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THE TIMES-JODRNAL
J. IL STOKES, • • • Proprietor.
LEO. G. FOLSOM, Fali tor.
.'•cblishkd every Friday at—
KASTMAN, GEORGIA.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR,
.
FOIl GOVERNOR,
W. J. NORTHEN,
Of Hancock county.
Ol'K NEXT GOVERNOR.
from the fact t hat lion. „ W. ... J.
Xorthen has virtually been before
the people as a candidate for Gov
ernor more than a year, and not
one charge brought against him,
we cheerfully place his name at
our masthead, and hope to see him
elected to the high and honorable
position of Governor of the State
of Georgia.
Col. Xorthen is not a man with¬
out a record. He has served his
people in the State Legislature as
President of the State Agricultural
Society, and various other posi
lions of trust, and in every posi¬
tion we find him that same con
serative Christian gentleman. Pop¬
ular to begin with, lie has added to
his popularity from the time he
entered the race, and is growing
in favor with (lie people every
day.
Mr. Northen is a farmer, but all
other classes know so well the wis
dom and statesmanship that have
characterized his life, that they
willingly accept him as their stand¬
ard-bearer and join tlie farmers in
doing him honor.
The State press is almost unam
mous for Mr. Northen—a thing
that is very rare , and not often
the case in this day and time; and
this is, ’ no doubt, ’ a great consol*
lion . to Col. . XT Xorthen and ... las many
friends to be made Governor of the
Empire State, and practically with
out opposition.
Col. Northen is a man who just
lv deserves the support of al!
classes; he is capable . . and . consen
alive, careful and accurate m the
performance of duty; liberal
views as to questions affecting the
interests of all Georgians, and it
is but natural that he should re
eeive the support of all.
Tlie TiMES-Journai, has no fight
to make against Col. Hardeman,
but we are for Northen because we
believe there never has been a
truer or better friend to the farm
ers and the people of Georgia than
W. J. Northen; and if there are
any who do not agree with us, for
them we entertain no ill feelings,
..a beg the same hi,u,ness a, their
hands. We believe as we do from
principle ; and believing as vie uo,
it would be beneath the dignity of
the Times Journal to speak other
wise.
Mrs. D. B. Sweat, , wile of . Km- ,
tor Sweat, of the Waycross Repor
ter, died last Friday night. She
was a lady of many virtues, and
her death is deeply deplored.
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tended , / a 1 over the country A he
weather has been particularly
vere in the states of the northwest
many deaths having occurred from
sunstroke, Tlie southern states,
upon tlie whole, are quite as com¬
fortable in summer as some other
sections, and sunstrokes are al¬
most unknown.
The Democratic Executive com
mittee met on Friday last and or
d.reil primary elections to be held
at each precinct m the county on
July 2otu lipxt, to elect delegates
to the gubernatorial convention
w hich meets in Atlanta on August I
7th. Every democrat sliould turn
out on that date and cast his vote
for his choice.
The census enumerator, with his
little black satchel and interoga
lions will shortly disappear from
our midst. Our enumerators have
done some good and effective work ;
while with us, and they did it in a
gentlemanlv and business
wa\. ... l onscquentlx .* „ a,, the i, best u -t wish
os of all the people of Eastman and
Dodge county attend them.
Our readers will please bear in
mind that the columns of the
Times-Jovrnal are always open to
those who may differ with us, eith
er politically ‘ relimouslv or other- i
v . ; ' A\ r e will never suffer / nre
judice . to lead , . us so , far as to . denj
the right of our friends who differ j
with us to be heard. We believe i
that every man has aright to his
own opinion, and having it. to ex
P—it- So kind friood. If you
differ with us. remember our col
umns are always open to a high j
toned, manly discussion on any
issue. 4
DAVIS’ PLATFORM
J/y Fellmr Citizen * :
Many of you have requested me
to state my pla form or mother
words to state how I will vote, It
elected, on certain issues which are
likely to come before the next
Legislature.
“of the people."
