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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN. TUESDAY.. JUNE. i8S6 COUNTIES THAT VOTE TO-DAY The elections of the Sth inst., un less some county has been over looked, ere the last we will be call ed upon to report until the 13th inst. The Gordon managers have so arranged a bunch ot counties they feel confident of carrying that they will act upon the 12th. They' hoped that these will go unani mously for Gordon and thereby give hisi*$g''F*^}uom a send-off. The coJifffr .Pyccd for that date are Ware, Paulding, Spalding, Clayton, Fayette, Echols, Greene, Rockdale, Clay and Pierce, casting 26 votes. All these, Ware, Echols and Pierce excepted, have been anti-Bacon counties. Of the twenty-six votes they cast, twen ty have heretofore ' been against him. They have been selected and grouped together for the purpose of creating a false impression when they act, if they vote lor the Atlan ta candidate. Should these votes 1 be cast as they were in 1883, the people may expect flaming head lines. As a matter of lact, General Gordon’s entire vote might as well be arranged for the twelfth. The scheme is a cunning one, but somewhat threadbare, having been used in the last half dozen cam paigns. We make this statement in order that the people may not be deceived. It was the plan of the managers to vote Gordon’s strength in June the 1st, 12th and 26th and July 6th. On these four dates his counties are concentrated, and by this plan they hope to get such a lead 1 as .will impress close counties with the belie! that the people are ORGANIZE AND GET TO WORK. are all too well known; they cannot give a satisfactory answer to the people, and hence seek to evade the subject by screaming “slander!” But we believe that this time these well-worn tactics, characteristic of I and peculiar to Atlanta politics— wheu attempts are made to divert BANNER - WATCHMAN Atlanta, and rivets the chains of political serfdom around his own limbs. We say to Major Bacon’s ene mies, we defy you to show us one good reason why Bacon should not be elected governor of Georgia; or point out'a single characteristic in Gen. Gordon that befits him for the responsible office he seeks! We do not address the voters ot Geor gia as idiots, but as sensible men, who are capable of reasoning and receiving reason. The issue in the gubernatorial race is clearly defined and is: The People of Georgia vs. the Atlanta Ring. KEEP THEM IGNORANT. JOHN HARVEY'S MISTAKE. Horsford’s Bread Preparaj THE BEST BAKING POWDER IN THE Wn., Bacon has lost several counties that were overwhelmingly for him by over-confidence and indifference on the part of his friends, and through organization and tiickery on the Gordon side. This must not be tolerated again. We have to combat a shrewd and unscrupulous enemy, splendidly organized and commanded by the bes$ campaign leaders in the state. A defeat to them, too, means a political revolu tion, that will strip this Ring of the power they have enjoyed for years. They will take every advantage of the inexperienced Bacon leaders, and hesitate at nothing that will secure a vote or capture a county. The present contest is like fighting regular troops against raw militia. The latter are overwhelmingly in the majority, but are no match for their disciplined opponents. The Bacon men must not be too confident, and must watch every movement on the part ot their antagonists, and be prepared to meet strategy with strategy, and checkmate any unfair ends that are attempted. The Gor- donites are spending money on this race as free as water, and will leave no stone unturned that can carry the day. Let Major Bacon’s friends organize in each militia district, so I as to be prepared for a formidable OFFICIAL ORGAN OF City of Athens and Clarks, Oconee & Bank*. steps, and, after a pause, she raised bar head and said: “Children, yon may go.” Quietly and decorously they trooped out ot the room, but not until their footsteps had died away did she turn to John Har vey. “Why have yon come heret” she asked. “1 certainly did not come with any idea that I should see you,” he replied. “I think I need haidly assure you, that had I known of your presence hero, I should have avoided coming to Chippendale altogether.” “Then you would still shun me!” “1 would. It is the wisest, the only course I can pursue” She was silent, debating' within herself whether to kid him go and pursue the same course again, or to detain him and ask for an explanation of the letter still locked away iu her desk. A life was passing away; softly end gently itwan gliding into eternity. No em inent physician watched its decay, no wealth eased ite painful joltings along the road to death; yet no word passed Clara Lester’s lips, no traitorous cry that her bur den was greater than she could bear cams from her loyal heart. Pain had traced many a wrinkle on her fair forehead, but her brows had never been drawn together in angry itnpntlenoe. I Bel Urmson, loving her sister devotedly, and tending her daily, was kept in ignorance of her danger, and never suspected the slen derness of her hold on life. Bel only saw that Clara was young and beautiful and del icate. Yes, she was delicate; but then Clara had been delicate from her childhood, and sinco that dreadful morning when non came to them that the steamship “Cawnpore” had boon wrecked oft the African const, and Capt. Les ter’s name had appeared among tho passengers drowned or mtsing, his young bride, Clara Lester, had, as Marga ret expressed it, nevor raised her head. Death and her sister were, however, never associated in Bel Urmson’s mind. Clara was delicate, and that was all Three years had run their oourse since the wreck of the “Cawnpore,” and Capt Weekly, Si T. L. GANTT. fs mode by Prof. Horsford’s process, the only process tli.t powder of any nutritive value. 