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THE DALTON ARGUS :
NATVRIIAY, FKRRI'ARY 4th, I*»S.
A.~H."SHAVER, - - - - EDITOR.
J. B. STERN, - BUSINESS MANAGER.
Entered at the I'oztoffi.M* hi Haltou, Gh . a»
second clami matter, and iMUed e very Saturday
by Skavkk <fc Stern.
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THE MILK IB THE COtOASET.
The Dat.ron Argus has a sworn circulation
of 1,032 copies. It reaches the best people in
Whitfield and adjoining counties, many of
whom cannot be reached through any other
medium.
Try an advertisement in its columns; it is sure
to pay you.
NOTICE TO NI'HM'RIREKN!
Subscribers to The Argus who owe anything
for subscription will please waltz up and settle.
Some few of you owe two aud three years, accord
ing to the books sold us by 11, A. Wrench, and it
is aboqt time you were paying up. The cash
subscriber is a blessing, but the delinquent who
never pays, and gets mad when asked to pay, is
a nuisance and worse than no subscriber at all
Thy to contribute your mite towards
developing Dalton.
Tine new cotton factory is a move in
the right direction.
Now is the time to plant your spring
advertisement in The Argus.
Wirreuy has gone down—not (as
final) down the boys throats, but in
■ pi.ee.
Annex Hawaii! Why not dethrone
Pluto and annex Hades at once, and be
done with it?
The great Georgia Chautauqua opens
in Albany at an early day. How many
Daltonians will go dow n?
The papers are talking of Governor
Northen as Senator Colquitt’s successor.
Georgia could not possibly do better.
Say a good word for Dalton! Talk up
her industries and blow her trumpet on
all occasions. She’ll ‘‘get there,” if you
do.
Now that the new cotton factory is an
assured success, who will start another
such industrial ball to rolling? Don’t
stop a second.
Why not have ex-Gov. Bob Taylor, of
Tennessee, deliver his famous lecture
“The Fiddle and the Bow” in Dalton,
partly for the benefit of the public school
library? Why not?
We humbly suggest that the dudes
wear hoop-skirts in each leg of their
baggy trousers. It is the only badge of
effeminacy they now lack, aud would
serve to swell out the appearance of their
spindly legs;
MR. Cleveland states that he does not
w ish to be bothered just now even by im
portuning letters. He wants to enjoy a
little needed rest before the arduous
labors of his administration begin. So
give him a rest, anyhow until March 4.
Gen. B. M. Thomas is a zealous and
efficient school superintendent, and his
untiring efforts in behalf of the public
school library deserve especial commend
ation. And’ every citizen of Dalton
should lend him a helping hand in this
respect. It is a most worthy cause.
Frank L. Stanton’s new version of
“Dixie” appears in another column.
“Raise Hogs” may not be as popular as
“Dixie” was and is, but it certainly hits
the nail on the head, as well as, sounds
the keynote of success for the southern
farmer. Stanton is a philosopher, as well
as a sweet singer.
The Rockwood (Tenn.) Free Ballot
forcibly remarks: “Ben Butler’s brain
may have weighed four ounces more
than Daniel Webster’s, but we cannot
possibly lielieve it could weigh as
much as the man who ‘takes more papers
than he can read.’ ” No; nobody is as
heavy-witted as that man, so often met
by the editor in his daily walk.
THE ARGUS; DALTON, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1893.
THE NEW COTTON FACTORY.
The movement to organize and build
a new cotton factory in Dalton, being so
rapidly pushed to a successful consum
mation by Judge J. C. Norton, is a move
in the right direction, and it is the first
material step that has been made in the
rapid building up of our city and section
that is sure to mark Mr. Cleveland’s ad
ministration. In the neighborhood of
000 has already been suliscrilied by
our home people, and that insures the
success of the effort.
Among those who have put down
their names for large sums are Steve B.
Felker, Frank T. Hardwick, R. 1.. Peak,
T. M. Felker, Barrett, Denton A Lynn,
and others for both large and srftall sums.
