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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW.

There seems to be strong tenden-
cy among some of our brethren of the
Press to apologize for and condone
anything that may be engaged in by
what they are pleased to term the
chest of people," meaning of course
the wealthy. On account of this
spirit some have strongly criticised
Judge Moon, of Chattanooga for
charging the grand jury to treat all
men alike and indict the rich man, in
his fine parlors who stakes small (?)
amount on his progressive euchre
game now and then just to make it
more exciting and interesting, as well
as the poor devils who use their hard
earned money by ''shootin' craps" in
some underground dive. Such work
when done by the rich, surrounded
by luxuary is called 'only harmless
amusement at their own homes in the
evening" And according to the ex.
allied ideas of the AppealAvalanche
and other papers of its ilk, ''the idea
that they should be summoned before
grand jury and required to answer
in court to charge Of gambling is in
tolorable." 1t is just too bad that
their pile of money will not keep then
from being indicted for the same of
Tense along with the poor fellow who
did not have so much to win or loose,
Why high class gamblers, high clas.
murders, high class Law breakers
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
THE ROsBER BARON.

The New York Press says that the
Brooklyn Eagle recently published
a pen picture of a "robber baron" as
depicted from life by representative
of that journal. This sketch is par
ticularly brought to the attention of
the journals advocating the caging of
the ,barons and pulverizing Of protect
ed Industries. Mr.. A. P. McCoomb
is described by the Eagle reporter as
a ''stcut comfortable looking man,
who sat smoking on the piazza at
Manhattan Beach" On being adj
dressed Mr.. McCoomb did not deny
his identity, but said with refreshing
candor: eyes, | am one of the 'robber
barons' out of job" The reporter
then urged the "robber baron" to
tell his story, which he did in the fol-
lowing interesting manner.
| come from little town up the
State. started factory there eight
years ago. When Harrison was
elected l built a big addition. l had
100 hands working for me. and my
factory was the backbone Of the towns
prosperity. 1t may be said to have
lived on the wages paid. When
the electioneering came around last
fall l was invited to speak. But l
did not attempt any oratory; l had no
idea that there would be Democratic
votes cast In our town. | told the
people it was a matter of bread and
butter, and they were as much inter-
ested in it as l, and | left the matter
there.
A Democratic orator followed me,
and demonstrated that the Chicago
platform meant release from the impo-
sition of the robber barons of protect
ion; that the workingman got none of
the benefits of protection, and that
none of the factories would close nor
would any of the American workmen
be thrown out Of employment by the
great increase of importations that
would take place. | thought my
people knew better. but when the
votes were counted the rainbow hued
oratory was found to have had its
effects. The town had gone almost
solidly Democratic.
1t wasn't any use kicking. l saw
what was coming and just took $2S,-
600 and soaked 1t away in trust
company. When the banks began
to break and the factories closed and
the hard times came, my customers
cancelled their orders and l had to
shut up. The poor little town is
finding its lesson in political economy
a bitter dose, but as for me, Pve got
that old s2S, 900, and l can sit here
very comfortably and wait till the
CloudS roll by.
| am a robber baron and the work.
ingman has smashed me, so l an
supposed to be dead.
Thus we see one of Mr.. Waiter
sons "robber barons" has beer
smashed by the threat of their policy,
but we also see that GOO foolish work
men have been smashed at the samt
time.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20

john HoUK says he has a let
ter written by Judge Gibson just
after the war asking to be discharged
as Captain so he, too, could say he
had fought for his country. We have
Houk's word for this. On the other
hand we have the word of Judge Glib
son backed by the G. A. R. that he
has an honorable discharge. In this
country man is supposed to be in
nocent until he is proven guilty. The
people will believe that the Judge is
alright and that Houk has lied until
Houk presents positive proof. There
is no necessity for Judge Gibson to
show his discharge unless he sees fit.
We have the word of the G. A. r.
that he has one and the word of John
Houk that he hasn't. For our part
we prefere to believe the Post for it
would surely not be its interest to do
as it has done unless it was solutely
sure Of its ground. Houk's friends
seem to think they can convict the
Judge and throw a shadow over his
record by using Houk's slanderous ar
ticle, but when that is put up against
the resolutions adopted by the G. A.
r. it falls harmless to the ground un-
less supported by some solid proof.
If Houk has it let HIM trot it out.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
EDITORIAL.
What tho Editor Thinks OF
Matters of Interest to the
People of the County.
LEONARD 6. eopohsD; Eo,roa.
WISE MEN CHANGE BUT FOOLS
NEVER.

