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rVortli Georgian.
Bellton, Ga., October 21, 1880.
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FOR PRESIDENT:
GEN. W. S. HANCOCK,
Os Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
HON. W. H. ENGLISH,
Os Indiana.
FOR CONGRESS:
HON. H. P. BELL,
Os Forsyth.
Let every Democrat do all he can
from now until November 2d for the
Congressional nominee of the Demo
cratic party.
Gentlemen, you owe a-higher duty
to the Democratic party than to Mr.
Speer. The Democratic party is for
the whole people, and Speer is for
the office and the salary.
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The latest advices from West Vir
ginia state that the Democratic ma
jority will be between twelve and
fifteen thousand, and the Legislature
will be Democratic in both branches.
Mr. Speer is probably the vainest
man we know of. The Republicans
captured him in Washington last win
ter by flattering him. What will they
do to him when the vote is close, and
his vote will decide a question?
Mr. Speer associated almost entire
ly with Republicans when in Wash
ington. His room was sorter head
quarters for all Georgia Republicans
who went to Washington. He had as
little intercourse with the Georgia
Democratic members as though they
were total strangers.
Col. W. A. McDonald, the indepen
dent candidate for Congress for the
first district of Georgia, in a speech
delivered at Waycross, one day last
week, full of democratic fervor and
patriotism, withdrew from the can
vass in favor of the regular Democra
tic nominee, Col. Geo. R. Black.
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The New York Sun says: “Noth
ing that has happened since the open
ing of the campaign has made so
many friends and votes for General
Hancock as the wholly uncalled for,
untruthful and stupid attack upon Ids
reputation by his fellow West Pointer
and comrade in arms, U. 8. Grant.”
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The rumor circulated that there
exists great dissatisfaction with Mr.
English, and that at a conference
among leading Democrats in Indiana
the question of his withdrawal was
■discussed, is entirely without founda
tion. Mr. English snys he confident
ly expects to be elected, and that In
diana will be redeemed in November.
There will be four negroes in the
next Georgia Legislature. Can any
Republican State at the North show
as practical recognition of the rights
of the colored citizen? If so, we
would be glad to print the facts. In
what Northern Legislature are the
colored people represented by four,
or by even two members?—Atlanta
Constitution.
Mr. Speer tried to get the Demo
cratic members of the House to en
dorse him, and say that he had voted
risiht and had been attentive to his
duties. They declined to do it. Why?
Because they knew he had not de
ported himself as a Democrat, and
that mo t of his time was devoted to
taking drives with ladies and attend
ing pleasure parties outside of the
city. When his district was attacked
he was in Winchester, Va., dancing
attendance on a pleasure party.
Simultaneous with the rally in New
York, there will be a general move
along the whole Hancock line in New
Hampshire, Maine,Connecticut, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illi
nois. Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada
and California, and there is erent
confidence felt at Democratic head
quarters that Hancock can be elected
with twenty electoral votes to spare.
The reports from Indiana are un
expectedly encouraging to the Demo
crats, ami the Pacific States are put
down ns more than likely to be solid
for Hancock, with the exception of
Oregon.
Remember that this is a year of
political surprises. Vermont knocked
the breath out of the Democrats;
Maine was a stunning blow to the
Republicans, and Indiana is a brain
clout to the Democrats. Are the
surprises over ? The “ melancholy
days of November, of which General
Garfield spoke at Chicago, are yet to,
come, and New York, New Jersey,!
Maine ar.d the Pacific States, m.iy
have another surprise in reserve for
the Republicans. Its the last earth
quake that will settle the business,
and things are going awfully contra
wise this season. I’hila. Times, ind.
OVER CONFIDENCE.
There is such a thing as over con
fidence in this State, says the Colum
bus Sun. For the first time in several
years the Radicals are again organ
ized in Georgia. They have candi
dates of their own in the Ist and 3rd
districts, and arc soliciting money
from Northern Republican sources.
Armed with the sinews of a cam
paign, they can make a strong fight
and probably score a victory unless
the Democrats are active and stirring.
They also have hopes that they can
elect an independent in this district
and thus defeat the nominee of the
Democratic party. The assertion that
they cannot do so is worth something.
It insures confidence—but there may
be too much of this feeling of security
and it may lead to defeat. Work, ac
tive and continued, is required.
