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„ tH £ free STATE OF MADISON.’*
■\\\> congratulate our friends in
jl s( ]j,on county over their grand
vic toi v. Tiiey have rou’ed the in*
dependents horse, foot and dragoon.
sn ,| this insidious political reptile
w jl] c , vcr again dare lid its itvdra-
in her borders. The triumph
0 r Host. George E. Griffeth means the
overwhelming election of the nomi &
■nos :or county officers.
Thk Banner editor has never for
a n instant doubted the fidelity of
51 Alison county to the democracy.
y\ hi e the boys may have their little
local disputes, when the organized
bugle sounds, it rallies them to a
win For several years we have
urged upon the white people of Mad'*
json to hold nominations^and the
election last Wednesday shows that
we were right. •
Three cheers and a tiger for the
democrats of the Free Stated Their
victory was a grand and a sweeping
one, and we rejoice with them.
KANSAS MAY LEARN A LESSON.
‘ Fast lading into darkness'* is the
gloomy picture a writer draws of
Kansas, which was once one of the
uio^t prosperous and promising
young States in the Union. Hand
some rural homes, he says, are de
scried and almost hidden in a wil
derness of weeds. All of this accu
mulating ruin he ascribed to chronic
prohibition. Tha*, however, says
tlm Morning Mews, seems absnrd.
It is not reasonable to suppose that
any community of rational people in
a normal condition of health would
resort to a general exodus simply be-
cause they had inadequate or, possi
bly, no facilities for habitual intox-
ica.ioa.
Still, says our Savannah contem
porary, Kansas has bad a great deal
to contend with. It has had drought,
grasshoppers and Susan B. Anthony
for several years. Then came the
Oklahoma stampede. And there ie
is no telling how long Sbylock In
galls has been extorting usury. Mor
can we estimate the number of those
deserted homes that have been aban
doned because the}’ could not pro-
duce IS per cent, interest.
DELIVER ME FROM MY FRIENDS.”
Doubtless this was the inward ex
clamation of Gov. Gordon, when he
read the verdjet rendered by the
Farmers’ Alliance at the polls on
Wednesday last. Had Gordon con
tinued the policy be had mapped ou
when be made his LsGrange speech
—to ride the leneeos the Sab-Treas
ury bill—be would have been elected
to the U. S. Senate without opposi
tion. But in an evil hour he listened
V> the siren song of an injudicious
triend, and flaunted the flag of de
fiance in the face of the farmeis of
of Georgia. From that hour bis
doom was sealed. Gordon bad him-
teir drawn the lines on the Sub-
Treasnry bill, and there was noth
ing left for the Alliancemen to do
but recognize the great principles of
their order, or defoat Goy. Gordon.
Io elect Gordon, to the Senate in the
lace of his Atlanta speech, would
have been to ground their arms and
surrender to the politicians ; to de
feat Gordon for the Senate would be
a vindication sod victory for the Al
liance so grand, that it would per
petuate the power of this organiza
tion fn Georgia. The farmers mere
ly refused to sacrifice priuciple Tor
sentiment, and voted for measures
in preference to men. Gov. Gordon
is to-day defeated, and he and his
friends know iL To further contend
against the tide of opposition, is like
a drowning man catching at straws.
Gov. Gordon must not censure the
Alliance for his defe&L He can only
blame the man or men whose advice
placed him in an antagonistic, atti
tude to the farmers, and forced them,
in order to vindicate their great
principles, to vote against him.
The papers that have so bitterly
and persistently fought, the Alli
ance, and denounced this organiza
tion as a set of party-wrcckers and
tricksters, are now at work trying
to persuade the farmer members of
the legislature that they ought to
support John B Gordon for the U.
S. Senate. This is what we call the
doubly-distilled extract of cheek.
It is an open secret that the able
defense of the Sub-Treasury bill,
signed ‘ Georgian,” was written Oy
Hoc. Pal. Calhoun, of Atlanta.
With such men as Norwood, Hines,
Smith and Calhoun endorsing aud
supporting this bill, Gov. Gordon
certainly feels that he palled himself
most too soon.
