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The advocate., 1892-03-30
THE ONLY PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF THE
LIQUOR QUESTION.


LIQUOR QUESTION.
The Methodist conference at its re-
cent session in Kansas City, among
other resolutions adopted the follow
ing:
That In the opinion of this body the present
law Is defective in principle, in that it permits
the Bouor traffic as a source Of personal pront'
thus constantly presenting the temptation to an
Illegal selling for purposes Of gain We are OF
the opinion that It Is preferable that sales lor
constitutional purposes should be made only by
salsried agents of the state, thus making 1t i'm
possible that we should have, in the guise OF
drug stores, places that are really saloons.
Compare this resolution with the
following plank of the Peoples party
platform Of Ohio in 1891:
We believe that the solution of the liquor prob
lem lies in abOlIshing the element OF profit,
which Ig source OF constant temptation and
evil, and we therefore demand that the exclusive
importation, expectation, manufacture and sale
Of all spIrItuous liquors shall be conducted by
the government or state at cost through agencies
and salarled officials In such towns and cities as
shall apply for such agencies.
This is the only practical solution OF
the liquor question, and presents the
remedy for our present defective law.
We are decidedly in favor of making
this plank part of our Kansas state
platform this year.
Aside from all considerations Of the
human degradation and misery grow
ing out of the liquor traffic, there is
another which is alone sufficient to
demand the suppression of the saloon.
We refer to IDS agency in the corrup-
tion of our politics and the control OF
our elections. We do not propose to
enter into discussion of this subject
at this time. We presume this evil
to be generally recognized and ad-
mitted. It is unnecessary to say that
our prohibitory law has failed to re-
move this phase of the evil, and it
still presents itself as a question that
must be met upon scientific principles,
and disposed of finally and forever in
the not distant future. Is there any
better method by which to accom-
plish this end than that proposed in
the above resolutions2
The advocate., 1892-03-30

The Standard Shorthand School, 628
and $50 Kansas Avenue, Is without doubt
the largest, most thorough and practical
school this side of Chicago. Circulars
free.
The advocate., 1892-03-30

his conclusions 70 be correct, the gigantic
fact would remain that the taxes paid by
consumers would DO pdid to Themselves,
instead of to home and foreign landlords
as now, thus relieving the consumer from
an equal sum Of indirect or personal
property tax now paid to governments in
addition 70 his rent tax to landlords. Thus,
upon Mr.. Wards own showing, the farm
or and laborer would be benefited to the
full amount Of the tax now paid.
But the chief merit Of the rental value
tax ls that it rslteUes labor Of all tdGG-
tion, and that 1t ls the only method by
which all taxation can be levied upon the
wealth of the country 80 as not to be In
any part or in any way shifted upon labor,
as all Indirect taxes are. This fact arises
from fundamental law Of taxatlon-a law
Of the universe-which man Is powerlesS
to change or modify. That law 10: That
any tax upon product Of human labor
can be collected only by rise in the
price Of the product sufficient to include
the sum of the tax, and the price cannot
rise until the supply Is diminished suffi-
ciently to cause the rise. The tax, paid
originally by the manufacturer or Inn
porter, becomes 3 part Of the cost Of the
article, and Is finally paid with interest,
insurance, ETC., upon 1t, by the con-
sumer.
Land, being a fixed quantity, is affected
in an exactly opposite direction by
taxation, being made cheaper as the tax
upon 1t is raised, becase the supply cam
not be diminished to raise the price.
Surely Mr.. Ward will not dispute fact
go well attested by all authority and ex-
perlence as this. Could he sell suit Of
clothes upon which he had paid $40 tariff
duty as cheaply as he could the same il
free Of duty, or derive as great profit
from tract Of coal land upon which the
tax was $4,000 per year as upon the
same land II taxed but 800 per year.
Mr.. Ward says:
First-That under a single tax system land
would pay no taxes, the taxes being paid by
individuals for the use of land.
We presume that In this he means by
the word "land" the 0tOner of land, and
by users, tenants. We can assure Mr..
Ward that though he cannot, the land
lord voMld see q difference between
putting the rent received into his own
pocket, and being compelled to put it
into the public treasury, and the tenant
would see difference between paying
his rent to his landlord or practically TO
himself as his total share Of taxation for
all public purposes. OF course under the
rental tax rents would quickly and
largely fall, because vacant land could be
held only at q loss, hence would be I'm
proved by some one, and the great in
crease in building caused by access to
vacant land would reduce rent Of build
lnRS TO correct rates OF interest on
cost Of buildings, plus the rental
value of the land. In cities and villages
1t would largely reduce rents; hence
upon Mr.. Wards own theory the con-
sumer would pay less, as we'll as pay to
himself instead Of to landlord.
Again Mr.. Ward says:
Second-That under their system, those
who occupied the valuable land in the cities
and towns would really pay no tax at all for
the use of such lands.
That he has not mastered his subject
The advocate., 1892-03-30


