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and that in the due course of time the capitalists would rule this coun try as completely as they ruled England. No wonder they made haste to chut down the windows I * * * One more thing about Mr. Jack son and I am done. In 1791, the second Congress opened. Genera Anthony Wayne (who was not born in Georgia at all) claimed that he was elected in place of this James Jackson. Jackson denied the asser tion. He claimed that Wayne was elected by the grossest frauds. He made out Ins case so completely that the House decided against Wayne — unanimously. But did they give the place to its true claimant, Air. Jackson? No- They unseated Wayne, the receiver of the stolen goods ; but they would not turn over the prperty to the man from whom it had been taken. On page 47 of McMaster’s second volume you will find this sentence : “Wayne was from Georgia in place of James Jackson, whose rants had bo often disturbed the House for two sessions.” This quotation from the History of one hundred years ago sounds as familiar to me as an old cow-bell. It reminds of things I can’t think of- It gives me solace, comfort and company. It leads me to believe that the entire Jackson family are going to whirl in and support me in my next race for Congress. I feel like calling Captain Jackson •‘Cousin Harry” right now. T. E. W. MR. SPEAKER. Mr. Speaker Crisp’s personal lackey, who is also correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, is slopping all over Georgia with his wail of woe. It seems that Air. Crisp was invited to a banquet of the Tax Reform Club, of New York, last Saturday night. Now, the Tax Reform Club of New York is the biggest conglomeration of millionaires on earth. It seems to be Air. Crisp’s misfortune that his character was formed under the in fluences and surroundings attendant on his early profession of the stage. As a dancer and singer, he was ac customed to look upon an invitation to a swell dinner as having to be paid for in entertainment, just as Patti or Effie Elssler recognize an invitation to appear at Windsor Palace as indi cating that the Queen would be pleased to hear a song or witness a dance. Air. Crisp does not seem to recognize that those who come as equals are expected to be entertained and not to perform. Laboring under this serious mis take, Air. Crisp prepared a short speech for the banquet. To be sure that the fullest benefit should attend the opportunity for advertisement, Air. Crisp gave his speech to the news papers, —again following the rule of the stagers to be always on the good side of the reporters. The speech was not delivered at the banquet, but the speech was printed in the papers —not as what Air. Crisp would have said, but as what he did say. Air. Alillionaire Ellery Anderson has explained that Air. Crisp was in vited as a guest, but not as an enter tainer, for the plain reason that the club did not desire the kind of per formance Air. Crisp usually gave. The banquet was of tax reformers, and Air. Crisp was not a tax reformer. Air. Crisp’s protection speech at Detroit a few weeks ago, and his declaration that the tariff we must always have with us, the club seemed to consider as having cooked Air. Crisp’s goose. And the club was sensible. Now the great Atlanta Constitu tion intimates that Air. Crisp, having failed to lead off in the role of a tariff reformer, will take the bit in his mouth and run over into the free silver camp. Were this true, the people would bless the Reform Club for having hurt Air. Crisp’s feelings so much as to make him honest. Air. Crisp is bound to free coinage. On that pledge he was elected Speaker. He has the power, as the head of the committee on rules, to bring before the House the Stewart bill, which he permitted to be set aside at the last session. On a direct vote, there is little doubt that the bill would pass. The Speaker’s foolish anger would thus be productive of good. If the objection of the Reform Club to Air. Crisp be that he is not much of a tariff reformer after all, it seems that they are right. He ex pressly disclaimed any particular pre tensions that way in his campaign speeches. But if the objection be \hat he favors silver coinage, as the 'onstitution intimates, he and his lends would decidedly advance their PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1892 claims before the people by a plea of guilty backed by proof. Proof would have to be , strong, however, as the Speaker had it in his power at one time to secure the passage of a free coinage measure, and declined to do so simply because he would not risk the loss of the esteem of these same millionaires. If things are what they seem, the Speaker has now alienated the Re form Club. Will he endeavor to re tain his free coinage friends? GEORGIA NOTES. It is singular that of the several homicides recently reported in Geor gia, People’s party men should have been killed, always by Democrats. The grand juries in several coun ties have been quite active of late in considering violations of the election law. The Democrats have avoided trouble in a number of counties by sagacious