Let the Farmers' Alliance in every
County in Georgia now convene and
insu uct their representatives to vote
for a U. S. Senator pledged to stand
h.v the organization and its princi
ple t. Gov. Gordon’s own county of
oeKulb has set an example worthy
°' emulation by every loyal and con
sistent Allianceman.
The two white men in Clarke conn
l .v who struck CoL Morton’s name
frnm their tickets gave a vote each
fo Albert Hawkins, the negro candi
date. These parties are not worthy
huger of the name of democrats, and
should be treated with tfie'same con
fompt as had they cast an open bal-
fot for this negro. We would have
had more respect for them had they
foe courage to do this.
Jhe so-called * Jeffersonian Demos
'-mis’ elected to the legislature from
'"yd county are nothing but straight
° ul hidependenis, aud should be so
lrr aied and recognized by the demos
craiic members. We have'far more
i or aD avowed republican
l huu f<. r one of tbesd bolters.
* he lanuers In the city yesterday
* er<j overflowing with enthusiasm
*'"* lla l>piue8s at the grand victory
'' r Hie Alliance. They will swe p
fc, rgia with a new broom, and clean
1 llle Augean stable of politics.
* a & t some of -those weak«kneed
®ocraii c papers now afford
tCv b " |l!)0rt 10 Everett i
W.J'"W— ■»***
Jr , 1 can cow al
ide< i stand.
Gordon for the U. S. Senate, and
they will not be entrapped by a few
lioneyed words. Let them remember
that in this Senatorial campaign
G »v. Gordon represents the bitterest
au«l most vindictive enemies of tue
Farmers’ Alliance. _H.ts election
means a surrender by Alliancemen
their platform and their princi-
it means a glorious victory for the
Sub-Treasury bill, and a great stride
made toward the passage of this
grand measure cf relief for our strug
gling tillers of the soil from the op
pressive power of combined capital.
Gov. Gordon is a big man ; hut
when he ran against the Sub-Treas
ury snag his political ambition was
wrecked. The little * Jeffersonian
Democratic” skiffs will not be strong
enough to carry him ashore.
The Banner editor returns hi-
hea- t'felv, thanks to the Alliancemen
and democrats of Madison county
for theii ringing and hearty resolu
tions of endoisemeut.
The gallant little county of Oconee
snowed independentism under so
deep that llie last toot of Gabriel’s
horn will not resurrect this mongrel
party.
Seciua that littleTrip’^hnrking
to halt the Gord >o s.rmy
WHAT WILL BE CORDON’S NEXT MOVE?
Gov. Gordon baa his whole beart
set on representing Georgia in the
U. S. Senate for the next six years,
and will leave no ends untried to
wrest their well-earned victory from
the Farmers’ Alliance, and to yet
ride into office rougb-shod over this
organization. What Gordon’s next
step will be is net knowu, but it is
probable that he will try and cap •
ture the endorsement of the people
by appeals to their patriotic devo.
lion to the Lost Cause, aud with bis
maguetic presence.
But Gov. Gordon will find himself
on a false trail. Tue Georgia A!»
liancemen are as loyal to the men
who fought for their rights as they
ever were, but they recognize the
fact that it is time for sentiment to
give place to living issues. They
tcel that Gen. John B. Gordon ha-
received his full share of reward and
honor for his gallant conduct iu the
war, and it is but just and right that
other soldiers—who did not occupy
so prominent a sphere—receive some
little consideration.
Tbe loyal and grateful people of
Georgia would not have refused
Gov. Gordon the position he now
seeks, had he not first turned his
back upon them, and went over into
tbe camp of their political enemies
and oppressors. It would now be
an outrageous act of injustice lo tbe
farmer soldiers of'Georgiy and to
the widows and chrldrcu of the heroic
mdb who fell io defense of their
country, to elect to office a man who
has publicly declared that be would
not support the greatest measure for
their relief dver offered—and tbe de
feat of which means to our farmers
a continued enslavement to the cap
italist and speculator.
Georgia loves and honors John B.
