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The Weekly Democrat.
BF.N E. Kl^SELL, Editor and Proper
THURSDAY. AUGUST 17,1882.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOB GOVERNOR,
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS,
Of Taliaferro.
%OR SETRETABV OF STATE,
N. C. BARNETT, of Baldwin.
FOB COMPTBOLLKB-OENERAL,
WM. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond.
FOB ATTORNEY-OENEBAL,
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, or Bibb.
FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE,
THOMAS M. HARDEMAN,
O r Bibb.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Mass Meeting Called-
A Mass Meeting of the Democratic Party
of Decatur County is hereby called to meet
in the Court House in Bainbridge on Satur
day the 19tb inst, to elect Delegates to the
Congressional Convention.
Bek. E. Russell,
Chairman Dent. Ex. Com.
Senatorial Convention Called-
After consul'ation with the party authori
ties ill Miller and Mitchell counties, I am
hereby instructed to calla Convention of the
Democratic Party of the 8th Senatorial Dis
trict, to meet at the Court House in Bain
bridge, on Thursday, the 24th instant, for
the purpose of nominating a candidate for
8tnte Senator. Each militia dis.rict will be
entitled to three delegates in the Conven
tion. Ben. E. Russell.
Chairman Dem. Ex. Com.
Convention to Nominate Representa
tives •
A Convention of the Democratic Party of
the County of Decatur is hereby called to
meet at the Court House in Bainbridge on
Saturday, September 2d, for the purpose of
nominating two candidates for Representa
tives in the next Legislature. Each nn’itia
district is entitled to three delegates. It is
hoped that the people of the districts will
take a proper interest in the primaries.
Bex. E. Russell,
Chairman Dem. Ex. Com.
DEATH OF SENATOR HILL.
The great and matchless Hill is no
more. After long suffering he breathed
his last, at his home in Atlanta, yester
day morning at a quarter past six
o’clock. We regard his death as a na
tional calamity. As a statesman the
country has never had an abler. As an
orator he ranked with Clay and Web
ster. Georgia is in mourning and re
fuses to be comforted.
Mr. Hill was in the 50th year of his
age. We have only time this week to
get the bare announcement of his death
in The Democrat.
Upon the reception of the sad news
in this city, at the solicitation of our
entire community, tho Mayor sent the
following dispatch :
“BATinmiroE, Ga.. 12 a. m. Aug. 1G, 1882.
To Mrs. B. H. Hitt, Atlanta, tia The hearts
and sympathies of the people of Bainbridge are
with yon and yours this morning. May God
sustain vou, is the prayer of us -11.
Signed, Bex. E. Russell,
Mayoi.”
MS- STEPHENS AS AN INDE
PENDENT-
It is a favorite idea with some pec*-
pie that Hon. Alexander II. Stephens
is an “Indpendent,” and being such
they as Democrats are not bound to sup-
pot t him. Let us look into this thing
a little. Mr. Stephens has always claim
ed to he a Democrat—a Democrat of
the Jeffersonian school. He has ever
considered that the principles laid down
in the first inaugural of Thomas Jeffer
son, are the foundation of all free gov
ernment and the corner-stone of all true
and purc 'Detnocracy. From this high
fountain source Mr. Stephens claims to
draw all of his Democratic inspiration.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of
the immortal Declaration of American
Independence, the greatest paper in the
nterest of freedom ever penned by mor-i
tla man. It was the most fearful ar
raignment of tyranny and tyrants ever
written. In the fervor and grandeur
of its eloquence it has never been sur
passed. It went right etiaight to the
heart of every soldier who was strug
gling to throw of the joke of Britian,
and it nerved the American armies to
succeed or die to a man in the attempt
Is there a person in America who doubts
the patriotism of Thomas Jefferson? We
answer, no. Yet from this great man’s
teachings Mr. Alexander II. Stephens
has learned Democracy; learned it
from the author of Democracy. 31 r.
Stephens is over 70 years of age, yet in
his letter accepting the gubernatorial
nomination at the hands of the Demo
cratic party of Georgia, he embraces
the great principles laid down by
Thomas Jefferson in that illustrious
President’s first inauguraladdress.
