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mfi 1. t ;tc Jet i % «» * v J *»* ‘ **v«' i V* ' > » # ■* - , #i t , * m * N I ♦ JF C Wiiliams J J L ♦ * # 4. r i j VOL. XVI. DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING, The members of the Democratic party of Harris county will meet in convention in Hamilton on the first Tuesday in May for the purpose of electing four delegates and four alter Hates to the state democratic conven¬ tion to be held in Atlanta on the 9th day of May to choose delegates to represent the state in the democratic convention to be held at St. Louis to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. Also to select a new executive committee for the county in accord ance with party usage. By order of the committee. J. M. Kimbrough, Chm’n Dem. Ex. Com. EDITORIAL NOTES. - Ex Senator Conk ing, the brainiest republican leader, whose inordinate pride has been the one great barrier between him and the white huuae, is at the point of death. In its immigration edition issued last Saturday, the Columbus Ledger made an interesting exhibit of the many industries of that city, and displayed as well its own prosperity, Long may it prosper. The Atlanta Constitution last week tried to find out the best lawyer in that city by interviewing all the mem bers of the bar. The matter is still in doubt as lawyers generally leave it when there are no fees in the case. Columbus is rejoicing over the prospect of a snoe factory. This is one thing in which Hamilton is ahead of hei sister aty. We have had a tanvard and shoe factory here for many year* ' It is a^jood enterprise loo a *» If a tax justly collected from one section of the country may be refun ded, it is high time that a tax unjust ly collected from another section should be. It is well for govern ments as well as individuals to be just, before they undertake to be generous. An Atlanta man was sent to jail in Atlanta the other day for refusing to JOSEPH L.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. take an oath as a juror. An inter view held with him in the jail by a reporter of the Evening Journal indi cates the insanity of the man. He should not have been confine! An old and eccentric preacher near Athens last Sunday preached his own funeral discourse in a large grove near the classic city. Upwards of three thousand people were out to hear him and the interest in the ser men was fixed by a plain board coffin redolent with paint, The demand for Senator Colquitt’s great tariff speech has already reach¬ ed 100,000 copies and its popularity is on the increase. It is a splendid endorsement of President Cleveland and an excellent basis for the next democratic platform—a veritable rock upon which if we rear a struc ture the storms ot republicanism can never prevail, Harris county has more granges and grangers than any county in the state, and the order is proving itself of much practical good to its mcm bers. The organization of a county gjange will be effected here on the fi rst Tuesday in May, and the dele gates selected to organize it com* prise many of the most successful farmers in the county—men who are an honor to their calling. when an officer of this stlte pat , on his war paim und gets on the war path, the sooner he is bagged the better it is for the comm unity at large. The state iibrar an of Georgia took his shooting iron in one hand and cow hide in another and assai.ed 8 emleman ln his l ,lace business * asl week. The piompt action of Governor Gordon in removing the irate gentleman from office m^ets with popular approval. Ifthe officers of the law do not respect the law who can be expected to respect it. The dead lock in the house of rep resentatives in congress has been maintained now for more thin a week. It may be all right for the minority to obstruct legislation ir this way to prevent the passage of au ob- HAMILTON, GA., APRIL 13,1888. noxious measure, but we cannot now see how good is to glow out of the action of the southern rspresentatives in the present instance. The cotton tax was illegally collected and ought to be restored, but we do not approve of making it the price of our support of the measure to restore taxes col lected directly but legally of the sev eral states. If the measure is right and expedient it should be passed, If it is not the addition of an amencl ment refunding the cotton tax will not make it so. '1 he cottton tax ought to be refunded and when the matter is properly presented to congress we believe it will be. Justice may be slow, but it is ever sure. The committee to solicit subscrip¬ tions to the Columbus Exposition met Monday and reported good gress. This was naturally expected * The action of the council in voting grounds to the enterprise and $10, 000 as well, indicated a healthy pub¬ lic sentiment back of the enterprise that promised individual subscrip¬ tions when they should be called for. Columbus has natural advantages not possessed by any other southern city and these in connection with her present and prospective railroad con¬ nections insure for her an immense growth. Her citizens feel fhis and their enterprise is commensurate with their city’s opportunities. Elsewhere will be found a call for a democratic mass meeting to be held on the first day of May. IJ is one of the most important political meetings to be held during the year as it will have a direct bearing upon the political work of the I entire BHB I! cam P“'g n - If people we.e aroused to “>e importance J early action, much trouble could be avoided. Let us see to it that capable men are put upon the executive committee who the behest of the party rather l * ian that of the office seeker, and men be chosen to go to Atlanta who lavor Cleveland and tariff reform, The democracy of Harris wants no free whiskey or free tobacco while every necessity of the peop e bears a heavy burden of tax. The mass meeting will be competent to pass ! upon other matters affecting the in - ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STmCTLY IN ADVANCE. terests of the parly and a full attend ance will do much to insure harmony in the party ranks throughout the ap proaching campaign, from the time t. e Presidential candidate is named until the last county officer is com missioned. Kor the Hamilton Journal. CURRENT EVENTS. The Central railroad has purchased the East Alabama railroad for $500, 000 an< ^ merged It into the Columbus & Western. The East Ala. extends from Opelika to Roanoke and the Central has also bought the Buena Vista road and will speed it to Co¬ lumbus. The route of the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus railroad is still undeter¬ mined. Report says that LaGrange offers as an inducement the road-bed. and francise from LaGrange to Chip ^y and a good cash subscription. July 1st will develop results and route. The Mills bill is before the house and will be voted on soon. It has been referred to a committee of the whole. Action has been delayed by the illness of Mr. Mills, the chairman of the ways ind means committee. The bill will surely pass. • * • * A literary society has been siarted in Newton, Ga., called the “Nickle Club,” the purpose being to found a circulating library, Other towns ought to follow this example. The Peidmont Chautauqua will assemble in August at Salt Springs, 20 miles west of Atlant . The pro jectors : promise great things. The ladies who have been elected mayor and council of the aty of Os caloosa, Kansas, have been sworn in and the fact brought a host of report ers to the scene. 'I hey deeiare for law and order and public improve ment and no whiskey. r * • * „ Rev. Dr, C. W. Smith, secretary of the Wesleyan Female College, died suddenly on the 5th. A great and a good man has gone to the rich re wards of a wtd! spent hfe. NO. 15.