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GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL.
W. ADDISON KNOWLES, Prop’r.
VOLUME XIV-NUMBER 44
THE GREAT EVENT.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES AT
THE STATE CAPITAL.
GENERAL GORDON FORMALLY ASSUMES
THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AMID
IMPOSING SURROUNDINGS.
GOVERNOR JOHN H. GORDON OF GEORGIA.
The inauguration day of General John
B. Gordon as Governor of Georgia was
a red letter event. The campaign which
had culminated in his election was char
acterized by unprecedented brilliancy,
and though it was not devoid of rue
ful acrimonies, yet when the occasion
was ripe for signalizing his triumph, all
Georgians were wont to bury and forget
every episode that was not in all respects
worthy of commemoration. Hence the
inaugural festivities were hearty, enthu
siastic and of unprecedented splendor.
Distinguished personages, civic and
military, were present from all parts of
the country, and crowds poured into the
capital city for days preceding the cere
monies, so that the hotels aud thorough
fares of Atlanta swarmed with crushes
of humanity who had come together
under a singular inspiration to contribute
to the grandeur and success of the gala
event.
The military peasant was imposing in
the extreme. The procession of troops
included the following bodies from va
rious parts of the State of Georgia:
Brunswick band, Brunswick Kiflemen,
Atlanta Rifles, Post Mitchell G. A. R.,
Dahlonega Cadets, Mean’s High School
Cadets, Putnam Rifles, Gate City Guard,
Hancock Van Guard, Spalding Grays,
Greene Rifles, Atlanta Artillery, Thom
son Guards, Dußignon Volunteers, Blount
Volunteers, Hill City Cadets, Detachment
of Lagrange Light Guard, Capital City
band, Governor’s Horse Guard.
Dense masses of pedestrians crowded
the line of march, and the windows of
private and public buildings were filled
with fair and approving faces. Every
point of vantage was seized by eager
gazers to view the military feature.
Of this part of the display no distinctive
corps of uniformed citizens attracted
more, attention and applause than did the
Greene Rifles of our county. There was
no more showy and striking uniform than
theirs. There was no finer physical or
ganization than theirs. There were no
handsomer officers than theirs, and there
was probably no better marching done
than was done by them. It was the first
public entree, so to speak, of the reorgan
ized Rifles, whose antecedents glow
with memories of the war and whose
fame filled this section with pride in the
bitter period; and this was a most
fit occasion indeed for the present com
pany to make public profession of an
cient faith and allegiance. It was a hap
py opportunity for the new company, and
they evinced their appreciation of it by
the excellent figure they made in the inau
gural parade and by the admirable inter
est they exhibited in every detail of the
great day.
Hardly less interesting, though more
impres|j|[e, of course, were the events
that followed at the Capitol. Here at
noon the two houses had met in the Sen
ate chamber in joint session for the rati
fying ceremony of the inauguration, and
here were assembled ex-President Ruth
erford B. Hayes, United States Senators
and Representatives, Chief Justice Jack
son and Associates of the Supreme Court,
State House officials, Railroad Commis
sion, mayor and civic officials of Atlanta,
distinguished citizens of.other States, the
people at large, etc., etc.
After prayer by the Chaplain of the
Senate, General Gordon delivered his in
augural address, a most able, eloquent
and patriotic effort, and then took the
oath .of office as Governor of Georgia,
which was administered by Chief Justice
Jackson. After the ceremony of receiv
ing the great seal of the commonwealth,
•and bowing to the benediction as pro
nounced by the chaplain, Governor Gor
don retired, and the vast concourse which
had filled the floor and galleries of the
State Capitol swayed forth into the
streets, exuberant with joy and exultant
over the new Executive of the State.
At 3 o’clock a magnificent banquet was
tendered to the military guests by the
Governor’s Horse Guard, at the large
halls of the Brown building. This was
one of the several brilliant incidents of
the occasiou, and was attended, of course,
by the Greene Rifles as well as the other
visiting companies. The spread was re
gal, the accessories superb, and the whole
affair a credit to the taste and hospitality
of the famous organization under whose
auspices it was giveu.
The event par excelleuee, however, was
the grand military ball at night at the
Kimball House, to whose delights Wunu
added the incomparable strains of his
celebrated orchestra! bund. This was a
fitting finish to a day laden with feasts
and spectacles. Hera the bright and
varied uniforms that had bewildered the
gazers by day served to dazzle the vision
under (lie glare of electric incandescence.
Here the lovely faces that bad peered
out by day from varied poiuts at the
forms that Mitted by to the cadence of
the drum, were wont by night to beam
with a beauty that tin ill*-1 and bewitch
ed. In llie blinding sheen of the ball
room the glint of the trooper’s geudy em
bellishment# went out in the flash so l
sparkle of the maidew's shuts*, and her
step weal on with Ids In lit# whirl of the
wildering dance. The arena was on# that
will not eutm t*r fovgtdiou by those whose
happy fortune it wae to panlciaate
lime, toe, the Unmm IMdee were iv he
distinguished by their strikingly hand
some uniform, which attracted much ob
servation and praise.
ATLANTA NOTES.
