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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

In the present municipal campaign
there seems to be no porty lines, and
If there are any issues between the
opposing candidates they are keep.
ing them to themselves wonderfully
well.
Personally The HERALD prefers
Mr.. Cameron and the majority of
his ticket especially Mr.. Brownlow
and Mr.. Payne and MI. Cant, who
were active two wears ago in their sup
port of the Reform ticket and public
in their endorsement of the moral
principles contended for. We know
them well enorgh to say that no eX-
pediency, or policy or persuasion
will swerve them from strict en-
forcement of the ten o'clock law, the
Sunday law, the laws against gam.
bling, and all the laws for good gov
eminent, good morals, peace and or
der. We believe also thai they are
better qualified for the proper per-
Torrance of the business duties Of
the Office than their opponents are.
For these reasons, therefore, we
commend then to the favorable con
sideration of our readers If the
other candidates will declare pub
licly what they are for and what
they are against, we will then know
how to judge them.
The HERALD prefers, and we
think we voice the sentiments of
quite number, when we express
the wish to know aUhdt we are voting
for, as we'll as tOhO we are voting for.
And we deeply deplore the fact that
the managers of this campaign for
prudential" reasons have lowered
the pure and spotless banner of Re-
form. We are indebted to that flag for
the ten o'clock law, for the enforce
ment of the Sunday law and the laws
against gambling. And even in de-
feat it was strong enough to prevent
the repeal or modification of these
laws. And yet there seems none
now so poor as to do it reverence.
THE HERALD. of course, will MOI
support the Yoe-t ticket, or any
name on it; but neither can we, un
der existing circumstances, give oul
allegiance to the Cameron ticket al
a whole.
THE HERALD cares nothing fo
the spoiIs of office. We have no pet
to place, no personal enemies t. pun
ish. We stand tor good morals, gooC
laws and good government, and W,
are ready at all times to fight undo
that flag. But with no declaration
to guide us and no flag to follow, w
prefer to keep out of the fray; art
only say this much because it seem
that we were expected to say some
thing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

TEDDY ROOSEVELT has become a
machine politician of the most OBJ
jectionable type. Teddy has been in
politics during all of his adult years,
and for the greater part of the time
has held office; but he was never
elected to Office until he made his
opera bouffe display in Cuba. The
ouly thing he did there was to get
his circus regiment lost where it
would have been annihilated but for
the negroes of the Tenth regulars.
But Teddy's press agency was SO
well managed that he came home in a
blaze of fictitious glory and rode into
the governorship of New York on a
mustang. His administrator Of the
office has been a disappointment to
everybody except the spoilsmen who
profit by the Plat machine. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, the champion OF
civil service reform and the apostle
of good government, has suffered q
wonderful transformation since he
started out for the Presidency by tAe
military glory and Platt machine
route.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

THE esteemed Nashville Ameri-
can keeps it's readers guessing where
it's at. 1t declares its yearning anx-
iety for Democratic success, and sig
nifies its willingness to sacrifice ev-
cry Democratic tenet and adopt ev-
cry Republican policy to achieve it.
If such tactics should succeed in
carrying the country for the Demo-
cratic ticket, we cannot sea what
would be accomplished for the polit-
ical welfare of the nation. If the
gold Dug conspiracy, the imperialis-
tic scheme, the protective tariff and
the trusts are to be Endorsed, it
seems to us that Democrats would
prefer that the Endorsement should
come from the Republican party,
whose attitude on these questions is
beyond doubt. If the Democratic
party is to stand for nothing except
Republican policy, it has no right
either to success or existence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

armies there, entailing an enormous
expenditure of money, far in excess
of any commercial profits we hone
to derive from possession of the
archipelago. My idea is that we
should withdraw our troops, pradu.
all or at once, and turn the islands
over to the natives. Instead OF send
ing soldiers let us send statesmen
to the Philippines, men who can
assist the islanders to establish a
substained republican government,
with which we can easily secure
trade treaties that will give us all
the privileges and profits of possess
sion without the responsibilities
thereof. 1t might be well for this
country to hold naval station i'm
the island of Luzon, but Aguinaldo
is willing to give Us that. He would
v-ry willingly form a close, friendly
alliance with this country and con-
cede every reasonable privilege we
might ask for.
II cannot see why we should 90 to
the opposite side of the world to ac-
quire territory by conquest, with the
added danger of involving ourselves
in the meshes of Europe's lust for
eastern land. | believe public sem
timent is undergoing a rapid change,
and that the FilipinOs are coming to
be regarded Is people entitled to
all the rights of civilized nation.
This country has never before un-
dertaken a job of conquest. IL is
contrary 10 our national principles
and is destined to prove disastrous.
Conquest was SPANS habit. Are we
TO begin IL where she left of? One
Of the saddsst spectacles in the his
tory OF the rise and fall OF nations
was the decline aud final overthrow
Of the Spanish empire, which four
centuries ago was the grandest pow
or on the face Of the earth"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

