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NS BANNER
IVa :cka<i«. Bat. IN34, I CobmIMuNI with the
U»,«iztcle, Bat. 18U. I Athena Banner, Bat. 1833.
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23,1890—8 PAGES.
VOL.59—NO. 4
Tue
SAVING THE PARTY.
idoa that the Democratic
scenes tells ns that it is the intention
of this company to overhaul the U.
party is dependent on any one man «fe M., straighten itscurvesand make
tor i ts success is ridiculous. We it a first-class line in every respect
know that there is in every section
of the South some self-nominated
Democratic Messiah, who honestly
I) lieves that without his uame and
iuliuence the party would go to the
detunilion bow-wows. Bu. after a
time the voters decide it beat to re
tire this political autocrat, and to bis
surprise the parly declines to go to
pieces, and • ur old world revolves
as of yore.
The Democratic party represents
principles, not men, and just because
the voters decide to honor some man
tor a aeries ot* years, is no reason
that his retention is essential to its
success.
Take for instance the Ninth Con
gressional District of Georgia. Ii
seemed a hopdess attempt to defeat
Emory Speer for congress, and after
a number of other gentlemen had re
fused ' he nomination, t he convention
united on AUeu D. Candler. The
people were ripe for a ehange, and
with .he hard work done, any man
with a clean pnliiicalrccord and or
dinary intelligence, would have tri
umphed the same as Col. Candler.
But many people very foolishly gave
all praise to the successful candi
date, and none to the party and the
men who did such hard work for his
success. Col. Candler Was rinomina
ted and e acted for four successive
terin*;hui during the last race his in-
dependent opponent pressed him so
close, that Col. Candler very wisely
decided it wus best to retire on bis
lauiels.
It was claimed by many enthusias
tic friends of Col. Candler that he
was the only man who could bold
the party together in his district,
aud unless he was again made the
Democratic standard-bearer,Pickett,
the independent candidate, would
certainly be elected.
The Banner editor bad a little
controversy with Col. Candler,
through the Washington correspond
dent of the Atlanta Constitution, in
which we insisted that another can
didate, who stood flat-footed on the
Democratic platform, advocating a
taxation on whisky instead of the
necessaries of life, would carry the
N : --Mi district overwhelmingly; that
while such a decided position would
drive off a few “moonshine” voters,
there were enough genuine Demo-
ciats in the old Ninth tocarry such
a candidate to victory.
The convention met and nomi
nated M>. Tom H. Winn, a gentle
man as obscure as was Allen D.
Candler when he was selected .to op
pose Emory Speer. What was the
result? Mr. Winn’s race substanti
ated every word uttered by the edi
tor of this paper. He notouly swept
both Pickett aud Darnell out of po
litical existence, hut established tbt-
Democralic majority that had dwin
dled away during Congressman Can
dler’s repeated contests, and threat
ened, had that gentleman again
asked a nomination, to return to the
independent side.
There is hut one conclusion that
any rea-outug democrat can make:
Candler saved the Ninth district to
the organized Democrats from
Speer; and Winn again saved our
party, after it had grown weary of
Candler.
We find the same state of affairs
uow in South Caro.in a. The friends
of Wade Hampton are asserting that
his defeat will break up the organ
ize.. Democratic party in the Pal
meilo State. Thi- is the merest
nonaeiiS’-. While Hampton is a true
and orave man. no douht but that
Ilia successor, Mr. Irbv, will repre
sunt his state as faithfully and as
a lily.
This thing of mm worship is not
iu k eping with our reuublican form
of g iverument; and when an office
holder begins to feel that our party
• evolvifl around bis narrow orbit,
the best thing that can be done is to
gri icefully retire him to the rear.
1 he Democratic party represents
principles, not men. The bumble
voter who casts bis baliot for his
party nominees, is just as important
a factor as the candidate whose
name heads the ticket. The one
does his duty without reward or the
hope ihere *f; the other is richly re
paid lor his services bv honors, of*
Hoe and the emoluments attached
thereto.
Then through 8leepers will be run
from New York and Washington,
god ail the Florida travel turned via
Athens, as it will be a considerable
saving in distance. This will be a
great thing for our city, and add to
the great boom now hovering over
us. The day the G., C. & N. is com-
pleted and the R <fc D. controls the
C. <fe M., a palace hotel for our city
will be a pressing necessity, for it
can be filled with guests both sum
mer and winter.
