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Newspaper Page TextVPLUME L X VII Soother??aEC0BmeB bl,> * hedt ‘ P| t*i9.' fCossqlipatbp 18?; MlLLEDGEVILLE, (irA., AlJdUST 4, 1890. Numbeb 6. Editorial Glimpses and Clippir gs. 1 The country couldn’t stand many 1 mere Vices—Augusta Herald. This country is looking forward to Brvan’s speech of acceptance. Senator Butler, of North Carolina, will manage the Populists’ campaign. Buffalo street ears are soon to be operated by power from Niagara Falls. Bryan lias three nominations to Mc Kinley's one. If be can but get votes in the same proportion, be will certain ly be in it. As the nominee of three party con-, ventions for the office of President of the United States, Mr. Bryan occupies a unique position in. American politics. The first bale of Georgia cotton was received in Savannah last Tuesday. It was seventeen days ahead of last year’s first bale. Politics are well enough in their places hut no^ man should neglect Ids business for them. The duty of the average man to the country does not imply any such sacrifice. GOOD ROADS. WASHINGTON LETTER. We Stone for a Road* thong zens, or any considerable part of them, 1 J ! as to the location of the road, an ap- are indebted to Prof. II. H. j peal could be made to the engineer in pram Our Rrg«|nr c«rr**»an«i<-ut. chief, and from*his decision to the road commission—the decision of that body to be final. It should further he the duty of the district engineer thor oughly to inspect, and accept or re ject, all material and contract work.” 11 ... t, i Prof. Stone then goes somewhat into i by writing to Prof. Stone, at •, . , , , ,, , ° 1 detail ns to how the roads should be constructed. The subject is an itnpor- , . . , , taut one and should divide time with getting possession of the wise sugges tions contained in the pamphlet. V Kmory College, Oxford, Gs opy ot a pamphlet on “Good He presents soiry? good a most important subject. printed can lie obtaii Oxford, Ga. Those who are interested in good roads should lose no time in We suppose the pamphlet wa fer circulation and that a copy IIon.Flem DuBignoti, Gen. C. A. Evans and General Gordon have all tendered their services to Chairman Clay to stump the state for the Demo cratic nominees, State and National. C. A. Snow & Co.,of Washington,I). C., Patent lawyrs. whose ad. is in an other column, procure patents for in ventions in the United States, Canada and Europe. They wil^ send printed advice about procuring patents free to any address. Cotton bagging and ties have ad vanced wonderfully within the past few days. Ties that sold last year at (>;) cents now bring $1.22 1-2 in 200 bundle lots. Bagging lias advanced in proportion. These articles are in the liands of a trust. The Populist terms to the Demo- cratic party are: “Take down Seivall and accept Watson or divide the elec toral votes with us. If not, our na tional committee is empowered to take j down Bryan.” It is a knotty problem any way you use it.—Columbus En- j quirer. Insurance companies have decided j that electric fighting, when the wiring is well done—and they have formulated : special rules fin the subject—is the suf- , est of all illuminations. Statistics I show the following comparative risks: i fire in one year from paraffin and her- > osene, 259; from gas, 110; matches used ( for gas, 3candles, ' s >8; arc electric j lights, 7; incandescent electric lights only 1. ' Senator Hill may be expected to come around all right in the end. It is largely due to his influence that a third Ticket has not been placed in the field by the disgruntled goldbugs. Senator Hill’s real position may he construed from his speech delivered in the senate on May 1st, in which he rebuked Sen ator Tillman for threatening to bolt the convention and declared he would not bolt “whoever may be the Democratic candidate or whatever may be the Dem ocratic platform.” Bob Taylor is on the stump and in his own peculiar style is winning more favor and votes than ever. “When 1 am on the platform,” he told his audi ence at Louden the other day, “I act the fool at $1 apiece for those town folks, but when I am on the hustings preaching the gospel of Democracy to the people salvation is free. It I had the power 1 would convert every mos quito into a butterfly and every Repub lican into a Democrat; I would give , to every man between the two oceans a happy home, and hang in every happy home a fiddle and a bow for good luck.’ Dr. Chamtoey M. Depew has expres- ed himself in reply to Mr. M illiam C. Whitney’s arraignment of the republi can party frfrits failure to do something to make it easier for the sound money democrats to vote for McKinley. Dr. Depew takes the ground that the re publicans cannot set aside protection even for the sake of sound money— “We cannot eliminate from our creed any part that may he objectionable to the democrats, and they should not ask us to,” says Dr. Depew. Nevertheless, he thinks that “to a degree Mr. \\ hit- ney is right.” At the same time he fails to outline a plan whereby sound money democrats might join with the republicans at the forthcoming election. 