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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-18

at is to be regretted that the drift Of
some of the newspaper criticisms upon the
encampment were sensational, tending to
induce the public TO believe that one Of the
main objects to be attained was fun and
frolic. whereas the opposite was the truth.
"The service was az arduous one, well
performed, as the reports Of the army off,
GERS will show, and if the general assembly
could have visited the camp, as was con-
templated, 1t "oaid have been an object
lesson IF great value, demonstrating that
che volunteers Of Georgia are real and not
play soidsrs
Numbers Of applications have been
made for the crgauiEstion Of new commands.
which applications. the board was con-
strained, frcm a stern sense Of duty, to lay
upon the table for'she present, not to be
taken therefrom until a complete inspection
shall have been made Of every command in
the state, which inspection has been or
dered and will be proceeded with as rapidly
as possible.
THE STATES FORCES.
1.-THE present force of the state is 81
The advocate., 1892-05-11

Senator Sherman Is the especial cham
plon Of the bill asking for $lO0,OO0,OOO
for the Nicaragua Canal. The great
father of "the best financial system the
world has ever seen" is not at all fearful
Of "psternalism" provided that psternsl-
ism is shown toward the milllonnlres who
have been in Washington the past week
lobbying for this bill. Austin Corbin,
Warner Miller and others interested in
the steal have recently been quartered
at the palatial hotel of our banker vice
president.
I have just received q letter from
Marion Canon, president of the Callfor-
MIA Alliance, enclosing the following
resolution:
We earnestly request the government Of
the United States to take all necessary steps
for the speedy construction Of the Nicaragua
canal, and to own and operate it in the in
terests of the commerce of the United
States and of the world, and for the relief
of the people of the Pacific coast from the
bandit railroad corporations,
Without doubt Senator Sherman will
denounce the above as rank socialism,
and dangerous paternsllsm, but to put
the money In the hands Of John D.,
Rockefeller and others of his ilk will be
pure repubEcanism.
ANNIE L. DIGGs.
The advocate., 1892-05-11
WASHINGTON EDITORIAL CORRESPOND.
ENCE
Kansas City, Mo.

The senate's executive session has
been doing It's best to commit suicide.
1t Is likely to succeed, with the assist
anCe of an outraged people. The indig-
nation over the high handed expulsion
of Mr.. Young, clerk of the Senate, will
culminste in open doors and no secrets.
The local press Is roasting the senator's,
who refused to- permit Mr.. Young to
speak in his own defense, and the lights
have been turned on some very queer
proceedings. The Washington Post
vouches for the following incident;
A certain western senator left the execu-
tive session, and in the lobby outside gave to
a correspondent the proceedings which had
occurred inside the closed doors with refer
ence to a nomiaption in which he was in
terested. When he had concluded the rela-
ton of the details, he said: ''Now, if there
is nothing more, 1 must go in and vote
against Young"
"Whatm exclaimed the correspondent,
and the exclamation was echoed by another
correspondent, who was in the group, "you
certainly do not intend to declare Young
guilty of betrsying secrets after what you
have just DONE"
"Well," said the senator, "the case is just
this: Young is nothing to me, and the
committee on foreign relations wants his
head. l am going to stand by the commit
tee, for they can do me favors during the
years am in the senate" and the senator
The advocate., 1892-05-11

