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important congress that has ever as
sembled. the beginning Of the issues or
the presidential, campaign of this wear
and the debates and speeches during it's
progress; the final result of the Novem-
Der elections the development Of the
south's great industrial movements: d.
versifled farm and village industries and
thousands Of other important things Will
be found fully and freely discussed in The
Weekly Constitution for the year. The
Farm and Farmers page. the Woman's
Kingdom. the Southern Pulpit. the Chill
dren's Page and notwithstanding depart
ments will be ably conducted and will
he especia11v adanted to those addressed
The ringing editorials Of The Constitution
speaking right out in meeting exactly
what 1t means in the advocacy Of true
democratic doctrine and In behalf Of the
great interests Of the masses Of our plain
people and protecting them from the
grasping greed Of those who would wiring
their earnings from their HELPLESS hands.
are alone worth the subscription price
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The Constitution has long stood az tho
champion of the people and has sent It's
shafts deep into the errors and evils that
threaten and beset the masses. It's COM
plete EXPOSE Of the methods Of Neil. ut
New Orleans. and the shattering of the
influence of this prophet of big cotton
crops. and APOSTLE Of ruinouslv low prices.
and high priest Of robbery. who has cost
the southern farmers hundreds Of millions
Of dollars, ought to win for The Consti-
tuition the lasting gratitude of the whole
south. The advice to farmers to organ
tie against the trust that would increase
the price Of fertilizers and fertilizer ma
terials Tor the home compost heap, and
taking up the cudgel in behalf Of the
farmers against the combination that
would put a fresh burden upon them. Is
sound and valid and ought to be needed.
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Of future events that may operate to our
lasting damage The downfall Of Nell;
the breaking down of the fertilizer trust:
the upbuiding of all southern interests.
and the enlightenment of every village
farm and mountain home are among The
Constitutions many high aims and great
ideas for 1900 That these interests may
all be we'll served and with the same UNI
swerving fidelity to the people that The
Constitution has always shown. goes
without saying.
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