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'Tbs Glayfon Tribune.
Puned Bvery Thursday
Official Organ of Italmii <J jiiiitr.
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(la. aa .Kecoml-clasM matter
J. A. REYNOLDS,
Editor nnd Business nmnaK e r
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THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE,
Ft * Ratification at llie Democratic
trimrr-
COL. ESTILL SPEAKS
TELLS PEOPLE .OF DAHKOnMA Bl
rOn^IQH.
JUST A VERY PLAIN TALK.
pip 901! MINCE MATTERS AS 70
ANY QUESTION.
FOR GOVENOR,
,JNO. H. ESTILL.
ESTILL
Col. J. H. Estill, of Savnnnali.
has Hundreds and hundreds of
friends by his quiet and dignified
campaign, and whether lie iselect-
.pd governor or not he will have
the name of being one of the most
magnificept men in Georgia. He
frag said nothing derogatory of the
ptfjiBF candidates; he admits that
tfoey are as well qualified to fill the
position ns he is; he teljs everyone
lip meets that they are good men,
btf.t that he would lilce tp be gov
grnor of the state, and that lie ii
working to that end.
Very much has been said recent)}',
about Col. Estill not employing tin
ion labor, and during Ins recent
.ponversntion with the gpyerqor he
paid ttyfjt he was perfectly sutisfud
>vi£h tyis otfipe at present. lie pm-
I (toyed both union and nourgninrf
afeoir tt’-'ifi g ot splendid results- H
sgid he could not afford now, as l e
jjjfd experience once, to let union
mep pr any other men stand out
side cf his office and dictato to him
jjow should manage hjs busi
ness. Coj. Estill was given a
splendid reception. by the drum-
paeys at t})efr convention here last
wpok. JJe was personally ac
quainted witty nearly every mem-
bsf 0f flhfi organisation.
Go)oneJ Pgtil) is particularly
ptfbng in sopth and southeastern
(fcorgja and he is going to poll »
Strong vote in every section of the
ptate.—-Savannah Press.
Jf vye were ask our opjuon as to
yrorpt' character in hell, the low
est depths of tbp internal region
and ttyoge who are chief among the
demon inhabited place, we at once
Would say, that while he inhabited
this ear # th lie wap an idler.
,Of all the coptcmptublc beings
\ on earth according tp our stand
ard measurement it’s the man who
has no purpose in yiew apd is pop-
tinually idle spreading evil over
IdlinesB, whephe” in thought or
act ought never fo he permitted to
find u dwelling place in our minds.
Industry coupled arjfn judgement,
is a sure cure for many diseases
god a splendid gupidjjte for trouble
fhe ^OgntVj Rgewtive pom-
glittee did pot pep fit |0 order a
jmary election for oounty of*
s. We have po comments to
it think it is wise political
*'* ptin prwy
JJit State’s Finances and the Neces
sity tor “Living Within Oar
Mspna” Dwelt Upon—Favors Pen
sions tor 411 Needy Veterans and
Reedy Widows of Veterans, bpt No
Oilers—Georgia Has No School Sys
tem-One Is Needed and Counties
Should Bear Their Share ot the
Barden.
Dahlonega, Ga., April 22.—Got. J. J?.
Estill, the Lower Georgia candidate fgr
Governor, was here to-day and met a
large number fft. citizens of the town
and surrounding country. He met witty
a very enthusiastic reception, and was
gratified to find so strong a sentiment
In his favor. In response tp a request
for a talk, embodying 'his views pty
state matters, fie spoke as follow* :
Jmt a l'litln Talk.
Fellow Citizens: I fiaif decided nq)t
to make speeches in my campaign for
the gubernatorial nomination, because
f am not an orator, anty have had no
.experience In making public addresses,
fiut some of rpy friends think th*t f
would be able ip reach more of my fel
low citizens If 1 should make brief
speeches at the various places I visit.
What I shall say to you will hardly
reach the ipKnlty of a speech. I shall
make a plain talk to you upon some
pf the more Important matters which
are Involved in the campaign.