THE imperialists who are trying to
prepare the public for a national
breach of trust in the annexation of
Cuba insist that he Cubans have no
notion of honest government, and
without the presence Of the strong
hand of the United States the island
would be aflame with revolution
within week. Spain said the same
thing in the same words, yet the
United States violently removed the
strong hand of Spain, thereby indi-
eating that she didn't believe it.
The same thing has been said of ev-
cry nation and people struggling for
national independence. Human
philanthropy is so great that such
people can always find somebody
willing to govern them and make
them pay the bills.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
WHAT SHERMAN SAYS.
Opinion Ofthe OHIO Veteran on McKin-
ley's War of Conquest

Opinloh ithe ONO veteran on Mckin-
ley's War of Conquest.
John Sherman is an old man and
many newspaper correspondents have
sought to make him out weak ami
sentle. But he has the courags of his
convictions. He has memory, to IS
for the undying principles of our
government. In his best days he
could not have put a question more
forcibly than in this article on the
subject, "Wnat shall we do with
the Philippines"
1--WE have no right to cede the is
lands to another, power because they
do not belong to us. / am speaking
now of our moral right to do these
things. We have not even the right
to claim the islands by conquest. be-
cause we have not conquered them.
We drove the Spaniards from the
Philippines just as we did from
Cuba, and have no more moral right
to claim one than the other. And
the FilipinOs aided as to overthrow
and tumble over Spain's eastern EN-.
pire. Dewey can tellyou how Agui-
naldo's men fought by the side of
ours and helped us to win our victo-
ries. And now we send a large army
there to subiugate the natives-the
rightful owners of the islands. AL
ready wehave spent upward of $3.50. :
OOOOOO-and for what?
In the first place it would he impos-
siole Tor Us to govern the Filipinos
according to our standards. They
have their own customs and habits.
their distinctive ethical and cival
laws, and have no sympathies in
common with the AnglO-Saxon. IL
VIII be impossible for Us To hold these
people IN subsection without large
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
CorroN MANUFACTURING SOUTH.

COTTON MANUFACTURING SOUTH.
Persons who talk about the South
manufacturing its entire cotton crop,
or even the greater part OF 1t, allow
their enthusiasm TO run away with
their reasoning faculty. A large
and steady supply of labor is neces-
sary for the operation of cotton
mills, and under present conditions
the wages paid and duties eXacted
by the mills are not such as to at
tract labor of the more skillful and
intelligent sort.
The pioneer cotton mills Of the
South were established In the Pied
mont region Of North and South
Carolina and on the rapids of the
Savannah and ChattahoOchee rivers
in Georgia. There, water power was
abundant and cheapIy to be utilized;
fuel was cheap, and large white
population existed which was unaule
tn secure employment which paid as
well as mill work. THESE ventures
were immensely profitable, and the
business has expanded so greatly
in that section that the time il not
far when The mills of the Carolinas
will spin more cotton than is grown
within their borders.
A faaf M hiob ohnnlH not ha I
sight of, however, is that mills have
been established in Southern cities
such as Savannah and Charleston,
which had to be closed down because
labor could not be had at figure
which would allow the mills to be
run at profit. Even when the mills
paid higher wages they could not get
hands, because the cost of living
was more than twice as great as in
the Piedmont region, owing to higher
rents and the greater cost of food
and fuel.
AS matters stand at present, in a
great part of the South labor is en-
ployed at better wages than cotton
mills could pay. TO establish mills
under such conditions would be to
invite failure, that would reflect dis
creditably on the South as whole.
On the other hand, in many parts
of the South cotton manufacturing
would pay better than any other in
dustry, and as a whole the South
could manufacture three times as
much cotton as it does at present
without attracting labor to the det-
riment of its other business. The
hill country in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi and the Cumberland
plateau in Tennessee contain a pop
ulation among which the establish
ment of cotton mills would be boon
to the people as well as profitable
field for investment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

KENTUCKY and Ohio went Repub
lican by small margins. The Brown
detection, growing cut of the dis
graceful proceedings attending Goe-
bells nomination, was responsible
for Republican success in Kentucky,
the vote showing that the Democra-
cy would have won overwh elmingly
if it had bee.4 united. In Ohio the
vote is SO close that it signifies moth
ing in a political way except that the
large purchaseable vote in that
State was corraled by Hanna's long
roll, and that all retaiuers were
whipped in by the Republican ma
chine, aided by Federal patronage
and influence. We do not find
it in our heart to rejoice over
the election of a Republican to
govern the proud common wealth
of old Kentucky; and yet if it
teaches the Democrats 10 avoid poll
ticians of the Goebel stripe, it may
prove a BILE ssing in disguise after all.
In this Independent age people will
not vote for man who rapes a cOp-
ventioD to secure the nomination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
Yours to count on,
GEO. w. NICHOLS.

