Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

4 THE MACON NEWS. ESTABLISHED 1384-. NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R. L- McKENNEY, Business Mgr TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor. THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered by carrier or mall, per year, $5.00; per waek, 10 cents. THE NEWS will be tor on trains. Correspondence on live •abject solicited. Real name of writer thouM accompany same. Subscriptions payable in advance. Failure to receive paper should be reported to the business •Ciee. Address all communications to THE NEWS. Offices: Corner Second and Cherry Streets. 7HE STATE TICKET’ For Governor, ALLEN D. CANDLER, of Hall. For Secretary of State, MARK A. HARDEN, of Bartow. For Comptroller-General, W. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond. For Attorney-General, JOSEPH M. TERRELL, of Mer riwether. For Treasurer, W.M. SPEER, of Fulton. For Commisioner of Agriculture, o. B. STEVENS, of Terrell. F«r School Commissioner, G. R. GLENN, of Bibb. The State Ticket. Above appears the full state ticket whiah The News will support, and Which it esaimends to every Democratic voter of Bibb county. It is made up of good men, tried and true Democrats. The News has studied the situation carefully and has impartially considered the claims and qualifications of ©ash candidate. We have selected such . me* as we believe are most entitled to recognition- and such as will give the most satisfaction. We do not believe a sound obj®»tion san be urged against any one of the above candidates. They are not only men of ability, but they are experienced in bke affairs of state, and are honest and true. The News takes no stock in the theory (wtaiah some newspapers have been forced to accept) that it is not the province of a fifamocratic newspaper to urge individ ual candidates upon the party. We hold that M is the imperative duty of every Democratic newspaper to assist, in every way possible, in inducing ills party to put forward the very best men. It is through such a sense of duty that The News urges upon the Democratic party the nomination of the gentlemen above named, and whatever influence it has will be directed in their behalf.. For Women to Accomplish. The article by Miss Mary Lamar Patter son ‘Guild Labor in the Mills,” recent ly published in The News, has attracted considerable attention, both at home and abroad. The Rome Tribune has this to say of it: * “The Macon News presents a very elo quent plea written by Miss Mary Lamar Patterson for the passage of a bill to pro hibit child labor in cotton mills. Miss Pat terson always writes logically, forcibly and interestingly, and her argument in favor of co-eduoation published some time ago was one of the most reasonable and con vincing that has been published on that subject.” Not only has Miss Patterson’s article brought forth much favorable comment from the press of the state, but it has made a deep impression here in Macon. In this connection, it is not out of place to call the attention of Georgia women to the fact that the evil whoch Miss Patterson has so graphically pointed out can be rem edied by them, if they but go in to accom plish it . This reform is one which the women or Georgia can and should bring about. As individuals, and with the aid of their va rious organizations, they should keep the matter before the people until the public conscience has been so aroused that the next General Assembly will be forced to abolish child labor in Georgia. The wo men can do more than paid lobbyists if they but made up their minds to do it. Pingree's True Bills Against His Party Governor Pingree, of Michigan, deliver ed a speech in Buffalo, N. Y.. a few night s ago, and, whether consciously or not, he paid a splendid tribute to the Democratic party and made seme sharp thrusts at his own" party. Among other things, he said: “Today all the trusts, all the monopo lies, every agency which is bleeding the country, has taken refuge under the wing of the Republican party because they fear the Democratic party, which has kicked them out.” Though admitting that the Demo cratic party has driven out these enemies of the people, says the Buffalo Times, Governor Pingree still clings to the Republican party in the hope that ifi it is given time this party, too, will drive them out. Governor Pingree is a Repub lican who has not yet discovered that the task of making the Republican party a party of the people is hopeless and that the proper place for him is in the Demo cratic ranks. Very sharp were his thrusts at the trusts and the manifold monopolistic in fluences within his own party and though he named no names he evidently had a certain Ohio plutocratic politician in mind when he said of “apostles of boodle: “When they elect themselves to office by main force of money they ascribe it to divine intervention of Providence in be half of the nation and its honor.’ ~General~Cassius M~Clay is at last hap py in his domestic life. He has married a Kentucky feud, mentions the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Col. Candler's Announc'ment. The News publishes elsewhere today Col onel Allen D. Candler's card to the public, announcing his candidacy for governor. . The announcement is characteristic of the ; man. It is clear, frank, plain and honest. It indicates that Cclonet Candler is al ready thoroughly familiar with state af fairs, and knows exactly What is demanded of the next governor of Georgia. It is Democratic to the core, and yet it is not intolerant. It is in every way calculated to make Colonel Candler friends among all classes, and, when he is nominated, to draw to the Democratic party those people who have been estranged because of some peculiar notion of their own, but whose chief desire in state politics, after all, is to see good men elected to office. Such a ' man they cannot fail to recognize in Col ' onel Candler, and, as the situation now looks, we see no need for the Democratic party to seek further for a standard bearer who would prove acceptable to all classes, and, at the same time, reflect credit upon his party in the performance of his duty. Nor do we see just now where the party could find a better man, should it be dis posed to do so. It has been intimated that Colonel Cand ler is the candidate of a certain ring, and that certain improper influences would contribute to his election. Those who know the man best will not, for a moment, en tertain such an idea. He is noted for his honesty and independence, and it will not be believed that he can be controlled by anybody. The fact that certain well known politicians, a certain alleged ring if you will, have flocked to his support, merely indicates that they recognize his strength, and it is sometimes considered the better part of politics to join with a winner than to fight for a forlorn hope. His candidacy has been taken up by cer tain influences simply because he is rec ognized as the s-trongest man. Os course this is saying that his main strength lies with the people, that they, and not the politicians, are behind him in this race, and it is our firm belief that he will be true to the people and mindful of their interests, above all others—as he has ever been in the past. Believing these things, and recognizing in Colonel Candler a man who is, in eVery sense, fitted for the high office of governor of Georgia, The News takes pleasure in endorsing his candidacy and will contri bute its efforts toward making old Bibb the banner county in Colonel Candler’s race for the nomination. Trying Hard to Phase. Alas! our dream of peace has been dis pelled. We had chereished the idea that the issue Which has for some time past disturbed the equanimity and strained the personal relations of our two Forsyth con temporaries, had been finally and amicably adjusted. We were led to believe by certain edito rial statements in the Forsyth Chronicle, that its esteemed contemporary, the Ad vertiser, had yielded its contention and admitted the right es the Hon. Flem du- Bignon to spell his name with a little “d.” Mr. dußignon, it will be remembered, addressed a personal letter to the editor of the Chronicle, in reply to an inquiry, in which he accepted the lower-case meth od of spelling -his name as right and pipp er. Mr. dußignon said to the editor of the Chronicle: “I think you are corect in saying that the reasons which obtained in France for using the small “d” have no application in this country, and that under the general rules for capitalization of words the “du” in my name should be spelled with a capi tal “D.” But now comes the editor of the Ad vertiser and refuses to allow the issue to rest here; refuses to accept Mr. dußignon’s own decision as final. In fact, he goes fur- i 't ! her and proves that Mr. dußignon’s letter is only a campaign document. He submits proof that the Chatham statesman is only trying to straddle the issue. He proves, in fact, that Mr. dußignon is himself ad dicted to the lower-case ‘habit of spelling his own name. The Advertiser’s editor does not deal in ambiguous statements or present hearsay testimony, but he has taken the trouble to look up the records on Mr. dußignon, and here is the result of his investigation: “There is in Judge Stone’s office—in the Chronicle’s own office by the way—a book called the “Memoirs of Georgia,” and in the first volume of this book on page 955 will be found a lithographed likeness of J. E. du Bignon, and beneath it is his sig nature; he writes his name with a small “d,” and is of the same family as the one whose name is under controversy. In the second volume of the same book on page 384—in the same office—will be