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The advocate., 1890-02-27

ioas for dctsaoc, but net oae rent for tri-
bute."
To-day, when corporations, syndlcates
and trusts, are exactlng their millions In
tribute, what Is the answerF One great (H)
statesman says; "They are private enter
prses," and therefore should not be mo-
lested and the practical answer Of the
larger part Of our people is, "millions for
tribute, but not one cent for defense"
How long, Oh, how long will the people
sleepP Not long, for II they will not
arouse themselves, there will come rude
awakening, Already the papers TEEN
with sherlfI's sales, and the next year will
bring TO our ears, reports Of many more
"Then why stand ye here idle" Is party
80 dear, and sleep 80 sweet az 10 be pur-
chased ut the rulnous price you are Civ
ingH think not, Fathers, mothers, think
Of your children, what Is the outlook for
their futureY Are you bequeathlng TO
them, the free land which you lnherltedY
Have you any assurance that II they are
honest and industrious they can secure a
home in our beloved country The bur
den Is now 80 great that Ue can hardly
bear It, already are there hundreds Of
children kept out Of school to work, that
would be in school II it were possible for
their parents to send them.
Is It not passing strange, that here In a
land Of free schools and abundance, child
rem should be deprived Of educationY Ex-
treme poverty will surely be followed by
Ignorance, and ignorance Is the mother Of
vice, and here we are brought back 10 the
inevitable conclusion, we must educate,
we must educate, or perish through the
follies Of our own ignorance.
We must learn better than TO talk about
demanding justice from railroad corpora
tons, and then elect railroad attorney
TO the highest position Of trust In our
land. We must learn better than to talk
about the unjust tribute exacted by the
money power and then elect men TO our
state Legislature who will fll our United
States senate with men, a large part OF
whom are millionaires. We must learn
better than to talk Of doing without the
middle man, and then by our trade sup
port a system which requires one eighth
of the people to be distributors Of our
productions. We must learn much better
than TO eke out by dint Of much persua-
sion, a dollar for county or state exchange
and then in the state Of Kansas alone pay
out more than $12OOOOOO to drummers.
We must learn that there is paid to drum
mers every year enough TO pay of the
national debt, then we will begin to get
some idea Of what thorough cooperation
would do'for us.
Let us go back to the motto Of our
fathers, "Mlllions for defense but not one
cent for tribute" and all will be well.
MRS. FLORENCE HoLCOMB OLMsTEAD.
The advocate., 1890-02-27

where the property has deprecated in
value since the placing Of the mortgage
by reason Of contraction Of the circulat-
ing medium or unjust Legislation.
10. ResOlbed, That we favor the adoption
Of the Australian or similar method Of
voting.
II. RcsolSed, That we favor the election
Of United States Senators, President and
Vice-Presldent by direct vote Of the peQ-
pie.
19, ResOy0ed, That we demand that our
Senators and representatives in congress
be instructed to pass liberal service pen
sion law that will do justice to all honor
ably discharged soldiers who so vallantly
defended our Union In 61-65.
10. WHEREAS, A short time ago con
vention composed Of 100 delegates, repre-
senting the retail implement dealers Of
Kansas, met in Kansas City for the avow-
ed object Of forcing us to buy our imple-
ments from the retail dealers, and In
furtherance Of said object they resolved
TO boycott aB wholesale dealers and man.
ufactures in order that they would not
trade with us on any terms. Therefore
be II.
90 ResOloed, That we, the Kingman
County Alliance, do fully agree that we
will not trade with any person or firm
that took any part In the above convention,
and, further, we hereby pledge ourselves
to stand by any person or firm that is dis
posed to stand by us.
81, WHEREAS, There is one G. w. Bone,
the agent Of the Wichita Journal, in our
county and town by putting forth the
statement that the Farmers Alliance OF
this county has resolved in favor of re-
submission. Therefore be il.
22 ResOlDed, That such statements are
false and untrue.
n
49, ReSol0ed, That we have the utmost
confidence In State President Clover and
County President Walters efficiency, in
tegrity and sincerity, as faithful and en-
ergetic workers in the Union cause, and
the emancipation Of suppressed labor
everywhere.
a. Resoloed, That we present these re-
solutions to all newspapers in the state
which are favorable to our cause.
DAVID WALTER, President.
W. ]. MADoLE, Secretary.
HAM WELLER, Oh.
w. Q. WEBSTER,
w. M. BENEFIEL,
WIN, LEWIS, Committee
J.C, HANEs, on
A. l.. SHoN, Resolutions.
j. A. CARLISLE,
j. Q. HOvEY,
b. A. DEwEEsE, sec.
The advocate., 1890-02-27