revision of the grand jury lists, retaining only brethren of the faith among the eligible. The election in Augusta last week was an eye-opener. There were two candidates in four of the live wards, and but one in the other. The Chronicle made almost frantic ap peals to the Democrats to come out strong and rebuke the insolent pee wees, who had shown a disposition to contest the fourth and fifth wards. The vote cast was 2,393 for the city, I, being in the fourth and fifth wards. At the November election 11, votes were cast in the city of Augusta. The city election polled a moderately full vote, while the con gressional ballot-boxes were two thirds filled with fraudulent tickets. The following card from Captain John Al. Hays, of Richmond count}’, is of peculiar interest when the No vember election is remembered: To the citizens of Richmond county : I have made a door to door canvass of the colored registration list for the coun tv election, to be held January 3, 1893, or at least of that part of it that was made up during the month of October, and I find that at least one-half of it is fraudulent; and in view of this fact, and the frauds that were perpetrated at our elections, generally, I feel unable and unwilling to make the race for Sheriff unless we can force a primary or some thing else that will place the election on a higher plane. It is in the power of the people to do it, and unless it is done I would prefer to not burden my friends with it. To adopt the dirty methods necessary to win it would necessitate a considerable outlay of money, and would be compro mising to me and my friends. If the people can stand it and suffer, I can; but if the people do not want to stand it, let them show their hands and I will be with them. Respeetfully, John M. Hays. The assassination of Dr. Gilmore, of Glasscock county, on the streets of Sparta, Alonday, seems to have been because he was a People’s party man. The member of the Legislature of Hancock county made the assault, and the county ordinary, the town marshal and the representative’s brother-in-law handled fire arms very freely. The information to hand is all from Democratic surces, and is colored to suit. This ordinary is the same ordinary who shot at Rev. Doyle on election day. And doubt less the bystanders were members of the mob that would not permit the legal representative of Air. Watson to be present at the consolidation of the county vote. Alr. Wadley, who dictates the policy of the Georgia Central Rail road, is a man to encourage success ful and rebuff failing projects. He recognized the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers and arbitrated differences with them, but dis charged members of the Railroad Telegraphers’ Brotherhood when they waited upon him as a com mittee to request that he arbitrate grievances they set forth. But the engineers enjoy the prestige of suc cess, while the telegraphers are in tnat position when a kick may keep them down. And it may not. That depends on the telegraphers them selves. The wit who said he was sur prised that Jay Gould did not capi talize the debt of nature and draw interest on it permanently, instead of paying off, seems to have misunder stood Jay. The life of the great speculator was full of surprises and financial coups, the greatest of which seems to have been his last. By his death an impetus was given to the demand for the securities he con trolled which is said to have in creased his estate $20,000,000. Thus his biggest speculation -was really when he quit the market. The gratifying increase in the ad vertising business of the People’s Party Paper can be seen at a glance. Friends to the cause, and the paper, are reminded that their patronage can be given to those who patronize us in turn, and with held from intolerant opponents. By such means intolerance can be re buked. Close Up I No Stragglers I Thomson, Ga., Dec. 12* 1892. Please say to our brethren that while Air. Watson is in Washington fighting our battles there that we have no less to do here; that they should see to it that there are Peo ple’s party candidates for all the county offices, from constable up, in every county in the State, and make a hard fight for them. The time is not long before the January elec tions. The stakes are so great that “our boys” can afford to do the hardest campaigning they have yet done. In fact, they cannot afford to do anything else. If we can expect to do anything, we must first get possession of the county offices, then State, before we can ever hope to get possession of the national gov ernment. Therefore let every man who be lieves m the principles that we are advocating measure up to his full duty. Each and every one of us has an individual responsibility in this strug gle, which is only measured by our ability. No People’s party man should shirk his duty in this hour of trial; in this hour when men are being tested. No reformer should expect another man to do his share of the fighting. Every man of us has his hands full. Therefore the man who shirks his part of the work may know that it will go undone. If we would win, we must work, work, work. Work