1 It supplies the nutritious and strength-giving phosphaim system. 1 p PAM. OF THE F.IGHTH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. and slander—will prove a failure. They have been attempted once too often. The Executive Committee of the 8th Congressional District is called to meet at Athens, June 17th, 1880, to provide for a convention from the District to nomi nate a Democratic candidate for Congress. John P. Shannon, Chairman. F, T.. Littu, Secretary. Tho following arc the members of the Committee : John P. Shannon. Elbert—W. B. Bur nett, Clarke—W. C. McIntyre, Franklin— .1. C. Hart, Greene—,1. C. Vanduzer, Hart—I. .1. Meadows, Madison—Troup Campbell, Morgan—11. M. Jackson, Oconee—.1. .1. Daniel, Oglethorpe—S. A. Need. Putnam—Win. M. Sims, Wilkes- Frank I,. Little, Hancock. DEMocRATIO MEETING, (1CONEE COUNTY. people are naturally sympathetic and just, but they have cut their eye teeth on these old per secution and slander dodges, and they can never be again successfully played in a Georgia campaign. Their practiced ears can readily de tect the ring ol the true and the false slander; and they know very well that the conundrums propoun ded to Gen. Gordon are no more slanderous than to rsk a servant in your eniploy to give his reasons for doing certain acts that turned out unfortunately for your interests. THE REaL ISSUE IN THE CAM PAIGN. „ It was more dignified, more consonant with her self-esteem to send hint away, but her weeds, loving, womanly nature re be 1 led against the put ting asMo of probable happiness. “You sent mo a letter some years ago,” she begauf hesitating and blushing like a guilty child. “I never understood it; will you explain it to me now?” He looked at her and smiled. What co quettes all women are! And Bel, beautiful Bel, was as ficale aa the rest She had wav- A Bacon lady says that she was coming down town one day this week on a street car and overheard the following conversation between a gentleman and a prominent poli tician from a mountain city: “Oh,” remarked* the politician, Hall, Habersham, Uabun, and in fact all the mountain counties, will send Gordon del egates. You see the name of Gordon is perfectly familiar to our people, and few uf them have ever heard of such a man as A. O. Bacon.” “Not heard of A. O. Bacon!” the other gentleman remarked, in surprise. Why,” my dear sir, you ought to educate your voters—to enlighten them.” “We don’t want them educated or en lightened,” was going to him. Before Bel had attained her 18th year The Democratic Party of Oconee county are requested to meet at the Court House in Watkinsville, on Thursday the 24th day of June, inst., at 11 o’clock, A. M. for the purpose of electing delegates to the Guber natorial Convention which meets in Atlanta on the 28th day of July next. WM. Y. ELDER, Chairman. D. E. C. O. C. June 10th, 1SS6. TIIK GUBERNATORIAL OUTLOOK. tween them, and they had parted. Clara used to say to her: “I aru sure there is only some foolish mistake between you, and some day Lieut. Hey wood will come book to you, and everything will be explain' d.” But Bel had laughed scornfully at Clara’s prophecy, and refused to place any confi dence In it. Her disappointment had shaken her faith In human goodness and integrity, and she became suspicious, reti cent and sarcastic^ But gradually Clara Lester’s intluonce effected a change; and two years later Bel Urmson had learned to love again, and was once more engaged to be married. One morning Bel was seated on a low stool by her sister’s couch, her chin resting on her hand and her eyes gazing vacantly on the floor. Sho had been silent a long time, when suddenly she sjioka “I thought John ought to know that I hod loved before, and so I told him the story of my love. Was I right/”—and she turned her dark, handsome face to her sister, while her glorious brown eyes seeinod to repeat the question, “Was I right I” “Quite right,” Clara answered; “you have claim his own, what could I do bnt abdi cate/” “IJout Hey wood!’’ she repeated, knitting her brows in perplexity. “I have not seen him.” “Perhaps not lately,*’ he said and laughed. Then, becoming suddenly grave, he contin ued, “I wish you would try to understand me, without forcing me to be more ex plicit." “.Speak plaihly. I have notning to fear in any revelation you may make.” Proudly, fearlessly her eyes met his, and for the lirst time there dawned on him the possibility that he had been mistaken in the identity of Lieut. Hey wood; but no, that was not possible! Nevertheless his manner softened as he said: “Then listen. On the Thursday that I promised to return to Sutton, I did return. At “The (i riflin’’ I heard of Mrs. Lester’s death, and I hurried to the cottage, my heart filled with tenderness and love for you; but some one preceded me thither—a young, good-looking man, with the unmistakable military stamp upon him. Ho went to you and I paused at the gate and saw you meet