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THE DALTON ARGUS.
Only Hnpcr Published in the i'onnly.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER I2lh. !*»».
Entered at the PORtoffii* in Dalton, Ga., aa
■eoond-claas matter, and issued every Saturday
by A. H. Shaver.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
A. 11. WIIAVJEOie,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
OFFICIAL OKOAN OF THE COUNTY.
Gvaruisei Mito, 1,233 Jopies,
If the lazy man was repealed, there
would be a deal less of “hard times” talk
Tn« Hamilton family of Rome ought to
buy up the entire edition of “My God”
Beresford’s book.
The Ham bill has been killed by our
tomfool legislature, but their grits and
flour bills are yet unpaid.
The result of the recent elections in
Nebraska and Kansas has almost killed
populism and free silver in the west.
According to the Constitution, Repre
sentative Giddens has introduced a bill
for a “county” dispensary, not a “city”
dispensary.
The cheekiest thing on record is the
request of the negroes for a congressional
appropriation of a billion dollars to colo
nize their race.
“Tin fact that Town Topics Company
published Amelie Rives’ new book,
“Tanis, the Sand Digger,” is a sufficient
guarantee of its saltiness.
The worst beaten democrat in last
week’s elections was Lawrence T. Neal, of
Ohio, a free silver man. Straws show
which way the winds blow.
Ninety-nine people out of one hundred
who prate about “goldbugs,” would not
know a “goldbug” from a tadpole if they
met one in the middle of the road.
Ake you included in this true bill,
found by Rev. Smith, of the Ashburn
Ad vauce: “if everybody knew what I
is in your heart you would leave the
country.”
HknrY Watterson arises to remar!
that “the serious financial articles of the
Atlanta Constitution supplied much of
the amusement of the recent silver dis
cussion.”
The legislature had better give us a
law for the prompt payment of ourschool
teachers, or the people will raise a general
kick that will be in at their political
funerals.
As the Chattanooga Times puts it: “In
Virginia the free silver cranks were put
to rout by the election of O’Farrall, a
Cleveland democrat, a repeal, sound
money democrat, by a thundering ma
jority.”
The anti-repealers claimed that the
passage of the unconditional repeal bill
would defeat the democracy in Virginia.
The 50,000 majority given O’Ferrall, an
avowed repealer, gave that silly prophecy
two black eyes.
It would be really amusing, if it were
not so intensely disgusting, to read the
smushy flubdub in some of our exchanges
about Col. Dinkum Dammer’s and Major
Differ Rafler’s flopless, yet floppy and
flopping flops and floppety-flops.
The candidate for office who heaps
abuse upon another candidate for the
same office, hurts himself and helps the
man he abuses. The people are becom
ing very sensible in this respect; they
are learning to place the correct value
upon the campaign lie.
When a man tells you that the states
of Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and
Pennsylvania went republican because
the people of those states wanted free
silver, he insults your intelligence. He
don’t believe it, and he knows nobodv
but a fool would believe it.
The Albany Herald says: “Absentee
ism seems to be seriously retarding the
business of the Georgia Legislature.”
The legislature ought to provide against
this by establishing a state Keely Insti
tute, at which its members should board
and be treated during sessions.
In another portion of this issue will be
found a letter to the editor of The Argus
in regard to sending a Dalton and Whit
tild exhibit west and north in the “North
Georgia Exhibit Car.” Some active man
should take hold of this matter and see
that we are represented. The Argus will
semi papers along to be distributed with
the other papers of this section. Whit
field should be shown up, and our
farmers should be iu it by a large ma
jority.
THE ARGDb; DALTON. GA., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1893.
KNOW I.ITTI.E ABOUT IT.
The people and the papers who are
raising the howl that the passage of the
repeal bill has “killed silver,” evidently
1 know little of the subject under discus-
I sion, and less about the text of the
Voorhees bill. The closing paragraph of
the Voorhees bill, by the passage of which
unconditional repeal beanie a law, com
mits everyone who voted for it to the ex
act bi metal lif tn of the Chicago platform,
and practically insures legislation to that
effect as soon as congress has seen, by
the practical working of the repeal, by
what methods that bimetallism can best
be attained.
Those who impatiently demand, or
even expect, congress to carry out the
whole Chicago platform by the passage
of a single bill, are either doing so to em
barrass the administration, ■ ' <ause
there is no balance whet' imb'. ided iu
the gray matter of tuei. > tuiuius.
To the conservative man, viewing
things from a sensible, business-like
standpoint, the result of Mr. Cleveland’s
administration so far has been very satis
factory—the only blot upon it being the
shameless conduct of those democrats
who allied themselves with the senators
from republican rotten-boroughs and the
populists to obstruct the efforts of the
administration to carry out the pledges
of the platform and to execute the will
of the people.
