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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

the solidarity Of the south must be pre-
served. ITO do So" he says, there
seems no other alternative than that the
democratic majority in congress shall
part company with the administration
on the money question.
There is indeed no other alternative.
The issue is too plain and too important
to admit of any compromise.
On the one hand is the democratic
platform, based on the demands Of the
people, declaring that silver, along with
gold, shall be the money standard Of
the country. On the other is Wall street
and the east, declaring that gold must
be the sole monetary standard.
The democratic party of the south
must be held together, but it cannot be
held together II the democratic majority
in congress, Or any respectable part Of
it joins with the republicans i'll repudat-
ing the democratic platform.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
A Talk About Economy.

A Texas country paper is on the popu-
lar side when it says:
1t does not set well on man to be told
to econOmize and work harder, when he has
precious few luxuries and works 800 days in
year 1t is very easy to give such advice
when sitting in an easy office chair but 1t
is very hard to take when following behind
the plow handles in the heat and gnats. or
seeing crop prospects perishing during
drought. A poor man can appreciate the good
things for himself and family well
any man and they work three times hard
for what they get as any other class Of peo-
pie. No man with any justice or reason in
him look around and say the burden of
keeping up the world falls equally on all.
Iii is evident that the WrlGer mas Il very
vague idea Of economy. a farmer is not
necessarily economical when he works
hard and denies himself the comforts of
life The economical farmer puts judg
ment into his work He has the saving
habit, without being penny-wise and
pound foolish. Instead of making up
his mind to do without some things, he
produces them, when it is possible, at
home He tries to prevent any waste of
the products of the forest and field and
utilizes them to the best advantage. He
knows that it is true economy to keep
his buildings, wagons and implements in
good repair. He takes periodicals and
newspapers and studies the markets.
running his farm in q business like way.
He enjoys more of the comforts and lux
uries of life than his nejghbor who de-
MICS himself almost everything, and yet
he is The more economical of the two.
Genuine economy does not mean hard
living In fact, it prevents it, 1t means
judiciouS work. saving the surplus and
the utilization Of everything within reach.
1t does not mean the niggardly policy
that would force man to live like
savage or a brute.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Senator Vest is criticised by the goldbues
bccousn he refuses to surrender his convic-
tions. The senator has been for free com
age for many years and his convictions Oh
that subject are those of every Intelligent
man who has fairly investigated the SUD-
ject This is large saying, but it Is
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

THE CONSTITUTION makes this PROPOSE
ton: Among those who supply the missing
word in the following sentence. between now
end the 1st of Sept. 1858, we will divide
ONE-FOU RTH of the subscription receipts
of all those who send guesses with their
subscriptions.
This leaves us the bare and actual cost of
furnishing the paper to subscribers for the
year.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Democrats who are anxious to please
their constituents should bear III NINA
that the Sherman law of 1873 IS thou-
sand times worse than the Sherman law OF
1890. Garry out the democratic platform.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

A mass meeting III Columbus has endorsed
the cotton mill certificates. and in Richmond
the merchants and manufacturers who have
pay rolls thinking of issuing engraved
scrip that will take the place of currency.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
What Democrats Desire.

There is but one way for the demo-
cratic congress to satisfy the people and
prevent dangerous divisions of the peo-
pIo and that way is the simplest and
most direct Of all. Redeem the pledges
of the platform Make both gold and
silver the standard money of the coun-
try. This can only be done by opening
the minis to the free coinage of silver,
making that metal along with gold, the
money of final payment, and investing
it with the legal tender quality and with
the potential money power that only the
law can impart.
This cannot be done by repeating the
Sherman law and leaving matters in
that shape That will not carry out the
pledge Of the platform nor meet the ex-
pectations Of the people. Such action
would simply substitute the Sherman
law of 1873 for the Sherman law of 1890,
and there is no authority in the platform
for that The people are tired of Sher-
manism in our financial affairs. Sher-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The Chicago Times charges A. Goodrich,
of that city with forging divorce DEGREES.
He is disbarrcd lawyer, and does a large
business manufacturing bogus divorce de-
crees for people all over the country.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Dixie" prints letters from several south
crn railway managers 10 the erect that our
railways have ali the necessary organization
ind equipment for enabling the south to
draw Immigrants from the northwest.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

At the recent session of the American Le-
g!on of Honor at Milwaukee the reports
showed that onehalf OF the deaths in the
order are suicides.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Many Germans are leaving Kansas and set
Ting in Maryland. The great west has been
overboomed and thousands Of people want to
get away.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
The Florida Ship Canal.

