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The completion Of the NJ. & n. G.. road
to Murphy makes q large portion of west
ern North Carolina tributary to the
commercial interests of Georgia, and
so important is the trade of this
section that Knoxville and Chattanooga
are already taking vigorous measures
to counteract the loss which they have sus-
tanned by the building of the railroad into
what has been their undisputed territory.
Knoxville has already voted S275,000 to
connect with the Marietta and North Geor-
gia railroad at Murphy and is determined to
contest every inch of ground with Atlanta
for the trade of that section. As it is now,
Knoxville merchants equalize freight rates
to Murphy, by making good the difference
in charges between Knoxville and Atlanta.
Chattanooga is preparing to reach ont for
this trade, and if it establishes rail connec-
ton with Murphy, it viii put both Knox
vile and Atlanta at great disadvantage, even
though the Marietta and North Georgia is
extended north, to Knoxville, which work
is now underway, and south to Atlanta,
which must be done, unless Georgia prefers
to renounce all hope of extending its COM
mercial territory into North Carolina. Chat
tanooga has signifed its willingness to raise
whatever amount is necessary for it to build
such road to Murphy, and the great ad-
vantage which it will derive from this con-
nection, will urge the completion of the I'M
dertaking.
The Western North Carolina is being
pushed rapidly southwark, opening up ex-
tensiye eastern connections with the roads
which it viii meet at Murphy, the position of
which town makes IT the railroad Herat of
the mountainous region of East Tennessee,
western North Carolina and north Georgia.
II the Marietta and North Georgia is extend
ed to Atlanta, the whole state of Georgia
will enjoy the advantage which it will afford
In connection with the Western North Caro-
lima, inuot only establishing new eastern
connection, bat in turning TO Georgia the
products Of the great resources of the couu-
try developed by the two roads.
The necessity OF the Atlanta extension
can readily be appreciated by the CONNER
c!al interests Of the state, and it should be
urged as its importance demands.
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hoped that the county conventions will be
largely attended, and that the general conven-
ton will be composed of representative men
who will understand the necessity OF insist
ing on their rights
While it is true that the railroads
have not dealt fairly by the melon-growers of
Georgia, it is also true that the interests of
both are identical. Without the co-opera-
ton of the roads, the melon business would
amount to nothing; without the melon bus
mess the summer freghts of the railway
lines would suffer an unwelcome diminu-
ton.
1t is but fair to say, however, that during
the present season (to say nothing of the
pasD the railroads have not treated the
melon-growers with any degree of fairness.
They have done their best to seize not only
the profits but the full value of the crop,
and they have succeeded. We have asked
them to give this process name, so that the
public might know whether it was confsca-
ton or downright robbery, but thus far they
have made no response TO the invitation. To
show that we have not exaggerated any
phase of the situation, we reproduce a few
figures gathered by the Albany News and
Advertiser relative to the tremendous dis
proportion in freight rates. For purposes
Of comparison our Albany contemporary
takes two points in the acknowledgements
natl and Chicago-and the figures are as fol-
lows:
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a Mntter of Policy.


