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Newspaper Page Text♦ 'OLCJMB LX VII H'hdchal rjvios istabllsbedtr. 1329.i pOCTHKRX tSOOBDEf 11 ‘‘ISIS, CONEOLir.ATHt 1 87 V Milledgevillb. Ga., July 21, 1896. Number ft. Editorial Glimpses and Clippings. “Just once more,” soys tlie Macon > W a, “hooray for Grover! ’ BRYAN’S SPEECH. iapport the democratic tied ;[e’s a poor democrat who g< housetop to prophecy hi* eat. V. hich Won the Democratic Nomina ^ tion at Chicago. mator Teller says the populists will . ~ - t ‘’Mr. Chaisman anj Genth-mm of the Convention—I would be presump-j ipon jtuous indeed to pru.sent myself’ against ’ r his party's j the distinguished gentlemen to whom ; | yon ha ye listened it this were hut a _ , . , , j measuring of ability, but this is not a| lion. Frank Hurd, one ot the lead- contest among persons. Tlie humblest j ng Democratic statesmen of < ).no, died j citizen in all the land when clad in the | ast week. ■ j armor of a righteous cause, is stronger j There is but one national democratic 1 | ian a ^- *be whole hosts ol error, that icket, and we. are for it first last and j ,he - v . cn " 1 come t0 f! P eilk t0 U ,he time. j } '° U ,n ot i,s , ’ ol 7 i,s th . e — ♦ i > ; cause* ol liberty—11 to cause, ot human 1 .- A crank made an unsuccessful at- j ty. (Loadapplause.) When this de- r-npit Tuesday to assassinate Pre*i- j bate is dosed ;i motion will be made to nt Faure, of France. i lay upon tlie table the resolution in —-— | commendation of tlie administration. It is our guess that the democrats will j I shall object to bringing this question , country creates i business man a jcimblicans. The Chicago convention, in naming kcwall, had its eye on the Maine chance. Brunswick Advertiser. The true sentiment for all loyal Dem ocrats must be: Right or wrong, my I arty still—Macon News. The defeat of McKinley is the only |way for the people to rebuke the pur chase of a Presidential nomination. Col. J. II. Estill, editor of the Sn- |vnunah Morning News, bus the sincere ■sympathy of the whole state in the loss |d his estimable wife. In this issue we publish the speed) of |Hou. W. J. llryan, which won for him like nomination for President by the n ational democratic convention at Clii- I cage. In matter and effect it is one of I the most momentous speeches in the history of the republic. C. A. Snow A Co., of Washington, I D. C. Patent lawyers, whose ad. is in another column, have a solid reputa tion for procuring patents for inventions in the United States, Canada and Europe. 'They will 6end printed ad vice about procuring patents free to any I address. Ottr old friend and former fellow-cit- zen, Mr. O. K. Itingland, is making a success of farming in Dooly county. For tlie encouragement of our farmers we copy from the Cordele Sentinel, an account of Mr. Ringland’s farm. Tlie article will be found on the eighth page of this paper. CAPTURED, A Negro who Escaped from Irwinton Jail Caught in Mllledgcville. A negro by the name of John Dean made bis escape from Irwinton jail on Friday, July 3rd. While being fed lie. ran by the jailer and made good his escape. On Saturday, lltli, Mr. Alton 1>. Pierce, editor of the People’s Guide, came to this city on business, and while passing along tlie streets saw and re- cognized the negro, who, as soon as he saw Mr. Pierce made an effort to get out of tlie way, but after a little run and scuffle, Mr. Pierce, succeeded in hold ing him until Policeman Ilarper went to his assistance. Dean was soon se curely handcuffed. Mr. Pierce carried the prisoner back to Irwinton and de- lived him to tlie Sheriff who bad offered $1 '>.00 reward for his capture. Editor Pierce’s visit to Milledgeville turned out to be remunerative—equal to many cash in advance subscribers to “The People’s Guide.” DEATH OF HRS. A. F. H YNNE. Mrs. Mary 11. Wynne, an aged and greatly beloved woman, wife of Mr. A. F. Wynne, died at her home in Macon, Ga., on Sunday, July 12th, 180tJ. She passed away alter a long and lingering illness of more than six months. The funeral occurred nt II o’clock Monday morning, Rev. George Matthews and Rev. Southern officiating. Her remains were buried at Riverside cemetery in Macon. , Mrs. Wynne resided at Midway, near this-city, for many years. She was an excellent Christian woman and was greatly beloved and was sadly missed here when the family moved to Macon. wealth, is as much a the man who goes upon the board of trade and bets upon the price of grain. ••’file miners who go a thousand feet into the. earth, or climb 2,000 feet upon the cliffs and bring forth from their biding places tlie precious metals to to be poured in the channels«of trade are as much business men as the few financial magnets who in a back room corner the money of the world. “We come to speak for this broader class of business men. All, my friends, we say not one’ word against those who live on the Atlantic coast, but those hardy pioneers who braved all the dangers of the wilderness, who have made the desert to blossom as the rose—those pioneers away out there rearing their children near to nature’s heart, where they can mingle their voices with the voices of the birds—out there where they have erected school- houses for the education of their young, and churches where they praise their “Never before in the history of this I ( ' reat ? r ’ c , em f eries " lier « sleep country 1ms there been witnessed such ! ‘ ,enshe ?, of th ? !