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Peoples Advocate.
VOL. 2
I I
Immortalized in
Stone.
The Drilling Ceremonies Wit¬
nessed by a Large Clow d.
HON. THOS. M, NOIl.VO ID THE
ORATOR OF THE DAY AND MISS
MARY GOllRY TH,£MERO!NE
The Labors of the . St ephens Monumeu
tal Association at Lest Fruited with
Success.
Cabwvobuvim.k the -Mecca op Gaonota
Yestxbeav
When the finger of Death closed the
eyes of the Great Commoner of Georgia;
when after lying awhile at the capita 1 of
the State, tbe scepter of which he dropped
tor a fairer crown, when bis body (in ac¬
cordance with bis Wish while living) was
Lorn for the last time through the portals
of Liberty Hall and buried in view of those
aceuea and amidst the people he had loved
and by whom he was loved, when the
frail casket oftbe mighty spirit was left
tenantless aud still forever lying beneath
tbe sod of bis beloved state, aud in the
shadow of his life long borne, when "be¬
neath the shade of the trees" he rested in
the sleep erernal, The samo spirit that
meved countless numbers to do bon or tit
bis death, besttred friends, aud even those
once enemies, to erect iu marble some
titling trtb ite to the memory uf the one
w I tout a uatiooltad honored, whom the Jxto
pie loved and trusted aud who, whether
to the momentous crisis of states, or Jin hi¬
ding from the right hand tbe generous deeds
of self sacrificing charity doue by tue oth¬
er; always exhibited the spirit of the tru
iy groat.
THE WORK PUT ON FOOT.
Seeking to matenalixa tho love and ad.
liiinration of their, hearts many of bis
triends shottly after his death [which uc
cured ou March 4lh. 83) formed tbe Sto
pi.eus MoDumeutal Association. Its first
meetiug was field in the Court hunse at
Crewftmlvllle. Hon Geo. R. Barnes of
Augusta was elected preeidout and Mr.
M. Z. Andruws of 6’rawlordville vico pres¬
ident, Tue Aseoc.atiou went zealously to
work suiic tiug subscriptione. Zfut from
tbe fact that it has been ton years
since Stephens death it will, he seen
that the mevemeut labored uudertbe same
disadvantage of almost ail move* of •m>»
tlar nature. Fit indeed, te the u.ouu
meat to the memory of the departed for
it represei.ts the offerings of the great corn
non people laid on the grata of on# who
loved and served tbuia. Tbe com
mon people gave gladly the small assist¬
ance their purse* allowed, while often the
rich end infiluential of the city turned a
deaf ear and stoned tbeir hearts against
the pies for aid in erecting s tribute to
honor the one, whose life work, coupeled
with others of like mould tnede the glory
al, d liberty of our country what it is, aud
made pueotble the advantage* they eujoy.
54 bat ever had bean tbe trials and die
eouragemeuu of the true heart* of t h«
Monumental Association they were all
forgotten in the glow of pleasurable and
natriotic pride as they witnessed the unveil
* dream . real*
teg ot ... their . .. Ideal, , ,, their • stiosl .........
I 2 ed
form they saw tbe substance ot long cher.
iohed then eye* hopMj had the so beautiful long desired ev^enceof to see.
To tb# members o f the Monumental
Association let due pra.ee be given, ex
bibitioe a# they 3 have in Ibvir
toil . the . spirit of , him. whom . yesterday i .
they tmmorialize-I to atone.
A FR0FIT1OM MORNING
that tioened tato day serene greeted
woo had h ^i feared r Mr-<} mat thit toe tb#
ere tbe day before woni-1 Continue
IVvl
tu tram, added tbeir Cargoes of
aud i old t frieode. come ____ to ^ do uonor * sn-l n '
reverence at tbe ehriue or the Gteat
AT LIBERTY BALL.
over 1 "ll'pam Xe at»"t
"'•^TasKBUcaiHi ores E
A l*Uie befv.c 2 o'clock the Lev. U
MAY 25 1893.