4 great deal of comment has been called
forth by the alleged refusal of Senator Col
quit and Congressman Stewart to extend
to Representative Mckinley the invitation
to deliver an address on the tariff question
before the Piedmont Chautauqua. 1t was
charged in the dispatches sent out from
Washington that the reasons assigned by
these gentlemen for their refusal was that
they objected to Mckinley because he was
republican, and that they objected to
having him express his views before a
southern audience, because it would stir up
strife and discussions among our people.
The position in which these distinguished
gentlemen are alleged to have placed them
selves is so untenable, so strongly opposed
to the spirit Of the age, the freedom of
speech, the right of the people to hear and
judge for themselves as to the merit of
questions touching political economy, and
the right Of the people to hear all sides free
from political censorship as a matter of ed
ucation, that it raises the natural presump-
ton that they have been misrepresented by
the correspondents.
1t is well known that the management of
the Chautauqua have had in view the estab-
lishmont of an institution which would not
only afford intellectual entertainment TO the
large class of our people who frequent in
summer our home resorts, but which rs an
educational factor would tend largely to
the diffusion OF knowledge and the awaken
ing OF our people to q realization of the
drift Of progress and the current of thought.
There was no partisan speech expected
from Mr. Carlisle, nor from Mr.. Mckinley,
and We think these gentlemen would need
no promptings to indicate to them the pro-
prieties Of the occasion, but each stands to-
day before the nation as the foremost expo
nent Of the two sides OF an industrial ques-
ton, the proper understanding of which is
Of vital Importance to fifty millions Of
American people.
7 The doctrine was formerly taught, that
I the people could not intelligcntly discrimi-
nate on nice questions of public policy. OF
be intrusted with the exercise Of individual
Judgment want Of faith in the people
which jusii6es in monarchlal dcspotisms
the censorship Of the press and the rcpres-
sion of freedom Of speech
Bat the American republic was founded
upon the idea that the people are capablSot
intelligent Judgment. and We see no reason.
from the history Of the past hundred years.
TO doubt the capacity Of the people, or The
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From II. Alexander Clark, the chairman
of the executive committee of the national
negro democratic league, we have received
circular addressed to the intelligent col
ored people of the country. The circular
states that the members of the league are
negroes whose democracy is pronounced
and unquestioned; that many of them have
never affiliated with any other party; and
that in espousing the cause of democracy
the members of the national negro demo-
cratic league have been actuated alone BY
their belief in the time-enduTing principles
of democracy.
They believe 1.-THE circular goes on to say)
that the welfare of the negro race in Amer
lea will be best promoted by division Of
the negro vote between the great parties of
the country. They believe that the failure
of federal legislation TO affect favorably the
condition of the negro in the states, and
the repeated decisions Of the supreme court
admonish colored men TO seek an improve
ment of their condition through state ac-
ton.
Altogether, the circular Is a very hopeful
document. There is large room In the
south Tor democratic negroes, and il is like
ly that as The race grows in intelligence
there will be developed an appreciation Of
tho purposes and intentions of the democ-
racy. After awhile, the negroes of the
south will begin to understand that their
interests are identical with those Of tho
white people Of the south When this fact
is once brought home 20 them thoy will
discover that it is to thoir interest To act
with the white people. Many of them have
discovered this already, and the colorcd
democratic contingent is growing every day.
Ii the negro has wrongs to right, why go
north with them and make appeals 70 the
republican party, which is interested ia
him only because lac is supposed TO be q re-
publican voter9 Why not depend on the
state democratic administrations Of the
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On Its own Platform.


