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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY JUNE t886.
BANNER-WATCHMAN
OFFICIAL 030AH OF
city of Athens and Clarke, Oconee & Banks.
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T. L. GAXTT.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING, OCONEE
COUNTY.
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 2Sth day of July
next.
WM. Y. ELDER, Chairman.
D. E. C. O.C.
June 10th, 1SS6.
CLARKE’S DEMOCRACY.
The democratic party of Clarke
county is requested to meet at the
opera house in Athens on Satur
day June 26th, at 11 o’clock, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
congressional convention.
G. H. Yancky,
Chairman Con. Committee.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
COL. NESBIT’S CANDIDACY.
Whether or not Col. R. B. Nes
bit, of Putnam, can capture enough
counties to defeat Mr. Reese for
congress, is a question to be decided.
A MOST JUST RESOLUTION.
One of the youngest members of
the Executive Committee in this
district is Mr. Ira C. Vanduzer, of
Hart, and his meeting with that
If he triumphs in the very short J body in Athens, Thursday, was his
While Athens is rejoicing over a
realization of the dream ot her life—
another great artery of commerce
that will force the building of the
road to Knoxville—she must not
forget that to Judge W. B. Thomas.
more than any other man, she owes
gratitude for this boon. Last year,
during that injunction trial, Capt.
Carlton told us that he was in con
stant correspondence with Mr. Ma
chen, and if our city council would
not act too hastily that Athens would
get both a southern outlet and the
extension of the North-Eastern to
Knoxville. Negotiations were en
tered into, but owing to some mis
understanding we were about to lose
the road. Just at this time, when
the spirits of our people were at the
lowest ebb and the future of our
city was trembling in the balance,
the Banner-Watchman gave forth
one long wail tor rescue, and asked,
was there no one who would come
lorward and save us. Little
did we know that at that very time
our public-spirited fellow-citizen,
Judge W.B.TnoMAS,had at his own
expense and on his own responsibili-
ty, gone to New York, and alone
and by his individual exertions had
changed the railroad map of Geor
gia and transformed our quiet little
city into one of the great railway
and trade centres of the South. Up
on his return home Judge Thomas
found willing ears and ready hands
extended to aid him, and he again
returned to New York, backed by
one of the strongest delegations
that Athens could muster and
clothed with authority from the
city council to act for that body and
our people. He was ably seconded
by Messrs. R. K. Reaves, Pope
Barrow and A. H. and E. R.
Hodgson, and yesterday laid in the
lap of Athens the greatest boon
that she could ask—a great
through line ol railway. The
name ot W. B. Thomas
will ever be indelibly linked with
the future prosperity of our city,
and our people would indeed he
base ingrates did they cease to hold
this man in the most grateful re
membrance. We do not wish to
disparage the splendid services of
those other gentlemen who so ably
seconded the efforts of Judge Thom-
as, but it is a well-known fact that
had not W. B. Thomas gone
New York just when he did, Ath
ens would have lost the Macon
road. Honor to whom honor is
due, and the Classic City to-day
entwines her freshest wreath of
laurels around the brow of her en
terprising and public-spirited
townsman, W. B. THOMAS.
A BURSTING BOOM.
space of time given him, it will cer
tainly be one of the most remark
able victories in the annals of poli
tics. As is a well-known fact, the
Bauner-Watchman is not an admi
rer of Mr. Reese as a congressman,
but as his democracy was unques
tioned, our paper restrained from
entering into any active canvass
against him, believing that the vo
ters of our district were fully able to
decide that question lor themselves,
and as we had warm friends or.
both sides we did not wish to an
tagonize them. But since that An
drews letter has come to light, by
which Mr. Reese promises to up
hold a republican in office over
democrats, we are free to say that
did we now see any chance for de
feating him that we would certainly
use all fair efforts in our power to
that end. We condemned the ad
ministration of President Cleveland
for this very act, and should cer
tainly not uphold the same in our
congressman. Personally, Mr.
Reese is one of the most genial gen
tlemen we ever knew, anil
to this gift, in a large measure,
he owes his seat in congress.