REV. W. D. ANDERSON.
After Four Years Service Here, He
Leaves for Atlanta.
Rev. W. D. Anderson has left Athens
to take charge of his pastorate of the
First Methodist Cimrch of Atlanta.
For four years he has labored in our
city as pastor of tlie First Methodist
church, and has drawn uround himself
a circle of friends that will never be
broken this side of the grave. A man
«f st: ong convictions and laboring for
the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God
upon earth, he carried into his sphere
of action the strength of a vigorous
Intellect and the coin age of a valiant
Christian
His sermons were always full of deep
thought and profound research, and
carritd conviction to many a sinn r’s
heart. With the gentleness of a worn n,
he ntinistered unto the sick, the affl •-
t ;d and the sorrowing, and his kind! v
words of advice and counsel will ev r
be remembered.
His presence will be missed in Athens
not only among those who belonged t»
his church, but also among all who ha .
'he pleasure of knowing him Th
First Methodist church of Atlanta, is t»
be congratulated on securing bis ser
vices, aud in his new field of labor h
will achieve as glorious results as in that
which he has just left.
Rev. H. M. Qullllan.
Rev H. M. Quillian, the foimer ear
nest and efficient pastor of Oconee
Street church, left for his new field of
labor at Conyers, Ga., on the C. & M.
train at 1 o’clock yesterday.
For two years Mr. Quillian has la
bored in this city day and night
with ail the earnestness of his nature,
in the cause ot his Master. He has
greatly endeared himself to all the mem
bers of his late charge, which is in a
very prosperous condition. Much of
this prosperity is no doubt due to the
faithful and earnest w ork of the pastor
He carries with him the prayers and
good wishes ot many friends for "still
greater success in his new charge.
Th* Laying Ben's Mena.
B. Benjamin gives in The New York
World his idea of a laying ban's food. He
says:
While wheat, oats and corn are suita
ble grain foods for (jonltry, the laying
hen craves and requires a variable diet,
one that will not only provide the egg
producing elements, but act as a tonic
and alterative. In winter especially
do the hens shows, fondness for fruit and
green vegetables, hence the apple par
ings, specked and otherwise imperfect
fruit, surplus turnips, cabbage, inferior
potatoes and the like, ought to go to add
courses to her daily menu. Tie a cab
bage head to some support that will hold
it off the ground, but within roach of
▼our birds, and see the eagerness with
which they will devour it, or cut a
pumpkin in two and place where they
can conveniently lunch from it. These
delicacies are cheaper than medicines,
and will reward you in the end with an
unusual supply of eggs out of season.
Do not forget a little bone dost now and
then, and when it is practicable give
also plenty of milk. The pig is by no
means the only animal that thrives on
«ni}V
OUR SUNDAY CHAT.
THE PROHIBITION ISSUE BEDEWED
ADD DISCUSSED.
Restoration ot the Negro to
Political Power.
HOW ATHENS HAS PR06BES3ED
WITHOUT LIQUOR- .
A GENERATION OF SOBER YOUNC
MEN GROWING UP.
A PLAIN ARRAY OF UNDISPUTED
FACTS.
THE COVINGTON * MACON ROAD.
There u<>* ,-eeiti- but, little doubt
Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, of the
United States army, died at his residence
in New Haven, Conn., Tuesday. Heart
failure, due to Bright's disease, was the
cause of death, lie had been ill for over
two yean.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
and the Alabama Midland are doin
big business in orange shipments. i
era! solid train loads of oranges have
passed through Montgomery,-Ala., this
week going to northern markets.
The Chattanooga Volunteers, state
troops, disbanded and withdrew from
the Third r g .nent on account of the
limited appropriation by the legislature
to the state militia. There is now no
company of the st ate militia in Chatta
nooga.
The fruit growers around Fort Vailey,
Ga., say that the recent cold snap, com
ing so suddenly after the mild weather
of a week ago, wid prove to be a good
thing for the prospects of the fruit crop
of next season.
The west section of the western ex
press on the Pennsylvania railroad met
with a peculia accident Friday.morning,
just west of Altoona, Pa., by which
every car was thrown from the track
and overturned. Remarkable as it may
seem, it is said not one of the many pas
sengers were injured.