'I lie author sets out by saying: “Whether or not it be true of the American people as a whole, it can be said ot such portion of them as’niy observation covers, that questions con cerning the nation or state at large readily engage their attention, while the seemingly small county matters, which affect the individual much, are too generally over-looked. The nom ination and election of a president, events which can at best have but small effect upon the individual, absorb the attention of our citizens a full twelve- month before his inauguration; while the nomination of a county board of commissioners of roads and revenues, which shall come in contact with every citizen directly and indirectly, and whose actions will affect the value of every piece of property in the county and the taxes thereon, is allowed to go by default. It is comparatively easy for a stranger—a salaried agent, or some one attempting to make a fortune by the furthering of some scheme—to come among us and begin to talk rail road and immediately the whole com munity is agog. Men see visions and dream dreams; town councils vote con- ces-ions; citizens contribute land and donate rights of way; dirt is broken amid great enthusiasm, and the town is afflicted with that American disease— a boom. When the hazy atmosphere lias cleared away and men regain rea son they see that they may have indeed built n railroad, but not for themselves. It is owned by some syndicate, mayhap made rich by their contributions of land and money, and for whose every haul they must pay their hard-earned dimes. How much better it would he for hs to expend our enthusiasm and surplus cash on that which will yield a great present and constantly increasing benefit, and that too with compara tively nothing beyond the original outlay. The conversion of the rights of way of inud and dust and discomfort (by politics. If you are interested in this nianent good, take Prof. Stone your confidence. per- into The N«w York Banlra-Their Fear. Some of the newspapers are thank ing and complimenting the banks for their liberality in keeping up the gold reserve. The voluntary exchange of some millions of gold for greenbacks is a stroke of policy born of fear, policy and selfishness. Another issue of bonds be fore the knell to democrats or republ coin foresaw’ was upon the country, and as lie said, he feared the money power. But the people are now thinking, and the banks have wakened to a new sense of the situation. They have found out-tlfat New York cannot dic tate the financial policy of this gov ernment just as it has been doing for the last twenty-five years. The peo ple saw the banks and speculators mak ing millions by forcing the govern ment to issue bonds, and a gold stand ard was to be the f uture policy of the goverment. The goldites, in the security and plenitude of their power thought there were none to dispute their authority or policy. But they have been most egre- giously mistaken, and they hare found out within the last few weeks that this government is a government of the people, for the people, by the people, and in the interest of the whole peo ple, independent of class legislation. The “silver craze” is going to be u silver wave which will sweep over this country in November. We hope the banks will see that it is to their inter est to sit down for a time at least upon their selfishness, and to do for the gov ernment what they never would have done had a gold policy been declared bv the Democratic and Republican party. courtesy called roads), periodically i Defeat, brings a man to his senses worked into shape for more mud and | quicker than anything else. Me most discomfort, into smooth, hard high ways, passable at every season with lull Washington, July 29th, 1800. Bryan’s nomination for President by the populist convention after he lmd de clined the nomination because that con vention had nominated Tom Watson instead of Sewall for Vice President was much more satisfactory to the uverage'democrat than it would have been under other circumstances. Of course Mr. Bryan would not, even if he could, do anything to prevent the pop ulists voting for him, but their nominat ing him after his declination will re lieve him ot obligations which would otherwise have existed. According to information received in Washington, Brvan would have received the vote of nearly all of the populists whether he had been nominated by their convention or not. Unless those who ought to know are altogether out. in their reckoning, the nomination of Watson for Vice Presi dent wn< one of those meaningless le election would sound the I dent was one of those meaningless > the gold party, whether gold I things which