duty tax on sugar which done would rem
der II impossible for their combine 10
exist.
Open confession, Is said TO be good for
the soul but we are forcibly reminded,
shat Congress and Corporations have no
souls" An acknowledgement by the ex-
vice president, Ingalls,, that the terrible
depression which has existed for years
and Is existing now In a more aggNyating
form Is In part due TO the trusts or "cor-
parate larceny" and that congress has the
power TO abate the vlllalny, Is conceding
that congress Is responsible for the eX-
istence, or for not restraining, these sys-
TENS Of corporate larceny, which have
robbed the people near TO death, robbing
labor Of the most valuable products Of
toll aud the mass Of home-owncrs Of their
homes.
First, and chief in the list Of Corporate
Thieves must be reckoned the National
Bank, the father of all trusts and COM
blnes and Congress the Hoary-headed
Grand Father, who begot the banks and
still provides for their continued exist
ence. Senator Plumb in his place In the
United States Senate, two years since,
notified the country that through the
shrinkage Of the volume Of money, by the
National Banks, the country was going
upon the breakers Of financial distress, he
farther said that the banks had, during
the twelve months preceding his speech,
retired $50, 100000 Of their currency and
that five per cent shrip .age Of the money
volume meant the destruction Of three
thousand millions Of values Of real pro-
perty. The same banking association has
retired over S40,000,00O since that speech
and still the shrinkage goes on under the
fostering care Of Congress, and Congress
TO aid in the Corporate larceny, y,-over-
taxes the people-locklng up the surplus
or turning it over to the Corporate
Thieves, without interest. Truly It is a
time Of Corporate greed and development
Of avarice such as the world has hereto
fore failed to furnish a parallel.
The cry ofthief, stop thief will continue
to be heard coming from milllonalrs,
senators, bankers, money loaners, pawn
brokers, mortgage holders, trusts and
combines Of every class, laying the trouble
to others, and then the corporate
Thieves" will all unite and charge all the
troubles upon labor, that we do not use
good judgement. We are too indolent and
live too extravagantly-we are too com
planning we should not discuss the situ-
alton for it scares capital, capital is timid,
&C, &C. Yes, capital, money, is tlmld, ii
is a regular sneak thief, its deeds cannot
bear the light Of reason and religion,
pure and undefled.
Yours for reform,
P.B. MANSON,
p. s. 43 sub-alliances and B f. M. & b.
/ aaeooiotionu In thie oo,,ntty oil thrivinp
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Millions for Tribute, But not One Gent
for Defense.


"HIstory repeats itself" so III said, but
/ think some times II gets a little mixed
in repeating. For example, when the
sires Of '76 were asked TO pay an unjust
tax, though small, they organised, refused
to use the article on which the odious tax
was placed, and even were so rebellious
as to destroy that article. But how has 1t
been with the sonsP When an enormous
tax is placed upon nearly all the articles
we use, not to enrich a nation, but few
individuals, how does the record Of the
sons compare with that Of their fathersY
They have so far forgotten the principles
of the Revolutionary heroes, that they
have given the words "unjust tax" the
euphonious name protection" and say
1--WE must have t."
When our nation was In It's infancy,
France at one time minated TO our en-
voys, that money would aid materially In
settling some serious difficulties. Then
Pinckney, with true American grit, gave
that noble answer chat should to-day be
the acito Of evely true American. aRSg-
The advocate., 1890-02-27
Tho PropOsed oumuIatIvo Tax RIlI.

