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EDITORIAL NOTES- Look out for campaign lies. I.lKp all os her crops tills year It Is very promising. Mr. Sp 'cr is in <les(>crute Hindis, ot Ilia oou.icvtiona in Alliens arc hard at work ior him. Mr. Spear is It iving radical documents distributed a u mg the negroes of Mor gan county, i id appealing to them to aiippnrt him. The mtiooa was never ao bright as now. All we have to do is to keep at “•'TWrrlr until the 7th of November, * U.our’g, f Mr. Speer is stirnuiiidcd wherever HI g.x-a by a moli o? negro wIkmiikts. This w'i'iih tons cn uigli to disgust any decent man with him. Mr. Speer spoke In Carnesville to aUooi 250 persons, a large majority of whom were negroes. Of course he read his Chinese sjieeeh. Col. Candler will he the only fanner hi congress. Lot the plow \>oy» go to work mid elect him. Tl\|y are certainly enti tled to a representative. We would ask the honest voters of this district, do yon Intend to Is* bought up liy radical money? A movement is now being made to that end. 1st every democrat in the district pledge himself to Influence at least one vole lor Candler. This can Is' doin' ami it will double our majority. It is thought the fluids'll oormp'inn fund Imsarrived. Men are seen flaunt ing around bran-new greenbacks who never had teal a lime before. Sis'er’s support in Athens has narrow ed down ton very few white men and a crowd ofhowllng iiegr<s's, who make I he nights hideous with their yells. Spcr's henchmen threaten to vote ne gro"* fn,m ont«idc the district for him. Let the democrats see that wc have no fraud |. rallied upon ns in this contest. Mr. Speer is charging that Col. Can dler brought nut Dnggar as a candidate. Duggar is an open republican candidate —Juki w hat “Our Enntry” is In disguise. Then is now no doubt hut that an in famous attempt will be made by the re publicans north to hnv Mr. Speer a seat in eon grass with the lluhhcll campaign fund. It is w luspereil that Sjieer will scatter a barrel of money around in Alliens the night before the election. There are enough true men in this district to de feat even Ibis infamous scheme. "My I s*ur Mat” ami several oilier ol his negro pels are accompany Mr. Speer on Ins rounds Ihn.ujrh the lower eolin- ties. Now hasn't “our Knmry” sunk to a lo-nntilill level ol degradation'! NO. XX. . , . , . _ nrrn 1882LI i VOL. XXIX. Col. Candler’s reception in Madison. Morgan county, was one of the grandest extended the one-eyed plow Imy during hi- campaign. There is now a fine pros- |«'et of carrying S|ieer’« stronghold. i 'an you vote for a man who asks your suffrage, with Ills political record screen ed behind the courts? Are you willing to follow blindfolded a man wo fears to fieehis own letters? We trust not. A w hite Speer man was seen on circus day di-trihuting bran-new silver dollars and radical eiieiilars among the negroes in town. It was doubtless the first in stallment of the llubbcll campaign fund. It his certainly eome to a nice pass w hen a so-called democratic candidate has to be escorted over llie district by a gang of radical negroes. This Is the pre dicament that Mr. Kniory Speer stands in lo-duv. SPEER'S CONGRESSIONAL H{£CORD. through almut the middle of Ills address, to strike an attitude and demand of bis audience |n put their linger upon a single spot In Ilia record where ho has failed to co-operate with his party. Notv Mr. Speer, when he makes tills dud* lenge, well knows that ninety-nine jico- ple out of every hundred are not posted as to the votes of congressmen,; while the few who do know his act* of treach ery, being no speakers, don’t feel in clined to measure swords with an expe rienced stump orator. So the gentle man apparently gains a victory, which lie knows lit the time is undeserved. But we will show unto Mr. S|>ecr a fetv of the nmnv votes he Inis east against the interest of his party ami section, and in behalf of the radicals and northern swin dles and corporations. Tlte most serious, |ier!inps. Is when lie voted for Atkins, a most objectionable and partisan republican, against Judge McKay, who was endorsed not only l»y the ilemotwata, Imt the more lils-ral re publican*. Mr. Speer's espousal of this fellow's rial ms was in order to control the government patronage In Georgia, and the appointment of "Mv Dmtr Mat,” Hedger and other colored ollleo holders is Ilia share of tlte s|Kiils. To any one knowing llie character of the two men, this one act is enough to damn Mr. Speer politically. Next we And liiin. together with a few other “iiidc|K'iident»” ami Weak-kneed democrats, voting millions of dollars from tin* public treasury toward the tot- den navy steal. This was a job gotten up by certain speculators of the north toswiitdle the government. It u as bit terly fought hy the democrats and hon est republicans; and Mr. Eutory Speer was the only congressman front Geor gia found among its supporters. It was an infamous scheme of public rob- iiery, and even tlte northern republi cans threaten to retire all engaged in it. Again we liud Mr. Speer mixed up in another disreputable sw iudlingtramur- lion. It seems that the 1‘ltiladelphia A Heading railroad whs indebted a large sum in taxes to the government, and they lobbied through congress a hill grant ing them relief. It was a republican hid for tlm political influence of that cm pnration, besides a scheme to rob the treasury of money that was justly title the .government. We find Mr. Speer Voting for this bill with die stnl- wtirt wing of tlte radical party. There are many other instances •in which he has voted against the ad vice of his party ami the interests of his section, doubtless with an eye solely to currying favor with the republican party ami in the interest of northern jobbers. It is true, that in a few cases lie has vot ed squarely w it 11 his party; hut by ex amining the Congressional Record yon w ill liud that it was only when the democratic party was assured of success ami he would have simply thrown away his vote to give it to the republican side. Whenever there was a tie on