He has certainly not won the honor
able position through fitness for the
office, for his reconl as a congress
man has been, and will continue to
be, we predict, a perfect blank. You
might place in the chair belonging
to the Sth Georgia district in the
house of representatives at Wash-
ngton, an Egyptian mummy, that
has been dead 3.000 years, and Mr.
Reese’s constituents would never
know but what he was still at his
post ol duty. He is now aspiring
for a fourth term, and we defy his
most impartial triend to point out a
single claim that Mr. Reese has
upou the people to demand such an
unusual compliment. Mr. Reese
has now everything on his side, for
his friends have even hastened the
call of the congressional convention,
lest the voters might be aroused to
a realization of the fact that there
are so many men in our district so
far superior to Mr. Reese in all the
essentials of a congressman.
first public service; yet he has al
ready captured the hearts of our
people, and his name from this day
on will lie held in grateful remem
brance by the counties of Oconee,
Clarke, Madison, Franklin, Hart,
Elbert and Morgan. Mr. Vandu-
zer came forth as the champion'of
these weaker and unjustly treated
counties, and while he was outvot
ed ami had to accept a compromise,
he showed up an unfairness prac-
ed in propci tioning delegates that
will open the eyes ot our people,
and the wrong will yet be righted,
Mr. Vanduzer took the census of
each county, and showed us such
gross injustices as the following:
While Morgan, with a population
of 14,032, had only two votes in the
convention, the 14,639 citizens of
Putnam were given four votes.
Mr. Vanduzer made a strong and
ringing speech, being ably backed
by the delegates from Madison,
Morgan and Oconee, anil had he
one more vote on his side would
have carried his point and thus
prevented the larger counties from
overriding the smaller ones. The
people of this district will
ever hold Mr. Vanduzer in
the most grateful remembrance,
and he returns home to his county
followed by the applause ol all who
witnessed his gallant fight for right
and justice. This young man has a
bright future ahead, and he can al
ways count on the counties whose
cause lie so nobly espoused to stand
by him. Our people owe Mr. Van
duzer a debt ol gratitude, and we
predict that the day is not far dis
tant when an occasion may arise
where we can repay it. The name
of Vanduzer was yesterday the
most popular word in Athens, and
will and should be in all the tier of
counties extending from Morgan to
Hart. He returns home to-day
.from his first public service crown
ed' with well earned laurels.
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A CONGRESSIONAL RING.
Rumors of late have come to our
ears about a little ring being form
ed among ambitious politicians
certain countiess, by which
they will control the nomi
nations for congress in their own which it is not—will it not be
interests and keep the office within
their limits. Such a combination
would deprive the other coun
ties ot any representation what
ever. If such a selfish political
syndicate has been formed, the par
ties at his head areas great enemies
to democracy as the vilest radical,
lor they will certainly break up
their party in the district and elect
an independent to congress. We
have an overwhelming negro ma-
We learn that the Ringin Atlanta
is trying to iuflame the honest vo
ters of the country by spreading the
report that certain local politicians
and ex-members of the legislature
have conspired to turn over the
votes of their respective counties
to Major Bacon, and they are urged
to assert their manhood, etc.
admitting that this story is tiue—
bet
ter to be led by your own men,
who were reared and live among
you, than by the political ring
Atlanta who are backing Gordon,
(3nei (fkisieetl ffleroHaiaetise
Athens or North last Georgia
THE REAL ISSUE.
The true issue that is presented
Even I to *he people by the candidacy of
Major Bacon and Gen. Gordon
cannot be too often repeated. It
contest between a few politi
cians in Atlanta on the one hand
and the people of the state general
ly on the other. Gen. Gordon was
composed ol men you have never I brought out and put into the field
by less than a half dozen individu-
They laid the plan,
they selected the candidate, they
sent for him, they entered him for
the race, and they are now direct
ing the campaign. It is a fight of
Atlanta politicians against the
cap-
seen, and who are seeking to
ture your vote by appeals to what | a ' s in Atlanta
they consider your, ignorance and
prejudice? Look around and see if
every office-holder in your county
is not for Gordon. These are the
men who have stipulated with the
in the executive chair with just as
complete control of him, as the Q r g Xn Piano and Sewing Machine
man who stands behind an autom- ° ,
aton and works its secret springs is DUSineSS.
