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Official Organ of Franklin County.
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J.ON. J, MoCOXKKM, and (IRQ. S. l'MILl.l l"S,
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< UtVRSVlt.LF., oa„ MARCH at, vm.
EDITORIALLY PARAGRAPHED.
Tho World’s Fair has been post¬
poned until ISO!].
The Alliance department of the
Elberton Star is ably edited.
The candidates for Commissioner
of Agriculture are making tilings
lively.
There is more wheat in the coun¬
try than ever before at this time of
the year.
The farmers of South Carolina
have adopted platforms and nomi¬
nated a ticket for State officers.
The Blair bill lias been defeated.
This is hard on its author, as the
most of his life lias been given to it.
Henry Watcrson will lecture at
Atlanta on the 2bth of April. 11 is
subject will lie “Money and Morals.”
Hon. James G. Blaine is opposed
to General Malione having any office
under the Republican administration.
Honor to tin* plumed Knight.
General Longstrect’s letter in re¬
gard to the administration in Georgia
does not speak very well for Colonel
A. E. Buck and his following.
The Alliance lias established head-
quarters af Washington, D. C. Their
idea for so doing is to have their
work more effectually carried on in
Congress.
The college editors of the State
University arc in favor of reform in¬
stead of protection as regards the
faculty". The consequence is tho fac¬
ulty is kicking.
The Constitution of the 27th hist,
contained two clippings Rom The
E.vteiu’kise that was credited to an¬
other paper. We suppose they think
wc are able to stand it.
The Republicans are willing for
the negro to bold office in the South,
but when the negro and white Dem¬
ocrat of the North ask the suffrage
of the Republicans tho white Demo¬
crat gets it. They- do not want him
in office up there.
President Harrison has
General Malione the place of Consul
General at Paris. The office is said
to pay $20,000 per annum. It would
have paid less, but the General would
have much rather had the governor¬
ship of Virginia.
The new tariff bill prepared by Mr.
McKinley, of Ohio, is characterized
by the same meanness that all
legislation is. The Republicans are
now halting for the sheep and cattle
raisers by putting up tho duty oil
wool and hides, knowing at the same
time that it will make higher the cost
of every suit of wool clothes and
every pair of shoes worn in the
United States.
Douglasvillc, Ga., lias called a con¬
vention of all the Northern citizens
of this State to meet in that place on
the 18th of June next for the purpose
of making acknowledgments for fa¬
vors shown them by the Southern
people, and to make better known to
their friends in the North and eoun-
try generally the wonderful resources,
delightful climate and many
advantages the State possesses which
they- have become citizens of.
The Gun and the Small Boy.
You ran hardly pick up a news¬
paper that does not contain an ac¬
count of some little boy shooting
himself or somebody’ else. The mat¬
ter is getting to be serious and there
should be something done to call a
halt to such a reckless evil.
small boy is given too much rein. He
is allowed to do and to try to do
erything that the man does. The
small boy has not the sense And
proper caution to do many things
that is allowed, and the sooner their
parents or somebody else throws on
the restraints the better.
The Allianoe aud the Gainesville &. K.
Noxt Wednesday tho Alliance of
Franklin will meet in Gainesville and
there will bo delegates from every
sub-Allianoe in the county. Wo pre¬
sume that they will have much busi¬
ness of importance to consider that
day, but tf they have not the Carnes-
ville railroad on the program, we hog
to sav that the matter is, we believe,
of more importance than any other
one tiling they could consider? All
we know of the Alliance ns an organ-
ization is the results that have been
made known through their efforts.
Front the public utterances of the
leaders in tho order it appears that
they have for their object tho very
best motives as to tho welfare of the
country. This wo believe, and if
this idea of their intentions is cor¬
rect, wo must be excused for calling
their attention to tho most important
work that any people in our situation
can do, and that is the development
of our material resources, which is
always the forerunner of universal
prosperity, and therefore the power
that makes a harmonious people, and
the lack of which makes a dissatisfied
people. If the Alliance was founded
for the purpose of bringing about
general prosperity then it should look
after the causes to obtain the effects.
Gentlemen, Franklin county is your
home, Carncsvillc is your county
site, it is centrally located, it is the
natural and only convenient distrib¬
uting point in the county that all of
her citizens can advantageously reach.
The growing agricultural interest in
the county demands and will con¬
tinue to demand large financial ex-
penditurcs, probably the largest Is
the enormous sum spent each year
for fertilizers, which if manufactured
here in Carnesville would be a great
saving to tho county. Then there
are agricultural implements, wagons,
vehicles of every description, furni¬
ture, saddlery, harness, etc., should
all be manufactured hero. But this
cannot be done until we get a rail-
road. When the railroad is built and
the material resources of our county-
have been developed, then will come
the mental development. Education
will be on a higher plane, and every
calling and occupation will take on
marks of improvement. All these
things must take place before wo can
claim to be a progressive people.