My „ platform , . may . be concisely . ,
stated m these words: “I am of the
people, and for the people;” that
18 to ‘ ia v ’ 1 believe in the su P rem -
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acy of the people’s voice. Let the
people say what they want, and
the legislator obey their will.
When I say people, I mean ev
er X voter in Dodge county, with
out re S ar< 3 to cob,I > politics, class,
j society, local prejudices or
personal quairels, for with these
an( l ^^6 matters I have nothing to
do.
1 lieie are a few measures f°
which I will give my attention
things which affect every man in
our coyntv.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The railroad commission is an
admiral creation of Georgia’s legis
j lative genius. the individual It is the and barrier the
tween cor
poration, and the protection of
both. It checks the e\il desiies
and intentions of unscrupulous
capitalists and guarantees to the
poor his rights and meets out
to all. I am in favor
of its continuance, as long as
have such men as the present com
missioners to execute the functions
of that commission,
RAILROADS OUGHT TO PAY COUNTY
TAXES.
For the purpose of illustration,
take our own railroad, and there is
none better than the E. T., V.&
G. This company owns about thir¬
ty miles of road in Dodge county,
with a right-of-way 150 feet wide,
equal to or about 5000 acres of land,
five or six depots. I he land
wortl1 at lcast P er acre, or
f^OOO; depots, safes and.other
fixtures are worth about $7,000;
each mi]e of road j s worth about
$12,000, or thirty miles worth
$300,000; total value of this road’s
property located in Dodge county
is at Itast $377,000. 1 lie taxes de
''i^d from this source would either
reduce the present taxes of our
zens or a id greatly in the educa
tion of our children.
After considering these matters
I know you will agree with me
that railroads ought to pay a tax
on their property in eacli county
on every dollars' worth of prop
erty they have in said county.
therefore pledge myself, if elected,
to support any wise measure look
i»g f° the taxation of railroads in
counties through which they pass,
This cannot be an injustice to the
railroads and can be a great
to our people. I here is no good
reason and certainly no justice id
forcing the farmer, the merchant,
the mechanic and lawyer to pay a
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chandise, ie ni 1 er< TT the mechanic ° U T "T" on " ? Ins ■ saw, /
| ianillier 0 r whatever his tools may
b e 5 and the lawyer on his library
and allowing railroad companies,
which are only associations of in
dividual capitalists, . to R'
own om
j(;o0,000 to $300,000 worth of prop
er ^ v j n Hie same county without
paying into the county funds one
cen j 0 f t axeg>
STATE ROAD.
3 , he State road pays handsomely
and the proceeds ^ of its rental are
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greatly endangered. Certainly
there is no cause for its sale at
present. I favor a re-lease to res
ponsible parties at the ' e L v b 'f b
est possible figure, and devoting
the entire rent derived from said
lease to the common school fund
of the State to be apportioned
» the m „„ number s the of ^n^.coor.Hns school children m |»
each comity.
-prime schools.
I am unqualifiedly in favor of
free common schools all over the
State for at least months .
nine
each year, instead of the present
system, which is a
a disgrace to the State. I mb i oui
o^Tc^it'of‘^fto 1 ten
mont i lg . There ia a show to run
10 gn soca called etl free tiee schools from Bom
t j iroe ( 0 f our months, when really
the parent pays a >out two-thnds
of the tuition tor that time. I am
in tavor ot making the schools tree
jo every child within Georgia's
*innts. inis win insure prompt
P a v teachers, induce good edu
.
eators to conduct our country
schools : then manv of our learned
men will l>e induced to take teach
. .
ln S a proleasion, lnsieau ot asi
now, being driven to order follow make so n *e |
other profession in to
il living- Something must be done]
to keep our boys and gi,U from
growing up in ignorance, and I jc
be ve that free common schoois is
the best remedy. j
I am opposed to the establish-j
ment of more colleges, to the inju¬
ry ami per’ .ps ruin of the com
mon school: - , 'he Stale l niversity
and the denominational colleges.
