is cultivatin' craps!