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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
Southern Manufacturing.

The census bulletins make q fine show
ing for southern manufacturing.
IN ten years seventeen southern cities
have increased their manufacturing out
put 900 per cent. The value Of Atlanta s
products il 1850 was Si,SG1 ,727. In 1890
it was $11 $50 ,591.
In 1880 the south had only 1G2 manu-
featuring branches of Industry; now she
has pa, showing the establishment Of
So new lines of manufacturing.
Another point. Our native labor has
met every demand. It maintains friendly
relations with capital, and is increasing
its efficiency. The number Of hands was
increased II per cent in ten years. A
comparison Of the wages OF 1880 and 1890
shows that average wages have increased
nearly 3G per cent, over one-third. Dur
ing this period the average hours Of
labor were reduced, and there was little
increase in the cost Of living.
According to these reports, southern in
dustries are ia a fouTishing condition and
are steadily advancing. The fact that
average wages have gone up one-third
proves that our manufacturers have
found their business profitable
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The French Crisis.

Although the French republic is twenty
years old, its stability is by 10 means
assured.
In France the most unexpected events
are always happening, and they have
many times caused revolutions that have
been far-reaChinc IN their consequences.
The downfall Of the Loubet cabinet and
the lack Of confidence in the new one
which BGiSson is organizing would not
be ominouS were It not fer the circum-
stances that have caused the change. Tie
parliament, rejecting the sentiments of
the people, is boiling over the Panama
canal scandal. The latest developments
add to the gravity Of the situation. Ac-
cording to Rossignol, the expert employed
by the government, the canal company
spent millions in subsidizing newspapers,
and nearly every Paris editor was paid
for his services. Whenever a new loan
was noated The Petit Journal was paid
100000 francs, The Figaro, $4,000 francs,
The Telegraph, 10000 francs, The De-.
bats, $4,000 francs, The Matin $4,000
francs and The Gaulos, $4,000 francs.
When q great loan was contemplated
these sums were doubled. Fully 100000
600 francs went for newspaper subsidies,
and millions were paid without proper
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entries on the books. Rosignol said that
the company was under great pressure
from America. and men on tho lstnlnus
literally held the knife at the company
throat. Threats were made to arm o,ooo
workmen on the canal and seize the plant
unless money was Forthcoming.
The sensation caused in France by these
exposures is simply tremendous. ffesl-
dent Carnot finds it impossible to pacl1y
the people by promising to prosecute the
guilty, and all the dissatisfied elements
are in q state Of upheayal, ready 1or
revolt when o leader appears.
But there are 10 Napoleon5 in France
now, and the fear is that some glib char
Ietan like Boulanger will come to the
front and catch the popular fancy Inc
one chance Of maintaining order is the
fact that there is 10 man now on deck
sufficiently popular with the military,
the socialists and the common people to
seize the reins OF power. This lack OF
y leader nav save the republic, and may
even enable Brisson's cabinet upheld by
the firm hand Of Carnot, to straighten out
the tangla. At present there is some pros
meet that the prosecution Of the leading
officials OF tie canal company VIII nave
tendency to appease (, Hrathful pubic.
What will the mugwumps do when Ed
ward Murphy is elected United States sena-
tor from New York without opposition
They can come to but one conclusion, ana
that is that Mr.. Cleveland made no oDjec-
ton to him.
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ETCHED AND SKETCHED.

Mr. Orion Frazee, the well known sculptor,
has executed miniature bust of Henry Wv
Grady which is the most perfect likeness or
the great southern orator and editor that has
vet been produced. As a portrait bust it has
been warmly praised by lIrs. Grady, and ID
has received the enthusiastic approval Of Mr..
Grady's co-workers Oh The Constitution-thosa
who were his daily associates for many years,
while as work Of art it must meet the ap.
probation Of all whose taste hiss been culti'
waited in that direction.
The little bust is beautifully finished, and
will make an appropriate ornament for the
parIor or the library. 10 the readers Of The
Constitution, however, and to the pubic gen
orally the chief value Of the miniature hgsa
lie ia the fact that 1t is a souvenir portrait q
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13

