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A Malignant Partisan.

The Chicago Inter-Gcean seems to be
very much wrought up over democratic
prospects in the congressional elections.
In a recent issue * undertakes to fright
en- the ignorant. but in doing so it makes
statements calculated to offend the in
telli2ent. The editor says:
\ vote for Il democrat ut the congrosalon-
al elections. Of November Eth viii he pri-
mariIy a vote to condemn the conduct OF
the var, 10 discreeit the WIZ president and
the war congress. and to ropuciato the
work OF the army and la4 H1vy.
1t will be = vote 40 rDhn@e the mon VINO
fought for Manila ana Santiago.
II VIII b. vot- to turn away IN" Gu
bans Who are looking forward 10 Amcrl~
can support
Our readers will agree with us that
craftsmanship has never been carried TO
more vicious and malignant lengths. In
tho actual conduct Of the war in the
field and on the high seas the democrats
have been us prominent and as respon-
sfble as the republicans. At a very
critical moment in the Santiago cam
paign-at Tho very crisis of the adVon-
turc, ndeed-the weak and Wavcring
counscls Of the commanding officer were
met and overcome by General Wheeler,
an American democrat But for General
Wheeler retreat would probably have
been made. the siege would have been
prolonged for more than & fortnight, and
bv that time the American army would
have been in no condition 70 engage an
enemy.
But above and beyond this episode,
what has been the position Of the demo
cratic party? BY taking advanced
ground with respect to the rights and
Ct
party in its platform and the democratic
leaders in congress compelled the Tc-
publcans to recognize the responsible
ties and interests OF this government in
the matter. No one familiar with pub
lie events is likely to forget the real
attitude of the republicans toward Cuba
and the Cubaus. A resolution intro
duced by a democrat and carried through
the senate by democratic and anti-re-
publican votes, recognizing the indie
pendencc of Cuba was suifocated In the
republican house OF representatives.
The responsible leaders Of that party
would not permit it to be voted on, or
even discussed 1t was buried.
Afterwards when democratic orators
and democratic newspapers had aroused
and consolidated public sentiment on the
Cuban question, the republican leaders
stlu refused to act; and leading republic
can newspapers, one of them edited by
an intimate friend and adviser of the
president. bitterly denounced the demo-
cratic attitude, and declared that that
party was trying to involve the country
in a war for the purpose Of driving gold
70 premium and renewing the era OF
cheap money. 1t was an attempt, in
short, to depreciate the currency. accord
ing to the republicans, and they implored
the president to maintain peaceful re-
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lat;Cns with Spain. no matter WAat nap
poned in Cuba. Mo- even the GcstEuc-
ton Of tde Maine moved them u take
mere advanced position.
WHAT did move them were tAc DC
mands Of public sentiment. based on
reports from Cuba found in democratic
reWspapers. 1t was a democratic news
paper that organized a congressional
commission to Investigate the condition
Of the Cub3ns. and it was the report
Of this commission, made on the Houi
OF cOngresS-by Redfield PrOctoc III the
senate and Amos Cummings in the
huusc-that at last brought the rcpuDll-
can leaders to entertain a Lively sens"
Of their duties and responsibilities. ne
people demanded Intervention IN the
name Of humanity, and it was not unti
the demand became absolutely 1rreSlst-
IDLE that the republicans assented 10 IT.
And finally, Wnen an ultlmatum was
sent to Spain. the democrats announced
that they would support with ard0r any
measure which the administration deem
ed necessary to inaugurato the war ana
carry it to Il prompt and successful con
clUsiOn. They nave been as good as
their word. They have supported and
upheld the administration in all matters
pertaining to the conduct of the war;
and if the politics OF the volunteers VINO
enlisted for the war could be ascertain
ed it would be found that there are
more democrats in the ranks than re-
publicans.
1t is a fortunate thing for the country
that such false. malignant limitations
as those to which The lntcr-Ocean gives
currency, have q tendency TO react on
those who employ them. They are so
bold and stupid. conceived in such ig-
norant spleen, that intelligent voters
are inclined to shrink from a party
which depends upon them for the success
OF its candidates.
Whenever the moment arrives that
the democratic party in any section Of
the country or in any campaign is com
PEELED 10 depend on such methods as
those developed by The Chicago Inter-
Ocean, The Constitution will advise oil
honest and intelligent men to join the
opposition, Or, if they cannot stomach
such a course, to remain at home and
allow the election to go by default.
