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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-19

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of how long standing or we'll
pay you $780," That's what the
proprietos of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy say to every sufferer from
Catarrh. And they mean it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-19

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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-19

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-29
THE THIRD PARTY.
THE PEOPLES PARTY" is THE
NAME GIVEN TO 1T.
The st. Louis, OcaIa, and Omaha
Platforms are lndorsed.
"A NATIONAL TICKET WILL
BE MINED IN 1892.
Fire States TjrtUGLJy Dictated the
WOFE of the Convention.
The Tariff Question ,uds ignored.

LHC LUIfU NUCSCtOU tOttS I1nOFCO'
The proceedings of the Indus
trial and Agricultural Conference
which assembled at Cincinnati on
Tuesday of last week were without
much incident the first day Of the
gathering. 1t was dreary in de
tail and badly managed, and the
unnecessary roll-calls killed time
enormously. The members Of the
convention OF conference, or what
ever you may feel disposed to call
it, looked very respectable. The
men were older than the average Of
national gatherings. Gray hairs
and boards predominated. The
young men were scarce. More
than IS per cent. Of the occupants
Of seats in the great Music Hall
were veterans with boards or hair
white or gray. They were a hard,
serious, cold-looking, unenthusiast-
ic set Of men who were gathered
together on very serious business,
involving the prosperity, happiness
and future Of the people of the
United States.
Besides the pretended represen-
tatives of the staid, sober, and pa
triotic farmer, there were gathered
there Knights of Labor, Edward
Bellamyites, Prohibitionists, Hen
ry Georgeites, Greenbackers, and
all the detached ties and lists Of the
country, besides a general assort-
ment of miscellaneous and unclas-
sifed patriots who freely added
their noise to the proceedings of
the occasion.
More than 50 per cent. of the
men present were old-time Repub-
icans, that is to say, the over
whelming representation in the
conference was made up of men
who were formerly Republicans
and were trained up in the Re.
publican faith. 1t was evident
from the start that the delegation
from Kansas was running the bus
mess. The Kansas delegation was
three times greater than that o
any other State delegation, anC
perhaps six times greater in AFRO
gance, impudence and presumption
The caucussing was extensive
Nearly every parlor in every hote
was the centre Of a gathering. Th
Alliance and its adjuncts, being il
the main secret societies, naturall,
took to secrecy, even when they ar
discussing public business; henc
it was more difficult to keep tracl
of a meeting of this kind than
meeting Of ordinary American cit
izens, who work i'll the open day
light OF the glaring gas or electri
light and are willing that the worl
shall know what they are doing.
The proceedings proper in tn
convention were not interesting
The installment of Hon Charlie
Z Cunningham, of Arkansas, a
temporary chairman wus done will
out objection, though all the pull
lie talk beforehand had pointed t
Speaker Elder of the Kansas gel
eral assembly, or. II. Power
president of the Nebraska Allianc'
as the lucky man.
The interesting news of the ola
was outside of the convention hal
The tremendous task of harmon
izing some of the conflicting inte
ests represented at the conyentio
was attempted, butapparently ywitl
out success. The most wonderfl
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-29