Indiana should encourage every
Democrat to stand by his colors. A
failure to do so has been the cause of
all our woes. Men should be elected
whom the party can trust—those who
have selected by usages which custom
has sanctioned and time approved.
This is no year for experiments or
doubtful expedients. The plain old
fashioned way of nominating by con
vention and by electing the nominee,
is far more preferable than the new
tangled method of appealing to the
people—that is, for the support of
Radicals. Party intergity and har
mony can only be maintained by
closing in a solid column around the
nominated leader and standing by
him to the last. This plan has given
success in the past, and will repeat it
in the future. Such a course will pre
vent dissensions, produce harmony
and defeats the measures of enemies.
All other methods are dangerous.
All must be prepared for work,and
good work, too—each yielding some
thing of preference for the common
good, and remembering that the first
political duty is fealty to party and
its nominees.
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This is a critical time in the history
of the Democratic party. Think of it,
every man who loves free govern
ment, and no matter how great your
regard for Mr. Speer, say to him that
you can’t risk jeopardizing the party
by voting for him. We must send
only such men as owe their allegiance
to the Democratic party. It is not a
proper season to send men who are
as likely to vote with one party as
another. This is a serious, moment
ous question, and we appeal to your
better judgment, to vote for the nom
inee. The crisis is too great to be.
fooling with men endorsed by Radical
Conventions. Reflect, reflect, before
it is too late.
Gen. E. I'. Alexander denies most
emphatically that the Louisville and
Nashville Railway has ever interfered
in the slightest degree with Georgia
politics, or ever attempted, directly
or indirectly, to secure the election of
Gov. Colquitt, Senator Brown or any
one else in Georgia. The people of
the State have never for a moment
believed that it did. The'General also
says the, company are perfectly well
satisfied with their present status in
this State, and have nothing what
ever to ask at the hands of the Legis
lature.—Savannah News.
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Will the people of the Dtb district
hazard the gain of the National House
of Representatives to the Republicans
by electing Mr. Speer. We have lost
several Democratic members in the
recent elections in the West, and the
Democratic majority in the House is
now only two or three. With Speer’s
Republican affiliations, can you trust
him. lie deserted the party on all
party questions the present term, and
when his vote can control matters,
don’t you know it. will be thrown to
those who support him—the Republi
cans.
We are surprised to hear men talk
about Mr. Speer being a statesman.
: His blunder in calling for an invest
igation of the illicit distilling in this
district was a bad one. He tried to
get h member from an East Tennes
see district to join him, but the mem
ber would not, saying: “Mr. Speer. 1
know illicit distilling exists in my dis
trict. and I don’t want to put the
revenue officials on my people. That
is what your resolution will do for
your people, mid you had better
slop.”
Senators Thurman and Pendleton,
and all the leading Democrats in the
State of Ohio, have the fullest con
fidence in the election of Hancock,
and are fully impressed with the be
lief that Hancock will carry Indiana
in November, make a hopeful, if not
a winning contest iu Ohio, and carry
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Maine, and two—if not three—of the
Pacific States, with an equal chance
in Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania
and New Hampshire.
Cincinnati merchants, without dis
tinction of party, have banded to
gether to protest, against sectional
ism, They declare with one voice
that the vehement politics that is
fashionable in Ohio is hurting their
trade. Will they vote for Hancock?
ADDRESS OF STATE DEMOCRATIC .
COMMITTEE.
Fcllow-Citizcnn: The Executive Com
mittee of the Democratic party con
siders this a proper occasion to issue
an address to such of the people of
Georgia as sympathize with them in
the hope that the mission of the Na
tional Democracy to restore peace to
the country, is about to be fulfilled in
the triumphant election of Hancock
and English.
The unfortunate differences which
have been the cause of much bitter
ness among ourselves, have been set
tled. It is hoped that with this settle
ment our political harmony will be
so fully and permanently restored
that our opponents will not be able
to find in the future any possible
expectation of disorganizing a party
upon the thorough, complete ami
perfect harmony of which the future
not only of the South but of the
Union so largely depends.