Nature knows no territorial lines, and 1t
Is so lmbued with justice that it cannot
be otherwise. 1t is a small, contempt
ible and ungenerous disposition, that
dictates a policy that attempts to build
up nation by tearing another down.
This is the spirit Of a tariff, mtscalled
protection. 1t is universal to all nations.
Here, as in the physical world, action
and reaction are equal. II 1t were posi-
BILE for this country by so called prOtec-
tion to injure all the factories In England
to the extent of 80 or 75 per cent. and
thereby reduce that country to the con-
dition of Spain or Turkey, it would be
one of the greatest calsmities that could
befsll this country. The demand for our
wheat and other productions would i'm
mediately cease from that source, fol-
lowed by low prices, and the tramping Of
men seeking employment, which would
be aggravated by the influx of English
mechanics and laborers fleeing from the
impotency that had befallen their own
country. 1t is to the interest of man
to have rich neigbors to do business with.
1t is equally to the interest Of nation to
have rich and prosperous nations to do
business with. Then people would stay
at home and we would hear no more Of
psuper immigration.
The adoption of the single tax and the
correct solution of the money question,
would cause the once familiar song to be
resung:
Come along, come along make no delay,
Come from every nation, come from every
way,
Our lands they are broad enough, don't feel
alarmed,
Uncle Sam is righ enough, to give us all a
farm.
Europe would catch the inspiration.
Peans of liberty would sound until the
walls of oppression would crumble, then
we would have rich, prosperous and
happy nations to deal with.
The single tax upon land values would
be in consonance with heavens will The
tramp would be restored to his heritage,
for Turgot says, "The right to labor is
the possession Of all, and the first and
most inalienable of all possessions" and
Franklin truthfnlly said "The industry
of man attaches itself to the bosom Of
our common parent, as the infant hangs
upon the breast of It's mother" "Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven" ="
Fl. w. MILLER.
Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate., 1892-05-11
IN A POOR DEBTORS JAIL.

From The New Nation.
Barbara Brouty, widow somewhat
advanced In years, has been locked up in
Ludlow street jail, New York, for three
years by an order Of Judge Cullen in a
civil suit for damages. She is not
charged with any crime except that Of
poverty.
The lawyer who secured the judgment
says that, while he believes that Widow
Brouty has been swindled out OF her
money, this Is no reason why he should
not exhaust legal means to secure the
amount Of his judgment.
Mrs. Brouty's own lawyer took mort
gage Of $4,000 on her property to pay
for legal services and to meet certain
court expenses. He foreclosed on the
mortgage and bought In the property
himself for $1,000.
There is a relation In the case, who re-
celved comfortable sum as gift from
the widow some time ago; but for scme
unknown reason, no motion for the re-
lease Of the widow from jail has been
undertaken until within a few weeks,
when the New York Press, our authority
for these statements, took the matter up.
The Widow Brouty will undoubtedly
be freed by kind people having money
enough to buy her freedom. But the
law cannot be bought of, nor the memory
of three years in jail for this crime of
poverty. The New York Telegram puts
1t this way:
Mrs. Brouty, through the operation of
New York's debtors act, has passed three
years in Ludlow street, because she was un-
able to pay $1,000. Herein consists the
peculiar enormity of that act. This woman
has been imprisoned for three years for the
simple crime of poverty. Her imprson-
uent might have continued indefinitely
for life, even-had not kind people become
sumclently Interested IN tne case TO inter-
cede for her.
If the theory of property upon which
our laws are based is correct, why Ought
Widow Brouty to be an exception to Its
application through the good offices Of
"kind peopleH"
No, the vice Of private competition is
not softened In It's lines by a veil Of
charity thrown over 1t by "kind people"
Thise system Itself wrong, un- Christian
and bad political economy. There will
not be Ludlow street jails enough to
hold the Widow Broutys II the business
warfare for private gain continues much
longer.
The advocate., 1892-05-11
TIE VALUE OF MONEY.