We have quoted the malignant and
false statements Of The Inter-OCean,
not 10 enter any serious protest but to
call attention 10 the desperate straits
in which a party must find itself when
It's leading organs resort to such reckless
and malicious methods The democrats
are as proud Of tie results of the war
as the republicans. perhaps more 50.
They brought it out and they will see
that the plodee7 Of the people to the
Cubans are faithfully carried out. and
they Will support any policy which has
o., ,h,t n1ol Ia r.A-
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Bonds and Expansion.

Tho suggestion thrown out by the ad-
mlnistration that in return for the Phil
ippincs this government will relieve
Spain Of a certain portion OF its bonded
Indebtedness presumably a paltry $780,
900 ,000-is highly interesting, TO say
the least of it, That before the end OF
the negotiations was reached the train
- tLo bond-se"pent would make itself
manifest has from the first been con
tended by many close observers, and it
certainly looks as if these persons are
now in a position to call attention to
their prophecies.
The question whether the Philippines
are worth the price viii naturally force
itself to the front and it is not unlikely
that many Of those who have been way
ering as TO what is the best policy for
this government to pursue in the dispO-
sition OF the Philippine problem, viii
take a stand against an expansion which
carries with it a forty million eXpeud-
iture as a primary outlay.
SO much for the question Of the sum
involved. But as the proposition comes
to us, there are other and more serious
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vague. Let us say rather that Mr.. hlh
caid looks into the near future Win inc
keen and trained vision of an al9rt DuS
mess man. The change is taxing place
before our eyes.
More rapidly that we could CONCEIVE
ten wears ago. the business OF COTTON
manufacturing is in course OF transfer
ence 10 the cotton fields; and the tIihe
will come when tho farmers III laIE'
sections Of the country will be aDie ~
dispense with bagging and ties ana say"
the cost OF packing and pressing con
tightly Of the factories to the colloH
fields will enable the growers 20 carry
the lint cotton to the mills Just as II
cnn,ae from tna gin This will repre-
sent an immense saving all aroun0.
How full of fine yeor and confidence
tine qualities that wins Nr. klnca."
declaration that there is nothih& Oh
earth made or sold without legitimate
average uroft!" And what q note Or
invitation is to be found in the teISeY
M maXims- Average skill VIII give
average profits superior skill VIII give
superior profits, One can always count
on average management for compeu-
ton; consequently it does not take eA-
traordinary skill and ability to Obtain
a fair SUGGEST"
Mr.. Kincaid's letter is brief, but II IS
full of pith. 1t is a call to the umio
and the detected.
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York are sufficient in themselves to
convince democrats everywhere that
the party in that state acted with real
wisdom when it refused to give the re-
publican gang, led by Platt, an oppo"-
tunty to cover up their canal steal and
their vicious attacks on the rights ana
liberties of the citizen
BY postponing national issues to the
time and occasion proper to their dlS-
cussion, the democrats Of New YORK
have compelled the republicans to face
their own corrupt record. It is true that
they are trying to screen themselves
behind RoOsevclt's fierce war record, ana
have compelled their candidate to go
about with a wild west show as q part
of his campaign baggage. And it IS
equally true that he gives BROAD lntima-
tons that hostilities with Spain will he
renewed if he is defeated for governor
But all the symptoms thus far deVei-
oped go to show that the democrats
We're wise in devOting their campaign
to state issues, especially at a moment
when those issues were of paramount
importance to the people.
A democratic victory under these cir
cumstances will Of course, be claimed
as another defeat for silver We have
the crank OF the mugwump stripe al
ways with us, ana his pOrtents are Us
v0luminOUs one year as they are an
other, and equally as trustworthy. For
tunately, we have few democratic crankS
who will be willing to say that the de-
feat of the democrats In New York viii
be a victory for the Chicago platform.
Meanwhile, it seems to be certain that
the vigorous campaign which the dem
Ocrats have been able to make, while
holding the republicans to their rotten
record, is bearing fruit. There is every
indication that the party Will win; there
Is every reason to believe that the Vot-
erS and tax payers Will give the IlatI
gang a taste of their indignation.
As a soldier Roosevelt was very
picturesque figure As a stool-pgeon
for Plat, he must take his place among
the ordinary r0ustahOuts employed by
that remarkable man to further his end
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The New York CAMPAIGN.