Congressman Forney, of Alabama, is
reported as saying that there are 5,000,000
, boles of
It will be a sad day for AtbenB when
the prohibition question is re opened,
and the negro again brought into polit
ic . We have at last purified the poli
tical atmosphere, and for the first time
-ince the war our county and city
are controlled by white voters. Sine-,*
the negro must rely on his own pocket-
book for a tax receipt, this race are fast
becoming defaulters and if left alone will
he as effectually retired from politics as
were they disfranchised by law. Ev
ery good and self-respecting citizen
must be gratified at this reformation.
For years past, popular suffrage in Ath
ens and Clarke county was a shame and
a^farce. A man to secure office must
wallow deep in the political mud-pud
dle. and pay out morn for votes than the
position he sought was worth. Bauds
of drunken and hurrahing blacks
blockaded the streets by day, and ren
dered the nights hideous with their
yells. Ladies were afraid to walk on
the principal thoroughfares without a
male escort. Labor was disorganized,
and mean whisky held high carnival.
White gentlemen aspiring for positions
of honor and trust had their names fa
miliarly yandied around by insolent and
reeling negroes.
But the most di-graeeful scenes were
enacted around the polls. Negro lead-
e s, with breath reeking with liquors
took possession of our ballot-boxes us
8oou as they were opened, and all day
1 >ng held undisputed sway. A white
man, in order to deposit liis vote, had to
run a black gauntlet, and have shoved
under his nose, at every step, a ticket
by some black sufl'rage-barterer, in th-
pay of a candidate. Votes were a,
openly bought and sold as any article
of merchandise; and office was not
awarded according to merit and fit
ness, but to the length of a
man’s pocket-book. There are
now in Athens hundreds of bouses,
owned by negroes, that were bought
and paid for with money made by th-
sale ot votes and “influence.” A poor
white man, who- held his suffrage as *
sacred trust, was ignored by candidates
and he was given the go-by to elec
tioneer with some vagabond negro. As
natural result, many of our whlre
voters remained away from the polls,
rather than he subjected to the i- suits
and humiliation that they must encoun
ter to deposit their ballots.
But when Dr. E. S.
We all admit that prohibition has its
drawback-, and last summer, when beer
anu liquor was so openly sold in our
city, we considered that licensed bar
rooms were preferable to such a system.
But since Mayor Brown, with the
firm baud of the law, has closed out
these place, any candid observer must
confess that a wonderful reform has
taken pllace, and not one-fourth the
liquor is now sold in our city as six
mouths ago. The so-called blind tigers
that uow infest Athens are but a drop
iu the bucket to what it wonld be if
bar-rooms were re-established. A ne
gro may Meddle out on the sly a quart
or so of liquor; but what is that com
pared to tlie constant and public sale of
t from a half-dozen or more licensed
bar-rooms? Why, they would sell a
hundred drinks where all the blind ti
gers iu our city disposed of one!
**•
But even admitting, .for the sake of
argument, that a rep -at of our prohibi
tion laws will add 25 per cent, to the
value of Athens real estate and its gen
eral business. Can you point to a sin
gle young man iu our city who has ac
quired a thirst for strong drink since
prohibition went into effect? No,not one.
is not the safeguard that prohibition
throws around onr sqps worth more
han an additi >e to our wealth? Can
we measure such a blessing and happi
ness as this by cold dollars and cents?
The mothers of Athens can now turn
their boys loose without the fear of
temptation to become drunkards, star
ingtlieui in tlie face. Is not this relief
roour wives and mother.- worth more
han money can buy ? The very busi
ness of a blind tiger makes or.e a gu ir-
lian over hU patrons,for he knows every
lrunken man or minor who leaves his
place of business is a witness against his
illicit traffic and a guide for the officers
>f the law. But when we liceuse har
rooms they arc also licensed to create
Iruhkenntss; and while they may not
sell openly to a minor, experience has
raoustrated that it is an easy matter
for boys of tender years to purchase
liquor through negro agents.
cotton how being held in the
about ill. PMil.n.d hid no- r-nn— south ■ by owners who wanted hie-her
a lout the above ratiioi.d being con- price8) and t ha* if thifl cott<m were
troiled hv ihe Richmond & Danville.
