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Tke Weekly Democrat.
■KK B. RUSSELL, Editor and Prop'r
THURSDAY. MAY 11.1882.
EDITORIAL NOTES
—Congressman Turner is at his home
in Quitman for a few days.
—Lord Cavendish, the Secretary of
Inland was fecently assassinated in
Dublin. Verily, tyranny like virtue
brings its own reward.
—Gen. Grant was sixty-five years
old on the 4th instant. He is in his
prime for a third term—that is if he
can get it. Grant takes all he can
g*t.
—The Georgia Press boys met in
Augusta yesterday. They had a rare
time. Sorry the state of our exchequer
Vral such that prevented our attend
ance. '
—The Tariff Commission Bill has
passed the House at Washington. The
four ablest speeches delivered against
the iniquity were those of Blackburn,
S. S. Cox, A. S. Hewitt and H. G.
Turner.
—The Darien Gazette states that
Gen. Gartrcll is the John H. James of
the gubernatorial race. Fie! Richard,
there is only one James—and if Alex
Stephens is nominated by the Democrats
what
—Some are the papers think that
politics will be hot this summer. We
hardly think so—it will take a great
deal to stir the political cauldron up to
the boiling point with sensible people
we opine. The weather bids fair to be
hotter than anything else at present.
—**I told you so,” thunders the
Atlanta correspondent of the Savannah
News, in every letter he writes, “I told
you that Senator Hill would never re
cover.” The same authority tells us
that Senator Brown is o. k. For that
much, at least, let us be thankful.
—Our Atlanta Correspondent fur
bishes the readers of The Democrat
with a very readable letter this week.
Our friends will see that Mr. Ponder
has been rambling among the old bat
tlefields of North Georgia, and that his
descriptions are vivid.
—Williams, the cashier of the
Southern Express Company at Savan
nah died Monday night last of an over
dose of laudanum. He had been ia the
Company’s employ for ten years, and
his death is to be deplored. We knew
him and regret his sudden taking off.
—It is now said that Joe Brown is
going to resign the Senate and Gen.
Gordon is to be appointed in his stead.
Well, these dayB, we can hear almost
anything regardless o*’ the truth per
taining thereto. Our opinion is, how-
over, that Mr. Brown will never resign.
Like your Uncle Alex Stephens, he
will die with the harness on.
MR. STEPHENS.
We aro glad to know that this emi-
■ent Georgian will not lend his power-
ful aid toward the radical-independent
coalition which is seeking to give our
State government to the worst element*
of our population. The repeated
aertiooa of the Atlanta P'V-V'^ 8 ,
the eovjition '
vtgan, that Mr. Stephens
**’would accept the -mongrel nomination
for Governor, and his silence in refer
ence to it has caused some uneasiness
among the Democracy. The following
from the Atlanta Constitution of the
9th sets the matter straight:
“We announce with pleasure this
morning tbat we are just placed in pos
session of information we cannot doubt
tbat Mr. Stephens is in the most thor
ough accord with the organized Demo-
jntic party of Georgia—that he will
accept its nomination for Governor if it
is tendered him, and that in default of
this he will not be in tho race for
Governor as the candidate of any party.
We make this statement upon the most
direct authority, and with the fullest
indorsement of its reliability.
Mr. Stephens himself has made no
statement since his name has been
mentioned for Governor that would
cast any doubt as to his positiou iu this
matter, but the use that has been made
of his candidacy by others who are re
lentlessly opposed to the Democratic
party, made it the duty of the Consti
tution to speak plainly ou this subject,
and to lay down an alternative line of
action if our doubts should be material-
ixed.
It is not calculated to strengthen any
man with the Democrttic party to have
the public indorsement of Colonel Hen
ry P. Farrow, but if he can take Mr.
Stephens with the announcement made
.above, there is a possibility tbat the
Democratic party will continue to in
crease in size until there ia no opposi
tion. We certainly have no objection
to this.”
OCR ATLANTA LETTER
ON TUE RAIL—PASSING OVER HISTOR
IC GROUND—LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—
AGRICULTURAL DOTS ATLANTA
OOSSIP.
Dear Democrat :—Shaking the’ dust
of the Gate City from my sandels last
Mr- Stephens and the Governorship-
Atlanta Constitution.
We have a few words to say to Mr.
Stephens. In what we have to say we
cannot be thought to threaten him.