Tho ship canal across the Florida
peninsula, which was suggested and adj
vocated so actively about Il dozen years
ago, is again prominently before the
public.
The western and southern congress
men are strongly in favor of the enter
prise, and a final survey will soon
made. The c;inal will be ahop+
hundred feet wide and as
dred and fifty miles in length. III
shorten the distance from New Orleans
to Liverpool 1000 miles, and vessels
will save the dangerous voyage around
the Florida keys and Bahamas, with
the high insurance rates now eXacted.
The canal will link the west and south,
enabling the products of the former sec
ton to be shipped direct to Europe With
out the expensive railway transporta ton
across the continent. A new company,
with millions of capital will push the
scheme The president is Judge James
II. Spencer, of New York, and Senator
ZONES of Nevada, Mr.. II. NJ. F1aglcr.
and other prominent men are interested
in the enterprise.
create a demand for labor. and make it
necessary to increase the circulating me-
dunn. This is an additional reason for
free silver coinage, and the western con
pressmcn see that it would advance the
interests of their section. The naviga-
ton of the Mississippi will have to be
imnroyed to meet the requirements of
the case, and the harbOr of st. Angus
fine. the eastern terminus of the canal,
will have to be decpcncd. Ihe canal
will cost about S5OOO0OO0. There will
he a cnt of seventeen miles from ST.
Aupustinc TO the st. Johns river, which
will be followed several miles. Then
cut will be made to Orange lake, in Il
heavily timbercd yellow pine district,
where it is proposed to establish q snip
repair and navy yard. The canal then
will go through Alachua county to the
rulf. Everything is in readiness to
nroceod if a free silver coinage bill pass
cs congress and if the government will
improve tho navigation of the Missls-
sipp.
The mere statement OF these leading
facts will cause the canal to receive the
solid backing of the south and west.
1t brings the representatives OF those
sections into closer relations ana VIII
have an important bearing upon the
silver legislation now pending in con-
gress. When a rough estimate is made
of the enormous saving i'll time, labor
and money that will result, it will be
seen that S5OOOO,OOO could hardly be
invested to better advantage.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
The Guarantee.

No one knows the word missing except
the managing editor, who has placed it in a
sealed envelope and which will be opened on
Sept. 1st We pledge our honor that the
division viii be made and published lust as
outlined
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The Plan.

Supply the missing word in the above
sentence, and if you guess the correc.
word You will share with the others who
are as fortunate ONE-FOURTH of the
receipts from the subscriptions of all
those who guess.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
The Prospect.

Suppose 5000 guesses were made. Thi,
would leave $3.50 as one-fourth of the sub.
scription receipts, fer so many names, to be
divided among the successful guessers. Sun
pose ten persons guessed the word this
would give them 1925 each; if twenty
$62 so, etc. Suppose there are 10000 guesses
which is not improbable-this NAV give
from 500 to $500 each to the successful
guessers. Checks will be mailed immedi-
atnlv after Sept. 1st
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Lucille Adams, the actress who died in pow
erty The other day at New York hospital.
the widow of English lord and was
once worth $1,O00,000. She invested her
money in Il western mine and lost it all
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The only thing to prevent the passage OF
a free coinage bill in the house is for the
anti-democratic minority to combine with
the republicans.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The postal clerks Of the United States will
ask congress For better compensation. In
the railway mail service they risk and lose
their lives, and they should be well paid
for their work. They have had no change in
their wages since 1876.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The Richmond Dispatch advocates an issue
of baby bonds" of s. each by the city.
They would do for currency.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The extensive caving In Of the river banks
above and below New Orleans threatens
serious danger to that city in the future.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
No Democratic Division.

Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Rome, has
written Il letter to The Rome Tribune
an which he makes an indignant protest
against the efforts of faction in the
east TO force the democratic party to re-
pudiate the solemn pledges Of IFS plat
form Elsewhere we give some extracts
from Mr.. Wright's letter for the purp 80
of reassuring him as TO the atti;:riH OF
the democratic party
We do not object TO the Indignation
he displays. 1t is shared in by the peo-
pie of this whole section, and it is
healthy sign. But the democratic party
will not dissolve Ne: disband. In. the
south and west ~. party will stand to-
gcthcr on its platform, and compel the
representatives it has sent to congress
to carry ont its views.
There can be no division of the party
ut this time that will not be suicidal
that will not give the money power the
opportunity it has longed for. There
can DE no division of the party here
that will not prove to be more disastrous
Ia the reform and relief the people are
demanding, than the attitude of the mon
q power.
Let it be admitted that the attitude
OF the combined interests Of the pro-
sected money mOnOpdlists will momenta-
g.Iy retard the reform and relief pledged.
VIII it help matters for voters in the
south and west to desert their party.
and thus place it in the power of the
eastern faction. by combining with It's
natural ally. the republican party, to
control legislation?
No; the people of the south are ruled
by common sense. Th0y may grow in
dgnant. and properly SO, when they see
the pledges of their platform spurned
and repudiated. but the least observant
of them are able to perceive that the
true remedy does not lie in the direction
of dis0rganization. n penple of tho
south have their own special interests to
look after, and these cannot be forward
ed by Il dissolution of the democratic
organization. They still have the ma
tiOnal reforms in finances and the tariff
10 urge upon the country, and these Will
be postponed indefinitely whenever any
large number democrats desert their
party becauS,, lie instruments they have
selected to carry out their purposes
prove TO be disappointing.
Congress is still to act, and we think
that Mr. Wright and other indignant
voters will find that the democratic rep
reSentatives are true I, The interests of
the party and the people.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
Object Lesson.

We hear Of no financial depression in
France. All the reports from that coun-
try indicate unbroken prosperity.
But the French people have circula-
ton of $43 per capita, and the Bank OF
France reserves the right to pay out
gold or silver, or both, without being
controlled by individuals or syndlcates
or foreign nations.
We have only about one-half of the
per capita circulation of France, and yet
the requirements of business in our vast
territory, with its diversified interests,
would seem to demand much larger
sum. Many Of our statesmen and imam
cial writer's ignore this object lesson, ana
declare that we have too much money
in circulation. This startling PROPOSE
ton is advanced at a time when cities
in the north, west and south are forced
by the currency famine to adopt cerh-
fed checks and factory scrip as a substl-
tute for currency.
1t is useless to argue the question.
Look at France with her prosperous peo-
pie, all at work and saving money, and
then look at this country for the past
two years staggering from one dcpres'
sion to another Such an object lesson
should set people to thinking, and when
q few plutOcratS tell the masses that we
have too much money and should wipe
out about half of 1t by demonetizing sill
yer, there should be be an emphatic and
Il startling response
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The perfdy and treachery of the eastern
democrats cannot be laid at the door Of
the party that made the Chicago platform.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Congressman Breckenridge has heretofore
been The idol of his party in Kentucky. He
is one Of the most eloquent men III the coUn-
try and his fine moral sentiments have de-
lighted many chautauquas and religious
semblies. His influence over young men was
remarkable
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

When England and the eastern states COM.
bine to knock down the price of wheat
and cotton the day Of sectional politics
cannot be said TO be over. The south and
west must stand together against the gold
huo and tory element
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
Conditions & Inducements

The terms of the contest are few ayz,
simple:
Every guess must be accompanied nv
one years subscription to the WEE<ry
CONSTITUTIONS, sent to any address at ST 90
Q The sender of a club of five at ISL ca
each, for one year, is entitled to free name,
one year, and also a guess.
= With every subscription the mjssino
word should be written plainly, with the name
and address of the guesser. 1t is not nee
essarv to re-write the sentence-sir DIV wr;to
the word and label it "the missing word for
Sept 1st.'
4 Renewal subscriptions are entitled TO
guesses Just rs new subscribers
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CONSTITUTION for 1898
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
The Sentence.

