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m MOXHOE ADA ERTISI
GA.
OFFICIAL i . c nx
BY M GINTY & CA BA HISS.
TUESDAY. HORN!No. JULY 27.1886,
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
A correspondent’s views on this
question will be found on our first
page this week, to which attention
of our readers is directed Jf the
writer s premises bo true, the logical
and inevitable result will l>e direhil.
That legislation in the interest of
farmers is needed to remedy the
evils pointed out by the writer may
he true, but it is a debatable question
as to whether state icgi.-ia> mn can
or will effect any good on this line.
The history of die hint two decades
prove t< e cry one conversant with
the same, that nearly a!! statuary ef
forts during that period for the hen- !
ctit of the farm* is, have resulted do- ;
trimentaliy to tiic genera! good.
These statutes, intended for the re
lied of the people, in the judgment of
not a f’cw, have 1 been 1 lie breeders of
corruption and have led to results
that are not commendable. Were
it possible by state legislation to aid
the thousands who toil and sweat in
the fields of Georgia, then we say
legislate, and legislate with a zeal
commensurate with the needs of the
hour. For if there is any one class
of beings whom we would delight to
see aided, and so aided as to be ena
bled to realize a better profit from
their labors, it is the farmers. When
the farmers are placed upon the
high level of, independence and
nobility which their calling de
mands. and receive that justice and
recognition from the powers that be,
to which they are entitled, then will
joy and plenty be found in their
home bounds; and then will all
other classes, who feast and feed
upon their labors, prosper and rise
above the c.beanery methods to con
tinue these tillers of the soil as
‘‘hewers of wood and drawers of
water.”
But under the present regime
legislatures have to be, and come
among the regular recurring events
in their order; and this being true
it behooves the. people first, to con
sider what legislation is needed,
and secondly, who shall legislate for
them.
The approaching general assem
bly will dualities be called on to
give the railroad commission ques
tion their consideration, and iu our
judgment this is a big question, in
tricate m its details, and it requires
that all legislation upon it be such
as that its results shall inure to the
good of all, and effect no injury to
any.
The convict lease law is much
talked of among the people, in that,
its operations are not satisfactory,
because it throws convicts in com
petition with free labor out of
which individuals are reaping the
benefits. Criminals must lie pun
ished to prevent crime, but if their
punishment makes them servants,
then they should he the servants of
the state, and the benefits accruing
therefrom, if any, should redound
to the state, alias the people.
The road laws of our state cer
tainly give to the people a poor sys
tem of road-working; at least it
gives onlv passible, not good roads.
This is an important, though an old
and hackneyed subject, that needs
proper consideration; and the de
vising of laws that will give us a
successful system oil this line
will require the efforts of wise
heads, and not clap-trap legislation.
An equitable system of taxation
is the subject of semi-annual dis
cussion among our tax payers who
are clamorous for a law that shall
or will place the burden of taxation
equally and pro rata upon the true
value of the property of its owners.
How to attain this desired result is
a question that demands study and
thought.
Again, the exigencies of the times
nmt the purity of the ballot, we
presume all will agree, demand a
wise, and rigid registration law,
e eau see no harm to grow out ot
such a law ; by such, corruption
may be defeated.
Being upon the eve of a choice of
legislators, the voters of Monroe,
overcoming all personal preference
ami prejudice, should select from
their number, men having the ca
pacity and moral courage to grapple
with these questions in their legis
lative capacity, as well as other
questions that may arise, and handle
them to the best interest of all the
people.
The state ( <n v out ion.
The democratic state convention
wiil meet at Atlanta to-morrow.
