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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
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RAINS THE DRUGGIST
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

IN recent speech in Chattanooga
the martyred H. Clay Evans said,
1--WE think it would be unpatriotic
to advise our friends to come to Ten
nessee until the election laws are
changed" We find ourselves for
once in accord with H. Clay. We
think it would be doing Tennessee
positive injustice for him to bring
any more of his friends here. He
has brought one two many of his
kind into Tennessee already. If he
will HE himself back to Yankee
dom, it will be for Tennessee a rid
dance of bad rubbish. At this same
meeting Clay and others talked of
securing "their rights if need be by
fighting Fighting the comm issary
department, like Clay fought before.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

If anyone will spend few days in
Nashville and hear the Centennial
boomers argue how their show will
advantage the Nashville merchants,
they will no longer doubt that it will
be to the disadvantage of the Column
bia merchants. The Democrats
correspondent says, during every
day of its duration crowds Of people
from Maury County will be there
Did you ever know a crowd to go to
a city from the country without
buying something? Will it help
Maury County merchants for these
crowds to buy their goods in Nash
vile?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

Col. JOHN r. FELLOWS died last
Monday at his home in New York
City. He was an eX-Congressman
a Tammany leader, the District At
torney of New York City, a brave
ex Confederate soldier, a fervid ora
tor and eloquent speaker. He had
been a loyal Democrat and leader
in New York politics up to this
year, when he bolted the Chicago
Convention.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11


THE people of this State are tired
of playing at politics. They are
tired of being ring ruled and fee
ridden. They are tired of paying
taxes to see them squandered. They
are tired of obeying election laws,
while others ignore them. They
are tired of bearing the odium that
few office seekers and election
manipulators put upon them. They
are disguised, sour and tired of the
cry of fraud, whether it comes from
one source or another. They are
tired of elections where the frauds of
West Tennessee are supposed to Off
set the frauds of East Tennessee, and
the frauds of Middle Tennessee off
set each other. They are tired of
frauds in election. The people of
Tennessee are fair and upright,
patriotic and honest, and they are
weary of the knavery of pap sucking
politicians. They yearn with long
ing born of need and sore distress,
for business administration. Will
it ever come? We doubt it. If it
ever does it will immortalize
the Legislature and perpetuate
in power the party that brings
it. If we are disloyal to our
party we are yet true to the people
when we say that the administra-
tions of late years have been weigh
ed in the balance and found want.
ing. Our fee system is an abomina-
ton; our tax collecting system is g
ruinous failure; our road laws are
imperfect; our constitution is back
number; the lax execution of our
laws lis a travesty upon justice
There is lamentable lack of bust.
ness and a wanton extravaganza
burdensome to the tax payers
tempting and corrupting to public
officials. All this begets restless
ness, and this is why these lattel
days Democrats wear their party
robes so loosely, and Tennessee il
called doubtful State. Our advic,
to the incoming legislature and t
Gov. Taylor would be to cast polite
to the dogs and get down to business
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

GIVE us light. Columbia does not
prefer darkness to light. If the
present company cannot give the
city good service, then new COM
pany should be organized at once.
Columbia is too big a town to go
without street lights, and the Board
should advertise at once for bids.
This is too urgent a business to pro-
crastinate about.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

ONE suggestion we made last
week has met with such general
endorsement that we are moved to
repeat it. 1t is this: First pay,
then give. Until you have paid
your debts, you have no money to
give away for Christmas presents or
for anything else. One great
trouble in our commercial world, is
slow collections. People who have
the money, hold it and put off pay
day as long as possible. Others
allow their families every comfort
and luxury, while their creditors are
told to wait. This is barely honest
certainly not just. Pay your debts
as soon as you get the money
Then with what you have left, give
literally to your family, your
friends and the poor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

THE bimetallists of Sumner county
will organize bimetallic league to-
night. Now is the time to begin
such work. Fusion was put off too
late this year. Let the Democrats
and Populists confer together as
friends with a common cause, fight
ing a common enemy, and let's get
our lines we'll drawn and our sol
diers well trained for the great bat
tie of financial liberty and human
rights, to be fought to a finish in
1900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

IN the sound" money city of Chi
cago there are said to be over 800
families without food or fuel. How
is that for an answer to the overpro-
duction theory.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

REV. r. DEWITT TALMAGE
and Miss Susie Nanqua of New
York City, are to be married next
week. "There never was goose so
grey" &c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

SENATOR DUBOIS declined to at
tend the Republican caucus and has
resigned his place on the steering
committee of the Senate. The Re-
publicans do not seem to be getting
together in any hurry.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

THE first law the Tennessee legis-
lature should pass, is a law prohib-
iting "gold" contracts. All debts
should be made payable in coin, just
as all the government bonds now
aro
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

SINCE prosperity has been vouch-
safed this country, wheat is advanc-
ing backward. The quotations yes
terday were 1919 not so high as be-
fore the election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
are.