The names on the stock list of the new
company are those of the best and strong
est men financially in the city, among
the most enterprising and public-spirited
in this section, and the fact that it is all
home capital that has been subscribed so
far shows the confidence that Daltonians
have in Dalton, the confidence that
southerners have in cotton manufactur
ing. The history of the new mill will be
the same as the history of the mill
already in operation here. It will make
money from the start and declare big
dividends.
Those who take stock in the new fac
tory will be fortunate; those who fail to
take stock in it will be unfortunate.
That’s the truth in a nutshell.
THE HAW AIIAN TROUBLE.
We are opposed to the annexation of
Hawaii, or any other outlandish country.
We have enough barbarians, thugs and
anarchists in this country already,
thanks to our lax immigration laws and
the lack of proper educational facilities.
The fact that a handful of Americans
have settled on the Islands does not alter
the ease in the least; if they long so
much tor the protection of their mother
country, let them come home and leave
the motley population of those Islands
behind them.
The history of the government of
Hawaii and its political feuds and dis
sensions is enough to damn it in the
eyes of all Americans; the complexion
of its population is enough to sicken civ
ilization* with it and the “Negro in the
wood pile” of its desired annexation is
enough to bring forth an emphatic “no”
from Uncle Sam.
There are even now three distinct,
strong and blood-thirsty political parties
existing in Hawaii —one favoring the
committal of everything in the govern
ment worth having to the natives, an
other favoring British ascendancy, and
still a third favoring American annexa
tion. The reign of Queen Lilliuokalina
has been one series of plots and counter
plots, political volcanoes and internecine
disturbances, all prompted by the sordid
ambition of the rival factions. The
islands has been in one continual
stew, and is still and always will be such
a mess as no government would care to
partake of,unless sordid motivesprompted
it to hold its nose and swallow the Island
and its people at one gulp.
The islands composing the Hiwaiian
group, the best informed authorities put
it, have an area of about 6,600 square
miles, with a population of 80,000, in
cluding 2,000 Americans, about 1,200
English, German and French, 20,000
Japanese aud 13,000 Chinamen. The
rest are natives who are rapidly dying
out because of their fondness for a very
destructive liquor and the prevalence of
certain diseases which are aggravated by
tilth. They live mostly in the city of
Honolulu and the smaller villages, where
the life is easy.
The rat in the annexation meal bag
lies in the sugar plantations and the
sugar trade. About $30,000,000 is in
vested in these plantations, only one-fifth
of which are owned by the natives. The
greater part are owned by Americans.
The export of raw sugar to the United
States in 1889, amounted to $5,439,000,
the entire exports to this country
amounting to $14,000,000. Previous to
the passage of the McKinley bill a treaty
existed by which, in consideration of the
free importation of sugar to this country,
the duties were taken off of American
agricultural implements and of manu
factures of iron, cotton aud other arti
cles. The passage of the McKinley bill
placed the sugar growers on the same
footing with those of other sugar pro
ducing countries by removing all duty
on that commodity, and thus deprived
them of the special advantages they had
enjoyed. The Hawaiian government
asked to be compensated for this loss,
and the United States offered it a treaty
establishing free trade in all products,
which, though accepted, was not as sat
isfactory as the advantages formerly en
joyed. This has led to the annexation
■ movement, and the desire to be in a po
sition to force the United States to play
1 them as sugar favorites has been em-
phasized and strengthened by the
queen’s recent unconstitutional act in
making a new and oppressive constitu
tion for her government.
It strikes us that speculation and job
bery is at the bottom of this annexation
basineHß, and that as is the case in all
such sordid motives, it will be actively
pushed at both ends of the line regard
less of consequences.
It is to be hoped that this matter will
be delayed until Mr. Cleveland is in the
chair and can take a hand. We are sat
isfied that then no jobbery will obtain in
the final settlement of the affair, and
that the best thing will be done.