him. I didn’t blame you, child; to be true to him you had to be false to me; but,” with , a flickering smile, “perhaps you know I was very jealous, even from the first, of Lie: L Hey wo- d.” It was long since Bel Urmson’s face had worn so happy and blissful** smile. “It was not Lieut Hey wood who came to me that evening, but my brother-in-law, Capt Lester.” “Capt Lester! He was drowned before I met you.” “So we thought; but we were mistaken. He wo* picked up by an African coasting- vessel and carried to Loango, and thence to several places on the Congo. He was kept a prisoner for nearly three years, and,” with a little shudder, “I can not tell you all the cruelties they made him suffer. Finally W® Ikf&4 the ; y&fi fa 45t.fet.fc Priiui* „ m “kVe would hot find it so easy to control them.” The above conversation is a true illustration ol the tactics of the Gor don leaders. They do not appeal to intelligence and reason, but had rather rely on prejudice and igno rance—a class that argument can’t penetrate. They do not want the voters to examine into the question of Gen. Gordon’s fitness lor the of fice he seeks, but they must be con tent with his name, and leave it to a few strikers for the /Atlanta Ring in the towns to do their thinkiDg. They do not want the people to be told about Major Bacon—they want to keep his spotless uame and record in the background, and rely solely upon the past glbry and chivalry that enshrouds the word Gordon to carry the Ring candidate to victory. But we predict that the mountain politician will find himself mistaken. While the people of those ranks, or Gen. Gordon’s gallantry | on the field of battle, have nothing | whatever to do with the election of | a governor for Georgia in times of perfect peace. No one who knows Gus Bacon will believe that he has a cowardly bone in his body, and we hold that the humble private who marched with knapsack strap ped upon his back and a musket on his shoulder, did his duty just as efficiently, and is entitled to just as much praise, as the General in com mand; also that Gen. Gordon, or any other high officer, is just as apt to err as the humblest private. The Southern army did not boast a bet ter commander or braver man than Gen. Longstreet, and yet he to-day wears a brand upon his brow that will never he effaced. We assert that the only slandersin the present cam paign come from the Gordon side; and that the queries propounded by Major Bacon and his friends are le gitimate and entirely within the bounds of political discussion. Let the voters of Georgia carefully weigh the public records and abilities of the rival aspi rants for their suffrage, and then vote for the man they think best qualified to guide the old ship of state with safety and in honor for the next two years. If Gen. Gor- with the beliet that the people endorsing the bad record ot John B. Gordon. This explains the cry tor primaries and the efforts to post- T1IE PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE. 'Done the action of such counties as are unfavorable. Mr. Bacon has made no effort to concentrate his strength. He has not interfered with the proceedings in any county, and hi. vote will rise, county by county, until it lifts him into the gubernatorial chair. This explanation is based upon facts that are assured, and should be borne in mind. It matters not what the vote is on the 12th. 11 Mr. Ba con carries any counties besides Ware, Kchols and Pierce, he gains. If he fails to do this, and does not carry these, he loses.—Telegraph. A. O. Bncon- For twelve years the People’s candidate for Govern or—has been in public life, a great er part of the time, we believe, Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, and notwithstanding he has been the central figure in three heated political contests, his ene mies have never as yet been able to a single dark spot in his enough votes to lead Major Bacon in the table. He has but a few more strongholds, when you will see the Bacon column take a steady, gradual climb upward, until it ele vates him into the Executive man sion. This early action by the Gordon counties was a shrewd dodge on the part of Gen. Gordon’s leaders to create a ficti tious boom, but its effects will be but short lived, as the steady ad vance of the Bacon column will prove to the people that they can place just as much reliance in such manipulated “spontaneity” as they could in the Constitution’s promise of neutrality. We say to the friends of Major Bacon, do not get dis heartened, for the chances of your candidate were never brighter than they are to-day. Gen. Gordon’s hand is nearly played out, and you will herealter see the Bacon strong holds begin to denounce by their votes the infamous tactics of the At lanta Ring. give you to-day. And he, Bel—wha did Mr. Harvey say?” A blush crept up to the girl’s cheeks, and her oyelids drooped for an instant as she said: “I don’t think he liked it, Clara-he looked so disappointed; but he said very lit tle. I do love him and ho has no cause for jealousy. But he is jealous—jealous as C.ranfqrdj ^ gay! Alberts ticornia. point to private or political record. Even his opponent, from the stump, ad mits Major Bacon’s ability and honesty, for the unimpeachable integrity of this man wrings words of confidence and trust from even the lips ot an enemy. Can you find in Georgia, aye. in the Sonth, another man who has been