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quarters who were committing II to
every scheme of the money power.
There remained strength enough In the
democratic hosts to throw over this
class of leaders and to assert the true
doctrine of the party. 1t was at this
crucial moment that the populists stood
somewhat i'm distrust of democratic
meaning. They admitted that the plat
form of 1896 was all right, but the
question came up, "Will they stick TO
iu?"
Mr.. Winn. speaking for the men
with whom he had cast his fortune.
regards with satisfaction the present
fidelity of the democratic hosts to the
position which they took four years
ago. lie declares that this adherence
to the position of 1896. which has now
made itself so manifest. has won the
confidence of the populist constituency,
ard he appeals to his old comrades
to stand by the party which has thus
proven its strength and virility.
Mr.. Winn makes a good point when
he declares that had the democratic
party made itself an annex of the re-
publican party in 1896 il would
have been wiped out OF existence. No
party which deserts its principles can
hope to succeed. and the hosts which
go 10 make up the democratic party
are too honest TO he led about by perl
natetic statesmen who get their cues
from leaders who make their living by
trading points in politics.
The people are together. and the one
time leaders" can hustle in as best
they can.
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From Hon. Thomas f. Winn.

Editor Coustitution-I have recently seen
printed letter from Hon w p. Price, former
representative Of the ninth district. ON the duty
Of Palmer and Buckner men and congrat-
uIating the final adoption Of the gold stand
ard by the present congress and expressing the
opinion that the democratic party would nave
triulnuhcd IN the last national election mad Z
declared FOR the gold standard Instead Of FOL
lowing after the vagaries and fallacies 10 he
found i'm the platforms of all the wild eccentric
factions in the country
II Is not my purpose 10 join issue with or
criticise the position the former able represen-
tativc occupies on the financial question or the
intimation he gives as to the futur" course
his political associates may take, leaving the
impression. however. that the bulk or them
would not support Bryan, who In all proo-
ability would be the nominee Of the democratic
partv-furthor than to say in my opinion. had
the democratic party at Chicago in 1896 de-
cIarcd I'm favor Of the single gold standard as
Colonel Price would have had II done. the
popullsts would have swept the south ana
northwest and the democratic party would have
been buried beyond the hope of resurrection ana
would have been torn and divided into factions
instead as now thoroughly united with every
prospect Of victory in the fall election. And
further the republicans have been all along
in favor Of the single gold standard. and If
the democracy had also adopted gold plank
in its platform IL is plain to be seen that II
the tail Of the republican kite and all nope
Of its future success and usefulness ohiterated
Many were of the opinion at the time that
the adoption of the Chicago platform was the
work OF expedicncy and would not he adhered
to by the party. but after the lapse OF -FOUR
years we found it standing nat-footed on every
plank OF that platform ana it's ancient Jetfer-
sonian principles. ana now gives every indica-
tion Of a steadfast adherence to the PLATFORM
In view Of the disorganized condition Of the
peopIe's partv demonstrating very clearly To
nv mind that the days of It's usefulness are
now at an end. since the democratic party
has resumed its time-honored principles and
Incorporated almost every plank for which
reformers have contended into its own. | believe
II to be the part of wisdom for all the reform
forces to unite under the flag of the purified
and rejuvenated democracy in the hand of
William j. Bryan.
In looking back over the small part / have
had in the political affairs of the country i'm
recent years | have the approval of my
conscience. | am out of politics and at
tending strictly to my own private affairs
hut have thought il proper and right to make
the foregoing declaration. | expect, however,
to take enough interest in public affairs 20
vote intelligently at least.
THOMAS T.. WINN.
Riverside, Greene County, Georgia. March
10. 1900
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NEW INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH
Reports Showing the Progress That
Is Being Made.

