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J. JI. MOON,
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CARTERSVILLE, QA.
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James W. Harris*, Sr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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CARTERSVILLE, GA.
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Cartersville, Ga.
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Cartersville, Ga.
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CARTERSVILLE, GA.
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THK COOSA RIVER STEAMERS
!„ h L‘i 0 “* m,er ii >
£ome ev ery Monday at i p m
Leave Rome every Thursday ,Bam
Arrive at Gadsden Tuesday and Friday.. 9 trr
Arrive at Rome Wednesday and Saturday!! p m
M. RLLfOTT. GenM Sim’i
CHEROKEE RAILROAD.
a “ d A ate the following
schedule w ill be’run on the Cherokee K iil-
Leave Rack mart at 7-So \ii
“ Tav'orsville / 8 ( •*'
‘ Stib sboro, 8 :25 “
arrive at t artersville, 9-10 •*
Leave Cartersville 3-oo p m
Bt'l?sboro 3-50
Taylorsville 4 : :jo
Arrive at Itoc.kmart. 5:15 n
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Sunday, I>ec- 12th trains on the
Rome Railroad will run as follows:
day train—kvkry day.
Leave Rome at a
Arrive at Rome ll.ijl) a m
SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMODATION.
Leaves Rome at 5.45 p m
Arrive at Rome at 9 p
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Day Passenger Trains on Georgia Railroad,
Atlanta to Augusta, run as below:
Leaves Augusta at 8:45 a in
Leaves Atlanta at 7:00 am
Arrives at Augusta 3;30 a m
Arrives at Atlanta 5:45 pm
Night passenger trains as follows:
Leaves Augusta at 8:15 p m
Leaves Atlanta at 10:50 p m
Arrives at Augusta 8:15 am
Arrives at Atlanta 6:35 a m
Accomodation train as follows :
Leaves Atlanta 5:00 p m
(.eaves Covington 5;50 a m
Arrives at Atlanta 8;15 a rn
Arrives at Covington..: 7:30 p m
SELMA, ROM & DALTON.
MAIL TRAIN DAILY-NORTH.
Leave Rome 6:10 p m
Arrive at Dalton 3:24 p m
Making close connections at Dalton with the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road, and Western and Atlantic Railroad lor
all Eastern and Western cities.
MAIL TRAIN DAILY—SOUTH.
Leave Dalton fi.oo p m
Vrrive at Rome 9.10 p m
Arrive at Calera 5:40 a m
Arrive at Selma 10;20 a m
Making close connection at Calera (or Mont
gomery and points South, and at Selina wit-
Alabama Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or
leans, Meridian, Vicksburg, Jackson, all
points South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis
sippi. M. STANTON, Gen. Sup’t.
Ray Knight, Gen. Ticket and Pass’gr Agt.
ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD.
PASSENGER TRAIN-OUTWARD.
STATIONS. ARRIVE. I.EAVE
Atlanta 10:25 p. ni.
East Point 10:44 p.m. 10:44 p. m.
lied Oak 10:59 p. m. 11:44 p. m.
Fairburn 11:21 p.m. 11:22p.m.
Palmetto 11:37 p.m. 11:38 p. ni.
Powell’s 11 ;5 S p. in, 11:59 p. m.
Newuan 12:14 p.m. 13:15a.m.
Puckett’s 12:30a m 12:35 am
Grantviile 12:50 a m 12:51 am
Hogansville 1:08 a m 1,:09 am
Whitfield’s 1:34 a m 1:35 am
I.aGrange 1:54 a m 1:55 a m
Long Cane... 2:21 a m 2:21 am
West Point 2:40 a m
PASSENGER TR A IN—IN WARD.
STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE.
West Point 12:30 p m
Long Cane 13:36 pm 13:36 pin
La Grange 1:02 pm 1:03 pm
Whitfield's 1:21 p m I:2lpm
Hogansville I:2lpm 1:42 p ni
Grantviile 1:57 p m 1:58 p m
Puckett’s 2:!3 p 111 2:lßpm
Newnan 2:29 p m 2:30 p in
Powell’s 2;44pm 2:45 pm
Palmetto 3:06 pm 3:0? pm
Fairburn 3:32 p m 2:23 p m
Red Oak 3:38 pm 3:42 pm
East Point 3:57 p m 3:57 pm
Atlanta 4:ls|p m
WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD
AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
The following Schedule takes effect April
30, 1875.
NORTHWARD. No. 1.
Leave Atlanta.... * 10 pm
Arrive Cartersville 6 23 p m
Arrive Kingston 6 52 p m
Arrive Dalton 8 32 pm
Arrive Chattanooga 10 16 p m
No. 3.
