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The Weekly Democrat.
SSI'* K. III'SnKI.Ij, Kililor ami Prop'r
THURSDAY. JUNE 8.1882.
EDITORIAL NOTES
—The Atlanta Constitution calls the
Hon. Emory Speer “a blackguard." The
weather is getting warm np that way.
—Florida is a large State but has a
very small population, nevertheless her
two United States Senators. Mcss-s
Call and Jones are among the ablest in
the Senate.
' —Our friend of the Quitman Free
Press is a littkd muddled on the ques
tion of Aler Stephens for Governor.
The old commoner is calculated to mys
tify almost anybody.
—Quincy, Fla., is just now very
much excited over the base ball ques
tion, and well she should be, for
wo understand that Col. Keep, the in
fant of the Herald, has developed into
the finest “catch” ever seen this side of
the Atlantic,
—Col. Marcellus E. Thornton, the
great quail-eating, independent, coali
tion editor, of Atlanta, appears jnst now
to be directing tho Democratic party of
Georgia. We might dub the doughty
Colonel as the Napoleon of our State
politics.
—The Atlanta Evening ITcrald is
the latest venture in Atlanta journalism.
It is bright, sparkling, witty and
newsy, and its editors are S»m. \V.
Small and Chas. Howard Williams,
both able writers and competent news
paper men. We wish the Herald much
BUCCCSS.
—Garebaldi, the great Italian patriot
nnil revclutionist is dead. He was
born on the 22(1 of July 1S07 and was
at the time of his death nearly seventy-
five years old. He accomplished more
for the liberty of his country than any
man of modern times, and deserves the
love of his own people and the admira
tion of the world.
- -It can’t be possible that our friends
of the Albany News and Advertiser are
‘‘going back on” your uncle Joseph E
Brown, yet such seems to be the case.
Too late, boys, Joey has got a death-
grip on the Gecgia Democracy; and
whoever he puts up for Governor—
Stephens or the great Marcellus—will be
certainly elected. Bo quiet and let Joe
boss the j >b—he will do it up brown.
—Hon. A. O. Bacon is looming up
fir next Governor. He is a life long
Democrat, and one of the ablest men in
Geotgia. TJe has been Speaker of the
House of Representatives for many
years, and is considered the best presid
ing officer in the State. If the conven
tion to assemble in Atlanta next July
desire to reward a man whose political
record is without a blemish, whose per
sonal chart ctcr is above repioach and
whose ability is second to none, then
let them nominate A. 0. Bacon. He
will fill the bill.
—The meeting of the Democracy of
Decatur county called for the 4th of
July is one of much importance. It
will be the commencement of a great
political campaign—the first gnn in the
battle for Democratic principle. We
are to have three several elections
this year. The first Wednesday in
October a Governor, State officers and
Members of the Legislature are to be
elected; in November members of
Congress are to be chosen, and in Janu
ary a full ticket for county officers,
with tho exception of Ordinary, must
be elected. Now the Democratic party
of Decatur in this mass meeting are
expected to inaugurate this campaign
with such wisdom and foresight, that in
every election the standard of Demo
cracy will wave victoriously at the polls.
With a proper understanding of the
situation, and by taking advantage of
former party experiences, we see no
reason why the Democracy should en-
counter anything like formidable oppo
sition in Decatur. While the party
should be tolerant, liberal, progressive,
it should at the same time present a
bold, defiaat and solid iront against
Radicalism. Ia view of the recent
high-handed and revolutionary acts by
the Radical majority in Congress, every
conservative citizen cf the county must
see that a further lease on power given
that corrupt and infamous party, would
be but another step toward undermin
ing the great fabric of our tree govern
ment. The immediate question then
to be decided in the fall elections is:
Shall this government be administered
in the manner provided by the consti
tution, or at the will of a bold, corrupt
and infamous gang of political freebooL,
ers, yclept the Republican party. The
Democracy of Decatur in part must
answer that question—hence the im
portance of the meeting of July 4th.
■
That Honest Confession.
Editor Democrat: —I was glad to
see that my letter of 18th of last month
had the desired effect of drawuTg Com
missioner Wood out, to give the people
the benefit of his public confession.