:hattanCoga. March A.-Am0ng the
mure important Industries reUorted ny
The Traiesman during the week ended
March 2ith are a bleachey in South Car
olina: q brass foundry i'm West Virginia.
brick and the works in Georgia, ami
North Carolina; a broom factory ana a
cicar factory iii Georgia: coal mines II
Tennessee and West Virginia, three cot
ton mills in Georgia. she each in North
and South Carolina and Texas. cotton
seed oil mills in South Carolina and
Texas; cotton waste mill III North car
olina; cotton yarn mills in Alabama anu
North Carolina. one electric light plant
in Georsil and three in Texas; an eiee-.
tric power plant in West Virginia. i
Touring mill in Georgia; two IN No:t..
Carolina one each in South Carolina. Ieil-
ncssee ana West Virginia. "a turnltutc
factory IN Virginia. graphite works ih
Alabama. a hosiery mill III Tennessee -rc
factories in Georgia and South Curonlla,
kaDlin mines in South Carolina, lUinncf
mills in A kansas, MISSISSIPPI and SodtA
CAROLINA; oil wells in NJ est Virginia, pan
ing mills in Florida, Mississippi and Soutu
Carolina; a PLUMBING company i'm W ea-
Virginia; two soap factories in Texas, tNO
telephone exchanges in North CaI DINA
and three IN Texas; a tobacco factory i'll
Tennessee; Il wagon material factory II
Arkansas
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and distributing point of all the great
systems that penetrate the south-the
Southern railway, the Plant system
the Louisville and Nashville and the
SeabOard Airline.
Branches of these great systems per-
meate almost every part of the state
and these branches can best De MADE
profitable by means of industrial devel-
Opment and colonization. Cotton mills
and other manufactures established on
these branches or at convenient points
on the main line insure steady in
crease in the volume of freights. COL
onies of immigrants likewise add to the
business OF the roads by their industry
and productiveness.
The Constitution and other represen-
tativeS of the south used to resent the
efforts of the northern newspapers to
prevent foreign immigrants from set
Ting in this section, but our protests.
though natural. were short-sighted'
Nothing could have been more fortu-
nate for the south. Instead of p0pu-
lation ignorant of democratic instltu-
tions and difficult to assimilate we are
now reaping the advantage of tide OF
immigration which has been thorough
ly Americanized and which is familiar
with the import and purposes of AmerI-
can institutions.
During the past half century there
have been times when, according TO
human views, Providence seemed to
have deserted the people of the south.
But it is easy to perceive now, in the
light of recent events, that the trou-
bles through which we have passed
were only the mysterious evolutions
by which we have been led to high
prosperity.
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The Case of Bynum.


The attempt to confirm w. ID. Bynum
as general appraiser of the port of New
York failed in the senate on Wednes-
day.
The democrats opposed the confirm
alton. not because Bynum sought the
defeat of the democratic candidate in
1896. but because he was nominated
under false pretences. lie was nom
mated as a democrat, when in no
sense of the word is he a democrat. He
acted with the gold democrats. but
when the campaign was over. he with
il could be called-and announced that
he would hereafter act with the re-
publicans.
Nevertheless Mr.. Mckinley nomin-
ated him for a position which
the law says. in effect. shall
be held by a democrat. In
other words. of the nine general ap-
praisers. five shall belong to one party
and four TO the other Mr.. Bynum was
nominated for a place that should be
given to a democrat. Hence the OBJ
lection OF democratic senators to his
nomination.
We presume. however, that the tac-
ties by which his nomination was de-
feated will not succeed at another time;
but il is characteristic of one phase OF
Mr.. McKinley's character that he
should. under pretence of appointing
a democrat, endeavor to make sure
that a republican gets the place. We
have heard of small politics before.
but we have never seen any quite so
small as this.
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After the Years.

Ana can it be that after all these years
OF wandering in hfe;s dreary. desert
ways
! reach the sweetar music Of my days
Only to time its cadences with tears?
And that at last. whe e life an altar rears
To sweetest love- i'm unimagined rays
OF later light. with perfectness of praise,
Ashes of roses that loved altar bears?
The dream! The dream! and standing
face to face.
Unveiled before each other. We must
know
The shadow still. who waited for the
light?
Is this loves recGmpense. and this Gods
grace
At last TO meet. and love each other so.
only To say Good morning and Good
night.
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A Little Book.

little book of pages bright
ca larger you'd prefer)
\ little book wherein to write
Each day a song To her!
Now. there's task. God wot. and she
Queenly commands that task of me!
\ song a day. | marvel now,
In reasonable way,
If any wreath will bind his brow
Who writes n song a day,
VIII not the muses.. wearie5. sleep?
Such watch as that they ca Ennot keep,
But fair the music flows sloZs:
Her man date / obey;
For when she speaks life is a song
The sweetest song alway!
Dear little book OF pages bright.
Where sweet my love for her 1 write!
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A Voice from the Fields.