n party question, or a lime arrived when the Mr. 3|iecr is making Ids final tour through the district, and will leave no stone unturned t<»bolster up bis forlorn hope. You must watch him closely, for yon know the character of his campaigns in th ' I'ast. Mr. S|>ecr claims to demoetut ; says I.,. i* organization; yet lie tilin' wIdle in Athens at smote them without some good reason. Now, Mr. Herald, we would like to have you unravel this strange chain of circuuistnucial evidence. We believe a |nrv of any twelve honest men would convict you of every charge made through the Banner-Watch mail. As to your Insane rantiugs in tlte tail end ot your article, we have this to sav: We have become toughened to being be smeared by Mr. Speer's henchmen, and your darts fall harmless. Mr. Stephens denies that he matte any such charge as that uttered by you. As to tlte ventilU- tion of “Col. Lawslte,’’ wc flatter ourself that honors are about easy on that score. M ’« have proposer! to you a means by which you can get the names of your ac cusers, Imt on the other hand you refuse to notice our demand based on the same grounds as your own. CAMPAIGN LIES. If we can estimate the closing days of the congressional campaign in this district by thus early in the battle, it will certainly be the most prolific in slanders ever known in Georgia, and it is against this that we wish again to caution our readers. Mr. Speer Is well uware of the fact that be is over whelmingly defeated to-day, but he is not a man to yield without a struggle. We have already from good authority tliut lie has written one of his hench men in Gainesville that Col. Candler made a complete failure in Athens,and that some of the leading members of the democratic party openly declared against hint. A more wilful and un founded falsehood was never uttered We never heard a finer address than that delivered by Col. Candler in our city, and so far from it weakening bis cause bis wise and patriotic words more firmly united bis friends and gained him several efllcient recruits from the Speer ranks, whose names we can give if necessary. Again we have it that Mr. Speer is announcing in tlte mountains that his mulatto jsistmaster, "My Lear Mat,’’ is a white mult. We see in the Toccoa Herald that be publicly declared iu a speech at that town that "Mat Davis was as white as auy man present, un less lie was snow white.” Now if a candidate would make so bold a dash as this, thus early in the campaign, when be knows the falsehood cau lie so easily flattened In his teeth, what can we not expect on the eve of elec tion, when it is too late for these statements to lie denied? We could fill our paper with falsehoods now put In circulation by the Speer men, with a hope of turning the tide of popular favor to their can didate. They seem to stop at noth ing. They know their ease is des- l«>rate and they must use desperate means. They are working niglit anil day. To circumvent tit is the Candler men must be on the alert. They must follow up these emissaries and ex pose their vile schemes. Not only democrat Jvpa£ly really mailed Ms vote, w *'*** ! m ** M * but hundreds of Mr. Speer’s Is-ail indrj*,ideal opposed to party spends bis entire •rgunizing a lot of iw'gns's, in his otllee, so as to keep them solid mi election day. "My Dear Mat" put in some good licks lor Ills Kmory over in Carnesville, llow ilutlle white inenof old Franklin relish living advised by a mulatto poli tician? Wonder when lie will start out among "tlte mountain men'."’ Mr. Sjs-er is asserting in tie: tipper counties that liis “My Dear Mat" is a white man. We have never heard of white men lieing held in slavery before the war. Mat Davis Is-longed to the Hodgson family until emancipation. Tlte Gainesville Filth-Hllnger one week denounces tlte "My Dear Mat” letter as a forgery by the Candler men, and tiie next, publishes the damning document and confesses that it was written by his boss. What do you call this? Now is the time for every democrat ill the Ninth district to go to work. Tlte radicals an' again trying to capture our representative ill congress through tlte lliihliell corruption fund and trickery. You must organize to meet this infs- is scheme. White democrats of the upper coun ties, tear in mind tout Mr. Speer ac knowledges the truth of the letter which he wrote "Mv Dear Mat." that he can have great influence with "the mountain men." Are yon ready to he influenced by his mulatto |s»sliiiaster? We pre dict not. Mr. Sjiecr was either found voting with the republicans or dodging the issue just at tlte critical time hy leaving Wash ington. This is no random clinrgc, but il any one will carefully study tin* pro ceedings of congress, he will see exact ly the kind of democrat Mr. Emory Speer Is. Hevotcs with the democrats when they do not need his vote, and with tlte republicans whenever there is any danger of the democrats carrying a party issue. We don’t ask yon t" lake our Word for this, tint read tlte proceed ings of congress and see for yourself. Can you, as a true democrat, longer vote for such a man ? Do you wish to Is: represented by a congressman who stands not only convicted of open con spiracy with the enemy, Imt of lending liis aid in pass the most infamous scheme*of jobbery? Aside from tlte fact that he lias kicked acceptable white democrats out of office to make room for his negro |iets, Mr, Emory Speer to day stands convicted of helping to pass schemes of public plunder linu ought to retire him even were lie a republican. His record is as black as midnight and reeking with corruption. His only chance and hope to regain bis seat in congress is by arraying the republicans and disapp tinted democrats against the men wlm should control the state. He appeals not to reason, but to the pas sions and prejudices of the people for siip|Mirt. In tin; lower counties he lauds up the negro and reads his Chinese speech: in the mountains he assumes the character of a martyr and repudiates utterances that he lias made tt|sin the j slump below, lie professes sympathy and affiliation with all races