The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-24

important congress that has ever ~.
sembled, h beginning Of the issues o.
the presidential campaign OF this veae
and the debates and speeches during ID
progress: the final result Of the NoyeYn.
Der elections, the development of fha
south's great Industrial movements. 81.
versi1ed farm and village industries ana
thousands of other important things win
be found fully and freely discussed IL INA
Weekly Constitution for the year. The
Farm and Farmers page, the Woman's
Kingdom. the Sousaern Pulpit. the Chill
dreh's Page and other Interesting deDsrf.
ments will be ably conducted and I'M
be especially adapted to those addressea
The ringing editorials of The Constitution
speaking right out In meeting exaatlv
what it means in the advocacy Of trua
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
of the paper over and again.
The Constitution has long stood az the
champion of the people and has Sent fta
shafts deep into the errors and evils thar
threaten and beset the masses. It's com.
pIete Expose of the methods Of Nell. az
New Orleans. and the shattering OF the
influence Of this prophet of big cotton
crops, and apostle Of ruinously low prices,
and high priest Of robbery, who has cost
the southern farmers hundreds Of miilione
of dollars, ought to win for The Consti-
tuition the lasting gratitude Of the whole
south. The advice to farmers to organ
ize against the trust that would increase
the price OF fertilizers and fertilizer ma
terfals for 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, ID
sound and valid, and ought to be. needed.
The bulwark Of the peoples rights and
the best method of defense viii often be
found in a great paper. ably and fearless
" edited, upon which the people may rely,
not only for news of the ordinary events
of government, army and political life,
but also for an alert foresight OF the trend
of future events that may operate to our
lasting damage. The downfall OF Nell:
the breaking down of the fertilizer trust:
the upbuilding of all southern interests.
and the enlightenment of every village.
farm and mountain home are among The
constitutions many high aims n great
ideas for 1900. That these interests may
all be well served. and with the same UNI
sWerving fidelity to the people that This
i, Constitution has Away shown, goes
without saying.
The management of The Constitution.
with Mr.. Clark Howell as editor-in-chief
and his well disciplined corps OF stan
writer's, brilliant contributors and special
correspondents, still under the faithful
leadership of Colonel William A. Hemp
hill as business manager, will remain the
same for the new year. The C0nstttu-
tion's long and honorable business course.
keeping faith with the people IN al its
contracts. contests and engagements, -
wen as In its consistent and conspicuous
editorial fairness, places it among those
reliable institutions of our country on
which the people nay depend.
with such a great general newspaper
covering the world news and world ana
national questions, yvu viii, OF course
need the best and Invest local paper. CIV
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mon events of local Interest. We trust
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