vacant land would pay no taxes, when
the system IL to tax land according TO lts
value regardless Of Improvements. After
this It is not necessary for Mr.. Ward to
say he cannot comprehend the system, or
at least that he does not. During the
recent st. Louis conference vacant lot
was pointed out to US which had just
been leased by its millionaire owner, who
lives in Paris, for s1s,5OO per year, the
lessee to pay all taxes and assessments,
and at the end of the fifty years lease the
splendid building to be erected by the
lessee becomes the property Of the land
lord. Can Mr.. Ward Bee no difference
between this $lS,5OO per year ground
rent going to foreign millionaire and 1t
going into the peoples public treasures
to relieve them Of taxes now levied upon
their lRborP
II Brother Ward will consult the re-
Gently issued Michigan labor bureau re-
port he will get some light upon this sub
ject. Does the present system Of levy
ing so per cent. of total Of over one
billion Of national, state and local taxes
upon the men who own but one-tenth Of
the wealth Of the country meet his ap-
provalH Or does he want graduated
income tax, such az we had during the
war, which can all be shifted from wealth
to lRborS
The word ''slngIe tax" 10 a miSnomer,
unless the word "slngle" ls intended to
mean monopoly, for the followers OF
Henry George would tax nothing but
monopoly-and all monopoly would tax
only that which comes to man without
any effort or merit Of his own--the joint
product Of every member of the commu-
nifty, while giving to every individual
free Of toll or tax the full product Of his
own labor. All production is produced
by labor applied to land, and Ia divided
between landlord, mOnopolles and la
borer. We would emancipate labor by
taxing monopolies, whether of valuable
land or corporate franchise, out Of ex-
lstence. Accurate statistics show that
this would reduce the farmers tax to one
eighth Of what he now pays.
We now tax farmers and laborers
fully 80 per cent. Of their possible net In
come, and mlllionaireS from / to per
cent. Of their incomes. We would re-
verse this, for only by reversing 1t can
the great fortunes be broken up or re-
claimed 10 the people. The question at
issue Is the ownership of the continent,
with It's enormous city, mine and forest
values. Mr.. Ward may admire the Irish
and Scottish system Of landlordlsm; but /
do not. He may think It right for the
Sculleys to draw princely revenues from
American estates, or for Mr.. Sculley TO
have his 81, 900 acre Marion county duke
dome to be assessed ct SO per acre aud
the quarter section mortgaged farm ad-
joining It at SIS, yet we know this Is now
being done. He may think 1t right for
the coal mines Of Kansas to yield their
corporation and millionaire owners six
millions Of net revenue, and be totally
exempt from taxstion--as they are-but
we believe that coal Is the heritage OF
the people and was not specially de-
posted for Mr.. Gould and the Santa Fe.
Give 10 each their own-to the indi-
vidual the full product of his labor free
| "A - - - "a a. Ahn n.r.n .nrnr,rlkrr Rr.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
The Election.

This will be the last appearance
of the COURIER until after the
election. The fight of the Repub-
licans to remain in Office and Of
the Democrats to get in, is one of
relentless vigor on the part of
parties. And, besides these two
parties, the Populists and Prohibi-
tionists are coming in for a share
of notoricty.
Everybody will be anxious to
learn the result of this eleciion,
aud arrangements have been made
by which the news will be received
here by telephone as fast as it is
gwen 20 the telegraph companies,
aud we expect to be able to give
the result in our next issue.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

A trip through the Mountains of
Virginia, the Capital City of Wash
ington or to tho Seashore Resorts
on the Atlantic Coast, taking in the
Magic City of Roanoke, Tho Natu-
raj Bridge, Luray Cavcrns, a ride
down the Potomac River and the
Chesapeake Bay to Virginia Beach
Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, and
Hampton can be made quickly and
in great comfort over the lines of
the Norfolk 4 Western Railroad.
Summer excursion tickets to all
the famed Summer Resorts in Vir-
ginia are now on sale at all princi-
pal ticket offices in tho country.
Write to your nearest Ticket A.
gent for information, and ask for
tickets over the Norfolk & West
ern Railroad if you are contempla-
ing trip to tho North or East.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
Dissolution Notice.

