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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-19
The bloody Shutters at Work.

The republicans have already begun
bloody shirt campaign.
Such papers as the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
the Philadelphia Press and others, in des-
peration at the nomination Of Mr.. Thur
man, and failing to find anything genuine
on which to attack him, have resorted to
the usual bloody shirt policy, and are charg-
ing him with having been unfaithful to the
union.
This is not more than was expected, but
the democracy is to be congratulated in
having such charges directed against man
who can as well afford to bear them as Mr..
Thurman. The Globe-Denocrat, unable
to attack his magnificent personal qualities,
plunges into his record as statesman, and
the worst that it can say of him is that he
has at all times stood by his party. It
says:
His personal merits are good as far as they go; but
they do go very far in contrast with his political
faults and bllnders. He has been q voting demo-
crat since 1884 axd in all that time has steadily and
unqualiiiedly Endorsed the course of his party. 1t
never did thing so mean that he was constrained
to oppose or denounce it,
This is glowing compliment to the Old
Roman, though it was not intended as such.
1t calls to his support every democrat in the
country, and as the people have Endorsed
the democratic party by putting it in power,
it is not at all improbable that they will fail
to indorse a man who, ever since 1884, has
''steadily and unqualifedly' been true to
the party in which they have placed so
much confidence as to turn over to it the adj
ministration of the affairs of the nation.
Mr.. Thurman grandest recommendation
is his answering fidelity to his party, and
the bloody shutters are welcome to all they
can make out Of it.
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New Voters,

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says that
the population of the United States has in
creased 100000 since 1884, and estimates
that in November next one million more
ballots will be cast than were deposited four
years ago. Our contemporary says that the
greater proportion of these new voters are
men who were born and bred on American
soil and who are distributed throughout all
the states, New York containing 10000 of
them.
The Globe-Democrat, after giving these
figures, proceeds to extract great consola-
ton from them. 1t argues that these new
voters-or the most of them-have in
herted the prejudices and sectionalism
which have done duty for so many years in
the republican party.
We are of the opinion that while the
figures of our contemporary may be correct,
its conclusions are wrong--hopelessly
wrong. 1t is going out of the bounds of
reason to say that the young Americans
who have reached their majority since 1854
have inherited the war prejudices which are
and have been the stock in trade of the re-
publican party since 1860.
We are inclined to hope and believe that
these young Americans, in casting their
first vote for president, will decide in favor
of the broad conservatism that is the life of
the nation, and against the narrow scheme
of sectionalsm which the republican party
represents. In short, We think that the
democratic party and its candidates have
nothing to fear from these new voters.
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The death Of Emperor Frederick is q ca
lamlty, and the weight OF it Will be felt, not
by Germany alone, hut by all Europe.
Frederick was q man OF peace. At atime
when his physical suffering was at It's height
he was busy Strengthening Tie pacific rcla-
tions between his empire and the other
powers Three days before his death his
minister at Washington conveyed 10 the
president the emperor's assurances OF his
good will and high regard for tile people OF
the American republic, and has wish that
Germany might remain 40 peace with the
United States and other countries.
The patient fortituie displayed by the
royal sufferer, his resignation and consider
alton Tor others during tho soycrest trial Of
his life, viii remain amemogy OF sweetness
and light, and it is 70 bc regretted thar Dis
successor is not The man 10 p-oat by tile
lessons OF suoh q death li.
"The emperor is dead. long Use tAe eri-
perorl" VIII be- che Cy in Germany. Tie
death of FREDERICK ,le peaceful r,ae. me
Crown Prince William, "a man of c.ooJ aud
iron, on the throne.
The elevation of Young William Dc thc
first place iu The euIiro toits u3 cued 90
Germany or 20 Iuoe Tle reV ruer is
col3-bloodcd, selfish ara ambitions. Az
though ho knew chat bis braer Hlelt 5ic
az amy moment, hc hal aNet avm .,.s lcl-
side until the last. lAnsc day, ago ae had
the hear,lessness 90 spend q ,l5 siue acts.
