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VOL 1. NO 98. VIENNA, GA,» WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,1902.
TWICE-A-WEEK $1.QQ PEB YEAR
Notes on Passing Events.
REV. J. D. NORRIS.
W HEN John Temple Graves
organized the Georgia Oratori
cal association for the college
boys of the state, he did one of the
best things of his life. It must be very
gratifying to him and the colleges to
note the wonderful success the organ
ization has attained in so short a time.
While one of the natural products of
Georgia is orators, yet it must be
candidly admitted that well trained,
polished and perfect Orators are really
scarce even in Georgia where we have
‘an over-production of a certain class
I am glad that our colleges are giving
that attention to oratory that the
subject justly demands. We will soon
have a better and higher order of
orators. The public has. a right to
demand better things of public speakers,
than they are now receiving.
It is surprising to note the many
grammatical mistakes, the clumsy and
inappropriate gestures, the immense
amount of slang, the stale and a even
vulgar anecdotes that many of our
well known speakers indulge in. Many
of the historical and general facts pre
sen ted by a number of public speakers
are incorrect, the lack of well and
properly arranged matter of the
speeches, and other defects shows
inexcusable negligence in the prepara-
• tion and delivery of the majofity of
public addresses. The ancient Greeks
and Romans would not tolerate the
slightest defect or mistake in a public
speaker—the people Wotild hiss such a
one down at once. It Was this state of
affairs that produced Demosthenes and
Cicero. We may be Very much ahead
of the Greeks and Romans on some
lines but we are not near up with them
in oratory,
We heap much talk at timps about
the press taking the place of the orator
altogether, but no one need not fear
that that the press will ever set aside
the orator. There is a Charm and
magnetism about the living voice of the
real orator that will never be set aside
for the cold dead printed page. Let
those who are molding and shaping
public opinion take high and dignified
ground on the subject of oratory; let
the public demand better' and nobler
things of our public speakers.
I am glad to see a growing protest
among t he people against slang in' the
pulpit. Sam Jones takes the liberty to
criticise everything and everybody and
has been the apostle of pulpit slang-
ten years ago he had many imitators,
but there Is no surer way today fora
minister to commit ministerial suicide
than to prostitute his pulpit with the
same kind of slang and vulgarity that
Sam Jones. I read in the Vienna
Progress a fewdays ago that “since the
death of Dr. Talmage, Sam Jonas was
the greatest living preacher.” I em
phatically dissent from such a view.
There are five thousand living ministers
urho are greater than Sam Jones. He
has gained a cheap reputation largely
on account of the slang and vulgarity
he has used in the pulpit. For a man
to become notorious does not make him
great, for the coward and murderer of
President McKinley was' notorious, but
not great. I do notconsider the use of
slang and vulgarity an element of
greatness in any minister’s character.
Sam is not great when it comes to
scholarship, he is not a great author or
editor, he is not a great orator, he was
never a great pastor, he is not a great
politician or reformer for he is now
championing the cause of railroad
combinations and trusts, he is .not a
theologian by any manner of means.
He was not great in building up Or
phans’ homes—Dr. James Taylor of the
Baptist and Rev. W. M. Mumford of
the Methodist are doing a greater work
in this line than Sam ever did.
Hon. J M. Terrell hts won the
respect and admiration of even his
opponents by the high and statesman
like way he pitched his campaign.
While Mr. Guerry has no doubt lost in
Strength by bis personal attacks'fn his
speeches of his opponents.
There was a great stir among the
social leaders in Washington City a few
days ago, caused by the wives of the
cabinet officers deciding that in future
the wives of congressmen should not be
placed on the invitation cards to the
various social functions of high official
circles.. This bold and unwarranted
{nervation was enough to put all the
country to talking, and the people are
learning well the lesson it teaches.
This only another step to imperialism.
