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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22
The Cotton Outlook.

It is q mistake to suppose that the
southern planters have greatly reduced
their cotton acreage for the coming sea-
son. The estimate of q 80 per cent
reduction has already been modified to
q 10 or IS per cent reduction, and
some authorities claim that the crop
WILL be at least as large as the one Of
last year.
These facts are gradually becoming
known and the feeling in favor of lower
prices for cotton is more pronounced in
the south than in the north where the
belief has been general that there would
be a large falling off in acreage and in
the use of fertilizers. 1t is evident that
low prices must continue, and the coming
crop may decline to 5 cents.
1t may be asked why the ruling low
prices did not force reduction. The ans
Wer is that the general expectation Of
q smaller crop this year, and the favor
able weather. induced thousands of
planters to increase their acreage, hoping
to reap the advantage of q rise.
While this holds out no encOura cement
for the present there is reason to believe
that the depression is only temporary.
The rapidly multiplying cotton mills,
with cheaper manufactured products,
cannot fail to so stimulate consumption
that it viii speedily oyertake production.
In a recent letter from MI. Charles Schiff,
president OF the New Orleans and North
Eastern, Alabama and Vicksburg, and
Vicksburg and Shreveport and Pacific
railways, to his vice president, Mr. c. G.
~ffatyey, the writer who is now studying
the cotton situation abroad, expresses
the opinion that the depreciation in cot
ten viii not last, and that better times
/. e ahead
"a Mr.. Schiff says that cotton is not
,oNn in India to compete with Amel1-
p~} cotton. It's quality is too Inferior
- while the last years crop was def
E ~ in quality, this years crop will be
~al-ar, as Il smaller acreage has
!: l. In fact, American cotton
ing purchased in Liverpool
cent to the Indian mills where
KY. -~ugDe mixed with the local staple to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22

improve the quality Our increased i'm
port duties make it impossible for the
English spinners to compete in our mar
ket for their product. They are reducing
their output and seeking other markets
and are changing the staple OF their
goods to adapt them to the new spheres
of consumption.
In the long run we have nothing to
fear from the Indian cotton. And our
present tendency to overproduction VIII,
III time, be made profitable by the world S
increasing consumption. The future IS
secure; the present is the winter OF our
discomfort.
But, if our farmers are deterInlheu
to so right along producing big crops
of cotton, how are they to worry through
this era of low prices? Their best plan
will be to pay duo attention to Their
food crops They will be better able to
stand hard times when they reduce their
purchases of supplies to q minimum
------3----
Colonel Bill Morrison, of Illinois, says
that Hill has fair show for getting that
state.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22
Wall Street Against the People.

We print elsewhere, from the pen Of
an old Georgia democrat an interesting
article on The Contest for the Demo
cratic Nomination" The article in CUES
ton is more than interesting; it is import
ant. It seizes upon the most significant
features OF the situation and deals with
them from the standpoint of q consery-
alive southern democrat.
This old democrat, although he has
taken no very prominent part in politics,
save rs an Interested and intelligent
voter has nevertheless been able to look
beneath the surface Of things and to
perceive that the conflict which has been
going on during the past twenty years
is something more than 4 contest between
two political parties-that it is in fact q
struggle between the forces which the
mOney-pOWCr has been able to muster
to its aid, and the people represented by
the democratic party. This struggle has
been going on ever since the 18th Of Feb
ruary, 1913. 1t was begun before that
date when the bCndhOldGIs demanded
that they should be paid in gold, bat
the issue was joined and clinched On
the 18th of February, 1873, when silver
was dcmonetizcd i'll Difference to the
demands Of the money-powcr. The first
fruits of That crime was the panic Of 1873,
with its tremendous shIiEkage Of values,
and the fruits of it have gone on accum-
uIating ever since-in The pockets Of the
moneysharks and gOldolators.
Wall street Wds never more
perniciously active than it is
today, and its sinister influence
can be plainly seen in the movement
Which it has set on foot in New York city
strike at the democratic organization
VI 1e state. Ostensibly it is Il movement
Ii or of Cleveland, and few demo-
oi''," we been deceived by it, but the
sire Of 2s Use OF the movement is the ,' de,
=, ~ NV. 1on''0 the democratic nomination.
Al 'iIoH0 cio'ents can SO impress the
800 'e- 10y ~ with their power as
10 prevent tne Huination of Ill., who is
IN favor or free, oinage, they will be
abpndantly satisfea They already have
the republican party,afe Tho nresident
and Az the repUblicaElpadors are solid
for Wah street and itsenancial views
But he s1tlden and relorkable popu-
larity~af Hih is embarrI,ino Tie is
known to be hehting delno6qt foyora-
BILE to the RECOMMENDATION Of So o,,d
his career appeals st,ngly to thGe ,1ono.
ocrats who are in f;tQr of denit.ratio
success. No democrat ot+1i. oeYer,s:a,,
has ever been able to win, ,e oorn,',.-,
u a state, such strong ant.>~,tj11siaeti.
lohoWihs in al parts OF the c>.ntr,, os
Mr. Hill nHy as
| wall street, looking on in wondc>,,
ceiVes that something must be d&I
Naturally, it reaches out for that whita
! ,,s.earest at hand 1t sees a number o.
their md democrats disgruntled because
nificant a IN, has 50 small and insig
organization, ana the uenlocrlut
| cee;is 10 take a(va',,. nlnn.es,,...~5y pro
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Riches Have Wings,

