The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-06
Dictated by T. AS.

"A man among people whom he does no
know and he is apt 70 be blue unless ht
can find somebody who Is scciable. 1t .
only necessary here TO ask the first gentlts
man you meet some question about streei
10 lead up to 4 conversation in which yos
can gain a whole volume Of Information.
The Ch.cagCans who We're down here carly
in the fall were delighted with their trip.
Chicago is a last friend Of Atlanta heace-
forward"
THE change Of sentiment in south Geo--
gia in the last few months IS something
wonderful" says Mr.. Carey Townsend
Eighteen months ago there was hardly :
silver man down in that part OF the couu-
try. Didn't they score The Constitution IN
those days because il was Tor tine free
coinage Of s.lver2 But now the people ara
with The Constitution. It is almost lynch
ing matter ia Ealdosta now 20 talk about
the gold standard, and il used to be only
short time ago as serious 10 say q word
for silver. You would be surprised 10 see
the change in sentiment which has &C
CURED even IN the last sixty days Slen who
had declared themselves unalterably for
tine gold standard have acknowledged that
il means ruin for the farmers and business
men. I am not in politics Ny business
is 10 buy turpentine and travel all over
south Georgia and come in touch with
the people You can set il down that the
whole country is with The Constitution On
its financial views. Things which nave oc-
CURED since congress met have had
powerful effect on Che views OF the people
and this endless chain business Of drawing
gold from tie treasury one week and pay
ing IL back the next for bonds is making
bimetaliist for every gold dollar paid for
bonds. II is hard on the taxpayer. but Il
viii sOlid.fy the country. OF al leas, this
part of IL. You ought 20 hear the farmers
and merchants IL The turpcnune belt tax
about candidates for congress and Tie
United States senate. L some o. the can
didates could set out among these people
Ter week ar two they would either dr,ss.'
out Of the race or change their platform
The government IS undoubtedly doing
great work toward educating th- seal-eat-
ing Aiaskans- out SD tire vernmeut
building is an exhibit which illustrates
their advance. Examples ~ CO hand
drawing show what tie =. lie frost-hittsn
fingers can Do in the way of representing
such articles as hair brush s. trll cy ears.
wheat fields and other mi e which Do
not belong ir their q me. One must c Il
foss to himself that while the ator giaes
are progressing. they could PROBABLY draw
q bead on a bear better than tiny could
draw the bear on paper. The government
is doing the handsome thing 10y its wards
,.n in the extreme northwest @ rner Of the
continent and enc Is impressed by Il
fact while studying this display. We can
imagine low Smoothly the youthful Alas
kan expresses himself. using the choicest
language ana correcting the old folks
around the bluhber fl~esi7e in the ica
house home during the carry part OF To
SIX months long winter even ngs.
Yesterday while some visit IS we're tax
in;, their last glimpse az the government
Huidi--. one OF the attaches approached
the Young man who seems TO have charge
Of the Alaska corner and inquired If no
had seen air. Jones.
NO. ! have aot Saw him tt!s morning"
replied the assistant in the educational &C.
par-menL
And stan the work OF teaching the Alas
kan how 10 draw ard paint and The western
ialian how 20 milk s. IL be sept Up.