The season as a whole
has been rather a busy
one speak
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Does the east want to pay fair prices for
cotton and wheat? Does England? Here
is the whole secret Of the combination that
is seeking to set up the single gold standard.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The republicans and their democratic al
lies from the east are making tremendous
effort to repudate the democratic pledges
Before the season is over the democratic
party will have to repudiate the eastern
democrats who have allied themselves with
the money pOWer.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The republican party, which IS steering
the movement against Tree coinage, may
as we'll be prepared to go out OF business.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

John l.. Sullivan met old enemy in
New York the other day and knocked him
down. The victim fired I shot t Sullivan and
the big fellow skipped out, took hack and
drove away. Sullivan is strongly prejudced
against pistols.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

ts-,..:Ct Is 20 Stnu duIodu. IL We
SIR producing just what we need to
aApply our wants, as in confederate
times. and keeping our money at home,
the financial furry i'll the north and west
would hardly be felt in this section.
Fortunately, we have again made a
fair beginning in the matter Of diversi-
fed industries, and it is to be hoped that
the present hard times will make us all
the more determined to stick to that
policy.
We are not advocating soctionalism,
nor would we place any obstacles in the
Wa, Of genera commerce. The great
truth we would impress upon the minds
of our readers is the fact that the peo-
pie who live at home, produce what they
want, patrOnize home industries, keep
their money at home and cultivate the
virtue Of thrift. will suffer very little
from ordinary financial panicS in Othcr
sections of the country. Let us make
this idea the central one in our southern
political economy.
A few goldbug editors in disguise can't
whip out the democratic party in Geor-
gia.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
Living at Home.

Ecrromy and diversified crCps have
enabled the south to escape the worst
evils Of the present financial Depression
This Suggests profitable Gne OF
thought The southern people during
tho four years of the civil war demon
strated their ability to produce every
thing that was needed to make them
self-supportng. Four-tifths of their
able bodied white men were in the army
but the people who remained at home
raised big crops and manufactured hun
drcdS of useful articles which they had
formerly purchased in the north. If
h te were able to do 50 much under the
arf,st adverse circumstances we ought to
It easy with our open ports in
- : live at homo and have
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The Kansas women who serve as police JUS
tees deal with the tramp question in their
own way. one tramp was sentenced TO two
baths Il day for ten days and hard labor on
the stone pile. with the order that he was
to be fed If he worked and starve if he
shirked.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The Bank Of England is putting premium
on gold to check it's importation to this ooun-
try. This increases the value of gold
and tends to knock prices down still lower.
Great is the single gold Standard
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

Ex-Governor Foster, of OHIO, Is shown lit
tie mercy by his creditors. They visit his
house and demand money, believing that he
has Il large concealed. one young man
who had lost everything he had in Eos
tel's bank called on him and at the point of
Il pistol forced him to give up several hun
dred dollars. People who meet Foster on
the street shake their fists in his face aud
deuounce him as L thief.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

The Chicago Herald is satisfied that we
have money enough and only need confidence.
The Herald should ask congress to pass Il
law making it criminal offense for any
citizen to show lack of confidence in his
neighbOrS.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

During the ten years previous to 1890
the increase of wealth in Massa chuSetts
increased six million dollars more than the
wealth of nine apparently prosperous states.
No wonder the money power is in fighting
trir
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22

d. w. Hughes. of Vandaiia, Mo, asserts
that Abraham Lincoln. when young man,
borrowed half dollar of him and never re-
turned it. Mr.. Hughes seems TO have q
pretty good memory, at any rate.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-19
A COMING MOVEMENT.
The Bear Valley Irrigation Conn

The Bear Valley Irrigation Com-
 pany.
 The latest reports in this city regarding the Bear Valley Irrigation company of southern California, in which considerable New Haven money is interested, are that a movement is impending on the part of the representatives of the stockholders for conserving their interests and provid- ing for change which shall tend to place its affairs upon basis looking to a restor- ation of the company to a firm financial footing.
 While 1t is too early to outline any plan of action definitely it is considered very probable that befses long the company will be placed in the hands of 8 receiver for e complete and thorough reorgsniza tion of its affairs. It is claimed by gen tlemsn thoroughly convsrssnt with the plant of the company that 1t has grea financial value and has, with the applica ton of the proper means for it's rsstora ton to a solid financial footing, grand future before it. Among the rumors il one that the plan of reorganization will involve scaling down of the stock, thougl of course that is matter yet to be de cided upon.