and all par ; lies, when in fact lie only aspire* to re gain his seat ill congress, it matters not Imw degrading the road he must trav erse. This is the man who is now a can didate for your suffrage. Elect him and von radicalize your district. BUYING THE PRESS. SPEER BUYING UP THE NEGRO VOTES THROUGH HIS AGENTS IN ATHENS. THE BLACK CARNIVAL IN HIS OF FICE SATURDAY NIGHT. Our City MelodiousWith the Scream* of Speer • Negroes. High neotied Corruption that will bo InveiU- gnted. We have it from reliable authority tliat during the visit ot Barrett's cir cus to Athens on Saturday Mr. Spefer had liis white emissaries out working among the negroes in town and dis tributing not only money, hut such sweet-scented radical documents as the Gainesville Eiltb-SIinger and other like missives. A certain young man —of whom we expected better things—was seen ail day mingling among the crowd of dusky Zulus in town, elbowing them around in the most loving muunerund slippingstray pieces of silver in their hands and whispering a good word for Emory in their ears. One gentleman told us that lie witnessed the most open aud transparent bribery, that wus prac ticed in u shameless manner. Saturday night Mr. Speer in person held a seance in liis office, that was AIM until the wee stna’ hours of morn with negroes and a few white leaders. A gentleman who peeped iu says it was a regular free love affair, and nil the visitors were placed on a perfect equality. The campaign funds were lieing distributed and the negroes organized. Tlte next day tSunday) tliia disgraceful scene was was contin ued, aud parties going to aud return ing from church noticed alljday longa jierfect stream of negroes going In and coming out of this political den. Mr. Speer sees that lie has been forced hy the democracy to a very low level, and he uecepts it in the most audacious manner. W’e do not. see how any true matt can watcli Mr. Emory Speer's actions lit Athens and then vote for hint. negro politicians are at work through out tho district. Besides, Mr. -Speer lias at his command the great machinery of the government— money, revenue officers,the mails and every radical in the district. They are playing for a big stake and will use desperate ends. They will try to bulldoze tlte tiiuid: terrify tlte weak; persuade the credulous; bribe the unscrupulous and consolidate the ne groes. We have already information that duntaging circulars, purporting to eonte from < undler men, are now preparing to flood the district on tlte eve of the election. Koweadvise anil admonish every true man to be on the outlook for these eleventh-hour slan ders, for they will certainly lie proved to lie wilful lies, hatched for the occa sion. Col. Candler has for nearly two months challenged Mr. Speer and his friends to put their band upon a sin gle vulnerable spot in bis record and they have failed. What they can.iot do openly and with truth willcertaiii- ly be attempted in tlte dark and be hind liis hack. Prepare yourself for any report or charge, for they will eonte by the hundreds, when it is too late to comet them. Bear in mind that while Alleu Candler lays o|ien before you his life and record, Emory Hpeer lias shirked behind the law to prevent liis constituents seeing those radical letters that be dare not face. AN IMPORTED SPEER MAN. The simple fact that Mr. Speer is afraid of I tnggar shows that he is de- |H'ii<ling upon tlte rcpuiyicau vote for his election. Col. Candler is a demo, oral and don’t look to our enemies for aid and comfort. If you arc a demo crat, why are you caught in such com pany? Mr. Speer i* advising Ids friends to mortgage their property and bet on liis election, lie would bankrupt every supporter lit: had lit tin: district to gain a dozen Votes. By the way, why don’t Mr. S|ieer mortgage liis own property and eovi r some of the bet* offered by the Candler side? ■ Tom Hodgson has deposited h!s$800 In tlte bank, and Toni Riddling drew tlte first blood by lietting $10 that he would put it up. This is business aud tlte nice is enlivening up. The Can dler men immediately "klvered" It and are patiently waiting for more of the same kind. That fellow W. it. Combs 1« circula ting the He about Dr. Carlton, Mr. Burnett and Capt. Yancey denouncing Candler’s speech In Athens. He Be lt nowledged at Jug Tavern that he was n republican. Now isn’t lie a beauti ful disciple to dictate polities to the elemoeracy of the i>th district? Tlte old soldiers and farmers of the Alls will have a representative in con gress next year; and a man who will fsmve too. that It is not neceeaary for imtn to be rocked in the cir&dle of ,, to represent ills people. It will wi*ihe y first time in history that u plow chosen in the national assem bly- Tlte Atlanta Herald grows virtuously indignant at our short paragraph of a few days since about journals that have sold out to Speer, and from the howl that goes tip one can but see tliat we had hit tlte l>nl|’a*eye. TIihI pn|s'r indignantly de nies tliat it hu* sold its influence to Mr. S|s'cr. Granting, for the sake of argu ment only, tliat it tells the truth, we will endeavor to tighten around it a chain of circiim*tuncial evidence that even tlte pure and incorruptible editors of tliat little political whirligig must ad mit is clinching, to say the least. First wc see-Mr. Emorv Hpeer writ! tig to a certain • hading republican In Atlanta that it is necessary for him to have 4>i organ at the capital, but he is not will* 1 ing to trust Marcelltts E. Thornton, of the RuM-Appcsl, aa there is no reliance to lie placed in him. This letter is in existence. At tliat time we find tlte At lanta Herald a reil-liot democratic jour nal, (Hairing hot shot into Emory S|mst, who lmd publicly insulted onnoi the ed itors of that sheet. Afterwards we re ceive intimation, which is confirmed hy the paper, tliat “Our Emory” had sent the Herald n check. From its recep tion dates a neweia in the polities of tliat paper. From l**lng one of the most hitler anti-.'V'cr Journals in the state it suddenly become* disgustingly sicken ing in its fawning sycophancy, anti