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VOL. III.
HON. L F. GARRARD
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
OUR CANDIDATE
For the Ualted States Senate—His
Career from Boyhood to Man
t hood—A Brainy Man.
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(Continued from Demorest Times)
“He is a complete speaker, and
enjoys the entire respect, confi
.dence and regard of the members.
He fills his high and important
trust most capably and gracefully.
He has a special faculty of advanc¬
ing business. He keeps the legis¬
lation thoroughly in his mind and
* prevents those entanglements that
so often embarrass the progress of
business under a slow, unintelii
gent and undecisive presiding offi
cer. Mr. Garrard has fully sus
tained himself, and his discharge of
the Speakership has demonstrated
his fitness for higher duties and
more elevated distinctions.
“His decisions has shown that he
has studied parliamentary law' with
care and understanding, and in
every case where there was likely
to be any controversy, he has been
amply fortified for the occasion.
In . his whole course of service,
from the appointments of his com¬
mittees to the delivery of his last
farewell words, there is nothing in
Speaker Gurrard’s course that the
public has the right to criticize or
that his friends might wish to
change. He carries off the hon¬
ors.”
At the conclusion of this Legis¬
lature he returned home and de¬
voted himself to hi^ private busi¬
ness with wonderful success. He
declined a re-election to the Legis¬
lature. But 011 all accasions where
the Democratic party has been at¬
tacked by Republicanism, Inde
pendentisip or Populism, Garrard
has ever been on hand to meet
their assaults and drive them from
the field in defeat. During the re¬
markable campaign of ’92, he went
all over Georgia and Alabama con¬
tending for the principles of Demo¬
cracy and fighting the heresies of
the Third party.
He was selected as a delegate
from Muscogee county to the State
convention to nominate delegates
to the national Democratic conven
don at Chicago in 1893, and w rote
the Georgia platform which was
adopted.
In section 9 we find him still de¬
manding the repeal of the prohibi¬
tory xo per cent tax on State bank
issues, and when that shall have
been done a uniform system of
banking to be provided for by the
Legislature of Georgia,
Section 10 demands the increase
of the circulating medium on a safe
basis and sufficient to meet the
needs of the country.
Section 11 inveighs against the
dealing in futures in agricultural
and mechanical productions, and
calls on Congress to pass proper
laws to prohibit and punish the
same. • -
W e further find him in the same
platform demanding a just and
equitable system of graduated tax
os* i nco me ; retrenchment and re
form on the national expenditures,
and especially as to pensions.
He was elected as a delegate to
the National convention at Chica¬
go, and was selected by the Geor
gia delegation as its beton the
committee on platform and resolu¬
tion. When this committee met,
a sub-committee was appointed
from it- Garrard kicked, said
that the South was not sufficiently
represented in the sub-committee,
and told them very plainly that his
people were not going quietly to
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form of the party. He moved that
the committee proceed to consider
the question of a National Demo¬
cratic Platform in the committee
of the whole.
This brought about more talk,
the result of which was that Gar¬
rard was added to the committee
on platform.
This committee went into session
and remained all night, and con¬
tinued their labors for twenty-six
hours. ff* !r
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Here it was that Garrard made
his great fight for free silver and
the repeal of the to per cent tax,
The State Bank plank was bitterly
and stubbornly opposed. Garrard
held the committee nearly all night,
and they finally allowed him to put
it in the National platform.
Garrard contended for free silver
and to his fight is largely due the
fact that the National Convention
went as far as it did in that direc¬
tion.
He also contended for the plank
against trusts and monopolies, and
wrote the land plank demanding
the reclamation of the public lands
illegally granted to and held by
railroads and syndicates. He al¬
so took a prominent part in the de¬
bate-over the tariff plank.
* Here is what the Evening Stan¬
dard, of New Bedford, Mass., said
of him: “The Chicago conven¬
tion’s bank tax plank was the work
of Louis F. Garrard, of Georgia,
and was a concession to the South.
