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ABLE LETTER • JUwyLLL Vi:" Or There J i AINLY Offers Best Y if His Life To His State r.n-J CuvoS Good Reason* for His Candidacy tar Chief Justice of Georgia's Supreme Court. To tho Voters ol' Georgia: i -viug coin plied with the rule? trnd requirements of the Democratic State Exe ...ivo Committee, amt the short time Intervening until the Primary, n ’.dei:n r - it itn : iss'blo for me to meet all of Lite people hi parson. 1 Hereby formally announce to. you my candi dacy ». or Chief Ju :’na of tlio Mupreuie Court, The frii^ipal oI m y Pro posed oa'ml!: j. :-j seems vu hov . e directed to thy fapt that 1 w«uln » ° a candidate In tho primary for Glilaf Ju-j- tlce, Instead fit Assoilatd Justice, and that such candidacy whs lit the first place, contrary to precedent, hud in tlio second place- that no Chi 1 itiistlco should bo opposed. Thf3e ob jections havo been pressed by n'truer- bus lawyers and a few newspapers; ns to whether my honorable opponent cn- Idorses these criticisms I am not In formed, and in the absence of this In formation, what I shall say will bo In knswer to these. While in making legal decisions the [doctrine of stare decisis should gap [•rally prevail, still 1 boldly avow my Constitution now distinctly says that the people (and not auy special Class, calling or profession, of assumed supe riority) shall elect the! Chief Justice s ic asco.-eue justr-v, of the £u- prev.s Court. V.-.th that provision 1 urn in lull ac cord. Nor have 1 any sympathy with the doctrine, proclaimed by many members of tho bar: that the iucum- Vtl of the office of Chief Justice should never ho op-posed.* Such * fal- sry is in dir. Ct >. -millet with the whole theory of Democratic government, and any attempt on' the part or any dis tinctive profession or segment of the Democratic party to prejudge tho claims of fellow democrats In Mlvance cf the election',’ and iu a method con trary to party usage, is subversive ol party unity, and only prorooKve ot class distinction. In n republic (hero is no office with- in the gift of the. people that is above ,r beyond their conscientious judge ment; no title can he obtained that u-il conUrrud by their grace, cdop.nents since my candidacy was first mentioned leave mo the only ’vneate of this doctrine now before the people, and with, the utmost coull- 0& - '-e 1 place my Colt unflinchingly up- on ‘”jj ^’hatever the result of my ear Sidney,’I' will l:’ d np f ' u = youths of this Slate the lav... 01 hopa to l....pl. -11 guide their HoiiesL.ftna ior.cra])i>. Lutbitioi.-. years aiiey my tody Is ihouldorlug In. the dust. Thi doctrine of coma of my oppo nents would prevent any young man from aspiring to the of/lco of Chief Justice. My belief Is that no office Is above the hopes and honorable an- plratlons of even our humblest youth. Au to precedent; the President ol this uniou ha3 thought It proper to place as Chief Justice of the Supreme my record Tn the past, but 'Ey unso licited testimonials from some ot the most distinguished men in the State, who, for various reasons, are now properly supporting my' venerable op ponent), to believe that 1 have the quality and capacity to discharge i-a high trust I nee!., rot cmy witu lusting honor to myself, but to the nest int 'r- eBt of tiie people of Georgia. To those of my critics, who have; spoken about dragging the Judiciary 1 In the mire of politics, I would say | that, even a personal canvass can be, made on n plain so high as not to de-1 baso tho candidate, degrade tho office! or debuneh t no people. A presentation of one’s claims can he made to the In-; telleet and not to the avarice or appo-1 tlte of tho voter. And while not deem- • ing It impronor to make a personal canvass or to write any citizen (aa I suggested by my venerable opponent j In his .announcement), I have not and shall not either make any mire oi j throw any mud. - I The kindness of the people has glv- j en me whatever little success I huva . hitherto achieved. If my official eon-! duct hns endorsed and justified tholt, confidence, I may be permitted to ask 1 them for this honorable promotion, II I have not sustained their action tn i honoring tne, they have the right to - deny my application. Convinced that tho voters of Qerr. I gia will act in tiie same manner In the j employment of a public officer as they would In the private business with utmost confidence I submit to you my candidacy. Whatever your decision I shall acquiesce most cheerfully. 11 elected, I shall - enter upon the dis charge of my duties as your servant, owing no allegiance exoept to the State, fettered by no pledge, except my oath of office, actuated by no mo tive Bave a conscientious desire to de serve your approval. Yours respectfully, .. RICHARD B. RUSSELL. Candidate for Chief Justice of -the 8upreme Court of Georgia, Crallet that In the selection of officers jg^urt of the United States young men fee people are, and justly should be, ifcesh from the peoplei who had never touch less concerned with the question * erved a day aa aBBO clate Justices, ■to “precedent" than with the determi- qj eor g la haB har at i eaat the first chlei ttofon of what Is the best interest ol JugU ’ e Lumpkln> Chlef Justloe B rown Khe State. It Is known to every law and chlef Ju8tioe Bleckley, who were Iyer that there Is no authority or com appointed from private life; and while Sensation appertaining to the office cl j aware that I am not worthy to tChlef Justice which differs In any re Ua compared to these great men, yet (•poet irom the duties of an associate