K ices, and that; if this cotton were
ugbt it would put more money in. cir
culation than any financial legislation
Lyndon had the
courage and manhood to call a nomina
tion by white Democrats, what a change
took place! The sufirage-barteriug
e ro was retired to the rear, and hon-
■ sty, honor and intelligence took in
hand our political affairs. The negro
and the almighty dollar were no lon
ger the ruling power—the former ele
ment was driven to the rear,
and the latter power remained
in the pocket of the aspiring office-seek
er. The free nse of whisky was discon
tinued, and a stranger now visiting our
ity on the eve of an election would not
b i made aware gf the fact, by any unu
sual excitement. The poor but honest
votei again became a (tower in politics,
and he received the kind promises and
caresses once lavished upon his dusky
neighbor. When election day rolled
round, you found order and quiet at
the polls. A man can doposit his
ballot without fear of insults
or officious interference from negroes
***
Now, would it not be a fearful calam
ity on our city and county to restore the
old order of things and re-entb -e ie
Cuffee, whisky and money as arbiters
over our elections? This is just what
a re-opeuing of the liquor issue
will do. The day the requisite
number of names are secured
to call another election in Clarke
county, that day will witness a restn
ration of the negro to political (tower
and prominence. We will be simply
raising a stick with which to break mir
own heads. Either one side ,or th
other will pay taxes for the black* t<
enable them to vote; and the degrading
and wretched effects of such a coins
will be felt for years to come. We have
now the political heel of the whites on
necks of the blacks of our city and
county—and there we must keep
it. Don’t let us again restore the
negro to power, for it means
the prostitution of the ballot and the
degredation of the white voters. It
means the political enthronement of the
most venal ele rent of oar black popula
tion over poor, but honest and re
spectable white men; and when one of
this latter class signs a petition to call
another election ou the prohibition
question, he had just as well bov' hi
neck at once and let some nigger place
a yoke upon it.
**■*
Athens is today enjoying an unexam
pled degree of prosperity—such as was
never known before In her history. It
was not under liquor rule, but under
prohibition, that we attained this end
While it is true that other causes con
spired to this. at. tile same time it d*>es
away with the old hackneyed argument
that'he sslcof whisky Js *>s*. ntial '«
t»M■ rwmv Htv and up-buiMiinr «f a
pla.-e. Real estate has advanced over j
one hundred per cent, in value since
prohibitiou went into effect, and the
census taken by the general government
shows that our city has a larger increase
in population than any place in Geor
gia with the same number of inhabit
ants. Do these indisputable facts look
as If prohibition was seriously hurting
Athens? Have we not surpassed in the
race of progress many other towns and
cities in our state wheieopen bar-rooms
are found ?
But we are free to admit that the res-
toratipu of liquor will perhaps enhance
the value of property and help out bus
iness some—but not more than the
same amount of capital invested in any
other business. It is not the liquor
itself, but the increased demand for
stores and houses that it will bring to
us, where the profit is. Take this same
money a.id invest it in new manufac
tories, and it will bring just as good a
dividend to the business of our city.
We believe that bar-rooms would doubt
less encourage the building of a new
hotel; but when the travel demands bet
ter accommodations 'some capitalist
will be found to furnish this long-felt
want.
THE PALMETTO
STATE.
moral condi
tion of Athens before prohibition went
' to effect! Cast your eye around andsee
how many true and brave young men,
starting life under the fairest auspices,
now fill drunkard's graves! Why. they
cau be numbered by the hundreds
Even today we see the demoralizing ef-
focts of the past liquor traffic in many
blighted lives and desolated homes;
while by Herculean efforts a few have
overcome the temptation, and they are
saved to their happy families. To re
store barrooms in Athens will be to set
temptation again in theia path.Our ci y
is enjoying a high degree of prosperity
—business is excellent, and what is of
mnit-asurably more importance, we are
raising a generation of sober men. Our
olitical atmosphere is purified, and
character and intelligence ruli sour city
and county. Now, shall we imperil all
these blessings, with selfish hope of in
creasing our worldly gain ? in the Ian-
uageof Andrew Jackson, we exclaim:
By tne the Eternal—no!!!”
The writer cf this has his all invested
in Athens, and we will reap our share
f whatever prosperity comes to the
city. Wo have also four sons, two of
tuem verging on to manhood. They
■re now honorable and sober boys. But
with gilded bar-rooms and all their al
lurements open before them, we would
renible for their fate. Statistics show
that tiuong the youths of a city one
out of every four is destined to become
a slave to strong drink. Now, which
>ne of voar own sous, or even the sous
if a neighbor, if you are without pos
terity, would you select for this fearful
fate? Cau gold repay you for such a
sacrifice? No. We had rather start
our boys in life sober men and in rags
and tatters, than to see one a drunken
sot aud be able to give nim millions.
