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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18
EDTTORiAL COMMENT.

man, named Gilbert in New York had Will
x,a,r.or onough to give up liquor but When
~ nomnonions iibed him about 1t ne went
af and drowned himself Such 1hlhSea
,t.onoth and weakness is hard TO understand.
or,o 7,ritish government has made the khan
= L|ho1ot nav a fine of S1T500 for killing
Gro If his wives The khan Will nave 10 levy
Nv Nv o>tra far, whenever he feels like numbering
q few Of the partners of his BOSOM
Nav York Judge in trying wife's suit
,handonmrnt against her husband, of
4oroa q 600 for the baby in the case. The
,.I,hand et once came to terms, and promised
~ support his wife and child properly
mo weather bureau at Washington has been
t,,,oa nv several petty employees. 1t is to
i,o bonnd that they emptied the drawer con-
.o;nint, assorted spring cyclones, and car
Red off Il job lot of untimely cold waves.
,,harc is a great deal of writing by proxy
chose DAVIS A physician who is supposed to
ho the author Of several medical books and
novpls never wrote one of them. He hired
other men to write them. n distinguished
LAWYER who has his name signed TO many mag
nine articles employs a New York penlnan
to write them. Even clergymcn buy ready
made sermons. The man of literary talent
who is willing to be used this way can make
money
The New York Tribune descends into the
region of extravaganza fiction when 1t allows
the statement to be made in its columns tnaC
the southern poor whites and negroes hrlnly
believe that confederate money Will be maze
good under the present administration. The
Tribune does not often print such silly yarns.
The new railroad from Jaf1a to Jerusalem
Is only fifty-three miles long. Passenger
trains make seventeen miles an hour. The
rails came from England. the ties from
France. the engines from Philadelphia, the
ears from France and the heavy work was
done by Arabs and Egyptians The road is
not likely to yield profit for long time to
come, - -. -. - ..
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Gor,e Reasons w ny.

