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SOUTHERN RECORD
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4. B. JONES, W. A. FOWLER,
PRESIDENT. GKX. MANAGER
W. A. FOWLER. EDITOR.
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tection to us.
We are now, and have been for
a long time, of the opinion that
pensions as given by the govern
ment, and also by our own state of
Georgia, to the confederate veterans
or wives of veterans, are wrongly
based. They are radically wrong,
for we do not believe it right to tax
the people of the state of Georgia
to pay a veteran ora veterans’ wife
who is in easy circumstances. But
we do want every veteran or his
widow pensioned who are too old
or decrepid,wounded or otherwise,
who would become a charge upon
the county should they not receive
a pension.
This is just and right; we do not
think it was the intention to pen¬
sion those who are able to work or
who have a sufficiency of this
world’s goods to keep them from
want, but to pension those who are
needy and destitute who fought for
their country. Those who fought
were paid for their services as best
the government could, and for that
reason a man who can work or who
has plenty to live on should be the
last naan to ask the state to give
him a pension.
On the same grounds we do not
believe the government should pen¬
sion any who are not really in need
of pension. When it does pension
it should be in a sum to keep the
pensioned in the necessities of life,
but no more. We need a radical
change in our state and national
pension laws. They both should be
taken out of politics.
Col. Stevens, of the agricultural
department, last week paid a
compliment to the Georgia
Weekly Press a s s o c i a-
tion, inasmuch as he appointed
two of its members to positions in
his department, without solicitation
on their part; in fact the appoint¬
ments came in the way of a sur¬
prise. The appointments were :
W. S. Coleman, editor Cedartown
Standard, and president of the
Georgia Weekly Press Association,
inspector of oils, Cedartown, Ga ;
W. A. Fowler,editor of the South¬
ern Record, inspector of oils,
Toccoa, Ga. They were each call¬
ed to Atlanta Saturday by tele¬
graph and offered the position*
which they accepted. Col. Stevens
is fast putting matters in shape in
his department, and there are
those who are predicting great
things for Mr. Stevens. The Rec¬
ord is one of them
Theodore Rosevelt, colonel of
the late Rough Riders, in the war
with Spain, was elected governor
of New York, last Tuesday, over
his democratic opponent, Judge
Yan-Wycke. The blame is now
being placed at the door of Richard
Croaker, the boss of Tammany, for
the defeat of the ticket by 20,000,
which is smaller by 65,000 than
the last election. Croaker should
have been kicked out before the
election came off, if he was a mas¬
cot for the republicans.
There are now thirteen dispensa-
saries in operation in Georgia,which
are located at the following
places : Athens, Clark county; Bar¬
tlesville, Pike county; Camilla,
Mitchell county ; Fort Gaines, Clay
county; Blakely, Early county;
Morgan, Calhoun, county ; Pelnam,
Mitchell county ; Meigs. Thomas
A Qf tvtnn* fc«)dy*agafnsffiisease
Fortify the
by Tutt’s Liver nils, an abso-
lute cure for sick headache, dys-
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice,
ness and all kindred troubles.
“The ine riy FIv-WHppI wneei nf OI Lite I if.”
Dr.Tutt; Your Liver Pills are
be gratetul lor the accident that
brought them to my notice. I feel
kslfl hada ad a new new lease lease of of life life.
J.Fairleigh, Tutt’s Platte Cannon, Col.
Liver Pills
count yi Baxle y’ A PP lir, g
Wigham, Decatur county, Daw. on
Sasser and Bronwood, Terrell coun-
tv.
Senator Perkins headed a
gation from the general assemyly of
Georgia last Tuesday, which went
to Memphis, Tenn., to investigate
ballot reform, in the shape of the
Australian ballot system which is
now practiced by a number of the
states.
The committee may go to Cin
cinnatti to see how the scheme is
carried out in Ohio.
The Record is against the abol-
isment of state Geological
for it is a great help in advertising
our resources; hut we do think
horseswappers should manage
something else than the geological
survey.
North Carolina redeemed herself
last Tuesday from republican and
negro rule. This shows that the
whites will rule where they make
up their minds to do so.
Senator Perkins has been ap
pointed Chairman of the Senate
committee for the Academy for the
Blind. This is an important com-
mittee.
Habersham county gave Mr.
Tate about 500 majority tor con¬
gress.
For Constitutional Convention.
Several important measures were
introduced by consent in the legis¬
lature last Saturday, the most im¬
portant of which was the one offer¬
ed by Mr. Ellis, of Bibb, providing
for a constitutional convention to
be held in the near future at the call
of the governor for the purpose of
revising, amending and changing
the constitution of the state of Geor¬
gia. Mr. Ellis’s bill further pro¬
vides that each country shall be en¬
titled to as many delegates in the
convention as it has representatives
in the house and that each district
shall have as many delegates in the
convention as ir has representatives
in the senate. On motion of Mr.
Ellis, the bill was referred to the
committee on general judiciary.
