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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
What Does This Mean.

That is a singular piece of news which
The Chicago Times-Herald gives to the
public through the Associated Press.
There is a strike among the coal min
ers in what is known as the northern
Illinois district. These men, white men
and Americans at that have been labor
ing for years under the depression
brought about by the infamous gold
standard. During that period they have
twice combined to overthrow republic
canism in their state, although it was the
party which held their traditional al
legiance. When in 1896 the issue be-
tween the people and their masters was
clearly formed, the republicans went to
those old-time comrades, and with the
promise of international agreement IN
one hand and of immediate prosperity
in the other, they induced these men to
vote for the election of the republican
ticket The appeal was successful Nc
Kinley was elected. He took his place
in the white house. He has had a full
session of congress through which he
has passed that much Wanted protection
bill. For one entire year republican,
ism and gold standardiSm have been in
unqualified possession Of the high places.
The country has passed from winter
into the vernal season, from that into
autumn and the harvest has been gain
cred, added to which the country has been
blessed with dollar wheat. owing to an
afllictiOn OF providence in the old world,
and no thanks to republicanism.
Yet after all this, what is the situa-
ton? The editor of The Times-Iier
aid is the close personal friend of Nc
Kinley. He was one of those who car
ried on the incipicnt campaign prelim-
mary to the national republican con-
vention, and made possible the nominal
ton of his friend. He, of all men.
sh4 be the first to be able to paint i'll
glowing colors the success Of this re-
publicanism which was to do so much
for the prosperity Of the people II is
from the pen Of this editor that comes
this information:
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comes The New York Times pleading
with the republicans to do that which
they dare not attempt. A currency sys-
TEN that will meet the needs OF the
whole country will not be tolerated for
a moment by the money power. The
administration doesn't dare to put itself
behind such proposition, but will content
itself with trying to solidify the republl-
can party in behalf of the scheme to re-
tire the greenbacks and treasury notes,
and thus add $500, 1000, 900 to the interest
bearing debt.
We do not know how the republican
congressman will regard this proposition.
Many of them have announced that they
are opposed to it, but they are men with
very flexible minds, and we have no
doubt that a majority can be fixed,
BIZ. we do not think the silver men in
the senate can be fixed" consequently
Mr.. Mckinley and his friends will have
to modify their proposition or leave
the finances to settle themselves until a
democratic president is elected in 1900,
Meanwhile, a new congress is to be
elected next year, and we think the re-
Dublicans will hear no uncertain sound
from the people on the proposition to re-
tire the greenbacks, and on various other
propositions of more or less Importance.
Mr. Mckinley has promised the coun-
try prosperity, and it has not arrived.
He said the Dingley law would cure the
deficit. and it has increased it. The
republicans in fine, are in a plight that
has no parallel in the history of par
ties It's huge maiorities have shriveled
though the party has been in power only
eight months, and it's whole scheme OF
relief is in the air, there to remain.
There seems nothing left for Mr. Nc
Knley to do but to rush the country mo
a war with Spain, and that would not
help the financial schemes of the repub-
lcan party bit To casual observer
the situation is very interesting.
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The GEOLOGICAL Department