Gordon, and be wHl ever meet at
the bands of Ifor ‘people devotion
and kindness. But wlihn he asks
them to tighten the yoke upon their
neck and rivet more securely the
shackles they haVe so long and pa
tiently worn, and which are now be
ing loosened ; when he asks Alli-
ancefnen to repudiate the principles
of ttreir noble organization, and turn
oVer the great victory they have won
to the politicians, that have so bits
terly maligned and slandered them ;
when he asks the farmers to rebuke
those tried and true friends whom
he has seen fit tovillify and ridicule
on every platform from which he has
spoken; when ne asks the democrats
of Georgia to endmsc t he resolutions
of that Felton convention in the 7th
district, and replace wilh organized^
votes the defeated independent can
didates run in bis interest all over
Georgia; when he demands of
,1 and victorious people such
and degrading sacrifices
will Gov. Gordon find that
istaken tbe character of the
men with whom he must deal.
Ko li.yal,"'rue and consistent Al-
liauceman can now support John B
of
ple9. Gordon’s defeat means a tri
utnpli for the farmers over politicians
The “Jeffersonian Detnocra s” from
Floyd will lead the hopeless minority
n the Georgia legislature for G >r-
lon. It will be a mighty lonesome
trio, Jwwever.
AGAINST CORDON.
So a Richmond County Representa
tive Is Instructed.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Augusta, Ga, Oct. 4.—The political
sensation of to-day is caused by the
Richmond county Alliance instructing
Martin V. Calvin to vote against Gen.
Gordong or any lawyer, or anybody but
a straight out Allianceman for senator.
Before his election was assured of the
county primary, Mr. Calvin pledged his
Augusta constituents to vote for Gor
don. la answer to the straight ques
tion by the Evening News to-day, he
admitted his euibarassinent between
the conflicting instruction, and declin
ed to be interviewed beyond a state
ment that be hoped, at the proper time,
to measure up to his duty.
The other legislators, Fleming and
Williams are not Alliancemen, and no
effort to instruct them has been made.
DeKALB DOWNS HIM.
The Governor Sore Because of the
Action of His Home County.
Atlanta, Oct. 3.—[Special].—Gen
eral Gordon’s friends and General him
self are very much knocked out by the
actiou of the DeKalb Alliance. That
action means, beyond a doubt, that the
two representatives from General Gor
don’s own county will vote against him.
So will the senator from that district.
Gordon comes forward with a silly
proposition to “submit the question to
the people of DeKalb.” Of course they
will permit nothing of the kind. The
question was submitted to the people of
DeKalb iu the election and tbe Alli
ancemen were elected. First they tri
umphed in the nominating primary.
Then General Gordon’s friendsjuiade an
effort to elect Murphy Candler by a still
bunt race, and had paid workers all
over the county. That, too, failed.
The Gordon men have been ignoiniai-
ously beaten in their own county and
are sore.
Largest Since the War.
Special by Mena Telegram Association. .
New York, Oct. 4.—The receipts at
the custom house yesterday were the
largest since the war. They amounted
to $4,277,469.89. This was largely due
to the withdrawals from bonded ware
houses in anticipation of tbe new tariff
bill going into effect next Monday.
MUSICAL RIPPLES.
Oak Lawn the Some of a Charming
Entertainment.
High Shoals, Oct. 4.—The reception
given by Misses. Maina and Annie Mi
chael, at “Oak Lawn,” their beautiful
rural home, on tfae evening of the first
instant, in honor of their fair guest Miss
Callie Watson, was unquestionably the
crowning event of the season. Notwitb
standing the unfavorable aspect of the
Weather, the spacious parlors of this
pleasant home were thronged with the
fairest of Walton’s belles and . gallant
gallants, each fully intent upon au even
ing of uninterrupted pleasant, and the
happy smiles visible, upon every face
aud the merry peals of silvery laughter
that issued from the happy group were
unmistakable evidences of the excessive
joy that was being experienced by the
gay guests. Mirth aud wit flowed free
ly and held high glee until the lateness
o the hour reminded the merry makers
that it was time to depart which was
the only unpleasant feature of tue oc-
c sion. Miss Watson, in honor of whom
tbe occasion was bai, wou for hersell
the hearts of tue • utire party, and left
her impress iudellibly upon the minds
oiall. The Misses Michael received with
their usual easy ami graceful manner
thereby makiag all feel happy aud de
lighted to be in-attendance upon the oc
casion at thiir hospitable home. The
elegant way in which they received
elicited the hearty admiration of every
one and made their popularity ^yen
more extensive than be ore.