The country is in a better condition
everyway than it was a year ago. Crops
are better and prices higher ; our people
are freer from debt than at any time
since the war; the people have made
more of the things they need and are
more independent. The panic caused by
the effects of injurious republican legis
lation is over, its two chiefest promoters
are no more—the World’s fair and the
compulsory purchase of silver. With
the establishment of an equitable system
of bimetallism, the reform of the tariff,
and the repeal of the ten per cent, tax
on state banks good times will be made
permanent.
The establishment of the equitable bi
metallism is insured by the passage of
the Voorhees bill, and the rebuke the
obstructionists received in last week’s
elections will, let us hope, teach them
not to again delay the majority in its ef
forts to redeem the Chicago pledges.
The best ami most forcible analysis of
the result of the recent elections is given
The Argus by Mr. 11. C. Babcock, pres
ident of the Cherokee Manufacturing
Company. Dalton. Mr. Babcock says:
“The result does notexpress disgust with
democracy as a whole, nor is it a rebuae
to democracy as a whole. It expt esses
disgust with the antics of the democratic
minority who allied themselves with the
populists in the Senate, and whoopposed
repeal, and is a rebuke to those obstruc
tionists who delayed relief for sixty days
while the business interests of the coun
try were suffering. The people say to
democracy, ‘You should have repealed
the purchasing clause promptly, and you
must give us no more dilly-dallying tom
foolery if you expect us to support you.’
I do not think the effect of the rebuke
will be hurtful, but rather beneficial to
democracy. It certainly ought to be
beneficial.”
The old-fashioned southern darkey
does not make a very fine snob. When
“Lord” Beresford was a guest of the
Hamilton family in Rome, the servants
were instructed to call him “My Lord.”
The next morning the negro man who
went to wake him up, saluted him with
“My God! ain’t you up yet?” and at
breakfast a servant girl asked him : “My
God, have a biscuit?” When Beresford
asked for some warin water, he was an
swered, “My God, done brought it.”
Beresford expresses a keen enjoyment of
the negroes’ attempts to show that they
were used to having real live lords as
visitors at the Hamilton home.
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THE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.
The Tradesman, Chattanooga, Tenn ,
in its review of the industrial situation
in the south for the week ending No
vember 13th, reports that the demand
for machinery is somewhat increasing;
that a larger number than usual of new
mills, especially in the flouring mill and
lumber industries, are reported as in pro
cess of erection, and that there is evi
dence of a substantial revival of indus
tries in general. The favorable weather
that has prevailed througout the south
ern states for several weeks, has enabled
the crops to be gathered in good condi
tion, but prevailing prices do not encour
age farmers to market them on a large
scale. It seems to be generally believed
that there will be a large increase in the
lumber output during the coming win
ter, as stocks on band at the mills are
much reduced. So fur as can be judged
from prevailing conditions, financial and
mercantile business is steadily reviving,
and manufacturers generally are increas-
ing their outputs The low prices of
c4tton, coal, iron and the products of
iron are now the only serious drawbacks
to prosperity.
The Tradesman reports thirty-five new
industries as established or incorporated
during the week, together with five en
largements of manufactories, and nine
important new buildings.
The Baltimore Baptist publishes a
handsome cut and sketch of that prince
of railoaders, Col. Beverly W. Wrenn,and
of it says: “We publish this week a
sketch w’ith the portrait, of a life-long ac
quaintance, Colonel Beverly \V. Wrenn.
He is a marvel of success, geniality and
business capacity. A native of dear old
Culpepper county, Virginia, a brave and
energetic boy, be has won bis way to the
top of the ladder. Long may he live to
serve bis country and his generation.”
Amen!
A correspondent writes to a brother:
“My advise to you, Mr. Editor, is to get
out a good paper and credit not a soul.
Not even your brother —unless he pays i
you in advance.” When an editor looks
over his subscription list and notes the
number of delinquents who have prom
ised to pay in the fall, and who have
failed to fall in and pay, he is obliged to
vote the above advice good.
Read the article in another column,
beaded “The West and South.” It clear
ly demonstrates the folly of attempting
any political union of the two sections.
It shows that legislation which will ben
efit the west must hurt the south, and
that the north is in a far better condition
to h> !p and benefit the south than any
other section.
GUE THE FACTO, TELL THE TRUTH.
The Manufacturer’s Record, in its last
issue, has this to say of the south’s pros
pects in the near future:
The period is close at hand when the south
may receive the benefit of a large amount of
outside capital There are many reasons, as we
have before stated, for believing that, with busi
ness restored to its normal conditions, this sec
tion will attract the attention of many capital
ists who have never before dared risk their
funds below Mason and Dixon’s line.