The president ranks first, supreme
court judges and their families, foreign
ministers and diplomats, senators and
the highest army officials, and oabinet
officers, none of' these persons are
elected by the people but the president
and senators, and they are elected by
electors and state legislatures, all the
rest are appointed. But whCn it cornea
to the plain congressman and his family
they are to be cut and ignored because
the congressmen are' elected direotly
by the plain but substantial citizens of
our Country..
Is it not true that this tendency is
undemocratic, unamerican and contra
ry to the spirit of the fundamental
principles of the American constitution.
I am ho calamity howler, but I am sure
that it behooves every true patriot to
see to it that the plutocracy and foreign
influences of kings and monarchs,
Coupled on to the fact that the money
power is greatly influencing national
legislation there are some real dangers
of the people allowing an aristocracy
to establish itself at our national capi
tal of an obnoxious and dangerous
oharaoter and poison the very heart of
our constitutional safe guards, and
eventually overthrow and destroy the
only true and genuine republic that has <
ever been established upon the earth.
Let us guard with eternal vigilance the
great and priceless legacy of liberty
that was bought by the blood of the
blood of the founders of our great
republic.
I am glad the Confederate soldiers
had a glorious good time at the Dallas
reunion, Most every city, town and
village observed memorial day, the
brave soldiers’graves were approprl
ately decorated with flowers; this is a
beautiful custom and keeps alive a
noble sentiment The memorial ad
dresses were in keeping with such
occasions, and breathed a broad and
patriotic sentiment. There was less
sectional bitterness rehearsed and
Southern prejudice appealed to per
haps, than on any previous year sinerf
(he war of 1801-’66.
I am sure the readers of the News
appreciates the space that is given to
church and religious news and infor
mation.
Some of the newspapers of the coun
try give a large space to the sporting
world, and little or no space to church
or religious news. It is quite likely
that a much larger per cent of the
readers of such papers are more inter
ested in church and religious matters
than they are in base ball and other
sports. The people have a right to
expect that the papers give proportion
ate space to subjects that interest their
readers.
The News will make many new
friends by establishing tbis new depart
ment. Some of our secular papers ore
giving as much church and religious
news each week as some of the religious
papers give.
About six years ago the Atlanta Con
stitution greatly offended the Baptist
denomination of Georgia, by what they
considered unfair and on just treatment
by that paper. The Atlanta Journal
has always been fair to the Baptist and;
the other denominations so far as I am
I know that thousands of
Baptists in Georgia quit the Constitu
tion and have since been taking the
Journal, because the Journal has been
fair to give liberal space to religious
' church news and that in a fair and
atlve way.
TURNS OVER THE CASH.
1. 8. 10ISU. CoM, Bis Trari Ul
CITIZEN WRITES AT
LENGTH IN REPLY
TO VOTER
DECLINES THE INVITATION
The case which has been attract
ing the attention of the people of
Doo'y county for the past few
weeks, is that of A. S. Morgan, '
aministrator ot the estate of A, G. |Q[ (jj fl PfogfCSS tO EUttl III & Mild-
Morgan, vs A. E. Morgan, a mu- i
latto negro, who had been living
with Mr. A. G. Morgan several
years prior to his death.
The case grew out Of the fact
that the said A. E. Morgin, as
soon a> it became known that Mr.
Morgan would not pOksibly recover
going to Cordele and disposing of
about 40 bales of cotton, the pro
ceeds ot which amounted co about
$1500, and pocketing the same and
refused to turn it over. to the ad
ministrator. He Was tried for an
attachment for contempt at Ameri-
cus Saturday before Judge Z, A.
Littlejohn, who rendered a decision
that the defendant be • placed in
jail until he turned over the money.
The money was turned over to this
administrator, A. G..Morgan Mon
day. u
The administrator was represen
ted by Cols. Hall & George of this
city, and Shipp & Sheppard of
^Vmericus, while the defendant’s
interests were looked after by Bus-
bee & Busbee of this city and- Jno.