The friends Of the graduated tax rem
edy have determined, II they can be as
sured Of a reasonable show Of success, TO
attempt TO get some action at the next
meeting Of the Legislature looking TO the
eventual enactment Of a graduated tax
law for the state Of Kansas.
With that object In view they hereby
issue the following request, which 10
self-explanatory. Should they meet with
sufficient encouragement the effort In
question will be made. THE ADVOCATE
favors the consideration Of the subject as
one suitable for discussion by thealllance
and will welcome reports Of their decis-
ions In regard thereto We shall partlci-
pate In the discussion as II proceeds, and
will welcome brief articles either for or
against the proposed measure. Light Is
what we want upon all subjects.
THE BILL.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT
AND COLLECTION or TAXES AND THE
PROHBITION OF MONoPoLIEs.
Be u Enacted by the Legisyatare Of tho
State ofRdRSaS;
SECTION I. That the public revenues
within this State shall be obtained by
tax upon capital and upon no other prop.
erty, and all capital within this State
shall be subject to taxation in the manner
prescribed by this act.
SEC, 2, That the term "capltal." when
used In this act shall include all proper
ty belonging TO individuals, firms, corpoE-
ations or associations which Is used or
adapted TO be used for the purpose Of
gain or profit, as land, mines, mineral
merchandise, manufactures, Implements,
tools, means OF transportation, tax sale
certificates, judgements, notes, bonds and
mortgages, cash on hand or deposit and
every other form Of gain-maklng asset.
II shall not include that form OF pro-
perty which has passed the stage of direct
mOney-getting purposes and Is used
primarily for the comfort and enjoyment
of man, as ones selG-occupied dwelling,
his furniture, or family library, or Orns-
ments and means of mere of taste and
pleasure.
SEC. 3. The capital shall be classified
according to the kind or the use to which
IL is adapted, to-wit: Farm lands, incIud.
ing the animals, shelters, implements
and material employed lp farming shall
be classed as farm stocki railroads ipF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-25
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
The Viclssitudes of a Confede crate Dur
ing and SINGS the Civil War.


ing and SINGS the Civil War.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
I'm 1870" said Maj. George E Wander
grift, az met as T. pical a soldier Of fortune
as ever Lever imagined. l had gone from
st. Louis to Grafton, sixty miles above, on
al excursion, to witness an eclipse Of the
sun. On the boat returning TO the city
there was dancing in the cabin, and, as |
stood watching the dancers l observed
man staring at me. He was q typical
southeruer in appearance-tall, handsome
and striking-looking. His gaze annoyed
me so that l left the cabin.
"Returning again he renewed the stare.
and finally | found him standing by my
side. He said: / beg pardon. but you
don't know me, / see No | said. L
DON'T I know you he replied. IN 1861
you were lieutenant in the Second Ohio
regiment In front of Washinton, weren't
youY Yes asssnted. In '63 you were
adjutant Of the Second in front of Muir
freesboro. Tennp Yes In the latter
Fart Of "a you we're on the Little Miami
railway Yes | said, getting interested.
but you've the advantage of me, for | can't
recall ever seeing you
81 know you, you see, the stranger said,
and I'll tell you story. In 6l | wes boy
of 20; was in your campin front of Wash
ington selling fruit and trinkets to n O.. l
was confederate spy then. In % L y "a
still a spy, and struck your camp at Muir
freesboro' IL was odd that | should get
into the same camp again, but / did. There
were 80 many officers there-yOu among
them-whom knew that feared detection
and fed. The latter part of ga | was
captured-not as spy, fortunately,
but as a confederate soldier-and sent
as a prisoner to Camp Chase, Ohio. One
night nine of US succeeded in escaping from
prison, and making our way as far as Alton,
on the Little Miami, we DO rded the mid
night express. We we're sitting together,
Concealed as much as possible, when the
car door opened, and who should walk in
but yourself. | told the boys the jig was
up, and we jumped from the train aud took
TO the woods. We thought you were an
officer in pursuit of the fugitives. You
were not? God, wish we'd known it then.
latter the war; he continued, 4 drifted
down into Mexico and joined Maximillan's
forces, where was captured and came
within an ace Of being shot with Maxi
milan. From Mexico | went to South
America and fought in two or three of
their revolutions. grew tired of that and
came back to the states. I'm tired of it
here, and I'm off next week to enlist in the
Papal Zouaves, as | see Victor Emmanuel
and the pope are having trouble, and his
holiness had advertised for recruits Good
byp and he was off. 1t was curious that he
and should have met so frequently, and
I've been rather sorry that l lost track of
the fellow afterward. He was true soldier
of fortune, and there were lots like him in
the war"
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GEORGIA POLITICS.

