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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

posed of democrats who have fought the
battles OF democracy in Texas for years;
who stood by the colors in turbulent times,
and who yet stand UP and contend for the
everlasting principles of the party. Such
men as eX-United States Senator Coke ana
hundreds of others like him. Conservatism
10 my mind will prevail in the convention,
but clear. ringing resolutions, favoring the
restoration of the white metal, will pass
with enthusiasm, and the delegates Will
then go home and the fight Will be made
i'm the democratic ranks.
The Clark Threat To Bolt.
Democratic supremacy in Texas is a Sc
rous question-in fact the paramount is
at this time.
A straddle on this question won't do. A
delay will not answer. The advocates OF
cree silver want the question settled
and they want ii disposed of shortly.
There is dissatisfaction ana discontentment
here i'm this state and the quicker
the question is settled the better it VIII
be for the adjustment of business
and laws will be made accordingly. Inc
utterances of Judge George Clark, the soid
standard leader. TO the effect that II
free ana unlimited coinage plank declaring
Tor the ratio of 10 to l is adopted by the
national democratic convention, L VIII not
give the ticket my support, represent the
views of the extreme gold standard adVo-
Gates and show where the danger oil
split comes in; but / am inclined TO De
lieVe that it is not the sentiment OIL those
or any respectable part of the number VINO
followed him in ms fight against free
silver plank i'm the last state platform.
L have talked to two who We're in the
thickest of the battle with him-Judge Nor
man q. Kettrell, of Houston, and Hon.
Jonathan Lane, of LaGrange-and they
declare that they cannot follow Judge
Clark out of the democratic party. If
the national and Texas democracy de-
clares for free silver they say they WIN
Clark will find but few democrats who
will follow him in his opposition to the
with his approval Texas democrats Will
not be controlled by him. They fight for
principle. Judge Clark will be convinced
of this fact when he attempts to lead
these men from the party they have af-
fiiliated with for years a. q. ID.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

wages than in any other same number IL
years since this government was formed.
(ApplauseD Four millions of men today out
of employment? Where did you get YOUR
figures?"
MIR. Harvey-I said from two to four mil
lions.
Mir. Horr-There is not any truth in either
statement. In the years 1892 l was IN
thrty-one states OF this union, and during
that entire time 1 did not visit city where
the people were not well employed at good
wages. and / know that any man who says
that from 1879 to 1892 this country was in
financial distress and that the lahorins men
were not then well employed is not well
qualified to talk upon the subject, because
that is not the fact.
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SILVER IN NgEXICO.
Bankers Change Thcir Minds aud Ad-
VOcutc Its Retention.

From The Associated Press.
CITY Of Mexico, July 25.-The money mar
ket is inactive and the enormous and un-
precedentcd plethora Of money continues.
The Bank OF London and Mexico las re-
duced interest on deposits made for one
year from to per cent. Bankers are not
shipping n dollar as present prices, as
there is no margin fer profit and conse-
quently, except by companies, there is no
export Of money, which, therefore, lends
to accumulate in banks anu in private
hands and everybody Looks forward to an
epoch Of active speculation. Capitalists
are principally going into tropical agricul-
ture. mainly coffee, although tobacco IS
rcviyirg ana it is now anticipated that
native cigarettes viii be extensively shipped
TO London in competition with those of
Egypt.
The manufacturing business continues
active, owing to rate of exchange. which
has "a fun measure Of foreign competition.
There is not the slightest likelihood that
the government will adopt the gold stand
ard. as has been reported in the last few
weeks by bankers, who are now changing
their opinion and advocating the retention
Of the silver standard, which is forging
on with great rapidity President Diaz
cherishes the ambition to place Mexican
cf6iTt on q level with that of Chile. and
there is little doubt felt here that within
three years Mexico viii be able TO refund
her foreign gold debt at Z per cent, saving
l per cent. German bankers, who have
handled the loan, are feeling entirely sat
isfed with the condition of Mexican finance
ana nave made money on the recent steady
rise in the bonds of the government.
Copper expectation is increasing, and re-
cent discoveries assure permanence i'm
this line of expectation. There is reason To
believe that the electrical transmission
of power from the water wells viii give a
larger domestic market for copper wire
and one great German company expects to
svppls s.y ..l .4cgs2ad oTse power %
this city Withia Il year
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