Our esteemed republican contemporary,
the Philadelphia Press, INDUCES in the fol-
lowing pleasantly. intended TO be at the ex-
pense Of our more than beloved contempt
rary, the Augusta Chronicle
II is mighty hand for a protectionist democratic
organ 10 supper; Grover Cleveland on a free.trade
platform but our excellent Georgia contemporary,
the Augusta Chronicle, manages to do it somehow
or other
Our esteemed republican contempo-
rary misses the mark when it says that the
Chronicle is supporting President Cleveland
on free-trade platform. 1t is doing no
such thing. 1t is supporting President
Cleveland on a policy decidedly more in
keeping with its own opinions than with
those Of the men who defeated Mr.. Walsh
for election as a delegate to the st. Louis
convention. The national democracy has
seen that his course was the wise and pru-
dent one, and every feature of the opening
of the democratic canvass has been an in
dorsemeht of the Hon. Patrck's position.
He came to the Atlanta convention differ
ing with the majority of the party in the
state as to the policy which the democracy
should pursue. He openly announced that
he was willing to yield his opinion to the
will of the majority, and to join hands in an
harmonious democratic circle for democratic
success. He was rebuked by the conven-
ton of the party for which he has labored
so long and faithfully, and was told that his
services were not needed as his policy could
not be Endorsed, even though he had yielded
in its advocacy.
Since then the great democracy of the
country has put its hand into that of the
Hon. Patrick, who never tagged moment
in his efforts for the party, and in his fidelity
to the cause. He has always been willing
to take his commands from the democracy,
but he is now acting under instructions
given by himself to the democracy and
returned TO him with its Endorsement.
Long live the Hon. Patrick. The de-
mocracy of the state will yet join hands
around him and chant his praise.
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Congressman Mason, OF Illinois, made so
much reputation by one of his funny
speeches during the present session that he
has received invitations to deliver addresses
all the way from New York to Charleston.
The Chicago Herald proceeds to give the
humorous congressman word of advice.
il advises him TO restrain himself in time
before he weakens his influence. The point
Is made that Tom Corwin was one of the
bCainiest men that this country ever pro
duced, but his fatal giit Of humor dominated
him. lie got in the habit Of making his
audiences laugh, and as time wore on he was
looked upon as buiIoon.. In his old age
Corwin bitterly regretted lis mistake, and
once in short talk with Garfield and
Conkling, who We're then young men, he
told them never TO make their hearers
laugh, bat TO speak to them soberly and
seriously.
There is another case in point equally as
notable rs Corwins. Sidney Smith was
the greatest humorist of his day. He was
a clergyman, and it was generally known
that he would have been made bishop if il
had not been for his uncomfortable propen-
sity TO say amusing things.
Our young orators who are going on the
stump in the present campaign will do we'll
10 think Of these things. If they can drive
an argument home with a joke it is all
right, but they will make a mistake if they
push their jokes TO the front and leave their
arguments in the background. Let them
speak only when they are sure that they
have something worth saying, and then le,
them speak the words Of truth and sober
ness. II they start cut as humorsts they
viii have cause to regret ii, just as Tom
Corwin and Sidney Smith lived to regret it.
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The MICHIGAN Fusion.

The fusion of the democrats, labor
unionists and greenbackers in Michigan is
giving the republicans of that state ample
reasons for making one of the most vigorous
campaigns ever made in the history of the
state. They appreciate the fact that Mchi-
gan IS no longer a certain republican state,
and have long since abandoned even the
hope Of rolling up the old-time republican
majority. They will be more than satisfied
TO win even by q scratch; and heavy load
would be lifted from their hearts if they
were assured that they would do so.
The fusion this year is similar to that of
two and four years ago, when the republi-
cans carried the state by greatly reduced
maioritieS, that of the last presidential year
being only 1888. The prohibition vote
which was then an uncertain element, but
which, cost the republican party its heavy
loss, has been steadily drawing from the re-
publican ranks since that time, and if it
maintains its proportionate increase for the
past eight years, the republicans can scarcely
hope to carry the state this time. The pro-
hibitionists polled but little over 900 votes
in 1880, more than 900 in 1884, and over
$4,000 in 1886. The year after Senator
Palmer declared that unless the republican
party accepted prohibition as one of its
issues it could no longer hope to carry the
state. The republican party has not done
this, and stands today just where it did four
and eight years ago.
AS the prohibition vote has in the past
been drawn chiefly from the republican
ranks, there is every reason to believe that
the latter party will sustain this year a
loss proportionate to that which has left it
for the past eight years on account of the
prohibition question; and if it does, the
fusionists will have every chance of carrying
the state. Their ticket is strong one, and
commends itself not only to the business in
terests Of the state, but also to the labor
and agricultural vote.
Of course it is uncertain as to low far the
tariff issue will affect the campaign. 1t has
never been made a distinct issue before, but
the national campaign will make it more or
less an issue in every state. 1t may be that
it will upset all estimates, and will so shake
up the vote of the state as to make a new
basis for statistics for future elections. AS
it is, however, the republicans are very I'M
easy about Michigan.
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TIE CAMPAIGN OF 1888

