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HOME JOURNAL.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 0, 1886.
FOR GOVERNOR.
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON,
OF DIK ALB OOCKTT.
FOR CONGRESS.
HON. H. H. CARLTON,
• OF CLARKE OOCNTT.
ECHOES.
When we’ve got some real good
advice that we don’t know where
to put, we generally take it our
self.
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The welcome and well-timed
rain that came in torrents on Sun
day was worth hundreds of thou
sand of dollars to Georgia.
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After all the blue aspect of the
spring and early summer, we are
told that excellent crops will prob
ably be the rule of the harvest.
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The “funny” newspaper is some
times found nailed to a window
on the fast mail train, but the
funny paper don’t enjoy the “uni
versality” that it did erstwhile.
Fact is, “jokes" now didn’t used to
be “jokes.”
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Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chi
cago, is frank in avowing his polit
ical ambitions. Here is his pro
gramme, as declared by himself:
“I am not a candidate for Con
gress, and I will not be under any
circumstances. I propose to run
for Mavor for a fifth teim, and 1
will be elected. Then, on the re
cord I have made by being elected
five times as Mayor of a Republi
can city, I propose to succeed
Shelby M. Cullum in the United
States Senate.”
We do not doubt that the silly
and incessant warfare directed
against Mr. Cleveland on account
of the ofiioes by a class of newspa
pers which do t not seem to appre
hend the vital theories of republi
can government has much to do
with delay in making advisable se
lections. It ought now to be pret
ty plainly Seen that Mr. Cleveland
is not a man to be hastened in any
direction by the impatient prompt
ings of that portion of the press
which is smarting under the con
sciousness that it does not weigh a
straw with this administration.
Why will a man who aims some
day to be a statesman, and craves
to be considered a wise one when
the time comes—why will he go
into training to become a sphynx?
The politician has an utterly mis
taken conviction that he must be
mysterious and silent and non
committal. Fit against such a per
sonage the man who speaks out
‘ without being glib; who is confi
dential without mystery ; who says
what he really believes and is
known to be good for what he says,
and the latter can givo the former
eight in the game and distance
him—with the people.
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Watermelons have not averaged
this season their wonted excellence
of flavor, although exceptions to
this falling off have not been un
common. We don’t think the
watermelon now cherishes the old
ambition for superiority. But it
still has another sort of ambition.
In the late fall it can be relied on
to fling into the atmosphere as
many malarial gems as it ever
did, and it has never let go its grip
on the typhoid period. You can
see a rotund melon of the rattle
snake persuasion rear up and
laugh with rosy merriment when
the October class of pneumonia
patients go into permanent quar
ters.
The present administration has
shown more courage in its inter
national dealings than had any
other since Buchanan’s time. In
the matter of Santos and that of
the Central American revolts, ihe
State department acted with firm
ness and promptness, and, of
coarse, with success. Truth to
tell, the Democrats never had a
cowardly President. In tbo pres
ent Mexican imbroglio, however,
we do not think the govnrumuut
will need to take action. The rou
tine would consume more time than
the State of Texas could bear. We
shall not be surprised some fiue
morning to And that Texas has tak
en it u|>ou herself to settle existing
international differences on her
holders She,can do it.
THE PRESIDENT INDORSED
IVithout variation, first and last,
against all comers, this paper has
stood by the Democratic party and
the Democratic President. Mr.
Cleveland’s administration has
been the best since that of John
Quincy Adams, which was itself
one of the purest in the country’s
history.
The State Convention in Atlanta
last Wednesday unqualifiedly in
dorsed Mr. Cleveland. Such an
act, though one only of courtesy,
ought to count as much with the
masses of Georgians as counts any
other of the conventional acts of her
assembled citizens. It should tend
to silence the peevish and often
groundless sneers of certain newspa
pers which are not satisfied wholly
at anything, or which simply rever
berate in their columns the maud
lin discontent of a few politicians
who have no influence in the af
fairs of state at this time.