The New York Sun, after looking care
fully over the ground, IS able to declare
authoritatiyely that none Of the demo-
cratic state conventions this year has
rcpudiated the Chicago platform, and
that. therefore, the party continues to
stand upon it, This trite discovery
could have been made months ago by
any editor with half an eye.
The sun says that some OF the con-
venti0ns have lodged" it, but this term
is not at all descriptive. Take, for in
stance. the case of New York state,
where all the leading democratic candi-
dates are committed TO the Chicago plat
form. There was q very good reason
why the democrats Of that state desired
to suppress national issues for a time
The silver question, for instance, is
an OvcrpoWering issue. To have made
It one Of the issues Of the state cam
paien would have been very gratifying
to The Constitution, and very gratifying
to democrats all over the country; but
it is plain to be seen that that issue
would have OvershadOWed other issues
that are Just as important to the citizens
and taxpayers of New York. 1t would
have OyershadOWed the republican ca
nal steal, which is one Of the most mon
umental of modern frauds; it would
have Oyershadowed the Raines liquor
law, which has been tho means OF so
much crime and injustice; and it would
have oyershadowcd the vicious meas
ure by which the republicans have tax
EN-. or have prepared to take, from the
citizens of New York city the right TO
govern themselves.
Now these are state issues; they are
proper to state campaign; and they
are OF far more Importance in such a
campaign than national issue could
possibly be. The developments in New
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phases to be considered--phases which
are likely to make vastly greater i'm
preston upon public sentiment than the
amount of money which it seems to be
proposed to pay.
Is it to be, or is it not, the payment
or the assumption of the so-caIled Phil
ippine bonds of 1896? The proposition
that has been sent out as the administra-
ton plan involves just that. Perhaps
it is true, as suggested, that it is a ten
tative proposition made for the purpose
Of testing the sentiment of the people
Of the country, and the administration
plan has not been definitely determined.
If this is the situation, President McKin-
lev need waste little time in making
up his mind against the bond idea.
There can be no possible doubt about
the sentiment of the American people
However much they may favor expan-
sion in the abstract. however little for
ty millions of dollars may seem III COM
pariSon with the benefits to be attained
through the annexation of the Philip
pines. it is certaia that they will pro
test against any scheme 60 put forty
millions, or any part of it, in the peck
cts of a lot of fellows who may or may
not have got their Philippine tip from
Washington.
That is exactly what the bond end Of
this proposition means. Spain would
not be benefited at all by any such
schemes IN the multitude of her in
debtedness this forty millions is not
worth considering. If the purpose
of the administration is, as has been
said to help Spain, There is but one
honest way to do it. That is by the pay
mont into the Spanish treasury of any
money that is to be paid.
No purchase, payment Or assumption
Of bonds.
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them. would prove equally successful

| them, would prove equally successful
| for others.
| The marked success of this festival led
| The Constitution into an examination
! or the question as TO the r@a! condition
! Of agriculture n Georgia. TE2t inFnSI-
| cation developed the fact that all through
! southwest Georgia, in the greater part OF
| southeastern Georgia, III th2t section
| of middle Georgia from Greene through
Hancock, across Spalding. and then to
Talbot county, with MeriWether and
C0Wet& TO the north, with Eibert ana
Hart on the Carolina line. were filed
with farmers who We're successful ana
who lived at home, with corn in the
crib, with hogs in the pen, with fruit
on their trees and with everything which
enters into the comfort OF the home and
tho pleasures Of the table.
When, therefore, the present cotton
season opened and the staple was quot
ed at prices ranging between 4 and .
cents, it was fortunate for Georgia that
she had ceased years ago to be an all
cotton state While there is still raised
about 200 900 bales OF cotton in Georgia,
there can be no doubt that the amount
is more than balanced by products or
other kinds which have not been so am
bilious to seek record upon the financial
tables of the state.