L. Harrris opeued the exercises by invo¬
king Divine recognition iu a short and
appropriate prayer after which,
COL. li. M. HOLDEN,
Whose uutimig energy h:nl done so
muoh toward securing the success of the
moumental project, Urielly reviewed the
life ...d -ortotAMuciariwa;
ing iu apt and gent-rout terms of praise
ou tbs noble work done by Miss
Maty A. H. Gay iu raising contribution*
for the inonuuiant. Following this Col.
//olden delivered a abort encomium on
Mr Stephens, We regret ws are uua
ble to give it in full. If was brief in
interescing and eloquent.Cbl Holdeu then
read Several letters from distinguished per
sous that bad besu invited but who from
various reasons wera unable to attend.
Mr, Put Waleh t.reu made a few remarks
on the work of tbs Monumeltal Associa¬
tion. Among hit renuuke he complimen¬
ted Mr M. Z. Andrews, (hen of the Crawf¬
ord vile Democrat, as the first to publicly
advocate the erection of tbe memorial.
Mr. Walsh then iutroduced Mtse Mary
Corry, the great nemo of tha Dead Com¬
moner. Miss Corry drew tbe cord that
loosed the veil covering: and once
agaia but alas ! tu cold, dead marble,
Alex. H. Stephens stood before the peo¬
ple. 7 be veil was drawn at 2.48 at I as
it fell ewsy the Y. M. C. A. Band of
Augusta played Dixie.
[Inscription of Mou. on this page]
.Ur Walsb then tsad a sonnet from
Judge Blackly, as his contridution to the
occasion, and ibsi), growing eloquent us
he spoke cf the iteparted Stephens he ad¬
ded in the saute strain; that if he could
come tu life agaio he would beg the peo¬
ple lu again unite tor the right, and prioc
pic and wc-pl of uur common country.
This remark of Walsh 's was the only one
made touching tbeprcscut state uf politics
Mr Welsh then introduced the orator uftbe
day Ilou. Thus. M. Norwood of Savannah
who was greeted with spproriate applause
Lack of time and material "pruVeh ts
us from giving more than a brief sketch
of Ex bens tor Norwoods address.
He Cotjced Stephen's fame bv sayli g
that uo monument was needed to im¬
mortalize him and that of his death it
might be said, us of Caesars, ' It is recor¬
ded in tbe cupitol." And that capitol the
Continent. Mr, Norwo.id then dwelt
upon the grand cbarac er and demigod
like qualities of the Great Uuuitnopur and
funding witfi iutense interest the attention
of his audience as he portrayed the life
of “Geor?iu's Son aud America's States¬
man,,’ The penny less or,»h in boy rising
by indomitable will to the heights of
fame. A lifelong salL-rur in body yet
accomplishing Herculean tasks. Mr Nor
wood related several incidents of b'tephei.s
lifr: We nuts several, heretofore not
published. StepU.ua when bat 30 years
of age had been uomiuato I by the Wings
for Cougress in a district so overwhelming
Democratic not a Wutg of note would
accept tie semination. "The b ,y' as he
was dubbed accepted; throw mg his soul
iuto the work with snob energy an J
success that the democrats were rudely
awakened from their dream of safety : ud
Began to call ter help. A noted city ora¬
tor was seut against him but vhc-u Ste¬
phens got through with him his remains
were borue away by bis mollified faieud*
and never heard of agaiu iu that cam
paua
‘ "Ihet defeat aroused the Democracy
to greater decided energy. crush the boy
T uev vo at onw
blow, aud to that and they dispatched
j the strongest stump speaker of their
party, itou. Waiter T. Colquitt, to drive
the youugster out of the district. The
jy #luocr4l , wera afraid tbat the gosling
! Whig would not dare to meet their chain
^TSE-.;
house the night before ana near tbe
rushed ground tmjiat-^At^jA* Uiefitends
. waa ou the and
demanded a joint debate The little
he having the opening au.i conclusion.