The inaugural occasion, if it had been
devoid of other impressive incidents,
would have been entitled to recollection
by reason of the superb and self-denying
hospitality which was showered by the
people of Atlanta, both civic and mili
tary, and more especially by the latter,
upon, all who came within her gates to
honor the new Executive of Georgia.
The Governor’s Horse Guards is an or
ganization of patriotic, public spirited
citizens, and a military body which would
do credit to any city in the universe.
The generous forethought of the At
lanta military made every enjoyment
to their visiting companions in arms pos
sible.
Thompson’s resturant, after complete
renovation, will shortly be reopened to
the public.
f The military parade was the finest
ever seen in Atlanta in time of peace.
The Greene itiftes.
The Macon Telegraph says:
“The Greene Rifles, of Greenesboro,
under Capt. J. 0. Hart aud Lieutenants
Ed Young, J. B. Y. Warner and A. H.
Smith, presented a soldierly appear
ance and were recipients of favorable
comments along the line of march. The
company has only been drilling six
weeks, hut their deportment, carriage
and proficiency were up to the standard
of veterans. It is one of the finest looking
bodies of military in the State.”
The Atlanta Constitution of Wednes
day says, descriptive of the inaugural pa
“Tbe Greene Rifles, of Greenesboro,
marched next. They were handsomelv
uniformed and marched like veterans. A
finer command has never visited Atlanta.
Captain J. C. Hart commanded.”
The Assembled Wisdom.
The Legislature of Georgia met in At
lanta on the 3d inst. J. S. Davidson, of
Richmond, without opposition, was elect
ed President of the Senate. Hon. R. C.
Pringle, of Washington, President pro
tem, and Mr. W. A. Harris, of Worth,
Secretary. Mr. Davidson in his usual
graceful style, made his acknowledg
ments for the honor conferred, and an
nounced the Senate prepared for busi
ness.
In the House, Hon. W. A. Little, of
Muscogee, was elected Speaker, and Hon
Mark Harden, of Fulton, Clerk.
Rev. John Jones was elected Chaplain
of the Senate, and Rev. Walter R. Bran
ham, Senior, Chaplain of the House of
Representatives.
The annual message of Governor Mc-
Daniel was received and read. It is an
able and elaborate State paper, and gives
an encouraging presentation of the indus
trial, financial and (progressive condition
of our great commonwealth under liis
vigilant and conservative administration.
The following is the official count of
votes cast in the late election for Govern
or and State House officers:
Total vote polled, 116,298.
For Governor, John B. Gordon, 101,159
Comptroller, W. A. Wright, 106,797.
Treasurer, R. U. Hardeman, 105,187.
Attorney General, Clifford Anderson,
114,158.
Secretary of State, N. C. Barnett, 115,-
501.
For Governor there were a number of
scattering votes.
Judicial Elections.
On Monday last the Legislature pro
ceeded to the election of Judges. The
venerable Chief Justice Jacksen was re
elected without opposition. In the Rome
Circut, John W. Maddox, of Chattooga
county, was elected over Joel Branham
the present incumbent, by 4 votes. For
Ocmulgee Circuit, W. T. Jenkins, of Put
nam, was elected, he receiving 145 votes,
C. P. Crawford 32, F. C. Foster 32 and J.
C. Key 5. T. J. Simmons, of Bibb, was
re-elected Judge of the Macon Circuit
and J. K. Hines, of Washington county,
Judge of the Middle Circuit—both with
out opposition. C. J. Welboru was elect
ed Judge of the Northeastern Circuit
over J. B. Estes the present incumbent;
the vote being 145 for Welbornand 70 for
Estes.
On Wednesday the following were add
ed to the above: H. C. Roney, Augusta
circuit; M. J. Clarke, Atlanta circuit; J.
S. Boynton,.Flint circuit; A. H. Mansell,
Southern circuit; N. L. Hutchins, West
ern circuit; S. R. Adkinson, Brunswick
circuit; J. T. Clark, Pataula circuit,
ODDS AND ENDS.
—Fire Dogs, Coal Hods, Fire Sets,
Shovels and Tongs world without end at
Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Are you bilious ? If so, try H. H. P.
It will surely relieve you.
—A large line of ladies’ and misses
Rubber Gossamers, all sizes, just received
—Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Are you bilious ? If so, try H. H. P.
It will surely relieve you.
—Just received a beautiful lot of Lap
Robes and Buggy Mats. Also another
large shipment of Buggy Cushions, 28, SO
and 32 inches.—Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Are you bilious ? If so, try H. H. P.
It will surely relieve you.
—The largest line of the most reliable
Patent Medicines and the best 'line of
pure Family Drugs in town, at Copelan,
Seals A Armor’s.
—Are you bilious ? If so, try H. H. P.
It will surely relieve you.
—Cloaks, short Jackets, Newmarkets,
Boncle and Jersey Jackets, the largest
stock, newest styles and lowest prices in
town.—Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Are you bilious ? If so, try H. H. P.
It will surely relieve you.
A. J. Iteukl.
Just opposite the Planters Hotel, Au
gusta, our rsadsrs will find the handsome <
and attractive establishment of Mr. An-;
tone J. iteukl, who keeps a large stock of
watches, Jeweliy, sterling silver were,!
clocks, optical goods, etc., sod by strict
attention to business, courtesy to all and
tbs advantage* of a large bualnees, has
won the reputation of selling the very
lies! goods at suiprisiagly low prices.
