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FHII> A A' HORNING, APKII, 2*, 1HJM.
Pointing out evils and applying
remedies arc entirely different things,
Mr. Watson.
We may expect some local politics
to show some life by time the May
court convenes.
The Atlanta Daily Commercial, B.
M. Blackburn, editor and publisher,
is on our table. What it lacks in size
it makes up in quality.
It is rumored that the President is
preparing another message to Congress
on the financial question. It is await¬
ed with abated breath.
And well may Geu, Evans be too
modest to refer to his legislative re¬
cord. lie doubtless does not wish to
be given any credit for it.
The time has come when voters
must ‘dhink ahead” as do -business
men in their business pursuits. They
haven’t always been doing this.
It is with the railroads of Georgia to
turn a good portion of the tide of em¬
igration towards Georgia. Glad to see
them making efforts to that end.
Oi l: Populist friends claim that the
Republican Western States can never
he won over to Democracy. We car¬
ried more of them at the last election
than ever before.
It looks ns if those young men who
go to make up the “Central Evans
Club” in Atlnnta arc determined to
defeat their candidate. Belter choke
them off, General.
One thing is sure—if Atkinson is
elected Governor he’ll administer the
office; but if Evans is elected it is a
question as to who will manage the
reins of government.
And now comes lion, II. 11. Carl¬
ton, of Athens, and threatens to come
in as a third gubernatorial candidate.
The office the doctor wouldn’t run for
would be dangerous to hold.
Gov. North en, though at heart
favoring Gen. Evans’ candidacy,
comes forward and has a word to say
in justification of the reception of that
$1,000 fee by Mr. Atkinson.
Some of the Evans organs which
cannot get up courage to conio over
bodily to the other side are halving
the matter by running “Atkinson De¬
partments.” So we see that that ava¬
lanche was a splitter.
Kx.-Jvdgk ,1. K. Him s, of Atlanta,
has declared himself in the ranks of
the Populists. A hint that he might
he nominated for Governor brought
him over. Strange how some people
crave honors, even empty ones.
Tuts Democratic Congress has re¬
solved to pay Republican lteed back in
his own coin and count a quorum when
he and his party resort to tillibustering
to prevent legislation. We have al¬
ways been told that chickens come
home to roost.
Tn k Supreme court of South Caro¬
lina lias declared the State dispensary
law unconstitutional. Now if that
court could deal in a like manner with
Tillman's demagogic administration in
toto our sister State would have cause
to rejoice over emancipation.
It is significant that there are early
nominations advocated in those sec
....... tious which are thought to be strong
est for Gen. Evans. Ihere seems to
he fear that the earning strength of
that avalanche is waning and that
sotue dumping will be done later on.
Ax exchange says there is a propo¬
sition to hold a convention of “Silver
men’ in the South. 'Tis well that
free coinage is not in vogue. Some of
Sffiffialf 1 And S!T q“sUou “S''Uw
many would an average size silver
man make.
not ruu
umn, “If our old soldier pet should be
defeated the old Confederate would be
forever disgraced.” Bather a misput
that it seems.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
This is campaign year in the Slate
and county. Of course everybody
wants to keep fully up with it; to keep
posted as to how politics aie going.
This you should do and we are going
to enable you to do it at a very small
cost.
This is how we will do it. For the
small sum of one dollar we will send
you The Echo from now until the
elections are over—the county elec¬
tion being the first week in January—
and the Atlanta Weekly Constitution
for one year from the date you sub¬
scribe. That means The Echo about
nine months and the Constitution one
year for the small sum of one dollar.
Could you ask for any less.
Through The Echo you will keep
posted on the political affairs of the
county besides getting all the county
news. The Constitution will give you
all the State political news, and besides
an abundance of general news anil in¬
teresting reading matter. Between
the two you will keep entirely up with
the world politically and otherwise.
This offer applies only to new sub¬
scribers and will lie open for a short
while only. The sooner you accept it
the more you will get. We ask our
subscribers to show this offer to their
neighbors who do not take The Echo.
We want everybody to know of what a
great offer we are making.
TWO RECORDS.
It conies to the surface that Gen.
Evans has two records—one made
from 1801 to W ' as soldier and gen
oral and for which we honor him. and
oue made from IS'C sc* '-SV as a Sena
tor from the coucsy of Stewart,
county in the State txr-.zt a Senator ia
those days. Oar readers are doubtless
familiar with the rss turned record,
If not they will be made so by the
general himself when they hear him
speak. It is a spotless one and one of
which he may justly be proud. But
the last named is not so apt to be given
so we give it for him. It runs tbusly:
While Senator in the years named
he voted to allow banks to suspend
special payment when there was no
panic, and when the Governor vetoed
the bill he voted to pass it ofer his
veto.
lie voted to abolish all laws against
usury.
lie voted to pardon a worthless and
cold-blooded murderer of a man who
was executing the law.
