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)3QPTHKBMReOORDER ■■ “1819. (CONSOLIDATED 1872
y Under the direction of the Legislature
of Ohio, the State Food and Dairy
Commissioner, Gen. S. H. Hurst,
examined the leading brands of baking
potvcler (30 in all) and the following is
Gen. Hurst’s verdict:
“Cleveland’s Su
perior is abso
lutely the best
baking powder
manufactured.”
Milledgeville, Ga., April 12. 1892.
Number 41-
Late Ohio Food Commis’ner.
May 19,1891.
4G ly.
Editorial Glimpses and Clippings.
The white people of Georgia must
stand together.
Congressman Winn has gone over
to the third party.^
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson is spoken of
for congress from his district.
Constitution : The minnows are be
ginning to bite. Now is the time to
drop in the pinhook.
Dost thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that is the stuff
life is made of.—Franklin.
The Fulton County Alliance stands
true to Democracy, and will not fol
low the standard of the third party.
Mrs. P. H. Crumpler, wife of Rev.
Mr. Crumpler of the South Georgia
Conference, died in East Macon last
Tuesday afternoon.
On Record : “I pledge the Electo
ral vote of New York to the nominee
of the National Democratic Conven
tion.—David B. Hill at Birmingham.
Peek, Ellington aud Gorman have
a thorny road ahead of them ro ke»p
up with their Third party chief. Post.
He has nothing to lose in this fight.—
Columbus Enquirer.
The Georgia State Sunday School
Association will hold its Nineteenth
Annual session at Marietta, Gu., Wed
nesday, Thursday aud Friday, May
18th, 19th and 20th, 1892.
We invite the careful consideration
of every democratic voter in the state
to the excellent address of Hon. W.
Y. Atkinson, chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee,
which will he found in anothor col
umn.
Mrs. Annie Abbott, better known
as Dixie Haygood, the Georgia elec
tric wonder, has been astouding the
people of London, England, for sev
eral months past drawing large au
diences at all her exhibitions. A few
days ago Miss Kate Dunlop of Macon,
who is a relative of Mrs. Abbott, re
ceived from the latter a letter telling
of her success, and inclosing a large
number of photographs. In one of
the pictures the Georgia wonder was
wearing a $2,000 dress, one of Worth’s
latest.
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C., Aprils, 1892.
The black wings of the foul bird,
scandal, are flapping ominously -over
this administration, which has been
lauded — by republicans — for its
puriety and honesty ever
sine© it came into power, No wonder
that Mr. Harrison, who, to render
under Caesar that which is Caesar s,
is a man of great personal purity and
sterling-honesty, is shocked at some
of the most recent exposures. Any
honest man would be. And what
makes the matter worse, is that
prominent members of Mr, Harrison's
own party have shown up some of
the worst thiugs. For instance, it
was a republican Senator—Mander-
son of Nebraska—who on the floor
of the senate proclaimed, and pro
duced the documents to prove that
the authorities of the Indian Bureau
have for several months been trying
to compel tlie army officer, who is
acting Indian Agent at Pino Ridge
Agency, to accept and distribute 120,-
000 pounds of bacon which had been
sent to the agency by a Chicago con
tractor and refused by the army offi
cer, because of its being unfit to eat.
How Mr. Harrison must epjoy read
ing the letters from the saintly In
dian Commissioner (who signalized
his entrauce into office, several years
ago, by creating a scandal, in connec
tion with saddling his wife’s traveling
expenses on the Government, besides
getting her a salary by appointing
her his private secretary,) to ttie
honest army officer in behalf of the
dishonest contractor.
It was also a republican Senator-
Chandler of New Hampshire—who,
as chairman of the Senate committee
on Immigration, first directed public
attention to the fact that officials of
of the Treasury departnient 4 bad au
thorized the expenditure of $350,000
more than there was any legal au
thority forspending, on the buildings,
etc., at the Government Immigrant
Station on Ellis Island, in New \ork
Harbor, an expenditure which the
House and Senate Committees on
Immigration are now jointly engaged
in investigating, for the purpose of
placing the responsibility therefor
upon some one official, if possible.
It cannot be charged that politics had
anything to do with exposing either
of these charming specimens of offi
cial crookedness. The Pension Office
scandal Mr. Harrison has had with
him so long that lie iias probably
almost become accustomed to it; but
some of Raum’s admissions, to say
nothing of the testimony of others to
the House Committee now engaged
in investigating that office, must have
made very interesting reading for Mr,
Harrison.