The establishment of such colleges
with funds which can and ought
to be ar>1J iie«l to the common
sehoo i s is an injustice to the
masses It keeps pupils awa\
from the university and the de
nominational colleges. To illus
trate, suppose that you have col
leges established in every congres
sional district. Don’t you know
that the one established in this
district would hurt our Baptist
college in Cochran, the one in Ma
con? would hurt Mercer, and the
one j n Covington, or near there,
would injure Emory ?
Therefore I say let those
who are able to attend college go
* (q the State I niversity or one of
11 i e denominational schools and
jgive the funds available toeducat
> fog boys and girls in the primary
j branches [ opposed of an English to higher education. educa
am no f
j tion, but need in favor of it. schools But lirst: the
masses common
therefore do not take the money
^] iab ought to be used to teach
j children to read and write and give
it for tlie erection of institutions
which are not needed,
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
I think that the State School Com
missioner ought to be elected by
the people. If there is any way in
the wor ]d bv which a man can be
forced to do his duty, it is to make
him feel responsible directly to the
people. There are not half or one
fourth of the people who know
who is State School Commissioner.
If said officer ever should be elec
ted by the voters, I venture that
within less than three years you
will see institutes for the instruc
tion of teachers in every county in
Georgia, instead of devoting the
en tj re funds for that purpose to
making a grand summer resort for
Atlanta. The very same money
UBed to carry on that gigantic
p i easure resort, is quite sufficient
to run a teachers’ institute in 137
covin ti es for two or three days ev
erv year. There the country
teachers could attend and get the
improved methods of teaching,
wit h 0 ut paying forty or fifty dob
j ar8 which thev do not have for
the ostensible purpose of expenses,
but for the real purpose of keep
n „ U j, (j ie city boarding house?
during the dull season,
If W e want capital and men to
C ome in and help us to improve
otu - glorious, healthful, thriving
Georgia, we must improve our
sc hool system,
FARMER’S A' I.IANCE.
I most heartily endorse the- de^
c ] a j. a tions of jirincijiles as laid
q 0W n by the Farmers’ Alliance.—
Anything which tends to or lias for
p g object tlie bettering of tlie
working: classes’ condition, finan
ciallv, educational, morally and
religiously deserves the highest
t.S"ii imS
If has already worked wonders and
are yet greater things for it
to accomplish, betrayed and these mislead it will do,
if not and by
demagogues and mean politicians.
1 am a ,aborer ’ and tlie mo8t nat
ural thing for me to do is to sym
pa thize with those people who get
their food and raiment by the
sweat of their brow'—the time
honored rule laid down in Holy
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chain gang.
I am forever opposed to the chain
gangleasesystem. Itisan
tion to all thinking people. Convict
labor ought not come into
tition with free labor. The State
gets verv little for the hire of the
convict, and yet he is sent out
w } iere i,j s employment prevents
good honest, law-biding labor from
getting employment. I say away
the negro problem.
j am f or peace and confidence
between the races, or whites and
blacks. We are here together and
must work forone anottiers’ inter
‘and vour
and on this promise
tlie above platform I solicit the
vote of every voter in Dodge
ty. Yours, respectfully, M. F. Davis,
Ex Coroner
Hon. XV. J. Northen,
^ most uncalled for effort is be
g 0vernor simply as the represen
‘f J*® the a - rk ‘ ult,iral illterests
.
Tf J true e that 8 Mr A f Xorthen is a
f , armer It , 1S . true that lie is re
ceiving almost the unanimous sup
,ji e Alliance. But this is
aa im* a J and right, for Mr. Northen
, iag devo t ed muc h of his time to a
tholJJ , htflll consideration of the
best possible means for develop
j a g tlie resources of the state, and
to laborous work for the properitv soil
of those engaged in tilling the
The verv effort now being made to
arrav opposition to him from other
c ] as £ es bas the natural effort of
ra ]]yj n g even more closely the far
m ers to his support.