Mr auipuens pened with a rambling
talk ot au hour, studiously avoiding alt
salient pviuts ot advantage tu hi* a-iver
Gulquut f Wh replied cU with all
Kr, “ l i ’° W#r “ ‘ n “‘ s -
1 TUo eye witness says when Mr. ht*
pbenaroseto tlasheu, reply his he was torm traii,fwrme,i duated,
^js eV #s nie
aiature seemed to stretch to tbe ce|]j ai -
that saws he would ki2 nvlzf'XxBl
any man ws© inter
wi,h th * *?«»*"■« 'The Demo-;r»t
i. :eh amp.oi, had euougri of that camp,,gn
»„d retirwl lroin the district without an
^o. t/iah r ..t # com.n* tt “ t
•** s:.in : the !»rge Dem.atr.tie
InuX
•
\ n,.u remained a wonder. r
‘ A PAPER OF. FOR. AND BY THE PEOPLE. >•
He rose tike a meteor, but soon took
bis ri-titfu!t position among tlio fixed
lu erecting this monument of marble
standing on a base of granite we add no¬
to his name and fame; wet eek inspir on¬
ly to perpetuate both and to give
ration to the youth of coming g enera
an incentive to high and uobie
deeds, Tho tnarb!e but typifies the
bis glory now stands."
THE A/ONUMFNT.
AN IMPOSING MEMORIAL.
''The monument consists of e pedestal of
Georgia granite, queried from tbe adjoin¬
ing county of Oglethorpe, the polished
portions being dark, blue, and the cut
surfaces light gray, and a life else eta'ue
of Mr. Stepkeu* in pure white marble.
Tbe pedestal is eleven .feet four inches
high end tiio statue Itself six feet two,the
whole rising to a height of eighteen feet.
He stands with bis left hand resting on
the book on a table at his aide eud the
other bait upraised as if in the act of em
phasing a poiut with one cf bis charac*
istic gestures. The statue was carved in
Italy, the pedestal being the work of Mr.
Theu. Mark waiter, an Augusta sculp
tor."
THE INSCRIPTIONS.
On the front fuce of the pudental is in*
scribed this epitomeot Stephens life;
“Born februaiy 11th, 1812. Member
of the Georgia h-mssof representatives 16
30 to 184U; member Georgia elate 1842;
member United States house of represeu-
1343 to 1849; retired Irom congress 1869;
vice president of the <5 ii federate States
1801 to 188&5 United States senator-elect
from Georgia 18(50; member /foiled States
house of representatives 1873 to 3HI2.‘
Governor of Georgia 1882'* Died iu At¬
lanta Sunday morning, March 4th. 1883
Author of a‘ , Couslitutional View of the
War Between the State*,, aud of a ‘Com¬
pendium of tbe History of the
•States from thuir Earliest Battlement ’till
1872."
On another side is this •xlract from one
of Stephens' famous speeches;
''Jem afraid of nothing on earth, or
about the earth, or under the earth excep
to do wrong—the path of duty 1 rball ev¬
er endeavor to tiavul, fearing no evil and
droadiug uo consi-qncnce also—
"Here sleep the remains of one who
dared to te tell the people they were wrong
wbeu he believed so. aud who never iuteu
tioually deceived a friend or betrayed un
enemy."
The following, written by .Richard
Malcolm Johusou, is on another Ade-,
•'Throughout hfe a *utl Wref in lx sly,
mind aud spirit, lie was a signal exam¬
ple of wi-dom, courage fortitude patience,
forbearance aud ywearying charity.
*‘Iu decrepitude of age called to be
governor ol elate, he died while in per¬
formance of the work ot bia office, and
it seemed fit that, having survived parents
brethren, sisters aud most of the dear
companions of youth, he should ley his
dylflg head upon the boeom of his peo¬
ple. "
Ou the stde of the monument facing
Liberty Hall is writtet.;
The Great Commoner.
The defender of civil and religious lib
erty.
Ue co) eted and took from the republic
, nothing save gicry.
Non Sibi. Sod Aiiiei
MAY M.
Tbe weather won perfect for tbi* time
of tbe Tear, toe shower tbe eveuing be
fore had well laid the dust and coo.ed on
j ihinp
* Y. eg M. r> O. A. a Band R . ot , Augusta . . f tur
niabd the tuuaic.
