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HOME JOURNAL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1886. 1 'll. 11 _ag" m"—■■ FOR CONGRESS. HON. 11. H. CARLTON, OP CI.IRKI COUNTY. POINT BLANK. No sane, just and sensible man in the South objects to the working men of this section organizing themselves into any peacenblo and orderly association for legal redress of the real hardships of powerful monopolies, for the protection of honest labor rights or for mutual advancement in all respects. We have been in favor of these peace able accretions for another reason, that they tend to create under standings between apparently con flicting interests, and agreements as to a general high grnde of work manship. But we wish the labor systems of the different sections, which do not and cannot conflict with each other because they are diametrically npart in method and management, to be adjusted within the sphere wherein the contracting parties—the employers and the employed—have their interests lo cated. We nre opposed to the interfer ence of the Northern or national idea of adjustment, because the Northern workingmnu at his homo in the North knows no more about labor in the South than he does about locomotion in the moon. We are unalterably opposed to the foisting of Northern Knights of Labor expedients upon the South ern idea of labor settlement, be cause the Northern scheme is an archical and political. We are opposed to the needless interjection of disturbing elements iuto the Southern labor system be cause the local condition is either one of coutentment or it is accessi ble to relief and remedy by local treatment. More than all, we are opposed to the interference by and influ ence of Mr. Powderly and his par ticular following at the North upon our domestic labor concerns, be cause it has been plainly shown by the behavior of certain of his com bination iu Richmond, and by its indorsement by the Northern body at large, that these men are inimi cal to the political, domestic and social habits and customs of the South, and that they have leagued together to regulate the local ethics of the Southern people. In proof of this wo need hardly recall that the actions of the Knights of Labor in Richmond, Va., were characterized by a studied design to insult the social convictions and principles of the whole Southern people, aud that they no doubt selected the city which had been the centre aud Capital of the South as the most effective aud favorable place to give their gratuitous wound the greater smart and deeper gash. They first attempted to foist a negro into one of the prominent hotels on terms of complete equal ity with the white patrons. They next deputed this same negro to introduce their immaculate spon sor to the Governor of Virginia. They then forced this same negro, at the head of eighty men, into the most fashionable place of amuse ment, where under their protection he occupied a seat which had al ways been reserved for the use of white people. Now, these men of Powderly’s party knew that these acts would arouse an indignant storm in the South, and they intended that they should. Out of this natural tu mult a sympathy would spring up among the negroes of this sec tion for the Knights of Labor, and the negroes would flock en masae to the fold of their new emancipators. Would this ameliorate the condi tion of the negro ? No ; but it would alienate him from his em ployer ; it would disconcert his re lations with his industries; it would discontent him with his daily toil and his accustomed circum stances, and it would iu another year force him into a formidable union against the white (icopla among whom and for whom he worked, and IhU smtdd tut id;/ rr thVr Ihr Jiuditul jinrtl/ in thr South and in tlur tiuu mtuhi destroy lU Jhuim nitit mJidity (/ (hi* art turn. Any other interpretation of the acts of I'owdorly's Had id*! pio- Hi Jiiiftitf in blind aud etupid. That thee# men iu tbeir ardor to Are (be iniue should bate picwa tarely revealed the true inward ness of their enormous scheme, was their misfortune, but will be, if properly viewed and utilized, of inestimable benefit to the peo ple of the South. Our people, from the era of Os- sawattomie Brown, the patron saint of every fanaticism at the North then and since, have been warring for domestic peace. Our chosen methods of domestic life have sel dom in the last quarter of a centu ry been free from attempts at gra tuitous censorship and insurrec tionary interference. Since John Brown’s base surprise and bloody onslaught on the unsuspecting Virginians, however, the Southern people have been quick to fathom to its deepest depths the very first intimation of mean and scheming plotters at the North. If they have seemed too suspicious, it isbecause these outrageous designs