The people of the state by instruct
or tocir delegates have decided the
nomination for governor. The pres
ent state otticers having proven them
selvcs io be public servants, faithful
and true, it is hoped that the wisdom
of the convention will dictate the
prudence of re-noiuinating each one
of them for another term of public
service. Among other duties men
tioned as devolving upon the eon
s been sugges
some of our exchanges that this
hody take into eonsid ra ii >n and
suggest, if not devise, for the benefit
of tin* democratic party, some regular
plan as to the* manner ot onoosing
*
W hat authority the state convention
may have to enter this field, we
know not: and whether the people
would ratify ami adobt, as a perma
nent guide in this matter, any rule
the convention might suggest, is a de
batable question.
Hut we believe it would he wise,
and would inure to the solidification
and harmony of the democratic party
lor the legi-i mu re to enact a law re
quiring primary election io be heid
for the nomination of state officers,
members of congress, and members
ot the general assembly of Georgia,
and uroviding that said election shall
be held on the same day throughout
the state.
The Work Begun.
The several candidates for legis
tive honors now before our county
people prove what we have often
stated, that Monroe is never at a
los< to find good legislative timber,
nor to find good men, and prudent,
who are willing to serve her in this
capacity. Any two of these candi
dates. it honored with a seat in the
next general assembly, will, without
doubt watch with care the trust
thus delegated to them, and will
advocate the interest of the people
to the best of their ability. As to
their comparative ability and fitness
for the position to which they as
pire and for the work to be done in
our legislative bull, the people,
whose representatives they may be
come, must decide. Kaeh individual
voter in Monroe county lias the ex
clusive prerogative and independent
privilege of selecting by ballot from
the number of candidates those
whom he believes will more readily
and more perfectly conform to the
requirements that may be made on
them as legislators. As the work of
choosing these representatives is, in
a manner begun, we hope it will be
free from bickering and personal
bitterness; free from all political
intrigue and sinister effort, and be
carried on impassionately and har
moniously. and that the result will
be the free and unlrammeled choice
of the people. Whatever superior
claim, if any, one candidate may
have over another, for the position
sought, can be and must be decided
by the voters in whose hands alone
is lodged the power of decision.
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Toe Delegate System.
The democratic executive commit
tee in their recent meeting placed
the choice of nominees for the legis
ture upon the delegate system, which
seems to have met with disapproval
by the people in some sections of the
county, but how extensive this disap
proval is, we do not know. If this
disapprobation comes of the fact that
the number of delegates to be selected
from the several districts was based
pro rata upon the popular democratic
vote of each district, it strikes us that
this would be an equitable basis.
But we surmise that this disapproba
tion rather grows out of a dislike,
upon the part of many voters, to
the delegate system upon any plan,
and their preference for a primary
election by the people upon all ques
tions of this character.
We have no special fight to make
on, or any particular protest to offer
against, the delegate system, and are
willing for the people, who have the
authority, always to settle such ques
tions.
But from our experience as a dele
gate in years agone with the delegate
system, and from results that grew
out of this system in years past, we
draw our individual preference for
primary elections on such questions.
While, from a common standpoint,
either system seems fair and equita
ble to all parties at interest, yet the
primary election appears to us to be
the shortest method of reaching the
will of the people. This method
places no middle man, as it were, be
tween the will of the people and the
final result, nor does it ever give
birth to nominees for whom the peo
ple have expressed no choice.
But as the committee was chosen
as a representative body, and, as such,
have laid down the rule for the selec
tion in this instance, we have no
fight to make but to acquiesce.
*
Voi tfats Speaks.
Mu. Editor: T noticed in the Ad
vertiser of duly 20th, that a part of
the executive committee devised a
| plan by which to nominate two ean
| didates to represent the county in the
j next legislature; and as the manner
: agreed upon, is in our judgment, to
tally impracticable and will not give
anything like general satisfaction,
we think it would be best for the
whole of the committee to meet again
and change the plan.
| In our opinion the resolutions of
fered by Mr. T. ,T. Hardin in the
meeting of the 17th inst., would be
satisfactory to the majority of the
j county, and especially to us little
| wool hat fellows.