The next day be gave 4 luncheon 20 lAe
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proportion Is one deth TO thirty SIX Of remit
tent fever in the northern division, one 20 fifty
two; IN the southern division, one to aty-i0ui in
Texas, one to seycnty-eighti Ia California, ons 10
one hundred sud forty-eight. while IN tlolld II ls
but one to two hundred and eighty seven. Il2hort
IL may be asserted that Florida possesses II much
m r. agreeable and saubrious climate than any
other state or territory IL the union. All know,
remarks Dr. Brnton, p. 128 how terribly anGucus
must he campaigning among the E7eTgiadea o.
Florida yet the yearly mortality from disease OF Inc
regular army there was only y per loo men, iAe
average OF tie army elsewhere was IS Ter l,C0O,
while In Texas It rose 10 40, ana on the loser MIS-
elssippi TO IS to COO Il Ia well known TACT
that malaria is spreading its arms over a large
portion OF The United States, and affecting .oc1ltfs
where Il has not been heretofore known causing
much suffering and many deaths. am prepared 70
admit that malarial distafes do occur in certain
localities and certain tlme7 inFlrda, but r,m my
observations extending fr0In Can1Ga b Ire Gun oi
Mexico maintain at Inafa@al seases GIe nos as
common, or as atal, In this State e. ~ many
portions OF the north and west. They assum1 a
Inilder FORM and are more amenaMe TO tcGNneht
than IN other sections Glorious Floritul i vii
not be long before every acre OF her soil Is ut5 d,
and VIII render to the delighted and happy people
its untold riches"
Such testimony cannot be lightly passed
over. 1t comes from so many trustworthy
sources that 1t cannot be doubted. II is
safe to say that Florida win continue to
rapidly fiji up with population composed
of the best elements of American cit!zcn-
ship. No man has ever been heard TO com-
plain OF his investments in this favored re-
gion, and there still remain tempting oppor-
tunities that will enrich all who have the
judgement and foresight TO take advantage
Of them
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A Remedy for the Cotton Worm.

The season is approaching when We shall
probably hear Of the ravages of the cotton
worm in this and other states. In southern
and southwest Georgia the worm has not
made its appearance in great numbers for
several seasons, but the planters stand in
dread OF it, for, during the hot season, they
DO not know what day may bring forth.
In tie Mississippi valley and in Texas the
worm makos It's appearance in vast numbers
every year and the planters are compelled
10 spcnl good deal Of time and money in
their effort, 90 destroy it.
The only remedy thus far discovered is
paris green, which, in pulverized state or
IN solution, is applied to the plants. But
the application Of tlis remedy is tedious
and cosby operation, SO much so that in
ven,urs have turned their attention to the
matter.
AT the cotton exhibition held in Atlanta
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several years ago an apparatus for applying
the paris green attracted good deal OF
attention. 1t consisted of pair of saddle
bags so tubed aud arranged that person
could ride through the fields on horseback
and apply the remedy.
We are glad to learn from the New Orr
leans Times-Democrat that Mississippi
banker, Mr. James P. Roach, of Vicks-
burg, has just perfected a machine which is
said to be as simple as it is effective in DUST
ing paris green over the cotton plants.
As described, the machine consists of the
ordinary framework of a cart, which con-
tains hopper, or receptacle, and small
but powerful blower. To the blower is
attached forized tube. The powder from
the hopper is blown through the tube to the
right and left rearward as the cart traverses
the field.
1t is claimed that this machine will
thoroughly dust one hundred and twenty
acres of cotton a day, and if this is true
there can be no difficulty and not much cost
in Kidding the most extensive cotton crop Of
the pestiferous worm.
The Times-Democrat says that during the
present season the machine will be in use
on the plantation Of Colonel David Mayer
and of other large planters who have seen
| it work and who have full faith in its eff
| cheney.
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The Next Senate.

Whatever may be the decisive battle
ground of the presidential contest there is
no doubt but that New Jersey alone occu-
pies the position Of being the field ON which
will be decided the control of the next
senate.
