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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-08

No other sarsaparilIa has the merit 10 hold
n confidence Of entire communities year after
year, as has Holds Sar-spa-ills. II possesses
curative power peculiar 20 itself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

TIE annual report of Postmaster
General Bisseli notes q marked i'm.
provement in The general efficiency
OF the postal service the past year,
which is contrary to the usual expe-
rience during the first year of new
Administrations. Mr.. Blssell COM
mends the civil service law, and thinks
the rule permitting fourth class Post
masters to serve four years, unless
removed for cause, will have good re-
suits. He believes the benefits deriv-
ed from the ocean mail subsidies are
entirely incommensurate with the
cost of the service, and no new con-
tracts have been made. Instead of q
surplus in the revenues for the cur
rent fiscal year, as was predicted by
Mr.. Wanamaker, there will be an es-
timated deficiency OF 81 ,830,473.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
The Causes OF Hard Times.

We suppose every one who thinks
anything about business and the de-
preston in trade through which we
are passing, has all opinion as to what
are the causes for the present condi-
ton of things. The merchant, the
banker, the real estate man, the man
ufactures, the legislator and the editor
have all had something to say about
it and the farmer undoubtedly has Q
right to be heard. Here are the causes
given by farmer in Georgia, which
may be studied with profit, by every
class in all parts OF our country. And
one of the attractive features of this
list OF causes is, they will bear much
studying, for there is much more in
these sharp, short sentences, than ap-
pears on the surface. He says:
1.-THE trouble is we buy more than
we can produce. We let our timber
rot and buy our pillow stocks, sidgle-
trees, AK handles, hoe handles and fen
cling. We give away our beef hides and
buy hame strings and shoe strings.
We buy garden seeds in the spring
and cabbage in the winter. We let
our lands grow ND in weeds and buy
oar brooms. We build school-houses
and hire teachers and send our chill
deren off to be educated. We land o
cent fish with q 81 fishing rod. We
send Is cent boy out with q 500 gun
and 81 dog to kill birds. We raise
dogs and buy wool. And about the
only thing in this country that there
| is an overproduction of, is politics.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

A NOTABLE social event. recently,
was the wedding at Bloomington, ILL.,,
OF Miss Helen Louise Davis to Lewis
Green Stevenson, the only son and
the private secretary of Vice President
Stevenson. The marriage, as the
special from Bloomington states, was
a striking illustration of the fact that
love discards politics, Miss Davis being
q daughter of the proprietor of a
staunch Republican newspaper. The
young couple will spend their honey.
moon in the south of France.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
our Actual Ruslne.s condltlon.

Augustus Healy IN the December Forum.
Next to the restoration OF confidence
in the stability ofour monetary stand
ard, which will now follow the passage
of the silver purchase repeal by the
Senate, nothing will do 10 much to-
ward securing return of business
prosperity as the enactment OF new
and much lower tariff. What is our
business condition? It is one of pie
thora. Vast as is our territorial area,
boast as we mao OF our "home market"
it has been growing more evident
every year that the capacity Of the
American people to produce has far
outrun their ability to consume. The
increasing application OF machinery
to agriculture, the constant intro
duction Of neA. and improved ma
chimes into factories and mills, the
marvellous growth OF our railroads
systems, coupled with American
energy and enterprise, have brought
our rate OF production rp to point
where it Is necessary shat we obtain
enlarged foreign markets for our pro-
ducts or else be content with an ar
rested commercial and industrial
development. Foreign nations need
more OF our products and would be
glad to buy them, but they can not
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

AT the coming meeting of the Ex.
ecutive Committee of the Republican
National Committee an attempt will
be made to formulate plan looking
to decreased representation from the
Southern States at future national
conventions. that's an effort to dc
the fair thing and We commend the
Republicans for il. We would aug
gest, however, that the Southern
States be allowed the same repres4n'
tation in the convention that they
have in the Electoral College.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

istration has right aud has the pow
er to take steps to protect the interests
of the people.
When charges were made against
some of the state officials, and when
altar long investigation by d Iegisla-
tive committee serious delinQuencies
of the officials were clearly proven, it
was said, by many, "What gud will
come Of the investigation? Ii any Off
Ger be found derelict, no step will be
taken to bring him to punishment. III
the states money has been unlawful.
ly expended nothing will be- done TO
recover it. The state administration
is farce when it comes to making
real and earnest effort to virdicate the
law and compel a regard for the peo-
pies interests" And 81. although the
report of the Legislative Investigating
Committee presented facts which hv
every rule of right should be inquired
into by the courts OF the state, no citi-
zen has had hope that there would
be any Judicial cogni1ance taken of
matters of such great Importance.
The filing OF the hill alluded to lie
therefore rather surprising, hut it en-
phasizes the fact that at least we have
u state administration which is willing
to make an fort to vindicate the law
and look after the rights OF the tax
payers. Without discussing the iea-
lures the bill filed by the Attorey-Gen-
eral, or dwelling upon any OF the iacts
ELECTED by the legislative investig,-
ton, we commends the institution of
this judicial inquiry because there is
need OF snch an inquiry for the pur-
pose of determining in proper trib-
unal the questions that are involved
in the case. It remains to be seen
whether THE will be the only appeal
to the courts in regard to charges
made in the report of the Legislative
mmittee.-Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
A Policy That Is American.