If any one of the committee or any
j body else can give any reasonable
i objection to the Hardin resolutions,
we will dry up. But if there can not
be given a good and sufficient reason
why said resolutions are not the best
and fairest way to reach the will of
the people concerning the nomina
tion of candidates we, wool hat boys,
will not be satisfied. The present
plan may put a double democratic
ticket in the field, which would not
be advisable.
Furthermore, we will say here that
our judgment dictates to us that it
would be best to have the names of
Gordon and Bacon left out of this
contest, for the simple reason that
every man who voted for either Ba
con or Gordon had a perfect right to
vote according to his own opionion,
and one man has .e good right to an
opinion as another.
It is the duty of the voters of Mon
roe county to select two good, up
right, honorable men who are worthy
and well qualified to discharge the
dutb -of a representative without re
gard t > him hr whom they voted in
11: v late gubernatorial contest.
Worn. Hat.
OUR CHATTANOOGA LETTER.
Deve Advertiser: —A letter was
promised you, so a letter must be
written. The train from Macon,
due about 11 o’clock a. m. was thir
ty minutes behind time, on Tuesday
last. But they have a way of making
up lost time on delayed trains, so
we reached Atlanta not many min
utes after schedule time. Save the
Just, our ride from Forsyth to At
lanta was very plea-ant.
What a splendid road is the Macon
and Western, and how thoroughly
well managed ; indeed the whole
Central system seems to be under the
control of men who are at home in
all the details of railroad bussiness.
Conductor JJeneau had charge of
our train, and a more polite and at
tentive officer can not be found.
Prof. Asbury and Col. Turner board
ed the train with us at Forsyth, the
former bound For Barnesville the lat
ter for Griffin. Conversation with
these two pleasant companions and
friends helped very much to make
up the lost time.
At Griffin, l)r. Devotie, that hap
py genial Christian, got aboard. Jn
his company time never drags or
passes unprofitably. When Mr.
lleneau came to our seat, Dr. Devo
tie, said “how are you my* brother;
give us a contribution.” lie is the
corresponding secretary of the state
board of missions and has mission on
the brain and on bis heart too, where
1 wish many' more baptist in Geor
gia, and some in and around Forsyth
had it. Our conductor knew and
understood his man well. He re
plied “give me your ticket and then
we’ll talk about contributions.” The
Dr. held back, insisting on compli
ance with his request. Hot to be
caught, the conductor quietly, but
promptly stretched forth his hand
and took the old missionary's hat
from his head and firmly held it as a
pawn until the ticket was delivered.
Hut i saw no contribution pass.
After dining and resting awhile, 1
was buttonholed by one of the Con
stitution's reporters and marched off
to the courthouse, one of his news
centers. There I saw, “the unterri
fied” in large numbers, settling tlie
congressional contest between Hon.
H. J. Hammond and Col. My mitt, in a
primary election. Hacks and Car
riages of all sorts were busy hauling
voters to the polls, and much energy,
enthusiasm and money were spent
in settling the question. I thought
to myself, of the saying found in
“the book” “The children of this
wold are wiser in their generation,
than arc the children of light.” If
half the zeal shown by men of the
world, and half the money used by
them to accomplish their er.ds wore
employed by chnstians to promote
their own spiritual advancement and
to do good to those around them,
the church would soon become an
inestimable power in the world.
From the courthouse the Constitn
tion reporter took me to the Consti
tution building. From the business
room we went to the engine and
press rooms ; thence to the compos
ing room and to the apartments
where the various scribes do their
writing, after they have gathered
the news from everywhere. It is a
splendid establishment, a wonderful
success, a monument to the enfer
prize and business capacity of the
men who manage it. It is a power
in Georgia, as the brilliant guberna
torial campaign just ended abun
dantly proves. It is lighted through
out with electric lamps, and at night
presents a very striking appearance.