From The Albany. Ca, Herald.
When Senator Morgan came to Georgia
TO make mis- speech on the money question
AT -the Griffin convention, the enterprisng
pot metal concerns in Atlanta sent out
circulars in advance Offering to furnish 1t
to the country newspapers at the usual
price per column, but we now have before
Us an offer from one of them TO send us
Hoke Smiths Gainesville speech, ''iE plates,
free OF any cost and express charges pre-
paid" This is not a case of YOU pays
your money ana takes your choice" but if
the papers will only take Hoke's speech.
Holle or somebody else will do the choosing
and the paying too.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29
COxey Their Choice.

field O.. says: Jacob 5. CcXey, the com
monweal reformer, will be the populist nom
inee for governor. So said T. |. Creager. of
This CITY, chairman and member of the peo-
Dle's party state executive committee. Mir.
roxev is the only man named for the aomi
nation explained Mr.. Creager. 'Populists
with one accord seem to want him for their
standard bearer Coxey Will be nominated
bv acclamation.' The convention viii be
held at Columbus September LIST and I'd.
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Not To he Htimidatcd l..

Good Hope. Walton County, Georgia. Ju-
" 27-This section Is Cor silver. l am a
postmaster but / am for free and unlimited
coinage II / lose my head it is all right,
as ! am not to be inundated by the pow
ers that be- If the people are allowed a
fair and impartial vote and count on the
silver question, it will win by a large ma
jority. Mark my prediction.
JAMES l.. LONG. MD, Postmaster.
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SILVER IN TEXAS.
THE BIMETALLIC SENTIMENT rs
GROWING STEADILY.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE FOR IT.
Governor Culberson Defines HIS Position In
Letter aud is Positive for Free
and Unlimited Coinage.

Austin. Texas, July 25.-ISpecIal CorreSpon-
dencel-In about two more weeks the
friends OF silver in TEXTS Will meet to-
gethc- at Fort Worth. The indications are
that this convention will be one OF the
most memorable as well as the largest
attended ever held in the state. The demo-
cratic farmers OF Texas are aroused 10
the Importance OF this question and IN
my opinion they will be conspicuous n
this meeting. and viii see 10 it that they. the
bone and sinew OF the state democracy,
do their part IN putting Texas where she
properly belongs and where a majority,
aud = large majority at that. OF the dem
Ogra.s OF this state know that she clearly
ought 10 Eo-in the free silver column.
A Talk with senator Reagan.
I had a talk with ex-Un.ted States Sena-
tor John II Reagan the other day He
said: - regard the silver question as the
greatest question ever before the people Of
the United States and OF the world. as
affecting their Industrial interests and their
future welflre.'
asked him Il he thought the fight
should b. male in the party. and he said:
- majority ef the democratic members Of
congress thought the fight should be made
within the party lines. and judging from
what comes to me through the newspapers,
this seems 20 be the view OF most u the
promincEs democrats. IL there is = chance
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

From The Evansville. Ind, star.
The restoration of free coinage of silver
without limitation. will fix the minimum
price Of silver III over the world. just as
tho law Of 1911 passed by Sir Robert Peel
through the British parliament compelling
the Bank Of England to pay an equivalent
Of $S.92 per ounce for al gold offered
fixes the minimum price of gold all over
the world.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

From The New York Advertiser.
Hoke Smith will follow the example of
Carlisle and take the stump against free
silver. SO VIII Morton. Gradually the
entire cabinet is being put on the stump
Why should subordinate officials be denied
the right to go into campaigns when their
-,,,,. ,.ip,e do
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LETTERS FR0M TIE PEOPLE.
Another % az NoI.e'a Jol.ea.