The first step towards the tariff
reform, which the democratic party
will Hsk voters of the country to en
dorse next November, will have been
taken when the House passes the
tlie Springer free wool bill, this week
and others will follow in due season
If tlie republican Senate sees fit to
refuse to pass these bills, so much tlie
worse for the republican party.
Silver rumors are thick just now
probably because of the agitation in
the Senate caused by the debate
brought on by Senator Morgan’s res
ton is trying, in the iuterest of par
ties who opposed tlie creation of the
office of Superintendent of Immigra
tion, and has been from the time he
(Owen) took charge of that office, to
throw obstacles in the path of its work
and bring discredit upon it. It is
easy enough to believe that, both
of tliein are telling tlie truth, repub
lican officials are such a queer lot.
Mr. Harrison is willing, it is said, to
sacrifice Owen, who is his personal
friend, and also Nettleton, if that
would settle tlie scandal; but lie lias
been told by members of both the
House and Senate Immigration Com
mittees that they intended to probe
tlie whole matter to the bottom, who
ever it might hurt, so that he will
probably wait awhile before making
any removals or asking for any resig
nations.
College Graduates in Business.
COMMUNICATED.
The Teat of Right Action.
The Times believes that Alliance
Democrats are entitled to all tlie
rights of membership in tlie Demo
cratic party. It is to the help of
Georgia politics when the farmers,
throughout the length and breadth ot
the State, enter a contest over uieas- j 0 ( u t|ons and challenge to the Senator
ures and principles in Democratic
primaries and in Democratic conven
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report;.
tiotis. There is where the contest
ought to be waged and there ought
to be a readiness to yield ton major
ity.—Brunswick Times,
Hon. W, Y. Atkinson, chairman of
the Democratic state committee, has
requested Hon. Rufus E, Lester to
fill the position on the Democratic
national executiye committee made
vacant by the resignation of Col, J.
■H, Estill. This is a most admirable
selection. Congressman Lester is a
true and sterling democrat,and a very
able and excellent gentleman. Tlie
interest, of the Democratic party
would be well protected in Col. Les
ter’s hands.
Representative 'Moses' reference to
the refusal of the third party conven
tion in St. Louis to condemn the force
u'll is timely. Georgians who are
‘‘halting between two opinions” as
to whether or not to espouse third
partyism should remember that the
defeat of the democracy in the com
ing campaign may put it in the pow
, th e republicans to pass a force
Pill in the Fifty-third congress, estab-
V. bayonet supervision of all
ballot-boxes in Georgia. Tlie repub
licans are not too good to do it if they
get a chance, and the success of the
third party movement might give
them that chance.—Savannah News.
bills,
will
to define their positions. In spite of
all that is said it is very doubtful
whether the Senate will go to the
extent of voting on Senator Stewart s
free coinage bill. It certainly will
not if the influence of the adminis
tration is strong enough to prevent
it The most interesting rumor is one
that says more than eighty members
of tbc House have entered into an
agreement to filibuster continuously
on everything, except tariff
unless the Committee on Rules^
report another rule setting a date
for the consideration of the Bland fiee
coinage bill, Further than that such
a request has been made of the Com
mittee, the rumor cannot be confli m
p/1
Superintendent of Immigration
Owen, the Indiana ex-Cougressman
whom Assistant Secretary Nettleton
has accused of being unfit for his
place and careless, if not dishonest in
the handling of vouchers for Lncle
Sam’s hard cash, has endeavored
to answer the charges by throwing
the blame for everything that has
gone wrong m bis office on Ins clerks
and by charging that General - ettle
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Andrew Carnegie’s assertion that
the college graduate “has not the
slightest chance of entering busi
ness at twenty against the Woy who
swept the office or began as shop
ping clerk at fourteen,” is backed
ay Henry Clews, who says: “The
college man is not tlie successful
man in business affairs. I do not
employ them in my banking office.
None heed apply for I think they
have been spoiled for business life."
This is very sweeping, butChaun-
cey Depew, J. W. Alexander, of the
Equitable Life, Daniel Heald, of
the Home Insurance Company, Heth
Low, Bryton Ives, and other busi
ness men take the opposite view.
The Boston Journal commenting
on tlie matter says:
“There can be named sixty-fiyecol-
lege graduates who mostly have
their headquarters in New York,
including fifteen prominent rail
road officials, eighteen bankers, ten
manufacturers, ten merchants, seven
heads of leading insurance compa
nies, five heads of noted publishing
houses. Alexander T. Stewart,
John Jacob Astor, Frederick Bil-
ings and Levi C. Wade, may be
named among many others who
have controlled large business
affairs: also Charles F. Adams, Aus
tin Corbin and Presidents Bishop
and Watrous, of the New York and
New Haven railroad, Joseph R.
