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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
As to Indiana,

The nomination of General Harrison, of
Indiana, by no means assures that state to
the republicans, though he was nominated
on the ground and with the belief that he
could certainly carry the state. 1t is true
that he has local prestige in his favor, and
by this it is hoped to break the party line
sufficiently to carry the state for the repub-
licans.
Three prominent Indiana democrats have.
been interviewed on the question, and all Of
them are of the opinion that Indiana will 60
democratic, though they think that the fight
will be much closer one than if the repub
licans had nominated anybody else.
Governor Gray thinks there is no doubt
but that Cleveland and Thurman will carry
the state, and that they will be elected. He
thinks Harrison's nomination the strongest
which could have been made from Indiana,
and says: elbow far state pride will help
him I cannot say, this being the first time
that Indiana has had presidential candi-
date"
Ex-senator Mcdonald looks at the matter
in a very serious light, and says that the
republicans have made remarkably strong
nomination, and that Harrison will carry
the full vote of his party in Indiana, to
which will be added some strength on the
score of state pride. 'fBut," he says, 81
| don't think he will carry Indiana. On the
contrary, believe Cleveland and Thurman
will carry the state by majority ranging
| anywhere from 5000 to 10000" Senator
Mcdonald is of the opinion that Harrison is
weak with the labor element on account of
| his attitude on the Chinese question, and
| that no republican can hope to succeed in
Indiana who cannot make large drafts on
this, and on the greenback party element,
| which also is against Harrison.
Ex-Governor English, who was on the
ticket with Hancock, says that the question
! of state pride will not draw any democratic
votes to Harrison, ''for as representative
republican and strong party man he can
not expect them" He doubts very seri-
ously if Harrison will even be as strong as
his party in Indiana; first, on account OF
the soreness of the Gresham men; second
on account of the opposition which he will
receive from the labor vote; third, for the
reason that his knownothing record will
lnJure MN with the lorelSu Nole, having
already caused the bolt of several German
newspapers; and fourth, because the green
hackers, who have long held the balance Of
power in the state, have never forgiven hi:
bitter denunciations.
Thus it will be seen that the democracy
will storm, with the prospect of carrying
what is now considered by republicans, tc
be a republican stronghold. At any rate
the campaign in Indiana will be made SC
interesting as to require the constant atten
ton of the republican party and of its dis
tinguished leader, who would be in very
embarrassing position indeed, if he failed tC
redeem his obligation to carry his owI
state, on the faith of which he received tn,
| nomination.
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embodiment of all animosity against this
section, and what he says is the essence Of
the prejudice with which we have contend
ed in the past, and the malignity of which
has made it utterly harmless for the future.
1t is not our purpose to even attempt to
answer single point of this mans argu-
ment. II is not necessary. The country
has rendered its verdict on the very issue
which he has again raised, and another YER
dict will be presented in November. We
have too frequently alluded to this talk
about the suppression of the negro vote, land
the invalidation Of the constitution, when
discussing the question with drawer and
better men, TO be now allured into contro-
yersy with this shameless and wanton liar,
who herrespects himself nor loves his
country.
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ence cheered wildly. The moment was
auspicious. Pulling string concealed in
his coat-tail pocket, huge banner sud-
denly appeared before the startled null
titude. In the middle was hale and
hearty picture Of Foraker in his cele-
brated two-horse act of exclaiming-"N
rebel flags shall be removed from Ohio while
l am governor"
Strange to say, this trick didn't work.
The convention caught Oh in an instant,
and matters were not improved when j.
Benson, with wild and tragic air waved
the banner out of sight. Those who wit
messed the remarkable spectacle knew that
everything had been prearranged, and they
knew that before them stood man who,
although he was pledged to John Sherman,
was in the convention to forward his own
personal interests by every means in his
power. He nominated Sherman by insult
ing the friends of all the other candidates,
and then delivered a bloody-shrt harangue.
From that moment the real friends of
Sherman knew that they would have to keep
sharp eye on the little trckster from Ohio.
They kept their eye on him, but it did no
good. lie was determined to make himself
conspicuous, and he did so at the wrong
time by declaring for Blaine. 1t was at this
juncture that John Sherman sent Foraker
telegram to this effect: "Would you ac-
cept second place on ticket with Blaine~
This is red-hot sarcasm, but it was justi-
fled by Foraker's antics. His reply to the
telegram has not been made public, and the
nrohai,ilitv is that he thinlye IL would he bp-
meath the dignity of the great leader of the
republican party to make any reply, but the
inquiry must have stung him, for we are
told that even treachery has its tender
spots.
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The Georgia Melon Cron.