Let us bury the differences of the
past, or remembering them, let them
be remembered alone as a warning
against future possible divisions; let
us accord to each other that our differ
ences were from honest convictions,
and that disloyalty to the great prin
ciples of Democracy are few
mid simple, had no place in either
wing of the party.
Now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away, let it be the effort of
every man to do all in his power to
swell the Democratic vote and roll
up for Hancock and English a major
ity of one hundred thousand as Geor
gia’s quota to the victorious columns
under the head of that soldier and
statesman who has illustrated in him
self that “peace hath its victories as
well as war,” and whose accession to
the Presidency will be the harbinger
of pence to the country by the oblit
eration of sectional lines and the
renewal of confidence in that love
which the South feels for every sec
tion of the Union, and which lacks
only opportunity to make itself so
manifest that its worst enemies shall
never again be able to give the appear
ance of plausibility to the oft repeated
and unfounded charge of‘disloyalty.’
The vote of Georgia ought to be
solid for the Democratic candidates.
Presidential and Congressional. The
principles of the Democracy are in
harmony with the interests of all of
our people, of whatever race, color
or occupation. We have no classes
who are asking bounties from the
government. All that wo demand is
equality and protection under the
law, with the least possible burden
that can be put upon honest industry.
To carry out these ends we must
not only elect a Democratic Presi
dent and Vice-President, but wo muni
have a good working majority in Con
gress, without which it will be impos
! sible to repress those frauds for which
I the people have been made Io contri-
■ bate more from their hard earnings
than would have been necessary.
j economically, 4o carry on the entire
government, if proper reforms could
have been enforced. To effect these
objects Georgia should set a glorious
■ example. There must be no break in
our Congressional line, and to secure
this result the safest course is to sup
port the candidates nominated by the
party.
In organization there is strength
and assured victory; without it all is
doubt and uncertainty, and there is
so much nt stake in this canvass that
nothing should be left to chance.
The. recent loss of Indiana and Ohio
which we will redeem in November,
should not touch us with dismay—
rather let it incite us to greater efforts
to secure that harmony without which
success is impossible, and let it teach
us the vital importance of frowning
down all opposition to the regular
nominees in the Congressional Dis
tricts, for if we fail in the Presiden
tial election we shall have to look
entirely to a Democratic Congress
lor the preservation of constitutional
government. For this reason the duty
of standing by the Democratic organ
ization appeals with redoubled force
to every man who recognizes the fact
that the prosperity, yea 1 the safety
of the South, depends on the main
tenance of the limitation of the Con
stitution.
The control of the Legislative and
Executive departments of the govern
ment by the Republican partv will fix
upon the South, an undue share of the
burdens of the government and an
almost entire exclusion from any of
its benefits. Compared with these
results, bow insignificant becomes
the personal ninhi'ion of any man.
May we not, therefore, appeal with
confidence tn our political associates
of every class and unite in an earnest
and determined effort to move for
ward with the single purpose of ob
taining in Georgia in November next
a complete Democratic victory.
When we shall have done this we
will have performed our full duty,
and if by defection elsewhere, we are
doomed to defeat in the national elec
tion. the Democratic party of Georgia
will be without reproach, and so far
as it is concerned success will have
been deserved. Let Georgia in 1880
be what she was in 1870, the banner
State in the Democratic column.
By order of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
L. N. Trammell, Chairman.
BELL AND SPEER.
A friend in Athens sends us a long !
i account of the joint discussion in that
city, and also in Oconee county; but
we are crowded, and cannot give the
article in full.
I Col. Bell opened the debate, and
for one hour discussed the issues in
volved in the campaign, proving by
the records his faithfulness and fidel
ity to the Democratic party in and
out of Congress. He showed that
Mr. Speer's record in Congress was :
. not good—that Speer had departed
' from the Democratic party and gone |
jover to the Republican party; how;
his name was used in the negro con-I
| vention held in this city some weeks
; ago, and Speer did not and could not :
I deny the charges. He proved that
, Speer had done nothing to repeal the
: revenue laws, and that the young
| man had missed or dodged 28 out of
;58 votes. Mr. Bell defended himself
[in the Whitmore ease, and said be
i had always been in favor of educat
j Ing the colored people.
Mr. Speer followed in a speech of
‘ one hour and a hour, in which be used
j private letters and all manner of per
sonalities against Mr. Bell.