If Evans and Tillman and the
Gideonite would lead the charge,
we would welcome the war. What
the Democrats would do to them in
about thirty minutes would be a
plenty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

Tom WATSON of Georgia, the erst-
while candidate for Vice. President,
continues to point his pen and I'M
timber his tongue against Marion
Butler, chairman of the Populist
National Committee. Such leaders
as Watson and Butler should be
told to agree; and if they cannot or
will not agree, they should be rele-
gated to the ranks. No man or men
should be allowed to stand with
their ambitions in the way of the
triumphant success of the peoples
cause in 1900. And the same that is
said of these two, may be said of any
other two men, whether they be
Democrats or Populists. We have
no advice to give, no quarter to ask
Of the enemy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

CLEVELAND has another Congress
on his hands. Thank the Lord,
after the fourth Of March the coun-
try will not have Cleveland on its
hands anymore.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

THE way to avoid being dunned
the second time, is to pay the first
time. Those who have received
subscription statements from the
HERALD, will please take notice and
act accordingly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

w. ]. BRYAN begins his lecture
tour at Atlanta, Ga. December %.
We hope he will find Columbia on
his map.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

If the Tillmanites and the
Evansites and the Bannerites
should conclude to assert their
rights" and march upon the State
Capitol $4,000 strong, they would ex-
pect the colored brother to do their
fighting as he does their voting for
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

IT is reported in Spanish circles
that Gen. Antonio Maceo, the leader
of insurgents, has been killed. The
friends of Cuba deny the report.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
CLEvELAND's vALEDICToRY.


and the day was practically devoted
to the reading of the Presidents
message. This message will be
accepted and construed according
to the faith one has in the writer;
which is to say, that the country at
large will give little heed to it.
The message gives some shoulder
hits to the trusts and combines; but
the suspicion lies that these are
mere words, else the President
would not have frittered away the
four years he has had the power to
have made his influence felt. If he
had served the people with half the
zeal he has served the trusts, he
would not leave them now at the
mercy Of their enemies. If he had
welded his power with half the
force and promptness that he showed
when Pullman called upon him to
queil the Chicago strikers, he could
have rid the country of many of
these curses. He complains of the
weakness of the law, and naively
suggests that the States should pro-
tcct themselves; but there be those
who will suspect that the weakness
was not in the law, but in the
magistrates. And if indeed the
fault be in the law, then certain it is
that Mr.. Cleveland was late in the
day finding it out.
His treatment of the pension
abuses seems honest because it is
true and consistent, and it were well
for the country and the pensioners
if Congress would heed his advice.
His wordy dissertation upon the
Cuban question is diplomatic
straddle. He discusses this I'M
happy question with rhetorical pre-
cission that might make a College
professor green with envy. He
wires in and wires out and leaves
the country still in doubt, as to
whether Spain is on the rack or
Cuban patriots can be whipped back.
If he means anything, it is that if
the future demonstrates that Spain
cannot control Cuba, that Cuba can
take care of itself and needs no.
body's help; then, after the war is
over, America will majestically
march to Cuba's relief.
The financial question he treats
with the same logged stupidity that
has characterized his every utter
ance upon this question. He as
sumes, what he knows to be false,
that the greenbacks must be re-
deemed in gold. In this manner he
makes an ''endless chain" which
to get rid of, he would further con-
tract the currency. Not satisfied
with having issued $262,OCO,OOO in.
terest bearing bonds, he seeks 8
further opportunity by suggesting
that bonds take the place of these
greenbacks. However, among al
our misfortunes the single good for
tune remains that his recommends
tions are entirely without weight.
We devote in this issue some three
columns or more to excerpts from
this message. When it is reaC
many of our readers will join us WI
know in long breath relief-tha
it is his last.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
RAINS, THE DRUGGIST,