! never foun' no music in the ripple of the
wheat;
To me all fields in summertime air blaZ-
in with the heat
An j never want no knowledge of that
later golden rule
Which teaches folks compassion on the
stubborn GeOrgy mule!
When it comes to pullin fodder. shuckin
corn, or likes o. that.
You don't find me hoorayin' or a-th Ow-
In up my hat!
No politics in pickin' peas-no matter
what they say.
An you don't shout halleluia when you're
stackin' up the hay.
But when it comes 10 fishin'-wen. its
then T. m right in town.
When l hear the water swishin-see thu
cork a-gOin' down.
An best of all. good people. when I'm
cuddled in heap
on the green banks of river that's
a-singin me TO sleep,
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Alliance Of the Reform Forces.

The Constitution takes pleasure in
printing a letter from Hon Thomas
r. Vim. formerly representative OF
the ninth congressional district
Mr. Winn writes in answer to some
remarks Of a prominent gentleman Of
the ninth district. who was an advO-
cate Of the gold standard and who still
seems To make il the corner stone of
his political creed. This gentleman
had taken OCCASION to intimate that the
democratic party was defeated in 1896
because il espOused the true doctrine Of
bimetallism. thus intimating that if il
had gone into the same boat with re-
uublican-sm IL might have won
" reply 10 this. Mr- Winn's iia-9
.s.. 1f great force Nr- Winn was one
Of the most prominent members Of the
uopulist party In Georgia. He be-
Ionged TO that immense constituency
which was driven out OF the party
through the action of those at head
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attitude except his unexpected surren-
der. Even Foraker plays no more
abject second to Hanna. II have a
conscience" says the Indiana senator
i'm effect. but as matter of expedi-
ency 1 am willing to put it on the shelf.
l am an honest man, but If my party
is going to hold up train or rob the
people of an island | cannot afford to
hold aloof. / believe it is our plain
duty to give Porto Rico free trade,
but / am willing to aid in imposing
duty on their products. / believe in
justice, but I am willing to commit a
wrong"
No wonder the Indiana senator de-
clares that we draw from the pagans
some OF the most precious elements of
our moral life'
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The Watermelon Race.

7 waitin' now 'twell de hot sun shin
Fer ter run dat race wild de melon vii
I'm I'll own dc place
IF I des have grace
Fer ter win dat waternillion race!
+ waitin now fer ter cross de line
En- run dat race wild de melon vine;
I'm I'll ~ my face
Ter amazin' grace
Fer ter win dat watermilliOn racei
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The Present JOY.

l amt a-longin' fer the joys-the joys
that orter be
flower in any meadow is sweet enough
fer mel
amt a-lookin' fer the light in skies so
far away.
To me the very brightest light is that
which shines today.
I amt a-worryin the worr bout human
rights an wrongs;
l hear the sweet birds sinSin'. an thank
God fer their songs
l know the OF worl's rOllin' the bright,
accepted way.
An I'm thankful that I'm livin' on the
green of il today!
Life's Jest too short fer sighin' the song
still beats the sigh;
The rainbOws runnin rosy roun' the
storm that's in the sky;
An all the worr IS loveliness. an all the
worf is light;
Then say TO JOY, "GoOdmorning." an say
to grief. Goodnight"
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MORE COTTON MILLS IN TEXAS.
Charters Have Been Granted for New
Factories.

Houston. Tex. March 25.-During the
past week charters nave been issued fof
Sl00.cc0 cotton mills at Corsicana and Hen
derson. Contracts for machinery have
been let for a $5O.GCO cotton mill AT Whar-
ton and $4,000 oil mill at COrsicana.
Seventy thousand dollars Of the capital
stock for a $iG1.O00 cotton mill at Pitts
burg has been subscribed: S4S0tO toward
factory ut Rice. and SG00JO toward a
factory az Cuero. y Texas flour mill has
closed a contract for 100000 pounds month
ly TO be exported to LOnGon.
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The East Wind.

DE cas- win blow
I'm de crap won't grow.
I'm ! up en- mex my means;
De good Lawd know
Why lie 'flict me 50,
Wild dc mis'ry in my bones.
DE cas- win say
EZ he blow my way
En- he heah me mex my means -
''De good Lawd know
Hits de way you go
Mex dc mis'ry in yo' bones.
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Large Yarn Mill To Be Erected.

Hampton, Ga. March 30.-(Special)-A
$4,000 yarn mill has been organized at
this place with home capital. all of which
has been subscribed
Hampton also has a knitting mill which
furnishes work for a large number of
hands. The capacity of this mill is LOO
ladies' undervests per day.
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Two New Cotton Mills.

Columbia. 5. G.. March 26.-Two new
cotton mills were projected yesterday,
bringing the total capitalization for the
year within 100000 of the 5000. COO mark
Each of these mills is capitalized at $780,
COO. one located at Nerdery. Greenwood
county the other at Liberty. Pickens
county
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Twentieth Cotton Mill This Season.