in Us new-born zeal gives almost daily public 1 ity to the most slanderous falsehoods against the demoeracy of this district, Next we hear of Mr. Hpeer attempting to buy the opinion and influence of the Franklin' Register, which the editor of that paper had the patriotism and man hood to docline. Now has the Atlanta We learu from the best authority that a tobacco peddler from North Carolina, named W. A. Combs, is traveling through lliedistriet election eering for Hpeer and spreading the ttiosi scandalous reports on Col. Can dler aud tlte democrats of Athens. Now we do not reinemlier ever seeing tliia man aud can't conceive bv wlint right he assumes to Wcome a political dictator for the democracy of Georgia, as hy ills own confessions made at Harmony Grove Corahs is a repuhli can. He has so disgusted the people with Ills officious meddling that many merchants have quit patronizing him. A gentleman informs ns that he is now spreading over tlte country a report tliat Col. Candler uiude such a failure lit his Athens speech that Dr. Carlton, Capt. Yaneey and Mr. Burnett expressed themselves as no longer democrats. A more infamous lie was never uttered, for directly af ter the speaking we heard these gen tlemen express themselves as delight ed with tlte address. Nothing that they said or did could have given li cense to such a malicious aud wilful falsehood. , Tiie Hpeer men, we learn, are not only getting money from Washington City, but even the republicans of At lanta are contributing tbeir quota. Will our hottest voters, white und black, sell themselves like sheep for radical money? Mr. Emory Hpeer not only wanted to foist his negro pets u|tou the (teople of his own district, but lie promised high offices to the colored raoe in oth er parts of the state. Remove tliat injunction und we will prove It. Young lady, If your sweetheart is fot Mr. Sjiecr, ask Itltn target “Our Emory” to show you a copy of that “Mrs. Tolbert” letter. There will be a changed vote or a young inan “hist- ed” if he does. Glorious news continue to pour in from all over tho'district. The far mers were never so united on a man as they are for tho one-eyed plow-boy. WHAT POL- CANDLER SA ID. The Hpeer men in Athens have been trying to make capital out of that part of Col. Candler’s Athens speech where he touched on foreign Immi gration. They charge that lie stated that he had rattier have one negro to work for him than fivelrislimen. Now there is no truth in tills. It seoms that while in the Georgia legislators Col. handler opposed thwWlhdevotCng JUuuey (r«PLthe.Oeo|jflajua*aarjr to bring over emigrants, ana bis enemies were using this fact to damage him with our foreign-born population. The speaker stated that he did oppose the bill that wanted to take money front tlte people and devote it to bringing over European emigrants; tliat he believed in cordially welcoming to our shores all good people who see tit to settle among us, but to get the bet ter class of emigrants we must let them work their own way. lie had seen money before squandered on im migration, and it resulted in no good to tlte state. When an emigrant paid bis own way, nine times out of ten he made a good citizen, but when a state or corporation took this matter in hand Europe emptied her prisons and paut pent into our lap. He did vote against the bill tliat wanted to take money from the state treasury to bring over emigrants, and he would do itagaln. lie (lien s|xtke to tlte negro; said that tiie I ant labor for the cotton belt of the south is the old-fashioned Georgia darkey, and he would not give one of them in the cotton field for two Kunqieaiis or Asiatics; tliat ofir peo ple understood Uie negro and he knew us; we were reared under the same influences, breathed the same air and there were very many ties that bind us together. He spoke kindly of our foreign-born population, and said we had a country broad enough for all, and tliat we should extend the right hitnil of fellowship to every good citi zen—but he believes in them paying their own way, and not taking money from the public treasury to enrich a few ageitta who bring over to our shores the scum of Euro|te, as has been the case with every stale or corpora tion that attempted this task of for cing immigration. * CuMMIMi, Ga.. Oct. C, 1S82. H. W. J. Ham, Editor Eagle: My DearHIr—Your favor of the 4th Inst. Is this moment received. You say that “the Speer men here are openly charging that you (I) are supporting Mr. Speer in this campaign.” You add yon “know It to be untrue, but that they are making some people be lieve Itj and you request me to give you ajflhoriry.over my own signature to deny it.” You are authorized to My that I am not supporting Mr. Spee? in this campaign, and that I would not support Mr-Speer under any circumstances for any p<isi- tion, for the reason that he has shown himselt to be a demagogue without principle or patriotism, treacherous to all parties, and false to state and race. 1 therefore leave liis support to his “Dear Mat” and those radicals who favor negro supremacy aud find congenial spirits iu this noble pair of brothers. You are further au thorized to say tliat ( favored the nom ination of Hon. A. D. Candler and most cheerfully support him liecause he is a man of honor and integrity, os true hi counsel as lie was brave in bat tle; shown by tlte test of trial, to be a capable legislator, a democrat from conviction and the able and fearless advocate of home rule by white men. Very respectfully, your oliedient ser vant, II. P. Bell. A CARD. 7b the Public:—1 understand that Mr. Emory Speer has stated, tliat after bearing Hon. A. D. Candler’s speech in Athens, I said “I would vote for no such man.” I do not know tliat Mr. Hpeer saiti this, or auy tiling like it, but I have reason to believe he did, aud I wish thus publicly to state that if lie is correctly reported he bus lietl, willfully, deliberately and malicious ly, and that he is willing to 860111*0 a personal advantage and benefit by being guilty of tlte most infamous falsehood. If lie is incorrectly