so long in public life, and has had such vast opportunities to digress, who has escaped with such a stainless man tie? It is certainly a marvel in the present age of official corruption, when public servants, from the highest to the lowest, are given to speculating on the advantages fur nished by their positions, and using public trusts for private gain. Al though the enemies of this gentle- have dragged the cesspools ol PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF The longer the campaign contin ues, the more transparent grows the demands of the Ring candidate and his backers. Gen. Gordon’s big Atlanta organ set out by prom ising Strict neutrality, and if there was ever published a more parti san, one-sided paper, we would like to have it pointed out. The Constitution was once a great gather in agony at the thought. “I have come earlier than usual” said John Harvey, who now entered. “The fact is, T have received a telegram from my father, informing mo of his arrival in Eng land, and requesting my immediate pres ence in Southampton, because, as ho ex press** it, he is not so well I do not sup pose it is anything serious; nevertheless. I am obliged to leave Sutton to-night” “I am so sorry,” Clara said. “I hope you will find fiim better.” “John,” she continued, leaning over and laying her hand on his, ‘my life is so uncertain, I may never see you again. Dou’fc start—the thought is not now to mu. Promise me—I will not ask you to swear it, for a man’s word should be binding as his oath—but promise me now, before I die, to be always kind to Bel” Startled and surprised though he was, without a moment’s hesitation lie answered: “I promise. To the uftfcost of my power I will be good to your darling; I promise.” “Thank you,” she murmured as her sister and the nurse made their appearance; “and now, if you will take Bel away, Mar garet shall help me to my room. Good-bye, John.” He shook hands with her, expressing a hope that when he returned he should find her stronger. Then he and Bel walked to the small iron gate which divided Mr. Les ter’s miniature garden from Sutton Com mon, and pausing there, he asked: “Bel, will you write to me while I am sway?” They had been engaged only a month, and Chis was their first separation; nevertheless she answered with warm decision: “No, you will live ou my letters, and be in no huiry to come back to me.” That same night Clara Lester found the release for w hich she had so long waited. • * * • ♦ * * “I will never listen to any of Bel’s mad projects again,” was John Harvey’s mental resolution as he stepped out upon the plat form of Sutton station. “I have been only a fortnight away, and it seems an age since I bade her good-bye at the gate.” As he approached the cottage, his atten tion was attracted by the figure of a gentle man walking before him—he was the stran ger who had spoken to the porters at 8utton station. He was several yards in advance of John Harvey, not walking in the desultory, purposeless manner of a stranger, but like one who, having an object to ac complish, was already in view of the goal for its attainment “A fine fellow!” was John's soliloquy. “I wonder who he is, and where he is going?” Almost in answer to the query tho stran ger pushed open the gate of the Home cot tage, and entering, closed it behind him. In a few seconds more John Harvey gained the gate, and pausing outside, looked once again on the dear familiar arena The fine old chestnut spread out ite branches in the sunlight, and yielded the same cool shelter under ite leaves which it had yielded a fortnight before; but Clara's couch was no longer there. Only the small rustic table and wide garden seat were there; and on a low chair beside the table, her face buried on her crossed arms, was Bel Urmson. The itranger had walked silently and unnoticed across tho green sward, and, standing within a few yards of her, was attentively regard ing her. The girl raised her head and looked at him, and then, grasping the back of her chair, slowly rose to her feet. With a little cry of joy she ran to him, and he folded her in his arms and kissed her. She did not shrink from hi* caresses; on the oontrary, she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Gently and tenderly he led her to the gar den seat; and, seated there, their voices be came an indistinct murmur to Jehn Harvey, and he heard no more “I know him now,” he muttered between Ms clenched teeth, “Lieut. Hey wood—the old lover—curse him!” With the imprecation still on his lips, he turned his back on the scene of his happiest tours. Tea o’clock was striking when John Hav» vey returned to “The Griffin,” and half an hour later he had left Sutton forever. Two days after his departure Bel Urmson held in her hands a letter from him, a letter bidding her farewell, and telling her that, though he could not but gratefully appre ciate her endeavor to love him, yet, know ing as he did know, that she had never for gotten her first love, he had decided to adopt the only course left open to him and go •way. With a pale face and trembling fingers Bel read the letter; she then folded it up and locked it away in her desk. • * . e * * * * * At ten minutes to 9 o’clock on the morn ing of the 80th of June, five years after Mrs. Lester’s death, the bell over the porch of the village school at Chippendale, rang out its summons. Ding-dong, ding-dong, pealed along