The National Spectator propo'i'"'
the following query, which has peeA
going the rounds of the press:
Can YOU figure out why the big corpora'i,ohs
and millionares are getting rlch raploiE w"
ing these hard times. while the small business
man and farmer and laborer are getting poor
or? Try it and see where your reasoning VIII
land you.
There are Il good many reasons why
the conditions referred to exist, some
of the most prominent of which are rs
follows:
/. Because the money circulation OF
the country is contracting instead OF eX-
panding, and the measure OF the con
traction is the weight of the Increased
burden of those who are, unfortunately,
lacking in capital The rich grow rich
or as the currency contracts, and the
poor grow accordingly poorer.
> Because the taxing power OF the
government is not applied in proportion
In the property held by the taxpayer.
For instance, there are many men III
this country receiving annual incomes
from capitals of one or more millions,
who nay less taxes to the support OF
the government than men with modest
business or farming investments OF
$4,000 or less The income tax is the
solution Of this question.
,. because the money circulation OF
the country is entirely inadequate TO
meet the business demands and unul
something is done TO relieve the STRAIN
occasioned by this condition we need
not expect the return OF national pros
neritv. and our business men, railroads.
and farmers might as well accept the
nrcsant depressed condition as perina-
ncucy.
The farmers have less money now
than they have had in twenty years,
and they are actually pressed for Their
domestic necessities. This reacts on
the merchant. on the railroads, and Oh
business generally. When the farmers
are in = prosperous condition they spend
money with the merchants. with the
railroads. and with The manufacturers.
AS things now are. their expenditures
ere necessarily cIrt1ied ami Tie result
f.. the merchants feel the effect OF the
hard times in bad collections. the rail-
road record shows a tremendous ue-
crease in business. and the manufacttl-
rers are making goods that they cannot
exchange for cash. TWo-thirdS OF the
railroad mileage Of Georgia is III the
hands of receivers and the railroad
people are openly declaring that they
are not making more than enough mon
cv to pay operating expenses.
What will be the termination OF tins
condition Of affairs:
II ali rests with the people ana the
neoi,Ie are. aoin. 10 be- heard from. Inc
democratic party has now the opporfu-
nitv Of It's life. and if il rede"mS It's
canr.isn pledges the evils complained
Of will be rcmcdied.
IT is not only the duty Of the farmer
but a. much The duty 81 the merchant
the railroad man, aud the manufacture"
to sec thai the burdens which the peo-
rle now bear are lifted by the hand OF
remedial legislation or, at least. 'nat an
honest effort be made 10 lave it so
What viii the bond forces of WAL Sreet
10 when the gold reserve IS touched ana
no bonds issued? We want to see them Try
to send gold 10 Il premium.
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Georgia has doomed up as the state
which. knowing its rights, dares maintain
them.
Our Farms. Homes and Mortgages.
The statistics of debt and ownership in
Georgia, as presented III the reports of
the recent census, are attracting general
attention on account OF the reputation Of
our state for enterprise and progress.
From these statistics it appears that i'll
1890 there were i'll Georgia 352.0o9 fam
HES of which 2tI. 4Z0, or GSJ1 per cent,
hired their farms or homes. and 110,639,
or BIB per cent owned them. OF the
owning families, 3522, or 3,1S per cent,
had farm or home membranes, and
10I1l7 or 96.S2 per cent, had no incunl-
blances. The farm families numbered
1756SS, or 1890 per cent OF the total
number of families. OF the farm fami-
lies. 1907. on HOO per cent, owned, ana
1O2OS1 or $50 per cent. hired the farms
cultivated by them while 2,49l, or 3.3S
per cent. had membranes on their
farms, and T1.11G, or 9G.62 per cent. hal
no inCumbrancc. AS compared with the
wear 1880 there was an apparent increase
in farm tenancy from 44.So per cent to
IS 10 per cent, but the sources Of the sta
tisticS for the two years were not the
same. so that deductions of this kind
have to be made with caution. There
were in 1890 1851 home families, con-
Stituting 500 per cent Of the total mum
her of families i'll the state They We're
divided into classes as follows, VIZ: Hif-
inc families. 139,339, or 70 per cent of
the whole number of home families; own
ING families. 81 032. or u per cent; fam
lilies owning free OF incumbrancc, 36,00l,
on. 81. % per cent OF the total number own
inc. and families owning subject to in
cumbrance, 1,031, or us per cent of the
owning families.
II will be seen that our city homes are
hired and iucumbered to Il greater de
gree than the country homes. The two
are thus contrasted by II writer i'll Brad
streets, who says:
In thc seven cities of the state having pop
ulation between 5000 and 100000 So.26 per
cent of the home families hired and 1914 per
cont owned their homes; homes subject to i'll
cumbrances were occupied by 5.46 per cent
of the owning families, and 94.54 per cent OF
the owning families had no home incum-
brance. In the state outside Of these cities
1862 per cent Of the home families hired and
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aspect in it's relation to the production and OK
change of American crops and American goods.
1t is not simply a national question: 1t is
question which lies at the bottom of inter-
national commerce.
If the author of the foregoing will
turn to the files of The Courier-Tournal
he will have no difficulty i'll discovery
ing that our own domestic prosperity is
vastly more important than any posi-
bic enlargement of our international
commerce, especially under present con-
diiions, when our farmers are com
PEELED to compete with Indian cotton
and wheat, receiving pay for these
products in the deprecated silver stand
ard, while they have to pay their debts
in gold
The Courier-Journal is right when it
says that the democratic party should
consider the silver question in it's broad
est aspect, but its broadcast aspect is
that which concerns most intimately the
prosperity OF the American pcOple-the
people who see their debts enlarged
and the values OF their products de-
creased by the constantly approaching
gold standard The broadcast aspect of
the silver question is that which re-
iates TO the pocket interests of the
American people.
The international aspect is essentially
narrow, and it is out of the power of
the democratic party to deal with it
successfully All efforts in that direc-
ton ut this time sire bound TO be frliS-
trated by the foreign Shylocks who are
in active partnership with the ShylockS
OF the north and east. They will not
surrender the profits that accrue to
them from the constantly approaching
single gold standard. and there is no
reasonable hope Of an international
agreement
Under only one contingency is there
any possibility Of an international agree
ment. and that is for the United States
to enter upon free coinage and demon
strate that this government is able to
restore silver to It's old place in the
currency. When This is done France
and the countries forming the Latin
union would lose no time in opening
their mintS TO the free coinage OF silver.
We know the Shylock argument by
heart Gold would disappear. 1t
would go abroad" We have been listen
ing to these predictions ever since the
Bllnd-Allison act was up for discussion.
and not one Of them has ever been
fulfllCd--not one.
Suppose gold does go abroad; will it
be given away? It viii leave its full
equivalent behind in some more useful
shape There is more gold in this couu-
try today than there has ever been be-
fore. but what good is it doing? Tt is
not in circulation; it is boarded in the
nations treasury. and in the vaults of
the banks and trust companies.
We advise The Courier journal writer
TO turn 10 his files for light on this Quos
ton He will find a food Of il there.
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Homes All VIII, Re ,yesI