Leave Atlanta 5 40 a m
Arrive Cartersville 57 a m
Arrive Kingston 8 26 a ni
Arrive Dalton lb 08 a m
Arrive. Chattanooga it 00 p m
No. 11.
Leave Atlanta a m
Arrive Cartersville - ly 2” a m
Arrive'Kingston lb 53 a m
a .‘rive Dalton 1 0o pm
SOUTHWARD- No. 2.
Leave Chattanooga 4 00 pm
Arrive Dalton 5 51 pm
Arrive Kingston 3 21 p m
Arrive Cartersville 4 it pm
Arrive Atlanta ITIO 1 T lO P 111
No. 4.
Leave Chattanooga 5 10 a m
Arrive Dalton J i, 1
Arrive Kingston ° ™
Arrive Atlanta 1
Arrive Dalton & a m
Arrive Kingston ■* 41 ™
Arrive Cartersville “ "9 a m
Arrive Atlanta 9 45 a m
Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2, be
ween New Orleans aad Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 4 be
tween Atlanta and Nashville.
Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos ‘a3 nd 2be
tween Louisville and Atlanta.
r*?"No change of cars betwi en New Orleans
Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore
and only one change to New 11 k.
Passengers leaving Atlanta at 110 p. m-, ar
rive in New York the second thei altei at 4 00
Excursion Tickets to the Virgin *a Springs
and various Summer Resorts will ue on sale
in New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery, Colum
bus, Macon, Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta,
at greatly reduced rates Ist ot June.
Parties desiring a whole car through to the
Virginia Springs or to Baltimore should au
d'parties contemplating traveling should send
for a enpyof the Kennesaic Route Gazette, con
tainiu? schedules, etc. . ~
for tickets via “Kc
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may 2 Atlanta, Qa-
NATIONAL HOTEL,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
First-Class Fare $2.50 Per Day.
An “Old Virginia Welcome 11 by Hewitt,
WM. K. HUSE,
GENERAL
INSURANCE AGENT
Represents tuc following urst-ciass
companies :
GEORGIA HOME,
OF COLUMBUS, GA.
for a \l of the obligations ol the company .
NIAGARA,
OF NEW YORK,
The assets are nearly a million and a ha 1L
ATLAS ,
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Assets are over half a million dollars.
AMERICAN,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Incorporated in 1810. ,®* l^J? rp |SSi n , A on
HOME PROTECTION,
OF NORTH ALABAMA.
aS&g-S-'ES-rS
agent.l
Also {represents
I OTHER FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES,
! not enumerated above. Insurj^ee^gnaranteed
[ fittirssgr'ljd-.igMr “-•
Cartersville, Gft*> May
HON. W. H. FELTON.
He 1 Shown up In his True Light by
Col. Wofford.
Speech of John W. Wofford, deliv
ered at Calhoun, Ga., on the 13th of
Sept., 1876, upon the situation in the
7th Congressional district:
Fellow Citizens : 1 propose to
day to discuss the political aspect of
affairs iu this Congressional district.
And in that, I shall talk of the polit
ical affiliations of at least one of the
candidates for Congress. The gentle
man to whom I refer is I)r. Felton.
With his private character I have
nothing to do; his public character
as a politician is a legitimate subject
of criticism, and that I propose to
speak of.
In the first place, I say Dr. Felton
in his course since his candidature
in 1874, has not been candid with the
people.
You will remember his speeches at
that time, and the reasons he assign
ed for being a candidate in opposition
to the nominee of the Democratic
party. He said the people by the
action of the Calhoun convention
were cheated of their rights and
their will was Ignored. He even
went so far as to say that if either one
of certain persons had been the nom
inee of the Calhoun convention, that
he would not have been a candidate.
He stated in a public speech in the
city of Koine a few days after the
Calhoun convention that*il Col. Dab
ney, Col. Printup, Mr. Bass or Col.
Lester had either ot them been nom
inated he would not have been a can
didate. He also stated to gentlemen
in the city of Cartersville that if Gen.
Young had been nominated at Cal
houn he would not have been a can
didate.
And after all this, he was forced to
admit in a public letter which ap
peared in the Home Commercial da
ted the 16th of September, 1874, that
he did say before the Calhoun con
vention was held, that he intended to
run no matter who was nominated
by that convention.
I say he was not candid, such con
tradictory statements as these, would
bear stronger language than that.
Many of us then said his candida
ture was the result of his selfish am
bition and that he was influenced by
no considerations for the public wel
fare, but was willing to ride into
power without reference to the means
by which that power was to be at
tained.
