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THE BANRER-MESSEHGER.
The Official Organ of Haralson County.
IUCHANAN, GEORGIA. A VO. W>. 1891.
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A. E. NIX, Editor and Manager.
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“why compel the people to pay inter¬
est on government credit through the
banks, when the said credit could bo ex¬
tended direct to the people without in¬
terest.”—John C. Callioun.
Those who arc inclined to belieyc the
farmers have no reason for complaint of
choir treatmeutby the government should
ponder over these figures. The assessed
property of the country is estimated at
$45,500,000,000. Of this only $17,500,000,
OOO is the property of farmers. In other
words the farmers of this country pay
over 80 per cent of the taxes and own less
than one-third of the assessed property.
Surely there is room for reform along
this lino and it must speedily come. The
farmers have a right to kick.—Cedartowu
Standard.
According to Bro. Fitts’ ownstatemeut,
he is the cause of so many blind tigers iu
bis town. He says: “Thero are ‘tigers’ in
nearly every town, but the newspapers
sit still and say nothing, fearing it might
gain the displeasure of some ‘tiger’ man.”
Judging from tlio manner in which some
of the cokbespondenck of the Times
write, “tigers” are getting pretty numer¬
ous in Bro. Fitts’ town. What lias the
“shaky” editor been doing? Well, we
are glad to know that “X. X.”, “Old
Toper” and a few other good correspond¬
ents of the Times are stirring the good
people of Carrollton up on this matter.
'I'lie editor ought to bark for them occa¬
sionally, if no more.
Headers, do you know, that the men
who advertise in the Monitor arc the men
w ho arc furnishing the money to enable
us to labor for the welfare of every citi¬
zen of Bclden and surroundiug country?
Whetlici you know it or not such is fact;
and if you will consider your own inter¬
ests indvidually, you will patronize thoso
who enable us to do as above stated.
No one denies that the publishing of a
newspaper is beneficial to the country
around about; and that being a fact, is it
not to your own interest to patronize the
men who by their liberality make it pos¬
sible for us to keep the Monitor going.
We think it is, so ask you for your own
good, aud for your neighbors good, and
for our good, to please patrouize those
who ask your patronage through the
Monitor.—Belden (Texas) Monitor.
The tidal wave of reform is oversweep¬
ing the country, and a wonderful refor¬
mation is certainly coming. The north¬
eastern Democrats and western Republi¬
cans can no longer cram down the
throats of the people their ruinous finan¬
cial system, and a change is as sure to
come as the sun shines. The pernicious
practice of systematically robbing the
many for the enrichment of the few is in¬
famous aud criminal, and the masses, re¬
gardless of party affiliations, will not lon¬
ger endure it.—Cedartown Standard.
ATTENTION, AIX1ANCEMEN!
Every member of the Alliance in Amer¬
ica should have a copy of The Great
Groupe Picture of all our National offi¬
cers—the N ational President, the N ation
al Executive Committee, the National
Secretary and all the State Presidents,
arranged iu the most artistic style, by
one of the finest artists in this country.
It is an excellent enameled board, 19x24
inches, ready for framing. Every Alli¬
ance home and every Alliance H3ll should
have it. This elegant picture is given to
each one-year subscriber to The Progres¬
sive Farmer, (President Polk’s paper,)
published at Raleigh, N. C. The paper is
eight pages forty-eight columns—all
liolne priut—and is a fearless aud able ad¬
vocate of Alliance principles. Send one
dollar to the Progressive Farmer,Raleigh,
N. C., and get the picture and the paper
for one year.
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL
FOR A CLOSER UNION BETWEEN
People of Town and Country.
One of the troubles of the political agi¬
tation of the day is a growing estrange¬
ment of the cities and country.
It is not my purpose to argue or even to
suggest who is responsible for this. It
oxists, that is enough.
Every man you talk to, whether ho be
Allianceman or non-Allianceman, de¬
plores this. Especially in the South do
all feel the great necessity of political
union.
I believe the difference grows more out
of the fact, that the people of the cities
and country do not understand each
other.
After a close investigation I find that
the people in the cities recognize just as
plainly, and favor just as strongly, polit¬
ical reformation as do the people of the
country. The difference between the con¬
servative elements of both is slight. The
great trouble with both is the contraction
of the currency.
The fanner man says: “We demand a
reduction of the tariff.”
The city man says: “All right, I am
with you.”
The farmer man says: “I demand free
coinage of silver,”
The city man says: “All right, I am
with you.”
The farmer man says: “Repeal the 10
per cent restriction on State banks.”
The city man says: “All right;, I am
with you.”
The farmer man says: “Give us sub
treasuries.”
The city man says: “I cannot agree to
that.”
Well, says the farmer man: “Then
suggest something better, and we will go
with you. What we want is money
enough to do the business of the coun¬
try.”