Rome. Ca. July 2G-Edtor Constitution:
Hon Hoke Smith is reported to have said
in his Gainesville speech, on July 23d:
$50 many falsehoods have been told about
the bond issue that it is hard TO follow
them" This is especially true as to those
told 10 excuse and defend Grover Cleve-
lands action. Hoke's speech proves he is
determined to continue them. for he has
told the most reckless falsehood yet of
them all so FAR.
Continuing Hoke is reported to have said.
'"rhey say it was issuing bonds i'm time of
peace. Why don't they tell you that those
bonds were issued to fulfll promises made
in war" Because it would not have been
true and is only another "falsehOod," as
stated by Hoke Smith.
The promises made in war"-that is. the
bond issue thon-were payable i'm green
backs until after the war when the men
who now own and control Cleveland had
the change made, making the principal
payable lin coin" that is. silver or gold,
and who have had Cleveland, since his
last Inauguration, clamori,g in their be-
half for their payment exclusively in gold,
which congress refused
Those promises made in war" are now,
by law adopted since the war. fulfllable
by payment in CONN silver or golf
ana il is only Cleveland's policy, subst-
tuted by him in violation of the law and
his sworn duty, which stands i'm the way of
their payment i'm silver instead of issuing
bonds to get gold.
..Those bonds were" not ISSUED 10 ful-
ill promises made IN war" Even Cleve-
lands mentor. John Sherman, would not
utter such statement, and, besides, ne
is on record TO the contrary in a letter
used by Senator Beck i'm speech by him
i'm Sherman's presence in the United States
senate. IL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
THE SAME LAW FOR ALL.

The decision of Justice Gaynor in
the Brooklyn car-strike case has
been received with all that variety
of criticism and comment which It's
novelty was certain to attract It
has been applauded and denounced
and approached by others with that
mixture of curiosity and caution with
which the small boy approaches the
firecracker whose fuse he is not
sure is not ignited. Among this class
of commentators is the Milwaukee
Journal, which says that the de-
ciSion that the car company must
continue to give it's regular service,
settling the demands of it's men
without any interruption of that
service, because this might lead to
importunate demands on the part of
the men, sheltered behind such a
construction of the law, cannot be
the law because it is not common
sense.
We are not able to discover why
the same law is not applicable to
corporations of this kind that is ap-
piled to ordinary contracts. What
is the contract of a street railway
corporation? Both in it's expressed
and implied terms, it is this: I'm con-
sideration of the grant of the
franchise permitting us to use the
streets Of the city, we agree to equip
and operate street railway on such
of them as may be agreed upon, and
for the accommodation of such of the
public as will pay us the compensa-
ton allowed, and to operate cars
upon these lines upon a time sched-
ule which will meet the demands of
the public" There is no reservation
in it which saves the company from
the result of its inability to perform
this contract because of differ
ence with it's employees, nor is there
any other excuse. for non-perform-
ance except that old-established one
of an ''act of Cod
There seems to be something in
these corporations engaged in public
service that, in many minds and in
many ways, makes them appear diff
ferent from other corporations, and
what would readily be recognized as
a proper law when applied to the
latter is not so easily seen to be
equally applicable to the former
For illustration: The Milwaukee
Journal company enters into an
agreement with the public in which
it agrees to publish a certain num-
Der of consecutive times a list of
the delinquent taxes. After the
company is fairly committed to it's
contract it has a difference with it's
employees in regard to their wages,
and the men quit work. They not
only quit work themselves, but they
endeavor to prevent others from
taking their places. In the tumult
that occurs the Journal is unable to
carry out it's contract with the pub
lie.
Should it bring suit to recover
from the public the portion of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29

court of compulsory arbitration.
Every lawyer who handles brief is
an advocate of one or the other party
who compels his adversary to sub
nit their differences to arbitration
Every man in the land subject to
jury duty is. an involuntary arbi-
traitor in compulsory submission to
arbitration. Every final judgment
rendered in any court is the decree
compelling obedience to the decision
arrived at on the merits Of a conV
troversy. Every lawsuit begun is
the invocation of the power of the
state to oblige the defendant to SUBJ
nit to the arbitration of the jury the
facts about. which the two parties
are unable to agree. Number is NO
obstacle. One man can compel the
city or the state to arbitrate disputes
in the courts. These DEGREES are be-.
ing enforced in all sorts of shapes.
and under all conditions. The mans
damus of court compels the indiA
vidual to render service; the injunce
ton to desist from serving or refusa
ing to serve. Its application to
strikes, whether initiated by the ems
ployers or employees, is but the eSli
tension to another condition Of old
appliances and remedies. We are
moving rapidly, driven by forces be
You'd human control, led by the logic
of events, to this application.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
NOT THE GUESTS
But the Baby to Break the Spell
Fell n Victim.