Zaj. McGregor and lady and daughter
attended the uuvai.ing exereuws.
, Ttlfl h ... n ff_i, -atli.i nn 0 . preva.tai it ft • la a
1
panful crowd.
Col J DoHigruoo come up on fast treio
^ ut ^ uut remain lor the unveiling exer
cises. at lel» oa tbe 130 train for
Atlanta. ,
^ lw ; pervjos prc * e& - a,id
participating In tbe h uovelUg . exercise*,
.,n woom ail bestowed more than a co
ntu * _ tsno , Awl lhtw lWQ tw „ w w€r * r , * lhe *"*
u °^ U0f ,0 * n J complimentary thoughts
Whenever Mey were «poken
^ "~ 1 ^
Cony e*d Mr Horace Tun” M UoMeu
A BEAUTIFUL SONNET.
Chief Justice Blackly expressed regret
that his official duties prevented him from
accepting the invitation of the directors
•jf the Stephens Monumental Association
to be preeeutat the unveiling, but Col»'
tributes to tbe exercises of t he day the
billowing beaUtiiul Soliuet;
A LEI AN DEL II STEPHENS.
Of yeoman blood but yet of noble
birth.
By genius linked with /lurk and Chat
hams Strain;
Nclf-noble, too, by stainloss moral
Worth
Andnuu'.y work of hand and heart and
brain.
lie gave to Heaven a fruittful life on
earth
Of purpose, patieuce, labor, born in
pain.
Iu State-craft learned, iu council prompt
and wise,
l^spoech euunundiug, clear, incisive,
strong.
In action cod and cpteful of tin
prize;
Ue hated rashness as he hated
w rung.
Before his searching, calm, prophetic
eyea
Did future woes iu present errors
thioug,
His statu and couutry were to hint the
same,
And both he served with love end falfb
(. aud .fame.
Ij. E, ttftAley
SHARON D 0 TS
Br Hnoou.
New* is very scarce.
Pretty weather for term work now,
Mr. J. A. Kendrick has purchased a
first etas* saddle and buggy horse- lie is
a beauty. At¬
{several of the Sliarouitos took iu
lanta during tbe excursion also Augusta
at the May Convention.
Prof Thomas who taught school here
last yeas died lu Florida last w%uk so
we have learned.
Jfr*. Caste Moere end grandaught ers
Miss Lee aud Allie attended church at
lteruett last Sunday.
A few street lamp# in tbe village
Would be beneficial, we think.
A baby carriage factoroty aud whistle
rattfe would pey in this section at pres¬
eut.
ft,rof ilatcfiers school was closed a
day or to last week on account of sick¬
ness.
Mrs, Moore retuned home last Satur¬
day from a visit to her nelce Mrs. Joe
Criffeth in Jonesboro.
Mr. Woodall resumed hi* sebooi last
week iu tue couutry.
There is a heap of goods shipped to
this place aud a very good business done
tor the six* of this place In the mercan¬
tile line.
l>r ft. K' Darden came out all shaved
up last week fie look* like a Itttie boy
now sure enough.
Ur Urewu returned home last
week from a visit to bis sen ia Atlanta
W.U. Brown. regular
fler. Mr. himpeon filled his
apppoiutment *t tha Prespyterian church
last &ab bath.
Mtsa Adel Tayter of Atlanta is visiting
home talks at preseut. Warren
Mrs. Licence Sharp of County
is visiting her mother near this place.
>o one has gone to tbe wor.ds fair
from thU section as yet that we kuow
of visited Mr.
Mr. end Mrs. W. T Flint
J, A- Keudrick end family hero last
week. people „ fee-ting on
buveral or o«r are
Irish potatoes now. A very wnolesome
dish.
TO OLK CORRESPONDENTS.
J!, ‘‘j!?* ," ge^themTor becau-e but be< the peop.e
Sto„ot . w u „„ them, au-e we
®‘, have toe type wilt, wh.cn to *«l
U1 u „ au .l to tiouu piece-*e were eet
when fcaH come *» «"
vciltogof
birne f'.S'S" again 1 ”
Greene County.