**#
Let us stop talking; or ever thinking
about changing our prohibition laws,
and be content to let well enough alone
We know that many good, true men in
our city are earnest and conscientious
advocates of high license. They would
lie the last to intentionally place
stumbling block in the path of the rising
generation. But we believe that these
gentlemen are acting without due con
sideration, and when they carefully
and thoughtfully review the situation,
that they will unite with us, ard so far
from interfering with our present pro
hibition laws, go to work and help
Mayor Brown « nforce them. We" do
ipn brand a ma» wi h being a liquor
vivorHf- just h caus s he sees fit to dif
fer with us; but wh re the difference
rests i-. \* .;c. i* r or n >t prohibition, as
it is enforced in Athens, is not prefera
ble to liceused bar-rooms. Our decis
ion is in the affirmative, and we ace p
pared to bring forward proof sufficient
to convince any reasoning and fair-
minded man. Our columns are open to
any advocate of high license to reply to
this or any other article we mav pen.
T. L. G
AN INTERVIEW AS TO THE STATE
OF AFFAIRS IN CAROLINA.
Hon. Carlyle McKinley, of the News
and Courier. Tells of the Tillman
Campaign—The Carolinians Mean
to Reform Several Things.
Notice to Debtors.
All notes and accounts due J.J. Ang
laud not paid by January 1st will be
placed in hands' of attorney for collec
tion. " I J. J. Angland,
S2t W2t. Athens, Gv,
Hon Carlyle McKinley, editor of the
Charleston News and Courier, paid The
Banner a pleasant visit a few days
since, and while in conversation
with our staff gave several interesting
ideas of the state of affairs in South
Carolina.
Mr. McKinley is a man of deep re
search and refined culture, and through
out a useful life has studied with pa
tience and perseverence the great
problems that confront his people
The author of ‘‘An Appeal to
Pharaoh,” he is at once recognized as a
man of marked ability and genuine
statesmanship. Couservative in his
views, yet persistent in his endeavors to
‘*atry them into execution, he has won
for himself a reputation as a journalist
and citizen second to none in the Pal
metto State.
His ideas upon many subjects of in
terest in Carolina will be read with zest
by our readers.
When asked about the Tillman cam
paign and the manner in which it was
conducted, he said:
“The leports as to the intense spirit
of the campaign are quite true. It was
a vigorous, heated, and excited race for
the gubernatorixl chair, in which the
old democracy of the state was arraign
ed by what was called the reform mov -
ment. This reform movement is not
synonymous with the Farmers’ Alli
ance movement. It was started consid
erably in advance of the Alliance, and
is a movement peculiar to the state
Of South Carolina. The farmers became
dissatisfied with 'the manner in
which public affairs were being run
and determined to right them accord
ing to their ideas. When tne guberna
torial race came on, they suggested the
name of Cant. Benjamin R. Tillman as
their standard bearer, and the Alliance-
men of the state came to their aid. in
the election Tillman was not an Alli
ance candidate, but the Alliancemen
aided him in a quiet way.
Capt. Tillman is a speaker of no ordi
nary power on the stump. I would not
call him an oraror, but his speaking has
an attraction that draws the masses to
him. He began the campaign to win,
and made speeches in every place of
prominence from the m mntains to the
sea. In Charleston, where he expected
to be almost m.*bbed on account of vio
lent opposition to him in that place, he
delivered a speech and caught the e r
of the crowd in such a manner as to
draw many people to him.
He wields a pen in a masterful man
ner. Give him pen and ink and paper,
and he can hold his own against the
very best in an appeal to his country
men.
. The gubernatorial campaign was car
ried on in a very heated maimer and it
was a miracle that no blood was shed.
Ii there had been a collision of forces
, t any time, there is no telling where
he fight would have ended.”
THE DESPERADO. A SPIRITED DEBATE
THE NEGRO, OSCAR THRASHER,
DIES OF HIS WOUNDS,
That Were Inflicted by Mr. Henry
Lyle, of WatklnsvIUe, in Self-De.
tense.
Oscar Thrasher, the negro shot by
Mr. Henry Lyle, of Oconee county, last
week, died io Watkinaville, yesterday.