Us makes a specially or fine repairing
and all watches, jewelry, etc., entrusted
to him will waive pini|>t attention flow
the meet skillful workmen, and will be
warranted to give entire satisfaction. We
take pleasure m Introducing Mr. Iteukl to
the people uf Greene and ueigMtoitsg
eouotiae, and hue! that they will give
i ate a liberal patronage.
DEVOTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO. GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 12. 1886.-EIGHT PAGES.
CORRESPONDENCE.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES
WE PUT IN PIOKLE.
THIS DONE SO THAT IF BET ASIDE FOB
A FUTURE RELISH THEY CAN BE
BELIED ON TO “ KEEP."
RUTH.
....Cool and dry.
Dr. W. E. Adams came down from
the Gate City on last Friday to attend
the hot supper at the academy.
Mr. A A. Credille left on Monday
last for Atlanta, where he will spend sev
eral days with friends and relatives.
Mrs. J. B. Williams, of Greenes
boro, is spending some time with rela
tives in our neighborhood. Hope her
stay among us will be pleasant.
....Mr. James L. Smith, one of our
model farmers, sold to Mr. E. A. Veazey
on last Wednesday 35 bales of cotton.
Mr. Smith is a tip top cotton raiser and
sells a quantity of the staple every fall.
The hot supper which was held in
the academy on last Friday night for the
benefit of Liberty church, was largely at
tended aud in every respect it was a com
plete success, which reflects much credit
upon the managers, Mrs. J. D. Copelan,
Airs. L. A. Kimbrough, Mrs. E. B. Mon
fort and Mrs. P. F. Smith. The academy
was tastefully decorated and the large
and spacious tables were filled with eve
rything that heart could wish. Supper
was announced at 7 o’clock, and meals
were served until 9, when the crowd as
sembled at the church, where a musical
entertainment was given, such as can on
ly be given by the best musical talent of
the day. The people began to come in
by 5 o’clock, and by 7 o’clock the grove
was literally crowded with vehicles of
every description. Visitors from nearly
every portion of the county were in at
tendance. Salem, Veazey and the Gray
Lands especially, were well represented.
Mr. H. G. Copelan was doorkeeper and
performed his part of the programme
with much ability. Your correspondent
sold the tickets for admission, and was
kept busy for a couple of hours, when he
was invited by the good ladies to partake
of the choice viands which| they had set
apart for his benefit. The music was in
cliarge of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith and
Prof. Wilson, assisted by the Liberty
Sunday school. The net proceeds aggre
gated $35, which goes to pay for repair
ing Liberty church.
Eli.
VEAZEY.
... .A busy season.
... .A large frost last Sunday.
... .A shower of rain last Saturday.
The sweet potato crop in our sec
tion is turning out beyond the expecta
tion of our farmers.' We heard a man
from Southwest Georgia say the other
day that down there lie saw a potato
ten feet long.
The President Las suggested that
Thursday. November 25, lie observed as
thanksgiving day, and we hope all of our
people will observe that day as such, as
we have many thing3 to be thankful for.
This ha3 been an eventful year. The
Lord has blessed us with many spiritual
blessings. There has been a great spir
itual outpouring of His holy spirit upon
the hearts of the people; and God has
blessed us also with a bountiful •'harvest
from the fields. Let all people praise
the Lord. Providence permitting, there
will be service at Fnon on that day, and
we earnestly request our neighbors and
friends, all who feel disposed to do so, to
come and meet with us. Let us sacrifice
one day’s business and meet at the house
of God and spend the day in the service
of the Master. All the Sunday school,
both parents and children, are requested
to be present on this occasion as it is
expected that there will be some inter
esting services in behalf of the Sunday
schooL Massasoit.
PUBLIC SQUARE.
.... The Sabbath School exercises yes
terday reflected great credit upon the chil
dren, specially those who have them in
charge.
.... The writer, last week visited Sha
ron, Norwood and Thomson and found
them pleasant places and building up.
Their citizens are noted for enterprise,
intelligence and pluck.
.... There will be an ordination of two
Deacons for Macedonia cliurch in this
county, in connection with our service
next Sunday at said church. Several
pastors are invited and an impressive
meeting is expected.
The Clionian Literary and Social
Club, the Prayer Meeting, Sunday School
and Bethesda church, in the Public
Square neighborhood, are all moving on
harmoniously and doing well. The writer
having received a vacation through the
kindness of two of his churches, was en
abled to visit all those institutions’in
the past three days, and takes pleasure
in noting decided progress.
Veritas.
Educating Them as Servants.
The Savannah News, commenting on
Edmund Kirk’s article in the North
American Review on the education of
of the negro says;
“There is no doubt tliat the colored
people are capable of being educated
into useful servants. It is necessary,
however, that their training should begin
early, and they should be firmly im
pressed with the idea at the outset that
they are to be workers and not idlers.
If colored servants were what they might
be trained to be, bousewifes would be
relieved of the aunoyance and worry
which now make life almost a burden to
them.
“It ia about impossible to train men
and women to tm good servant* after
they have reached years of maturity.