Mr. Wood answered like a man to the
charge of neglect of duty, and putting
his position in strong language, says he
is guilty of “a terrible oversight." Such
a confession may relieve his conscience
but will by no means satisfy the public.
The money which the people paid as
taxes is gone and such an answer is
not what they want. Every one feels
that Mr. Wood, as he says, is very sor
ry for this thing; but iu being peni
tent in this way is but carrying out a
characteristic of human nature. Was
there ever a man who was not penitant
when he was caught up with and held
responsible for his misdoings ? The
proper way for Mr. Wood to bo sorry
is to say to the people t>f Decatur coun
ty that he is one of five Commissioners
through whose neglect of duty the peo
ple have lost a certain sum of money,
and that he is morally, at least, if not
legally, bound for one-fifth of the money,
and promptly pay it over to their
county Treasurer. This might prove a
hardship on Mr. Wood, but. that Mas
ter whom he professes to serve, often
imposes upon his erring ones such bur
dens to bring them to a correct under
standing of their duty; and this no
doubt is the view that will be taken of
this matter in that great and final day
when men will be made to answer for
deeds which courts are failing to reach.
I think, if encouraged a little, Mr.
Wood will give a very fair exposition
of tho workings of the County Hoard
and shed some light which the people
want. Therefore, I will propound to
him a few leading questions by way of
a stait off and hope he will answer to
the best of his skill and knowledge as he
did before.
Now, Mr. Wood, tell the people when
the Commissioners, or Legal Adviser as
their representative, first ‘discovered
that the Tax Collector’s bond was de
fective ? Tell them whether or not it
was a considerable time before his stated
time for collecting last year’s taxes
was out ? Tell them whether or not, very
soon after he commenced collecting last
year’s taxes, you did not discover that-
you had your “hands in the lion’s
mouth, and you thought it best not to
pull the lion’s tail until you got your
hands out of his mouth ? Tell them if
this is not the exact language used by
one of your board when questioned
about the matter ? Tell them why it
was that you did not object to the Tax
Collector’s collecting when you found
that he was going wrong ? Tell them
whether that conversation the Tax Col
lector had with the Legal Adviser was
in relation to the county or Slate bond
when the Tax Collector urgejl upoa the
Legal Adviser “during vacation” to
secure his bond, and the Legal Adviser*
put him off until the next meeting of
the board ? Tell them why the Legal
Adviser did not, as representative of
the board, receive the bond himself or
direct the board’s attention to it at the
next regular meeting? Tell them if
your Clerk read the minutes of the
previous meeting at each meeting of
your board; and tell them why he did
not read them 7 Was it because your
memories were so very remarkable that
you could recollect at each meeting
what had transpireJ at the previous
cncs. without having the minutes read
to you; and if you had such astonish
ing memories, how was it that you
forgot the Loud ?
Give them light, Mr. Wood; yes.
tell them, if you kuow, something about
the construction of the bridge ; and if
you don’t know, tell them why you
don’t know. An honest confession is
good for the soul, and you seem much
depressed just now.
The truth seems to be that Mr. Wood
is a good, simple minded farmer, who
loves to stay at home and attend to his
own business and has left the transac
tion of the county affairs to his more en-
ings the financial states of our county j
depends.
Twelve months ago, hard would it j
have been to believe that such would be
the case; but to-day it is a fact that we |
are brought face to face with such a
shame; a disgrace • that causes
every thinking man to suspect that our
Commissioners have bady managed our
county affairs.
I would like to' hear from some of
the other “brethen” on the subject of
county board management. We want
light, Mr. Editor, and this seems about
the only chance to draw it out of them,
through your columns. There has been
too much secrecy in this affair, and
the people who have the bills to foot
are beginning to want to know how the
thing is going. Every time informa
tion is sought, we are told to be ‘ quiet,
the thing is being adjusted and we will
have the money in a few days,” but the
money don’t c 'me, and still we are de
manded to keep still and sing low.
As to Mr. Wood’s supposition that
“Grand Juror’’ is a coward ; and if be
really means busines, he can discover
his mistake by applying under the
proper rules for my name.
Gkand Juror.