TIE New York World attempts 10
make a sensation out of a story about
the disappearance of the fortune left by
jim Fisk to his widow
1t is alleged that Mrs. Fisk was entitled
to $2,1O0,000 when her husband was
killed. The World says that all of this
has disappeared, and the widow lives
in little cottage in South Boston Oh
an income OF $50 a month
AS Fisk was Gould's partner, the story
intimates that Gould probably absorbed
the missing millions. 1t is strange
charge to make. II it is true, why have
Mrs. Fisk and her relations remained
silent and inactive? Is it not likely that
they would have made q determined
effort to make Gould do the fair thing?
The mere fact that after twenty years
Fisk's fortune OF S2,100,000 has disap-
pearcd is nothing. In the east it is not
uncommon to see poverty-stricken per-
sons who ten or twenty years ago were
worth millions. In this speculative age
riches have wings. Even women are vic
TINS of the prevailing fever. They specu-
late in stocks and futures, and invest
in real estate booms. Naturally, some
are unluclly.
Of course it will be said that Gould
should relieve the widow of his old part
ner. But it may strike him that an old
woman in little cottage can live very
comfortably on $50 Il month. There are
two sides to the question. If Gould is on
the wrong side Of it the truth will come
out, but he should not be denounced
for robbing Mrs. Fisk until the evidence
makes a plain case against him.
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From The Macon Telegraph.
Hon. Il. p Howell, of Atlanta. was in the
city Tuesday. lie to attend tad
hearing OF the Central railroad receivership
case. Captain Howell is director of the Cen.
trail. Macon always has g. cordial and sincere
greeting for Evan Howell No man who resides
outside of this city has more friends in it..
They are his friends socially commercially and
politically. The editor Of Tie Constitution
has strong hold upon the people of Macon
and Of the state of Georgia He is at the head
of great paper. lie is closely identified With
all tho best interests in the state. He has done
Georgia much valuable service, and there arc
many thousands OF people il Georgia
who are ready and willing at. any time to serve
him politically, or in any other way that honor,
appreciation and good will might suggest,
Captain Howell is of the most influential
men in the state. He is strong because he has
been very successful because he is true in
his friendship, because no is man of cour-
age, ability and integrity Captain Howeils name
has been prominently mentioned for governor,
but it is understood that he declines to allow
the use Of his name candidate. If he had
consented to run he would have received q
great following Howell has helped many men
to Office, and i'll various other ways has beer
friend to thousands.
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A Strong Man.