Detroit Free Press.
NO. said the man who was wait
ing for his turn in the barber shop,
I'm not superstitious, but l have
kind of horror of the number IL, and
/ think a good many other men have
the same kind of sentiment about it.
l had only one experience, but that
was a peculiar one"
Did you sleep in No. Is in
hoteI?" asked the man to whom he
was talking.
mo, L went to Pontiac to attend
the funeral of a friend, and was in
yited with others who were at the
services to dine at the house of a rel
alive of the deceased niece, in
fact. When we sat at the table our
hostess, who was assisting in wait
ing upon US, remarked that there
were just thirteen at the table. She
had beautiful child, two years of
age, and to break the spell she
brought, the little fellow and put
him in my arms. He was much adj
ln1ired and was passed from one to
oailotiler until his mother was ready
TO Sit down, when he was taken
: away.
Sd We'll, what happened? Did some
uone9die before the year was out?''
Q t7I91at is the strange part of it. 1t
9w1as not one of the thirteen guests
who died, but the little child who
= was drought in to break the spell"
ue His voice faltered, and he looked
Ythp1fghtfully as he took his seat in
Iothe7 fonsorial chair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
Prof. Barker, of the University Of
Pennsylvania. declares DR.. Prices Bak-
ing Powder absolutely pure.
THE FOUNTAIN TREE.
1t Is n Depository of Cool, Spark
ling Water.

Commercial Advertiser.
Mr.. Duchartre recently made known
to the French Academy of Sciences the
results of an experiment made by Max
ime Lecompte in the Congo upon a
tree of the nus Musenga. Upon max
ing incisions in the trunk of it
and placing a pail at the foot of the
tree, more than ten quarts of pure
water collected in thirteen hours. The
goriIlas, it seems, are in the habit of
shaking their thirst at these hidden
fountains, and regulate the flow of
liquid at will by pulling off different
sized branches.
Many years ago DR.. Wallich found
in the province of Martaban, Africa,
plant belonging to the same natural
order, whose soft and porous wood dis
charged, when wounded, very large
quantity of pure and tasteless fluid,
which was quite wholesome, and was
used as beverage by the natives. This
plant was named by Dr. Wallich the
water vine, and has been placed in the
genus Phytocrene, which signifies
"plant fountain These plants form
a remarkable exception to the usual
character of the order, which em-
braces species that produce a milky
juice, such, for example, as the cele-
brated cow tree, Palo de Vaca, of
South America, which yields a copious
supply Of rich and wholesome milk, as
good as that of the COW, and used for
the same purpose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
THE PREs1DENT,s MESSAGE.