Those statements I here repeat and
will attempt to prove.
I do this because many honest
Democrats voted in 1874 for Dr. Fel
ton under a misreprehension of his
purposes and policy.
I now say Dr. Felton has from the
day of his first political address to
the people pandered to the radical
party and cast bait to catch radical
votes.
If Dr. Felton has no affiliation
with the radical party, why did they
at the election in 1874 vote for him,
and when he was elected, why did
they with him rejoice over the re
sult? The radicals are the known
enemies of the Democratic party; if
Dr. Felton is a pure Democrat and
the friend of the Democratic party,
why should the radical party take
more interest in his electipn than
in the election of any other Demo
crat? Do you see raUluaia election
eering for Tilden or for Colquitt?
Not at all. Yet you find them the
fast friends of Felton. Why that is
so, is something Dr. Felton has nev
er explained.
I will tell you. Dr. Felton has
been carrying water on both shoul
ders ; to Democrats he is a Democrat,
to radicals he is something else.
When Dr. Felton was elected in
1874 his friends serenaded him at the
Bartow House in Cartersville; by
prior engagement, Maj. Hargrove,
the radical postmaster of Rome and
the ardent supporter of Grant’s ad
ministration, was present and he and
Dr. Felton made speeches to the
crowd from the same stand ; Dr.
Felton thanked the people for the
“honor conferred,” while Maj. Har
grove congratulated the country upon
the success of Dr. Felton. Maj. Har
grove is the leading and most influ
ential republican in the Seventh Con
gressional district.
If Felton’s election was a Demo
cratic success why should Maj. Har
grove rejoice over it? He wants to
tear down the Democratic party and
uses such means as will accomplish
that end. The ciection of Dr. Felton
is one of the means.
In the first part of this year when
a vacancy occurred in the West
Point Military Academy, and it be
came Dr. Felton’s duty to appoint a
cadet from the Seventh Congression
al district, he appointed a board of
examiners to examine the applicants.
True to his radical affinities he ap
pointed four Republicans on the
board ; one of whom was the Hon.
Amos T. Akerman and another the
Hon. Walker Brock. He has since
stated to Democrats as an excuse for
this, that he did it because the Speak
er of the House of Representatives
of Congress appointed republicans
on the standiug committees of the
House. Every member of Congress
Is appointed on some committee. No
matter whether the House is Demo
cratic or Republican, every member
has to serve somewhere. Dr. Felje”
did not give the real reason , me
real reason was, a tub thrown to th
radical whale,
A vacancy has lately occurred in
the naval school at Annapolis, Md„
which Dr. Felton has the right to fill.
He has appointed an examining
board to convene here to-morrow;
in the list of examiners published,
you do not see a radical. Why did
he 'not appoint radical examiners
this time as well as the first time?
Because the Democrats made too
much fuss over it. He preferred to
take the chances of appeasing the
radicals in some other way, than to
make so many pemocrats doubtful
of his loyalty to Dip party, pe lost
supporters by the appointment of
Akerman, Brock & Cos.; he could
not afford to repeat It. Now, if Dr.
Felton was actuated by principle,
and made his appoiutmeut of radi
cal examiners because radicals are
appointed on committees in Con
gress, then the same principle in his
couduct ought to have impelled him
to appoint radical* on his second
board of examiners.
Dr Felton has honestly earned the
cognomen of the “Champion Wig
gler.’'
Take an instance of it: \ou re
member Dr. Felton in his speeches
in 1874, and in his Speech here yes
terday, said he was in hostility to
ring’s, cliques and caucuses, and in
the°same speech in his efforts to
prove himself a Democrat, he boast
ed of having voted in the Demo
cratic caucus in Washington tor
speaker, and of having cast his first
two votes for Mr. Cox, and next
two for Mr. Kerr, anfl that Mr. Kerr
was nominated by tho caucus, and
he voted afterwards in the House
for the nominee of the caucus.
CAKTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1876.
) He is hostile to them here, yet he
goes into the very first one he can
find in Washington, votes in it and
i supports its nominee.
That shows Dr. Felton is not in
fluenced by principle in his hostility
!to nominations. He is willing
enough co organize, if the party will
j organize on him.
Another instance; when Dr. Fel
ton returned from Washington the
■ first week in August last, his friends
serenaded him again at the Bartow
House. From the same stand where
he and Maj. Hargrove stood two years
before,he made a speech. Among oth
er things he said, that Northern rad
icals were alike unfriendly to the
people of the South ; that it was not
best for the Democrats South to give
fix) large majorities to Democratic
candidates ; that it was construed at
the North against us. Afterwards at
Rock mart when closely pressed by
Mr. G. H. Bates, he said that he
meant not to give Colquitt 100,000
majority, just give him 50,000 major
ity.