It is in your power to easily get this
road and obtain these results. This
is your opportunity to do your county
great service. The road will be
built, but it is being carried on too
slow. We want it now—delays are
dangerous. Let’s not lose any- more
money or time, but put it through.
It Will be Lively.
The outlook is that we arc to have
a lively time in the Eighth Congres¬
sional district. Judge G. T. Law¬
son’s announcement, of Putman, will
lie found in another column, and
there is a strong backing that is urg¬
ing the candidacy of Hon. Frank
Colley, of Wilkes. l)r. Carlton has
announced himself a candidate for re-
election. They all appear to be pop¬
ular with the farmers, and the race
promises to be close and interesting.
But they will all be before the peo¬
ple of Franklin in due time present¬
ing their claims. We promise them
a faithful hearing, but the mail that
is the soundest and can show the
friendliest spirit, in the interest of tho
farming class will get the support of
this county. If they should show up
evenly’ in this, then it will be “Pull
Dick! pull Harry!”
A Terrible Cyclone.
On last Thursday" night one of tho
worst cyclones that this country has
ever had swept across many States
and spread devastation in many
places. The most appalling wreck
was at Louisville, Kv. The loss of
life runs up into the hundreds, and
the loss of property from $500,000 to
to $1,000,000. There wore several
lives lost in the States of Tennessee
and Illinois, and great damage was
done to property. 1 here was con¬
siderable damage done to property
iu different parts of Georgia, but no
loss of life has been reported.
Great Fear Prevails.
The Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi
rivers are as high as has ever been
known, and are rising rapidly. It is
now believed by those best informed
that the lower Mississippi will destroy
an enormous amount of property, and
if the people don’t leave the valley
at once that the loss of life will be
great. There is much fear that the
city of New Orleans will be entirely
destroyed,
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Judge Lawson's Announcement.
K tToNTON, G.\„ March 24.—Edi¬
tors Constitution: I desire to avail
myself of the general circulation of
your paper throughout tho eighth con¬
gressional district to make it tho me¬
dium of communication with my
friends of the district on tho follow-
ing subject, I would prefer address¬
ing thorn through some paper in the
district but no one of thorn, I presume,
has ho large a circulation ns yours in
all the counties thereof:
A number of gentlemen have de¬
sired to know whether or not I would
be a candidate for congress from the
district at tho next election. To all
inquiries I desire to say that it is my
purpose to become candidate, and, un¬
less some event not now foreseen or
anticipated occurs to thwart it I shall,
at the proper time, solicit suffrages
of the people in their primaries and
nominating conventions. And, when
it better suits their business engage¬
ments, and mine, the people of the dis¬
trict shall have the opportunity of
hearing from my own lips, and in
plain English, the opinions I entertain
on all subjects relevant to the office;
it is their right to know them, and I
shall not shrink from a full and can¬
did expression of them. Meanwhile
f hope that they will give no heed to
those who, for want of correct infor¬
mation or from sinister motives, may
ascribe to me opinions which I do not
entertain. Recognizing it as the duty
of every citizen to cast his ballot in
obedience to the dictates of an enlight¬
ened judgement and conscience, and
in submission to the highest and most
valued interests of his county, I shall
neither solicit nor expect the suffrages
of any man who does not think that
I would make as useful a member of
congress as any one who may compete
with me for the office.
Thomas G. Lawson.
Doesn’t Believe in Juries.
Charles Holder, who has
a few times in Carnesville,
somewhat a sensation in Atlanta
few days since for not being
to serve as a juror. Judge Clarke
asked him his reasons, and he replied
that he did not believe in administer¬
ing the law while he preached grace.
The judge then asked him if lie did
not believe in having the law admin¬
istered. He said lie did, but not by-
Christians. The judge then asked
if he thought the wicked should rule,
and Holder replied that they
had, and would, continue to do
until the Lord comes. The judge
decided to excuse him. lie
asked by a constitution reporter
they had any- laity and clergy- “We
recognize no terms not in the Bible,”
was bis prompt reply. “There is no
laity, no clergy. If a man has a gift,
it must be for Christ. It may be as
pastor, teacher or evangelist. We
own that gift when we see it exercised.
Our only cretfd is to live as a Christian,
having Christ as our example.”
“Then if a man believes in Christ,”
asked the reporter, “if Christ is in
his life and he does what he conceives
to be right, what are his chances of
salvation?”
“Chances? It is no question of
chalice,” Ins eyes sparkling as he
warmed to his subject. “If ye be¬
lieve in Christ ye have eternal life.
That in itself gives it to him. Now,
is it a question of church membership
at all.”
Paying Off the Score.
