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President Arthur and his cabinet are
expected to Athens, this weelQ3p
work tor Speer.*, * ‘■“J
Mr. Speer bu graduated in the
cal party with the degree of M. D.¥£
—•"My Dear Mat.’* CO
l—have quitUfottlng.
This shows that tb<
hopes In their cause.
Now Is the time to work. Apeer arid
his emissaries iuo thronging the dis
trict, and we must combat them.
Speer's hirelings in Morgan-con »4-
ure the very men who had bogus tick
ets printed and carried the stock law.
Pledger was in tb: city yesterday,
ou a Visit to his Camily. Wbuder If
‘•My Dear Mat” kept an eyaxm him?
The Hubbcll fund is here, but Eritoly
didn’t!get aa^fg allice as "he expos
ed. His ligrp Is hong on a willow
tree. ■'* •—«
The Spec rites have withdrawn front
the betting arena, which shows tlial
they have lost all hopes dT;electing
their man. .j .
Mr. Speer has to intrude on Col.
Candler’s appointments to get an au
dience, His own announcements In
variably drew a blank. * V
SPEER’S PERFIDY
Fearful Arraignment of a False and
Treacherous Friend.
l£r. Bridge Christy Tells How Speer
Deceived and Betrayed Him.
stances, or he would have accept
ed the proposition made by Col.
Candler in his Athensepeech, which was
that Mr. Spear should select a stenogra
pher, the Bunner-Watc liman one, and
these two a tliirilj and that these three
/-< fooithl tranrinto these letters and have
* •erhatim. The other
An Affidavit That
Flea About "My Dear Mat.”
mm ftfc-Hi
Christy Followed the Advice Speer
Save Dr. On and Got Left.
Specnlating Upon a Helpless Family
that Had Befriended Him.
A Story of Ingratitude as Damning
as It is Treacherous.
Don’t believe anything you hear on
the eve of election. If a charge could
Uuau os tan Dated the Speeritcs would
have made It long ago.
"My Dear Matt” is working night
and day for his Kmory; hut he will
prove the millstone that consigns ills
friend to a political grave.
Col. H. II. Kinnebrew, of Dan'eis-
VlUe, was in the city yesterday He
qays the “Free State” Ih almost a unit
for thej“one-eyed plow lioy.”
A eoVired woman in Oconee county
this week named her baby Alien Can
dler. We’ll wugpr a silver cup that
lie tnakes a first-class plow boy.
The bets hiade on Candler are now
selling at 25 per cent, premium. The
Speeritts are sillier bankrupted or
badly scared. They have quit betting.
Iu Morgan county Speer received
only nine more voters in tlie Bell con
test than when lie run against Billups,
although his majority was much largi
The Candler club of Athens has or
dered t\Vo thousand torches madatq
celebrate tlie victory of the-one-eyed
plow buy. That will he u gala time in
Athens.
- —— ■■ ^
Let tlie Candler men III every dis
trict contribute their teams to haul
voters to the poll*. See that every
Candler man who can vote deposits
liis ballot.
Tlie Candler meu in Athens have
now (o.OOOin hand to bet ou Candler,
and as much more os the Speeritcs
w ish to cover. Now let them put up
or shut up.
Little Myer Marks, a bright little mill
of Mr. Simon Marks, isa red-hot dent-
ocrat. He says lie is for the one-eyed
plow tioy, because Candler is a man
and a half.-. - ■
The farmers of tlie country are a
unit for Candler. They have been
represented by lawyer* In congress
long enough. The one-eyed plow boy
will be
the “MrirToIben’
■rto
letter before per-
Let Every Friend of the Lamented
CoL John H. Christy Bead, i
And See How Hr. Emory Speer Has
Treated His Helpless Family.
Can Yon Trust Such a Han?
Answer "No.”(
We
.1 i
mittlng your husband or sweetheart
to vote for this man. He dares not
let that letter be published.
We have it from good authority that
Kmory Speer is telling the negroes
that he is a republican, and will vote
with that party if elected. He will
vote wherever his selfish interest* dic
tate.
Our old friend Jim Sanders, of El-
berton, was in town yesterday. Jim
is it regular Vennor an political proph
ecies, and says there is but little doubt
of Candler’s election by a handsome
majority. -»
•‘My Dear Mat” has worn out the
whip by which he promised to (ash
the colored men to the polls. They
are freemen and they Intend to assert
their freedom by voting foT whom they
see fit. ' ' • •
Mr. Emory Speer knows that thf
publication of those Christy' letter*
would damn him eternally. He wants
tlie people to swallow him blindfold
ed. The voters of the Ninth district
are not s set of fools.
Mr. Speer expects by buying up a
few leaders with offices and money to
control the colored vote; but Jor once
tlie darkeys have asserted their free
dom and lorn loose from the leading
string of “My Dear Mat.”
Mr. IVLav, at tlie Athena factory,
says tlie report that lie will vote for
Hpeer Is Wile. He will notoirtyyote
for Camber, but work for him also.
He is a whole team, and ope of the
bone and sinew of the country.
Mr. S|M*er taunts Col. Candler with
not going to church often - enough.
KuiorjT spout last Sunday In Atheus,
and all day he was receiving his blaok
and white couriers in ids office, and
turned Mils holy day into a political
-carnival. '
And Speer will run foroflloe with the
Injunction blind bridle on? He knows
that those letters will convict him of
being a t,rotor to Ills race, party and
section, and lie dares not let his be
trayed constituents see them! Can
you, will you, vote for such a man ?
Hpeer continues to accuse tlie color
ed Candh r men of selling out. Wo are
rather iuollned tb think that those
Christy -fatten will proSe.that “Opr
Emory" has some experience in the
fcv about
■'Arthur?
eQJ-
From the DanirlsrilU Monitor.