The Partnership hitherto exist
ing between w. G. Meeks and j.
w. Meeks doing business hereto
fore at Pittsburg Landing, Hardin
County, Tennessee, under the firm
name and style of j. w. Meeks &
Co., was dissolved on the LIST day
of September, 1892, by mutual
consent, w. G. Meeks having sold
his entire interest to Lewis Meeks,
who, together with j. w. Meeks
will continue the business at the
old stand. They assuming all liza
bilities of the old firm of every IA.
ture, also all debts, notes, accounts,
ETC., that may be due the old firm
and they lewis Meeks and j. w.
Meeks) alone are authorized to
collect and receipt for same.
j. w. Meeks g. Co.,
per w. G. Meeks.
Oct. 5, 1892.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
THE CAMPAIGN.
Fifteen Dollars in Cash Given away

The State and National elections
come off on the Sth of November
next. The State elections will be
accompanied with more than the
usual interest, especially that of
Governor, because of the fact that
four candidates, all good men, are
in the field and represent as nearly
all the different creeds as are likely
to be represented again for many
years to come. In view of these
facts it is the imperative duty of
every man to keep posted as to
what IL going on, and for this pur.
pose every man in Hardin county
should take the COURIER. 1t will
keep you posted on all matters,
pertaining to the campaign, with
out advising how to vote; and as
an encouragement to get you to
subscribe we propose the follow
ing offer:
10 the person guessing the near
est to the exact number of votes
received by either of the candi-
dates for Governor, or to the ell
tire vote cast, we will give So in
cash; to the one being second near
est, So; TO the third nearest, 81;
and to each Of the five next near
est, 81. New subscribers and re-
nevals all count, but renewals
must pay all now due and 81 in
advance to be counted.
As there are four candidates in
the field and one whole number OF
votes and eight gifts, you will
have one chance in thirteen to
win on each guess. GfuesSes will
be received till day of election
and the result will be declared as
soon as the official vote is given
out. You are requested to make
your guess on the blank form 81
ven below, writing your name and
address plainly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
Our Offer.

The time for guessing at the vote
of Tennessee is drawing to a close
and for the benefit Of those who
are not posted as to the number
of votes cast for Governor in for
mer years, we give the vote for
the years 1888 and 1890. The ell.
tire vote cast in 1888 for Govern
or was 81 ,033 more than that cast
for the same Office in 1890. The
year 1888 was a presidential year,
and the vote IL always larger in
presidential than off years. This
is a presidential year and it is
reasonable to expect a larger vote
than was cast even in 1888, unless
the present election laws Of the
State prevent the polling of a full
vote.
The vote for the two years is as
follows: 1888, Taylor, 155,SSS
Hawkins, 1904; Johnson, 6,S43
1890, Buchanan, 1850; Baxter,
96,OSl; Kelley, 1852.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
Good Looks.

Good looks are more than skin
deep, depending upon a healthy
condition of all the vital organs.
If the Liver be inactive, you have
a Bilious Look, if your stomach
be disordered You have a Dyspep-
tic Look and if your Kidneys be
affected you have a Pinched Look.
Secure good health and you will
have good looks. Electric Bitters
is the great Alternative and Tonic,
acts directly on these vital organs
cures Pimples, BlOtches, Boils and
gives good complexion. Sold at
j. X. Barlow's at SOC a bottle. A
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
Stop that Cough.

Have you caught cold from ex-
posure to wind, storm or weather.
If so, get a bottle of Lemon Chill
Tonic and take a teaspOOnful three
times a day and you will be able
to break it up at once. 1t is made
ofthe purest rock candy syrup with
tOnics and is a universal remedy
for coughs or colds, neuralgia or
la grippe. Large cottles. AS pleas.
ant to take as lemonade. Insist on
getting ''Lemon Chill Tonic" and
take no substitute; price SOC. For
sale and guarantee by j X Barlow.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
GREAT BIBLE COMPETITION.
Thousands of Dollars in Rewards for
Bible Readers.