found a likeness of Hon. F. G. du Bignon and di rectly under ft a reproduction of his signa ture, and he writes it with a small “d.” We’ll go a little further. We had the reg ister of the Kimball House, where Mr, du- Bignon sometimes stops, examined, and he invariably registers his name with a small "d.” But why did not Judge Stone publish Mr. du Bignon’s entire letter? Simply because in signng it, the very let ter that Judge Stone relies upon, Mr. du- Bignon himself wrote his name with a small "d.” As the editor of the Advertiser forcibly says, “this do settle it.” It not only proves the Advertiser’s case, but it prove, too, that Mr. du Bignon has slightly overdone the thing in trying to spell his name to suit every faction. It proves that he has not been consistent. Shall we say it also proves that Mr. du Bignon has been guil ty of gross deception? It is not necessary. The facts speak for themselves. Here is a man who writes his name on the Kimball House register— copie-s of which are offered in evidence — with a little “d,” and yet who goes before his constituents with the plea that he is wedded to the capital “D” system of spell ing it. Here is a man who even writes a letter—seeking to appease the wielder of a iMonroe county franchise —asserting in plain terms that the capital “D” style of spelling his name is quite the corerct thing, and yet signs that letter with a lower-case “d.” Ye gods! has it come to this? Not only willing to readjust his financial views to suit the demands of the times, but even willing to spell his own name any old way in order to make friends and votes. Shall we add that office-seeking in Georgia has developed a hot pace when it has become necessary to resort to such methods as this. Must the price of political prefer ment in Georgia be an adjustable system of spelling one’s own name? The Memphis Commercial-Appeal says it has always had more or less doubt about this appendicitis industry, and now comes a case from Oregon which confirms our skepticism. A man was operated on in Portland for appendicitis, who, on ex amination, proved to be entirely without a vermiform appendix. The surgeons had to be content with removing his appetite and his conscience and letting it go at that. MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22 1898. o, i POWDER Absolutely Pure In the news columns of today’s Atlanta Constitution appears a reference to Hon. Mark Hardin, which seeks to make it ap pear that Mr. Hardin is weakening in his race for secretary of state, and may de cide to withdraw. The insinuation was written by a young man named Cramer, who is connected with the Constitution and who is very friendly with Hon. Phil Cook, who is also a candidate for secre tary of state. This is all there is to the publication. Cramer, in his zeal to serve Phil Ccok, puts the Constitution in an unenviable light and does Hon. Mark Hardin a gross injustice. He is not only in the race to stay, but the chances are nine to one he will win. And nobody knows this better than the Constitution, •notwithstanding the fact that it allows young Cramer to use its columns in an ef fort to create a contrary impression. President Berner, of the senate denies the soft impeachment. He says: “I am not governor.”—Augusta Chronicle. To which the Americus Times-Recorder re plies: “And the gentleman from Monroe might have truthfully continued the argument by saying, 'and never can be.’ ” We very much fear that the breach be tween the Monroe statesman and the charming Mrs. iMyrick is beyond repair. The Rome Commercial says: “The Ma con News says it will fight for the aboli tion of child labor in the big mills. God speed The News in its noble fight for the correction of this inhuman and selfish practice. The Commercial stands with The News, heart and soul, in this jnove ment.” Despite its fair editorial promises, the Macon Telegraph still threatens to sup port Pope Brown in its news columns for president of the senate, a dark gubernato rial horse or some other thing in which the suspicion of its friendship would de feat him.—Griffin News and Sun. Comptroller General Wright expresses the opinion ‘that the highest tax rate per mitted by the act of 1896, namely, 6% mills, will not produce a revenue sufficient to meet the appropriations for the present year. No wonder Mr. Candler pre-empted the “lower taxation” war cry. Laura Jean Libby is to write exclusive ly for a New York story paper, and re quests us to give her a nice notice. It would seem ’that the story papers she is not writing for are entitled to the nice notice, says the Washington Post. An Albany dispatch says that Senator Hill has called a meeting of the Demo cratic leaders from different parts of the state for the purpose of discussing the Democratic situation and ‘to secure con trol. Says the Griffin News and Sun: “With a railroad