Fellow-citizens:—As you are all
aware, during Mr. Speer’s former cam
paigns for congress I was with him
lieart and soul, and used what little
iufluenee T had In trying to see ure his
triumphant election. Some of you
may think it a little strange that I am
opposing him so strenuously iu the
present canvass, and in order to set
piyself right before you, I will ex
plain some of the reasons which have
Induced me to take tills stop.
There cun lie no question of the fact
that very greut wrongs had crept Into
tlie party machinery, by means of
which designing men were enabled to
get control of nominating conventions
and frequently thwart tlie will of tlie
people by manipulating these conven
tions in the interest of certain parties
whom tlie people did not want. Ho
when Mr. Speer cama out as a candi
date for congress and announced that
he was as good a democrat as anybody,
but simply opposed to tlie convention
system as practiced, you and I, though
firm and consistent democrats, flock
ed to ills support—believing this to t«*
the l>est amt surest way to correct the
evils which had obtained in the con
vention system. It aniouuted to noth
ing more nor less than a choice be
tween two democrats anyway. as Mr.
Sjieer claimed to lie ami was recog
nized us a thorough democrat—only
running independent of a nominating
convention.
Up to the beginning of tlie last ses
sion of congress, though lie could not
be called a very pronounct-tl democrat
he had done nothing which we as good
democrats could object to, except to
Ml to go into 4?m<>oratic caucuses.
riljlAat*i(«a<m.lii)imvm | he cask
several vitea whldi snowedvei
ly that he was in full sympathy with
the republicans. One of these was,
when he voted witli the ultra republi
cans in favor of a bill appropriating n
large amount of money to build and
ei/hip* lottif iron dads, when it was
shown that they could he of no service
after completed—thus roblilngthcr,
as he got home to defend himself. He
is evidently afraid tor these letters to
dayligfa
to give Mr. Speer a
bond in the sum of (100,000, that none
of these letters should be published ex
cept such that referred to public and
political matters. Now, fellow-citizens,
don’t you know he would accept so fair
a propo-itlon as this if he was not afraid
for tlie people to see the contents of
these le.iers? And if he is afraid,isn’t
this priiptt fur-ie evidence of the fact licit
hollas been guilty pf some actions which
ho Loirs tlie people will condemn ?
About tlie time of the opening of the
last session of congress, Mr. Speer an
nounced publicly that lie never intended
to go into another democratic caucus and
eouhl not hereafter be tainted with a lack
of party fealty, for lie intended to owe
fealty to no party. He' thus uncondi
tionally declares himself mdejiendent of
democratic principles. What is the mean
ing ef the Word democrat? It iiieaiisone
J lio'is gnvchm l in his political actions
j a certain Code Of political principles.
When, therefore, Mr. Speer declared
that he owed allegiance to no party and
refused to go into the party caucus,
where a course of action was to lie decid
ed upon which would best carry out the
principles of the parly, he certainly
showed that lie wasdevoid of democratic
principles, and can no longer oven claim
to Is-a democrat with any consistency.
Ymi and Lfellojn-citizens, arc in-Vpcml-
ent'dcniocrtts,'and should is; joss as in-
•lepaiilbiit <il Mr. ifpeeras anylio.lv else.
•Hehas;proVcif to as by bis actions that
he'Ts no longer 1 a democrat, and I don’t
sis* how we can consistently support him
further. Besides, the issue upon w liiel,
he made his successful campaigns—that
ol corruption and frond in party nomi
nation—is dead one. No man can
charge, with any show of truth, that
there was any fraud practiced in the
convention which nominated Col. Can
dler. It was the spontaneous expres
sion oi the voice of the people, calling
hi*. as their standard-bearer, and so
unanimous was it that no other name was
mentioned before tlie Convention. So
this knocks Mr. S|H*i*r's strongest prop
trom miller him, ami you and I. who
only found fault with the frauds, prac
ticed in nominating conventions, have no
fhrther right to complain, but must, as
good democrats, go to the polls oil the
7th of November ami cast our ballots for
Allen I). Candler.
I will now mention one or two privnt
He never mentioned my name at all in
connection with the appointment, bu
1U1W says he did Uv to have Mr. J
Hodgson <who never applied for it)'Ap
pointed. I understand he says he didn’t
try to have me appointed, because he
knew I couldn’t give tlie required bond.
I venture tlie assertion that I can give
its good a (Kind in Clarke or any oilier
eoifnty of tlie Ninth district, as can Mr.
Speer or his “Dear Mat.” He may and
doubtless will deuy the truth of this
statement, but I am perfectly wffiftigto
go before the people of the Ninth-dis
trict upon an issue of veraeUyi between
our extinguished representative sud my
self. E. J. Christy.
Georgia, Madison. Comoty. , , rfr . I ]
. /Vracijijiily ca;do btro/^jneiWlI. I*,
and ex officio J. P. in and for said coun
ty, E. J. Christy, who, being duly sworn,
says tlie above statement is true in every
particular. E. J. Christy.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 19th October, 1882.
V,’ ’ E. il Hqiiaj,y/
.'AHl
N. P. and ex-officio J. P.
Having learned that some of Mr.
Speer’s followers, Sinei the appdffance
of tlie at*ove letter, are circulating' tlie
report that Mr. E. J. Christy is unwor
thy of belief, we, tlie undersigned, here
certify that wd have known Mr. Christy
for a number of years, and that he is a
gentleman in every way worthy of re
spect and belief, and that we would be
lieve him as soon as any man who lives
in Clarke county.
S.'C. Dories, . f
• ’ J.H. HlMMIXS,
H. N. Taylor,
J. M. Onu,
W. JI. Kcrnktt,
J. J. Tiiuelkf.li),
W. D. O’Fakrku..
SPEEIIS NEW TACTICS.