But while Mr. Northen has c>
prosperity of the entire state,
thus Mr Northen has served
entire Journal. people of Georgia.—At-
COL. HARDEMAN
Has lUHlvcd irom t beGuberna
tcrial Kace.
Col T!lomas Hardeman is out of
t he race for Governor. Ill health,
or at L'u,,! 1|5>i inab Hjtv to ' make the
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On Tuesday at a meeting of the
Hardeman campaign club at Ma
e0 at w hich Co!. Hardeman was
ent , he announced that he had
on account of physical
disaljili , v< t0 re tire f Ivh , the gu
bernato ; ia i racc . and that he had
prepared a letter to that effect ,
which he presented and was read |
, 0 t i ie club.
W e regret that we have not
g p ace to publish the letter. We
are sorrv that Mr. Hardeman had
t0 re tire on account of ill health,
b ut a , (] ie same time we must say
that we are glad he decided to
come out of the race, as we looked
for one of the bitterest Campaigns i
Georgia has ever experienced bad
Hardeman and Northen lioth con
I tinned in the race; and then, we
CO uld see no chance whatever for
fog foq •• war horse” to win.
ST. JOHN’S DAY.
Reidsville, Ga., June 28.
Editor Times-Journai ^June 24
being the anniversary of Saint John
the Baptist, and to whom Free and
Accepted Masons dedicate their
lodges, Rising Sun Lodge No. 32 at
Reidsville, Tattnall county, celc- j
brated the day in a fraternal and
becoming manner.
At 10 o’clock the members of
tlie lodge with quite a number of
visitors from other lodges, assem¬
bled at the lodge hall, when a pro
cession was formed and marched
to the court house, wdiere were
gathered several hundred people.
The proceedings were opened
with, prayer, after which Howell
Mann, Esq., in a few. appropriate
and entertaining remarks, intro¬
duced the orator selected for the
occasion, Maj.c. R. Armstrong, of
Eastman, who delivered one of the
most chaste, ornate and elaborate
masonic addresses it has been our
pleasure to listen to. lie held the
very large assembly spell-bound,
and although a very warm day, he
received the undivided attention
of all during the entire delivery.
At midday an elegant ami boun¬
teous dinner was served to at least
500 people, with an abundance of
ice-cold lemonade to satisfy eacli
and all.
At 3 o’clock at the ceurt house
Maj. Armstrong communicated the
“Adoptive Degrees," the “Eastern
Star” and “ Queen of the South,"
to about fifty Mast<-4* M k»- i ms, and
and their wives, daughters, moth¬
ers and sisters.
Although the weather was ex¬
tremely Dot. still everybody seem¬
ed pleased and happy, and thus
passed one of tlie most agreeable
and pleasant gatherings ever as¬
sembled in our little town, and all
left for their homes satisfied with
themselves and their neighbors,
seemingly expressing that they
were glad and made more happy
and better for being present.
Correspondent.
Democratic Executive Commit¬
tee.
The executive committee of the
democratic party of the county of
Dodge met at Eastman on the 271 h
inst.
Present, Chas. J. Jones, D. A.
McAlister. W. K. Bussey, by
proxy. Dr. II. Fisher was elected
lo till the temporary vacancy ol
Col. L. A. Hall,
The meeting was then called to
order and I)r. JI. Fislim' was elect
ed chairman, and D. A. McAlister,
secretary, resolutions
The following
passed at a public meeting held at
presented and read by D. A. Me
Alister:
Resolved. That it is the sense
of this meeting that we recoin
mend to the county democratic
of the county by held fqrUe elec
tion ot delegates to the g’tbevna
torial convention to come olf at
Atlanta. Ga.. and that these pri
maries be held on the day of
Julv, lspo. G. W. Culrrkatii,
T. K. Sikes. Chairman.
Secretary.