UcpenWS UpOu bnd NulnUtE Oh UnlL6 OF
Money in Circulation"
To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.
To Mr.. Rumsey Mr.. Higgins must beg
to repeat DR.. Johnson'S remark. 1t Is
Mr. H's privilege to offer certain facts
and the deductions therefrom which
seem to him logical, but he Is most en-
phstically not privileged, much less In
duty bound to furnish comprehension to
any man, for which he is thankful. He
must also beg TO repeat that he has
neither shame nor regret for any act Of
his political life, and never intends to
have 1t was scarcely to be expected,
however, that such statement would
have been wrested from it's legitimate
sense, as a declaration Of honesty, and
made to imply present defense Of all
and sundry the economic acts Of the Re-
publican party, or even Of ones self, ex-
cept as the acts of honest men. II Mr..
Rumsey, or any other man, has shame or
regret for hls acts, / am sorry, because
1t is lncurable by any penitence, and for
It's obllteratiOn there will flow no Lethe's
tide. Hereafter, let him do at the time
that which his best sttainable informs-
tlon persuSdes him is right, and he will
shield his bosom from such remorse, and
insure himself q position from which he
can look with charity upon his often
mistaken fellow men.
Mr.. Rumsey's first proposition, quoted
at the head Of this letter, Is not funda-
mental and assumes the very thing which
the facts as plainly relied upon by SenR-
tor PETER, quoted by myself and fully
given in the statistical abstract Of the
United States, throw grave discredit upon.
No assumption, or fervld declAmatlons,
will prove the expanded currency Of the
United States during the eos to have
lost pro rata Its purchasing power, when
the average prices Of wheat, corn, meat
and sugar, were DETECTED so little from
their normal course
While am fully In sympathy with
the Alliance, and with the Peoples party
in demanding economic reform, l must
utterly refuse to be swept into m@l-
strom.of conflicting, unelementsry propo-
Sitions by unRuarded assumptions, per
Sonal denunclatlon, or garbled statistics.
for which l can find no authority nor
justification. A member of the present
house wrote me a few days ago that 1t
was very difficult for third party men to
obtain any information. Now if this
gentleman, q very good and able man, no
doubt, as he is very kind one, Is look
Ing for information which will back his
tatement, made In speech last March,
that wheat averaged In price $1.09 per
buShel from 1860 to 1870, he will un-
doubtedly have trouble In finding 1t.
Such careless words iDjure the man and
his party, and your humble servant will
not be caught-if he can help it--with
anything from his mouth or hand that
he can't in some way prove to be true, or
II 1t be theoretical In It's nature, reason
able and highly probable at least.
But now, with this little exordlum, let
US think little. Mr.. RumSey says that
"the value Of each unit Of money de-
pends upon the number of units Of
money in circulation" Without now
pausing to more than say that, II that be
so, the whole cry for larger amount Of
nnrrannv IL q hnmhnor com mnllnnna with
The advocate., 1892-05-11

can give a good reason for the star cham
ber business in the United States senate
/ would be glad If he would communi-
cate the same to me through the col
umns of THE ADVOCATE. Can't the
American people be trusted with a
knowledge Of their own business. II the
character of Judge Woods was too bad
to be discussed in open session, he can
hardly be fit man to dispense justice
from the bench. II there were matters
connected with the Behring sea question
which might have involved the nation In
war, should be pleased to know If the
people who would have to pay the fiddler
ought not to be told all about 1t as early
as possible.
There was a most ludicrous scene dur
ing the investigation to discover the
guilty wretches who told tales out Of the
senate. A senator suggested that pos
sibly the enterprlsing newspaper men
had bored holes in the wall and estab-
lished Communication by means of a
phonograph. Acting upon this startling
but brilliant suggestion, the dignifed
senatorial personages merged themselves
into smelling, or rather feeling COM
mittee and snxiously examined every
nook and corner where talking machine
might be hidden. 1t was a pretty pre-
tense, a real stop thief march, as beyond
doubt the searching parties carried the
burden Of guilt locked up in the secret
session OF their own bosoms, abundant
testimony having been given to show
that the senators themselves tell the
secrets. / have observed that the news
papers which used to moan over the
secret sessions of the Alliance, prophecy
ing ruin to the country because of
''secret politics." do not seen the least
weary about secret politics in the United
States Senate.
Mr.. Otis currency reform bill has
been the subject of much commenda-
tory notice. The Alliance Of Santa Bar
bara county, California, by resolution
declared it "the most practical, and at
the same time the most equitable sOlu
ton Of the money question yet presented
to the American congress-" Other Alli-
ances have endorsed the bill, and what
Is more yet In Its favor, it is denounced
by the enemy.
There is proposition now before con-
gress for the government to establish a
goat farm. The Turkish government
will not permit the expectation of An
CORA goats, hence 1t is urged that these
animals might very Fproperty become
government wards to be bred and main
tanned on a government farm. This
scheme will do to pair with the bill to
provide for breeding reindeer in Alaska,
The woes of the elephant and other
animals in Rock Creek park are recited
before congress In order to induce large
appropriation for the maintenance of
that menagarie. The poor, old elephant
is quartered In a rude board structure
quite inadequate to his needs and not at
all in keeping with his importance. 1t
might almost seem as IL 1t were even
better in the eyes Of congress to be beasts
than men.
There is a bill before congress asking
an appropriation of $95O,OOO for the pur-
chase of location for a new executive
mansion. The new house for. the presI-
The advocate., 1892-04-27
BOOK NOTICES.