Republican Rule or Ruin.
Chicago Times.
The republicans of the house succeed
ed yesterday in securing the adoption of
a rule which is highly objectionable
in itself, still more objectionable be
cause it is a radical departure from
precedents to meet a special contingen
cy which is not of an exceptional char
acter, and most objectionable of all
from the method of its adoption. The
rules obviously required a majority of
at least two-thirds to proceed to the
immediate adoption of a new rule. A
minority of more than one-third has
or had, the right to prevent changes in
the rules, and it had it rightfully. It
is not for the interest of the public
business that a bare majority should be
enabled to adopt any rules it desires,
and take any action it wishes, without
regard to the minority. The principle
that majorities rule is well established
here, but it is equally well established
that no power should rule arbitrarily,
and that mere might should not be
equivalent to right. The right to Cut
off debate by the adoption of the pre
vious question and the right of suspend
ing the rules by a vote of two-thirds
were all the rights that a majority
could safely be intrusted with. The
debate'yesterday wa* a farce. Each
side understood perfectly well what the
other side and the speaker would do.
All the rulings of the speaker were
prepared before hand by the steering
committee of the republicans, and de
bate was allowed only for the sake of
appearances. Under the existing rules
the Democrats had the right to prevent
action by making dilatory motions, and
they were in so large a minority that it
was expedient they should have the
power. A rule less arbitrary was
three years ago vigorously opposed by
the same Reed who is the author of the
rule adopted yesterday, and the leader
of the republicans in accomplishing its
adoption. The Democrats had rights
to prevent the adoption of the rule
which could only have been denied by
arbitrary rulings by the speaker, which
it was agreed in advance that he should
make, and which assumed, for the sake
of getting action on the rule, that the
rule was already in existence. The
only justification for the ru'.ings was a
rule that was not yet adopted, and to
get which adopted the rulings were
made. The only thing-to be said on
the other side is that the case of Mr.
Dibble is apparently a weak one; there
is little reason to doubt that Mr.
Mackey was elected ; but here again
the republicans cannot accomplish the
seating of their contestant without re
versing a precedent of their own
establishment a few years ago, where
the contestant was a Democrat- The
effort to show that Mr. Dibble has some
rights beyond what Air. O Ccnnor had
is a total failure, even with a republican
lightened town colleagues, one of whom precedeut behiad it IfMr O’Connor
was not elected, his death created no
vacancy, and there was nothing tc elect
is much given to fishing and hunting,
and the other, as Mr. Wood informs
the public, “had it expressly understood ^ Dibble to
in accepting the pnsitition that he
should not be troubled with these —Editor Chat ley Willingham, of
things,” and the Legal Adviser, is not Cartersville, the origninal Feltonite. is
himself much averse to fishing and , sttedding^ many tears because his lif.--
, .. vr* _ n • • lonz friend, Alexander Hamilton
hunting. Nice Commissioners, these. ; *. . ’ .....
° ’ Stepneus, has announced tnat he would
Me have berated and abused Joel ; accept the Democratic nomination fur
Johnson’s administration of affairs, hut; Governor. Uncle Charley had fondly
let the present administration bow their hoped that his honored friend would
heads with shame, and the people for- j *- h r“w himself soul and body into the
ever be silent about Johnson. Here arms of ,he O al »ion.sts, and with his
, , _ _ ~ . . great name lead them on to victory, and
are a boaid of County Commissioners therebv d „. rov the n Min , ra , t
Sydney Smith Outdone.
[ From (he Co * itv ’on.]
Congressman S. S. Cox’s speech.
The lintle git 1 canuot play wii h her doll,
nor the boy wAh his top' nor the mother
wash her offspring with soap, except at an
expense of from one-third to one-half of
their cost for the domestic piivilege.
[Laughter.] - If the mother gives her child
castor oil, she poors Jowu 1-18 per cent ad
valorem ]Laughter] : If the child does not
enjoy the dose, there is a 25 per cent bowl
as the recipient of the contents of its ten
der stomach. And though she “wash it
with niter ami take to it much, soap yet the
iniqui'.v is marked before me,” saith the
Lord, lor the soap is taxed 40 per centum
God help the child !