THE Birmingham Age Herald re-
fers to Schley as second only to Dew
ey. No good reason exists for assign
ing Schley to second place. Schloy
did everything that Dewey did, did
it just as thoroughly and in the face
of greater difficulties. And since
the Santiago exploit Schley has de-
meaned himself in way that has
compelled the respect and ad-
miration of every one. Dewey was
first in the field and his exploit
aroused SO great enthusiasm that it
obscured the merit of those who
came after him. Dewey's fame is
secure, but 1t should not overshadow
that of others equally meritorious.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

NOTHING short of the dismissal of
Evans will satisfy the G.. A. r. treas
ury raiders, and Mckinley is wob-
bling. The suggestion has been made
that Evans be sidetracked to anoth-
er job. but Evans insists that if he
cannot perform his duties as pension
commissioner ! e could not fill an
other office acceptably. Mckinley
realizes that it would be bad policy
to discharge Evans for doing his
duty; but the old soldiers and the
pension attorneys are to be reckoned
with in getting denomination, and
altogether the situation is embar-
RAISING for Mae aud Mark.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

AN immediate and pressing need
is felt in Columbia for dwelling
houses, and more modern business
houses. There is no likelihood that
the demand for houses will grow
less, and a large number could be
rented at once at prices which yield
a good return on the investment. If
persons who hesitate to build be-
cause the cost Of building has lately
increased will reflect, they will per-
ceive that the prices of building ma
terial and labor are more likely to
rise than fall for some time to come.
OF course houses will be built when
the demand for them becomes acute,
but persons building now would have
decided advantage over building
later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

SENATOR MORGAN will be e-elect-
ed. He deserves reelection. He is
the ablest public man in Alabama,
and for twenty years has been a
Democratic statesman of the first
rank. Though somewhat astray on
expansion, he is in line with his
party on all other essentials; and to
a statesman of Morgan's breadth
some latitude may be permitted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

SINCE the Mt. Pleasant brand of
smallpox does not kill, we see no
cause for any great alarm. Secre-
tary Albright, of the State Board of
Health, reports only five cases. But
one trouble about the situation is
that the Secretary's reports are not
given the full faith and credit his
position entities them to. OF one
thing, however, everybody is agreed
upon; there is not single case
nearer Columbia than Mt. Pleasant;
so this is the place and now is the
time to do your fall and winter trad
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

STREET RAILROADS AND PEOPLE
The conspicuous part played by
the Na,hv'll lie S'rrrt Railway In the
late municipal electio is still fresh
in the minds Of HERALD readers.
The railway comp'ny had secured
privilege from the outgoing council
which most Of the citizens of Nash
VILE believed were extra legal, and
" hich in any event were grossly vio-
lative Of the rights Of the people of
the city. That question was the
issue OF the C mpaign, aud although
the railway company spent mouey
freely and used every means within
it, power to carry the election,
mayor and codncil who favored the
preservation of popular rights were
chosen by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The new municipal administration
imme diately took steps to guard the
city's interests. However. the rail
way company had another card up
It's sleeve, which it played as som as
it found that it could not C jole or
intimidate the administration. Hav-
ing control of all the important
street car lines, it fixed schedules
and transfer arrangements to incOm-
mode street car passengers and sub
jecC them to Inconvenience, annoy
ance, and positive discomfort, by
way Of giving an object lesson of its
power.
The experiment had an opposite
effect from that intended. Instead
of the public begging for mercy and
surrendering to the railway monop-
oily, il rose in indignant protest and
brought such storm OF wrath about
the ears of the railway managers
that they became convinced they
would be compelled in self-defense
to provide tolerable accommoda-
tions for their patrons; while the
people are SO thoroughly aroused
that they will see that If they do not
get municipal ownership of the
street railways they will get legisla-
ton that will control them to the
extent of securing service in pro-
portion to the privileges which the
railway companies enjoy.
The incident furnishes valuable
lesson to growing cities such as Co.
lumbia. Too much care cannot be
exercised in granting franchises TO
corporations whose functions are of
a public nature and which are of
necessity monopolies. Many careful
students believe that municipal
ownership is the best plan; and all
are agreed that thorough municipal
control is absolutely necessary for
the conservation of popular rights.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

COLUMBIANs should reflect that
the scarcity of houses for homes and
business places is certain to cause
the loss to the city of desirable resi-
dents, who will be forced to go to
other places not so desirable as CO.
lumbia in other particulars, unless
they are furnished with comfortable
quarters here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
OVERCOAT TIME
is HERE.