Hawley, who managed the PlTili-
delphia centennial exposition, Sena
tor Palmer, President of the world's
Columbian fair, are college gradu
ates. Despjte tlie remark of Hor
ace Greely that “of all horned cat
tle delivernie ‘from a college grad
uate,” the staff of The Tribune,
taken altogether quite belies his
statement. So does the staff of any
large newspaper to day. Henry J.
Raymond, Gerard Hullock, James
Brooks and W. C. Bryant. William
Bross, Joseph Medill, George D.
Prentice and Henry W. Grady may
be named among fifty prominent
journalists who were college gradu
ates As a matter of fact, the train
ing of the college-bred man does
not unfit him for beginning at the
bottom, like the boy who sweeps
tlie office and fires the locomotive.
Chauncy Depew says that hundreds
have so begun within the last, five
years in the various departments of .
railway work, and such soon out
strip the uneducated young man.”
The fact is, a college man will be
successful in any line if lie has it lin
him to conquer success, and precise
ly the same thing mav be said of
tlie man who never saw inside of a
college.
Success in life is very largely the
result of will power, enegetic meth
ods and knowledge. With these a
man succeeds whether he was, edu
cated at a college or picked up Jiis
education by general reading and
observation out in tlie world. Tlie
right sort of youngster will make
Ins training and knowledge acquir
ed at college an advantage to him in
business or professional life, and a
young man of the same stamp who
never went to college will in some
way get the substantial points of
the’ mental equipment enjoyed by
the other.
This is the reasonable view of
this vexed auestion.
Men may discuss morals, philoso
phy, social ethies, religion, etc., as to
what relates to one’s duty and obli
gations iu life, and not only in this,but
that which is to come, and draw all
sorts of nice hair line distinctions be
tween right nndivrom*, and daze the
brain, and confuse Die reason with
clatter of words, but after all, the
greatest and best truths are the
plainest and simplest. They do not
require close or sharp logic, profound
reason,or glittering rhetoric; but come
home direct to the mind and reason
of man as a truth, as a fact, as a guide
to govern -his actions arid relation
ship one with auother.
There were good morals, right ac
tion, just dealings long before Jesus
was born, or the Christian religion
and faith established. The old Tes
tament is full of good precepts, and
the laws are just, fair and equitable.
The question arises did those laws
and moral ethics originate alone with
the .lews? Hardly, for the Jew bor
rowed the best part of his religion
from the Egyptian, first, and tlie Per
sian, second, and confirmed Ins wor
ship therewith. To one well posted
tn the religions of the ancient na
tions, those older than the Jews, we
find the borrowing process, just as
we do to day, take the Bible and get
hold of, and endorse the Jewish
idea of Jehovah; and as we also take
Jesus’ idea of God, and preach Him
more than the Jehovah of the old
Jews.
Confucius aud Buddha, who lived
x hundred years before Jesus,
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Don’t quarrel at this beautiful old
world and call it all manner of hard
names simply because it contains a
few hypocrites and other sioners.
Taking it all together it is a good ktul
grand old place to live in—a great
deal better country than lots of us
will ever see—supplied with every
thing the human heart could crave
and adorned with all the beauties
that Heaven could lavish. Speak
gently of the world we live in and
help to make it a perfect paradise.—
Marietta Journal.
He who wants to do a great deal of
good at once, will never do) any.—
Johnson.
Do good to all, that thou niayst
keep thy friends and gain thine ene
mies.—Anon. _
Happiness is an art, and we have
to leurn how to be happy, jnst as we
have to learn how to be good.—Uncle
Esek. _
A good word is an easy obligation,
but not to speak ill requires only our
silence, which costs us nothing.—Til-
lottson.
taught tlie highest kind of social
morality. Buddha said: “As you
would that men should do to you do
even so to them.” Confucius the
greatest aud best of Chinese philoso
phers, said the same thing. Other
teachers said the same thing, and it
was not original with any of them:
but the natural, innate, self-born
dictation of right action. When one
comes to a nice analysis of the say
ing, he wi.l find it a child of pure
selfishness. “Do right, that I may
have right done; be just, so that I
can demand justice of others; be
truthful, so that I can expect truth
from others. I am after taking care
elf myself first, and to do that, 1 must
set a good, fair, just, righteous ex
ample to other men, and demand tlie
same as a personal right: Thus as 1
treat others others must treat me.’