The habits they have formed in years
from childhood to maturity will remain
with them through life. They may be
modified somewhat, but they cannot lie
got rid of entirely, however objectionable
they may be.
“under the present system of edu
cating colored children It Is a question
whether servants ars not all the time
growing last reliable and efficient If
they ate, ia it not time that something
was being done to change the system
under which they are being educated T
Would It not be aiueli better to apply
some of tbe money now used In giving
them knowledge of boobs by filling them
for tfcs wirt which they U 1 'wv to
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
faitt ALABAMA. \Dit. MISSOURI.
1 James T Jones n!l2 W J Stone and
2 H A Herbert i> 13 W H Wade k
3 W C Oaies i> 14 J P Walker and
4A C Davidson n nebaska.
5 Jas E Cobb i> 1J A McShane n
6 J H Bankbead u 2 James Laird k
7W H Forney d3G W E Dorsey r
8 Jos Wheeler and Nevada.
ARKANSAS. 1 W Woodbum B
1 P Dnnn and new Hampshire
2 C Breckenridge and 1I F McKenny and
3 Thos C Mcßae and 2J H Gallinger r
4 John H Rogers and new jersey.
5 Samuel W Peel D I George Hires, k
California. 2 J Buchanan r
1T W Thompson D 3 J McKean Jr R
2 Biggs D4 J N Pidcock n
3 Jos McKenna b 5 W W Phelps r
4W W Morrow r 8 H Lehbach b
5 Sullivan l) 7W McAdoo D
6 Wm Vandever b new York.
Colorado. 1P Belmont and
1 G Reed and 2 F Campbell n
CONNECTICUT. 8 S V White B
1R J Vance and 4P P Mahoney and
2 Carlos French and SAM Bliss and
3 Chas A Russell R 6 A J Cummings and
4M T Granger D 7.LSJBryee and
Delaware. 8T J Campbell and
1 J B Pennington D 9S S Cox and
floi'ida. 10 F B Spinola n
1R M H Davidson and 11 T A Mernman D
2 C Dougherty dl2 W B Cochran and
Georgia. 13 A P Fitch B
1T M Norwood i> 14 WGStahlneekem
2 H G Turner and 15 H Bacon and
3 Chas F Crisp dlB J H Ketcham B
4 Thos M Grimes Dl7 ST Hopkins B
5 Jno D Stewart and 18 E W Greenman D
6 Jas H Blount dl9 N Kane and
7J C Clements d2O George West r
8 H H Carlton and 21 J H Aloffitt b
9 A D Candler and 22 A X Parker r
10 Geo T Barnes i> 23 J S Sherman r
Illinois. 24 David Wilber r
1R W Dunham R 25 Frank Hiscock B
2 Frank Lawler D26 Milton Delano B
3 William Mason r 27 N W Nutting r
4G E Adams b2B Thos S Flood r
5A J Holmes r 29 Ira Davenport n
6 Robert R Hitt r3O Chas S Baker r
7T J Henderson r3l Jno G Sawyer r
8 Ralph Plumb r 32 J M Farqubar R
9 Lewis E I’ayson r 33 J B Welter b
10 P S Post b 34 W G Laidlaw r
11 W R Gest B NORTH CAROLINA.
12 G A Anderson D 1L C Latham and
13 W M Springer d2 Simmons and
14 J H Rowell b 8 C W McClammyn
15 J G Cannon r 4 Nichols B
10 S Z Landes and 5 Brower b
17 E Lane n 6A W Rowland n
18 J Baker b : 7 J S Henderson D
19 RW Townshend and 8 W H H Cowles D
20 J R Thomas r 9W H Malone b
INDIANA , OHIO.
1 Alvin P Ilovey R IB Butterworth r
2 J H O’Neall and 2C E Brown B
3J G Howard and 3E S Williams r
4W S Holman d4 S S Yeder and
6CC Maston D 5G E Seney and
6 T M Browne r 6 M M Bootliman b
7W D Bynum d7 Campbell and
8J T Johnson SEP Kenny r
9J B Cheat! le r 9 W C Cooper R
10 W D Owen b 10, Jacob Romeis b
11 G W Steele R 11 A C Thompson b
12 Jas B White rl2 J J Pugsley k
13 B F Shiveley dl3 J H Outhwaite n
iowa. jl4 CP Wickham it
1 J H Gear b J 5 C H Grosvenor it
2 W I Hayes n 18 B Wilkins n
3 D B Henderson r 17 J D Taylor b
4 W E Fuller it 18 W McKinney Jr r
5 Daniel Kerr 819 Ezra B Taylor it
6 J B Weaver and 20 George Crouse r
7E H Conger r2l M A Foran and
8 A R Anderson d| Oregon.
9 J Lyman r: 1 BingerHermannß
10 A J Holmes is Pennsylvania.
111S Struble B Atl.irge ES Osborne
Kansas | 1 H H Bingham is
1 E N Morrill B 2 Charles O’Neill R
2E VV Funstan it 3S J Randall l>
3B W Perkins b 4W D Kelley r.