re(sirt- ed, then tills card goes for naught; if correctly reported, Ids conduct is cor rectly characterized. I heard Mr. Caudler’s speech. It was forcible, honorable and the best political speech, in uty judgment, that I have beunl iu many years—abounding in democratic sentiment, true principles of government. I ie satisfied my mind and delighted my heart, and I can now trust him always as a democrat, one who will labor as a legis lator to give as a heritage to the peo ple democratic rule and white suprem acy—an honorable mail, a sound dem ocrat, brave in battle, wise iu legisla tion, he will never make a record so black and damuiug tliat the courts of tiie eountty shall lie invoked to con ceal liisuets front Ids constituents. Respectfully, Goodloe H. Yancey. • Another Affidavit. , Frank Hn county— jwrinni iirrffirihs w. _ _ tlia£i was a citizen of El bert county during the war and for several yearn after, and t hat I have known Thomas L. Gantt from liis boy hood and that f know thut lie was not PUT UP AND COVERED. ’ r-|-iriieii«iiir'eii'iiY i Mawson, Ga.,OcL 14tb, ltffe. MR. T.A. HODGSON PLACES HIS $500 SPEER BET IN THE BANK, And a Candler Nan Instantly Stops Tip and Rivers It, And Sees Him SBOO Better, Which Mr. Hodgson Has not Accepted. OindlnrMon In Atlanta Olvlnj? Odd* to 8paer Bupportora. Yesterday morning our office was invaded by a genteel young man, with a flushed face and quick tread,, whom we instantly recognized . to be Mr. Thomas A. Hodgson. ITe produced a certificate of deposit from his pock et, which stated that T. A. Hodgson bad $500 to liis credit in the National Bank of Athens. *‘I presume that you wish to make good your pro(»osition in the Gaines ville Southron, to bet $500 on Mr. Speer’s election ?” we asked. “Tliat is exactly the size of my in tentions,” lie replied. “I now want this money covered.” M e assured the geiitlemau that he would be accommodated, and we started in quest of tlte taker, who had carried the money to the bank upon tlte first news of Mr. Hodgson’s propo sition, but failed to find the deposit. The gentleman who had the money in hand, despairing of Mr. H. making good liis offer, bad left the city, but we knew that such a mine of wealth would not goii-liegglng, so we inform ed a leading Candler man ol tiie offer. “You need not go any further,” was the reply. “I’ll accommodate the geiitlenian myself, and when the first taker comes home lie can probably find another reckless Speer man to bet with him.” Taking out his cheek book he wrote drafts on the hanks for the required amount, and asked us to have ;them cashed. This we did, and M.| T. A. Hodgson, in due time, found liis mon ey nicely covered with crisp new greenbacks. But this was not all. Another Candlerman, who was stand ing near, informed Mr. Hodgson that he would see him another $500 ou the one-eyed plow hoy, If he felt like bucking bis judgment any further. Mr. II. stated that he was not ready at that time to accept, but would consid er tits offer. * A LETTER FROM MORGAN. that Icotfidprautfiy claim us my home. I have stood by the old mother in many dark hours of (he black past, and sympathized with her as site bent her matronly form to (he rule of radicalism. Again I have re joiced when she, aided hy her brave boys, prominent among whom was Scab. Reese, now the gallant democratic can didate to succeed our governor elect in tlte 8ih district, when she burst asunder her bars and shone forth in the splen dor of deliverance, basking in tho sun shine of a true democracy. Again have I been mortified to see her gallant Bil lups defeated, sacrificed in the honse- hold of his friends, by a political trim mer, w ho for a few years has rejoiced with his radical allies, in seeing his dis trict republicauized. But, thank God, to-day I rejoice at tiie bright prosjyect just abend. Had the mountain demo crats been present to-day, and witnessed tiie lofty bearing of their candidate, who felt that he was a white man, in a white man’s government, in contrast with S|s:er, on the Utlt ultimo, who spoke so lightlvof white tnen ami democracy, they wonhl, like me, feel proud. I will not attempt a description of Col. Candler’s speech. To do so would be imposing upon the Madisonian, which is under the editorial management of Dr. Blackburn ami hia gifted son, as brave a chip of the parent block as was ever hewn. That paper wlil give all that is neetlcd. The Madisonian should visit every ham let in the !)tli. Like the Banner-'Watch man, it is a fearless, outspoken repte- sentative of democracy, and is doing yeoman's service for the good old cause, and is a tower of strength in this and adjoining counties. In regard to Col. Camller’s speech here to-day, it was all that his party could have wished. He made no enemies; he gained friends. Unlike his competitor, he had no up lull work in enthusing his negro supporters without disgusting his wltite friends. He spoke well of the colored man, his lenity, bis disposition to do right, and assured him that, whilst he was a demo crat, itnd a while democrat at that, he would legislate lor their go<sl if elected. He would not deceive them. No one could ask a favor of him. which should lie granted, that lie would refuse. But the object of this letter is to de nounce tiie scheme of the Hpeerites. They flora I tiie lower end of this district with appeals to the negro, and tin: north ern portion with good democratic docu ments. Their candidate, a .lames’ fund politician, necessitates duplicity in the management of hlscanvass. Again emis saries consider this missionary ground. His servile adherents, government offi cials, leave their homes and offices at bis bidding to keep him from sinking. Some of them, who have recently left tbeir offices to visit Morgan, an: known to lie of the worst element of white society, ne gro lovers, fond of negro associations, with tangible proof of intimate negro association*, tliat should shock the mor ality of any decent white man in the district. These are the persons that do Speer's dirty work, with a few excep tions. Speer’s bugleinen here are repub