The action Of the house finance COM
mittee in resolving upon a reOrSaniZa-
ton of the geological department was on
the right line.
No community and no state can wish
to remain in a primitive condition in an
age when every other community and
every other state is straining every nerve
in the march of advancement. To be able
to read the great book of nature, which
geology opens, is preliminary necossl-
ty to any advancement which Georgia
can hope to make The argument that
in making the necessary geological sur
vey individuals may happen to be bene.
flied, is equally good against every othc,
sep which the state might take, and to
pay attention to ii would be simply to
bring on a condition Of legislative pa
ralysis
But there are people who, granting
the benefit of geological surveys, insist
that the Georgia department has failed
in its work and therefore call for its abo-
lition It is at this point that the house
finance committee rises to the dignity of
craftsmanship, and declares that recon-
struction and not abolition is the true
policy Hitherto, the appointing power
of not only the seologist, but of all his
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value with either gold or paper so that
it will be seen that Mr. Wattersons as
sumption is very far fetched Why should
hundreds of millions Of silver dollars,
without the promise of government re-
demption, with nothing behind them
save the stamp on their face, pass as cur
rent with gold. which he claims to be
the unit Of value, and paper which I'M
der the policy Of the government, is re-
doemable in gold?
The fact is that the objection to silver
coinage does not come from a legitimate
zeal in behalf of the country. nor of its
finances but out of a super-SerVlceable
interest in the affairs and the prosperity
of a government which is foreign TO ours.
On this line might be quoted few re-
marks made by Mr.. Marshall Field, OF
The Chicago Times-Herald who has re-
turned from a trip to Europe. Speaking
OF England, he says that the English
take no interest in the Cuban question.
Great Britain,' says he, has enough
business of her own to attend to without
bothering with the affairs of this coun-
try. Besides" he says in conclusion, it
is characteristic of the English that
they should mind their business at all
times" There is a world of interest in
this observation. which it would be as
well for all AnglO-maniacs in this cOun-
try to t1,e to heart. Let us be con-
cerned about American prosperity and
leave English financiers to take care of
themselves Our own affairs should be
sufficient to engrOss our attention, and
if we keep them we'll in hand, we will
have more prosperity, even though we
lose the taffy which is doled out to GER
tain American statesmen from the pur-
lieus of Lombard street
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subordinates, has been with commits
sion composed of the statehOuSe officers.
The result was that every assistant felt
it to be his duty to shoot over the head
of his nominal chief in order to win a
q little favor with the commission. AS
might have been expected, there has
been a lack of discipline in the depart
ment. and the fault lay in the law itself.
Now, however. it is proposed to change
all this, so that the state geOlogist shall
be a state officer in fact, with the full
power of appointing and removing his
assistants. 1t will then become their
duty to aid the geOlogist, instead of play
ing for a position over him, and if they
refuse to give that aid the responsible
ty rests upon the geologist to get rid of
them and to fill their places with men
who will have a better understanding OF
their duty
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Exports of American Cotton.

Mr.. r. b. Handy, Of the United States
department of agriculture, is contribute
ing TO The Textile American a very in
teresting series of articles on the his
tory Of American cotton. In the cur
rent issue of that industrial magazine
the writer deals with the steady growth
OF foreign exports which has taken place
during the past one hundred years
From 1856 to 1890. according to Mr.
Handy, the exports of cotton from the
United States to Great Britain averaged
only 1-G26Jh of the total amount of cot
ton purchased by Great Britain in the
worlds market. Sixty years later, how
ever, the United States supplied four
ffths of Great Britain's demand for cot
ton. Giving exact figures, the writer
states that from 1856 to 1890 the average
amount of cotton imported by Great
Britain from the United States was only
100 bales From 1916 to 1920 it aver
aged 166.310 bales, from 1916 to 1885,
297 $50 bales; from 1876 to 1880, 1853.
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The New York Times sees a warning
in the results of the recent election 10
the effect that the money question will
come UP before the people again and be
trays its fright in the following style:
Ii is plain that the most powerful leaders
Of the democrat" party of last year now
mean TO make the fight again. and think
that they can win. The fight itself would
be a great misfortune and there is only
one way in which it can be prevented. That
is by a reform of the currency on the basis
of the gold standard, securing a sound, sta
bic and elastic system that VII meet tho
real needs of the whole country and of
all it's sections. 70 that end duty and self
preservation require that the administrI-
ton shall have all its energies.
The gold organs do not attempt to con-
ceal the fact that the republican slump
in the recent elections has given them I,
terrible scare The other day Mr.
Chauncey Depew was calling on the re-
publicans to perform the Impossible feat
of settling the financial question beyond
all chance of re0aening it, and now
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Canada Looking Over the Line

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IFaH&ht WIN great interest LOT the III
ture Of Canada.
The fact that he bore such promi-
mont place in the assembly of colonial
premers on the occasion OF the queens
jubilee has marked him out as a man
Of destiny. 4 thorough Frcnrhman,
he won the premiership Of the Dominion
through The suffrages Of the Anglo-Sax-
on provinces. free trader in tho
wi es,acc"plation of the term, his sympa-
thies have been naturally with he United
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
AS TO Democracy.