Mr, Emory Speer has at last discov
ered that his rolcof“The Martyr’’can’
no longer draw. He has been speak
ing to empty seats, and had to get up
a new programme. His first round
through the district was a regular
dead march, while Col. Candler’s tour
was one continuous ovation from an
enthused populace. So “Our Emory”
decided that if “tlie mountalri
wouldn’t come to Mahomet, Mahomet
must go to the mountain.” He billed
himself to speak at every cross-road
anil country store; hot alais! With
tlie exception of his imported wlioop-
ers he addressed only inanimate na
ture. Next lie tried a new dodge.
Sjieqr advertised joint discussions be
tween himself and Col. Candler, and
by this shrewd and uusciupulous
dodge attracted a good audience at
one or two places; but this trick was
soon unearthed, and he has now to
reasons why I am opposed to Mr, Speer, j hutch up another scheme to get an
which would never had come to the pub
lic ear if he had treated me with any de
gree of justice or common decency. You
know that my lamented father was sev
eral timeselected as representative to
congress from this district, and was kept
out of liis seat in tlie house by tlie repub
lican- majority vottngsoiidly against his
admission. H
I audience, which tlie patriotism of the
good people denied him. His last
niMe is so disgusting that we predidt
it WlM prove as grand a failure as Ills
other coups. Mr. Speer has now re
voked all' of liis appointments and an
nounced his determination to follow
Col. Candler in bis rounds and speak
as told b* quite animi- to the crowd that the patriotld ele
ct flUgUttyifkthH .•‘Vra—Mi.nt-rAmr*.
us HIM) tliatne was always
attracts. In' other "woi
invades ns an uninvited guest the pri
vate circle of his opponent, so as to
feed upon his leavings. Was there
ever uu act more contemptible! Mr.
them Hie illustrious
certainly' entitled to his salary, tuul
would get it, soon asthe democrat**
came into power. Just before his death
liO. Was preparing to pot the matter iu
the hands of Mr.-HilL whuilliatjteiitlc-jKpeur had as well intrude upon a so-
inaiu was elected United States senator, j vial gathering as to thus foist himself
AftoMr.HistrWiratAction, lie told where he is not invited. It is the Can-
aftor completed tint, ro k T J m( j | le was WtuXsl he could put | dler men who have appointed these
pletofllltheimcketr f a . ' j that claim, through suuces-fully and | meetings, and it is thrir day. When
naval contractors, who must would take pleasure (in doing so. So 1 I Mr. Hpeer takes advantage of them us
Vllled forouaocountuf their devotion 1 -J“ .7 • 5 , the nirans «,f attracting an Audience
“ihonsrtv.” Another thing was the ooHected nll„.l.e UaUa 1 coulutn refer--,»««««
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
C«inp«lgD in the Ninth District.
_ JHpMaiMMI '
'Atlanta, Ga., October 27.
ley Hill, who has been to Athens for a
says:
‘I have heard of politics and have
seen politics—but I never saw iu my
life suclt excitement us thdre is In
Athens over the Hpeer-Candler race.
The people are Blmply wild. It is the
one topicof conversation, aud there
has been more money bet on it than
on all the other raoeaever run In Ath
ens. It wUliuln some men if they
lose what they have wagered.”
“The drift seems to be against
Speer?”
“Yes. He has lost heavily In Clarke
but be is holding his head up and
lighting game. I do not see how be
can save himself. They are now bet
ting that Clarke county will go for
Candler, aud it gave Speer over 1,100
majority last year. Tinny Rucker bet
(100 to (5 that his majority wouldn’t
be 500 in Clarke. I do not think it
will be over 200 if that much.”
As ihbi election is the all-absorbing
theme 1 give the figures of the last
two races in the district. I give the
majorities for each and tlie total vote
cast in each county.
Bank*
Clarke....
Duwmou ....... ~~~~~
Fannin ...
Forsyth
FnuiUin..
Gilmer
Gwinnett
lluburtiluiin
Hall
Jackson
Lumpkin
Mftthbon ....
Morgan
Oconee
l'lckeus
Kubun
Towns. ..
Union...
White
Total*
£1572
21241
After you have clipped this table
out for reference, cast your eye over
the following. The estimates below
seem to me to be the average of the
best information from the various
counties:
Banks
Clarke
Dawson
Kalinin
Forsyth
Franklin
Gilmer ...........
Gwlnuett
Habersham
White
Hail
Jackson.....
Luinnkiu
Mathsou
Morgau ...
Oconee
Pickens...
Kabun
Towns.......
Union
tirely forgot he was a candidate and I
devoted his entire- argumentfor, the
>ne-eye* ** ‘
Tfjfli 'majority—some claiming ns high
as 800. The vote of this place stands
by actual poll 53 for Candler to 8 for
Speer, The colored vote is considera
bly divided and when you have a large
minority of the white, and a division
among the colored population, the
vote of Candler can hardly be estima
ted. Court is in sesslon, Judge Erwla
presiding. The grapd Jury t;as, been
polled aud stands 22 for Candler, and
1 for Speer. The traverse juries stand
ten each for'Candler, and two eaeh fog
Speer. So Emory it seems, will have
to tramp the gangway of the defeated
candidate so far as old Jackson is con
cerned.
Dahloneqa, October 26.—To-day
the court house, was filled—many
could notfiiid.room—with our citizens
zens from all parts of the country to
hear Col. A. D. Candler, democratic
candidate for congress from the Ninth
district, made his first speech at this
place. . Lumpkin is his native county,
which be alluded to Ip his opening
remarks. He made us a good demo
cratic speecli of the Jeffersonian style,
which was well received, and we think
satisfied all that Mr. Speer is not a
true demscrat. Col. Candler Is cer
tainly stronger here now than before
he fame. His majority in this county
will not fall below 100 to 200, and some
think it will be more than this. The
reports from all the mountain coun
ties are very encouraging to the dem
ocrats.
SPEER'S SPLURGE.