are sometimes done in poi nts or republicans. What Lin- itics, and no doubt is felt of the elec- lo^ds, with comfort toman and human ity to beast, is a subject which con cerns alike the equipage of the mil lionaire, the team of the farmer, the cart of the laborer, and the feet, of the wayfaring man. Very few of the cit izens of the State of Georgia know what good roads are; for most of them have never seen one.” The writer then describes the roads of this country and contrasts them with the roads of Europe, as shown by extracts taken from recent consular re ports made to the Department of State on streets and highways in foreign countries. The reader will doubtless agree with the writer that poor roads are a sad affliction, hut as to the rem edy? There’s the rub. Prof. Stone suggests the following: “The plan I would present for the permanent improvement of the roads is as follows: Let the state issue a sufficient number of bonds with the proceeds of which to construct a first-class road through each county, or rather two such roads—one extending in an east and west direction, the other in a north and south direction; the roads of one county to connect with the similar roads of the adjoining counties, so as to form a con tinuous system of first-class roads, ex tending over the entire state, in building these roads, let there he es tablished » road commission with head quarters in the capital of the state; the state to be divided by them into road districts not less than fifteen in num ber, and more in their discretion— each district to be in charge of a capa ble engineer, who in turn shall be un- leerfitlly thank tiie goldites for their common sense policy ant\ hope they will begin to see that speculation upon the necessity of the government is un derstood by the great mass ol the people. What! A Democrat Vote for rtcKinley! As well vote for a wolf as chicfherd- er of the sheep! or fur Old Satan him self as pastor of the church! For the principles of Democracy and McKin- leyism just cross each other. McKinley stands for a Chinese-wall tariff—for force bill—for bounties, di rect and indirect to certain classes, at the expense of the people generally— for all the abominations of the Repub lican party. In other words he 6tands by and for a sectional oligarchy, and upholds it in all its plans and purposes —those acbomplished as well as those in view. Can u true democrat forget and con done the past? the overthrow of the Constitution? the trampling under loot of the rights of individuals and of States? the days of reconstruction? the tyranical centrillzation of the Re publican Oligarchy! What true Texan wants the Re publican Party re-enthroned in his own State? How then can lie vote-to put That party based on hate and force and fraud False to the Constitution and to God, , back in power in Washington? Would not such a vote be one to re-install re publican infamy in Texas? Rally, democrats, to your banners and principles, and sweep McKinley- ism from the field! John M. Richak»8<an, Daingerfleld, Texas. derail engineer in chief. It would he, the duty of the district engineer to lo-1 ’ u ^ ^ cate, subject to the approval of the j engineer in chief, the roads to be built, in his district, locating them not nee-, The people recognize and appreciate I mo8t ’ influential gold republicans in his eal merit. That is why Hood's Sar-1 district are tryin" to throw the Con- Sure to Win. tion of Bryan and Sewall should the democrats and populists combined have a majority of the electoral college. Nevertheless it is feared that Watson’s nomination may cause some trouble in several of the Southern States should there be both democratic and populist electors put up and voted for in those states, as now seems probable, and there is of course, a possibility of there being trouble in the electoral college should the Bryan majority be small and the balance of power be held by Bryan and Watson electors. Secretary Iloke Smith is out for Bryan and Sewall, and Secretary Car lisle and Postmaster General Wilson are expected to declare for the ticket very shortly. None of these gentle men are responsible for the belief, but all the same it exists that if President Cleveland publicly declares against the ticket, as it is feared lie will do, there will be a breaking up of the cabinet, aaused by the resignation of the mem bers who will support the ticket. All of the democratic organizations in Washington have appointed Com mittees to act jointly in setting a date and making arrangements liir a rous ing Bryan and Sewall ratification meet ing. As Mr. Brvan is expected to be the principal speaker at this meeting it is likely that, the date selected will be near that upon which the big noti fication meeting in New York City will be held. There was some amusement at the Congressional Committee headquarters and among democrats generally at the report that somebody had hired