Cath has been asking Senator Hill
about his private habits
The newspapeg correspondent observ-
ed that tie senator's face and hands
were so white and clear that they
revealed the healthy movement of the
blood, and yet there was every indication
of physical strength. In reply to Il Ques-
ton Mr.. Hill said that he had touched
very little liquor during his life. He had
found that liquor and tobacco did not
agree with him. Ia campaigning he had
found that he wore out men who drank
and smoked. Still, he made no war on
the tastes and habits Of others, because
nature had enabled him to do without
st1nulants. Although lie took but little
exercise he WAS never sick, and at the
close of the last campaign be stood bare
headed four or five hours in the open
air at night while the democratic process
ion paradeI past him, and yet he got off
without even slight cold
In response to another question he
said that he was never much elatcd,
aud never much depressed. lie was too
busy for that
Inc DfitI SH!nISc CT I'LL given us III
"Gath's' letter shows a strong man
q strong man physically as well as intel
lectually, with that calm reserve 50 char
actcristic Of q strong man in perfect
health. Most men SO absolutely without
personal vices would be fanatics. Not
so with Hill. He is considerable and toll
Grant, and has no desire to force his hab-
its upon other people. This is like
strong man. 1t is generally Il weak, a
nawoW-minded or an unbalanced man
who is all the time in a furry trying to
persuade or force his neighbors to adopt
his views, prejudicGs and habits.
The colored troops are all for Harrison,
but Harrison is not al! for the colored
troops. The negro politicians, however, have
no time to enquire into this.
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Tho Party and tho Candidate.

Mr.. WattCrSOn, after accepting the
inevitable SO far as Cleveland is concern
ell, turns his attention away from New
York. He perceives, Of course, that the
cX-presidCnt cannot carry the state where
success is most essential, and we sus-
pect that the shroWd editor also perceives
that the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland
would cause disastrous break in the
south, on account of his views toward the
reconciliation of silver.
AT any rate, he declares that the nom
ination Of Mr.. Cleveland would be sheer
suicide, and the emphasis with which
the announcement is made shows that
it is no new discovery. Sensible demo
Gratis everywhere have seen from the
first that q candidate who goes before
the convention with only o faction Of
boilers from his own state-especially
when his state is q pivotal onc-Will
have not the slightest chance of securing
the Nomination. New York has already
disposed of Mr. Cleveland, and although
his nomination is insisted on by few
featherheads and mugWunps who have
q habit of making themselves ridiculous,
the party is looking elsewhere for q can
didatc.
Mr. WatteTsOn, whose opinion is worth
considering, has hot fixed on q candidate.
In q tentative way, he mentions the name
Of Mr.. Carlisle, but Mr.. Carlisle is opposed
to the RECOMMENDATION Of silver, and his
dOmicilc is SO far south as to make his
nomination an unWise experiment. If
Mr. Watterson has kept u1S 9a(f certain
movements in the Farm4S .SSJ7ements
which have been has than rid confirm
ed by acrimonious GeorsinWise contro-
versy-he must knoW that for the demo-
cratic party t. nominate q candidate
who is opposed to the reconciliation of
silver would be as fatal as to nominate
a man who cannot carry New York
1t is perhaps useless to argue with Mr..
ENatterson about the importance of the
silver question in the campaign. He may
ignore it now, but it cannot be denied
that his newspaper is largely RESPONSE
bic for the attitude of the farmers Of
the south and west toward that question.
1t is an easy matter for him to ignore the
question, but the party win make an
irremediable mistake if it f10uts the atti-
tude of the democratic voters.
The editor of Tho COulierJournal,
having dropped Cleveland, is inclined
to look everywhere else for a candidate
except in New York. We think circlnn-
stances will cure this tendency. Mr.. Wat
ters0n no doubt sees the situation just
as it is, but is cautious about committing
himself to any prediction or prophecy.
The Unknown is attractive by reason
Of its mystery, and the distinguished
editor merely follows a natural impulse :
in feeling around for it. But this mach
is certain: If New York is to be carried
in tao face Of lie mulidlc which the Wall
street influences are trying to create,
the candidatc must be n man who IS
familiar with the situation, a man VINO
has devoted and enthusiastic following
Mele-in short, a man who knows pre-
cisely how to carry that state III heat
ed campaign There is but one man who
can be named that possesses these .qual-
.calions-David Bennett Hill We think,
Ne to rrs-~ s faii:l1 :, 70
a man whose h.
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Rural Railway Facilities.