The wounds, while severe, were not
necessarily fatal, as they were in the face
and hand, shots not penetrating any vi
tal spot, but Thrasher remained for
about two hours without' medical assis
tance and was greatly weakened by loss
or blood. He was carried to kis home
in Watkinsviile and given everv atten
tion.
His suffering was very severe, and it
was nt-cessary to administer an ampu
tation to relieve bis pains. There are
two reports in Athens—one that he die .
while under the influence of chloroform,
while another says his end was hastened
by an overquantity of whisky given him
as.
by some of his cr’ored frienu,.
Mr. Lyle deeply regrets the unfortu
nate affair, and has the sympathy of
every one. He was forced to shoot thi.-
negro in self defense, and had he not
done so his own life would have been
endangered.
Oscar Thrasher was a bad' and dan
gerous man, and his death is looked
upon as a relief by both the blacks and
whites of Oconee county. He was al
ways in a fuss with some one, and no
man felt tb it his life was safe in his
presence. Even the colored people of
Oconee county sustain Mr. Lyle iu
shooting Thrasher as he did.
IN CONGESS.
THE HASKELL MOVEMENT.
The Alliance to arkiiousk.—On ac
count of the absence of Col. Pope, the
meeting of tne stockholders of the A! i-
ance VVaiehoiise Company, which was
advertised to l e held vesterday, was
postponed until December 26th. All
Alliancemen are requested t<> attend
this meeting, whether stockholders or
hot. It is intended to turn it into a
regular Alliance love feast. Let every
one come.
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1 ■ ■ . .A: .
Mr. McKinley also explained the rea-
»n why Judge A. C. Ha-kell ran for
1 Jovernor Mgainst Oapt. Tillman.
“ t'he fight Tillman had made through
: lit his entire campaign was one tiiat
urlt d abuse at the tnen who had served
i office under democratic rule. It was
; tight against the old democracy and
i lie that terminated in its de eat. Capt.
'illtnan pushed the fight to such
: it extreme that it meant a
■pudiation of their old officers
he was elected. He charged
II manner of things against them and
■’ is election would indicate that the
■eople agreed with him.
It was as a representative of that
manciple, a champion of the old democ-
< acy of Carolina, that Judge Haskell
tiered for election as an independent
democrat. The mistake was made in
Hat the fight should have been made
vithin the party lines. A great many
neii who had opposed Tillman, voted
1 >r him after his nomination.”
TILLHAN AS GOVERNOR.
“Capt. Tillman is making abetter
! ;overnor than his campaign would have
•tiicated. His message to the General
assembly was one of great strength and
i ratesmanship. It was full of reform
i neastircs, hut such as would redound
■ o the prosperity of the State. If Till
man had gone before the people on a
platform similar to his messsage, be
would have gotten nine out of every
ten votes. Tne legislature is working
t>u the line mapped out by the governor
in his message. The messie is one of
unusual strength, and if Governor Till
man stand* up tq the doctrine .he lays
down in that document,- South Caroli
na will have a good governor.”
SENATOR HAMPTON’S DEFEAT.
“The defeat of General Wade
Hampton for United States Senator
was the result of the reform movement
among the farmers. Hampton bad t
great many friends in the General As
sembly and they did good work for
him, but to no avail. He had announced
hi, views on several subjects and the
farmers did not like them. General
Hampton did not work for the position.
He did not back one inch from the
ground he first took. Unlike General
Gordon in Georgia, he made no person
al campaign. He summed up his
feelings upon this subject in these
words: “I have never asked my fellow
citizens for a vote in my life and I will
not begin it at this late day. If they
are tired,of my services, then let them
select sohie one else to fill position.-’
SENATOR-ELECT IRBV.
“The newly-elected senator, Hon.
John L. M. Irby, is a man who has at
tained some reputation as a local leader,
and in the house of representatives was
chosen speaker, as the representative
of the farmers’ reform movement. He
helped Tillman in his race for governor.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEGROE8.
‘ The negroes of South Carolina and
their treatment offer a theme for much
misrepresentation. It is a mistaken
idea that they are badly treated. The
South Carolina negroes as a rale are
taw-abiding citizens. They give less
trouble to the people of South Carolina
than to any other class of men.
Occasionally a little outbreak will oc
cur and excitement among them will
prevail hut it is soon quieted down. We
are able to take care of the negro prob
lem if we are let alone.”