Madi son Square Gardens at New York City foran indefinite period from Aug. 1st; in order to prevent the Bryan notifica tion meeting being held there, as con templated, the idea presumably being that good luck attends a democratic candidate only when notified of his nomination in Madison Square Garden, because Mr. Cleveland received his notification there in 1892. If Bryan’s enemies have money to spend in that way, tiie democrats will merely give them tiie icy laugh and hold the notifi cation meeting somewhere else, out of doors, if it be necessary to accommo date tiie thousands who have already announced their intention to attend the meeting. Democrats were much pleased when they heard that Senator Sherman was trying to persuade Mark Hanna to put him on the stump in the Western states for the gold standard ticket, and they only hope that Hanna will do it. It is their belief that with the possible ex ception of J. Pierpont Morgan, the Wall street banker, or one of the Roths childs, John Sherman could make more votes for Bryan and Sewall by talking up the gold standard in the Western slntes than any other one man living. Sherman is one of the gold hugs whose advice to Western silver men would be certain to cause them to do exactly the opposite thing. Representative Babcock, of W is., Chairman of the Republican Congress ional Campaign Committee, isn’t oc cupying a bed of roses this year. In addition to the worry incident to his position lie has troubles of his own. He is making a three cornered fight for his political life at home. 11c is a gold man, hut it seems that a number ot the essarily on the old thoroughfares, hut, re taking into consideration the most di- j saparilla has the largest sales in the , gressional nomination to somebody else, rect and shortest routes, the grades, [ world. Merit in medicine means the There are a considerable number of bridges, cost and accessibility of mate- power to rial, and other advantages which we | cure may group under the head of geneftil It is thu v..v ^ *. u. ..■<*. -“s nomination. availiability. Should there be <Bs- superior merit is an establish** fact, 1 hi m j 3 bein g W aged by tho A, P. A. satisfaction oji the on part of the citi-' atid meritwins. ' As he can control the entire influence Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Absolutely pure .uoiii in incuiune m«uns the { There an* a considerable number ot to cure. Hood’s Sarsaparilla silver republicans in the District and -absolutely, permanently cures.' they also arc working against Babcock’s ite One True Blood Purifiar. Its * nomination. The third fight against and all the resources of the Congress ional committee, he will probably suc ceed in getting nominated again, but with all these enemies in his own party, his getting elected again is quite anoth er matter. Notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts which arc being made to hold them hack by talking of nominating a gold democratic ticket, a great many democrats who do not approve of the financial plank of tin* platform are an nouncing their intention to vote for Bryan and Sewall instead of throwing their votes away or casting them for McKinley, and there will be a great many more of them before the campaign gets fairly started. EUROPEAN LETTER. From Our Spocinl Correspondent. Granada, Spain, June 20, 189fi. As one looks out of the latticed win dows of (lie Alhambra, the eye falls on a group of low yellow houses across the ravine. The scene is romantic enough to arouse the imagination of an Es quimau. The picturesque city, with its vari-colored buildings and rose- filled gardens; the hills covered with grey olive trees, the dazzling snows of the Sierras Nevada beyond. From this window a princess doubtless leaned to listen to the song of her lover, in the ravine below; or perhaps a prisoner watched anxiously for the signal of those who would aid his escape. And the effect of the whole is enhanced when the guide, noticing that your glance is resting on the cluster of houses, says: “That is the gypsy settlement.” Perhaps nowhere better than in Spain can one find examples of the pure Romany—tlmt strange people whose origin is unknown and who have retained, in spite of their nomadic life, their own language and customs, 'l'ramps and vagabonds of nil varieties have chosen to style themselves gyp sies; but the genuine race lias an in dividuality of its own, which both Longfellow and George Eliot have thought worthy of immortalzing in poetry. On the evening of of our arrival in Granada, the landlord asked if we wished to visit the gypsy quarters and see their dances the next day. The Alhambra had so pre-occupied our minds that we had not given the gyp sies a thought, and were not interested in visiting them. But a few days later, after we had spent hours daily in the literal castle in the uir that was once the palace of Moorish kings, we re membered our host’s suggestion and called a carriage. Some English tou rists, who were staying at the same hotel, joined us, und we drove out of the city and up the hill. We were surrounded ns soon as ive stopped by a crowd of gypsies—heavy browed, for bidding looking men, black eyed girls offering to tell fortunes, smiling chil dren begging for pennies, witch-like crones looking for something to steal. One man who seemed to he spokes man at once opened transactions, and asked if we wanted to see the dances; it would cost us 3.1 pesetas ($7) for our party. We (teclo§ed that this was much too expensive. How much would we give? they asked. Fifteen pesetas, we said. 