the man who In his brief but brilliant careea
the hearts Of all men and women who ap'
preeiate genius that dcyotes Itself unScihNhiY
to preaching the gospel Of hope, to strength
ening those who are weak. and 30 binding up
the wounds of and TO building up Ito
waste places
The little busts have heretofore been sod
at So apiece but The Constitution, aNlre.
eating the fact that Il large part of the pub'
lie would Be glad to possess an appropriate
souvenir of the most distinguished private
citizen the south has ever produced has liz
duced Mr.. Frazee to reduce his price oHGa
half and offer the bust to the public at $50,
In this we have no further interest tEan
desire to place within reach Of all the mess
perfect reproduction OF the features and tx'
preston OF Henry w. Grady that has yea
been made. The genius of the artist has
caught what has eluded the mechanism Of the
camera, and has reproduced the very living
expression and attitude with which those WHO
knew him familiar.
The cut of the bust presented above IS 8
faithful reproduction, and will give oar rtsoa-
ers idea of what the little bust is like,
But no rough draft can faithfully present tho
elusive characteristic likeness which the serps
tor has caught. IL the holiday season ap'
preaching know OF no more appropriate
present that friend make to friend 1han
this exquisite little portrait bust Of the man
whose heart turned to Christmas with the de'
lighted anticipation of q child.
The little miniature be seen and puTs
chased at Mr.. Traces office, i'll the Ch@nss
berlin {, Johnson building, for $3.50 Nr.
Frazee will receive in full whatever money
comes from their sale. AS was stated above
The Constitution has no personal interest,"
whatever in it further than to place such an
exquisite little piece of work within reach Qg
the public at q reasonable rate.
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Our Premiums.

tie Constitution is very careful in the
selection Of Tie premiums 1t oHers to its
seaCers. 80
We could easily I'll our columns with
JreI-itilns picked Up at random II we Ga
LOt consult Cur readers interests.
Ne Offer l.Cthii.G we go lot Know 10 ne
rccd TO secure CIR Endorsement an article
must be:
1st Just as represented.
End !. must be cheaper than it can be
bought elsewhere
With thee two qualifications filed the
premium is really 4 i;gcn.lnn. Otherwise ~
e sia,j,lv = liect. cf merchandise.
We offer !. number Cf Useful and vaita-
he .yD,siurs which we recommend TO our
yeaGe-s. They VII fiud each article l"st as
-epresc.tes! q sc VIII 'nahe It SO. 60 eei'o
for Illustrated catalogue ice.
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Republican Knavery Afoot.

1t is worthy Of note that while some
Of the kid-giOve democrats and mug
wumps Of New York state are doing their
best 70 destroy party harmony by drawing
the lines between Cleveland democrats
and Hill democrats, tie republicans are
busily engaged in making themselves solid
in some Of the far northwestern states.
While the democrats are trying 10 revive
elll renew an old quarrel, the republic
ans are working shoulder to shoulder IL
O. bold and an unscrupulods effort to steal
the senate.
The scheme was hatched in TIE midst
Of disaster, and it has been forwarded
with the energy Of desperation. 1t is
something more important than a ground
hog case. If the republicans can steal
the United States senate they gain every
thing; losing il, they lCse everything and
their corrupt party, held toge Their by mo-
t!ves of piunder, viii rapidly fall to pieces.
Consequently, the movement they are
making IN Wyoming, Montana and other
northwestern states are important enough
10 attract the attention Of democrats ali
over the country. The scheme as it
StGiAttS Is LtL ISIic Gsttt4 40 wv iIIt CISt:ot
observer an idcs. Of its importance. The
theft OF three or four members Of the
state legislature IL remote counties Of Wy
Oning, Montana and Nelraska-wnat is
tlat TO the democratic party at large?
What is It TO the nluGWUMpS and wooden
heads of New YoriL?
Wen, it IS everything It Is TIE pre-
c%r no
senate If tie republicans can succeed
in stealing bare ma iority Of the leeis-
latures III two Or three far north
western states the overwhelming victory
Of the democrats VIII not amount 10 the
val:le Of q school boys collection Of toiac-
co tags. For the tlcft Ct these lcgisla-
lures means the theft Of the senate. ana
the theft Of the senate means that every
species Of reform VIII tie blocked.
The question arises, win The people
submit to it? Do the democrats and peo-
pies party voters Of Wyoming. and other
and permit The ropa 1Aqf aq 2naves to rob
them Of their rights? In such in emer-
gency IS this. ;he democratic dudes and
nlugWumps Of New York state, instead Of
attempting 10 Lelittle David p. HILL
should lie running to Tim tor advice. He
is the one democratic leader thus far &c
velopcd who has shown that he las the
courage and the brains &c cope with the
republican thieves and r0ut them. Ee
has routed them IL New York state, and
lie is fully equal TO the task Of routing
them Oh q larger field.
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FVatifng tho Real Issue.