The present administration has
shown itself by its books, and has
been declared by fiscal experts, to
have been the best conducted
financially in thisgeneration. In fact
thus far it is shown to have been
managed better in its treasury
matters than any previous admin-
istration in memory. Yet carping
critics who have failed to influence
the President in his selection of
appointees continue to insinuate
that the administration is “ruled
by Wall street.” If this were true,
what of it? Would not the farm
er just now be content to submit
his crop results to the guarantee of
a great fiscal establishment if it
should propose to him to provide
seasonable rains and assure him
desirable profits on his yearly
labor? Who cares what influence
works for the betterment of the
whole people? In view of the
magnificent showing of the govern
ment for the fiscal year from Juno
30,1885, to June 30, 188 G, it is
downright bile which can find any
thing on that score to carp at.
But the administration is no
more controlled by Wall street than
are we or others who work for our
daily bread. That the administra
tion carries with it the confidence
of men whose vocation it is to
deal in money in all its forms, is a
strong reason for the people to feel
and show the utmost faith in the
Democratic administration. Let
us romind those who may not
know tho fact, that if the great ex
changes of this country and Eu
ropo were to declare “want of con
fidence” in Mr. Cleveland’s man
agement, the effeot would bo par
alyzing on tho progress and credit
of the United States, and its bale
ful results would reach into the re-
motest individual interests con
cerned in any of our industries.
The efforts of the disappointed
politicians to inspire a certain
opposition to Mr. Cleveland through
the columns of some of the news
papers are lamentable, where they
produce any effect at all. It is a
happy circumstance for tho peace
of the country that a large class of
our people know much that is said
against Mr. Cleveland’s manage
ment to be untrue, while yet anoth
er class—optimists, if you choose—
will not believe it, true or not.
It is a healthy sign in oar politi
cal system when the croakers and
malcontents are few enough at
least to be counted upon au aba
cus, and when the people in con
vention thus extinguish the puerile
whines of the disgruntled politi
cians by an emphatic indorse
ment of the Democratic adminis
tration of Mr. Cleveland.
THOMSON’S CALAMITY.
The ravages of fire at Thomson
on Friday morning were complete
and deplorable in the extreme.
Twelve substantial brick store
buildings with tho greater part of
their stock, and a private dwelling,
fell before the devouring wrath of
au untimolv aud uncontrollable
sweep of flame. Tho losses, for
tunately, are largely covered by
insurance, and, fortunately, too,
the spirit of the good people of
Thomson will in little time lift the
town aguin into the perpeudicnlur.
Yot tho temporary inconveniences,
losses and trials will be great, and
will strain tho eudurauce and pa
tieuco of her people. We offer to
the people of Thomson, many of
whom are our dear personal friends,
our eordial sympathy.
The present year has set the po
litical primary solidly on its feet,
as opposed to the former oiuuipo
tout ('ttucui int’Umtl of oomiuntimL
ill CJI’OOUt) CuULiiy
GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL: GREENESBORO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6,1886-EIGHT PAGES.
AT LOGGERHEADS.
We recently laid bare the stu
pendous folly of a Northern news
paper’s estimate of the negro at
the South for the next number of
years. The writer predicted that
when the Southern whites should
number 40,000,000 the negro pop
ulation would be 118,000,000. The
natural reproduction of a people at
a rapid ratio is an infallible indi
cation of a high condition of moral
and social virtue, and the animus
of this writer’s egregionslv stupid
prognostications was to show that
the negro was more virtuous than
the Southern white!
It is gratifying, however, to find
a difference of opinion on these fig
ures even among Northern people,
who in the main know less of the
Southern negro than they know of
the Nubian dngong. For now
comes another Northern statisti
cian who with almost equal reck
lessness proceeds to knock the pot
hooks out of the first scribbler's
arithmetic. This dabbler endeav
ors to show that negroes die off
like sheep in the South. This is
partially correct, and, but for the
insidious purpose of this writer to
lay the blame upon the Southern
whites, his figures might form a
valuable study for the hygienic
economist.
We can tell our Northern “arith
metic men” of both extremes that
the decay and decline of the ne
gro in the South has been the out
growth of increased uncleanliness.
In slavery days the owner of the
slave supplied his raiment and- his
soap, and ho was compelled to ex
ert a healthful employment of
both. These invaluable hygienic
aids are not today indulged in to
excess by the negrots, and their
habits are become quite primitive,
at least so far as the inviolable or
dinances of wholesome cleanliness
impose personal recognition.