In the meantime, we might send a
million or so missionaries out there, and
try to civilize a half-dozen or so of its
i n h ab i ta n ts.
THE DUTY OF CITIZENS.
The Chattanooga Times, a few days
since, said editorially:
A business man, who has heretofore
done little advertising of his business,
came to the Times counting room yester
day and said he desired to make a con
tract for advertising. The gentleman in
charge of that department was naturally
surprised and asked why the proposing
advertiser had changed his notion and
become a lilieral advertiser, whereas he
had been before a very small patron. He
replied, in substance: “1 don’t know that
I will get returns from the outlay, direct;
indirectly, I am sure to realize. I have
closely observed the vigilance of the
Times in the cause of good government,
lower taxation, general economy, and its
efforts and influence in enterprises that
go to build up, make rich and populous
our city, and I think I owe it to myself,
as a good citizen, to hold up the hands
of a public institution, that has wielded
such force for my good as a member of
the community.” If the conscientious
journalist were surrounded and backed
by men like tjiis one, as appreciative of
his honest and earnest efforts for the
good of society—well, wouldn’t he be in
clover? This citizen we believe is per
fectly right. It is our judgment that the
voluntary support of a fearless, intelli
gent ami progressive newspaper will pay
any people quite regardless of the fact
whether or not the people observe, in
their daily transactions, the results of
such support.
Tne citizen was right, and his example
is well worth following; and the Times
is eminently correct in its remarks. A
good paper helps a town and helps
every citizen of the town, helps every
business and every enterprise of the
town, whether it be seen in the daily
transactions or not. It is the duty of
every citizen to support and uphold his
local paper; it benefits him and he should
reciprocate and do his duty by helping
it.
THE POOR?) INDIAN.
Editor McAuley, of the Marion (Ala.)
Standard, does not like the idea of Mr.
Cleveland “touching the button” to start
the machinery at the World’s fair
going; nor yet does he want Mrs. Cleve
land, nor Baby Ruth, nor any Italian to
touch it. He wants an Indian to press
the button. He says:
We ask in behalf of a disfranchised, de
teriorated,much abused and imposed upon
race, whom this country was ruthlessly
stolen from and whom by all rights of
justice are entitled to the highest bene
fits, should be honored with tnis privi
lege. Yes, go out to some reservation
and select therefrom some poor Indian
in tattered rags and present him with
this honor and endeavor to atone for the
great wrong that has been inflicted upon
them before this once powerful race be
comes extinct. By all mecns let the In
dian punch the button and start the
great fair to going.
A unique idea, to say the least of it.
But Editor McAuley is a little oft in his
“poor” Indian remarks. Many of the In
dian settlements of the west are among
the best-off communities in the country
by reason of real estate holdings that
would have been valueless, but for the
march of American civilization —which
Editor McAuley terms “ruthless rob
bery.”
In fact, the richest community in the
world is the Osage Indian tribe of Okla
homa. This tribe of 1,5C0 members, ac
cording to the last census, has to its
credit $8,500,000 in the United States
treasury, besides accumulated interest to
the amount of SBOO,OOO. This tribe is
paid every quarter SBO,(XX), the interest
on its land fund, less what is required
for educational purposes and the pay of
agents and employes, which quarterly
payments amount to a salary of $240 a
year to every man, woman and child in
the tribe, which they draw wifjbout
striking a lick of work for it. These are,
indeed, “poor” Indians, with a ven
geance.
Besides all that wealth of cash and
revenue, the landed possessions of these
Usages are $1,407,000 acres,none of it val
ued at less than $5 per acre. All told,these
Osage Indians are worth, each man,
woman and child, SIO,OOO, and not a
“poor” Indian among them. The tribe
has abandoned savagery for civilization,
and will soon draw the accumulated in
terest due them to pay for houses, cattle,
fencing, etc., and they stand in a better
condition today than any white commu
nity of similar size on the globe.