The office of Governor—the office
which I seek—Is the highest in your
gift. It Is honorable Ofid right for any
man to seek It. I am not a self-nom
inated candidate, tyu]t v/as placed be
fore you by fellow citizens, who
jthought we)J enough of me to suggest
my name as a candidate from Lower
{Georgia, which has not been honored
With the governorship for eighty years.
I am 0- plain man, a business man,
pot a politician; I am a pemqprat,
Who has been ever true tn his party
and his people, n Jn the days of re
construction, In (the days of Mr. Cleve
land and Mr. Bryan, I have followed
the banner of Democracy. I know not
ttye means of corralling the voters of
Georgia In my interest- I have noth
ing tp give, ejecept the promise that it
I be elected. I shall'bp Governor of all
the people and for thp people.
The Issues In this painP a !P n are c,ear
and simple; they have, Jp some extent,
been presented to your aftentlon by
the able gentlemen who are my rivals
for your suffrage*, .fust here let me
say that they (ire honorable
men, and fiavo qualifications
that should command your re
spect. You doubtless tynow their
platforpis. I differ with them, In
mme .particulars, as «to what Is best
for our state, but their opinions on
state affairs are their own and they
are welcome to them. There are, how
ever, In fny opinion 10,000 pr more men
in Georgfq., any one of whom has the
ability to make Just as good a Gover
nor as either of qs. I am glad to
jtnpW> however, that all those eligible*
are not pandjdates.
Should Bp llonofublf Ooftpn.
The Governorship pf the Empire
State of the South Is an honor that
pan fall to but few men In a genera
tion, and'It should be obtained only by
honorable meapp. ff ft comes to a
man by melons ptfier than honorable,
JtwfU be to him like Dead Sea fruit.
The office is the gift of the people, and
Should be given to thq candidate whom
they think can serve them best—he
S ho wfll serve all the people rather
ian a few friends.
There are times In men's affairs
When It Is well for them to examine
Into t helr financial conditions, and so
It Is -with states.' Georgia tp-day needs
such attention. If we go on as we
have beep going for ttye past two pr
three years we Bhall soon have a b|g
floating debt. Notwithstanding the
fact that the public property fund,
amounting to several hundred thous
and dollars, has been turned Into ttye
general fund, the state, this year, will
have to be a borrower, os she was last
year, to pay ttye school teachers. From
thks statement It must be evident tp
you that there Is something wrong
With our financiering^ The truth Is we
have not been keeping oqr expenses
within our Income. If we continue to
spend more than we get from taxes
aid other sources of revenue, the result
will ho that we shall get into debt. The
day of payment may he put off, but
the time will come when payment will
have to be made. It will be much
harder to pay a big debt than to pay
as we go along—to keep opr expense*
Within our Income.
T do not believe that yoq want the
tax rate raised. There U no reason
why It should bp raised if we admin
ister Jhe government economically, en
force the laws strictly, and introduce a
few reforms.
I do''npt wish to deal lq generalities.
I nave' urged for ;• number qf years
hlennia) session* of ttye Legislature.
Thin change would save S’O.COl) a year
or mpr?. 1 tyave urge/ (hot pensions
be paid only tp tho'0 wtyo are In such
circumstances ttyat they ere not ;bie to
provide for themselves. Now .here are
persons drawing pensions who ore bet
ter able to pay tax® 8 than u h!g Per
centage of the i~":isyer«. If this re
form ware made there would be a sav
ing. of many thousands of dollar* an-
fpuua|ly,
Taxation it ml Prohibitluu.
Ttypre Is Inequality |n taxation. If
the tax law* were reformed so ns to
ptyt assessments on an equal basis
throughout the state the revenue would
tye greatly Increased, and. that too.
Without making the tax burden of the
formers heavier. J notice that one
of nr opponents used my name In his
remarks ip favor of making the rail-
fpgtlp b$Ar a greater J»h«re of ttye ttygea.
1 take this opportunity of stating that
I favor making railroads and other
corporations Vicar their full share qf
the expenses of the government, and
also every Individual. If the laws re
garding taxes are not enforced, I shall,
If elected Governor, do my par,t towards
enforcing them. In my opinion, wtyat
Is needed Is a reduction In expenses
and the equalization of taxes'. By
such means the burden of taxation W 111
be lessened.
