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THE REFORM WORLD,
Winder, Ga.
ATLANTA OFFICE: 81 South Broad.
~~ WINDER, GA., Sept 90, 1980.
Wednesday will tell the tale in
Georgia.
A vote for Seab Wright is a vote
for higher moral conditions.
Vote for Seab Wright and hon
tat election methods.
Nothing short of the Australian
ballot will give us fair elections in
•Georgia.
if you have tickets printed Sea
iborn S. Bell change them to Sea
born J. Don’t forget this.
Let every pup-iffist do his duty
st the polls Wednesday. If he
will victory is sure.
Mr. Bryan has accepted the Pop
ulist nomination, which was not a
hard thing to do.
The great battle will be fought
at the polls Wednesday. Let every
reformer stand up for right and
defend home and truth
This is the day of which Bob
Toombs spoke, when he said, the
aifcgro would be call°d upon to save
lbs democratic party. Will he do
doit?
See tliat everything is done de
cently and in order on Wednesday
and let no manager leave until the
returns are properly signed up.
Carry' out the law to the letter.
The campaign which is at a close
lias been one of the dirtiest ever
held in this state. The democratic
party has forced it on the lowest
plane ever known and such meth
ods sliould be rebuked at the polls.
Ilie ‘‘fnp-j circular” Las been
traced home, and the Democratic
committee is responsible for its
circulation. Mr. Clay admitted
tins much in his speech here Sat
urday, Now our Democratic friends
who have said all along that they
would not vote for Mr. Atkinson if
they were convinced that the com
mittee was responsible for the cir
cular will have to take water or
stand against Mr. Atkinson.
‘Hon. John Temple Graves has
presented incontestable proof that
Mr. Clay furnished free passes, by
authority of the railroads, to his
stump speakers. Wonder why the
■railroads were so liberal with Steve,
and what do they expect ot the
men who control in return for their
"liberality?' And wonder if the peo
ple won’t be made to pay the freight
in the end?” —Augusta Tribune.
Not only will the people be taxed
by tlie railroads to pay for the free
passes, ljut they will have to foot
the bills for ail the purchased votes
in the State. No man buys a vote
anless it pays him, and in the end
Ihfc fellow who sells will have it to
settle.
The State Election.
One of the greatest battles ever
fought is just closing up fur the
final straggle at. the'polls.
The great reform party has on
listed some of the best brain and
moral courage in Georgia in its de
fense. Not only this, but the great
majority ef the ministry of the
State have been moving in the in
terest of the high moral issue ad
vocated by the People’s Party.
Wednesday will tell the story of
whether our people, who have
been preaching and praying for the
great moral issue to be made, the
suppression of barrooms, will vote
as they' pray.
This battle has been one of the
people against the office clans—
against the State ring that has par
celled out the patronage of the State
under promise of political influ
ence.
Wednesday will register the will
of the people, but whether it will
ever be effective is another ques
tion.
That Wright will he elected there
is little doubt among, either party,
but whether he will'be permitted
to hold the office depends upon the
pe icle standing up for their rights
at the polls.
It is one thing to elect a Gov
ernor, but another thing to see that
he receives the office to which he is
jus'ly elected.
Lej every man do his duty' Wed
nesday next. Do nothing rash, but
stand up for what is right and 866
th.at every vote is counted as cast.
Let every man and i his full duty
until the polls close, and then stand
by the box until the vote is consol
idated.
Watch Your Tickets.
Seaborn Wright has but one
Christian • name. See that your
ticket reads Seaborn Wright.
The Comptroller General’s name
should be Seaborn J. Bell, and not
Seaborn S, or Seaborn N. Bee- i g,,
it that the J is in Bell’s name.
Vote for Wright for governor
next Wenesday.
Let every man do his duty next
Wednesday at the polls. This is
the greatest, battle ever fought in
the state and its results will be
felt in the future.
The election is near at hand and
every voter in Georgia should real
ize the great responsibility that is
resting upon him. We now have
an oportunity to rid the state of
barrooms and save from wreck and
ruin the young manhood of the
state; or we have upon the other
hand, an oportunity to foster the
whiskey curse and put into the
office of governor a man who has
dragged the high office he now oc
cupies in the dirt and filth of po
litical rottenness. How are you
going to vote?
The Election Law.
By direction of the Attorney
General of Georgia, the 10th sec
tion of the General Election Law
of 1894 is correctly printed below
and forwarded to the judges of the
court of ordinary.
“Section 10. Be it likewise enact
ed, That all persons whose names
appear on the list of registered
voters placed in possession of the
election managers as required by
section 9 of this Act, and no others,
sha 1 ! be allowed U) deposit their
ballots according to law at the
voting precinct of the militia dis
trict or city ward in which thov
are registered, hut not elsewnere,
except as hereinafter provided. If
in any city' ward or militia district
a voting precinct is not established
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF GEGRGSA.
Atlanta, Ga., October Ist, IS9G.