10 the extent that the price OF co't s,n
mas pPe1 io", 1t is h!lS' y .u"e iJi
thos2 hoidlh@ II. nut "n''i II Is Ieoo'
ie'teN mat an immense propotlIoA ~
1hese farmers nave heuSe4 aS',',IS' H',7
VeF5ity ny ho&S ana corn II WIZ pG Seg'
that georgia IS abe to t@N9 care o. ns.+
ser, ana lnal she VIII una le'se.a oI'
on lne HIsnNay "ll'cH 5r""S ~ ~, ~ t'I -
Iural lnqepenoenGe. one ,,, haS put 4o, W
looA aC me gram 1e'oS oL 10y H. ~ 1,',>e
" we" % ne corn %ioliS luG 1'o" o., q
No1ey' 10 measure }"e ,lT 4, l|lo' VI
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Diversified Industries,

We print in another column a letter
from Nr. w j. kiucaid, OF Griffin to
which we desire to call the attention
Of our readers II is a most inspiring
letter, and the man VINO does not kecnly
relish its vigorous statements, its nope
fui tone and It's matteg-of-Iact style may
be very sue that his day is passed or
will never come. Mir Kincaid has the
right to speak Dramatically on the sub
iecC with Nhica MS letter deals. lie
is ut the head OF two Of the most sue
ccssfuL manufacturing industries in
Georgia, and he is not writing Glindly
and in the dark.
lie speaks from experience. When
he yenturcd into the business Of manu-
featuring some years ago, his EnOWl-
edge Of it was confined to a familiarity
with the various grades Of goods that
is acquired in a dry goods store. But
his success in the new venture was im-
mediate. 1t is his own experience which
gives him 50 much confidence in the
ability of a fairly equipped business man
to engage successfully in almost any line
Of productive industry
The note Of optimism which Mr.. Kin
caid strikes is Of very great Importance
at this time 1t is the key to success
i'll every department OF life and bust
ness. The times are hard. Very Well;
go to work and help to make them
easier Money is scarce. It is, indeed;
but It VIII be stiu scarcer ii we do not
get to work and produce something
that will make money more plentiful.
We can never have plentiful supply Of
money at home if we have to go abroad
to spend It. When Mir Hemphin went
to Providence recently he found rents
high and real estate bringing good
prices. Now rents cannot be nigh If
people are not able and willing to pay
them, and real estate viii not fetch
coed prices unless there is an active
and insislenJ demand for it. These
are MARKS of prosperity.
At such q time as this, there must
be some substantial reason for pros
perity, even in the town Of Providence
Mr. iIemphiu saw at once that it was
caused by diversified industries. These
industries, by the sale Of their products
were bringing more money into Pr0yi-
dence than the people spend abroad
The money in circulation was not only
Kept at home but the volume was con
stantIv added to by the sale Of the prod
Ncj& on JH1 va! iot9 ih''u9l1-S9' ~" -
the secret OF towns prosperity,
plenty of money to work upon, and the
rapid exchange Of 1t from hand to hand.
Diversified industries, by selling their
products abroad, are constantly bringing
fresh supplies Of money into the com
munity and putting 1t IN cirfniaUon;
and a city that mas these Industries
is bound To Re prosperous a&d progress
siyc, II would not be oVershootins
the mark if We were to say that the
future Of Atlanta depends on the in
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In North Carolina.

There seems to be a disposition on the
part Of the country without regard to
politics to view the North Carolina stu
alton in the light Of common sense and
fairness. Here ana there there is an
exception TO the rule; a few Intensely
partisan papers pretend, for political eff
feet doubtless, to have no appreciation
OF The efforts of the white people Of that
state to throw off the negro dOmina-
ton that has been fastened on the peO-
pie, but for the most part, the fair pa
pers Of the north are open in their sym
pathy for these efforts.
The facts are certainly such as to war
rant such sympathy. It is we'll not TO
lose sight of them. They have at diff
1erent times been admirably presented
by The Constitution S special correspon-
dents, and ore thoroughly understood by
the people of the south. but it is worth
noting how thoroughly they are verified
by representatives of leading northern
papers who have been sent to the scene
The Washington Post has a highly
interesting presentation Of the facts
from the pen of one of It's leading staff
correspondents, who pictures the condi-
tons in this way:
As matter Of fact. the point has been
i'a'hed where politics no longer cuts any
HSHle. Far more effective tuan all Tin"
campaign A3ndbDohs ever issued are the
RESOLUTIONS adopted by the chamber of
comfneI"". ana signed by lis president,
VINO l5 prominent republican. ana by all
u" IcadIhS business mc0 of the city, de-
c'urIn% that Tile political situation here IS
a menace to peace and order, and calling
upon every good citizen 10 exert Lis ut
results which will restore order, protect
property ANA give security to our lives and
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1ittIo hook. who's, songs are sweet
Only that her heart did peat
O'cr your pages, passing falr
since her eyes haze rested thereI
Dearer now to Love you seem
Than his dearest, f1ircst drelfn'
: Want ~, ..,tr lepvos snail look
Thankful for this htue book!