Hi« Speech at Harmony Grove Last
Saturday.
Emory Speer's organs have an
nounced for some weeks that lie would
address the citizens of Jackson county
at Harmony Grove, on Saturday, the
29th inst. So ou the morning of the
day in question, a reporter of the Ban
ner-Watchman boarded the North
eastern train, bound for Harmony
Grove. Mr. Speer, with three of his
followers, were on the same train, and
at Nicholson his crowd was increased
two more. When tlie train drew up
at Harmony Grove four loneaome
looking Individuals met them and
they were escorted to tlie Seegar
House. 'Twas uot a joyful, jubilant
reception, hut more after tlie style of
a funeral procession, or witnesses go
ing to a murder trial. One by one
the“vast assemblage” began to gather,
aud when a sufficient number had
collected, at about 12:30 o’clock, Mr.
Speer was escorted to Strickland’s
ball by about 20 gentlemen, and we
noticed among that number several
of his most an
fice-liolders.
rifoni
Ifisf
selling-outline himself.
tlie third letter to Presided
A gentleman, and a friend to
ry, too, who lias Just returned from an
extended trip thiough Jscksop
ty, says lie did not find a single wiilte
Speer man, although he heard of two
in tlie IsMid of a creek about ten miles
off. He says his firleiul is badly bcat-
to “theparty.” Another tiling was the
very energetic manner in which lie la*
bored to secure tlie confirmation us U.
S. district judge for Georgia of James
Atkins, one of the most ultra radicals
in thenfota-* man who stands charg
ed with the commission oi high crimes
against the laws—and who is totally
unfltfor the position, as he cannot rise
to the dignity of a respectable justice
court lawyer. He worst'd in the inter
est of this man against Judge H. K.
McCay. who though a republican, is a
liberal-minded gentleman of culture
and high legal attainments—having
for a number of years graced our own
supreme bench as one of the associate
Justices.
Another thing Is ills securing the
appointment of Madison Davis as
postmaster at Athens, when he had
not even applied for it, aud was, in
fact not a citizen of Athens at tlie
time, ashe was holding a federal np-
polntmcntat Atlanta. Mr. 8pctTsays
lie is not responsible for this; but it
seems very strange to me that a man
who never failed before to secure
the appointment of any one lie desir
ed, and who had sufficient influence
wi|h tl|e administration to secure the
removal bf Audrew 'Clark ss irtternaf
revenue collector and the nomination
of James Atkins, (who possosed uot a
single qualification for the position) as
U. 8. district Judge, could not have a
man appointed postmaster at Athens
who would have been acceptable to tlie
people. I can secure tlie affidavit of a
perfectly reliable gentleman of Athens,
to tlie effect that W. A. Pledger told
him last winter, just after Ills (Pled
ger’s) return from Washington City,
that before he left there the President,
Mr. Speer and himself had a talk in re
gard to this matter, and the President
told him he must not urge his claims
to tlie position, as it had been deter
mined to give it to Madison Davis, he-
cause he could concentrate the republican
cate on Mr. Speer. Pledger said he was
promised the aurveyorsL’p of customs
at Atlanta, but refused it, and came
back to Athens with the purpose of
running a newspaper In opposition to
Mr. Sneer. In a short time, however,
nee to Hie matter and placed it in bis
bands, \ He madp fir4 one exgnse grid
then anotherTor not attending to it, lint
did nothing. In the latter part of
1880 I 'told Uifn my fatflcr's estate
was embarrassed iu sonic [extent
tlie creditors Were vressih
and,
ihuugU lbej-u was plenty of luoiny uuu,
I was afraid I would not be able to col
lect it, on account of the scarcity of
money. Hn told mu to be ^ici t' ot ly casyv
as lie feltconfldcnt lie would secure tlie
eliiiin la-fore that session of congress
ended, lie did j|ot eydn attempt to do
it, aud the Southern VJ'aUdiinau (to
which phper Hit. t?iji jr is (lideMcd jot-
his seat in congress to-day, as lie could
never have been oleoti d wilbent it* sup
port, on account of the Intliiom e 'given
it by my father's prison d popularity,)
bad to lie sold to pay the debts. This
shows bis feeling of gratitude for favors*
doigrlfilh. It . is truly said; That $11-
which raises hitifisimy- «'bi>ve tlie -brute
creation and allies it to Deity, is the
fact that it Is capable of exercising feul-
iilg* of gratitude for favors shown ami re
morse for wrongs committed. Mi-a
sured by this standard, Mr. Sjiecr
would dy-tsiiily’he found lacking. Well,
tlie property was lost, owing to Mr.
Speer’s negligence, but thank L«sl! we
preserved nur integrity and self respect,
end hope we have not t* rleitcd the re
spect of.our neighbors. Just before tlm
meeting of the lost m ssion of congress,
lie told uie again that he felt not a doubt,
that lie would Iiqsbh: to get. tjiat cUi.H
through last winter, but again lie failed
to even try to do so. Then I became
convinced that lie was just holding the
maiter over our family in order to “bull-t
doze” Its into bis support, and i i.el that
I would have lost my own si-It-r*.-s|ii*el if
I had not determined to do all T could
honorably against liis rc-el<H-tion.
Below i append an affidavit, showing
Mr. S,.ccr’s feeling of gratitude towaitfa
me personally; and if he is im-*nvioUa
to the fueling of remorse iu its peniten
tial and ennobling sAnsri, I want to bc (
at least to some extent, instrumental in
sMi*myJliijif*ll)i^*>^14>l#0^n*eJ o0
duapjiojututent af -iejeat.
9le8 Tli
that was withheld from him, he places
liimself in tlie light of a trespasser,
and we predict that hi will luse ntora
votes than lie makes.
But tliis last act shows tlie miser
able straits to which this once bril
liant young man is reduced. Almost
ostracised by bis own people, he spon
ges upon the enthusiasm that sur
rounds an opponent for an audience.