OUR contemporary the Maury
Democrat has taken up the fight for
the Nashville Centennial, and pub
fishes another communication this
week on the subject. Some papers
make their fights through their
editorial columns; others use their
news columns and the signatures Of
others. This is mere question of
caste. The HERALD has objected
and still objects to Maury County
assisting this Nashville enterprise /;
and we object to few individuals
assuming to do for the county what
the authorized agents of the county
decline, for the best interests of the
county, to have done. If this coun-
ty wanted an exhibit it could have
one; and if it had any it could have
good one; one in keeping with the
standing of the county. A halfway
exhibit of the county's resources
would place the county in a false
light; and we are unalterably OPP
posed to this being done. If this
be an unworthy prejudice or lad
vice beyond the demand of jour
nalism," let the HERALD stand con-
victed. The Democrats correspon-
dent says, ut is useless to discuss
at this time the ACCESSIBILITY of hay
ing this exhibition. Nashville ha:
settled this question by prompt and
energetic effect" That being true
we suggest that Nashville continue
its prompt and energetic efforts AND
pay for their own show out of theil
own pockets. This correspondent
could not resist a reference to thu
"worthily won title of the Voluntee
State?" Are any of Director-Gen
eral Mills forefathers buried a
Kings Mountain?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
Armenian Massacres.

At the outset of a reference to the
more important matters affecting our
relations with foreign powers, it would
afford me satisfaction if I could assure
the Congress that the disturbed condi-
ton in Asiatic Turkey had during the
past year assumed less piteous and
bloody aspect and that either as a con-
sequence of the awakening of the Turk
man civilization, or as the result of de-
cisive action on the part of the great
nations having the right by treaty to
interfere for the protection of those ex-
posed to the rage of mad bigotry and
cruel fanatism, the shocking features of
the situation had been mitigated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

In obedience to constitutional re-
quirement, herein submit to the Con-
gress certain information concerning
national affairs with the suggestion of
such legislation as in my judgment is
necessary and eXpedient. To secure
brevity and avoid tiresome narration, 1
shall omit many details concerning
matters within federal control, which
though by no means unimportant, are
more properly discussed in depart
mental reports.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
Sultan's Obduracy.

Instead, however, of becoming a soft
ened disposition or protective interven-
ton, we have been afflicted by con-
tinued and not unfrequent reports of
the wanton destruction of homes and
the bloody butchery of men, women
and children, made martyrs to their
profession Of Christian faith. While
none of our citizens in Turkey have
thus far been killed or wounded, though
often in the midst of dreadful scenes
of danger, their safety in the future is
by no means assured. Our Govern
ment at home and our minister at Con-
stantinople haveleft nothing undone to
protect our missionaries in Ottoman
territory, who constitute. nearly all
the individuals residing there who
have right to claim our protection on
the score of American citizenship.
Our efforts in this direction will not
be relaxed, but the deep feeling and
sympathy that have been aroused
among people ought not to so far blind
their reason and judgment as to lead
them to demand impossible things
The outbreaks of blind fury which led
to murder and pillage in Turkey occurs
suddenly and without notice, and an
attempt on our part to force such tc
hostile presence there as might be
effective for prevention of protection
would not only be resisted by the Otto
| man Government, but would be re-
garded as an interruption of their plans
to the great nations who assert theiI
exclusive right to intervene in theiI
own time and method for the security
of life and property in Turkey.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
As to Poor Cuba.


The instruction in Cuba still con-
tinues with all its perpleXities. 1t is
difficult to perceive that any progress
has thus far been made toward the
pacification of the island, or that the
situation of affairs as depicted in my
last annual message has in the least inn
proved. If Spain still holds Havana
and the sea ports and all the consid err
able towns the insurgents still roam at
will over at least two thirds of the in
land country. If the determination of
Spain to put down the instruction
seems but to strengthen with the lapse
of time and in evidenced by her I'M
hesitating devotion of largely increased
military and naval forces to the task,
there is much reason to believe that the
insurgents have gained in point of
numbers and character, resources, and
are none the less infleXible in their re-
solve not to succomb without practical
ly securing the great objects for which
they took up arms. If Spain has not
yet re-established her authority Meth
er have the insurgents yet made good
their title to be regarded as an indie
pendent State. Indeed, as the contest
has gone on, the pretense that civil
government exists on the island, eX.
cept so far as Spain is able to maintain
it, has been practically abandoned.
Spain does keep on foot such a gov.
eminent, more or less, imperfectly in
the large towns and their immediate
suburbs. But, that exception being
made, the entire country is either Civ
en- over to anarchy or is subject to the
military occupation of one or the other
party.
1t Is reported, indeed, on reliable au.
| thority that, at the demand of the com.
mander in chief Of the insurgent army
the putative Cuban Government has
now given up all attempt to exercise it.
Effectiveness, leaving that government
confessedly(wha there is the best rea
son for supposing it always to have
been in fact), Government merely or
paper. Were the Spanish armies able
to meet their antagonists in the oper
or in pitched battle, prompt and de
cisive results might be looked Ifor, anC
the immense superiority of the Spanish
forces in numbers, discipline, and equip
ment, could hardly fail to tell greatly
to their advantage, but they are called
upon to face foe that shuns a genera
engagement; that can choose and doe
choose its own ground; that from tn,
nature of the country is visible or in
visible at pleasure, and that fights only
from ambuscade, and when all the ad
vantages of position and numbers ar,
on its side. In country where all tina
fContinuad tn Seventh PogeA
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
Veraict OF die PeopIe.