Relief is at hand for American IN
dustry from the burden of monopoly
taxation by which it is now paralyzed.
Free raw materials, cheapened pro-
duction, enlarged consumption, with
wider markets. this is the only policy
that can revive our manufactures and
give employment to our workingmen.
This is the policy the people have de-
manded and that is now assured to
them.
The industrial situation OF this coun-
try is well summed up by Mr.. Wilson
in the course of his exposition of the
new tariff schedules. In every great
line of manufactures, he truly says.
we can produce in from six to nine
months enough to supply our home
market for year. We can only get
rid of the surplus by foreign trade,
but as long as we have heavy taxes on
our materials it is impossible to build
up that trade.
The alternative has been the forma-
ton of trusts to keep down the pro-
duction. Hence frequent suspensions.
with the cessation OF wages, while
prices to the consumer are maintained.
The present tariff is thus in the inter-
est of capital only and against the in
terest of labor. To remove the tax
from raw materials is to give "a natu-
raj and healthy play to reduction" to
emancipate the people from monopoly,
and secure remunerative employment
for our workingmen.
1t is also In the interest OF the man
ufacturer. AS Mr. Wilson says, "the
thin edge of American manufactures
has entered every country" With re-
lief from taxes upon their materials,
there is no limit to the growth OF our
foreign trade. The home producers
OF raw material, whom no possible for
eign competition can reach ia the in
terror. will find more than compensa-
ton in this growth for any loss of
market at the seaboard.
The new tariff policy is thus full oil
hope for every branch of American
industry. It is policy OF unimpeded
growth and expansion, in which all
can share, as against policy of cod
ding and contraction that benefits
the few at the expense of the many.
1t is an American policy. It will
open to this great country, with its in
finite resources, the markets OF the
world. 1t will start up our factories,
revive our commerce and carry Amer
lean products and American influence
everywhere philadelphia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

mittee Willie endorsed by the majority
OF the House and that the bill will be
passed by that body substantially rs it.
is today. The action oil the Senate is
not so certain. The opposition will
be concentrated upon the Senate. be-
cause Of the slim Democratic majority
in that b DIV.
There are several reasons why q
section providing for personal in
come tax was not attached to the bill.
In the first place there are quite a
number OF Democrats who are opposed
to a personal income tax. But probably
the strongest reason of all was the
desire to know just how much revenue
it WILDE necessary to raise by an in
come tax before deciding the rate and
method Of that tax, a knowledge that
could not be obtained until the new
sariff bill becomes law. Meanwhile
tax imposed by the bill upon the net
earnings of corporations may prove a
satisfactory substitute for more
general income tax.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
PREs1pENr CLEvELANp,s me ssage

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's me ssage to
Congress is unusually long, but the
number and importance Of the sub
jects with which it deals made it
necessary that it should be. Like all
OF his utterances it is straightforward
and to the point and even the Republi-
cans admit that it is an able presenta.
ton of Democratic policy. Tariff re-
form az embodied in the Wilson bill is
commended in language that carries
conviction and Congress is earnestly
urged to pass the bill at the earliest
possible moment in order that the
business OF the country may be adj
justed to the new conditions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

IF hint from an official source be
founded on fact President Cleaveland
has succeeded in accomplishing some-
thing that will make his administra-
ton one OF the most distinguished in
American history and one OF the most
popular, in making new treaty with
China, under which the government
OF China agrees to purchase annually
silver produced by American mines to
the value Of $50,0000O0- about our
entire product-and to throw It's mark
cts open to our manufacturers. It has
been the dream Of European Statesmen
for many years to get the valuable
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

buy il we will not allow the products
they have to send usin payment TO on
ter our ports. A substantial reduction
OF the tariff would at once set in mo-
ton two healthy and life.gjving cur
rents. The inflow Of foreign goods to
our shores would be accompanied by
corresponding outflow of American
pro 'ucts which would give new inn
pulse and hralthy growth to every
branch OF trade and industry.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
The New Tariff Bill.

