Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, April 03, 1888, Image 105

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Newspaper Page Text: > * an o tt ecorftcr Volume LVI11. Federal Union Kstabllshed In 1829. i Southern Recorder “ “ 1819. | Consolidated 1878, Milledgeville, Ga., April 3. 1888. Number 39. x-oo Compnr. f* uxra i wllli yo'sr )iurclmiic : As you value health, perhaps life, examine each pMckace and be sure you g«t the Getiulus. b«e the rod Z Trade-Mark and the full title on front of Wrapper, and ou the side the seal and signature of J. H. Zelltu Jr Co., as in the above fac- simile. Raaaerabor t l >«re iauoethcr genuine Simmons Liver I?»-ulat«js Mareli 29, 1887. 28 cw ly. EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. Senator Brown's Speech on the Tariff. COMPETITION. It afforded us no pleasure to com- Last fall the merchants of Augusta j r> meat upbn Senator Brown’s spoech | determined to put a line of steamers I OI 1 on tho tariff as we did In our brief on the Savannah river, to ply be- aiticle of a lato date. It is such a j tween the cities of Augusta and Sa- speech ns would have met the appro-1 vannali. Owing to several freshets, button of Senator Morrill, if he had | there was considerable delay In the Washington Letter, o liar Correspondent. 'The Anarchists of Chicago are open ly boasting that they are getting stronger than ever. These misguided people are closely watched by the police. The farmers are very busily en gaged in preparing lor their crops. Some have planted a portion of their corn crop, but are retarded in their operations by much bad weather. Ex-Gov. Dorsheimer, of New York, died in 8avannah, on the 20th of March, of pneumonia. Ho was sick only three days. His wife was with him, and took his remains to their home in Now York state. The month just closed was the rain iest March we ever remember. It borrowed heavily from April, and April will not pay back. In other words, April is very apt to go dry.— The farmers are greatly set back. There are about one dozen appli cants for Reporter of ftio Supreme Court, made vacant by the resigna tion of Mr. J. H. Lumpkin. If this demonstrates anything it does this: that there are dozens of men wait ing eagefly for some fat office-holder to die or resign. We are leased to see that the peo ple of Futham county are urging Judge Thos. G. Lawson to serve them as a representative of that county in the next legislature. We hope they will succeed in thoir efforts. When such men as Judge Lawson are sent to the legislature the peoplo of the whole state are made beneficiaries. The speculators in Atlanta lost $2,- 000,000 by the recent fall in cotton. This is a heavy blow, and the losers have the sympathies of their fellow citizens everywhere. At the same time, it should be said, that the prac tice of speculating in cotton futures is a bad habit. Our business cannot compete in this business with Wall street, N. Y. There is too much enpe ital there and too much cunning. To-day, one hundred and seven years ago, Washington Irving was born. This country has never pro duced his equal as a writer of unde nted English, or one who could so tenderly, and touchingly play upon the strjngs of the human heart. His Knickerbocker’s History of Now York has no equal in our language foffgen- ulne humor, and his Sketch Book no rival as a portraiture of all tho sweet sensibilities that Illustrate and enno ble the character of chaste and love ly womanhood. The Mills’ bill, for reduction of the tariff, will pass tlie House unless ob structed by protection democrats. The Democratic party is firmly op posed to the repeal of the internal revenue for the simple reason that the repeal of that measure would suf ficiently remove the treasury surplus without a change in the tariff. That would leave the people subject to the evils of the taxation of all the neces saries of life. What the people want is cheaper food, clothing, utensils of husbandry and hundreds of other ar ticles which heavily burthen them for the benefit of the manufacturers. been living and heard it. To expose its errors would requirdas much timo and labor as we used in exposing tho absurdities of any of the high priests of tho tariff tabernacle in the long years thatare past, and wedid notcaro to say mpro than we did in our brief notice |of ;tho date referred to. The whole question will undergo a long and laborious discussion of tho bill bv the ways and means committee of tho House, followed, of course, by a long discussion of tho question in tho Senate. There is something ludicrous iti that portion of Seuator Brown’s speech in which ho undertakes to show that tho present protective tar iff takes tho farmers under itsextend- edjjvings, and beneficently relieves their trials and sufferings. If what he says is true, tho prohibitionists ought to suspend their rigid rules long enough to enable every member of their order to drink a rousing bumper, in his honor, for the discov ery. It is a remarkable specimen of of political archness, distinguished mainly for lack cl verity. Fortunate ly, we can be relieved of personal ef fort, by tho highest Agricultural au thority that ever assembled in tho state of Georgia, being no less than a vast assemblage of Agriculturists, representing the state.