He says he tried his best to get the
ideas and demands of the cotton
States into the platform, and that
he thinks he was fairly successful.
Everybody will agree with him.”
The work of Garrard in the na¬
tional convention was highly satis¬
factory to the South and West, but
it was derided and criticised in the
North, the Republican press going
so far as to say that the Republi¬
can party owed Garrard mi^ch for
it, as they would the more easily
defeat the Democratic party. But
they didn’t. The election, as we
all know, resulted in placing every
department of^the national Govern¬
ment in the hands qf the Demo¬
cratic party.
In February, 1894, Mr. Garrard
announced to the people of Geor¬
gia, in a forcible and characteristic
letter, his candidacy for the United
States Senate. His announcement
was received with great favor,
throughout the State. He entered
upon a canvass which is in
thorough keeping with his past re¬
cord. He is doing noble sendee
for his party as well as for himself,
and it is highly probable that the
unvarying success which has atten¬
ded |iim heretofore will crown his
present ambition and place upon
his worthy shoulders the Senatori¬
al mantle. It occurs to us :
First—that the demands of the
people are on practical lines, and
that they desire their representa¬
tives to be practical every, day,
common sense men, who can be ef¬
fective workers. Garrard has ever
been an effective worker and ag¬
gressive worker, always accom¬
plishing something for the good of
the people. ~
Second—In order to accomplish
anything in the United States Con¬
gress, a practical and minute know
ledge of parliamentary law is re¬
quired; Especially is this true in
the Senate, now, after the experi¬
ence of the last session, because the
rules of that body have got to be
amended so as to enable work to be
pushed throogh by the majority,
As it « now. the majority are at
the mercy of the minority. Gar
rard’s long experience as a member
of the Legislature and Speaker of
the Howe eminently qualify him
for this. While Speaker he forinu
bted and prepared a code of parli
mentary law which was adopted
by the succeeding House and has
ince continously accepted
Third—Garrard is a thinker, and
a formulator of legislation. He
does not wait for somq one else
to originate, as his record) shows.
Fourth—He has long experience
as a business lawyer, his natural
bent being for financial matters.
Fifth—He knows the wants of
the people of Georgia, and being a
zealous and aggressive worker, he
will push any measure through he
undertakes, and will undertake at
once any measure which he may
think for the good of the people of
his State and the Union.
Sixth—While he may be lacking,
as he Says, in the commodity now
known as Senatorial dignity, still
he has enough to satisfy all reason¬
able requirements, and yet permit
him to devote his energies to the
attainment of every right to which
Georgians are entitled at the hands
of the National Government.
Truly, Georgia will make no
mistake if she elects this man Uni
ted’States Senator.
Clayton Items.
Mrs. Prime of Atlanta, is spend¬
ing a few weeks with the family
of Dr. W. J. Green.
Judge Bleckley went to Burton
last Saturday to see about the
bridge on Tallulah river at that
point. -<
It is reported that a crowd of
ruffians went to the house of Mr.
Hamet in Checheroe district last
Saturday night, called him out and
gave him 4severe threshing. The
crowd was led by one Ike Pinter.
If we do not get a better judicial
administration for the next four
years than we have had for the
past four, it seems that the good
citizens will be forced to purchase
arms and protect themselves. We
hope our Senator and Representa¬
tive will look after our interests
selecting a new Judge and Solici¬
tor.
The disagreeable fall weather
has partially driven the sons of rest
off the streets. Gentlemen, sup¬
pose we build a $15,000 hall.
Our town is looking up. We
have a new saddle; and harness
shop run by Messrs. McConnell
and Jacobs. \jSuc9Ess.
Soque News.
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The singing at Providence on
the fifth Sundav was thronged
with candidates.
Fodder pulling is over; and corn
gathering, sorghum making, and
potato digging the order of (he day.