The prohibition question Is brongtyt
Into this campaign by a Democratic
candidate standing on a prohiblton
platform. I am, as you are well aware,
opposed to state prohibition, for the
reason that It has not
proven a success In any state
In which It has been tried. If
there were any evidence drawn from
experience or otherwise, that prohibi
tion prohibited. I should not be against
It I am a prohibitionist In practice,
but I believe it would be a great mis
take to enact a general prohibition Jagr.
Would cease. Therefore, a slate
law would result In harm rather than
good. One of the rensons urged by
the prohibitionists for a general prohi
bition law is that Atlanta, Savannah
and Augusta now send whiskey into
the prohibition counties by mealj.s of
Jugs. But a general prohibition Jaw
would not stop the jug trnOe. It is
Just oa easy to get wtylskey from CHf e8
outside of Georgia as from efties in It.
In fact, It woqld cost bjft 4W* e .
i/jiy more, to get It from Baltimore
and New York than from Savnonah
and Atlanta.
The only sure way to put *. stop
to the liquor traffic Is to educate the
people^tgalnBt It, and the;-e 1a no bet
ter way to educate them against it
than by means of locuf option agita
tion. i
HI* Position on Education. v
Now, as to education. Ttyis is a
question in which every citizen is In
terested. If we ape tp keep pace
with civilization of the twentieth cen
tury we must educate the children,
White and black, both qt the same
time, if we can. If we jean nof. then
the white children first and after
wards the black ctyljdren. The Con
stitution of Georgia provides for the
education of the state's children, and
we should see to it that it Is done* 1
promise you, If I am elected, to use
fny best endeavors to have It done.
In my opinion, to carry opt a proper
system of education without Increas
ing the state tax, the ties pm 81
tnke upon themselves a part of the bur
den. Many of the counties are now sup
plementing the school money receive
from the state by local taxation, and
others will do so when the peopl
realize that nothing contributes ?•
much tp their happiness and prosper
ity and the welfare of their children
as w schools and churches. Im
migration and capitfil seek (- h >
counties In which ttycre are gqo
schools, and In those counties th>
signs of prosperity are the most num
»rous and the evidences of comforf
contentment most apparent. 1 do no
Intend any reflection on the *t»fe spp
grlntendent of public education whe
J say there Is no state system of eiu
cation In Georgia. It Is po fauty /!
his. As far as I am Informed, tye i-
doing the best he can under ttye Utyjf
apd with the means at tyls POltyltyW*
The Pension Question.
I have, as you know, well • define
views on the pension Question. 4 i
a question that ; Is steadily increasliw
In Importance. The penslpn ctyarg.
has become so large ttyat the peopl<
gre wondering where tty* money n
meet It Is to come from- An4 ttys uBi
mate amount of this ctyarge I* Rpt ye
known. It Is increasing, and promise
to reach a million dollar* » vpnr.
believe the remedy Is tp ri a F pension
pnly to needy Confederate veteran’
and needy widotys if veteran*—ttyos 1
who have no Incpipe* end- nre ntyvsl
Cally unable to earn a livelihood,
wish It were within ttye ability of tin
state to give n pension to every pool
Confederate veteran,, pnd to every poor
Widow of U veteran. There is not one
of them, I feel assured, who -Is not
deserving. These veferans responded
promptly when their services were
needed on the battlefield. They did
not hesitate to ninke any sacrifice,
however great, for ttye uaqsa which
they supported. They followed Lee
and Johnston and Beauregard and
Hood atyd other Confederate leaders
as long as there was hope, and ttys
ntate was proud of them and the glori
ous way they illustrated her. We can
not afford to see any of them suffer
for the necessaries of life In their old
age, and the people do not Intend they
should suffer. ^ But there are many
drawing pensions who do not need
them—who arc not In any way de
pendent upon them. They are either;
earning Incomes sufficient for their'
comfort' or have Independent means.
It Is not fair to the needy veterans
that this class should share In the
Btat'e’s bounty. All that the state can-
give should go to ttyosp who ape (n need’
of assistance.