When the Democrats endorsed Hor
ace Greely for the Presidency there was
trouble among the rank and file of the
party. Thousands staid away from the
polls and declined to vote for the
“father of Abolitionism.” Mr. Steph
ens was then publishing a paper in
Atlanta, the Sun. It* was opposed to
Greely. One by one the Democratic
press of the State fell into line for
Greely until there were only three pa
pers left in antagonism with the party
viz : The Atlanta Sun, the Savannah
News and The Bainbridge Demo
chat. After awhile the News and
Democrat joined the procession. Not
so the Sun. It opposed Greely to the
last, and supported Charles O’Conner
the eminent New York lawyer, who
was nominated as “a straight democrat
ie candidate for President.” Was Mr
Stephens a Democrat then ?
Again, some years afterward, the
time rolled around for Congressional
nominations. 3Ir. Stephens was repre
senting the 8th District. The people
desired his return—his fenomination
There were other aspirants in that 3ts-
trict, and war was made upon the
great commoner by them and a consid
erable portion of the press. The press
also, outside of the district took a hand
in fanning the prejudice against him
Mr. Stephens had represented the 8th
district in a dozen Congresses. He
knew every man, woman and child in
( it. It was then he said that he would
appeal directly to the people. He was
saved that trouble, however, for when
the convention met, he was nominated
as the Democratic candidate by accla
mation, and the entire people of all
political parties voted for him, ele^tin.
him as we might say by acclamation.
Mr. Stephens is a great and distin
guished man. He has spent his Ion
life in tho public service, and it is only
reasonable that he has some views which
he enunciates without asking the con
sent of the party managers. A veteran
of fifty years service ought to be allowed
several degrees more of independence
than the young sol her, or the raw re
cruit. 3Ir. Stephens is known through
out the world ; he is looked upon as the
foremost of American statesmen, and
the lustre of his great name is shed
upon his native State—Georgia.
i^r. Stephens is advanced in life.Soon
in the natural course of events he will
be gathered to his fathers; and the
great Democracy of Georgia determined,
in these his last days, to place the signet
of their approval upon his aged brow,
by electing him Governor of the Em
pire State of the South.
Mr. Stephens is a Democrat.
-BOSSlSM.”
Of iate we hear a great deal about
political bosses, and bossism. It is al
leged that the Democratic Party of
Georgia is managed, controlled and
directed by a few “bosses” who live in
Atlanta; and hence if the bosses can
not be repudiated, then the party ought
to be. Well, who ore the bosses ? To
this quesiion we are answered : Why
Colquitt, Brown and the Atlanta Com
stitution, to be sure. The answer em
braces nobody else—two leading states
men and the first Democratic newspaper
in the State rre enough to constitute
the “boss” triumvirate. This is com
plimentary indeed to the three. In a
free country, with free institutions, and
in a time of profound peace, i f ’ the
three parties mentioned are “bosses,”
and control the will and majorities of
the people, it wouid seem that the peo
ple have unmistakable confidence in
them.
Prior to the assembling of the Iate
gubernatorial convention it was freely
given out that bossism would control
the deliberations and actions of that
large and representative body of men.
It was alleged that Mr. Stephens was
the most obnoxious man that could pos
sibly be thrust on a Democratic conven
tion, and that there would be music in
the air when the ballotting began. We
expected to see the Colquitt-Norwood
pow wow laid in the shade by the her
culean efforts of the anti-Stephensites
to throttle bossism in the convention.
We presumed that each man had Ste
phens’ record, Joe Brown’s record, the
Constitution’s record, and bossism’s
ffecord generally, rolled uilffer his
tongue, awaiting the moment when he
could best startle the convention, the
country and the bosses. We had heard
much, and expected to witness the great
est political hurricane ever kcown.
That Canvention composed of over
aOO'dclegates, representing every coun
ty, nook and corner in Georgia assem
bled in Atlanta. Those men came from
the mountains, the red hills, the sea
board, and the piney woods. They
were Dearly all elected by county pri
maries on the same day—the 4th of
July. This precaution was taken so
the three bosses might find it impossi
ble to spread themselves over 136 coun
ties at one and the same time to control
the primary meetings. Notwithstand
ing all this the Independents and the
soreheads continued to how] that the
party was in the grasp of the trium
virate.
The eight before the convention met
I the Stephens men and the anti-Stephens
men held their caucuses. The writer
met with the latter cauaus. Noses were
counted, and it was found that 135
votes were opposed to Mr. Stephens.