Heavens what a “wiggle !”
Do you ask why Dr. Felton said
that? I will tell you. It was a bait
to the radical trout. Dr. Felton
knew he was speaking to Democrats
white republicans and negro radicals.
He occupied the awkward position
of being a nominal Democrat, and
at the same time of being largely de
pendent upon radical votes for an
approaching election.
His position was as much as to say,
“now my republican supporters I am
against your man Hayes, but 1 am
not much against him ; we will per
hapes beat him in Georgia, but I will
advise the Democrats so as to beat
him just as little as possible.”
He has lately thrown another bait
to the radical cat fish : it consists in a
proposition for a primary election ;
it reads as follows:
“In order to harmonize the discor
dant elements in the democratic par
ty, I make the following proposition
On the day of general election in Oc
tober, eaeh voter in the Seventh Con
gressional district shall record upon
the back of his ticket for Governor
his preference for Congres as between
myself and the nominee of the Dal
ton convention and will abide the re
sult of said primary election.”
This proposition was not made in
good faith ; it was made for the sole
purpose of tickling the Radical palate.
'■'■Each voter” Dr. Felton says: Each
voter in Georgia, is each negro and
each white Radical twenty one
years of age, as well as eaeh Democrat.
Tnese are over 4000 negro voters in
the 7th Congressional district; Dr.
Felton’s proposition is, to take all
these negroes as well as all the white
Radicals of the district who are
“voters and let them assist the Dem
ocrats in selecting a Demoratic.candi
date for offiee. Dr. Felton is very
solicitious to put- the Radical negroes
imon an equality with the white
Democrats in the selection of Demo
cratic candidates for office. If Dr.
Felton’s proposition is fair, and one
that ought to be adopted and abided
by in practice, then it ought to be
just as applicable to the selection
of candidates for all other offices as
for that of Congressman in this dis
trict. In three Congressional districts
in Georgia, in several of the Senatori
al districts, and in several of the
of the counties the negroes and scala
wages have majorities it would en
able timt iuea imiiticians to select
Radical c uididates for the u>eiuu
crats to vote for.
Look for a moment at the practiele
working of Dr. Felton’s plan; there
are in the seventh district 4383 color
ed voters who Dr. Felton’s plan takes
in. There are in the district a trac
tion over 22,000 voters all told ; there
was at the last election 7,505 votes
cast for Dabney, 7,585 for Felton and
197 for Harbin ; the aggregate of
votes cast in 1874 is 15,289. There
could not have been less than 2,500
votes by colored*men cast for Dr.
Felton at the election in 1874.
Sup Dose now we have a primary
election in October on Dr. Felton’s
plan ; then suppose t-hare are just as
many votes castas there was in the
real election in 1874, to wit: 15,289.
Then suppose De. Felton gets his
2,500 negros and 6,087 votes by white
voters; that will make 7,584 just what
he received in 1874. Then give Dab
ney 7,505 the number he received
in 1873; that gives Felton the majori
ty of 82just what he got in 1874. Do
you see how that works ? It just en
ables 5,087 white men with the aid of
2,500 Radical negroes, to select a can
didate for 7,505 white Democrats.
It gives 5,000 Democrats the control
of 7,500 Democrats* And Dr. Fel
ton says that is a fair proposition
and ought to be adopted*
I say, it is not only not a fair prop
osition, but is an insult to honest
Democrats,
The bait which Dr. Felton has
cast into the Radical political stream
has not been wholly fruitless. He
has hauled in a whole now and then.
Please read the following letter from
Maj. Hargrove who is, to use the
language of Dr. Felton in his speech
here yesterday “the most popular
and influential republican |n this
district. 1 ’ Maj. Hargrove says;
Rome Ga„ August 22, 1870.
Col. Goodicin',
I>K4H Sir I have Just received yours ofthe
21st. Am glad to hear from you, and not dis
pleased at action of Macon convention. I will
sec you in a short time, and arrange for an
acute canvass 01 mu rniwiv..
let me suggest, in a spirit of kindness, that
you be a little cautious as to Congressional
ip afters af t]iis timo, ant} hope yqp \y}l} confer
with Col. Glenp, ot'Dalton. Do not just now
say anything against Dr. Felton. lie does not
wish Dabney elected, and I cannot afford to
let him be with present surroundings. I have
much to tell you, and do not array Felton’s
friends against us just yet. We will be able t 0
make an alliance ofl'ensive aud defensive with
tlie independents as between H>{tpp ppt} psfbg )
ney. ft is war o tno knife, and we must ue as
wise as serpents, and as harmless hs duves,
and watch our opportunity. I will give you
my plan when I see you, and you must come
down here Saturday to our barbecue and mass
meeting. We will map out the campaign then.