Editor ConsitutionPermit me to say that
I am one of those fellows who strayed from
the democracy and at times differed with
Tho Constitution; but / want TO say that in
the main you are right, and that The Const.
tuti0n is the best al-round paper L have ever.
read.
Is far as the third party is concerned, we
win drop il II me democrats comply With
and for many around me, who are like me
and earnestly hope that all will be well
II. A FLORENCE.
Stinson, Ga.
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n just Tax.


The average citizen who invests his
money in Il home, and perhaps III
store or a manufacturing plant cannot
ESCAPE the assessor and the tax collec-
tor. His property is visible, and CON
cealment and lodging are impossible.
Such man frequently labOrs under
the disadvantage of deriving only
very small income from his property,
and his taxes become quite II burden.
His next door ncighbor is Il man rich
enough to buy him twice over and not
feel it. and yet his taxes are no more
than those paid by the small farmer,
trader or manufacturer whose situation
we have described. The rich citizen
gets off with light taxes because most
of his wealth is in non-taxable bonds
aud securities easily held back from the
tax officials His income is far greater
than that of the owner Of visible prop
erty, and his burdens are less.
This is al wrong Or system Of
taxation should reach the citizens with
the big incomes. Ifair-minded states
men. from jefferson down. have adyo-
Gated Il graded income tax as a fair and
q iiSI tIA. we liCct II III tnlS CctiIliH ',
where the masses through the tariff,
pensions and ordinary taxes have been
drained of One-third OF their cash every
year.
The new admins ration is pledged TO
Il policy of tariff and financial reform,
and by imposing Il graded income tax
it will find it all the more practicable
to reduce the tariff to q revenue basis.
When we cut down the receipts now
derived from protective tariff we
must get the revenue needed from
some other source. why not get it
from an income tax. as is done in many
other countries? II is just and right
that the citizens with large incomes
should pay their proportion OF the eX-
penses OF the government. They are
benefited by the machinery of govern
npnt to q greater extent than the other
class. The army, militia, courts and
other expensive branches OF the pub
lie service are mainly occupied in pro-
tccting the rights and the property of
people with large incomes, and the
henofciarios should pay their proportion
ate share Of the expense. and not saddle
ii upon the masses.
This is the view the people take Of
the matter. and il is unanswerable. A
graded income tax is q sound democrat
ic idea.
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it's platform. This will leave him with
out any ground to stand on and with
no excuse for his attitude save de-
sire to divide and disrupt the democrat
ic party.
If the grasshoppers and betsy bugs
want something to jigger and buzz
about we refer them to the case of
Boss Buck. as it now stands, and as it
seems likely to stand for some time to
come. They can criticise The COnsti-
tuition for printing a timely interview
with the third party leader, but they
have never word to say about the
retention in office of Boss Buck, the
leader Of the republican party in Geor-
gia. Colonel Buck is an offensive re-
publican partisan, and he glorieS in the
fact. He is the leader and manager of
his party here, and yet he continues To
exercise the functions Of government
official under n democratic admin
istsation. His pariisanship is of SO pro-
nOunccd ana offensive Il character that
he should have been Immediately dis
missed by a democratic administration
But the active and energetic leader of
the republican party remains IN office,
and continues to issue his official de-
crees; and there is not one word said
about his retention in office by those
who criticise The Constitution because
they affect to believe that it is I'M
friendly 10 the administration.
If The Constitution had urged the
retention of Buck in Office, we suppose
the lingering grasshopper editors would
have gone into commissions; but he has
been retained in Office without any urg-
ing from any quarter, ana IN the lace
of every consideration OF sound demo
cratic policy. and the graSshopper guar
dams of the administration have not
word 10 say about it. They only go
into commissions when The Constitution
presents MI. WatSon'S campaign
schemes.
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The Guarantee.

No one knows the word missing except
the managing editor, who has placed il in a
sealed envelope and which will be opened on
Nav 1st. We pledge our honor that the
division Will be made and published Just az
outlined
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18

The statement made in Washington that
Senator German is not on the band wagon
need not be taken too literally. He proba
bly, got off to tighten a buckle on the head
stall of one of the wheel horses
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The Sentence.
The Plan.