The truth is, a good deal of this talk
about the “poor” Indian, like a good
deal of the northern republican talk
about the “poor Negro,” won’t stand
close inspection. Some Indians have a
hard time of it, and are robbed and mal
treated by the soldiers and agents; some
of the Negroes (both in the north and in
the south) are imposed on by unscrupu
lous men. But the American Indian of
today is a million times better off than
he would have ever been but for white
civilization; the Negro is a hundred
times better off than he would have ever
been, but for the Yankee slave
trader and the southern buyer. One
would still be a blood-thirsty savage, and
the other would still be a barbarian.
Let us look at things in a reasonable
light. “Poor Indian” and “poor Negro”
may sound well, but they are phrases
that will not wash.
This will be a prosperous year in bus
iness circles, and if the farmers do not
plant too much cotton, and will raise
hog and hominy, it will be a prosperous
year in agricultural circles. All the
signs point in that direction. The mer
chants will do a good business this year;
so will the manufactories and the banks —
some more; some less. Those who ad
vertise liberally will do the bulk of the
business; those who do not advertise
will fail to keep up with the procession.
Do'you want to keep up with the time#?
Then, push your business and let it be
known. Advertise liberally.
Pious John Wanamaker gave a recep
tion in Washington a few nights since,
and invited all racesand all classes. The
motley gathering of blacks and whites
of the lower class was too much for the
postrils of the Washington dames and
they beat a precipitate retreat, swearing
vengeance against $600,000-John. They
ought to get together, organize a mob
and tar and feather, if not lynch, the old
whited sepulchre.
The tradition of Candlemas Day is
being verified again. Last Thursday,
February 2, Candlemas Day, the ground
hog came out, saw his shadow and went
back in his hole to stay six weeks
longer. The cold weather this week
bears out in part those who believe in
ground-hog day. And they are many.
The bad weather, according to them, will
last five weeks longer.
Indignant Texans lynched a burly
negro a few days since for raping and
murdering a little 4-year-old girl. A trav
eling agent of the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell,
Mass., was heard to declare that they
were no better than the negro they
lynched, and now they are laying tor
him. They ought to swing him to the
same limb when they do catch him.
-
The Manufacturer’s Record declares
that “the week ending February 2, shows
that the progress of the southern states
in industrial matters is not only keeping
step with previous efforts, but a gradual
increase in the number of new enter
prises is noticeable.” The prosperous
era, so longed hoped for, seems to be
dawning upon us.
Tbe Cairo women of Northeast India
propose to the men, and the men are
forced to accept them. Our devil says
this is even a worse state of affairs, more
horrible to contemplate, than feeding
the crocodiles on their young.
THE EDITOR'S EASY CHAIR.
—The bright little East Tennessee
Bell, edited by clever J. J. Farnsworth,
advertising agent of the East Tennessee,
is again on deck, and the new number
even surpasses former issues. Farns
worth is a hummer.
—Tomorrow week will be Lent. But,
as usual, the poor editor will not be able
to borrow it! Lord help usl
—Editor Gunn, of the Cuthbert Lib
eral, never goes off half-cocked.
—When our meal bag is empty anc
our meat skins have disappeared, noth
ing but the high price of ammunition
prevents us from slaughtering the delin
quent. Truly, this is a hard world, when
an editor cannot even afford the luxury
of killing a delinquent or two before anti
after each meal.
—Editor Heartsell of Spring Place,
recently invested SIOO,OOO in North Geor
gia sheep farms, and he is now talking of
putting $200,000 more in East Tennessee
and Alabama ranches.
—The Calhoun Times at present is
about the best paper Calhoun ever had,
and it deserves a liberal patronage.
—ls the ground-hog had had any com
passion on us, he would have stayed out
of his hole and stopped our awful coal
bill.
—A Panama mob the other day killed
two editors and five compositors, de
stroyed the presses and pied the type.