His prestige and our respect for his
character and services alike fosbid
such a suspicion. We speak, because
it is our duty to speak, and we speak
Monday morning, I boarded the|pla : Dly because the situation demands
Western and Atlantic 'rain for a brief
visit to Chattanooga, Tenn. I was not
alone—there were three coaches well
filled with passengers; and the con
ductor informed me that this rate of
travel continued throughout the entire
year. In the spring it is northerners
returning from Florida; in the summer,
it is southerners going north ; in the fall
it is southerners returning and in the
winter it is northerners coming south.
The ubiquions ‘commercial tourist’ adds
a good per centage to the travel of the
road in all sections. This large flow
of travel over a road twice a day, leaves
a snog little 6um of money at every
little ‘lay over.’ Let those who do not
think that it will not benefit Bainbridge
to bo an important point on a big
through line, bear this in mind.
I passed over the battle field of
Chickamauga, and stood upon the
breast works before which twenty odd
thousand Union soldiers yielded np
their lives, as they fell like chaff before
the unerring aim of the confederate
guns. And this samo ground Was
stained with the heart’s blood of seven
teen thousand southern patriots on that
dreadful day in May 1804. It was one
of the most bloody fights of the war;
and it will be many days yet er’e time
and progress will heal the scars that
day’s conflict has left on mother earth’s
bosom. Thomas was the federal hero
of Chickmauga, while Bragg led the
boys in gray.
‘Chickamauga’ is the Indian name
for the river that flows through the
valley, and signifies the ‘River of Death’
It is thought that they gave it this
name because of the slow, sluggish
nature of its water, which are as
sluggish as a Chattanooga editor’s
mind.
Tuesday evening I went np on Look
out Mountain, whose summit is one
half-a-mile above the level of the sea,
and from which you can, with the as
sistance of a telescope, look into seven
States—Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama,
Kentuckcy, Virginia, North and South
Carolina. Reader, did you ever view
a sunset from the top of a high moun
tain ? It is a glorios sight to watch
the god of day sink to rest thousands
of feet below you—to catch his last
golden ray of glory, when those far
below have long since bade him good
night.’ Then comes the misty twi
light among the clouds, when
‘The day is done and t^ie darkness
Falls from the wings of night
As a feather is wafted downward
From the eagle in his flight.’
One cannot help but be impressed
the scene. ^
Between
crops appea*^ b
and Ms cold snap has dealt the cotton
fop a heavy blow, and one, too, that
will be seriously felt when the harvest
time comes. For, like those in Souths
west Georgia, the farmers up here are
wedded to cotton and guano. The
other day in Marietta I saw a one-
mule farmer, who did not raise enough
corn last year to last him seven months
come in after guano to put under cot
ton. About next August the buzzards
will get the mule, the grass will get
the cotton, and the devil ought to get
the man.
The political slate begins to assume a
business-like pace. Henry R. Jackson,
H. H. Carlton^and H. W. Grady will
be the most conspicuous figures before
the nominating convention for Con
gressman at large, Henry Grady will
get the nomination.
Martin J. Crawford will recieve the
support of Colquitt & Co., for Govern
or, so I learn from one who goes behind
the curtain; or at least that is his
opinion, and he is not alone in it. And
it ia whispered that Hon. Ben. Hill’s
Senatorial seat will be used to coax the
little sage of Liberty hall off of the
gubernatorial trick, Joe Brown will
probably retire, and Gov. Colquitt will
ask the legislajure for the p:ace. Of
course Brown, Gordon & Co., would be
for our Christian Governor. Such is
the true inwardness of modern politics.
Governor Coiquitt has made considera
ble money in his coal speculation, he
has been handsomely vindicated and
could, I think, retire from public life
in good grace. Personally I like him.
Senator Brown and Gen. Gordon and
rejoice at their prosperity. But in
politics, as in everything else, I am
‘dead set agin’ monopolies.
The biggest thing in Atlanta dow is
real estate, and it affords a fine field for
speculators. Hundreds are made on it
every day.
Small pox and the independent fever
holds it's own pretty well, but the
coming warm season will it is hoped
kill out both. J. D P
Atlanta, May 8th, 1882
^ t,an ^and
Chattanooga
a little backward.
plain speaking.
Mr. Stephens is practically a candi
date for governor. The coalition move
ment claims him as its candidate. The
‘mass meeting,’ called by the'caucus of
that party to meet on the first of June,
will doubtless officially declare him the
candidate of the coalition and pat him
formally in the field. Mr. Stephens
will then be called upon to decide be
tween that faction and the democratic
party. It is upon this point that we
have something to say.
