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HON. L F. GARRARD
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
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OUR CANDIDATE
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For the United States Senate—His
Career free Boyhood to Mao*
hood—A Brainy Man.
(Continued from last week.)
IN politics.
During the days of reconstruct¬
ion when elections were opened by
the tap of the drum, and our citizens
had to march between bayonets to
' the polls in order to cast their bal¬
lots, Louis Garrard was there, fear¬
less and untiring, working for the
triumph of Democratic principles
and demanding the full rights of
his countrymen.
Mr. Garrard first came into notice
as a Democratic leader in 1871,
when he appeared in Atlanta as a
delegate to the Democratic State
convention that nominated Hon.
M. Smith for Governor. Mr. Gar¬
rard was a trusted lieutenant of
Colonel Smith, and to his*political
sagacity was largely due the move¬
ments which led other candidates
to withdraw from the field, giving
Governor Smith a unanimous nom¬
ination, and practically a unan¬
imous election as the first Dem¬
ocratic Governor after the war.
In 1878 he was elected to the
General ‘Assembly of the State,
leading his,ticket, and beeamc a
leading member of the vety import¬
ant committee on finance. He
found the State in a badly crippled
condition. The Nutting untamable
bonds, bearing* percent per annum
interest, were falling due and had!
to be met, and the State’s credit
was at low ebb by reason of the
late Republican administration.
He introduced and h hadpassc id tin:
famous Garrard 4 per cent .baby
bond bill. These little bonds were
about the size of a five dollar bill,
with six little coupons attached
one for each year’s interest, which
could easily be clipped as they fell
due.
Garrard’a objects in passing this
bill were:
First—To reduce the rate of in
terest an the St&e debt.
Second — To afford the of
Georgia some perfectly safe and
m0dCnitely pr ° fitable 8ma11 inVt ? t *
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« Third—To furnish the people of
Georgia more currency, without
inflating the currency:
'And then Garrard conceived the
idea that by taking up the State
_ with these little bonds, the
t of the State could be turned
9 State bulking capital, and he
tfiS*- >te Senator Ben Hill, urging
1 to the repeal of the infamous
io per cent taxon State bank issues
to pass a/ State
banking bill that would bring pros-
1 i* perity to Georgia. This 4 percent
bond bill at once caused a howl
and money mon
mntry. Garrard
sd, derided and pronounced
ionary, and it was
td that the debt of
ride for which these
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DEHOREST, HABERSHAil COUNTY, QA., OCTOBER 5, 1894.
tacked them on the constitutional
question particulary, and cited the
Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky
cases. But these cases did not ap-'
ply to Garrard’s bill. He had
carefully avoided the defect in the
cited. Jle readily discriminated
between hills of credit, money and
State bonds, and his bonds properly
worded. He argued the question
with the authorities at Washington
and got a decision that they were
not money, and were not subject to
the 10 per'cent tax.
The 'effect was magical. The
bonds were issued in denominations
of $5, $10, $20, and $50—none in
a greater amount. They were to
be issued only ag required to meet
bonds falling due.
The people of Georgia promptly
responded, and the crisp little bills
were soon to be found circulating
in every city in the State-—indeed,
throughoutJJGeorgia. Orders poured
in froin all over the United States.
Wall street wanted the whole issue,
bnt they were reserved for Geor¬
gians. None of the bonds sold
for less than paT. Not a dollar
was paid for brokers’ commissions
to negotiate their sale as had been
always done before in the sale of
our bonds.