■Mr. Speer knows his defeat is assured,
but like a drowning mau he franti
cally clutches at every straw that
passes. Wc think it would be a Just
rebuke to this interloper if every Can
dler man would remain away from
ills speeches. Not that we fear his
cliaugiug any votes; but to show Mr.
Knioiy .Speer that he caunot thus
foist himself upon an audience unin
vited If we aie correctly informed
he intends to make liis first step to
day (Wednesday)' tfheh CoI.’CSKiHer
fepeaks at Watkinsville.
landlen total majority «,4
Spear's total majority
Candler's uot unijurtty.
the above
estimate us my own, but it. has oue
element of uncertainty; that is mon
ey. No new issue will be sprung, and
no legitimate reaction started one way
or tlie otiier. I am satisfied that Mr.
Candler lms wiped out Mr. Speer’s
majority and has him beat to-day.
Whether or not he can hold his vic
tory depends on how much money is
used next week.
“There is no district in the state,”
said Lem Allred to me, “where money
cau do so little as in the ninth. In
the mountains it is an insult to offer
it, and the poorer a man is the quick
er he will knock you down if you offer
to buy his vote.”
“What about the negroes?”
“There are very few except in Mor
gan and Clarke and Oconee. In Pick
ens there are only twenty-eight negro
votes, and hardly more in any of the
uppercountics. The only way money
does any good up there is wiili liquor,
and I suppose there will be no lack of
liquor on either side this time.”
A CLOSE FIGHT IN HABRHSHAM AND
„ 4 LETTER FROM FRANKLIN-..,
• FiANklifjrUoojtTVjClfcL 26,'
DaMmefa Signal.
There is plenty of money hi bank at
Gainesville deposijod for betting «n, tho
coming congressional election,
funds wo refer to, are ttfat Candler will
be elected. Speer men, if yon have con-
fidenco in your candidate, accept the
challenge.
ANOTHER ATLANTA HERALD LIE.
This miserable radical slieetj not
content witli slandering the white
democracy 1 of-Atneus; lias now turned
’its attention to the colored men, as
the fallowing will- show. We.nre re
quested by tlie parties' .vboso names
ure used to denounce the letter or a
lying forgery. We prediot .that it,' \yill
turn out the saute way as tho McDer
mott bet on Jackson County—to have
been hatched out of whole cloth iu the
Herald office.: The article iri ak fol
lows : • “ ' >f:. - • ii" - :>•*
The following card is sent to us from
Athens, It explains itself; ,
. ATHENS, OA-.-Oct. 27.
Win. Simmonds, Steward Cominer-
eial In teltr-Hriving ■ heard of -you
through the proprietor of tlie Com
mercial hotel, I lake pleasure in ask
ing you to the big supper to be given
by the Candler eluh at tile TV)rirn-Hull,
November6th inst.,and Uiers be’ con
fined during,,the uigbt,and from
thence voUtI he compelled to inarch
right to the pbllsanfithere^ttcitfyour
straight ticket for Col. Candler. Be
spre to aiteml Noy^S.^
nt admirers and of-
speech was tbe same
as lie has delivered throughout his
cam paign; liis jokes and yarns, which
have become deaf and dumb from age
and use, fell like a bucket of cold wa
ter upon the audience. Ills abuse of
the democratic party did not seem to
take well with tbe gallant yeomanry
oTfOsa old -Jackson. ~ Nbr one word
or syllable of abusedid be utter against
tlie republican party. To the colored
people who are supporting Col. Can
dler, he used the -most offensive lan
guage—denounced them a- slaves,hire
lings and traitors to their party. Ev
ery man who dared go against him,
was denounced in unmeasured terms.
At the opening of his harruugue he
called loudly and in sarcastic tones
for the Gainesville nominee. He
stated that he hod heard Col. Candler
would meet him there. Now, Mr.
Speer well knew that Col. Candler had
not said that he would meet him there.
It was only u trick concocted by his
henchmen to get a crowd to hear him.
Dr. Deadwyler, a prominent citizen
of that place, counted the crowd in
the house, and it numbered 195 actual
count, and Dr. D. said he was positive
fully one liulf were Candler men, and
others put tlie estimate at two-thirds.
Harmony Grove isalmost solid for the
one-eyed plow-boy, and we are sure
old Jackson county will give him a
large majority. Tlie .citizens are anx
ious to have Col. Condleruddressthem,
w liicli he will do Thursday tbe 2d, and
it will be oue of tlie largest crowds
ever seen in that burg.
A lively tight was engaged in by
Candler and Speer meu just after
dark. No one seriously hurt, but sev
eral scratched faces and bruii-ed noses
may now be seen around.
R. M. C.
BSE 1 four'many reacleFs "woul
pleased to hear a word from this old
county through one who has recently
traveled through it. I find that the
people are rising in their might to do
theirdutyin the uext election.
E.’fi. Brown,Esq.,of Atheus, who was
petitioned by a large number of our
Ifcadingcltisens to address them, made
ftTriry fine speech on Friday, of court
week, and I assure you he did effectu
al work. I have heard but one remark
olaAe and that was that it was one
Of his best efforts, except from Uncle
Billie's crowd and they cannot say
anything against his speech only that
he trotted Uncle Billie around with
Lawsho & Co. Well, that does beat
all! Now, my motion is, if they
would look carefully they would have
found Uncle Billy way over the other
side of Lawshe and his rag-tng-bob-
tall crowd. I am inclined tlilnk that
he has been way over in the Eldorado
of Shake-rag. lie may take his Speer
and put it into Sambo’s hand and
plunge it into his Billy goat iflie
chooses, bat the carcas will not be
worth trying to save after the 7th of
Novembrf'riext. Suffice it to say that
Brown made many voters for Can
dle. Speer is losing every day, and
what hurts so bad the loss is now from
the colored voters. We have already
captured ail fair-minded, self-think
ing, unprejudiced and respectable
white men, and are now giving our
attention to the colored race. Eu
gene Brydie and John Mack, cob, are
now canvassing this county. They
are to make a number of speeches to
the colored people between now and
election day; and let me tell you
where they have met colored men
who are for Speer they leave them
Candler men; they are putting in
good work. Emory .Speer’s tools are
getting In straightened circumstances,
are reckless in regard to truth in many
of their statements. Mr. Hardeman
Wade, an honest citizen of Banks
county, will make affidavit that on
the 19th inst. Air. Taylor Gordon,
Speer’s postmaster at Harmony Grove
stated to him that Thomas L. Gantt
had said that be would vote for Speer
himself, aud had beeu well paid for
doing what be 'Gantt); is doing
against Speer and in favor of Uni.