Six cents a pound for cotton means not
only ruin for the farmer, but for the bus¬
iness mou of the south. If both are
threatened with ruin, in the name of
common sense cannot they come togeth¬
er and act together for the common
good?
Look at these figures, carfully compli¬
ed by Dunning:
•e 0. failures. Business £ S’
3 g s
Years. £ :r.
p p g
» s
1866 $52.01 520 $ 17,025,000
1S67 37.51 632 47,333,000
1808 22.44 2,790 90,066,000
1809 16.34 1,608 63,694,000
1870 18.70 3,551 88,242,000
1871 16.89 2,915 85,251.000
1872 16.14 4,096 121,036,000
1873 15.45 6,183 228,499,000
1874 14.51 6,830 155,239,000
1S75 14.04 7,740 101,000,000
1870 13.40 9,092 191,117,000
1877 12.28 8,S72 190,669,000
1878 11.23 10,478 234,483,132
1879 10,63 6,658 98,159,033
1880 10.23 4,785 65,752,000
1881 11.51 5,502 81,155,932
1882 12.23 6,738 102,000,000
1883 11.82 9,184 172,874,172
1884 10.58 10,969 226,343,427
1885 9.35 11,211 267,340,264
1886 8.08 12,292 239,288,238
1887 7.13 12,042 335,121,8S8
1888 6.58 13,348 247,659,956
1889 4.97 13,277 312,496,742
The currency lias been contracted from
$52.10 per capita iu 1866 to $4.97 in 1S69.
The business failures have increased
from $17,625,000 in 1866 to $312,496,742 iu
1889.
The masses of the people in the cities
have been and are suffering to-day just as
the masses in the country.
Fifteen million of people are living iu
the cities of this country; 11,000,000 of
them tenants.
A few years ago the wealth of this
country was estimated at $48,000,000,000
only $17000,000,000 of that amount was
taxed 1
But I need not go into these figures.
What I want to impress upon all the peo¬
ple is this fact: The business man aud
the farmer are common sufferers, Here
in the south they are all brothers, with
the same past and the same destiny.
Their interests are so interwoven that it
is impossible for them to rise or fall, live
or die, but they that go together.
Is there no way of bringing the busi¬
ness men and the farmers together? Is
there uo common ground upon which
they can meet?
In spite of what men in Iiome have
said of me, in spite of what they may
think of me to-day, I love this city with
all the ardor of my nature, and if a great
movement could be inaugurated here
whose object would be to unite all the
people in a common movement against
a common wrong and oppression, none
would join it and work in the ranks more
heartily than I.
The Tribune-of-Bome said editorially
not long sinceDivide the white people
of the south and every man’s home would
be an arsenal.”
Why divide?
Again, I repeat, it is useless to discuss
who is to blame for the unkind feeling
that exists. It cannot be remedied by
arguing this poiut. Can it be oblitera¬
ted?
The Mayor of this city is a broad-min¬
ded, liberal gentleman. The President
of the Board of Trade is patriot. Both
of these men fully appreciate the posi
Why cannot they, backed by the citi¬
zens of Rome, extend to the farmers of
north Georgia, an earnest call to meet
here with them, if for uo other purpose
but to know each other better and to in¬
augurate an era of good will and kind¬
ness?
More than this, to meet upon a com¬
mon ground against a common oppress¬
ion.—Seaborn Wright in the Tribuue-of
Rome.
LINCOLN’S PROPHECY.
The prophecy of President Lincoln,
made by him in a private letter to a
friend in Illinois, has been frequently
read and pondered over. He then said:
“Yes, we may all congVatulate our¬
selves that cruel war is nearing a close.
It has cost a vast amount of treasure and
blood. The best blood of the flower of
American youth has been freely offered
upon our country’s alter that the nation
might live. It lias, indeed, been a trying
hour for the republic, but I see in the
near future a crisis arising that unnerves
me and causes me to tremble for the safe¬
ty of my country. As a result of the
war corruption in high places will fol¬
low, and the money power of the country
will endeavor to prolong its reign by
by working upon its prejudices of the
people until all wealth is aggregated in a
few hands and the republic destroyed. I
feel at this moment more anxiety for
the safety of my country than ever be¬
fore, even in the midst of the war. God
grant that my suspicions may prove
groundless.”
Many letters are received by the P. P.
P. Co. from patients, saying they had
used such and such a blood purifier and
sarsaparillas, mentioning their names
and stating they did no good, and they
did not get well until P. P. P. (Prickly
Ash Poke Root and Potassium was tried.
These letters we started to publish, when
the various manufacturers wrote us fear¬
ful letters, and we discotinued same, but
P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Po¬
tassium) is triumphant on every occasion
and has made a host of friends in cures
of Syphilis, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Blood
Poison, Dyspepsia, Malaria and Female
Complaints.
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