(S deservm S of the consideration of this party as any onie very near to all voting the ticket, j down to a level of persons. The indi- n d that it will also be voted by many ! vidual is but an atom, he is born, he acts, lie dies, hut principles are eternal 1 and this has been a contest of principle.; NEVER SUCH A CONTEST. a contest as that through which we have passed. Never before in the his tory of American politics has a great issue been fought out as this issue has, by the voters themselves. “On the 4th of March, 18il.i. a few democrats most of them members of congress, issued an address to tlie dem ocrats of the nation, asserting that the money question was the paramount is sue of the hour, asserting also the right of a majority of the democratic party to control tlie position of the par ty on this paramount issue, concluding with the request that all believers in ree coinage of silver in the democratic party should organize and take charge of and control the policy of the demo cratic party. Three months later, at Memphis, an erganizotion was perfected ami the silver democrats went forth opsnly and boldly and courageously proclaiming their belief, and declaring if successful they would crystnlize in a platform the declaration which they had made, and then began the conflict with a zeal approaching the zeal which inspired the crusaders which followed Peter the Hermit. Our silver demo crats went forth from victory unto victory until they are assembled now not to discuss, not to debate, but to en ter up the judgment- rendered bv the plain people of this country. (Applause. “In this contest brother has been ar rayed against, brother and father against father. The warmest, ties of love and aequaintance and association have been disregarded. Old leaders have been cast aside when they refused to give expression to the sentiments of those whom they would lead, and new lead ers have sprung tip to give direction to this cause of truth. (Cheers.) Thus has the contest been waged nnd we have assembled here under ns binding and solemn instructions as were ever fastened upon the representatives of a people. Sl-EAK FOR TIIE PF.OPLK. nier, and by the application of brain an,] | ; 0 have a different opinion from muscle to the natural resources of tins j the gentleman who 1ms addressed us on the part of the minority. Those who are opposed to this proposition tell us that the issue of paper money is a function of the bank and that the gov ernment ought to go out of the barfking business. I stand with Jefferson rath er than with them, and tell them, as he did,/that the issue of the money is a functhfti of the government and that the banks ought to go out of the govern ment business. “They complain about the plank whidL declares against the life, tenure of oiiiee. They have tried to strain it to mean that which it does not mean, w hat we oppose in that plank is the life tenure that is being built up in Washington, which excludes from par ticipation in the benefits of the bum bler members of our society. I cannot dwell longer in my limited time—(Cries of “go on, go on.”) Let me call attention to two or three great things. The gentlemen from New York says he will propose an amendment providing that this change in our law shall not effect contracts al ready made. Let me remind you that there is no intention of affecting these contracts, which, according to our present laws are made payable in gold. But if be means to say that we cannot change our monetary system without protecting those who Lave loaned mon ey before the change was made, I want to ask him where, in law or in morals he can find authority for not protecting the debtors when the act o 1873 was passed. But he now insists that we must protect the creditor. He says he also wants to amend this law and pro vide that if we fail to maintain a pari ty within a year we will then suspend the coinage of silver. We reply that when we are successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sijneerety by trying to show what we will do if we can. I ask him it he will apply hislogio to us, why he does not apply it to himself. He says he wants this country to try nnd secure an international agreement. Why don’t he tell us what lie is going to do if they fail to secure an international agree ment. “There is no more reason for him to do that than for us to fail to maintain the parity. They have tried tor