Candler. Now, Mr. Editor, Taylor
Gordon was raised by very good aud
clever parents and lias hitherto borne
a good name, but if the very small
mess of radical pottage that be lias
received at the hands of the great
Speer-radical - nigger - coalition lias
turned his head that bad wliat will
become of him? Is he never to receive
a little more? Now let us all vomit.
Taylor will lead. Jaso.n.
Dahlonega Signal. ■ ,
When Mr. Speer Is ridiculing Col.
Candler for being nominated by the
“ 'riesvifie convention he must remetu-
a. dulega-
We
A Ridiculous Lie.
We learn that some thick headed
Munchausen is circulating the report
in'several of the upper counties that
the editor of the Banner-Watchman
lias sold out to Emory Speer. Now if
a man is determined to lie it is always
best for hint to manufacture One so
ridiculously improbable that no one
will believe it; and classed in this
category tlie above would certainly
draw the first premium nta state fair.
Any one to read the columns ot our
paper, or hear Speer denouncing us
from the stump, would scarcely sup
pose that w e had sold out. So, gentle
reader, any one who makes such a
statement is a liar—an infamous liar
—who hasn't sense enough to even
tinge his falsehood with tlie gause ot'
probability.
kobuiA, Madisnp County.
I h**rehy certify, that only afawdays
Mr.-Sjcc/rild WmE Ix-fare the meeting ui tlie Ihm -css'sui of
| e^-
“MyDcar Mat” has evidently Wri
taking\essons from liis Emory. Mr.
Thraabarlnforms us that Davis was in
Oconee,•Sunday, dramming for Speer,
and told him that Mr. Isaac Lowe and
nearly All tbe tallness men at Athens
are for“Our jBmory." Tbs re isn’t
one merchant or clerk In fifty who will
touch speer with a ten foot pole. fO
Old soldiers, remenjber that 8pee?
accuses the gallant Candler of losing
htseye by running again* a bush.
Resent at tire polls tula Insult to one
of the South’s most gallant defenders!
vou beoauae he was a plow-boy. Show
ibeae critlca that a ptojw-tyy raffle
a congressman,
posi'uou to C^riWsu liltui:
taJtduw Congress,, I weht to the office of lion)
Clnrop^ V)inory-Spyer, in the city of Athens, and
Ili. Hut told him that I icing entirely out ol em-
he can claim no*eredttf far this; 1 l*e- ployinent. I,would b<* nndcrjfistlng ob)i-
cauns hsriid It solely ia-hli Mrs-yie. gallon to him if he wonhl- recommend
wmnl iutorasL Kuowipg that the cpl-. me for tlie position of postmaster at
onxl people were qjijxfced tb thfejCbiV Adieus. He fold niv that he had bad
no conference, Aker verbally or other
wise, with the Administration since die
nut tlie bill to death of President Garfield, mul did pot
nese on account of not wishing to be
brought ip to competition \yith them as
UUm^Ihe voted*
encourage their Iriimigration, in order
to lecure the colored yote^fjne.
r .gtreng objection to Mr.
fiiJatl tsjtpcity with,which
know what would lie its tone towards
him, but I might rest assured lie would
do all he could for me, as he felt under
3 ,<m **** *** !BaunereW*e*<»MP
t^b^M^^owdw^rSw Henry . P, Christy, after he had
mr. ao au ne couiu ior me, as ne teu uuuer . . t
— a L* DslJ s^liliilT - . i i.sr w. lr rli l <
voluntarily promised, while in Wash
ington, that he would' “lift” it as loon
ture*; and he fold trier nd? that.hU.rec-
ommeadatioti wn-uld be worth more than
allj the petitions’ I toultl get, and he
would certainly do all lie conld for me.
jmm The above is one of the evidences of
per. to oarroll' them ■* they would
sheep, to'vote them *B i they^ *rould
slaves. This Is not only despicable
but infamous. Tits resort-wiU fail.
The colored people wlll uol be bought
with a liters of pottago ftx a edmpaign
supper. Irey * will.'vole for~«ll they
have or liope fort The representative
of a free tiallot and a fair count.
' Mr. F> M. M^tlla^ WiH tf&faess
the citlzeririof ■\VIiilervfHe off' Thurs
day night, in the Interest of Col. Cari-
itter. This gentleman lria t>falil ! far
mer, but’ a Onent trilk.r anu iwetpre-
dlct for hinvrigood audloncoJ^ HC has
heretofore supported Mr. Bpcisr, but Is
now an earnest' friend to; the one-eyed
ed “My Dear Mat” as his manager in
Clarke county. ThU year lie leaves
liiat outside to “keep an eye on Mr.
Pledger.'
FRANKLIN. •
Caknesville, Ga., October 26.—I
have traveled through two or three
counties of this district. Put Candler
down as ahead. In Toccoa I found
thiugs eight to one for Candler. A
Candler club of 150 members here.
Ex-Senator Moseley says Speer cannot
get over 150 majority in Habersham if
he carries it at all. Mr. Ed. Schaefer
is of opinion that Habersham will not
give Speer over 150 majority.