High street from end to end; over the playground rolled the rusty tones, and the children stopped their play as they recognized the familiar “iron tongue,” and with one accord hastened to the door. Boys and girls rushed together, pushing, laughing, shouting, striking out at each other as . one or the other gained a mo mentary advantage in the race to be first in schooL “Good morning, children!” The voice was full and pleasant, and the smile broadened into a grin on the little faces as the speaker left her desk and came towards them. She had a word and a smile for each, for it was the opening day of school after the midsummer holidays, and rules were relaxed and a little license per mitted by even so strict a disciplinarian as Bel Urmson Yes, she was Miss Urmson still —not quite the same Bel of five years before, for- sorrow and care had washed the roses from her cheeks; but no one, gazing on her pals, beautiful face, ever doubted the fact that her spinsterbood was maintained from choice. She was standing up, ths children gathered round her preparatory to their dismissal at noon, when the door opened, and the vicar of Chippendale entered, followed by a gen- • “Good morning, Miss Urmson,” he said, ihaking hands with her, and nodding to the children, “lam glad you have not dis missed your scholars, ss I wished my friend to see them. I cannot myself stay to give himimy information about them; but if you will kindly furnish him with any par ticulars be may desire, I shall feel obliged. Mr. Harvey, Miss Urmsom.” Startling and unexpected as the meeting was, Bel did not low her self-possession. upper counties may not have the educa tional advantages of the voters in the lower belt, they are endowed with a rich store of sound common sense, and will exercise it in select ing a candidate for governor. The mountain coves and crags of North east Georgia have given to our state some of her shrewdest finan ciers, most successful business men and ablest statesmen. The day when a few politicians could meet in a court-house town and set their wires to entrap the rural voters has passed, never to return. These sturdy and honest mountaineers now do their own thinking, and have too much sound sense and in dependence to walk into any guber natorial trap set by the Atlanta Ring, with triggers fixed in every court house in the state.* CAPT. CAltLTOXS DEMOCRACY. M4.DE OUT OF PURE SUG.4R Prices guaranteed as low at any other markets. Send orders'for samples. m*rehl3dAwly. HAMPTON A WEBB, Lumpkin St., .ti knife “Do you blame me now,” she asked, and then broke down in a wailing, piteous cry. “John, forgive me, for I have always been true in my love for you.” “My poor love!” he whispered.—Adapted from Mrs. Catherine Wallace in Ballou’s Monthly. Interesting Picture In Castle Garden. The Copeland family in a group formed an interesting picture in Castle Garden the other day. They were John Copeland, wife, and ten children. The ages of the latter are 1W, 17, 15, 18, tl, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1 year. They arrived on the Baltic of the Inman line, hail from Rothflnlaud, County Down, Ireland, and are on the road to Philadelphia, where they will be received by the eldest son, who is ‘21 years of age.—New York Telegram. news- paper, but to-day, clip out the arti cles booming Gen. Gordon and at tacking Major Bacon, and it will be about as interesting as the average patent outside. What reliance can be placed in the statements of a sheet that has so deliberately brok en a solemn promise made its read ers? Gen. Gordon sent up a howl from every stump about Clarke’s method’s, that voted for Bacon, but endorsed Lee, that selected del egates in the same manner lor him self. Can such rot on the rostrum change any fair-minded or reason ing voter? But the most transpa rent hypocracy was when Gen. Gordon addressed that long-vend ed letter to Major Bacon demand ing primary elections, in which he prated about court-house rings, C. A. SCUDDER men slander, and endeavored to torture the most trivial act into an outrage —although he has been lied upon, villified and his motives impugned, the charges, when placed before a just public, are blown away like leathers in a tempest. Major Ba con’s enemies have at last given up all hope of fastening a particle of their slanderous slime to his name, and are now directing their appeals to the ignorance and cupidity of the voters. JEWELER THE TRUTH IS NOT SLANDER. ABOVE Every time an unanswerable charge is made against Gen. Gor don, the Constitution begins to lus tily yell “slander!” and the Ring candidate, in his righteous indigna tion, completely ignores that topic and seeks to divert the attention of bis audience by keeping up a ter rible racket on a kettle-drum, or will give one of his old rebel yells and tell how he did all the fighting during the war. In this campaign the Constitution is trying to take advantage of the naturally kind and noble natures of the Georgians, and by appealing to their dislike for what is false and slanderous, blind their eyes to the defects of the Ring candidate and elect him through sympathy. But Gen. Gordon’s or gan will not be able to make a martyr of him this time. The vo ters of Georgia are not fools, and they can easily discern the differ ence between stating a logical fact and uttering a slander. There has been some plain talk in this cam paign, but