Woulil Accept National Aid.
''I am one of those Confederate Vet*,
grans whq would nqt object tP pen
sions-for needy Confederates from the
patlonaH goyertyment |f they were of
fered. I would npt ask for them! htyt
I do not believe that. If we are npt
pble to make our needy veterans com
fortable In thety - declining year*, w«
should let our pride stand |ii the way
of ^the national government making
them so. Indeed, I question If We
' have a right |P do sq. The national
government Is as much our govern
ment m U Is ttyaf of the people of the
North, we contribute to Its support
and our young men split their blood for
It in Cuba and the Philippines. There
le no good reason, therefore, why
needy Confederate veterans should not
be cared for In homes supported by the
national government or securf •pen
sions from the national treasury. It
Is their privilege to refuse assWtanqe
from that source, not ours to object
unless we provide for them.
Thera are other matters I might
apeak pf, tyut those I have touched
upon are the chief ones that are be
ing brought fo your attention' in this
campaign. If you favor me with your
support, and I am the choice of the
people, | shall do my beet to dseenrs
your confidence.* Aa I have stated, I
favor an teopooitcal administration of
the state government; the equalisation
of the burdens of taxation: education
at oar children, and local opttaa. Far
ther more, I believe that the beat men
i be appointed to offlet, gad pat
•riffle*) *trp pttUem-
As soon aa tfcot wa* done «he *«VPa- I For Soilctcr General
tlonal work that Is now being conduct- [ , ..raonctor usnpmi; «
ed against the liquor traffic Would be ‘ I respectfully anmmnce myself e vandj
stopped at once. The prohibitionists date for re-election for Solicitor assent) of
would consider that their work was
finished. They woifM.point to the state
prohibition law as evidence that they
ha4 done all that could be expected .of
them. They would leave ,the liqupi
question tc the state and shut thelv
eyes io the actual condition of affairs.
>Vlth the .enactment of a stale lpw
there would cease to be active educa
tional agents, ufid there would tye.
practically, a restoration pf ttye 9ld
condition of affairs In all of the coun
ties In which local .option tya* estab
lished prohibition.
Wonld Ue a Step nuekwpr.d.
1 believe that state prohibition would
be a step backward. The open saloon
might be closed., hut the people \vpyjd
be supplied wltli whiskey. You .cannot
make a man stop drinking by means
of a stutute. The fact ityat yop any
he shan’t have whiskey makes h.trij all
the more determined to have It. tYtynl
Is the condition of afTairs lp prohibition
stntesV a In Kansas, wtt-h ftVO.-
000 less population than Georgia., then
are 3.107 United States ljquo.r license;
issu,ed, against 1,486 in Georgia. In
Malqe, where pcohi.tyl.tlon tyas beep ttye
law for fifty yeaj-s, witty a population
only about one-fourth that of Georgf>u
there tfffi b-K Gfl/fed
licenses, aculps/t J.,486 lp Georgia. Jn
vlsjtjng different pafts pt the Sfafn 1
can truly say ttynt 1 tyavp found Qeor
glans .to be a sober people. There ).s,
course, drinking eyerywtyef-e. In pronj
bit Ion counties njjd Ji> fhpse fhaf pre
not, b,ut I will venture to say fh* 1
there is less whiskey drunk, per p.ap|
ta, ' In Georgia than in 'in
states which have state prohibi
tion; and ttyjs Is because of
the education In the direction «f tem
perance that has been effected through
local option efforts. A state
J.*W> APd 4-httf PdHGtfteP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Rujfiqscntutive.
At the »olii;itnltym g( hisml* from ull
. urts of tl,e county, I Its etiy ttnituunca my
•HMdJdacy for (topretteuuiiyo, nulijt-pt lo
He n.cliou of llie licmoc.rutic party 1 prptu
..Mi you, frlli'n'-cilizeiis. il licnored lo 1I11.1
■ igli oflice to serve yoli fuilltlujly spd to
oe I'lnl of ray stiilily.
Yuura fo servo,
.until lit. BJeckley.