Bossism was not mentioned, though we
presumed the 135 were solid against the
bosses if there were any such griffins
prowling around. 135 vote9, however,
were but a small part of the convention,
and Mr. Stephens had nearly two-
thirds. Well, when the convention
met the organization was effected with
the utmost harmony. Harry Jackson,
a Stephens man, was unanimously elect
ed Presiden*. Then a motion was
made to nominate Mr. Stephens by ac
clamation. That motion was made
by this writer, an anti-Stephens man,
and it was seconded by men on the
same side. Stephens was at once placed
in nomination by his opponents, and
when the vote was taken that entire
convention, with the exception of 39
delegates, who voted blank, decided to
support the great commoner as Geor
gia’s Democratic candidate for Govern
or. There was no wrangling, no pas
sion—all was harmonious, peaceful
We saw no bosses, heard of no bosses
Satisfaction as to'the result was ap
parent evetj’where. Then we ask, did
the bosses control ? We think not, and
believe the people controlled ; the
bosses simply followed the people—but
if the reverse were true, then the peo
ple, the source of all power and
authority were satisfied ; and we still
do not lose our faith in the republican
government.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
—General Gartrcll opened his inde
pendent campaign at Couyers on the
12th.
—Col. Wadley, the great railroad
king of Georgia, dropped dead at Sara
toga, N. Y., one day last week. He
was a great man.
—We commend Senator Brown for
his princely gift of $50 000 to the State
Univerity. It was given as a memorial
to the Senator’s dead son, Charles Mc
Donald Brown.
PROHIBITION.
The prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of* intoxicating liquors has
become one of the leading questions of
the day, and it must he met every
where sooner or later. No one will de
ny that over ono half of the crime in
the country is directly traceable to
drunkenness. Jails, peaetentiaries and
scaffolds are the results of the whiskey
traffic; and this traffic while it has
builtjcolossal individual fortunes, has
educed millions to poverty, beggary
want and starvation. These are facts
that wont rub out—ghosts that will not
down.
It may also be said with truth that
the manufacture of liquors is a great,
industry! It famishes a market for
surplus grain, and gives employment to
thousands of men. It also swells our
bulk of exports, and throws millions
foreign money into our country. F
thermore this industry has paid half the
revenues the federal government
since the war, and pays to-day into the
treasury considerable more than any
other single article. But what does
this all augur ? At first glance it
seems that the manufacture of liquors
has enhanced the prosperity of the
country. Not so. The millions spent
sustaining it came from the poor
people of the United States. The
collossal fortunes, and fabulous internal
revenues, represent worlds of misery,
degradation and d^ath.
The “Whiskey Riog”in this country
wields a tremendous influence. The
disclosures of its power over the Grant
administration was startling. Notwith
standing, the people are moving in their
might against the monster. It’s sale
and manufacture is prohibited in the
State of Kansas; while recently the
State of Iowa adopted a constitutional
admeDdment prohibiting it there. The
bt was oc that one issue, and the
amendment was adopted by 30,000
majority. In Georgia many counties
have prohibition laws, and the desire
for them is spreading.
In Decatur county, we are glad to
note, that a sentiment is forming in fa
vor of prohibition. A sentiment purely
in favor of the good of mankiod and
the alleviation of human misery, is
noble and always to be commended.
The Democrat endorses that kind of
thought, and will give it all of the aid
and comfort possible.
However, we dissent from the view of
our correspondent “Nemo,” who wou'd
spring the Prohibition question right
in the midst of a heated political cam
paign. We are for Prohibition, but we
want the people to -have an opportuni
ty to pass upon it alone, and when no
other issue is involved. Then parties
can divide upon the sole question of
whiskey, or anti whiskey. There will
be no candidates, except whiskey and
anti-whiskey. Our whole people, our
ladies as well as the rest, would interest
themselves in a campaign of that sort.
Every man who really desires to see the
sale of liquor discontinued ; who desires
it from unselfish motives, simply fot the
good of humanity, would certainly pre
fer to tackle the naked qaestion outside
of a political campaign.
These in brief are some of our -views
on this question. We shall take it up
again, for The Democrat never, yet-
feared to meet any issue that was square
and right.
The Honor On Its Face.
Speaking of the action of the Demo
cratic Convention, the Nashville Ameri
can says ;
The nomination of Alexander H.
Stephens puts a stamp of honor on the
face of the State of Georgia. There
are few pub ic men in the South with
national reputation, and this name is
one of the foremost in this little cote
rie. Distinguished from whatever
point of view he is looked npon, his
continued prominence among his peo
ple is a credit to themselves and a right
that is justly his. As a statesman, as
a citizen, as an examp'e of American
manhood, as a cultured ornament of the
social world and as a valued contributor
to the literature of his country, he is
entitled to the devotion of Georgians,
and the respect and admiration of us
all. His ripened wisdom and conserva
tive political views are of especial value
just now, and the simple end wsement
of liis life by the distinction bestowed in
the title of Governor in this point of
his career will rank his State higher in
the estimation of the country than any
other one thing that the State could do.