When we consider these inciden is
and contemplate the peaceful obedience
and manly submission which have sue
ceeded heated clash of political opin-
ions, we discover abundant evidence of
a determination on the part of our
cCuntrymen to abide by every verdict
of the popular will and to be controlled
agencies established for the direction of
the affairs of their Government. Thus
our people exhibit patriotic DISPOSE
ton which entities them to demand OF
those who undertake to make and exc
cute their laws such faithful and un-
selfish service in their behalf as can
only be prompted by a serious apprecia-
ton of the trust and confidence which
the acceptance of public duty invites.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
FAREWELL MESSAGE
He Gives the Trusts a Parting
Blow.
He Discusses the Cuban Question in a
Chilly, Diplomatic Manner, and
for the Hard Times
In this Country, FavOrs Further Con-
traction of the Currency.

To the Congress of the United States
AS representative of the people in the
legislative branch of their government
you have assembled at time when the
strength and excellence of our free in
situations and the fitness of our citizens
to enjoy popular rule have been again
made manifest. A political contest in
volving momentOus consequences
traught with feverish apprehension and
creating agTressiveness so intense as to
approach bitterness and passion, has
been waged throughout our land and
determined by the decree of free and
Independent suffrage, without disturb
ance of our tranquility or the least sign
of weakness in our national structure.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11

Continued to Seventh Pagel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09

A writer in Mcclure Magazine tells
how he edited paper in India with the
help of Rudyard Kiplng, and he mentions
as a side issue peril from snakes which
Kipling once underwent The danger of
snakes in Lahore was real enough, and the
place was rich in scorpions. The person
who tells the story had been stung by a
scorpion in bed one morning, and kipling
aided him In the afternoon in scorpion
hunt. They found 26 under the mating
in the veranda outside the bedroom door,
besides few centipcds, and pat the lot in
to Il large tumhlcr and filed it up with
whisky.
zone day when we were dressing in the
morning l heard Kipipg shouting and
went into his room. His face was pale
with horror, and he was tightly clasping
one leg above the knee
There snake, he gasped, inside
my trousers. and think I've got him by
the head. Put your hand up from below
and drag him out.
Il observed that Kipling only thought
he had it by the mead, and that really its
head might be at the Other end, in which
case-but before l had finished, | saw the
horror in his lace relax and give place to
a puzzled look, succeeded by fits of laugh
ter. Endeavoring to ascertain by the sense
of touch whether it was the head he was
grasping, he had discovered that it did not
really feel like any part of Il snake at all.
In fact it had n buckle, and he realized
that his braces had been dangling inside
the garment when he put it on
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09

When { h; rlcs Hutchinson, the eldest
son of "Old Hutch" but IL very different
sort of man, was president OF the Chicago
Stock Exchange, he calmed tumult in
the pits one day by coming cut upon lit
tie balcony above the crowd and standn g
with his hand appraised in an attitude h.,lt
commanding, half entreating Everybody
stopped talking after little while to see
what the beloved Charley had to say
But all that he said was, "Gentleman
gentlemenp' 1t turned the tide of affairs
that day almost as effectively as closih &
the Stock Exchange might have DONE
Boston Transcript
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09
Steel Shaning.

An eminent engineer is quoted in En-
cheering Mechanics as insisting that the
proper way to make steel shaft is with
the hydraulic press. Opinions differ wide
ly in this matter, and the practice varies
accordingly The custom of some is to an
neal straight forging, turn it in the lathe
and then anncal it again. They produce
the collars ut the end by upsctting the
metal, 80 as to get the ihers running round
into the tlange from the shaft Some en-
gineers still FAVOR the boring out of shafts
in order to take away that part containing
defects in casting, but this is not a general
rule, because often the best part of the
steel is toward the center of the shaft, and
not on the outside The assumption is
that in cooling off a steel casting the sui
phur and carbon collect in the center be-
cause of that part remaining fluid longest.
Again, forgings need annealing, just as
castings do But if steel casting were put
in an annealing furnace, it would suffer
ruin.