Resolved, That we order Ihe
holdin S of P rimaries ,0 0,cct ,lele
gates to the gubernatorial conven¬
tion of Georgia, to be held at At¬
lanta, Ga., on the 7th of August,
1890. Resolution was passed.
I n accordance with the above
resolution it is hereby ordered that
the democrats ot the various pre
°' ncfs !” uo
^ ^bernatorOi conTidioT to
meet elections in Atlanta. Ga. held Said prima
it to be on Satur
i dav, Julv 2fi, 1890.
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I). A. McAlister.
( has. J. Jones.
W. K. Bussey.
H. Fisher,
D. A. McAlister, Chairman,
' Secretary.
j The State Hoad Leased.
The S.ate ro,d fa leurnl. It w«
awarded last Monday to the Louis
ville and Nashville system at a
rental of $35,000 per month for 29
years.
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COMES TO TIIE FRONT WITH THE LARGEST
AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK t)F
Staple and Fancy Groceries
TO BE FOUND IN TIIE CITY.
Remember . I _ carry None , but , tne ,, , best, , and , my
Prices Defy Competition.
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i Tn Smokers Articles, Stteli, ns Pipes, Cigars, Cigarettes,
Etc., r carry (tie Finest Grades and -. I lake a
Specidty of tha t Celebrated Cigar ttie
**«£* m oBLeettesx y y
Acknowledged by all who have fried- them to he the finest
ami most fragant de. Cigar in the city.
C11EWI NCI TOBACCOS.
I have a fine assortment of Cheating Tobacco,but make
a specia lty of tha t celebra ted bran d
Which all lovers of the weed say cannot he heat for par¬
ity—it being put uv and parked with great care
by the manufacturers. Try a plug and
you will have no other.
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1 keep constantly on hand a large and complete stock ol (lie choicest
of Canned Goods, and deal in none hut tiie best o 1 ' brands, and
make a specialty of Thurber’s goods, acknow ledged by all
housekeepers to be the purest and freshest made. Call
and examine my stock—-I guarantee uiy canned and
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CANDY AND CRACKERS.
My Candy and Cracker department cannot be excelled anywhere .
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m (f \I § I lif/ PMAMQ ft lift
IvJu (ill u juiJm v il U
I keep on hand Ice by the car load and I am prop: i ! ■< •. unn-h if
in any quantity. 1 have made arrang'n.anis wii li i u L. ..road an-. Ex
press Company by which I can furnish ICE and LEMON S to a i the
surrounding towns, and atprices that defy competit.on. My facilities
for handling ice are unsurpassed, and a> I have a long exp.-nonce in
I he ice business I know exactly how 1o pack it to --ave wastage, and '
can therefore make it to tlie interest of my out of'lown pairons. < »iu*,
trial order will convince you. ORDERS BY M A 'I, < d. la.R.M !i
FROMDILV AMENDED to.
/tSr’Evervtliimr guaranteed as represented, as to qiuditv. weight
and measures. GIVE ME A TRIAL ORDER.
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THE LEADING GROCER.
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COTTON PRESSES,
SHAFTING, ED. OUR PRICKS
PI lLKYS. ARK LOW AND
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LUBRICATING Ftc.\rM«_ ^ H R TERMS Are
OILS, Etc.. EASY. 1
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Of any kind it will be to your interest to call on or write to us at Macon
Ga.,orD. L. MARTIN, Eastman,Ga.
SMITH & HALL.
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GRAIN,
MEAT,
HAY,
BRAN, i
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And all ether Groceries.
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Consistent with a legitimate business. 4\ r e invite an ‘".eirmake:
goods and prices before you make purchases eisewhei shape
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March 28—finis.
HOOT AND SHOE SHOl*.
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BOOT AND SHOE MAKER.
A Good Stock of Leather Etc.
ALWAYS ON HAND.
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gVW My prices ai-- very n-i.-'-oiifibh* and I solicil t!i«* patronage of
tlie pul.lie. Resneotfu
J. II. WILSON.
EASTMAN, GEORGIA
Next Door to Ilerrman A Bro. Second Avenue.
Marc!i 28—Cins,
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