After due cunsiilcruripft upd nip^u|f.aliuL
, uh ifieiiUN, 1 littrob^ upnuuncp myself u
.imlnuie lur 11 presefiiulive, subject lo t»
n mocrutic i-nuuuy , pri.ftiisiug, if eleeveu,
servo yo" liofteiftlj ur A Um
sit. 3 liurJ.
yours A etc.,
4- It- Gerripk.
.luu iluo contjlilerufioFl »ll4*HU M MI
•1 111.If.is; i hepoiy Hni)oi)iice rnyscli u
oiiuioulii lor reiTespBuye subject 1U
leuiuci'ulic pi’iiUdO . JirofalSilig jl elected,
•o.-clVe you iioupmly luH|llUtly.
K. ii, linker.
t ijf jJ'trK "I f>MjJo>Tqr L01 urt.
lo the volcrsyf l.ubuty cuupry; I l|crcby
.uiiouiicu illy sell ucdlidnuiu lor rc-pfccUou
.1 mu office of clui'K pi ttye siij.eilur court,
.inject to the action of the (U'iniK 1'iltu; p.ir-
y. and tuuiik iiiy irieuus in uiivsncu ici
Heir puuoiiugc ull,I b iuii-ful vo Hi Mu for
post luVol's. J. b.Uuiuey.
E‘»r SHiepfft
At t)ie soticulion of frleuUs irorn every
district (n th» con«i7; f l»**rr> l, F sihihhiip*
uiy quudiducy lor ihs office u. Sheriff.
if e. primary eli cljof) ordered by (lie
deuiopralju p.rty of lt*bun cpnntjr mpr
ciiniliducy is subject to t)ie yesQlv of *140(1
primary.
TUttiiHiug the people for tty* Ueiiny *nd
enthusiastic support foremerljf glYSH- (tye,
and pruiufsiug It aguin elepfsd pot (p bp-
tray the trust generously reposed.
IIMH rnqwmtluly,
dwim Bt Puekins.
To the voter* o( Rubuu cotyuty; 1
hereby uuuoijupo inykelf a ofityUidtl'
forjttyp office of Sheriff, subject ip the
demccrgiiti j)n*« ar 7 *f «*»• »• U*ld.
Promising if eleotej, tQ serve you
honestly gutl faithfully,
Yours trdly,
W. M. Parker.
T hereby anuouuocmysgiT^'eaodr
(late for re-eleetjou for ffafi office of
Sheriff, subjeol to ttye action of the
democratic primary. Thanking my
frieuffs for past fkrora and soliciting
yenr help fn ttye future, \ am,
Respectfully yoqra,
J, K. Ritchie,
the North Eastern Circuit—subject to the
Democratic primary. ,
W. A- ^barter*.
For Tax Receiver,
Tp tty* yotars pt Rtyb.ua county : J ksmhf
announce myscifgjnandiilat* for re-election
In ttye office of Tag Rftdnlv.er, subject to g
action of the democratic party 1 thank tha
people for their supixirt In the past a*4
yvjlj be thaflkfujl fpf *#5' support ia tty*
future. John M* Maraingsle.
Tp tbP voters of RpLms .mnutj: at tha
solLcitatJon of. friends from sjl parts of the
countv I have deslted bo become a papii -
.date for Tax Receiver,
A* is known by Oil, l have served the
people in this capacity (or term. And my
qualifications are therefore*-e|l known.
I make this announcement subject to the
.democratic primary or anv other action
of I tye democratic party. If elected 1 pro
mise to serve you In tty* befit ml my ehiil
and ability, always Woking, with an aye
single, to Jhe very best interest of our sou*
fy. Tlignking yen. and each of yoe, far
your kipdness ifi the past and cordially
s.eeklog your continued support in the
future, I am, *salways,
Tear friend
J- C, YetIt,
'To tty* voter* pf Rsbqu County; At
thy solicitation pf friends J tynvp decid
ed to become * cgndidpw for tag codec-
tor, l netfir this Appepacement sub
ject to the demoerkffa primary or any
other petipn pf ttyd democratic party,
*f elected I promise to serve you to the
beet pf my etyiii and ability, always
looking to ttye very beat interest of Ba
ffin oounty people,
f am respectfully,
Willie Smith,
To the voters pf Rabue county; I hereby
aupopnee Vfjmmlt a«p«di4at* for Tax Cotton
,or subject te the aotion pf tty* democratic
,wrty, ir elected will servo you to tbo best
of»? kbHity.