Several years ago. when The CoNsTIrU-
TON was engaged in booming the truck and
fruit business OF southern and southwest
Notwithstanding the possibilities and
probabilities of its development-some of
our esteemed contemporaries predicted that
If the farmers followed the advice of this
paper they woald be ruined.
Particularly was this prediction made in
regard TO the melon business. TnE Con-
srIrvrIoN advised the farmers 70 make the
experiment Of shipping melons 10 the north
and west SO as to create a demand for this
delicious fruit and thus create a profitable
market. lip 10 that timc very few people
Of the great nop;h and west knew anything
OF tha genuine watcrmelou-the Georgia
yaricty-aud THE CONSTITUTION advised
the farmers OF Georgia to make the expert
mcnt OF shipping the fruit,
The first year, those who had the nerve 10
follow THE CONSTITUTIONS advice were
SO successful that great many others en-
gagged in the business, and the increase of
shipments was So large, and the farmers had
SO little experience in the business that the
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES doubts il there
is really such man as Levi p. Morton, and is
of the opinion that the name is only blind
after all. 1t reproduces numerous pictures of
man Of that name as they appeared in pa
pers from all parts Of the country. Some are
clean shaver faces, some heavy bearded, some
with a mustache, some without, some with
burnsiders, some with Roman noses, some with
fiat noses, some with big ears, some with little
ears, etc. Scarcely any two pictures of the
alleged republican vice-presidential nominee
are alike. We have magnificent picture of
the man, however, and give it to our readers
with pleasure. lie is not a blind, for there
really is such man as Levi p. Morton, and he
is the republican nominee for the vice-presi-
dency. Here is the best picture of him which
has yet appeared, and his magnificent and
striking features, as outlined in the accom-
panying photograph, gave him the nomination
on the first ballot. In fact, he is man after
the republican heart. Here is his picture:
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A City Without Churches.

''Make it your business to see that more
churches are built in Berlin!"
With these curt words the young German
emperor dismissed the municipal authorities
of his capital, when they called upon him
the other day.
After Bismarck's declaration that the
German people love God and fear nobody
one would naturally think that Berlin must
be city OF churches. Such, however, is
not the case. The Encyclopedia Britain
MICA, speaking of Berlin just after the census
Of 1874, says that in the matter of churches
it is relatively probably the poorest capital
Of Christendom. 1t has only forty-eighs
churches and chapels belonging to the state
church, five Roman Catholic churches and
chapels, eight foreign and free chapels, and
three synagogues to satisfy the wants of one
million people. The number of actual wor-
shippers in all the churches on an average
Sunday is said to be less than two per cent
OF the entire population.
For q city of so much wealth and culture
this is a lamentable exhibit.
In recommending the building of more
churches the Emperor William has shown
an unexpected degree of wisdom. Whether
he is q devout Christian or not, he knows
that religion is an empires strongest safe
guard against anarchy, communism and
lawlessness. When a ruler knows that not
more than 10000 out Of the million people
around him are assembled in the churches
on the Sabbath he is justified in looking ous
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1t is hoped that the Berlin municipal
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when they get them.
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Sirnifying Nothing.