1t seems that one of the chief argu-
ments the Houk men rely upon to IN
jure Judge Gibson with is that he
voted for the convict lease some time
back when he was a member of the
State Legislature. We do not know,
certainly, as to the truth of this asser-
ton, but if it is so, what then? How
many men in public life but have
voted for and honestly supported a
measure, when it first came up, think
ing it would prove beneficial and then
after seeing its effects, have changed
their minds and would gladly do all
they could to repeal that measure?
There have been great many such
instances and what if Judge Gibson
did favor that law then? We are all
aware that he has long since changed
his mind in regard to it and is not
now in favor of it. A great many of
our best men favored the convict lease
when first proposed who are now OPP
posed to it since they have seen its
workings.
We should not condemn man for
what he has done and repented OF,
but rather that man who has made a
mistake and then has the manhood to
acknowledge it and does all he can to
right it should be honored for his
manliness. We learn by experience
and it is true saying that the wise
sometimes change their views, but
fools never. If Judge Gibson favored
the convict lease now, in the light of
past events, it would be a reason for
those who oppose it to vote against
him, but we are satisfied he does not
favor it and is strongly opposed to it;
and whatever he may have believed
in the past in regard to this question
will not keep any intelligent miner
from supporting man who can use
both his voice and his pen in their
interests. What difference does it
make what John Houk believes? II
he believed anything with his whole
soul he could not get up and defend
that belief and very few would ever
know it unless he told Link, ""Bart'
or "Dick" and had them spread the
news. That is the only way the
people have found out his belief in
the past and it is the only way they
will have in the future. The people
would like to have man that can
come around and tell them his own
views about things. They are get
ting tired of this second hand way Of
finding out their Congressman:
thoughts.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20

Isn't it about time the Gibson men
were being called "warty-eyed,"
"snub nosed" etc2 Already the
Knoxville Republican has called them
the "small, self conceited element of
the party" and says John will beat
their candidate just like his father has
done before him for the past sixteen
years. No matter how loyal We are
as Republicans we are "small and
self-conceited" if we favor some one
for Congress besides our brilliant
Johnnie.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
Local Institutes

On Friday Sept. 22nd thesr win
be a Local institute held at Walk
er's School house for the sxaehers
of LIST, 3rd, 9th, eth, and fzsh Dis
tricts.
Also on Friday Sept. %, an Insti-
tute will be held at Porter .Acnde-
my for the teachers of Titt. 12fh.
18th, and 14th Districts.
These meetings will open "a = "A.
M.,and close. at 8 p. NJ, fsxrrv
teacher assigned must De eseeas
Institute for colored teachers wfH
be held at 4a.y,ille, Fridsy, fs..
9Th. Programme will *. sxss T..
all the teachers, if possiba.
Respectfully.
Robert Walker
Go Supt. hlOna1 O.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
Tow. M. Rigsbay.
No. 2s9.
Z. A. Akers

In tho cbarcerv Carrt 81 Mar;

In the Chancery Court at Maryville. Tenn.
In this cause. it appearing from the bill, which
is sworn to- that the place of residence Of the de-
PENDANT, W. NJ. Rigsbay. is unknown and can
not be sscertained upon diligent inquiry; and It
appearing that the bill in this cause was fled
against the said W N. Rigsbay as the purchaser
of some town lots in the Maryville Real Estate
Conpany's addition to the town Of Maryville,
and to enforce the vendors lien for the purchase
money; he Is therefore hereby requiredto appear
on or before the third Monday OF October, next
before the Chancery Court at Maryville, Ten
nessee, and make defence TO the bill filed
against him in said Court by T. A. Akers. or
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice be pub
hshed for four consecutive weeks in the Mary
vile TINES.
This, September Is. 1893.
W. G. CHrNLEA. C. an.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20