Raleigh. y. c., March 27.-(Special)-
The state has chartered the I.aurinsbIrg
cotton mill. capital $4,000. 1t is the twen-
tieth chartered this year The site is pur-
chased and contracts made for new knit
ting mill at Raleigh
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To NOT FORGET 90 make your r-neNais In time
Watch your sEir-ctkon tax ani when your suts
scriTtiou expir Te next siN months VIII - full
- Interest amt yuu shcuisi m: mis-. single copy
"a The Cor~situtlun. Sen1 your oniers a. least a
week tn alvaurr 20 make surr- II may not tssss
week In every Instance. ~ We use the greatest
ctlgsEcr &c st thsm on cur mailing lit
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And Rest-Sweet Rest.

After the stormy way
After the troubled breast,
Light of the brighter day,
And rest-sweet rest,
After the scorn or foes
The vanquished, sorely prest,
Light where Gods morning glows
And rest-sweet rest!
After the tears that fall
From eyes unseen-unblest,
Gods peace, surprising all.
And rest-sweet rest!
o. sometimes. IN the years
OF grief so manifest.
1 lose the thought of tears
In that of resti
Not hopeless are the skies,
For in the darkening west
L see through streaming eyes
Gods gates OF rest!
Alone in dark and light
And yet not all unblest:
The heaven is in sight,
With rest-sweet rest,
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Songs Of the Soil"
BY FRANK L. STANTON
A Ballad.

I am glad that my lady can weep when
she WILL
And thus bring the swords of the gal
lants to play.
Who hath broken her heart? 1t is adam-
ant STILL
She will trle their own hearts away!
Her glance can enthrance. as their Keen
swords can kill:
/ am glad that my lady can weep Wneh
she will!
I am glad that my lady can weep; ehe
hath made
Dim eyes where the sunshine dwelt ten
der and brlknt.
/ marvel. sometimes. that she Is not
afraid
OF the ghosts of the night.
Their pitifuI faces my own heart would
thrill
1 am glad that my lady can weep when
she will!
She can weep-she can sigh-but the day
comes apace
When the ghosts will not down When
in silence apart
She will feel the real tears on her pallid'
drawn face.
And the pang at the heart!
Then the pale ghosts will triumph-and
keen swords will kill
| am glad that my lady can weep when
she will!
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CHANGE OF ADDRFSS-wbsn orse-inx address
Of yOur paper charged always give the old rs well
- the afirts-- AlNays give rssstofiics county
end state II vour PAPER - not revived regularly
notify n and w VII strSishten the matter
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~ YoJ SIND u AS ORDER for new suhecrihers
please aIIgN a vsvk On et the narns- on the list
aud papsFs started before you write complaint.
gswe arr verv much crowded now
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WE WANT YOU-The Constitution wants sn agent
atsvsry TeStoffice In America Ageut's outfit free
and ssc-s terms. II you are rot IN club ne want
you 90 at agent at your Office. Write us
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. only 81 Per an
num- Clubs Of i've. 81 each; ciuss OF ten. u each
and copy % Eetter-up of club
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tuiered mt the Atlanta Po>tsffice as Second
CIa-. Mail Matter, Nov. II. 1873.
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CLARK iOWELL....... ...... Editor
w. A HEnPHIIL Pres. and Bus. Mgr
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-05

The probate Judge and sa!arled ed-
tor Of the local fusion organ evidently
has poor opinion Of the men who
walk between pillow handif's. In his
issiic Of Sept. % he says: Men Of
such extremely NARROW minds and di-
minutiye abilities always move in
small circles. Their world has prob
ably been seen while travelling between
plow handles. They need to travel to
broaden the mind and develop know
ledge Of the amenities Of life. This
editor should make a journey to Spo-
kane, enter Il hotel and there regis
ter. In this he will feel the world
growing honle-iike To him; he will
soon feel like a mana gentleman.
This TRADE Was aimed at the editor
Of The Republican and was part OF
the reply To our editorial in which We
gave the complete official record OF
this salafied editor as probate Judge
Of kootenai county for 1899, for which
II appears ip drew 81. 800 for transact
Ing 'niAD. ~ III III vi iJitSlIltSS. anu tx
| pended 1880 for postage stamps.
| He Is at liberty to say what he sees
! fit about the editor Of The Republic
can, out he need not Insult the farm
! or or the farmers boy who follows the
| plow. 1t Is true that the man who
! travels between the plow handles does
I Iva 4 t,t,t.i. 4 Inn. and N
''go TO Spokane, enter a hotel and
there register as does the salaried
editor, but IL does not necessarily fol-
low that they are endowed with such
marrow minds and diminutiye abili-
ties" as this brilliant. Travelled. salar-
led editor would haze the public be-
liege.
We have always had rather good
I"pihion Of the character and capacity
Of the men i" h0 follow the pillow. Gen
orally speaking these men are honest,
they are conscientious. they are neigh
borly. they read much and think
deeply; in short, they are our very
best citizens. aud il is an insult for
this ollice-holding upstart to say that
they possess marrow minds and di.
mlnutiye abilities because, forsooth,
they do not make frequent trips to
Spokane and its resorts or take the
summer tour to Alaska as does oui
salaried editor. He should have some
consideration for their feelings and
remember that they work every day
in the year and do not draw 1880. Ot
per annum from the county treasury
as does our salaried editor for doing
little or nothing.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-05