have been too transparent. The Knights of Labor at the North care naught for the laboring mun iu the South. In truth, there is no contact, no cohesiveness, in the two systems, and they cannot conflict because they do not em brace similar needs and do not oc cupy the same territory. There can be no competition when com modities are apart by widely sepa rated markets. In point of fact, the wage-earner South is a thou sand per cent, better off in the ab stract than the workingman in the North. There are a thousand de mands for Mr. Powderly’s inter vention among his own people where there is a single need in the South; and we grant that Mr. Powderly may do just as he pleases with his own people. But if Mr. Powderly imagines that any power short of the Infinite will be permitted to Radicalize the South, he might as well return the money to the pockets of the bnmboozled laborers who are toiling to pay for his junket, and discontinue his effort in despair. We assure Mr. Powderly that we can continue to manage a sys tem older than his great-grand pa rents and far less understood by him. Mr. Powderly says that the uegroes here are too ignorant to demand higher pay. That might be true, Mr. Powderly. But the negroes here do know one or two things. They know they are not mudsills. 'They do not need to sleep in sewers and cellars nor to eat from soup . benches and fish stalls. Reform your own labor, Mr. Powderly. If you had attempt ed to foist a Southern negro into an unwelcome seat at a theatre, Mr. Powderly, he would have re buked you by telling you that he did not wish to be put where he knew he was not wanted. The Southern negro, Mr. Powderly, is far superior to millions of North ern white men in the ordinary ethics of politeness. Still we do not propose to ride rough-shod through your country to compel our ideas of politeness to be prac ticed by them. Once more, Mr. Powderly, there is not a cornfield negro in the whole area of the cot ton States who is not happier in his labor and reward than are his would-be reformers at the North. The South is at peace with its working class, Mr. Powderly, aud the man who voluntarily under any guise undertakes to disturb its con dition or to endanger or disrupt these relations, even for so noble(!) au end as the rehabilitation of the Radical party in the South, will be regarded as an enemy to society aud must expect the usual process of extinguishment. Your social ism has asserted itself in the West with bombs. We recall that the last invasion of Georgia was by "bums.” Just keep off your dogs from us, Mr. Powderly, and let them devour each other, for all that we shall object. Meanwhile the lynx eye of a sleepless Southern press is upon yon and your so called Knights of Labor. If you shall really thiuk to Radicalize the South by seditiously, iusidious- ty and emissarily spreading the gospel of a wur fur Radical rosur rectiou among the uogroes by openly attacking our social princi ples am! customs, then we pla cidly admoish you aud your revolu tionary lieutenants to maintain an olwcure place very far from the vau of vour impending aud impos ing reform proeesaiou. We predict that it will tie many a long day before ambitioua aud irrea|H>uaitde men or combination* will have the hardihood to propad face or liedkeal issues into n cam* in UlMl cHHI uly. GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL: GREENESBORO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,1886.- EXECUTIVE NERVE. Homo of the very newspapers; which have been chorusing their discontent at Mr. Cleveland’s gen eral policy are now the first to ap plaud bis recent revocation of cer tain treaties with Cuba and Porto Rico because of their violation by the parties of the second part. Slowly but surely the vast ma jority of the people of this country are coming to realize and recognize that we have a President “every inch a President.” This is not to say that certain unappeasable mal contents and certain dyspeptic newspapers will ever yield their candid and conscientious praise and approval to Mr. Cleveland. The material ont of which Ameri can Presidents are made will need to be recast over and over again, and the experimental results will have to be submitted to their mi croscopical inspection before they will admit that there are no flaws. In other words, the American Pres ident will have to be moulded after a pattern whose patent is the special contrivance of the malcon tent and his organ ere we shall ever have an Executive whose com position is integrally five-eighths angelic and three-eighths humanic. As these proportions are thus far unknown to fallible mortality, it is as much as to suspect that the carping critics of public men, and particularly of American Presi dents, will continue to twaddle. For our part, we confess that