VV. Haygood ot Montezuma.
This does not stop the litigation
in the case however, as the defen
dant will try in the Superior court
for a share in the estate, which he
ciaimes is due him, unless a settle
ment or compromise should be
made in the matter before that
time.
VICE-PRESIDENT WADLEY HERE
Vice-President Geo. Dole Wnd-
ley of the Atlantic & Birmingham
railroad, arrived in the city yester
day afternoon for the purpose of
looking over the new survey being
made from Vienna to the left of
Mr. Middleton’s home across the
creek out to the Sutton place, cross
mg the creek south of the Canning
Factory.
The purpose of the survey is to
secure a better crossing at the creek
and better depot faculties. The
survey is being made by engineer
Murray.
- slinging Combat, and Says He
Never Kicks a Corpse.
ELMER CAUSEY DEAD.
The News chronicles the sad
death of Elmer, the eleven year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Causey, which occurred ut their
home near Pinehuist,. Saturday
night about n o’clock, after an ill
ness of several days with pneumo
nia. He was the youngest ot the
children and his death is deeply
regretted by the family and friends.
His body was buried at Mt. Olive
cemetery Sunday afternoon about 5
o’clock.
Buggies! Galore—
Car Load Celebrated Anchor
Buggies just received.
Prices right—quality best.
J. P. Iieanl A Sons.
Zfuouniaud nagAUd ‘spjon suns
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Editor News: A few days ago 1
wrote for your paper an article anent
the gubernatorial race wbioh seems not
to have met the approbation of one or
two persons in the county.
“Voter has seen fit to take me to task
because perchance, I differ with him
upon the relative merits of Mr. Terrell
and Mr. Guerry. While I have not the
pleasure of knowing who Mr. “Voter”
is, I hasten to assure him of my most
distinguished consideration and of my
high appreciation of his possibilities as
a “funny man.” I shall congratulate
myself upon having rendered the public
a real service should it develop that I
Have been the means of discovering a
Mark Twain or Bill Nye in embryo.
Mr. Voter has a peredeliction to sarcasm
also which might be calculated to in
fect pain were it not ridiculous. But
wit and sarcasm do not always appeal
to reason and answer argument. In
fact both are faint weapons to use when
Cornered in an.argument.
I am sorry Mr. Voter that you have
token up against me the favorite cudgel
of your Chief—misrepresentation 1
fail to see anything in my article
abusive of your candidate or anything
that wotild justify you denomlnatlnglt
a “virulent article.” I moke “calum
nious” Charges against no man, unless
forsooth, statements of plain, unvarn
ished facts are calumnies. It teems
from a rending of yonr article Mr.
Voter that roc are careless in the use
of strung language. If calumny consists
in speaking truths that are public
property, then I aiu guilty of calumna-
ting your candidate. *1 did attack the
methods of your candidate. I did say
that by bis methods and ronduct in this
campaign Dupont Guerry had shown
himself a flrst-olass mud-slinger and a
demagogue. I did say that I had been
disappointed in the man, and so have
thousands of others. In proof of the
charges I cite you to the utterances
and eonduot of Mr. Guerry himself. He
has abused his opponent, Mr. Terrell,
from every platform in the state where
he has spoken: he has attempted to
ridicule and belittle him. Willyou
deny that.7 He has misrepresented him
and when the falsity of his charges have
been proven, has not had the manhood
to acknowledge his error. Can you
deny .that? He has circulated or
allowed to be circulated-right here in
Dooly county a scurrilus circular which
were false upon their face, for the pur
pose of appealing to the prejudice and
ignorance of voters. Do you deny that?
I can prove it. Ho has abused the
judges, the lawyers, the legislature,
and attempted to array the people
against the railroads, mingled against
the democratic party, slandered the
press, jumped on everything in tight
and a great many things that were not
in sight and never did exist exoept in
his superheated imagination. If such
conduct and methods as this doesn’t
make and mark him as a mud-slinger
and demagogue then I give up the
definition of the word.