the Indebtedness during the present
year would be decreased sufficiently to
to Offset the enormous increase Of las;
year. The records prove that the III
crease 4n the count indebtedness this
year will he many thousands Of dollars
more than last year. Neither did
Johnny explain how he came to issue
warrants in favor Of the commission
ers and others, amounting to thous-
aDds of dollars, in payment OF illegal
bills. and sometimes no bills at all.
How about that, Johnny Do you
consider that proper method Of doing
business for the taxpayers? DO You
think it win add to Your reputation as
prudent and efficient county official?
Johnny said many other things of
importancet?l which we have net space
to enunerate this week. He attacked
the record Of Hon. {. l.. Hoffman as
county attorney. This will probably
be answered from the rostrum before
the campaign is over, when Johnny
will wish he had known that it was
''loaded. :"
They say Johnny is making great
'hit" as "A stump speaker, and the re-
publican campaign managers are
thinking seriously Of plan to keep
him in the field throughout the cam
paign. II it were not for the fact
that Johnny is receiving about ~, 800
a year from the people for this kind OF
work, some extra inducements might
be offered.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-05
MAKING. 4 INT"

Last Friday evening several of the
cc-holding fUsionists from here,
among them Inc. c. Callahan, went to
Granite for the express purpose of
holding what they term fusion raj
~. They were greeted by fair au.
dicnce for such small precinct, but
the audience WIS larger At the opening
than at the closing OF this rally"
Jne. {. Callahan was the principal
speaker Of the evening, and pretended
To discuss county issues, but his dis
connected address was largely devoted
to an attempt to vindicate fusion. re-
forml? methods and a TRADE OF abuse
aimed III eX-Auditor Hragaw. He be-
gan by Offering an apology to the la
dies of Granite faT q failure To make
good his promise given two years ago
tn send them same candy. He said
the absence Of Mckinley prosperity
WIS probably responsible for his short.
ness OF memory, and those in the au-
dlence who remembered how prosper
ons johnny WIS four and six years ago
smiled big smole.
In tie course of his remarks Johnny
tried to explain why the coanty's in.
dchtcdlEss had increased so enormous
ly during the first year of fusion con-
troll. He said that the old board left
road aud bridge bills, and election cx-
renses amounting te about s3,oo0. up
paid
The old board did leave some cleo
tion expenses upaid, hat that amount
ed "a only snail fraction az the in
crease ot the Indebtedness during ISM
Therefore, according to Johnny' 5 truth
ful p statements, II must he that the
balance of this Indebtedness was due
10 bridge and read bills left unpaid hy
The old h.1rd. Let uS see about th3;
During lSaS warrants drawn ON The
r"ld and bridge !aG.is amounted Ia
sli,1N1.R. while during lSn nnlv ala.-
lRi.}t were drawn IN the same funds
This should prove enncl,lsiyely thar
i'le Indebtedness Of l>ga was not swell
cd IN The manner explained by Truth
ful Johrny The indebtedness WAS
created through another channel.
Johnny further stated TINT the
caWNp'> Indebtedness was increased
~ >lo.5>hl8 during lSaS but he did
"ot net attempt To- explain that the
records show Il decrease of s5ce. * in
county Indebtedness for the wears
lSai ~: neither did he give The ar-
uros representing the exact increase
Ia county Indebtedness during l>s4
We suppose il is rather announcement
Ter Johnny "a go IL the records tn Sc.
cure these hsgnS The county in
dehtedness increased sl5. ~ Is during
the hrst year of fusion administration
Nor did Johnny try To explain rha,