licans, scalawags and negroes. God de liver this country when such men aspire to its political control.' Notwithstand ing the desperate effort being made; the slanders and calumnies of the Southron and Atlanta Herald, Candler will re deem Speer’s majority here, if not wipe it out completely. The democracy here are determined to do their best, and never worked harder than now. Assure your readers that Morgan will give a good amount of herself on the 7th of Novemlier. Dkmociiat. LETTER FROM GAINESVILLE. c Gai.xksvii.ok. Ga., Oct 17th,'S2. “ 4 iBEiltet^^BawnersIFatcKtnati:—Spar spoke here Saturday to a good crowd, mostly Candler men, from this and ad joining counties. His speech was the same old persecution wail intermingled with dirty, degrading yarns. Don’t think be made any deep impressions on any intelligent mail, but of course Ills supporters thought his yarns very smart, and I think rallied them to a last des perate effort. They are working hard on tiie colored vote, but nevertheless, we will “meet them at the tank” with a rousing majority. A little incident, however, is worthy of mention to show you Candler's strengt 1 ’ in .Taekson coun ty. Speer’s speech was advertised con siderably, and to afford all nil opportuni ty of hearing him, Col. Candler instruct ed bis conductor to bring anybody up on one fare. Aud bow do you suppose tiie crowd stood ? A vote was (tolled on tiie train and although there were only thirty-two excursionists, the vote stood: Candler, .’10; Speer, 2. Tills is authent ic. Hpeer has few supporters in town among white men, and still fewer in tiie cyuntry. I inquire of every man tliat comes to town and in some malitia dis tricts or precincts lie will get nothing. W'ehaven good working Candler cltih and this week extended it by establish ing clubs ill each of tiie fifteen precincts. The Speer men have commenced the campaign with five, tour, three and two thousand majority, but now they are scared up and von can hardly get an even bet on anything. One of our citi zens backed out a Hpeerite to-day by de positing five hundred dollars in the bank on an even race, hut it was not coveted. Rest assured that Hall county is O. K., and will prance to the front witli not less than 1000 majority for A. D. Candler. Bkttkk. greenbacks around promiscuously, but the Hodgson bet seemed to have stupefied the Hpeerites, aud no takers could be found. A few hats and ci gars, however, were wagered, but the concerned with or had any tiling j aggregate sum, outside of the $500 We don’t think the candidacy of Duggar will change the result in the Otli a ((article. The democracy has no hand in bringiiig him out. Like Mr. Hpeer, he was uuaniiuously nominat ed hy a convention of one. whatever to do with tiie freedman’s bureau. I have good opportunities to kuow liis character, and have always found him to be u high-toned gentle man ; a true democrat, defending to the utmost of his ability tiie people and right. J. W. Sewell. State of Georgia, Banks couuly.— Personally uppeured, Dr. J. W. Sew ell, who, after lieing duly sworn, de- posetb and saith that the above cerl iti- cate is true. Sworn to and subscribed before me, Oct. 14tli, 1882. James C. Ware, N. l'.aud Ex. J.I’. J. W. Sewell. A Colored Editor’* Death. John Brown, colored) editor of the Defiance, died Sunday night after a tsfo weeks' spell of fever, fils funer al was preached at three o’clock at Big Bethel and was attended by a very large number of colored (icople. Brown wus a young man, personally polite aud kind but he made things lively in the Defiance. He was one of the men who made a forcible en trance into the United States circuit court room during the sitting of the late lamented’ syndicate republican convention.—Constitution. A Card. Editor Banner-Watciininn:—I am continually being bored alsiut the squib from T. A. Hodgson. 1 consider myself lowered by noticing Emory, and aiu determined not to go lieticuth him. I have so far have been uuableto find u man who is willing to comic sound to go away down there where T. A. stands and sling filth. I guess I will get oue af'er Candler goes aud some of Emory's gang have to return. Yours, John Bird. Mr. H(>eer well knows that lie can’t count on one-tenth of the democratic votes in his district; and if elected he will be forced to co-operate with the republicans, even if bis taste didn’t run that way anyhow. Whenever you see a brau new silver dollar or greenback in circulation it is inlgbtv apt to lie some <>f tliat Hub- liell corruption fund. Radical tuouey is daily being distributed to tiie faith ful few. ... . * There is not a lady In the ttth dis trict who will espouse the cause of Mr. Kmory Hpeer after reading that “Mrs. Tolbert” letter. Remove that injunction and we will prove it. We learn tliat when Mr. S|ieer spoke at Gainesville the other day lie had a drummer on the train paying the fare of people to go and hear him. This is a new way to get an audience. A certain Hpeer man in Oglethorpe o|ienly threatens to vote fifty ubgroes off of Mr. J. M. Smith's place ■ for Speer. Democrats, see that these' im ported voters are spotted! Mr. Hpeer, if you intend to remove that injunction do so at once—not a day is to be lost—or go before the people acknowledging that you are afraid to face your own record. A gentleman In Athens yesterday qpt two to one that Morgan county would go for Candler. A prominent gentleman from Clarkesville says tliat three-fourtlis of the men he meets are for Candler. There is a fine prospect of the county going democratic. Mr. Hpeer Is running his campaign in tills district with outside help. A man must be pretty hard up when be can’t get all tiie backers be wantB at home. Hpeer’s backers now want to base their bets upon a contested election. This shows they have more faith in tile radical party than tlte voice of tiie people. ‘ ]We cannot see how any thiuking, reasoning man can vote for Mr. Emo ry 8peer so loug us lie Is afraid to have his political letters published. Candler has nt ver as yet had to send drummers out and pay the railroad fate of his audience to