AS to Democracy.
Van, that Iopr, U,o+torson is once
,,,,, .i,,,i,I1,. ,r,aai,,,. ,,,ithin d,,,ncrotic
,''t,,,n ti - no',i,,, hoe slizad
bjs ,,,inJ
WHIT itietoboa damocrat and what
4 ie nn+' 70 no ora two o,o,+in,,,, ,,ron
which no hoe ennnt much tbouobt One
thing he knows if is NOT entirely com
fortalIo ia ha a ronnbIic,n and if docs
not nav, aerociaI1v in Knn+rclr Ra-
eidoe thoro o,a no,.t,in ot4,a.+ion. o,,out
democracy which chain no attention ~
even the most wavward and if ie no
wonder thaf a returned nani+ont ehonId
oiva much ctudv IN the nrincip1n. which
have called him hoc,, within +bo limo.
of ,,ortv b,r,,opv l. i, ,,ot =. l,o ,,,.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Briefs from Billvil1e

The folks down here say it's best TO be
liberal although we are alive
We're under the impression down here
that were living in a world which is fun
of humanity. Well the last mentioned
thing is a good thing for this world
We are all brothers. The ONLY trouble
is, some of us won't pay the brethren
Let the yellow fever come in! BnlviIle
has been through the hard times and SHE,
don fear any thing.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

A Thanksgiving Note.

Talk about Thanksgiving, with it's pleasures
ana it's joys
Wre all a-looking forward to meeting
with the boys;
And Sue viii come from college. and Jimmy
won't forget.
And Wen all feel mighty happy that were
this side Jordan yet,
rye seen the turkey spreading of his
feathers fair and fine
And bis ''gobble. gobblc gobblo" seems TO
dare the folks TO dine:
The verdicts been against him, aud his
executions set,
Ana he makes the folks feel happy that
they're ali a-hvinG ycl.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Comprehensive and Powerful

From The Rome. Ga. Tribune.
The Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS comprehensive
ard powerful editorial on the election re-
suits is worthy Of that paper in the ire
meudous fight it has made for The cause
of silver. The Constitution can well glory
in the triumph for asslwedly the drift is
all absolutely toward democracy.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Where the Trl Ill = WnS

The Constitution has recently received
very interesting letter from the ed
itOr of a southern gold democratic news
paper, who has decided to drop all oppo-
Sition TO his party, and TO place himself
in line with the regular organization.
One paragraph in that letter is of pub
lie interest in that it embOdie5 the feel
ngs that animate a great many gold
democrats who have been making war
on their party. bur who now, since the
collapse Of the national democracy" so
called. are preparing TO act with the reg
ular organization. Our friend says:
My views on silver have not changed.
but | have been willing 10 leave it to time
With each passing year I have q growing
distrust of the principles and the practices
Of the republican party. The trouble with
our party is its iucapacity in office. In
opposition, It is magnificent. but manly
men should not be content with agitation.
I,ct them strive to build up as we'll rs to
tear down. ! want to see the democratic
party "do something" and do something
wcI and do it in way that strengthens
popular confidence.
1t is hardly necessary to say that the
writer of the foregoing was an ardent
Cleveland man, and yet all he says with
respect to incapacity III office refers to
the dreadful results of Mr., CleveIand's
'l ,ln, !. r,oI,as ma difference
,,.hotI,,r 4i,,sa ,ns,,I+. waro due ia inca
naci+v in office or to a deliberate con-
l,'i,.,I,. 10 ,,,ecl, tba marty. the effect
,,'ar no came If Mr. Cleveland could
ho~a won ovar ia HE views and plans
tho raaI leaders of Tho democracy. The
Jo,,ocrafic Marty v-nuld have ceased no
a,,in, ~. D., ,a,.4v
Too, u,o arn mot ,hneino or mrsnine
A., ,rIe,,rard an the oontrary we him,
- ,.iu l,n aIn,it4nd I,ra,ftar h,. tho i'm
,ar,fa1 historian mar he d;d the dem
n,rotic marty . oro,r service bv driving
!. ~ , noinf whnra if was c2mpelled to
d,,orro it.aIf from the tri.ksfcrs ana
i,ooI, of +ba east and return 10 the
nri, ,p,ss or Jorfar1onfan democracy.
an mi. however was urintenffonaI
rbn noricy If those who were resnonsj-
Mo fo, thn Cleveland odminist ~tion was
80 l,toI,. down tho Ialaar Inv which thav
roso and IL was nor their fault that the
marty was immeasurabIv stronger in de-
faq- in 1<q6 than +, was when Mr. CIeyo-
..Iond WAS n1ortnd four wears before At
+h,, varv boofnnfno of hie second term
NJ C1o,.oIond nnroIded his mans 70 d.
,.id, a,,d 1isnonr,ir, tho marty thai had
hnnorad him there Is not an import
ont nIodqo Of the platform that he did
not renudiata
# was erorosed that ne would be eager
a. co,rv ont tho tariff reform n!odge.
R,, +, Tho worry hooinnine ne announced
tI,,t +l,a donIo,.atione of = rIotform born
no ra1a+inns ~ Tho nrac+fcoI wor7,inue
I,f o., Standardization Il was heIiavau
tbot ba ,yomld inei,t -, . tariff for rev.
onun onlv Bnt tho tariff mat he did
,nsiet ON was for deficit and deHbpr-
ateIv nran9red ia nrcduco that result.
and taclad IN tba fail of ir was = free
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On the Question of StraGdling.