THIS campaign has been free SO far
as we can learn from any public dis
turbance by "warty-eyed," "raw-
head and bloody bones" 1t would
be lonesome if some of his delicious
sweetness (?) was not allowed to float
out upon the political atmosphere. A
campaign without him in the ring
dancing and prancing would be as
dull as circus without clown.
Do. trot out the clown Johnnie and let
him gyrate few gyrations around the
political arena. If you will give him
a new stock Of sweetness to spring on
the people it might take better, and if
that cannot be done trot him out at
any rate and let him "chaw the same
old hash" and give us some more
"dicky-bird," "sweet scented flower, "
"snub nosed" and other popular Sc,
lections from his highly instructive and
brilliant stock. By all means let us
have him. We are getting anxious tc
hear that old familiar "war whoop'
even if it does stop our hearts warm
beats, CONCEAL the blood within our
veins, and stand our hair as straigh
on our puerile head as the quilts OF
porcupine's back. Let the banC
play "Annie Rooney" while tht
people wait in awful silence for his APP
pearance.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
WRONG AGAIN.

Judge Houk was always regarded
as the ablest stumper in East Tennes-
see, and all the country weeklies who
are now fighting Jno. Houk say that
that the Judge made the people
the best congressman they ev-
er had, Notwithstanding this, he could
never have the support of these great
moral papers.-Knoxville Republi-
can.
Wrong again, brother. live are a
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20

The deadly toadsto8!llcs sss iieen for the
mushroom caused og e deathp deaths
in New York City llor their grt Poop
lie are always reaf d up
on even if il dos ]. ROBINSON. cath.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
TO THE PEOPLE OF
BLOUNT COUNTY.

We want you to read every gnrd
we have got to say to you, sEyss, do
side for yourself where TO go and
buy your Clothing when yaB etane
to Knoxville.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
ITS TRUE

we do not need a great-deaR III in
PRODUCTION to you, as our TegEasasinn
for the most honest Clothing sasld u
Knoxville it is as web essa2SEakad
in Blount County as Ia Knox
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20

should not be annoyed by having the
law enforced against them. Oh, No!
Give the other fellows blazes and
make examples Of them by placing
them on the rock pile, but to cause
that dude, with his soft hands, high
collar, silk hat and just about enough
brains to do nothing but play progress
sive euchre to pay the penalty of a
broken law! "Why, aw, that would
be just to utterly preposterous and
outrageous and too awful for any
thing doncher know" 1t is a dis
grace to the state to have a Judge SO
begnighted as not to be able to see this.
incompetent to sit on the bench"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
OUR FALL AND WIN
TER STOCK,

Is ready now--as you aST WnH
aware we are Practical Tai&Ss our
entire stock is made to 0EClOT, EaBder
our own direction, you pay nss lob
bers profit, but the goods goes from
the manufacturer direct t0ahe Con-
sumer-in other words yOB buy
from us fine Tailor made CGEahing
for the same or
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
WE DO NOT STUFF

People with false adveYtissrRept
like our fofeign neighbor, y0a MI
know who it is-a respectable gen-
tleman in Knoxville w0pSf vpgft ev-
en- enter their house not alone 4hsHks
ing of buying from them.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-09-20
LESS PRICE

than the other House VIII charge
you for Shoddy made goods car
afford to take chanees2
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
NORTH BENNINGTON.