Capt. I. l.. Messenburg states that he
will not be a candidate for sheriff of BIB
oJunty.
Sparta IShmdelite. One thing is certain,
Livingston will get no vote for senator from
Hancock.
Taliaferro county will hold a primary
election for senator, representative, and all
county officers on Sept. 3.
The Sparta Ishnldelite believes that Law
son will be the democratic nominee in the
Eighth district, and that he will be elected
A. C. Hill of Terrell county Is the demo
cratic nominee for the senate in the Eleventh
son Friday. Gov. Gordon was Endorsed for
the United States Senate and the senatorial
nominee instructed to vote for him
Chattahoochees primary was held
W Wednesday. The nominees are Lafayette,
Harp, senator; w. A. Sapp, representative !;
b. f. Bagey, sheriff; W. D. Berry, tax
collector; J. Il. Brooks, tax receiver; G.. M
Osteen, county treasurer; W. l.. Hayden,
coroner.
Warrenton Clipper: Livingston plays the
alliance for all it's worth. 1t will send him
to congress at a salary of $1,000, and he has
just been reelected president of the state
alliance, which position pays him SO 000
Livingston is adding and the alliance is
dancing. 4A
Tallaferro county held it's primary Thurs
day, and decided in favor of Thomas E.
Watson by a vote of over three to one
Only small vote was polled. Watson re-
ceived 19l and Barnes 81. J. B. Simmons,
A. w. Newton, J. r. Kendrick and D. n.
Sanders were appointed delegates to the
congressional convention, which meets in
Harlem Thursday.
A meeting of the Democratic party of
Tattnal county will be held in the court
house at Reidsville on the first Monday in
September for the purpose Of reorganizing
the party, to consider the propriety OF nomi-
mating a candidate for the legislature, to
choose candidate for state senator in the
Second senatorial district and to discuss
CT Ter questions affecting the interests of the
party generally.
The following have been appointed dele
gatees from Wilkes county to the nominal
ing convention of the Eighth district, which
meets in Athens Aug IS: E. T. Shubrick,
II. B. Pope, w. M. Sims, w. A. Mcguire,
w. T. Harris. James +. jackson, Theodore
NJ. Green, John A. Dyson, J. w. Arm.
strong, J. w. Chapman, E. NJ. Anthony
alternates; James A. Benson, H. O. Colley.
James w. Arnold, Julius Phillips, k. o.
Barksdale, E. G. Roane, NJ. A Pharr, Jr.
John T. Lindsey, G. W. Mulligan, G. Y.
Lowe. The delegation will vote solidly for
Hon. F. FL. Colley, Wilkes county's candi-
date for conprass
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50 badly that she clutched the post, pulling
IL out from its place, and both fell on the
little girl, MASKING her TO death.
The firm Of Walker, Fleming & Sloan has
determined to move it's headquarters from
Spartanburg 70 Charlotte, \. Q. The bus -
ness of this firm has increased so very muc
within the past three or four years that il
has become necessary to move to large
city with more railroad facilities. The ter
ritory now covered by the firm is very ex-
tensive, and it does an annual business of
over S2,000,000. la fact, they are the
largest dealers in the cotton business in
North and South Carolina.
At Orangeburg a negro girl named
Lavinia - was bitten by a mad dog in
two places. 1t happened ia that county
near George Bellinger's place. She imme-
diately ran into Mr.. Bellinger's house for
help. MIR. Bellinger was absent. Lavinia
met his daughter, Miss Kate Bellinger, and
begged her to chop off the hand that was
bitten. Miss Beilinger refused TO do that.
but securing piece of iron she heated it as
quickly as possible and thoroughly eau
tsrized the three places bitten by the z.
No serious results from the bites have yet
been reported. Miss Belllnger is a teacher
in the Charleston Normal schools.
Much work is being done these days on the
state house. The executive offices and other
rooms are nearing completion, and by the
time Gov. Richardson returns from his
holiday trip he will be able to occupy his old
room, now being handsomely finished.
Work has just been begun upon the corri-
doris on the main floor of the state house.
The original plan contemplated the sheath
ing Of the brick arches above the granite
columns with marble, but the finances of
the state do not permit this to be carried
out, AMI Architect Niernsee is having coat
of plaster put on the arches of the main cor
ridor running north and south, which coat
ing will be given granite coloring. The
corridor running east and west will be fin
ished in imitation of cream-colored brick.
The state board OF medical examiners
concluded their labors at Columbia Wednes-
day, having been almost continuously at
work all day. Twenty-four applicants for
admission to practice appeared. Thirteen
passed successfully, eight were rejected and
three left before the examination ended.
The successful applicants were: W. p.
Coan, Spartanburg N. j. Kennedy
(colored), Orangeburg; 7. B. Manning, Lit
tie Rock, Marion county; J. B. Minis,
Lamar, Darlington county; W. r. Clyburn,
West, Kershaw county; Charles A. league,
Newberry; Charles A. Jeffries, Home, Union
county; T. E. Mott, Enoree, Spartanburg
county; John NJ. Thompson (colored)
Charleston; w. B. Cox, Landsford, Chester
county; j. I. Jeter, Santuc, Union county
Charles E. b. Fiagg, Georgetown county
J. Simpson Wise, Hallsallville, Chester
county. The two colored doctors admitted
to practice passed exceedingly creditable
examinations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-25
Pure Water.