Mr. Townseud, of Illinois—How about
candy ?
Mr. Cox, of New York—I am coming
to that in a moment, my honey. [Great
laughter.]
If she w.ans the dear little one in a
plain bleached cotton uignt-sbiit. it has a
ti'gh.mare of at cents per square yard
specific [laughter]; when Ihecbild awakes
in the morning fret.ul she combs its litt/e
head at 35 cents ad valorem [laughter];
ifshewouldamuse it, she rolls it over
Brussels carpet at 90 cents per sqaare yard
or gives it coufect'oneiy made of refined
sugar at 4 tents a pound tax and 25 per
cent ad valorem if it tears its little pant
ies the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Kelley j sews them up with spcol
thread taxed at th’-ee quarters of its value.
[Langhier]* Why, if she used a shingle
to bring the little'toddling wee thing’ to its
senses.as the honorable gentleman car.
recall, the cost would be'euhauced at the
rate of 17 per cent taxation [Laughter.]
If the voungstes has a patriotic inclina
tion on our fourth of July, his fire-crackeis
are taxed as a pat-iotic" luxury at§l extra
a box, and the banting which furnishes
the flag, though but 23 cents a pound,
cost 121 per cent extra, while the band
plavs on instruments taxed at 30 cents.
She takes him to the managerie to study
natural history. There is the zebra, sym
bolic of a mix 1 ure and specific [laughter];
and the stately giraffe, high protection
[laughter].the royal tiger, and un-corn of
Holy Writ at 20 per cent, and the process-
iou of elephants.every one 20 per cent.
Tiue, Jumbo for pin poses not 1o be men
tioned, is excluded, by the affidavit of a
consistent protectionist. Rut the chain t hat
holds his legs binds the monster in pro
tective chains. [Laughter.]
Il»wa liailroiiil Iiiug ttiilcs.
The piivate car of President Vandei bill,
of the New York Central road, is one of
the largest in Hie country. It is 74feet in
length, 9 feet 10 inches wide, and 14 feet
6 inches high. It is divided uito four mam
opal fluents. At iLe front is the kitchen,
and back of it Mr. Vandei bill’s state-room.
The sitting and dining room and caid room
follow. * At the extreme rear is t he ob
servatory, with inclosed sides and open
back. The car is elegantly fitted up. and
provided with elect!ic bells and other con
veniences. There are four views on the
sides of tlx? car, representing the Grand
Central Depot, the iinp-ovement3 at One
Handled ana Tenth Si.eet and Fourth
avenue New York, Niagara Falls and the
West Albany bridge of the Cen.ial rail
road. His car could not be duplicated for
less than $13,000 or §204)00. When Mr.
Vanderbilt makes a trip he has a special,
and all other trains must keep out of the
way. He travels as fast as possible far
engines to draw him. and a time table ia
made up least twelve boms and sometimes
two days before he sta-ts and is telegiaph-
ed along the line.
Poor Pitiful Arthur.
Ga'h.
The Piesident is to be pitied. A terri
ble accident threw him from the place of
Johnny O'Brien into the chief magistracy
of the United States. God sometime ele
vates men in this way to test them—
whether there be any good uietal them.
When Saul was picked out by the prophet
Samuel, for nothing in the world but the
height he stood in his boots,rfnd made a
king of him, that conceited parvenu imme
diately began to intrigue against David,
whom he thought to be smarter than his
son Jonathan. Whether David in this
case is Blaine or Cornell is not important
but the people who have known Chester
A. Arthur as a bright-eyed young man with
a pleasant smile, nice, lazy ways, love of a
cockiailand the habit ofsit Jngup all night,
with no particular business on hand, regal d
him with sorrow, seeing that he is ruining
the happiness of his providential elevation
to the ITesideucy to succeed to a neb
ulous and ghostly second teim, which is
probably never to be.
—We have never been an admirer of
31 r. Stephens, but if the Democratic
Convention should see fit to nominate
him for Governor on the 19th of July
we shall render him all the support we
are capable of. At the same time we do
not consider him a, all necessary to
Democratic success in the Fall election.
placed in their positions for their high
order of intelligence and integrity
never forgetting to march up to the
“Captain’s Office” and receive their
per diem, openly and boldly declaring
to the world that they did forget to per
forin their highest du*y. to look after the
county officet upon whose correct deal-
thereby destroy the Democracy.