Mrs. T. W. Powell has returned from
a visit tc Greene and Oglethope
c. unties.
FOR THE
SENATORSHIP,
CALHOUN, LIVINGSTON. NOR
WOOD, OR SOMEBODY ELSE.
Excepting General Gordon—Some
Think he Will Withdraw—Calhoun
Prominently Mentioned—An Inter
esting Letter.
Atlanta, Oct. 4—[Special.]—The
DeKalb county Alliance seems to have
been the forerunner of a good many
others in this Senatorial resolution bus
iness, for to-day the statement is made
at Alliance headquarters that some doz
en or more county alliances took similar
actiou yesterday and the statement is
made that there will be others to-day.
I am unable to get a full list of the
counties that have so acted, but I am
iuformed by Editor Harry Brown that
Clayton and Troup passed strong reso
lutions and the Fulton county Alliance
took similar action.
A friend of General Gordon who keeps
posted on all inside matters says that in
Gilmer and Hall attempts were made to
pass such resolutions, but were not suc
cessful.
What does it all mean? Can it mean
anything but that the rank and file of
tbe Alliance—in some parts of the Slate,
at least—are with their leaders in their
fight upon General Gordon? And if
that is the case, what will the result be ?
There is no denying thefaet that the
great majority of tbe people who talk
about the Senatorship consider General
Gordo, i beaten. To such an extent has
this talk been carried on that I have
even heard the suggestion that the Gov
ernor might withdraw from the race.
Of course there is nothing in this,
though.
General Gordon is the last man in the
world to retire from a light in which he
has entered and he has entered with his
heart and soul. Not only has he no
idea of retiring, but he has every confi
dence that he will be elected Senator.
At a meeting of his friends held here a
few days ago, a plan of campaign was
fully mapped out and Gordon’s friends
will let no grass grow under their feet.
“But.if Gordon should be beaten’’—
I put the question to a Gordon man—
“who will win.
“My idea is that the man he lias to
beat and tbe only man is Livingston.
If Livingston uan’t get it, he won’t let
anybody else have it.”
But people wbo-inow Livingston Lest
say this is not so. .As one of the Alli
ance leaders put it, “Livingston is for
the success of the Alliance first, last
and all the time.” Then a gentleman
outside the order added, “Yes, Living
ston’s against Gordon. That isthe princi
pal plank in his platform and while he
would like to be Senator or any man
would, he wants to see Gordon beaten,
no matter by whom.”
“Have you signed that letter which
Judge Hook sent you some time ago?”
I asked tbe Colonel, in a crowd last ev
ening.
“Hardly,” and he laughed. “That
is still sufely stowed away in any
yalise.”
The mention of Pat Calhoun’s name
in connection with the Senatorship is
really the most interesting phase of the
contest right now. Tne Calhoun talk
is predicated upon bi3 having written
the “Georgia” card. He is not here
and I have been unable to learu wheth
er he is the author of that rather fa
mo us document, but the talk about him
has raised much talk. There is no
young man in Georgia who is more en
thusiastically admired by all who know
him well. Pat Calhoun is a man every
inch of him, and were he a candidate
there are many people here and all
through Georgia who would gladly pull
off tlieii coatslind work for him. And
some of these men are Alliancemen—I
know that.
But what a howl his candidacy would
create in certain quarters.
CUTTING IN CARNESVILLE.
Jo'hn Kay Will Probably Die.
RINGING RES
OLUTIONS.
ENDORSING THE BANNER EDITOR
AND HIS I LA SPEECH.
Oganlzed Democracy Means White
Man’s Supremacy—The Hearts and
Homes of Madison County Open to
Receive Mr. Gantt.
I la, Ga., Sept. 27th, 1890.
Mr. T. L. Gantt, Editor Athens
Banner,—Dear Sir: We are requested
to forward to you for publication tha
following resolutions, unanimously
adopted by the Farmers* Alliance at the
concl usiou of your speech ar I la, Sept.
27th, 1890. Dawson Williams,
W, S. Barnett,
Committee.