But tlie case is far worse with
the poor whites in the slums of the
metropolitan cities North and
West than in the thickly populated
negro districts Sonth, and the so
cial Samaritans of the North, we
should think, could got all they
wanted of a problem right in their
midst if they would undertake to
figuro out bow many white human
beings are likely to attain to matur
ity in a population where five or
six hundred children die each
week botween one and five years
old ! Or is it a fact that the “arith
metic” people, finding themselves
nonplussed by the facts at home,
have thought to create fictitious
applause for specious erudition by
venturing into a field whose paths
are a chaos to the Northern wight?
But it is only, as we have shown,
certain of the Northern statisti
cians who are willfully ignorant of
the true state of things. Thus, the
Chicago Herald saj s:
“The ravagos of death among
the poor at the South are not more
terrible than they are at the North.
They attract moro attention be
cause the victims are distinguished
by their color, but the same great
tragedy is going on here as well.
Whatever they are, the wretchedly
poor are ‘dying out,’ but, more is
the pity, the grim procession finds
hosts of recruits.”
WHOA, EMMA!
Two weeks ago the Oglethorpe
Echo published this paragraph in
its editorial columns :
“Let’s not take Reese or Carl
tou either, but au entirely now man.
If all reports we hear are true,
ueither is able or worthy to be um
pire iu a cock fight. Surely there
are better meu in tho Eighth dis
trict.”
The Echo last week said that
this was meant to be a "joke” (1)
We, in our blindness to see 4 its
wit or taste, considered and char
acterized it a “grave error.”
For this criticism the Echo has
opened upon us with congreve rook
ets and takes us patronizingly un
der advisory restraint, that we
might learn “how to” or, rather,
“how not to” conduct these col
umns. It reads us a long and
vagarious Diogeuoan screed on
the philosophy of aorrect journal
ism. It seems to consider tba. we
are a chronic “fault-findor."
Whether or not tbo Echo is a
private affair, we know not. This
paper is a pablic journal. Wo are
subject to public criticism whenev
er by intention or oversight we ex
pose ourself to it. But we have
uever been and are not a "fault
finder” in uuy sort of sense in
which the Echo seems to under
stand that term. Nor are we with
out fault.
\S hen the Echo intimates that
we have uUKlosod an inordinate
disposition to “find fanlt,” we can
only challenge it to publish a line
from this paper evidencing that
gratuitous purpose. We also ask
that in publishing such a line it
add its emphatic condemnation.
We will then reprint the indict
ment and the Echo’s comments,
and stand convicted in our own
columns.
The Home Journal tells the
truth, hurt whom it might. Its
criticisms of the improper conduct
of paid public servants have been
prodaced in the line of its clear
doty as a public journal conducted
for the information and welfare of
the people who patronize it prima
rily and for all the people remote
ly.
We never make a statement we
cannot verify. If, therefore, the
“fault” is “found” it is because the
“fault” was there.
We shall continue to fearlessly
disease public questions and to il
lustrate the lives and careers of
public servants with unsparing
praise or blame, accordingly as
public servants by their demeanor
commend themselves to the one
or the other, and just as long as
public journalism has a destiny of
which this publication is prond
and in which it is embarked.
As will be seen, the Echo con
cludes its philosophical broadside
with a climacteric salvo. We are
obliged to get bohind “big” words
here, for our friend is hurling scrap
iron. It says:
“There are several ‘bilious’ edi
tors in this land—you know who
they are—and you Lave only to
look upon them to see what the
opinion of the people will be of
yoa if you continue in this course.”
Without going into the grammar
of this sentence, we agree with our
contemporary that “there are sev
eral ‘bilious’ editors.” There
ought to be several more. We pre
sume the Echo will agree with us,
too, that there are several “bilious”
newspapers. There ought to be
several less.
ATLANTA.
It rained abundantly and timely"
on tho Ist of August. It had not
rained in many places since July 1.
Suppose a “croaking” farmer
had fired his corn and quit the
country, declaring that the indus
try of farming was a failure.
Suck a man would have been
hooted out of every community by
the honest toilers and tillers of’
the soil, and he wonld have pass
ed into newspaper recognition as
a crank, if not a foe to civilization.
On July 1 prohibition was “sup
posed” to go into effect in Atlanta.
It has not really and totally yetj
taken legal possession of the town.
On July 2 wo learned that At
lanta was going to the bow wows
on account of the prohibitory law.