All selfishness at last.
We often hear the expression,
“Everytliing is fair in war.” Every
thing is not. There are certain rules
of war no nation or people dare to
disregard; for if they did, war would
mean death to the vanquished at all
times. No prisoners would he taken,
noarmistic would be binding, no Hag
respected.
Selfishness is born within us to take,
care of ourselves; it Is the ruling prin
ciple of our life; it is essential, neces
sary and all important. But we
should not abuse our selfishness so as
to bp unjust, untruthful, hurtful or
cruel in one’s action towards others.
Our selfishness should be based upon
a right principle, a principle of self-
interest in demanding what is due
ourselves and conceding to others
their just rights. That is why selfish
ness was given us, to do justice and
to demand justice. God says He was
selfish us to his rights. Hear Him:
“For 1 the Lord thy God, am a jeal
ous God,” and jealousy means looking
sharply after our dues and rights.
The man or woman, who will act
up to the principle—“To do as they
would be done by,” can never go far
wrong. It is a safe, selfish, and sat
isfying motto to always act up to and
upon.
The man who aettf upon the idea:
“That honesty is tlie best policy,”
does right, if he is honest, though the
motive is really low and contempti
ble, yea, mean and degrading, be
cause there is no principle as a center
thought, a controlling thought, a just
thought in the matter. It is all poli
cy; and a mail of strict policy, is
really a thief in disguise, because it
would be bad policy to steal, lie or
deceive, for fear of being found out.
Therefore, though not in consonance
or accord with his nature, hit must
be honest because it is the best pol
icy. The liawk that hovers over a
fowl yard and sees the chickens
openly eating without fear or watch,
would dart down and take away his
dinner, bnt he sees a man standing
gun in hand, anil knowing something
about tlie whistling of shot, keeps at
a safe distance. That hawk is honest
from policy’s sake; he will not steal
because he does not think it would
pay to run the risk of getting a
chicken, ho he goes hungry from pol
icy’s sake. “I could have chealed
that man in tlint business transac
tion,” said Smith, “and wanted to.
but was fearful he would find it out
some day, and would then .injure my
character or business; I therefore had
to be honest with him to keep him
my friqnd nnil customer.” Selfish
ness, all selfishness at the bottom, and
fear on top, “It is the easiest tiling
in the world to take advantage of
that man, for he has the utmost con
fidence in me, but it would be bad
policy for lie would find me out.
But what of principle? That noblest
and grandest quality in man. That
child of conscience which is ever on
guard; that judge which holds the
scales blinded and sees through con
science what is right. What does
principle say? “Do right because it
is right to do right; be just so that
justice may govern all action; he
truthful so that truth will always he
exalted; lie honest so that man will
have confidence in man, and society
knit together by the strong bonds of
a living principle.” It. M. O.
A GALL TOJpCRATS.
Cliainnan Atkinson’s Patriotic
Appeal to tho State.
UNITY THE WATCHWORD.
The True Interest ok Georgia
Must he Guarded by the Party
Meetings Must Bo Held and He Promises
to Have Speakers to Address Them—
Plenty ot Work for Every
Democrat.
Chairman Atkinson has issued the
following addretH to the Democrats
of Georgia.
Nkwnan, April 4.—To the Demo
crats of Georgia:—In iny address to
you a short time since, issued to you
by order of the state Democratic ex
ecutive committee, I urged you to go
actively to work and perfect, you
local organizations. This work you
have ulrewily entered upon and I hope
it will progress ns rupidly as possible.
You must bear in mind that organi
zation is a means, not the end which
we would seek, aud that tlie person
nel of your local officers is of tlie
greatest importance. You should se
lect men wlia are true to the princi
ples of the party, who have the abil
ity to do the work assigned them,
and will enter upon it with courage
and enthusiasm. The members of
the National Association of Demo
cratic Clubs, whom I appointed some
time since are requested to co-operate
the county Democratic executive
committee^ und render all aid in
their (lower.
It is of the utmost importance that
the Democratic press join me iu urg
ing that these steps lie promptly
taken, and that the Democrats in the
various towns and militia .districts
organize Democratic clubs and unite
their energies with those of the
county committees in resisting the ef
forts of the third party leaders to
divide the Democratic forces. When
cyer it is thought desirable by the
Democrats of a county to bold a
Democratic rally, if they will com
municate wjth me I will aid them in
securing the attendance of speakers
to address the people.