That third party would be or
ganized was made manifest beyond
a doubt from the action taken by
the State delegations from Ohio and
Kansas, and shortly after the con-
yention assembled on Wednesday
morning the new party was born
with whoop Neither reason nor
pursuasion could prevent it. The
delegations from Kansas and Ohio
were in the majority, and with the
assistance Of the delegations from
Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, the
convention declared for a third
party. Speeches, resolutions, mo-
tions and other disturbing conten-
tions followed and babel was the
result The committee on resolu-
lions was slow III reporting, and
the convention adjourned until 2
O'Clock p. m.
Upon reassembling a letter from
L. L. Polk was read advising the
postponement Of action on a third
party, and it was referred to the
committee on resolutions.
Ignatius Donnelly at this stage
of the proceedings appeared upon
the stage and proceeded to read
the resolutions and platform. He
prefaced it by saying:
The committee has concluded
its labors with practical unanimity.
On the question of organizing a
new and distinct party in the Unit
ed States this committee is unite.
The only difference of opinion has
been over sunimportant matters.
The lommittee has performed a
great Work. Two alternatives were
presented to it-one to proceed
without regard to any previous
movements in the same direction
the other was that we should not
divide the friends Of reform, that
we should place this gathering il
harmony with this vast movement
of the people which is to find ex
preston in February, 1892; tina
we should say to those who have
have called the convention that w
are heartily with them; that i
: there is any failure Of that conven
ton to place a national ticket il
, the field, the national committee o
) this convention should take step
toward that result. We apologize
because we have not been able +
cover all the interests in the mind
5 of men here to-day. | believe tina
: a few planks in one invuInerabl
platform will avail more than t
| try to include many issues, some Q
f them doubtful. The shorter on
platform the longer will be ourmus
: ter roll. When we have taken pos
e session of both houses of Congress
4 and of the White House, as W
a shall do, then it will be tim
a enough to decide on the details c
y legislation. We are not here S
}. much to proclaim a creed as t
d erect a banner under which tn
n marching hosts of reform can ra
e ly. Therefore we proceed to il
> clude the st. Louis platform {
d 1889, the Ocala platform of 1891
It and the Omaha platform of th
o Northwestern Alliance Of 1891"
a THE PLATFORM.
y (D That in view OF the great social, il
7. dustrial, and economical revelation no
g dawning upon the civilized world and Il
i new and living issues confronting Il
American people, we believe that the tin
/ has arrived for a crystalization of the p
u litical reform forces OF our country and Il
l. formation of what should be known as Il
# Peoples Party OF the United States
= America"
(2) That we most heartily indorse
u demands OF the platforms as adopted
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-29


GUS power which one man by sheer
force of character and personal in
fuence had over the leading dele
gates. He was i. f. Livingston,
Of Georgia, president of the State
Alliance and member of the pres
ent Congress. He is the giant Of
the farmers movement. He pos
sesses the native ability to lead a
great revolt, if one is to come. Not
Sockless Jerry Simpson but Liv-
ingston will be the leader of the
Alliance contingent in the House
next winter. Unpolished and un-
graceful, the embodiment Of the
familiar figure Of +" Uncle SAM" he
is a second Abraham Lincoln in his
power to compel the attention even
of a hostile audience. He went to
Cincinnati to oppose, almost single
handed, the dearest purpose Of the
organizers of the convention.
He made his principle fight in a
canv, IS of a half hundred leaders
of all the mixed elements which
were represented at the convention.
It was a splendid fight with a splen-
did victory. 1t began with Liv-
ingston arrayed against them all.
He declared that the South would
not now join in third party move
ment, and he begged the North and
West to go slow. Then they at
tackled him. Never was a man
more vehemently assailedby speak
er after speaker from all parts OF
the country. Livingston loves a
fight, and the assaults spurred him
to a hot retort. "Give us youl
reasons for what you say!" they
demanded of him.
II have no reasons to give" he
retorted. 81 give you facts, mo-
reasons. Isuppose you would wan
to know the facts. l should. Yor
may call us of the South fools
You may call us mad. You may
call us mean. You may call III
ignorant. Gle went on quoting
some of the epithets flung at him.
But the fact remains, we are Dem
ocrats in the South. Ifyou choos
to ride on rough shod with you
third party scheme without us, g
ahead. The fact remains there ar
seventeen States down in Dixie
land that won't go with you
t Congressman Otis, of Kansas
| made a bitter reply.
"You seem to think that Kansa
S is the whole United States, inter
{ rupted Livingston. "Wait unit
| you get to Washington and we
= take some Of that nonsense out {
/. you"
J. Otis sat down, and again Living
/ ston reiterated the facts about tn
e political sentiment in the South
n terse, homely language and with
Y force which carried conviction eve
e to his unwilling hearers. One b
e one they came over to his sid
k The leaders were won by the soun
a sense and eloquence of the ma
: from Georgia, but converting I'll
= mass Of delegates was another ma
C ter. Nine-tenths Of the men an
d women from the North and We
had gone to the convention for i
e other purpose than to organize
:. third party, and they were angry
IS intolerant of any policy of della
Is They recognized no Significant
/ in the important fact that Sout
J. Carolina, which is as strong an A
o lance State as Kansas, was IL
L represented in the conyentio
S, They were ready to go on witho
e, South Carolina and without Il
entire South. SO the struggle
NJ loo,,,,,O,, ca,,ca oo,oinct 4ba oroI
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-29