Supply the missing word i'll the above
sentence, and if you guess the correct
word you Mill share with the others who
are as fortunate ONE-FOURTH of the
receipts from the subscriptions of all
those who guess.
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The Prospect.

Suppose 5000 guesses were made. This
would leave 81 $50 as one-fourth of the sub
scrption receipts, Ter so many names, to be
divided among the successful guessers. Sup
pose ten persons guessed the word, this
would give them $l25 each; if twenty,
S6250, etc. Suppose there are 10000 gueSses
which is not improbable-thi may give
from 800 to $500 each to the successful
guessers Checks will be mailed immedi-
ately after May lst.
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To Constitution Readers.

The CONSTITUTION makes this PROPOSE
ton Among those who supply the missing
word in the following sentence, between now
and the first of May, We will divide ONE
FOURTH Of the subscription receipts of all
those who send guesscs with their subscrip-
tions.
This leaves us the bare and actual cost Of
furnishing the paper to subscribers for the
year.
The Sentence.
THE FLOOD WAS AT IT'S HEIGHT.
BUT THE HEAVY WORK WITH
STOOD IT STURDILY. THE PEG
PIE OF THE TOWN. GATHERED on
THE HILLS. WATCHED IT WITH 81
LENT PRAYERS. If THE VAST
OCEAN or WATER FELL. THEIR
HOMES WOULD BE L2NFI.FD
SUDDENLY \ TINY STREAM
BCRST THROUGH. WHICH soon
BECAME A TORRENT. AND
THE HUGE ---- GROANFD
AND SWAYED. UNTIL. WITH 4
CRASH, IT BROKE. AND SWEPT
LIKE i TORNADO DOWN THE VAL
LEY >"
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ii is to be hoped that the new French
cabinet will not need fresh coat Of white
wash every day.
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Conditions & Inducements

The terlss of the contest are few and
simple:
Every guess must be accompanied by
one wears subscription to the WEEKLY
CONSTITUTIONS, sent to any address at 81 90.
q The sender of club of five ut 800
each, for one year, is entitled to free paper
one year, and also guess.
2 With every subscription the missing
word should be written plainly, with the name
and address of the guesser. 1t is not nee
essarv to re-write the sentence-simplv write
the word and label it 1.-the missing word for
May 1st.''
a Renewal subscriptions are entitled to
euesses lust as new subscribers.
TRY YOUR HAND!
1T MAY PROFIT YOU!
Remember that you get the greatest and
best Of all American weekly newspapers FOR
EVERY GUESS. You cannot do without the
CONSTITUTION for 1898.
Address all communications to
The Constitution,
ATLANTA, GA.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25
NEWS CONDENSED.


WASHTSGrOS-The total foreign trade
Of Canada during July was S233'O'23i'
against s2225I' 0a2 In July lsV2'
PTIlI.ADEILdIIA. Pa DIR. Daniel g.
Brlnton Of this city has been elected pres
ident Of the American Association Tor Tue
Advancement of Science.
wASIrINGToN--The department OF state
has been advised that the International
Medical congress 10 be held at Rome, Italy.
has been postponed until next April,
DENVER. Col.-Ieon NJ Carrier. aged
o. was arrested here. charged with a
forgery at quebec, by which he converted
seventy Ave carloads Of flour to his own
use.
CutOAco ma report TO the eommls.
s,onsr n, nubl,e works by the sunerlutcnd.
emf az me street department, says that
the city has lost 1907 ,0Oo by bad workman
shin aud dishonest bills submitted by CON
tractors.
curc,co ni-one hundred ana nftv
o,., ,n,nors s,nnloxed In The sorrento mine:
~ s,s,sn,,I,Ia wont ont on n strike he.
80 o'ss' ~ ,,scnarge ~ ono Of ,he,r
r,,.',, y" "a s rsf,,sed 10 return unless he
Is ,nken hack.
>,,,,,- .-o,,y ctr,y -rha e,,bt rht,aso
nv ~" ',.h '@ cane 10 New York from Havana
NV a., w. r,.sn,er Saratoga. were MI released
m NV -, ',,stderrd ia he nh bona nae
80. 49, W. ~, ,,sv MI havs .unclss,, Nm,
s' u,' nv ~ snnport them
nave p'opn'A'N "
NEW YORK CITY snpvslH'cnden' OF lm-
migration stump ahu ~ sehneF' the
commissioner at New lorA, are going to
canada thls weeA 70 As.a"As Ut lne more
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25
oowARpLY MuRnEREn.