4 Thomas Rvan R 5A C Harmer k
5J H Anderson R 6 S Darlington b
6E J Turner r 7 R M Yardly r
7S R Peters it 8 E Ermentrout D
Kentucky. 9J A Heistand R
l IV J Stone n lO W H Sowden and
2 P Laffoon dll C R Buckalew i>
3 G W Hunter B 12 J Lynch I(
4A B Montgom’y D|l3 C N Brumm h
5 A G Caruth i> 14 Franklin Bound it
6 J G Carlisle pils F C Bunnell b
7WC Br’k’nr’ge pi® H C McCormickß
8J B McCreary dl7 Edward Scull r
9G M Thomas rlB L E Atkinson r
10 Wm P Taulbee and 19 L Maish and
11 H G Finley R2O John Patton b
Louisiana. 21 W McCullough R
ITS Wilkinson 22 John Dagell r
2 M D Lagan i> 23 T M Bayne h
3E J Gay d24 O L Jackson b
4 N C Blanchard n 25 James T Moflitt h
5 C Newton i> 26 N Hall and
0E W Robertson 27 W L Scott i>
MAINE. IJHODE ISLAND.
1 Thomas B Reed r 1H J Spooner r
2 N Dinglev Jr r 2No election.
3 Seth N Milliken r south Carolina.
4C A Boutelle K IS Dibble i>
Maryland. 2G D Tillman and
1 C H Gibson D 3 J S Cothran and
2 F T Shaw and 4 w H Perry and
3H W Rusk and 5J J Hemphill i>
4 I Rayner p 6 O W Dargan and
5 B Carapton D 7 William Elliott and
6L E McComas K Tennessee.
Massachusetts. 1R R Butler r
1 R T Davis R 2L C Houk r
2 John D Long r 3J R Neal and
3 L Morse and 4 B McMillin and
4 P A Collins and 5J D Richardson n
5E D Hayden R® J E Washington]*
6 H C Lodge r 7 WC WhittimoreD
7 W Coggswell b 8B A Enloe n
8 C H Allen r 9P T Glass and
9 E C Burnett and 10 J Phelan and
10 J E Russell D TEXAS.
11 W Whiting R 1 C Stewart and
12 F W Rockwell r 2J H Reagan and
Michigan. 3 C B Kilgore and
1J L Chipman and 4D B Culberson and
2 Allen b 5 8 Hare and
3 J O’Donnel r 6 J Abbott and
4J C Burrows b 7W H Crain and
5 M H Ford and 8 L W Moore D
6 M S Brewer it 9 R O Mills and
7 Whiting and 10 J D Sayers and
8T E Tarsney dIIS W T Lanhara and
9B M Cutcheon r Vermont.
10 S O Fisher D 1 John W Stewartß
11 Seth C Moffatt r 2 W W Urout k
MINNESOTA VIRGINIA.
1 W Wilson n 1 T H Brown h
2 John Lind r 2 G E Bowden h
3 J L McDonald and 8 G D Wise r
4 E Rice n 4 W B Gaines h
5 Knute Nelson SJ R Brown h
Mississippi. 6SI Hopkins l
1J M Allen i 7C T O’Ferrall and
2J li Morgan it BWII F Lee and 1
3T < (sLliltigs D9II C Bowen h j
4 EG Hairy ii, 10 Jacob Yost m
5C L Anderson n west Virginia.
6T It Ktockdale n I Nathan Golf jr u
7C E Hooker it 2W I, Wilson and!
mi.mii hi. 1 SCI* Snyder n
I W II Hatch li 4 0 K Hogg n
SC|I M Mansur n Wisconsin.
HAM Dockery nI L H Caswell M
4 J N Humes H H H Guenther N
t W Warner n 3 It M l.aKoliette n
6J T Heard n 4 llt-unr KniiUi L
7 J K Holton n M ltltudi li
JJ O’Neill n|l|i Clark N
uJ M Glover n low Thomas n
HlMM'larey ic H W T Price v
II M ¥ Uieud 111 V I Stephenson a
> Democrats I TV. WepeUUcaoe iW. Leboi t
BOILING IT DOWN.
GETTING AT THE GORE OP THE
RECENT ELECTIONS.
GOOD BEADING FOR THE DISGRUNTLED
—THE BEST DEMOCRATIC VOTE
IN THE PAST GENERATION.
Those newspapers, particularly in the
South, which have been consistently re
buking the President because he is Presi
dent and does not conduct his adminis
tration to suit them, will find very little
comfort in the result of the late elections.
It is unfair to the Southern people for
such journals to pretend that the voting
masses of the American people rebuked
the Democratic party or the Democratic
President on November 2, unless they can
substantiate tbeir assertions by the facts
and figures. This they cannot do. On
the other hand, even to those who were
disposed to view the returns with gloomy
fears, the truth of the matter does not
present a single cause for doubt or alarm.
VVe will epitomize the results all over the
country, and attempt thus to iudicate
that the election was a rebuke to every
other factor than the administration.
With the totals before him the President
can well afford to smile at the feeble and
futile efforts that have been made to em
barrass his administration from the start
in certain quarters, and he no doubt real
izes fully that the people, far from being
awed or driven from his support, have
rallied to the party lie represents with a
diffusive strength that has not shown it
self in previous contests since the organ
ization of the Republican party.