collecta crowd. Cgu Mr. Hpcei say as much? Let every county In the district pre pare an insolvent list, and see that no man votes who is disqualified by non payment of taxes or crime. Bear in mind that when you vote for Emory Hpeer you vote to radical ize your district. Remove that Injunc tion and we will prove it. •Mr. Speer made four couverta by his speech at Gainesville-^ fttte for him self and three for Candler*- This Is au thentic. * |We must have a fair election aud a f^ir count. The Candler men don’t It)tend to be terrified or bulldozed. wager, was small. Judge \V. B. Thomas, who lias just returned from Atlanta, informs us tliat the Candler meu there are giving odds to the Hpeer sympathizers, and it is very hard then to get a bet. The Hpeerites started out by giviug 1,000 islds, but it didn’t take them long to get enough of this. Oceasiolially you could hear of a Speer better, when a rush was instantly made tor the vic tim, who had changed his mind before he could be reached. One prominent republican, who was yelling for Emo ry, had a roll of greenbacks shook in his face in front of a bank. The $400 to cover Mr. Martin’s acceptance is now in hand, and he will be put to the test. , Just about the tlmo that Mr. Hodg- sou had closed his $500 list a leading geiitlemau front Jackson stepped up, when he was asked how his county was going. “Eight hundred majority for Candler!” was the reply. To say the least, this was a damper upon one of Mr. Speer's most enthusiastic friends. We do not think much more money will be wagered, os any one living in our midst must see that Candler bus a walk over. Hpeer has no possible chance ol success, and at heart lie knows it. You may talk to the farm erson the street and not one in twen ty will be found for Hpeer. Test tiie matter any day and see for yourself. TO THE ATLANTA HERALD. We make to you this proposition: We will give you the name of the gen tlemen who wrote us to Inquire if one of the editors of the Herald did not ouee publish a republican paper in Texas, as also our authority for every other charge made against you; pro vided, tliat in return you furnish us the names of your correspondents who have made such malicious and false charges agai nst the democracy of Ath ens and the editor of this pa|>er. Or, as we stated before, if you will give us bond and security that you will seek legal or personal redress of the pat rons we will give. you their names. There is no subterfuge in this, and every honest man will say we offer you a lair proposition. Now If you mean business, Mr. Herald, you'll not hesitate an instant about accepting our proposition. If you luteud only blow aud g**, you may just continue your wail of virtuous indignation. The gentlemen of Athens who have been so wilfully slandered In your col umns have as much right to know the names of their maligners os you have to denisud our authority. It is but fair and just that you do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Death orn Davis Bondsman. Mr. James A. Thomas, who died here on Haturilay night, was one of Jeff Da vis’ bondsmen. When It was announced that Mr. Davis would be released on nail, Mr. Thom is was one of the Unit person* to volt ntoir to go on his botid. Among the Und'inen were Horace Greeley, Augustus Schell, and other prominent persona both, north and south. Mr. Thomas w* devoted to the southern cause, 4nd fga'va liberally of Ids means to sustain Pott. Bow a Blundering Judgment Voj be Besponsi- bl* for tbs Host 8* ou* Results. rylfig fortunes.—zY. Y. A good medicinal tonie, with real merit, is Brown’s Iron Bitters, so all uruggists say. Republican Independentismn to lowed. Rome Cowrirr. Perhaps the best abused man who is running for congress in Georgia ut this time is Ben C. Duggar, a straight- out republican, who is an indcqien- dent candidate in the ffth district. The abuse comes from th" indepen dent papers of tiie district, which thus exhibit the hypocrisy oftlicirpreteud- ed opposition to nominations, and their ery for an open field for any man who chooses to run. They do not attack Duggar on account of his political principles, because that would be offensive to some republi cans whose votes they want to get for Hpeer. But their assaults on him are simply because of hia presumption in running. They charge him with be ing paid to run, suggest that he is I i his dotage, and even deny his tight to run without a nomination by the republicans of the district! The Elli- jay C -urier, an Independent paper, dying the names of Gartrell and Hpeer, says: “If Mr. Duggar desired to run bis race purely aa a republican upon principle he had a perfect right to do bus tt is strange thatths did not con sult and counsel with his leading re- publics n friends os the subject, - but we have failed to see any one yet tlutt be has consulted with, and we have heard many such express themselves —all with one accord, disapprove of his condtd&uy; some with regret, oth ers with contempt.” It would seem from this that in the view of its boss es iudependentiam is all right and proper—a natural privilege of every inau—when availed of to defeat a democrat, but it is treason when re sorted to against the dictate of inde pendents or republicans. 