thirty years—for thirty years—to secure tin international agreement, mid t liases are Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report aking ABSOLUTELY pure “We do not come as individuals. Why. as individuals we might have been glad to welcome the gentleman from New York (Senator Hill), but we knew that the people would never be willing to put him in a position where lieeould thwart the will of the democratic party. (Cheers) I say it was not a question of persons, it was a question of principle, and it is not with gladness my friends, that we find ourselves brought into conflict with those who are now array ed on the other side. The gentleman who just proceeded me (Gov. Russell) spoke of the old state of Massachusetts. Let me assure him that not one person in the convention entertains the least hostility to the people of (lie state of Massachusetts. (Applause.) “But, we stand here representing the people who are the equals before tin- law of tlie largest, citizens of the state of Massachusetts. (Applause.) When you come before us and tell us that we shall disturb your business in terests, we reply that you have dis turbed our business interests by | your course. (Great applause nnd loud cheering.) We say to you that you have made too limited in its people in this country. (Great ap plause.) SO MORE PLEADING. “It is for these that we speak. We do not come as aggressors. Our war is not a war of conquest. We are fight ing for the defence of our homes, our families and posterity. (Loud applause.) We have petitioned and our petitions have been scorned. We have entreat ed and our entreaties have been disre garded. We have begged, and they have mocked and our calamity came. “We beg no longer, we entreat no more, we petition no more. We defy them! (Great applatse and oonfusion in the silver delegation.) “The gentleman from Wisconsin has said he fears a Robespierre. My friends iu this land of the free you need fear no tyrant who will spring up from among the people. What we need is an Andrew Jackson to stand as Jack- son did, against the encroachments of aggrandized wealth. (Great applause.) “They tell us that this platform was made to catch votes. We reply to them that changing conditions make new issue?, that the principles upon which rest democracy are as everlasting ns the hills, but that they must be ap plied to new conditions as they arise, i Conditions have arisen and we are at tempting to meet these new conditions. They tell us that the income tax ought, not to he brought in here, that is' a uew idea. They criticise us for our criti cisms of the Supreme Court of the United States. My friends, we have not criticised. We have simply called attention to what yon know. If you want criticisms read the dissenting opinions of the court. That will give you criticism. (Applause.) INCOME TAX. They say we passed an unconstitu tional law. I deny it. The income tax was not unconstitutional when it was passed.“' It was not unconstitution, al when it went before the supreme court for the first time. It did not be come unconstitutional until the judge changed his mind, and we cannot be expected to know when a judge will change his mind. (Applause, and voice, “Hit ’em again.”) “The income tax is a just law. It simply intends to put tlie burden of the government equally upon the backs of the people. 1 am in favor of an in come tax. (Applause.) “When I find a man who is not wil ling to pay his share of the burdens of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours. (Applause.) that can protect from the avenging wrath of an indignant people the man who will either declare that he is in favor of fastening the gold standard upon the, people, or who is willing to surrender the right of self-government and place legislative control in the. hands of foreign potentates and pow ers. (Cheers.) “We go forth confident that we shall win. Why? Because upon the paramount issue in this campaign there is not a spot of ground upon which the enemy will dare to challenge battle. Why if they tell us that the gold stan dard is a good thing, we point to their platform and tell them that their plat form pledges the party to get rid of the gold standard and substitute bimetalisni. (Applause.) If the goli standard is a good thing why try to get rid of it? (Laughter and continued appluse.) If the gold standard—and I might call your attention to the tact that some of the very people who are in this con vention today and who tell you that we ought to have international bimet- ulisrn and thereby declare that the gold standard is wrong, and that tlie principle of bimetallism is better—these very people four months ago were open and avowed advocates of the gold stan dard and telling us that we could not legislate two metals together even with all the world. [Renewed applause and cheers.] MAKES A SUGGESTION. “I want to suggest this truth, that if the gold standard is a good thing we ought to declare in favor of a retention and not in favor of abandoning it, and if the gold standard Is a bad thing whv should we wait until some other nations are willing to help us let go. (Applause.) this nation is able to legislate for itc own people on every question, withae'; waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth (applause), :ia<f upon that issue we expect to carry every single state in this union. (Applause.) “1 shall not slmsnler the fair state Massachusetts not the state of Neir York by saying tlmt when its citizew are confronted with the proposition,Ha this nation able to attend to its owe business?