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wisdom of the confidence placed in them by
Mr.. Jefferson and the fathers of democracy.
To say that our people, having ears to
hear, should not hear, lest hearing they be-
lieve is to admit the truth of the adverse
ries position, the weakness of your own, or
to cast q slur upon the intelligence Of our
people.
We want II distinctly understood that so
far as Atlanta and her people are concerned,
we repudiate any censorship OF the freedom
of thought, speech or action. We are as
ready to extend respectful hearing to the
northerner who comes before us in straight
forward, manly way and appeals to our
judgment for the vindication of his theories
of government as the northern people have
been ready to listen to our orators when
they appealed for yrtuous judgment upon
the imputations which had been cast against
our honor.
We are not so hide-bou but what we
can listen with genuine pleasure to a
rational, refined and elegant presentation of
an important subject, even though we differ
from the orator
Ii we would keep abreast of the advanc-
ing columns Of civilization, we must not
only test the capacity of our own in.ellectu-
al powers but we must master the evolu-
tions Of our nelghbors' brains also. 1t is
the free discussion and treatment of all
proper subjects from all possible standpoints,
which quickens the perceptiye faculties and
rouSes into activity the intellectual powers
Of people.
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THE CONSTITUTION cannon, which is
painted red according to contract, has been
mustered into democratic service at the
ChautauQua. 1t was carried forward to the
skirmish line Thursday, and if anybody
within the range of seven counties saw
flash last night and heard razzle-dazzling
TON cannon was on duty and doing its
best.
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south to do him iustice9 Today there is
not negro in Georgia who is not better Off
under the present democratic administra-
ton than he would be under republican
administration, and this fact is so potent
that Governor Bullock, who is staunch
republican, proposes to cast his vote for the
reelection of Governor Gordon, confident
that democratic administration is the best
thing for the negro.
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A coLoRED paper published in Cincin-
natl says that Douglass, Langston and
Lynch go to every republican convention
and come to the front in the Lazarus act"
exhibiting their political sores. Well, it is
an easy way to make money.
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Mrs, CLEvELAND's WAR on the hustle has
thus far been quite successful. This new dea
parture may yet come to be regarded as one og
the glories of the present administration.
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Southern Life After the War.


The New York Herald which makes a
specially Of The treatment Of European at
fairs, is disposed 10 take serious view Of
tie conference between Emperor William Of
Germany and the csar " Russia, which is
nov taking place near ST. Petersburg, and
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THE REPUBLICANS HAVE abandoned all hone
of breaking the solid south. This is the onlu
evidence of republican shrewdness which has
been developed during the campaign.
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Cleveland and Victory
THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD UN-
FURLED TO THE BREEZE!
And the Contest of 1888 Opened
WITH THE CONSTITUTIONS BATTLING
IN THE FRONT RANKS.

The triumphs Of THE CoNTITuTIoN in re-
porting the campaign of 1884 are well re-
membered! II was the first southern paper
to announce Ceveand's election and ma
iority, and Atlanta had celebrated that event
before other southern cities knew of il
TnE CONSTITUTION led all southern papers
ln 1881.
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Poor OLD JUDGE ToURGEE will take the
stump for Harrison and Morton If hid
speeches are as poor as his last book his au~
diences will fee to the woods
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SOME OF OUR contemporaries note the faca
that the tariff discussion is over. Would that
it were; but there are long and weary dayd
ahead, for the campaign orator is abroad in
the land.
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The NEW YORK STAR thinks it very funnv
that Mrs. Amelie Riyes Chanler should writa
tragedy when she has been married onlH
two months. Events move rapidly these dayssi
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THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE is right when ia
says that the south needs people, and thas
money will come when labor and population
are here. This is a oreat truth
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THE mugwumps are trying to run Cover
nor mil, of New York, out of the country
but they will finally have to support him
He is what may be called a necessary demo
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THERE is A movement on foot in New York
to provide the poor with flowers. This is all
very we'll, but how about work and bread?
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS is confident thax
Michigan will be carried this year by the dens
ocrats in both the presidential and state elect
tons. This is very high authority Michiga1a
may yet astonish the.world
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THERE is AN impression that the rulers OF
Germany and Russia held their recent meets
ing to divide the world between them. If this
is the case the two will find that they have O.
big job on hand.
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THE republican senate is at sea on the
tariff question. This is in line with the re-
publican party, which is at sea about every
thing.
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Various Topics of the Dav
Briefly Discussed.

Mr.. MILLS: DEAR SIR-We have buried
our little Ratchet.