49, @N'HRc''NN w bS Vllt
representative Of the Knights of
Labor and the walking-delegate
crowd that is to say, the city man
against the country man.
Each of these three. big guns
went to the convention with
platform cooked and primed. Don
nelly and Weaver are both con-
sidered intellectual men, while
Streeter is not Donnelly and
Weaver went on the committee
with the evident intention of fight
ing it out, but Streeter, being "a
schemer rather than an intellect
ualite, kept away from the commit
tee personally but put his men on
there to carry out his IDEAS. The
fact that the tariff was not men
toned in the platform shows that
Streeter, who is supposed to be
protectionist, got in his work.
Whether he is really protection
ist himself or in the employ of the
tariff barons for the time being,
nobody seems to know, but at al any any
rate he served the tariff barons TO
the extent Of preventing a good,
flat-footed declaration against the
tariff thievery. To this extent
Streeter won the victory over both
Weaver and Donnelly, who are
both tariff refonners if not abso-
lutely free-traders.
1t is admitted that the platform
is in manner a concession to all
f the isms except prohibition. 1t is
understood that the vote IN the
: committee room was II to 10 againt
! embracing prohibition in the new
party's demands. A prohibition
5 amendment to the platform was
voted down by an overwhelming
= vote. After this action about twen-
ty-fiye members of the conference
: got their hats and walked formally
out Of the convention.
: The convention appointed ma
tional committee of three members
from each State. Tennessee is rep
:. resented on this committee 10y H.
n ?. Osborne, G. W. Kay, and John
+ W. James. Ell. E. Taubeneck, of
IS Illinois, was chosen chairman Of
Z the national committee.
. Outside of uniting the conflicting
- sentiments of the self-constituted
% delegates, who were unanimous for
a the time being, the largest question
ID OF politics involved in organizing
3 the third party is that of section.
y The Southern men are not going
into the movement with anything
y like spirit. There were few men
Of from the South quite willing to
embark in the third party enter
i prise, but they are not men of in
1t fuence- men who WELD delega-
- tlons and sway conventions. The
- Southern men seemed to be indis-
of posed to risk new party that
might involve force bills and negro
n dominition. One Of the speakers
Of on the occasion, General Master
IN Workman Powderly, in his efforts
i to fraternalize the South with the
other sections, said: @And to the
al South let me say, when you recog-
e. nize the 'nigger as a man, we of
n the East will join with you heart
a and hand for reform"
le The idea Of the leading spirits
~ ~ OF the convention was that the new
party was to fight the Democratic
e. party. They went on the theory
: that the Republicans will not be
Il Sin it /" in 1892. They seemed to
assume that the Republican party
= was practically dead, and that in
: 1892 the battle would be, to all in
,, tents and purposes between the
- !. Democrats and the Peoples party
y Ii, as its projectors declare, the
70
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-29
THE PLATFORM.

(l) That in view OF the great social in
dustrial, and economical revelation now
dawning upon the civilized world and the
new and living issues confronting the
American people, we believe that the time
has arrived for a crystalization of the pc.
litical reform forces OF our country and the
formation of what tshould be known as the
Peoples Party OF the United States OF
America"
(2) That we most heartily indorse he
demands Of the platforms as adopted al
st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889; Ocala, Fla, Ia
1890, and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, by tn
industrial organizations there represent
ed, summarized as follows:
(a) The right to make and issue money Isl SOY
ereign power 10 be maintained ty the people foi
the common benefit hence We demand the abo
lition Of national banks as banks Of issue, and ~
a substitute for national bank notes we deman'
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
The County Redistricted.