—The State Democratic Convention
to assemble in Atlanta next month will
nominate a candidate for Congressman
from the State-at-large : and candidates
f«»r Governor, Comptroller General,
State Treasurer, Secretary of State and
Attorney General. We trust that
everything will pass off harmoniously.
Notice of Copartnership.
Ibave this day admilted Mr. R A. Lytle,
who has bren in my employ for ihe past
twelve years, as a partner in my business,
and the business hereof er will he carried
on under the firm name of J. St'-ininger
A Co. Thanking the public for their kind
patronage in the past, and soliciting a
continuance of the same for the new firm.
I a m, Yours Respectfully,
J. Stein enqer.
Bainbridgc. June 7, 1882.
week- $12 a day at home
^easily made- Costly outfit free.
Address Tree & Co., Augusta Maine.
F L BABBIT.
SPRING
If you. want any Dry Hoods or Groceries,
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, e
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,
consistingof
tiotTee, Flour,
Sugar Soap, Potash
and indeed every
thing in this line.
T have a stock of samples from DEVLIN
v. CO., the Farmer’s Clothiers, New York.
Make, style aud fit guaranteed.
F. L. BABBIT.
Try the “Tropico” cigar—the best and
cheapest cigar in the market.
F. L. BABBIT.
THE LIVE CR0CER
Will run a lightning schedule the present
year, and will keep on hand for the benefit
of the public the best and most select as
sortment of
GROCERIES
Ever seen in Bainbridge. Also,
FRUITS,
CANDIES,
CONFECTIONS.
Country produce bought at highest prices.
All I ask is a trial, alter which I know
you will be pleased.
E A Pohliuan,
Keep Cool! Keep Cool!
ICE ALWAYS ON HAND. Stiictly
C A S
Too Cheap To Charge.
GEO. D. GRIFFIN.
SUBSCIBE FOB
The Democrat.
Your County Paper $2 a Year.
jona$ tom
Old Reliable “People’s Store
Headquarters for Farmer’s Supplies and the most reliable heavy goods of everjJ
scripUou. Dry Goods, doming. Shoes, Boots, Hats, Hosie-y, Not ions, k etc., in q
less variety Hardware, Tinware, aud a full supply of
Bacon, Flour, Corn, and other heavy Groceries, by the car load. I'defy competiti
in prices and challenge ecomparrison iu goods. Large quantities o^goods areju
ing daily, and they
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If small profits can do the woak. I will give no prices, because when you eomei
the cash
THE GOOES MUST G\
Give me chance before purchasing elsewhere and be convinced that I offer the t
bargains.
Highest marks! price paid fer Country Produce in cash.
JOSTAS L.QEB»
Proprietor of the People’s Store I
-ARE READY FOR THE-
C A
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WITH A
FINE STOCK OF GOODi
Consisting of Everything Usually Kept in a
FIRST-CLASS ST OR
COME AND SEE THEM.
Soiitli Broad St„
Thespian Bnildlni
Millinery and Fancy Goods
Cull and see me everybody, and examine my well seleeted stock of Millinery and ?
Goods; comprising everything kept in a first-class millinery establishment. ® 8Vl0 jW
relumed from the north, I am prepared to give my customers every advantage* 1
latest styles and fashions. I have a splendid assortment of live and lnlsle mills. S'*
wares and fronts of eveiy description. Fine cologue and Eiuer Down, the best fix’ 6 "
der in existence. Ilats of every description from 25 cents to $1 Picture frao^-j
sizes, very cheap. I have the agency for E. Butterick & Co’s, patterns and they
be purchased of me as then p as of (lie firm. I pay postage on all patterns. ”'5*
Hogue, an adept in the art of muntua-making can be found at my establishment
time, where she will be pleastd to serve her many friends. Ladies coming to *
should call and see me before leaving. All orders will receive my personal atten I
Respectfully,
MRS, M. V. REYNOLDS
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