He will probably make the adop¬
tion of the measure the chief effort
of his legislative career in this ses¬
sion, and it could not have a more
able champion. He will have the
active aid and co-operation, also,of
many of the best members in both
houses, for with every passing year
the demand for a new state consti¬
tution grows stronger. The bill
was, at the request of Mr. Ellis,sent
to the general judiciary committee,
but it is probable that it will later
be transferred to the committee on
constitutional amendments,of which
body Mr. Ellis may in consequence
be made chairman. At present he
is booked for the special judiciary,
but an exchange could easily be ar¬
ranged.
In speaking of the chances of the
measure its author said.
“The figures showing the cost
of amendments to the constitution,
adopted and proposed since the
convention of 1877 must demon-
state to the economical mind the
wisdom of the passage of such a bill.
No less than four measures are now
pending defore the general assemb-
bly which may result in the submis-
sion of four amend ments ot the
Mnclittilinn In nprmlp P nf Hpnr
. 1 here • and ,
gia. are certain measues
certain policies which ripen with
the years, and while our organic
law as contained in the constitu-
tion must remain our legislative
bedrock, this people should not
stop its ears to this demand of the
times—to the cry of progress and
'
civic enlightenment. . T In my opin- .
ion no law of ballot reform ade-
quate to the requirements of the
conditions which envelop Georgia
can become operative except by
radical constitutional amerfdment.
Fraud traud may m-tv be be prevented prevented bvlerisH- be legtsla
tive enactment, but if the suffrage
of the ignorant and the Vicious is to
be excluded from the electoral ar-
bitramentof the questions which
are fraught with vital interest to a
Cauc ^ ian community the funda-
power and point the way. This is
but one view which should find
lodgment m the th.nk.ng minds—
: there are man >' a PP e “ 1,n k for con
sideration.”—Atlanta
tion
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THERKCORDhas long I avore( l a
new constitutional convention,
Our code is now a book so large
that it is unwieldy, Lws bulky, and full
ofobso|ete | aws that are of
no o force oc or consennenre .eque ce, • l aws aw * tb-u i.U
are so mixed up by other laws that
is not a lawyer in the state
who knows what the laws of Geor-
j gia are.
The states of South Carolina,
^ ew ^ °rk, Ohio, Mississippi, Lou¬
isiana, Illinois and a number of
°^ iers ^ ia ' e recently held constitu-
t * ona ^ conventions with the great¬
est benefit to all of them. It is said
*^ at Mississippi has the model con-
stlt ution of all the republican states
ot the world and many have since
patterned her laws with changes to
suit her imitators.
The last four years, here in
Georgia,has seen a large number of
amendments to the constitution of
Georgia ; why not make all these
changes at once?
We hope that the people of Geor-
gia will not let the little political
pulls and cliques keep the state
from advancement such as the re-
vision of her constitution would
give her.
Election.
The election for Congressman
passed off very quietlv, Mr. Tate
getting 129 votes.
Mr. Brooke, the populist candi¬
date did not get a vote at this pre¬
cinct—not a Brooke ticket was to
be seen. This is an exceedingly
small vote.
We are, and have been for a long
time, of the opinion that when the
change was made to hold all the
elections on the same day, that day
should have been the second Tues¬
day in November when every can¬
didate could be voted for at one
time and they could have been assur¬
ed of a good vote.
Judge Estes.
To Judge John B. Estes we pre¬
sent, on behalf of his neighbors and
the people, 1 f assurances of highest f
esteem , tor him , personally ,, and con-
gratulations upon his elevation
again to the exalted position which
he has already filled with distin-
guished ability. He is a man in
whom the people recognize the
qualities of a learned J mrist, chris-
. gentleman, . .
tian a progressive cit-
izen, and n kindly and generous
neighbor.
Judge Estes’s term on the bench
which begun in 1S83 was noted for
its dispensation of even-handed jus-
tice, ’. for its impartiality, its admira-
. ble dignity, . and , rapid .„ dispatch of
business. It is always a source of
congratulation when such men be-
come the embodiment of the law—
the instrument through whom blind
justice weighs the contentions of
right & between man and man, ’ be-
the . commonwealth , , and the ,
tween
citizen. It is a position whose im-
portance cannot be overestimated
in its bearing upon the public wel-
f are -
Judge Estes was born in Ander-
son county, S. C., in 1835. In 1844,
when he was nine years old, his
father moved to Franklin county,
Ga., and located on the portion
which was afterward cut off and is
now Hart county. He was educa-
ted * n ^ ie common schools, one of
his tutors being Morgan H. Loon-
e > T ’ a brotlier o George C. Looney,
who was principal of Gainesville
college in 1874. He entered Frank-
bn college at Athens, now the
State university, but on the account
t h e financial condition of his
father he was forced to withdraw
’
He Studied law at home at night
ana md recited recuea his ms lessons lessons to 10 Daniel uameier. G
Candler, father of Governor Allen
oar in 1856 at Carnesville and began
P ’ c 0
Bie same year.
In .859 Mr. Estes moved to
Jonesboro and taught school with
Allen ta D. Candler r-i . • until the ., war
broke out. At the beginning of
1862 he entered the army as captain
of the “Estes Guards.” At Grif-
fin, where the regiment was organ-
ized, he was elected lieutenant-col-
»«*i. At he battle of Mechanics-
the colonel of
the .esrinent was killed and Lein-
tenant-colonel Estes was promoted
to the place.