GRKENKMKUUI.
Hr Olu Rtr.
Hot weather and little cotton is the
cry*
The farmers around here are ebout
done chopping cotton but it is I ookitig
bad from the recent cool weather and
cut worms are destreyltig it
Mr. C- D. l.undy was in town Monday
looking as well as ever- Ho save they
aru still in tbe middle of tbe road down
Ills way.
Monday vsas county coutt here' Sev¬
eral cases were tried.
They have put off building tiie new
jail here until fall. Tha contractors
not being qnite ready now.
Rev! O. W. Garner preached an excel¬
lent eermon at tbe Missn n, vast of
Ureenesboro, last Sunday. He Is a nice
man and a splendid preacher.
lira!)! crops are nothing extra in this
section.
Can anybody tell ns where wo can
find a maiket for rats. Ra have a fsw
barrels for export. Have four kinds
black, white, brown and gray.
it it with a sad bear that we chronicle
tbe duatb of Mrs. Burali Robinson, on
tbe 12th lust, Mho was a sincere chrl.t
tleuend loved by all who know her, mid
will be greatly uilssei in our
comunity.
During tbe rlae in cotton last fall, one
of our buyers told us that he knew when
tbe election was over and Cleveland was
elected, that cotton would go up to a
good pried. Ei> that rule should work
both ways am! If that bu true Grover
has put meat where It Is now, and can
anybody tell where we that buy much
at the preseut prices, will be at thte fail
with eoton at five cent*
KUNE TO ALL. tf 1'KIHIENS HIGH
SCHOOL.
Will have (u ckteing exercises next
Jmnday and Tuesday pud Tuesday night.
Monday and Tuesday will be divuted
principal y to .examinations. Tuesday night
an entertainment consisting of declama¬
tions aud dielofftx will be giweo. These
w»M be no “adutissn i fee ‘ and the wor¬
thy /Vlocipal Prut. J. U. Aixth ny cur*"
dtally invitee the public to be present.
WHY ISSUE BONDS/
From the American Nonconformist we
clip the following;
Below ia a statement of the amount of
inutiey and bullion lying in the vaults of
tfiv Ircarary at Washington. It is copied
froni a report of the Secretary of the
treasury for Jfay Jet, 1898;
Gold Coin ............$121,768,68.1.09
>Yt..ndard Silver Dollars., 3(50.359,922.00
Subsidiary Silver........11,118. 673.09
Tit-usury Notes, Act July 14,
1890...,...... • • • . 10,290,875.00
United Slates Note* .,20,078,899.00
National Bank Notes......6,081,299.00
$636,4(53,953 00
Cold Bullion • • • • • .. .. 80*629,774 00
.Silver Bullion • •ee m • •• — 110, 310,19(5 00
Total • ••• •••• • e
•Sereo hundred and twenty six millions
of dollars lying absolutely idle and
powers tbat be about decided to issue
more bonds.
Any man that would give hie note
bearing interest wh-.n he bad tbe money
lying idle sufficient to pay with would be
called a fool or a lunatic
GREAT QUADRANGULAR DEBATE.
Question; Which Offer* tbe /test Practi¬
cal Political Meau* for the Benefit
of tbe Workingmen uf this
Country,
Tufi Democratic Paett, tub Prop lx*
Pabtv tu* Rapcauc-AN Pautv
en tu* Cacacu.
This, tbe greatest debate of modern
times, was held at Philadelphia, Pa., un¬
der the auspices of the Gbatham Literary
union by tbe following speakers:
Democratic Party—Col. Henry Ratter,
son of Keutuckey.
TheCbureh—Rev R H (Amwelt of Pcou
eylvania.
Peoples Partv—Gen. Jas B Weaver of
Iowa.
Repubhcan P.rty-6ol S L Woodford
The lour speeches complete r.ru printed
in pamphlet form and and will be tent
any address t*n receipt of 25c.
Or we will send tbe Advocate 1 year
and one copy of the epeecea for one dot
lar.
Spread tbe fire.