And they will besides always possess
the satisfactory reflection of having
rendered honor to whom honor was
due.
JEFF. D. TALBERT. W.W. M. HARRELL.
TALBERT & HARRELL.
Attorneys and Councelers at Law,
bainbridge. ga.
1 he above have formed a copartnership
tinder the firm name of Talbert & Harrell
for the practice of law. Will practice in
all the courts of the Albany Circuit. Office
over Barnett's store.
August 14.1882.
Keep Cool! Keep Cool!
ICE ALWAYS ON HAND. Strictly
o a m
Too Cheap To Charge.
GEO. D. GRIFFIN.
WANTED."
BIS
in
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The Largest Drug House
IN BAINBRIDGE.
After ten years exper.ence in the Drug
trade, we feel safe to say that we have
one of the best selected stocks of Drugs,
3Iedicines, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs. Ac.,
ever offert d to the people of this section
of the country.
Our Mr. Grace,
who is a regular licensed Pharmacist, is
in daily correspondence with th< largest
Drug Housps and 3Ianufnctnnng Chem—
tst^in die United States, and there is not
an opportunity that presents itself but.
wlmt he takes the advantage thereof, and
by so doing he can afford to give his
friends and customers the advantage of
ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES.
We have in stock, one of the largest
and best assorted storks of Fancy Goods
ever offered to admirers of such articles.
Consisting of Combs, Brushes, Toilet
Sets, Puffs, Puff-Boxes, Infant’s Brushes,.
Hair, Na ! l, and Tooth Blushes, Hand-
keicliief Extracts, Colognes, Hair Dress
ings, Bandoline, Pomade, Soaps, &c.
Leads, Oils, Colores, &c.
We have on hand, a large supply of
White Lead, Linseed Oils, Varnishes, of
the the best make ; Colors of all kinds,
strictly first-class ; Kalsomining, White
Wash Heads, Para White, Spanish Brown
Vanetian Red, Glue.j Japan, Asphultine,
<!cc
TRUSSES! TRUSUES!
For men, women and children. And
all the Patent Jlediclnes of the day, kept
on hand and sold at reasonable prices-
Any goods not on hand will be ordered
at any time by regust, and satisfaction
guaranteed.
[»
100.030- bushels gt cotton
for the growing crop.
seed
Is given attention by T. H. Grace, who
has been in the employ of Messrs. J. Fale
& Co., of Hawkinsville, for the past ten
years, and they claim him to be one
among the best in the State. Tom has a
license from the board of Pharmacy of
the State ot Ga.. which is a certain guar
antee of his competency. Come, direct
or send your orders to
Pope & Grace,
fifil J
-ARE THE BOSSES IN THE-
Dry Goods and Grocery Trad!
-AND THEY ARE NOW-
Selliiiff at Rock Bottom Priet
86?"
IP
Is supplied with Wines, Liquors, I
ger, Ales, and in fact everything j
for the inner man to drink.
CALL AND SEE-
II. II. l Airlieli Co.
I am prepared to contract fur the above
May 4. ’82.—6m.
F. L. BABBIT.
Decatur Sheriff's Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur County;
Will be s jld before the court house d oor
in the town of Bainbridge, Uuriug the
usual hours of sale, on the first Tuesday
in September next, the following property
to-wit:
62J acres of lot no. 342 in the 15th dis
trict of Decatur County, boundod north by
Jack Wright’s land, on the south by Jerry
Bell’s land, the same being now occupied
by Nick Ogletree, and levied on as the pro-
erty of Nick Ogletree to satisfy one Justice
Court fi fa in favor of Patterson & McNair
for use of J. P. Dickenson vs Nick Ogletree,
said fi fa now transferred to H. C. Curry—
levy made and returned to me by a consta.
ble. L. F. BURKETT,
Aug 1, 1882. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriffs Saio.
GEORGIA—Decatui County ;
Will be sold before the court house door
in the town of. Bainbndge on the first Tues
day in Septemher next between the usual
hoursof sale the following property to-wit
Lots of land number 37 and 38 in the
fifteenth district of Decatur county, said
property given in by E. Ymram fortheyear
1881, to satisfy one Tax Fi Fa issued by
Tax Collector vs E, An.ram for unpaid fctate
and county taxes. Levy made and return
ed to me by a constable.