Resolved, By Union Farmers’Alliance
that this has been a red letter day for
organized democracy, Hon T. L. Gantt
and the Farmers* Alliance.
Resolved further, that organized de
mocracy means white supremacy, aud
anything else, no matter by what name,
means negro supremacy.
Resolved f» ther, that our thanks are
due and hereby tendered to the Hon.
1’ L. Gantt for his able and fearlessdis-
cussion this day of the senatorial, inde
pendent and Alliance questions. God
speed you myoiir uuselfih efforts in be
half of the farmers and organized de
mocracy. Come again, Larry. Our
hearts and homes are ever ready to re
ceive you. Whatever else may be said
about you no one dares to question your
devotion and fidelity to the Fanners’
Alliance and “sinton pure” democracy.
THE JASPER
COUNTY TRA<
:dy.
THE ENTIRE COMMUN|
SHOCKED.
ARE
Claude Merriwether Kills Jas. Cardeil
With a Winchester Rifle.
A beautiful line of white silk caps at
Miss Rosa Von der Lieth.
BUCKSHOT IN THE BRAIN.
Jopn Trlppe Shoots and Instantly Kills
Tom Moreland.
Special by Now* Telegram A-*>da!ion,
Vienna, Ga , Oct. 3.—Tom Moreland
was shot and killed by John T-ippe,
uear Drayton, this county, Wednesday.
Thela*t grard jury indi to] Mo.eland
for selling whisky at the Penneh itchie
camp ground, Trippe being one of the
witnesses. The two men met in the
road Wednesday, when Moreland, who
is a powerful mm, gave Trippe, much
smaller thau Moreland, a thrashing, and
followed him to Drayton. On reaching
double-barrelled shotgun, loaded with
buckshot, and emptied the contents of
both barrels into M.ireland’s head and
neck, killing him instantly.
At the coroner’s inquest Trippe was
exhonorated. Moreland bore a desper
ate character.
Just received a new lot of shaded
zephyr, Shetland Floss, German knit
ting yarn or Saxony wool, at Miss Rosa
Vou der Lieth.
REPUBLICANS UNEASY.
The Passage of the Tariff Bill Troubles
Them.
Special by Sews Telegram Association.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 2.—The pas
sage of the tariff bill by congress has
made considerable commotion among
certain republican office-holders here.
As all special tqxes are rei*ealed, and
the tax on manufactured tobacco is re
duced from 8 to 0 cents, and as tbe spe
cial taxes are the bulk of the internal
revenue business in this state, it is
thought that ou or about May 14,1891,
this district will be attached to that of
Georgia.
Dr. R. R. Mosely, Jr., chairman of
the state republican executive commit
tee and collector of internal revenue for
this district, has gone to W ashington to
look into the situation.
Carnlsvillk, Ga , Oct. 4.—T. K. Ar
mour, John Kay and B»b Kay engaged
in a difficulty about five miles west of
here a few nights ago. in which T. K.
Armor stabbed John Kay three times in
the back, one of the cuts bring pro
nounced dangerous by the doctors, and
from which-he may die. After an in
vestigation Armor was carried to jail
until the wound upon Kay gets well or
shows he’s not going to die, and upoa
his recovery that lie be bailed for as
sault with intent to murder, or remain
in jail until thenexLterm of the supe-
rioreourt.
The county alliance is in session here
today.
| Hon Hugh Hancock, one of the newly
i elected represent itive from Jackson
j county, was in th) city yesterday. He
is an iron-band democrat ami Allia.ioe-
man.
In our col uni ns to-day will be found
an advertisement of that excellent
blood purifier, Blood Balm. It is with
pleasure we note the fact that an old
Athens boy, Mr. John Brooks, has
purchased :tn interest in the Blood
Balm Company. Mr. Brooks is a thor
ough business man, and he will dis
charge fi ichfully all the duties assigned
him. H': was for some years with the
S. S. S. ‘ 'oiii puny.
From the Monroe Advertiser.