their duty.
On the Question of Straddling.
The Springfield Republican is of the
opinion that the only hope of the gold
democrats is to return to the democratic
party and attempt to seize the orSanl-
cation from the inside not by a bold and
courageous stroke, but by committing il
to another series of straddleS, lodges,
hedges and evasions. 1t calls this pro-
gramme of dishonesty the new fight
against Bryanism,' and depends on tine
appetite of the democratic politicians for
spoils" to send honest and truthful men
to the rear and give the party over
to the leadership of the impracticabe
and unpatriotic men who have done their
utmost to destroy it.
We think our Springfield cOntempora-
ry has forgotten what occurred at Chica-
go in the summer of 1896 For thirty
years, up to the assembling of the ma
tional democratic convention OF that
year, the actual control of the party had
been given over to the straddlers, dod-
gers, hypCcrites and politically dishonest
men They had made its platforms,
filing them with evasions and strad-
dies, and had named the candidates.
lhey went 10 Cllcago III 1870 Win tne
avoWed purpose OF carrying OUT thelr
ola programme. Ihey were an there-
Whitney. Hill Tom, Dick and Harrity
But they found themselves facing new
conditions They found themselves face
to lace with genuine democrats VINO i''o
received instructions from the people III
the primaries. 10 all lntehtS ana puI'
poses the Chicago platform was WRIT
ten by the people when they selected
their delegates to the state conventions
Now, II these straddlers ana "ooS@rS
had no influence on lhe parry III IN"
very Hover OF theIf populaflty' as II
were IS II likely thaJ they VIII nave any
now that the nature Oh tie3r Sthehle ""'
been exposed? The RepuoIIcah Mon
IONS the name OF VII. mn III 'l9 Salho
breath with the recent victory III EeW
YORK. Does our contemporary thIilN
mat Mr. Hill couId colliilapo hoilli"-
atIon from the democratic party III New
York. or, commanding 1t, receive the
Endorsement of the people at the polls?
TO put the matter in another shape
now can the late ootlefS WleId as h,u'',
influence as repehtah's as they welded
pelofe lney ahiouileeu IlieI[ oppoSl''oh
10 the ChlcaSo PLATFORM onld oele-
gates from New YORK Deht on SlfaoNIlhS
have any more, or as much, influence on
future national convention as whitney,
Flower and Hill had on the convention
OF 1896? 1t IS to be borne IN NINA thaI
the app"ule FOR Spots Goes nov re"th 20
me masses Oh ne pe"p.e' u! "IGeF ioI d"
poIilciah TO snare III Il!e 5poIIS' ne H'u''
hlSt receive the approval ol Jhe people,
otherWSe his cake Is all Dough TO DeSIh
With
On the NAN issues there VIII be no
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

O7O bales. The following table, com
piled by Mr.. Handy. shows the extent
of our foreign exports of cotton, in bales
since 1878. including exports to Great
Britain and to the European continent
nd Moxipn.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

The Cincinnati Enquirer cruelty re-
marks that the billbynum party Of Ken
lucky is trying to crawl under the dem
ocratic canvas" Well let it come.
After it has had Turkish bath and q
change of duds, it will make a fair ap-
rearancp
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and MEXICO

These figures show to what extent the
American cotton crop affects the WorId
market Since 1873 the amount or cot
ton exported to foreign countries naS
increased from 3,466,000 bales to 6I26.-
0n0 h1lpC
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
"Songs Of the Soil"
BY FRANK /. STANTON.
A Face.