these bits of history completely an- {justice, save the preservation of ordet swar the argument that my electioa •and tho calling of the docket. As to who would he unprecedented -should first enter the Court Room, oi ft is one of the unwritten principles .who should first bow, or first be seat c f Democracy that there shall bo no ed, are such minor questions of decor life tenure of office, that more than .tun that to.offer them to the Intelligent one (of the Democratic family) la a iTotors jof Georgia as substantial rea life time may hope' to serve the State sons, la like unto a man heedlessly j n even the highest positions. Thli|- throwing away his wheat and zealous- principle Is recognized In the confstl- to preserving the chaff. tutional provision which restricts 8 , 1 When the people of Georgia revoked Governor to two terms, and in the un- toe agency they had conferred upon wr itten law, which nan made it im- toe legislature to select the Supreme possible for any man to serve morel 'Court, and resumed their sovereign than eight years as President. | ■power in .the premises, they declared j- waB endorsed by tne voluntary rln emphatic terms their belief In tbs retirement of Chief Justices Warner j responsibility every member of that and Bleckley, -as well as a number ol j court to their will that .there was Qnr asB0C i B te justices. Bo precedence and that tie greater de- After eighteen years of practice aa grt-e of respect .attached -to that Court, 4 i aw yer, followed by nearly six years as servants of the people, than that upon the bench, I offer to your ser- which might be duo, (and which would yi ce the bsst years of my life—the vver be accorded) to the incumbent prime and vigor of my manhood, men- to proportion to his deserts. Every tal and physical. J am not unaware Judge should be independent, but there 0 f the lofty duties devolving upon is no Independence so absolutely bold the Incumbent of this office. I am •nd fearless as the consciousness that po t in the slightest degree inconsid- •very duty, personal .and .official,.-b a* prate of its weighty -responsibilities. I bee •st •.vre I do not kpow with what grs.ee one to guk., -and that the Constitution ot who does not believe in the Constfta- t j,- 0 gt/itr; conf-.-n the people the .tic: •• ■'u*.p. ••! /k; i : cpd ;;n: embol.i- ?wedf tsr-yjjspiir. wii btr'l'.eJy >■ u ivWt'.Suy If ■» n>o«Uaf in 13,000 MILES FOR *25. Tho Atlantic <& Birtmn-'hum rail way has placed on sale at its princi pal Ticket Offices 1,000 Milo Tickets at rate *25.00, good over the follow ing lines; Atlantis & Birmingham Air Lino Ry. Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Ry. Atlanta & Wnst Point R. It; Atlantic & Birmingham Ry. Atlantic Coast Lino R. R. Charleston & Western Cavoli. a Ry. Georgia Railroad. Louisville & Nashville R. R. Nashville, Chuttanooga & St. Louis Ry. Richmond, Fredericksburg & PotomHC R R Seaboard Air Lino Ry. Washington Southern Ry. Western & Atlantic R. R. Western Railway of Alabama. These Lines comprise 13,000 Miles of Railroads. This ticket presents the cheapest and most convenient form of travel II.' C. MoFADDEN, General Passenger Agent. TO PLANTERS,; ON 1 HE LINE Atlantic & Birmingham Railway. . To enoourage the growing of wa ter melons in territory tributary to the Atlantic and Birmingham Rail way, I hereby offer the foliowing prizes for the three largest melons grown in such territory: Largest water melon $15,00 Second largest water melon 10.00 Third largest water melon 6.0C CONDITIONS. Prizes will be paid to the grower only. Not more than one prize will be' paid to any one grower, Contestants must have under cul tivation five acres or more of mel ons. Weights will be itaed to compute sizes. Melons entered iu contess must Ue forwarded throbgh agents to thi office, properly laluc-d H. C. MoF/iPDEN, ♦♦♦♦ THF PLA.CR! % To get WOi i O ; S'its, :’i1 shirt", .' ,i.| hats, is in t ie /AcDonald Block, ; second -Aoor from the cor - j “ -' - a select line is : buin.r d >sed out to give ; room for groceries. ; TUB NAME i ± ?s simple and easily re- % ^ numbered. The goods are | ^ oi the best and the prices | ^ Sow down. Groceries will | ; be the main stock, and | [ front it you can supply the 'i l needs of the home or the -■ farm. k W. F. NEWBY. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» Farm Machinery Cuitvators, Disc Plows, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Pumps, and Farm Tools generally. Undertakers * Burial Robes, Coffins and Caskets We strive to pleas our customers. GUMMING* WEBB. CORDELE, GEORGIA. W ANTED—- A’YKRAL f S' OTJSTRT (>US Fi-re he In st--te to ‘.riivfil lor uonto et-.tJ lichud toevon yea-s sue; with a large capital, tn call upon mere!- ;nt« and agents lur anecussful and profitable lino. Permanent engagement. Weekly ’-i«h salary of 124 and all traveling uxpeuses • nn hotel billeadTancea iu casb e.-icb wo k Sxperiercc not essentia!. Mention refer- nee and aneloie .wlf-aJiiri-ssod envelope THE NATION iL. 882 Dearborn St. ■'.’hioago- The ' general examenalion of applicants to teaefi ach-iol in Dooly county June Li and 18. Another examination will be held December la and 17. By Their Works You 1 Shall Know Them PIANOS Organs and Sewing Machines. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST. For the Best, get the PIANOS and Organs, all kinds CB0WN GET THE BEST The Sir^er Sewing Riachmi Leads the WorlJ Tuning and rspalrinj diu by Pfof W. R. S nUh expert vghaie work is guaranteed. , Drop me a card , statin:; /our wants, and it shall r receive p«- j**' r ttention. J. JT. NELSON, Cordele, Ga,