Let us paragrapliically, first, note that
Georgia, in which not less than three
powerful daily and many influential week
ly papers have industriously assailed the
administration right along, has rebuked,
,not the President, but these same papers,
by sending a solid Democratic delegation
to Congress, _ notwithstanding that pre
tentious factional bodies of malcontents,
presenting many pretexts for opposition,
set themselves up in various localities in
despite of the regular Democracy. Of
course, these factious organizations ob
tained moral aid and comfort from the
carping press.
In the second place, it has always been
the recourse of a discontented party, in
asmuch as the President was secure in
his own tenure, to emphasize their protest
by means of the elections that were held
at the homes of his cabinet ministers.
In other words, it has been the custom to
rebuke the administration by defaulting,
as it were, in those States w'hence hailed
those nearest to the Executive, as well as
in that State from which the President
himself was chosen. Let us see how this
; >ile worked out on November 2: The
President and two of his Secretaries
(Manning and Whitney) are from New
York. Now, notwithstanding that ele
ments of menace and danger such as had
never been before known confronted the
Democrats in New York City, and that
ilii%new element cast 68,000 ballots, that
city sustained the Democracy over the
regular Republican nominee by a majori
ty equal to that given for General Han
cock for President in 1880, while the State
of New York elected the Democratic tick
et by a majority ten timeß greater than it
gave for Cleveland two years ago. Is this
a rebuke to the President ?
Secretaries Garland and Lamar are
from Arkansas and Mississippi, respect
ively. These States send solid Demo
cratic delegations to Congress by increas
ed majorities, and in Mississippi the de
feat of Gen. C 'baimers was overwhelming.
Is this a rebuke to the President ?
Sec’y Endicott is from Massachusetts.
Boston went Democratic by some 10,000
majority, the first time during a Demo
cratic administration for thirty years,
while Massachusetts sends to Congress
two additional Democrats, oue of them
having defeated lianney, the Republican
who in the last Congress gained consider
able notoriety by abusing the adminis
tration. Well, is that a rebuke to the
President ?
Secretary Bayard is from Delaware. On
November 2 Delaware went overwhelm
ingly Democratic. The legislature of
that State is unanimously Democratic,
for the first time in its history. Is this
a rebuke to the President ?
Secretary Vilas is from Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has not been a Democratic
State for twenty-five years. At the late
election the contest was in most results
so close in that State that at this writing
it is not known which party has a ma
jority. Certainly, even here, there is
no semblance of a rebuke to the admis-
tration.
Shall we proceed? Well, in South
Carolina Congressman Tillmon took the
most advanced step against Mr. Cleve
land which has been noted in tlie news
papers. South Carolina rebuked Mr.
-iilman by sending one more Democrat
-3 Congress than she had sent since the
war.
In Pennsylvania Mr. Blaine, Mr. Cleve
land’s oppenent for the Presidency two
years ago, stumped the State personally
for the Republicans and brought to bear
every resource be could wield to make
the late election a test of the strength
of his rival and the Democratic party.
Well, Pennsylvania went Republican, of
course, but by 30,000 less than its majori
ty in 1884, and the Democrats gained one
Congressman. Is that a rebuke to the
President ?
In Rhode Island Judge Bradley, Dem
ocrat, for Congress, received a plurality,
being the first time of such an occurrence
in that State since the birth of the Re
publican party. Is that a rebuke to the
President?
lowa Honda throe Democratic C'ongress
men. This ia unprecedented. Ia this a
reLuke to the President ?
Minnesota aenda three brand new Dem
ocrata to Congress. Ia tbia a rebuke to
the Preaident ?
California electa a Democratic Gov
ernor and three Congressmen. la thia a
rebuke to the Preaideut t
Connecticut given the Democratic can
didate for Governor a plurality larger
thau her majority for Cleveland in IKH4,
and gains two Democratic Congressman.
Ia thia a rebuke to tbe Preaident 1*
New II am pah Ire hae elected the Dem
ocratic State ticket by a good majority
and the Democrat# gain a Congressman.
1a thia a rebuke to the Preaident T
Nebraaka aenda one liemocrat to Coa
green. No Demwrat liaa ever been elect
ed in that commonwealth before in her
hialory. la Uiia a rebuke to Mr. Cleve
land r
Teaneeaee electa the Democratic state
• b'kel by SU.UUt majoiitr. Generally
b,inu to IIMMU la conatdvrcu pretty g...l
tut that Mate, la that a ieoke to the
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i tiafeat (w the Uiat Mate |g hay hiaktrrf.
and her only Congressman is a Democrat.
Is this also a rebuke ?
As to the Territories, they send each
a Delegate to Congress, and in due time
will themselves be States. Their vote is
therefore significant. Montana, New
Mexico and Arizona have each gone over
whelmingly Democratic. Every county
in iMontana, every county in New
Mexico, and fourteen out of sixteen
counties of Arizona, are Democratic. This
is the most complete revolution in the
record of the Territories. Is this a re
buke to the President ?