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The south may be on the threshold of another
“boom," but it should be an honest boom. If
there was ever a time when truthfulness in de
scribing the advantages of a village or a city
should be followed, it is now. And why not tell
the truth? There are enough facts regarding
the climate,’he resources, the cheapness of la
bor, the transportation facilities, the character
of the people and the soundness of southern fi
nancial institutions to induce an investment of
capital such as has never before been imagined
by the most visionary land agent. Every state
in the gnpip represents opportunities for the
placing of capital in such away that it will net
the investor a handsome return. But these op
portunities must be described by fact and figure,
not by glittering, sweetly-sounding phrases
which outsiders have beard and read ad nau
seam.
If the truth is told the south will enter upon
an era of permanent prosperity, but if invest
ments are sought in localities where the coal or
ore or cotton or city will be produced or built
only in the minds of the owners or agents, the
money which buys that property may cause in
jury to the wnole section a hundred times
greater than the sum it represents.
Give the facts.
A wholsome truth. We should lose
no time in fully advertising our section,
but we should adhere strictly to the
truth in advertising it. The south is
obliged to win on facts ; it is the best sec
tion of the globe, and sooner or later tl?e
world must acknowledge that fact.
Cleveland’s idea in regard to Ha
waii is perfectly correct. The United
States is not a big robber like England,
and cannot afford to countenance a sim
ilar transaction to the big South African
steal. Our government should compel
other nations to give American citizens
justice, but it should not attempt to make
other nations submit to American depre
dation or confiscation.
Follow The Argus’ advice and con
duct the municipal campaign without bit
terness, bickering or dissension. You will
feel better afterwards, and will hurt your
town less. Let us have no division of
the citizenship of Dalton; the devil him
self as mayor or aiderman would hurt the
town less than to have it-divided up into
factions.
When a man fails to agree with you
don’t put it down that he “won’t do;”
quite likely you are the one who “won’t
do.”
Don’t fret about the result of the com
ing municipal election. Whoever is
elected will be the choice of the majority
of the voters.
Business is better in Colorado since the
passage of repeal, than it has been for
many, many months. It seems that Col
orado didn’t know what it really needed.
HUSH, SOME BO DY'I. I. HEAR YOU !
The Argus is in receipt of the following
postal card from the “devil” of the Chat
tooga News:
Summerville, Ga., Nov. 13th, 1893.
All of the Chattooga News’correspondents are
writing doggerel just now. John Cain is a lucky
cuss; he’s absent in attendance upon tiie legis
lature, and his "devil'’ is left to wrestle with
their manuscripts.— Argus.
Have you been there? Yon seem to
understand the situation pretty thor
oughly. And if you have had any expe
rience with that sort, please tell us how
you reformed’em. We are not possessed
of a Job-esque disposition, anyway, and
we are tired. "Yours fraternally,
“The News “Devil.”
Hush! Don't speak out so loud in
From
Delmonico’s Kitchen.
New York, February u.
In my use of the Royal Baking
Powder I have found it
superior to all others.
I recommend it as of the first
GORJU,
ate de cuisine,
U Delmonico' j, TV. T,
meeting—some one over in the “amen
corner” will hear you. But let us whis
per in your ear an infallible remedy:
“Lose them in the stove while a good fire
is in session, and, if you have to hunt for
them every week for months, never find
them again. You can’t choke them off,
but you can be careless with manuscript,
if you try.
The big bluffer Tillman has been out
bluffed at last. A burly beer-slinger at
the South Carolina State Fair refused to
be arrested by Tillman’s constables,
headed by the Governor himself. He
bluffed them off with a pistol, cursed the
governor to his face, and sold on until his
stock was exhausted. Bullies can be out
bullied even in South Carolina, it seems.
The fool Georgia legislators who refuse
to increase the salaries of our judges, be
cause there are other men whoare willing
to accept the positions at a less salary,
should reduce their per diem because the
state is filled with loafers who would
gladly fill the legislative chairs at ?! a
day, and in many cases far more accept
ably. They should be consistent.
Hoke Smith says he believes the mes
sage democracy received from the people
last Tuesday will prove the salvation of
the party; that he was never more hope
ful of the party’s future than now. And
Hoke is right. ,A good thrashing often
moulds the character of a boy, and makes
his success in life certain.
The present Georgia legislature, like a'
good many other state legislatures, is
demonstrating the fact that many coun
ties send their sorriest specimens to rep
resent them at the state capitol. A rev
olution in this respect is needed. The
best, brainiest and strongest men only
should be sent to the legislature.
The most touching spectacle just now
is the effort of the obstructionist organs
to manufacture suitable figures toprove
that the majority of the democrats in con
gress were against repeal. These antics
wouid be really pathetic, were they not
so overwhelmingly ridiculous.
The Dalton Argus, one of the best
and brightest newspapers iu Georgia, has
studied the matter thoroughly and come
to the conclusion “that the man who can
not afford to advertise cannot afford to
give bargains.”—-Covington Enterprise.