Has Mr. Terrell been guilty of sdeh
conduct? Has he abused and misrep
resented Mr. Guerry? Has he circula
ted or allowed to be circulated lying
circulars? Have yon seen one sent out
by Mr. Terrell or his friends? With
nobodys named signed to it? No one
responsible for tho lie that it carried
upon its face for the purpose of poison
ing the minds of the voters? Has Mr.
Terrell bsen preaching the gospel of
hate, of destruction to the interest of
the people should he fail of election?
Has he attempted to array one class of
voters or one interest against another?
k No?d ot 'Mean Life During the
War of 1812, by M.
The above is the new serial story
that we will publish in the News,
commencing Saturday, May 17th.
Now is the time to subscribe 'in
order to start in with the first
chapter. Our Saturday’s issue
will contain eight pages commenc
ing on that day and with the four
pages in our Wednesday’s issue
we will be giving the people of
Dooly county the largest paper ev
er published in this County and at
the small rate of $1.00 per year. If
you will give us your liberal sup
port we will endevor to continue
to improve the paper as fast as
possible, ‘it takes money to do
this however, and you should not
expect something for nothing '
Has he made impossible promises of
what he would do if elected governor?
You cannot say that he has. Can you
say as much for Mr. Guerry?
I do not clafln the gift of omniscience
Mr. Voter. I did not say Mr. Terrell
was a perfect man. I cannot always
foretell results. I am inclined to think
however, there will be some results of
this campaign whioh you and your can
didate will likely remember No I do
not know wliat kind of men God has
been making all the time. There are
some men (and Isayitreverently) that
I am inclined to think he took but little
pains with in the making. ' *
If there are broader minded men than
Mr. Terrell I suppose that God made
them also. I do not claim to know
anything about God’s business. So
hard to quote me fairly; the same nar
row spirit infecting the ranks. Don’t
Mr. Voter, don’t attempt please, to
repeat your miserable plggley with
God’s name. It isn’t smart. It isn’t
even funny. I know you didn’t intend
to be soore-ligious. The funny man in
you Just popped out there. You meant
no real harm, you were just thought
less—so hard for Guerry men to bo
otherwise—aye there’s the web you
won’t think. Well some people can’t
be blamed for not thinking.
In conclusion, I ain for Terrell be
cause he Is honest, able, conservative
and stands for the best Interest of all
the people of Georgia. There are other
people with rights besides you and I
Mr. Voter. . So hard for disciples of
Guerry to see and realize that. I am
for Terrell because he is for building
up and not tearingdown; because be l»
temperate in all things; because he is
and always has been a prohibitionist;
because he is the best man in the race.
With best wishes for your health and
reminding you that
“As long as the lamp holds out to bum
The vilest sinner may return.”
I subscribe myself your fellow
CITIZEN.
P. 8. It seems that I have' unwil
lingly trod upon the hoofs of the frog-
.. From the ferocious howl emitted
I would judge that I had stepped upon
a soft and tender spbt. I deoliue with
thanks the invitation of the pugnacious
editor to a mud-slinging combat. It is
against the rules of the code of the
challenger to select the weapons.
Moreover, I freely yield the palm to
him in the species of warfare which he
proposes. He is an adept in the art of
mud-slinging ; and is entitled to the
belt. I am not Besides I make it a
rule never to kick a corpse or to main
tain a controversy with a man for whom
nature has scantily provided mentally.
Entertaining these sentiments I dis
miss the snortings of the Progress with
feelings of pity rather than with wrath,
C.
it saved His Lsg
P A Danlorth, of Lagrange, Ga.. suf
fer® for six months with a frightful run
ning sore on hts leg; but writes that
Hucklen's Arnaca Salve wollv cured it|in
five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles,-it’s
the best salve in the world. Cure guar
anteed. Vienna Dkvo Co,