At the close of the war he return-
cd to Jonesboro, but nnd.ng that
toF^n^y ShermT-farlLy,hT'"went r back
toBv. !»
which position he held until the
office was abolished.
hjch j las since been hjs home |
He was elected to the legislature in
tSSo. In 1SS2 he was elected judge
of the Northea5tern circuit and
served one term.
wi n"me r fi u%n f /iw^uti’es'^i'' hi'
office. He will enter upon bis
work profoundly impressed with
the exacting demands which it will
make upon both his brain and his
conscience and with a determina-
tion to do right, though the heav-
ens falh—Gainesville Eagle.
OVERSTOCKED!
Price of Cotton is Too Low for
Merchants to Sell Many
Goods.
Our Loss is Your
Cash is Kellis’ When
it Conies to
Buying.
We are overstocked on Dry
Goods, Shoes, Hats, etc., and
we MUST and WILL
regardless of cost. We have
CUT prices on ever) 7 piece of
goods in our store, If you
will bring the cash you can
buy goods here 20 per cent
lower than at any other store
in north-east Georgia.
Below we name some prices
that are in keeping with the
hard times:
7 Ounce Wool Jeans, worth 20c
a yard, our price. 121-2c a yard.
9 Ounce Wool Jeans, worth .30c
a yard, our price is 18c a yard.
Best Heavy yard,we Drilling, offer worth
(I 3-4o a at 5 cents.
Good cotton checks wortli 0 cts
we ask only. . .4 cts
Good calicoes, usually sold at
0 cts, our price .... 4c
tt We T 1 have cooo yards 1 01 r cal- i
ic0 remnants, n yards in
J to 2
length, which we sell at 20 cts
a pound, which is only 2 cts
a yard. ‘j
-q pairs of good Cotton
, blankets, , , , worth ,, $i <+. a pair, we
closing . them
are out 39c a
pair. Better lay by a few
pairs,for they’ll come in migh-
ty handy this winter.
Our clothing is the best and
nobbest 1 , , to , 1 be found r 1 in this ,1 •
section. Men’s all wool, fast
color suits at $5 j they are
cheap at $7.50, but they must
go at $5.
We have an extra fine line
01 r t Ladies v Capes, from r qo cts
r
U P $ 12, maiked in .
pfAiIT figures, but at this sale
we’ll discount them IO per
cent for spot cash. They are
rare bargains.
Our wool dress goods are
alt marked 111 P lam fi S ures >
and marked low, too, but in
order to move them faster, we
have cut them io per cent.
We have a first class line of
w j nter underwear. Ladies’
COtt ° n ribbed lll bed undervests ^idenests at at
r 5 c > worth 2 5 c 3 otherS 2 5 c
$1 ; all grades and sizes for
children, in wool and cotton.
Wq have the celebrated
Wright’s Health Underwear
for srentlemen Will prevent r
the Contracting b of Cold ’ ; the
price _ IS $3.50, but that 1 IS 50c
under regular city prices; see
them before J you buy else-
~
where.
Every staple shoe in the
house o- 0 at CUt prices. We
have cut all our cpl.qo, J .7 ' q
and $2 men and \v omen bhoes
to $1.20 a pair. sell the
fonious Eagle shoes for
dies at $2.50 and $3 .00. Red
Q ^ P o| Selz Roval ,1 Blue
for gentlemen ; all stzes ; cor-
reef stvle nnH fir«tt-rla« ntial-
l • ^} > anu j me , orice piice is 1^ $4 and a a
you get better shoes at that
price than others sell at $5.
You can buy hats and Caps
at ourstore 20 per cent
lower than others ask Ln 0 lbs:
good patent flour for $1 ;gold
eyed needles at IC p P ,
good pins IC a paper, Goats
Spool thread, 41c a dozen;
bartrains in towels, table linen
munterna i n s G o O d
cloth window shades for ^ 5 C
Don’t nnrlhnse forget those 2C Rem-
nants 7or io-i blan- I
kets.
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va ' ue purity and full
strength in drugs and medicines,
The sound and true old saying is :
“In medicine, quality is
•Ting.” We are very careful about
th^ freshnessxind perfect condition
ot a11 tlie dru £ s we use in
p0,,ndin e prescriptions, and equal-
ly careful that these are filled accu-
pharmacist rately by a skilled and competent
only. We do nothing
of the “cheap” and dangerous sort
hi this department; but in the bus-
iness end of our store, among the
proprietary and general toilet and
fancy articles we can give you some¬
thing in the way of bargains. Try
us.
EDGE & CO.,
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f quires of beautiful Sat-
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This stationery usually
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and are to-day worse off than
ever. Rheumatism is a blood disease,
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£ the art of simplicity—something to give di 1 >
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t we’ll do the press work equally as w : j
We have all the new faces of type and emplov 4
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A No matter where you are we can give you a a
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have higher priced goods. a
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and Nobody we do a does general Finer printing Commercial business. Printing than We. 1
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