Shady Dale, Ga., Sept. 29,1890.—On
las Wednesday morning the people of
Jasper county were shocked by hearing
that one of Jasper’s best citizens was
shot down and instantly killed in cold
blood. Claude Meriwether had killed
John Cardeil. It seems that Claude
Merriwether, who is an erratic young
man of 21 or 22 years of age, is much
giv-.n to the morph n: and whisky hab
it, and on the evening before this bloody
deed was committed lie received a jug
of whisky oil the train from Madison.
It is in evidence that he said be was go
ing to kill Cardeil. They lived near
each oth- r and Cardell’s sister had been
c< oki»g for Meriwether, as he was keep
ing bach. lor’s hall, and for some reason
Cardeil had objected to this arrange
ment and advised his sister to discon
tinue this service. Ou being told of
this, Meriwether, replied “
him I will killhitn.” He wentbomcand
got his winchester ready, telling what
he was going to do.
The next morning while Cardeil was
loading a wagon with potatoes, Meri
wether came up aud called Catdell to
come to him. Cardeil replied that he
was busy—Meriwether said, “If you do
not come, I will kill you.” Cardeilcon
tinued his work, but as he noticed Meri
wether approaching with his ride ready
he passed on tue other side of the wagon,
and as Meriwether raised the gun Cardel
stooped with his head behind the wagon
body and it seems that Meriwether cal
culated the position in an instant, as be
fired into the wagon body, the ball
passing through both sides and into
Cardell’s head causing instant death.
This happened right before bis family
aud bis sister, also an old blind man, bis
wife’s father, who hoard tUe conversa
tion.
This deed has stirred Jasper as no
other killing has done, and a jury of
good citizens, neighbors of both men,
rendered a verdict of premeditated mur
der. Yet it is only just that the writer
of this article state that numbers of
good citizens claim that Meriwether,
from excessive indulgence in morphine,
iaudnutu and whiskey, has for some
time past been a tit subject for tbe lu
natic asylum, and it is true that his
rather had approached Judge Swanson
of the court of ordinary to have a com
mission appointed for his examination.
Meriwether is a sou of Mr. Thomas
Meriwether, one of the best citizens of
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a Talented Young Lady—She don’
Like “PI,”
there, Moreland continued to abuse „ ,
Trippe. when the latter picked up a
over the state. - He is respected by all
who know him and the psopleof Jasper
are much grieved that this calamity
should have fallen aud shrouded bis
household in such horror.
John Cardeil wa6 a peer man, but as
pure as a “shaft of sunlight.” His up
right life, integrity of purpose, un
swerving displeasure for all dishonest
methods, coupled with an unbounded
industry and an unquestioned and ex
alted Christian character, placed him
among the representative citizens of the
county. Three families are left to miss
his kind and watchful care, his father-
in-law’s—his sisters aud his own loved
wife and six helpless young children.
How Tom Woolfollc Shaves,
Prisoners like Tom WoJIfolk, who
arecharged with murder, are not allow
ed to use a razor, for obvious reasons.
When Woolfolk wants to shave he takes
a bottle, taps it against the bars of his
cell until it is broken, and then uses the
sharp broken edge of the glass to shave
with. It is a raior that needs no strap
ping, aod has an edge so line and keen
that it discounts in sharpness auy blade
ever made. In Tom’s skilled hands a
piece of broken bottle becomes an in
strument of magic, and with a few dex
terous scrapes of it across his face the
beard vanishes and leaves tbe skin as
smoothe as that of a boy. There is no
blood-letting, no scratching—nothing
but downright shaving, and the task is
accomplished in much less time than it
has taken to describe it.—Macon Tele
graph.
Surah, rilk and velvet hats for chil
dren, at Miss Rosa Yon der Lieth.
ATHENS AND GRESHAMVILLE.
Howren Sinking Rapidly.
Specialty New*Telegram Association.
Charleston, o. 0., Oct. 4.—Rev.
Henry D. Uowcn, evangelist, is rapidly
sinking. The physicians say they do
not <expect h<m tb live until morning.
His ltings are affected and he coughs in
cessantly.
A Strong Card Advocating the Build
ing of a Railroad.
Editor Athens Banner : Will you
allow me space in your valuable paper
to call attention to all who desire pros-
perity aud advancement, to the great
need and importance to the citizens of
Greene, Oconee and Clarke counties,
in fact to the entire country, of a rail
road from Gresbamville, in Greene
county to Athens, connecting with the
C. & M. road at Farmington, or such
pointon the C. & M. as may be redded
best hereafter.
