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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. . ...... - ^ (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 the v Y< to n-fHCsnaled li 3 K TOCCOA E I r':i 5 ' : ?SE - .«• THE S \ ' ' ♦</ ■ TOCCOA, HABERSHAT1 COUNTY, 04, OCTOBER 19 . 1894. 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 ■ - 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. * 4 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. r 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. Job work is always cadi: Sub . acriptions ford collect are cash. email ^ebts We can’t of $1.25 af-] to En< * ** cott M uiuch to get thme snnall ainounts as it is worth, do not ask for credit. This paper and the Weekly Con stifution one year for ti.75. -i. : ^ ^ Fniit . NO. 13. BARGAINS! BARGAINS! * SIMMONS, BROWN & CO., < * IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR THEM . They Carry a Full Line of rV . J DRY GOODS 6t GROCERIES Clothing I • m Shoes and Hats Furniture! COTTON BUYERSI f 1 Highest Market Price Paid for Cotton# Sage Street, 1 * TOCCOA, OAd —--. - s 3 £mir~MtvCmptBrgmtrtiemKr-"£m Mur/m fWUSAm t A Ova VooisCa** nr* LOWS* BM9W / r* Ova Pm/CMS * T*M T. A. CAPPS j. k. McConnell ^ . m T. A. CAPPS & CO., ■ V \ ' - >, V. —Will sell for CASH at hard time prices.their entire stock of—<* DRY GOODS 1 £ ■ m { 'Wi m ■ Hardware, Drug m Groceries, Mats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Etc. ’t - We also handle choice line of Stoves, Glassware; mm a ^ ^ Wood and Willow ware and Furniture^ It will pay you to see stock before buying. Wc buy for spot cash and therefore we wiM m be undersold. £5 US tg T. A. CAPPS & CO., 4111 : ■ m-A m Doyle Street TOCCOA, t King of all . r. rf. tbo PiPP -MX* r-d ■ A Til 1 Si -- RfekHty. Every Ma- % £ sas •- . A _ 5 jyi ’• ' ' v 'Y/v r