all the abuse and slander has come from the Gordon side. The head of the ticket himself set the example when he insinuated on the stump that Major Bacon resign ed his position in the armv through cowardice, and it was re-echoed in such foul and wretched slime as the Hinkle letter, that the Constitution rolled for days as a sweet morsel under its tongue. This is what we call slander, and the just and fair- minded voters of Georgia will so brand it at the polls. On the other hand, when Gen. Gordon is asked to select one from the many reasons he has given for resigning his seat in the senate and let the people know it; when, to show his utter incapac ity to fill the high office that he seeks, reference is made to the re peated business failures he has made, and whereby he has lost hundreds of thousands of his people's money; and when a writer in the press asks why was he the only democratic senator that voted for the infamous Huntington railroad bill,they are not slanders, but reasonable and emi nently propor question propound ed for the enlightenment of the voters. None of Major Bacon’s iriends or the papers favorable to UNIVERSITY BANK Examine Before Buying. When you hear a State or Fed eral officer howling for Gordon, see if he does not wear the yoke of the Atlanta ring around his neck. Ar guments from such sources should be cast into the waste basket. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL They are trying what bluff, bulldozing and political chi canery will accomplish; but they will find their task as hopeless as when ^they attempted to besmirch the good name of one of the purest and most incorruptible statesmen the 19th century has pro duced. But you will ask, why do the People desire to defeat a man who stands as high as Major Bacon— why not, by a spontaneous upris ing of the masses, render public tri bute to a man so pure and virtuous? We will reply t at the People want Major Bacon for their Governor, and have no desire to defeat him. It is only a strong R ing of politi cians in Atlanta that repudiate him, and have imported Gen. Gordon from New York with a hope that by appeals to ignorance and preju dice, and by the pcwerl political machinery of said Ring scattered throughout the state, that they may be able to override the popular choice, and foist upon Georgia as governor a man of their own choos ing, and who will obey the com mands of said Ring. It elected O. A. Bacon will be the Governor of Georgia, and not delegate that pow er to any band of political manipu lators. He will represent his state and his people, and not Atlanta and a mere handful of men who assume to themselves a dictatorship over the political destinies of Georgia. Had Major Bacon consented to de sert his people, to sacrifice his inde pendence, and acknowledge allegi ance to the Atlanta Ring, he could have been Governor of Georgia when either Stephens or McDan iel were elected: but with that unswerving honesty and pa triotic devotion to his people and his state that has ever characterized this pure and incorruptible man, and lormed a shield for his name that turned aside like straws the most venomous shafts ol his ene mies, A. O. Bacon spurned to ac cept office on any such conditions, and accepted defeat before he would barter upon the confidence of the voters of Georgia. Hence Bacon is rightly dubbed the People’s Candi date for Governor, for had he ac cepted the yoke of the Atlanta Ring, he would to-day be occupy ing the Executive mansion. If elected, the People will have in him a faithful, honest and efficient ruler, with no power or influence behind his throne save the will and the in- His election A Carlton supporter from Greeneslioro writes to ask us the truth as to the current report that Capt. Carlton voted for Emory Speer for congress. This gentleman has already branded the report as false from the stump, and even the enemies of H. H. Carlton will tell you that he is incapable of evasion or misrepresentation. We never heard Capt. Carlton’s democracy questioned until he entered the race for congress against Mr. Reese. He has always been true to his country, his party and his friends, and has filled with fidelity every position to which he has been called. So far as Mr. Blackburn’s attack on Capt. Carlton is concerned, his friends have not deemed it necessary to re ply, as the public well know that the editor of the Madisonian is un der strong personal obligations to Congressman Reese for appointing him postmaster at Madison, Ga., and it is but natural that he should sup port his friend to the utmost. The letter we publish to-day from Dr. Felton literally takes the hide from the Constitution. Skim med milk isan intoxicating beverage compared with thereply of Gordon’s organ, for strength. Read it, and if you are not hide bound against solid argument, you cannot, as a good citizen, votejor Gordon. It matters not whether you like Dr. Felton or not, give him a lair hear ing. A gentleman in DeKalb writes to a friend in Athens that Gordon will not cairy his borne county. His leaders refused a primary election, and depends on packing a court house convention. We advise the Ring candidate to let up on Clarke’s methods for awhile and tell the peo ple about Gordon’s methods in De- Kalb. The people are wondering how Mr. Grady expects to “get even” with that gentleman down in Ogle thorpe. There is no doubt about money- being