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THURSDAZ. MARCH 2<. 1899.
The Georgia Editors will go to
Havana next week —all that are
able.
The people generally are con
demning the Campbell county
lynching.
Quay still lacks a few votes of be
ing elected United States senator
from Pennsylvania.
President McKinley and speak
er Iveed met this week at Jekyl Is
land and shook hands-
Tiio Missouri World is one of
our best western papers and should
be read by all reformers.
Mr. Bryan and, the Tamany
democracy seem to be getting
farther and fartaer apart.
A people to be free must be
fearless, aggressive, unfettered in
thought and the expression of it.
A man who is fearless in pro
claiming principles he believes
right admires you more for pro
claim'ng fearlessly what you held
to be right.
There are few men in this world
who are brave euough and consci
encious euough to load great re
forms that antagonize moneyed
influences.
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The American, Wharton Barker’s
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paper, is doiug splended work for
the cause of populism. It is one
of the ablcßt edited papers in the
United States.
The majority of men are like
Mary's little lamb, they just don’t
know any thing else but to follow ;
and it makes no difference to them
where the path leads.
Morgan’s Buzz-Saw has reached
us after a rest of a few months
and it seems to us that it is better
and brighter than ever before.
The Buzz-Saw knows how to saw
and always saws out something
worth readiug,
A broadness of sympathy does
not exist in the hearts of the peo
ple to that extent it should, and
on that account we are made the
tools and servants of politicians
and vote and work against our own
interest and that of our neighbors
It is a great pity the dimocratic
party is not in power so that all
the politicians could be sent next
year to the Philippines to take the
census amoug our now subjects.
There are several thousand demo
cratic office seekers in Georgia that
would jump at the job.
In another column we give the
platform of the New York Journal.
This is .the largest democratic pa
in circulation in the Umted States.
Read it and see whether it has
any populism iu it or not. The
Journal will not be as popular
now with Democratic leaders.
An Important Heeting.
Invitations hnvp boon sent out,
to a large number of the moit
prominent Northern investors ask
ing them to meet with Southern
people at Southern ‘Pines, N. C., in
a business way on the 18th, day
of April and attend a banquet to
be given the 20th, for the purpose
of discussing Southern investments
We acknowledge receipt from
the Board of Trade of that place
to be present. This is an import
ant meeting and will, we trust, re
sult in bringing much capital
South. Winder ought by a 1 !
means send up a delegation so that
we may be represented. If we ex
pect to build up we should keep
up with the procession and take
advantage of opportunities offered.
Hon. Patrick Walsh Dead.
In the death of Mr. Walsh, of
Augusta, Georgia loses one of its
leading citizens and Augusta its
strongest friend. Few men in the
state had more admirers than he
and thousands will mourn bis loss.
Mr. Walsh rose stop by step until
he occupied the highest positions
of trust and always sustained him
self and held tho confidence of his
people.
There are thousands of men in
this land who would embrace the
reform doctrine if they would take
time to study it and lay aside party
prejudice. We make the bold as
sertion that, there is not a living
man, with common intelligence,
who will eleminute all selfish in
terest and prejudice aud post him
self thoroughly on the great lead
ing principles of the reform move
ment but that will embrace its
tenets and advocate its triumph.
It would be impossible for suen a
man to do otherwise. Now if you
doubt this just try it and it
will not be two months bef ore you
arethe strongest reformer in the
whole county.
It is real funny to hear an old
party paper growl about railroad
discrimination and iu the same
issue oppose government owner
ship, Public ownership is the
only thing that will stop discrim
inations, and it would seem that
any one could see this without
having it punched into them.
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New York Journal’s
Platform.
The New York Journal and San
Francisco Examiner make the fol
lowing declaratians over the signa
ture of the owner, \V. R.
Hearst:
“Ist. Public Ownership of pub
lic Franchises —The values created
by the community should belong to
the community.
“2nd. Destruction of Criminal
Trust —No monopolization of the
national resources by lawless
private coubinatious more power
ful than the people’s govern
meut.
“3rd. A Graduated Income Tax
—Every citizen to contribute to
the support of tho government ac
cording to his means, and
not according to his necessi
ties.
“4th. Election of Senators by
the People-The senate, now becom
ing the private property of corpora
tions and bosses, to be made truly
representative, and ths state legis
lature to be redeemed from recur
ring scandals.
“sth, National, State and Mun
icipal Improvement of the Public
School System—As the duties of
citizenship are both general and
local, should do us share toward
fitting every individual to preform
them.’
Hark to the Bugle Call.
Sung to the tune of a “Hot time in
the Old Town Tonight.”
While the spirit of freedom in our bos
om lives to burn
And office buying demagogues our
conscience lives to spurn,
We will shout the battle-cry and march
against the foe
And quit the people’s cause, no never,
rnoro.