All assistance in my power will he
cheerfully given whenever it, may be
needed, hut the Democrats of each
county are responsible for tho condi
tion of the party in their own local
ity, and must rely chiefly on them
selves.
I urgently request each county
chairman at once, and not later than
May 1st, to write Hon. H. H. Caba-
niss, secretary of the state Demo
cratic executive ‘Committee, at At
lanta, giviDg a clear statement of the
condition of the party in his own
jurisdiction, informing us wliat work
has been and what can be done by
tiie slate committee to aid them.
My services are at the command of
the party.. W. Y. Atkinson.
Chairman State Deni. Kx. Com.
Did it ever occur to you to tuke
Hood’s Sarsaparilla the best spring
medicine? Try a bottle this season.
It will do you good.
The South at the World's Fair►
In its issue for this week the Man
ufacturers' Record, of Baltimore,
makes tin's urgent appeal to tho
South to prepare for the World’s-
Columbian Exposition:
“The display of apathy regarding
preparations fur the.World’s Colum
bian Exposition that is being mani
fested in several sections of the-
South is greatly to be lamented, lie
ti e absence of constitutional obsti-
ejes, tlie refusal of any Southern!
legislature to make liberal appro
priation for State representation at
lieago is false economy of the
most conspicuous kind. Neglect to
make ample provision for this
event is a short sighted policy that
s sure to react in an injurious man
ner upon the whole Houth. The-
older industrial sections of the-
North are making liberal prepara
tions for representation in the-
World’s Fair, and the West is pro
viding for tlie occasion witli a won
derful display of prodigality..
Money appropriated for this pur
pose does not indicate extravagance
in uny respect, but the inrii T.*rent
policy that lias been adopted by a
few of the Southern Slates must l>e-
regarded as either parsimony <>r «
failure to appreciate the impor
tance of the opportunity.
“There is not, to our knowledge,,
any other use to* which a reasonable-
appropriation could be devoted witti-
better results than in the provision*
of a suitable exhibit of tlie resour
ces and industries of tiny Southern
State iu this great exposition. Ad
vertising is tlie life of industry in
these days, and States that desire to*-
attract attention and promote do- .
velopment might as well enclose
their borders with a high fence ns
to neglect any good opportunity toe
making their advantages known to-
tlie world. The business man wlio-
does not advertise confines his op
erations to a narrow field, and thhs-
appiies equally wellto a town, coim»
tv or State. The World’s Coliuu--
bian Exposition is a huge advertis
ing enterprise, and those who- do
not participate in it will feel the
effects in an unfortunate marine*.
There is a peculiar necessity lor
the South to utilize this opportu
nity to tiie fullest possible extent.
There are thousands of people in
the North, in the West, in New
England and across the ocean who*
have invested largely injurious «s-
terprises for furthering tlie deveL
opment of the South. Nine out ol
every ten such investors have never
been in the South aud will never
visit that section of tlie country.
They have read anil heard so much
of the wonderful resources of the
Soutn, its rapidly growing indus
tries, its mines, its forest, mills, and
furnaces, and when they go to Chi
cago next year they will naturally ex
pent to see a Southern exhibit pro
portioned to the wealth uuii.’
resources of that section. They art
fully justified in such an expecta
tion, and the responsibility for ful
fillment rests with the South—
with each state as well as with irv
dividuals.
“We earnestly hope that all coiv-
sideration of false economy will be
set aside in ttiis matter, and that
all the Southern States will act an
unison in providing for a lib.-re.'
(lispjay at Chicago. It is not a mat
ter of willingness or inclination, but
necessity— a necessity that is iiix-
(lerative. Let there be no delay,,
no differences of opinion as to plans,
but let there be everywhere a unit
ed and determined effort to plaeo-
the South on an equal footing with
the entire world in the World's
Columbian Exposition. We have'
no interest whatever in this exposi
tion apart from its bearing upon
the South, but we fully appreciate
tbe importance of the occasion, and
warn the South not to let such an.
opportunity pass unheeded.”
Some Fooish People
Allow a cough to run until it gets be
yond the reach of medicine. They
olten say, “Oh,“it Will wear away,.”
but in most cases it wear® them away.
Could tiiey be induced to try the suc
cessful medicine called Kemp's Jcul-
sam, which is sold on a positive gura*.
autee to cure, they would immedi
ately see the excellent effect aftes
taking the first dose. Price 50c and
$1.00. Trial size free. At all drug
gists.
The way never to have any cloudy
weather is to have the sun inside ©I
you.
It is not the good that we intend to-
do to morrow, but that we are doing
to-day, that the devil is afraid of.