To vary our showing we will make
some comparisons of majorities from
such data as is thus far in reach: The
majorities given by the Democratic
States in the late election are uniformly
large, although in the vast proportion of
them (in the South) there was absolutely
no opposition to bring out the party
strength. Thus, Texas gives 110,000,
against 130,000 in 1884. It is quite likely,
Without details, that the aggregate vf
Democratic majorities will reach 800,000
votes, while it is noticeable that a single
State only went Republican by a large
majority, that State being Pennsylvania,
where Mr. Blaine was employed to plow
up the party feeling and rekindle the
camp fires of the war. States like lowa,
where 47,000 Republican majority was
once the refrain, and like Massachusetts
which once rolled up her 70,000 for the
Radicals, now hang so evenly in the bal
ance as between the two contending par
ties that only official recounts can serve
to decide the results. The Republican
majorities of Tuesday will not compare
with those of the Democrats in any show-
ing.
But what has been lost, and why ?
Well, five Congressmen in Virginia. Does
any person pretend that Virginia ever
was a reliable Democratic State ? Since
the war, just as it was during the war,
Virginia has been a great and doubtful
field of contention. But for the imper
ishable affection of her Southern allies
she would have long since been despair
ingly given over to the hideous party
phantoms that haunt her, to the intestinal
parasites that infest her vitals, and been
left to wrestle with her own fate. Vir
ginia is cursed with an insidious teuia
that will sap her political life just as
long as parties therein are nearly alike
in strength. The physic that would cure
this worm will kill Virginia. By this
election she becomes a Republican State.
Her relief now, perhaps, will lie in her
own nausea. She will carry this reptil
ious incubus until she vomits, but it
will be arrant folly to longer carry Demo
cratic campaign logic into Virginia. Let
Virginia alone in 1888, and plant your
banners in the Str.tes that shattered Re
publican pretige and shook Republican
majorities out of sight on November 2.
For tbe‘loßß of Virginia the Democrats
have gained eleven States and Territories,
and have held all they carried for Cleve
land in 1884, save Virginia. Let us in
quire at tliis point: Are these facts a re
buke to the President ?
True, a Congressman or two have been
lost in Kentucky, and two or three in
Ohio. But in overy district where a
Democratic 'incumbent has been dis
placed, one of three things seems to have
been present: First, there was a local tar
iff quarrel that had no interest outside
of the district. Second, there was a hot
personal contest, in which local elements
took active sides. Third, there was apa
thy and over-confidence. Every Demo
cratic convention indorsed Mr. Cleve
land’s administration, and nearly everv
State which did so made gains for the
party, save those where; unusual factors
became prominent and dominant, and
particularly where all three of the above
conditions existed.
To recapitulate, the next Congress will
contain a working majority of probably
20 over and above the opposition of all
shades.
A glance at the table of Congressmen
in another column will show that of the
thirty-eight States but five have solid Re
publican delegations, namely: Kansas 7;
Maine, 4; Nevada, 1; Oregon, 1; Ver
mont, 2; total, 15; while, on the other
hand, ten States return unanimous Dem
ocratic delegations, as follows: Alabama,
8; Arkansas, 5; Delaware. 1; Florida, 2;
Georgia, 10; Lousiana, 6; Mississippi, 6;
South Carolina, 7; Texas, 11; Colorado,
1; total, 57.
Those of the disgruntled and timid
who would call this a Republican “tidal
wave,” we would remind that it is not.
In 1874, in October, the Congress of the
United States had a majority of IG9 Re
publicans. In November the elections
resulted in a Democratic majority of 100.
Grant was President, and that was a re
buke to his administration. That was a
political tidal wave.
The Democrats of the country sorely
need a few more “rebukes” to the admin
istration like that of November 2, 1886.
Meanwhile Mr. Cleveland smiles and the
sorehead press wriggles.
To our Customers and Friends.
We sell goods for cah as cheap as they
can be bought in Georgia, and our time
prices this year have been lower than
since the war. Our margins are necessa
rily very small, and we must urge upon
all, both monthly and time customers, to
settle their accounts in full promptly
when they fall due.
On all time accounts paid before No
vember 1, we will allow a discount of 1
;>ei cent, per month; and on all not paid
iy that time the same rate of interest will
be charged.
We must insist on all who owe us mak
ing their arrangements to settle in full by
January Ist, as we positively cannot ex
tend credit to any one in arrears after
that date. This plan we know to be to
our interest, and we think our friends
will agree that it it also to their advan
tage to settle up in full at least once a
year.
The above will be strictly adhered to.
All those, therefore, who are due us on
January Ist, will confer a favor by not
asking credit until their accounts have
been paid.
Copelan, Seals A Armor.
October 1, 1886. m
Executor’# Mule at Atliena.
We call apecial attention to the adver
tiaement oil another page announcing
the aale at tbe Court Home in Atheua of
valuable city property, beginning on the
first Tuesday in December pro si mo and
continuing from day to day until all ia
aeld. Also of several hundred acres of
farm lands adjacent to Athena. Also of
farm property in Jackson, Oconse and
Madison counties. This latter will be
sold at tbe same time and place. These
aaiea will take place under authority uf
Mm will of John W. Miekwlaou, JwmmiL I
•>f whom Measts. J. It. Crane and W. I),
Griffetb are the eaeeul in. D will repay
, our readers to look into these advantage
ous ebanoea fur eaeeiient bei gains. Head
i lU# UoU*** of the aala,
iipmiiiii >iii,i e#e'
lilualuaea In Urseswelioro has been
IWMWj dating ths wanlt,
THRMB :—s2 00 per Annum, In Advance.