without ceasing until the last ballot has been counted in the January election. Ultimate victory will depend upon ourselves. If we are vigilant and tireless we will win all along the lines. If we are careless and indifferent, and fail to utilize our opportunities to the utmost, we will be hampered greatly in the future and our final success delayed, set back. So let us be up and doing. Let us have no drones in our camp. Let us show to our enemies at home and our friends abroad (in the West and Northwest) that we are men with a determined purpose, that nothing can stop us or divert us, that we can not be side tracked. Let us prove to our friends of other States that we deserve their respect and confi dence. Do not let them think, much less be able to say with justice, that we have not done our duty. Do not let the great State of Georgia be a laggard in this reform fight. Rather let her be in the van. Let us make Georgia a leader. We can do it. In the time to come, after the fight, let us be able to point with pride at our record. Close up! No stragglers! Yours fraternally, C. H. Ellington. Wednesday, December 9, at the Payne’s Chapel parsonage, by Rev. S. R. Belk, Air. Samuel B. Richard son and Miss Alamie Scott, both of this city, were united in marriage. Wilkinson County. Irwinton, Ga., Dec. 6, 1892. In pursuance of a call of the executive committee of the People’s party of Wilkinson county a mass meeting was held at the court house to-day. R. C. Hall was called to the chair, and J. A. Mason acted as secretary. On motion of W. F. Cannon a com mittee of four from each district was appointed to select candidates for county offices. On motion of W. G. Lewis the colored people were recognized on said com mittee. The committee of four from each dis trict retired to the grand jury room and made the following report: For Ordinary—W. F. Cannon. For Clerk Superior Court—J. M. Outlet. For Sheriff —C. H. Adams. For Tax Collector—Joel T. Pierce. For Tax Receceiver—J. F. Lindsey. For County Treasurer—H. F. Freeman. For County Surveyor—Jno. T. Branan. For Coroner—Richard D. McCullar. For County Commissioners —S. J. Fountain. James H. Pennington, W. O. Hall, A. G. Bailey, M. M. Sanders. All of whom were unanimously nomi nated. On motion of AV. F, Cannon, that if from any cause any of the above can didates should fail to accept, that the executive committee of the People’s party be authorized to fill said ticket. The People’s Party Paper was re quested to publish the proceedings of the convention. Convention adjourned sine die. Jas. A. Mason, R. C. Hill, Secretary. Chairman. Greene County; The People’s party Executive Com mittee of Greene county have nomi nated a strong ticket, which it is believed will be elected, It is as follows: For Sheriff, Luther H. Young, For Ordinary, Joel F. Thornton. For Clerk of Court, Jas. H. McWhorter. For County Treasurer, Jno. D. Copelan. For Tax Collector, A. Monroe Robins. For Tax Receiver, Miles G. Copelan. For County Survey er, H. F. Perkins. For Coroner, E A. Burgess. Alarried, at Moxley, Jefferson county, Georgia, Dec. 2, 1892, at the residence of the bride’s father, Air. Joe AlcNeely to Aliss Anna Alurphy, one of our" most charming young ladies, Rev. J. L. Scruggs officiating. The happy couple have the best wishes of their many friends. BY THE FIRESIDE. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A ROMAN PLOW - BOY. Last week I gave you the story of two Roman boys who were rich, and -whose family was very proud and powerful. This time I will speak of one who was nothing but a country plow-boy, and whose folks were humble and poor. His name was Marius. He was born a few years after the Gracchii. He was a native of the same land. His parents were day laborers on the farm. They had to scuffle along the best they could and bring their boy up to hard work. He worked in the field for a living, and perhaps he went to bed hungry many a time. When he was old enough, Marius joined the army as a private. That has al ways been an easy place to get. No matter how aristocratic and proud any nation may get, it is willing to have the plain, common people do just as much of the fighting as they wish. This is very nice. It gives the rich a chance to stay at home and get richer. It gives the common folks a chance to get all the hard knocks and to come home from the war poorer than ever. Marius was a good soldier. He was truthful, moral, active and brave. He obeyed all orders promptly and well. In battle he was so fearless and useful that his generals noticed it and praised him highly. He was such a valuable man that they began to promote him. He soon became an important officer in the army. Whenever there was hard fight ing or tedious marching to do he was sure to be called on. Whatever he laid his hands to, he did with all his might. Hence he succeeded so well that he soon became a man of some importance even in the great city of Rome. Still he was very poor. At that time money ruled nearly everything, and a man w T ho had no wealth and no high family connections stood a poor chance to hold any of the best positions. A few aristocratic families