Littln book, with tenderness
Love snail kiss you--LoVo shall oless'
Never song was sweet, ! knoW'
Till her dear lips made 1t so!
Till with Loves sweet soul she wrought
In that song her finer thought,
TIL her rYascnce-glad as spring.
Made undreamcd-of mornings slng'
Little book. whose wayward notes
Now seem songs from thrilling throatS
or delighted moclkingbirds!
She to music set your words;
And a singer, all unknown,
Kneelng in the dark alone,
Saith: mo song was sweet, / Know
Till her dear lips made it so"
Good TimesI
Good times. Enthusiastically ON the way!
The sun is Gxin' for to shine Jest every
blessed day!
All YOU u H'"' '4' A'Fo
Eou'n reap lno corn l an nay ,S ,l,o r,oy,
Good limos b,riovo,s-steadv on the wayi
Yo,,',a shore 10 reap in fall time the seed
you sowed In May!
Lnliia,,-
Good timos Enthusiastically on the yyavl
.. $
A Great Old World.
It's great ola word! me Wlhte'' VI"
c"id, nut tAe hiesSeu sp'HiB N'"'79
round
And the warm sun Whispers secrets - '''
seed tHat sleeps IN me sl iI, '.n,r,,,
ana t"ousn '!e WI''ItIS 'Ilo "e,'ly , =, '''''
nope When Jhe storms ave past
in the light al lastI
A Little Song.
So that you love me. dear.
Even in the darkness shall the light seem
near
And ire shall face the darkness without
So that You love me. dear2
So that you love me- dear
So that your cheeks shaH feel no TRICK
ing tear
to bear,
So that you love me, dear?
The Light Of Her Eyes.
- ltr.,,t VI T., tto .,,,os
The stars hat ora shining above him
,Tbo beams ana tbo pIeama
or all beautiful dreans
IN 'r9 S''''0 % J''' QUO VINO "'' '0'0
And tina r,orI7 ,vyu 1a srvast
~ ON. fov at YOUR ree+.-
Uo cam find In Ure,s skies
And hear your lips whisper: 81 iovo
him"
,r,
" nat hALVll19 wants
A bill to bring All taxes down
4 bill Of dollars and Of dimes
10 buijd q bridge across hard rnesi
',I o'o.''I 1870 5uIIIy1
AND make the whole state ring with money!
- sung
The dark OF the Night IS riven---
Thy face. and thy Lowell
IN the wintry woodlands singing,
a bird breaths sweet o the May.
Bells OF the Morning ringing!
Love- us tiny way
W 80
q, y nole Of erier t2r the gloom.
7oIIo" ~ "I"" IOio'lI'
JOY is ia bloomI
., 49,. ..,. g.. ,,..,.,.. .-,.,. -.
'l,I, D'' .,1 7 ~, 7a, "l1r saos'
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Songs Of the Soil"
Nv FRANK L. STANTON.
Little BooE.

Little hook, whose songs are sweet
ONLY that her heart did beat
O'cr your pages. passing far
since her eyes have rested therel
Dearer now to Love you seem
Than his dearest, flircst dream;-
Love that on your IeaFea saaIi IooN'
Thankful for this htue book!
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Little book. whose hayward notes
Now seem songs from thrilling throats
OF delighted mocldngbrds!
She to music set your words;
And a singer, all unknown,
Kneeling in the dark alone,
Saith: "No song was sweet, I Know
Till her dear lips made it SOL!
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It's great old world! The WHITES are
cold, but the blessed spring comes
round,
And the warm sun whispers secrets - tina
seed that sleeps IN the ground;
And though the winters are weary there's
hope when the storms ne past
And wen enter a fairer country, and rest
in the light az laStt
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Good TjueSt

Good times ENTHUSIASTICALLY ON the way!
The sun is Gxin' for to shine Jest every
blessed day!
An you'll hear the rivers sinGin'--an'
you'n reap tho corn an hay
Good times. believcrs-steady on the wayi
Good times, ENTHUSIASTICALLY on the wayi
You're shore TO reap in fail time the seed
you soWed In May!
An ali the world is singin' of happy
holiday
Good times, Enthusiastically on the way!