Greshamville is a thriving litile vil
lage 25 miles distant from Athens, situ
ated in what is knowu as “The Fork,”
it being in the fork of Oconee and Apa
lachee rivers, embracing quite a large
scope of what is conceded to be the rich
est and most fertile part of middle Geor
gia. The people arfetbickly settled, and a
more prosperous, refined and clever
community cannot be found anywhere.
This large territory, with Gresham
ville as its centre, is virtually cut off
from the railroad on each side, by these
rivers, being ten miles each way to both
Madison and Greensboro-. From Gresh-
ainville to Farmington, by the way of
Salem, is only fourteen miles, and we
will venture tbe assertion, that there is
not to he found withing the Ctare anoth
er fourteen mites over which a railroad
cau be built with as little labor aud ex
pense. There is not a hill nor even a
branch to cross.
The road would be of incalculable ad
vantage to Atheus in the way of trade
tliat she does not now get, and the C. &
M. road would bo greatly strengthened
by it, and no doubt will aid us m secur
ing iL
Mr. Editor, knowing that you
ever ready to aid aL laudable er
prises, we, the people of “1'he For
many of whom are your friends aud
known to you, ask yon -through your
valuable paper to lay this matter befo
your readers, aud you will ever have t
lhanks of a grateful people.
Respectfully, A. W. H.
Greshamville, Ga., Sept. 26.
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bleeding, heal* ulceration, and in most casee
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for 25 cents. Dr. -wayneS Son, Philadelphia.
YESTERDAY’S PERSONALS.
Dr. W. M. Willingham, of Crawford,
one of the truest and best men in Geor
gia, was in the city, yesterday.
Mr. W. H. Witcher of Oglethorpe, is
a candidate for door keper in the Sen
ate.
Governor Gordon will deliver an ad-
address in Lexington on Monday of
court week.
Dr. J. Thad Johnson died in the town
of Madison.
Messrs. B. B. & Dawson Williams
were in the city, yesterday. Ben snow
ed under several adversions in an Alli
ance disenssion.
AN EDITOR MISS'NG.
The Wedding Day Comes but He Falls
to Show Up.
SpeciaTby News Telegram Association.
St. Louis, October 3.—Richard S.
Mabrey, editor and half owner of the
Prospect News, at Donohan, Ripley
county, Mo., eame to St. Louis last
Monday morning for the purpose of fi -
ting himself out to get married, and has
disappeared.
He was to have been married last
V- -'lay .-veiling to Mi* Effie Mor-
Mr. George T. Murrell returned from
a trip to Atlania, yesterday. He re-
i "ports the Alliance as overjoyed at their
grand victory.
Queer is it not, for an editor to be op
posed to editorials?
A Georgia newspaper man was talk
ing very interestingly about journal
ism and journalists and he punctuated
m
his remarks with emphatic opposition
to the editorial feature or the modern
newspaper. His views seemed striking
and original and may therefore be in
teresting.
He said tbe feature as a department
of news wbicb is the function of the
daily, was worthless; that if there was
any fame in it the unknown “we” was
alone favored with the possession; that
it was an insult to a reading and think
ing public to have their news digested
in the wholesale manner—they were
quite able to digest their own data;
that after a person read a piece of nows
they formed their own opinion of it,
and needed not for tbe paper to tell
them what to think about it—that there
was no necessity for a preparatory mill.
One man’s opinion, said this original
man, may be worth something in a so
cial circle, bat it is valueless among the
mass.
Then, while a paper rarely loses pres
tige on account of independent news
publishing and editing, its popularity
fluctuates with the tone of the editorial
page. If it is a newspaper its manufac
ture shodld be to publish tbe news and
not branch off into a magazine style.
Any skillful and experienced manager,
he said, could so edit his news items as
to preserve a certain tone throughout.
In fact, tills critic maintained that the
most perfect and least obtrusive edito
rial work could alone be accomplished
through tbe channel of news winnowing
aqd garnishing. He has made a study
of newspaper “get ups” the country
over, he says, and has come to the con
clusion that news editing is far more
towerfnl and effective than formal ed-
torials.