On last Sunday morning II. f. Me.
Daniels, son OF DR. H. McDAuicls Of
tbs city, was cOwardly murdered In
Memphis, rsnu., as the following special
10 Tie Chicago Herald will show;
Meinphls, Tenn, Aug. I'LL. +. Nc.
yesterday by Claud Williams. ME-
shooting occurred in densely populated
part Of the town aud created d great denl
OF 'Helicmcnt The murderer claims thar
bis wife was too intimate with Mcdaniel
and said that he had warned her Ia
avoid him, Until yesterday the murdered
man had boarded nj the Williams house
5Nt ma morning he was driven away by
me husbAni after Il stormy scene Mrs
Williams sides against her husband She
says that he is OF an insauc,y jealouy
disposition aud that he has made her life
miserable, She married him twenty.
seven years ago The children side with
the mother. The pistol with which the
deed was done was presented not long
ago TO the murderer by his victim"
shortly before thq shooting occurred.
aud after McDanieh was driven fron,
Williams house. the former wrote a
letter to the latter, stating that he was
not intimate with his VIE and that he
knew no reason why he should be killed.
This letter was written. as Williams had
threatened to take McDnniels' life. WE
llams answered the letter and stated that
he had no intention Of killing McDaniels
BEFORE the latter received the letter WI.
liams saw him sitting IN chair, and
drawing a gun, shot aud killed Mechanics
before he had q chance TO defend himself
Indignation against the murderer runs
high at Memphis as the murdered man
was well known, and had many friends.
Immediately after hearing Of the muir.
der Of his son, DIR. Mechanics went to
Memphis and attended the funeral.
Young Mechanics was 30 years of age
and was said to be quiet aud not at an
quarrclsome. His father intends prose-
cutting his sons slayer to the full extent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25
But Fired the Load Into the Wall In,
stead OF Ius Victim.
THE PACKING HOUSE MATTER.
The Institution VIII Open Before
Many Days-Luke shorts Condi-
tion-city Bonds Cremated-He
Rugged the Wrong Woman.

There was some little excitement on
Fourts. street yesterday whoa the CORR
doris Of the Ensor institute echoed TO the
roar Of shotgun aud the balls were
filled with powder smoke. An e1-
cited crowd soon gathered in the street,
but no one seemed IN the least anxious
to ascend the stairs and learn the cause
Of the eommotion.
Finally someone came down stairs and
the crowd then became very bold and
surged into the hallway and UP the
stairs. BY this time the officers had ar
rived and soon came out with Ed Rail
In custody.
Il seems that Rail has had 4 deepset
antipathy to one WIN. James, for some
time and has frequently asked the police
TO interfere, saying james was break
ing up his home. but this was set down
to the phantasy Of disordered brain
and no one apprehended any gun play
on his part.
This eliminated yesterday when Rail
went 10 Lewis Bros. aud rented shot
gun, saying he was going ployer hnntlng.
He went directly across the street to
the Eusor institute. IN one u tut AvY4AH
William James lay asleep upon lounge,
while there were several other persons
near. Just before Rail reached the door
Of the room the gun was discharged
the load tearing large hole IN the
wall Rail entered the room with his
gun al a ready and his eyes hxed upon
James, who was asleep across the room.
He was seized by John Watts, one Of
the attendants. Who succeeded IN
wrenching the gun from him and then
detained him until the arrival Of Deputy
Sheriff Jo Whether. Hall was taken to
the county jail to await an Investigation
Of the AFFAIR. lie claims that he had no
intention Of shooting anyone and that
the discharge of the gun was accidental
Rail has been in Tcxarkana Tor several
days. aad for some time prior TO his
departure and since his return he has
been under the influence Of liquor, more
or less. The James mentioned is not
w. J. James
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25
SERMONS on WHISKY.

Beginning next Sunday night, viii
preach series Of sermons on the great
whisky evil. discussing in the course
every phase Of the awful wrong. 1 shall
seek to speak with truth. accuracy and
kindness. but will not mince worls or
SPAR tile guilty. Ny sole object is 10
do good, aud for that reason invite
saloon-keepers and hose who drink. aud
all who defend the liquor traffic. 10 at
tend the course Of sermons. The sub
ject for the sermon On next Sunday
night will be. The Spirit Of the Saloon
is the Spirit Of Crime" Respectfully,
w. f. LLOYD.