Mr. Cleveland has not in all re spects pleased us. We confess, too, that we have a vague suspicion that he was not chosen especially to meet our vagarious notions. We don’t suppose Mr. Cleveland is altogether pleased with us, either. But we recognize him, as Presi dent, to embody the triumph of the Democratic party in the country. We recognize, too, that no other Democrat could have been elected save Mr. Cleveland. We recog nize, fuither, that no other Demo crat, at least no other Democrat now before the people, can be elected in 1888. We know what the election of a Republican means to this section. We know what it always meant. We therefore de sire the continuance of Democratic ascendancy in the whole country. We believe that every thrust at the Democratic President by a responsible publication of the Southern press is a deadly stab at the only effective friend the South now has, and we believe that stab to emanate in the house where every tenant ought to be Mr. Cleve land’s friend. So believing, it shall never be the policy of this paper to ignore his good works, to insti tute or acquiesce in captious an tagonisms for the sake of tickling any man’s or set of men’s disgrun tled or bigoted spites, nor to hold up whatever of his shortcomings to the ridicule or revenges of ma licious or disappointed political trimmers or placemen. If Mr. Cleveland has his faults, so have we, and, it is not too muck to fear, so have his critics. The hopes and needs of the South—her peace, her progress, her destiny—require the domination of the Democratic party in this part of the country. No word of ours shall tend to di lute or retard the splendid senti ment which is crystallizing in fa vor of Mr. Cleveland’s being his own successor in the next Presidential contest. A YEAR OF DISASTER. That class of persons, large or small, who superstitionsly regard the fifth day of the week as in some way being associated with ill-fate and disaster, will be sure to recall tbat 1886 entered into date on Friday and tbat it will departs that day. In truth, the present year has been thus far almost un precedented for the character, va riety, degree and thoroughness of its manifold calamities. So fre quently have they followed, one upon the other, that many of the earlier happenings have been crowded from attention and even memory by recent catastrophes. The chronology and uecbrology of this yoar will exhibit startling figuroa aud fatalities. Within the recent months mon strous visitants have appalled, pain ed aud devastated whole cities. Earthquake, flame aud flood have vied in aw ful power for the destruc tion of hurnau hope aud life, llow have their irresistible forces mock ed the frail artifices and contriv ances of mau! The preae of the whole country teems with the i tidings of disaster. The burden of I every tongue is the tale of woe and | despair. It is a tiaie w h**n every beat! must turn trustfully to tiod. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. V.S.&&.A.HA.LL Earthquake Rumblings ARE HEARD ELSEWHERE! BUT THE RACKET YOU HEAR IN GREENESBORO PROCEEDS FROM THE GRAND OPENING OF FALL GOODS AT OUR GREAT HEADQUARTERS . o We Can’t Knock Down Prices Without Making a Noise Hence, when you hear Loud Thunderings look out for a Tumble in Prices! GENERAL ME&CIAN&IBE, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, OVERCOATS, ETC. -A-ll and TTe xy Clxea,p. TO WHICH WE HAVE JUST ADDED A SUPERB BTOCK OF Wagons Buggies, Harness, Leather and Hardware. We have marked our prices to suit the times, and solicit an inspection of our goods and prices. We mean business. It will pay you to come early and make selection. V. S. & G. A. HALL, Greenesboro, Ga. A . Stores !!\a I L E S A | [ AM© *tx WTO 8 tl> \IMMENSE STOCK / PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES A& J | ATHENS, 111 1 -XyLJj- T " \ Four Stores I! / X r EXCELSIOR! QUICK. SALKS AND SMALL PROFITS ! To meet the growing demands of a first class trade, I have made large additions to my EXTENSIVE STOCK in every department, and as my facilities for purchasing to the best advantage are unsurpassed, lam able to sell at lowest living prices. I have just received a full and carefully selected stock of Mil iWIPISI! for the Fall and Winter trade. I have a larger stock of Ladies Dress Goods than ever before. All grades of Repellants, Cassimeres and Jeans, Bleaching, Flannels and Do mestics in abundance. A large stock of BOOTS and SHOES. A Clothing Department which is full and complete in quality and ptice. A stock of Mats and Caps ! in which we can suit and fit any man, boy or child who may favor us with a call. An extensixe GROCERY DEPARTMENT in which will be found the choicest Family Groceries and Plantation Supplies. Hardware, Tinware, Glassware and Crockery cheap er than ever. WILL BUY COTTON 2 I will pav the highest market price for cotton. All kinds country produce bartered for. To the many friends who have so generously patronized me I return siucere thanks, and hope by continued fair dealing to merit and receive a continuation of their favor. RANDOLPH TAPP AN, WDlte Plains, - Georgia H* , W. T'tiomas, 85 WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GEORGIA. * DEALER EfcT * FURNITURES NEW STOCK, NEW GOODS AND NEW PRICES ! 