The one thing needed to make our
waste places blossom forth as garden
spots is satisfactory system of trans
portation connecting them with the mar
kets Of the world
In q recent issue, The Philadelphia
Press states that about 100000 OF our
people live on solitary FARMS or in towns
under 1000 population, or at best in
places under 1000 Now, these people
wagon their products over bad roads to
the railways. Their disadvantages in this
respect keep them poor, and prevent
their progress. In the west the neWspa-
pers and farmers clubs are discussing
narrow gauge roads for the transporta-
ton Of their products to market, but The
Railway Age argues that they would be
unsatisfactory, and would cost more than
the farmers estimate
1t is suggested that electric railways
will solve the problem Already, they are
reaching cut into the rural districts, and
this country now has 3S5 such railways,
$3.50 miles long, with n capital of $3.50,
OS7913. In many localities these lines
are rural, especially in California and
projected fiftymilc rural railway in Cali
fOlnia for country traffic. Such q road
eighteen miles long is now under con
structiOn in Maryland, for both freight
and passengers. Electric lines are extend
ing into the farming districts of Pennsyl-
vania.
If the new system works well it viii
bring tWothirds Of our population in
touch with the world; conquer their is0-
laiion; reward their industry; bring all
the advantages Of town life to their doors
and start manufacturing enterprises in
thousands of localities whose natural
resources have never yet felt the yiyify-
ing touch of business energy
We must look into the possibilities and
pOtcntialities of this only partially tested
system. Ii it comes up 10 the full measure
of our hopes it viii check the wholesale
drift OF the population from the country
to the towns, and make the country so
inviting that people will stick to their
farms because they will find agriculture
entering an era of prosperity not dream
ed of in the past But with the expert
ment, to make it successful, we must
have wise and just legislation. Hamper
cd by q roDber tariff and an oppressive
financial system, no scheme Of develop
ment can prOduceits best results.
-- ts----
After awhile, we shall hear that no dc
mOcracy is genuine unless it bears the
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activity and enthusiasm were absolutely
essential, as to bring about q republican
restoration with food of class
legislation and threat against
the personal liberties of the peO-
pie. Then the little fiddlers would
have kneeled around him, crying out
Goodness gracious! What noble states
man he isl"
He could have gone still further.
After the party collapse, the result of
his grand craftsmanship, he could have
wrapped himself in his dignity and refus-
ed to say a word while the republicans
were concocting q force BILL the aim
and purpose of which was to keep their
party in power by making elections
farce. While all other prominent demo-
Gratis were utterng indignant protests,
he could have maintained the silence of
the Sphinx. And the little fiddlers would
have got on their all-fours and cried out:
Run here, everybody! See what a glor-
ious statesman he is!''
This is modern craftsmanship, and the
country is now reaping the results of it.
David 3. ELL is not q statesman or this
variety, and it is a fortunate thing for his
state and party that he is not. Give us
one or two more such statesmen as we
have been describing and the democratic
party would be wiped off the face of the
earth.
Mono! David B. Hill is not Il modern
statesman!
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A Great Speech.

We print elsewhere n full report of
Senator HIS great speech delivered at
Jackson, Miss, Tuesday. The report
that reached us Tuesday night came
at such a late hour, and was in such
mutilated condition that it could not be
properly handled. The correct report
which we print this morning Will well
repay careful and thorough perusal. Old
issues and principles are discussed in q
fresh and striking way; indeed, the
charm Of the speech, apart from the fun
damentai truths with which it deals,
grows out of the boldlness, vigor and
originality of it's styIe-the beauty and
aptness of its diction.
1t is the spe..a-ah9f statesman who
not -eTiy has the courage of his convic-
tons but who glories in fighting for his
cause; statesman with Il clear vision,
A. brilliant mind and an eager and I'M
daunte1 spirit 1t is speech that more
than iustities the views of those who
have regarded Senator Hill as the most
accomplished leader of the democratic
pafty-the man who can surely carry tie
party to victory.
It may be that events viii prevent his
Observation-Disclosures swarm TO the
front when the party is fixing its policy
and selecting its candidates-but his
Jackson speech viii bear out the claim
CT those who have contended that his
intellectual equipment is of the first
order. No democrat of modern times has
discussed public questions with more
force and yigor, with a more compre-
hcnsive grasp, or with q keener and
stlrer insight than Senator Hill displayed
at jackson. No speaker Of our day has
developed q more remarkable gift of OK
pGession-bold, brilliant unconventional,
iucisive and epigrammatlc. If these quail
tiles are not the result of culture, they
-an. the result of something better than
lr)sure. They could be brought to bear
in political speech only by man
5yicse Intellectual equipment is Of the
highest order.
we auNlStt Jul ICtiutlo W SlfC oNASieOA
Hills speech their careful attention. 1t
Is something out of the usual order Of
such things ri is wholesome and hopeful;
it glows Il ,th patriotic enthusiasm; it
is alive with the heat and ardor of true
democracy; it teens with the suggestions
of statesmf nship; it is pungent and
refreshing
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Furnishing Ourselves.