* of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisi ana, Mississippi, North <Jui<Jiuu, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, who assembled in Atlanta, Ga., in work, but within the last two months they have put two steamers on the river, the "Progress,” and the “Ad vance.” Mr. Lofiiu, a merchant of Augusta, says, they have already paid for their cost which was $23,500 three times over, in one item, to-wit: tlie compress rebate on cotton of 35 cents a bale. The cotton receipts of Augusta are 200,000 bales. Compress rate 35 cents a bale. Before boats were built, paid by tlie stoppers, then paid by the railroads. Amount saved by merchants $70,000. The Chronicle says, if tlie boats were burned up to morrow, they have already paid for themselves five times over. The rate on cotton shipments from Augusta to Savauuuh lms been reduced by tlie railroads from 27 to 20 cents per hun dred pounds, a saving of 35 cents a bale. Reductions in other lines of freight will probably follow. Messrs. Lee and Both well have im ported a cargo of molasses from Cu ba to Augusta, all tlie way by water. These facts show tlie value of com petition as opposed to • monopoly. They are incidentally strong argu ments in favor of a reduction in the excessive rates imposed by the tariff on articles of prime necessity to the toiling masses. These reductions in rates will not materially injure tlie railroads. They will continue to make comfortable dividends, and so if tlie tariff rates are reduced Aineri- 1887. This was an Inter-State Con-i can manufacturers will not be mate- vention of Farmers which originated j rially injured. in tlie belief of the people of those j Their profits may not' be quite so States that their interests were vast- j large as heretofore, but they will make fuir dividends on tlie capi tal invested, while the consuming masses will [be benefited and relieved by a reduction in the prices of neces saries of life. Foreign competition will compel our home industries to abate excessive prices and profits. Tlie fat man will be reduced in flesh, lie will give up some of his surplus avoirdupois, but he will be all the healthier and stronger. Competition is tlie life of trade, while monopoly means stagnation and death. Then and Now. ly depressed by the present prote tive tariff law. The convention was In session three days, viz: August 1C, 17, 18, the proceedings being held In DeGive’s Opera House, Atluntu, Ga. Every state agricultural society, in Georgia, wus represented, besides every section of the state, ^he large pamphlet containing the proceedings of tho convention, consisted of over a hundred pages of closely printed matter. We do not undertake fo make extracts of its proceedings. A single page of the proceedings would (Ilia single column of our puper.— I The only object we have in view is to give a decision of this immense body We often wonder wliat the old of tlie representatives of the Agri- j couples of this day—they whose heads eulturists of the Southern States.— j are silvered by the ups and downs of The sentimentof the temporary chair- j more than seventy years—think of man, as follows, was received with | the young men and women of this long and loud applause : “Those who j day. How we would like to overhear are to address you during the con-, an unreserved talk between two such, vention will discuss tho matter in all: on this particular subject. There its aspects. I trust, however, we | they sit in the corner by the fire’s came here duly impressed with the flickering light—the heavy liund of gravity of the situation, imbuedfcvith time placed on tlie shoulders of each— but one spiiit, and that for the com-1 j 0 Hy they are, wide awake, us open lfton we&l, believing that no perma- a joke, or any other good tiling, as mint prosperity to the nation can re- ever they were-uffection uni.upair- sult from subordinating one section et p faculties all unclouded and undis- o^ the country to another, or impos-1 tlirbed by the Wealthy step of the ing burdens or restrictions upon one j foe that strik es terror to us all- industry or the benefit of some otli- j what a treat it would be to hear them er, or n tax ng 10 necessities of a d j 8CU88 the dudes and dudines, pres- farmer s life for the luxuries or beu- . , , . , ,, ,, * „ , „ . ,, -r, , ent fashions, and compare the “quah- efifc of the manufacturer.” Prolong- 1 . ,., , ... , • , , r „. , . , , . ty’ folks of this day with those who edapplause. Throughout the whole,, , . . * 1 " ! led the dance “when me and my hundred anil odd closely printed pages j not a single speaker expressed the j opinion that there wus^a single fea ture iu the protective tariff policy ] that favored any southern interest and every one who alluded to the tariff at all, spoke of it as placing a heavy tax upon the farmers. Among all tlie many speakers no one put the annual tax upon tlie farmers at less than live dollars per capita for eve- ’ ry member of the farfher's family and others estimated it as high as nine dollars. Assuming tho tax at seven dollars it would tax a man with aj wife and six children at fifty-six dol- oU 'oman trotted through tlie reel.” Butter vs. Butterine. A friend from a large Western city gives us tii* following infallible test | to distinguish true butter from all base imitations. It is very simple. If you have bought butter from your grocer, which lie declares is tlie gen uine article, and you have doubts about it, just apply this test: Take a teaspoonful of the purchase, melt it, pour the liquid into u glass of cold wu- | ter. If yon have bought butter, it will scatter ovm the surface, but if lars, while his state tax would pro- bably not equal two dollars. There I Ifc is an imitafWn like butterine were probably assembled over three | a »y thio K ^ but pure, unadulterat hundred representatives of the most j ed butter - il wiU c ° Ilect and become intelligent.and honorable citizens of bard like tallow. Try it; all try it, ten southfern states in the conven- and very soon the grocer will tell you tion, at Atlanta, to take into consul- j wk ’ich is the pure and which the imi- eration the causes of southern de- ' Nation when ho sells it to you. pression, not one of whom favored a protective tariff and all of whom | deemed it a souree of the depression pf |southern prosperity. So fearful is tho sources of southern depression that tlie convention adjourned to as semble again, in August, 1888, at Ra leigh, North Carolina. In some sections the supply of fer. tilizers fall short of the demand. Austria’s army numbers 1,278,000. Russia lias 2,224,000 soldiers. With Germany to aid Austria, it would be a rasli experiment for Russia to gage in a conflict of arms. It would be a fruitless and bloody instance in which “vaulting ambition overleaped itself.” Tlie prospect is tliat the long- talked of war will be indefinitely post poned. * Washington, Meri-li 25th, 188S. Editors Union Rkcokdkh: Tlie sudden and unexpected death of Chief Justice Waite, of tlie United States Supreme Court, on Friday morning, ut his residence, in this city, was like a thunderbolt from a cloud less sky. Everybody was shocked. Few people knew that lie was sick, be having on Monday presided over the session of the Court which made some important decisions, including tlie one iir favor of tlie Bell Tele phone company. Justice Waite was very popular in this city. He was loved and revered by every one with w. oui lie came in contact and bis loss will be deeply felt by a large circle of friends. Justice Waite was an honest, pains taking, upright nlllcer, and the sev entb until who has held tliut dis tinguished place. He wus appoint ed Chief Justice from Ohio in 1874, by President Grant, and was the suc cessor of Salmon P. OIihbo. Tlie funeral services will be held ou Wednesday in tlie Hall of the House of Representatives, and the remains will be taken to Toledo for interment. Mrs. Waite, Who was visiting Califor nia at tlie time of tlie Justice’s death, is on her way to Toledo, and is expect ed to reach there about tlie time her husband's remains arrive there. Tlie political importance of this deatli can hardly be over estimated. If tlie proper appointment shall be made to the vacancy, it will have great effect towards bringing tlie Court back to tlie strict construction of the Constitution for which it was noted previous to the late war. This appointment, owing to the eveu man ner in which the opinions of the eight Justices are now balanced, places more power as well as a larger respon sibility on Mr. Cleveland, than lias probably ever before fallen on a Pres ident. Still the country need have no fears. He will appoint tlie right man. Among democrats here it is generally be lieved thut tlie appointment will go either to Speaker Oarlise, or Post master-General Dickinson, although quite a number of other gentlemen are favorably mentioned. But every body may be sure tlie President will take liis own time to fill this impor tant position, after carefully consid ering the claims of all. Tlie House lias passed a bill to pre vent tlie product of convict labor from being furnished to or for tlie use of any