There was a public debate at
Providence not long ago, by three
young aspirants at law, and one
young preacher which was worth
listening to.
Batesville's vote was 52 Demo¬
crats and 19 populist in the recent
election; wc hope they will vote
100 against those bonds fer build¬
ing a new court-house.
* There are plenty of persimmons,
possums and pumpkins up here,
that is about all the fruit we have,
although the possums tails got frost
bitten last summer. Ray.
A Disgraceful Affair. ■*
About the hour of 3a. m.^|.|he
12th inst., Taylor and Robert
Smith went to the residence of Mr*.
Henderson an old lady between 80
and 90 years of age, for the pur
pose of stealing chicken*. The
noise of the fowls awakened the
inmates of the house and when in¬
vestigation was made die thieves
began throwing rocks at the house.
Mrs. Henderson walked out and
tried to plead with them to stop
but her pleadings weru vain. Sev
Urge rock* struck her and
bruised her in a terrable manner.
■ The miscreants were arrest ?T ed
an< i ^ben before Justice 1 L.‘
*n the
of d dollars each for
thru
Officer Dunlap Arrested.
The following appeared in the
Atlanta Constitution last Tuesday :
“A United States deputy marshal
with a package of subpoenas and a
pair of handcuffs in his pocket for
some fated north Georgia moon¬
shiner, failed to see the circus yes¬
terday. “
He was* taken in charge by
Chief Wright and his men, who
thought hie conduct too officious.
According to the statement of the
officers, he made his apperance^at
the grounds in the role of a detective
He was noticed by Mr; Baily steer;
ing his way through the jam of hu¬
manity and ordering people to
move from his track in a rather
imperative manner. Mr. Baily
wanted to know his business,
“My name is A. C. Dunlap,”
he said. “I am a detective, and
am hereto keep things straight.”
He was allowed to pass inside.
Chief Wright came up about this
time and was informed that one of
his men had just preceded him.
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He, wished to know which one,
and the deputy marshal was pointed
out. The chief accosted him and
asked Why he represented himself
as a detective. The answer of the
marshal was not satisfactory to
Chief Wright and the marshal was
carried to the police station.
He was very indignant over the
arrest. “I came dow.n to Atlanta
from Toccoa,” he said, “with some
United States prisoners this morn¬
ing, and intended to leave tonight.
It is a mistake that I represented
myself as a detective, I was asked
what my business was and I replied
that I was an officer. That is all I
said. 1 was doing nothing to be ar
rested for, and I think this is
wrong. ’ ’
Late in the afternoon he was re¬
leased by Captain Wright upon a
copy of charges to appear before
recorder Thursday to answer for
disorderly conduct. Dunlap is one
of the best known and most efficient
revenue officers in the northern dis¬
trict, and claims that his arrest was
unwarranted.
Vote on Amendments.
The amendment to the state con¬
stitution to increase the number of
supreme court judges was lost by a
majority of 1,952 wotes.
The amendment to pension the
disabled and indigent confederate
veterans was carried by a majority
of 22,566.
* The amendment to change the
session of the state legislature to
the summer, was lost by a majori¬
ty of 27,718.
The governor and the secretary
of state consolidated the votes for
state senators, representatives, and
the vote on the amendments. The
vote for governor and state-house
officers will be consolidated by the
legislature. i
The official vote on the supreme
court amendment is as follows :
For the amendment, 56.327;
against the amendment, 58,279;
majority against, 1,952.
The official vote on the pension
amendment is as follows:
For the amendment, 68,759;
against the amendment, 46,193;
majority, for 22,566.
The official vote for the legisla¬
tive amendment, is as follows:
For the amendment, 42,252;
against the amendment, 67,970;
majority against amendment, 27,
Notice.
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thme snnall ainounts as it is worth,
do not ask for credit.
This paper and the Weekly Con
stifution one year for ti.75.
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NO. 13.
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