At best the democracy can scarcely hope
for more than tie vote, which, with 8
democratic vice-president, will give it con-
troll Of that body. Had Oregon gone demo-
cratic it is probable that the democrats
would have had clear majority, for there
is but little doubt but that they will hold
New Jersey. Should this state elect repub-
lican senator, the republicans would control
the body by vote of 80 to 81. Thus it wili
be seen that the Legislative campaign in
New Jersey becomes national in interest.
Of those of the present senate who h OF
over twenty-six are republicans and twenty.
four democrats, leaving twenty-six to be
elected. Of these the republicans will
almost certainly elect in the following
states: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota.
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode
Island, giving the republicans vote Of
tIAll
The democrats will certainly elect sena~
tors in the following states: Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia, giving them a total Of
thirty-seyen. This includes all of the states
except New Jersey, and should this state
return democratic senator, it will give the
party thirty-eight votes, which will tie the
| republicans and leave the control of the sem
ate to the vice-president, who, by the grace
of God, and through the intelligence and
patriotism of the people of the United
States, will be Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio,
instead of John j. ingalls,, of Kansas.
WE print this week the first of a series Of
lectures on Sunday-school lessons These are
prepared by DIR. George F. Pentecost one OF
the editors of the independent, and perhaps
one of the ablest Sunday school thinkers in
America. These letters will be- found OF
immense advantage to Sunday-school teachers
and scholars and will be of immense interest to,
everybody. They will appear every week. i.
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the country that blessed it with freedom
These people have their own communities
and their own newspapers, and they are rs
distinctly foreign as if they had never I'M
migrated to America. 1t is out Of this body
Of foreigners that the dynamiters and the
anarchists come, and they will remain 4
standing menace to peace and good order
until they assimilate With the people AID
study the institutions under which they
live.
There is no sort Of objection to the study
Of foreign languages in the high schools,
and there is no sort of reason why the chiI-
dren OF foreigners should not be taught the
language of their fatherland, whatever land
that may be; but the American common
school is not the place to teach it. For
elgners who come here must become one
with the American people.
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The Criminal season.

The Cincinnati papers are in a state of
mind over two sensational suicides in that
city.
In one case promising young man of
good habits, with no trouble that was known
to anybody, blew out his brains, making the
third of three brothers who had killed them
selves in the same way. In the other case
a wealthy old citizen of high standing, in
the full enjoyment of every blessing that
man could desire, walked into gun store,
bought revolver, and then while standing
at the counter calmly sent bullet through
his head.
The friends of these two men are lost in
amazement at their wild and unexpected
action. There is but one theory that will
explain it. 1t is now pretty well understood
that hot spell of weather throws people off
their balance. They become depressed and
morbid. Their nerves are torn to tatters,
and many men and women exhibit some of
the worst symptoms of mental arrangement.
Under these conditions our most horrible
crimes of violence occur every year. Ordi-
nary crimes, requiring delberation gem
orally, occur during the winter Insane and
impulsive and utterly unaccountable deeds
may always be looked for in the summer
when the thermometer is well up in the
nneties.
Perhaps there is no remedy. Something,
however, can be done. People must be
made to understand that the summer is no
time for excuses, exposure or overwork. 1t
is dangerous. The police, too, should every
,yhare ha instructed that This is tho eeosor
for extra watchfulness on their part. This
is about all that can be done, and when we
add that it is eyerybody's duty to keep as
cool as possible, nothing more remains to
be said.
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king Of Sweden, and ATTENDED a regimental
dinner.
williams rude treatment of his mother is
wen known. He hates her because she is
English, and Sights her in every possible
way. The ouier day, when he accidentally
cut his hand with his knife, he watched the
dripping blood with an air of satisfaction,
and said: ~ hope that is English blood"
lie wanted, if possible, to drain his veins Of
every drop.
For years the young man has devoted
himself to the study Of military affairs. He
is the idol Of the army, because the soldiers
know he medtatos war OF aggression and
conquest, and they hope TO see him at their
head making another campaign against the
French.