In Franklin county things are live
ly for Candler. Hon. D. O. Osborn
(the Candler man) who beat Little
(Speer mau) for the legislature, not
withstanding he was in bed two
weeks before the election, and report
ed dead, is still sick, but says he will
lw down in time to vote for Colquitt
for senator. He says the Speer-Can-
dler tight in Franklin will be close,
but gives Candler 100 majority. Dr.
Tucker hopes to see Franklin give
Candler 200, but doubts if lie can carry
it by over 100. Dr. McIntyre says he
can name at least 100 white men in
Franklin that have changed from
Speer to Candler, and not one the
other way. The negroes and revenue
men are naturally solid for Spear.
W. H.
WILLING TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR IT.
Editors Constitution: I notice in
the Herald of Friday that (200 is held
hare to bet on Mr. Speer aud can find
no taken, I will not only cover that
amount, but I will pay (25 premium
tor the privilege. Will the Herald
please oopy? C
Hr. T. W. Rucker, of Athens, says:
“ If I was to lie hung If I overguessed
tlie democratic vote in this district, I
would put my band on my lieart, and,
invoking the blessing of the Lord,
say: Candler600majority.”
Colonel Candler completed his cir
cuit of the district yesterday, speak
ing at.Toecoh. He will now go over
parts of the field again. Mr. Speer
has, we understand, withdrawn his
political appointments, and will try
to be in the same town with Colonal
Caudler the day the latter speaks from
now to the eud of the canvass.
Thomas Hardeman ripqke here Tlturs- t ? MJ railresJ. an^surreufiij yoiq ,piiae
dayuTthe^lffierisst We^rtSsedl with * «T> of0O ° ‘.WhW MU J •
AN OLD FIRM UN DF.R A NEWNAM E.
EMORY DAVIS & MAT SPEER.
SMALL POLITICAL INTRINUKRS
AND WIRE-WORKERS.
EASY PUT-UP JOBS PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO.
AN EYE CONSTANTLY KEPT ON
- '*•” PLEDGER.
REFRACTORY POSTMASTERS WHO
REFUSE TO SUPPORTTHE FIRM
BULL-DOZED ON SHORT'
NOTICE. ,
_______ /
PROSECUTIONS FOR VIOLATION
OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS
HELD UP ( VXD OVER THE VICTIM)
WHEN PROMISES OF SUP
PORT OF THE FIRM CAN BE
EXTORTED FROM THE VIOLATOR.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
THE IiUBBELL FUND.
, I A Lucky Mlarir'a Rich Fled.
u It i« related of A Black Hilts ^qtfneiy
who has discovered a big tiling, that he
went fo a party in Denver to have a
drawing made of the site and surround*
ings, and he Was asked'; "
“Do ybo intend to work tins mine j 1 ’,'
. “No, : I guest ndt* ’
“Will you go east and' form a stock
company And sett out the shares?”
“1 think i will:” ; ““ '
“Thien vehat you rirant of trie is ' a
-sketch ShbWing the mbuth of your mine'
with about 1 (300,6001 worth of silver ore
piled up around.lt. “ When, you ge^ in
Chicago you can get ait artist 'there to
put iu a river aud a railroad track* aud
if you go as far as Boston it will be foe
duty of th^ artist^ therq fo put foree
steamboats pit foe
democracy.- His speech was a telling
•ne and the friends of Candler were
much cheered by It and Speer’s friends
correspondingly depressed. He en-
Mr. J. R. Hix writes us from Madi
son county as follows:
“You may put Col. A. D. Candler
down solid for Pocataligo district.
There has been two Speer men near us
until a few days ago, when one of them
turned. He says he can’t take any
Dear Mat” In “liis’n.” Tlie old “free
state” of Madison will give Candler
250 majority. Nearly all the darkeys
are forCandlerandmoreof them turn
ing.” '
A letter from West Bowersville,
Franklin county, says: “We have a
large Caudler club near this place, and
will carry tlie county for the plow boy.
Speer did not gain any votes by bring
ing his ‘Dear Mat’ with hint to Carnes-
ville, for liis mulatto presence didn’t
influence the Franklin boys worth a
cent. The best element of the colored
people are also with us.”
And Mr. Speer prates about “the
unjust and inhuman war” made on
him. We refer to his published
speeches to see where the “unjust and
inhuman” war comes from. Speer’s
rotten political record is the only mat
ter touched upon by the Candler side.
We are informed that when "Our
Entory” finishes one of his steuo-
reotyped wails his “Dear Mat” opens
a five gallon keg of whisky and in-
vites foe audience up to a drink, llow
many votes can Mr. Speer’s mulatto
postmaster thus purchase?
We have a mountain-raised plow
boy now offering for congress, and tlie
wool-lmt' boys will see that lie is seat
ed. Our district lias been represented
by lawyers long enough. We want to
see tbe farmers have a congressman
from their own ranks.
Speer’s - organs are cautioning the
coalition voters to see that they, are
not-imposed upon by bogus tickets.
It is a waste of words to thus admon
ish the Candler supporters, as they
lfove sense enough to look at foelr
tickets before voting.
An Atlanta gambler was in Athens
circus day with a pocketful of money.
Be offered to bet even ou Candler, or
if they gave him 800 he would put up
on Speer. This is good index, for it
shows how they view our contest i n
Atlanta. ’ ^ j ' , |(
Any man who says the editor of this
paper ever told or hinted to him that
we intended to vote-far Emory Speer
lies, and, he knows it. We hod sooner
boll hades down to a quart and drink
»»- /’ ' „ . j • i *,
Ally person voting illegally will be
prosecuted to the extent of the law. It
will l>e well to remember this, as we
intend to have a fair election.