This relieved the severe financial
compression upon the neck of Geor¬
gia, and raised her credit to the
highest pitch. In the same Leg¬
islature, we find Garrard diving
deep into the management of every
department of our State government
and how well he succeeded in de¬
tecting every evil and correcting
irregularity, is already written in
the history of our State. His la¬
bors resulted in the reduction of
*•**. »«d the general prosperity
of the people. Indeed, from the
whole course of his public career
you can easily read his motto,
“Reduce taxation and give the
people more good money.,”
He introduced and had passed
the State depositories bill. It is
scarcely necessary to discuss the
value of this measure. It has
saved thousands of dollars to Geor¬
gia. He was returned to the Leg¬
islature of 1880-81, again leading
his ticket, and we find him making
war upon the 10 per cent tax, throw¬
ing safeguards around our treasury
and reducing expenses to a just
an j practical basis. He was also
mainly instrumental in having
passed the General Railroad and
Navigation Incorporation act, thus
saving a great deal of time and
moQey to the people, which had
heretofore been consumed by re
quiring the charters of these com
pa nies to be granted by the Leg
iglature. He was also the -author
Q f the bill requiring the record of
all writs and pleadings in the Su
perior Court, which has been of
untold value.
The following from the Co
iambus Sun of September 12, 1880,
throws some light upon the subject
c f this sketch : “The debt of
Georgia is exceedingly small and
her splendid interest paying prop¬
erty owned absolutely by the State
almost ample to entirely wipe out
the debt. Under the new consti-
tution, aided by the happy laws
enacted by a faithful Legislature,
taxation has been reduced and every
freeman entitled to ample pro
tection. The colored people of
Georgia own more property
those of any other Southern State,
and yearly their accumulations
Schools free u, eil, white
,-«e opened, end the M
stion need have no
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W. C. T.U. COLUMN
This column is under the management of
the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Bible of Habersham for county. contained Editor therein. not respon
matter
Pledge—I hereby solemnly from promise,*Qod all distilled,
fermented helping me, and to malt abstain liquor, beverage,
as a
including wine, beer and Cider, and to em¬
ploy all proper means to discourage the use
of and traffic in the same.
Edited this Week By
Mrs, H. E. Smith, Demorest.
The public A meeting held by the
Demorest W. C. T. U. at their
Headquarters last Friday afternoon
was an occasion of much interest
to all present having the white
ribbon movement at heart. The
meeting was held in response to a
call from the officers of the National
W. C. T. U. to observe the week
from Sept. 22 to 28 as self denial
week. Each member of the great
army of more than two hundred
thousand women as well as a part
of men as honary members were
asked to deny themselves something
that would cost money, and send
that amount to the World’s and
Nationals Unions to help on the
world wide cause. Between two
and thttje dollars was received by
the Demorest Union which will be
duly forwarded. One of the feat¬
ures of the meeting was telling how
self denial had been practiced.
One member who felt that she had
great cause for thankfullness for
deliverance from a danger to her
life thatwhich had seemed imminent
brought her contribution of one dol¬
lar as a “thank offering.” Names
of new members were handed in and
subscriptions for Union Signal,the
official organ of the World’s Na¬
tional Union,as well as earnest pur¬
pose on the part of the members
along these special lines of work,
were reported. The axst, Nat? iial
Convention will be held in Clave*
land,Ohio,Nov. 16-ai inclusive and
each member of each local union is
asked to get one new member and
one new subscriber to the Union
Signal and report before the Con¬
vention convenes. Will not every
white-ribboner in Habersham
county heed this call ; surely if you
will, yon can each ■ interest some
one to join our ranks, and joining
they will want to learn through the
weekly printed page of methods,
progress, and triumphs of the work.
Here is work for every women who.
would be up about “the Masters
business,”" one which always “re¬
quires hustle”. The law makers in
the interest of the saloon are not
tardy or indifferent to their work,
neither is the saloon keeperslow in
setting the trap to ensnare his vic¬
tims, and should not all those who
hate the liquor tarffic be found eager
to help in any way to overthrow it.
Could the Union Signal, w ith its
fair Christly, and logical teachings,
enter more largely the homes of
our land, its influence wxmld.be felt,
for truth and righteousness beyond
any, human estimate. Rally then
dear sisters whether in |he union or
outside of it to this great work^ and
let no ^ ^ 8a 4 y white
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We have so many slangy , girls
thatjperhaps a little sermon on
slang might do them good.