Keen silent till you see my plan. Write ape}
let mu know ff you pan he pere Saturday. I
have written to Glenn to come.
Yours truly,
2). B. ff ARGROVJJ,
Let me explain this letter to you
for a moment. Maj. Hargrove who
no doubt feels that his present posi
tion is some what dependent upon
the influence of Dr. Felton, is very
anxious to keep his friend Felton }n
Congress. Maj. Hargrove is there
fore engaged in the task of whipping
all the Radicals in the district into
the support of his candidate Felton.
Mr. W. L. Goodwin who is person
ally hostile to Felton swears he will
not support him, and to avoid it, has
announced himself an independent
Republican candidate for Congress.
It was when Goodwin was on the
eve of rebellion that Hargrove pened
to him the sweet epistle which you
have just heard read. It may be as
well here to remark that Col. Glenn
at pajton is a leading Republican of
that section, who seems from Maj.
Hargrove’s letter to harmonize on
the Felton wing, “be cautious what
you say of Congressional matters’^ ’
and “confer with Col. Glenn of Dal
ton.” Hargrove is anxious for the
post office and equally anxious about
the seat in Congress of his chum Fel
ton, begs Goodwin “to not just yet
say anything against Dr. Felton.”
Maj. Hargrove who seems fully post
ed on what Felton does and does not
says “he (Dr. Felton) does not wish
Dabney elected,” and I being in the
same boat, “I cannot afford to let
him be with present surroundings.”
Maj. Hargrove and Felton agree to
perfection, Felton does not wish Dab
ney elected and Hargrove cannot
afford it ! “Walt and see my plan”
says Hargrove, “I have much to tell
you.” What do you suppose his
plan is? Nothing more nor less
than a plan for the election of Fel
ton who the Radicals “can afford”
to have elected, and the defeat of the
Democratic candidate Col. Dabney
who they “cannot afford to have elect
ed.” If Dr. Felton is a sound pure
Democratic, how can a Radical pol
itician like Maj. Hargrove “afford” to
let one he elected any sooner t Han
the other ?
As that question is now in order,
Dr. Felton will please explain.
Maj. Hargrove in order to satisfy
his iriuud Goodwin what a good
thing Feltoni ;m is, proceeded to say:
“Do not array Dr. Felton’s friends
against us, for vve will be able to
make an alliance offensive and de
fensive with the independents as be
tween Felton and Dabney.” Har
-1 grove evidently knows what he is
| talking about. Who are the inde
pendents? They are the class of which
the “Champion Wiggler” is the
King bee, And they are.the people
with whom Maj. Hargrove and his
party can make an alliance offensive
aud deiensive. Who is their alliance
to be against? There is nothing left
for tiie Radicals and iftdependents to
tight but the Democratic party.
An alliance means a combination ;
offensive means to push the war ; de
fensive means to defend; and it all
means to mutually protect each other.
Felton aud Hargrove mean an alli
ance for war and mutual protection!
Are white Democrats prepared to
endorse that alliance? To vote for
Dr. Felton is its endorsement.
Dr. Felton may be a Democrat
but his Democracy reminds tne of
the story of the girt who thought she
had religion. She had been upon
the anxious seat and had solicited the
prayers of the good people of the
church. Time passed on aud her so
licitude seemed unabated, but she
did not join the church. Finally the
preacher asked after the state of her
religious feelings. She said she felt
very strange; that she had never ex
perienced anything like it, and that
it must be religion, but if it was
not, it certainly was worms, Felton
may be a Democrat, but he will
finallly find it is the Radical pang he
endures with such patience.
Dr. Felton has never said one word
for Tilden or Colquitt durintr this
campaign. He never intends to.
That is another bait to the Radical
whole.
The “Champion Wiggler” has
used more bait in fishing for Radicals
than would have been necessary to
catch the whole Democratic party,
it he had put honest wholesome bait
on his hook.