.It will 1 be seen; that no illegal voter'
deposits his ballot bn the 7th of Novem
ber. Any one-attempting it trill get
hiiqsclf into trouble.
ceiving the nomination and when lie
found he could not get it, came out an
independent candidate; one who did
nut believe iu tlie organized democracy,
.-iniply because they did not beiioyo it.
him strong cnougli to make him their
standard bearer.
OainerciUe Eagle
A gentleman who has just made a trip
through all the lower counties in this
congressional district, says that the peo
ple, boti- white and colored, are almost
solid for Candler, and that his election
is a foregone conclusion.
Gaineerille Eag fa
Mr. B. F. Morton; a democrat, a Bap
tist minister, and postmaster at Palmour,
Dawson county, suys he has received a
letter from the post-office department,
signed by Hatton, Ilazen and other radi
cals high in authority, asking kinrto use
his influence in favor of tlie independent
candidate for congress in this district.
Toccoa Herald.
A Madison county letter, dated bn the
23d, says: “We have but two avowed
white Speer men in our militia districc.
Speer got a majority in this district last
race—lie may get ten votes out of the 105
or 110 that will be polled.”
Toccoa Herald.
A Morgan county man bets (200 to
$100 that Speer will not get 1,000 major
ity in tlie present race; (300 to(100 that
lie will not get 2,000 majority; and (500
to (100 that he will not get 3,000 major
ity. He also bets (250 that Candler will
lie elected. All tlie bets have been pass
ed. —
Jackson Herald.
Mr. Speer must think liis affairs are
desperate in this county, from tlie num
ber of speeches lie is making in it.
Jackson Herald.
“Our Emory" is sharp. Ho takes a
day during court so that bo cau get a
crowd.
OainrerlUe Bugle.
Tlie iriiserable contemptible creaturos
who are engineering the campaign
against Col. Caudler hesitate at nothing.
Forgery is a felony in this country.
Jacktoi> Herald.
Our Emery spoke to the same crowd
three times in Jackson county this week.
Jackson Herald.
If Mr. Speer is a democrat, why fight
liis party with its enemies?
Gaincerille Eagle.
Mr. Speer said t hut lie thanked God lie
had never held office under a negro. Mr.
Speer forgets Himself. He holds oftice
now under several thousand oi them,
and seems anxious to do it some more.
Toccoa Herald.
A Candler club bus been recently or
ganized in Carnesville. Tlie club em
braces in its membership 35 of tlie 39
white voters in the town. This we learn
through a prominent merchant and citi
zen of the town.
Jackmjn Herald.
Mr. Speer says and insists that Col.
.Candler was not the first chotce of the
Gainesville| convention. Well, if the
second choice is pressing him so hard,
what would have become ofhimifthe
al'edged first choice had been put on the
track? We opine that Mr. Speer tins
liis hands full as it is.
Jacboa Herald.
Tlie Hon. Emory saves his base insin
uations until the end of the campaign.
But he missed his cue when he attempt
ed to traduce Col. Candler before a Jack-
son county audience.
Madisc nian.
Speer speaks here next week, to rally
tlie fence men to his support. He did
not have tlie courage to espouse their
cause when he was here before, but was
afraid to tamper with that local bone of
contention, th:oug!. fear of losing votes.
Col. Candler, on tne other hand, boldly
aud fearlessly announced himself a fence
man, that lie voted against the stock
law in bis own county, and would do so
again. The democratic candidate is not
afraid to speak his sentiments on any
subject, nor is he afraid to answer any
question, whether asked by a colored or
white voter, neither has he shut out the
people from a free, full and clear view
of any of his political letters by the
strong arm of the law, as Mr. Spcnr has.
That is the kind of a democratic hairpin
Allen D. Candler is, and don’t you ior-
get it.
Don’t forget that’Col. 'Cmttdler
speaks at Watkinsville to-day. A del-‘f*“’Haw. Seal>om Reese was nominated
egation of the young democracy of to fill Mr. Stephens’ unexpired term lived three miles from Jefferaon-
Atliens w.ll accompany him. | in the 8th district. ■ Jrffersox, Ga., Oct. 30, ’82.
Madisonian.
Who fastened the stock law' upon the
people of Morgan county? Who sent- to
Atlanta and had the grape vine little
“No” tickets printed? Who threatened
to turn off every colored tenant under
liis control if they did not vote for the
stock law ? Who was the chief cook and
bottle washer oi the fraudulent tickets
gotten up to deceive the ignorant and
unsuspecting? Let the fence men usk
Speer’s chief butler, if you want to sec
some blushes.
Madisonian.
IIow is it, Bro. Ham, that we do not
get tbe Eagle until it Is a week old,
when the “Filth-slingcr” flaunts around
always on time? Does it take you a
week to give your paper to your Madi
son subscribers? We suspect there is
fraud somewhere between Gainesville
and Madison. Tlie same complaint
readies us as to our paper; a subscriber
just notified us this week that he had
not received a copy of the Madisonian
in three weeks, when we know that his
paper has been sent to him regularly.
Jadaoo VtrgM.
As Mr. Speer Is goiug back in the past
to gut up endorsements from Ben Hill,
he should not forget what Mr. Hill
wrote in the Billups race. For tho ben
efit ot an enquiring public, we will re
produce it. Hero it Is:
“If Mr. Speer were indeed my own
son I would vote against him, and trust
to lime to convince hint that I rendered
even him, sb well as the party, a good
service: He is not fighting evils in tho
democratic organisation, but the organ
isation itself. He is keeping up hl d
fight after the organization itself has
nobly purified itself of all the evils al
leged to exist in it heretofore.”
Burned Alive.
On Friday night last, the 27th inst., a
well-to-do colored man, Armsted Dan-
id, heard the cries of his aged mother,
living aloifo near him, and at o ice real
ized that she was * shut np in ter house
on fire. She was burned entirely up,
not even the bones being found. Sbe