got them all. Marius saw this, and so he married a rich lady, of high family connections. How he managed to do it, we are not told. He was a very ugly man—uglier than a worn-out saw mill —and perhaps the lady fell in love with him. It seems to be one of the kindest of providential things that the ugly men get some of the prettiest women. At any rate this ugly plow-boy made the trip. He succeed in marrying the aunt of Julius Caesar, one of the richest, most influential and handsomest ladies in Rome. This marriage set him up in life. It gave him money, and family connection, and social influence. He ran for office time and again. In fact he was elected to one after another until he reached the highest his people could give. This -was the office of Con sul. When he reached that high place he was really the ruler, the king, of his country. The plow-boys are hard to down, no matter where you find them. Years passed on. Marius was engaged in several great wars. He won many battles. Hiti fame filled the world. After one of his wars he had a street parade in Rome to show the people the splendor of his victories. In this pro cession he carried a king whom he had taken prisoner and three thousand pounds of gold, nearly l six thousand pounds of silver, besides a vast amount of coin. In one of his wars he saved Rome from destruction. Large armies of Ger mans had invaded his country, and had it not been for him, they would perhaps have conquered it. So, you see, this plow-boy had won the love of all his people, and his glory was very great. But, afterwards, there came strife at Rome among the Roman people. The poor people and the country people wanted to have their proper share in the control of the State and in the making of the laws. The aristocrats objected to this. They held all the wealth and all the power, and they wanted to keep it. They did not think that the country peo ple had sense enough to know anything about choosing rulers or making laws. They thought it very strange that the country folks kicked about the way things were going on. They said if those farmers would just w’ork harder and live closer everything would soon be lovely. Especially did these city bosses denounce the leaders of the country people. They said they were demagogues; that they were trying to stir up the country against the town ; that they were array ing one class against another, and that if these leaders were either killed or oust ed from office, the people would all come together again. So they went to work and they got up rows in the streets. Armed bands of their men would attack the unarmed country people and kill them like dogs. Now, Marius was more of a soldier than a politician, but his heart was with the people. His father and mother had been laborers on the farm. So had he. His relatives were all country folks. He knew how hard their lot was, and he took their side. When he did so, the aristocrats turned against him. They forgot all his good character and faith ful service. They forgot how he had fought for his country and saved it from ruin. They could only remember that he sided with ths people and wanted special privileges and class laws abol ished, so that justice could be done to all. For this, they hated him. They took his office from him by fraud. They sought his life as if he had been a mad dog. He had to flee from his home and dodge about from place to place, from thicket to thicket, cold and hungry and alone. At one time he hid in some reeds by a river. His enemies were close on his heels, and fearing that they would find him, he pulled off his clothes and jumped into the water. They heard him and came up and caught him. They pul'ed him out, all covered with mud and shiv ering with cold. Poor old man, he was then seventy years old I They condemned him to death and sent a murderer into his cell to kill him. But the old man looked so fierce and ter rible that the murderer stopped. Marius shouted, “Dare you kill Caius Marius.” His voice must have been like a fog horn, for it scared the murderer so that he broke and ran. They couldn’t get anybody else to go in. A'woman who had been an enemy of Marius took pity on him in his distress. The centuries roll by, nations come and go, thrones reel and fall, creeds rise and perish—but the heart of womanhood is ever the same ; it is the refuge of the friendless; the gentle minister to the bruised body and to the tortured mind I By the aid of this good woman he escaped. Friends led him to the sea shore, and he found a ship and sailed away to other lands. He was tossed about from place to place for a long while. He came very near to falling into the hands of his foes many times. But he escaped every snare and never lost hope that he would come out all right in the end. Sure enough, after awhile his friends began to gain in Rome. He heard the news and at once went back. He joined forces with his friends, and after some bloody fighting with his enemies, he pre vailed. He again entered Rome, but disgraced his victory by cruelty and murder. He killed many of the aristo crats who had been killing his friends and who had been trying to kill