'They declared that it would not be thought of. “Very well,” we answered and told the driver to return to the city. But the gyp sies held a consultation and came down to thirty. We were inflexible. “Would we give twenty-five?” “No.” Much haggling and discussion ensued, and finally we compromised on twenty. Promptly we were escorted to a room, which although probably the largest their houses contained, was small enough. We sat around the walls, among friendly gypsy spectators, and with clicking of castanets and monoto nous clapping of hands the dances be gun. Every now and then their friends would call to the performers as though to encourage them; but it seemed unnecessary, for more anima tion and grace I have never seen. They danced all together, in couples and singly, but always with the same ease and freedom. One of the best dancers was tv yottng girl of about eighteen. I noticed that in the pauses she picked up and caressed a pretty baby that sat on the floor. “Mi nino,” she said, in answer to my inquiring glance. “And your husband?” I asked, looking at a young man who hud been ber partner in the lust dance. “Oh no; he’s in Cuba", she answered cheerfully, and the next dance being called, she went on with as much spirit as though her husband might not at. that moment be languishing in a yellow fever hospital. The baby (it was hardly a year old) clapped its hands and swayed its tiny body in imitation of the others. The prettiest dance of all (La Juta, they called it) was just then being given as a duo by its mother and a young man. It was a delight to watch their lithe, untiring bodies; their movements that seemed inspired by the, caprice of the moment, and the obvious pleasure that they took in dancing. We paid them ’ and drove away: hut part way down the hill hnlfa dozen of them overtook us, insisting that one of the o-peseta pieces (about equal to a dollar) that we had given them Was false. Now there is mueli counterfeit money in Spain, hut we were sure that particular piece of coin had never passed through our fingers. However, there was no use arguing the ease; it was night, the road was lonely, and our driver evi dently in sympathy with the enemy. We gHve them another five pesetas and continued on our way, trying to con sole ourselves with the reflection that the dance was worth $•*, and that we had done well to escape from the place with our lives. Tour Mow Wont Utro a Month. So Mr. Gilman Brown, of 34 Mill St., South Gardner, Mass., was told by the doctors. Ilis son hud Lung trouble following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent three, hundred and seventy-five dollars with doctors, who finally gave him up, -nying: “Your boy wont live a month.” lie tried Dr. King’s New Discovery and u few bottles restored him to health mid enabled him to go to work a perfectly well man. lie says he owes, his present good health to use of Ih>. King’s New Discovery, and knows it to In'the best in the world for Lung trouble. Trial Bottles Free at Culver & Kidd’s Drug Store. The Populists have nominated Bryan and Watson for President and Vice. President. 'This will be a farce, unless the Populists vote directly fer the Democratic, electors, who are for Bryan. Two set of electors would be equal to two Presidential tickets. The only way to carry the ticket to success and make your vote count for something is to vote for Bryan electors. It is actual merit that has given' Hood’s Sarsaparilla the first place among medicines. It is the One Trite Blood Purifier and nerve tonic. The populist candidate for the presi dency in 1892 carried Colorado, Idaho, Kansas and Nevada, and received one electoral vote from each of the stutes of North Dakota and Oregon—a total of 22 electoral votes. Cleveland had 277, and Harrison 11). Hood’s Pills are easy to take, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, headache. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair* DR’ ACET CREAM BAKING POWDffl . MOST PERFECT MADE.. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. ’ Frig out Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant YEARS THE STANDARD. r or Haje by xiall <fc Treanor and Compton & Bell.

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, August 04, 1896, Image 1