He voted to repeal all laws appro¬
priating money or aid by the State to
educational purposes, and that, too,
when only while children would re¬
ceive such aid.
lie voted against allowing Confeder¬
ate privates to choose their own offi¬
cers. Old soldiers will see the jist of
this.
Compare this record with that of Mr.
Atkinson’s made while a member of
the Legislature and see how they stand
side by side. The general’s friends
scorn the idea of his opponent running
on his legislative record and well they
may for if legislative records are to be
brought into play the general’s would
not, we surmise, serve his purpose.
Vet the geueral’s friends are runuing
him upon a record, but one which
really has no bearing whatever upon
the gubernatorial question, while they
would relegate the one made only two
or three years previously, aud the one
upon which the general made his repu¬
tation as a statesman, into innocuous
desuetude.
Of course the general may have
changed his opinions by this time—
doubtlets he has—but it might he well
to consider former trends of his ideas
of legislation. It is not impossible
that they might have some bearing
upon his acts even uuto the present
day.
A TIME FOR CAUTION.
It appears that it is about to be for¬
gotten that a successor to Senator Col¬
quitt is to be elected by the Legislature
next October. All this is likely due to
the fact that the attention of the peo¬
ple is attracted to the scramble now
going on for Governor. It is very im
portaol indeed tUat Georgia should
elect au executive well worthy in every
wa t0 discharge , the ... duties of , that , lm
J'
portaut office, but it must not be for¬
* gotten how very much depends upon
the election of a United States Senator
uext fall. He will hold his office
for six years from the 4th of March,
1894. Ilis term of office, therefore,
“ ot ex P ire uutil the 4th ° f March >
BW1. The uinetceth century will then
have passed away. Its big wars, its
warriors, its orators and statesmen, its
great achievmeuts in the arts and
sciences, its wonderful advancement
agriculturally aud industrially will
mark it the foremost of all the centu¬
ries since the birth of Christ.
To one who shall look back from
that period over one hundred years it
will appear that the republic has done
well. That period will carry him back
almost to the fresh grave of Wasbing
j on w [ 10 jjgj December 14th, 1799.
• y e t much has been done that should
be undone. The century is not going
out peacefully. The most determined
fight that was ever made for principle
will be made during the next six years
and that, too, in the American Con¬
gress. The people are not yet ready
to give up silver, the money of their
fathers.
The Senator to he elected next fall
will hold office during the entire ad¬
ministration of the next President,
when the fight between gold and sil¬
ver will be renewed: when the war be¬
tween the speculators and the people
will again be faught.
The successor of Senator Colquit,
must he a man who stands squarely on
the democraric platform and without
equivacation. lie must be in favor of
making both gold and silver the stand¬
ard money inelals of the country.
The Legislature elects the senators
and the people should therefote be
careful whom they elect to the next
Legislature. There should be no
dodging or hair-splitting. Capable
men should elected to both the Senate
and House and their positions should
be well defined.
We throw out the above hints be¬
fore the legislative campaign opens
that our voter readers may give the
matter consideration before they are
overcome by personal favoriteism.
AWAKENED AT LAST.
A few days siuce a delegation of
managers of the Georgia railroads had a
conference with Gov. Northern upon
the subject of immigration. Just
what was discussed at that conference
j is not definitely known, other than
| the necessity of making some organ
j ized effort towards inducing immigra
■; uon to Georgia.
It showed that the railroads of the
State have at last awoke to the impor
tance of immigration or a denser pop
uiation both to the wellfare of them
selves and the advantages of the State,
and it is well that this awakening has
come about. Railroads are in better
position than all other influences that
could be employed to induce people to
immigrate to’ a section. In other parts
of the United States they have been
the power of all powers which have
brought in both foreign and home set¬
tlers and it is the railroads which have
most plainly felt the benefits of their
work.
We have long thought that the rail¬
roads of the South and especially of
Georgia were sleeping over their in¬
terests in not taking any part in the
feeble efforts that haye been made to¬
wards turniug some of the tide of im¬
migration this way. They have thus
not only lost opportunity to increase
their own business and earnings but
proven recreant to the interests of the
sections through which they pass.
But it is better late than neyer that
they have awoke and we shall now
look for some effectual work and good
results therefrom.
Unfortunately they will have to do
this work without any aid from the
State other than what little will be
given them by individuals. The State
is unfortunate in having a provision in
its constitution which prohibits the
appropriation of any monies from the
public funds for any such purpose. It
is not so in other States and when the
railroads take the lead in those States
they are at once backed by substantial
appropriations of money to bear some
of the expense and encourage the ef¬
forts, making them far more effectual.