The question whether the nominee
or the platform should have the greatest
weight with the voters In the preslden-
tial campaign will be discussed 10 the
May number Of the North american Re
Otetc, by Senator Quay, Of Pennsylvania;
Senator Vest, Of Missouri; Representa-
tive Boutelle, Of Maine; Representative
Burrows, of Michigan; Representative
Wilson, Of West Virginia, and Represen-
tative KIlgore, of Texas.
-Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter" and
Longfellow's "EVangeline," profusely and
finely illustrated, both for only 10 cents,
postpaid, printed from large (brevier)
type, on fine super cslendered book
paper, and specimen pages free to any
one, Is the latest announcement of John
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The advocate., 1892-04-27

York. One would suppose they would
sell by the million, each work being IA
nous auther's most famous productions.
Every person who has read "DFlven
From Sea to Sea-" will be anxious to
read Congressman Swanson" written
by the same author, that uncompromls-
ing and untiring and inCorruptible cham
pion Of liberty and justice, Hon. @. G.
Post, of Georgia, We have altogether
too many Congressman Swsnsons, and
we know Of no better way for the people
to become acquainted with them than
by reading this late work Of our respected
co-laborer. The price In paper Is 80
cents. Address, Chas. II. Sergel & Co.,
Chicago, Illinois.
The advocate., 1892-04-27
A GREAT FIELD FOR WORK Is OPEN.
ING IN COLORADO,

To the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE.
The importance Of the silver and mon
ey question has aroused the working
men and women Of our section to the me-
cessity Of immediate action; and, while
the state Is naturally Republican In poll
tics, over 10000 voters have signed them.
selves under the free coinage banner,
pledged to support the Peoples ticket
in the event that each members own
party does not come out in their plat
form for 'the free and unlimited coinage
of silver" and nominate candidates who
will carry out the platform after election.
Any man familiar with the Democratic
and Republican parties knows that this ls
forlorn hope, not to be expected;
and none are more fully cognizant of this
fact than the miners and mechanics of
Colorado. Hence / think it Is no wild,
improbable prophecy to say that there Is
good fighting ground here and through
out the mining states for Peoples party
workers; or to suggest that, with lntelll-
gent and earnest labor, we have a bet.
ter show to win than has either the Re-
publican or Democratic party.
AS old party men we have nothing to
hope from either Harrison or Cleveland,
as each is avowedly opposed to any change
In our present financial policy, and either
would veto free coinage bill if the op
portunity presented itself.
What is needed now is GnfornsGtion on
these topics.
All know the advantage to be derived
from greater volume of money In cir
culation, whether it be silver or national
treasury notes; but as regards the re-
msinder Of the st. Louis platform we are
not very well informed, and are no yet
ready to say whether we can support 1t
to the man or not.
Please send me few sample copies of
The ADVOCATE and I shall be glad to put
them into circulation, and possibly some
good may result therefrom.
With good wishes for all co-workers,
remain as ever, yours truly,
SUBSCRIBER.
Alma, Colo, April 10, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-04-27

got even q pathmastership for yourself"
This thing Of co operation between the
Peoples aud Democratic parties puts
one In mind Of the proposition made by
one small boy to another As the story
goes, one small lad had bought five cents
worth of nuts; the other had sore toe.
He with the damaged toe said, "Tom,
give me half your peanuts and I'll show
you my sore toe" Now for one, I do not
care to see any Democratic sore toe, but
/ do believe that il all the labor necessary
to properly exhibit the Democratic sore
toe is expended in legitimate work in en-
lightning the people, victory will surely
crown our efforts. Yours for the right
w. II. CLARK.
Mound City, Kan, April 4, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-04-27

We would recommend to the county
committees that county conventions be
held on Saturday, June Ii, 1892, to elect
delegates.
1t Is further requested by the state
committee that In every precinct where
there Is no Peoples party club that one
be organized, and that list Of all voters
attending the primaries with post office
address be sent to the state committee.
Also that collection bA taken up at the
primaries to be apportloned as followp:
Forty per cent. to county committee, 40
per cent. to state committee and 90 per
cent. to national committee.
LEVI DUMBALD, Chairman.
W. ID. VINCENT, Secretary.
The advocate., 1892-04-27
People,s Party Convention.