Mr. Stephens must not be deluded
with the belief that he can carry the
standard of both parties. The so-called
independent movement is not a split
within the party ranks. It is not a
quarrel between Democrats, who will
remain Democrats when the difference
is settled. It is a coalition between
certain Democrats who have left the
party openly and definitely, and the
Arthur ring of the republican party.
The independents of Georgia have
almost unanimously repudiated the
movement as anti-Democratic, as a
league with negroes and republicans for
the purpose of overturning the Demo
cratic party. The independent pres=
has abandoned it and denounced it.
leaving but three papers in the State
in its support—the Post-Appeal, man
aged by Mr. Thornton, a professed re
publican ; the Gainesville Southron,
managed by a federal postmaster, and
the Cartersvilie Free Press, Dr. Fel
ton’s personal oigan. Of seven papers
that supported Mr. Speer in his former
run but one sustains him now. But
one is left to support Dr. Felton. Of
the thirty odd papers that opposed the
Democracy tw r o years ago, but the three
above mentioned indorse the coalition.
The Augusta News, which encouraged
Mr. Stephens to defy the the edict of
a convention a few years ago, and
which has been steadily independent,
lias turned its back on this mongrul
party. As with the press so with the
masses ofHhe independent democrats.
We engage to print on demand a list
of 100 prominent young men in this
city alone who have voted the independ
ent ticket formerly, but who have
turned their backs on this movement.
The issue is squarely made. It is
Democratic or anti-Democratic. There
is no split in the Democratic party jr j-
Georgia. The Colquitt and,/^fwood
factions which threaten£>^ iprupt j t
two years ago-s£ ' w * gauized , and
independent' w j D g S w hich have men
ses unity for years—have joined
rhands heartily in the presence of a
common danger, and stand shoulder to
shoulder, confronting a common enemy.
Mr. Stephens has surelly outlived
ambition. He says that his earnest
wish is to retire from public life, and
he consents to serve his people once
more only in the hope of bringing har
mony to the party. We assure him in
all earnestness and sincerity that he
cannot do this, by compromising
wuh the faction led by Farrow. Long-
street and Felton, and backed by 60.-
000 negroes and the Arthur adminis
tration, While we shall support Mr.
Stephens with pleasure if he is the
nominee of the Democratic party, and
if he plants himself squarely on the
Democratic platform, we shall oppose
his nomination and election with all
the strength that in us lies, if he ac.
cepts the nomination of the meeting in
June. If he does this the Democratic
party will nominate some one in oppo
sition to him, and a bitter fight will be
the result. We may be beaten in this
contest. All right. We had better be
beaten than bullied. The Democratic
party of Georgia can meet defeat and
still preserve its self-respect. It can
not do so if it permits itself to be bull
dozed by a few soreheads and negroes
fighting in the shadow of a great name.
We can be happier in such a defeat, if
it should come, than 3Ir. Stephens
could in such a victory when he found
out too late from whose hands it came
and at what sacrifice it has been won.
We have written thus plainly because
our duty to the Democratic party re
quired that we .should write. We do
not believe that Mr. Stephens will al
low himself to be used by the coal.tion
party. That he has permitted their
badgering use of his name thus far is
doubless due to a disinclination to in
terfere until definite action becomes
necessary. We believe that his patri
otism, bis sagacity and his love of the
old Democratic party will prevent his
putting himself in the hands of a faction
openly devoted to its destruction. If
however, we should be mistaken, then
the sooner we have printed what is
written above the better for all con-
c erned.
—Ctyitral Railroad stock which last
year reached the astonishing high
figure of 8160 per share has now drop
ped down to 8100. We look for a still
lower decline. Not only will Central
decline but the stock of all other roads,
under the working of our Mvdel Rail
road Commission.
—The Columbus Enquirer is thor
oughly aroused as to the importance of
the Chattanooga, Columbus and Florida
railroad. The Times of that city how
ever is mum on the subject. Every
press along the line ought to ring this
great enterprise in every issue.
—We state upon the authority of
Hon. A. L. Hawes, of Baker that he has
no intention of being an independent
candidate for Congressoranythingel.se.