CHORUS.
j Hark boys to the bugle call,
Strike boys for freedom one and all,
Vote boys for Barktr one and all,
There’ll be a hot time in the old town
tonight.
There is Bryan and Grover and there’s
old granny Hoar
And Bacon and Baily and l alf a
dozen more,
Tnoy are lighting ex mnsion just to
blind the people's eyes
Against the wrongs of their party
that have slain so many lives.
CHORUS.
There’s plucky little Tomie and there’s
Mississippi Frank
And Lone Stat Milton and the Buzz
saw “crank,”
They will fight for freedom 'gainst the
hosts of sin.
’Till the conflict is over aud the peo
ple’s party win.
CHORUS.
From away on the moutain* of the cold,
cold North
To the warm, balmy climate of the
cotton growing South,
Comes the friends of oppression of the
gold bug reps.
And the democrats in power always
follow in their steps.
caoaus.
— R. W. Haynie
The Democratic party is as much
opposed to truatras it is to imper
ialism and the gold staudard-JSpar
ta Ishmaelite.
Which is nil. A Democratic pres
ident Congress stopped the
coinage of silver, and Morgan,
Wheeler and other loading Demo
crats are full blown imperialists
If over this government is restored
to Democratic principles it must be
through some other than the De
mocratic party.—Augusta Tri
bune.
KILLING NEAR MONTGOMERY
An Aged >l*ui Reported to Have Slain
His Son-In-Law.
Montgomery, Ala., March 21. —News
conies from the neighborhood of Naftel,
in this county, of a distressing affair in
■which an aged father-in-law is alleged
to have shot aud killed his daughter’s
husband.
Colonel J. S. McLendon is one of the
best known citizens of the county and
has been known for years as the 1-armed
hero of Montgomery. One of his daugh
ters some years ago married Frank
Vann, also a man of good standing.
Recently Vann and his wife separated
and Vann retained possession of their
several children. Last week Vann
served on the jury and during his ab
sence, Mrs. Vann secured the children
and carried them to her father’s home.
When Vann returned and discovered
what had happened he went to McLen
don’s house, and after a heated collo
quy was shot to death by McLendon or
one of his daughters.
Reports conflict as to who did the
shooting. It is understood the McLen
dons will be able to prove self defense.
M’KINLEY ON JEKYL ISLAND.
President and Members of His Party
Kujoying Their Stay.
Brunswick, Ga., March 21.—Presi
dent McKinley and all the members of
the party are enjoying the delightfui
drives over the large fine roads of Jekyl
island this morning. The president is
In good health and all the members of
the party are enjoying their stay. Mr.
Bliss was their guide m the forenoon
drive. All the members of the presi
dential party were along.
The president and Speaker Reed have
not met since their greeting at the
wharf yesterday. It has been arranged
that today between 12 and 1 o’clock all
the people on the island shall call in
formally on the president and Mrs. Mc-
Kinley at the Baker cottage and Mr.
Reed doubtless will be among the num
ber. Rest and not politics seems to be
the program.
The weather is mild and balmy and
a few flocks of clouds obsenre the heat
of the sun’s rays. The party will leave
here tomorrow afternoon for Thomas
▼ille.
Council Orders Vaccination.
Columbus, Ga., March 18.—The city
council has decided to enforce compul
sory vaccination throughout Muscogee
county. Under an act of the legisla
ture they have the authority to do this.
However, they will receive the co-oper
ation of the county authorities.
Brerse Sent Up Ten Years.
Asheville, N. 0., March 16.— The
jury returned a verdict of guilty against
W. E. Breese. president of the defunct
First National bank of this city.
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REV. D. A. BRINDLE,
Pastor of Christian Church of Winder.
The subject of this sketch is a native
of North Carolina. He was raised on a
farm (twelve miles from Winston, N. C.)
in Forsythe county, where his ances
stors first settled more than 100 years
ago.
He was the youngest of three boys,
but is the only one now living. He
was but two years old when his father
died. His mother then returned to her
maiden home and lived with her
mother, who was also a widow. They
all continued pleasantly at the old
homestead for 13 years, when his
mother married again.
In early life Mr. Brindle not only
had the advantage of outdoor exercise,
such as farm life affords, but also the
good influences of a pious mother and
grand-mother, who are still living to
eDjoy his success in life.
Mr. Briudle attended the district
schools until he was 18 years old. At
that time the Christian church wa3
hardly known in Western N. C. About
that time, however, a church of this
faith was organized in his home com
munity; but he being absent at the
time did not hear the preaching. Two
months later, on the next preaching
day, he was on hand to hear foi himself.