Which moves Editor Wallace, of the
Newberry (S. C.) Observer, to remark:
“That was too bad. A good press costs
money, and it is a great deal of trouble
to straighten out pied type.” Wallace is
right. The woods are "full of born edi-
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fit.
—Editor Cooper, of the Rome Tribune,
says: “A pack of cards can be dealt out
39,180,000,000,000,000,000,000, C00,000,000,-
000,000 ways.” And a wicked Alabama
editor advises the Rome boys to “cut the
cards” or “stop the deal” when facing
that gentleman. As this talk about
“cards” and “deals” is all Greek to us,
we must refrain from comment.
—Chick Niles, of the Columbus En
quirer-Sun, is going to get married. The
Muscogee county farmers can cut cord
wood and plant potatoes accordingly.
—lgnorance may be bliss —and yet, we
have not found much happiness in our
ignorance as to the appearance* of what
the ribald term “the filthy lucre.”
—The editor of the Cleveland Prog
ress is crowing because “White county
has a clearly defined belt of diamond
bearing, flexible sandstone running
through it, from northeast to southwest.”
Bless his innocent soul; does he think he
can eat diamonds? They are no good,
except to wear on the breast to distin
guish the dude from the man.
—The Ashburn Advance has again
come to life under entirely new manage
ment, with J. B. Girardeu as ?ditor. It is
bright, newsy, and well printed, and is
one of the best papers of the Wire grass
section.
—A country editor says: “The only
original thing you find about most peo
ple is original sin.” Most people, yes;
but not the editor. The original, ever
abiding and never satisfied thing about
an editor in his appetite. It develops
itself into a healthy growth when first he
becomes a “devil,” and it sticks to him
through all the stages of the business.
—An irate third partyite is sueing the
editor of the Jackson Argus for SIO,OOO
damages. This is in the nature of a joke.
If an editor had SIO,OOO, what on earth
would he want with a ineasly paper?
And SIO,OOO characters are rather scarce
among Butts county third partyists, we
take it.
—An exchange thus enumerates the
two most important duties of life: “Pray
to the Lord and pay the editor.” And
they are inseparable. The Lord would
not listen to the prayers of a man who
did not pay the editor. The delinquent —
but let him pass.
—Dick Grubb’s Darien Timber Gazette
is numbered among our new exchanges,
and, like Brother Grubb on his recent trip
to carry Georgia’s returns to Washington,
it is always on hand in good shape at the
proper time.
—We are indeed a much-oppressed and
down-trodden editor. Our “devil” can
whistle two tunes at the same time; ami
what’s worse, he is forever doing it.
Can’t some delinquent let us have
enough on account to buy him a little
strychnine?
—A Ringgold preacher saysjthat “the
expression ‘I told you so’ originated in
hell,” and Editor Trox Bankston seems
to be rather put out-because the clergy-,
man has private sources of information
unknown to common mortals.
—Heartsell, of the Jimplecute, is
thinking of reforming. Hear him: “We
have just learned of the precipitate de
parture of another of our subscribers.
We hope to get even with him in a bet
ter world than this.”
3 —The scribbler of the Cleveland Prog
ress says: “When you see us poking
about over the square, looking after
nothing in particular, recollect we are
wishing you would pay us that dollar
you owe on subscription.” How many
of us have had the same yearning, and
so often in vain!
A PFR ECI ATE D COMPLIM ENTS.
—The Dalton Argus speaks of the
Christian Index as the “leading Baptist
publication of the south.” This is a
compliment to be appreciated, especially
when it comes from so able and interest
ing a paper as The Dalton Argus.-"
Christian Index.
—The Citizen welcomes to its exchange
list The Dalton Argus, one of the best
and brightest papers ip Georgia. A. Il-
Shaver, who gave the Chattanooga News
its reputation, is the editor. Dalton is *"
be congratulated.—Scottsboro (Ala.) Cit
izen.
—One of the neatest, cleanest, spiciest
and best weeklies in the State is Th®
Dalton Argus. Editor Shaver is a who
team. —Darien Tim tier Gazette.