10 Per Cent Saved. Call early before Sets are broken. A. R. ROBERTSON, , —— Manufacturer and tuwortor of Granite and Marble Monuments AMD TOHBtTOn*. A large lot of tinianed work on hand ready for lettering. The erec tion of a monument is the last act of respect which we pay to the memory of departed friends, It is a custom which ha* been followed from the remote"! ages of antiquity, To give them Christian burial is simply a duty -to cherish and perpetuate their memory are marks ot esteem. For handsome Monument* aud Tombstones call on **ll6 A. R. ROBERTSON. A THEN**. UA. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. X. C. LEVY’S GREAT TAILOR-FITTING aaesaasH© aot/sa 3 NEED SOME NEW CLOTHES, DON'T YOTT YQU DON’T WANT TO BE CHEATED, DO YOU YQU r .WANT YOUR MONEY’S WORTH, DON’T YOU YQU HAD BETTER COME HERE THEN, HADN’T YOU YOJJ SHOULD SEE OUR STOCK, IT WILL PAY YOU YO JJ CAN SELECT CLOTHES TO PLEASE YO U YOU:: ...WILL NOT BE URGED TO BUY, WE ASSURE.... YOU VOTT WILL find olr suits stylish, durable, econom- VHTT x ICAL AND EXACTLY THE SIZE TO FIT IvU You will FIND OUR PRICES T 0 BUIT YOU YOU' • SHOULD READ > CONSIDER AND ACT AS WE ADVISE. YOU We guarantee a FIT in every respect. A First Class Tailor in Store to make any alterations desired free of charge. I. C. LEVY, 836 Broad St., AUGUSTA, GA. SGOFIELB’S HOB WOBKS. ADJOINING PASSENGER DEPOT, MACON, GA. jffj mk Manufacturers of the old'and well known SCOFIELD’S PATENTED EMPIRE PREMIDM COTTON PRESS The most substantial, beßt built, and fastest Packing Cotton Press on the market. Pack* by hand,, horse, water or steam power. Portable and Stationery Steam Engines and Boilers, all sizes and styles—4 to 100 horse power. Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Mill Gearing and Machinery a specialty. Hancock Inspirators, the best boiler feeder known and acknowledged standard. Iron Pipe and Fittings, Engine Trimmings, Brass Valves, Whistles, Lubricators, Rubber and Leather Belting, and everything pertaining to Foun dry. Machine and Mill Supply business. Address SCHOFIELD & SON Proorietors, Macon, Ga. M. m. TURNER & CO. IXSEE BLITB SXCKLT FREE ADMISSION ! THE BIGGEST HIT OF THE SMI! Hours for showing 7a.m.t09 p. m. Don’t you fail to come. Dry Goods at Half Price! IS THE BENEFIT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THE PEOPLE AT LARGE. Because we bought the stock of Smith & Turner at half price, and are going to give our customers the benefit of this purchase. The stock consists of the latest style in Dress- Goods, Hosiery, Table Linen, Towels, Napkins. Flannels, Blankets, Shawls, Cloaks, Jerseys, Ladies’ and Gents’ Undervests, Gents’ White and Colored Shirts, Notions, etc. Don’t take our word for this, but just come and see for yourself. We are satisfied we can please you or we would not ask you to give us a call. Quality of goods guaran teed in every case. CsT The greatest bargains in Black Silks and Cashmeres ever offered in the city. THE BLUE SIGN, 33 PEACHTREE ST., ATLANTA, GA. M. M. TURNER cfc CO. ATHENS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS. ATHENS GEORGIA. Iron and Brass Castings, Mill and Gin Gearing, a full line of the Celebrated Osborn? Reaping and Mowing Machinery, Cotton Presses, Cane Mills, Evaporators and Mill Sup* plies of all kinds. We are now Offering Special Bargains in Steam Engines and Circular Saw Mills, Turbine Water Wheels and Bolting Cloths at short notice. Hancock In- ■ A spirators, the Great Boiler j M g| *6 • Feeders, Elberman Single 1 ■ Hand Injectors, j i JH 0 and none better. Piping, Valves, Fittings of all kinds, I’a. UniL-.Sii ami ; v~t ••••; . Glasses, etc., etc. . iITATS R Let us know what you want, and gel our prices lx - f*TUScSewoSK?BiAN!pffSSBIsF ! IiMHHfi fore buying, ji Address, I ■. •., W ‘ BAILEY, Agent, Athens, Ga, PURE DOMESTIC WINES SOLE AGENT IN GEOIiUIA Cullmann Wine Company. CULLMAN, ALABAMA. IWgs to Inform hi* inanv friend* and imtrous that ha I to, removed his wins mom* from 7 Karl Almlnmub otrwl to 10 Whiiviiall nnul, where ha wilt cotiliuuu to oall para wins it (ha follow ina low print. 1 Hiiiorl r (Marat,. Quanta per hutlla. I rmieurd or Ifc>Uwarr MU nrtil* iwr bolllt. 11m,t0..1*, Hurt, *.. tor lin ,! tt t.u and m upi. im, 40 mu! wiilMUe Alt iliiAii miim §i|i it it , w> * . *' " * until Al.lH.lt f MTAI It, Id 1 14 WltuiiulJ Hu, Hmw'i old rtttti. All Jl AT A# 04.