THE LADIES HONE MAGAZINE presents its great Fall
Competition to the public OF America The first correct
answer TO the following questions received at this Office
will get 81 600 in cash. the second $500 cash. Srd Grand
Piano. 4th, Ladies Seal Coat; 5th $3.50 organ; 9Th,
Ladies Gold Watch; fth Silk DFess Then follows 1000
elegant Silver Tea Sets to the 1000 correct answers;
lOOo beautiful O'Clock Silver Services and 1000 other
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QuEsTIoNs-tD How many Booksdoes the Bible
taLnY ~ How many Chapterss 81 How many versesi
II Every list of answers must be accompanied by 81 10
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publications Of the day.
LAST PRIzEs-In addition TO the above We will give
100 prizes consisting Of magnificent Silver Services fvs
o'clock Services &c &c, for Last Correct Answers
cciyed before the close Of the Competition. which will 10
on December 81, 1892
The object in offering these liberal prizes is TO establish
tho LAD1Es HOME MAGAZINE in NEW homes in the
United States aud Canada Present -suheciibors
avail themselves OF it hy enclosing sl0o with LIT Of
answers and the address Of trici u whom the
Magazine can 10 sant for liz months h2,e thur
extended beyond the time already iad tlr. l'rins 10
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
The Ticket.

We have printed election tick
cts for the Democratic, Republi-
can and Prohibition parties for use
the Sth of November. The ticket
is arranged with sufficient space
for the scratcher to erase any
name and substitute the name of
any other party by writing it.
And as the law provides that the
ticket may be either written or
printed, the act of scratching out
a printed name and writing anOth-
er in its place will not render the
ticket void.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Gone touch of Nature makes the
whole world kim" Diseases com.
mon to the race compel the search
for common remedy. II is found
in Ayers Sarsaparilla, the reputa-
ton of which is worldwide, hav-
ing largely superseded every 9th
err blood medicine in use.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
NOTICE.!

All persons indebted to the es-
tate of DR.. N. r. Porter, deceased,
must make settlement with me at
once or their accounts will be put
in the hands of an officer for col
lection. will be in Savannah on
each Saturday afternoon till Nov.
10, 1892. This Oct. 26, 1892.
A. A. WATSON, Admr.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
DESIRED INFORMATION.

We desire 10 impress upon the minds Of the public
the superiority Of the service offered by the Wiscon-
sin Central Lines between chicago and Milwaukee
and st. Paul Minneapolis, Duluth and all points IN
the Northwest Two fast trains leave Chicago daily
for st Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth with Pullman
Vestibuled Drawing Room Sleepers and Coaches Of
latest design Its Dining Car Service is unsurpassed
This the public is invited 70 judge for itself 1t IS
the only route TO the Pacific Coast which both
Pullman Vestibuled, iirst-clsss and Pullman Tourist
Cars are operated from Chicago via ST. Paul without
change.
Pamphlets giving valuable information can be OBJ
tanned fee upon application TO your nearest ticket
agent, or to Jas. &. Pond, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, III.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

The 200 soldiers recently dis
charged from service in the min
ing regions of East Tennessee, lad
received no pay for September or
October, and when they reached
Nashville, made it rather hot for
Adiutant General Norman until he
made arrangements to pay them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Ny guess on the votes for the
different candidates for Governor
and the whole number that will
b. cast, is as follows:
Peter Tvraey .~..~...~....'....
John 2. Buchanan ,~ ..-~. ..~..-~
Geo. W. Winstedd .-..,.~. ....~. ~.--.
Edrard II. East ~..~..~.. ".e~.
Whole No. cast .....-......,... ~~-.
| enclose S.. now due
and 81 for years subscription to
the COURIER in advance. My adj
dress is
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