Mr. McKinley’s visit to our office wa?
highly enjoyed and we hope t at he will
pay our city frequent visits, making the
Banner office his headquarters.
lFr. Tillman of South Carolina,
Warns Politicians,
And Says the Third Party May
Cut a Figure.
The Question Is Seine Discussed by «H
Classes—Divers Opinions, Fro and Con,
of Representative Men in Both Parti cm.
It is Claimed That the Northwest to
Reniy for the Third Party.
Washington, Dec. 19.—In his speech
on the reapportionment, Mr. Tillman of
South Carolina, had something to say
about a third party movement, and
warned the politicians of both parties to
look out for the lightning.
There is an impression here that a
third party will be organized, and that
it will cut quite a figure in the next na
tional election.
Mr. McPherson, clerk of the house, a
well posted, observant politician, thinks
that such a movement is impracticable,
because he does not believe the Alliance-
men of the south will desert the Demo
cratic parky.
Representative Morrill of Kansas, who
comes from a state where the t farmers
proved a potent factor in the late elec
tions, is disposed to differ with Clerk
McPherson, and thinks that an Alliance
candidate will not only be put in the
field for the presidency, but that they
will be strong enough to carry several
states. The names of these states he did
not venture to give.
Representative Pickier of South Da
kota, was one of the delegates to the
Ocala convention, and he came back
here very sensibly impressed with every
thing he saw ami heard. He says the
northwest Republicans and Democrats
are ready for the revolt, and at the con
vention he found many southern Demo
crats who stood ready to desert their
party whevever tlie Alliance bugle was
sounded.
Judge Crisp and Mr. Bynum.
Judge Crisp and Mr. Bynum, oh the
Democratic side of the house, represent
ing the two distinct sections, believe that
the discontent now manifested by the
farmers grows out of conditions made
by the Republican party, and that in the
event of a third party movement that
party would be the chief sufferer.
Col. Sledge of Texas.
Dr. Macune is back in Washington,
and was at the railroad depot to see Gil.
Sledge of Texas, take his leave of the
capi'taL
Col. Sledge is a .rich ranchman, with
an estate near Austin, and is the presi
dent of The National Economist Pub
lishing company.
He was hurt in a railroad wreck dur
ing his recent visit to Florida, and is on
crutches.
CoL Sledge says it will depend largely
on the conduct of the next congress
whether or not the Alliauoe people will
put up a presidential ticket in 1892.
Government officers have seized five
of the largest distilleries in Warren coun
ty, Tenii., and arrested the proprietors.
The distillers are charged with making
false entries and keeping incorrect
books.
Spring Hill Alliance, in Pike county,
Ala., stands squarely by the Troy Mes
senger in its conflict with the Alliance
Herald, the state organ, which wanted it
boycotted by Hie Alliancemen of the
county.
- Mr. James Mott, the well known nur
seryman of Orlando, Fla., is propagating
a new, aud, he thinks, valuable orange.
Being hardy and productive, the tree
stands frost well, and the fruit is sweet,
delicious and sugary.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—[Special.]—The
Western and Atlantic business is set
tled.
At 10.30 the preliminary work was
finished The house has stood by its
position against the branch colleges and
iu favor of adjournment Saturday, and
the report of the Western and Atlantic
committee is handed in by chairman
Atkinson.
MR. HUFF AND MR. ATKINSON.
As chairman of the Western and At
lantic committee Mr. Atkinson yielded
five minutes of bis time to Mr. Huff,
and the gentleman from Bibb made one
of the best speeches ever heard on the
floor of the House. He took eleven
minutes to say it in, but every minute
was well spent. He argued that this is
the most, arbitrary arbitration he had
ever heard of, “all turkey to the state
and all buzzard to the lessees.” He
said that if it had not been that M^]or
Stahlman had not given assur mce that
the lessees would abide by tlie decision
of the commission, he would never have
voted fo.- a commission so constituted,
so one-sided did he consider it.
Mr. Huff was closely listened to, and
so was Mr. Atkinson, who made an
equally strong speech in conclusion.—
Both he and Mr. Huff favored Mr.
Fleming’s amendment; and an amend
ment suggested by Mr. Berner to the
effect that if the Senate is not in ses
sion, the confirmation of the Senate is
not necessary.