—I will not slander either one liy saying that the people of tliOMt states will declare our helpless itnpo- tency as a nation to attend to our owi' business. It is the issue of 1771? over again. ()ur ancestors, when but 3,000.- (M)0, had the courage to declare tlwtir political independence of ever)' other nation upon earth. Shull we, their descendants, when he have grow*; •«> 70,000,000, declare that we are lees in dependent than our forefathers? No., my friends, it will never be the jjvldg- ment of this people. Therefore, we cure not upon what lines the boSfie i* fought. If they say bimetulism is good, but we cannot have it till some natios helps us, we reply that instead of hav ing a gold standard because. England lias, we shall restore bimetallism, and then let England have bimetallism be cause the United State* has. (A|v plause.) “If they dure tocomeout incite opes and defend the gold standard a* a good thing, we shall light them to the utter most, having behind u* the producing; masses of this nation and the world. Having behind us the commercial inter est* and the laboring interests and aB the toiling masses, we shall answer tlie* demands for a gold standard by saying to them, you shall not press down upoo the brow of labor this crown of them*: you shall not crucify mankind upon * old?” on either issue or on both. . If they tell 11* „ t waiting lor it most patiently who don’t, us that the gold standard is the stan- want it at, all. (Cheering, laughter long 1 dard of civilization we reply to them that continued.) man. .The man who is employed for wages is as much a business man as his employer. (Continued cheering.) The attorney in a country town is as heartfelt sorrow and sympathize deeply j much a business nuin as a corporation with the bereaved family in their great i council in a great metropolis. 1 he affliction. Her children, four sons and merchant at a cross roads store is as Her many friends in this city and vi cinity have heard of her death with another outburst. ' “Now, my friends, let me come to the great paramount issue. It they ask us here why is it that we say more on the money question than we do upon the tariff'question, 1 reply that it protection lias slain its thousands the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands. If they ask us why we did not embody all these things in our platform which we believe, we reply to them that when we have restored the money of the constitution all other necessary reforms will be possible, and until that is done there is no reform that can be accomplished. (Cheers.) “Why is it that within three months such a change has come over the senti ments ot this country? Three months ago, when it was confidently asserted that those who believed in tlie gold standard would frame our plattorm and nominate our candidates, even the advocates of the gold stan dard did not think, that we could elect a president, but they had good reason for tlie suspicion, because there is scarcely a state here today asking for tlie gold standard that is not within the absolute control of the republican party. (Loud cheering.) But note tlie change. Mr. McKinley was nominated at St. Louis upon a platform that declared for the maintenance of the gold stan- He says that we jire opposing the I dard until it should he changed into national bank currency. It is true. If! bimetulism by an international agree- you will read what Thomas Benton said i ment. Mr.-McKinley was the most you will find that he said in searching | popular man among the republicans, histoTy that he could find but one par- j and everybody three months ago in alel to Andrew Jackson. That was | the republican party prophesied bis Cicero, who destroyed the conspira- election. How is it today? Why, cies of Cataline and saved Rome. He the man who used to boast that he did for Rome what Jackson did when \ looked like Napoleon—(laughter and he destroyed tlie bank conspiracy and ! cheers)—that man shudders today saved America. (Applause.) when lie thinks that he was nominated We say in our platform that we bo- on tlie anniversary of the battle of In,plication the definition of business Hove that the right to coin money and j Waterloo. . 