Not satisfied with pulling me up to
the fifth story, the aforementioned
reporter did not release his grip on
my button-hole until he had landed
me on the top of the building. Here
we had a magnificent view of the
whole city. I remembered its
smouldering ruins as I passed
through in 1806; its lonesome chim
ney stacks; its bai ks of ashes; its
old land marks all gone; so that
1 completely lost my bearings; and
when I looked upon the scene before
me I was astonished beyond meas
ure. All things considered, such a
resurrection to life and beauty, and
vim and thrift is not to be found
elsewhere on the continent. The
state of Georgia should he proud of
her capital as Atlanta will be proud
of her eapitol three years hence.
A ext day at 12:15 p. in. we board
ed the train No. 14 on the East Tcnn.
Va. and Ga. .Railroad for Chatta
nooga, Half an our before starting
a gentle rain set in, laid the dust and
gave us a most delightful ride to our
journeys end. which we reached at
fi;ls p. m. There is no lagging hv
the way of this road. Its sharp curves,
raj)id speed, coupled with its dark
tunnels, lofty trestles, deep cuts,
and striking scenery keej) one stir
red up and on the alert, all the way.
This road seems to he in first class
condition. Its officers are courteous
and canable. being wide awake to
thg interests of the road and to the
comfort of passengers. M uch of this
improved condition of things is due
to Mr. Kreiss. master of trains, be
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga, it
is considered that there is no more
capable or efficient officer connected
with the road in any ot its divisions.
Mr. Kreiss has control Mall the con
ductors and engines bet wee Atlanta
and Chattanooga. Judging from the
promptness and regularity with
which connections are made, the
comfortable condition of the passen
ger trains, the politeness of conduc
tors and the carefulness of engineers,
Mr. Kreiss has all the details ot his
position well in hand and manages
them with rare skill and fidelity.
Well you said you wanted a letter
long or short, and I'm afraid there is
too mncii ol the long in this: so I’ll
stop short, promising in my next to
give you something about Chatta
nooga. I. R. Bras a am.
COME AGAIN.
Mr. Editor: —Another animal
springs up and trots out in defence
of the black sleek horse. This one
comes in the shape of a sheep,
though I have known him as a little
poor, skinned shouldered, bay pony.
How this “sheep" calls upon me in
the winding up of his dogerel. in
which he thinks he has won so
much glory, to --set myself riirht
again. Of course he thinks he has
set me wrong. Oh ! how he bleats
in defence of sleek black.
There was a man in the late war,
whom the absentees hired to answer
for them, when the roll was called ;
we ll call him, Jones. How Smith
hired this Jones. So when the roll
was being called, and got down to
Smith. Jones tucks his head behind
his company and bleats out. “here.”
\\ hereupon the captain in charge
stops the roll call, and says to Jones
“what docs Smith give you tor being
for him?”
How if this sheep is employed to
defend in this case, 1 want to show
you that lie ought to be paid off in
corn.
But the first thing 1 notice is the
challenged vote. How Mr. Editor,
this is a stray sheep we are after
and he will he hard to catch. When
they stray, may we not look for a
bolt? He 11 bolt; for his head is up
now. But to the voter.
This stray says 1 urged and
pressed the “young man” to vote for
Gordon. Hot so. I'll tell you what
happened. I went to the “young
man at my house and said to him
‘T am glad you have come home in
time to help us out at the election ;
1 know you arc a Gordon man ; arc
you not?” To this lie said “I have
no choice in the matter, nor do I
think I have a right to vote, as 1
have given in my tax and voted in
Hewlon county.”
J met him at the election aud re
peated my question. lie again said
“1 have no choice in the matter, but
on account of urgent friends (here is
where the urging comes in) I want
to vote for Bacon.”
I said to him “1 will challenge
your vote on your own statement.”
lie replied “all right, J don’t care.”
I did challenge and where is the
crack-brain in all this land that
could elo otherwise, and do justice
to his party? J turned to an intel
ligent man present and said, “you
know, speak for u.s.” After think
ing awhile he said “hut for his hav
ing voted and paid tax in another
county, he would he entitled to
vote here.”