The Cartersville post office kept by
Mr. Wikle, a Republican office-hold
er, was Felton’s headquarters in the
Campaign of 1874. The plan of his
campaign was as muen uuo to wmie
as to Hargrove, But Felton has not
pleased Wikle altogether as well as
he has Hargrove, so he has been a
little offish. He is now in the boat
though, and it is believed will be
kept there. When Felton first
threw out the bait to him he would
not take it, he examined it carefully
for sometime, he adjusted his glasses
took a fine sight on it and thought
lie could see the post office on it, so
he took hold lightly, he played with
it, ran back and forth into the stream,
Felton fed rope to him until lie was
well enough satisfied to swallow the
hook, when the “ Wiggler ” brought
him in. He is now secure in the al
liance offensive and defensive. Har
grove took the hook more freely, he
was landed with very little trouble.
Then there aro Collins, Goodwin,
Sheats and perhaps others who say
they will not bite no matter what
Felton baits with. How it will wind
up in the “happy family” no one can
foresee,up to this time they appear to
be outside of the alliance offensive
and defensive. But Hargrove is
cracking the party whip over their
backs, and there is no telling how
soon they may be a part of the
“Champion Wiggler’s collection.
It all results in this : There is now
no reason for a true Democrat to for
sake his party. Dabney is a true
Democrat, an honest man and an
able man. It the principles of the
Democratic party are right, they are
worth preserving, let true Democrats
rescue the party from the danger of
alliance offensive and defensive made
with Radicals aud seallawags.
I said Dr. Felton has not acted
with candor and I have proven i t.
I said fle pandered to and affiliated
with Radicals and have proven it.
X now say that he is a demagogue
and will prove tb it.
In his speeches at Possum Trot and
Calhoun, and no doubt everywhere
else, he attempted to array one class
of citizens against another class. That
is the very meanest resort of the
Every man of sense knows that
society like a com plicated machine
must have all its parts to work in
order. The effort of this puny dem
agogue is to array the farming people
against the lawyers. There are bad
lawyers and good ones. The same is
true of every department of human
society, and each is essential to the
well being Qf the others. This is an
i argument that even Dr. Felton must
know can influence no thoughtful
man. It is intended for effect upon
the ignorant.
A pretentious follower of his in
seeming triumph asked me the other
day “how is it that all the lawyers
oppose Felton ?”
I said to him, “if you will tell me
how it is that all the Radicals and
scallavvages support Felton, I will
tell you why the lawyers oppose him”
The conversation ended.
In the first place it is not true that
j all the lawyers oppose Felton and he
' knovs it. But if they did what of it ?
I am sorry they do not,
The man who has no higher claim
for support than that, is unworthy of
any trust, be it great or small.
A man may love domestic quiet
and harmony enough to keep his
mouth shut while his wife’s relations
I are in the house, but when he sees
| one of his fine ruffled shirts on his
( brother-in-law, what wonder if he
feels that he must go down in the'
cellar and shovel coal or burst.
+ ■, !
The story is rather comical, if true,
| that E. D. Morgan, who is running
for governor of New York on the
I Eepuhlican ticket, owns slaves in
1 Cuba.
COL. J. R GAMBLE.
His Letter of Acceptance ana the Bqllock
B**4i.
Kingston, Ga., Sept. 9,1876.
j Col. J. E. Gamble:
Dear Sir—We, thecommittee ap
pointed by the Convention of the
Democratic party of the 42nd Sena
torial District, to notify you of your
unanimous nomination, to-day made,
to represent the district in the Senate
of Georgia,'take this opportunity of
performing that pleasant duty, and
request that you signify your accept
ance of the same.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Neel,
C. C. CI,EG HORN,
M. A. Nevin,
Committee.
Summerville, G^\., Sept. 19, 1876.
Messrs. J. L. Neel, C. C. Cleghorn
and M. A. Nevin.
Gentlemen Yours of the 9th
inst.. informing me that I had been
unanimously nominated as the can
didate of the Democratic party for
Senator of the42d Senatorial District,
and requesting my acceptance of the
' position so flatteringly assigned me.
is before me.
In accepting the nomination, al
low me to say, that I have delayed
answering your letter, in order to see
and correctly understand a resolution
I was informed the convention had
adopted. If the people of the dis
trict shall elect me as their Senator,
1 will feel it not only to be my “duty
to oppose in every way the payment
of tlie fraudulent Bullock bonds, and
do all in my power to lessen the
State expenses in every department,”
hut it will be my pleasure to bring
whatever ability I may possess, to
the accomplishment of these object-.
*s. The people are burdened with tax
ation. High salaries aud a wasteful
extravagance of the public money,
have brought upon the farmers, me
chanics and laborers, and in short, all
the lax payers, the burdens under
which they now groan ; and it is the
imperative duty of every lover of his
country, to use all his powers of body
and mind, to bring to the people
speedy relief. We are now issuing
bonds, to borrow money to pay the
interest on what the States owes.