11 — ■ - - issue money is a function ot government, j “Not only that, but as lie listens lie We believe it. We believe it is a I can hear with ever increasing distinct- part of sovereignty, and can no more ! ness the sound of the waves as they with safety be delegated to private in-1 beat upon the lonely shores ofSt.TIele- dividunls than wo could delegate to pri- j na. [Cheers.] vute individuals the [lower to make < more cheers. statutes or levy laws tor taxation/Ap- | “Why this change? Ah, my friends ‘Here is the line of battle. We care ] eros- ol __ not upon which issue they force the battle. We are prepared to meet them j (<„„! onk* iron Acnii Gn«w in from the trite old verse wo use**, to tvclte in our school boy days, tt tlMc*; toiciMe qipliiMtlon .«those small h I Impute wnleli we iti-** apt to dlsreiMrrt uiitvi t.hej rmoh formidable proportions. A At rtf ImtiKoatlon, a'•etlalit" utuck ot eonstip* tton.lt ts Hssumed, will soon pass olt. hff. Ih very apt. to Rot worse, mid In the meat time Is neglected until thtfalwrent becomes elnonte, and then, if riot entirely nniitt- enter! i- n constant anno ye nee mid m eia« of wort-e eoneequmices, lor diseases, recot- li'ct, bei-et one another. Mow rauc l wiaar to re-ort to a course of Ilosiotter’s 8ts«- aoli Bitt-rs at the outset ot the malady thru to teiuporiz• with It nt, the start,or treat tt wlt.o violent remedies to Its inatu rirv. B» on lima with dlsea-e, m it may ••Mooi” you. *lal«rtnu->. rheumatic a»4 biduav eomuhilnlH, dyspepsia, constipa tion. billion mess and nervousness are at; dlsordets of rapid growth, and should he ‘•nipped in the bud" by a timely resort-dc tlie Bitters. It is a new era. The boys have to ken hold. The boy who was learning to walk, when tlie nation was sorrow ing over Bull Run and Fort Sumpter now aspires to be President. Iiecotfid not understand wliat war meant untf] it was well over., lie cannot remem ber the departing troops, nor the jo* 1 that came with victory. He is a new j generation. < fid man, the hoys ait ion*.—Pit tsburg Time*.. R daughter, are all grown and married, i much a business man as a merchant of '■> •fhe mission on earth of the good wo- New \ork. I he farmer who man s ac omplished and she rests from ! forth iathe morning and toils all , is not this change evident to any one goes JEFFERSON s opiniox. j who will look at the matter? It is day, “Mr. Jefferson, who was once re- no private character, however pure; be jins in the spring and toils all sum- ‘ garded as good democratic authority, 1 no personal popularity however great; this, the most enlightened of all the nations of the earth, has never declared for a gold standard, and both the par ties this year are declaring against it. (Applause.) If tlie gold standard is the standard of civilization, why my friends, should we not have it? So if they come to meet us on that we can present the history of our nation. More than that: we can tell them this, tlmt they will search history in vain to find a single instance in which the common people of any land have ever declared themselves in favor of a gold standard. [Applause.] They can find where the holders of fixed investments have. Mr. Carlisle said in 1878 that this was a struggle between the idle holders of idle capital and the struggling masses who produce the wealth and pay the taxes of the country and, my friends it is a simple question that we shall decide, upon which side shall the democratic party fight? LABOR OR CAPITAL? “Upon the side of idle holders of idle capital, or upon the side of the strug gling masses? That is the question that the party must answer first, uttd then it must be answered by each in dividual herafter. The sympathies of tlie democeratic party, as described by the platform, are on the side of the struggling masses, who have ever been the foundation of the democratic party. (Applause.) ‘•There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that if yon just legislate to make, the well-to-do prosperous their prosperity will leak through on those below. The demo cratic idea lias been that if you legis late to make the masses prosperous their prosperity will find its way up and through every class and rest upon it. (Applaust.) “You come to us and tell us the great cities are in favor of the gold standard. I tell you that the great cities rest upon these broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But de stroy our farms and the grass-will grow in the streets of every city in i'no country. (Applause.) TO CARE FOR ITSELF. “My friends, we shall declare that Forty thousand delegates attended the Christian Endeavor cowvenrtisn m Washington last week. This is a gre*E religious organization. Mr. Brantley puts it well when hr says: “The time for platform raakingh past.” Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Faftb-’ -DR.- CREAM BAKING P0WMR , MOST PERFECT MADE. 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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, July 21, 1896, Image 1