Department of the Govern merit—and from being used in public buildings or-other public works, and to prevent tlie employment of alien labor on public buildings and works and in tlie Government Departments. Civil Service Commissioner Oberly, of.Illitiois, is being favorably mention ed for tlie vice-Presidential nomina tion. Cleveland and Oberly does not sound so bad. Chairman Barnutn, of tlie National Democratic committee lias been bore for several days, lie says the outlook is all that, could lie asked. The Senate lias passed tlie bill re ducing tiie postage on seeds, bulbs, plants, stirubs, etc., to four cents a pound. The House committee on Revision of tiie Laws have reported favorably the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution for tlie election of United States Senators by tlie direct votes of the people. Sjnator Saulsbury, of Delaware, made a strong speech in tlie Senate on Thursday in support of tlie Presi dent’s message. He said; “Tiie Demo cratic party is not in favor of free trade, but it is earnestly in favor of reducing tariff rates so that no great er taxation would be imposed on tiie people Gian was necessary to meet the just demands of the Government.” He further stated that lie was in fa vor of retaining tiie taxes on beer, whiskey and tobucco, in order to re lieve from taxation everything essen tial to the comfort and welfare of the people. Tlie report sent out from this city that tlie committee having charge of tin* matter had secured money enough to purchase a residence here for the widow of Gen. Hancock, was a mis take. The committee lias made a re port through its chairman, Mr. Stil- son Hutchins, which shows that they are still in need of subscriptions to tlie fund. It is extremely probable that this statement will tiring in con tributions enough to accomplish this very laudable purpose. The Interational Council of Women held their opening session yesterday afternoon. Many distinguished wom en from all parts of tho country are in attendance, Tile council will last a week. The Blair educational bill is report ed to lie dead beyond resuscitation. There may be some effort made to revive it, but even that is doubtful. This looks well, as it becomes the States to guard their rights against ail insidious encroachments by tlie Federal government. Augusta's National Exposition. On t tho 10th day of next October there will open at the beautiful city of Augusta, an Industrial Exposition which will far exceed In magnitude and interest, any Exposition of a similar character ever held in this State, or indeed of the South, with, perhaps, tho single exception of the one held at New Orleans a few years ago. Tlie money lias been raised to put it through on a grand scale without a dollar's uid from tlie State or Nation al Governments. Tliowsaiuls of peo ple of middle Georgia have never visited Augusta because neither busi ness or inclination induced them to go there, who will take advantage of tliis opportunity to see the handsom est city in eGorgia, with its grand ca nal and numerous factories built up on it. We thus brielly, and at an early day, allude to tlie mutter in order to give our readers time to consider it and make preparations to visit Au gusta ill October, either as exhibitors or lookers on, or both. We shall from time to time lny before our reail- ersmoro fully and succinctly tlie grand preparations, and various attractions which will bo presented for their consideration. More than $75,000 have already been raised to put tills mammoth enterprise beyond the possibility of failure; and what tiie Augusta people collectively attempt to accomplish never fails of full frui tion. Tlie Exposition opens Oct. 10th and closes Nov. 3d, 1888. They Are Not Rich. Tlie richest Georgian in tlie House delegation is Mr. Candler, whoso pile is estimated at $100,OOo. Twenty years ago lie was quite poor ami taught, school at Forsyth, then at Griffin and later on at Jonesboro. Congressman Blount lias ricli farm ing interests In Jones county, witli valuable real estate in the city of Macon. Judge Stewart owns laud in and around Griffin. 