Being much pleased with the teaching,
he united with the church and was
baptised the same day. Thus, at the
age 19, D. A. Brindle accepted the
first ( opportunity to become a member
of the Christian church.
The following year he attended
school at Yadkin College*, N. C. Mean
time he had become acquainted with
Elder G. W. Neely, of the Christian
cdureh in N. C., aud his good wife—a
most excellent teacher—who had re
csived her education with President
Garfi -ld, at Hiram, Ohio. These faith
ful disciples invited young Brindle to
attend their school and pay his expenses
by assisting in the teaching. This of
fjr was readily acceptoct and for four
years a part of his time was spent in
that way. He also took a brief busi
ness course at Lexing, N. C. During
tais time (for five successive years) he
taught a public school, four months
each winter, at a couutry school house
five miles from his home.
He was fond of the school house de
bating clubs and took part in them
with great interest. He also took an
active interest in the prayer meetings
and occasionally conducted the church
services in the absence of the regular
minister.
In order to obtain a bettter knowl
edge of the scriptures, he attended
school at Lexington, Ky. The first two
years after returning from the Bible
College, he continued teaching in the
winter months and preached for a
number of mission points in adjoining
counties and frequently at the old home
church,
In 1891, Mr. Brindle went to Speycer,
Va. to take charge of some churches in
Henry county. He also preached for
two churches near the line in N. C.—
Stoneville and Leaksville.
Iu March 1893, he was called to the
church at Wytheville, Va., where he
served acceptably for nearly two years
He then accepted a call to the church
at New Berne, N. C., and remained
there one year, adding much strength
to the church. He was called for the
second year aud offered an increase of
salary, but decided to come to Georgia.
So, iu January 1896, he came to this
State and located at Tallapoosa, giviug
half his time to that church and the
other half to Hampton, and a country
l church in that district. During his
labors at Tallapoosa, a splendid house
of worship was erected.
He then went to Griffin, Georgia (two
years ago) to undertake the work there.
He found the church disorganized.
They had been without a regular
preacher for nearly three 3 ears and
were having no regular services of any
kind. He began a protracted meeting
and continued for four weeks, which
resulted in restoring the church and ad
ding a number of new members to the
roll.
Mr. Brindle then decided to locate at
Griffin aud continue to preach for
Hampton and two country churches
near by.
• Notwithstanding he had been in that
field for three years, the churches ex
tended him a unanimous call to remain
with them this year, but he decided to
come to the N. E. District. He is now
dividing his time between Winder and
Conyers, including two country church
es (Corinth an and Bethel) in the district
between.
Mr. Briudle has been in the ministry
nine years, during which time he has
been very successful in both pastoral
and evangelistic work. The reports of
his work show that he has conducted a
number of meetings which resulted in
large ingatherings to the church.
He has perfornfed the ceremony in
the marriage of two or three preachers,
but has never had the compliment re
turned.
He weighs about 160 pounds, walks
very erect and is almost a perfect picture
of health.
He is of a cheerful, sanguine disposi
tion. Fall of sunshine aud energy.
In an article reporting one of his
meetings a few years ago, one of the
leading preachers of North Carolina
'said:
“Bro. Brindle is a young rnanjof excel
lent spirit, loyal to the church and in love
with his work and with souls. He is
cheerful, genial, sometimes witty, but
under all these is the evidence of piety
and consecration and over all the Spirit
of the Master.
Score I)!e In a New York Fire.
New York, March 18. — A score of
guests lost their lives in a fire which de
stroyed the Windsor hotel, at Forty
seventh and Fifth avenue, this city. 111
addition, a large number were injured,
some probably fatally. Among the lat
ter was Mrs. Alice W. Price of Macon,
Ga., a sister-in-law of Governor Cand
ler of Georgia. Mrs. Price’s maid,
whom she carried with her to the me
tropolis, perished in the flames.
Postmaster Shot to Death.
Mount Vernon, Ga., March 18 —W.
H. Thompson, postmaster at Glenwood,
5 miles from this place, was shot and in
tantly killed by W. T. Channell, depot
agent there. The coroner’s jury re
turned a verdict of wilful murder and
Channell is in jail. 11l feeling, sMiJ to
have had itsorigin over ChannelTs wife,
had existed between the parties for sev
eral months.
Georgia Defeated by Carolina.
Athens, Ga., March ia—The third
annual intercollegiate debate between
the University of Georgia and the Uni
versity of North Carolina came off at
the university chapel here in the pres
ence of a large audience aud resulted in
a victory for the North Carolinians.
Four Killed In a Storm.
Waynesboro, Ga., March 31.—Four
persons were killed outright and sev
eral injured, some probably fatally, in
a cyclone which passed over the north
ern part o f Burke county. The prop
erty loss is heavy.