The president Of tie New York cotton
exchange writes q short caro- to The New
York Sun IL order to say that the rise III
cottCa shows that he option gambling AZ
ne&cS Of the exchanges have 80 influence
Oh the price CT Gotten. He says: lone
Of the chief assertions on the part Of the
advocates Of the WashbUrn-Hatch anti
option bill has been that the exchanges
Of the country are banded together for
the purpose of depressing prices Of farm
products, that the interest Of all traders
on such exchanges lies in the direction
OF low prices, and that all their energies
are devoted to that end
The president of the New York cotton
exchange describes this assertion as ab-
surd, and it is. 1t is 50 absUrd. indeed
that no tllOughtful-We had nearly SAID,
DO sensible-pcTsCn would make it. No
body supposes that the exchanges IF the
country are banded together for The pur-
poses Of depressing farm products But
everybody who takes any interest IN the
subject at ell knows that gambling il
produce that has no existence has de
Cided influence Oh the prices Of produce
that does exist.
This assertion needs 10 special aTgu-
mcnt or Illustration to substantive it,
1t is q fact that demonstrates itself every
day in the year except Sundays and hol-
days. 1t is admitted by men who deal
In produce, and some of the most ardent
advocates Of the antioption law are those
who most thoroughly understand the ms
and outs of option gambling
The president Of the New York cotton
exchange refers in his brief card to the
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buying and selling of contracts for future
delivery, but he might write on this sub
ject for twelve months and never touch
the matter at issue. The trading in con-
tracts that have produce Of any sort at
the end of them is perfectly legitimate
form Of business, and no attack has been
made on it.
The whole matter Of contention between
the exchanges and the public is in regard
to gambling ia Options-in regard to spec
uiatiOn in cotton, wheat and other farm
products that have 10 existence save in
the minds and memorandum books Of the
gamblers who are engaged III the bus
mess
IN the single item Of cotton, there were
bales enough sold right under the nose
Of the New York cotton exchange to sup
ply the world fer a half dozen years
When the president Of that exchange
intimates that such transactions have no
influence on the price CT tie staple he
is simply talking around the brim Of his
beaver hat.
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

Do not buy your Xmas
Presents before seeing
our great offers. We can
save you money. Send
for our illustrated cata-
logue Of premiums, free,
which contains offers Of
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Furniture, Watches, Dla-
monds, Jewelry, Books,
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etc. The Constitution.
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EXTRA SESSION ECHOES.
Give Us an Extra Session."

From The Jesup Sentinel.
If the present session of congress don't EIV6
the people relief from the unjust laws they
complain of before the 4th of March next, tie
new congress Should be called To meet at "a
early day thereafter practicable.
The people have waited long for their De,
liverance, and have groaHed under their burs
dens and there should not be days delay IN
democratic governmental from setting 30
work TO relieve them.
Why wait Il year to start? Are the GemOc,
racy able to cope with the questions they
will have to settle? We say they are if the3
ever will be.
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An Extra Session a Necessity,