Every animal in the Republican
menagerie is today bowling in con-
cert. The new Democratic tariff
doesn't suit them. This is not strange,
although they pretend to think it so.
The Chicago platform declared against
the doctrine OF protection and ia favor
OF tariff for revenue only, and the
Wilson tariff bill is in letter and spirit
strictly in accordance Herewith. It
gives the largest free list the country
has ever had and in accordance with
the expressed wishes ofhundreds Of
manufacturers in that free list is in
cluded much OF the raw mater al used
by American manufacturers. Among
them tho following: iron, ore, coal,
pig tin, hemp, fax, jute, silver, lead.
ore, copper, wool, salt, crude borax,
binding Irvine, cotton ties, and lumber
not advanced in preparation beyond
saving. It cuts about every protec-
tive item in the Mckinley law down
to a strictly revenue basis.
The new bill 10 in the main satisfac-
tory to Democrats, although there are
some things on the free list that some
Democratic members Of the House
would have preferred seeing o small
duty retained upon. Prominent among
these are iron ore, lead ore, and coal
but the Democrats on the committee
after carefully studying the matter
from every point Of view concluded
that it would be undemocratic TO make
fish OF one and flesh of the other and
they we're accordingly put on the free
list. Those who are best informed be-
lieve that the judgment OF the ma
iority Of the Ways and Means COM
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

So mu I'll has been said, not only by
Republicans but even by som Demo-
Gratis, about the enormous cost OF the
special examiners who have been en-
ploy ed for same months to investigate
suspected frauds on the pension roll
that Secretary Smiths statement on
the subject. in his annual report, is
decidedly interesting as we'll as timely.
The much talked of special examiners
have unearthed actual frauds in Iowa,
New Mexico and Virginia alone, which
saved the government more money
than the entire cost of salary and
maintenance of all the special
examiners employed by the Pension
Bureau, to say nothing of cases else.
where So the special examiners are
money savers for the government
instead of money MASTERS. Secretary
Smith also calls attention to the fact
that in making suspensions he has
simply followed the policy that has
always guided the Pension Bureau in
dealing with similar ceses. The re-
port endorses the application OF
Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for
statehood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
The States Suit.

The bill fled by Attorney. General
Pickle against certain ex-officials OF
the state to recover for the state and
the people moneys which il Is charged,
have been illegally paid out of the
public treasury by those officials gives
0 positive and practical indication that
there is more in the present state adj
ministration than q merely vague and
ill-defned and irresponsible political
something. The bill indicates that the
State Of Tennessee is something more
than name and that the state admin
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

A YOUNG woman in Memphis who
was tried for embezzlement was at
tended during the trial by number
OF sympathetic women whose smiles,
silent reproaches and pleading eyes
were too much for the jury and it
promptly acquitted the fair d. PENDANT.
The jurymen were thereupon reward
ed Jy the ELUSIVE thanks of the ladies
which, it is said, took the form OF
enthusiastic embraces, and the happy
jurymen are now anxious to acquit
some other woman in the hopes OF
being similarly rewarded.-Knozville
Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Chinese trade for their respective,
countries, and II Pres dent Cleveland
has succeeded he has gained the great
est international commercial triumph
Of the century, one worth untold
wealth to the people of the United
States, and one that will soon give us
the commercial supremacy of the
world.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

RoANE COUNTY, Tenn, has voted
$25O,0O0 to the capital stock OF the
Nashville and Knoxville Railroad.
This, it i. said, insures the early COM
pletion OF the road. II is just such
acts as this that will cause Roane
County to grow gray honorably and
perhaps prematurely.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

SENATOR VOORHEES, expresses the
opinion that the House will pass the
Tariff Bill in December, the Senate in
January, and that it will be ready for
presentation to the President February
!. He says everybody recognizes that
: protracted debate will damage the
business interests Of the country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

The Statesman, South .Pittsburg's
new paper, has reached us. Il is q
six-column quarto and is Democratic.
.. Fl. Hood is the editor and Lessee
and is publishing a neat, clean paper,
We wish him success both financially
and politically.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

For the convenience of its patrons
THE COMET has established q down.
town Office at the book store OF Lyle &
Cos, next door to the postoffice.
Copy for advertisements and orders
for job work and subscriptions may
be left there and receive prompt at
tention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

CHATTANOOGA, has new Democrat
ic paper, The Blade edited by s. D.
Beach. Mr.. Beach slashes until the
Republican party right and left and
strikes to kill. May he be successful.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

IT has been decided to establish per-
manent headquarters for the Republi-
can National Committee'in Washing
ton. They evidently desire to be near
q permanent Democratic Administers
ton. %e~
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

The Republican who will not give
a Democrat credit for being as honest
in his opinion on the tariff as he lie
himself does not know enough to ar
que the question intelligently.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
SAM JONES will now insist that no
Masse(y) shots be allowed.