* I wonder if they ever think what
a lack of refinement is shown
ht
in being slangy in words,
dress or manner? Do you ever
think how this much deplored slang
effects the listener or looker on?
Surely you do not, or you would
not use it. It is the first step down
the ditch of bad planners.
A girl may say that she uses it
,
in a joking manner, but it will get
to be a common thing. She may
be pretty, bright, clever and inter¬
esting, but when you heather say,
“I caught on to that,” speaking of
a book, story or subject, you may
know at once that she has mixed
with vulgar, coarse society. When
speaking of a young man she has
taken a fancy to, “He aintgot any
flies on him,” etc., etc., and you
at once class her as coarse and vul¬
gar and manish, with a pretty face
and bad manners. «
Very little of the genuine femi¬
nine sweetness and refinement that
makes woman admired is found in
the slangy girl, and if you reprove
jher she will haughtily turn her head
and whistle, this; is abominable.
Some girls think it smart to say
something that will create a laugh
or amuse their company. Such
language and silly conduct will go
well with those who regard woman
lightly but it will lower you in the
estimation of a gentleman or lady.
Can you, girls, for the passing
admiration of the hour give away
your attractions as a well-bred and
cultivated woman ? M. B.
Pine Mountain, Ga.
Editorial News Notes
Governor Levelling of Kansas
has been accused of protecting the
lottery concerns and gamblers of
Kansas City, Kag., for a money
consideration. The Exposure, by
one of the lottery people, seems to
have been a huge bomb thrown in¬
to the governor’s politics.
An imperial edict from the em¬
peror of China has gone' forth that
hereafter his uncle and a special
committee have been appointed to
carry on the war between Chin^
and Japan, and the humiliated
Viceroy, Li Chung Chang, must
now look out for his p’s and
especialls cues. In the meantime
he might put in some time looking
for a few stray peacock feathers and
8 jacket of a yellowish hue.
Dr. Parkhurst and associates are
making the political atmosphere
quite warm for the whole munici¬
pal government of New York city,
in exposing its rottenness. Every
officer, it seeins, in any wSy con
nected with the city government is
in one way or another, a bribe-tak
er> This is a good fight and we
j^pe the committee appointed by
the legislature to investigate this
a g a j r w ith Dr. Parkhust will turn
such a flood of light on these crim¬
inals that the people will make a
clean sweep of them in the next
election. We believe Tammany to
the greatest curse that has ever
fre** hallot in the
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state.
Four men were released from a
sixty-four hour imprisonment in a
Carbondale, Pa., coal mine, Sun
day, caused, by the dirt caving and
e mouth of the mine. They
ing to eat or drink ail the
f were 1 imprisoned. They
i hear their comrades
g thereost.
and family of seven
iming from a fair at Cas
he was told by
W and not drive
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Complain of Hard Tim* ,ffPl
Some have promised to secure for us better times, but in the
time, while the hard times arc on us, what ohall we dor EC I
MIZE? But how Economize? This is one answer: ’ ‘
*. 1st. Buy only fvhat you need; ad. In buying pay more attenl
quality man stock/’ to quantity “cheapest 5,30. prices,” u o not ue This often -
“Largest etc. judge . of goods mean
goods to the purchaser. Be your own ant
Investigate for yourself In your investigation do not fail
Safford & Dun i
—DEALERS IN— m
Dry Goods? Hardware
Groceries?. mm mm
We also handle crockery, glassware, paints, oils, mm
Call and see us. 1 demorest..
The Bank of De
Capital, $25, 000
Doing a business under a special charter from the stl|
money on approved security. Pay interest on time d
in domestic and foreign exchange, Transacts a geital
ness. * CORRESPONDENTS i
* Chase National Bank, New York. Lowry Banking
Board of Directors:
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A. A. Safford G. W. Duril CD p ,s h
W. H. VanHise A, A. Campbell A.
Officers:
A. HAMPTON", President. A. A. f
W. H. VanHise, Vicc-P
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