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The Reform World. A weekly journal devoted to the in tsmst of tlie wealth producers and atorers. M. D. Irwin, Editor, i. F ShLL, Bus Manager. Entered at the post office at Winder, Ga., as second class mail matter. Subscription Rates—lN ADVANCE Gue year - - -50 c. Si* months - - -25 c. This paper is an exponent of the prin riples of the Omaha platform. It be heTes in equal rights to all and special yjvriiiges for none. In its columns from week to week •will be found the thoughts of the best writers on the issues of the day. Send all money by money order or ixpress order. Make all orders payable fo 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.