For the manyth time Comptroll.
er Allen has announced the finan-
cial condition Of the State TO be in
better shape than ever before.
We hope it will never again be
necessary for the State to borrow
money to pay interest on its debt.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

oh INV poor back.-What pain! No excuse
for il Plantation Anti-lam PordS Plaster
with capsieum viii cure il. sold aud guaran
tee.l satisfactory 10y
McDougal BROS. Savannah
r Freeman. A,lamsvilie.
W pickens,
X Moody.
| l.ewtcr.
Harbour II Fits. Cerro Gordo.
\ NcKclye.. Walnut Grove.
4 Powers.
Paris & Co. ~lllil!n.
pr,v * chambers. Flushing l.dg.
" u Fran. Hamburg.
Which lln,s., Gibbs.
r |: Tablet. II. Pleasant
/. : Smith. Mille,igcyile.
TR Ricketts,, Clifton.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

The ship Roumania that was de-
tanned at the New York quaran-
tine station for several weeks, on
its return to Europe, was wrecked
off the Portuguese coast and one
hundred and thirteen lives were
lost.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Safe Sure. and Direct Route BetWee

SdIc SuTt, anu DIrtCt nUuIt bttWttH
Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, St Louis, Brming-
ham, Mobile, New Orleans, Chronicle, and Gulf
Coast Points.
Forming in connection with the Plant Steamship
Line the peasantest tourist route to Florida, Cuba
and the West Indies
Only one change Of cars at ST. Louis Union Depot
to Kansas City, Omaha Denver, Chicago Detroit,
Toledo Cincinnati and points in the East, West
and North
Through sleeping consisting Of the most ele-
CANT Pullman Palace Sleepers with Drawing room
and Buffet between St. Louis and Mobile without
change.
Double Daily Service between ST. Louis and Mobile
Close connections at St. Louis Union Depot and
Al unot u poinS; MEAS n served AZ !ne csele-
and Artssia Miss
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

"Fifteen thousand dollars and
the United States SenatOrship is
the price paid for McDowell's in
ducing Gov. Buchanan to run as
an Independent candidate for Gov
ernor" is in the head lines of an
article going the rounds or the
OreSS.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

In decision Of Judge MEALS,
ter, at Nashville last week, in a
suit before him to prevent the
working of cOnvicts in Nashville,
held that all sub-leasing of con.
victs is unconstitutional and void.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

All trains daily, Direct connection is made
at Memphis with all lines divergng; at Jack
son with |. ID. and NJ. * o. R'ys; at Hollow
Rock Jet with n, c. & St. l." KY; at Paris
with l.. 4 n. ny; at Paducah with N n. &
NJ. V. and St. L., A. & I. II. R'ys.
Ben Wilson, A. J. Welch,
Gen. Man. A. G.. ?. A.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Money is a very nice thing to
have if you don't have too much,
and believing that some of our
friends have rather more than
they should have, why not divide.
A very small amount will satisfy
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03
REMEMBERS!

That Fire, Lightning and lorna
does are still doing the same dam
age and loss in the country this
Fall as ever; are You protected 7
If not, 60 at once and see
James Williams, agent.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

All the soldiers on duty in the
mining regions of East Tennessee
have been discharged, except 1875,
25 of whom were left at Oliver
Springs and the remainder at Coal
Creek,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

The cotton crop of this year will
fall short of the crop of last year,
but if favorable weather continues
for another month it will very
nearly all be gathered.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Congressman Enloe spoke here
Saturday to fairly large crowd,
which he entertained highly. He
is a good speaker as we'll as a
good Congressman
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Jo J. WINS, who figured in the
so-called.'sell.out between the Pop
ulites and Republicans, has been
dishonorably discharged from the
editorship of the Knoxville Trib-
uup
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

A big fire devastated Milwau.
kee, Wis, last Friday night. The
district burned was One-half by
one mile and the property lost
reaches many millions.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

On November Both c0nven-
ton will he held in New Orleans
in the interest of the Nicaragua
canal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

In this market cotton is worth
about &c, pork about &c, corn a.
bout 40c, flour about $500 and
all other articles in proportion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Saloons will be permitted Oh the
grounds during the time of the
Worlds Fair.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Gov. Northern has recommend.
ed to the Georgia Legislature to
pass laws for the suppression of
lynching.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

Time and tide wait for no man. /
fyon want to guess in our con-
test, do so at once.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

There was a man in town yes
terday trying to sell a cheese fac
tory.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-03

All the western railroads are
blocked with grain. They cannot
handle it as fast as it is offered.