The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-02
Flowers and Bryant.
THAT SMYRNA PICNIC BOTH DEYoU
AND DEVOURING.

Flowers and Bryant.
THAT SMYRNA PICNIC BOTH DEVOUT
AND DEVOURING.
The Farmers and Labor's Union had
their picnic, at Smyrna, on the 18th,
instant, according to announcements.
Lecturer Tucker was billed to speak,
but could not come and his place was
filled by j. &. Roberts. Cyrus, Hogan
and WitherspOon, it was hoped, would
be there, or one or more OF them, but
owing to engagements and other reasons
with which am not cOSnizant, they
were, none of them, present. Mr.. Rop-
erts WAS on the grounds by time, III the
morning, and when the hour arrived
for speaking was va adia introdufeo snd aeH3a 10
men, by Prof. q. ID. Loughlin, Of Grove
land, and proceeded to review the past
Legislative control of the country. lie
maintained That the people had elected
their servants to Office and paid them 10
give the country such Legislation as 1t
needed, but had paid no attention to the
results being legislated upon them.
They, the people, were to blame 1or the
condition of affairs. They had trusted
the word OF their representative, with
out inspecting their work. That Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, respectively,
had voted their party tickets, in 1gno-
rance-not knowing the men they
voted for nor the principles they adYo-
Gated. They simply knew that they
were voting the party ticket" and
knew nothing of che principles aud poll
cies of that party. That the farmers
organic alton had and WAS educating the
IaDoring men, and bringing them TO a
higher level of Intelligence. That
the great mission of organization
among laboring men, is to educate
them, that they may vote lntelllgentIy,
and not be the dupeS OF party leaders,
That the Constitution OF The Order ue-
clared that one of their principles was
TO educate the masses in the science
of economical government" Inat Che
order Was already III polltlcs, nau d.
ways been there, and was there to stay.
That he had always been a democrat,
had never said one word about leaving
the party, anu had no intention OF JOIN
ing a third party. That he favored the
SuD-treasury because he knew no Det-
ter way to increase the currency. Ihat
he did not say il was good thing, put
he believed 1t was, and would drop
it if somebody would think of better
Dian. That the Ocala demands Ola not
say one word about warehouses. Ihat
British and German bankers nad TAKEN
| a full hand in bhe management OF TINS
country. Mr.. K Dburts spokel both in
the morning aud afternoon. He paid
| his RESPECTS to the American. A hne
dinner, and plenty OF it, was spread Tor
all present. All was quiet and orderly
| anu all seemed to accept the views OF
the speaker. In fact, he said nothing
| that could be objected to by any one:
| He said if the Democratic party could
not see as he did, he was willing TO
| abide by the action of the majority
| Ine speaker in referring to the women
Of the late war, paid one of the most
| beautiful tributes to the women OF our
| Southland, that, perhaps, ever 1ell IRON
| the lips of speaker; ana thaC trlpuIt
| was rendered more beautiful Dy EInt
fact that in offering it, he rose for the
| first and only time, III his speech, 10 tht
| realms OF Ordtory.
Now, while l agree with Mr.. Roberts
on the fundamental principles unuer
| living our cause, L believe that some
| thing better than the Sub-treasury Is II
| store for US. A better way would be u
let the Treasury issue on demand o.
the Governors of States, and through
the Governors to counties. When pa
per money is issued to the government ut
1t is understood that the people
through the government, issue the
money, consequently, all individual
property within the bounds OF the gov
ernmenL, is Il backing fund Tor the
imaginary redemption of tho currency
and why noard gold and silver IN the
Treasury AS il the people forming the
government were paupers. use Ih'
word Imaginary because a currency Is
sued by sIXGy-tive million of the richest
people in the world, banded together al
one people, will never need any re
demption. To back gold and silver IL
the Treasury, as a redeeming fund 1ol
che currency issued by the govern
ment is to declare the people forming
the body polite, a confederated ma
ton of pauper5, and literally declares
our servants in the government to be al
aristocratic oligarcbicsl monarchy.
ACCIDENTS AND AFFLICTIONs.
Mr.. J.F. Agnew has been very sicl
with fever for sometime, but is lmproV
ing. A.. o,,ntr,
The school at Pleasant Valley, q shor
distance from Bryant, In consequenc.
of the disease, dwindled down to si1
scholars last Friday, and the schoo
closed. E.s~ -, :
Miss Florence Gipson happened to {
fearful accident q few days ago. Sn'
pasture, and while riding briskIy, tn
girt of her saddle broke, throwing ne
backwards to the ground. She wa
alone, and got up and went TO tns
but afterwards had no remembrance
ANYTHING she did for perhaps an hou
after the fall. She was badly hurt, bu
is able to attend church.
Mrs. Bill Smith was seriously injured
by being thrown from her horse, ont
day last week. Her leg was broken be
low the knee and her knee was crus he'd
A great many young people were KEEP
from the picnic Saturday on account G
measles.
|
Miss Flora Welch is spending a wee
or two with her aunt, near LewlSpurs m
In my rambles the other day, | ha
the pleasure of calling on my "oId
Professor, Mr.. g. d. Laughlin, at Pleas
ant Mount. l will always remember tn
: Professor kindly, for the patience
had in trying to pound a little unoei
standing into my "wool-gathered
, brain.
Miss MARY TAFT attended the picni
, Saturday, to the pleasure OF her man.
young friends who had not seen her /
several years.
Capt Ed Cooper was also IN attend
: anee, for the first time he has been abl
to get out in some time. The capt. Is
staunch Union man. And the man
= friends of the venerable and DeloVe
Rev. John McKelney were glad to sc
him present. He applauded Mr.. hoI
> erts with hearty appreciation.
Miss Sallie Ashton, of Cornersvlll'
> is visiting her brother, Mr.. r. j. Ashtol
The meeting, at Smyrna, after sewers
u changes, commenced last Sunday.
The winsome ''Maber' was at tn
: nicnic, and said she would "correct
inc in this weeks paper. IL she Wan'
n space in the HERALD, Mr.. Editor, giN
= her all she wants at my expense
. space in the future. / wonder what ST
= will say, and whether Benjamin WI
:. shed a weep when she says 1T. Pe
haps 1 should have suggested "EC
mona lnSL6du VI -DoIiJo r.,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell, OF Gu
leoka, visited at Mr.. Benton's la
?, week
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hardison, OF Fo
r rest Grove, had narrow escape FRO
n being hurt, last Sunday, at Smyrna, @
If account of their buggy coming uncu
e VIM. Bird has, for some time, bee
d quite feeble. DR.. Smiser says he
k about to lose his mind. The DR.. b
l. but little hope OF rendering him mu'
ss service.
1t Still being the dupe of an Arkansa
1t school-mistress, and given to falling
I love with chool-mistressas generally
am stilk very respectfully,