Because certain South American coun-
tries and Hayd viii not go into the rec
iprocity business, President Harrison,
without the consent Of the democratic
house, goes ahead under the republican
legislature Of the last congress and taxes
the American people 3 cents a pound
on their coffee.
1t is alleged that he has issued this
taxing proclamation to retaliate upon Co
luInbia, Venezuela and Hayti, but tie bur
den falls on our people.
Viewed in any light the president has
exercised an oppressive power not pos
sessed by any European despot. He is
taxing Us without the consent Of our rep
rcsentatives, and making the robber-like
hand OF his administration felt deep
down in every poor mans pocket.
1t is not retaliation; it is Furnishing
ourselves.
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the motion of the eyeball against the cinder
and ultimately assists In its removal. Tha
remedy may seem novel to many persons,
says The ST. Louis Globe-Democrat, but there
are commercial travellers in this city who
never start on Journey without a pinch of
1axseed somewhere in their baggage where
it can be easily reached in case of an acci-
dental cnder IL the course Of a railway
tourney.
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tie "a cratic people.
"ha\ fortunate thing it is for the
u4nioc party that David B. Hill is
hoI sNesman in the strictly modern
moW eaAy he might have won renown
a. 'he Nss which is now insisting
nee IS It a statesman, All that was
inactivity was for him to grow fat with
entered into this way he could have
wumps, and his eGrship with the mug
matter how ponderoo%Sst utterances, no
would have been quoted commonplace,
the very essence of statesmah,dh ailed as
his election as governor of New Ai'er
ne might have left 20 per cent of ren fTR'
hcans III office, and then he would have
become the idol of the fiddlers. and on
az SIDES they would now be lifting
~. up ui.sr squeaking voices in cho,us.
- y . mercy: What q grand ANA cop-
servative statesman he is,,s i'' GILL 0oli-
iiaFinS gone thus far. he GO
nave gone further he could nar., easily
III craftsmanship as it were 10 80,
have crippled his party by endorsi,c, tha
WAN street views OF the silver u,cc+:o,
lie could have so discouraged the act;v.,
workers of his party at points where
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Tue New York World remarks that
there appears to be 10 old wing moss on
Senator Hills tariff views Lord "a
mercy! This is fat treason! Has The
World forgotten that there is in all the
democratic party only one genuine tariff
reformer, buttoring on the side, and war
ranted not to cut in the eye OF run down at
the heel?
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Mrs. Annie Smith has retired from the
editorship of The North Danville (Va) Enter
prise, and will remove to Richmond to become
editor-in-chief of a southern magazine. Mrs.
Smith is still pressing her application for ad-
mission to the Virginia bar.
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Since the death of Hon. Edwards Pierre
pont the newspapers are quoting his speech
10 the silver convention in st. Louis in 1889.
Mr.. Pierrcpont said that occasion: ''No
greater wrong was ever attempted upon a
generous people than the bill of February
12, 1873. 1t was a crime. Gold and silver
ought to be treated alike. 1t is amusing to 500
how English financiers rule u.s.
Putting a tlaxseed under the lid of the eve
to get out cinder which has accidantaIlv
lodged there may seem curious method of
abolishng u nuisance, but it is nevertheless
quite effective. After the seed has been
moistencd by the secretions Of the eye it
the irritation Of u foreign BODY but also fire.
quently surrounds it and prevents pain from
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A new department of Honduras, 100 by $50 miles
in extent, is now under the governorship of E. w.
Perry, native of New York Governor Perry is
now visiting the United States with view to
capital and immigration for his prov
ince
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The democrats Of the south have a heavy
responsibility On their hands. 1t is in
their power to prevent the surrender Of
the party to Wall street influences