To the Republicans of Georgia:
Having no Republican State ticket, and the party having de
clared, through the State central committee, that all Republicans
were free to support either the Populist or Democratic candidate, if
they chose to support either, I had concluded to take no public posi
tion as to what Republicans should do with reference to State elec
tions ; but of late, overwhelmed with letters asking my advice whether
to support the Wright or Atkinson ticket, and believing it my duty
to give such advice as I am convinced is best for the party and ihe
public interest, I write this general letter.
Now. while Republicans have the privilege to support the Atkin
son or tho Wright ticket, so far as party action has been taken, in
case they do either, yet, as between the two, my conviction is that it
is best for them and the public good that the Wright ticket be elected.
For more than twenty years in Middle and South Georgia there
has not been an honest election, and there will never be so long as
the old Democratic machine is in operation and control, Its leaders
and newspapers now are loud in declaring for honest elections, as
they see the danger of loss of the State through the assaults of the
Populists. The advent of the Populist party has done much to ex
pose Democrat!: frauds and in vindication of the claims of the Re
publicans that iraud controls at elections. The recent revelations of
Rev. Sam Jones have added to Democratic alarm, but we cannot ex
pect Democratic methods to be changed so long as that party is m
power.
Republicans have nothing in common with either the Populist or
Democratic party as to National issues. On State issues tho Populist
platform pledges honest elections, destruction of the convict lease
system and other reforms, which only by overthrow of the Demo
cratic party can be obtained. Wo want an cdection law that will pre
vent fraud, and I believe if the Populists succeed they will enact one
and inaugurate other reforms so necessary to the welfare of the
people. 1
The Democratic newspapers have fixed 50,000 majority in this
State in order to answer Maine’s 50,000 Republican majority and
boom Bryan and Sewall at the North. Defeat of the Democratic
State ticket would discourage their party throughout the country and
greatly aid in'earrying the North and West for McKinley. For these
reasons I advise the support of the Populist State ticket.
Respectfully A. E. Buck.
and opened, the county registrars
shall furnish to the election man
agers at the voting precinct at The
courthouse at the county site, the
lists of registered voters for such
ward or militia district, and per
sons whose names appear on such
lists shall be allowed to vote at the
voting precinct at the courthouse
at the county site, under the same
rules that would have governed if
a voting precinct had been ostab
4llfftWir-.itlid opened in said ward or
militia district. If any person
shall offer to vote at the precinct
at the courthouse at the county
site, whose name does not appear
on the lists for that ward or militia
district, but does appear on the
lists for one of the militia districts
in which the voting precinct
is situated outside of an incor
porated town, such person shall be
allowed to vote at the precinct at
the courthouse at the county site
upon taking the following catli, to
lie administered by the managers :
“I swear or affirm that I have not
voted elsewhere.” The managers
of the elections at the different
precincts shall return the lists of
registered voters to trie clerk of
the superior court, by which officer
said list shall bu kept open for
public inspection, and by said offi
cer placed with thefforeman of the
next grand jury for such action as
may be deemed proper by the
grand jury. Said list is not to be
placed with said clerk until after
examination by the Board of Con
solidation.”
The National Campaign
Special to the R florin World.
Washington D. C October 3rd 1896: The
National Campaign has now reached
what might be called the home stretch
in the terrific struggle going on bet ween
the people and tremendous combina
tion of Trusts, monopolist and the
gold power. Every man and Syndicate
that profits by hard times and the dis
tress of the people, and combined to de
feat Bryan iu this fight. A number of
ineu and influences that in the past
hive been most potent in the manage
ment of the Democratic party arc now
allied with the Republicans toeicot
McKinley. In short, the enemies of the
people and good government, who have
hitherto been devidecl into different
parties are now combined on McKinley.
Therefore thepatriot who have been be
fore devided into superate parties should
now for tho same reason, unite solidly
in the support of Bryan. The results
o this campaign are as important to
American institutions and American
prosperity as was the result of the Rev
olutionary War 07er one hundred years
ago. Those who sulk in their touts, or
breed discontent, at such a critical and
important crisis are as criminal as the
tories and goldbu ;s who are openly at
work to surrender this government to
foreign domination.
The people’s party not ouly forced
these tremendous issues' to the front;
but it is now doing 'more for their tri
umph tfiau eveu the democratic party
which was forced fo rebel against for
eign domination and nominate Mr. Bry
an.
Wuile every man in America who is
opposed to the gold trust should have
joined bauds in support of the Brvau
and Watson ticket, yet, when this could
not be accomplished, the people’s party
with the most unparalleled patriotism,
determined to do its duty and unite
every voter in favor of financial reform
for Bryan and against McKinley, in
spite of the fact that the democratic
party would not meet them half way
and do its duty. Thus, joint electoral
tickets have been formed so far in over
jth ee-fourths of the states on which so
many Democratic electors have been put
[ for Bryan and Sewall, and so many
Populist electors for Bryan aud Watson,
thus giving an opportunity to every
vottr opposed-to the gold, standard to
unite their votes against McKinley and
Hobart. If similar arrangements can
be made in the remainder of the states,
and the republicans and tory democrats
fail to breed dissension in their efforts
to get a namber of democrats and popu
lists not to support the joint electoral
tickets, then victory is assured. It is
known that the republicans have put
ior ward, so far, every effort to prevent
these joint electoral tickets from being
arranged. It is also known that th-y
have their agents in the field, trying to
find democrats and populists to rebel
against these electoral tickets after they
are feigned. The only hope for republi
can victory is ;h this scheme. It is to
be hoped that uo honest man wiil'be
can gnt in this gold bug trap.