Why not make the Australian ballot
law cover the entire state? If it is good
for the city of Savannah in its municipal
elections, it is good for Savannah in all
other elections. If good for Savannah, it
is good for the rest of the state.
THE EDITOR'S EASY CHAIR.
—Our delinquents have'evidently re
pealed the paying clause and have ap
plied the cloture rule to their pocket-'
books. “Oh, ye stiff-necked and per-!
verse generation ! ” ;
—Jack Majors swearsand hopes he may I
be hornswoggled, if he ever prints any
clippings in the Carroll Countv Time's
without credit. And we believe it
Jack is original, or Jack is nothing.
—Alfred S. Harper is now associate
editor of the Rome Tribune, and is doing
good work in that position. The truth
of the matter is, Alf is a good, all-round
capable young journalist and his work is
sure to make itself seen.
—A Middle Georgia editor apologizes
for the shortcomings of his paper, plead
ing that its deficiency is due to the fact
that he spent most of the week “court
ing.” This is a unique excuse; but it
won t work. Ihe man who is courting
is usually brighter than ever—striving to
impress his best girl that he is all wool
a yard wide and warranted not to tear. ’
Ihe latest break in Tennessee jour
nalism is: “Fancy poultry fur sale hv
Mrs. Blank, of the feathered leg tribe.”
We have never thought it neces
sary to give such a graphic description
of an advertiser. People who buy chick
ens do not care to what tribe the owner
of them belongs.
—The editor of the Dublin Post ad
vises the young men “who are courting
not to ask advice of a bachelor.” No;
assuredly not; consult only your heart
and your—pocket-book.
—Phil Byrd, of the Rome Hustler,
brags that he put up his office stove the
other day and never said a cuss word.
But Phil neglects to explain that he had
a big boil on the end of bis tongue.
—The recent session of congress dem
onstrated one thing beyond dispute, and
that is that the younger, fresher and
greener the editor, the more “silver,”
“platform,” “tariff” rot he can write.
It was veritably the time of fulfillment
of the “out-01-the-mouths-of-babes-and
sucklings” prophecy.
—Wonder if the man who eats turkey
on Thanksgiving day, wh'le the editor
he owes for the paper is gorging himself
on peas and rice, don’t feel awful mean ?
—Editor Dean O’Kelley, of the Rock
dale Banner, has bought a new axe, and
if he can persuade some delinquent to’
bring him a load of wood, he will have a
fire Thanksgiving day, if he don’t have
turkey.
—The festive gobbler has gone in train
ing for Thanksgiving; but, alas, he will
never be knocked out by the poor editor.
—Rev. Smith, ot the Ashburn Ad
vance, squints his off-eye at his delin
quents, and remarks : “The religion that
will not make a man pay bis debts is not
the right kind.”
—Editor Harkins, of the Calhoun
Times, has received a poem from an as
piring contributor, which starts off
“Sweet summer has cut the buck,” and
Brother Harkins’ poetic soul is touched
to tears. Harkins should be consoied;
we have received far more unique speci
mens than that, and we still live.
What did our esteemed friend B. M.
Blackburn want with office, anyway ? He
is editor of the Manufacturing South, At
lanta, a first-class industrial journal in
the best state in the union. That posi
tion is as full of honor and of usefulness
as the office of president itself. And
what’s more, Editor Blackburn is capa
ble of filling the position in the best pos
sible manner.
—Editor Merchant, of the Douglass
ville New South, is worthy of mention as
the eighth wonder of the w< Id. A man
advanced him SSO on a job of printing, and
Editor Merchant did not run off to Can
ada. Some people neglect the opportu
nities of their lives.
—The “devil” on a South Georgia pa
per recently made this wonderful mixt
ure of two small pieces of “copy” given
him—one a marriage notice, the other a
grocer’s local “ad.”: “John Smith and
Ida Onay were united in the holy bonds
of sour krout, which will be sold by the
quarter barrel. Mr. Smith is an es
teemed codfish at 10 cents, while the
bride has many hams at a shilling a
pound.” The editor of that paper is still/
in tears. )
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Tobacco Raisers, Notice!
The Chattanooga Tobacco Ware
house is preparing to hold its first
sale very soon. Those growing to
bacco, and wishing to get the high
prices now prevailing, should write
and enter their tobacco at once, and
prepare to ship in. Large shipments
are being received every day, and the
sooner yon get your tobacco in, the
more money you will make.
Address :
C. A. MOROSS & CO,
Tobacco Warehouse, Chattanooga.
Cheapest and Best Groceries.
YV hen you intend buying any gro
ceries, it will pay you to* call on us.
W e always have the cheapest and
Flemister & Riley.
Get your drugs pure from Brvant &
1- ncher.
Best Job Printing at Argus Office.