1t is not likely that the new emperor will
precipitately plunge Germany into foreign
war. The Boulanger scare is over for tie
present, and there is no pretcxt for invading
France or any other country. Bismarck
influence will also be on the side of peace.
In his old age the chancellor feels a growing
aversion to war, and William cannot very
well disregard his counsels.
But there is danger in the near future
The shifting complications of European pol
tics may at any time assume a shape that
will tempt this ambitious Young despot to
draw the sword and inaugurate hostilities
That viii drench continent in blood. The
outlook is gloomy, and Germany VIII now
enter upon the darkest and most threatening
period that she has seen in three genera
tious.
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ATLANTA GA.. JUNE 10, 1sss.
TIC outIook nj Cbicngo.

When the smoke flies highest at Chicago
look for the plumed knight to the 'front.'
Have you noticed that the Maine dele
gates have come out for Alger? Have you
noticed that other died-in-the- wool Blaine
delegates are rallylng TO AlgerP What
does this mean?
Here is our opinion: A deadlock means
Blaine. Three or four days of balloting
means Blaine. Gresham and Sherman are
strong enough in their own right, While
harrison, Allison, Hawiey and Depew may
be stubborn with their small contlngents,
one other strong man is needed to join is
sue with Sherman and Gresham. So the
Maine men pick up Alger, who has a sharp
following of his own, and will make him as
good as the best for deadlock purposes
Have You noticed that the Pennsylvania
delegates talk of Filter? That further
complicates things and ties the deadlock
Fighter.
1t looks TO us that there are at least q
hundred delegates who mean Blaine all the
time and who will strengthen this weak
candidate or desert that strong one, so as to
make the deadlock tighter and more stub
born. When the time comes they viii lead
the break TO Blaine from every man camp
and the dirty but brilliant plume of the
knight of Maine will be seen in the front
yank!
That's our Dredictloni
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It is with pleasure that we observe that y
number of republican organs are disposed to
be noisy over the fact that the democratic
convention side-tackod the civil scrvic
trayesty with but a mere mention, and with
ont giving it its Endorsement.
Ii is with more pleasure, however, that
we note the fact that the democratic press
seems 70 be thoroughly satisfied with the
action of the convention in throwing over
board this uudemocratis stowaway, which
has done nothing but threaten The success
of the party, and which if it had been kept
ON board much longer, would have etcetu-
ally succeeded in scuttlius the democratic
ship.
80 doubt our republican contemporaries
would have been glad had the democratic
convention clung 10 the civil service sham
and pronounced for reform in this feature Of
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The curiosities Of Human Nature.

Il contemporary is responsible for the
statement that some OF the largest railroads
in the country employ special agents whose
business it is TO inform a bereayed family
when an employe has been killed.
The man who undertakes such mission
has a very unpleasant job. He must have
self-control, tact, delicacy and sympathy.
An old railroad man, who has been in this
line of business a long time. says that he
once went to a little cottage to tell young
wife that her husband had been killed on
the road. He found the lady at work
among her roses, singing like a lark. He
simply asked her if her husband was at
home. The woman stared at him, turned
as white as piece of chalk, and fell down
in dead faint. WfIcu che revived she
shrieked out that her husband was dead.
"Who told you?" asked the messenger.
"Nobody, but | thought so. Is it true?'
Another time he called on a woman with
similar piece of news. The wife curled her
lip and said. 'If he has been killed heaven
has reVenged me. He abused me long
enough. He will abuse no more women
now" The railroad man was congratulate
ing himself with getting through so easily,
when to his CONSERVATION the woman's lip
quivered, her eyes filled with tears, and she
went off into a violent fit of Mysteries.
Now this is genuine human nature. Here
we have in the one instance the wonderful
prescienee of a loving woman's intuitions,
and in the other we have the quick forgive
ness of a wronged wife when she realized
the nature of her husbands fate. This is
merely a leaf from every day life. But it
beats anything that the novelists give us.
1t is evident that our so called realistic
writer's have missed much that is pathetic
and suggestive in the curiosities OF human
nature.