the master and ruler of the automa-
tone.
jority in this district, and it must be ! Gordon managers to turn them over ** a,e -
by the greatest concert of action i
of the democrats that our political :
power is sustained. The upper
tier of counties are not going to
stand by and see their rights endan
gered Xo advance the prospects ot
certain ambitious politicians, and
some unscrupulous bolter will make
this ring his battle-cry and announce
himself as an independent. We
do not know whether the story of
this syndicate is true or not, but
time will show. Stich an experi
ment must not be attempted. Let
us act with the greatest fairness and
justice by one another, and select
the ablest and best men for congress
that we can find, regardless of iheir
place of residence.
CENTKALIZ1NG ROWER.
the vote of your county, and they
are raising this cry to disguise
their own designs.
From every section of Georgia
comes the report that the Constitu
tion-created Gordon boom Is dying,
out before the solid and convincing
truths shot into the ‘ears of the vo
ters by Major Bacon and his organs
His friends are also awakening to a
realization of the fact that their over-
confidence has given the hopeless | en that of another; yoif endorse the
Gordon cause an opportunity to | most unfair and disgraceful meth
Bear in mind that when you vote
for John B. Gordon forgovernor you
vote to perpetuate Ring rule in
Georgia; you vote to centralize all
political power in Atlanta; you vote
to crush out all chance for advance
ment for your child unless he con
sents to be a hewer of wood and a
drawer of water for the AtlantaRing
you vote to curtail the power of your
own people and section to strength-
Gov. J. M. Smith, who is now
stumping the state againsj Hon. A
O. Bacon, nominated him for gov
ernor in the convention of 1SS3, at I we jj
which time Gov. Smith said: “The
gentleman whose name 1 present is
perhaps as well known as any citi
zen within the limits of the state.
During tne dark period which im
mediately succeeded the adminis-
tiation of Bullock, this gentleman
was a central figure. At that time
it required nerve and brain and abil
ity and force of character for the
purpose ot reconstructing the pub
lic credit and building up the prop
erty ol the sta.te.' That man, I say,
was a central figure. During most
of the time for ten years succeeding
lie wielded the gavel, and in that
gavel was embodied the prosperity
and interest of the state ot Georgia.
Vhey are shrewd and expe
rienced. They know the people
well. They know how strong an
attachment txists for the heroes of
the war. Hence they selected a
man with a brilliant military record.
This card they are pjayir.g for all it
worth, and they are playing it
They are writing letters into
every county; they are sending
emissaries; they are organizing
clubs and workers for Gordon, and
in some instances they have, as we
are informed, even hired the car
riages, buggies, vehicles and hotses
of an entire town to haul voters to
the court hoii«e. All this is being
done from Atlanta'politicians. They
are playing a desperate game for
the control ol the stale government,
and if they succeed Governor Gor
don will be a tool in their hands
while he is governor.
On the other hand the strength
of Mr. Bacon is distributed all over
the state, and his support comes
from one quarter as well as another.
It is true that '.lie headquarters of
The “little corporal” was the fa
miliar title of Napoleon, the Great.
“The corporal” was the appellation
applied by his friends and neighbors
to John Cox Greer, who was corpo
ral in the U. S. service in the war
of iSi2-i5, having been born in
Clarke county hardby his life-long
home, in 1796. He died in >848.
There was no citizen of Georgia
more widely known or one having
a greater number ol devoted friends
and especially among the leading
men of Georgia. And yet Mr.
Greer never sought to hold an office
save that of corporal.
As a soldier Gordon was a suc
cess: As a financier he was a failure,
which is clearly demonstrated, by
at least, five disastrous failures—in
the light of this uncontroverted lact
is it wise or prudent to place such a
man in the office of Governor,
where he will be required to man
age nineteen millions of Georgia’s
money? Let every sensible man
ponder well before he casts his bal
lot.
A great many have tried to capture our splen
did trade, hut we have invariable compelled them
to close up and seek ottier field. They can’t stand
our
Low Prices and Matchless Class
of Goods.