As it is "A matter of more than usual I'M
portance, the LEADER republishcs below
the order of the Board of Supervisors
changing the county into new districts or
beats. As the order does not 90 into eff
feet until Dec. |, all voters will vote at
their usual precincts in November, but
candidates for all beat offices must be Sc
lccted with the new lines in view.
ORDER TO REDISTRICT THE COUNTY.
Be it ordered by the Board of Supervl-
sors of this Lincoln county, Mississippi,
that the order heretofore made dividing
this the county of Lincoln into Supervl-
sor's beats or districts, be and the same
is hereby repealed and the said county
of Lincoln shall be so divided into super
visor beats or districts as follows, VIZ
There shall he five such districts, to be
known and designated as beats or DIS
tricts |, 2, ), and . respectively, as here
tofore.
District No. shall contain and embrace
all that portion of said county lying and
being in township 7 range east and
township and range east.
District No. 2 shall contain and en-
brace all that portion of said county ~
ing and being in township {, range ) east,
and township s, range 9 east, and town
ship I, range east
District No. , shall contain and embrace
all that portion of SAID county lying and
being in township &. range 9 east, and
township ), range . east, and all that
part of the county east of the Illinois
Central Railroad track and South OF. beat
No. as described above.
District No. 4 shall contain and embrace
all that portion of said county lying and
being in township s. range east, and IL
township 6, range 6 east, and all thai
part of the county west of the said raj
road track and south of said district No
|, as described above, and the whole o
the incorporated town of Bogue Chitto.
District No. 5 shall contain and embrace
all the balance of the county not EN-
braced in any one of the other beats.
1t is adjudged that this order shall taxi
effect on the first day of December, 1871
and not before.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
Destructive Hail storm.

A destructive hail storm prevailed a
few miles north and east of Brookhaven
Monday night. The young corn and cot
ton were fairly riddled where it prevailed
worst. and where cotton had been chop
ed out to Il stand, we learn it will have
to be planted over. The fruit trees were
completely stripped of what was left by
the frosts Mr.. w. G. Mason had about
an acre of fine tomatoes near Union Hall,
which were just beginning to ripen, and
the whole patch was well-nigh ruined.
Though the rain was very heavy in
town, there was no hail.. At Fair River
it was very light, and the locality where
It was heaviest, was comparatively small.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
PROGRAM

For the 5th Sunday Meeting of the Fair
River Association, to be held with the
Rehobeth Church at Tryus, Lawrence
Comfy, Miss, On the 9Th sunday in
May and Saturday before, 1891.
SUSPECTS TO BE DISCUSSED.
|. The necessity for efficient Deacons.
Joe Burns, j. NJ. Parnell.
2. The Importance of Sunday Schools,
and the best method of conducting them
in our country churches.-J. NJ. Girault,
II. l. Byrd.
Church government as tanght III the
New Testament.-E. P. Douglass, Z. G..
Grice.
A. Scriptural church memberships.
Il. Christian, j. Z. Thigpen.
5. Why should we give the gospel to
the heathen.-R. J. Boone, S. Morris.
6. The influence Of Christianity on the
home life.--A. A. Lomax, b. L. Hobbs.
Z. Should moral wrong be suppressed
by civil law. II. Gambrell.
There will be dinner on the ground
both days, and every body is invited to
come and bring well filled basket.
J. A. SCARBOROUGH, Pastor.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
Got N Ducklng.

Messrs. j. NJ. Tyler and Eugene Nc
Laurin had a very exciting experience
while coming to town from Bogue Chitto
last Tuesday morning behind Gus. Bris-
ter's fine bay trotter. The east fork OF
Bogue Chitto river had been tremendous
" swollen by the rain Monday night, and
when they neared the bridge at Old
Brook they found the water spread far
out over the road on the other side.
Nothing daunted, however, they drove
ahead, but not being familiar with the
way, the horse got off to one side in
deep water and soon horse, buggy aud
drivers we're in the current and being
swept rapidly down stream. Mr.. Tyler
Jumped from the buggy and swan out,
and Mr.. McLaurin jumped out and went
to swimming, but swung to the reins. Bug
CIV and horse were then swept along by
the current until they landed in the
brush on the roadside, where it required
the combined efforts of both Messrs. Ty-
Ter and McLaurin, who went promptly to
the horses relief, to cut him loose from
the buggy and save him from drowning.
Both gentleman soon afterward appear
ed in town, dripping from head to foot
and had to strike bee line for the first
dry goods store. The inquest over the
buggy was held Tuesday evening.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
J. w. MCGRATH, Sec'y.