Ton years ago Gen. Gordon resign¬
ed his place in t he United St ates Sen¬
ate, with five years to serve. Joseph
E. Brown was appointed by- Govenor
Colquitt to fill bis place. This unique
arrangement was by many denounced
a bargain—Gordon selliilg and Brown
buying. In explanation of his unex¬
pected action General Gordon pub¬
lished a letter in which lie affirmed
that lie was too poor to support the
dignity of Senator, and that he was
simply carrying out a long-cherished
desire to retire to private life; that his
inclinations to private life had hither¬
to been subordinated to his sense of
duty to his country. After his resig¬
nation General Gordon immediately
accepted the position of attorney for
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Now Senator Brown, in announc-
ing his intention of retiring to pri¬
vate life, says that his ambition has
been fully satisfied, and he thinks
Gordon is the man who ought tosuc-
ceod him. This sounds mighty fun-
ny to us common people. It looks
very inqfh like tickle me and I’ll tick-
le you. But how did Gordon get
rich enough on $2,000 a year to now
maintain the dignity of United States
Senator? Can he manage to subordi-
nate for the next six years his strong
inclinations to retire to private life?—
Jackson Herald.
Sam Joaes at Fort Worth.
Rev. Sam .Tones is drawing great
crowds at Fort Worth, where he is
preaching some of Iris most powerful
sermons. The other day he preached
to a crowd of 14,000 people.
Among other things, the Fort
Wortli Gazette reports him as saying:
‘‘Some of you womeix will go home
and say, ‘I’d like Mr. Jones so much
if lie only had a little more dignity.’
Bloss your old souls. Dignity?
Listen—I could he as nice a preacher
as ever walked the face of the earth,
but you have plenty of that sort of
preachers. I went into a round house
at Nashville one time, and I saw
one fine-looking locomotive—it was
so brightly plated and everything
about it was so very pretty and clean.
And I said to the master me¬
chanic, ‘That is the prettiest engine
I ever saw.
“ ‘Yes,’ lie said, 4 that belongs to the
president of the road, and don’t go
out of the round house only about
once every three months when it takes
the president down the road for a trip.’
“I looked around,and in came one of
those great big ten-wheeled moguls—
dirty, dusty, and with oil dripping
from every part of it.
“ ‘What is the matter with that
one?’I asked of the master mechanic.’
U l ‘That one just came in from the
road. She pulled in forty cars of freight
from Chattanooga.’
“Listen—If I stayed in the round¬
house of religion I could be as pretty
a preacher as any of ’em. But if
these fine preachers would say they
would take hold of a couple of hun¬
dred old sinners apiece and yank
them into salvat ion, they would come
out dirty and dusty and greasy; but
they would have the sinners.”
Frank H. Colley for Congress.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
lion.Frank II. Colley,of Washing¬
ton, will be a candidate for
from the Eighth. His formal an¬
nouncement has not been made, but
will be within a short time. Colonel
Colley has a very strong following in
other counties of the district
Wilkes. A friend said of him yester¬
day: “I regard Frank Colley one
the ablest men in Georgia. He is a
student and a thinker—a man of very
decided strength. That he would
make a most excellent congressman,
everybody- will bear witness. He is
popular, too, and nobody need be sur¬
prised to see him come out ahead in
this race,”
With Colonel Colley- in, the race
wil 1 lie triangular—Dr. Carlton, J udge
Lawson and Colonel Colley.
Will Write a Book.
Editor Gantt, of the Athens Ban¬
ner, is now in Cuba. His letters that
are being written to the Banner will
be published later in book form.
People Here and There.
Rider Haggard has been offered
$1,000 a week for a forty weeks’ lect¬
ure tour in tins country.
Walter Besant intends to visit this
country next summer. lle will go as
far West as San Francisco.
Christine Nillsson is to come out
of her retirement to sing at the fare¬
well concert of Sims Reeves in Lon¬
don in June.
Peter Lechner, the hermit of the
Sonnblick, the highest meteorlogieal
station in Europe, threatens to desert
his post unless his salary is increased
and he is permitted to marry. A
wedding in very high life is likely to
take place soon.
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We venture to say there is not a citizen in the county- who does not
want a good County Paper, and we further venture to say that “THE
ENTERPRISE” is, and will continue to be, the best paper ever pub¬
lished in Franklin County.
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY
Neither will “THE ENTERPRISE” attain its height of success in
so short a time, but if the citizens of Franklin County will give ua
their patronage we will build up a circulation to almost equal Rome’s
population, and give them a paper that every- one will be proud of.
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We don’t propose to pander to any sect, society, or organization,
but will publish a straight-forward, Democratic, conservative news¬
paper that will tend to build up and further the progress of Franklin
County".
Carnesville will have her railroad completed in a short time, and
already siie is awaking from her Rip Van Winkle slumber, ami will be
ranked among tho thriving, live towns of North-East Georgia, and
with the beginning of iter second growth THE ENTERPRISE first
secs the light of day.
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To getting out a newsy, live, enterprising and progressive paper wo
will devote ail of our energy and time, and build up a newspaper that
will be looked for with eager anticipation.
The sections of the whole country which arc the most prosperous
are the sections that have advantage of progressive newspapers. The
newspapers are not only expected to give the news, but it is a part of
their mission to develop the territory into which they go. It shall be
our highest ambition to do service for our section, and hope we will
have the friendship of the people for our efforts.
THE ENTERP ISE
CarnesyillEj Ga.
A YEARN