Blank books of any description, ruled
to any style, with or without printed
head, at the Banner Bindery, Benning-
ton, vt.
George yelling is at home from the
school of technology, in Boston.
E. d. yelling has been confined to the
house by sickness, but is again about.
Mrs. Frank Martin presented her hus-
band with fine boy, few days since.
The union meeting will be held in the
Congregational church as usual next Sun
day evening the 2lst.
The arrival of little son, at the home
of Mrs. John Quackenbush Jr., nee
Frances Colvin, is announced as occur
ing on Friday week since.
c. j. Mckay is making altstki ions and
improvements, in the kitck depart
ment Of his residence. The lilly will
arrive about the 1st of June.
While Mrs. j. Atwood is on a visit to
Springfield, Mass, Richard Newman is
making changes with paint and paper to
add to the appearance of her home in
side and out.
Send all your magazines to the Ban
ner Bindery, Bennington, Vt. They will
be neatly and tastily bound.
William Tompkins slipped on rolling
stick, while at work on circular saw
last Saturday, falling on to the iron saw
frame and injuring his side. No ribs
were broken but he was badly strained.
An agent was in the village Wednes-
day with Western reversible road ma
chine, from Aurora, Ill. He showed
the manner of its working on piece of
road, wishing those interested to ex-
anime, as his object was to sell.
The death of Mrs. John Griffin at
Bennington Falls, recently, is severely
felt by her family, and the friends in the
vincinity where she has so long resided.
She was faithful in all her family obliga-
tions, as wife and mother, and the many
expressions of kindly and neighboily
acts of good will in all social relations
will long be remembered. The funeral
was held from the st. Johns Baptist
church here, and the burial in the Ben
nington cemetary, Father La Chance
officiating.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19

The Washington telegraph news of
Saturday has an order of the new Com
missioner of Pensions that is of general
interest. The despatch says: The
following order, revo1ing the celebrated
completed files" order of ex-Commis-
sioAer Raum, has been issued by Com
m issioner Lochren: $50 much of order
14y, dated December %, 1889, as pertains
to the establishment of the completed
files system, and also order No. 151,
dated January 8, 1890, and order No. 155,
dated July /, 1890, bearing on the same
subject, are hereby revoked. Hereafter
all ending claims in each class will be
taken up for consideration in the order
in, which the unconsidered evidence is
filed, the object aimed at being practi-
cal return to the method in vogue prior
to 1899. Whenever any evidence shall
be received in any case, such evidence
will be strapped to the case and the file
card will be at once placed at the top of
the file box of the examiner in whose
charge the case may be. Whenever any
examiner shall have disposed of all the
cases on his desk, additional cases repre-
sented by the file cards, at the bottom of
such examiners file box, shall be placed
on his desk for consideration and action,
and the proper call for evidence shall be
made, or pending inquiries answered, or
the case, if found to be complete, shall
at once be submitted to the board of re-
view for final adjudication"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19

Justice Field also read dissenting
opinion. He held that there was wide
difference between exclusion of immi-
grants and the deportation of alien resi-
dents and he characterized the act in
the strongest language as inhuman and
brutal; and as violative of the constitu-
tion in every section. He regretted to
say that the decision of the court was to
his mind fraught with the gravest dan
gers to the priceless constitutional liber-
ties of the people.
In his dissenting opinion Chief JUS
tice Fuller denied the soundness of the
proposition that the cases before the
court were such as the political depart
ment alone could deal with. 1t was, in
his view, judicial question. 1t is the
very essence of judicial duty for the
courts to pass upon the constitutionality
of legislative acts, when the discharge
of that duty was properly imposed upon
it.
He entertained no doubt that the pro-
visions of the fifth and 14th amendments
were universal in their application and
that while the general government was
invested so far as foreign countries were
concerned, with all the powers neces-
sary to the maintenance of its absolute
independence and security, it could not,
in virtue of supposed inherent sover-
eighty, absolutely deal with persons
lawfully and peacefully within its do
main.
The act before the court was not an
act to abrogate or repeal treaty, nor to
expel Cinnamon lawfully here, and no
such intent could be imputed to Con-
gress. Its object was to prescribe
method of registration, and the deporta-
tion denounced by way of punishment
was, in his view an usual punishment
not authorised by the constitution.
After the court had concluded an
nouncements of opinions, Mr.. j. Hub
ley Ashton, of council for the Chinese,
moved for rehearing of the case and an
argument before full bench at the next
term.
The despatch continues: At present
the court stands five to three in support
of the law, Justice Harlan being absent
The court took the motion under advise
ment, the effect of which is to postpone
until the motion is acted upon any pro-
ceeding unTer the judgement of the
court announced to-day. The court took
short recess, and on reassembling
denied Mr.. Ashton's motion for a re-
hearing. The opinion, therefore, stands
as announced.
Washington dispatches of Tuesday
state that the Chinese question, compli-
Gated by the above decision, came before
the full Cabinet and a conclusion was
reached that the law could not be en-
forced because there was not money OBJ
tainable for that purpose. The act only
carriesan appropriation of S100,0r0 and
Secretary Carlisle showed that not more
that S35, 900 of that sum remained, with
some bills still unaudited to be acted up
on. 1t was estimated that it wonld cost
to deport all Cinnamon now in the coun-
try, who have not complied with the law
more than 100000 This statement
expresses what one member of the cabi-
net called the utter inability of the gov
ernment to give an effect to the law it
self without further action by congress.
1t is said that there is little if any prob
ability of the government making any
immediate effort to put the law into
effect.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19
EAST ARLINGTON.