I will Wp on b^I herafw . full line
*“’'“** ST.
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NO 55
CLIPPINGS
Journal of Knights of Labor; President
Cleveland still clings to the faith he pro¬
fessed when he first took office. He ia
still opposed to a second term-^the only
exception he is disposed to make is in
the case of a president. Consistency is a
jeWel which ih public men cannot b« too
highly etmmetwied.
Our congresmnan man Lawson, made a
strike for an increase of salary of one
hundred dollars per month and got it
without arbitration, when the laborer
strikes ho is characterisiul as a fool ami an*
arebist and etc. ami must submit his claim
lo a board of arbitrators.
J II M.
______
The Chicago Sentinel: It last Novem¬
ber's election was to be repeat-id next
week Cleveland would be snowed under
so deep that he would think he had burnt
struck by a glacial period A madder
set of men was never seen than the
wheel horses who d>d the heavy work for
the Democratic ticket last fall. Grat¬
itude is not one of Mr. CWvcIaud's pre¬
dominant characteristic!.
One of the most patriotic deeds of the
Revolutionary war, apart from the army,
was preformed in 171 * by Robert Mor¬
is a I’luUlelpbfa banker, who died iti
poverty eighty eeven years ago today,
after a long impnsoument In a debtor'!
prison, fit the winter of 177(5-7 Wash
loftou'xarmy would have sutlcred dis¬
solution bccetieu of uo motley to pay the
tbe soldiery, .(/orris loaned Washington
(50,000 which tided the patriot army
over tbe most giooiny period of tin: war
fur American independence.—Buffalo Kx.
THK MARRIAGE
Of Miss Mary Corry and Mr. Horace
Holden takes place on June let. at An¬
niston Alabama.
TO THE PUBLIC At £aRGK
G il at my office and have ycur tse’.h
■proper'.. -pi satisfactorily filled. I guar
•inteu every piece of work UiaPft done iu
my office to give perfect eaur faction .- if it
does not tho work will cost you nothing. I
employ nothing but best and most ap¬
proved method* induutal surgery.
ttospt. Yours.
W L Bictiika Dentist
tireeuesboro Ga.
SUCOKSSFUL FRUIT Ct/LTVllE 13
NOT POSSIBLE WITH CHEAP
TREKS,
None but first class Southern grown
trees shuuId In- planted. Procure them
from a nursery that burn* all poor
stock and send* out nothing but good
tree* carefully packed in damp moss so
that they will reach you in jierfect cou
'(Iti ou,
If our ageul has not called on yon write
to us for prices before you buy
elsewhere. During the fruiting season sam
pie* ol fruit will be sent free to any
address on receipt of ten cents to pay
postage. Agents wanted tvary where;
catalogue free.
Address. Cherokee Nursery Co., Way
CroeK, Ga.
A NICE RESTAURANT.
Creenesboro was lucky enough to get
a nice restaurant which resembles
a city very much We would like to
impress upon our readers that when they
visit tireeuesboro to be sure aud look for
the “Deliuotiico-" Me sirs F M Barn¬
hart A Co are the proprietors and would
be pleased to have you call on them at
any time Meal* at alt- Do not
carry your lunch as you get jnst
what yoa want- They can be found at
J W Johnsons, building next door tothw
palace saloon• Give the in a catl
F b Barnhart ic Co¬
GrtenecesLoro Ga
JOB WORK.
We can supply you with work of alt
description and at a cost that will be as
mall ai you would have to pay anywhere.
Work of Autistic Dutcx a no Fixed
•lone neatly and promptly.
Send u» youi lers.
Dont Buy A New
^ ^ fix ^
OLD ORGAN OR 1*1 ANO
that it wilt be a* good as new, 1
guarantee my work to be as well done
a* that of any tuner or repairer. I live
at White Plains, was raised here and can
give reference tost ought to satisfy the
nvnt doubtful as to my ability as a tuner
and repairer. iKmt be taken in by some
tramp who pro;-)*ee to be a pia;o work
msii but let me do your work*
Reept.
Percy V Howell.
White r-e ns Ga.