In spite of the enormous amount- of
moil y that the republicans hav • used,
atnl c.tpecc to use during the remainder
of this campaign, they are becoming
thoroughly aiarmed at the result. They
roalizi that too American people an;
m earnest, and are determined#') throw
off the .oppressive an-1 traitorous yoke of
Oievaiaudism aud Shermamsm. Even
tiie enormous campaign fund of tho re
publican party is beginning to prov.i cb
be its greatest weakness everywhere
Voters have begun' to ask themselves
who has furnished this enormous cam
paign fund to buy me election for Me-
Kiulay aud will no those who have
inrnished the money nse McKinley and
tna republican congress and levy addi
tional millions upon the masses of the
people?
ii the election were held to day,
Br an would un ionbtodly wiu. That
his strength wil 1 inn-ease in tiie next
thiriy days is at least: - , moral certain
'7-
since our las. leiter joint electonal
tickets have b-.-en aifmged in North
Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, and
Indiana which insures these states for
Bryan. It is understood at headquar
ters that in several more states arrange
ments will be lu-ide during the comiug
week.
Jonothan Jones.
Pcpulist Congressional Nomi
nations.
Hon. G. H, Miller—lst District.
“ Jolm A. Sibley—2d “
“ S. Montgomery—3rd
“ C. J. Thornton—lth “
“ W. L. Peek—sth “
A. A. Murphy—6th “
“ J. W. McGarri y—7th “
“ Thos. E- Winn—9th “
“ J. T. West—loth “
“ Ben. Millikan—lltli “
ANOTHER CIRCULAR.
It is Nearly as Bad as the Dun
can Dodger—lt is for Negro
Use Only.
.Governor Atkiusou’s campaign man
agers are supplying the sectional
Northern press with all the material
needed to show that human life is at a
discount iu Georgia.
Those papers beyond the Mason and
Dixon line which delight iu giving
blood curdling descriptions of brutal
lynohings aud midnight murders iu the
South nee 1 uo better news source than
Democratic headquarters iu the Kim
ball house.
In the campaign literature sent out
by Governor Atkinson’s steerers there
are all sorts and siz >s of Georgia atroc
ities in which the negro is the inevita
ble victim aud the long-haired, wild
eyed Populist the bloody handed vulain.
The Duncan circular virtually con
doned the felonious assaults of negroes
upon Southern white women by pio
claimiug Governor Atkinson’s pardon
of a negro twice convicted of such an
offense.
It is a pet theory among those in the
North, who decry the civilization and
law-abiding disposition of the Southern
people,.that the negroes are guilty of
no such crime, and that lynching under
that pretext is due to hatred and re
venge. To fortify the contention they
have only toiutroduo in evidence the
Duncan circular, gotten out by the At
kinson Democrats.
Another circular which strikes joy to
the heart of the bloody shirt waver is
that which pictures four white Geor
gians chopping off n negro’s head with
spades
The sickening spectacle is depicted by
a wood out illustration iu which the
white men appear bending over their
victim with spades in their hands while
an op m grave yawns close beside.
To give emphasis to the picture and
ainmunit on to (ho South hater this is
printed iu big black type below:
‘ Siab Wright as a Popeiisr. He is
running as the Populist candid ite for
governor. Will the colored people vote
for Seab Wright?
"‘See how the Populists have treated
the negro iu Georgia. Perry Butler, a
oue-armid negro, was murdered by a
Populist Decausi he had gamed his case
aud recovered his hog. Nut content
with murdering the poor negro, the
Populists, iu the dark hoars of the
night, opened his grave, aud with a
common spade, severed nis head from
his body and carried it off in a sack; and
when the head was produced iu court,
the back of the skull, showing the
number of bullet holes, was missing.
They not only killed the poor negro,
but took him from tho grave at night,
and cut his head off after he was dead.
“The colored people will not vote for
Seab. bright, who represents Die Pop
ulist party.”
The circular neglects to state that
Governor At aiusou pardoned the mur
and 'rerof th ■ negro a‘ ter he was sen
tenced to ba hanged.
It also neglects to state that the par
ti s who cut off the negro’s beat were
olti-’crs o ci-.i law who exhumed the
b< dv with a view of producing the
h ad as evideuco in the trial of the
m in wno vvr.s subsequently convicted
of murder.
I- ii also a well known fact flu; the*,
father of the murderer -was a prominent
Democrat and that Governor At!; irou
could never.have been induced to par
don the son had he been a Populist as
charged.
Tir . circular is regardedliy those who
have the good name of Georgia at
heart equally a; despicable and infa
mous as the Duncan dodger which was
shown up with so much iffect by The
Commercial aud other rospectablu pa
pers of the state.