How long would it take such|a course
to ruin any private citizen? And
that policy which would bring ruin
on one man when acting for himself,
would be equally injurious to all,
when all are acting together. This is
mentioned not to urge an increase of
taxes to pay the State debt, but to
show the absolute necessity for re
trenchment and reform, in order to
lessen the burdens the people are now
groaning under.
The amount of money now annually
collected from the people to pay the
interest on the State debt, and the
ordinary expenses of the State Gov
ernment, is nearly five times as mech
as it was twenty years ago. And
this, too, when the Value of taxable
property lias been lessened many
millions.
And what do the tax-payers re
ceive in return for these increased
burdens, they did not receive twenty
years ago? I regret, gentlemen,
the Convention did not indicate the
manner in which the expenses of the
government were to be lessened, and ,
trust I shall be pardoned for men- 1
tioning some of the measures I think
ought to be resorted to. A ”**
sum Of monoy will nOW purchase
more than twice as much property
as it would have done a few years
ago. Money, therefore, is worth
double as much. A salary of two
thousand dollars now, is worth more
than four thousand dollars was five
years ago. Therefore. I think all the
salaries of public officers ought to j
be reduced.
The pay of the members of the
Legislature ought to be reduced to
not more than four dollars per day,
and when the session is prolonged
.more than forty days, the members
to receive nothing after the forty
days have expired. Let the only
compensation for the time prolonged
be the good feeling they will enjoy
for the good work they have done.
In the next place ali the unnecessary
offices and officers ought to be dis
pensed with.
We ought to have a State Conven
tion as early as practicable, to make
anew constitution for the people, in
corporating therein no provision that
will encourage dishonesty in any
form; but placing a provision pro
hibiting the State endorsing the
bonds of, or loaning its credit to any
corporation for any purpose.
And a further provision forbidding
cities, towns and counties issuing
bonds, or subscribing for stock, or
takiug shares in any railroad or
other corporation, by which the tax
payers are so often defrauded, cheat
ed, swindled, and their annual tax
es, so largely increased.
Few men become rich by borrow
ing money and paying interest, and
it would be unwise to expect public
servants to be more successful in
borrowing ami expending public
money than private individuals.
The people are now heavily taxed to
pay interest op n./.iuo, en
dorsed by the State. No future leg
islature should have the power to in
crease such taxes.
I regret the limits of this letter
will not allow me to present reasons
and arguments as I could wish in fa
wf ii.o several measures I have
indicated, to bring relief to the peo
ple.
If elected, I will not attempt any
hazardous experiment, nor will I be
fouud wanting in honest in discharg
ing my duty.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the
kind manner in which you have
conveyed to me the action of the
District Convention, I am very re
spectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. R. Gamble.
INDEPENDENTS.
Hear what the. Columbus Times,
one of the best democratic papers in
the whole 4and—one that has always
advocated Democratic organization—
says about the race iu this district for
Congress:
Col. William H. Dabney was nom
inated by acclamation in the Seventh
District. Rev. Dr. Wm. H, Felton,
the present Democratic Congressman,
will run again as an independent.
He is certain to be beaten, as is every
man w T ho deserishis party and courts
the Repunlicans to secure their votes.
These independents are radicals in
fne strictest senseof the word. They
can only hope for success by gaining
the Radical vote and to do this they
must pander to their tast 39 and as
similate with their views.
When a circus agent loses his SBOO
diamond pin he doesn’t squander a
dollar by advertising it. lie simply
encloses 40 cents in a letter and
sends it to a New York establish
ment with instructions to send him
another just like the last.
ECONOMIZE AND SAVE YOUR MONEY
> BY CALLING |ON
J. D. HEAD & CO.,
AtlAlilam’s Old Stand.
WHO HAVE A FRESH AND. COMPLETE LIKE OF
Staple and.Fancy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Clothing,
. HATS, HOOTS AM) SHOES, Ac., Af.
VITHICH ye offer to the Cash Trade of Bartow an.i surrounding counties at prices lower
n than was ever before known in this market. An examination of goods and prices will
satisfy you that we mean business. Our old customers are iuvibal to call and see us. promising
them
Good Goods fit Hard Prices,
courteous treatlueut'anU the same honest, fair dealing that thev have atwav? found in our
House. J, l>. HEAD It ( O.
Hardware and Farming Implements.