Whether this newspaperman is aheatl
of or behind his times the reader may
best infer.
Some might answer that a newspaper
without an editorial column would be
like an army without a commander, a
body without a voice, a ship without a
helm. Others looking from our critic’s
standpoint might return, an editorial
column is like one eye-glass for a thou
sand different eyes, one voice to echo (?)
thousands, or one impulse to represent
the multitudinous throbs of tbe masses..
But a faithful editor will cease to be
an “I” behind the indefinite “we,” and
will strive to be theembodiment of pub
lic opinion and sentiment. If he has
the grace, skill and wit to acceptably
eml o ly current idea-, tbe more popular
and effective will be Ris impersonation.
He looks with an eye of presumed cul
ture and experience over the broad
field of thought and action. He sees by
the light of Information, which rarely
shines upon the average reader, the
conflicts of passion, pride and preju
dice with truth and tranquility. By
his close contact with universal current
literature, commonly designated “ex
changes,” he sees tendencies and drifts
that mightesoape tbe ordinary eye.
He is like one who looks down as
from a balloon (though lon’t under
stand thia figure as referring to the
newspaper as an inflated affair), and
sees the advances and retreats, the wa
verings and charges, the camp life and
field encounters in this battle of life.—
He can see the movements far better
even than a general commanding in
the midst. It is only when tbe editor
descends from his elevated post of ob
servation and takes part in the fray that
be loses philosopher’s prestige and
prophet’s foresight.
Now, ye gentlemen who wield the
quill plucked from the soaring eagle,
let your humble servant give you some
interrogation points. Just suppose in
stead of having earned your spurs, yon
were a young and aspiring writer, hop
ing for any amount of fame in the fu
ture, now what do you think you would
do with those typographical autocrats
who make you wise (by causing you to
say things .nobody can-understand),
when you want to be simple, and very
simple when you want to be wise ?
What would you do?
Now just suppose you. had after la
borious thought and research, -secured
a true Latin word, “Nil,” with no ex
tra loop on the N, and no cross on tbe
“1,” what could be said of thejcruel,type
making you say “mat.” “Public opin
ion making commands ‘mat’!!”
And when yon want to tell about a
girl or writer being “chic” (another
word involving diligent search through
out the length and breadth of tbe
French language) what should the
aforesaid girl and aspiring writer do
with the heartless type that stare
'‘thick.” Lost {esthetics! -
True, good spellers are born, not
made; they spring like Minerva (now,
that isa mythological name, ye typos,
so don’t make me say minerals or mon-
key8).fully equipped for the field of
language; but if weak mortals, not so
blessed, write with a dictionary at one
elbow, an eraser at the other, why in
the world do the types dance a jig in
consequential surprise and get into
As every one now writes and talks
about the marvelous type and ascribes
to them omnipotence, why do not these
frisky little thidgs calmly overlook bad
spe].ljng, and understand that “a’s.”
‘‘v’s,” “n’s” and “u’s” are not tbe
same, if they are written alike.
You will, Mr. Editor, pardon this
allusion to type, if you have been a
reader of biography: for you will re
member that we are but creatures of
examp'e, and that all famous writers
have considered it encumbent upon
them at tbe beginning of their meteoric
career to lay their s»9 of omission
and commission on ^ty pQgriq&i$al
„ n \j * rorsLazy writers like Mark Twaiv..
..oil, 1 , lo. lor .)• however, rarely do this, for the word is
ections, on learning
Mabrey, declared
marry Mabrey
ce have oxhausted every
without finding the least clew to
l’s fate.
too long, unwieldy and hard to spell.
So for these reasons, and for notoriety
variety, writers drop a few of these
ric sparks into the composing
m. Hence, the temerity of your
humble servant.
Rosa Woodbkrry.
Lucy Cobb Institute.
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A call meeting of the stockholders of
the I arniers’ Alliance *\\ tirchoitst; and
Commission Co. will be held in Athens
at the council chamber at 10 o’ciock,
October 17th. A full meeting desired.
A. F. Pot'u, I’rcs.
Oct. 2, 1S9C*. w 2t