Is it meant that Atlanta is so un
sound that whisky is its sole prop,
and that the partial removal of
that support must level the whole
structure iu a day ?
We dou’t believe it,
On the Ist of August we find
that a club of citizens is formed to
bold up the town, lest it settle
somewhere or get out of plumb.
This because a law which has nev
er beeu fairly tried is to some ex
tent potential to maintain sobriety
and public virtue.
Do the good people of Atlanta
propose to have the rest of the
country believe that their hither
to progessivo and prosperous city
was but a mere shell. That, like
"Butterby,” it was “very wealthy
when it was very drunk and very
poor when it was very sober !”
We don’t believe it.
If it once becomes credible that
this is so, then good bye to the per
manent fame and credit of that
proud Georgian metropolis.
The “Liberal Club” of Atlanta
will learn all too soon that they
are advertising their boastfnl city
to be a very doubtful and very un
substantial affair, and it will have
a bad effect all over the country.
We believe they are making this
thing ridiculous. If the “Liberal
Club” wish to earn an honest farno,
especially as we believe they are
all honest people, let them lift their
arms in favor of the law, even if
for no other reason than that it is
the law!
But, whether they do or not, we
are convinced that prohibition has
entered Atlauta to stay, and to be
houeatly enforced.
Borne of our exobaugos still be
lieve that tba people elected a
Democratic J’resident for no high
er pur|Rise than to parcel the fat
offices to lean auu hungry politi
cians.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PADGETT,
The Mammoth Furniture Store
Man, begs to call your attention
to the foollowing awfully low
PRICES—GOODS GUARANTEED :
An entire Walnut Bed-room Suite,
full marble top, 10 pieces, $39 ; a
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either Good Hair Cloth or Fancy
Ramie, at $27.50 ; a Large Assort
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full marble top, at $32; or in wood
top, from 16.50 to 25 dollars.
A No. 7 Flat;Top Cook Stove, with
60 pieces of ware, for 13 dollars;
No. 6 Step Stove, 25 pieces of ware,
$8.75.
Every kind and every article of ev*
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and Stove Line ; also, a full line of
Window Shades, Carpets, Rugs,
Clocks. Pictures, et3.
Id Undertaking Department you
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and a full lino of all other trim
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Any information will be cheerfully
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L. F. Padgett's
FURNITURE STORE,
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AUGUSTA. - CEORGIA
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READ WHAT THE GREAT METHO
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PHYSICIAN SAYS OF
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FEMALE REGULATOR.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 20, 1884.
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years ago I examined the recipe of Female
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in regard to its components, and then (as
: well as now) pronounce it to be the most
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JESSE BORING, M. D„ D. D.
M3*“CAUTION.J^r
The country is flooded with quack nos
trums, containing Iron and other injurious
ingriedicnts, which claim to cure every
thing, even Female Complaints, We say l
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such!
Bradfields Female Regulator
is a purely vegetable compound, and is on
ly intended for the Female Sex. For their
particular diseases it is au absolute
SPECIFIC !
Sold by all druggists. Send for treatise
on the health and happiness of Womans
mailed free, which gives all particulars.
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Box 28, Atlanta, Ga.
i MUSIC SCHOOL!
MRS. F. S. MOSHER
SOLICITS THE ATTENTION & PAT
RONAGE OF THE PUBLIC.
All scholars wishing instruction will
please meet at Mrs. Bessie Dawson’s Milli
nery Store on Tuesday, the 20th of July, at
3p. m. Terms: Three dollars a month
cash, paid monthly; one-tenth from each
pupil to be returned to ills or her respective
church society. Four weeks constitute a
month; two lessons given a week. No de
duction. for lost lessons on account of the
scholar for anything less than half a month.
Piano will be furnished for scholars wishing
to practice at the music room. They will
be made comfortable and receive every at
tention.
MltS. F. S. MOSHER.
HOME SCHOOL,
ATHENS, GA.
MADAME S. SOSNOWSKI,) Associate
MISS C. SOSNOWSKI, } Principals.
The sshggnstic year opens on Wednesday,
September 22, 1880.
Best educational advantages offered to
young ladies.
For circular of information apply to above.
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CsT And a dollar will go further in the dull business season than at any other time.'
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ite Plains, G-a,.
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