treasury for its exchequer, the Macon Telegraph very properly "scorns any newspaper that would think of ac cepting any kind of a bribe.” It seems a greait pity that the present wrangle between Corbett and Fitzsimmons can’ t be .utilized in some way to fill bicy cle tires, observes the Chicago Times- Herald. According to the Atchison Globe the old-fashioned boy asked his father ques tions for information, while the modern boy asks his parent questions to “catch” him. Cassius M. Clay, General Longstreet and Ignatius Donnelly ought to hold a convention and decide' upon a policy, thinks the St. Louis Republic. An exchange is authority for the state ment that at last accounts Senator Mor gan was speaking to a question of per sonal privilege in his sleep. The Albany Herald says: “Hon. O. B. Stevens and Hon. Philip Cook will win. We mke no further predictions just yet.” Honor bright, now, what excuse can there be for anybody running against Al len D. Candler for governor? The Standard Oil Company claims not to be a trust. Perhaps it is a benevolent so ciety after all. By the way, has anyone heard of a con test over the Valdosta postmastership? The ’possum will be looked upon as a jonah hereafter by Georgia politicians. Personals of the Day Judge J. W. Haygood came up from Montezuma this morning. Byrd B. Lovett, Jr. of Sandersville, is a guest at the Brown House. Mrs. Nina L. Robinson, of Columbus, is registered at the Brown House. General Oscar Me Kenzie, of Montezu- I ma, is a guest at' the Brown House to ’ day. M. Bolling Whitfield, of Brunswick, is among the prominent guests in the city today. Mr. H. C. Morrison, Southern represen tative of Scribner’s Magazine, is in the city today. M. T. J. C. Park, who has been spend ing a few days in Augusta, has returned to the city. A. M. Griswold, the man in front, for the Primrose & West minstrels, is at the Brown House. M. J. C. Umberger, representing a large publishing house of Richmond, Va_, is a guest in the city today. Col. R.obert Whitfield was in the city last night enroute to Florida, where he is going to spend a short while for the bene fit of his health. Stanford E. Moses, of the United States navy, passed through the city last night en route to Annapolis from his home in Columbus, where he has been spending his vacation. n|z I AAIVQ Don’t buy any QHAOO z,s LAUiUbj until'you see UUUllj THE AMERICAN BEAUTY AT ROFF SIMS & GO’S Big Shoe Store It equals ANY Six Dollar Shoe on earth, and you can get a pair » GENTLEHEN, if you are thinking of buying a pair of FINE SHOES, drop by and see our selection of Standard Makes, which we are selling at cut prices. We can save you money and give you the best Shoes turned out in America. Misses’, Boys’ and Children’s Shoes a Specialty Ross Sims & Go’s BIGSHOESTORE Phone 819. Third Street. Buy of me and get what you pay for. Prices, $3.50 per ton and up. Best Red Ash, Genuine Jelico, Eureka, Nut and Egg Hard Coal. HOLMES JOHNSON, ooXX st. 7 — ~ P H O N El 73. \ Little 80-Peep HL JiX Has Lost Her Sheep, and so have many farmers who have been f 8 Ucafi fattening them for the market. We are | receiving every day the finest meats that 7 |F ever trotte<i on a hoof, and we will cut I and P re P are them for your table in an ar- / tistic manner and sell them at lowest , market prices. Georgia Packing Co. |We Make Them | Too Good h I . 1 if Nearly all our customers agree that >3: £ the SUITS and OVERCOATS we have X sold this season (and we have sold lots of them) were too good for the money. They jl G are the best cloth, the best trimmings, the T best work, but the prices—well, our custom- SG ers get the benefit of them. Were you one -a of them ? If not, come now, while we have c a few left, at lower prices than ever. I BENSON & HOUSER, | The Up=to=Date Clothiers. 1 I>. A. JBXAUNG. A General Undertaker and Embalmer. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Caskets, cases, coffins and burial robes; hearse ansi carriages furnished to all funerals in and out of the city. Undertaker’s telephone 467. Resi dence telephone 468. 53 a Mulberry «tr««t. Macoi>. Ga_ Academy of Music. Tuesday, Jan. 25. Manola === Mason. [Marion] [John] Presenting the operatic comedy, “FRIEND FRITZ.” i Twenty-one delightful musical numbers, Charming music, dainty dances, pictur esque stage settings, pretty costumes. Prices 25c., 50c., 75c. and sl. Sale opens at Harry L. Jones Co. Monday. You Gan Afford to Patronize Home Industrg ) When you get the best work and the low est prices by doing so. I ask no concession in my favor. I sim ply offer you the best work for the least money. A comparison is all I ask. W. H. Schatzman Builder and Repairer of Buggies, Wagons, Carriages Everything that can be done by any wheelright or blacksmith. Buggy and carriage painting a specialty. C. B. Wiliiliata Cotton Factor, jnacon, - - Georgia