"A race.
The lovely twilight fingers like spirit
round the place.
The sweetheart roses at III" S"'' '"'
memories of her face:
The lilies lean ana lsteii-'ne = '0''' ~ ''
delight ,, A.
silent night.
,,,,i,. +. tho place / met her-there, in the
rosy years e..
When life was all of hope and all It's "Sy1
too sweet for tears;
This is the place ] met her"'"'' - '"'
dear sweet place.
And all the world is wohdrouS WIN i''
cries of her race
Oh, it may be that not for me a"o'N''
light shall shine
u,o thn Las, Iight-Iikc the past light that
made sweet this life of mine;
# may he shall never see, for all mes
grief and grace, ,.,
The beam. the CLEAN, the s,ream-'Ae
dream, and over all that face!
Strange ways, strange days and lands and
hands, and what we think !" late'
But over all some crimson p'lo' ''''
twilight late go
With rar, star-sDrinkl"d roses, VIII" d"
their youth-ti time grace,
And those sweet lips that kissed me ana
evermore that face.
Let Us forget, and yet-ahu SeI" wa
remember stlll
The blood that made the rose so fe"--''7
ripple of the rll-
The btjls that climbed TO heaven, and "a'h
remembered place
That mad" the whole "oFio ""'''I ''' '.'1
dear womans face.
Dear face! may not meet the'--i may not
ever sight aha.
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spoke evasi.ely and returned home. Next
we find him in Washington, making ac-
quaintances which may be valuable III
the future, and talking over policies
which will be Of value to people who
have to live on the same continent. 1t
is no wonder. then. as we have seen
through the press dispatches that The
British government is jealousy watch
ing the whole proceeding Under the
cover of talking about pure municipal
affairs connected with the Klondlke.
Premier Laurier is certain to discuss
matters much more deep and grave.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

Governor BUSHNELL Of Ohio, can be the
Text senator from Ohio if he can get four
republicans to vote with the democrats.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

Chinese miners are to take the
place of Americans in the north
ern Illinois district. An attempt
will be made to break the strike
that exists, and the skilled celes- (
tials have been picked up for the
work. They will all bear arms,
live inside q gatling gun equip
ped stockade and be body-guard-
ed by 100 folmer Chicago police.
! An agent of the Chinese Six Com
panies was in Chicago last week
and made q contract with the
General Wilmington Coal Com
pany to deliver 500 Cinnamon at
the mines of the Wilmington
BraidWood district. The first con-
signment of Cinnamon Will be
there on next Tuesday and others
soon as provision can be made
to take care Of them. Arrange
ments for an additional 1900
Chinese miners have been made
con- itional on the success OF .
those engaged. Elaborate prepa-
rations have been completed to
take care of the first 500 China
men and to give them ample pro-
lection.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

II is now said that Mr.. Hanna is to
lie the victim of a combine. Just think!
the great advocate OF combines to be
downed by political combine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16
JAPANESE FORM CLUB.
Young Men Will Debate. Box,
Wrestle and Row.

The first meeting of the japanese
Young Mems Club was held in the hall
above Luce's auction room last night.
There were about 80 members present.
Mr.. Ueda occupied the chair ar tenn
porary chairman.
The meeting was for the purpose OF
organization, and various matters OF
business were discussed. Another
meeting will be held in the near tu-
ture to perfect organization.
The Young Mems Club has various
objects. the following of which are
few: To provide for physical exercise
by boxing. fencing, wrestling and per
forming other athletic exercises; to i'm
prove the mind by debate, speechmak-
ing and writing productions to be reao
before the club: to form boat crews to
compete with others of the city and TO
look TO the welfare of the japanese
Young men of the Islands