An article In the Times Of the 9th states
that some Of our citizens send away for
spring water for drinking purposes. Why
should they do this when by the use OF one
Of Pasteur's Germ Proof Filters the river or
artesisn water can be made absolutely pure
ana whOlesOmei
This Is a new invention by the celebrated
French physician after whom Il is called
The water Is forced through number Of
porcelain tubes. which are 50 arranged as 20
be protected from the least danger of oon~
tamlBati0n, ~ II passes directly from the
hydrant physicians and others Interested
are invited 70 inspect its workings at the
81 ckery house n James y Silva, sbere all
Information will be eheerfuliy furnished
Ada
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CHIMNEYS.


"Pearl top" c. lamp
chimneys do not ~ break
in use; they are made of
tough glass by Macbeth &
Co., Pittsburgh. Your deal
er probably has them ; if
not, he will thank you to
make him acquainted with
them.
Chimneys are mostly
made of brittle glass, partly
because it is cheap, and
partly because it is brittle.
Makers are apt to think the
sooner things wear out or
break the better for bust
ness. Itmay be for business;
but not, we suspect, for their
business.
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GEORGIA Thrift [.

Real estate is booming at Reidsville. The
prospective new railroad is the cause.
After looking over the field Messrs, War
mock q Miller of Newton, Ala, have def.
nitely decided to move their cigar factory tc
Americas
The steamer j. W. Sweeney will make
but one more trip on the waters of the
Ocmulgee. That trip will be the one that
will take it to its new field. The Sweeney
was built for the S. A NJ. road a year or so
ago. Since that time it has been plying the
DC nulgee and Altamaha rivers, between
Abbeville, Darien and Brunswick. Since
the s. A. NJ. has connection with Savannah
that line of boats is of but little service,
and the Sweeney has been sold to Capt.
Patterson of Florida. She will ply the
Indian river
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named Findley, who was great hunter. and
was not afraid of anything. One day while
hunting in the woods he found wild. half
naked negro, whom. according 70 the Gus
tom Of the time, be arrested. While taking
him TO his plantation, the negro sprang
uDoa Findley, and, Selling the hunting
knife carried by the later, cut Findley's
throat. Findley was missed and a party
went in search Of him, finding bis dead
b 1dy in the woods The negro was found
hiding in a canebrake. He was arrested and
hanged, and so indignant were the people
that they mounted his head on tall spike,
where IL remained for long time The
scene Of the hanging is today one Of Bruns-
wicks prettiest residence sections.
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FOR GEORGIA FARMERS.

The cotton crop in Tattnall county is in
fine condition. Half crop Of pears will be
realized.
L. NJ. Hill of Wilkes county has one pea
patch OF ITO acres, and this is only a portion
of his pea crop. They are as fine as were
ever seen IN the county.
Hon. Albert H. Cox, lawyer of Atlanta.
four years ago came into possession Of ], 800
acres of badly worn land in Morgan county.
about three miles from Madison. He bought
the land to save himself from loss, and went
down afterward TO look at it, 1t was an
unsigbtly collection of red hills and gullies,
with some original wood. Tho land did not
square up well and he wanted straight lines.
He therefore bought adjoining laads until
he is lord Of 1000 acres His crops are fine.
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An Indorser's WI.
From the Montreal Witness.


The last will and testament of the late
Samuel Best Foote has been filed In the
tutelle Office and probated. His estate is
divided between his daughters, The property
of the Shareholder being left to one of these
sisters, Mrs. R. N. Smythe with the oblga-
ton on her part to pay her sister $500 per
annum out of the revenue accruing there
from. Shou the Shareholder be sold the
proceeds of the sale are to be divided be-
tween these sisters But the testator ex-
presses a wish and recommendation that
his son-in-law, Mr.. Smythe, should con
tinue the Shareholder, which he estimates
to be worth $4,000 year. The will winds
up as follows: iii any of the miserable
vagabonds wish to pay back In the estate
the vast amount which / lost by indorsing,
the amount is to be equally divided"