When I stated that this was the
only ground I based my objection
upon, he repeated “but for” again,
and this was all I could get him to
say.
Now one of these “but fors” is the
trouble with the “Major.” “But
for” being so far in the minority he
would he governor. While talking,
my objection avhs over ruled by one
of the managers (in j#Miee to the
others) and the ticket passed to the
other, who having more timidity
and less gass, marked “challenged”
and put it in. As it made no differ
ence this vote was counted, and now
has less legality, (it more morality)
than that cast by a man who was
drunk and carried to the polls and
voted like a sick slice]).
Next, this stray, like his Major
did when on the hand wagon, runs
off on something that has nothing to
do with this matter, and says I have
to buy the corn I “crack.’ I have
bought corn in my crib how —got any
“Bud?” If so, why not let that
skilled hack, scalded shouldertd hay
pony “crack” a little more ot it? If
not, then bring the wiggling bay
over (if he can get here) and i will
give him a square meal of bought
corn and “home” raised oats and
fodder. In defence of the little poor
inarc this “sheep” picks up to de
fend his big sKek black with, I will
only say, that, not long since 1
heard this very sheep say, that
“duty called his better half to visit
the sick ; nothing do drive but a little,
old poor bay j)ony with shoulder all
inflamed and ribs shining . bin duty
called and the ])on}* must go. Sheep
said “I almost cried (his own words)
when he (pony) wiggled off from
the gate. Oh glass ! let the stones
ho still. When sheep said this 1
could almost sec tears in his eyes
and 1 said, “well, where is the
mule?” “Oh!” said he. “a have re
turned him.” I said nothing more,
but thought, “my friend if you don't
stop so much ot your Mifiomaze and
Millet and put in a little more corn
(though it be bought corn) that lit
tle bay wiil need returning soon
Sheep sys my little black inare
gets short rations (using his own
measure.) Not so. Slieej) says the
little mares crop is too grassy to
produce. Not so, sheep. But Mr.
Editor, somebody must have told
sheep this, because he tclis the
truth, and has not seen my crop
this year, unless he come up the
back way.
Mr. Editor, sometimes, some of
these slieej) run for office and like
their Major, get left, but during the
race, Oh ! how the}* bleat, and cry
shame on any man who will vote for
one “who has no Avar record, and
against an old soldier.”
Noav as there is no school teacher
of the same faith, order and prac
tice, for me to submit this to, for
correction before sending it to you,
1 hope you. for the sake of the little
“crack-brain" Avbom you taught to
read and write, wiil cover uj> ail in
it that wiil scare anything to death
but “a lost sheep.”
Please pardon me for being thus
lengthy. Come down Mr. Editor
arm see my crop ; i do not brag on
it. but it i> pretty good. Corne and
see that I also have some of the best
G n watermelons and some ex
cellent peaches. Respectfully,
J;ai Crack Corn*.
A MAGNIFICENT STOCK
OF ALL LINES OF
SPRING and SUMMER GOODS
JUST RECEIVED
AT THE
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J. M. PONDER,
FORSYTI I, jrEOHG IA.
rlis Bones Protruded Through the Flesh.
A prominent Alabama physician
said: “A patient who was almost dying
from the effects of Tertiary Syphilis
and who ’had been treated by several
noted jihysicians without benefit,used
one dozen bottles of B. B. B. and
was entirely cured, lie had ulcers
on his arms, and the bones protruded
through the flesh and skin at the el
bow, and death seemed inevitable.”
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have associated with me Mr. Lem 15.
Alexander, of Unionville district, who
will be my scalesman, and having been in
the cotton business for seven years I be
lieve I can give any and all entire sati-fac
tion Avho may bring their cotton to me.
All I ask is, give me a showing and be
convinced. Eobt P. Tkit*pe, Jk.
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