1 FROM JACKSON. Mr. Edwin Booth said recently that hu supposed his lungs were affected, having a persistent cough until he saw Dr. McKinzie, of London, who found that this symptom arose from a disturb ance of the lifer—-V. Y. Herald. The above item, which has beeu going the rounds of the pruss, is of no other significance other than to the personal friends of Mr. Booth, except tliat it brings to light a trull, of the greatest importance to the world. Few peopto pass threugh life without the afflict ion Iu most gases this lar considered Urn re sult of tho cold or the beginning of con sumption, and thousands have become terrified at tills revelation and have sought by a change of air ami the use ot cough medicines to avert the impend ing disaster. It may safely be said tliat more than half the coughs which t re Afflicting the world to-day do not have their origin in tiie lungs but are the re sults of more serious troubles in other organs of the body. “IJver coughs” arc exceedingly common and yet arc al most wholly misunderstood. Arising from a' disordered state of the liver they show their, results by congesting tiie tu'igs. In fact the efforts of the liver to throw off the disease produce cough ing even when the lungs themselves are in a healthy state. But it is a mistake to suppose that such delicate tissues as the lungs can long remain in a healthy condition when they are being constantly agita ted by coughing. Such a theory would be absurd. Consumption, which was •„ feared at first, is certain to take place unless something is done to check the mind. It stands to reason, therefore, that the only way in which “liver coughs” can be removed is by restoring the liver to health. In this connection another fact of great importance becomes known, which can best be explained bv the re lation of an actual event. Mr. \V , a wealthy cattle dealer of Colorado, l>e- camc greatly reduced in health ami came east to Chicago for tlte purpose of lieing cured. He consulted l)r. J , one of the leading physicians in the country on pulmonic subjects and be gan treatment for the cure of liis lungs. But liis cough increased while his strength decreased. Finally he deter mined to consult another physician and )>|i|died to Dr. B. After a careful exam ination he was informed lliat Ids lungs were perfectly sound, while liis kidneys wen-in a most terrible condition, lie bail all the apparent symptoms of con sumption Imt lie was suffering from tiie terrible Bright's disease. Tiie symp toms of consumption are often the sure indications of Bright’.* disease. The above truths regarding coughs have been known by the leading physi cians for several years but the public have never been infoi med of them. They are serious facts, however, and should l>c understood by all, so that dangers which might otherwise prove fatal may Ik: avoided. They clearly prove one great truth which is, that the kidneys and liver are sueli vital organs that their health should be constantly guarded. Tiie distressing, hacking cough, which is often dreaded as the forerunner ot con sumption and tiie wasting strength which accompanies it, in all probability may arise from weakened or diseased kidneys or liver, fo restore which would cause returning health. How this most desirable end may be attained Ims long been a problem, but few people of intelligence at. the present day have- - longer any doubts miliar .the popular . remedy known as Warner’s Hale Kidney and Liver Cure has done more to correct, relieve and restore these organs than any other preparations ever before known. There are hundreds of instances which have occurred within the past three mouths where individuals have believed them selves the victims of consumption, when, in reality it was deranged kidneys and liver, which this remarkable medicine has completely cured, as witness the fol lowing statement: Bckfai.o, N. Y., July 0, 1882.—I be lieve it to lie a fact tliat thousands of so-called consumption can be success fully treated by simply using Warner’s Hafe Kidney and Liver Cure as directed. I was one of the “given up to die” per sons—had every symptom of the last stage of consumption—bad cough of four ycR.*a standing, night sweats, chills, etc., etc. A season south did no good, and the fact was the case looked dis couraging. I took Warner’s Safe Kid ney and IJver Cure, and in three months I regained over twenty pounds, and my health was fully restored. W. C, Beach, Foreman Buffalo Rubber Type Foundry. There arc thousands of people in America to-day who believe they are the victims of consumption and destined to ail early grave and who are trying to save themselves by the use of consump tion cures but are growing worse each hour. Let all such persons stop, and calmly consider whether they are not seeking to check a disease in the lungs when it is located in the kidneys and liver. last them then treat the disease in its original stronghold anil hy the remedy which has been proven to be ll.o most effective and then look for the return of health and happiness which ucli treatment is sure to bring. From Nacoochee. A short time since the Southron published an article from Clarkesville extolling Hpeer and denouncing dem ocratic conventions. The editor gives away the author in an editorial notice of the article, saying that the writer ran the first locomotive engine ever run in thlseounty. The writer is an old gentleman against whose private character we have not one word to utter. He Is not, however, the proper person to set him self up as a teacher of “true and hon est democratic principles.” He voted for Bullock, Grant and Garfield, and if he has voted a true democratic ticket since the war, his most inti- mate friends do not know it. Doubt less he may support Speer and others, whoi like himself, professing to fight nuder the democratic banner* are do ing all In tbeir power to break down that party, but this certainly does not entitle him to a place os a teacher of democratic principles. He is doubt less, however, a fair sample of Speed's democratic constituency. One ok the Organized. Jackson county will go from GOO to 1,000 majority for Candler. Harmony Grove has a working Can dler club Vif nearly 100 members. Dr. H. it. Carlton will address the’ Candler club at Harmony Grove next Saturday night. Np man will bet,on Speer In Har- inqh/tJrove or Nicholson, or id; that secUjin. of country. They l:ayp”’fe- / [ Caro-worwi persons, students, ^weak The colored men lit Jackson county don’t take all of Speer’s doses. “ TT Democrat. whole system. Comrmeeorateti Him. It was at the house of the bride’s pa rents after the wedding. On a table were exposed the costly presents. Two gentlemen were examiningthem. Said one of them suddenly: “These, you say, are the bride’s presents, but what does the groom get?” , , . .. “Oh,” replied tiie' other, “he'geto ;the woman.”' ' “Is that all? Poor fellow!” replied ie first gent * the first gehtlemah.