He is and always has been an organized
Democrat, and is in favor of returning
Hon. H. G. Turner to Congress. Peor
pie ought to know what they are talk
ing about before they shoot their mouth
off at the politics of so true Democrat
as Hon. A. L. Hawes.
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The State Convention of colored men
adopted a platform in sympathy with any
movement to overthrow the Bourbon De.
mocracy and will offer better inducements
than the Republican part}'. The resolu
tions demand a repeal or modification of
the penitentiary system of tie State and
larger approoriations for educational pur
poses aud declare that the poll tax ought
not to be made a prerequisite to voting.
Dr. Powell who has charge of the luna
tic asylum at Milledgeville says insanity
is rapidly on the increase the negroes.
Whisky drinking is the main cause the
doctor thinks.
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call on me. I have a full stock, to which I
am making daily additions. These goods
must be sold. Cash buyers particularly so
licited. All goods warranted as represented,
and shown with pleasure.
Dress Goods,
Straw Hats, for men
* ladies and children,
Phoes for all. A
nice line of Spring.
And Summer clothing.
bought very low and
lor sale at extremely
Low prices.
Groceries,
consisting of
Coffee, Flour,
Sugar Soap, Potash
and indeed every
thing in this line.
I have a stock of samples from DEVLIN
% CO., the Farmer’s Clothiers, New York.
Make, style and fit guaranteed}
F. L. BABBIT.
Try the “Tropico” cigar—the best and
cheapest cigar in the market.
F. L. BABBIT.
Keep Cool! Keep Cool!
ICE ALWAYS ON HAND. Strictly
a a
Too Cheap To Charge.
GEO. 0. GRIFFIN.
week. $12 a day at horn*
^easily made. Costly outfit free.
Address True & Co., Augusta Maine.
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Old Reliable “PetpJe’s Store.
Ileadquarttys for Farmer’s Supplies and the most reliable heavy goods'of cverr
scription. Dry Goods, Clotning. Shoes, Boots, Hats, Hosie-y, Notions,(etc., in
less variety. Hardware, Tinware, aud a full supply of j
Bacon, Flour, Corn, and other heavy Groceries, by the car load.J-TI defy compete
in prices and challenge ecomparrison in goods. Large quantitics'of goods arc j
ing daily, and they
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THE LIVE CROCER
Will run a lightning schedule the present
year, and will keep on hand for the benefit
of the public the beat sn 1 most select as
sortment of
GROCERIES,
Ever seen in Bainbridge. Also,
FRUITS,
CANDIES,
CONFECTIONS.
Country produce bought at highest prioee.
All I ask is a trial, after which I know
you will be pleased.
E A Pohlman,
M. KWILECKI.
AT THE OLD
VVarfield Store.
A NEW SUPPLY OF
Groceries and Grain,
• Hardware & Wagon
Material, Paints,
Oil and Putty,
Agent for Sashes and Blinds
SUBSCIBE FOR
The Democrat.
Your County Paper $2 a Year.
If small profits can do the woak. I will give no prices, because when you come'
the cash
THE GOODS MUST G
Give me chance before purchasing elsewhere and be convinced^Hiat. J^Pthc
bargains. _ _ M* •
, Hjflbsrhiarket price paid for Country Produce in ca3h.
Proprietor of the l’eopte’s Store.
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ARE READY FOR THE-
CAMP
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WITH A
FINE STOCK OF GOOD
Consisting of Everything Usually Kept in a
FIRST-CLASS ST OR
COME AND SEE THEM.
South Broad. S5$t„
Thespian Build In
Millinery and Fancy Good
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o“ri l ,u nd ^ eme eVeryb<)d ^ an< ! el!lmine m y well selected stock of Millinery ai
rpmmpil tv eTer J’ t * 1 ing kept in a firstsetass millinery establishment. Ha
latest «tvl n I am prepared to give my customers every advautaj
w at _ d •“htons. I have a splendid assortment of lace and lalsle milts
dc/tn / of ever y description. Fine cologue and Eiuer Down, the best f
' “ Hats of every description from 35 cents to $1 Picture fr
1 h! V e the agency tor E. Butterick & Go’s, patterns and the
u J , * cheap as of the firm. I pay postage on all patterns, j
lim 8 . ad * pt l “‘^ e art of mantua-making can be found at my establishmei
«Cni7™iu Sh / WlU be Pleased to serve her many friends. Ladies coming t<
n sec me before leaving. All orders will receive my personal atti
4 Respectfully,
MAS, M. j. REYNOLD