We have sold in the past 10 years around Athens,
)ver 1100 Sewing Machines
besides stacks of
Organs and Pianos.
We refer to any of our customers. We control
the best class ot trade in this section. While our
competitors are complaining of hard times, and
losing up their offices, we are rejoicing in large
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This man’s conduct in high anil re
sponsible positions in the state of! the B a c 0n campaign is Yn Macon,
creep in and by trickery and strate
gy capture several of their strong
holds. But now that Bacon’s friends
are awakened, it won’t take many
days to recover lost ground and
strengthen every point against at
tack. We have no cause whatever
to be discouraged, for only a little
skirmishing has been done, and this
in counties conceded to Gen.
Gordon all the time. There need
not be a shadow of doubt about the
triumph of the People over Ring
Rule if Bacon’s supporters are not
frightenned by the Chinese warfare
of the Constitution, like they were
in Greene, and yield before tho jeers
and boasts of a minority.
COL. NESBIT’S CANDIDACY.
ods in politics, and open the pores
of political corruption; your vote
proclaims that the people of Geor
gia are incapable of receiving reas
on, but can be controlled by appeals
to ignorance; yes, your vole estab
lishes a political depotis-n in Geor
gia, and mikes yourself but a serf
to the Great Ring. These are the
questions lor voters to consider. The
election of Gen. Gorilen means a
centralization of political power at
one point, and the perpetuation of
Ring Rule in our grand old state.
A dispatch received in the city
yesterday from Col. Nesbit, of Put
nam, announced that he would at
once enter the race for congress,
and although he has but a short time
in which to meet with the people,
he is confident ol triumphing.
Thete is not a man in Georgia who
stands higher than Col. Nesbit. He
is a statesman of rare ability and
his private and public life is spot
less. He would reflect honor upon
our district In the meantime we
ask of the various counties that have
not as yet acted to hold back their
conventions to as late a day as pos
sible, in order that this new candi
date may have a fair showing.
If Dr. Felton is unworthy of con
fidence because he was elected to
Congress, against the nominee of
the democratic party what shall we
say of him who held a republican
office under Bullock?
Georgia has commended him to the
citizens as being worthy of appreci
ation anil of the highest honor his
people can offer. We know that in
his hands we shall have an honest
administration. We know that
while he wields the office
of governor he cannot
be purchased.
in his honesty.” Major Bacon is I the can d idate of a ring. He is as
the same pure, honest patriot to-day strong in Clarke, in Richmond and
he was in 1SS3. His character is as Chatham as he is in Bibb. Besides,
spotless now as then, and Governor f .. ' .
Smith can say with ^qual emphasis ,h * ““*£» of h ' s “ ra P a, S n are
now that “we know that while he I w *dely dillerent. It is open, and
wields the office of governor he I everybody who cares to can and
hut that is due entirely to the fact
that he resided there. He was not
brought out by Macon nor by any
other ont town or one set ot men
in any one place. In fact the town
of Macon at the time he first enter
ed the contest, had un opponent of
his in the field in the person of
We can confidel Judge Simmons. Mr. Bacon is not
cannot be bought.”
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locality, that are giving him his
heartiest support, and everybody
knows that they are honorable and
praiseworthy in their nature snd in
their origin. It is charged by some
that he is a selfappoiuted candidate.
This is no more true of him than of
any other man who determines to
be a candidate, when he is informed
that it is the generrl wish ot a large
majority of the people that he
should be. It is his duty to run
under such circumstances, and if
he is defeated it is an honorable de-
I teat.
The true Issue, therefore, is the
handful of Atlanta politicians who
are determined to control th. state,
on the one side, and the people at
large on the other. The infinite
tact with which these schemers
have played their game, and the
unsurpassed skill and determina
tion with which they have fought,
so far, almost excite admiration; but
when we remember the magnitude
ol the stake they are playing for,
ind the 'rich harvest ot patronrge
and power they will reap if they
win, it excites no surprise. If they
do win; it Gen. Gordon should be
pushed through, there is nothing
they can ask which he will dare re
fuse. They will stand behind him
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