The New York World puts the question
Of an extra session IN q terse ard very
suggestive shape. SET it down. says
our contemporary, that d democrat who
wants tariff reform postponed is not O.
true den.scEat. He may vote for the can
GiGates, but lie is treacherous to the nar-
ty's principles and hostile to it's spirit"
There is & snap and Il vigor about this
declaration ;bat is refreshing. We are
Bot among these who are dis
posed to draw the party lines
1T every turn in the road.
There ought to be large latitude Of opin-
3en with regard to policies that do not
affect principles. But it seems to us that
these who oppose an extra session are
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portionate1y for the benefits they receive.
It is good sign to see the interest felt
In this question, and it is safe to pre-
diet that something good win result from
the discussion
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fairly amenable to The Worlds signif-
cant suggestion. 1t is one thing to oppose
a policy while Offering another equally
as reasonable, but it is quite another to
oppose a policy OF legislation merely for
the sake Of delay, or for the sake Of
nothing at all
But if there Is 10 extra session, even
the prelilnina,ies Of tariff reform Will be
postponed for more than a year Con
gress Cannot make even q, beginning bc-
fore 1894 ard the whole scheme what
ever it may be, win be IN the air and eX-
detrimental when the congressional exec
tions take place. That IS to say, unless
the work is GoEe hastily and pIecpl-
lately There is 10 oilef way eat CT II.
Without an extra session, tie democrats
VIII have to either climb q tree or cIaW!
ia hole in the gIcUnd.
On the ether hand, an extra session,
which is demanded alike by the pledges
Of tire party, the desires 81 the people
aud the Suggestions OF common sense,
VIII enable tie democrats to arrange all
the preliminaries Of tariff reform and
go about the work decently and IL order
They viii he able to utilize q coca part
CT the ten months that stretch between
tie Inauguration Ct Mr.. Cleveland ard
the Date Of tie regular session.
The New York World hopes there w:il
he another cay Gould. Wei, i is better 20
have dozen Jay Gould's than some Of the
Wall street sreclllatcrs VINO have Seen try
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The New York Herald is surprised that
silver should be Ga cents an ounce. Ii
the law prevented people from using wheat
as an article Of food, would The Herald be
surprised to see it Ct, cents q ton?
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Mr. Harrison will doubtless become an
Indianapolis editor This is one Of the most
interesting positions 20 lie found in Tie
union. A man whn las been president can
saw corGwood without having 1IoWn on
lis marble brew
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From The Macon, Ga. Telegraph.

Surely 1t cannot justly be considered "ur
due haste" for the democratic congress TO &
in 1893 what the democratic president recon-
mended in 1887 and the democratic hous
did in 1883. Delay till 1894 could more req
sonably be considered cowardice that s0ul,
be punished by defeat. That it would h.
punished by temporary defeat we think &
tremely probable.
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Remarking that Jay Gould died on Friday,
The Washington Pest says; 1T was a black
Friday for the great fnancier. Dearly be-
loved. you DO not know. 1t is al beyond
your ken.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13

ETer Wanamaker ought 70 celebrate his
return TO TIE Bargain counter by giving an
oyster stew.
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From The Griffin, Ga, News.