Little Girls Experience IN IA Lighthouse
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach
Mich, and are blessed with daughter,
four years old. Last April she was taken
down with measles, followed with a
dreadful cough and turning into fever
Doctors at home and at Detroit treated
her, but in vain, she grew worse rapidly
until she was mere "handful of bones
Then she tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
and after the use of two and a half bot
ties, was completely cured. They say DIR
Kings New Discovery is worth its weight
in gold, yet You may get trial bottle
free at DR.. A. Lewenthal's. (6)
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
From Little Bahala.

The following news items are contained
in note from Prof. j. NJ. Girault:
Twill close my school at Little Bahala
on the Goth inst. Will teach summer
school at Good Water, beginning LIST
June next. live in u fine district fol-
schools. Plenty of intelligent children,
good school buildings, and anxious pa
irons. We have Sunday School every
Sunday. Average about 20 pupils. Of
fioers: j. NJ. Girault, Supt.; E. f. Floyd
and C. T. Breeder, Assistant, with good
~ number of female teachers. Preaching
every I'd Sunday. Bro. Thigpen Supply.
Active membership, 157.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21

The fellow who discovered that the
way to prevent the 'horse-motion" while
riding in road cart was to hitch mule
to the cart instead of a horse, has been
eclipsed by Rev. j. A. Scarborough. Mr..
Scarborough's way is to equip the carts
with his patent adjustable shafts, and this
destroys about all the "hOrse-motion'
and "mule- motion" too. We have seen
Mr.. ScarborougRs own road-cart equip
ed in that way, and it undoubtedly adds
immen sely to its ease and comfort.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
The First step.

Perhaps you are run down, cant eau
can't sleep, can't think, can't do anything
TO yonr satisfaction. and you wonder what
ails YOU. You should heed the warming
You are taking the first steep into Ner-
yous prostration. You need nerve ton
IL and in Electric Bitters you will find the
exact remedy for restoring your nervous
system to its normal, healthy condition
Surprising results follow the use OF this
Great nerve tonic and Alternative. Your
annette returns, good digestion IS restor-
ed and the Liver aud Kidneys resutne
healthy action. Try bottle. Price oo
cents ut Or. A. Lewenthars. (o)
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21
ACT OF A MiDMAN.
lie Leaps from II Boguc Chitto Ch"reh
stccpIc in the Dead of Night.

lie LEAPS from n Boguc Chitto Church
stcepIc in the Dead of Night.
On last Saturday night about l2;5O'
the residents in the immediate vicinity OF
the Methodist church at Boguc Chitto'
were startled by the ringing of the church
bell. They at once supposed 1t to be an
alarm of fire, but not being able to locate
the fire their attention was next directed
to the church, which was found lighted,
and Just inside the church yard gate was
found the apparently lifeless form OF a
man. Upou examination he was found to
bc alive, with bruises on his bead and
face. lie proved to be Harry Sherman,
Who has been working ia that helghbor-
hood, aud who halls from Sandaval, Ill.
His shoes were found inside the altar, his
vest hanging on the railing and his cap
Oh the front pew. The Bible had been
taken from the pulpit and was on tue
communion table, open ut the hrst chap-
ter of Genesis. Forty cents was also on
the table. This and other circumstances
prove beyond doubt that he made The
leap from the stceple, his barefoot tracks
being in the belfry.
Dir. Bennett of Brookhaven, who was
called to see the man, attributes his rash
act TO acute insanity. The distance OF
his desperate leap in the dark was about
81 feet.
The father of the young man, who Is a
respectable Illinois farmer, was summon
ell by wire and came down on the first
train. He says his son, though of Il wan
derinr disposition. had never before dis
played any symptoms of insanity.
At last account he was still alive.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21

DR.. John III. johnson is still in New
Orleans attending the sick bedside of bis
brother-in- law, Mr.. Junius Hart, who
is suffering from paralysis.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-21

FREIGHT TRAINS.
No mixed going north leaves Brookhdycn at
9:2S \. VI.
MOI mixed going south leaves BrooNha'rn nj
- l.. VI.
sF-MiNed frcigItS do not run on SUNDAY.
T. VI. BEE. Local At.