Blank books, of any description, ruled
to any style, with or without printed
head, at the Banner Bindery, Benning-
ton, VT .f,tt
High winds continue to visit at inter-
walls. ,inusI
Prof. C. C. Hard has returned home
Pennsylvania. d'ni III On
Farmers are sowing their Z grain this
week-hav'nt their spring work nearly
done yet. .,';' lG ooti'
Wednesday, the fifteenth inst, was the
fifty-ninth anniversary of the wedding
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Levine Hard.
Send all your magazines to the Banner
Bindery, Bennington, VT. They will be
neatly and tastily bound.
1t will be remembered by some of the
oldest inhabitants that at this time there
came fall of snow here to the depth of
six inches. So we hav'nt all the queer
weather this year, although the common
remark is 81 never saw such year as
this"
The bobolinks have come and such
flood of ''liquid sweetnessm When the
busy housewife leans for moment from
the easement to enjoy the prospect, ''the
song of the gay bUbOlink is heard, and
The note of the youth hearted yellow
bird, and the shout of children's play"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19
Is LIZZIE BORDEN INSANE?

The Associated Press agent at Taun-
ton, Mass, under date of the 18th, con-
tributes the following: ''It is asserted
that the true inwardness of the recess of
the grand jury in the Lizzie Borden case
was because of Attorney General Pills
bury's desire that consultation of in
sanity experts should be held to deter
mine the mental condition of Miss BOr-
den, he firmly believing, not in her in.
nocence, as has been stated, but that
she was mentally unbalanced.
"He wished that every chance should
be given her to show that, if she was
guilty, it was because of her mental con-
dition. But Mr.. Jennings, counsel for
Miss Borden, asserted in his argument
at Fall River, My client is not insane
He could not, therefore, assent to any
such examination as was suggested by
the attorney general, and was forced to
await the developments of the trial. 1t
is not the intention of the government to
waste any time in The examination of
witnesses who have had visions, who
have seen wild-eyed men, or who have
become possessed of theories. 1t will be
sufficient, it is claimed, for the prose-
cutting attorneys to bring out the evil
dence of the real witnesses in the case.
The two most important ones are Bridget
Sullivan and Mrs. Churchill. If there is
no great delay in getting the jury, the
case, the government officials say, can be
cleared up in three weeks
BY the way how does it come about
that Lizzie Bordenis so prosecuted, and
Bridget Sullivan escapes any suspicion
of knowledge whatsoever? According
to the published details she was within
hearing at the time of Mr.. Borden's muir
der. If she saw or heard anything why
is it not told? And if she is entirely ig-
norant of what was going on within a
few feet of her while washing windows,
how comes it that the Police of Fall
River think she knows so much of the
whereabouts of the accused, when the
barn was around the house and at some
distance from where it is testified she
stood at the time of the murder? These
are legitimate questions if the published
evidence amounts to anything.
Miss Borden's trial begins at New
Bedford, June 1st. We hope the pre-
siding judge will be some one who is
impartial. Her examination was con-
fessedly one-sided and partizan.