11 is possessions reach about $25,000. Mr. Norwood is said to lie well off, and Dr Carltot of Athens, comfortable. Eugene Speer, who writes from Washington to the Atlanta Journal, says: At a venture I would sny that Messrs. Turner, Crisp, Barnes, Clem ents and Grimes are dependent on their pay received from the govern ment. They are all lawyers, and, collectively speaking, tlie profession in Georgia is not thought to be bless ed witli great riches. EDITORIAL GLIMPSE^ AND CLIP PINGS. Solicitor General Wright is a candi date for re-election. His great abili ty and successful career in the past will ensure his re-election. A man lias a God-given right to look nt, a woman three times as lie pusses lief on tlie street. First for recognition, second, for admiration, and Instly for good-bye. Tlie new capitol is getting to be an imposing structure. Tlie dome is rising iu tiie center and will soon stand out prominently. When it reaches its full height it will be visi ble to people ten miles away from Atlanta. Col. Primus Jones, the successful first bale cotton man, planted 150 acres iu cotton in January. It is stated that 50 acres were ruined, but 100 acres escaped injury. No one need try to I teat him in producing the first bale. She’s Right. NOTKNGAGKD. I would respectfully say to the young people of Flovilla, who are cir culating tlie report that I am engaged to be married, that I do not under stand why a young lady can not treat a young man with politeness without people saying she is engaged to him. Neither do I understand why it is necessary fora young lady to treat unkindly every young man whom Bhe does not intend to marry. My friends will please leave iny name out of that list as I have things of more importance to engage iny attention at present. Ella Smith. A Beginning Made Long Ago. New York World. “Begin with the internal revenue taxes, say tlie war tariff defenders. Congress did begin with them yAars ago, and kept on until only three articles are left. It is time to take a hack at tlie taxes on necessities. A slight Cough is very troublesome, and a tight binding one is more bo. Either of these can be stopped by us ing Brewer’s Lung Restorer. Tiie Macon Telegraph of Wednes day last, commenting on the floods ol ln«t week, said, perhaps, tho new rail road bridge over the Oconee at (MiU- edgeville will again be injured.^We can inform our contemporary that there is no danger at that point short of a Noahia flood. The new hotel on tlie Hill near Au gusta will be a very roomy and im posing building. Dr. W. H. Tutt’s building has a front of 70 feet, to this will be added 188 feet, making a front of 358 feet. Awing to tiie rear will bo 140 feet, making, witli tlie main building, a depth of 200 feet. It will bo a splendid and commodious struc ture. Tlie work is rapidly going ou. This with the Arlington and various other hotels in the city, now being rapidly improved, show the people that there will be ample room for all at tlie great Augusta Exposition. The young men of Augusta are mov ing witli vim and say the people of Augusta will see not only a grand in dustrial display and elaborate trades’ carnival, but also picturesque pro cession of historical and mythological characters and groups, and n display that will excel anything this side of the famous tuardi gras pageants in New Orleans. These spirited pur poses were resolved on at a meeting hold in tlie office of Mr. John J. Cohen. President Glasscock Barrett appoint ed on tlie committee Messrs. M. E. McCauly, F. A. Calhoun, N. E. Platt, F. E. Platt and M. J. Sullivan. The President made some stirring remarks and all Gie young men were fully aroused to the great work resolved upon. Tlie Georgia Teachers Association will meet in Macon on tiie 1st of May and continue in session 3 days. The sec retary lias provided a programme, which will lie entertaining and profit able to all classes of Teachers. Mere theories have been disgardei and practical school work will be discuss ed. The object of tlie Association is to inquire and decide, as far as posi- ble, how education may lie improved in quality and increased in quantity and to generate a professional self- respect which will become an im petus toward self-improvment and cause tho profession to be honored and dignified. This is a time in which results are reached through organizations. Men of other pursuits organize for more effective work, and if Teaohers expect to make themselves felt, they must take advantage of such opportunities as are offered by this assembling of persons of like calling. Lot every man and woman, who is a true Teach er, attend this meeting. Macon is a delightful city and centrally located. Tlie rail roads will give Reduced rates returing. A change lias been made by the passenger association, as to the manner of securing this reduc tion. Apply to the secretary. Mr. W. R Thigpen, Savannah, Ga., and he will send you a programme which contains full i information regarding these rail road rates, boarding, &c. Ringing Noises In tlie ears, sometimes a roaring, buz zing sound, are caused by catrrrb, that exceedingly disagreeable and very common disease. Loss of smell or hearing also result from catarrh. Hood’s Sarsaparilla, tho great blood purifier, isa peculiarly successful rem edy for this disease, which it cures by purifying the blood. If you suffer from catarrh try Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the peculiar medicine.

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, April 03, 1888, Image 105