Georgia cannot do this as a State,
but the railroads will find that the peo¬
ple of the State stand ready to offer
them all the encouragement and ex¬
tend them all the aid in their power
in the movement which they have be¬
gun. There is not a reasonable citi¬
zen of the State who does not favor
and recognize the importance of im¬
migration. We all know we have
worlds of unoccupied space that would
be better populated; that if it were
filled with thrifty working citizens the
prosperity of our present citizenry
could but be augmented. Tr.e rail¬
roads all recognize the fact that their
future depends upon a denser popula¬
tion and that that population must
come sooner than it can by natural in¬
crease. It therefore behooves them
more than any other interest to work
for new settlers and an influx of pop¬
ulation from other countries and other
sections. Maybe they have been hesi
tating in the work hoping the law
makers cf the State would see the folly
of the proscriptiveness of the constitu
tion in this particular and change it,
but they have at laast come to the con¬
clusion that iheir waiting was iu vain
and will go ahead without that en¬
couragement and aid they should have.
If so they deserve the thanks and good
will at least of every citizen in the
State.
We are constrained to believe
not a few of Mr. Watson’s followers
have been asking themselves “where
they are at,"’ since his speech here.
Just as Usual, and Without Much Ado
We have Brought on one of the Largest, Most Complete
Best Selected and Choicest Stocks of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
To be Found in Northeast or Middle Georgia.
Wc are fully prepared to sustain, and perhaps add to, that reputation, of which we
are so proud, for selling nothing but first-class goods, fully up to style and
fashion at the lowest possible “live and let live” prices. We will
not offer goods “at and below cost,’’ nor will we name
such prices on a few articles just to draw you
in our net as the spider does the fly.
We carry complete lines of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Carpets, Mattings
and lings. In all these lines we have all the latest novelties and newest
styles. Our Dress Goods and Trimmings department this season
is truly a thing of beauty and to it we call your special
attention. See them before buying elsewhere.
M. MYERS & CO.,
College -A.Tren.ULe, JILTS, G--A..
BENJAMIN GILHAM,
-Attorney - at - La-w,
LEXINGTON, CA.
Ofllcee In Court house with W. M. Howard.
PHIL. W. DAVIS,
Xua'w^er,
LEXINGTON, - GEORGIA.
Office upstairs in Court house.
W. L. BROWN,
attorney - at - La-w.
LEXINGTON, GEORGIA.
IT f \ ENEUAI. law practice. Special attention
to collections. Office over postoffice next
to Bank.
M. J. NICHOLSON,
Practicing * Physician,
Obstetrician and Surgeon,
A NTIOCII GA. Chronic amt diseases of wo
men and children a specialty. Has taken
special course in nervous diseases and diseases
of eye aud ear. lias been offered one thousand
dollars for his treatment of blood poison.
The Hungry Fed!
T HAVE opened a Restaurant at 105 Jackson
JL street, in rear of Michael Bros.’ store.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Will be glad to receive the patronaee of my
Oglethorpe friends and the publie generally.
COBB ID.A.T7TS,
Jackson Street, ATHENS, CA.
Jester’s Restaurant,
Broad St., Athens, Ga.,
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
-o
I T A VINO opened mv restaurant for tlie winter
II months, I solicit the patronage of the pub¬ sale
lic. Fresh tish and oysters served and for
at all limes.
W. A. JESTER, Proprietor.
WHEN IN ATHENS
-STOP AT
J
For the best of everything to eat.
Ladies Given Special Attention.
105 BROAD STREET,
MANDEVILLE’S OLD STAND,
ATHENS, C7T.
Itipaus Tabules cure hives.
Ripans Tabules cure bad breath,
lii pa us Tabules : best liver tonic.
E. I. SMITH & CO.,
- DEALERS INI ——
SHOES! SHOESI
COLLEGE AVE., ATHENS, GA.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS.
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Spring and Summer Millinery.
Special attention of the Ladies is called to my stock of Spring and
Summer Millinery now complete and for sale. It comprises a full line of
all the new Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children in Leghorn, Chips,
Braid Hats and Plaques.
A beautiful variety of Flowers, Feathers, Lace, Nets and Braids and all
the new shades in Ribbons for the coming season. Full line of White
Lawn Bonnets for Children and Embroidered Muslin Caps for Infants.
My prices are low. and should you favor mo with your patronage I will
do my best to give satisfaction. Respectfully,
MISS ANNIE KNOX,
-^t tlxe Old. Stand, XaZE^HSTGrTOUST, C3-.A_.
o THE GEORGIA o
STEAM DTE AND RENOVATING WORKS
22 Clayton St., Next Door to E. I. Smith & Co., Athens.
Ladies’ Dresses, Shawls, Cloaks and Every Article of
Wearing Apparel Dyed in all Colors.
FIRST-CLASS WORK. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
WOOL PRESSES ean be finished without being ripped. I arpets aud Rugs o.Ieaued-Car
\\ pets can be cleaned without taking Awarded up- The first best Diploma aud most Southern accomplished Exposition, Pyer in the
South. Reference given if neeessarv. at Mont¬
gomery, Ala , 1S91. asg-i!r. Win. Gottheimer will act as tuy agent in Lexington.
pEIBIBBEEG, Proprietor.
MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS.
OR CRANITE FOR ANY PURPOSE.
u AVIN'G opened up mv Marble and Granite Vcrd in Athens, I am fully prepared to fur-
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WM. DOYLE, Athens, (xa.