Mr. Atkinson urged that the biggest
question was really whether this lease
with the Western & Atlantic road shall
stand, or whether the property be put
iu such shape that the West Point Ter
minal should have the power to get
hold or it. He paid a splendid tribute
to the Louisville & Nashville, and said
that the state was most fortunate in se
curing such a tenant.
OVERWHELMINGLY CARRIED.
The vote was then taken and the reso
lution as amended was carried by a
PARAGRAPH IGALLY PRESENTED.
OVER THB-W. & A. R. R. QUES
TION IN THE HOUSE.
Arguments on Both Sides Consume
the Day—The Resolutions of the
House as Passed.
vote of 101 to 8.
THE RESOLUTION.
The substance of the resolution is as
follows:
It sets forth the differences existing
between the lessees of the road and the
state in regard to the question of better
ments, nnd then provides that the state
shall deny any and all claims aginst it
one the part of the lessees.
It provides further that as soon as the
lessees have filed an agreement with
the governor to abide the decision of
the commission, the Governor shall ap
point eight men eminent for learning
to determine the question whether or
not the lessees have any claim better
ments against the state. These
five men shall meet on the 22nd of
December, and after organizing shall
decide.upon the time for bolding fu-
tu-e meetings. They shall be empow
ered to summon ana examine witnesses,
and shall be provided with the services
of the attorney general and another
artorney if it is necessary to employ
one.
The gentlemen of the commission
shall be allowed until the fir.«t of June,
1891, to render a final decision in die
matter. Their decision shall not be
binding unless it is voted for by five of
the members, and be approved by the
governor. If the five men sign it and
the governor refuses his approval, he
shall file with the supreme court his
reason for so doing and shall also give
them to the president ot the road, and
in five days either the governor or the
president shall file exceptions to the
findings of the commission and shall
leave it to the supreme court to be de
cided by that tribunal.
The senate promptly passed the house
resolution by a vote of 27 to 7. Senator
Brown, Governor Northen and Major
Stahlman are to meet at nine o’clock
Monday, when the lessees will enter
their formal agreement to abide by de
cision of the c9mmission. The Gov
ernor has decided upon his commission,
but it will not be announced until after
this is done.
JUDGE LESTER PARALYZED.
Breezy Bits from Dfrers Directions all
Over the Country.
John G. Whittier celebrated his 83d
birthday last Wednesday.
The Sub-Tropical exposition of Florida
is well patronized by people from all
sections.
Mr Shepherd Baldwin of Morgan
county, Ga., lost his fine new dwelling
by fire, a few nights ago.
The Joet heiress to $1,000,000, Grace E.
Stark, was found in the Indianapolis
Home for Frfeudless Women.
The Atlanta Evening Journal will pre
sent* its fifty-five city carrier boys with
fur caps as a" Christmas present
The Attorney General of Georgia Ly
ing at Death’s Door.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—[Special ]—Judge
Lester, Attorney General of Georgia,
was stricken by paralysis at his home
in Marietta yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Lester
dropped into the office of Colonel John
R. Towers, principal keeper of the pen
itentiary to see him on businesss.
Both gentlemen live in Marietta and
they frequently confer with each other
about different matters.
When Judge Lester left the office of
Colonel Towers a gentleman remarked
that he was drinking, and at the same
time expressed great surprise, as it is a
well known fact among the Judge’s
friends that he never drinks.
On leaving the office of Colonel Tow
ers Judge Lester went up stairs and his
strange appearance was commented on
by some who saw him.
Mr. Tom Lyons, of Cartereville, saw
him and noticed bis strange behavior,
but on reaching the outside of the Cap
itol building the fresh air seemed to re
vive the judge and he was himself in a
very few minutes.
Hwent home, as usual, and Col.
Towers talked with him on the train,
and afterwards agreed with some mu
tual friends that the judge’s strange ap
pearance was the forerunner of some
serious sickness, '
The news of the stroke of paralysis
was received this morning. It is not
known how serious it is, but the judge
is by no means a young man, and a fa
tal terminatiou is not unexpected.
The Central Railroad.
Special by News Telegram Association.
. _ .. .. „ ... . Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19 —The Con-
The transportation combine which put V , ,, , ,
up rates on oranges in Florida is ap- : * ira l directors today dec.ared a four per
parently having a picnic about this time. cent, semi-annual dividend.
The charter for a new electric lino in General Alexander says he ha* no
Savannah has been secured, and the line idea of retiring from thepresider
will soon be in the course of construe- year, or negotiating for <_c 1
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