The sentiment in favor of an extra session
of congress i'll March is growing stronger every
day. Some of the unanSWerahle arguments
in favor of it are: The precarious condition
Of our national finances; the outspokon, i'm.
patient demand Of the people for the equali-
zation OF the robber tariff; the desire Of ous
business interests to have the tariff regulated
definitely as speedily as possible; and, above
all the possibility that if the matter is delay
ed another year, some contingency might arise
such the death of one or two democratic
islation and result in nothing whatever being
accomplished towards relieving the people
of the heavy burdens Of the present tariff.
pect no mercy from the people. But there
need be no fear of anything of this kind. fox
Mr. Cleveland may be relied upon to push
matters by call;ng an extra session.
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Shortly after Jay Gould's death The
New York Sun contained the following
brief editorial:
First PLiiosopher-It IS unfortunate
country in which a man can accumulate
S75.000,00G.
Second Philosopher-It would be a more
unfortunate country in which a man couldn t
accumulate $750C0,00o.
Which O? these two sentiments IS right:
So far as human genius has been able to
evolve any practicable system OF civilized
society, the second philosopher alone talks
like a man of wisdom.
This is a superficial view Of the sub
ject. We must protect honest enterprise
and the property lawfully accumulated by
successful men.
But it will be said that some men VIII
concentrate in their hands great wealth
to the injury Of the community, and yet
keep within the limits Of the law.
II country Ike OURS we have several
remedies fer the evil. Death II the ma
jority Of instances VIII scatter great for
tunes. The taxing power Judici0Uely
directed would make every money king il
the land Tighten the burdens Of his fellow
citizens. Public opinion, properly edlcat-
cd, would make every millionaire an out
cast from society If he used his wealth to
Cypress others. Finally, the progress Of
Christianity must IL time make tie rich
the friends Of the poor, while the poor
VIII love the rich.
If Christianity and public opinion fan
to settle this problem, lhen we must look
to death and taxes fer relief
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people WHO say II WUU4u Ee 1nprdCtlCaDIe
here.
Paul Jordan, aged 10G, who died at Findlay,
Ohio, last week, always claimed TO be an
ilIegitimate son &c Napoleon Bonaparte. He
closely resembled the great emperor, and his
friends believed lis story 10 he true.
They have general succession tax of 1
per cent in New York, and Jay Gould's
property must pass under it TO get to his
direct heirs. If his estate is worth 500, 000-
Goo, that means tie pretty sum to New York
state Of round million dollars.
The Free Methodist revival, near Lockport
n. Y, has excited the people to frenzy, and wo-
men are throwing away their Jewels and
rushing about the church, tearing their dresses
open. and displaying the most uncomfortable
emotion.
The duchess Of y4aurauguais, who was
somewhat given 10 making poetry, could not
think OF word Of rhyme with coife Turn
ing to TalleyTaId who Glanced TO be by her
side, she said prince, give me rhyme to
coiffe" Impossible, Duchess" replied Talley-
rand, without moments delay for that
which pertains to the head Of a woman has
neither rhyme nor reason"
At the opening Of the Jafra-J Jerusalem rail
way curious Moslem rite was observed.
Three sheep were slaughtered and their blood
besprinkled on the rails before the first train
was allowed to proceed on its journey. This
superstitious ceremony had for its object the
soaring away of evil geni who would other
wise have exerted baneful influence upon the
passengers using the line.
The friends Of General Joe Shelby, in Mis-
souri,, will urge the new administration to
make him United states marshal for that
state. General Shelby was one of the best
fighters in the confedecacy. He refused to
surrender and went with ! 600 men to Mexico
to support MaXimilion. When the empire fell
he returned to Missouri. He is one of the
bravest men that ever faced foe. and in
his old age it is 10 be hoped mat he will be
provided for.
The new governor Of Kansas will have no
inaugural bail. The popuists led by Mrs.
Lease are against it. they denounce dancing
as immoral, and one of the resolutions
adopted IS as follows: THAT the plain peo-
pie Of Kansas who elected the new state Off
GERS cannot but lock with anxiety upon any
indication that their officers have submitted to
the allurements Of the fashionable society,
which represents all the enemies of the common
people, and, based upon wealth gained by mo-
nopoly. constitutes n dangerous lobby about the
official it may Secure in it's meshes."
Chicago" is spelled III various ways by
residents of this country, but now that the
werld outside is becoming acquainted with
the great western metropolis. q marvellous
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1t Originated In the South.

The current issue IF that greatest Of
modern magazines, the Review Of Re
views, pays deserved compliment to The
New York Sun, bat pushes matters a
little too far when It says that The At
lanta Constitution and other southern
democratic papers took up Mr.. Dana s
daily cry Of No force bill, DO negro dom
ination,' ard pushed it with marked
effect
UnGuestionahiy, the services rendered
ty The Sun were Of inestimabie value TO
the democratic party. The campaign it
made was both brilliant and aggressive,
and it succeeded II curing covering up
and hiding out Of sight the difficulties be
tween the Clvel2nd element and the fol-
lowers Of Hill. IN ether words, The Sun
used the force bill issue as an olive branch
between the two factions and On this
issue united tie party IN New York.
But the Review Of Reviews nlisunder-
stands the situation when it says that
The Constitution took up Mr.. Dana's
daily cry 1t would be more correct to
say that Mr. Dana, the morning after
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated. took up
The Constitution S daily cry Of 20 force
bill Mr.. Dana employed it after the nom
ination TO restore harmony and unity to
the party IN New York. The Constitution
employed it before and after the nominal
ton to break down the third party move
mont