L. F. BURKETT,
Aug. 1, 1882. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur Conuty :
Will be sold before the court house door
in the town of Bainbridge on the first Tues
day in September next between the usual
lioursof sale the following property to-wit :
One acre of land, more or less, in Decatur
county, bounded north by property of
C. Curry, east by property of Albert
Winter, south by the Savannah, Florida &
Western Railroad, and west by property of
Marish Crawford—-levied on as the proper
ly of Margeret Williams to satisfy one Tax
fi fa issued by Tax Collector vs Margeret
Williams tor unpaid State and county taxes.
Levy made and returned by a constable.
L. F. Bcrkett.
Aug. 1, 1882. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur Cousty :
Will be sold before the court house door
in the town of Bainbridge, Ga., between
the usual hours of sale on the first Tues
day in September 1882, the following pi op-
erty to-wit:
One house and lo*. in the city of Bain
bridge, Decatur county, bounded north by
property of W. R. Mims, east by property
of Mrs. Ahff Willsams. south by property
of Abner Guy, and west by an alley, and
known as the place where James Williams
now resides—levied on as the property of
James Williams to satisfy one Justice Court
fi fa in favor of George Edmunds vs J ones
Williams. Levy made and returned bj a
Constable. L. F. Burkett
Aug, 1, 1882, Sheriff
E. A. POHLMAN,
THE LIVE CR0CER
Will run a lightning schedule the presert
year, and will keep on hand for the benefit,
of the public the beat 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, after which 1 know
you will be pleased.
E A Polilman,
For Sale!
Attention Land Clivers.
The Fickling lands lie ten miles below
Bainbridge, on the west side of Flint
river. Mr. C. F.‘ Fickling lived on the
plantation until a few j’ears since, and
made money every year. He bought the
lands before the war at a cost of $i0.000,
and they comprise five whole lots and
five fractional lots, the whole aggregat
ing (1485) fourteen hundred and i igbty-
five acre3, all lying in the 21st District of
Decatur county, Georgia.
There has been cleared of this land
500 acres, leaving 985 acres of heavily
timbered pine land- Its location on the
Flint river, 3 stream of perpetual naviga
tion, makes it valuable for its timber and
terpentine ; while for cultivation it can
hardly be excelled.
I am authorized by Mr. Fickling to
dispose of this property at the lowest fig
ures for half cash—balance in one year.
Call on or address,
Bes. E. Russell,
July 10, 1882. Bainbridge, Ga.
-AND-
Low Prices, A
IC com £ CO!
We have in store, and are now receiving the largest and most complete stuck "fH
and Winter goods ever bought by us. And we respectfully invite the peopf
Decatur and surrounding counties to call and examine our goods, and get price*J|
fore buying elsewhere. We can sell as cheap as anybody and guarantee the qu
of our goods. We sell only the world renowned “Bay Slate” Screwed Shoes,
keep no other in stock. We are agents for the celebrated Winship Cotton Gin,
and condenser We have five hundred cypress syrup barrels with cypress T
as cheap as they can be bought in ihe land. We only ask a trial.
Bainbridge, Ga., July 28th, 1882.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA. Miller County :
By order of the Judge of the Superior
Court of said county, I will sell, before
the court bouse door, of said county, be
tween the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in September next ; one half in
terest in the *outh half of lot of land num
ber (5) five, in the (13) thirteenth district
of said county, for the purpose of re-in
vestment in other lands. Terms cash.
D. D. Grimes,
Guardian of
jy-26-’82. Bell Boid Grimes.
Millinery and Fancy Good
10 3
Call and see me everybody, and examine my well seleefed stock of Millinery »«<*'
Goods; comprising everything kept in a first-ctass millinery establishment.
returned from the north, I am prepared to give my customers every advantage*
latost styles and fashions. I have a splendid assortment of lace and lalsle milts, P
wares and fronts of every description. Fine cologue and Eiuer Down, the best
der in existence. Hats of every description from 25 cents to $1 Picture fr*®*’]
sizes, very cheap. I have the agency tor E. Butterick & Co’s, patterns and they^J
be purchased of me as cheap as of the firm. I pay postage on all patterns.
Hogue, au adept in the art of muntua-making can be found at my establishment •*,
time wbei-c she will be pleased to fcrve her many friends. Ladies coming
should call and see me before leaving. All orders will receive my personal at!
a Respectfully. —
ML X UVHOU®.