The crisp cold air is lively
enough to make you feel its pres
ence. We are just as we'll pre-
pared to "OVERCOAT" you as
we have always been to SUIT"
you. Our high grade Beavers,
Kerseys, Chinchillas, MOntag-
macs, etc, for So, 81, $IOa and $l2 30
are values that double the money
would hardly purchase else
where.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

Now that Columbia has a daily
paper, bright, newsy and prosperous,
it seems strange that we went so long
without one. But then, Columbia
was not as large a year ago as it is
now. And a year from now it will be
larger still. SO will be the daily.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
ANNEX.

This cool weather makes feel like getting
We have the thing in Hygnc Underwear
quality goods sold last $500 garment selling
this IS garment
the lady school county would be de-
lighted the great Paris Exposition Help
1t you nothing We believe every county is be-
surprised the number of
they getting and little effort might win the
prize for them. "Vote for the you love best.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

THE Nashville American yanks
a lot of indorsment for the national
administration out of the result of the
elections. A willing mind can ac-
complish wonders.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

THE first faint glimmerings of a
great light have dawned upon the
Nashville American. The American
is almost vexed with the admins
tration on account of its slow prog
ress in subjugating the Philippines.
Perhaps the American has hitherto
believed that the administration
really wanted to end the war. Now
it says: I'VE shall not say the war
is being delayed for political pur-
poses, but we shall believe it if it
keeps up much longer. The specta-
Gle of great country like the Unit
ed States temporizing with hand
full of Orientals, for Aguinaldo's
army is but handful. and failing in
its languid attempts to conquer
them, is CALLING ana humiliating to
the people. We say the war should
come to an end" The American is
about to discover what intelligent
persons not dazzled by the glitter of
gold aud dazed by dreams of impe-
rialism learned long ago-that the
owners of the administration, whose
spokesman is Hanna, have decreed
that the war must continue until af-
ter the next Presidential election
They have to reimburse themselves
|
for buying the last election and want
to get paid in advance for buying
the next one, and other political ad.
vantage is to be made out of the war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

CARNACK's youth continues to
worry his few opponents. For an
infant Of ~ he is aw1king a great
deal o. sOlicitude-most OF it for the
other fellow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

THE Banner, by a process of reason
ing all its own, concludes that a
Democratic victory in Nebraska, a
Republican State, is more than of
set by Republican victory in Ohio,
another Republican States.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
Black Dress Goods.

Away back the early spring bought large line of black
Henreas before the manufacturers thinking about raising the
price This lot if buy them to-day would have get
75c yard for them realize living profit We will put five 50
pieces sale Monday, Now 18th, at soc Yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
If You See 1t In Our AID, It's So.
MCNennon, Anderson & Foster.
Popular Priced illsg Of Different Class from the oTdDsu

Beginning with
style usefulness
our most creations Variety and value be
and all ReadyoW
County ladies always welcome a N''
MISS HETTIE HITE'S.
Entrance through McKennOn, Anderson osters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

Wa are pleased to be able for once
l. tlrye with the gifted editor ~ 1.-THE
G :urooga Times. The Times
says When the truth is told
ub.u' psosperIty based on plumber,
/, D, 80 pretty story"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

NEXT year will not be leap year.
The Gregorian calendar is unjust to
the ladies'. 1t knocks out a leap
year every century.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
White Quilts.

Thirty large White Quilts, 81 inches by 81 inches Were $2
On of being slightly imperfect Mondays Price will be So
Cents Each.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
mcKeD3o3, A3dQrso2 s.Foster.
Large Selling

Has made it necessary for
send "Continent Troer back the Eastern Cities
for the second time this and you may look for
good things from him very
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10

OHIO may be depended upon to 90
with the biggest barrel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
Ladies' Knit Underwear.

Odds and Ends in Ladies Knit Underwear 2S Pair Pants
Vests Some all WOOL both grey white Former
prices from soc $I2 Mondays Price % Cents
Garment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-10
Unbleached Canton Flannel.

Another of that heavy quality for Monday
Z 1-2 Cents Yard.
Coming Monday Now 18th, Madame Ruth in the employ of
the Princess of Wales Co., demonstrate the superior qualities
Her Majesty's Corset
The evening times., 1899-10-25

The United States Minister to Portugal,
Mr. John N. Irwin, sailed for Europe to-
The evening times., 1899-10-25
A Schoolgirl Drinks Poison.

FRANKLIN, Pa. Oct 25.-Having
grown despondent over the death o, her
fiance. Martha Bennington. sixteen years
old. daughter of DR.. Bennington, of Cher
ry Tree, drank carbolic acid with suicidal
intent Monday night. but through the
timely assistance of the other members
of the family her life was saved. Miller
McClelIand, with whom the girl was in
love- was killed in a railroad accident last
week, and Miss Bennington worried
greatly over il. On the girls de=k at
school was found a note in which she
stated that she was about to take her life
because she could not live without Nc
CfeIiand