In the last moments of the Chicago con.
vention the following plank was added to
the republican platform:
The concern OF all good governments is the viz.
tue and sobriety of the people, and the purity OF
their homes. The republican party cordially sym.
pathizes with all wise and welldirected efforts for
the promotion of temperance and morality.
AS the outcome OF weeks drunk this
plank will be regarded as one of the notable
curiosities of the campaign. The delegates,
bursting with beer and popskull whisky,
adopted it with enthusiasm, only one man
in the crowd voting against it.
1t will be seen that not word is said in
favor of prohibition, local option or the anti
saloon movement. The convention simply
expressed its sympathy with wise and we'll
directed efforts for the promotion of tenn
perance and morality.
Now, this is not the language of prohibi~
tionists. 1t sounds like resolution adopted
at a meeting of saloon men. The liquor
men are always INDUCING in such talk.
They have more to say in favor of temper
ance than any other class of men, Temper
ance is big thing with bar keeper. From
his standpoint it means the moderate use OF
liquor, and the temperate customer in the
long run pays more money to the saloon
than comes out of the pocket of the intem.
perate drinker.
This part of the platform, then, is mean
ingless jargon, mere 1lub dub. 1t will not
catch single prohibition vote. Perhaps
the emptiness of this pledge will cause keen
eyed observers to discover that the whole
business is equally hollow and empty.
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The Unluckiest Family In History.


If the republican party managers had
secured the highways and byways they could
not have found a man with more ominous
name than Harrison.
Generations ago one of the early Harri-
sons took an active part in the execution Of
Charles the First. For o time all went
we'll with him, but when the second
Charles came to the throne the luckless
regicide was condemned to death, and the
sentence was carried out under circum-
stances of signal atrocity.
The Harrison who signed the declaration
of independence was perhaps the most for
tunate member of the family, but if the
story of his life could now be told in full ID
would doubtless appear that he did not es-
cape his share of trouble.
William Henry Harrison had fate against
him. In his military operations in the
northwest the mistakes of his subordinates
came very near crushing him, and the cam
paign would not have been success if il
had not been for the victories won on the
lakes by the navy. He was elected to the
presidency only to die within a month after
he entered the white house.
The presidents son, John Scott Harrison,
was the victim of horrible outrage. His
body was stolen, sold to a medical college,
and accidentally found and recognized in
the dissecting room by the dead mans son.
The Harrison who is now put forward by
the republicans as their standard bearer is
the lineal descendant of these Inflated men.
His political career has been a succession of
failures. He failed to get the nomination
for governor in 1872, and when he secured
the nomination in 1876 he failed to get
elected. At the expiration of his one term
in the senate tile people retired him.
Even this brief summary makes it appear
that the Harrisons were born under I'M
lucky stars. 1t will not do to laugh all this
away as superstitious fancy. The masses
and many intelligent and cultured men are
influenced by just such things. One Of the
most successful of our financiers made it a
rule never to have anything to do with an
unlucky man as friend, confdant or EN-.
ploye.
1t goes without saying that Harrison Is
not name to conjure with.
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most profitable markets were glutted, and
good deal Of money was lost. The farmers
were discouraged, and the aforesaid esteem
ed contemporaries pointed with pardon
able pride'' to their predictions.
And yet, how has the experiment turned
out? The glutted markets of a few years
ago are now camorng for Georgia water
melons, although tie crop is larger TINS
wear than ever before in the history OF the
state. The demand in the west and north
is so great that, according to the Albany
News and Advertiser, the railroads of that
section are unable to furnish fruit cars IN
sufficient numbers to transport the melons
to market. One shipper in Albany received
last Friday telegraphic orders for several
carloads. but was unable to fill them on &C
count of lack of fruit cars.
The railroads, however, are dong thelr
best and we have no doubt that the blockade
has been raised by this time. But what
does it all show? Simply this! That The
CONSTITUTION was right when it advised
farmers to engage in the business, and that
the demand for good melons is practically
inexhaustible The News and Advertiser
says that one thing has been conclusiyely
demonstrated, namely: "That under ju-
dicious distribution, and the present facili-
ties for moving the melon crop, the markets
cannot be glutted. There has been larger
number of cars forwarded to date this sea-
son than ever before"
All of which justifes every line THE
CONSTITUTION has ever printed on the sub
iect.
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thenticated interview through the Assoct.