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tie governments administration, by which
republicauism would have everything to gain
ana nothing to lose, and democracy every
thing to lose and nothing to gain.
The truth of the matter is the democratic
party is thoroughly awake TO the Importance
OF the situation. 1t cannot afford to let the
responsibility of its administration be ac-
counted for by republican Office holders. 1t
realized the fact that so called civil service
reform is contrary 10 the teachings OF de-
mocracy, pure and simple, and conse-
quently it refused to burden itself any longer
with the false policy under which only It's
enemies thrive, and which the st. Louis
convention dismissed with the simple men
ton, "houest reform in the civil service has
been inaururatcd and maintained by Presi-
dent Cleveland"
Nobody objects to honest reform. On the
contrary all democrats are willing to stand
by so much reform in this line as has been
brought about by President Cleveland. But
we Go object to policy which would fix the
administration Of the governments affairs
into the hands of the republican party.
When the people voted the republican
party out of power, they meant exactly
what they said; and President Cleveland
has wisely seen fit to carry out their COM
mand as expressed at the ballot box. lie
has made the democratic party responsible
to the public for a democratic administra-
ton, and by the record of that administra-
tion the democracy is willing to stand or
fail. The st. Louis platform said just
enough about civil service reform, and in
refusing to make a specific declaration in its
favor, it expresses the sentiment of the
whole democracy.
When the democratic party is in power,
the people must hold the democratic party
responsible, as it did the republican party
for its administration of national affairs.
They then knew where to place the respon-
sihility, and they were not slow in SO doing.
There were no democrats in Office during
republican administrations, and there
should be no republican officials carrying
the federal keys when the democracy is the
responsible party. This is just what tho
democratic convention meant when it rele-
gated alleged civil service to back seat.
-- 1
SUSPICIOUS PARAGRAPHS IN the republican
papers speak of the improvement of Mr.
Blaine's health. BY next week some of thC
special cablegrams will declare that he il
younger and stronger than he has been il
twenty years.
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EDGEwArER, n. ]. HAS daisy justice of
the peace named Fitzgerald. He is eX-oflicio
coroner, hut never holds an inquest. Last
week the body Of pretty fashionably dressed
young lady was found in the water. Fitzger-
aid would hold no inquest, or permit any ex-
animation. but placed the body in rough box
and buried il within fifteen minutes after its
discovery. The villagers complain that such
a course made it impossible to tell whether the
Girl was murdered or not, and it prevents her
relatives from ascertaiuing her fate. Fizger-
aid in m interview stated that he had treated
more than thirty dead bodies in that way and
proposed to continue the practice. He said
that he did not care to find out who they were
nor how they came TO their death.
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Tho Americnn I.nncnarc.

For some time past there has been devel-
oping in the west movement to reform
The common schools in SO far as the teaching
of foreign languages is concerned. 1t is a
growing movement. and a most hopeful
one, for it strikes at the root of an evil that
might in the course OF time threaten our
institutions.
One Of the first fruits of this movement
Is the abolition Of the course in German in
schools of the common grades Formerly
more than twelve per cent Of the school
time had been given to the study Of Ger
man, fact going TO show that the schools
themselves had been made subseryient to
the aims OF politicians who desired TO con-
troll the German vote.
The time that was given to German in
the st. Louis schools, is now taken M with
writing, language lessons and arithmetic.
II is said that the result of this Change
reform is better words very gratifying.
There has heaa au Increased enrolment
andattenlance, although some of the op-
pouentS of The reform q,ophesieJ tha, there
would bc a falling oG.
This is "a movement Chat OUGHT 10 extend
all over the west and northwest. The
American iaa-4a2, t,.at is good cauueh for
our ,.,zvus ought So be good enough for
Foreigners who Sock asylum and citizenship
iu t.Is country, ana likewise ior their
ch.l'ncn.
There IS in the westarl northwest mis-
ceGtucous population III fvrtl cuers-pol,s.
Ssaul.aa}.l..s anl wins: uo.-which not