For two months now the congress
has dawdled over the currency
question. On all hands the need Of
action is made manifest. The dis
cussion in the press, in congress, in
commercial bodies, is an admission
of the final breakdown of the I'M
sound financial methods under which
we have been operating for genera
ton. The situation long ago pre-
dicted as inevitable has been on us
in an acute stage for year and a
half. The president called the at
tention of the congress to it in his
December message. The daily con-
dition of business has been a con-
slant reminder of the imperiouS need
of action. And the congress sits
and dawdles away it's time listening
to attacks on the Hawaiian policy
of the administration.
The habit of partisanry has become
so ingrained that men cannot see
that the money of the people cannot
be a party question, and instead OF
bending their energies and lending
their aid to the effort of relief from
a situation that made no discrimina-
ton of partisanry, but oppressed all
alike, we have seen Republican
members holding aloof, cautiously
critical, and throwing off all re-
sponsibility. The GLOBE deprecat-
ed this attitude, wherever shown,
from the start, and insisted that no
question of currency, even of silver,
could be a party one. The preS1.
dent makes a strong, appeal to the
patriotism of congress. He draws
the situation in strong outline; he
lays the duty of help on all alike;
he strips off the pretense of party
obligations and leaves the partisan
without cover.
He meets the men who oppose the
retirement of the greenback be-
cause it is a non-interest-bearin
debt with the demonstration that it
has already cost directly over $780,
900, 900 in the interest paid on the
bonds sold to establish the reserve
fund. To this might be added a
sum simply incalculable for the
losses to business, the direct result
of the endless chain Of currency run
ming through the treasury and
draining it of its gold.
He expresses himself as not at
all opposed to the use Of silver He
has been derided as a "goldbug,"
the tool of the gold money power,
simply because he was opposed to
the free coinage of silver at a ratio
purely fictitious. He expressed him
self favorably to the plan for the
utilization of silver proposed by the
GLOBE four years ago. He would
undoubtedly approve of the Jones
plan if added to the Springer bill.
He would veto promptly any free
coinage appcndage. What he will
do if congress does nothing he makes
plain. EGe will use the bond-issuing
power OF the resumption act to issue
more bonds to get more gold if it is
needed. 1t remains to be seen if in
all Of congress there is patriotism
enough IT, fame arL lass some
measure, whatever its features,
which will cut the endless chain and
disconnect it from the treasury.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
Needed an Expert.
Chicago Tribune.

chicago tribune.
An aged citizen in whose veins
there mingled Caucasian and Eth
opian blood in about equal proper
ton, called at the collectors office
in the court house the other day.
and hung about until he found a
chance to speak to him.
'Ts dis de collectah?" he inquired.
Eyes" replied the official. What
can do for you, uncle?"
"Got bill of fo' dollahs an sixty
cents agin a man down on Jeff son
street" said the aged caller, hand
ing him a soiled and pocket-worn
scrap of paper. ''Wisht you'd elect
it, sab. 1 CANT"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29

The president did right. He is the
chief executive officer of the nation.
1t is his duty to see that the laws are
enforced. The constitution gives
to congress the power to regulate
commerce between the states; to
establish post roads; to use the mil
tia in execution of the laws. Con-
gress provided for the use of the
military in enforcing the laws; it
provided postal routes; it regulated
interstate commerce. A mob in
Chicago defied the laws; INSTRUCTED
passage on the post routes, prevent
ed the movement of commerce be-
tween the states; disobeyed the
mandate of the federal courts. The
force at the command of the federal
marshal was insufficient to execute
the laws or the courts orders. The
president but did his duty in send
ing troops to quell the mob.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
Perfect results attend the use of DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder. because
it's absolutely pure.

With a pertinacity that would be
laudable if employed in the cause of
truth, the Pioneer Press persists in
the laudation of the Sound financial
policy of it's party. AS there has
been no change by the present ad-
ministration in that policy, all this
present hullabalOo about the cur
rency, this prolific discussion, these
innumerable remedies that are being
offered on every hand all testifying
to the general belief that some rem
edy is absolutely necessary, would
seem to reflect somewhat severely
on the soundness of the policy which
our contemporary slauds. Leaving
aside the political policy Of that
party, which resulted Immediately
from the war and produced the
greenbacks, it began it's financial
career in 1878, in the passage over
the veto of President Hayes by a
two-thirds majority in the Repub-
lican congress of the measure de-
. vised by Senator Allison, misnamed
the Bland act, making compulsory
the purchase of at least 100000
ounces of silver every month and
their coinage into standard dollars.
The result of this was the accumu-
lation of 36O,OO0,00O of these stand
ard dollars in the treasury vaults,
with 1925, 900, 900 of outstanding GER
tificates against them. Not con-
tent with this experimentation,
which might be called the Repub-
lican ''silver cure" it doubled the
dose under the Sherman act until it
added $3.50, 100000 more to the legal
tender debt resting upon gold.
Simultaneously with the initiation of
this policy it consistently stopped
the redemption and retirement of
the legal tenders whose issue was
compelled by the necessities of war.
The result of this exemplification of
Republican financial wisdom is a
pyramid of 100000 of paper in
verted and resting upon an apex of
$50 100000 of gold. If our neighbor
must sing in tones of praise it
should sing low.