Adelegate convention of the Peoples
party Of the state of Kansas, Is hereby
called to meet In the city Of Wichita,
KAN, on Wednesday, June 10, 1892, at
10 o'clock a. M, to elect twelve delegates
at large to the national convention to be
held In the city of Omaha, Neb., on July
4, 1892, aud also to nominate ten electors
and the following state officers, and one
Congressman at large:
Associate justice,
Governor,
Lieutenant governor,
Secretary OF state,
Attorney general,
State auditor,
State treasurer,
Superintendent public instruction.
Also to reorganize the state central
committee and take such other action az
may come before the convention.
The basis Of representation is one dele
gate for every 500 votes or major fraction
cast for the combined vote OF j. N. Ives
for attorney general, and j. F. Willitts
Tor governor, In 1890. The following is
the total vote of the state and the repre-
sAntatlon by counties: ]. N. Ives, no.
6G5; j. F. Willltts, 106979; total, 277, ,637.
The advocate., 1892-04-27
COOPERATION IN POLITICS
A Kew Name for Fusion.


county, Kansas, to be found in the
Pleassnton Herald of April 1st, in which
the matter of fusion is most ably handled,
and the inconsistency Of such a course
fully shown.
Following said letter the editor eulo-
gizss Mr.. Blair for his political honesty
in rejecting deal proposed by a mem
ber of the Republican party, and seems
to consider Blair entitled to the highest
commentator for his course, and then
turns square about and proposes and ad-
vocates a similar deal between members
of committees of the Peoples party and
that of the Democratic, party looking
to division of spolls Of Office.
AS turner and twlster the editor Of
the Herald seems to be more than q sue
cess-ls sublime, yea, miraculous. Hear
him! As professed leader, he gives up,
whipped, In advance, even before the
ring is formed: "If there are three
tickets In the field, Republican success
is insured from the beginning" Won
derful prophetic vision the man has!
Beats the Mormons and about equals
those of ancient Israel. And then: "As
for few clerical offices, If our party con-
tinues to hold out for them, and by so
doing defeats the men, etc.," more pro-
phetlc vision,) 1--WE, as a party, would
prove to the world that we are only lot
OF place hunters and not party of prin
ciple." You men, who composed the
great conference at St. Louis and re-
solved to cut loose from all old party ties,
what think you of such reasoning?
"If the Peoples party and Democrats
don't get together and make a common
warfare against the enemy of free gov
ernment, that party will be successful
and our progress in reform will be re-
tarded for many years." More prophetic
vision! Now hold that the editor of
the Herald ought, in justice to US com
mon fellows, who make no pretentions
to the gifts that he seems to enjoy, to ex-
plain and give US the source from whence
all this foreknowledge Is derived, for
fear we should be like doubling Thomas
Of old, and declare 1t to be all mere as
sumption, and put forth for the purpose
of personal notoriety.
Again, to put a fair construction on |
on the language: Mr.. Blair, are you
such fool that you don't know that the
success Of our party this year in Kansas,
even IL we do have to concede to the
Democrats q few offices, will be the
longest stride for the enactment of our
principles into law that was ever NADER"
More assumption, as it looks to a COM
mon mortal with no special gifts.
"The Herlld is in the fight to a finish"
And it looks to us, at least, that If Its
present attack is to become chronic, the
sooner that 1t finishes It's fight, the better
for the cause.
Again the prophet says: "After the
battle is fought single handed, we will
find ourselves beaten forty or fifty thou
sand" Now, Mr.. Herald, you are trying
10 frighten us children, knowing that We
are young and inexperienced. "These
same fellows-with few exceptions
Thank the Herald for the exceptions.)
who are clamoring for 'middle-of the
,oad' fight, will be the first to throw up
heir hands and take to the brush, scream
ng: Its no use, we can't do anything"