Mr. Bell, hi his last half hour, man
: ly and successfully defended the true
i Democracy, and hurled back all the I
| insults made on his character, either
; private or public. A majority of the
best citizens of the city, and even bis
opponents, gave up Grit lie deserved
great credit for his speech. One of
Speer's organs says, in speaking of
the debate : “Mr. Bell’s speech was
really a good one, and was listened
to attentively throughout. It was
calm, dignified, manly, at.d was cal
culated to win the respect of his op
ponents.”
The writer also heard the discussion
iu Oconee county, and says Mr. Bell
is making a fine impression on that
side of the railroad, gaining many
votes, by holding Mr. Speer down to
solid fads. The Ladies elbowed their
way through the crowd to shake
bauds with Mr. Bell. The ‘boys’ got
! up a negro race just as Mr. Bell com
menced his speech—four negroes run
ning around the track—to confuse the
speaker and the audience.
NEWS ITEMS.
The California papers speak very
! hopeful of Democratic success in the
, Pacific States.
Senator Thurman says Hancock is
5,000 stronger than the ticket in In
diana, and lo.ooy stronger in Ohio.
Gen. Patterson, of Philadelphia,and
; Gen. Joe Lane, of Oregon .are theoulv
I surviving Generals of the Mexican war
Two-tliirds of the members elect, to
| the Legislature, it is announced, arc
: ill favor of Senator Brown as his own
I successor.
During September over 12,000,000
bushels of grain was shipped to the
European markets from the port of
New York.
Treasury officials at Washington
| estimate that 835,000.000 in foreign
' gold has come to this country since
the first of July.
| The cost of the postal service dur
ing the last fiscal year was 822,2%,-
209—an increase of 82,283,379 as com
pared with the preceding year.
The Republican National Executive
I Committee has decided to direct their
| efforts to carry Florida, North Caro
‘ Una and Virginia in the coming elec
tion.
One hundred and twenty-four tons
j of letters and over five hundred tons
, of newspapers were mailed from the.
I United States to Europe the last fiscal
j year.
Tiie Republicans having spe: t all
; their money in the October elections,
; of course it will be no trouble for the
Democrats to clean ’em up all along
the line in November.
The work of paying off the census
enumerators is being pushed forward
as rapidly as the force will allow.
One hundred and ninety clerks are
employed in the work.
Mr. Julian’s majority in Forsyth ,
was only fifty-seven over Isaac C.
Clements, in a poll of nearly 1,300
a large vote for that county. They
were both popular men in the county.
Hon. Henry D. McDaniel, of the |
twenty-seventh district, is the only!
Senator re-elected to the General As
sembly. In the lower house about ■
twenty only of the last Legislature:
have been returned.
From the way Republican polities
are run, it would seem that this is a
: government of the postmaster, by
the postmaster and for the postmas
ter. Is it not time fora change?—
New Haven Register.
The Democrats arc more deter-!
mined than ever that Radical fraud
and corruption shall not defeat, the
popular will. If Gen. Hancock gets
within eleven electoral votes of the
number which Hon. Samuel J. Tilden
; received four years ago. be will be
elected and take bis seat.
GRAND AfOffl® NT I
J. C. QUILLIAN & BROTHERS
ARE NOW DAILY RECEIVING THEIR LARGE AND WELL
SELECTED STOCK OF
FAIL B UIATER MS,
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Which were purchased in the Eastern markets, bv one of the firm, from the
leading Wholesale Houses and Manufacturers of the country, ami they are
offering them to the public at
I3< >TT( >3l I>TI ICRS I
They have, enlarged their Store, making it one hundred and nine feet
deep, which enables them to store away and exhibit one of the Largest
Stocks of Goods ever brought to Northeast Georgia.
Having been in the Mercantile Business for nine years in this section,
and eommancitig at the bottom, they have, with energy and perseverance,
run their business up to Forty Thousand Dollars per year.
V ith their experience and the large amount of goods they buy, they are
enabled to sell as low as any house north of Atlanta.
They keep on hand a large variety of
Ladies’ Dress Goods and Prints,
LADIES’ WATER PROOF GOODS,
CASSI.VERES, JEAXS, READYMADE CLOTIHXG, SIIIRTIXGS,
DRILLIXGR, KERSEYS. FLAXXELS, ETC.