BAKER & HALL
CAT.L the attention of their customers to a general and complete stock of lIIARDWARE and
Farming IMPLEMENTS .such na
PLOWS, HOES, COTTON PLANTERS, ETC. I
We also have a complete stock of FIELD SEEDS such as Clover, Red Top, Orchard and Blue
ora>s, German Miliett, etc. ascheanas they can he sold in this or any other market. We also
have a complete stock ol HEADY MADE PLOWS both Iron and Steel. We sell
2 all . s to 4 50
Bar Iron B >, to 6 cents
tcel ?labs •• 9‘, to 18 cts
Iron labs s)* to 7 cent*
Cast Steel t 0 35 ceuU> .
-weed Iron B to 9 cents,
• CH: >“ we can sell as cheap as the same quality of goods can be sold anvwhere.
STOVES & TINWARE.
To tlie Citizens of Oai*tei*sville and Sui*-
rounding Country:
_ HAVING consolidated our business at the old GILBERT
STAND ou the corner of Main and Tumlin Streets, We
will carry on.tlie business under the name and firm of
MftrtT STALL & ADAMS
gfe -- , : -"l We will keep constantly on hand a large and complete
STOVES, TINWARE A HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
which we will sell at the very lowest price to suit thinies. We keep the celebrated COTTON
KING, IRON KING, CA PIToI, A and various other stoves of all sizes and prices. We will du
plicate prices from any market in the State. All job work and repairing promptly done lor
cash Country produce, rags an<l old brass and copper taken in exchange for goods. Wrap
png paper always on hand at Atlanta prices. Wo will furnish galvonizcd Iron Evaporators for
Boiling Syrup, 10 ft. long, 40 in. wide, complete, made out of a solid sheet. No teems, at *l3
cash, frame and all. Ten dollars lower than ever furnished in the South. Those desiring to
purchase please give us 15 days’ notice. (janl-ly) STALL & ADAMS.
STILL AT THEIR OLD STAND,
STOKELY * WILLIAMS
DEALERS IN
STADLJfci to FANCY TIIIY GOODS. DDLSS liOODO,
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes.
WE desire to state to our old friends and patrons that we are still running our business
with our paying p d.rons on the usnal time heretofore given,
But will Expect Prompt Payment at Maturity.
Those paying cash at purchase will get the benefit of a heavy deduction. And we would
most respectfully request those purchasing for cash to say to us at the time: ‘We will cash
this hill,” as we will then the more readily affix prices. It there is nothing said our prices will
be given at time rates. STOKELY & WILLIAMS.
Nn Those owingns due paperwill do us a great favor by calling and making ear y pay
.D, ment. (march 2) ’ STOKELY & WILLIAMS.
SORGHUM MILLS.
IG'ice List Of* Soi-g-limii AXills For 187(1 :
Twelve inch, two roller, Mills $25 00
Fourteen inch, two roller, Mill 35 00
Three Roller, Iron Frame Mill, complete, 55 00
Twelve inch, Two Roller Iron Frame, Complete 35 00
Fourteen inch, two roller, iron Frame, 45 00
,„. n . tvpsnect. Our Three Roller Iron Frame
We guarantee our milis to be first-" 1 "”'‘p pntintrv " J W ill Igive a wr itten guarantee with
Mill is Superior to any Mill at the Price in the countrj, It
,his Mill. Call on or a.ldress .... . HAGKETT, CARTERSVILLE. GA.
■ ETOW All FOUNDRY AN DM At HIN E SHOP?.
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OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
EACH STATE IS A HOME COMPANY, AND RETAINS NINETY PER CENT. OF IT3
CAPITAL STOCK AND ITS ENTIRE RESERVE FOR LOAN AND INVESTMENT.
ninrtlT nFf*IPP F. E. Davideon. President.
rAiltN I Ur Hut. M
It. YV. tort, Secretary.
MOBILE, Ala.
Cash and Bonds, - -
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT,
7 K. J. Gwaltney. Sec. nndTrea*.
ROME, Ga. G.W. Holmes, Medical Exaw'r.
Loans and Cash, - - 100,000.
Board of Directors , Georgia Department.—
A. P. Allgood, C. Row ell, Alfred Shorter,
A. It. .Tones. Hon. D. F. Hammond, D. B.
Hamilton, Cain Glover, T. McGuire, F.
Woodrufl', J. L. Camp, C. G. Samuel, M. H.
Bunn, Hon. W. H. Hutchings.
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\\. L, Chambers, Sec. and Treas.
MONTGOMERY Ala.
Loans and Cash, - - 100,000.
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L. A, Duncan, Sec & Treas.
MERIDIAN, MISS.
Loans and Cash, - - 100,000.
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Loans and Cash, - - 100,000.
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Loans and Cash, - . 100,000.
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