used in this campaign, and it is not by the Gordon men, either. FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. All orders receive prompt and careful attention. We guarantee satisfaction ui work to please our customers. Clayton Street, Athens, Georgia. marchlt'iirly. % I MANUFACTURES* ATLAHUa ■Sa -and- lljQjOllUS. TU& How an Autauga County Man Sowed Twelve Dolars and Heaped Fifteen Thousand. Mr. Win Hunt of Vineton. a small place about twenty miles from Selma in Autauga county, on the KastTenn.. Va. & Ga. R. It., was tile lucky mail in tile May drawing ot the Louisiana State Lottery. In conversation yesterday with a Times reporter at li is home, th e following questions were asked and answers given; “ l am told you struck The Louisiana State Lottery rich?” said the reporter. “Well,” replied Mr. Hunt, “I don’t know whether you call it rich or no, but I certainly have *15,000 which I drew in the lottery on the 11th of May.” “ How long have you been investing in the Louisiana, and what have you paid out? “ I have been sendingadollar a month for the past twelve months, and ttie twelfth dollar brought me $15,000.” “How.did you get your motley?" “Well, you see I was notitied'lirst by a printed circular, which hail all the numbers that drew prizes In it. I de posited my ticket on the 17tli of May with tiie City National Bank of your city, and on the 22d, live days later, I had my money; and right here.”con tinued tiie speaker, “I want you to say that I had 110 trouble about getting the amount my ticket called for. It came promptly.” In conversation further, Mr. Hunt said: “ I am thirty-nine years old. I have a wife and threo children. I own the place I live on, and farm and rner- cha dise some. I was behind five or six undred dollars when I drew the money from the lottery; but that put me on my feet, and I paid my debts. I have put out $1,800 on good interest, and will turn the other into paying In vestments. For $1 I drew a fifth of the capital prize, and I am going to con tinue to send one dollar every month so long as I can raise that amount. I believe tiie business is properly carried on. and 1 shall patronize it in the future.” —Selma (Al t., Tlrnea, June 1. tentions into the brains of voters, and then wilfully ard deliberately break them before the public eyes? TOO LATE FOR COMPLAINING COTTON GINS and PRESSES Cotton Seed oil Hilla, Cotton **** Unters, Cone Mia, Saw HUH, Shafting, Pulleys, nsngen, | Wind Hills and Cnitlngi, Pomps and Tanks. E.VAN WINKLE & CO., Atlanta,^ We have no patience with those of Major Bacon’s friends who, by their ovcr-confidence and indiffer ence, sit with folded hands and let Gordon’s backers come in and cap ture their delegation, and then send a whining complaint to the papers, telling how they were taken unjust advantage ol and outdone, although they had an overwhelming majority of the voters on their side. It is too late then for growling, and we advise such “leaders” to exodust to some land where political vigilance and skill are not needed. These fellows well know that the Atlanta Ring has set all of its machinery to going, with campaign headquarters at every county site in the state, and that this party depends upon its own trickery and the indiffer ence of its opponents to capture enough votes to nominate their can didate. If the Bacon men will keep iheir eyes open, and talk less and work more, they will be the better prepared to tackle their wily enemy. After you have lost your county by gross mismanagement, it is too late then to publish your whine. We tell you in advance to be prepared for any coup d'etat on tiie part of the Gordon leaders, for their whole hope of success lies in catching enough Bacon counties napping to give them a majority of votes. There is no use in grieving over spilt milk. Let the Bacon coun ties that have not as yet acted profit by the fate of those whimpering and defeated “leaders” who let a shrewd enemy take the prize from between their fingers. If we were so 'shamefully outgeneraled we wouldn’t care to publish it to the world. It is very poor consolation to Major Bacon’s friends to know that you could have carried a coun ty for him—but didn’t. Work more, and then there will be no necessity lor sending up that commiserating whine. The longer the campaign lasts the more disgusted decent people be come with the methods of the At lanta Ring. The Fulton county primary was a victory for Bacon. The Gordon men sent letters to every voter, ap pealing to them in the name of At lanta to come to the rescue of the Ring candidate. If the State railroad should he sold it will break up the public school system of Georgia. Remember thi«, and cast your vote for Hon. A. O Bacon for governor. That spontaneity of which Gen. Gordon boasted is manufactured on a letter press in the Ring headquar ters in Atlanta. Bacon’s fnenus nave lost several counties by lack of organization. They must get to work. Such leth argy is inexcusable. Absolutely Pure and Unadulterated. HOSPITALS, CURATIVE INSTITUTIONS, INFIRMARIES. And Prescribed by physicians Everywhere. CURES CONSUMPTION, HEMORRHAGES And all Watting Diteatra; DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, MALARIA. TIIK OJd.1T PURE STIMULANT For the Sick, Invalids, CONVALESCING PATIENTS, AGED PEOPLE, Weak and Debilitated Women. For »*lc by Drugglata, Grocers and Dealer*. Price, On© Dollar per Bottle. 