I? oo*T W V > 1 > SILOES.
They have in store a large assortment of Chi’dren’s Shoes, and Ladies’
Ime and Coarse Shoes—all sold at the lowest prices.
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE,
SADIII.ES and bridles.
A large lot of CROCKERY, bought direct from the pottery.
Also, Glassware, Lamps, Etc. A large lot of
I Social rads and CJlutirn.
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rhe) line one of the best I- louring Mills in the comilrv, and manufac
ture their Flour from Kentucky wheat, shipped in bulk, ami therefore they
cannot be undersold. J
Always on h ind a line supply of Flour, Meal and Bran—for sale at the
store or at the mill.
They have for sale a ear of Kentucky seed wheat. Call and buy, and
improve the grade of wheat.
Their Steam Cotton Gin is in first-class order, and entire satisfaction
, guaranteed to all those favoring them with their patronage.
I ou will find all of the above goods at our Branch House, nt Wav'ide
which is in charge of GEO. M. QUILLIAN. ’
1 lie highest cash price paid for Cotton, in seed or bale, at each bouse.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage heretofore extended to them iu
he past, they feel sure that they can m ike it to the interest of all persons
to examine their goods ami prices before buying elsewhere.
•J* C?. Urol
-m _ JiEl.l.fi.V A.\!> HAYSIDE. GA.
THE JOINT DISCI SSION,
GAINESVILLE, Ga., |
August 31st. 1880. j’
The undersigned, candidates for
Congress in the Ninth Congressional
District, have agreed upon a joint
discussion on the following terms, to
wit; The party opening the debate to
speak one hour—the other to follow
in a speech of one hour and a half—
the opening party to conclude in a
speech of thirty minutes. The par
ties shall open and conclude on alter
, note days.
Either party shall have the right to
rise and correct a misstatement of fact
without argument. The time occupied
by the correction not to be counted
against the speaker.
Etch meeting to be presided over
by a chairman selected by the parties
alternately, who shall preserve order
and keep the time.
Al) the people.and most especially
the ladies, are invited to attend these
discussions.
The parties agree to the following
list of appointments for joint discus
sion, and request all the papers in
the district to publish this agreement
and the appointments.
IE P. Bell.
Emory Speeb.
Lawrenceville. Tuesday, Sept 14th
Dahlonega, Friday, “ 17th
Dawsonville. Monday, “ 2bth
Gainesville. Wednesday, u 22nd
Cumming. Friday, “ 24th
Jasper, Monday. “ 27th
Ellijay, 'Wednesday, “ 29th
Homer. Monday, October 4th
Jefferson, Wednesday, “ Cah
Danielsville, Friday. “ Bth
Carnesville. Monday, “ nth
Athens, Wedn’day night, “ 12>th
'Watkinsville, Friday, “ ]",th
Madison, Monday, ' “ lsth
Toccoa, Wednesday, u 20th
Clarkesville, Friday, “ 22nd
Cleveland, Saturday, “ 23rd
Clayton during court week in Oct. !
Both candidates being of counsel J
for the defendant in a murder case in I
Rabtm county, are compelled to close
the joint canvass there.
The lieatiiercotcs.
This is the title of n new serial
story, by Miss Mat Crim, of Atlanta,
I the first chapters of which will appear
‘in the .Savannah Weekly News ofj
: Saturday, August 28th. Without an-j
• ticipatiug, wc may assure the loverJ
lof pleasant fiction that a rich treajl
awaits tbmn in the perusal of tlii«
[charming story of homo life. Si'-ir,
I scribers, to have it entire,should sen*
■in their names nt once. SobscriptiotiL
six month. *1 ; one year. >2. Address
J. 11. Estill, Savannah, Ga. J
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The publisher is determined to placJ
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Florida who want a first-class news'
and family journal, and to that end
we offer to send the paper from this
date (August 14th) to March 14, 1881,
for one DOLLAR. This will cover
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J. 11. Estill, Savannah, Ga.
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are hereby notified that I must have
money this fall, and all owing me,
let the amount be small or large,
must settle, or they will find their
notes and accounts in the hands of an
officer for collection.
Dr. Thomas Hayden.
Homer, September C, 1880.
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