him. He did all he could to humble their pride. He was again elected Consul, the highest office within the gift of his peo ple. In seventeen days afterwards he died. And this ends my story of the Roman plow-boy. T. E. W. A Brace of Imps. Cut out a pasteboard satan. Fix him up on the edge of a book in front of a white screen, arrange two lighted candles as shown in the screen, hold a goblet of water in the position indicated, and you will have a nice little homemade show that will make the biFby smile. —St. Louis Re public. A Wedding of Bong Ago. A queer wedding was solemnized in the month of October, 1784, in Alsatia. The Prince of Nassau-Saarbrucken gave his twelve-year-old son in marriage with a lady of high nobility, a« Countess von Mont barre, eighteen years old. It was stipu lated that the young lady should return to her parents until the prince became full grown. Splendid festivities were carried on at the wedding. The whole neighbor hood, and especially all the princely courts, were invited. The chases, excursions and banquets Jested three days. The twelve year-old boy shed tears from morning till evening, and was furious to be the object of general attention and curiosity. He avoided his bride and pushed her away when she came near him. At the ball he refused to dance with his spouse. They had to threaten to beat him if he continued to cry, and promise him candy if he took his spouse to the minuet dance. His father undertook to console him by showing him a large picture book in which was illustrated a wedding proces sion. As soon as he saw it he closed the book and exclaimed angrily: “I don’t want to know anything about weddings. They are too tiresome, and here in the picture the bride with the long nose looks just like mine.” —Troy Times. Raising Watches. One day Willie came running to his mother with a little round black thing in his hand. He wanted to know what it was. “It is seed,” said his mother. “If you should plant it in the ground, before very long it would begin to grow, and soon you would have some lovely flowers.” “If you plant things, will they grow?” asked Willie. “Yes,” said his mother. She was very busy just then and did not pay very much attention to what he was saying. The next day his mother missed her watch. She looked for it everywhere. At last she asked Willie if he had seen it. “Oh, yes, mamma,” he answered; “it is all safe. 1 planted it in the garden, and soon we will have a lot of little watches.” “Come at once and show me where you planted it,” said his mother. After some time they found it. It was covered with damp earth and very nearly spoiled. For taking the watch without permission Willie spent half an hour in the closet. He does not think raising watches is a useful occupation.—Anna M. Talcott. Her Name. “I’m lostedl Could you find me, please?" Poor little frightened baby! The wind had tossed her golden fleece; The stone had scratched her dimpled knees. I stooped and lifted her with ease And softly whispered: “Maybe. “Tell me your name, my little maid. I can’t find you without it.” “My name is Shiny Eyes,” she said. "Yes, but your last?” She shook her head. "Up to my house ’oy never said A single sing about it.” "But, dear,” I said, "what is your name?" "Why, didn’t you hear me tell you? Dust Shiny Eyes.” A bright thought came: "Yes, when you’re good; but when they blame You, little one —it’s just the same When mamma has to scold you?” “My mamma neber scolds,” she moans, A little blush ensuing, “’Cept when I’ve been a-frowingstones, And then she says,” the culprit owns, " ‘Mehetable Sapphira Jones, What has you been a-doing?’ ” —St. Louis Republic. Games of Primitive Races. The games of primitive races are chiefly confined to children; the business of life among uncivilized people is so hazardous and difficult that they can spare no energy for amusement. Even their boys and girls, with plenty of time on their hands, only find diversion in mimicry of adult occupations. The men of Australian tribes Klyupon capture to obtain their wives, and so the lads, armed with miniature boomerangs and spears, play at carrying off the lasses. Just as there is no more popular toy in our nurseries than a box of bricks, so the Eskimo children construct little huts of snow—the recognized build ing material in that community.—Black wood’s Magazine. Two Mischievous Boys. “You and Jack sit next to each other to school, don’t you, Wallie?” "Part of the time.” “Only a part?” “Yes, sir. Jack’s standing in the corner most of the time.” “And what do you do then?” “Oh, I generally stahd in the other cor ner,” —Harper’s Young People. Home Again. 7iilAVl -J ' ' —**-' '*’■ f rri Fa a. ' fLjJn I'm been a-visitin 'bout a week To my little cousins at Nameless Creek, An I’m got the hives, an a new straw hat. An I’m come back home where my beau lives at. —James Whitcomb Riley in Century. A Little Girl’s Wish. Little Dot—l wish I was a boy. Little Dick—Why? Little Dot —’Cause a girl always feels so wicked w’en she does anything wrong, ana boy don’t. Boys just goes right along an has a good time. —Good News. 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