"Wfc,
For Treasurer,
Toths votaresof Habnn ceaaty;
Hulicitsd by a Rumlwf of frlsad* |e off*
i' F«eif tor ra#tyection to the *ffi«« *1 e*a»
tv Treasurer J hereby announce mj eogdir
(igey subject to the action of the demo*
cratty' party- Thanking on* pad *)) for
past support and cuurteslcs and «>|l*|tlsg
>oHr fH'MfP (“dHtygOce,
1 >» very trajv,
John w, Prey.
gUFjtiKy’g jjJAMte,
iWorgifi^Babhu (Jwnh'y,
Wm be »pid, mu the first Tnesdey
in May ffcG, at public cptery et the
uplift tyuife^ in ClpytPU, spid county,
"iltyfu the legal hems pf sale, to ttyty
Uigtye-M bjfjflrr for cash, pei tgfH props
City pf Ubich the following ic A Ml
apit ppqfpleic dpscriptipni ;
uiiiurfil and miking prive|eg«s in
aejrea ajtyi PH lpt» pf Igud.Noe. )0g gpd
106 >M the fifth lend ajsinct pf ypld
cofiijiy eud uipio tnlly described ifi e
decd from A- »V. fr>iu, trustee, iu the
Ajleddeih Atining end Uiliing Do,,
dtficq Marsh 27 }gu0, aufi recorded ip
l>eui>rd < f dtpoe Ruolt il, page |00
u»44>'U. Levied hu n» the property*
oi tty* A'laddeiu Mining »nd ILlUaf
Uo. ( tp s*w,fy ttye elute u“d jfouuty
lax for Ityc ye»r IttQL wruieu poiiea*
given *u term* of tty* luw, Ttyis Jan,
31*; igu'j.
J. R, Ritchie, Htyerlff.
Al" 1 ' at the nape timeUDi) place, the
following described refit efitutfi fo witl
Pen of tpf pi IfiUil typ. 4 iu tbe first
laud uistrict of said cuquty, there bo>
iug two tract*, and ttye sum* b«iag
m<>rc fully d«*prib«d in two deefii
made by J. R. Ritptyie, Utytriff of said
cunutv, to J, C. Pichotj and recorded
in Record of Roads pf Rabun County
iu Rook N, pitgee aw, 210, 211, 21g
eud 21S, the plfiO*s wtyerruu CJ, W u
Hun field guit j, L. Piekfioa ne w
side, puutuining 2«0 ucroa, move <•
less. B»id properly levied un undw
and by virtu# of end to eatisiyu 0 fg
‘s«ned from tbe Justice’s Court of th*
508tb Pisirict, O, M., in favor <4 lb V,
Shirley and against N, V. Bcfifiold m4
J. F, Benfieid, Raid property. IcirM
ou gs the property of the defoaduat,
N, V, Bcnfield, Said property point.
«d out ta me by plaintiff, Written no
tioe given tbe tenant* iu pcseewioa U
terms ot the luw,
AI*o et the nub* time styd place, thp
following desoriboA pfoporty tO-vR) :
On* Pewleao ougiee, fov to ela^;
horsepower eughte, also one Keotuehy
shingle mill> Held mil) end engine
•old to m# by «. 8, Curler- 8eid prep
erty levied ou uad to be cold ee Ibd
property of deNodunte M, B- Rehuey
end j. D, Woodall under gad by rtf*
ttto of • mortgufe fife Laued from ttye
Superior Conrt Of seid county iu fty
▼or of said g. 8. 0er»er end egfiiert M,
B, Ramoy uad «, D, Woodall, Betd
property pointed <mt te ute by pleRn
A n, i
AjTo|»»T at |*W,
CORN*UA. QK
Will feline hothlfc tttte
Federal Canrtfi, OfflMifet
«P itgir* iivJ^Wftk ffbUdytff,