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' LMl 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 ■'* •—« The Spec rites have withdrawn front the betting arena, which shows tlial they have lost all hopes dT;electing their man.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