WHOLE NUMBER 694
ALL IN ANUTSHELL
LOCAL LIGHTNING DARTS IN
DAZZLING FLASHES.
HOME HAPPENINGS CAUGHT, HELD AND
CATALOGUED IN A TRICE AND ■> ' '
TREATED IN A COLUMN.
—Col. C. C. Norton announces himself
as a candidate for Sheriff.
—Sergeant Bartow Florence undoubt
edly makes a fine, soldierly looking sol
dier.
—Applicants from teachers will be
handed in at once to the School Trustees
of Greenesboro Academy.
—Prof. T. C. Conaway has an excel
lent school at Warsaw, Ua., and is de
lighted with the good people there.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. E. W. Palmer loet
by death an infant, which was interred
last Sunday in the cemetery at this place.
—The commissioned officers of the
Greene Rifles are remarkably fine looking
men. This is no disparagement to the
company as a whole.
—Don’t fail to call upon Judge J. L. Tar
water, over Kimbrough’s, who has an
excellent selection of gentlemen’s suit
ings for the fall and winter.
—See elsewhere announcement of sale
by auction of stock and fixtures and
lease of store of late T. T. Eason at White
Plains, Ga., on December 11.
—Mr. A. J. Smith, of the enterprising
wholesale grocery firm of Smith & Crane,
of Augusta, Ga., made ihe Home Jour
nal a pleasant visit on Wednesday.
—We invite attention to a poem from "
Union Point on our last page, entitled
“Together.” Another from the same pen,
“Only,” will appear in a future issue.
—Tarter on the teeth is alwavs perni
cious, causing the gums to become swol
len, inflamed and spongy. Keep it off
by using Delectalave. For sale by all
Druggists.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford will or
ganize a Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union at Salem church the 3d Sunday
iu this month. Let all the good people
turn out and help the noble cause.
—There will be servioes in the Episco
pal church on Sunday morning next, at
which the pastoral address of the house
of Bishops, delivered at the General
Convention at the close of its late ses
sion, will be read. A full attendance is
desired.
—The State Fair at Macon closed last
Saturday, after two weeks of successful
career. Macon is undoubtedly the plaee
for these annual exhibitions, but we
do not think that, at best, our people at
large properly encourage these valuable
occasions.
—The Greene Rifles made a fine im
pression in Atlanta by tbeir handsome
equipments, their fine physical average
and the notable combination of the civil
ian graces of gentlemen with the mar
rial qualities of soldiers. Greene county
is very proud of her new military com
pany.
—A grand excusionist party left Sala
manca, New York, for Georgia on last
Wednesday, and they will most like
make their appearance in Greenesboro
the next week. The party will be chap
eroned by our fellow-citizen, Mr. E. D.
Northrup, and our people should unite
upon some general scheme of receiving
them.
—The Northeast Georgia Fair opened
at Athens on last Monday under very en
couraging auspicies, ana will close to
morrow (Saturday.) The inaugaral at
: ractions of Atlanta have no doubt largely
drawn upon our people, but there are yet
two days (this and tomorrow) in which
a very pleasant trip can be enjoyed by
our citizens to the Classic City.
Famous Facts.
That Miss McColgan is an artist in her
line without an equal iu the State.
That her department has become fa
mous as being headquarters for all the
latest Millinery Fashions.
It is a fact that Copelan, Seals A Ar
mor are headquarters for fashionable
Dress Goods and Trimmings.
That site is receiving many new and
beautiful things this week which all the
ladies are invited to call and see.
That their Millinery department, in
charge of Miss McColgan, of Baltimore,
is replenished every week with new and
latest style goods.
That her winter stock in point of style
and varioty of assortment is unsurpassed
by any establishment in the State, and
that her charges are the most reasonable.
Copelan, Seals A Armor.
Our New Judge.
Ey reference to our columns today it
will he seen that Hon. W. T. Jenkins,
of Putnam county, has been elected Judge
of the Ocmulgee circuit for the next
four years, vice Judge Lawson, who de
clined re-election. Tbe new Judge has
a fine reputation as an able, just and
Christian gontleraan, and, like his es
teemed predecessor, will have the con
findence and support of all good citizens
in the discharge of his official duties.
Springfield Academy.
The closing exercises of Springfield
Aoademy (colored) on Friday of last
week was a notable success and attracted
a large attendance. The programme was
exhaustive and was faithfully aud credit
ably carried out, reflecting commenda
tion on tbe principal aud bis assistant
aud praise ou tbe numerous pupils.
The Btptiat Church.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
church in this city next Sabbath, morn
ing and evening, by the pastor, Ray. W.
A. Montgomery, who hae been absent for
a few weeks ou ministerial work in South
west Georgia.
CTtlMun' Meeting.
Tbs eitianas of Qreeuesboro art invited
U> tbe court house on Monday night next
at 7 do, to take tuition In relation to issu
ing boude for building school
If. T. Hunts, Chairman.
row s dJurrT*
I hereby saanyime myself m a modiitete
i lor hte-fig of Ortmne u-only, twf (f gtsntMl
I will do nt| utmost to eerve lit* uwndi setto
I lautertiy, a CTwffWr