Tom REED criticised Cleyeland's
message. Cleveland will never criti-
else Reeds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

WHAT Cleveland has forgotten
would give his carping critics the
brain fever.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

IT is reported that a syndicate OF An
niston, Ala, has purchased the
furnaces at Bristol and will start them
soon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Lost.

A lace pin "a bar with 7 rhine
stones) between Unaka avenue and 1st
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morn.
ing. Reward on retur to me
j. @. CowAN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

My stock of jewelry and silverware
must go 1T some price. See me and
get prices before purchasing.
| n. BECKNER,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Every body isprs lsing the fine bread
that is being baked attn Philadelphia
End door to 20.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Notice OF Removal.

THE COMET has moved into, the
Hoss d Hodge building on Market
street near Roam street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
ROBERT BURRoW.

Attorney at Law and Solicitor IN cbancey,
johnson City, Tennessee.
VIII practice in the Law and Chancery Courts
OF the Counties OF Washington. Sullivan. Carter,
Johnson and Unicoi Collections made any.
where in East Tennessee
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
OUR CLUBBING OFFER.

THE COMET has arrangements by which 1t
can offer the following newspapers and period
Gals Ia connection with THE COMET vt the fol-
I0xuinn rafaa for caah In adVanca.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13

he does not
nobody
among things gossip That's and who
says senator opinion
Minnesota strong Oh how needs them 1t is
positively
holein- the ground years.
What grand sight popusts in the legislature
above
for that kind hundred
saryl
that Mr. here We have OF
them Men fairly radically ghteouy the platform
wanted the conservative manh who be-
political by
vocang compromising dckng haloaf tickle policy
And Minnesota in the senate The Of
peaceful revolution moving Minnesota not the
deck Would God
that were n arena.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
The Anti Option Bill.

Before this appears trust the gambling bill will
How who believes the the
party defend the the
gantc control Of prices OF produce by the board
future in wind produce only that
faith of competent Judge but the faith the the
fight being by boards
iquties.
It also stated that Washburn Pnbuy working
Admitted
becomes the private interest of
they advance it, the duty of There
opposing bill
fact private producer the land destroy
option gambling, dealing without
on the today would rnn rebellion against gigantic frauds
it the private interests person
The stupendous efforts being
discussion the exhibited it's
Louisiana the 4h instant whirwind rhetoric
declared that all the the world the traffic
purchase all but buying property hopes
sell at profit Such outrageous uttered
to q
WISE MEN
failing amendment which would
the bill.
The fact legitimate merchant buys wait expect The
universal merchant quantity make dbuon
expecting and requiring steady market
And the statement of the Louisiana
llegitimate and pratca work of the wind merchant!
only the dupesthe lambs the fresh bumpkns-who
intermittent speculative periods
Not buhe thousand bought the regulars
the boards The stuff be cotton sold
and the purchases such sales.
On that day. the antoption bill
black The amendment destroy defeated
majority
strides revolution the crushing
la monstrous evil.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Here's Ignorance!

another state that Washington STEPPED ignorance
the political changes transping this country No better
published her daily noramuses shows complete
understand the condition the although
that the
fall from the seventh slepers
Fing about the form OF REPRINTS sometimes WITH but oener
Of u prophecy from ingalls, That admirable
manhood the fugitive gossip the
phet Of calamity and esteemed exchanges be believed
of disaster which figured
those gone by won't
the the his listeners special mel
Mr. forecasts an nterude terror He tells Of dynamite
violence and rapne He that the full of dcon
and boodng wrath and in his sad preaon long, appa
ling @ train Of woe one great hnanca panic 50 his declare @
chaos will He not represented explaining the
expected panic which harm the rich alone The
prophecy short the rising the the general duc
ton that to follow!
Ingalls, really
such what he utterng panic,
should will touch only the seuatos after th the
% sturdy ~ % o yz the h These % M not d
No patriot would wreck society because he to
have been unfortunate OF what does friend complain?
great Washington
Daily should proceed at to the
country" mighty
pe conflict which rapidly approaching? He will find perhaps
people will stand "a out 81 farm homes vacated by
robbery highway 2
that farmers sell their for $35O but the miners rebel
ground may
highest paid United
Stabut $11 so that
Knights Labor Chicago buy 500 OF coal Indiana and all
the three railroads there refuse them freight they have
about that time hot the
collar.
thao eyes of Ingalls, and Col. Bracket