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This is a fair sample ot the utter inconsistency that characterizes the Ring candi date. G eorgia. ocoNBE county-to »n whom It may concern, James W Daniel, Adm’rot John B C Maicom, deceased, haa male applica tion In terms of the law for leave to aell the landa belonging to the estate of asid deceased, and 1 will pasa upon raid application on the drat Mon* day in August, 1886. JuneSwSt. B. E, THRASHER. Ordinary ''Crab Orchard WATER.X! i OHM LKGWIN, Et. Al. va. JACOB ILMcREE, A roSITIVE CURB FOR the court that thedefeudant. Jacob R. McKee. Executor of Lott M, Lcgwin deceased, haa filed his answer in the nature of a cross bill In the above stated case, and prayed that the following named parties, who rtalde out of the state of Georgia, be made parties defendant to the said otlginal bill, to-wlt: Martha Rosa, of the State of Mississippi. Caroline Criden of the 8tatt of booth Carolina, John Godflrey and William Godfrey of the State of Alabama. Samuel Godfrey of the /1.IIL..I. ..I • T. U’ V..I A <> 3 DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. V SICKHEADACHkO Boar. :—<)na to two teaapoonfuls. Patented 1S78. Improved 18S. rtlfnt* 4 "* Prices reduced to one-hell lonner jrie* No. 1 Mmch. *30.001 No. 2 Marti. ^ Beet Cleaner for S«d Cotton in the ^ Ho Pinner can afford to be without one- E. VAN WINKLE * CO- G eorgia, clarke county. ci alien nPDotnled by mefrr Genuine Cbab Orchabd Salt* in seal ed packages at It and lieu. No gen- .In. fl.1t. ..1.1 in I...tl- nine Salto no Id in bulk. Crab Orchard Water Co.. Proprs. S- N. IQXliS. Maaager. LouMtUI*. Ky. State of California and Asa L. W, Veal, O. C. Wood. Ttilerro M. Wood, and Mallasa Crabb of the state of Texas. It la ordered by the court that the above named parties be made parties defendant to said MIL and that service of said bill and answer in the nature of a cross bill be perfected on said parties by the publication of this order once a week for w o months in the Banner-Watchman, a news paper published In Athens, Georgia, before July G EORGIA, BANK8 COUNTY .-John R. Cham bers, Administrator of tf. C. Smith, deceased, haa in due form applied to the underal gaed for leave to aell the lauds belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the first Monday In June next, this fid day of May 18S6. mayllw4t. T. F. HILL, Ordinary. terests of the People, will sound the death-knell to Ring rule in Georgia, and that host of State and Federal pap-suckers throughout the length and breadth of Georgia, who are now working to defeat Bacon, like Othello, will find their occupation gone. Cast your eye around, iu any county, and notice the most blatant enemies of Major Bacon, and you will find that the bread that they eat and the clothes they wear are portioned out to them by the Atlanta Ring, or by some influence tributary to it This single argument should be sufficient to convince every reasoning man that when be vote* against Bacon he votes to consolidate, power in John .V Nicholson, Into of ..hi « the twelve months support *^ allure to which oy 1*^ Mrs Marti wioow ef said deceased and her 1c ISC. Madison O; J Kiehelson us enUtled, hew • te me. which report t» now•oi “ Them uethoreforwtooUcsodJj corned toihjw cause st *■? Ol Jnli next, why wld inppo" furniture ss spprslied tun •« ■ he irsnted Is ssld widow ot under my hand at office, thU« 18 f«:sl5w4t. ASA M. J /GEORGIA BANKS CO UNIT.-To all whom it U may concern, M. L McDonald has in due form appltod to the undersigned for permanent letters of administration on the estate of James McDonald, late of said county deceased, and I will pasa upon said application on the first Mon day in Jnlv, 1888. Given under my haad and official signature. May 28th, 1888. jnneSwdt. T. F. HILL, Ordinary. mice bwuo powder co.. Sixty-nine for Bacon, and thirty- one for Gordon, is the way the newspapers stand on the gubernato rial question in Georgia by actual count. A ddis mayfikld n. jiu mayfield.— Libel of Total Diverue—Banks Superior Court Maroh Term IMS —It appearing from the return oT the sheriff that the defmeat. in-the shore stated case does not reside lo th, ceontj, and i* further appearing from tho evidence that the ■eld dsfeediet dess not reside In this state. Ufa ordered by the coart that service be perfected In the shore stated ears by publication at this order sacs a month far four months in the Ban ner-Watchmen, e newspaper published In Athene. Ga., this Mush mhTSPS J. B. ESTES. J.a C. H. L. BBOOK, Libelant Attorney.' Georgia Banks Countv,—I hereby certify thettheehove ordcru etrue extract from the minutes ot Butts Superior Court, this May 3d, IMA meyiswtm. L.N,TUBK,C. S. c„ B. c. a EORGlA, BANKS COUNTY .—To all whom tt may concern, G. w. Prickett end 0, H. Mc- orter, Admlnletreiore of John N. Prickett, deceased, bee In doe form applied te the ueder signed for I cere to sell the lends end refined •took belonging to tho eeteta of sold deceased, end (aid application wifi bo heard on the tret Monday In July next, this the 7th of Jana ltse. Junetwtt. T. F. HILL,Ordinary. Money is sent out from Atlanta to' hire every team in a county, to get voters of'the Ring candidate to the polls. How many of our honest yeomanry will sell their vote* for a free ride? Absolutely Pure. for this year, here ***‘6ft 1 J?arhsrt^! June 8tli, 1M6, The above statement It ‘yKSh'l* 1 ’ 89 Jan elldAwlt T v