ated Press:
I don't wish to be placed in an anomalous No
Questionable position before the people of Ohio
or the country, but am compelled to say in tho
clear view of existing conditions, that Senatoy
Sherman is no longer q presidential possibility
so far as this convention is concerned | have
done my full duty to him in his candidacy.
have been lust rs faithful, if not more So and
equally as conscientious as many members of the
delegation to further his and Ohios interests
But as say, he is practically out of the ones.
ton. and my support ceases from now on. There
Is almost fifty per cent ofmy delegation who are
for Blaine and when the convention meete
Monday morning l shall vote with those dele.
gates for Mr. Blaine's nomination. l insist thai
it is the best OF good politics that we take care OF
our state when it becomes apparent that orr
own candidate csn not lie minated ! am a
free lance from now on, and l shall take care OF
Oho's interests now as have always done in the
past.
And this, in the face of the fact that he
did more talking than anybody lse aboub
his fidelity to Sherman, and hawtvowed his
purpose to support him ''as long as he had
button on his coat"
If political treachery was crime
punishable in proportion to the magnitude
of the offense, Judas B. Foraker would
have. long since been chung by the neck
until he was dead, dead, dead"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03

Two YOUNG MEN in Indianapolis fell out
about young lady, and meeting on the street,
settled their differences with pistols.
This shows that the pistol fourishes even
in the sacred precints of the republican nomi-
nee for the presidency, and that the bloody
south has by no means corner on the pistol
market
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Wherein Is lie StrOng2

In nominating Harrison, the republican
| convention Of course thought IL had agreed
on strong man, but if it had its work to do
over again, 1t is a matter Of serious doubt
whether the result would be the same.
Harrison was nominated on Monday, and
before he had been in the field one day, the
lights were turned on enough of his record
to show that the nomination was an exceed
ingly weak one; and some of those who
voted for him are now probably asking
themselves,
Why did they do it?
They were told that he was q
strong man in Indiana, and could carry
that state, and yet they find that
in 1876 he was overwhelmingly defeated
for governor by "Blue Jeans" Williams,
and later was defeated for the senate when
he was the distinct issue in the legislative
races.
They further fnd-that he was an ardent
supporter of the bill to enfranchise Chinese,
and was opposed to all efforts to restrict the
tide of immigration from China to this
country, for which reasons California and
the Pacific slope are down on him.
They further fnd-that his position on
the bill legalizing the importation of pauper
labor from Europe under contract, has
sounded his death knell in many republican
labor voting strongholds which have suffer-
cd from such weakening competition.
They further find--that his knownothing
record has already created intense dissatis-
faction with the republican foreign vote, and
that this breach in the party is widening
every day.
They further fnd-after resurveying the
situation, that among the planks of the
platform which they themselves voted to
adopt, and which was adopted as the unani-
nous sentiment Of the convention, was the
following:
ave declare our hostility to the introduction into
this country of foreign contract labor and OF Chinese
labor alien TO our civilization and our constitution
and we demand the rigid enforcement of the exist
ing laws against it, and favor such Immediate egis-
la,ion as will exclude such labor from shores"
And yet, in the very face of this, they sec
that they have nominated man whose
whole public career in congress has charac-
terized more by his opposition to the very
sentiments as expressed in this plank than
by everything else which he did as a national
law maker. The only thing which he did,
when in the United States senate, of any
Importance whatever, was to take decided
stand in favor of turning the foodgates of
China open on this country, and more than
this, he wanted to extend to every mothers
son of Chinaman that came to this coun-
try the right to vote. No wonder the repub-
licans of California and Oregon, particularly
hold their nose when they swallow the dose
administered to them by the republican con-
vention.
The ticket is weaker today than 1t was
yesterday, and it was weaker yesterday than
it was the day before, and 1t is growing
weaker every day. Tho convention should
have adopted lngalls's advice and nomi-
mated ga man like Hayes who didn't have
any record"
Mr.. BLAINE's LETTER Of congratulation to
Harrison is peculiarly worded affair Discreet
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THE FORAKER CLUB held ratification meet
ing in Cincinnati on receiving the news OF
Harrison's nomination. What a tame affair 1t
must have been 1t is probable that little was
said of the bowling traitor for whom the club
was named. About the best thing that it
could have done, under the circumstances, was
to have changed its name and then to have
nroceeded TO ratifV
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An AMERICAN WHO has just returned from
Brazil says that the members of the ex-confed-
crate colony in that country wish to return to
the United States, if they can get the money
to pay their way. At first the colonists did
well. but the price of cotton has declined, and
the crop yield has fallen Off They now say
that the United States is good enough for